Okay, I figured my first reply to you was too hostile, so allow me to clarify why your entire post is absolutely wrong.
Let's go over your 4 things wrong with my guide, shall we?
1. Most of those guides say, "Hurr durr, gem **** ton of haste durr who gives a fk about spell power" that's why I added the gearing / gemming in this guide.
2. I don't quite understand what you're trying to say here. Are you saying my guide is too detailed? Well, that's just your opinion. I, and surely a few other people, find details necessary, hence I listed a few scenarios that occur often in duels.
3. This is absolutely false. I've listed strats that work against the majority, not blithering *****s. And, yes, the majority isn't accustomed to dueling, hence why some of the strats I mentioned work like a charm against them. Also, about your dk statement, not all dks go hurr durr pop AMS at the very start of the duel. Some of them actually DO try to screw over your sheep / deep. I have fought duel hero dks in the past, and nova at the start works fine. I don't see what's wrong with what I said, really. And even if the dk AMS's your nova at the start, you can still easily recover and kill him in the long run.
You're right about one thing, though, there is no 100% "this is gonna work" opener. Players adapt.
4. This is relevant how? Besides, I didn't want x2 threads. I made a small mistake; I edited the other thread saying that the moderator can freely delete it.
Lol, I smell jealousy in your post tbh. I've read your guide, and I admit it's half decent. But most of it was like, "Don't fight this class, too op. Oh don't fight this class either, that's op too!" "Fire mages are op, arcane mages are op, sps are op." That's your guide in a nutshell.
I'm sorry, but you molten PvPers have an ego and a tendency to put other players down, when in reality, you're not really good at the game. If you want to discuss this further, I can show you a few screenshots of me absolutely destroying wrathful molten players as a furious / pos geared mage.
Moving on...
Gcd kiting ferals isn't as efficient as hardcasting into them, regardless of whether the feral is shred specced or not. The amount of spell power that my gear grants me allows me to survive their burst np. Not to brag, but I have fought THE best feral druid dueler (feralspowerqt) and I have beaten him a lot easier with hardcasting instead of GCD kiting him.
Priests are one of the hardest to kill as a frost mage? What....LOL. Okay, I admit they're hard in an arena setting, but I"m talking about AT duel zone duels, where the duel heroes gather. Most people who enjoy dueling on AT go to the duel zone, not an arena setting.
A half decent spriest isn't going to trinket an opening poly, you say? Tell that to Necrosotek. He plays in satin gear and does indeed trinket the opening poly. His strategy is to ruin the mage's CC and prevent him from doing damage. He has destroyed countless mages. I have won against him, not a lot, but I did. Can you say the same? I fought Chipsypower as well, hands down the best spriest on AT against mages. Sometimes he trinkets the opening poly as he likes to mix things up a bit.
Just, please, duel these players and see what happens. I'm talking from my experience, not my *** like you are. I have used these tactics and won, not to mention that I have proof of beating those players somewhere lingering on my PC. You don't. The only thing you can do, just like every other wannabe master pvp jk molten hero, is attempt to insult me.
TL;DR: My tactics may not work for you, but you can't say they're wrong. They have worked against so many players, including the top duel heroes of AT - which are far superior to any molten PvPer such as yourself.
Furthermore, 1400 MMR mage? Dude, this is a dueling thread; there's no MMR in dueling lmao.
I am eagerly waiting for your response, though I very much doubt you'll be able to prove me wrong. Of this I am sure. The only way I'll admit I'm wrong and delete this thread (or at least edit it) is if I see you use your tactics against top duel heroes and win. No potions or engineering. Download bandicam, it's a free recording software, log onto Blackrock and prove me wrong.