Wand Specialization
Row 1 · 2 ranks · moved
1/2
Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.
2/2
Increases your damage with Wands by 25%.
Classic: Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.
WoW Forever Mage Talent Reference
Every recorded Forever rank, prerequisite and Classic comparison. Snapshot 2026-09-16.
Forever Mage needs deliberate proc interpretation. Arcane Blast builds a resource tradeoff, Hot Streak accumulates cast-time reduction, and Fingers of Frost grants a limited number of frozen-target opportunities.
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Arcane
Arcane Focus
Row 1 · 5 ranks · changed
1/5
Increases your chance to hit with your Arcane spells by 1%.
Not available: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic: Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 2%.
Improved Channeling
Row 1 · 5 ranks · changed
1/5
Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 14% chance while casting Arcane Blast.
Not available: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic: Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles.
Arcane Subtlety
Row 2 · 2 ranks · changed
1/2
Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 8 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 15%.
Not available: 2.
Classic: Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 5 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 20%.
Magic Absorption
Row 2 · 2 ranks · changed
1/2
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.
Not available: 2.
Classic: Increases all resistances by 2 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 1% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown.
Arcane Concentration
Row 2 · 5 ranks · same
1/5
Gives you a 2% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
2/5
Gives you a 4% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
3/5
Gives you a 6% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
4/5
Gives you a 8% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
5/5
Gives you a 10% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Classic: Gives you a 2% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Arcane Resilience
Row 2 · 2 ranks · changed
1/2
Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 25% of your Intellect.
Not available: 2.
Classic: Increases your armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.
Arcane Geometry
Row 3 · 2 ranks · new
1/2
Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 3 yards.
Not available: 2.
Arcane Impact
Row 3 · 3 ranks · changed
1/3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 2%.
Not available: 2, 3.
Classic: Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion spell by an additional 2%.
Arcane Blast
Row 3 · 1 ranks · new
122 Mana | 30 yd range | 2.5 sec cast
1/1
Blasts the target with energy, dealing 95 to 104 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.
Arcane Shielding
Row 4 · 2 ranks · changed
1/2
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%.
Not available: 2.
Classic: Decreases the mana lost per point of damage taken when Mana Shield is active by 10%.
Improved Counterspell
Row 4 · 2 ranks · changed
1/2
Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 2 sec.
Not available: 2.
Classic: Gives your Counterspell a 50% chance to silence the target for 4 sec.
Arcane Meditation
Row 4 · 3 ranks · changed · requires full ranks in Arcane Concentration
1/3
Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Not available: 2, 3.
Classic: Allows 5% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Missile Barrage
Row 4 · 1 ranks · new
1/1
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 will fire every 0.5 sec.
Presence of Mind
Row 5 · 1 ranks · same
Instant | 3 min cooldown
1/1
When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.
Classic: When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.
Arcane Mind
Row 5 · 5 ranks · changed
1/5
Increases your Intellect by 2% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 20%.
Not available: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic: Increases your maximum Mana by 2%.
Arcane Instability
Row 6 · 3 ranks · changed
1/3
Increases the damage done by all your spells by 1% and your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%.
Not available: 2, 3.
Classic: Increases your spell damage and critical strike chance by 1%.
Arcane Power
Row 7 · 1 ranks · changed · requires full ranks in Presence of Mind
Instant | 3 min cooldown
1/1
For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.
Classic: When activated, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast. This effect lasts 15 sec.
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Magic Attunement — Classic: Increases the effect of your Amplify Magic and Dampen Magic spells by 25%.
Removal from the tree does not establish removal from the spellbook.
Fire
Wake of Fire
Row 1 · 2 ranks · changed
1/2
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 20 sec by 25%.
2/2
Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 2 sec. Killing a non-trivial target increases the critical strike chance of your next Fire Blast cast within 20 sec by 50%.
Classic: Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 0.5 sec.
Incineration
Row 1 · 3 ranks · changed
1/3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.
2/3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 4%.
3/3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%.
Classic: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 2%.
Improved Fireball
Row 1 · 5 ranks · changed
1/5
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.1 sec.
4/5
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.4 sec.
5/5
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.5 sec.
Not available: 2, 3.
Classic: Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.1 sec.
Ignite
Row 2 · 5 ranks · same
1/5
Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 8% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
2/5
Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 16% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
3/5
Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 24% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
4/5
Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 32% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
5/5
Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
Classic: Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 8% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
Flame Throwing
Row 2 · 2 ranks · same
1/2
Increases the range of your Fire spells by 3 yards.
2/2
Increases the range of your Fire spells by 6 yards.
Classic: Increases the range of your Fire spells by 3 yards.
Impact
Row 2 · 3 ranks · changed
1/3
Gives your Fire spells a 3% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
Not available: 2, 3.
Classic: Gives your Fire spells a 2% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
Burning Soul
Row 3 · 3 ranks · changed
1/3
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%.
3/3
Gives your Fire spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 30%.
Not available: 2.
Classic: 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%.
Improved Flamestrike
Row 3 · 3 ranks · same
1/3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 5%.
2/3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 10%.
3/3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 15%.
Classic: Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 5%.
Pyroblast
Row 3 · 1 ranks · changed
125 Mana | 35 yd range | 6 sec cast
1/1
Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 155 to 185 Fire damage and an additional 76 Fire damage over 12 sec.
Classic: Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 148 to 195 Fire damage and an additional 56 Fire damage over 12 sec.
Improved Scorch
Row 4 · 3 ranks · changed
1/3
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.
Not available: 2, 3.
Classic: 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.
Improved Fire Ward
Row 4 · 2 ranks · same
1/2
Causes your Fire Ward to have a 10% chance to reflect Fire spells while active.
2/2
Causes your Fire Ward to have a 20% chance to reflect Fire spells while active.
Classic: Causes your Fire Ward to have a 10% chance to reflect Fire spells while active.
Hot Streak
Row 4 · 1 ranks · new · requires full ranks in Pyroblast
1/1
Your non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast, and Scorch grant Hot Streak for 15 sec. Hot Streak reduces the cast time of Pyroblast by 25%, stacking up to 3 times.
Master of Elements
Row 4 · 3 ranks · changed
1/3
Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 10% of their base mana cost.
2/3
Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 20% of their base mana cost.
3/3
Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 30% of their base mana cost.
Classic: Your Fire and Frost spell criticals will refund 10% of their base mana cost.
Critical Mass
Row 5 · 3 ranks · same
1/3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2%.
2/3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 4%.
3/3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 6%.
Classic: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2%.
Blast Wave
Row 5 · 1 ranks · changed
215 Mana | Instant | 45 sec cooldown
1/1
A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 160 to 191 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec.
Classic: 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.
Fire Power
Row 6 · 5 ranks · same
1/5
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2%.
2/5
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 4%.
3/5
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 6%.
4/5
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 8%.
5/5
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%.
Classic: Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2%.
Combustion
Row 7 · 1 ranks · changed · requires full ranks in Critical Mass
Instant | 3 min cooldown
1/1
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.
Classic: 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.
Frost
Frost Warding
Row 1 · 2 ranks · changed
1/2
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.
Not available: 2.
Classic: 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.
Improved Frostbolt
Row 1 · 5 ranks · same
1/5
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.1 sec.
2/5
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.2 sec.
3/5
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.3 sec.
4/5
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.4 sec.
5/5
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec.
Classic: Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.1 sec.
Elemental Precision
Row 1 · 5 ranks · changed
1/5
Increases your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 1%.
2/5
Increases your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 2%.
3/5
Increases your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 3%.
5/5
Increases your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 5%.
Not available: 4.
Classic: Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Frost and Fire spells by 2%.
Ice Shards
Row 2 · 5 ranks · same
1/5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%.
2/5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 40%.
3/5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 60%.
4/5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 80%.
5/5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.
Classic: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%.
Permafrost
Row 2 · 3 ranks · changed
1/3
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 11% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 3%.
3/3
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 33% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.
Not available: 2.
Classic: Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 1 sec and reduces the target's speed by an additional 4%.
Improved Frost Nova
Row 2 · 2 ranks · same
1/2
Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 2 sec.
2/2
Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 4 sec.
Classic: Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 2 sec.
Frostbite
Row 2 · 3 ranks · same
1/3
Gives your Chill effects a 5% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec.
2/3
Gives your Chill effects a 10% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec.
3/3
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec.
Classic: Gives your Chill effects a 5% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec.
Piercing Ice
Row 3 · 3 ranks · same
1/3
Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 2%.
2/3
Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 4%.
3/3
Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 6%.
Classic: Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 2%.
Frost Channeling
Row 3 · 3 ranks · moved
1/3
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%.
2/3
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 10% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 20%.
3/3
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 30%.
Classic: Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%.
Ice Lance
Row 3 · 1 ranks · new
45 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant
1/1
Deals 28 to 33 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.
Improved Blizzard
Row 3 · 3 ranks · changed
1/3
Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 15% for 1.5 sec.
3/3
Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 40% for 1.5 sec.
Not available: 2.
Classic: Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 30%. Lasts 1.50 sec.
Arctic Reach
Row 4 · 2 ranks · same
1/2
Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 10%.
2/2
Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.
Classic: Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 10%.
Ice Block
Row 4 · 1 ranks · moved
15 Mana | Instant | 5 min cooldown
1/1
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.
Classic: 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.
Shatter
Row 4 · 3 ranks · changed
1/3
Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%.
Not available: 2, 3.
Classic: Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 10%.
Improved Cone of Cold
Row 5 · 3 ranks · changed
1/3
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 12%.
Not available: 2, 3.
Classic: Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 15%.
Cold Snap
Row 5 · 1 ranks · changed
Instant | 10 min cooldown
1/1
Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.
Classic: When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown on all of your Frost spells.
Fingers of Frost
Row 5 · 2 ranks · new · requires full ranks in Ice Lance
1/2
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.
2/2
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.
Winter's Chill
Row 6 · 5 ranks · changed
1/5
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.
Not available: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic: 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.
Ice Barrier
Row 7 · 1 ranks · changed · requires full ranks in Cold Snap
305 Mana | Instant | 30 sec cooldown
1/1
Instantly shields you, absorbing 431 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage.
Classic: Instantly shields you, absorbing 455 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted.
Baseline abilities to check alongside your points
Comprehend Scroll: New little ability: decipher an untranslated scroll. Seen on a Skyborne Mage.
Frostfire Bolt: A bolt that is both Fire and Frost. Four talents mention it.
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