Arcane Orb
Launches an Arcane Orb forward from your position, traveling up to 40 yds, dealing (243.2% of Spell Power) Arcane damage to enemies it passes through. Grants 1 Arcane Charge when cast and every time it deals damage.
Tree position
In the Arcane Mage talent tree, Arcane Orb sits in the Arcane specialization talents, row 4 of 11. It is a single-point node.
Connected above
The tree draws a line into Arcane Orb from Arcing Cleave.
Arcing CleaveFor each Arcane Charge, Arcane Barrage hits 1 additional nearby targets for 40% damage.
Connected below
Arcane Orb leads on to Arcane Familiar and Charged Orb.
Arcane FamiliarCasting Arcane Intellect summons a Familiar that attacks your enemies and increases your maximum mana by 10% for 60 min.
Charged OrbArcane Orb gains 1 additional charge. Arcane Orb damage increased by 15%.
Same row
Also on this row: Arcane Pulse and Arcane Surge.
Arcane PulseA pulse of Arcane magic erupts from underneath your target, dealing (600% of Spell Power) Arcane damage to all enemies. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets. Generates 1 Arcane Charges for each enemy struck.
Arcane SurgeExpend all of your current mana to annihilate your enemy target and nearby enemies for up to Arcane damage based on Mana spent. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. For the next 15 sec, your Mana regeneration is increased by 425% and spell damage is increased by 35%. Generates Clearcasting.
Talent trees
Arcane Orb is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Mage: Arcane (DPS), Fire (DPS), Frost (DPS).
Arcane Orb Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)