Mage

  • AllianceHuman, Gnome, Skyborne
  • HordeOrc, Undead, Troll
Arcane Mage talent abilities
LevelSpellDescription
20
A 1.5 sec Arcane nuke. Each cast adds spell damage from your Intellect but raises its own mana cost steeply, stacking 4 times for 15 sec.
25
Requires Arcane Blast
A slow, heavy arcane projectile on a 6 sec cooldown that hits harder the more maximum mana you have.
30
Makes your next Mage spell with a cast under 10 sec instant (3-min cooldown). Use it for an instant Polymorph or a surprise big spell.
40
Requires Presence of Mind
For 15 sec your spells deal 30% more damage but cost 30% more mana. Pop it for burst damage on a boss.

Passive talents

Arcane Mage passive talents
LevelSpellDescription
10
5 ranks
+5% Arcane spell hit
10
5 ranks
Arcane Missiles always ignores pushback, Arcane Blast and Arcane Wrath 70% of the time
10
2 ranks
Arcane Blast (40%) or other nukes (20%) make your next Arcane Missiles free and twice as fast
10
2 ranks
+25% wand damage
15
5 ranks
Damage spell hits have 10% chance to grant Clearcasting (next damage spell free)
15
2 ranks
Gain armor equal to 50% of your Intellect
15
2 ranks
-15 target resistance to your spells and 30% less Arcane threat
15
2 ranks
+10 all resistances and full resists restore 2% mana (once per sec)
20
2 ranks
Arcane spells reach 6 yards further
20
3 ranks
+6% Arcane spell crit
25
3 ranksRequires Arcane Concentration
50% of mana regen continues while casting
25
2 ranks
Mana Shield drains 33% less mana and Mage Armor resistances +50%
25
2 ranks
Counterspell also silences for 4 sec
30
5 ranks
+10% Intellect and +100% Arcane crit damage bonus
35
3 ranks
+3% spell damage and +3% crit