Mage

Fire, frost and arcane magic. Portals, food and water for the whole crew.

Damage

Armor: Cloth
Weapons: Daggers, swords, staves, wands
Resource: Mana
Leveling: The fastest leveling, about 8% faster than average (about 12 hours saved)

Pick a race Specializations

Specializations

Burst, lots of mana

Short, powerful damage windows built on Arcane Blast.

TipArcane Blast burns mana fast, use it wisely.

Arcane Blast
New: the main spell
Missile Barrage
New: procs for burst
Arcane Power
Damage window
Arcane Mind
Now gives Intellect

What is new in Forever

Warcraft Tavern, LFCarry

Compared with Classic. Blizzard may still change the numbers before release.

Fire got Hotstreak, Arcane got Arcane Blast, Frost got Ice Lance.
Frostfire Bolt is available from level 40.
Arcane Meditation up to 50% (was 15%).
Area damage for leveling was toned down.
New Comprehension skill from level 6 for reading scrolls.
Enchanting can make staves and off-hand items.

Races

Tap a race and the picker opens that combination: racial abilities and everything about the class.

Alliance

Horde

TipOrc mage is a new Horde combination. Gnome and Human are strong on the Alliance.

In a group and while leveling

Group value

Portals from level 40, teleports from 20
Food and water for the whole group
Polymorph: reliable crowd control
Remove Lesser Curse

Leveling

The fastest leveling, about 8% faster than average (about 12 hours saved)

TipTailoring and Enchanting.

Pros and cons

Strengths

Fastest leveling
Portals and food for everyone
Three strong and different trees

Weaknesses

Cloth only, fragile
Mana runs out fast
Area damage toned down

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