Mage
Arcane
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Mage Arcane
Talents
Arcane Blast
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 major talent available after investing 11 points in the specialization. Its cast time is 1.5 seconds. Each cast increases the damage and cost of the next one, up to four stacks. These stacks last 18 seconds from the first cast or disappear as soon as another spell is cast.
Missile Barrage
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% is a second-row talent with 2 ranks, available after investing 5 points in the specialization. When it triggers, the next Arcane MissilesChanneled · Duration 5 secLaunches Arcane Missiles at the enemy, dealing Arcane damage every second for 5 seconds. costs no mana and is cast faster.
Renamed and changed talents
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%. have new names. Arcane GeometryArcane · Row 3 · 2 ranksIncreases the range of your Arcane spells by 3 / 6 yards. increases spell range.
Arcane SubtletyArcane · Row 2 · 2 ranksReduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 8 / 15, and the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 15% / 30%. moves to the second row. Arcane ResilienceArcane · Row 1 · 3 ranksIncreases your armor by 25% / 50% / 75% of your Intellect. moves to the first row and now has 3 ranks. Arcane MeditationArcane · Row 4 · 3 ranksRequires: Arcane Concentration (5 ranks)Allows 17% / 33% / 50% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting. requires Arcane ConcentrationArcane · Row 2 · 5 ranksGives a 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10% chance to enter Clearcasting after any damage spell hits, reducing the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%., and 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 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 a single point in Improved CounterspellArcane · Row 4 · 2 ranksDuration 4 secYour Counterspell also silences the target for 2 / 4 seconds., the silence is always applied, but it lasts less time.
Beyond level 30
Arcane InstabilityArcane · Row 6 · 3 ranksIncreases your spell damage by 1% / 2% / 3% and your critical strike chance by 1% / 2% / 3%. requires 25 points in the specialization, and 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. These two talents are therefore not available at level 30.
Which talents should you prioritize?
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. and 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% form the offensive core of Arcane. Arcane ConcentrationArcane · Row 2 · 5 ranksGives a 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10% chance to enter Clearcasting after any damage spell hits, reducing the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%. and Arcane MeditationArcane · Row 4 · 3 ranksRequires: Arcane Concentration (5 ranks)Allows 17% / 33% / 50% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting. help manage mana better.
With all 21 points in the specialization, Presence of MindArcane · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldownWhen activated, your next Mage spell with a cast time under 10 seconds becomes instant. or one rank of 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%. can round out the distribution.
