WoW Forever Mage Talent Calculator
Shape arcane energy, fire, and frost into a build that fits your journey through Azeroth.
Mage
Arcane / Fire / FrostArcane
Fire
Frost
Mage talent trees explained
Choose Mage for a spell-focused character with three different schools to explore. Compare mana, damage, and control priorities before selecting a main tree.
Community preview, September 15, 2026. “Recorded” means transcribed from footage; it is not an independent verification. Unconfirmed ranks may be estimated. Point and prerequisite rules are provisional.
Arcane
Arcane develops Arcane-oriented and utility choices. Read each effect’s spell restrictions when planning a mixed-school build.
Wand Specialization · 2 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: Increases your damage with Wands by 13%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your damage with Wands by 25%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/arcane/Wand Specialization (talent 78): ranks copied.
Arcane Focus · 5 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: Increases your chance to hit with your Arcane spells by 1%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your chance to hit with your Arcane spells by 2%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your chance to hit with your Arcane spells by 3%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases your chance to hit with your Arcane spells by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases your chance to hit with your Arcane spells by 5%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/arcane/Arcane Focus (talent 76): Classic 2/4/6/8/10 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 1: scaled proportionally (1 x rank).
Improved Channeling · 5 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 14% chance while casting Arcane Blast. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Gives you a 40% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 28% chance while casting Arcane Blast. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Gives you a 60% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 42% chance while casting Arcane Blast. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Gives you a 80% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 56% chance while casting Arcane Blast. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 70% chance while casting Arcane Blast. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic match mage/arcane/Improved Arcane Missiles (talent 80) has no alignable slots; proportional x2..x5 of rank 1 assumed. Rounding: {1} rank 3 42 may read 40, rank 4 56 may read 55 (values above are the raw scaled numbers).
Arcane Subtlety · 2 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 8 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 15%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 16 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 30%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/arcane/Arcane Subtlety (talent 74): Classic 5/10 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 8: scaled proportionally (8 x rank); Classic 20/40 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 15: scaled proportionally (15 x rank).
Magic Absorption · 2 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: 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. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: 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. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/arcane/Magic Absorption (talent 1650): Classic 2/4/6/8/10 is proportional, Classic has 5 ranks; Forever rank 1 is 5: scaled proportionally (5 x rank); Classic 1/2/3/4/5 is proportional, Classic has 5 ranks; Forever rank 1 is 1: scaled proportionally (1 x rank).
Arcane Concentration · 5 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: 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%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Gives you a 4% 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%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Gives you a 6% 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%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Gives you a 8% 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%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Gives you a 10% 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%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/arcane/Arcane Concentration (talent 75): ranks copied.
Arcane Resilience · 2 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 25% of your Intellect. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic match mage/arcane/Arcane Resilience (talent 85) has no alignable slots; proportional x2..x2 of rank 1 assumed.
Arcane Geometry · 2 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 3 yards. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 6 yards. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Flame Throwing (talent 28), matched on description (0.95): Classic 3/6 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 3: scaled proportionally (3 x rank).
Arcane Impact · 3 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 2%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Critical Mass (talent 33), matched on description (0.96): Classic 2/4/6 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 2: scaled proportionally (2 x rank).
Arcane Blast · 1 rank · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: Blasts the target with energy, dealing 95 to 104 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. (recorded from footage)
Arcane Shielding · 2 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: 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%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Decreases the Mana lost per point of damage taken when your Mana Shield spell is active by 34% and increases the resistances granted by your Mage Armor spell by 50%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic match mage/arcane/Improved Mana Shield (talent 83) has no alignable slots; proportional x2..x2 of rank 1 assumed. Rounding: {0} rank 2 34 may read 35 (values above are the raw scaled numbers).
Improved Counterspell · 2 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 2 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 2 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: Classic mage/arcane/Improved Counterspell (talent 88) has 50/100 without unit where Forever rank 1 has 2 sec; units differ; rank 2 is a copy of rank 1.
Arcane Meditation · 3 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Arcane. Requires 5 ranks in Arcane Concentration.
- Rank 1: Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Allows 34% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Allows 51% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/arcane/Arcane Meditation (talent 1142): Classic 5/10/15 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 17: scaled proportionally (17 x rank). Rounding: rank 2 34 may read 35, rank 3 51 may read 50 (values above are the raw scaled numbers).
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Arcane Concentration at rank 5 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites)
Missile Barrage · 1 rank · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: 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 will fire every 0.5 sec. (recorded from footage)
Presence of Mind · 1 rank · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell. (recorded from footage)
Arcane Mind · 5 ranks · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: Increases your Intellect by 2% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 20%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your Intellect by 4% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 40%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your Intellect by 6% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 60%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases your Intellect by 8% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 80%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases your Intellect by 10% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 100%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic match mage/arcane/Arcane Mind (talent 77) has no alignable slots; proportional x2..x5 of rank 1 assumed.
Arcane Instability · 3 ranks · Tier 6
Requires 25 points in lower tiers of Arcane.
- Rank 1: Increases the damage done by all your spells by 1% and your critical strike chance with all attacks by 1%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the damage done by all your spells by 2% and your critical strike chance with all attacks by 2%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the damage done by all your spells by 3% and your critical strike chance with all attacks by 3%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic match mage/arcane/Arcane Instability (talent 421) has no alignable slots; proportional x2..x3 of rank 1 assumed.
Arcane Power · 1 rank · Tier 7
Requires 30 points in lower tiers of Arcane. Requires 1 ranks in Presence of Mind.
- Rank 1: For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast. (recorded from footage)
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Presence of Mind at rank 1 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites); arrow confidence 0.78
Fire
Fire emphasizes Fire spell investment. Consider the conditions and dependencies on its offensive talents.
Wake of Fire · 2 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1 sec. Killing a non-trivial target increases the critical strike chance of your next Fire Blast cast within 20 sec by 25%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1 sec. Killing a non-trivial target increases the critical strike chance of your next Fire Blast cast within 20 sec by 25%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: Classic match mage/frost/Improved Frost Nova (talent 62) has no alignable slots; rank 2 is a copy of rank 1.
Incineration · 3 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Critical Mass (talent 33), matched on description (0.99): Classic 2/4/6 is proportional; Forever rank 1 is 2: scaled proportionally (2 x rank).
Ignite · 5 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 8% of your spell's damage over 4 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 16% of your spell's damage over 4 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 24% of your spell's damage over 4 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 32% of your spell's damage over 4 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Ignite (talent 34): ranks copied.
Flame Throwing · 2 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: Increases the range of your Fire spells by 3 yards. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the range of your Fire spells by 6 yards. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Flame Throwing (talent 28): ranks copied.
Impact · 3 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: Gives your Fire spells a 3% chance to stun the target for 2 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Gives your Fire spells a 6% chance to stun the target for 2 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Gives your Fire spells a 9% chance to stun the target for 2 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Impact (talent 30): Classic 2/4/6/8/10 is proportional, Classic has 5 ranks; Forever rank 1 is 3: scaled proportionally (3 x rank).
Burning Soul · 3 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: 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%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Gives your Fire spells a 46% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 20%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Gives your Fire spells a 69% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 30%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Burning Soul (talent 23): Classic 35/70 is proportional, Classic has 2 ranks; Forever rank 1 is 23: scaled proportionally (23 x rank); Classic 15/30 is proportional, Classic has 2 ranks; Forever rank 1 is 10: scaled proportionally (10 x rank). Rounding: {0} rank 2 46 may read 45, rank 3 69 may read 70 (values above are the raw scaled numbers).
Improved Flamestrike · 3 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 5%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 10%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 15%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Improved Flamestrike (talent 31): ranks copied.
Pyroblast · 1 rank · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 155 to 185 Fire damage and an additional 76 Fire damage over 12 sec. (recorded from footage)
Improved Scorch · 3 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: 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. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Your Scorch spell has a 66% 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. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: 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. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Improved Scorch (talent 25): ranks copied.
Improved Fire Ward · 2 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: Causes your Fire Ward to have a 10% chance to reflect Fire spells while active. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Causes your Fire Ward to have a 20% chance to reflect Fire spells while active. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Improved Fire Ward (talent 24): ranks copied.
Hot Streak · 1 rank · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Fire. Requires 1 ranks in Pyroblast.
- Rank 1: Your non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast, and Scorch grant Hot Streak for 15 sec. Hot Streak reduces the cast time of Pyroblast by 25%, stacking up to 3 times. (recorded from footage)
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Pyroblast at rank 1 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites)
Master of Elements · 3 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 10% of their base mana cost. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 20% of their base mana cost. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 30% of their base mana cost. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Master of Elements (talent 1639): ranks copied.
Master of Elements was also read at r4c3@08-mage-14970 (04:10:03.7) from a box glued to the Hot Streak ghost in that segment's median; that record was removed on 2026-09-13 (pointer on r4c4 for the whole run, r4c3 is Hot Streak)
Critical Mass · 3 ranks · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Critical Mass (talent 33): ranks copied.
Blast Wave · 1 rank · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 160 to 191 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec. (recorded from footage)
Fire Power · 5 ranks · Tier 6
Requires 25 points in lower tiers of Fire.
- Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 8%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/fire/Fire Power (talent 35): ranks copied.
Combustion · 1 rank · Tier 7
Requires 30 points in lower tiers of Fire. Requires 3 ranks in Critical Mass.
- Rank 1: 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 4 non-periodic critical strikes with Fire spells. (recorded from footage)
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Critical Mass at rank 3 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites); arrow confidence 0.70
Frost
Frost offers Frost-oriented damage and control. Control needs can differ between solo play and group encounters.
Frost Warding · 2 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: 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. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: 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. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Frost Warding (talent 70): ranks copied.
Improved Frostbolt · 5 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.1 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.2 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.3 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.4 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Improved Frostbolt (talent 37): ranks copied.
Elemental Precision · 5 ranks · Tier 1
Requires 0 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Increases your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 1%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 2%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 3%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 5%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Elemental Precision (talent 1649): Classic 2/4/6 is proportional, Classic has 3 ranks; Forever rank 1 is 1: scaled proportionally (1 x rank).
Ice Shards · 5 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 40%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 60%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 80%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Ice Shards (talent 73): ranks copied.
Permafrost · 3 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 11% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 3%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 11% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 3%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 11% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 3%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: Classic mage/frost/Permafrost (talent 65) has 1/2/3 sec where Forever rank 1 has 11 without unit; units differ; ranks 2..3 are copies of rank 1.
Improved Frost Nova · 2 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 2 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 4 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Improved Frost Nova (talent 62): ranks copied.
Frostbite · 3 ranks · Tier 2
Requires 5 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Gives your Chill effects a 5% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Gives your Chill effects a 10% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Frostbite (talent 38): ranks copied.
Piercing Ice · 3 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Increases the damage of Frost spells by 2%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the damage of Frost spells by 4%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the damage of Frost spells by 6%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Piercing Ice (talent 61): ranks copied.
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Frost Channeling · 3 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 10% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 20%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 30%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Frost Channeling (talent 66): ranks copied.
Ice Lance · 1 rank · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Deals 28 to 33 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. (recorded from footage)
Improved Blizzard · 3 ranks · Tier 3
Requires 10 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 15% for 1.5 sec. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 30% for 1.5 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 45% for 1.5 sec. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Improved Blizzard (talent 63): Classic 30/50/65 is non-linear, which does not start at Forever's rank 1 (15); Classic's pattern was NOT applied, ranks scaled proportionally (15 x rank).
Arctic Reach · 2 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 10%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Arctic Reach (talent 741): ranks copied.
Ice Block · 1 rank · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: 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. (recorded from footage)
Shatter · 3 ranks · Tier 4
Requires 15 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 2: Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%. (recorded from footage)
needs manual ranks: tooltip shows rank 3/3, so its numbers are not rank 1; ranks 2..3 are copies of rank 1.
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Improved Cone of Cold · 3 ranks · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 12%. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 24%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 36%. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Improved Cone of Cold (talent 64): Classic 15/25/35 is 10 x rank +5, which does not start at Forever's rank 1 (12); Classic's pattern was NOT applied, ranks scaled proportionally (12 x rank). Rounding: rank 2 24 may read 25, rank 3 36 may read 35 (values above are the raw scaled numbers).
Cold Snap · 1 rank · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells. (recorded from footage)
Fingers of Frost · 2 ranks · Tier 5
Requires 20 points in lower tiers of Frost. Requires 1 ranks in Ice Lance.
- Rank 1: 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. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: 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. (unconfirmed / inferred)
needs manual ranks: duration slot (15 sec) is never extrapolated; rank 2 is a copy of rank 1.
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Ice Lance at rank 1 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites)
Winter's Chill · 5 ranks · Tier 6
Requires 25 points in lower tiers of Frost.
- Rank 1: Gives your frost damage spells a 20% 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 1 times. (recorded from footage)
- Rank 2: Gives your frost damage spells a 40% 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 1 times. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 3: Gives your frost damage spells a 60% 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 1 times. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 4: Gives your frost damage spells a 80% 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 1 times. (unconfirmed / inferred)
- Rank 5: 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 1 times. (unconfirmed / inferred)
Classic mage/frost/Winter's Chill (talent 68): ranks copied.
Ice Barrier · 1 rank · Tier 7
Requires 30 points in lower tiers of Frost. Requires 1 ranks in Cold Snap.
- Rank 1: Instantly shields you, absorbing 431 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage. (recorded from footage)
prerequisite from tree arrow (stage 7): Cold Snap at rank 1 = its max rank (Classic rule; rank-0 tooltips do not list talent prerequisites); arrow confidence 0.70
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