WoW Forever Mage Abilities
Active talent abilities from the November 3 beta snapshot.
Arcane Blast
Blasts the target with energy, dealing 34 to 38 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, you gain 12% of your Intellect as Spell Damage and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 100%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 18 sec from time of initial application.
15% of base mana | 30 yd range | 1.5 sec cast
Arcane · Row 3. All ranks and prerequisites
Arcane Wrath
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.
140 Mana | 30 yd range | 3.5 sec cast | 6 sec cooldown
Arcane · Row 4 · Requires Arcane Blast. All ranks and prerequisites
Presence of Mind
When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.
Instant | 3 min cooldown
Arcane · Row 5. All ranks and prerequisites
Arcane Power
For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.
Instant | 3 min cooldown
Arcane · Row 7 · Requires Presence of Mind. All ranks and prerequisites
Pyroblast
Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 101 to 131 Fire damage and an additional 44 Fire damage over 12 sec.
125 Mana | 35 yd range | 6 sec cast
Fire · Row 3. All ranks and prerequisites
Blast Wave
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.
215 Mana | Instant | 45 sec cooldown
Fire · Row 5. All ranks and prerequisites
Combustion
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.
Instant | 3 min cooldown
Fire · Row 7 · Requires Critical Mass. All ranks and prerequisites
Ice Lance
Deals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.
45 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant | 8 sec cooldown
Frost · Row 3. All ranks and prerequisites
Ice Block
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.
15 Mana | Instant | 5 min cooldown
Frost · Row 4. All ranks and prerequisites
Cold Snap
Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.
Instant | 10 min cooldown
Frost · Row 5. All ranks and prerequisites
Ice Barrier
Shield yourself, absorbing 493 damage and increasing your Frost damage by 15% for 1 min. While shielded, your Frost damage is increased by an additional 5% and you do not lose casting time when you take damage.
305 Mana | Instant | 30 sec cooldown
Frost · Row 7 · Requires Cold Snap. All ranks and prerequisites
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Sources and version
Announced systems: Blizzard’s Forever Deep Dive. Base data and racials: Talents Forever, November 2 export under CC BY 4.0. Talent trees additionally incorporate the official launch notes, cross-checked with ForeverChanges on November 3. See coverage and remaining numeric uncertainties.