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WoW Forever vs Classic: Mage Talents
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How do Mage talents differ from Classic?
This Mage snapshot lists 54 talents: 6 new, 31 changed, 3 moved, and 14 unchanged compared with the available Classic records.
These labels compare the available records. A missing Classic match does not prove a talent was removed from the game; beta values may change.
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“Talent trees and every rank's text from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70009.” — Talents Forever data export
Wand Specialization
Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.
Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.
Arcane Focus
Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 2%.
Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 1%.
Improved Channeling
Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles.
Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 14% chance while casting Arcane Blast.
Arcane Subtlety
Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 5 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 20%.
Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 8 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 15%.
Magic Absorption
Increases all resistances by 2 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 1% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown.
Increases all your resistances by 5 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 1% of your total mana. Cannot trigger more often than 1 time per sec.
Arcane Concentration
Gives you a 2% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Gives you a 2% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Arcane Resilience
Increases your armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.
Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 25% of your Intellect.
Arcane Geometry
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Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 3 yards.
Arcane Impact
Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion spell by an additional 2%.
Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 2%.
Arcane Blast
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Blasts the target with energy, dealing 57 to 65 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast.
Arcane Shielding
Decreases the mana lost per point of damage taken when Mana Shield is active by 10%.
Decreases the Mana lost per point of damage taken when your Mana Shield spell is active by 17% and increases the resistances granted by your Mage Armor spell by 25%.
Improved Counterspell
Gives your Counterspell a 50% chance to silence the target for 4 sec.
Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 2 sec.
Arcane Meditation
Allows 5% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Missile Barrage
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Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 40% chance, and your Fireball, Frostbolt, and Frostfire Bolt spells a 20% chance to reduce the channeled duration of your next Arcane Missiles spell by 50%, reduce the Mana cost by 100%, and missiles fire every 0.5 sec.
Presence of Mind
When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.
When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.
Arcane Mind
Increases your maximum Mana by 2%.
Increases your Intellect by 2% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 20%.
Arcane Instability
Increases your spell damage and critical strike chance by 1%.
Increases the damage done by your spells by 1% and your critical strike chance by 1%.
Arcane Power
When activated, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast. This effect lasts 15 sec.
For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.