Ret vs. Arcane Mage

Post by Sokur

I have come up against many Mages in the 1.5 years I've been playing. Most encounters went down pretty much the same way, the mage walks away while I begin my corpse run. Lately, it has been Arcane mages that are my bane. I have been 3 shotted (19K Health in heroic & badge gear) and I just can't stay on top of them. I Repent, they blink, I use Hand of Freedom to close the distance, do my damage, Hammer of Justice and they blink away again.

I am getting tired of getting my $&% handed to me by mages. Is there a trick or tactic I'm not using or are they my counterclass?

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Post by Lightrain

If you don't have resil, yes, you will die before you can handle them.

I do pretty much the same as reneeh1988 says, but slightly different since I'm human. I try to get my judgement off before I hammer him. If he blinks at this point, he's dead quickly. Repentance, catch up, wait for judgement, and judge him again. Somewhere around here he'll iceblock or trinket. Stand on top of him when he iceblocks and get your HoF ready. This forces another blink and spell steal spamming to try to get rid of your HoF. At this point, if you get low, bubble and finish him off. If you can't manage this, heal back up to full and make sure he doesn't get too far away. If he does, mount up and catch his azz.

Generally, for me, if he doesn't have a 25-30 yard advantage, he's dead. But you need over 400 resil.

Ret vs. Arcane Mage

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