A few exceptional Shadowlands options are noted below. Tenet of Critical Strike or Tenet of Hasteĭeadly Jewel Cluster or Quick Jewel Clusterīest Frost Mage Trinkets for Mage Tower Challengeįor Trinkets, you'll typically want to prioritize the same trinkets you would for damage. As such, we'll mostly be looking at what Shadowlands consumables and enchants you can use to help your character in the challenge.īest Frost Mage Consumables for Mage Tower Challengeīest Frost Mage Enchants & Gems for Mage Tower Challenge While these extra enhancements and enchants might give you a slight edge, they shouldn't be necessary to complete the challenge. When it comes to Timewalking gear, you can enhance your gear in a multitude of different ways not currently available in Shadowlands. Damage - intellect > Crit (to ~21%) > Haste > Versatility > Crit (to 33.34%) >=Mastery > Critical Strike (after 33.33%)īest Frost Mage Consumables and Enchants for Mage Tower Challenge.Versatility makes you take less damage and Mastery increases your passive cleave. Optimizing Past Expansion Gear for Legion Timewalking Mage Tower Challengesīest Frost Mage Stat Priority for Mage Tower ChallengeĪs a DPS class, you want to prioritize the best stats for damage for Thwarting The Twins. Please see the below guide for more information on optimizing your character for the Mage Tower Challenge using past expansion gear. Particularly powerful items from past expansions will be noted below but shouldn't be necessary to complete the challenge though they may give you an additional edge. To avoid unnecessary farming of past expansion gear, this guide will be aimed at getting your Shadowlands character through the Mage Tower Challenge using mostly items readily available in the current Shadowlands expansion. many items and abilities have been deliberately disabled including Covenants, Legendaries, and Azerite powers/gear. In order to maintain a similar challenge throughout expansions. Your gear, trinkets and stats do matter, but all your gear is scaled down to a maximum item level of 50. The TImewalking version of the Mage Tower Challenge follows Timewalking gear rules. Thwarting The Twins - Mage Tower Challenge Overviewīest Frost Mage Gear for Mage Tower Challenge For a more general overview of the encounter, please see the button below. If you die, you will fail the scenario and need to start at the beginning. This fight is challenging, but with a little practice and preparation it's manageable. The most important thing about this fight is to have strong crowd control and avoid Rune of Summoning from completing. In this scenario you must face off against brothers Karam Magespear and Raest Magespear. The scenario is designed to test not only your ability to DPS, but also your mastery of all aspects of your specialization including damage and utility usage. This challenge consists of 2 main bosses that alternate for 5 phases. You must overcome the Magespear brothers in order to obtain your Challenge Appearance. The Mage Tower Challenge encounter for Frost Mages is Thwarting The Twins. What is the Frost Mage Mage Tower Challenge? - Thwarting The Twins As with all Mythic variants of the Tomb of Sargeras raid sets, these feature additional glow effects when compared to the sets from lower difficulties. Players who complete any of the Legion Timewalking Mage Tower Challenges available for their class will be rewarded with a recolor of the Tier 20 Mythic set, complete special glowing effects. For all things Mage, you can find him in his Discord, on Twitter, posting videos to YouTube, and streaming on Twitch.įrost Mage Mage Tower Challenge Transmog Reward He has also commentated multiple community events, such as the Keystone Masters, BDGG charity event, and Liquid Race to World First. Preheat mains Mage and has participated in the MDI and multiple Race to World First events over the past few years. This guide is written and maintained by Preheat, previously a World First raider and founding member of Liquid. Due to its popularity, the challenge has been converted into a timewalking feature.
The Mage Tower Challenge is a returning feature, being first released during the Legion expansion.
In this guide, we'll cover optimal talents, consumables, and Frost Mage specific tips for you to beat this solo challenge.
#SHADOW MAGE TOWER APPEARANCE HOW TO#
Learn how to defeat the Legion Timewalking Mage Tower Challenge encounter, Raest Magespear, as a Frost Mage.