WOW FOREVER · CLASS GUIDE

Mage

Knowledge becomes power.

As a Mage, attack from range with Arcane, Fire or Frost magic. Use control to keep enemies from reaching your lightly protected character. Portals, Teleport and conjured food help you and your group between fights.

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RoleRanged damage

ResourceMana

ArmourCloth

Talent treesArcane · Fire · Frost

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Guides for your specialization

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MageFrost

Mage Frost Leveling Build

Keep enemies at a distance and use the opportunities your Frost spells create. This leveling build uses: Ice Barrier.

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MageFire

Mage Fire Leveling Build

Combine your Fire spells with critical hits and prepare your next Pyroblast.

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MageArcane

Mage Arcane Leveling Build

Build Arcane Blast stacks and use your missile procs for damage.

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Playstyle at a glance

As a Mage, you control the battlefield from range with Arcane, Fire or Frost magic. You deal heavy damage, freeze enemies in place and escape danger through well-timed spells. Portals, teleportation and conjured food give the class a distinctive role beyond combat as well.

Playing your class

01
Create distance and choose damage or control.
02
Plan powerful spells around cooldowns and mana.
03
Use Frost, Polymorph and movement before enemies reach you.

Key milestones

Early levels01

Three schools of magic

Learn to balance damage, slowing effects and mana.

Later training02

Teleportation and portals

The Classic baseline gradually turns the Mage into a guide for personal and group travel.

Confirmed for Forever03

New origins

Orcs and Alliance Skyborne gain access to the Mage class.

Abilities at a glance

Frost Blast is learned at level 24: 1.5-second cast, Frost damage and a 40% slow.
Arcane Wrath is a new 16-point talent: 3.5-second cast, 6-second cooldown and additional scaling as if 5% of maximum Mana were Spell Power. Missile Barrage is now in the first row with two ranks.
Ice Lance deals 200% increased damage to frozen targets instead of 300%.

ABILITIES BY LEVEL

Abilities & unlocks

01Frost

Level	Ability	Acquisition
1	Frost Armor Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Trainer
4	Frostbolt This ability belongs to Frost training and becomes available at level 4.	Trainer
10	Frost Nova This ability belongs to Frost training and becomes available at level 10.	Trainer
20	Blizzard This ability belongs to Frost training and becomes available at level 20.	Trainer
20	Ice Lance This ability belongs to Frost training and becomes available at level 20.	Talent unlock
22	Frost Ward Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Trainer
24	Frost Blast Frost Blast is learned at level 24: 1.5-second cast, Frost damage and a 40% slow.	Trainer
25	Ice Block This ability belongs to Frost training and becomes available at level 25.	Talent unlock
26	Cone of Cold This ability belongs to Frost training and becomes available at level 26.	Trainer
30	Ice Armor Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Trainer
30	Cold Snap This ability belongs to Frost training and becomes available at level 30.	Talent unlock
40	Ice Barrier Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Talent unlock

02Fire

Level	Ability	Acquisition
1	Fireball This ability belongs to Fire training and becomes available at level 1.	Trainer
6	Fire Blast An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer
16	Flamestrike This ability belongs to Fire training and becomes available at level 16.	Trainer
20	Fire Ward Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Trainer
20	Pyroblast This ability belongs to Fire training and becomes available at level 20.	Talent unlock
22	Scorch This ability belongs to Fire training and becomes available at level 22.	Trainer
30	Blast Wave An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Talent unlock
40	Combustion This ability belongs to Fire training and becomes available at level 40.	Talent unlock
40	Frostfire Bolt An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer

03Arcane

Level	Ability	Acquisition
1	Arcane Intellect This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 1.	Trainer
4	Conjure Water This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 4.	Trainer
6	Conjure Food This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 6.	Trainer
8	Arcane Missiles This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 8.	Trainer
8	Polymorph Temporarily incapacitates or controls a suitable target.	Trainer
12	Dampen Magic This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 12.	Trainer
12	Slow Fall This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 12.	Trainer
14	Arcane Explosion This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 14.	Trainer
16	Detect Magic Helps locate and observe targets or distant areas.	Trainer
18	Amplify Magic This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 18.	Trainer
18	Remove Lesser Curse Removes matching harmful effects from the target.	Trainer
20	Blink Changes your position or temporarily improves mobility.	Trainer
20	Evocation This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 20.	Trainer
20	Mana Shield Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Trainer
20	Teleport: Ironforge Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
20	Teleport: Orgrimmar Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
20	Teleport: Stormwind Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
20	Teleport: Undercity Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
20	Arcane Blast An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Talent unlock
24	Counterspell This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 24.	Trainer
28	Conjure Mana Agate This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 28.	Trainer
30	Teleport: Darnassus Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
30	Teleport: Thunder Bluff Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
30	Presence of Mind This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 30.	Talent unlock
34	Mage Armor Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Trainer
38	Conjure Mana Jade This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 38.	Trainer
40	Portal: Ironforge Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
40	Portal: Orgrimmar Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
40	Portal: Stormwind Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
40	Portal: Undercity Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
40	Arcane Power This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 40.	Talent unlock
48	Conjure Mana Citrine This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 48.	Trainer
50	Portal: Darnassus Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
50	Portal: Thunder Bluff Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
56	Arcane Brilliance This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 56.	Trainer
58	Conjure Mana Ruby This ability belongs to Arcane training and becomes available at level 58.	Trainer

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%.

Racial abilities for your class