World of Warcraft: Forever Mage
From the beta client, build 1.60.1.70009, read 25 Sep 2026, and Blizzard's notes of 24 Sep 2026.
Mage in Blizzard's newest notes
In the notes4 lines under the Mage heading of WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, Updated September 24, Blizzard's words.
- Arcane Missiles no longer checks line of sight on each missile, just once at the beginning of the channel. So targets moving out of line of sight during the channel will not prevent the missiles.
Fire
- Wake of Fire buff duration has been increased to 30 seconds (was 20 seconds).
- Developers’ notes: Wake of Fire was difficult to make proper use of while leveling, due to the Mage needing to restore mana between combat. The increased duration should help smooth out the experience.
- Hot Streak buff duration has been increased to 20 seconds (was 15 seconds).
- Ignite no longer double dips on % damage increase modifiers.
Talents
Plan a build54 talents in three trees, 11 of them not in Classic Era by name.
Arcane 18
Not in Classic Era by name
- Improved Channeling
- Arcane Geometry
- Arcane Impact
- Arcane Blast
- Arcane Shielding
- Missile Barrage
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Improved Arcane Explosion
- Improved Arcane Missiles
- Improved Mana Shield
- Magic Attunement
Fire 17
Not in Classic Era by name
- Wake of Fire
- Incineration
- Hot Streak
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Improved Fire Blast
- Incinerate
Frost 19
Not in Classic Era by name
- Ice Lance
- Fingers of Frost
Abilities
Every rank by level56 abilities and 185 ranks the class line trains.
Not in Classic Era by name
- Ice Lance level 28
- Arcane Blast level 30
- Frostfire Bolt level 40
- Teleport: Dalaran level 50
Tagged on the abilities page as possible Season of Discovery leftovers: Felfire, Expanded Intellect.
Races that can be a Mage
Every raceCommon questions
What changed for the Mage in World of Warcraft: Forever?
By name, in the beta client's tables, 11 of the Mage's 54 talents and 4 of its 56 abilities are not in Classic Era's lists. Blizzard's notes of 24 Sep 2026 carry 4 lines under the Mage heading, shown on this page.
Which races can be a Mage in World of Warcraft: Forever?
In the beta client's tables: Human, Gnome, High Order Skyborne, Orc, Undead and Troll. New pairs in Forever: High Order Skyborne and Orc.
Talents and abilities are the beta client's own tables, read through the wago.tools mirror; the notes are Blizzard's words from its forum. World of Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.