Mage talents

Arcane

• Wand Specialization2 ranks

  Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.

• Arcane Focus5 ranks

  Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 1%.

• Improved Channeling5 ranks

  Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 14% chance while casting Arcane Blast or Arcane Wrath.

• Missile Barrage2 ranks

  Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 20% chance, your Arcane Missile hits a 5% chance, and your Arcane Wrath, Fireball, Frostbolt, and Frostfire Bolt spells a 10% 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.

• Arcane Subtlety2 ranks

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

• Magic Absorption2 ranks

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

• Arcane Concentration5 ranks

  Gives you a 2% 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%.

• Arcane Resilience2 ranks

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

• Arcane Geometry2 ranks

  Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 3 yards.

• Arcane Impact3 ranks

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

• Arcane Blast1 rank

  Blasts the target with energy, dealing 30 to 34 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, you gain 15% of your Intellect as Spell Damage and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 15 sec from time of initial application.

• Arcane Shielding2 ranks

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

• Improved Counterspell2 ranks

  Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 2 sec.

• Arcane Meditation3 ranks

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

• Arcane Wrath1 rank

  Launches a projectile of pure Arcane energy at the enemy target, causing 108 to 132 Arcane damage. This spell gains additional Spell Damage equal to 5% of your maximum Mana.

• Presence of Mind1 rank

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

• Arcane Mind5 ranks

  Increases your Intellect by 2% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 20%.

• Arcane Instability3 ranks

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

• Arcane Power1 rank

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

Fire

• Improved Fire Blast2 ranks

  Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1 sec and increases its range by 8 yards.

• Incineration3 ranks

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

• Improved Fireball5 ranks

  Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.1 sec.

• Ignite5 ranks

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

• Flame Throwing2 ranks

  Increases the range of your Fire spells by 3 yards.

• Impact3 ranks

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

• Burning Soul3 ranks

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

• Improved Flamestrike3 ranks

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

• Pyroblast1 rank

  Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 95 to 125 Fire damage and an additional 44 Fire damage over 12 sec.

• Improved Scorch3 ranks

  Your Scorch spell has a 33% 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.

• Improved Fire Ward2 ranks

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

• Heating Up1 rank

  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. Fire Blast grants an additional stack every time it deals damage.

• Master of Elements3 ranks

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

• Critical Mass5 ranks

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

• Blast Wave1 rank

  A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 148 to 178 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec.

• Fire Power3 ranks

  Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 1% per your Fire effects on the target, up to a maximum increase of 4%. Effects which mix multiple schools of magic do not qualify.

• Combustion1 rank

  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.

Frost

• Frost Warding2 ranks

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

• Improved Frostbolt5 ranks

  Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt and Frost Blast spells by 0.1 sec.

• Elemental Precision5 ranks

  Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 1%.

• Ice Shards5 ranks

  Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%.

• Frostbite3 ranks

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

• Improved Frost Nova2 ranks

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

• Permafrost3 ranks

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

• Piercing Ice3 ranks

  Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 2%.

• Frost Channeling3 ranks

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

• Ice Lance1 rank

  Deals 26 to 30 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.

• Improved Blizzard3 ranks

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

• Arctic Reach2 ranks

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

• Ice Block1 rank

  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.

• Shatter3 ranks

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

• Improved Cone of Cold3 ranks

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

• Cold Snap1 rank

  Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.

• Fingers of Frost2 ranks

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

• Winter's Chill5 ranks

  Gives your Frost damage spells a 20% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the damage done by your Cone of Cold spell to the target by 40%, stacking up to 5 times.

• Ice Barrier1 rank

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