Portal (spell)

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Portal
Portal 10 sec cast 850 Mana Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to <cityX>.
Usable by
Class	Mage
Race	Varies by faction
Properties
Type	Utility
School	Arcane
Cooldown	1 min
Other information
Ranks	11 cities, 6 per faction
Requirements	Reagent [Rune of Portals]x1

Portal spells are a useful line of Mage utility spells that allow the caster to transport himself and his party members to a several fixed locations (including all friendly capital cities). Portal requires a reagent, [Rune of Portals].

Contents 1 Rank table 2 Non-Mage Portal 3 Notes 4 Tips and Tactics

Rank table

City		Mana Cost	Faction	Level	Cost
	Theramore[2]	850	A	35	1 50
	Ironforge	850	A	40	1 50
	Stormwind	850	A	40	1 50
	Exodar[1]	850	A	40	1 50
	Darnassus	850	A	50	3 20
	Stonard[2]	850	H	35	1 50
	Orgrimmar	850	H	40	1 50
	Undercity	850	H	40	1 50
	Silvermoon[1]	850	H	40	1 50
	Thunder Bluff	850	H	50	3 20
	Shattrath[1]	850	A H	65	15

• 1. Exodar, Silvermoon, and Shattrath are only available to players with the Burning Crusade expansion installed.
• 2. Stonard and Theramore were added in Patch 2.4.2.

Non-Mage Portal

There is currently only one non-mage portal (though mages can utilize it as well).

City		Mana Cost	Faction	Level	Restriction
	Karazhan	None	A H	60	Requires [Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian]; 1 Minute cooldown

There's also an item that opens a portal to the heart of Maraudon - [Scepter of Celebras], but it can only be used on an altar just before entering the instance.

Notes

Each Portal spell is trained at a portal trainer[1], which is usually located near the mage trainers in a major city. In Shattrath the portal trainer is located in the center of the city, near the various city portals. In Theramore the portal trainer is located in the tower where Jaina resides.

The reagent [Rune of Portals] stacks to 20 and can be purchased at any reagent vendor for 20 . [2].

After casting, a portal will appear roughly 5 yards in front of the mage. The shimmering portal looks different for each capital city, giving a glimpse of the city in the center of the portal. The portal lasts for 1 minute.

To use the portal, the mage and his group members must right click the portal. Group members are not required to enter the portal. Any player, including the mage, may elect to stay behind by not clicking on the portal.

You will appear in the capital city near the portal trainer of that city. In Stormwind, for example, you appear inside the mage tower at the center of the Mage Quarter.

You cannot learn the portal spells of the opposing faction.

Portal cannot be cast in combat. In addition, portals cannot be cast inside PvP battlegrounds.

Tips and Tactics

It is not possible to create a portal in combat, but it is, however, possible to enter one at any time.

If creating a portal in hostile territory, the mage should wait until all members of the party have used the portal. If the mage clicks too soon, they run the risk of leaving someone behind.

For fun and/or to annoy group members, if you stand still and create a portal to each one of your available cities they will all be on top of each other. When you try to click on a portal, you never know what city you'll be taken to.

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