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Popular Builds: Mage — Talents · WoW WotLK

The most popular builds for each specialization: raids and dungeons, PvP and leveling. Open any build in the talent calculator to see every point, or in theorycrafting to test it.

The list grows with the community: new builds appear here based on how often they are used and how popular they are among wowcalc.net players.

Arcane

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  • Arcane Raider

    PvEDamage dealer

    Arcane: 56, Fire: 3, Frost: 12

    Raid damage with 56 points in Arcane, down to Netherwind Presence, and 3 in Fire and 12 in Frost.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Arcane Power
    • 2/2Arcane Flows
    • 5/5Missile Barrage
    • 3/3Netherwind Presence
    • 2/2Spell Power

    Glyphs

    • Glyph of Arcane Blast
    • Glyph of Arcane Missiles
    • Glyph of Molten Armor
    • Glyph of Slow Fall
    • Glyph of Frost Ward
    • Glyph of Blast Wave

Fire

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  • Fire Raider

    PvEDamage dealer

    Arcane: 18, Fire: 53, Frost: 0

    Raid damage with 53 points in Fire, down to Living Bomb, and 18 in Arcane.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Combustion
    • 1/1Dragon's Breath
    • 3/3Hot Streak
    • 5/5Burnout
    • 1/1Living Bomb

    Glyphs

    • Glyph of Fireball
    • Glyph of Molten Armor
    • Glyph of Living Bomb
    • Glyph of Slow Fall
    • Glyph of Frost Ward
    • Glyph of Blast Wave
  • Frostfire

    PvEDamage dealer

    Arcane: 0, Fire: 56, Frost: 15

    Raid damage with 56 points in Fire, down to Living Bomb, and 15 in Frost.

    Key talents

    • 1/2Firestarter
    • 1/1Dragon's Breath
    • 3/3Hot Streak
    • 5/5Burnout
    • 1/1Living Bomb

    Glyphs

    • Glyph of Frostfire
    • Glyph of Molten Armor
    • Glyph of Living Bomb
    • Glyph of Slow Fall
    • Glyph of Frost Ward
    • Glyph of Blast Wave
  • Fire Gladiator

    PvPDamage dealer

    Arcane: 19, Fire: 52, Frost: 0

    Arena and battleground damage with 52 points in Fire, down to Living Bomb, and 19 in Arcane.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Combustion
    • 1/1Dragon's Breath
    • 3/3Hot Streak
    • 5/5Burnout
    • 1/1Living Bomb

Frost

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  • Frost Raider

    PvEDamage dealer

    Arcane: 18, Fire: 0, Frost: 53

    Raid damage with 53 points in Frost, down to Deep Freeze, and 18 in Arcane.

    Key talents

    • 3/3Brain Freeze
    • 1/1Summon Water Elemental
    • 3/3Enduring Winter
    • 5/5Chilled to the Bone
    • 1/1Deep Freeze

    Glyphs

    • Glyph of Frostbolt
    • Glyph of Eternal Water
    • Glyph of Molten Armor
    • Glyph of Slow Fall
    • Glyph of Frost Ward
    • Glyph of Blast Wave
  • Frost Gladiator

    PvPDamage dealer

    Arcane: 20, Fire: 0, Frost: 51

    Arena and battleground damage with 51 points in Frost, down to Deep Freeze, and 20 in Arcane.

    Key talents

    • 1/3Brain Freeze
    • 1/1Summon Water Elemental
    • 3/3Enduring Winter
    • 5/5Chilled to the Bone
    • 1/1Deep Freeze

    Talent order included

  • Frost Leveling

    LevelingDamage dealer

    Arcane: 18, Fire: 0, Frost: 53

    Leveling with 53 points in Frost, down to Deep Freeze, and 18 in Arcane.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Ice Barrier
    • 3/3Brain Freeze
    • 1/1Summon Water Elemental
    • 5/5Chilled to the Bone
    • 1/1Deep Freeze

    Talent order included