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WoW Forever Arcane Mage Guide

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Talent window over sunset water. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives.
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Class card art: armoured dwarf woman (modern World of Warcraft art, not a Forever screenshot). Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: World of Warcraft official Classes page (modern WoW art).

Tooltips: Wowhead Forever DB, exact matches only (build 70532, 28 Oct).

Arcane tree, beta client (ForeverDiff, build 1.60.1.70532). Rank text for changed and unchanged talents: Wowhead Forever tooltip.

Points at 60: 51 [Unconfirmed]; evidence on the class talents page.

Arcane talents

Talent Row ×Max Forever: max-rank text
Wand Specialization 1 2 △ Changed
Arcane Focus 1 5 △ Changed
Improved Channeling 1 5 △ Changed
Missile Barrage 1 2 ✦ New: "Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 40% chance, your Arcane Missile hits a 10% chance, and your Arcane Wrath, 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."
Arcane Subtlety 2 2 △ Changed
Magic Absorption 2 2 △ Changed
Arcane Concentration 2 5 –
Arcane Resilience 2 2 △ Changed
Arcane Geometry 3 2 △ Changed
Arcane Impact 3 3 △ Changed
Arcane Blast 3 1 ✦ New: "Blasts the target with energy, dealing 32 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 Shielding 4 2 △ Changed
Improved Counterspell 4 2 △ Changed
Arcane Meditation 4 3 △ Changed Needs Arcane Concentration.
Arcane Wrath 4 1 ✦ New: "Launches a projectile of pure Arcane energy at the enemy target, causing 120 Arcane damage. This spell gains additional Spell Damage equal to 5% of your maximum Mana." Needs Arcane Blast.
Presence of Mind 5 1 –
Arcane Mind 5 5 △ Changed
Arcane Instability 6 3 △ Changed
Arcane Power 7 1 △ Changed Needs Presence of Mind.
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Recommended build

Level 60 build: Not yet published, updated at launch. Try the talent calculator.

See also: Mage talents · Best race

Fan site. Beta (cap 30) until launch Thu 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AEDT; numbers may change. [Unconfirmed] = not yet confirmed.

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Sources
  • ForeverDiff — Mage talent calculator (client data, build 1.60.1.70532)
  • Blizzard — WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Updated October 26)
  • Wowhead — Level 30 Frost Mage Guide (9 Oct)
  • ForeverDiff — Mage talent changes (build 70532)