World of Warcraft: Forever Mage
From the beta client, build 1.60.1.70862, read 8 Nov 2026, and Blizzard's notes of 6 Nov 2026.
Mage in Blizzard's newest notes
In the notes2 lines under the Mage heading of WoW: Forever Hotfixes - November 6, Blizzard's words.
- Fixed an issue where Mages were still learning the Research spell and then losing it upon relogging. This spell should not exist, and you should only have the Study spell after completing the relevant quest.
- Fixed an issue with Arcane Blast where its duration was not properly 18 seconds.
Talents
Plan a build53 talents in three trees: 13 not in Classic Era by name, and 25 worded differently from Classic Era.
Arcane 18
Not in Classic Era by name
- Improved Channeling
- Missile Barrage
- Arcane Geometry
- Arcane Impact
- Arcane Blast
- Arcane Shielding
- Arcane Wrath
Worded differently from Classic Era
- Arcane Resilience
- Arcane Subtlety
- Magic Absorption
- Improved Counterspell
- Arcane Meditation
- Arcane Mind
- Arcane Instability
- Arcane Power
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Arcane Focus
- Improved Arcane Explosion
- Improved Arcane Missiles
- Improved Mana Shield
- Magic Attunement
Fire 17
Not in Classic Era by name
Worded differently from Classic Era
- Impact
- Burning Soul
- Pyroblast
- Improved Fire Blast
- Improved Scorch
- Master of Elements
- Blast Wave
- Fire Power
- Combustion
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Improved Fireball
- Incinerate
Frost 18
Not in Classic Era by name
Worded differently from Classic Era
- Frost Warding
- Permafrost
- Improved Blizzard
- Arctic Reach
- Shatter
- Improved Cone of Cold
- Cold Snap
- Winter's Chill
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Elemental Precision
- Piercing Ice
Abilities
Every rank by level57 abilities and 187 ranks the class line trains.
Not in Classic Era by name
- Ice Lance level 28
- Arcane Blast level 30
- Arcane Wrath level 36
- 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
Racial changes- Human Alliance
- Gnome Alliance
- High Order Skyborne Alliance, new race
- Orc Horde, new pair in Forever
- Undead Horde
- Troll Horde
Common questions
What changed for the Mage in World of Warcraft: Forever?
By name, in the beta client's tables, 13 of the Mage's 53 talents and 5 of its 57 abilities are not in Classic Era's lists, and 25 of the 39 talents we could compare with Classic Era are worded differently. Blizzard's notes of 6 Nov 2026 carry 2 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.