Mage
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New and changed talents
Compared with the source Classic data. Changes can affect effects, rank counts or positions; this is not a claim about final balance. Open a talent name to read the available description.
Wand Specialization · ArcaneMoved
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 2, column 1
- Ranks
- 2
Beta
Rank 1
Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 1, column 1
- Ranks
- 2
Arcane Focus · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 2%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 1, column 2
- Ranks
- 5
Beta
Rank 1
Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 1%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 1, column 2
- Ranks
- 5
Improved Channeling · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 1, column 3
- Ranks
- 5
Beta
Rank 1
Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 14% chance while casting Arcane Blast.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 1, column 3
- Ranks
- 5
Arcane Subtlety · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 5 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 20%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 1, column 1
- Ranks
- 2
Beta
Rank 1
Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 8 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 15%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 2, column 1
- Ranks
- 2
Magic Absorption · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Increases all resistances by 2 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 1% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 2, column 2
- Ranks
- 5
Beta
Rank 1
Increases all your resistances by 5 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 1% of your total mana. Cannot trigger more often than 1 time per sec.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 2, column 2
- Ranks
- 2
Arcane Resilience · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Increases your armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 3, column 3
- Ranks
- 1
Beta
Rank 1
Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 25% of your Intellect.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 2, column 4
- Ranks
- 2
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Arcane Geometry · ArcaneNew
Classic
No counterpart in the source Classic data.
Beta
Rank 1
Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 3 yards.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 3, column 1
- Ranks
- 2
Arcane Impact · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion spell by an additional 2%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 3, column 2
- Ranks
- 3
Beta
Rank 1
Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 2%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 3, column 2
- Ranks
- 3
Arcane Blast · ArcaneNew
Classic
No counterpart in the source Classic data.
Beta
Rank 1
Blasts the target with energy, dealing 57 to 65 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.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 3, column 4
- Ranks
- 1
Arcane Shielding · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Decreases the mana lost per point of damage taken when Mana Shield is active by 10%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 4, column 1
- Ranks
- 2
Beta
Rank 1
Decreases the Mana lost per point of damage taken when your Mana Shield spell is active by 17% and increases the resistances granted by your Mage Armor spell by 25%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 4, column 1
- Ranks
- 2
Improved Counterspell · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Gives your Counterspell a 50% chance to silence the target for 4 sec.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 4, column 2
- Ranks
- 2
Beta
Rank 1
Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 2 sec.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 4, column 2
- Ranks
- 2
Arcane Meditation · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Allows 5% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 4, column 4
- Ranks
- 3
Beta
Rank 1
Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 4, column 3
- Ranks
- 3
Missile Barrage · ArcaneNew
Classic
No counterpart in the source Classic data.
Beta
Rank 1
Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 40% chance, and your Fireball, Frostbolt, and Frostfire Bolt spells a 20% chance to reduce the channeled duration of your next Arcane Missiles spell by 50%, reduce the Mana cost by 100%, and missiles fire every 0.5 sec.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 4, column 4
- Ranks
- 1
Arcane Mind · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Increases your maximum Mana by 2%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 5, column 3
- Ranks
- 5
Beta
Rank 1
Increases your Intellect by 2% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 20%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 5, column 3
- Ranks
- 5
Arcane Instability · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Increases your spell damage and critical strike chance by 1%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 6, column 2
- Ranks
- 3
Beta
Rank 1
Increases the damage done by your spells by 1% and your critical strike chance by 1%.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 6, column 3
- Ranks
- 3
Arcane Power · ArcaneChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
When activated, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast. This effect lasts 15 sec.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 7, column 2
- Ranks
- 1
Beta
Rank 1
For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.
- Talent tree
- Arcane
- Position
- Row 7, column 2
- Ranks
- 1
Wake of Fire · FireChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 0.5 sec.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 2, column 3
- Ranks
- 3
Beta
Rank 1
Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1 sec. Killing a non-trivial target increases the critical strike chance of your next Fire Blast cast within 30 sec by 25%.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 1, column 1
- Ranks
- 2
Incineration · FireChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 2%.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 3, column 1
- Ranks
- 2
Beta
Rank 1
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 1, column 2
- Ranks
- 3
Improved Fireball · FireChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.1 sec.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 1, column 2
- Ranks
- 5
Beta
Rank 1
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.1 sec.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 1, column 3
- Ranks
- 5
Impact · FireChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Gives your Fire spells a 2% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 1, column 3
- Ranks
- 5
Beta
Rank 1
Gives your Fire spells a 3% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 2, column 3
- Ranks
- 3
Burning Soul · FireChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Gives your Fire spells a 35% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 15%.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 3, column 4
- Ranks
- 2
Beta
Rank 1
Gives your Fire spells a 23% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 10%.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 3, column 1
- Ranks
- 3
Pyroblast · FireChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 148 to 195 Fire damage and an additional 56 Fire damage over 12 sec.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 3, column 3
- Ranks
- 1
Beta
Rank 1
Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 101 to 131 Fire damage and an additional 44 Fire damage over 12 sec.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 3, column 3
- Ranks
- 1
Improved Scorch · FireChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Your Scorch spells have a 33% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases the Fire damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 4, column 1
- Ranks
- 3
Beta
Rank 1
Your Scorch spell has a 33% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases all Fire damage you deal to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 4, column 1
- Ranks
- 3
Hot Streak · FireNew
Classic
No counterpart in the source Classic data.
Beta
Rank 1
Your non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast, and Scorch grant Hot Streak for 20 sec. Hot Streak reduces the cast time of Pyroblast by 25%, stacking up to 3 times.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 4, column 3
- Ranks
- 1
Master of Elements · FireChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Your Fire and Frost spell criticals will refund 10% of their base mana cost.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 4, column 4
- Ranks
- 3
Beta
Rank 1
Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 10% of their base mana cost.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 4, column 4
- Ranks
- 3
Blast Wave · FireChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 160 to 192 Fire damage, and dazing them for 6 sec.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 5, column 3
- Ranks
- 1
Beta
Rank 1
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.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 5, column 3
- Ranks
- 1
Combustion · FireChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
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 critical strikes with Fire spells.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 7, column 2
- Ranks
- 1
Beta
Rank 1
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 4 non-periodic critical strikes with Fire spells.
- Talent tree
- Fire
- Position
- Row 7, column 2
- Ranks
- 1
Frost Warding · FrostChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Increases the armor and resistances given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 15%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 10% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 1, column 1
- Ranks
- 2
Beta
Rank 1
Increases the Armor and resistance given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 15%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 10% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 1, column 1
- Ranks
- 2
Elemental Precision · FrostChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Frost and Fire spells by 2%.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 1, column 3
- Ranks
- 3
Beta
Rank 1
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 1%.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 1, column 3
- Ranks
- 5
Permafrost · FrostChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 1 sec and reduces the target's speed by an additional 4%.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 2, column 4
- Ranks
- 3
Beta
Rank 1
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 11% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 3%.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 2, column 2
- Ranks
- 3
Frost Channeling · FrostMoved
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 4, column 2
- Ranks
- 3
Beta
Rank 1
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 3, column 2
- Ranks
- 3
Ice Lance · FrostNew
Classic
No counterpart in the source Classic data.
Beta
Rank 1
Deals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 3, column 3
- Ranks
- 1
Improved Blizzard · FrostChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 30%. Lasts 1.50 sec.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 3, column 4
- Ranks
- 3
Beta
Rank 1
Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 15% for 1.5 sec.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 3, column 4
- Ranks
- 3
Ice Block · FrostMoved
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
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.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 5, column 2
- Ranks
- 1
Beta
Rank 1
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.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 4, column 2
- Ranks
- 1
Shatter · FrostChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 10%.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 4, column 3
- Ranks
- 5
Beta
Rank 1
Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 4, column 4
- Ranks
- 3
Improved Cone of Cold · FrostChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 15%.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 5, column 3
- Ranks
- 3
Beta
Rank 1
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 12%.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 5, column 1
- Ranks
- 3
Cold Snap · FrostChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown on all of your Frost spells.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 3, column 2
- Ranks
- 1
Beta
Rank 1
Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 5, column 2
- Ranks
- 1
Fingers of Frost · FrostNew
Classic
No counterpart in the source Classic data.
Beta
Rank 1
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 1 spell cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 5, column 3
- Ranks
- 2
Winter's Chill · FrostChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Gives your Frost damage spells a 20% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance a Frost spell will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 6, column 3
- Ranks
- 5
Beta
Rank 1
Gives your Frost damage spells a 20% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance your Ice Lance and Frostbolt spells will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 1 times.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 6, column 3
- Ranks
- 5
Ice Barrier · FrostChanged
Classic
Source description · rank not specified
Instantly shields you, absorbing 455 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 7, column 2
- Ranks
- 1
Beta
Rank 1
Instantly shields you, absorbing 447 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Position
- Row 7, column 2
- Ranks
- 1