Students gifted with a keen intellect and unwavering discipline may walk the path of the mage. The arcane magic available to magi is both great and dangerous, and thus is revealed only to the most devoted practitioners. To avoid interference with their spellcasting, magi wear only cloth armor, but arcane shields and enchantments give them additional protection. To keep enemies at bay, magi can summon bursts of fire to incinerate distant targets and cause entire areas to erupt, setting groups of foes ablaze.

Masters of ice can command blizzards that tear into flesh and limit movement. Should enemies manage to survive this assault, the mage can shrink them into harmless sheep in the blink of an eye.

Powerful magi can even generate enhancements and portals, assisting allies by sharpening their minds and transporting them instantly across the world.

Mage Information

Mages demolish their foes with arcane incantations. Although they wield powerful offensive spells, mages are fragile and lightly armored, making them particularly vulnerable to close-range attacks. Wise mages make careful use of their spells to keep their foes at a distance or hold them in place.

  • Type Ranged Magic Damage Dealer
  • Standard Bars Health, Mana
  • Available Armor Cloth
  • Available Weapons Wands, Daggers, One-Handed Swords, Staves
Mage Talents

Mage talents focus on enhancing individual schools of magic – quick, aggressive Fire spells; efficient, controlling Frost spells and punishing Arcane spells.

Mage Talent Specialization
Mage Features
Ranged damage

Mages can expend mana in order to deal high amounts of damage with amazing speed, though they must be wary of exhausting themselves.

Area of effect spells

By calling upon sheets of ice, columns of flame, and waves of arcane power, mages can effectively attack multiple foes at the same time.

Control

A mage has many options for controlling the battlefield, from freezing enemies in place to transforming them into helpless critters.

Teleportation

Mages possess the ability to transport themselves and their allies between cities and can summon replenishing food and water.

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Prowar
Turalyon
Prowar
26/01/2011
NERF it like hell hate that a random mage crit me up to 70k its like my hafe hp wtf is that
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Thisfireburn
Sylvanas
Thisfireburn
26/01/2011
"Nerf" said the guys who got owned by mages and now cry here for nerf
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Dara
Daggerspine
Dara
25/01/2011
Nerf this
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Charrick
Draenor
Charrick
25/01/2011
Arcane = High dps. Fire = Fun. (if your rly good at it, fire spec can be better than arcane) Frost = pvp
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Vivaq
Chromaggus
Vivaq
18/01/2011
Nerf mages....
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Metosplaga
Al'Akir
Metosplaga
18/01/2011
frost mage or warlock its best
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Capalleux
Mazrigos
Capalleux
12/01/2011
Best class in-game.
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@Capalleux: Warlock is beter
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Danasi
Moonglade
Danasi
15/01/2011
@Capalleux: Yer=)
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Børisinhø
Drak'thul
Børisinhø
10/01/2011
opwnd
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Doomslaya
Blade's Edge
Doomslaya
07/01/2011
Arcane mage own dps RANGED but unholy dk owns dps outright, but as many a wise mage has siad its the loon behind the toon who PWns my sons, erm and girls.
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Vanolex
Magtheridon
Vanolex
10/04/2011
@Doomslaya: any dk ownes every thing they rule all realms and all beings (except most things lol)
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Mugwero
Bronze Dragonflight
Mugwero
06/01/2011
Ohk Thanks Guys!! :D
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Bzurk
Saurfang
Bzurk
06/01/2011
Mugwero if your using it for pve then i'd go arcane but for pvp fire dominates :)
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Olifantje
Wildhammer
Olifantje
05/01/2011
arcane does epic damage but you burn your mana really quick
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Mugwero
Bronze Dragonflight
Mugwero
03/01/2011
Whisch is Better Arcane or Forst Mage?? Because I am thinking of Changing. :D
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Stonedead
Eonar
Stonedead
26/01/2011
@Mugwero: m8t frost mage all the way thats my opinion frost mage is the best
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Veryle
Bladefist
Veryle
25/09/2011
@Mugwero: ARCANE FTW they do most damage, if you like damage I suggest arcane
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Prippz
Shattered Hand
Prippz
02/01/2011
Dom har bajs
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Zyret
Defias Brotherhood
Zyret
02/01/2011
The fact we only have cloth armour doesn't mean !!!#. gear is only 40% of getting a good mage its 60% skill of the player behind it. if you know the class mage and know what to do you will be a pain in the ass for all other classes. Mage = OP. No matter what the talent build is.
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Shadowklng
Earthen Ring
Shadowklng
02/01/2011
FireMage > most nerfed class/build ever. keep getting nerfed and nerfed again, and we got only the cast scorch in movement (witch is not so powerfull against ranged combat class).
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Xsina
Kor'gall
Xsina
31/12/2010
Do a frostspec u will pwn everyone in the same lvl ! and higher
For the horde!!!
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Revelatíon
Quel'Thalas
Revelatíon
31/12/2010
Nerfed every patch and fix need more arcane spells :)
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Paladinjay
Saurfang
Paladinjay
30/12/2010
Mages are good, i like them, i mostly kill the enemy before they get to me when im on my mage, but they only have cloth as a armour which is why i changed to play as a pally
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Darkhealerx
Runetotem
Darkhealerx
30/12/2010
i have a lvl 85 troll druid but the thing is the casting speed with frost mages own moonking's tbh so its realy hard to win a duel against frost mages.... ftw mages!
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Jorathier
The Venture Co
Jorathier
29/12/2010
Got my account hacked not too pleased about it):(
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Dreamskiller
Burning Steppes
Dreamskiller
29/12/2010
Fire mage in PVP rocks.. In PvE it knocks all the players!
I'm levling this char to 85... and it's much more funny then Paladin or Death knight!
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Ifritt
Terenas
Ifritt
28/12/2010
I agree, arcane mages need more than a 2-3 button rot, it's annoying and boring, come on bliss, we need more arcane spells :)
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Lukemage
The Maelstrom
Lukemage
28/12/2010
Need to see duel warlock vs frost mage
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Parker
Balnazzar
Parker
27/12/2010
Yeah, I Would say that mages are one of the most funniest classes. I'm just tried of ppl saying that mages are a noob class, where u only have to press 2 bottons (Arcane) - If blizzard could make some dot spells for Mages. I think many PvE mage would be glad! :D
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Alfiechain
Ravencrest
Alfiechain
27/12/2010
i had a mage once^^lvl 77 really nice, easy lvl, and overpowering^^!!
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Dertimorda
Vek'nilash
Dertimorda
26/12/2010
nice class
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Götboy
Stormrage
Götboy
26/12/2010
really nice class for beginners in pvp especially frost
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Lukeim
The Maelstrom
Lukeim
25/12/2010
Mage is really nice
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rofl'ed at Sheep ass on the page.
Mage's rock ;P
Said WTF when I was on top DPS at level 20
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Rolandon
The Venture Co
Rolandon
16/12/2010
It would be nice to see a fire build become feasible for raiding. At the moment the only real viable spec is arcane :/
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@Rolandon: Frost & Fire is just as good as Arcane... It is just another Rotation System :)
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Kakezor
Boulderfist
Kakezor
15/12/2010
NERF!!!!!!!!!
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Irdis
Mazrigos
Irdis
15/12/2010
I lol'd on this picture with sheep!
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Epoch
Shadowsong
Epoch
17/12/2010
@Irdis: That's from the Burning Crusade cinematic, 2 minutes in. It's quite amusing.