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What changed for the Mage in WoW TBC — WoW TBC

The Mage's spells and talents in WoW TBC, compared with WoW Classic: what's new, what changed and what's gone.

Spells

Talents

New (23)

  • Arcane Impact · Arcane

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion and Arcane Blast spells by an additional 6%.

  • Arcane Fortitude · Arcane

    Increases your armor by an amount equal to 100% of your Intellect.

  • Improved Blink · Arcane

    For 4 sec after casting Blink, your chance to be hit by all attacks and spells is reduced by 25%.

  • Prismatic Cloak · Arcane

    Reduces all damage taken by 4%.

  • Arcane Potency · Arcane

    Increases the critical strike chance of any spell cast while Clearcasting by 30%.

  • Empowered Arcane Missiles · Arcane

    Your Arcane Missiles spell gains an additional 45% of your bonus spell damage effects, but mana cost is increased by 6%.

  • Spell Power · Arcane

    Increases critical strike damage bonus of all spells by 50%.

  • Mind Mastery · Arcane

    Increases spell damage by up to 25% of your total Intellect.

  • Slow · Arcane

    Reduces target's movement speed by 50%, increases the time between ranged attacks by 50% and increases casting time by 50%. Lasts 15 sec. Slow can only affect one target at a time.

  • Incineration · Fire

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

  • Molten Shields · Fire

    Causes your Fire Ward to have a 20% chance to reflect Fire spells while active. In addition, your Molten Armor has a 100% chance to affect ranged and spell attacks.

  • Playing with Fire · Fire

    Increases all spell damage caused by 3% and all spell damage taken by 3%.

  • Blazing Speed · Fire

    Gives you a 10% chance when hit by a melee or ranged attack to increase your movement speed by 50% and dispel all movement impairing effects. This effect lasts 8 sec.

  • Pyromaniac · Fire

    Increases chance to critically hit and reduces the mana cost of all Fire spells by an additional 3%.

  • Molten Fury · Fire

    Increases damage of all spells against targets with less than 20% health by 20%.

  • Empowered Fireball · Fire

    Your Fireball spell gains an additional 15% of your bonus spell damage effects.

  • Dragon's Breath · Fire

    Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 382 to 442 Fire damage and are Disoriented for 3 sec. Any direct damaging attack will revive targets. Turns off your attack when used.

  • Icy Veins · Frost

    Hastens your spellcasting, increasing spell casting speed by 20% and gives you 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting. Lasts 20 sec.

  • Frozen Core · Frost

    Reduces the damage taken by Frost and Fire effects by 6%.

  • Ice Floes · Frost

    Reduces the cooldown of your Cone of Cold, Cold Snap, Ice Barrier and Ice Block spells by 20%.

  • Arctic Winds · Frost

    Increases all Frost damage you cause by 5% and reduces the chance melee and ranged attacks will hit you by 5%.

  • Empowered Frostbolt · Frost

    Your Frostbolt spell gains an additional 10% of your bonus spell damage effects and an additional 5% chance to critically strike.

  • Summon Water Elemental · Frost

    Summon a Water Elemental to fight for the caster for 45 sec.

Changed (8)

  • Arcane Meditation · Arcane

    In WoW Classic
    Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
    Now
    Allows 30% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting.
  • Arcane Mind · Arcane

    In WoW Classic
    Increases your maximum Mana by 10%.
    Now
    Increases your total Intellect by 15%.
  • Burning Soul · Fire

    In WoW Classic
    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%.
    Now
    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 10%.
  • 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 160 to 192 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 6 sec.
  • Elemental Precision · Frost

    In WoW Classic
    Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Frost and Fire spells by 6%.
    Now
    Reduces the mana cost and chance targets resist your Frost and Fire spells by 3%.
  • 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, Ice Lance and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.
  • Frost Channeling · Frost

    In WoW Classic
    Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 30%.
    Now
    Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%.
  • Cold Snap · Frost

    Tier 3 → 5

    In WoW Classic
    When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown on all of your Frost spells.
    Now
    When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown on all Frost spells you recently cast.

Removed (5)

  • Improved Arcane Explosion · Arcane

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

  • Arcane Resilience · Arcane

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

  • Incinerate · Fire

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

  • Improved Fire Ward · Fire

    Causes your Fire Ward to have a 20% chance to reflect Fire spells while active.

  • Ice Block · Frost

    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.