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Mage PvE

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Mages are pure ranged casters with strong AoE, crowd control and burst. Forever adds Arcane Blast (an Arcane talent: a stacking buff to your other spells), Ice Lance (a Frost talent: 300% more damage on frozen targets) and Frostfire Bolt (a trainer spell at 40: a frost and fire hybrid bolt with a DoT and slow), plus Missile Barrage, Hot Streak and Fingers of Frost in the talent trees.

Arcane Mage PvE guide

Arcane is the Forever Mage's Arcane Blast spec, and Arcane Blast is a talent every Arcane build takes at 20. Each Blast makes your other spells hit harder and the next Blast cost more, so you build a few stacks and spend them on Arcane Missiles. The level 20 dungeon build adds full Arcane Focus for hit, Arcane Subtlety for lower threat and Arcane Concentration for free spells. It shines on long boss fights, as long as you watch your mana.

Your job in a group

Ranged damage, best on bosses: build Arcane Blast stacks and spend them on Arcane Missiles, and use Arcane Explosion on packs the tank gathers near you. Arcane Subtlety cuts the threat of your Arcane spells, so you can push harder than a Fire Mage at this level. Like every Mage you bring Arcane Intellect for the group, conjured food and water between pulls, Polymorph to take a Humanoid or Beast out of a big pull, and Remove Lesser Curse, which clears a Curse or a Bane from the tank or healer. You have no interrupt until Counterspell at 24, so Polymorph dangerous casters instead, and if a mob gets loose, Frost Nova holds it in place until the tank picks it up.

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Hit, Spell Power, Intellect, Critical Strike, Arcane Damage, Spirit, Mana per 5 sec. Hit comes first because dungeon bosses are often above your level and a missed Arcane Blast wastes an expensive cast; Arcane Focus covers part of it. Spell Power and Arcane Damage raise every Blast and Missile. Intellect is your mana pool, and stacking Arcane Blast gets expensive fast. Critical Strike matters more from 30, when Arcane Impact adds Arcane crit chance. Spirit and Mana per 5 sec shorten your drinking breaks.

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Fire Mage PvE guide

Fire is steady Fireball damage with instant Fire Blasts in between, and every Fire crit leaves an Ignite burn. At level 20 the dungeon build takes a faster Fireball, full Ignite and a first point of Burning Soul, which cuts your Fire threat by 10%. That's the least threat reduction of the three dungeon builds, so Fire needs the most care on pulls.

Your job in a group

Ranged damage: Fireball on the tank's target with Fire Blast whenever it's ready, and Flamestrike on packs the tank has gathered. Burning Soul's first point only cuts your Fire threat by 10% at 20 (the level 30 build takes all three ranks), so let the tank build threat first and stop casting if a mob turns toward you. Like every Mage you bring Arcane Intellect for the group, conjured food and water between pulls, Polymorph to take a Humanoid or Beast out of a big pull, and Remove Lesser Curse, which clears a Curse or a Bane from the tank or healer. You have no interrupt until Counterspell at 24, and Frost Nova handles mobs that get loose.

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Hit, Spell Power, Fire Damage, Critical Strike, Intellect, Spirit. Hit first: dungeon bosses are often above your level, and a missed Fireball is a whole cast wasted; the Fire section has no hit talent, so it comes from gear (Elemental Precision in the Frost section is the talent option). Spell Power and Fire Damage raise every Fireball and every Ignite burn. Critical Strike feeds Ignite now, and at 30 Heating Up and Master of Elements reward crits too. Intellect and Spirit keep you casting between drinks.

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Frost Mage PvE guide

Frost is the steadiest dungeon Mage: Frostbolt is your main spell, its slow keeps loose mobs off the healer, and Frost Nova into Ice Lance handles emergencies. At level 20 the dungeon build takes faster Frostbolts, full Elemental Precision for hit and the Ice Lance talent. Frost has no threat reduction until the level 30 build adds Frost Channeling, so give the tank a head start.

Your job in a group

Single-target damage with Frostbolt, pack damage with Blizzard, and the group's best emergency control: Frostbolt slows anything that runs at the healer, and Frost Nova freezes it in place until the tank picks it up. Like every Mage you bring Arcane Intellect for the group, conjured food and water between pulls, Polymorph to take a Humanoid or Beast out of a big pull, and Remove Lesser Curse, which clears a Curse or a Bane from the tank or healer. You have no interrupt until Counterspell at 24, and no threat reduction until Frost Channeling in the level 30 build, so start a little after the tank.

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Stats

Hit, Spell Power, Frost Damage, Critical Strike, Intellect, Spirit. Hit first: dungeon bosses are often above your level, and Elemental Precision covers part of the gap. Spell Power and Frost Damage raise Frostbolt, Blizzard and Ice Lance. Critical Strike matters more from 30, when Shatter and Fingers of Frost make Ice Lance crit often. Intellect and Spirit keep Blizzard affordable between drinks.

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Checked against WoW Forever beta build 1.60.1.70170.

Best in slot gear at any level: Arcane, Fire, Frost

Mage abilities