I've got 39 AA banked (29 AA saved, 5 x MM saved) so here are my first 3 I'm getting today. It adds up to 42, but I'm sure I'll get a few more AA today.

Mnemonic Retention - 6 AA per rank, 2 ranks, 12 AA total (I hate re-memming spells)
Extended Rumbling Servant - 5AA per rank, 1 rank, 5AA total ...

I just restarted raiding about 6 weeks ago and it took me a while to be able to increase my DPS to be "raidworthy".

1) Make sure and use jolt as one of your spells
2) Use the weave. Learn it and love it. I have two weaves. One with Jolt/bolt/fickle, and the other with RS/Jolt/Bolt/Fickle
3) Max pet ...

There are some LDon +50 mana augs that are slot 4

Gem of Whirling Auras
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO TRADE AUGMENTATION
Augmentation type: 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Slot: HEAD FACE EAR NECK SHOULDERS ARMS BACK WRIST RANGE HANDS PRIMARY SECONDARY FINGER CHEST LEGS FEET WAIST
MANA: +50
Required level of ...

I'm curious what other mages use these spells for, and when. In the past,I've used them to buff pet/MA against mobs that are extremely resistant to nukes, but I've not used them lately. What does everyone else do?