Mage (Class)

Mage
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Type	Ranged
Role	DPS
Resource	Mana
Armor	Cloth
Weapons	Staves, Daggers, One-Handed Swords, Wands, Off-Hand Items
Races	Alliance — Human, Gnome; Horde — Troll, Undead
Faction	Both Alliance & Horde
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Overview

Mages are cloth-wearing spellcasters gifted with a keen intellect and unwavering discipline, who wield arcane magic to devastating effect. They specialize in burst damage and area-of-effect spells and bring strong crowd control and utility, but they are "glass cannons": fragile, and dependent on positioning to stay out of melee. Mages have often been viewed with suspicion by society, yet their magic is essential to their kingdoms' defense and to arcane research.

Role and Resources

Mages are a pure ranged damage class. They use mana and rely on Intellect as their primary attribute. When their mana runs low, they can use a wand with the Shoot ability to keep attacking without spending mana.

Armor and Weapons

Mages wear cloth armor only. They can wield staves, daggers, one-handed swords, and wands, and may use off-hand held items (but not shields). Arcane shields and enchantments give them additional protection.

Playable Races

Alliance: Human, Gnome
Horde: Troll, Undead

Key Abilities

Damage: Fireball, Frostbolt, Arcane Missiles, Fire Blast, Blizzard, Flamestrike, Arcane Explosion, Cone of Cold
Crowd control: Polymorph, Frost Nova, Counterspell (interrupt)
Utility: Blink, Arcane Intellect and Arcane Brilliance, Amplify and Dampen Magic, Remove Curse, Slow Fall, Evocation
Conjuring and travel: Conjure Food and Water (seven ranks each), mana gems (Agate, Jade, Citrine, and Ruby), Teleport (carries only the caster), and Portal (carries a whole group). Teleport and Portal require reagents.
Defense: Frost Armor, Ice Armor, Mage Armor, Mana Shield, Ice Barrier, Ice Block, Fire Ward, Frost Ward

Specializations

Arcane: Raw arcane magic and overwhelming power, with talents such as Arcane Power and Presence of Mind.
Fire: Combustive flames and burst damage, with talents such as Combustion and Pyroblast.
Frost: Freezing and shattering enemies through slows and control, with talents such as Ice Barrier, Ice Block, and Cold Snap.

Talents

Mages have 54 talents across three trees: Arcane (18), Fire (17) and Frost (19). Each tree has seven tiers, and each tier needs another 5 points spent in that tree. The trees work as a talent calculator: click a talent to spend a point and right-click to take it back (on a phone, use the Tap adds / Tap removes switch). Hover over a talent, or tap it, to see what it does. Copy link saves the build you have made.

Arcane18 talents

2

Wand Specialization

2 ranks

Increases your damage with Wands by 13/25%.

5

Arcane Focus

5 ranks

Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 1/2/3/4/5%.

5

Improved Channeling

5 ranks

Gives you a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 14/28/42/56/70% chance while casting Arcane Blast.

2

Arcane Subtlety

2 ranks

Requires 5 points in Arcane talents

Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 8/15 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 15/30%.

2

Magic Absorption

2 ranks

Requires 5 points in Arcane talents

Increases all your resistances by 5/10 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 1/2% of your total mana. Cannot trigger more often than 1 time per sec.

5

Arcane Concentration

5 ranks

Requires 5 points in Arcane talents

Gives you a 2/4/6/8/10% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.

2

Arcane Resilience

2 ranks

Requires 5 points in Arcane talents

Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 25/50% of your Intellect.

2

Arcane Geometry

2 ranks

Requires 10 points in Arcane talents

Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 3/6 yards.

3

Arcane Impact

3 ranks

Requires 10 points in Arcane talents

Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 2/4/6%.

1

Arcane Blast

1 rank

15% of base mana · 30 yd range · 2.5 sec cast

Requires 10 points in Arcane talents

Blasts the target with energy, dealing 54 Arcane damage. 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%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast.

2

Arcane Shielding

2 ranks

Requires 15 points in Arcane talents

Decreases the Mana lost per point of damage taken when your Mana Shield spell is active by 17/33% and increases the resistances granted by your Mage Armor spell by 25/50%.

2

Improved Counterspell

2 ranks

Requires 15 points in Arcane talents

Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 2/4 sec.

3

Arcane Meditation

3 ranks

Requires 15 points in Arcane talents
Requires 5 points in Arcane Concentration

Allows 17/33/50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

1

Missile Barrage

1 rank

Requires 15 points in Arcane talents

Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 40% chance, and your Fireball, Frostbolt, and Frostfire Bolt spells a 20% 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.

1

Presence of Mind

1 rank

Instant · 3 min cooldown

Requires 20 points in Arcane talents

When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.

5

Arcane Mind

5 ranks

Requires 20 points in Arcane talents

Increases your Intellect by 2/4/6/8/10% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 20/40/60/80/100%.

3

Arcane Instability

3 ranks

Requires 25 points in Arcane talents

Increases the damage done by your spells by 1/2/3% and your critical strike chance by 1/2/3%.

1

Arcane Power

1 rank

Instant · 3 min cooldown

Requires 30 points in Arcane talents
Requires 1 point in Presence of Mind

For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.

Fire17 talents

2

Wake of Fire

2 ranks

Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1/2 sec. Killing a non-trivial target increases the critical strike chance of your next Fire Blast cast within 30 sec by 25/50%.

3

Incineration

3 ranks

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2/4/6%.

5

Improved Fireball

5 ranks

Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5 sec.

5

Ignite

5 ranks

Requires 5 points in Fire talents

Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 8/16/24/32/40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

2

Flame Throwing

2 ranks

Requires 5 points in Fire talents

Increases the range of your Fire spells by 3/6 yards.

3

Impact

3 ranks

Requires 5 points in Fire talents

Gives your Fire spells a 3/7/10% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.

3

Burning Soul

3 ranks

Requires 10 points in Fire talents

Gives your Fire spells a 23/47/70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 10/20/30%.

3

Improved Flamestrike

3 ranks

Requires 10 points in Fire talents

Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 5/10/15%.

1

Pyroblast

1 rank

125 Mana · 35 yd range · 6 sec cast

Requires 10 points in Fire talents

Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 110 Fire damage and an additional 44 Fire damage over 12 sec.

3

Improved Scorch

3 ranks

Requires 15 points in Fire talents

Your Scorch spell has a 33/67/100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases all Fire damage you deal to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec, stacking up to 5 times.

2

Improved Fire Ward

2 ranks

Requires 15 points in Fire talents

Causes your Fire Ward to have a 10/20% chance to reflect Fire spells while active.

1

Heating Up

1 rank

Requires 15 points in Fire talents
Requires 1 point in Pyroblast

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.

3

Master of Elements

3 ranks

Requires 15 points in Fire talents

Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 10/20/30% of their base mana cost.

3

Critical Mass

3 ranks

Requires 20 points in Fire talents

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2/4/6%.

1

Blast Wave

1 rank

215 Mana · Instant · 45 sec cooldown

Requires 20 points in Fire talents

A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 163 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec.

5

Fire Power

5 ranks

Requires 25 points in Fire talents

Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2/4/6/8/10%.

1

Combustion

1 rank

Instant · 3 min cooldown

Requires 30 points in Fire talents
Requires 3 points in Critical Mass

When activated, this spell causes each of your Fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with Fire damage spells by 10%. This effect lasts until you have caused 3 non-periodic critical strikes with Fire spells.

Frost19 talents

2

Frost Warding

2 ranks

Increases the Armor and resistance given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 15/30%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 10/20% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.

5

Improved Frostbolt

5 ranks

Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5 sec.

5

Elemental Precision

5 ranks

Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 1/2/3/4/5%.

5

Ice Shards

5 ranks

Requires 5 points in Frost talents

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20/40/60/80/100%.

3

Permafrost

3 ranks

Requires 5 points in Frost talents

Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 11/22/33% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 3/7/10%.

2

Improved Frost Nova

2 ranks

Requires 5 points in Frost talents

Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 2/4 sec.

3

Frostbite

3 ranks

Requires 5 points in Frost talents

Gives your Chill effects a 5/10/15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.

3

Piercing Ice

3 ranks

Requires 10 points in Frost talents

Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 2/4/6%.

3

Frost Channeling

3 ranks

Requires 10 points in Frost talents

Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5/10/15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10/20/30%.

1

Ice Lance

1 rank

45 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant

Requires 10 points in Frost talents

Deals 28 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.

3

Improved Blizzard

3 ranks

Requires 10 points in Frost talents

Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 15/25/40% for 1.5 sec.

2

Arctic Reach

2 ranks

Requires 15 points in Frost talents

Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 10/20%.

1

Ice Block

1 rank

15 Mana · Instant · 5 min cooldown

Requires 15 points in Frost talents

You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.

3

Shatter

3 ranks

Requires 15 points in Frost talents

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17/33/50%.

3

Improved Cone of Cold

3 ranks

Requires 20 points in Frost talents

Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 12/23/35%.

1

Cold Snap

1 rank

Instant · 10 min cooldown

Requires 20 points in Frost talents

Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.

2

Fingers of Frost

2 ranks

Requires 20 points in Frost talents
Requires 1 point in Ice Lance

Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 1/2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.

5

Winter's Chill

5 ranks

Requires 25 points in Frost talents

Gives your Frost damage spells a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance your Ice Lance and Frostbolt spells will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 1/2/3/4/5 times.

1

Ice Barrier

1 rank

305 Mana · Instant · 30 sec cooldown

Requires 30 points in Frost talents
Requires 1 point in Cold Snap

Instantly shields you, absorbing 431 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage.

Talent data read from the beta client (build 1.60.1.70170). Trees and values may change before launch.

Organizations

The Kirin Tor is the governing body of mages, centered in Dalaran. Human mages trace back to the Troll Wars, about 2,800 years before the Dark Portal opened, when high elves taught arcane magic to one hundred humans of the Empire of Arathor so they could fight troll invasions. Notable Classic-era figures include Medivh (the Last Guardian) and Antonidas, the leading archmage of the Kirin Tor.

Best in slot

PvP

Priority: Stamina first: a mage who gets caught doesn't get to cast. Then frost damage and spell power, valued equally since Frostbolt is the whole plan, then Intellect.

Talents: Arcane 0 / Fire 0 / Frost 11

Best in slot (level 20) – PvP
Slot	Alliance	Horde
Head	Silky Circlet Tailoring (100), maker only Crafted	Same as Alliance
Neck	Scholarly Pendant Friend of the Library Quest	Same as Alliance
Shoulder	Magician's Mantle World drop, auction house Drop Unverified	Chestnut Mantle Allegiance to the Old Gods Quest
Back	Feyscale Cloak Deviate Faerie Dragon, Wailing Caverns Drop	Same as Alliance
Chest	Filigreed Silky Gown Tailoring (75), maker only Crafted	Same as Alliance
Wrist	Aetherwisp Bracers Faldrim Anvilmar, Hall of Thanes Drop	Tabitha's Cuffs A Frightened Request Quest
Hands	Silky Gloves Tailoring (75), maker only Crafted	Same as Alliance
Waist	Silky Sash Tailoring (85), maker only Crafted	Same as Alliance
Legs	Filigreed Silky Leggings Tailoring (100), maker only Crafted	Same as Alliance
Feet	Spidersilk Boots Tailoring Crafted	Same as Alliance
Finger 1	Philanthropist's Ring Greater Friend of the Library Quest	Same as Alliance
Finger 2	Malignant Root Nightveiled Rotheap, Wetlands Drop Unverified	Seal of Sylvanas Arugal Must Die Quest
Trinket 1	Minor Recombobulator Engineering (140) Crafted	Same as Alliance
Trinket 2	Lookie's Spyglass Cookie, The Deadmines Drop	Same as Alliance
Two-hand	Staff of the Blessed Seer Trash mobs, Blackfathom Deeps Drop	Same as Alliance
Ranged	Sizzle Stick Deviate Eradication Quest	Same as Alliance

Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.

Priority: Stamina first, then frost damage and spell power, then Intellect.

Talents: Arcane 0 / Fire 0 / Frost 26

Best in slot (level 30) – PvP
Slot	Alliance	Horde
Head	Filigreed Silky Circlet Tailoring (125), maker only Crafted Unverified	Same as Alliance
Neck	Souvenir Sea Shell Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Honored) · +6 Spell Power Vendor	Same as Alliance
Shoulder	Berylline Pads The Crone of the Kraul Quest	Berylline Pads A Vengeful Fate Quest
Back	Azure Silk Cloak Tailoring (140) · +60 armor Crafted	Same as Alliance
Chest	Silky Gown Tailoring (110), maker only · +8 Sta Crafted	Same as Alliance
Wrist	Stonecloth Bindings +5 Sta World drop Auction house Unverified	Knife-Polishing Rag Open the Maw · +5 Sta Quest
Hands	Silky Gloves Tailoring (75), maker only · Heavy Armor Kit Crafted	Same as Alliance
Waist	Ghamoo-ra's Bind Ghamoo-ra, Blackfathom Deeps Drop	Same as Alliance
Legs	Silky Leggings Tailoring (125), maker only · Thick Armor Kit Crafted	Same as Alliance
Feet	Spidersilk Boots Tailoring · minor speed Crafted	Same as Alliance
Finger 1	Philanthropist's Ring Greater Friend of the Library Quest	Same as Alliance
Finger 2	Curl of Life Horrors in the Highland Quest	Sea Giant's Toe Ring Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Friendly) Vendor
Trinket 1	Minor Recombobulator Engineering (140) Crafted	Same as Alliance
Trinket 2	Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector Engineering (210) Crafted	Same as Alliance
Main hand	Swinetusk Shank Agathelos the Raging, Razorfen Kraul · Revelation Drop	Same as Alliance
Off hand	Orb of Mystic Insight Enchanting (140), maker only Crafted	Same as Alliance
Ranged	Icefury Wand Mage's Wand; Mage's Wand, a mage chain from Dustwallow Marsh Quest Drop	Same as Alliance

Notes:

Curl of Life is an Alliance-only quest reward (Horrors in the Highland, Excavation Site). Horde uses Sea Giant's Toe Ring.

Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.

Coming soon.

PvE

Priority: Frost damage and plain spell power first, since the build casts nothing else. Then Intellect, so the mana bar lasts the whole pull. Stamina barely matters, other spell schools not at all.

Talents: Arcane 0 / Fire 0 / Frost 11

Best in slot (level 20) – PvE
Slot	Alliance	Horde
Head	Silky Circlet Tailoring (100), maker only Crafted	Same as Alliance
Neck	Mark of the Pack Leader Humar the Pridelord, the Barrens (rare) · +6 Spell Power Drop Unverified	Same as Alliance
Shoulder	Magician's Mantle World drop, auction house Drop Unverified	Same as Alliance
Back	Prelacy Cape Researching the Corruption · +60 Armor Quest	Heavy Woolen Cloak Tailoring (80) · +60 Armor Crafted
Chest	Filigreed Silky Gown Tailoring (75), maker only · +2 all stats Crafted	Same as Alliance
Wrist	Aetherwisp Bracers Faldrim Anvilmar, Hall of Thanes · +5 Int Drop	Tabitha's Cuffs A Frightened Request · +5 Int Quest
Hands	Silky Gloves Tailoring (75), maker only · Mystic Medium Armor Kit Crafted	Same as Alliance
Waist	Silky Sash Tailoring (85), maker only Crafted	Same as Alliance
Legs	Filigreed Silky Leggings Tailoring (100), maker only · Mystic Medium Armor Kit Crafted	Same as Alliance
Feet	Spidersilk Boots Tailoring · +5 Sta Crafted	Same as Alliance
Finger 1	Philanthropist's Ring Greater Friend of the Library Quest	Same as Alliance
Finger 2	Minor Channeling Ring WANTED: Chok'sul Quest	Sacred Band The Den Quest
Trinket 1	Minor Recombobulator Engineering (140) Crafted	Same as Alliance
Trinket 2	Lookie's Spyglass Cookie, The Deadmines Drop	Same as Alliance
Main hand	Evocator's Blade Trash mobs, Blackfathom Deeps · Revelation Drop	Same as Alliance
Off hand	Antipodean Rod World drop, auction house Drop Unverified	Same as Alliance
Ranged	Sizzle Stick Deviate Eradication Quest	Same as Alliance

Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.

Priority: Frost damage and spell power first, then Intellect for a mana bar that lasts the whole pull. Stamina hardly moves the ranking.

Talents: Arcane 0 / Fire 0 / Frost 26

Best in slot (level 30) – PvE
Slot	Alliance	Horde
Head	Filigreed Silky Circlet Tailoring (125), maker only Crafted Unverified	Same as Alliance
Neck	Scorn's Icy Choker Scorn, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard (rare) · +6 Spell Power Drop	Same as Alliance
Shoulder	Bloodmage Mantle Bloodmage Thalnos, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard Drop	Same as Alliance
Back	Azure Silk Cloak Tailoring (140) · +60 armor Crafted	Same as Alliance
Chest	Silky Gown Tailoring (110), maker only · +2 all stats Crafted	Zealot's Robe An Unholy Alliance · +2 all stats Quest
Wrist	Bound Bracers Unknown source · +5 Int Unverified	Knife-Polishing Rag Open the Maw · +5 Int Quest
Hands	Azure Silk Gloves Tailoring (120) · Mystic Heavy Armor Kit Crafted	Same as Alliance
Waist	Belt of Arugal Archmage Arugal, Shadowfang Keep Drop	Warsong Sash Warsong Supplies Quest
Legs	Silky Leggings Tailoring (125), maker only · Mystic Heavy Armor Kit Crafted	Same as Alliance
Feet	Frothing Slippers Tailoring (140), maker only · +5 Sta Crafted	Same as Alliance
Finger 1	Philanthropist's Ring Greater Friend of the Library Quest	Same as Alliance
Finger 2	Ladimore Heirloom Ring A Daughter's Love Quest	Sea Giant's Toe Ring Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Friendly) Vendor
Trinket 1	Minor Recombobulator Engineering (140) Crafted	Same as Alliance
Trinket 2	Mechanical Dragonling Engineering (200) Crafted	Same as Alliance
Main hand	Swinetusk Shank Agathelos the Raging, Razorfen Kraul · Revelation Drop	Same as Alliance
Off hand	Orb of Mystic Insight Enchanting (140), maker only Crafted	Same as Alliance
Ranged	Icefury Wand Mage's Wand; Mage's Wand, a mage chain from Dustwallow Marsh Quest Drop	Same as Alliance

Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.

Coming soon.

Fire PvE

Coming soon.

Priority: Fire damage and spell power, since Fireball, Fire Blast, Scorch and Pyroblast are the whole rotation. Then Intellect for a mana bar that lasts the pull. Stamina hardly moves the ranking.

Talents: Arcane 0 / Fire 26 / Frost 0

Best in slot (level 30) – Fire PvE
Slot	Alliance	Horde
Head	Filigreed Flame Circlet Tailoring (125), maker only Crafted Unverified	Same as Alliance
Neck	Scorn's Icy Choker Scorn, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard (rare) · +6 Spell Power Drop	Same as Alliance
Shoulder	Bloodmage Mantle Bloodmage Thalnos, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard Drop	Same as Alliance
Back	Thornweaver Drape Roogug, Razorfen Kraul · +60 armor Drop	Same as Alliance
Chest	Flame Gown Tailoring (110), maker only · +2 all stats Crafted	Zealot's Robe An Unholy Alliance · +2 all stats Quest
Wrist	Mindthrust Bracers Trash mobs, Shadowfang Keep · +5 Int Drop	Knife-Polishing Rag Open the Maw · +5 Int Quest
Hands	Phoenix Gloves Tailoring (100) · Mystic Heavy Armor Kit Crafted	Same as Alliance
Waist	Belt of Arugal Archmage Arugal, Shadowfang Keep Drop	Warsong Sash Warsong Supplies Quest
Legs	Flame Leggings Tailoring (125), maker only · Mystic Heavy Armor Kit Crafted	Same as Alliance
Feet	Fiery Slippers Tailoring (140), maker only · +5 Sta Crafted	Same as Alliance
Finger 1	Philanthropist's Ring Greater Friend of the Library Quest	Same as Alliance
Finger 2	Ladimore Heirloom Ring A Daughter's Love Quest	Sea Giant's Toe Ring Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Friendly) Vendor
Trinket 1	Minor Recombobulator Engineering (140) Crafted	Same as Alliance
Trinket 2	Mechanical Dragonling Engineering (200) Crafted	Satchel of Potions Changing Tastes Quest
Main hand	Swinetusk Shank Agathelos the Raging, Razorfen Kraul · Revelation Drop	Same as Alliance
Off hand	Rod of Molten Fire World drop Auction house Unverified	Same as Alliance
Ranged	Ragefire Wand Mage's Wand; Mage's Wand, a mage chain from Dustwallow Marsh Quest Drop	Same as Alliance

Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.

Coming soon.

Fire PvP

Coming soon.

Priority: Stamina first, then fire damage and spell power, then Intellect.

Talents: Arcane 0 / Fire 24 / Frost 2

Best in slot (level 30) – Fire PvP
Slot	Alliance	Horde
Head	Filigreed Flame Circlet Tailoring (125), maker only Crafted Unverified	Same as Alliance
Neck	Souvenir Sea Shell Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Honored) · +6 Spell Power Vendor	Same as Alliance
Shoulder	Berylline Pads The Crone of the Kraul Quest	Berylline Pads A Vengeful Fate Quest
Back	Hillman's Cloak Leatherworking · +60 armor Crafted	Same as Alliance
Chest	Flame Gown Tailoring (110), maker only · +8 Sta Crafted	Same as Alliance
Wrist	Stonecloth Bindings +5 Sta World drop Auction house Unverified	Knife-Polishing Rag Open the Maw · +5 Sta Quest
Hands	Flame Gloves Tailoring (75), maker only · Heavy Armor Kit Crafted	Same as Alliance
Waist	Ghamoo-ra's Bind Ghamoo-ra, Blackfathom Deeps Drop	Same as Alliance
Legs	Flame Leggings Tailoring (125), maker only · Thick Armor Kit Crafted	Same as Alliance
Feet	Spidersilk Boots Tailoring · minor speed Crafted	Same as Alliance
Finger 1	Philanthropist's Ring Greater Friend of the Library Quest	Same as Alliance
Finger 2	Curl of Life Horrors in the Highland Quest	Sea Giant's Toe Ring Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Friendly) Vendor
Trinket 1	Minor Recombobulator Engineering (140) Crafted	Same as Alliance
Trinket 2	Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector Engineering (210) Crafted	Same as Alliance
Main hand	Swinetusk Shank Agathelos the Raging, Razorfen Kraul · Revelation Drop	Same as Alliance
Off hand	Raptor's Gaze Shadetooth, Excavation Site: Wetlands Drop	Same as Alliance
Ranged	Ragefire Wand Mage's Wand; Mage's Wand, a mage chain from Dustwallow Marsh Quest Drop	Same as Alliance

Notes:

Curl of Life is an Alliance-only quest reward (Horrors in the Highland, Excavation Site). Horde uses Sea Giant's Toe Ring.

Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.

Coming soon.

Arcane PvE

Coming soon.

Priority: Arcane damage and spell power, since Arcane Blast and Arcane Missiles carry the rotation. Intellect counts for more than on Frost and Fire, because Arcane Mind adds a tenth to it and each Arcane Blast costs more mana than the last.

Talents: Arcane 26 / Fire 0 / Frost 0

Best in slot (level 30) – Arcane PvE
Slot	Alliance	Horde
Head	Filigreed Pearly Circlet Tailoring (125), maker only Crafted Unverified	Same as Alliance
Neck	Scorn's Icy Choker Scorn, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard (rare) · +6 Spell Power Drop	Same as Alliance
Shoulder	Bloodmage Mantle Bloodmage Thalnos, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard Drop	Same as Alliance
Back	Thornweaver Drape Roogug, Razorfen Kraul · +60 armor Drop	Same as Alliance
Chest	Pearly Gown Tailoring (110), maker only · +2 all stats Crafted	Zealot's Robe An Unholy Alliance · +2 all stats Quest
Wrist	Mindthrust Bracers Trash mobs, Shadowfang Keep · +5 Int Drop	Knife-Polishing Rag Open the Maw · +5 Int Quest
Hands	Town Clerk's Mittens Crime and Punishment · Mystic Heavy Armor Kit Quest Unverified	Pearly Gloves Tailoring (75), maker only · Mystic Heavy Armor Kit Crafted
Waist	Belt of Arugal Archmage Arugal, Shadowfang Keep Drop	Warsong Sash Warsong Supplies Quest
Legs	Pearly Leggings Tailoring (125), maker only · Mystic Heavy Armor Kit Crafted	Same as Alliance
Feet	Golden Slippers Tailoring (140), maker only · +5 Sta Crafted	Same as Alliance
Finger 1	Philanthropist's Ring Greater Friend of the Library Quest	Same as Alliance
Finger 2	Ladimore Heirloom Ring A Daughter's Love Quest	Sea Giant's Toe Ring Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Friendly) Vendor
Trinket 1	Minor Recombobulator Engineering (140) Crafted	Same as Alliance
Trinket 2	Mechanical Dragonling Engineering (200) Crafted	Satchel of Potions Changing Tastes Quest
Main hand	Swinetusk Shank Agathelos the Raging, Razorfen Kraul · Revelation Drop	Same as Alliance
Off hand	Orb of Mystic Insight Enchanting (140), maker only Crafted	Same as Alliance
Ranged	Nether Force Wand Mage's Wand; Mage's Wand, a mage chain from Dustwallow Marsh Quest Drop	Same as Alliance

Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.

Coming soon.

Sources

https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Mage
https://www.wowhead.com/classic/class=8/mage
ForeverChanges - Mage BiS list, PvP (level 20)
ForeverChanges - Mage BiS list, PvE (level 20)
ForeverChanges - Mage BiS list, PvP (level 30)
ForeverChanges - Mage BiS list, PvE (level 30)
ForeverChanges - Mage BiS list, Fire PvE (level 30)
ForeverChanges - Mage BiS list, Fire PvP (level 30)
ForeverChanges - Mage BiS list, Arcane PvE (level 30)
Talent trees: WoW Forever beta client data (build 1.60.1.70170)

Mage (Class)

Contents

Overview

Role and Resources

Armor and Weapons

Playable Races

Key Abilities

Specializations

Talents

Organizations

Best in slot

PvP