Mage talents in WoW Forever

Every talent of the three trees, read from the Forever beta client, with its first rank and how it compares with Classic. Open a talent in the calculator above for the other ranks.

Arcane (19 talents)

1. tier 1

   • Wand SpecializationMoved2 ranks

     Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.
   • Arcane FocusChanged5 ranks

     Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 1%.
   • Improved ChannelingChanged5 ranks

     Gives your Arcane Missiles spell a 20% chance and your Arcane Blast and Arcane Wrath spells a 14% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
   • Missile BarrageNew2 ranks

     Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 20% chance, and your Arcane Wrath, Fireball, Frostbolt, Frost Blast, and Frostfire Bolt spells a 10% chance to reduce the channeled duration of your next Arcane Missiles spell by 50%, reduce the Mana cost by 100%, and missiles fire every 0.5 sec.

2. tier 2

   • Arcane SubtletyChanged2 ranks

     Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 8 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 15%.
   • Magic AbsorptionChanged2 ranks

     Increases all your resistances by 5 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 1% of your total mana. Cannot trigger more often than 1 time per sec.
   • Arcane ConcentrationSame as Classic5 ranks

     Gives you a 2% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
   • Arcane ResilienceChanged2 ranks

     Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 25% of your Intellect.

3. tier 3

   • Arcane GeometryChanged2 ranks

     Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 3 yards.
   • Arcane ImpactChanged3 ranks

     Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 2%.
   • Arcane BlastNew1 rank

     Blasts the target with energy, dealing 34 to 38 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, you gain 15% of your Intellect as Spell Damage and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 15 sec from time of initial application.

4. tier 4

   • Arcane ShieldingChanged2 ranks

     Decreases the Mana lost per point of damage taken when your Mana Shield spell is active by 17% and increases the resistances granted by your Mage Armor spell by 25%.
   • Improved CounterspellChanged2 ranks

     Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 2 sec.
   • Arcane MeditationChanged3 ranks

     Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
   • Arcane WrathNew1 rank

     Launches a projectile of pure Arcane energy at the enemy target, causing 122 to 146 Arcane damage. This spell gains additional Spell Damage equal to 5% of your maximum Mana.

5. tier 5

   • Presence of MindSame as Classic1 rank

     When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.
   • Arcane MindChanged5 ranks

     Increases your Intellect by 2% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 20%.

6. tier 6

   • Arcane InstabilityChanged3 ranks

     Increases the damage done by your spells by 1% and your critical strike chance by 1%.

7. tier 7

   • Arcane PowerChanged1 rank

     For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.

Fire (17 talents)

1. tier 1

   • Improved Fire BlastChanged2 ranks

     Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1 sec and increases its range by 8 yards.
   • IncinerationChanged3 ranks

     Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.
   • Improved FireballChanged5 ranks

     Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.1 sec.

2. tier 2

   • IgniteSame as Classic5 ranks

     Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 8% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
   • Flame ThrowingSame as Classic2 ranks

     Increases the range of your Fire spells by 3 yards.
   • ImpactChanged3 ranks

     Gives your Fire spells a 3% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.

3. tier 3

   • Burning SoulChanged3 ranks

     Gives your Fire spells a 23% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 10%.
   • Improved FlamestrikeSame as Classic3 ranks

     Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 5%.
   • PyroblastChanged1 rank

     Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 101 to 131 Fire damage and an additional 44 Fire damage over 12 sec.

4. tier 4

   • Improved ScorchChanged3 ranks

     Your Scorch spell has a 33% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases all Fire damage you deal to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
   • Improved Fire WardSame as Classic2 ranks

     Causes your Fire Ward to have a 10% chance to reflect Fire spells while active.
   • Heating UpNew1 rank

     Non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast, and Scorch reduce the cast time of your next Pyroblast cast within 20 sec by 25%, stacking up to 3 times. Fire Blast grants an additional stack every time it deals damage.
   • Master of ElementsChanged3 ranks

     Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 10% of their base mana cost.

5. tier 5

   • Critical MassChanged5 ranks

     Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2%.
   • Blast WaveChanged1 rank

     A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 154 to 184 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec.

6. tier 6

   • Fire PowerChanged3 ranks

     Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 1% per your Fire effects on the target, up to a maximum increase of 4%. Effects which mix multiple schools of magic do not qualify.

7. tier 7

   • CombustionChanged1 rank

     When activated, this spell causes each of your Fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with Fire damage spells by 10%. This effect lasts until you have caused 3 non-periodic critical strikes with Fire spells.

Frost (18 talents)

1. tier 1

   • Frost WardingChanged2 ranks

     Increases the Armor and resistances granted by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 15%, gives your Frost Ward a 10% chance to negate the warded damage spell, and increases the amount absorbed by your Ice Barrier and Frost Ward by 10%.
   • Improved FrostboltChanged5 ranks

     Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt and Frost Blast spells by 0.1 sec.
   • Elemental PrecisionChanged3 ranks

     Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 2%.

2. tier 2

   • Ice ShardsSame as Classic5 ranks

     Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%.
   • FrostbiteSame as Classic3 ranks

     Gives your Chill effects a 5% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
   • Improved Frost NovaSame as Classic2 ranks

     Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 2 sec.
   • PermafrostChanged3 ranks

     Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 11% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 3%.

3. tier 3

   • Frost ChannelingMoved3 ranks

     Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%.
   • Improved BlizzardChanged3 ranks

     Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 15% for 1.5 sec.
   • Ice LanceNew1 rank

     Deals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.

4. tier 4

   • Arctic ReachChanged2 ranks

     Increases the range of your Frostbolt, Frost Blast, and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 10%.
   • Ice BlockMoved1 rank

     You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.
   • ShatterChanged3 ranks

     Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%.

5. tier 5

   • Improved Cone of ColdChanged3 ranks

     Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 12%.
   • Cold SnapChanged1 rank

     Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.
   • Fingers of FrostNew2 ranks

     Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 1 spell cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.

6. tier 6

   • Winter's ChillChanged5 ranks

     Gives your Frostbolt, Frost Blast, and Fingers of Frost empowered Ice Lance spells a 20% chance to apply Winter's Chill, increasing the target's damage taken from your next Cone of Cold by 5% and it gains an additional 7% of your spell damage, stacking up to 5 times.

7. tier 7

   • Ice BarrierChanged1 rank

     Shield yourself, absorbing 493 damage and increasing your Frost damage by 3% for 1 min. While shielded, your Frost damage is increased by an additional 3% and you do not lose casting time when you take damage.