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Mage

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Other classes: Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Warlock, Druid

Mages are pure ranged casters with strong AoE, crowd control and burst. Forever adds Arcane Blast (an Arcane talent: each cast stacks spell damage from your Intellect), Ice Lance (a Frost talent: 200% more damage on frozen targets), Frost Blast (a trainer spell at 24: a quick, cheap slow) and Frostfire Bolt (a trainer spell at 40: a frost and fire hybrid bolt with a DoT and slow), plus Missile Barrage, Arcane Wrath, Heating Up and Fingers of Frost in the talent trees.

Arcane (Caster DPS)

Arcane in Forever is built around Arcane Blast, a tier 3 Arcane talent whose higher ranks come from the trainer: each cast stacks up to 4 times, giving you spell damage equal to 15% of your Intellect per stack for 15 sec while raising Arcane Blast's own mana cost. Build stacks, then cast Arcane Missiles while they last; Missile Barrage, a first-row talent, can make it free and twice as fast, and the new Arcane Wrath adds a heavy hit on a short cooldown. Arcane Power, Presence of Mind and Evocation drive burst and mana.

Fire (Caster DPS)

Fire stacks Improved Scorch and Ignite, turns crits and Fire Blasts into fast Pyroblasts with Heating Up (called Hot Streak earlier in the beta), and uses Combustion for burst. Forever's Frostfire Bolt is a level 40 Fire spell that counts as both frost and fire, checks the lower resistance and adds a DoT and slow; Improved Fireball speeds it up just like Fireball. Incineration, now in the first row, boosts Fire Blast and Scorch crit, and Ice Lance and Arcane Blast too.

Frost (Caster DPS)

Frost is the safe, mana-efficient spec with Frostbolt spam, shields and control. Forever's Ice Lance, a tier 3 Frost talent, deals 200% more damage to frozen targets and gains crit from Shatter, and Fingers of Frost lets it hit as if the target were frozen, so the shatter combo (freeze, then Ice Lance) is now a big part of both PvE trash and PvP. Winter's Chill now builds up your next Cone of Cold instead, and the new Frost Blast is a quick, cheap slow from level 24. Cold Snap resets your defensive and freeze cooldowns.

Tips & tricks: what ForeverDB learned

Arcane

Updated 31 October 2026 for build 1.60.1.70707 · From the DPS simulator, the game client

Learning from players: DPS. Collecting comparable fights before publishing observed cast patterns.

Observed cast patterns, not a proven optimal rotation. Gear, buffs, healing assignments and incoming damage can explain performance differences. HPS is effective healing; overhealing does not increase it. HPS counts effective healing, APS counts recorded shield absorption, and EHPS is their combined rate. Shield application sizes and overhealing do not increase EHPS. Healing assignments and incoming damage still limit healer comparisons. Build groups use the version reported by the log; some logs omit the hotfix build number.

Simulator: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 30-39. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Presence of Mind (3 min cooldown): the simulator uses it right before Arcane Blast at levels 30-39. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Use Arcane Blast when your mana drops under 25%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 30-39. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Clearcasting (from Arcane Concentration): Your next damage spell has its mana cost reduced by 100%. Cast Arcane Blast within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 4.413 times a 60 s fight. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 30-39: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+5.1% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+4.8%). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: The party buff that helps you most at levels 30-39 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin: +2.1% DPS in the simulator. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Where your damage comes from at levels 30-39: Arcane Missiles 61%, Arcane Blast 39% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Stat values at level 30 (simulator, 1 spell power = 1): Intellect 0.31, hit rating 0.23, haste rating 0.14. (level 30)
Simulator: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%. The simulator uses it at that point at levels 20-29. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Use Arcane Blast when your mana drops under 25%. The simulator uses it at that point at levels 20-29. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Clearcasting (from Arcane Concentration): Your next damage spell has its mana cost reduced by 100%. Cast Arcane Blast within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 2.543 times a 60 s fight. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 20-29: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+2.8% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+2.2%). (levels 20–29)
Simulator: At levels 20-29, your damage comes from Arcane Missiles (63%) and Arcane Blast (37%). This is from the simulator using the recommended build and best gear in a 60 s single-target fight. (levels 20–29)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 40-49. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Presence of Mind (3 min cooldown): the simulator uses it right before Arcane Blast at levels 40-49. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Arcane Blast when your mana drops under 25%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 40-49. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Clearcasting (from Arcane Concentration): Your next damage spell has its mana cost reduced by 100%. Cast Arcane Blast within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 4.35 times a 60 s fight. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 40-49: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+3% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+2.8%). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 40-49: Arcane Missiles 64%, Arcane Blast 36% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 50-59. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Presence of Mind (3 min cooldown): the simulator uses it right before Arcane Blast at levels 50-59. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Arcane Blast when your mana drops under 25%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 50-59. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Clearcasting (from Arcane Concentration): Your next damage spell has its mana cost reduced by 100%. Cast Arcane Blast within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 4.45 times a 60 s fight. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 50-59: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+2.4% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+2.2%). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 50-59: Arcane Missiles 60%, Arcane Blast 40% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at level 60. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Presence of Mind (3 min cooldown): the simulator uses it right before Arcane Blast at level 60. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Arcane Blast when your mana drops under 25%: that is where the simulator uses it at level 60. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Clearcasting (from Arcane Concentration): Your next damage spell has its mana cost reduced by 100%. Cast Arcane Blast within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 5.303 times a 60 s fight. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Missile Barrage: Cast Arcane Missiles within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 3.253 times a 60 s fight. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at level 60: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+1.1% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+1%). (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at level 60: Arcane Missiles 60%, Arcane Blast 39% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (level 60)

How to play it at levels 30–39: priority, procs and cooldowns

What to press, in order. Cast the first one that is ready and whose condition holds.

Arcane Missiles: Fill the gaps with it: Your filler: cast it when nothing above is ready; worth 35.5% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)

React to:

Under 15% mana: Evocation: The sim uses Evocation when your mana is under 15% (Simulator, Forever client)
Under 25% mana: Arcane Blast: The sim uses Arcane Blast when your mana is under 25% (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)
When Clearcasting procs: Arcane Blast within 15 sec: Your next damage spell has its mana cost reduced by 100%. (Simulator, Forever client)

Cooldowns:

Presence of Mind: with:Arcane Blast (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)

Before the pull:

Lesser Arcane Elixir (Simulator, Forever client)
Briny Seafood Stew (Simulator, Forever client)
Blessing of Kings (Simulator, Forever client)
Arcane Intellect (Simulator, Forever client)
Blessing of Wisdom (Simulator, Forever client)
Mark of the Wild (Simulator, Forever client)

Latest changes:

31 October 2026: client build 1.60.1.70658 -> 1.60.1.70707; 30-39: Arcane Missiles worth 42.5% -> 35.5%; 40-49: removed Wand; 40-49: Arcane Missiles worth 55.9% -> 50%; 50-59: removed Wand; 50-59: Arcane Missiles worth 56.7% -> 51.8% (new client build 1.60.1.70707)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (the simulator or the site's data changed)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (DPS/HPS observation limits and bounded addon learning data)

Fire

Updated 31 October 2026 for build 1.60.1.70707 · From the DPS simulator, the game client

Learning from players: DPS. Collecting comparable fights before publishing observed cast patterns.

Simulator: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 30-39. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 30-39: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+4.8% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+4.5%). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Where your damage comes from at levels 30-39: Fireball 56%, Scorch 21%, Fire Blast 20% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Scorch is worth 6.2% of your DPS at levels 30-39: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Fire Blast is worth 4.7% of your DPS at levels 30-39: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Stat values at level 30 (simulator, 1 spell power = 1): hit rating 0.22, crit rating 0.21, haste rating 0.21. (level 30)
Simulator: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%. The simulator uses it at that point at levels 20-29. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 20-29: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+2.6% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+2.1%). (levels 20–29)
Simulator: The party buff that helps you most at levels 20-29 is Blessing of Kings from a Paladin, worth +1% DPS in the simulator. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: At levels 20-29, your damage comes mainly from Fireball (78%) and Fire Blast (19%). This is from the simulator using the recommended build and best gear in a 60 s single-target fight. (levels 20–29)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 40-49. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 40-49: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+3.2% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+3%). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 40-49: Fireball 52%, Scorch 23%, Fire Blast 20% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Scorch is worth 9.2% of your DPS at levels 40-49: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Fire Blast is worth 6.2% of your DPS at levels 40-49: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 50-59. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 50-59: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+2.5% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+2.3%). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 50-59: Fireball 46%, Fire Blast 26%, Scorch 20% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Fire Blast is worth 11.4% of your DPS at levels 50-59: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Scorch is worth 7.4% of your DPS at levels 50-59: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at level 60. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Clearcasting (from Arcane Concentration): Your next damage spell has its mana cost reduced by 100%. Cast Fireball within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 2.52 times a 60 s fight. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at level 60: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+1.2% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+1.1%). (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at level 60 is Arcane Intellect from a Mage: +1.7% DPS in the simulator. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at level 60: Fireball 60%, Fire Blast 16%, Scorch 13% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Scorch is worth 9% of your DPS at level 60: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (level 60)

How to play it at levels 30–39: priority, procs and cooldowns

What to press, in order. Cast the first one that is ready and whose condition holds.

Scorch: Whenever it's ready: Cast it when it's ready; worth 6.2% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)
Fire Blast: Whenever it's ready: Cast it when it's ready (8 s cooldown); worth 4.7% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)
Fireball: Fill the gaps with it: Your filler: cast it when nothing above is ready; worth 35.1% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)

React to:

Under 15% mana: Evocation: The sim uses Evocation when your mana is under 15% (Simulator, Forever client)

Before the pull:

Lesser Arcane Elixir (Simulator, Forever client)
Briny Seafood Stew (Simulator, Forever client)

Latest changes:

31 October 2026: client build 1.60.1.70658 -> 1.60.1.70707; 1 tip(s) dropped; new Blizzard post (new client build 1.60.1.70707)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (the simulator or the site's data changed)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (DPS/HPS observation limits and bounded addon learning data)

Frost

Updated 31 October 2026 for build 1.60.1.70707 · From the DPS simulator, the game client

Learning from players: DPS. Collecting comparable fights before publishing observed cast patterns.

Simulator: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 30-39. (levels 30–39)
Speculation: The class guide's rotation card uses Fire Blast here and the simulator disagrees: check it in game before trusting either: Leave Fire Blast out of single-target fights at levels 30-39: the simulator's 60 s fight did 5.5% more damage without it. The class guide disagrees, so treat this as a lead to test. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Fingers of Frost (from Winter's Chill): Cast Ice Lance within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 2.187 times a 60 s fight. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 30-39: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+4.3% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+4%). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Where your damage comes from at levels 30-39: Frostbolt 67%, Fire Blast 24%, Ice Lance 9% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Ice Lance is worth 3.3% of your DPS at levels 30-39: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 30–39)
Simulator: Stat values at level 30 (simulator, 1 spell power = 1): crit rating 0.17. (level 30)
Simulator: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%. The simulator uses it at that point at levels 20-29. (levels 20–29)
Speculation: The class guide's rotation card uses Fire Blast here and the simulator disagrees: check it in game before trusting either: Leave Fire Blast out of single-target fights at levels 20-29: the simulator's 60 s fight did 3.8% more damage without it. The class guide disagrees, so treat this as a lead to test. (levels 20–29)
Simulator: Best consumable at levels 20-29: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+2.5% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+2%). (levels 20–29)
Simulator: At levels 20-29, your damage comes mainly from Frostbolt (87%) and Fire Blast (13%). This is from the simulator using the recommended build and best gear in a 60 s single-target fight. (levels 20–29)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 40-49. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Fingers of Frost (from Winter's Chill): Cast Ice Lance within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 2.173 times a 60 s fight. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 40-49: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+2.7% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+2.6%). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at levels 40-49 is Arcane Intellect from a Mage: +1.2% DPS in the simulator. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 40-49: Frostbolt 69%, Fire Blast 24%, Ice Lance 8% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Fire Blast is worth 5.6% of your DPS at levels 40-49: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 40–49)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at levels 50-59. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Fingers of Frost (from Winter's Chill): Cast Ice Lance within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 2.203 times a 60 s fight. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at levels 50-59: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+2% DPS in the simulator); then Briny Seafood Stew (+1.9%). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: The party buff that helps you most at levels 50-59 is Arcane Intellect from a Mage: +1.2% DPS in the simulator. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at levels 50-59: Frostbolt 66%, Fire Blast 22%, Ice Lance 11% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Ice Lance is worth 6.1% of your DPS at levels 50-59: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Fire Blast is worth 4.6% of your DPS at levels 50-59: the simulator's fight without it did that much less damage. (levels 50–59)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Use Evocation when your mana drops under 15%: that is where the simulator uses it at level 60. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Leave Fire Blast out of single-target fights at level 60: the simulator's 60 s fight did 2% more damage without it. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Clearcasting (from Arcane Concentration): Your next damage spell has its mana cost reduced by 100%. Cast Frostbolt within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 2.65 times a 60 s fight. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Fingers of Frost (from Winter's Chill): Cast Ice Lance within 15 sec, before it fades. In the simulator it comes 2.763 times a 60 s fight. (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Best consumable at level 60: Lesser Arcane Elixir (+1% DPS in the simulator). (level 60)
Speculation: Above the level cap (30): the client has these levels, but nobody can play them yet: Where your damage comes from at level 60: Frostbolt 75%, Fire Blast 17%, Ice Lance 8% (simulator: recommended build, best gear for the level, 60 s single-target fight). (level 60)

How to play it at levels 30–39: priority, procs and cooldowns

What to press, in order. Cast the first one that is ready and whose condition holds.

Ice Lance: When it procs: Only while Fingers of Frost is up; worth 3.3% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)
Frostbolt: Fill the gaps with it: Your filler: cast it when nothing above is ready; worth 50.5% of your DPS (Simulator, Forever client, ForeverDB guide)

React to:

Under 15% mana: Evocation: The sim uses Evocation when your mana is under 15% (Simulator, Forever client)
When Fingers of Frost procs: Ice Lance within 15 sec: Fingers of Frost makes Ice Lance better: use it before it fades (Simulator, Forever client)

Before the pull:

Lesser Arcane Elixir (Simulator, Forever client)
Briny Seafood Stew (Simulator, Forever client)

Avoid:

Leave Fire Blast out of single-target fights at levels 30-39: the simulator's 60 s fight did 5.5% more damage without it. (Simulator)

Latest changes:

31 October 2026: client build 1.60.1.70658 -> 1.60.1.70707; new Blizzard post (new client build 1.60.1.70707)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (the simulator or the site's data changed)
29 October 2026: tip wording or values (DPS/HPS observation limits and bounded addon learning data)

Every spec's latest changes. Re-studied every week and after each new game build.

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

Best professions for Mages: Tailoring + Enchanting.

Mage abilities

Fire Vulnerability
Arcane Intellect (level 1)
Chilled (level 1)
Fireball (level 1)
Frost Armor (level 1)
Conjure Water (level 4, from the Classic class quest Arcane Refreshment (rank 1))
Frostbolt (level 4)
Conjure Food (level 6)
Fire Blast (level 6)
Arcane Missiles (level 8)
Polymorph (level 8)
Clearcasting (level 10)
Frost Nova (level 10)
Dampen Magic (level 12)
Slow Fall (level 12)
Arcane Explosion (level 14)
Flamestrike (level 16)
Amplify Magic (level 18)
Remove Lesser Curse (level 18)
Blink (level 20)
Blizzard (level 20)
Evocation (level 20)
Fire Ward (level 20)
Mana Shield (level 20)
Teleport: Ironforge (level 20)
Teleport: Orgrimmar (level 20)
Teleport: Stormwind (level 20)
Teleport: Undercity (level 20)
Frost Ward (level 22)
Scorch (level 22)
Counterspell (level 24)
Cone of Cold (level 26)
Conjure Mana Agate (level 28)
Ice Armor (level 30)
Teleport: Darnassus (level 30)
Teleport: Thunder Bluff (level 30)
Mage Armor (level 34)
Conjure Mana Jade (level 38)
Frostfire Bolt (level 40)
Portal: Ironforge (level 40)
Portal: Orgrimmar (level 40)
Portal: Stormwind (level 40)
Portal: Undercity (level 40)
Conjure Mana Citrine (level 48)
Portal: Darnassus (level 50)
Portal: Thunder Bluff (level 50)
Teleport: Dalaran (level 50)
Arcane Brilliance (level 56)
Conjure Mana Ruby (level 58)
Felfire (level 60)
Polymorph: Cow (level 60)

No longer trainer abilities in the live client

Common questions

What's the best caster ring for a Mage at level 20?

Speculation: Calling it the best rests on ForeverDB's gear scoring, not Blizzard, and other rings may suit depending on spec and what you can obtain.

A strong caster ring for a level 20 Mage is Lorekeeper's Ring, a rare ring usable from level 18. It gives +2 Stamina, +5 Spell Power and restores 2 mana every 5 seconds.

The +5 Spell Power is the draw: it lifts Fireball, Frostbolt and Arcane Missiles at a level where spell power is hard to come by. See the Mage class page for the rest of a level 20 caster set.

Sources: Lorekeeper's Ring · Mage in WoW Forever · checked on build 1.60.1.70532

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