While I’m working my way to 90, I thought I’d look ahead and see what kind of gear I’d need for my Mage for both Fire and Frost.

This is the (in my opinion, and through what I’ve researched) the Pre-Raid Best in Slot for a Fire Mage, ordered from best to not-as-good (I don’t want to say worst, because it’s not that bad) in each slot.
Note: I won’t be including VP pieces as those are gated and can take varying amounts of time to unlock depending on how lazy you are at your dailies. 

Stat priority: Int > Hit (15%) > Crit > Haste > Mastery
15% hit = 5100 Hit rating
Draenei, Gnomes who have a dagger or sword equipped, and Humans who have a sword equipped  need only 4760 Hit rating

If you are below the Hit cap, and have an item with both Crit and Haste on it, reforge Haste to Hit, or if an item with Mastery and either Haste or Crit, reforge Mastery to Hit. If you have an item with Hit and either Haste or Crit, I personally would reforge Haste into Crit, and leave Crit alone,  not reforging it to Haste.

Head:

Lightweight Retinal Armor – Made by Engineers (requires 600 in Engineering to make,) – Level 87
Whitemane’s Embroidered Chapeau – High Inquisitor Whitemane in Heroic Scarlet Monastery
Barovian Ritual Hood – Jandice Barov in Heroic Scholomance (Reforge Mastery to Crit, unless you’re at 15% or more Hit, then reforge Hit)

Neck:

Mindbreaker Pendant – Sha of Doubt – Heroic Temple of the Jade Serpent
Pendant of Precise Timing - Saboteur Kip’tilak - Gate of the Setting Sun (If at hit cap, reforge Hit to Haste)
Temperature-Sensing Necklace – Flameweave Koegler – Heroic Scarlet Halls (Reforge Mastery to Haste)
Anarchist’s Pendant – Instructor Chillheart – Heroic Scholomance

Shoulders:

Shoulders of Engulfing Winds – Raigonn – Gate of the Setting Sun
Forgotten Bloodmage Mantle – Thalnos the Soulrender – Heroic Scarlet Monastery (Reforge Mastery to Haste)
Whisperwind Spaulders – Wing Leader Ner’onok – Siege of Niuzao Temple (Reforge Mastery to Crit)

Cloak:

Cape of Entanglement – Liu Flameheart – Heroic Temple of the Jade Serpent
Cloak of Cleansing Flame – Gekkan – Heroic Mogu’shan Palace (Reforge Mastery to Haste)
Scorched Earth Cloak – Brother Korloff – Heroic Scarlet Monastery (If under 15% Hit, reforge Mastery to Crit. If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Crit)

Chest:

Spelltwister’s Grand Robe – BoE – Made by Tailors (requires 600 Tailoring) (Reforge Mastery to Crit)
Robes of Fevered Dreams – Taran Zhu – Heroic Shado-Pan Monastery
Robes of Koegler – Flameweaver Koegler – Heroic Scarlet Halls (If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Haste) 

Wrists: 

Deadwalker Bracers – Rattlegore – Heroic Scholomance (If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Haste)
Bracers of Displaced Air – Ook-Ook – Heroic Stormstout Brewery (Reforge Mastery to Crit)

Hands: 

Spelltwister’s Gloves – BoE – Made by Tailors (requires 600 Tailoring) (Reforge Mastery to Crit)
Bomber’s Precision Gloves – Striker Ga’dok – Gate of the Setting Sun
Gloves of Enraged Slaughter – Sha of Violence – Heroic Shado-Pan Monastery (Reforge Mastery to Crit)
Conflagrating Gloves – Haiyan the Unstoppable / Kuai the Brute / Ming the Cunning – Heroic Mogu’shan Palace (If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Crit)

Waist:

Girdle of Endemic Anger – Lorewalker Stonestep – Heroic Temple of the Jade Serpent (If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Haste)
Incineration Belt – Darkmaster Gandling – Heroic Scholomance (If under 15% Hit, reforge Mastery to Crit. If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Crit)

Legs:

Leggings of Unleashed Anguish – Lilian Voss – Heroic Scholomance
Leggings of the Frenzy – Commander Ri’mok – Gate of the Setting Sun (Reforge Mastery to Crit)

Feet:

Soulbinder Treads – Xin the Weaponmaster – Heroic Mogu’shan Palace
Scarlet Sandals – Armsmaster Harlan – Heroic Scarlet Halls (If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Haste)

Ring: 

Alemental Seal – Yan’Zhu the Uncasked – Heroic Stormstout Brewery
Triune Signet – High Inquisitor Whitemane – Heroic Scarlet Monastery (Reforge Mastery to Haste)
Ring of Malice – Taran Zhu – Heroic Shado-Pan Monastery (Reforge Mastery to Crit)
Signet of the Hidden Door – Thalnos the Soulrender – Heroic Scarlet Monastery (If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Crit)
Eye of the Tornado – Master Snowdrift – Heroic Shado-Pan Monastery (If under 15 Hit, reforge Mastery to Crit. If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Crit)

Trinket:

Relic of Yu’lon – BoE – Darkmoon Serpent Deck – Made by Scribes
Vision of the Predator – Striker Ga’dok – Gate of the Setting Sun
Flashfrozen Resin Globule – Vizier Jin’bak – Siege of Niuzao Temple (If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Crit)
Ghost Iron Dragonling – BoE – Made by Engineers (525 skill), but does not require Engineering to use
Quilen Statuette – BoA – Made by Archaeologists (Refoge Mastery to Crit)

Main Hand Weapon: 

Firescribe Dagger – Xin the Weaponmaster – Heroic Mogu’shan Palace
Melted Hypnotic Blade – Flameweaver Koegler – Heroic Scarlet Halls (Reforge Mastery to Haste)
Necromantic Wand – Rattlegore – Heroic Scholomance (Reforge Mastery to Haste)

Off-hand:

Inscribed Jade Fan – BoE – Made by Scribes (requires 600 Inscription) (If under 15% Hit, reforge Mastery to Crit. If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Crit)
Bottle of Potent Potables – Hoptallus – Heroic Stormstout Brewery (Reforge Mastery to Crit)
Umbrella of Chi-Ji – BoA – Made by Archaeologists (Reforge Mastery to Crit)

Staff:

Headmaster’s Will – Darkmaster Gandling – Heroic Scholomance (If over 15 Hit, reforge Hit to Haste)
Inscribed Serpent Staff – BoA – Made by Scribes (requires 600 inscription) (If under 15% Hit, reforge Mastery to Crit. If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Crit) 
Staff of Trembling Will – Sha of Doubt – Heroic Temple of the Jade Serpent
Greatstaff of Righteousness – High Inquisitor Whitemane – Heroic Scarlet Monastery (Reforge Mastery to Haste)
Wort Stirring Rod – Yan-Zhu the Uncasked – Heroic Stormstout Brewery (If under 15% Hit, reforge Mastery to Crit. If over 15% Hit, reforge Hit to Crit)

There you have it – Hope it helps!

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