Mage

Talent trees

The three trees hold 53 talents; 6 are new and 38 changed compared with Classic Era. The first talent point comes at level 10, 51 in total by level 60. The complete tree with every rank is in the talent calculator.

• Arcane18 talents · 3 new · 13 changed
• Fire17 talents · 1 new · 11 changed
• Frost18 talents · 2 new · 14 changed

Tier ratings

As of November 1, 2026. The tiers consolidate several tier lists and a level-60 simulation; details, sources and reasoning on the rankings page.

Beta/PTR state before the 4 November 2026 launch. The sources rely on the level-30 beta, talent analysis and simulations – there are no raid logs yet. Ratings will change after launch.

Playable races

6 races can play Mage: 3 on the Alliance, 3 on the Horde.

• ●Human
• ●Gnome
• ●High Order SkyborneNew combination
• ●OrcNew combination
• ●Undead
• ●Troll

New in Forever

• Now trainable: Arcane Focus (level 1)
• Now trainable: Magic Attunement (level 1)
• Now trainable: Piercing Ice (level 1)
• New ability: Frost Blast (level 24)
• New ability: Ice Lance (level 28)
• New ability: Arcane Blast (level 30)
• New ability: Arcane Wrath (level 36)
• New ability: Frostfire Bolt (level 40)
• New ability: Teleport: Dalaran (level 50)
• Reworked talent trees: 6 new and 38 changed talents compared with Classic Era
• New race options: High Order Skyborne, Orc

New and now trainable abilities

9 abilities are new at the class trainer or trainable without a talent for the first time. Numbers are for the lowest rank.

• Arcane FocusLevel 1Now trainableImproves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 2%.
• Magic AttunementLevel 1Now trainableIncreases the effect of your Amplify Magic and Dampen Magic spells by 50%.
• Piercing IceLevel 1Now trainableIncreases the damage done by your Frost spells by 2%.
• Frost BlastLevel 24NewQuickly launch a weak blast of frost at the enemy, causing 28 to 31 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
• Ice LanceLevel 28NewDeals 35 to 41 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.
• Arcane BlastLevel 30NewBlasts the target with energy, dealing 79 to 90 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.
• Arcane WrathLevel 36NewLaunches a projectile of pure Arcane energy at the enemy target, causing 194 to 231 Arcane damage. This spell gains additional Spell Damage equal to 5% of your maximum Mana.
• Frostfire BoltLevel 40NewLaunches a bolt of frostfire at the enemy, causing 103 to 118 Frostfire damage, slowing movement speed by 40% and causing an additional 27 Frostfire damage over 9 sec. This spell will be checked against the lower of the target's Frost and Fire resists and counts as both Frost and Fire damage.
• Teleport: DalaranLevel 50NewTeleports the caster to Dalaran.

Raid buffs and debuffs

What Mage contributes in dungeons and raids. Whether your roster covers everything is checked by the raid setup planner.

• Arcane BrillianceBuff+31 Intellect, 1 hour
• Improved ScorchDebuff+3% Fire damage per stack from the Mage only, up to 5 stacks
• Winter's ChillDebuffBoosts the Mage's own next Cone of Cold

Removes: curses

Legacy challenges

With Mage you can complete these challenges of the Legacy system (1 point each): Mage: level 25, Mage: level 45, Mage: level 60. More in the Legacy guide.

Further reading

• Open class guideClass guide: specs, changes, tier lists and builds with sources
• Open talent calculatorTalent calculator: plan the tree and share it as a link
• Open rankingsRankings: ratings in PvE, PvP and dungeons
• Raid buffs and debuffsRaid setup planner: check the buffs and debuffs of your roster
• InstancesRaid planner: find a group for dungeons and raids