Mage Specialization

Fire Mage

The DPS specialization of the Mage class. Its ladders, talent tree, and the class page are below.

Fire Mage at a glance

FireDPS

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 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 › Fire
Blazing Barrier absorb reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Mage › Fire
All damage reduced by 3% in PvP combat.
August 31, 2026 Classes › Mage › Fire
Resolved an issue where the 2-piece set bonus: Flamestrike did not correctly always grant Hot Streak when it is a guaranteed critical strike due to Pyroclasm.

Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.

Every Mage hotfix, by date: Mage hotfixes.