Arcane Mage
DPS Arcane Blast turns a support tree into a damage spec.
Best in slot
Head Pristine Circlet Tailoring · Crafted 9
- 2 Lakeshire Firefighter's Headband Source not listed
- 3 Shadow Goggles Engineering · Crafted
- 4 Green Tinted Goggles Engineering · Crafted
- 5 Flying Tiger Goggles Engineering · Crafted
- 6 Silky Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Flame Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Shadow Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 9 Pearly Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Shining Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
Neck Mark of the Pack Leader Source not listed 9
- 2 Sorcerer Collar Rethilgore · Shadowfang Keep
- 3 Scholarly Pendant Source not listed
- 4 Tarnished Locket Source not listed
- 5 Replica Crescent Necklace Source not listed
- 6 Snake Eye Kaleidoscope Lady Anacondra · Wailing Caverns
- 7 Roadwatcher's Confidence Source not listed
- 8 Ephemeral Choker Faldrim Anvilmar · Hall of Thanes
- 9 Erudite's Amulet Source not listed
- 10 Scout's Medallion Kelm Hargunth · Vendor
Shoulder Magician's Mantle World drop 9
- 2 Chestnut Mantle Allegiance to the Old Gods · Quest (Horde)
- 3 Rose Mantle Morganth · Quest (Alliance)
- 4 Reinforced Woolen Shoulders Tailoring · Crafted
- 5 Ghostly Mantle Deathstalkers in Shadowfang · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Double-Stitched Woolen Shoulders Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Silk Mantle of Gamn Uncovering the Past · Quest (Alliance)
- 8 Desert Shoulders Grimtotem Spying · Quest (Horde)
- 9 Ethereal Mantle Source not listed
- 10 Talbar Mantle In Nightmares · Quest (Horde)
Back Windsong Drape Free at Last · Quest (Horde) 9
- 2 Prelacy Cape Researching the Corruption · Quest
- 3 Heavy Woolen Cloak Tailoring · Crafted
- 4 Battle Healer's Cloak Kelm Hargunth · Vendor
- 5 Caretaker's Cape Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 6 Pearl-clasped Cloak Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Feyscale Cloak Deviate Faerie Dragon · Wailing Caverns
- 8 Black Whelp Cloak Leatherworking · Crafted
- 9 Soft Willow Cape Je'neu of the Earthen Ring · Quest (Horde)
- 10 Mystic Shawl Pyrewood Ambush · Quest (Horde)
Chest Dro'zem's Tunic Source not listed 9
- 2 Leftover Abomination Skin The Baron · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 3 High Robe of the Adjudicator Assault on Fenris Isle · Quest (Horde)
- 4 Filigreed Pristine Gown Tailoring · Crafted
- 5 Gray Woolen Robe Tailoring · Crafted
- 6 Robe of the Moccasin Lord Cobrahn · Wailing Caverns
- 7 Corsair's Overshirt Edwin VanCleef · The Deadmines
- 8 Green Woolen Vest Tailoring · Crafted
- 9 Green Woolen Robe Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Robes of the Disgraced Thane Durgen Dirgehammer · Hall of Thanes
Shirt Empty No stats, wear what you like
Tabard Empty No stats, reputation and guild only
Wrist Aetherwisp Bracers Faldrim Anvilmar · Hall of Thanes 9
- 2 Tabitha's Cuffs Source not listed
- 3 Mindthrust Bracers Trash drop · Shadowfang Keep
- 4 Featherbead Bracers Returning the Lost Satchel · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Owlbeard Bracers Earthen Arise · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Harpy Bangles Source not listed
- 7 Bright Bracers World drop
- 8 Crystalline Cuffs Taragaman the Hungerer · Ragefire Chasm
- 9 Repurposed Hair Band Source not listed
- 10 Bound Bracers Source not listed
Hands Jutebraid Gloves Horde Presence · Quest (Horde) 9
- 2 Serpent Gloves Lord Serpentis · Wailing Caverns
- 3 Gnoll Casting Gloves Mosshide Mistweaver · Wetlands
- 4 Tattered Mittens Source not listed
- 5 Pristine Gloves Tailoring · Crafted
- 6 Blight Gloves Source not listed
- 7 Apothecary Gloves Dig Rat Stew · Quest
- 8 Magefist Gloves World drop
- 9 Tomb Robber's Gloves Source not listed
- 10 Heavy Woolen Gloves Tailoring · Crafted
Waist Warsong Sash Warsong Supplies · Quest (Horde) 9
- 2 Pristine Sash Tailoring · Crafted
- 3 Novice Arcanist's Sash Tailoring · Crafted
- 4 Novice Ardent's Sash Tailoring · Crafted
- 5 Keller's Girdle World drop
- 6 Tarantula Silk Sash Chatter · Redridge Mountains
- 7 Tuskwrap Belt Bjork · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 8 Sanguine Belt World drop
- 9 Jewel-encrusted Sash Dalaran Spellscribe · Silverpine Forest
- 10 Wise Man's Belt Source not listed
Legs Filigreed Pristine Leggings Tailoring · Crafted 9
- 2 Colorful Kilt Tailoring · Crafted
- 3 Ogre Loincloth Rhahk'Zor · The Deadmines
- 4 Wispcloth Leggings The Abandoned · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 5 Rumpled Kilt Ratchet - Friendly · Reputation
- 6 Darkweave Breeches World drop
- 7 Heavy Woolen Pants Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Embroidered Leggings Source not listed
- 9 Filigreed Silky Leggings Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Filigreed Flame Leggings Tailoring · Crafted
Feet Spidersilk Boots Tailoring · Crafted 9
- 2 Nimbus Boots Twilight Falls · Quest (Alliance)
- 3 Red Woolen Boots Tailoring · Crafted
- 4 Feather Padded Treads Source not listed
- 5 Pristine Boots Tailoring · Crafted
- 6 Firewalker Boots Elixir of Pain · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Woolen Boots Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Frostbane Treads Rath'mael · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 9 Incinerator's Boots Source not listed
- 10 Lightheel Boots Protect Kanati Greycloud · Quest (Horde)
Finger 1 Minor Channeling Ring WANTED: Chok'sul · Quest (Alliance) 9
- 2 Advisor's Ring Kelm Hargunth · Vendor
- 3 Lorekeeper's Ring Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 4 Sludge-Stained Band Source not listed
- 5 Lavishly Jeweled Ring Gilnid · The Deadmines
- 6 Sacred Band The Den · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Black Pearl Ring Lady Vespira · Darkshore
- 8 Loop of Sacrifice Source not listed
- 9 Totemic Clan Ring Revenge of Gann · Quest (Horde)
- 10 Skull Ring Souvenirs of Death · Quest (Horde)
Finger 2 Advisor's Ring Kelm Hargunth · Vendor 9
- 1 Minor Channeling Ring WANTED: Chok'sul · Quest (Alliance)
- 3 Lorekeeper's Ring Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 4 Sludge-Stained Band Source not listed
- 5 Lavishly Jeweled Ring Gilnid · The Deadmines
- 6 Sacred Band The Den · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Black Pearl Ring Lady Vespira · Darkshore
- 8 Loop of Sacrifice Source not listed
- 9 Totemic Clan Ring Revenge of Gann · Quest (Horde)
- 10 Skull Ring Souvenirs of Death · Quest (Horde)
Trinket 1 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted 9
- 2 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted
- 3 Rune of Duty Source not listed
- 4 Rune of Perfection Source not listed
- 5 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 6 Crystal of Zin-Malor Source not listed
- 7 Greater Insignia of the Alliance Source not listed
- 8 Greater Insignia of the Horde Source not listed
- 9 Insignia of the Alliance Rank 6 · PvP Rank
- 10 Insignia of the Horde Rank 6 · PvP Rank
Trinket 2 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted 9
- 1 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted
- 3 Rune of Duty Source not listed
- 4 Rune of Perfection Source not listed
- 5 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 6 Crystal of Zin-Malor Source not listed
- 7 Greater Insignia of the Alliance Source not listed
- 8 Greater Insignia of the Horde Source not listed
- 9 Insignia of the Alliance Rank 6 · PvP Rank
- 10 Insignia of the Horde Rank 6 · PvP Rank
Main Hand Gnarled Necromancer's Staff Ruins of Lordaeron Quest · Quest Reward 9
- 2 Staff of the Blessed Seer Trash drop · Blackfathom Deeps
- 3 Evocator's Blade Trash drop · Blackfathom Deeps
- 4 Coldspire Staff Rath'mael · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 5 Crescent Staff Leaders of the Fang · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Emberstone Staff Captain Greenskin · The Deadmines
- 7 Golemheart Stave Plunder · Hall of Thanes
- 8 Buzzer Blade Sneed's Shredder · The Deadmines
- 9 Staff of Orgrimmar Hidden Enemies · Quest
- 10 Fang of Magmatus Magmatus · Hall of Thanes
Off Hand Dwarven Tome Halls of Thane Quest · Quest Reward 9
- 2 Defective Samophlange Ratchet - Honored · Reputation
- 3 Skum's Bucket Skum · Wailing Caverns
- 4 Mathystra Channeling Orb Source not listed
- 5 Expended Apothecary Vial Source not listed
- 6 Bouquet of Auberdine Flowers Source not listed
- 7 Tear of Grief For Love Eternal · Quest
- 8 Seer's Fine Stein World drop
- 9 Spellbinder Orb World drop
- 10 Onu's Patience Source not listed
Ranged Sizzle Stick Deviate Eradication · Quest 9
- 2 Spellcrafter Wand Retrieval for Mauren · Quest
- 3 Sable Wand Underground Assault · Quest (Alliance)
- 4 Cookie's Stirring Rod Cookie · The Deadmines
- 5 Branding Rod Isha Awak · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Charred Wand Dangerous! · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Moonbeam Wand Answered Questions · Quest (Alliance)
- 8 Excavation Rod Ormer's Revenge · Quest
- 9 Torchlight Wand The Coastal Menace · Quest
- 10 Greater Magic Wand Enchanting · Crafted
Where the list sends you
- 5 Crafted of 37 on the list
- 3 Quest (Horde) of 23 on the list
- 2 Quest Reward of 2 on the list
- 1 World drop of 8 on the list
- 1 Quest of 8 on the list
- 1 Vendor of 7 on the list
- 1 Quest (Alliance) of 7 on the list
- 1 Hall of Thanes of 5 on the list · 4 quests
Alternatives only: The Deadmines, Wailing Caverns, Ruins of Lordaeron, PvP Rank, Shadowfang Keep, Reputation, Darkshore, Blackfathom Deeps, Ragefire Chasm, Wetlands, Redridge Mountains, Silverpine Forest.
Talents
51 points, all of them spent by level 60.
Arcane
35
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3/3 
1/1 
Fire
11
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3/3 
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0/3 
0/3 
0/3 
1/1 
0/3 
0/2 
0/1 
0/3 
0/3 
0/1 
0/5 
0/1 
Frost
5
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5/5 
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0/1 21 points, which is everything the beta's level 30 cap allows.
Arcane
21 0/2 5/5 0/5 0/2 0/2 5/5 0/2 2/2 3/3 1/1 0/2 0/2 3/3 1/1 1/1 0/5 0/3 0/1 Fire
0 0/2 0/3 0/5 0/5 0/2 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/1 0/3 0/2 0/1 0/3 0/3 0/1 0/5 0/1 Frost
0 0/2 0/5 0/5 0/5 0/3 0/2 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/1 0/3 0/2 0/1 0/3 0/3 0/1 0/2 0/5 0/1 Rotation
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- Use Mage Armor or
Molten Armor . Increases your resistance to all magic by 5 and allows 50% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min. - Cast Arcane Power with any on-use effects. For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.
- Cast Arcane Missiles with Missile Barrage procs or 4 stacks of Arcane Blast . Launches Arcane Missiles at the enemy, causing 25 Arcane damage each second for 3 sec.
- Cast Presence of Mind and Pyroblast with 4 stacks of Arcane Blast . When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.
- Cast Arcane Blast . Blasts the target with energy, dealing 131 to 152 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast.
- Cast Fire Blast or Arcane Explosion while moving. Blasts the enemy for 27 to 35 Fire damage.
- Use Mage Armor or Molten Armor . Increases your resistance to all magic by 5 and allows 50% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.
- Cast Arcane Missiles with Missile Barrage procs. Launches Arcane Missiles at the enemy, causing 25 Arcane damage each second for 3 sec.
- Cast Arcane Blast . Blasts the target with energy, dealing 131 to 152 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast.
Races
Ranked by how many of a race's racials touch what this spec does, read out of the game's own wording and out of the weapon its gear list aims for. Those are lit; the number on the right is the count. It is a measure, not a verdict: nothing in the beta has been parsed yet, so anything stronger would be a guess.
Alliance
- 1 Skyborne Elemental Insight Read Ley Line Walk on Air Wind Blessed 2
- 2 Gnome Eureka! Engineering Specialization Escape Artist Expansive Mind 0
- 3 Human Will to Survive Sword Specialization Perception The Human Spirit 0
Horde
- 1 Orc Shatter Curse Axe Specialization Blood Fury Hardiness 1
- 2 Troll Rapid Regeneration Berserking Regeneration Beast Slaying 1
- 3 Undead Touch of the Grave Cannibalize Will of the Forsaken Underwater Breathing 0
What Forever changed
6 new, 24 rewritten, 1 no longer taught, across the whole class. Every ability, rank by rank.
In the Arcane tree
- Arcane BlastA stacking nuke that makes Arcane viable as a damage spec instead of a place to park points for utility.
- Missile BarrageArcane Missiles can proc as an instant, smoothing a rotation that was otherwise all hard casts.
Elsewhere in Mage
- Hot StreakConsecutive fire crits make your next Pyroblast instant, which gives Fire a payoff for stacking crit.
- Fingers of Frost and Ice LanceFrost gets a burst window: guaranteed shatter procs plus a finisher to use in them.
- Fire DoTs can critLiving Bomb and Ignite scale differently once ticks can crit.
New abilities
- Ice LanceDeals 34 to 41 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.
- Frostfire BoltLaunches a bolt of frostfire at the enemy, causing 102 to 119 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.
- Arcane BlastBlasts the target with energy, dealing 131 to 152 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast.
- Teleport: DalaranTeleports the caster to Dalaran.
- Comprehend ScrollDecipher an untranslated scroll.
- StudyPerform spell research, resulting in a bundle of scrolls. Requires a suitable library.
