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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
ArcaneDPSArcane talent treeArcane spells: Arcane Blast, Arcane Charge, Mastery: Savant, Clearcasting, Arcane Barrage, Single-Button Assistant.
FrostDPSFrost talent treeFrost spells: Single-Button Assistant, Shatter, Mastery: Freeze and Shatter, Winter's End.
Mage spellbook
Abilities the Mage skill line teaches, A to Z.
Ancient Portal: Dalaran
Ancient Teleport: Dalaran
Arcane Explosion- Arcane Intellect
Arcane Linguist
Arcane Momentum- Blink
Cone of Cold
Conjure Refreshment
Counterspell
Ebonbolt
Fire Blast- Frostbolt
Frost Nova
Illusion
Invisibility
Mage
Mana Attunement
Mark of Aluneth
Phoenix's Flames
Polymorph- Portal
Portal: Boralus
Portal: Dalaran - Broken Isles
Mage appearance sets
Galactic Gladiator's Silk ArmorMidnightGalactic Gladiator's Silk ArmorMidnight
Galactic Gladiator's Silk ArmorMidnight
Galactic Gladiator's Silk ArmorMidnight
Galactic Gladiator's Silk ArmorMidnightGalactic Gladiator's Silk ArmorMidnight
Galactic Gladiator's Silk ArmorMidnight
Primal Leywarden's AttireMidnightPieces of Galactic Gladiator's Silk Armor.
- Galactic Gladiator's Silk Robe
- Galactic Gladiator's Silk Gown
- Galactic Gladiator's Silk Slippers
- Galactic Gladiator's Silk Treads
Galactic Gladiator's Silk Gloves- Galactic Gladiator's Silk Handwraps
- Galactic Gladiator's Silk Hat
- Galactic Gladiator's Silk Cap
- Galactic Gladiator's Silk Leggings
- Galactic Gladiator's Silk Trousers
Galactic Gladiator's Silk Mantle- Galactic Gladiator's Silk Amice
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
- October 27, 2026 Classes › Mage › Fire
All damage done increased by 5%. Does not affect PvP combat.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage › Fire
Developers’ notes: Fire Mage has continued to overperform, so we’re decreasing its overall damage to bring it in line with expectations.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage › Fire
All damage reduced by 5% in PvP combat.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage › Frost
Developers’ notes: Frostfire has not been a competitive option for Frost Mages this season, so we’re increasing a few of its burst damage aspects to differentiate its damage profile from Spellslinger.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage › Frost
Frostfire: Isothermic Core’s Meteor damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage › Frost
Frostfire: Duality’s Pyroblast damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
- October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage › Fire
World in Flames now empowers Flamestrike to deal up to 75% more damage (was 50%).
- October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage › Fire
Glass Cannon now increases the damage of Fireball, Scorch, and Ignite by 25% (was 20%).
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Mage hotfix, by date: Mage hotfixes.
