What changed for the Mage in WoW Forever — WoW Forever

Improved Channeling · Arcane

Gives your Arcane Missiles spell a 100% chance and your Arcane Blast and Arcane Wrath spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.

Missile Barrage · Arcane

Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 40% chance, and your Arcane Wrath, Fireball, Frostbolt, Frost Blast, 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.

Arcane Geometry · Arcane

Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 6 yards.

Arcane Impact · Arcane

Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 6%.

Arcane Blast · Arcane

Blasts the target with energy, dealing 34 to 38 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 Shielding · Arcane

Decreases the Mana lost per point of damage taken when your Mana Shield spell is active by 33% and increases the resistances granted by your Mage Armor spell by 50%.

Arcane Wrath · Arcane

Launches a projectile of pure Arcane energy at the enemy target, causing 121 to 145 Arcane damage. This spell gains additional Spell Damage equal to 5% of your maximum Mana.

Incineration · Fire

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 10%.

Accelerant · Fire

Reduces the casting time of your Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, and Arcane Wrath spells by 0.5 sec.

Heating Up · Fire

Non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast, and Scorch reduce the cast time of your next Pyroblast cast within 20 sec by 25%, stacking up to 3 times. Fire Blast grants an additional stack every time it deals damage.

Precision · Frost

Improves your chance to hit with all spells by 6%.

Ice Lance · Frost

Deals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.

Fingers of Frost · Frost

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.

Wand Specialization · Arcane

Tier 2 → 1

Arcane Resilience · Arcane

Ranks: 1 → 2 · Tier 3 → 1

In WoW Classic

Increases your armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.

Now

Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.

Arcane Subtlety · Arcane

Tier 1 → 2

In WoW Classic

Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 10 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 40%.

Now

Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 15 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 30%.

Magic Absorption · Arcane

Ranks: 5 → 2

In WoW Classic

Increases all resistances by 10 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 5% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown.

Now

Increases all your resistances by 10 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 2% of your total mana. Cannot trigger more often than 1 time per sec.

Improved Counterspell · Arcane

In WoW Classic

Gives your Counterspell a 100% chance to silence the target for 4 sec.

Now

Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 4 sec.

Arcane Meditation · Arcane

In WoW Classic

Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Now

Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Arcane Mind · Arcane

In WoW Classic

Increases your maximum Mana by 10%.

Now

Increases your Intellect by 10% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 100%.

Arcane Instability · Arcane

In WoW Classic

Increases your spell damage and critical strike chance by 3%.

Now

Increases the damage done by your spells by 3% and your critical strike chance by 3%.

Arcane Power · Arcane

In WoW Classic

When activated, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast. This effect lasts 15 sec.

Now

For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.

Impact · Fire

Ranks: 5 → 3 · Tier 1 → 2

Burning Soul · Fire

Ranks: 2 → 3

Pyroblast · Fire

In WoW Classic

Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 148 to 194 Fire damage and an additional 56 Fire damage over 12 sec.

Now

Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 101 to 131 Fire damage and an additional 44 Fire damage over 12 sec.

Improved Fire Blast · Fire

Ranks: 3 → 2 · Tier 2 → 3

In WoW Classic

Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1.5 sec.

Now

Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 2 sec and increases its range by 15 yards.

Improved Scorch · Fire

In WoW Classic

Your Scorch spells have a 100% 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.

Now

Your Scorch spell has a 100% 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.

Master of Elements · Fire

In WoW Classic

Your Fire and Frost spell criticals will refund 30% of their base mana cost.

Now

Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 30% of their base mana cost.

Blast Wave · Fire

In WoW 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.

Now

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.

Fire Power · Fire

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW Classic

Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%.

Now

Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 3% per your Fire effects on the target, up to a maximum increase of 12%. Effects which mix multiple schools of magic do not qualify.

Combustion · Fire

In WoW 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.

Now

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.

Frost Warding · Frost

In WoW Classic

Increases the armor and resistances given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 20% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.

Now

Increases the Armor and resistances granted by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%, gives your Frost Ward a 20% chance to negate the warded damage spell, and increases the amount absorbed by your Ice Barrier and Frost Ward by 20%.

Improved Frostbolt · Frost

In WoW Classic

Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec.

Now

Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt and Frost Blast spells by 0.5 sec.

Frostbite · Frost

In WoW Classic

Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec.

Now

Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.

Permafrost · Frost

In WoW Classic

Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 3 secs and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.

Now

Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 33% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.

Frost Channeling · Frost

Tier 4 → 3

Improved Blizzard · Frost

In WoW Classic

Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 65%. Lasts 1.5 sec.

Now

Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 40% for 1.5 sec.

Arctic Reach · Frost

In WoW Classic

Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.

Now

Increases the range of your Frostbolt, Frost Blast, and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.

Ice Block · Frost

Tier 5 → 4

In WoW 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.

Now

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 · Frost

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW Classic

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 50%.

Now

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%.

Cold Snap · Frost

Tier 3 → 5

In WoW Classic

When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown on all of your Frost spells.

Now

Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.

Winter's Chill · Frost

In WoW Classic

Gives your Frost damage spells a 100% 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.

Now

Gives your Frostbolt, Frost Blast, and Fingers of Frost empowered Ice Lance spells a 100% chance to apply Winter's Chill, increasing the target's damage taken from your next Cone of Cold by 5% and it gains an additional 7% of your spell damage, stacking up to 5 times.

Ice Barrier · Frost

In WoW Classic

Instantly shields you, absorbing 454 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted.

Now

Shield yourself, absorbing 447 plus 10% of your Spell Power damage and increasing your Frost damage by 3% for 1 min. While shielded, your Frost damage is increased by an additional 3% and you do not lose casting time when you take damage.

Arcane Focus · Arcane

Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 10%.

Improved Arcane Missiles · Arcane

Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles.

Magic Attunement · Arcane

Increases the effect of your Amplify Magic and Dampen Magic spells by 50%.

Improved Arcane Explosion · Arcane

Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion spell by an additional 6%.

Improved Mana Shield · Arcane

Decreases the mana lost per point of damage taken when Mana Shield is active by 20%.

Improved Fireball · Fire

Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.5 sec.

Incinerate · Fire

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 4%.

Elemental Precision · Frost

Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Frost and Fire spells by 6%.

Piercing Ice · Frost

Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 6%.