World of Warcraft Classes: Mage
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Available Races:
Gnome, Human, Troll, Undead
The Mages of Warcraft once centered their powers within the magocracy of Dalaran. After that kingdom's destruction by the Burning Legion, however, the arcane arts spread to the far corners of the world.
Mages in WoW come equipped with some heavy duty spells and abilities based primarily on elemental magic (fire / ice). They have available to them a vast array of spells: damaging spells, defensive spells, crowd control spells, and utility spells.
Damage/Attack Spells
As one would expect, through the Mage's mastery of elements comes a wide variety of offensive spells with which to obliterate his or her enemies. Spells in this category will serve many different purposes but they all have an offensive element to them which brings them together. A few examples of such are Frostbolt, Fireball, and Arcane Missiles.
Utility Spells
Mages in WoW have a vast array of utility type spells available to them to suit a wide variety of situations. One of the more basic types available to them deals with the conjuration of food and water, two very important elements in the World of Warcraft. Food and its liquid counterpart will have a very noticeable effect of player regeneration, so a Mage's conjuring skills will always be welcome in any fellowship.
One of the more interesting and controversial skills that comes to a Mage is the ability to use the invisibility spell. While under the effects of this self-only spell, the Mage is rendered temporarily invisible, detectable only to those with counterspells active on them designed to see through the Mage's magic. The Mage also has spells such as Khadgar's Unlocking (unlocks chests or doors, similar to D&D's Knock spell) and a myriad of portal skills.
Instantaneous transport is always a plus and the World of Warcraft Mage will be able to channel magical energies allowing him to transport himself to various cities around the world with portal skills. Higher level ritual spells will also allow for these gates to be visibly summoned so that they will be open to all players in the Mage's group and not just the Mages themselves.
| Gnome |
15 |
23 |
19 |
26 |
22 |
51 |
210 |
| Human |
20 |
20 |
20 |
23 |
22 |
52 |
165 |
| Troll |
21 |
22 |
21 |
19 |
23 |
62 |
119 |
| Undead |
19 |
18 |
21 |
21 |
27 |
62 |
135 |
Color coding: Green: +1 class bonus, Yellow: +2 class bonus, Orange: +3 class bonus
| Staves |
Free |
Free |
Free |
Free |
| Unarmed |
Free |
Free |
Free |
Free |
| Wands |
Free |
Free |
Free |
Free |
| Daggers |
10s |
10s |
10s |
10s |
| Swords |
10s |
10s |
10s |
10s |
For a full list of skills and details, see Mage Skills.
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Arcane Magic gives a wide variety of utility spells to the Mage, along with a few damaging spells like Arcane Missiles and Arcane Explosion. A buff, Arcane Intellect, gives the Mage an increase in intellect. Polymorph will turn the Mage's enemy into a Sheep for a short period of time. Dampen Magic, Amplify Magic, and Detect Magic all effect magical spells. Some of the other utility spells include unlocking spells, teleport spells to the major cities, invisibility, and the ability to conjure food, water, and mana gems. The Mage class has a line of talents dedicated to improving Arcane Magic spells and adding new ones.
Skills: Amplify Magic, Arcane Explosion, Arcane Intellect, Arcane Missiles, Blink, Conjure Food, Conjure Mana Agate, Conjure Mana Citrine, Conjure Mana Jade, Conjure Mana Ruby, Conjure Water, Counterspell, Dampen Magic, Detect Magic, Greater Invisibility, Invisibility, Lesser Invisibility, Mana Shield, Polymorph, Portal: Darnassus, Portal: Ironforge, Portal: Orgrimmar, Portal: Stormwind, Portal: Thunder Bluff, Portal: Undercity, Presence of Mind, Remove Lesser Curse, Teleport: Darnassus, Teleport: Ironforge, Teleport: Orgrimmar, Teleport: Stormwind, Teleport: Thunder Bluff, Teleport: Undercity
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Fire Magic spells are elemental fire spells. They deal fire damage to the enemy, and in the case of Fireball, add a damage over time fire effect. Flamestrike is an area of effect fire spell which causes great pillars of fire to burn the enemies in the area. Fire magic also includes a protection spell, Fire Ward, which protects the mage from fire damage. The Mage class has a line of talents dedicated to improving existing fire magic spells and adding new ones.
Skills: Blast Wave, Combustion, Fire Blast, Fire Ward, Fireball, Flamestrike, Pyroblast, Scorch
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Frost Magic spells are elemental ice spells. The damaging spells deal frost damage, and many of them, such as Frostbolt or Frost Nova, have freezing or slowing effects on the enemy. Also included in Frost Magic are a few protective frost spells such as Frost Armor, Ice Armor, and Frost Ward. The area of effect frost spells (Frost Nova, Blizzard, and Cone of Cold) have the chance to damage and slow multiple enemies in the area at one time. The Mage class has a line of talents dedicated to improving existing frost spells and adding new ones.
Skills: Blizzard, Cold Snap, Cone of Cold, Frost Armor, Frost Nova, Frost Ward, Frostbolt, Ice Armor, Ice Barrier, Ice Block
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