Improved Channeling 1/5
Leveling 1–60
Spell damageMage Arcane Leveling Build
Build Arcane Blast stacks and use your missile procs for damage. Watch your Mana: not every enemy lives long enough to justify an expensive setup. Select your level in the calculator to see which talents the build takes by that point.
Talent order by levelTalent calculator ↓
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Improved Channeling 5/5 · Arcane Concentration 5/5 · Arcane Blast 1/1
Improved Channeling 5/5 · Arcane Concentration 5/5 · Arcane Blast 1/1 · Missile Barrage 2/2 · Arcane Geometry 2/2 · Arcane Wrath 1/1 · Arcane Meditation 3/3 · Arcane Impact 1/3 · Presence of Mind 1/1
Improved Channeling 5/5 · Arcane Concentration 5/5 · Arcane Blast 1/1 · Missile Barrage 2/2 · Arcane Geometry 2/2 · Arcane Wrath 1/1 · Arcane Meditation 3/3 · Arcane Impact 3/3 · Presence of Mind 1/1 · Arcane Mind 5/5 · Arcane Instability 2/3 · Arcane Power 1/1
Improved Channeling 5/5 · Arcane Concentration 5/5 · Arcane Blast 1/1 · Missile Barrage 2/2 · Arcane Geometry 2/2 · Arcane Wrath 1/1 · Arcane Meditation 3/3 · Arcane Impact 3/3 · Presence of Mind 1/1 · Arcane Mind 5/5 · Arcane Instability 2/3 · Arcane Power 1/1 · Improved Frostbolt 5/5 · Precision 3/3 · Ice Shards 2/5
Improved Channeling 5/5 · Arcane Concentration 5/5 · Arcane Blast 1/1 · Missile Barrage 2/2 · Arcane Geometry 2/2 · Arcane Wrath 1/1 · Arcane Meditation 3/3 · Arcane Impact 3/3 · Presence of Mind 1/1 · Arcane Mind 5/5 · Arcane Instability 2/3 · Arcane Power 1/1 · Improved Frostbolt 5/5 · Precision 3/3 · Ice Shards 3/5 · Frost Channeling 3/3 · Ice Lance 1/1 · Arctic Reach 2/2 · Ice Block 1/1 · Shatter 2/3
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Core talents
- Level 20: Arcane Blast
- Level 25: Arcane Wrath
- Level 30: Presence of Mind
- Level 40: Arcane Power
- Level 54: Ice Lance
- Level 58: Ice Block
Playstyle and rotation
Leveling priority
- Use learned baseline spells until Arcane Blast unlocks at level 20, then cast it from a safe distance.
- Use missile procs efficiently and avoid unnecessary Mana stacking.
- Combine Presence of Mind and Arcane Power for dangerous targets.
Important notes
Watch the Mana cost of Arcane Blast and use missile procs deliberately. This route starts directly in Arcane.
Racial abilities for your class
- Human · Ruthless
Increases spell and ability critical strike chance by 1%, regardless of weapon type.
- Human · The Human Spirit
Increases Spirit by 10%.
- Orc · Blood Fury
Increases attack power and spell power by 10% for 15 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.
- Orc · Command
Increases damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets by 5%.
- Undead · Touch of the Grave
Damaging spells and attacks can drain Health. Proc chance: 30% for casters, 20% for Paladins, Rogues and Warriors; internal cooldown 15 seconds. Does not scale with Shadow-damage increases.
- Troll · Berserking
Increases spell casting and attack speed by 10% for 15 seconds.
- Skyborne · Read Ley Line
Alliance: increases Health and Mana regeneration by 50% for 15 seconds. Using it at a leyline grants Attuned for 1 hour, raising the bonus to 100%. Attuned persists through death. Cannot be used during Innervate; Innervate replaces the effect. Castable while moving. Removed on entering a raid.
- Skyborne · Wind Blessed
Increases melee, ranged and spell haste by 2%.