Fireball: which rank to use
Mage · Fire · 12 ranks, 6 learned by level 30.
At level 30 with 45 spell power, Fireball rank 2 gets the most damage per mana; rank 6 does the most damage per second.
Most mana-efficient rank by gear: rank 3 up to 7, rank 2 from 8 to 126, rank 1 from 127 spell power.
Every rank at level 30 with 45 spell power
| Rank | Damage per cast | Mana | Cast | Damage per mana | DPS | Mana lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 (level 1) | 42 (37–46) | 30 | 1.5 s | 1.39 | 27.8 | 1 min 15 s |
| Rank 2 (level 6) | 68 (61–76) | 45 | 2 s | 1.52 | 34.2 | 1 min 7 s |
| Rank 3 (level 12) | 95 (86–104) | 65 | 2.5 s | 1.46 | 37.9 | 58 s |
| Rank 4 (level 18) | 129 (116–142) | 95 | 3 s | 1.36 | 43 | 47 s |
| Rank 5 (level 24) | 175 (158–192) | 140 | 3.5 s | 1.25 | 50 | 38 s |
| Rank 6 (level 30) | 222 (200–244) | 185 | 3.5 s | 1.20 | 63.4 | 28 s |
DPS counts the global cooldown. Mana lasts: casting only that rank from 1,500 mana.
Forever against Classic Era
- Rank 1: 42 damage for 30 mana in Forever instead of 28 for 30 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.429 instead of 0.123).
- Rank 2: 68 damage for 45 mana in Forever instead of 56 for 45 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.571 instead of 0.271).
- Rank 3: 95 damage for 65 mana in Forever instead of 96 for 65 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.714 instead of 0.500).
- Rank 4: 129 damage for 95 mana in Forever instead of 153 for 95 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.857 instead of 0.793).
- Rank 5: 175 damage for 140 mana in Forever instead of 235 for 140 in Classic Era (spell power share 1.000 instead of 1.000).
- Rank 6: 222 damage for 185 mana in Forever instead of 305 for 185 in Classic Era (spell power share 1.000 instead of 1.000).
How it's worked out
- From the client, for each rank: base damage or healing and its range (SpellEffect base points and variance), the extra per level up to the rank's max level, the spell power share (coefficient), mana cost, cast time, duration, global cooldown and cooldown.
- No downrank penalty in the Forever client. Classic Era's client puts a penalty for spells learned before level 20 inside the coefficient (Shadow Bolt rank 1: 0.14); Forever's client gives the full share (0.486), for 80 low-level ranks across the classes. Anything else would be on Blizzard's servers, so the calculator shows Classic's rules only as Speculation.
- Speculation: crits count only on direct hits, at 150%, as in Classic; the example gear (1.5 spell power per level) is not client data.
Other Mage spells
Frostbolt, Fire Blast, Arcane Missiles, Frost Nova, Arcane Explosion, Flamestrike, Pyroblast, Scorch, Cone of Cold, Blast Wave