Alter Time
Alter Time 3 min cooldown 1.0% of base mana Instant cast Alter the fabric of time, causing the caster to return to their current location, health, mana, buffs, and debuffs, when cast a second time, or after 6 sec. Effect negated if the caster dies within the 6 sec before the effect occurs or moves too far away.
Usable by
Class	Mage
Properties
Type	Defensive, Utility
School	Arcane
Cooldown	3 min
Level required	87
Related buff
Magic Alter Time Altering Time. Returning to past location, health, mana, and conditions when duration expires. Duration: 6 seconds

• Alter Time
• 1.0% of base mana
• Instant cast
• Alter the fabric of time, causing the caster to return to their current location, health, mana, buffs, and debuffs, when cast a second time, or after 6 sec.
  
  Effect negated if the caster dies within the 6 sec before the effect occurs or moves too far away.

Alter Time is a core mage ability learned at level 87. It allows the mage to return to full health and mana, including buffs and debuffs, after a short amount of time. As such, timing with this ability can be crucial.

Notes

• This does not reset cooldowns.
• This can reset the mage being mind controlled, such as in the Kael'thas encounter.

Patch changes

• Patch 5.0.4 (28 August 2012): Added. 
  

External links

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