Mage
Arcane
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Mage Arcane
The Arcane Mage specialization in World of Warcraft: Forever turns mana into damage. It relies on spells that become more powerful, but also more expensive, when cast several times in a row.
The Mage is a ranged damage class, very effective but fragile in melee. Arcane suits players who enjoy managing their mana pool precisely to get the best return from their spells.
Gameplay built around mana
Arcane BlastArcane · Row 3 · 1 rank1.5 sec castDeals 34 to 38 Arcane damage. Each cast grants you 12% of your Intellect as spell damage and increases the mana cost of Arcane Blast by 100%, stacking up to 4 times; lasts 18 seconds from the first application. is a new major talent available after investing 11 points. Its cast time is 1.5 seconds, and each cast strengthens the next one, up to four stacks.
Missile BarrageArcane · Row 2 · 2 ranksGives Arcane Blast a 20% / 40% chance, and Arcane Wrath, Fireball, Frostbolt, Frost Blast and Frostfire Bolt a 10% / 20% chance, to halve the channel time of your next Arcane Missiles and reduce its mana cost by 100%; its missiles fire every 0.5 seconds.Arcane Missiles: duration −50%, a second-row talent with 2 ranks, makes the next Arcane MissilesChanneled · Duration 5 secLaunches Arcane Missiles at the enemy, dealing Arcane damage every second for 5 seconds. free and faster when it triggers.
Several talents have been renamed or reorganized, such as Improved ChannelingArcane · Row 1 · 5 ranksGives Arcane Missiles a 20% / 40% / 60% / 80% / 100% chance, and Arcane Blast and Arcane Wrath a 14% / 28% / 42% / 56% / 70% chance, not to lose casting time when you take damage., Arcane ImpactArcane · Row 3 · 3 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 2% / 4% / 6%., Arcane ShieldingArcane · Row 4 · 2 ranksReduces the mana lost per point of damage taken while Mana Shield is active by 17% / 33%, and increases the resistances granted by Mage Armor by 25% / 50%. and Arcane MindArcane · Row 5 · 5 ranksIncreases your Intellect by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10% and the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 20% / 40% / 60% / 80% / 100%..
Its place in PvE
In PvE, Arcane suits players who want to deal heavy damage while constantly watching their mana. You need to know when to chain Arcane Blasts and when to let their stacks drop to preserve your resources.
Like all Mages, the Arcane Mage must keep their distance: they are very vulnerable when an enemy reaches them in melee.
