Mage

  • AllianceHuman, Gnome, Skyborne
  • HordeOrc, Undead, Troll
Mage baseline abilities
LevelSpellDescription
1
Raises a friendly target's Intellect for 1 hour. Keep it on yourself and your group's casters.
1
Hurls a ball of fire that hits hard and burns the target for a few extra seconds. Your main damage spell early on.
1
Self-buff for 30 min that adds armor and may slow enemies that hit you in melee. Only one Mage armor can be active at a time.
1
Passive
Increases the effect of your Amplify Magic and Dampen Magic by 50%.
4
Creates free water to drink and restore mana between fights. Share it with your group, but it vanishes if you stay logged out over 15 min.
4
Fires a bolt of frost that damages and slows the target's movement by 40%. Great for keeping melee enemies from reaching you.
6
Deciphers untranslated scrolls dropped by creatures into useful scrolls, raising your Comprehension skill. It can backfire and briefly turn you into a sheep.
6
Creates free food to restore health between fights, for you and your allies. It vanishes if you stay logged out over 15 min.
6
Instantly blasts an enemy with fire on a short cooldown. Useful for finishing off enemies or dealing damage while moving.
8
Channel a stream of arcane missiles at an enemy for 5 sec. Reliable single-target damage.
8
Turns an enemy into a harmless sheep, taking it out of the fight until it's damaged. Humanoids, Beasts, and Critters only, one target at a time.
10
Freezes nearby enemies in place for up to 8 sec. Your go-to escape: freeze melee attackers, then step away and cast.
12
Reduces spell damage and healing a party member receives for 10 min. Situational, useful when a fight deals heavy magic damage.
12
Slows your fall for 30 sec so you take no falling damage. Handy for jumping off cliffs as a shortcut.
14
Instantly damages all enemies within 10 yards of you. Your point-blank AoE.
16
Calls down fire on a target area, damaging and burning all enemies inside. Only one of your Flamestrikes can burn at a time.
18
Increases both spell damage and healing a party member receives for 10 min. Good on a tank when heals matter more than incoming magic.
18
Removes a Curse from a friendly target. Important against cursing enemies in dungeons.
20
Teleports you 20 yards forward and breaks stuns and roots. Your main escape when enemies catch you.
20
Channel a storm of ice over a target area for 8 sec, damaging every enemy inside. Strong area damage while enemies are held in place.
20
Channel for 8 sec to rapidly regain mana. Long cooldown, so use it when you run dry mid-fight or to skip drinking.
20
Shields you from a set amount of Fire damage for 30 sec. Cast it before a fire-casting enemy hits you.
20
Absorbs physical damage by draining your mana instead of your health. An emergency option when you have mana to spare.
20
Alliance onlyTrainer: Milstaff Stormeye (Ironforge)
Teleports you to Ironforge after a 10 sec cast. Saves long trips back to town.
20
Horde onlyTrainer: Thuul (Orgrimmar)
Teleports you to Orgrimmar after a 10 sec cast. Saves long trips back to town.
20
Alliance onlyTrainer: Larimaine Purdue (Stormwind)
Teleports you to Stormwind after a 10 sec cast. Saves long trips back to town.
20
Horde onlyTrainer: Lexington Mortaim (Undercity)
Teleports you to Undercity after a 10 sec cast. Saves long trips back to town.
22
Shields you from a set amount of Frost damage for 30 sec. Cast it before a frost-casting enemy hits you.
22
A quick 1.5 sec fire spell for modest damage. Useful when you need a fast cast to finish an enemy.
24
Interrupts an enemy's spellcast and locks that school of magic for 10 sec. Save it for dangerous heals and big spells.
24
A fast, weak frost blast that slows the target by 40% for 9 sec. Cheap way to keep an enemy slowed while you kite.
26
Instantly damages and briefly slows all enemies in a cone in front of you.
28
Creates a gem you can use to instantly restore some mana. Make one before a fight as a free emergency mana potion.
30
Upgraded Frost Armor: much more armor, some Frost resistance, and may slow melee attackers. Best armor while leveling solo.
30
Alliance onlyTrainer: Elissa Dumas (Darnassus)
Teleports you to Darnassus after a 10 sec cast. Saves long trips back to town.
30
Horde onlyTrainer: Birgitte Cranston (Thunder Bluff)
Teleports you to Thunder Bluff after a 10 sec cast. Saves long trips back to town.
34
Self-buff that adds magic resistance and lets half your mana regeneration continue while casting. Great for long fights and dungeons.
38
Creates a stronger mana gem for an instant mana refill.
40
A 3 sec bolt that counts as both Fire and Frost: big hit, a burn over time, and a slow. Lets you mix Fire and Frost talents.
40
Alliance onlyTrainer: Milstaff Stormeye (Ironforge)
Opens a portal your group can click to travel to Ironforge. Great for getting your group home.
40
Horde onlyTrainer: Thuul (Orgrimmar)
Opens a portal your group can click to travel to Orgrimmar. Great for getting your group home.
40
Alliance onlyTrainer: Larimaine Purdue (Stormwind)
Opens a portal your group can click to travel to Stormwind. Great for getting your group home.
40
Horde onlyTrainer: Lexington Mortaim (Undercity)
Opens a portal your group can click to travel to Undercity. Great for getting your group home.
48
Creates an even stronger mana gem for an instant mana refill during tough fights.
50
Alliance onlyTrainer: Elissa Dumas (Darnassus)
Opens a portal your group can click to travel to Darnassus. Great for getting your group home.
50
Horde onlyTrainer: Birgitte Cranston (Thunder Bluff)
Opens a portal your group can click to travel to Thunder Bluff. Great for getting your group home.
50
Alliance only
Teleports you to Dalaran after a 10 sec cast. Requires a Rune of Teleportation.
56
Item: Tome of Arcane Brilliance
Gives Arcane Intellect to your whole party or raid at once for 1 hour. Saves mana and time before raids.
58
Creates the strongest mana gem for a large instant mana refill. Essential for raids.
60
Quest: Fragmented Magic
Works like Polymorph but turns the enemy into a pig instead of a sheep. A cosmetic alternative.
60
Item: Tome of Polymorph: Turtle
Works like Polymorph but turns the enemy into a turtle instead of a sheep. A cosmetic alternative.