Hello, and welcome to my mage guide.
After you've gotten your feet wet here, take a dive into https://murlok.io/mage/arcane/mm+ and explore the world of Arcane Mage!
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
00:41 Basic Concepts
04:45 Spellslinger Gameplay
18:25 Talents
27:10 Sunfury Gameplay

GENERAL RULES:
When to use Nether:
COMBO - SITUATION - PURPOSE
1. Blast, Blast - You have 4 charges and another stack of clearcasting. - You are fishing for the Impetus proc.

2. Blast, Barrage - Standard Nether = Recover - Maximize Nether's buff

3. Barrage, Blast - You do not have Impetus buff. You have a charge of Arcane Orb. You will hit 3 or more targets with the orb. - You Barrage = Orb = Blast to fish for Impetus proc.

4. Barrage, Barrage - You are capturing Magi's Spark (Barrage = Spark = Barrage = Orb) or have two charge of Arcane Orb (Barrage = Orb = Barrage = Orb) or your original intent was to use combo 3 but the first barrage proced an arcane orb resulting in 4 charges (Barrage = Proced Orb = Barrage = Orb) - Maximize barrage damage. This combo is best used when a pack of mobs is at low health to maximize the execute quality of barrage.

REFERANCES to other videos:
How 2 Arcane Mage: The basics of how to get and release CHARGES.
   • How 2 Arcane Mage: The basics of how ...  

The War Within Beta: Arcane Mage - Spellslinger Deep Dive into Magi's Spark
   • The War Within Beta: Arcane Mage - Sp...  

TALENTS seen in video:
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FAQ:
Q: What are the stat priorities?
A: Mast, Vers, Haste, Crit

Q: How do you make your buffs look like that?
A: You can expand or collapse your buffs displayed by pressing the yellow triangle next to the buffs.

Q: Can I use all these specs in both Spellslinger and Sunfury?
A: Yes.

Q: Will you be making guides for other specs of mage? Or other classes?
A: My video roadmap includes making a basics guide for frost mage and fire mage. I do not have immediate plans to make a guide for other classes.

Q: What race did you play in the video and what was that transmog?
A: I was playing a Body Type 2 Earthen Mage with the standard, out of the box, gear you're given in Beta.

Q: Who's Yoshi?
A: He's my 14 year old Shih-Tzu, and he's a good boy. :)

Behind-the-Scenes:
For those of you interested, I write a script for some of the intros to my videos, and here is what it looks like.
SPELLSLINGER & SUNFURY GUIDE SCRIPT:
Intro
Machine scene
Dialogue
Begin tutorial live gameplay
(Start with arcane blast and live teach from there)
(Transition into talents and sub-specs)
(Live teach necessary differences)
(Reference "The War Within Beta: Arcane Mage - Spellslinger Deep Dive into Magi's Spark" Video
for more information on Magi's Spark's mini-game.)
(Thank viewer for their time)
Subscribe scene
End

MUSIC: Piano. Have music express the journey of life.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!