WoW Forever Mage guide, levels 1 to 20: spells, first talents and Legacy

A Mage is a Human, Gnome, or High Order Skyborne on the Alliance side and an Orc, Undead, or Troll on the Horde side; Best race for a Mage compares their racials. A new Mage already knows Fireball and Frost Armor; your class trainer teaches every other spell and each new rank once you reach its level. Your first talent point comes at level 10, or earlier with the Legacy perk Talented.

Which spells does a Mage learn at each level up to level 20?

What does each new spell do?

  • Arcane Intellect: Increases the target's Intellect by 2 for 1 hour.
  • Fireball: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 14 to 22 Fire damage and an additional 2 Fire damage over 4 seconds.
  • Frost Armor: Increases Armor by 30. If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 25% for 5 seconds. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 minutes.
  • Conjure Water: Conjures water that you and your allies can drink to restore Mana.
  • Frostbolt: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 18 to 20 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 5 seconds.
  • Conjure Food: Conjures food that you and your allies can eat to restore Health.
  • Fire Blast: Blasts the enemy for 27 to 35 Fire damage.
  • Arcane Missiles: Launches Arcane Missiles at the enemy, causing 24 Arcane damage each second for 3 seconds.
  • Polymorph: Transforms the enemy into a sheep, forcing it to wander around for up to 20 seconds. While wandering, the sheep cannot attack or cast spells but will regenerate very quickly. Any damage will transform the target back into its normal form. Only one target can be polymorphed at a time. Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters.
  • Frost Nova: Blasts enemies near the caster for 21 to 23 Frost damage and freezes them in place for up to 8 seconds. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
  • Dampen Magic: Dampens magic used against the targeted party member, decreasing damage taken from spells by up to 15 and healing spells by up to 30. Lasts 10 minutes.
  • Slow Fall: Slows falling speed for 30 seconds.
  • Arcane Explosion: Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 32 to 36 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.
  • Flamestrike: Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 55 to 71 Fire damage and an additional 44 Fire damage over 8 seconds. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time.
  • Amplify Magic: Amplifies magic used against the targeted party member, increasing damage taken from spells by up to 23 and healing spells by up to 45. Lasts 10 minutes.
  • Remove Lesser Curse: Removes 1 Curse or Bane from a friendly target.
  • Blink: Teleports the caster 20 yards forward, unless something is in the way. Also frees the caster from Stuns and Immobilizes.
  • Evocation: While channeling this spell, your mana regeneration is active and increased by 1500%. Lasts 8 seconds.
  • Mana Shield: Absorbs physical damage up to a limit, draining your Mana instead of your Health and spending more Mana than the damage it stops.
  • Teleport: Ironforge: Teleports the caster to Ironforge.
  • Teleport: Orgrimmar: Teleports the caster to Orgrimmar.
  • Teleport: Stormwind: Teleports the caster to Stormwind.
  • Teleport: Undercity: Teleports the caster to Undercity.
  • Fire Ward: Absorbs 162 Fire damage. Lasts 30 seconds.
  • Blizzard: Ice shards pelt the target area doing 192 Frost damage over 8 seconds.

Where can your first talent points go?

From your first talent point on, you get one at every level. The first row of each tree is open from the first point; the effects below are for each talent's first rank. The October 15 beta update moves Missile Barrage to the first row of the Arcane tree and makes it a two-point talent; hits from Arcane Missiles now also have a chance to trigger it. Wake of Fire becomes Improved Fire Blast again: it no longer grants a bonus when the Mage kills a target, and it increases the range of Fire Blast. The Wake of Fire entry below shows its effect before the update.

  • Arcane
    • Wand Specialization (max 2): Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.
    • Arcane Focus (max 5): Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 1%.
    • Improved Channeling (max 5): Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 14% chance while casting Arcane Blast.
  • Fire
    • Wake of Fire (max 2): Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1 sec. Killing a non-trivial target increases the critical strike chance of your next Fire Blast cast within 30 seconds by 25%.
    • Incineration (max 3): Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.
    • Improved Fireball (max 5): Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.1 sec.
  • Frost
    • Frost Warding (max 2): Increases the Armor and resistance given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 15%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 10% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.
    • Improved Frostbolt (max 5): Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.1 sec.
    • Elemental Precision (max 5): Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 1%.

Which Legacy challenges does a Mage earn?

  • Novice Mage (1): Reach Level 25 for the first time on a Mage

What do you plan next as a Mage?

Spend points in the Mage talent planner and check every rank in the Mage spellbook.

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