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Mage
Arcane, fire, and frost scholars who bend reality and reshape the battlefield.
Mage at a glance
- Armor
- Cloth
- Resource
- Mana
- Introduced in
- Classic
- Specializations
- 3
- Roles
- DPS
Specializations
Ladder snapshot and gold angle
Mages portal between every major auction hub for near-free travel and can sell portal and food services while AoE-farming cloth and reagents.
Recent Mage hotfixes
- September 10, 2026 Classes › Mage › Hero Talents › Spellslinger
Fixed an issue causing Splinters from Augury Abounds to sometimes strike crowd-controlled targets when other non-crowd controlled targets are available.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Mage › Fire
All ability damage increased by 3%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Mage › Frost
All ability damage increased by 6%.
- September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage
Developers’ notes: Mages have been extending the duration of PvP matches with frequent access to strong defensive abilities, so we’re reducing the effectiveness of their barriers and the cooldown of Ice Block. Fire damage is also being reduced to bring them in line with other specializations.
- September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage
Improved Conjuration reduces the cooldown of Mirror Image by 15 sec in PvP combat.
- September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage
Winter’s Protection reduces Ice Block cooldown by 15/30 sec in PvP combat. Tooltip in PvP will be updated in a later patch.
- September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage › Arcane
Prismatic Barrier absorb reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
- September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage › Fire
Blazing Barrier absorb reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Mage hotfix, by date: Mage hotfixes.