Classic Era → Forever · build 1.60.1.70245
What changed for Mages
Every talent and trainer ability Mages have in Forever, set against Classic Era, from the game files of build 1.60.1.70245. Season of Discovery isn't counted as Classic.
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Talents
New talents 11
| Talent | Tree | Row |
|---|---|---|
 Improved Channeling | Arcane | 1 |
 Arcane Blast | Arcane | 3 |
 Arcane Geometry | Arcane | 3 |
 Arcane Impact | Arcane | 3 |
 Arcane Shielding | Arcane | 4 |
 Missile Barrage | Arcane | 4 |
 Incineration | Fire | 1 |
 Wake of Fire | Fire | 1 |
 Heating Up | Fire | 4 |
 Ice Lance | Frost | 3 |
 Fingers of Frost | Frost | 5 |
Removed talents 6
| Talent | Classic tree, row | What it did in Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Arcane Missiles | Arcane, 1 | Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles. |
| Improved Arcane Explosion | Arcane, 3 | Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion spell by an additional 2%. |
| Magic Attunement | Arcane, 3 | Increases the effect of your Amplify Magic and Dampen Magic spells by 25%. |
| Improved Mana Shield | Arcane, 4 | Decreases the mana lost per point of damage taken when Mana Shield is active by 10%. |
| Improved Fire Blast | Fire, 2 | Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 0.5 sec. |
| Incinerate | Fire, 3 | Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 2%. |
Moved to another row 7
| Talent | Tree | Classic row | Forever row |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wand Specialization | Arcane | 2 | 1 ↑ earlier |
 Arcane Resilience | Arcane | 3 | 2 ↑ earlier |
 Arcane Subtlety | Arcane | 1 | 2 ↓ later |
 Impact | Fire | 1 | 2 ↓ later |
 Frost Channeling | Frost | 4 | 3 ↑ earlier |
 Ice Block | Frost | 5 | 4 ↑ earlier |
 Cold Snap | Frost | 3 | 5 ↓ later |
Different number of ranks 6
| Talent | Classic | Forever |
|---|---|---|
| Arcane Resilience | 1 | 2 |
 Burning Soul | 2 | 3 |
 Elemental Precision | 3 | 5 |
| Impact | 5 | 3 |
 Magic Absorption | 5 | 2 |
 Shatter | 5 | 3 |
Spellbook
New abilities 2
Frostfire Boltlevel 40
Teleport: Dalaranlevel 50
Gone from the trainer 1
| Ability | Classic level | What it did in Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Detect Magic | 16 | Detects beneficial magic effects on the target for 2 min. |
Different number of ranks 3
| Ability | Classic | Forever |
|---|---|---|
 Chilled | 3 | 1 |
 Conjure Water | 7 | 8 |
 Frostbolt | 10 | 11 |
Blizzard's notes about Mages
11 lines across Blizzard's posts mention Mages. Each one is checked against the files on its post's page.
Development Notes, October 1Development Notes, September 24Races and classes