Mage 
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Beta talents, launch November 4, 2026 · Classic 1.12 version
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+ Blasts the target with energy, dealing 57 to 65 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.
+ 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.
+ 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.
+ Deals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.
+ Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.
− Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 10%.
+ Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 5%.
− Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles [S03 - Tuning and Overrides Passive - Mage: Regeneration, or Mass Regeneration, and a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting Arcane Blast or Spellfrost Bolt].
+ Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 70% chance while casting Arcane Blast.
− Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 10 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 40%.
+ Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 15 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 30%.
− Increases all resistances by 10 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 5% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown.
+ Increases all your resistances by 10 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 2% of your total mana. Cannot trigger more often than 1 time per sec.
− Increases your armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.
+ Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.
− Increases the effect of your Amplify Magic and Dampen Magic spells by 50%.
+ Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 6 yards.
− Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion spell by an additional 6%.
+ Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 6%.
− Decreases the mana lost per point of damage taken when Mana Shield is active by 20%.
+ Decreases the Mana lost per point of damage taken when your Mana Shield spell is active by 33% and increases the resistances granted by your Mage Armor spell by 50%.
− Gives your Counterspell a 100% chance to silence the target for 4 sec.
+ Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 4 sec.
− Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
+ Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
− Increases your maximum Mana by 10%.
+ Increases your Intellect by 10% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 100%.
− Increases your spell damage and critical strike chance by 3%.
+ Increases the damage done by your spells by 3% and your critical strike chance by 3%.
− When activated, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast. This effect lasts 15 sec.
+ For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.
− Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1.5 sec.
+ Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 2 sec. Killing a non-trivial target increases the critical strike chance of your next Fire Blast cast within 30 sec by 50%.
− Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 4%.
+ Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%.
− Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.5 sec.
+ Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.5 sec.
− Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 148 to 195 Fire damage and an additional 56 Fire damage over 12 sec.
+ Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 101 to 131 Fire damage and an additional 44 Fire damage over 12 sec.
− A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 160 to 192 Fire damage, and dazing them for 6 sec.
+ A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 154 to 184 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec.
− Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Frost and Fire spells by 6%.
+ Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 5%.
− Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 3 secs and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.
+ Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 33% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.
− Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec.
+ Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
− Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 65%. Lasts 1.50 sec.
+ Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 40% for 1.5 sec.
− 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.
+ 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.
− Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 50%.
+ Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%.
− When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown on all of your Frost spells.
+ Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.
− Instantly shields you, absorbing 455 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted.
+ Instantly shields you, absorbing 448 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage.
− Your Scorch spells have a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases the Fire damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
+ Your Scorch spell has a 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.
− Your Fire and Frost spell criticals will refund 30% of their base mana cost.
+ Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 30% of their base mana cost.
− 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 critical strikes with Fire spells.
+ 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.
− Increases the armor and resistances given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 20% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.
+ Increases the Armor and resistance given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 20% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.
− Gives your Frost damage spells a 100% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance a Frost spell will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
+ Gives your Frost damage spells a 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 5 times.
Unchanged: Arcane Concentration, Presence of Mind, Ignite, Flame Throwing, Improved Flamestrike, Improved Fire Ward, Critical Mass, Fire Power, Improved Frostbolt, Ice Shards, Improved Frost Nova, Piercing Ice, Arctic Reach
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