Mage changes in the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build

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New Mage talents and spells in WoW Forever

Name	State	Change
Arcane Wrath #141289	added Talent	-
Arcane Wrath Rank 1 #1326079	added Arcane spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) 140 Mana · 30 yd range · 3.5 sec cast · 6 sec cooldown · Requires level 25 Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Launches a projectile of pure Arcane energy at the enemy target, causing 120 Arcane damage. This spell gains additional Spell Damage equal to 5% of your maximum Mana.
Arcane Wrath Rank 2 #1326080	added Arcane spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) 220 Mana · 30 yd range · 3.5 sec cast · 6 sec cooldown · Requires level 36 Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Launches a projectile of pure Arcane energy at the enemy target, causing 187 Arcane damage. This spell gains additional Spell Damage equal to 5% of your maximum Mana.
Arcane Wrath Rank 3 #1326081	added Arcane spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) 305 Mana · 30 yd range · 3.5 sec cast · 6 sec cooldown · Requires level 48 Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Launches a projectile of pure Arcane energy at the enemy target, causing 300 Arcane damage. This spell gains additional Spell Damage equal to 5% of your maximum Mana.
Arcane Wrath Rank 4 #1326082	added Arcane spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) 395 Mana · 30 yd range · 3.5 sec cast · 6 sec cooldown · Requires level 60 Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Launches a projectile of pure Arcane energy at the enemy target, causing 451 Arcane damage. This spell gains additional Spell Damage equal to 5% of your maximum Mana.
Frost Blast Rank 1 #1326053	added Frost spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) 40 Mana · 30 yd range · 1.5 sec cast · Requires level 24 Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Quickly launch a weak blast of frost at the enemy, causing 26 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
Frost Blast Rank 2 #1326054	added Frost spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) 65 Mana · 30 yd range · 1.5 sec cast · Requires level 36 Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Quickly launch a weak blast of frost at the enemy, causing 45 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
Frost Blast Rank 3 #1326055	added Frost spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) 90 Mana · 30 yd range · 1.5 sec cast · Requires level 48 Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Quickly launch a weak blast of frost at the enemy, causing 77 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.

Mage nerfs in WoW Forever

Name	State	Change
Ice Lance #130496	nerfed Talent	rank 1 increased damage 300% to 200%

Mage buffs in WoW Forever

Name	State	Change
Arcane Blast Rank 1 #400574	buffed Arcane spellbook	2.5 sec cast → 1.5 sec cast Oct 14, 2026 Blasts the target with energy, dealing 54 Arcane damage. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Blasts the target with energy, dealing 32 Arcane damage. Oct 14, 2026 Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Each time you cast Arcane Blast, you gain 15% of your Intellect as Spell Damage and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Oct 14, 2026 Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 15 sec from time of initial application.
Arcane Blast Rank 2 #1239696	buffed Arcane spellbook	2.5 sec cast → 1.5 sec cast Oct 14, 2026 Blasts the target with energy, dealing 130 Arcane damage. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Blasts the target with energy, dealing 78 Arcane damage. Oct 14, 2026 Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Each time you cast Arcane Blast, you gain 15% of your Intellect as Spell Damage and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Oct 14, 2026 Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 15 sec from time of initial application.
Arcane Blast Rank 3 #1239697	buffed Arcane spellbook	2.5 sec cast → 1.5 sec cast Oct 14, 2026 Blasts the target with energy, dealing 169 Arcane damage. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Blasts the target with energy, dealing 101 Arcane damage. Oct 14, 2026 Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Each time you cast Arcane Blast, you gain 15% of your Intellect as Spell Damage and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Oct 14, 2026 Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 15 sec from time of initial application.
Arcane Blast Rank 4 #1239699	buffed Arcane spellbook	2.5 sec cast → 1.5 sec cast Oct 14, 2026 Blasts the target with energy, dealing 274 Arcane damage. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Blasts the target with energy, dealing 168 Arcane damage. Oct 14, 2026 Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Each time you cast Arcane Blast, you gain 15% of your Intellect as Spell Damage and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Oct 14, 2026 Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 15 sec from time of initial application.
Arcane Blast Rank 5 #1239700	buffed Arcane spellbook	2.5 sec cast → 1.5 sec cast Oct 14, 2026 Blasts the target with energy, dealing 394 Arcane damage. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Blasts the target with energy, dealing 236 Arcane damage. Oct 14, 2026 Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Each time you cast Arcane Blast, you gain 15% of your Intellect as Spell Damage and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Oct 14, 2026 Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 15 sec from time of initial application.

Reworked Mage talents and spells

Name	State	Change
Arcane Blast #130535	changed Talent	rank 1 reworked: "Blasts the target with energy, dealing 32 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, you gain 15% of your Intellect as Spell Damage and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 15 sec from time of initial application."
Arctic Reach #741	changed Talent	rank 1 reworked: "Increases the range of your Frostbolt, Frost Blast, and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 10%."
Cone of Cold Rank 1 #120	changed Frost spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) The first 4 targets hit by this cone are slowed by an additional 10% for an additional 3 sec.
Cone of Cold Rank 2 #8492	changed Frost spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) The first 4 targets hit by this cone are slowed by an additional 10% for an additional 3 sec.
Cone of Cold Rank 3 #10159	changed Frost spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) The first 4 targets hit by this cone are slowed by an additional 10% for an additional 3 sec.
Cone of Cold Rank 4 #10160	changed Frost spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) The first 4 targets hit by this cone are slowed by an additional 10% for an additional 3 sec.
Cone of Cold Rank 5 #10161	changed Frost spellbook	Oct 16, 2026 (70425) The first 4 targets hit by this cone are slowed by an additional 10% for an additional 3 sec.
Critical Mass #33	changed Talent	rank values changed
Fire Power #35	changed Talent	3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 reworked: "Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 1% per your Fire effects on the target, up to a maximum increase of 4%. Effects which mix multiple schools of magic do not qualify."
Frostbite #11071	changed Frost spellbook	effect type changed behind the tooltip
Heating Up #130515	changed Talent	rank 1 reworked: "Non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast, and Scorch reduce the cast time of your next Pyroblast cast within 20 sec by 25%, stacking up to 3 times. Fire Blast grants an additional stack every time it deals damage."
Ice Lance Rank 2 #400640	changed Frost spellbook	Oct 14, 2026 Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.
Ice Lance Rank 3 #1240044	changed Frost spellbook	Oct 14, 2026 Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.
Ice Lance Rank 4 #1240045	changed Frost spellbook	Oct 14, 2026 Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.
Ice Lance Rank 5 #1240046	changed Frost spellbook	Oct 14, 2026 Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.
Ice Lance Rank 6 #1240047	changed Frost spellbook	Oct 14, 2026 Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.
Ice Lance Rank 1 #1312002	changed Frost spellbook	Oct 14, 2026 Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. Oct 16, 2026 (70425) Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.
Improved Channeling #80	changed Talent	rank 1 reworked: "Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 14% chance while casting Arcane Blast or Arcane Wrath."
Improved Fire Blast #27	changed Talent	rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1 sec and increases its range by 8 yards.", renamed from Wake of Fire
Improved Frostbolt #37	changed Talent	rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt and Frost Blast spells by 0.1 sec."
Missile Barrage #130531	changed Talent	moved from row 4 to row 1, rank 1 reworked: "Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 20% chance, your Arcane Missile hits a 5% chance, and your Arcane Wrath, Fireball, Frostbolt, and Frostfire Bolt spells a 10% chance to reduce the channeled duration of your next Arcane Missiles spell by 50%, reduce the Mana cost by 100%, and missiles fire every 0.5 sec."
Winter's Chill #68	changed Talent	rank 1 reworked: "Gives your Frost damage spells a 20% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the damage done by your Cone of Cold spell to the target by 40%, stacking up to 5 times."

Mage talents and spells with the same tooltip

Name	State	Change
Frost Armor Rank 1 #168	same tooltip Frost spellbook	-
Frost Armor Rank 2 #7300	same tooltip Frost spellbook	-
Frost Armor Rank 3 #7301	same tooltip Frost spellbook	-
Ice Armor Rank 1 #7302	same tooltip Frost spellbook	-
Ice Armor Rank 2 #7320	same tooltip Frost spellbook	-
Ice Armor Rank 3 #10219	same tooltip Frost spellbook	-
Ice Armor Rank 4 #10220	same tooltip Frost spellbook	-