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Mage

Scholars of the arcane who bend fire and frost from afar.

RolesRanged
ArmorClothCloth
Mana
Complexity
AllianceHumanAllianceGnomeAllianceSkyborneHordeOrcHordeUndeadHordeTroll
+Food, water, teleports, and portals for the group
+Polymorph and Frost Nova for control
−Damage only
−Cloth and low health

Choose this if you want a pure caster with tons of utility.

Arcane Mage

Stack Arcane Blast to empower your spells and make the most of Missile Barrage.

New Arcane Mage talents in Forever

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Example rotation · Blast and Barrage
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Arcane PowerInstant

Arcane Power: Open your burst window.

Gameplay from Blizzard's official video (2:48–3:28), muted

Mage talent calculator

Example build · Arcane
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Arcane Power, Missile Barrage, and Arcane Mind. In Frost: down to Ice Block, for survival.

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Click to learn, right-click to unlearn.Tap to see the talent; tap again or use + and − to change it. Data: Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0).

Mage spellbook

60 abilities · 197 ranks · 11 from talents

Arcane

39 abilities, 91 ranks · small numbers: level each rank is learned at

  1. Amplify Magic18304254
  2. TALENTArcane Blast2030405060NEW
  3. Arcane Brilliance56REWORKED
  4. Arcane Explosion142230384654
  5. Arcane Intellect114284256REWORKED
  6. Arcane Missiles816243240485656
  7. TALENTArcane Power40REWORKED
  8. TALENTArcane Wrath25364860NEW
  9. Blink20REWORKED
  10. Conjure Food6122232425260
  11. Conjure Mana Agate28
  12. Conjure Mana Citrine48
Arcane · 1 of 4
All 55 Mage talents

Arcane

  1. Wand Specialization (2 ranks)
  2. Arcane Focus (5 ranks)
  3. Improved Channeling (5 ranks)
  4. Missile Barrage (2 ranks) NEW
  5. Arcane Subtlety (2 ranks)
  6. Magic Absorption (2 ranks)
  7. Arcane Concentration (5 ranks)
  8. Arcane Resilience (2 ranks)
  9. Arcane Geometry (2 ranks) NEW
  10. Arcane Impact (3 ranks)
  11. Arcane Blast (1 rank) NEW
  12. Arcane Shielding (2 ranks)
  13. Improved Counterspell (2 ranks)
  14. Arcane Meditation (3 ranks)
  15. Arcane Wrath (1 rank) NEW
  16. Presence of Mind (1 rank)
  17. Arcane Mind (5 ranks)
  18. Arcane Instability (3 ranks)
  19. Arcane Power (1 rank)

Fire

  1. Improved Fire Blast (2 ranks)
  2. Incineration (3 ranks)
  3. Improved Fireball (5 ranks)
  4. Ignite (5 ranks)
  5. Flame Throwing (2 ranks)
  6. Impact (3 ranks)
  7. Burning Soul (3 ranks)
  8. Improved Flamestrike (3 ranks)
  9. Pyroblast (1 rank)
  10. Improved Scorch (3 ranks)
  11. Improved Fire Ward (2 ranks)
  12. Heating Up (1 rank) NEW
  13. Master of Elements (3 ranks)
  14. Critical Mass (5 ranks)
  15. Blast Wave (1 rank)
  16. Fire Power (3 ranks)
  17. Combustion (1 rank)

Frost

  1. Frost Warding (2 ranks)
  2. Improved Frostbolt (5 ranks)
  3. Elemental Precision (5 ranks)
  4. Ice Shards (5 ranks)
  5. Permafrost (3 ranks)
  6. Improved Frost Nova (2 ranks)
  7. Frostbite (3 ranks)
  8. Piercing Ice (3 ranks)
  9. Frost Channeling (3 ranks)
  10. Ice Lance (1 rank) NEW
  11. Improved Blizzard (3 ranks)
  12. Arctic Reach (2 ranks)
  13. Ice Block (1 rank)
  14. Shatter (3 ranks)
  15. Improved Cone of Cold (3 ranks)
  16. Cold Snap (1 rank)
  17. Fingers of Frost (2 ranks) NEW
  18. Winter's Chill (5 ranks)
  19. Ice Barrier (1 rank)

Data: Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0), beta data from 10/16/2026.

Best professions for Mage

Our picks · hover the icons to see what changed in Forever
Best pick
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Tailoring + Enchanting

Spell Power embroidery and rings, plus staves you craft yourself.

Alternative
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Engineering + Mining

PvP gadgets and +5% health for a fragile caster.

Must-have secondary
Fishing

You already conjure food and water; Fishing gives +8% stats at camp.