Patch 3.1 looking very good

Is it just me or are blizzard seeming to be trying to fix the class imbalance by just making everyone harder lol?

Trixxus will be happy.

Quote :

• Netherwind Presence: Spell haste bonus reduced [from 2%/4%/6%] to 1%/2%/3%. Also reduces the mana cost of all Arcane spells by 4%/7%/10%.

Trying to work out whether this is a buff or a nerf, however with...

Quote :

• Student of the Mind: The amount of Spirit granted has been increased [from 4%/7%/10%] to 5%/10%/15%.

the arcane mage should now be like the Duracell bunny without having to sacrifice an undue amount of spell power for regen as they traditionally had to do.

I'd strongly advise all mages to dual-spec into Arcane when 3.1 is released to try this out. I'm convinced that it is becoming far and away the best mage raiding build ever.

Arcane already is a very strong build, with immense instant damage and high sustained.