Improved Spellsteal

In the Arcane Mage talent tree, Improved Spellsteal sits in the Mage class talents, row 6 of 10. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Class Talents.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Improved Spellsteal from Spellsteal.

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  Spellsteal

  Steals all beneficial magic effects from the target. These effects lasts a maximum of 2 min.

Connected below

Improved Spellsteal leads on to Improved Frost Nova or Ice Ward.

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  Improved Frost Nova

  Frost Nova duration is increased by 2 sec.

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  Ice Ward

  Frost Nova gains an additional charge.

Same row

Also on this row: Shimmer or Improved Blink, Improved Counterspell, Overflowing Energy, Improved Remove Curse and Greater Invisibility.

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  Shimmer

  Teleports you forward, unless something is in the way. Unaffected by the global cooldown and castable while casting. Gain a shield that absorbs 3% of your maximum health for 15 sec after you Shimmer.

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  Improved Blink

  Shimmer's cooldown is reduced by 2 sec.

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  Improved Counterspell

  Counterspell prevents casting for an additional 1.1 sec.

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  Overflowing Energy

  Critical strike bonus is removed when the affected spell critically strikes.

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  Improved Remove Curse

  Casting Remove Curse on a friendly target also casts it on yourself, but its cooldown is increased.

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  Greater Invisibility

  Makes you invisible and untargetable for 20 sec, removing all threat. Any action taken cancels this effect. Increases your movement speed by 20% for 6 sec.