Theorycraft: Mages in WotLK

[pinotnoir]

I've finally got around to sorting out my mixed team an all their macros etc. I'm really pleasantly surprised about how good the mage DPS is so far, especially given how crap her gear is. Current spec is:
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=of0V0zZZiIccocu0f0gbsx

I whack Focus Magic on my moonkin and it's a nice boost to dps, for just 1 talent point this is such a great spell for a mage that'll always be grouped with other casters.

I can also keep my frost elemental up for about 60% of the time, so this is a great boost to DPS and mana regen. Loving it so far. Interested to see everyone else going Arcane though, might have to try to compare it.

As for macros, I messed around for ages on mine, but I've settled on this messy number:

/castrandom frostbolt, summon water elemental, icy veins, Vengeance of the Illidari, Glowing Crystal Insignia
/cast frostbolt
/cast frostbolt
/cast frostbolt
/cast frostbolt
/cast frostbolt
/cast frostbolt

Once the 1st elemental dies I tap this a couple of times (moonkin innervates themself, and priest casts Inner focus on same button):

#showtooltip
/stopcasting
/cast cold snap
/stopcasting
/cast mana emerald

Just put this in any macro you want to use trinkets with. It will use it whenever its up. No need to type out each name.
/run SetCVar("Sound_EnableSFX","0")
/use 13
/use 14
/run SetCVar("Sound_EnableSFX","1")

The Sound turns off the warning sound so you never hear it when the trinket is on cooldown.