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Explosive Potential

Explosive Potential1 point

After casting Arcane Surge, your next Shimmer will cause a Blast Wave at your previous location, dealing (54.3% of Spell Power) Fire damage, knocking enemies back 8 yds, and slowing them by 70% for 6 sec.

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TypeTalent
Ranks1 point
ClassMage
Specializations3
Tree sectionSunfury hero talent tree
Row3 of 5
Choice withLessons in Debilitation
Game build12.1.5
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Tree position

In the Arcane Mage talent tree, Explosive Potential sits in the Sunfury hero talent tree, row 3 of 5. It is a single-point node.

Choice node

Explosive Potential shares its node with Lessons in Debilitation. A character takes one of the two.

  • Lessons in Debilitation

    Your Arcane Phoenix has picked up a few tricks, and will Spellsteal when it is summoned and when it expires.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Explosive Potential from Burden of Power.

  • Burden of Power

    Arcane Blast damage increased by 30%. Arcane Pulse damage increased by 20%.

Connected below

Explosive Potential leads on to Rondurmancy.

  • Rondurmancy

    Your chance to generate a Spellfire Sphere is increased by 6%. Spellfire Spheres grant an additional 1% spell damage.

Same row

Also on this row: Merely a Setback or Time Twist, Codex of the Sunstriders and Pyrocosm.

  • Merely a Setback

    The bonuses provided by your Barrier spells persist at 100% effectiveness for an additional 8 sec after your Barrier is removed.

  • Time Twist

    Alter Time's cooldown is reduced by 10 sec.

  • Codex of the Sunstriders

    When your Arcane Phoenix is summoned, it consumes all your Spellfire Spheres. Each Sphere consumed increases your spell damage during Arcane Surge by 1% and causes your Arcane Phoenix to cast an exceptional Arcane or Fire spell over its duration.

  • Pyrocosm

    Each wave of Arcane Missiles has a 10% chance to summon a Meteorite. When a Meteorite lands, you have a 5% chance to gain Clearcasting.

Talent trees

Explosive Potential is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Mage: Arcane (DPS), Fire (DPS), Frost (DPS).

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Explosive Potential Changes by patch

Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.

  • First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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