Arcane Mage Talents

Arcane Mage
Midnight Pre-Patch

Talents in World of Warcraft define your character's gameplay. They offer active abilities for offense and defense, major cooldowns, or passive enhancements to your stats and spells. Here are the current Arcane Mage talents for Midnight Pre-Patch.

Where to Find Talents

Talents can be found in the talent menu, which is accessible by pressing the N key (default) or by clicking the target icon in the micro menu:

Screenshot of the talents button in the micro menu

Class Talents

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Mage specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements essential to the Mage class, offering a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Mage's overall capabilities.

Name	Cast	Effect
Prismatic Barrier	Instant - 30 Sec Cooldown	Shields you with an arcane force, absorbing 7,637 damage and reducing magic damage taken by 15% for 1 min. The duration of harmful Magic effects against you is reduced by 25%.
Alter Time	Instant - 1 Min Cooldown	Alters the fabric of time, returning you to your current location and health when cast a second time, or after 10 sec. Effect negated by long distance or death.
Ice Block	Instant - 4 Min Cooldown	Encases you in a block of ice, protecting you from all attacks and damage for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells. Causes Hypothermia, preventing you from recasting Ice Block for 30 sec.
Time Walk	Passive	Alter Time resets the cooldown of Blink and Shimmer when you return to your original location.
Temporal Realignment	Passive	Upon dropping below 25% health, your past self corrects your timeline, casting Alter Time and instantly returning 50% of your maximum health.
Master of Time	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Alter Time by 10 sec.
Winter's Protection	Passive	The cooldown of Ice Block is reduced by 60 sec.
Frost Conditioning	Passive	Hypothermia's duration is reduced by 10 sec.
Arcane Warding	Passive	Reduces magic damage taken by 4%.
Inspired Intellect	Passive	Arcane Intellect grants you an additional 2% Intellect.
Mirror Image	Instant - 2 Min Cooldown	Creates 3 copies of you nearby for 15 sec, which cast spells and attack your enemies. While active, you generate significantly reduced threat. Taking direct damage will cause one of your images to dissipate
Spellsteal	Instant - 40 Yd Range	Steals a beneficial magic effect from the target. This effect lasts a maximum of 2 min.
Quick Witted	Passive	Counterspell's cooldown is reduced by 5 sec.
Dragon's Breath	Instant - 45 Sec Cooldown	Enemies in a 12 yd cone in front of you take 260 Fire damage and are disoriented for 4 sec. Damage will cancel the effect.
Supernova	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 45 Sec Cooldown	Pulses arcane energy around the target enemy or ally, dealing 163 Arcane damage to all enemies within 8 yds, and knocking them upward. A primary enemy target will take 100% increased damage.
Remove Curse	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 8 Sec Cooldown	Removes all Curses from a friendly target.
Improved Conjuration	Passive	Mirror Image's cooldown is reduced by 60 sec.
Improved Spellsteal	Passive	Spellsteal repeats its effect after 4 sec, but it now has a cooldown of 4.0 sec.
Shimmer	Instant - 0.5 Sec Cooldown	Teleports you 20 yds forward, unless something is in the way. Unaffected by the global cooldown and castable while casting.
Improved Blink	Passive	Blink's cooldown is reduced by 2 sec.
Improved Counterspell	Passive	Counterspell prevents casting for an additional 1.0 sec.
Overflowing Energy	Passive	Each time your Arcane Barrage fails to critically strike, it gains 10% increased critical strike chance. Critical strike bonus is removed when the affected spell critically strikes.
Improved Remove Curse	Passive	Casting Remove Curse on a friendly target also casts it on yourself, but its cooldown is increased by 20 sec.
Greater Invisibility	Instant - 2 Min Cooldown	Makes you invisible and untargetable for 20 sec, removing all threat. Any action taken cancels this effect.
Improved Frost Nova	Passive	Frost Nova duration is increased by 2 sec.
Ice Ward	Passive	Frost Nova now has 2 charges.
Captured Thoughts	Passive	The duration of Clearcasting is increased by 10 sec.
Tome of Rhonin	Passive	Increases Critical Strike chance by 2%.
Tome of Antonidas	Passive	Increases Haste by 2%.
Incantation of Swiftness	Passive	Invisibility increases your movement speed by 40% for 6 sec.
Master of Escape	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Invisibility by 60 sec.
Charm of Aegwynn	Passive	The critical strike damage of your spells is increased by 5%.
Brainstorm	Passive	Gaining Clearcasting increases your Intellect by 1% for 8 sec. Multiple instances may overlap.
Flow of Time	Passive	The cooldowns of Blink and Shimmer are reduced by 3 sec.
Mana Confluence	Passive	Your mana costs are reduced by 5%.
Charm of Medivh	Passive	Your Mastery is increased by 3%.
Permafrost Bauble	Passive	The cooldown of Ice Block and Ice Cold are reduced by 30 sec.
Freezing Cold	Passive	Enemies hit by Cone of Cold are frozen in place for 5 sec instead of snared. When your roots expire or are dispelled, your target is snared by 80%, decaying over 3 sec.
Ice Nova	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 25 Sec Cooldown	Causes a whirl of icy wind around the enemy, dealing 521 Frost damage to the target and all other enemies within 8 yds, freezing them in place for 2 sec. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets.
Time Manipulation	Passive	The cooldown of your loss of control spells are reduced by 5 sec.
Ring of Frost	2 Sec Cast - 30 Yd Range - 45 Sec Cooldown	Summons a Ring of Frost for 10 sec at the target location. Enemies entering the ring are incapacitated for 10 sec. Limit 10 targets. When the incapacitate expires, enemies are slowed by 65% for 4 sec.
Mass Polymorph	1.7 Sec Cast - 1 Min Cooldown	Transforms all enemies within 10 yards into sheep, wandering around incapacitated for 15 sec. While affected, the victims cannot take actions but will regenerate health very quickly. Damage will cancel the effect. Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters.
Energized Barriers	Passive	Casting your barrier removes all snare effects.
Mass Invisibility	Instant - 5 Min Cooldown	You and your allies within 40 yards instantly become invisible for 12 sec. Taking any action will cancel the effect. Does not affect allies in combat.
Barrier Diffusion	Passive - 100 Yd Range	When your Barrier is removed, reduce its cooldown by 5 sec.
Ice Cold	Passive	Ice Block now reduces all damage taken by 70% for 6 sec but no longer grants Immunity, prevents movement, attacks, or casting spells. Does not incur the Global Cooldown.
Spatial Manipulation	Passive	Blink gains an additional charge.
Reflection	Passive	After casting Blink, it is replaced with Reflection for 8 sec. Reflection Teleports you back to where you last Blinked. Castable while casting and unaffected by the global cooldown.
Improved Prismatic Barrier	Passive	Prismatic Barrier further reduces magical damage taken by an additional 10% and duration of harmful Magic effects by 15%.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Arcane Mages with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. These talents differentiate Arcane Mages from other Mage specializations, maximizing effectiveness in combat.

Name	Cast	Effect
Arcane Missiles	Channeled - 40 Yd Range	Requires Clearcasting Launches 5 waves of Arcane Missiles at the enemy over 2.2 sec, causing a total of 2,505 Arcane damage.
Concentrated Power	Passive	Arcane Missiles channels 20% faster.
Arcane Salvo	Passive	Each wave of Arcane Missiles increases the damage of Arcane Barrage by 3%, up to 60%.
Amplification	Passive	Arcane Missiles fires 2 additional missiles.
Improved Clearcasting	Passive	Clearcasting can stack up to 2 additional times.
Arcing Cleave	Passive	For each Arcane Charge, Arcane Barrage hits 1 additional nearby target for 40% damage.
Arcane Pulse	2.3 Sec Cast - 40 Yd Range	A pulse of Arcane magic erupts from underneath your target, dealing 319 Arcane damage to all enemies within 2 yds. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets. Each Arcane Charge increases damage by 84%, radius by 2 yds, and mana cost by 100%. Generates 1 Arcane Charge.
Arcane Surge	2.5 Sec Cast - 40 Yd Range - 1.5 Min Cooldown	Expend all of your current mana to annihilate your enemy target and nearby enemies for up to 2,770 Arcane damage based on Mana spent. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. For the next 15 sec, your Mana regeneration is increased by 425% and spell damage is increased by 35%. Generates Clearcasting.
Arcane Orb	Instant - 40 Yd Range	Launches an Arcane Orb forward from your position, traveling up to 40 yds, dealing 584 Arcane damage to enemies it passes through. Grants 1 Arcane Charge when cast and every time it deals damage.
Reverberate	Passive	Arcane Pulse has a 50% chance to repeat its explosion at 30% effectiveness.
Presence of Mind	Instant - 45 Sec Cooldown	Causes your next 2 Arcane Blasts to be instant cast.
Slipstream	Passive	Arcane Missiles and Evocation can now be channeled while moving.
Mana Bomb	Passive	Arcane Surge's damage is increased by an additional 50% based on your mana spent.
Arcane Familiar	Passive	Casting Arcane Intellect summons a Familiar that attacks your enemies and increases your maximum mana by 10% for 1 hour.
Charged Orb	Passive	Arcane Orb gains 1 additional charge. Arcane Orb damage increased by 15%.
Intuition	Passive	Upon reaching maximum stacks of Arcane Salvo, your next Arcane Barrage deals 25% increased damage.
Touch of the Magi	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 0.5 Sec Cooldown	Applies Touch of the Magi to your current target, accumulating 20% of the damage you deal to the target for 12 sec, and then exploding for that amount of Arcane damage to the target and reduced damage to all nearby enemies. Generates 4 Arcane Charges.
Energized Familiar	Passive	During Arcane Surge, your Familiar fires 4 bolts instead of 1. Damage from your Arcane Familiar has a 6% chance to grant you up to 2% of your maximum mana.
Expanded Mind	Passive	Casting Arcane Blast or Arcane Pulse grants 2 stacks of Arcane Salvo.
Consortium's Bauble	Passive	Reduces Arcane Blast's mana cost by 5% and increases its damage by 8%.
Arcane Tempo	Passive	Your Haste is increased by 2%.
Aether Attunement	Passive	Arcane Missiles now damages 4 additional targets at 50% effectiveness.
Aegwynn's Technique	Passive	Casting Touch of the Magi grants Clearcasting.
Arcane Echo	Passive	Direct damage you deal to enemies affected by Touch of the Magi, causes an explosion that deals 37 Arcane damage to all nearby enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Resonance	Passive	Arcane Barrage deals 5% increased damage per target it hits beyond the first.
Impetus	Passive	Arcane Blast and Arcane Pulse generate an additional Arcane Charge.
Evocation	Channeled	Increases your mana regeneration by 1,500% for 2.7 sec.
Mana Adept	Passive	Arcane Barrage grants you 2.0% of your maximum mana per Arcane Charge spent.
Enlightened	Passive	Arcane damage dealt is increased based on your current mana, up to 6% at full mana. Mana Regen is increased based on your current mana, up to 20% when out of mana.
Focusing Crystal	Passive	Each wave of Arcane Missiles has a 50% chance to grant 1 additional stack of Arcane Salvo.
Illuminated Thoughts	Passive	Clearcasting has a 3% increased chance to proc.
Prodigious Savant	Passive	Arcane Charges increase the damage of Arcane Blast, Arcane Pulse, and Arcane Barrage by an additional 20%.
Eureka	Passive	When a spell consumes Clearcasting, its damage is increased by 20%.
Arcane Singularity	Passive	Arcane Salvo damage bonus increased by 4%. Arcane Salvo: Increases the damage of your next Arcane Barrage by 3%.
High Voltage	Passive	Each wave of Arcane Missiles has a 50% chance to grant you 1 Arcane Charge. Arcane Missiles damage increased by 20%.
Charged Missiles	Passive	Each wave of Arcane Missiles will consume an Arcane Charge to increase its damage by 40%.
Overflowing Insight	Passive	The damage of Arcane Blast and Arcane Pulse are increased by 15%, but their mana costs are increased by 25%.
Overpowered Missiles	Passive	Gaining Clearcasting has a 25% chance to cause your next Arcane Missiles to be Overpowered, causing it to deal 100% increased damage, generate maximum stacks of Arcane Salvo, and strike 3 additional targets at 50% effectiveness.
Orb Mastery	Passive	Casting Arcane Orb while you have Clearcasting causes you to fire 2 additional Arcane Orbs at 100% effectiveness. Casting Arcane Orb now consumes Clearcasting.
Orb Barrage	Passive	Arcane Barrage has a 4% chance per stack of Arcane Salvo to launch an Arcane Orb in front of you at 100% effectiveness.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow for deeper customization of the Arcane Mage class fantasy, further enhancing its combat effectiveness.

Sunfury

Name	Cast	Effect
Spellfire Spheres	Passive	Casting a damaging spell has a 12% chance to conjure a Spellfire Sphere. While you're out of combat, you will slowly conjure Spellfire Spheres over time. Spellfire Sphere Increases your spell damage by 1.0%. Stacks up to 3 times.
Mana Cascade	Passive	Casting Arcane Blast or Arcane Barrage grants you 0.5% Haste for 10 sec. Stacks up to 10 times. Multiple instances may overlap.
Invocation: Arcane Phoenix	Passive	When you cast Arcane Surge, summon an Arcane Phoenix to aid you in battle. Arcane Phoenix Your Arcane Phoenix aids you for the duration of your Arcane Surge, casting random Arcane and Fire spells.
Burden of Power	Passive	Arcane Blast damage increased by 15%. Arcane Pulse damage increased by 15%.
Glorious Incandescence	Passive	Arcane Barrage summons 1 Meteor for every 5 Arcane Salvo stacks consumed. Meteorite Calls down a meteorite which lands at the target location after 3 sec, dealing 391 Fire damage to all enemies hit, reduced beyond 8 targets.
Merely a Setback	Passive	The bonuses provided by your Barrier spells persist an additional 8 sec after your Barrier is removed.
Time Twist	Passive	The cooldown of Alter Time is reduced by 10 sec.
Codex of the Sunstriders	Passive	When your Arcane Phoenix is summoned, it consumes all your Spellfire Spheres. Each Sphere consumed increases your spell damage during Arcane Surge by 2% and causes your Arcane Phoenix to cast an exceptional Arcane or Fire spell over its duration.
Lessons in Debilitation	Passive	Your Arcane Phoenix has picked up a few tricks, and will Spellsteal when it is summoned and when it expires.
Explosive Potential	Passive	After casting Arcane Surge, your next Blink will cause a Blast Wave at your previous location, dealing 204 Fire damage, knocking enemies back 8 yds, and slowing them by 70% for 6 sec.
Pyrocosm	Passive	Each wave of Arcane Missiles has a 10% chance to summon a Meteorite. When a Meteorite lands, you have a 5% chance to gain Clearcasting.
Savor the Moment	Passive	When you cast Arcane Surge, its duration is extended by 0.4 sec for each Spellfire Sphere you have, up to 2.0 sec.
Sunfury Execution	Passive	Arcane Barrage deals 15% increased damage to enemies affected by your Touch of the Magi.
Ashes of Inspiration	Passive	When your Arcane Phoenix expires, it grants you Lesser Time Warp for 10 sec. Lesser Time Warp Warp the flow of time, increasing your haste by 20%.
Rondurmancy	Passive	Spellfire Spheres can now stack up to 5 times.
Spellfire Salvo	Passive	Arcane Salvo can stack 5 additional times. Meteorite damage increased by 15%.
Memory of Al'ar	Passive	During Arcane Surge, you gain twice as many stacks of Mana Cascade. When your Arcane Phoenix expires, it empowers you, granting Arcane Soul for 6.0 sec. Arcane Soul: Arcane Barrage grants Clearcasting and generates 4 Arcane Charges. Each cast of Arcane Barrage grants 5 stacks of Arcane Salvo and casting Arcane Barrage does not consume Arcane Salvo.

Spellslinger

Name	Cast	Effect
Splintering Sorcery	Passive	Casting Arcane Blast or Arcane Pulse conjures an Arcane Splinter. Arcane Splinter: Conjure raw Arcane magic into a sharp projectile that deals 188 Arcane damage.
Augury Abounds	Passive	Conjuring one or more Arcane Splinters has a 10% chance to conjure a burst of 8 Arcane Splinters.
Force of Will	Passive	Casting Arcane Barrage conjures an Arcane Splinter for every 5 Arcane Salvo stacks consumed.
Splintering Orbs	Passive	Enemies damaged by your Arcane Orb conjure 1 Arcane Splinter, up to 2. Arcane Orb damage is increased by 25%.
Attuned Familiar	Passive	Your Arcane Familiar has a 50% chance to conjure a Splinter alongside its Arcane Assault.
Shifting Shards	Passive	Gaining Clearcasting conjures 2 Arcane Splinters.
Slippery Slinging	Passive	You have 40% increased movement speed during Alter Time.
Look Again	Passive	While in combat, Blink summons a Mirror Image at your previous location.
Controlled Instincts	Passive	30% of the direct damage dealt by an Arcane Splinter is also dealt to nearby enemies. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets.
Reactive Barrier	Passive	Your Prismatic Barrier can absorb up to 25% more damage based on your missing Health. Max effectiveness when under 25% health.
Phantasmal Image	Passive	Your Mirror Image summons 1 extra clone.
Infused Splinters	Passive	Direct damage from Arcane Splinters have a 15% chance to grant 1 stack Arcane Salvo. Arcane Salvo Increases the damage of your next Arcane Barrage by 3%.
Archmage's Wrath	Passive	Arcane Surge damage increased by 30%. Your chance to gain Clearcasting is increased by 3%.
Signature Spell	Passive	Arcane Blast and Arcane Pulse damage increased by 15%. Casting Touch of the Magi conjures 4 Arcane Splinters.
Spellfrost Teachings	Passive	Direct damage from Arcane Splinters reduces the cooldown of Arcane Orb by 0.25 sec.
Polished Focus	Passive	Casting Arcane Barrage while at 20 or more Arcane Salvo stacks refunds 5 Arcane Salvo stacks. Arcane Barrage damage increased by 15%.
Splinterstorm	Passive	Casting Arcane Surge generates 8 Arcane Splinters. During Arcane Surge, your chance to conjure an additional Arcane Splinter is increased to 100%.

PvP Talents

PvP talents are tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with War Mode enabled, these talents optimize a Arcane Mage 's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players.

Name	Cast	Effect
Improved Mass Invisibility		The cooldown of Mass Invisibility is reduced by 4 min and can affect allies in combat.
Kleptomania		Unleash a flurry of disruptive magic onto your target, stealing a beneficial magic effect every 0.4 sec for 3.6 sec. Castable while moving, but movement speed is reduced by 40% while channeling.
Arcanosphere		Builds a sphere of Arcane energy, gaining power over 4 sec. Upon release, the sphere passes through any barriers, knocking enemies back and dealing up to 3,886 Arcane damage.
Ice Wall		Conjures an Ice Wall 30 yards long that obstructs line of sight. The wall has 30% of your maximum health and lasts up to 15 sec.
Ring of Fire		Summons a Ring of Fire for 8 sec at the target location. Enemies entering the ring are disoriented and burn for 3% of their total health over 3 sec.
Master Shepherd		While an enemy player is affected by your Polymorph or Mass Polymorph, your movement speed is increased by 25% and your Versatility is increased by 12%. Additionally, Polymorph and Mass Polymorph no longer heal enemies.
Ethereal Blink		Blink and Shimmer apply Slow at 100% effectiveness to all enemies you Blink through. For each enemy you Blink through, the cooldown of Blink and Shimmer are reduced by 1 sec, up to 5 sec.
Chrono Shift		Arcane Barrage slows enemies by 50% and increases your movement speed by 10% for 5 sec.
Overpowered Barrier		Your barriers absorb 100% more damage and have an additional effect, but last 4 sec. Prismatic Barrier If the barrier is fully absorbed, your next Blink or Shimmer within 15 sec grants Invisibility and immunity to damage for 3 sec. The damage reduction is lost if Invisibility ends.
Nether Flux		Brand your target, increasing the damage they receive from your next targeted spell by 40%. Generates 4 Arcane Charges.