Mage
Arcane
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Mage Arcane
Strengths
- Mana turned into damage: according to Blizzard, Arcane is the specialization that manipulates and consumes mana for more damage.
- 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.: this major talent, available after investing 11 points, becomes more powerful with each successive cast, 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%: this 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.
- Presence of MindArcane · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldownWhen activated, your next Mage spell with a cast time under 10 seconds becomes instant.: with all 21 points in the specialization, this talent makes the next spell instant, with a 3-minute cooldown.
- Class utility: the Mage conjures food and water, teleports to capital cities and moves quickly with BlinkInstant · 15 sec cooldownTeleports the Mage 20 yards forward and frees them from stuns and immobilizing effects..
Weaknesses
- Demanding mana management: each 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. stack also increases its cost. Poor management can drain the mana pool mid-fight.
- Fragile in melee: Mages are very fragile and die easily when an enemy reaches them in melee.
- Advanced talents out of reach: Arcane PowerArcane · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 15 secRequires: Presence of Mind (1 rank)For 15 seconds, your spells deal 30% more damage but cost 30% more mana. requires 31 points in the specialization and is therefore not available at level 30.
