Mage

Arcane

Arcane is currently a good DPS spec. Most of this information is compiled from the Arcane Thread.

Specs

• 57/3/11 - This spec does not include Improved Scorch, so another mage will have to apply it.

• 57/18/0 - This spec does include Improved Scorch, but has lower overall DPS.

Glyphs

• Glyph of Mage Armor - This glyph increases your mana regen, and is recommended for the first few times you raid as arcane.
• Glyph of Molten Armor - This glyph gives you more crit, but isn't useful unless you can sustain your rotation without mage armor.
• Glyph of Improved Scorch - This glyph should only be used when you are 57/18.

Rotations

AB = Arcane Blast | abarr = Arcane Barrage | mbarr = Missle Barrage

Mana conservation:

• AB AB abarr
  
• AB abarr (Only when there is no way to regain mana for a long time)

Normal:

• AB AB AB abarr (Repeat until mbarr proc)

If mbarr procs:

• AB AB AB mbarr abarr (If mbarr procs after barrage, build up a 3 stack again)

Stats

Hit rating is the most important stat until you are capped. Arcane mages receive 3-6% to hit from talents, 3% from Precision and 3% from Arcane Focus. That reduces the 17% hit cap to either 14% or 11%, depending on if you have to pick up Improved Scorch or not.

Assuming you are 57/3/11, you need 11% hit from gear. If you raid with a shadowpriest you need 8% hit from gear. If you are raiding with a Draenei, you can drop another 1%.

Fire

Don't do it, spec arcane! (Placeholder)

Last Updated: 11/11/08 (9138)

Notes on listed Abilities/Talents: Abilities and Talent description may not match WoWHead tooltips. All information listed here is based on the very latest updates to Blizzard's official talent calculators and patch notes, which are more up-to-date than the in-game builds from which WoWHead draws its data. We are not responsible for discrepancies in WoWHead's database.

New Trained Abilities

	Ability	Rank	Level	School	Description
	Polymorph: Black Cat	Rank 01	60	Arcane	Transforms the enemy into a harmless black cat, forcing it to pussyfoot around for up to 50 sec. While wandering, the cat cannot attack or cast spells but will regenerate very quickly. Any damage will transform the target back into its normal form. Only one target can be polymorphed at a time. Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters. 2 sec cast time. (From Tome of Polymorph: Black Cat) (7% of base mana, 1.5 sec, 30 yd range)
	Polymorph: Serpent	Rank 01	60	Arcane	Transforms the enemy into a harmless serpent, forcing it to slither around for up to 50 sec. While wandering, the serpent cannot attack or cast spells but will regenerate very quickly. Any damage will transform the target back into its normal form. Only one target can be polymorphed at a time. Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters. (From Tome of Polymorph: Serpent) (7% of base mana, 1.5 sec, 30 yd range)
	Dalaran Brilliance	Rank 03	80	Arcane	Infuses all party and raid members with brilliance, increasing their Intellect by 60 for 1 hour. (From Tome of Dalaran Brilliance) (81% of base mana, 30 yd range)
	Dalaran Intellect	Rank 07	80	Arcane	Increases the target's Intellect by 60 for 30 min. (From Tome of Dalaran Intellect) (31% of base mana, 30 yd range)
	Mirror Image	Rank 01	80	Arcane	Creates 3 copies of the caster nearby, which cast spells and attack the mage's enemies. Lasts 30 sec. (10% of Base Mana, 3 Minute Cooldown)
	Frostfire Bolt	Rank 02	75	Fire	Launches a bolt of frostfire at the enemy, causing 722 to 838 Fire damage, slowing movement speed by 40% and causing an additional 90 Fire damage over 9 sec. If the target is more vulnerable to Frost damage, this spell will cause Frost instead of Fire damage. (14% of Base Mana, 3 sec, 40 yd Range)

New Talents

	Talent	Tier	Tree	Description
	Student of the Mind	03 (10 Pt Req)	Arcane	Increases your total Spirit by 4%/7%/10%. (3 Ranks)
	Focus Magic	03 (10 Pt Req)	Arcane	Increases the target's chance to critically hit with spells by 3%. When the target critically hits the caster's chance to critically hit with spells is increased by 3% for 10 sec. Cannot be cast on self. (1 Talented Rank) (6% of Base Mana, Instant, 30 yd Range)
	Torment the Weak	04 (15 Pt Req)	Arcane	Your Frostbolt, Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Arcane Missiles, and Arcane Barrage abilities deal 4/8/12% more damage to Snared targets. (3 Ranks)
	Incanter's Absorption	07 (30 Pt Req)	Arcane	When you absorb damage your spell damage is increased by 8/10/15% of the amount absorbed for 10 sec. (3 Ranks)
	Arcane Flows	08 (35 Pt Req)	Arcane	Reduces the cooldown of your Presence of Mind, Arcane Power, and Invisibility spells by 30/60 secs. (2 Ranks)
	Missile Barrage	09 (40 Pt Req)	Arcane	Gives your Arcane Blast, Arcane Barrage, Fireball, Frostbolt and Frostfire Bolt spells a 4/8/12/16/20% chance to reduce the channeled duration of the next Arcane Missiles spell by 2.5 secs and missiles will fire every .5 secs. (5 Ranks)
	Netherwind Presence	10 (45 Pt Req)	Arcane	Increases your spell haste by 2/4/6%. (3 Ranks)
	Arcane Barrage	11 (50 Pt Req)	Arcane	Rank 3: Launches several missiles at the enemy target, causing 936 to 1144 Arcane damage. (1 Talent Ranks/3 Trained Ranks) (Rank 3: Level 80, 592 Mana, Instant, 3 sec Cooldown, 30 yd Range)
	Burning Determination	02 (05 Pt Req)	Fire	When Interrupted or Silenced you have a 50/100% chance to become immune to both mechanics for 10 seconds. (2 Ranks)
	World in Flames	02 (05 Pt Req)	Fire	Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike, Pyroblast, Blast Wave, Dragon's Breath, Living Bomb, Blizzard and Arcane Explosion spells by 2/4/6%. (3 Ranks)
	Fiery Payback	08 (35 Pt Req)	Fire	When below 35% health all damage taken is reduced by 10/20% and your Pyroblast spell's cast time is reduced by 1.75/3.5 secs while the cooldown is increased by 2.5/5 secs. (2 Ranks)
	Hot Streak	09 (40 Pt Req)	Fire	Any time you score 2 spell criticals in a row using Fireball, Fire Blast, Scorch, or Frostfire Bolt, you have a 33/66/100% chance the next Pyroblast spell cast within 10 sec will be instant cast. (3 Ranks)
	Firestarter	09 (40 Pt Req)	Fire	Your damaging Blast Wave and Dragon's Breath spells have a 50/100% chance to make your next Flamestrike spell instant cast. Lasts 10 seconds. (3 Ranks)
	Burnout	10 (45 Pt Req)	Fire	Increases your spell critical damage bonus with all Fire spells by 10/20/30/40/50% but your spell criticals cost an additional 1/2/3/4/5% of the spell's cost. (5 Ranks)
	Living Bomb	11 (50 Pt Req)	Fire	Rank 3: The target becomes a Living Bomb, taking 1380 Fire damage over 12 sec. After 12 sec or when the spell is dispelled, the target explodes dealing 690 Fire damage to all enemies within 10 yards. This spell can only affect one target at a time. (1 Talent Rank/3 Trained Ranks) (Rank 3: Level 80, 22% of Base Mana, Instant, 35 yd Range)
	Cold as Ice	06 (25 Pt Req)	Frost	Reduces the cooldown of your Cold Snap, Ice Barrier, and Summon Water Elemental spells by 10/20%. Requires 1 point in Cold Snap and 25 points in Frost Talents. (Replaces Ice Floes.) (2 Ranks)
	Shattered Barrier	07 (30 Pt Req)	Frost	Gives your Ice Barrier spell a 50/100% chance to freeze all enemies within 10 yds for 8 sec when it is destroyed. (2 Ranks)
	Fingers of Frost	08 (35 Pt Req)	Frost	Gives your Chill effects a 7/15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec. (2 Ranks)
	Brain Freeze	09 (40 Pt Req)	Frost	Your Frost damage spells with chilling effects have a 5/10/15% chance to cause your next Fireball spell to be instant cast and cost no mana. (3 Ranks)
	Improved Water Elemental	09 (40 Pt Req)	Frost	Increases the duration of your Summon Water Elemental spell by 5/10/15 sec and your Water Elemental restores mana to all party or raid members equal to 0.2/0.4/0.6% of their total mana every 5 secs. (3 Ranks)
	Chilled to the Bone	10 (45 Pt Req)	Frost	Increases the damage caused by your Frostbolt, Frostfire Bolt and Ice Lance spells by 1/2/3/4/5% and reduces the movement speed of all chilled targets by an additional 2/4/6/8/10%. (5 Ranks)
	Deep Freeze	11 (50 Pt Req)	Frost	Stuns the target for 5 sec. Only usable on Frozen targets. (1 Talent Rank) (9% of Base Mana, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown, 30 yd Range)

Arcane

Abilities

• Arcane Blast changed: Each time you cast Arcane Blast the damage is increased by 15% (down from 25%) and mana cost by 200% (down from 300%). Stacks up to 3 times and lasts 3 secs. Mana cost changed from 40% to 8% of base mana.
• Arcane Brilliance: Now affects the raid.
• Arcane Explosion: Mana cost changed to 22% base mana (down from 25%).
• Arcane Missiles: Mana cost changed to 31% base mana (down from 34%).
• Counterspell: Mana cost changed to 9% of base mana.
• Evocation: Cooldown reduced from 8 minutes to 5 minutes.
• Invisibility: Fade out time changed to 3 sec (down from 5).
• Mage Armor: Mana cost changed to 26%
• Mana Shield: 1 point of damage now drains 1.5 points of mana
• Polymorph: Mana cost changed from 12% to 7%
• Portal Mana cost changed to 18% of base mana.
• Remove Lesser Curse: Renamed Remove Curse. Functionality remains unchanged.
• Slow) reduces target's movement speed, time between ranged attacks, and casting time by 60% (up from 50%). Mana cost changed from 20% to 12%.
• Slow Fall: Mana cost changed to 6% of base mana.
• Teleport Mana cost changed to 9% of base mana.

Talents

• Arcane Focus: Now increases chance to hit with Arcane spells by 1%/2%/3% (down from 2%/4%/6%/8%/10%) and now reduces mana cost of all Arcane spells by 1%/2%/3%.
• Arcane Fortitude: Now increases armor by 50%/100%/150% of Intellect (was 100%). Moved to second tier.
• Arcane Impact: Renamed Spell Impact, now increases critical strike chance of Blast Wave, Fire Blast, Ice Lance, and Cone of Cold in addition to Arcane Explosion and Arcane Blast by 2%/4%/6%.
• Arcane Potency: Effect is now 15%/30% (was 10%/20%/30%). Requires 1 Point in Presence of Mind instead of 5 points in Arcane Concentration. Now only affects "damaging spells" vs "any spells".
• Arcane Shielding: Decreases the mana lost per point of damage taken when Mana Shield is active by 17/25% (up from 10/20%) and increases the resistance granted by Mage Armor by 25/50%.
• Arcane Subtlety: No longer grants 5/10 spell penetration, instead now reduces the chance your spells can be dispelled by 15%/30% in addition to reducing threat by 20%/40%.
• Empowered Arcane Missiles: Renamed Arcane Empowerment, now increases damage of Arcane Blast by 3%/6%/9% of your spell power in addition to increasing the damage of Arcane Missiles by 15%/30%/45% of your spell power. No longer increases mana cost.
• Improved Arcane Blast: Bonus reduced to 5% (down from 20%).
• Improved Arcane Missles renamed to Arcane Stability: Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Arcane Missiles and Arcane Blast by 20/40/60/80/100%. (Tier 1)
• Improved Blink: Now also reduces the mana cost of Blink by 25%/50%, hit chance reduction increased to 15%/30% (up from 10%/20%).
• Improved Counterspell now always silences the target for 2/4 seconds.
• Improved Mana Shield: Renamed Arcane Shielding, now increases resistances granted by Mage Armor by 25%/50% in addition to reducing the mana drained from Mana Shield by 10%/20%.
• Magic Absorption: Now increases all resistances by .5/1 (was 5/10, not modified by level) per level and upon fully resisting spells, grants 1%/2% of total mana (down from 1%/2%/3%/4%/5%).
• Magic Attunement: Now increases range of all Arcane spells by 3/6 yards in addition to increasing the effects of Dampen and Amplify Magic by 25%/50%.
• Mind Mastery reduced to 3/6/9/12/15% (down from 5/10/15/20/25%).
• Prismatic Cloak: Now reduces fade time of Invisibility by 1/2/3 sec, damage reduction to all increased to 2%/4%/6% (up from 2%/4%).
• Spell Impact - Now also affects scorch and fireball.
• Spell Power: moved from tier 7 to tier 10.
• Wand Specialization: Removed.

Fire

Abilities

• Blast Wave: Mana cost reduced from 930 to 620. Knockback added, now a wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 154 to 186 Fire damage, knocking them back and Dazing them for 6 seconds.
• Fireball: Mana cost reduced to 19% base mana (down from 21%).
• Flamestrike: Mana cost reduced. Now has a 2 sec cast time (down from 3 sec).
• Pyroblast: Cast time reduced to 5 sec (down from 6).

Talents

• Dragon's Breath: Disorient duration increased to 5 sec (up from 3).
• Empowered Fireball renamed Empowered Fire: Now affects Frostfire Bolt. Now grants same effect (5%/10%/15%) for fewer points (was 3%/6%/9%/12%/15%).
• Flame Throwing: Moved to third tier.
• Impact: Moved to Tier 2. Changed to a 3-point talent. Proc chance is now 4/7/10% (was 2/4/6/8/10%). Additionally, it now procs from ALL damaging spells, not just Fire spells.
• Improved Fire Blast: Cooldown reduction increased to 1/2 sec (up from .5/1/1.5). Moved to Tier 1, now 2 ranks.
• Improved Flamestrike: Functionality replaced by World in Flames. Now increases critical strike chance of Blast Wave, Dragon's Breath, Living Bomb, Blizzard, and Arcane Explosion as well as Flamestrike by 2%/4%/6% (was only Flamestrike by 5%/10%/15%). Moved to second tier.
• Improved Scorch: Now causes target to be vulnerable to spell damage, increasing spell critical strike chance of your damaging Scorch spells against that target by 2%. (Previously increased damage taken by the target and only affected Fire, Frost, and Arcane spells.)
• Incineration: Now includes Arcane Blast and Cone of Cold in addition to Fire Blast and Scorch. Critical Strike chance increased to 2%/4%/6% (up from 2%/4%). Moved to tier 1, now 3 ranks.
• Master of the Elements: Now refunds 10%/20%/30% of the base mana cost of all spell criticals (was only Frost and Fire spells).
• Molten Fury: Now increases damage of all spells against targets with less than 35% health by 6/12% from targets with less than 20% health by 10/20%.
• Molten Shields now gives Fire Ward and Frost Ward spells a 15/30% chance to reflect the warded spell. (Previously only worked on Fire Ward and was 10/20%)

Frost

Abilities

• Frost Armor: Mana cost changed to 34%.
• Frostbolt: Mana cost changed to 13%.
• Ice Armor: Mana cost changed to 28%.

Talents

• Arctic Reach now also affects Deep Freeze.
• Elemental Precision moved from Tier 1 to Tier 2. Reduces the mana cost and chance targets resist your Frost and Fire spells by 1/2/3%. (Formerly: increased your chance to hit by 1/2/3%.)
• Empowered Frostbolt reduced to 2 ranks, increases damage by 5/10% (was 2/4/6/8/10%) of spell power and increases critical hit chance by 2/4% (down from 1/2/3/4/5%).
• Frost Channeling now reduces mana cost of all spells by 4/7/10%. (Formerly only effected Frost spells.)
• Frost Warding: Moved from Tier 1 to Tier 2. Now increases armor and resistances of Frost/Ice Armor by 25/50% (up from 15/30%), now gives Frost Ward and Fire Ward a 15/30% chance to negate damage caused and restore mana equal to damage caused by the warded spell. (Formerly: gives your Frost Ward a 10/20% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active).
• Frostbite: Moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1
• Frozen Core: Now reduces damage taken by all spells (instead of just fire and frost).
• 'Ice Floes moved from Tier 6 to Tier 1 and increased to 3 ranks. Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova, Cone of Cold, Ice Block and Icy Veins spells by 7%/14%/20%. (Replaces Improved Frost Nova.) (Formerly: Reduces the cooldown of your Cone of Cold, Cold Snap, Ice Barrier and Ice Block spells by 10/20%.)
• Ice Shards: Reduced to 3 points from 5. Now increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 33/66/100%.
• Improved Frost Nova: Removed.
• Shatter: Reduced to 3 points from 5. Now increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 17/34/50%. No longer has Improved Frost Nova as prerequisite.
• Winter's Chill reworked. Reduced to 3 ranks and now gives your Frost damage spells a 33/66/100% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect which increases the chance spells will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec (previously only increased spell critical strike chance of Arcane, Fire, and Frost spells). Stacks up to 5 times.

Notes on listed Abilities/Talents: Abilities and Talent description may not match WoWHead tooltips. All information listed here is based on the very latest updates to Blizzard's official talent calculators and patch notes, which are more up-to-date than the in-game builds from which WoWHead draws its data. We are not responsible for discrepancies in WoWHead's database.

New Ranks for All Abilities

	Ability	Rank	Level	School	Description
	Amplify Magic	Rank 07	77	Arcane	Amplifies magic used against the targeted party member, increasing damage taken from spells by up to 240 and healing spells by up to 480. Lasts 10 min. (835 Mana, Instant, 30 yd Range)
	Arcane Barrage	Rank 01	60	Arcane	Launches several missiles at the enemy target, causing 386 to 470 Arcane damage. (Talent: Tier 11) (325 Mana, Instant, 3 sec Cooldown, 30 yd Range)
	Arcane Barrage	Rank 02	70	Arcane	Launches several missiles at the enemy target, causing 709 to 865 Arcane damage. (Talent: Tier 11) (405 Mana, Instant, 3 sec Cooldown, 30 yd Range)
	Arcane Barrage	Rank 03	80	Arcane	Launches several missiles at the enemy target, causing 936 to 1144 Arcane damage. (Talent: Tier 11) (592 Mana, Instant, 3 sec Cooldown, 30 yd Range)
	Arcane Blast	Rank 02	71	Arcane	Blasts the target with energy, dealing 690 to 800 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage is increased by 15% and mana cost is increased by 200%. Effect stacks up to 3 times and lasts 3 sec. (8% Base Mana, 2.5 sec, 30 yd Range)
	Arcane Blast	Rank 03	76	Arcane	Blasts the target with energy, dealing 805 to 935 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage is increased by 15% and mana cost is increased by 200%. Effect stacks up to 3 times and lasts 3 sec. (8% Base Mana, 2.5 sec, 30 yd Range)
	Arcane Blast	Rank 04	80	Arcane	Blasts the target with energy, dealing 912 to 1058 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage is increased by 15% and mana cost is increased by 200%. Effect stacks up to 3 times and lasts 3 sec. (8% Base Mana, 2.5 sec, 30 yd Range)
	Arcane Brilliance	Rank 03	80	Arcane	Infuses all party and raid members with brilliance, increasing their Intellect by 60 for 1 hr. (2700 Mana, Instant, 40 yd Range)
	Arcane Explosion	Rank 09	76	Arcane	Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 481 to 519 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards. (22% of Base Mana, Instant)
	Arcane Explosion	Rank 10	80	Arcane	Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 538 to 582 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards. (22% of Base Mana, Instant)
	Arcane Intellect	Rank 07	80	Arcane	Increases the target's Intellect by 60 for 30 min. (1050 Mana, Instant, 30 yd Range)
	Arcane Missiles	Rank 12	75	Arcane	Launches Arcane Missiles at the enemy, causing 320 Arcane damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. (31% of Base Mana, Channeled, 30 yd Range)
	Arcane Missiles	Rank 13	79	Arcane	Launches Arcane Missiles at the enemy, causing 360 Arcane damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. (31% of Base Mana, Channeled, 30 yd Range)
	Conjure Refreshment	Rank 01	75	Arcane	Conjures 20 Mana Pies providing the mage and <his/her> allies with something to eat. (1100 Mana, 3 sec)
	Conjure Refreshment	Rank 02	79	Arcane	Conjures 20 Mana Strudels providing the mage and <his/her> allies with something to eat. (1245 Mana, 3 sec)
	Conjure Mana Gem	Rank 06	77	Arcane	Conjures a Mana Sapphire with 3 charges that can be used to instantly restore 3330 to 3500 mana. (2375 Mana, 3 sec)
	Dalaran Brilliance	Rank 03	80	Arcane	Infuses all party and raid members with brilliance, increasing their Intellect by 60 for 1 hour. (From Tome of Dalaran Brilliance) (81% of base mana, 30 yd range)
	Dalaran Intellect	Rank 07	80	Arcane	Increases the target's Intellect by 60 for 30 min. (From Tome of Dalaran Intellect) (31% of base mana, 30 yd range)
	Dampen Magic	Rank 07	76	Arcane	Dampens magic used against the targeted party member, decreasing damage taken from spells by up to 240 and healing spells by up to 480. Lasts 10 min. (810 Mana, Instant, 30 yd Range)
	Focus Magic	Rank 01	20	Arcane	Increases the target's chance to critically hit with spells by 3%. When the target critically hits the caster's chance to critically hit with spells is increased by 3% for 10 sec. Cannot be cast on self. (6% of Base Mana, Instant, 30 yd Range)
	Mage Armor	Rank 05	71	Arcane	Increases your resistance to all magic by 21 and allows 30% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting. In addition, the duration of all harmful Magic effects used against you is reduced by 50%. Lasts 30 min. (26% of Base Mana, Instant)
	Mage Armor	Rank 06	79	Arcane	Increases your resistance to all magic by 40 and allows 30% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting. In addition, the duration of all harmful Magic effects used against you is reduced by 50%. Lasts 30 min. (26% of Base Mana, Instant)
	Mana Shield	Rank 08	73	Arcane	Absorbs 1080 damage, draining mana instead. Drains 2 mana per damage absorbed. Lasts 1 min. (190 Mana, Instant)
	Mana Shield	Rank 09	79	Arcane	Absorbs 1330 damage, draining mana instead. Drains 2 mana per damage absorbed. Lasts 1 min. (235 Mana, Instant)
	Mirror Image	Rank 01	80	Arcane	Creates 3 copies of the caster nearby, which cast spells and attack the mage's enemies. Lasts 30 sec. (10% of Base Mana, 3 Minute Cooldown)
	Polymorph: Black Cat	Rank 01	60	Arcane	Transforms the enemy into a harmless black cat, forcing it to pussyfoot around for up to 50 sec. While wandering, the cat cannot attack or cast spells but will regenerate very quickly. Any damage will transform the target back into its normal form. Only one target can be polymorphed at a time. Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters. 2 sec cast time. (7% of base mana, 1.5 sec, 30 yd range)
	Polymorph: Serpent	Rank 01	60	Arcane	Transforms the enemy into a harmless serpent, forcing it to slither around for up to 50 sec. While wandering, the serpent cannot attack or cast spells but will regenerate very quickly. Any damage will transform the target back into its normal form. Only one target can be polymorphed at a time. Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters. (7% of base mana, 1.5 sec, 30 yd range)
	Portal: Dalaran	Rank 01	74	Arcane	Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Dalaran. (18% of Base Mana, Instant, 1 min Cooldown, 10 yd Range, Requires Rune of Portals)
	Teleport: Dalaran	Rank 01	71	Arcane	Acquired through a Quest. (Horde - Alliance) Teleports the caster to Dalaran. (18% of Base Mana, Instant, 1 min Cooldown, 10 yd Range, Requires Rune of Teleportation)
	Blast Wave	Rank 08	75	Fire	A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 882 to 1038 Fire damage, knocking them back and Dazing them for 6 seconds. (795 Mana, 30 sec Cooldown, Instant)
	Blast Wave	Rank 09	80	Fire	A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 1047 to 1233 Fire damage, knocking them back and Dazing them for 6 seconds. (930 Mana, 30 sec Cooldown, Instant)
	Dragon's Breath	Rank 05	75	Fire	Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 935 to 1085 Fire damage and are Disoriented for 5 sec. Any direct damaging attack will revive targets. (900 Mana, 20 sec Cooldown, Instant)
	Dragon's Breath	Rank 06	80	Fire	Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 1101 to 1279 Fire damage and are Disoriented for 5 sec. Any direct damaging attack will revive targets. (1050 Mana, 20 sec Cooldown, Instant)
	Fire Blast	Rank 10	74	Fire	Blasts the enemy for 760 to 900 Fire damage. (575 Mana, 8 sec Cooldown, Instant, 20 yd Range)
	Fire Blast	Rank 11	80	Fire	Blasts the enemy for 925 to 1095 Fire damage. (695 Mana, 8 sec Cooldown, Instant, 20 yd Range)
	Fire Ward	Rank 07	78	Fire	Absorbs 1950 Fire damage. Lasts 30 sec. (520 Mana, 30 sec Cooldown, Instant)
	Fireball	Rank 15	74	Fire	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 783 to 997 Fire damage and an additional 100 Fire damage over 8 sec. (19% of Base Mana, 3.5 sec, 35 yd Range)
	Fireball	Rank 16	78	Fire	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 888 to 1132 Fire damage and an additional 116 Fire damage over 8 sec. (19% of Base Mana, 3.5 sec, 35 yd Range)
	Flamestrike	Rank 08	72	Fire	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 688 to 842 Fire damage and an additional 620 Fire damage over 8 sec. (1565 Mana, 3 sec, 30 yd Range)
	Flamestrike	Rank 09	79	Fire	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 873 to 1067 Fire damage and an additional 780 Fire damage over 8 sec. (1955 Mana, 3 sec, 30 yd Range)
	Frostfire Bolt	Rank 01	75	Fire	Launches a bolt of frostfire at the enemy, causing 629 to 731 Fire damage, slowing movement speed by 40% and causing an additional 60 Fire damage over 9 sec. If the target is more vulnerable to Frost damage, this spell will cause Frost instead of Fire damage. (14% of Base Mana, 3 sec Cast, 40 yd Range)
	Frostfire Bolt	Rank 02	80	Fire	Launches a bolt of frostfire at the enemy, causing 722 to 838 Fire damage, slowing movement speed by 40% and causing an additional 90 Fire damage over 9 sec. If the target is more vulnerable to Frost damage, this spell will cause Frost instead of Fire damage. (14% of Base Mana, 3 sec Cast, 40 yd Range)
	Living Bomb	Rank 01	60	Fire	The target becomes a Living Bomb, taking 612 Fire damage over 12 sec. After 12 sec or when the spell is dispelled, the target explodes dealing 306 Fire damage to all enemies within 10 yards. This spell can only affect one target at a time. (Talent: Tier 11) (22% of Base Mana, Instant, 35 yd Range)
	Living Bomb	Rank 02	70	Fire	The target becomes a Living Bomb, taking 1024 Fire damage over 12 sec. After 12 sec or when the spell is dispelled, the target explodes dealing 512 Fire damage to all enemies within 10 yards. This spell can only affect one target at a time. (Talent: Tier 11) (22% of Base Mana, Instant, 35 yd Range)
	Living Bomb	Rank 03	80	Fire	The target becomes a Living Bomb, taking 1380 Fire damage over 12 sec. After 12 sec or when the spell is dispelled, the target explodes dealing 690 Fire damage to all enemies within 10 yards. This spell can only affect one target at a time. (Talent: Tier 11) (22% of Base Mana, Instant, 35 yd Range)
	Molten Armor	Rank 02	71	Fire	Causes 130 Fire damage when hit, increases your chance to critically hit with spells by 3%, and reduces the chance you are critically hit by 5%. Lasts 30 min. (865 Mana, Instant)
	Molten Armor	Rank 03	79	Fire	Causes 170 Fire damage when hit, increases your chance to critically hit with spells by 3%, and reduces the chance you are critically hit by 5%. Lasts 30 min. (1125 Mana, Instant)
	Pyroblast	Rank 11	73	Fire	Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 1014 to 1286 Fire damage and an additional 384 Fire damage over 12 sec. (600 Mana, 5 sec Cast, 35 yd Range)
	Pyroblast	Rank 12	73	Fire	Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 1190 to 1510 Fire damage and an additional 452 Fire damage over 12 sec. (700 Mana, 5 sec Cast, 35 yd Range)
	Scorch	Rank 10	73	Fire	Scorch the enemy for 321 to 379 Fire damage. (215 Mana, 1.5 sec, 30 yd Range)
	Scorch	Rank 11	78	Fire	Scorch the enemy for 376 to 444 Fire damage. (250 Mana, 1.5 sec, 30 yd Range)
	Blizzard	Rank 08	74	Frost	Ice shards pelt the target area doing 2800 Frost damage over 8 sec. (2125 Mana, Channeled, 30 yd Range)
	Blizzard	Rank 09	80	Frost	Ice shards pelt the target area doing 3408Frost damage over 8 sec. (2570 Mana, Channeled, 30 yd Range)
	Cone of Cold	Rank 07	72	Frost	Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 559 to 611 Frost damage and are slowed by 50% for 8 sec. (840 Mana, Instant, 10 sec Cooldown)
	Cone of Cold	Rank 08	79	Frost	Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 707 to 773 Frost damage and are slowed by 50% for 8 sec. (1045 Mana, Instant, 10 sec Cooldown)
	Deep Freeze	Rank 01	60	Frost	Stuns the target for 5 sec. Only usable on Frozen targets. (Talent: Tier 11) (9% of Base Mana, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown, 30 yd Range)
	Frost Nova	Rank 06	75	Frost	Blasts enemies near the caster for 365 to 415 Frost damage and freezes them in place for up to 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. (255 Mana, Instant, 25 sec Cooldown)
	Frost Ward	Rank 07	79	Frost	Absorbs 1950 Frost damage. (520 Mana, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown)
	Frostbolt	Rank 15	75	Frost	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 702 to 758 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec. (13% of Base Mana, 3 sec, 30 yd Range)
	Frostbolt	Rank 16	79	Frost	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 799 to 861 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec. (13% of Base Mana, 3 sec, 30 yd Range)
	Ice Armor	Rank 06	79	Frost	Increases Armor by 930 and frost resistance by 40. If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 25% for 5 sec. Lasts 30 min. (28% of Base Mana, Instant)
	Ice Barrier	Rank 07	75	Frost	Instantly shields you, absorbing 2800 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted. (725 Mana, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown)
	Ice Barrier	Rank 08	80	Frost	Instantly shields you, absorbing 3300 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted. (850 Mana, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown)
	Ice Lance	Rank 02	72	Frost	Deals 182 to 210 Frost damage to an enemy target. Causes triple damage against Frozen targets. (165 Mana, Instant, 30 yd Range)
	Ice Lance	Rank 03	78	Frost	Deals 221 to 255 Frost damage to an enemy target. Causes triple damage against Frozen targets. (180 Mana, Instant, 30 yd Range)

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Class Quests

Attunement to Dalaran

• Alliance: This quest is given by Image of Archmage Modera at Stars' Rest, located in western Dragonblight.
• Horde: This quest is given by Image of Archmage Aethas Sunreaver at Agmar's Hammer, located in western Dragonblight.
• Both will give you an attunement crystal that you must use under the surge needle of Moonrest Gardens not far southwest of the quest giver. The quest giver will teach you the spell Teleport: Dalaran upon returning with the crystal.
• This quest can be accepted at level 71, and rewards you with 20500 experience.

Quest Description

"Hello, mage. by now you must be wondering where Dalaran is and how to get there. I can help you with this if you can survive a simple test. Before I teach you how to teleport to our great city, you must attune yourself to the ley lines of Northrend. Otherwise, you will destroy yourself in the process! Take this attunement crystal and use it in the pit under the surge needle at the Moonrest Gardens to the southwest. Then you will be ready to learn what I have to teach."

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Frostfire Bolt / Arcane Barrage

51 Point Talents

Arcane Barrage

Deep Freeze

Living Bomb

Magi are wizards of immense knowledge and skill. Their obvious physical frailty is deceptive, for they can call upon the cosmic energies of the Twisting Nether. Rarely do Magi engage in physical combat. Instead, they prefer to attack from a distance, hurling powerful bolts of frost and flame at their enemies.

The very first mages were night elves who used the immense power from the well of eternity to create wonderous spells ten thousand years ago. The well of eternity was full and well back then so the power they could draw from it is much more than what is used by current mages. These night elven mages were known as the highborne and many of them lived in Azshara's (the queen of the night elves) castle overlooking the well of eternity.

Eventually a group of the highborne lead by one in particular named Xavius made the first contact in Azeroth's history with the Burning Legion. They slowly started summoning agents of the Legion through the minor portal they had created. Sargaeras, the leader of the Burning Legion could not enter through such a meager portal and ordered his agents and the Highborne to make a portal out of the well of eternity itself.

The Legion and the Highborne nearly had the portal complete but the combined efforts of the other night elves, the bronze and red dragonflights, and heroes known as Illidan and Malfurion Stormrage, Tyrande whisperwind, Krasus/korialstrasz, Broxigar and Rhonin the portal ultimately failed.

The fluxes of power caused the Well of Eternitys shores to expand rapidly consuming anything in it's path. This event would later be called "The Sundering". The shores eventually did stop expanding but never receded making the seas and continents we know today as well as what we call "The Maelstrom" inbetween the two continents. This also greatly reduced the powre of the well of eternity and so the level of power the mages could use in their spells was reduced substantially.

The Highborne, being shunned from their Night Elven bretheren fled to the Eastern Kingdoms and started their own society, losing affiliations with the night and becoming High Elves. While the Night Elves switched over to the newfound power of druidic magic and the allready existing priest magic of their goddess Elune.

The High Elves created their own fountain of power for their magic, the Sunwell and became very adept magi. Eventually they were approached by the Alliance and asked to teach magic to the other races. They eventually accepted and the humans grasped and learned magic astonishingly quickly and together they and built the magical city of Dalaran where wizards for many years to come would go and study and hone their skills for years to come until its destruction (for more on dalaran visit the dalaran lore page )

Now many races have the ability to train themselves to become a mage and weild mastery over fire, ice and arcane. With the entire scourge army and the Lich King himself ready to strike at the horde and the alliance, these brave souls must lend their immense magical knowledge and powerful spells to the battle as they will be needed more than ever.