Introduction + 5 Man Team!

[Tazeon]

Hi,
I'm using a very similar setup. WMMLS
I use Shaman because my main focus beside of farming gear for my toons is farming DME and therefore a shaman makes boss encounter trivial.


1. Talents
My mages are fire specced, because I'm not raiding now. As soon as I have more time for raiding with my 3 casters (MML) I change to a raid specc.

Fire has advantages in instances:
more damage
Blast Wave and Flamestrike for better aoe
Combustion for boss fights
(long casting range)


There are 3 possible playstyles as multibox firemage
only casting fireball - https://classicdb.ch/?talent#oi0Vc0MZxg0ubcut0h
only casting scorch - https://classicdb.ch/?talent#oi0VZVgMufcut0h
stack 5x scorch, then fireball - https://classicdb.ch/?talent#oi0VZxgMufcut0h

all have their small advantages, I prefer only casting fireball. I'm lazy and dont use FireBlast to finish mobs.
main advantage is 5 free talent points in fire tree which I can use for 3/3 Improved Arcane Explosion and 2/3 Arcane Meditation.


2. Level Area
Because my warrior was allready lev60 I wasn't in hurry after lev 50 to level my team, therefore I started to farm gear for my team.
It took me long enough to level them.

Here are some key items which I farmed. (Tankgear not included because I allready had it.)

BRD
Arena - Ban'thok Sash,
Arena - Cyclopean Band (only got one and gave up),
Arena - Savage Gladiator Chain (I had it before).
Golem Lord Argelmach - Omnicast Boots
Quest: Love Potion for Manacle Cufs
Quest: MC Attunement

LBRS
Highlord Omokk - Skyshroud Leggings
Quartermaster Zigris - Hands of Power (I didnt' farm him)
UBRS Key
Recipe: Greater Fire Protection Potion - for use (or gold)
(Pattern: Robe of the Archmage - only as a side objectiv by farming Recipe:GFPP)


DME (I think you can start with lev 58)
DM Key
Alzzin - Whipvine Cord (Healer)
Alzzin - Ring of Demonic Guile 2x (Healer)

Quest: Onyxia Attunement Quest
(also do BWL Attunement Quest if you allready do a full UBRS run).


3. Buying Gear
I bought following Items from a DMN Tribute Hunter:
Mindsurge Robe (Healer)
3x Rod of the Ogre magi

I made 2x Robe of the Archmage for my Mages. I bought the pattern, because they were cheap in the AH.

also get you diremaul class books and then your trinkets "Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas"