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Damage modifiers apply twice (to the crit and to the periodic effect).
Forever
No longer double dips on damage increase modifiers.
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Mage
Every Mage change in WoW Forever set against Classic, by specialization.
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Official article summaries: World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Mage and Shaman · WoW: Forever Hotfixes - November 9, 2026
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Arcane MissilesLine of sight is checked once at the start of the channel. Base points and points per level of ranks 1-3…ComprehensionNew Mage-only minor tradeskill to read and decipher scrolls dropped by creatures, which grant various…
Cone of ColdDuration decreased.
Mage ArmorMana regeneration bonus from Spirit increased.ResearchFixed: Mages no longer learn the Research spell, which should not exist; after completing the relevant quest…
Arcane BlastNew 11-point gold medal talent that grants a new spell: immediate damage with a 2.5 second cast, then…
Arcane ConcentrationThe penalty to its chance to trigger when casting spells of a low rank is gone. Blizzard continues to have a…
Arcane FocusThis talent has been removed, as it is now combined into the talent Precision in the Frost tree.
Arcane GeometryNew row 3 talent. Increases the range of Arcane spells.
Arcane InstabilityNo longer requires Presence of Mind.
Arcane MeditationMana regeneration from Spirit while casting increased. Now requires Arcane Concentration.
Arcane MindRedesigned: increases Intellect instead of maximum Mana and also increases the critical strike damage bonus…
Arcane PowerNow requires Presence of Mind.
Arcane ResilienceMoved to the 1st row from the 2nd row (originally row 3). It now allows up to 3 talent points to be spent for…
Arcane ShieldingFormerly Improved Mana Shield. Bigger Mana cost reduction for Mana Shield, and now also increases the…
Arcane SubtletyMoved from row 1 down to row 2. Resistance-ignoring effect a little stronger and threat reduction to Arcane…
Improved CounterspellSlight redesign: with only 1 point it now always grants a shorter-duration Silence, instead of a 50% chance…
Magic AbsorptionNow has a 1 second cooldown on triggering the effect.Magic AttunementNo longer a talent; it is now a baseline ability.
Missile BarrageTalent moved to the second row (was the first) and costs 2 talent points. It now also grants a chance for…
Presence of MindFixed: spell casts did not consume Presence of Mind.
Wand SpecializationNow only requires 2 talent points for the same benefit.
AccelerantRenamed Accelerant. Reduces the cast time of Frostfire Bolt and now also that of Arcane Wrath, by up to 0.5…
Blast WaveNo longer requires Pyroblast as a pre-requisite.
Burning SoulNow requires 3 talent points for the same effect.
CombustionNumber of charges returned to 3 (was 4 in the beta).
Critical MassReverted to a maximum of 3 talent points, instead of 5, for a total of 6% critical strike chance increase…
Fire PowerRedesigned: now costs only 3 talent points. Increases damage done by Fire spells by 1/2/3% per the Mage's…
Hot StreakBuff duration increased to 20 seconds.IgniteNo longer double dips on damage increase modifiers.IgniteFixed: Ignite was not applying to Flamestrike damage past the initial instance.
Improved ScorchIts Fire Vulnerability no longer rolls a second time to see if it resists.
IncinerationFormerly Incinerate. Moved from row 3 up to row 1. Now increases the critical strike chance of Ice Lance and…Wake of FireReverted back to Improved Fire Blast and no longer grants a bonus when the Mage kills a target. It now…
Cold SnapMoved from row 3 down to row 5 and is now the 21-point gold medal talent. Cooldown increased to 10 minutes…
Fingers of FrostNew row 5 talent, pre-requisite of Ice Lance. Your Chill effects have a chance to grant 1/2 charges of…Frost BlastThis spell has been removed.
Frost ChannelingMoved from row 4 up to row 3.
Frost WardingIncreases the amount of damage your Ice Barrier and Frost Wards can absorb. No longer has a chance to Reflect…
Ice BarrierNow increases your Frost Damage dealt by 15% for 1 minute when activated and grants an additional 5% Frost…
Ice BlockMoved from row 5 up to row 4 and is now the 16-point gold medal talent.
Ice LanceNow has an 8 second cooldown shared with Fire Blast. Bonus damage to Frozen targets increased back to 300%.Imbue IceknifeIts visual has been changed to better convey that it is a Root and not a Stun.
Improved BlizzardMovement speed Slow reduced: now maxes out at a 40% Slow instead of 65%.
PermafrostMinor redesign: now increases the duration of all Chill effects by 11/22/33% instead of 1/2/3 seconds.
Piercing IceThe talent has been removed. This gives the player a few more talents to play around with early on in the…
PrecisionRenamed Precision and back to being a 3-point talent, granting 2/4/6% chance to hit with all spells (was…
Winter's ChillRedesigned: no longer increases critical strike chance. It now gives your Frostbolt and Fingers of Frost…Nothing matches these filters.
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