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Patch 7.0.3 (class changes)/Mage

Last wiki revision 2023-08-26

  • The effect granted by Glyph of Arcane Language is now taught by Mystical Tome: Arcane Linguist.
  • The effect granted by Glyph of Conjure Familiar is now taught by Familiar Stone.
  • Ability changes
  • Arcane Barrage's damage has been increased by 74%, and damage increase per Arcane Charge increased to 60% (up from 50%).
  • Arcane Blast is no longer tied to Frostfire Bolt. Spell power scaling increased to 150% (up from 121%) and damage increase per Arcane Charge increased to 60% (up from 50%).
  • Arcane Explosion now has a guaranteed chance to generate an Arcane Charge. Damage increased by 37.6%. Mana cost increased by 100% and damage increased by 60% per Arcane Charge.
  • Arcane Missiles's damage per wave increased by 22.8%, base chance to proc per spell reduced to 15% (down from 40%). Now deals 50% more damage per Arcane Charge (down from 60%).
  • Arcane Power (Classic) now increases spell damage by 30% (up from 20%) and reduces mana cost by 30% (from costing 10% more). Duration reduced to 10 seconds (from 15 seconds).
  • Blizzard now has a cast time instead of being a channeled spell. Movement speed reduction reduced to 30% (from 50%). Damage increased by 20%.
  • Brain Freeze has been redesigned. Now gives Frostbolt a 10% chance to cause the next Flurry to be instant cast and apply a debuff that causes the target to take damage from the mage's spells as if it were frozen.
  • Combustion has been redesigned. Now increases critical strike by 100% and Mastery equal to the Critical Strike stat for 10 seconds. Cooldown increased from 45 seconds to 2 minutes.
  • Cone of Cold is now available only to Frost. Damage increased by 20%. Now slows for 70% (up from 60%) for 5 seconds (down from 6 seconds).
  • Conjure Refreshment Table was merged into Conjure Refreshment.
  • Displacement added.
  • Dragon's Breath's damage has been increased by 190%.
  • Enhanced Pyrotechnics added.
  • Evocation now restores 100% of total mana over 6 seconds.
  • Fingers of Frost now has a 12% chance to proc from Frostbolt and Frozen Orb (mage ability) (down from 15%) and no longer increases Ice Lance damage.
  • Fire Blast is now available only to Fire, always a critical strike, unaffected by the global cooldown, and can be cast while casting other spells. Damage increased by 77.4%.
  • Fireball's damage has been increased by 30%.
  • Flamestrike's base cast time has been increased to 4 seconds, up from 2. Now affected by Hot Streak. No longer causes additional damage over time. Cooldown removed. New spell animation.
  • Flurry added.
  • Frost Armor now increases Haste instead of Multistrike. Chilled duration increased from 5 seconds to 15 seconds.
  • Frostbolt's damage has been reduced by 5%. Now reduces movement speed by 30%, down from 50%.
  • Frozen Orb (mage ability)'s damage has been increased by 943.8%, and the slow duration increased to 15 seconds (up from 2 seconds).
  • Hot Streak has been re-added as a Fire mage passive and redesigned. Getting two direct-damage critical strikes in a row will make the next Pyroblast or Flamestrike spell instant cast, and cause double the normal Mastery: Ignite damage.
  • Ice Lance's damage has been increased by 52%. Now deals 200% more damage to frozen targets, up from 100%.
  • Icy Veins now increases haste by 30%, up from 20%.
  • Invisibility has been replaced by Greater Invisibility for Arcane mages.
  • Presence of Mind is now a level 15 talent and only affects Arcane Blast.
  • Pyroblast no longer deals fire damage over time. Damage increased by 65%, cast time increased to 4.5 seconds (up from 3.5 seconds). Its benefits from Hot Streak have been changed.
  • Scorch's damage has been increased by 100%.
  • Time Warp's tooltip has been reworded to increase Haste.
  • Talent changes
  • Arcane Familiar added.
  • Arctic Gale added.
  • Blast Wave no longer replaces Frost Nova. Now available at level 60 (from 75).
  • Bone Chilling added.
  • Cauterize is now available at level 30 (was 60). Effects of Blazing Speed have been integrated.
  • Charged Up added.
  • Cinderstorm added.
  • Cold Snap has been changed into a passive talent and redesigned. Ice Block now has 2 charges and also heals you for 3% of your maximum health every 1 sec.
  • Conflagration added.
  • Controlled Burn (mage talent) added.
  • Erosion added.
  • Flame On added.
  • Flame Patch added.
  • Firestarter added.
  • Frost Bomb (mage talent) is now available at level 90 (was 75).
  • Frost Nova's damage has been increased by 20%.
  • Frozen Touch added.
  • Glacial Spike added.
  • Greater Invisibility changed into an Arcane mage ability. No longer removes damage over time effects. Cooldown increased to 2 minutes (from 1.5 minutes). Now reduces damage by 60% (from 90%).
  • Ice Barrier has been changed to a level 16 ability for all specializations. Now absorbs 202% more damage.
  • Ice Block is now learned at level 26.
  • Ice Floes now only affects spells with a cast time shorter than 10 seconds.
  • Ice Nova's damage has been increased by 60%. No longer replaces Frost Nova. Now available at level 60 (was 75).
  • Ice Ward has been redesigned. Causes Frost Nova to have 2 charges.
  • Incanter's Flow is now available at level 45 (was 90).
  • Living Bomb's duration has been reduced from 12 seconds to 4 seconds. No longer spreads when the target dies, but instead when the explosion occurs. Now available at level 90 (was 75).
  • Lonely Winter added.
  • Mastery: Icicles no longer includes Frostfire Bolt, multistrikes, and Water Jet. Now learned at level 78.
  • Mastery: Ignite is now learned at level 78 and somewhat redesigned.
  • Mastery: Savant added.
  • Meteor's instant damage has been increased by 50%, and the fire patch damage reduced by 50%.
  • Nether Tempest now deals 66% of spell power (was 40.92%). Now available at level 90 (was 75).
  • Pyromaniac added.
  • Quickening (mage talent) added.
  • Ray of Frost added.
  • Resonance added.
  • Ring of Frost is now available at level 75 (was 45).
  • Rune of Power's duration has been reduced from 3 minutes to 10 seconds, damage bonus increased from 15% to 50%. Now has two charges and a cooldown.
  • Shimmer added.
  • Splitting Ice added.
  • Supernova no longer replaces Frost Nova. Now available at level 60 (was 75).
  • Thermal Void now affects only frozen targets.
  • Unstable Magic's chance to proc from Fireball increased to 25% (was 20). Now available at level 90 (was 75).
  • Words of Power added.
  • Removed abilities
  • Arcane Brilliance
  • Dalaran Brilliance
  • Arcane Mind
  • Deep Freeze
  • Frostfire Bolt
  • Ice Shards
  • Incineration (mage ability)
  • Inferno Blast
  • Mastery: Mana Adept
  • Nether Attunement
  • Remove Curse
  • Wizardry (mage ability)
  • Removed talents
  • Alter Time
  • Blazing Speed
  • Evanesce
  • Flameglow
  • Frostjaw (mage talent)
  • Prismatic Crystal (talent)

Source

https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Patch_7.0.3_(class_changes)/Mage · retrieved 2023-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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