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Mage abilities come in three schools of magic: Arcane, Fire, and Frost, which are affected by their specialization abilities and talent choices. Mage spells are also usually delineated by their purpose: direct damage, area of effect damage, and utility. Mages are also the only class with the ability to teleport themselves or their group members to the variety of the capital cities.

The spells themselves can be classified quite easily by the school they are in. Most Fire spells will have the purpose of heavily damaging an opponent, while the majority of Frost spells are weaker, but usually with an inherent snare built in, which allows them a greater modicum of control. Arcane consists of many of the utility spells, while also supporting either of the other trees through the usage of talent trained abilities.

Mists of Pandaria

This section concerns content exclusive to Mists of Pandaria.

For talent-granted abilities, see Mage talents.

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Shoot]	Starts with
	[Frostfire Bolt]	Starts with
	[Frost Nova]	3
	[Fire Blast]	5
	[Blink]	7
	[Counterspell]	8
	[Polymorph]	14
	[Shatter]	16
	[Arcane Explosion]	18
	[Ice Lance]	22
	[Ice Block]	26
	[Cone of Cold]	28
	[Remove Curse]	29
	[Slow Fall]	32
	[Molten Armor]	34
	[Conjure Refreshment]	38
	[Evocation]	40
	[Flamestrike]	44

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Conjure Mana Gem]	47
	[Mirror Image]	49
	[Wizardry]	50
	[Blizzard]	52
	[Frost Armor]	54
	[Invisibility]	56
	[Arcane Brilliance]	58
	[Spellsteal]	64
	[Deep Freeze]	66
	[Improved Counterspell]	70
	[Conjure Refreshment Table]	72
	[Nether Attunement]	74
	[Mage Bomb]	75
	[Mage Armor]	80
	[Burning Soul]	82
	[Time Warp]	84
	[Alter Time]	87

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Arcane Charge]	10
	[Arcane Blast]	10
	[Arcane Barrage]	12
	[Arcane Missiles]	24
	[Slow]	36
	[Arcane Power]	62
	[Mastery: Mana Adept]	80

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Pyroblast]	10
	[Fireball]	12
	[Inferno Blast]	24
	[Critical Mass]	36
	[Dragon's Breath]	62
	[Combustion]	77
	[Mastery: Ignite]	80
	[Pyromaniac]	85

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Summon Water Elemental]	10
	[Frostbolt]	12
	[Fingers of Frost]	24
	[Icy Veins]	36
	[Frozen Orb]	62
	[Brain Freeze]	77
	[Mastery: Frostburn]	80

These are learned at the portal trainers in each main city, with the exception of the Ancient versions.

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Teleport: Darnassus]	17
	[Teleport: Exodar]	17
	[Teleport: Ironforge]	17
	[Teleport: Stormwind]	17
	[Teleport: Theramore]	17
	[Teleport: Orgrimmar]	17
	[Teleport: Silvermoon]	17
	[Teleport: Thunder Bluff]	17
	[Teleport: Undercity]	17
	[Teleport: Stonard]	52
	[Teleport: Shattrath]	62
	[Ancient Teleport: Dalaran]	71
	[Teleport: Dalaran]	71
	[Teleport: Tol Barad]	85
	[Teleport: Vale of Eternal Blossoms]	90

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Portal: Darnassus]	42
	[Portal: Exodar]	42
	[Portal: Ironforge]	42
	[Portal: Stormwind]	42
	[Portal: Theramore]	42
	[Portal: Orgrimmar]	42
	[Portal: Silvermoon]	42
	[Portal: Thunder Bluff]	42
	[Portal: Undercity]	42
	[Portal: Stonard]	52
	[Portal: Shattrath]	66
	[Ancient Portal: Dalaran]	74
	[Portal: Dalaran]	74
	[Portal: Tol Barad]	85
	[Portal: Vale of Eternal Blossoms]	90

Icon	Ability	Source
	[Conjure Familiar]	Glyph of Conjure Familiar
	[Illusion]	Glyph of Illusion

Extra spells

These spells are alternate versions of trainable spells, meaning they don't affect functionality, but they merely possess a different icon or other cosmetic change. They are learned through books or given as quest rewards.

Ability	Min Level	Range	Taught by
Polymorph: Pig	60	30 yards	[60] Fragmented Magic from Archmage Xylem in Azshara.
Polymorph: Rabbit	60	30 yards	[Tome of Polymorph: Rabbit] from the Noblegarden event.
Polymorph: Turtle	60	30 yards	[Tome of Polymorph: Turtle] from Gahz'ranka in Zul'Gurub.
Polymorph: Black Cat	60	30 yards	[Tome of Polymorph: Black Cat] for 2500 from Endora Moorehead in Dalaran at neutral Kirin Tor reputation.
Dalaran Brilliance	80	40 yards	[Tome of Dalaran Brilliance] sold by Endora Moorehead found in the Sisters Sorcerous of Dalaran.

Spells by function

Damage spells

Single-target Damage

[Frostbolt] (frost spec) for ice-based single target damage (and a snare); [Fire Blast] for instant fire damage (and brief cooldown); [Fireball] (fire spec) for a big whopper of fire damage. [Scorch] (talent) is another fire-based spell which has a short casting time and does good damage. [Arcane Missiles] (arcane spec) are channeled over 2 seconds, with five waves of arcane damage fired.

[Pyroblast] (fire spec) is a slow-casting, huge Fireball with a large DoT component.

Area of effect damage

This category of spells includes your first AoE spell: [Arcane Explosion], an instant cast arcane point blank area of effect; [Blizzard], a channeled ground target area of effect cold spell; and [Flamestrike], a fire-based ground target area of effect spell.

Defensive spells

Snares and roots

[Frostbolt] (frost spec) slows the enemy, and [Frost Nova] is a point blank area of effect root which also inflicts a small amount of damage.

[Frost Armor] gives the Mage both spell haste buff and a reactive debuff to enemies that hit the Mage in melee. Attackers are slowed.

Arcane mages can get [Slow], which slows attackers by 50% and also increases enemy casting time by 50%.

Crowd control

[Polymorph] allows the Mage to turn a Humanoid, Beast or Critter into a sheep, pig, turtle, penguin or black cat (depending on the spell and glyph used) for a certain amount of time.

Damage absorption

With talents, [Ice Barrier] can be acquired. It's an instant cast shield that protects you from all damage types up to a limit or 1 minute, whichever comes first. It has a short cooldown (30 seconds).

Utility spells

[Slow Fall] - a "defensive" spell of sorts - protects against falling damage.

Buffs

Mages have [Arcane Brilliance], which offers a buff to spell power and critical strike chance.

Conjuration

[Conjure Mana Gem] gives you a stone that acts as a free mana potion on a separate cooldown from your other potions. These stones can not be shared. [Conjure Refreshment] and [Conjure Refreshment Table] can also be used for restoring health and mana, and is an important preparation for reducing downtime for a solo mage or an entire raid.

Evocation

The fastest way to regenerate your mana, [Evocation] can refill the majority of your mana bar (60%) over the course of its 6 second cast. Be sure not to be at risk of getting hit, since this is a channeled effect.

Teleport Spells

Self

This includes the Teleport: <Capital City> spells as well as [Blink].

Portals

Creates a portal that can be clicked to instantly move your group to a friendly city.

Pre-Mists of Pandaria

Ability	Min Level	Range	Tree	Description
Fireball	Starts with	40 yards	Fire	Causes Fire damage at long range.
Arcane Missiles	3	40 yards	Arcane	Launches (Improved Arcane Missiles: two/three) waves of Arcane Missiles at the enemy, causing 416.17 Arcane damage per wave. Each offensive spell you cast has a 30% chance to activate Arcane Missiles.
Fire Blast	5	30 yards	Fire	Blasts the enemy for X Fire damage.
Frostbolt	7	35 yards	Frost	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing X Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for Z sec.
Frost Nova	8	10 yards	Frost	Blasts enemies near the caster for X Frost damage and freezes them in place for up to 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
Counterspell	9	40 yards	Arcane	Counters the enemy's spellcast, preventing any spell from that school of magic from being cast for 8 sec. Generates a high amount of threat.
Evocation	12	self only	Arcane	Gain 15% of your mana instantly and another 45% of your total mana over 6 sec.
Polymorph	14	40 yards	Arcane	Transforms the enemy into a sheep, forcing it to wander around for up to 50 sec. While wandering, the sheep cannot attack or cast spells but will regenerate very quickly. Any damage will transform the target back into its normal form. Only one target can be polymorphed at a time. Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters.
Blink	16	self only	Arcane	Teleports the caster 20 yards forward, unless something is in the way. Also frees the caster from stuns and bonds.
Cone of Cold	18	10 yards	Frost	Targets in a cone in front of the caster take X Frost damage and are slowed by 50% for 8 sec.
Arcane Blast	20	30 yards	Arcane	Blasts the target with energy, dealing X Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all Arcane spells is increased by 15% and mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 6 sec or until any Arcane damage spell except Arcane Blast is cast.
Arcane Explosion	22	10 yards	Arcane	Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing X Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.
Teleport	24	self only	Arcane	Teleports the caster to <cityX>. Requires a Rune of Teleportation.
Scorch	26	40 yards	Fire	Scorch the enemy for X Fire damage.
Ice Lance	28	35 yards	Frost	Deals X Frost damage to an enemy target. Causes double damage against Frozen targets.
Remove Curse	30	40 yards	Arcane	Removes 1 Curse from a friendly target.
Ice Block	30	self only	Frost	You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move or cast spells. Also causes Hypothermia, preventing you from recasting Ice Block for 30 sec.
Slow Fall	32	40 yards	Arcane	Slows friendly party or raid target's falling speed for 30 sec. Requires a Light Feather.
Molten Armor	34	self only	Fire	Causes X Fire damage when hit, increases your critical strike chance by 3%, and reduces the chance you are critically hit by 5%. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.
Mage Ward	36	self only	Arcane	Absorbs X Fire, Frost or Arcane damage. Lasts 30 sec.
Conjure Refreshment	38	N/A	Arcane	Conjures 20 Mana Pies providing the mage and <his/her> allies with something to eat. Conjured items disappear if logged out for more than 15 minutes.
Portal	42	N/A	Arcane	Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to <cityX>. Requires a Rune of Portals.
Flamestrike	44	40 yards	Fire	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for X Fire damage and an additional Z Fire damage over 8 sec.
Mana Shield	46	self only	Arcane	Absorbs X damage, draining mana instead. Drains 1 mana per damage absorbed. Lasts 60 sec. 10 sec cooldown.
Conjure Mana Gem	48	N/A	Arcane	Conjures a mana stone that can be used to instantly restore X mana.
Mirror Image	50	N/A	Arcane	Creates 3 copies of the caster nearby, which cast spells and attack the mage's enemies. Lasts 30 sec.
Blizzard	52	35 yards	Frost	Ice shards pelt the target area doing X Frost damage over 8 sec.
Teleport: Stonard Teleport: Theramore	52	self only	Arcane	Teleports the caster to Stonard/Theramore. Requires a Rune of Teleportation.
Portal: Stonard Portal: Theramore	52	self only	Arcane	Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Stonard/Theramore. Requires a Rune of Portals.
Frost Armor	54	self only	Frost	Increases Armor by X and frost resistance by Y. If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 25% for 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.
Frostfire Bolt	56	40 yards	Fire	Launches a bolt of frostfire at the enemy, causing X Fire damage, slowing movement speed by 20% and causing an additional Z Fire damage over 9 sec. If the target is more vulnerable to Frost damage, this spell will cause Frost instead of Fire damage.
Arcane Brilliance	58	30 yards	Arcane	Infuses all party and raid members with brilliance, increasing their maximum mana by X and spell power by 6% for 1 hour. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.
Polymorph	60	40 yards	Arcane	Transforms the enemy into a harmless rabbit, forcing it to scamper around for up to 50 sec. While wandering, the rabbit cannot attack or cast spells but will regenerate very quickly. Any damage will transform the target back into its normal form. Only one target can be polymorphed at a time. Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters.
Polymorph	60	40 yards	Arcane	Transforms the enemy into a turtle, forcing it to wander around for up to 50 sec. While wandering, the turtle cannot attack or cast spells but will regenerate very quickly. Any damage will transform the target back into its normal form. Only one target can be polymorphed at a time. Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters.
Polymorph	60	40 yards	Arcane	Transforms the enemy into a pig, forcing it to wander around for up to 50 sec. While wandering, the pig cannot attack or cast spells but will regenerate very quickly. Any damage will transform the target back into its normal form. Only one target can be polymorphed at a time. Only works on Beasts, Humanoids and Critters.
Teleport: Shattrath	62	self only	Arcane	Teleports the caster to Shattrath. Requires a Rune of Teleportation.
Portal: Shattrath	66	self only	Arcane	Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Shattrath. Requires a Rune of Portals.
Mage Armor	68	self only	Arcane	Increases your resistance to all magic by X and causes you to regenerate 3% of your maximum mana every 5 sec. In addition, the duration of all harmful Magic effects used against you is reduced by 50%. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.
Ritual of Refreshment	70	N/A	Arcane	Begins a ritual that creates a refreshment table. Raid members can click the table to acquire [Conjured Mana Biscuit]s. The table lasts for 3 min or 50 charges. Requires the caster and 2 additional party members to complete the ritual. In order to participate, all players must right click the refreshment portal and not move until the ritual is complete. Requires two arcane powders.
Teleport: Dalaran	72	self only	Arcane	Teleports the caster to Dalaran. Requires a Rune of Teleportation.
Portal: Dalaran	74	self only	Arcane	Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Dalaran. Requires a Rune of Portals.
Spellsteal	76	40 yards	Arcane	Steals a beneficial magic effect from the target. This effect lasts a maximum of 2 min.
Invisibility	78	self only	Arcane	Fades the caster to invisibility over 3 sec, reducing threat each second. The effect is cancelled if you perform any actions. While invisible, you can only see other invisible targets and those who can see invisible. Lasts 20 sec.
Flame Orb	81	40 yards	Fire	Launches a Flame Orb forward from the Mage's position, dealing X Fire damage every second to the closest enemy target for 15 secs.
Ring of Frost	83	20 yards	Frost	Summons a Ring of Frost, taking 3 sec to coalesce. Enemies entering the fully-formed ring will become frozen for 10 sec. Lasts 12 sec. 10 yd radius.
Time Warp	85	self only	Arcane	Warp the flow of time, increasing melee, ranged, and spell casting speed by 30% for all party and raid members, as well as granting the casting mage 30% increased movement speed. Lasts 40 sec. Allies receiving this effect will become Sated and be unable to benefit from Bloodlust or Time Warp again for 10 min.
Teleport: Tol Barad	85	self only	Arcane	Teleports the caster to Tol Barad. Requires a Rune of Teleportation.
Portal: Tol Barad	85	self only	Arcane	Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Tol Barad. Requires a Rune of Portals.

Ability	Min Points	Range	Description
Arcane Barrage	Given by choosing Arcane specialization	40 yards	Launches several missiles at the enemy target, causing X Arcane damage.
Presence of Mind	10	self only	When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.
Slow	20	35 yards	Reduces target's movement speed by 60%, increases the time between ranged attacks by 60% and increases casting time by 30%. Lasts 15 sec. Slow can only affect one target at a time.
Focus Magic	25	30 yards	Increases the target's chance to critically hit with all spells by 3%. When the target critically hits the caster's chance to critically hit with spells increases by 3% for 10 sec. Cannot be cast on self.
Arcane Power	30	self only	When activated, your spells deal 20% more damage while costing 20% more mana to cast. This effect lasts 15 sec.

Ability	Min Points	Range	Description
Pyroblast	Given by choosing Fire specialization	40 yards	Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes X Fire damage and an additional Y Fire damage over 12 sec.
Blast Wave	10	40 yards	A wave of flame radiates outward from the target location, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for X Fire damage and are slowed by 70% for 3 sec.
Combustion	15	40 yards	Instantly deals X Fire damage and creates a new periodic fire effect on the target, lasting 10 sec and dealing the same damage per time as all your existing periodic fire effects.
Dragon's Breath	20	10 yards	Targets in a cone in front of the caster take X Fire damage and are disoriented for 5 sec. Any direct damaging attack will revive targets.
Living Bomb	30	40 yards	The target becomes a Living Bomb, taking X Fire damage over 12 sec. After 12 sec, the target explodes dealing Y Fire damage to up to 3 enemies within 10 yards. Limit 3 targets.

Ability	Min Points	Range	Description
Summon Water Elemental	Given by choosing Frost specialization	N/A	Summon a Water Elemental to fight for the caster.
Icy Veins	10	self only	Hastens your spellcasting, increasing spell casting speed by 20% and reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting by 100%. Lasts 20 sec.
Cold Snap	15	self only	When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown of all Frost spells you recently cast.
Ice Barrier	20	self only	Instantly shields you, absorbing X damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spellcasting will not be delayed by damage.
Deep Freeze	30	35 yards	Stuns the target for 5 sec. Only usable on Frozen targets. Deals X damage to targets permanently immune to stuns.

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