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Comment by 292516

The glass cannon, so frail to the touch, yet still a force to be reckoned with.

Comment by Hyperlynx

I for one am appalled that the Wowhead description includes the word "Warlocks" without "mages pwn" in front of it.

EDIT: ... just kidding, locks freakin' pwn. Silly mages.

Comment by nERVEcenter

Mage since Burning Crusade. Absolutely love it. Been PvPing as Frost since then, one of the highest skill-capped specs in the game (Have you ever seen a great frost mage dominate as many as four people at once? Glorious.).

During Classic, we were incredibly powerful yet incredibly frail cannons of glass that could one- or two-shot just about anyone using PoM-Pyro specs. The best mages made incredible use of elemental specializations, dual-wielding frost and fire spells in a very brute-force manner that can still be sometimes seen in elemental specs today. In raids, mages topped damage meters, usually using some variation on Frost due to the insane amounts of fire-resistant mobs in Classic content (Molten Core anyone?).

Burning Crusade and patch 2.0 saw some changes to the mage paradigm: Frost gave us the survivability we needed to truly stand out in the continually warrior- and rogue-dominated PvP scene. The days of elemental spell-flinging were over: We could control our victims, lock them into the frozen prison of their eventual demise. Fire became a viable and challenging tree to PvP with. Resilience and Stamina turned us into top-tier contenders in the Arena. However, on the raiding end, our damage couldn't match the glory days of Classic. With the combination of hidden nerfs to our own damage and the design flaws of other classes, T5 content saw mages begin to slip behind the mathematically superior DPS of warlocks, rogues, and even hunters.

Wrath of the Lich King has been a golden age, however. Arcane went from a previously piddly utility tree pre-3.0 (save for T5 content) to a formidable damage-dealing behemoth, with some excellent capability in PvP. Frost still reigns supreme among the best players in the PvP community, demonstrated daily in the PvP video-editing scene. And the combination of fire and frostfire specializations have made for many interesting raiding opportunities.

Blizzard has said it themselves: Mages sit in an extremely comfortable position. With the near-absence of design flaws, their goals going forward are to give mages more cool stuff that will make them feel ever more powerful, and ever more like true masters over the magics of the Twisting Nether. Nonetheless, they still can't seem to nail frost's viability in raiding. =/

Comment by 174766

first bullet listed was how mages could conjure food XD

Comment by 503899

A stranger walked high in the mountains to ask the echo an important question. He took a deep breath and yelled:

Tell me all about DAMAGE!

and the echo simply answered:

... Mage.... Mage... Mage....

No further questions =)

Comment by 617568

i just submitted a screenshot of what i think is the new mage spell wall of fog. i found it when i was doin arathi basin on my lock. it slowed and dameged me when i walked over it and i cant think wat else it could be. keep in mind that this isnt on a PTR and was 1 day after the 24 hour maintinence to prepare for cataclysm

Comment by tsofras

Their amazing damage can only be surpassed by even more amazing survivability which no other class can even come close to.

In Cataclysm they are getting even more damage and burst capability thus making it even better. All these reasons are why mages are usually recommended to new players. They take the least amount of skill to play and thus are preferred amongst many players/raiders.

Yes you are right, it is so easy to play as a mage......
Please start a mage , go to 80 , play pvp and tell me how easy it is to be one of the best....

Its on the player not on the class, if u learn to play a mage yes u can rock, but dont say that this is easy.
Unless you have one and you rock in PVP :D

Comment by kkaman

i think mages are the best dps class if you have the correct gear and you are a arcane mage with the right talents and glyphs, simple rotation arcane blast and arcane missiles.

Comment by Belive

Warlocks and Other Classes might kill me if i say this but, i would say the other range classes acts like buffers to us mages, if you get a group with one of each buffers, u can go with 5-7 mages, kinda ragnaros postion here..

Comment by 429348

the only cass that can turn its enemy into a sheep, and laugh at it :)

Comment by bluefrisky

Paying for the royalty of having an Epic Flying Mount: over 6000 gold.

Paying for your Dual Talent Specialization: 1000 gold.

Summoning a Water Elemental, gathering a mob of 15, using his Frost Nova and casting Improved Blizzard: Priceless.

Comment by Ramesh256

The mage is a mixed class. It has one of the greatest damage outputs in the game. On the other hand, it has no survivability whatsoever - unless you take care, the average mob can kill you.

The value of a mage in PvE is questionable. A mage simply can't match the sheer DPS of rogues, warlocks, hunters, and druids. Though they can deal large amounts of damage, their mana-thirsty spells render their DPS flat once they exhaust their initial supplies. However, they perform many vital roles, like shutting down trash with Polymorph.

In sheer damage, they are ahead of everyone except certain specs of warlocks and rogues. This makes them excellent at PvP, where they can 3-4 shot warriors, paladins, death knights and the like.

Comment by Chromell

In the original WC3 game, the Mage - or Archmage - had a Brilliance Aura which greatly increased the mana regeneration of nearby friendly units (see Jaina as she appears in Hyjal Summit CoT raid). Oh how joyful that would be if auras weren't reserved for pinkadins.

Comment by 626707

We are the only class without an instant or constant self heal

though not great glyph of evocation has saved me quite a few times when used with frost nova

Comment by 634023

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADD8aUVlkgk&feature=related

cleansed by fire!

Comment by Slws

Lost City of the Tol'vir
Few first trashes and all bosses POV Fire Mage / Normal Mode
HD1080p
with recount
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0s9O_wyWLA

Comment by 466895

Wait, so in the new fire mage spec tree, i see no threat reduction talent, i think bilzzard missed something....

Comment by 575441

First character I ever made was a NE hunter I had named Saitou (sad that I still remember that) He hit 24 and I got tired with him, I dleted him and made my Mage, Enade, who to this day 3 years later is still my main.

I remember asking my server what I should spec when I hit lvl 10, most people said "Don't go frost it sucks, go Fire" So I (naturally) went "Hmmm... ok thanks" And spec'd right into Frost, I'm a Frost mage til the day I die. (and after I rez lol)

Comment by 493928

Well...back in 3.3.5 my level 47 Arcane Mage was a blast. Now in 4.0.1, my level 50 Arcane Mage is ungodly! (I only have one mage...)

Casting constantly in 3.3.5 I could take down elites with 4k HP and still end the battle with 50% mana and full health. Now I can do that with 90% mana and full health. It now takes an elite with at least 7k health to cost me 50% mana.

That said, I'm actually not trying to brag, because I have 10 toons, one of each class. In all greens, I have never had trouble taking down 2-3 mobs of my level (after level 10 or so) or a single elite my level, on any of my toons, regardless of class. Since the new patch, this is typically 4 or 5 of my level or 2 elites, again on all my toons, regardless of class. I've played probably 3 months of play time between all my toons, no less than a week on each one, and I have yet to use a single potion (health or mana) since the patch, opposed to about one per hour prior to the patch.

So...Mages are even more OP than they were before, but honestly, so is everything else. I was unhappy about the loss of Volley before the patch went live, but now I hardly notice it's missing with all the other new features (trap launcher and pet move command makes guarding the flag from the roof in WSG a synch!) The eclipse mechanic for druids isn't something I'm used to yet, but a 20% damage bonus to half of my spells isn't something I'm ever going to complain about. The new Holy Power system means my ret pally never has to spend mana to self heal, and my warlock loves both never running out of soul shards and the free bag slot.

So yeah...not to be off topic but absolutely, totally loving the new patch :D

Edit: It's amazing the kind of typos you don't see until a month later.

Comment by 618815

You're a wizard harry.

Comment by 701523

Looking at build 13277 I am very disappointed. Once again mages are being nerfed just because they are (I must admit) a bit OP in this patch, until cata comes out, so for the next few weeks. Even in this current patch mage is not the best class (shadow priest still owns), but still blizzard feels it has to ruin it for the rest of us. Arcane blast will go from being a real weapon to being just an ordinary spell. The only good thing about this is that I am considering not playing wow anymore and actually being more productive for a change.

Comment by 668588

http://warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=167991

True way to play mage!

Comment by 705885

Love the new Mage Armor, and arcane set up, i hardly ever run out of mana even when using Mana Shield. Cant wait to get Time Warp thats gonna make us wanted even more in raids when they cant find a shammy. WEWT FOR BEING NEEDED FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN FOOD AND PORTS!

Comment by cereppy

Can someone tell me what the best leveling Spec is....? For mage.................

Comment by mojodishu

How much ''base mana'' will a mage have as lv85?
Want to know the cost of mage abilities at lv85 (Fireball, Frostbolt, Arcane Blast .etc)

Comment by 718643

Hi everyone, just wanna say my main is a Mage since 2007........ Oh! and i dont really like Warlocks Like most of you.

Plus if u would Like to Pig one of them .

Comment by runedragon1985

In the case of most classes, the strategy is, "Beat it until it stops moving, then stop beating it."

For the Mages, it's different. In their case, it's, "For the love of god, kill it with fire!" Many would argue this applies also to Warlocks, but a good number of Warlocks would prefer, "Kill it with demons, then nom on their souls!"

The Mage's Theme song

Comment by 753696

Mages are the best at migic

Comment by 772594

Horrible class die so easy! So not be this

Comment by 774062

ok...so we will be better at higher levels right?
BTW..what is fof,rof and(noob question)we have a stun? what is it's name?...i though we only had 2-3 with frost- freezes.

Comment by 696757

I was one of the first players in World of Warcraft and since day 1 (actually 2 couse the first day I was a little like...how the hell do we play this?) i've been a mage.
Honestly mages aren't the funniest class to lvl (that would be druid maybe) but when you start reach the top lvls, mages will be one of the BEST classes to play! The fact that there are 3 different talents trees to dps with, being all of them diferent from each other, will make you never get bored from dpsing. To have high dps you will always need max focus due to the fact that if you cast the rong spell at the rong time can make you lose lots of dps.
On the pvp side, mages are one of the most powerfull and unstoppable classes to pvp with (if you know what you are doing ofc...). With some spells and a few range you can kill any kind of class pretty smoothie.
So if you are new to World of Warcraft or you are looking for a new really good pve/pvp class to play with, I would suggest mages.
(btw portals to move from city to city are always wanted making you to get some gold easier ; D)

Comment by 774062

thanks for all the information. everything help me a lot!
my mage is now lvl 62 and it is now my favorite class to play. i can easily win lvl 66 Death Knights,Rogues and the other classes...the only ones i have a problem with are druids and shamans. These two can heal themselves and do superb DPS too.I've lost to them at every duel :(.

Comment by 775138

Mana Strudels FTW =D

Comment by 364096

http://i.imgur.com/Ho02S.jpg

I'm deeply sorry, i had to... i just couldn't resist :(

Reading descriptions of each specialization gave me such a good laugh when i started a mage with the introduction of the new talents trees, i knew i had to do something about it.

Comment by medvih

Glass cannon? that's like soo vanilla

Comment by 797880

IDK WHY!
But I am really excited to make a mage!
After seeing all the spells
Its kinda funny that I wanna play a Mage
Because I had a Warrior before.
And now I want a squishy?
Hehehe so if its good
Please email me
At
hrprsmith2@gmail.com

Comment by Azunyan

For a class that can only do damage, Mages have a LOT of perks... and that's why I love it.

Comment by 626707

You cant spell damage without mage.

Comment by Pypode

My water elemental is useless after I polymorph anyone. It just sits and wait for poly to break. I use Passive and hafto switch to Defensive before I ue ploy. What's with that?

to Guatafu: Thanks. I'll try that macro.

Comment by amgyn

Since cloth classes don't get a specialization (they cant wear anything else!) they inherently get the bonus stat increase anyway... for mages its: Wizardry

Comment by Antigroup

I only have one problem with Mages.

I can only really use two of their three awesome specializations!

Comment by SeBy24

In my opinion , it's the best caster for dps in raids...

~~WARLOCKS~~

Comment by Pypode

I have found it helpful to watch WoW Youtube videos. Lots of mages fight in dungeons and you will recognize the spells they use. Also the Critical Brit who talks through the dungeon videos.

Comment by 837022

Respec fire: 50g
Hire a shammy: A piece of cake
Queue for AB: 10 min
~~Blast Wave: 1219 mana~~
Shammy Thunderstorm: Another piece of cake
Spell steel enemy mages slow fall: 3483 mana

Watch him plumet to his death (Finally): Priceless

Comment by 440764

In what level can mage do portals?

Comment by unicurn

Arcane talent speculation description:
"Manipulates arcane energies, playing with the very fabric of time and space."

Wow that got me! :p

Comment by 476976

Mages may not have healing, but the ability to avoid damage is just as good, if not better. With things like Frost Nova Ice Barrier Blink Incanter's Flow Invisibility and it makes it a whole lot harder to touch me than the poor ele shammy with only um... Thunderstorm Ghost Wolf Earthbind Totem. Then add Polymorph Ice Block Remove Curse Mirror Image and we're more than over powered. You want heals? Spellsteal that Riptide, Renew Regrowth Rejuvenation and Lifebloom right off the druids and priests. Silly disc priest, all those talents to improve your bubble and now its mine.

Comment by 873452

loving the mage, finding it harder to lvl then a paladin but im enjoying it all the same.... :DD

Comment by ameelia

To fully Glyph a Mage with all glyphs up to Cata, the following Materials are required:-

Ink of the sea x 39 (requires 78 Golden Pigment or approx 312 Level Northrend herbs)
Ethereal ink x 18(requires 36 Nether Pigment or approx 144 Outland herbs)
jadefire ink x 9 (requires 18 Emerald Pigment or approx 72 Level 40-50 herbs)
midnight ink x 18 (requires 36 Dusky Pigment or approx 144 Level 30-40herbs)
lions ink x 9 (requires 18 Golden Pigment or approx 72 Level 20-30 herbs)
celestial ink x 6 (requires 12 Violet Pigment or approx 48 Level 10-20 herbs)

Resilient Parchment x 19
common parchment x 5
light parchment x 6
heavy parchment x 3

There don't seem to be any Glyphs requiring Cata herbs.

Comment by 808800

(Frost)Mages are by far the most pleasurable class to play in PVP IMO.

So far I have been able to burst someone down in 2v2 (yeah yeah-.-) within one polymorph. Loads of fun :))

What I do is: pop berserking, icy veins, dps trinket and Frostfire orb which gives me the oppertunity to cast >3<(sometimes four with early frost FB) and an Ice Lance plus an extra FFB.
By the time I did all of the above I still get several procs from my FFB Orb which makes me do even more ridiculous damage xD.

I definately suggest (competitive) PvPers to try out the Mage class. Not only becaus it's fun, but also becaus you learn alot from it.

Comment by 657822

So im newer to bein a mage and i was wonderin whats the best spec for raiding?

Comment by steelguttey

After testing for a really, really long time on PvP mages and I found that all of their specs are good (arcane is pretty sucky, but still...)

Here is a short breakdown of each spec and how to play them in PvP

Frost: Frost has always seem to be the best spec for PvP because of one reason; they can stay away from basically any form of damage. With moves like Blink, Frost Nova, Ice Barrier, Mana Shield, and like, 50% of their moves to either slow them or keep them in place, Frost players can pretty much make sure that Melee attackers can't touch them. Also, with Ice Lance, they can do HUGE damage over and over while the opponent is ruined in place. But, if you wan't to win 1v1 wars vs spell casters like Warlocks, look no further than the Fire Spec.

Fire: Fire is all about damage. Actually, it's about trying to activate the Hot Streak. Thats why you try to get as much Crit chance as possible. When you have the ability to make a move that does so much damage like Pyroblast instant, you wan't to take advantage of that. Basically it's like you cast Fireball when your standing still, Scorch while your moving and Fire Blast whenever you can. Try to reforge to crit chance till you cap.

Arcane: Arcane is always viewed as the worst PvP spec. and (although I hate to say it) thats kind of true. But that doesn't mean their useless, with using a huge selection of AoE attacks, Arcane mages are best for situations where you don't wan't the opponent to pass and you wan't to hold as much ground of possible. It's useful for Alterac Valley SotA, but not much else.

Comment by 895964

Fire mages! best for pvp! and getting a buff in 4.3, which will make us even more over powerd!

Comment by 914590

What is the best pvp frost mage rotation?

Comment by 920272

Mage:BEST Class For PvP.

Comment by 920911

Is it just me or dose the Mage class own right now?

Comment by crs91

pro tip- Make sure to jump while using ice lance.

Comment by 921895

Try plaining Arcane Mage in the classic WoW. It's kind of fun :]

Comment by 938647

The most awesome class in all of wow for soloing... except for all the others but priest.

Comment by 961386

I have been playing since 2008 and one of the first toons that I started was a mage. I wound becoming enthralled with numerous other things though and eventually my poor little mage faded into the background. About 2 months ago I read an article about the crazy dps that arcane mages were capable of by only pushing one button so I decided I needed to come back to this poor overlooked little toon and see if the hype lived up. A month later and one more 85 in the bag and I finally got to see what he had up his sleeve and the rumors were true. Without having to do more than hit one button you can top almost every DPS chart and when you actually learn the toon, the sky seemingly is the limit. Never been a PVP guy either but on this toon it is actually fun. Mages deserve recognition as the hero class toons that they are. =)

Comment by 961404

What does the warrior say to the frost mage?
Trick question. The warrior's dead.

Comment by 928054

Looking at the most recent MoP talent caluc , i see the mage spells they have planned, i had been wondering what would happen to Teleport : Theramore, with the fact it is getting razed in MoP, i saw they have no teleport spells/ or portals, listed for mages...

Edit "I don't see Teleport and Portal spells anywhere for mages. Should I be concerned or is this an oversight and we actually DO have it but it's not listed?

Fear not! Mages will still have all their Teleports and Portals. At this point, we decided to hide them from the talent calculator to reduce clutter."
Quote from Kaivax, community manager.

Comment by 915925

Too tricky as rogue too fearless as warrior too tanky like dk too damaging like GOD.
Love ya mage...sooo many experiencies on lvling on bgs on arenas on duels on dungeons on raids on my OWN LIFE.

Comment by lanuzahuck

Well guys im talking about cataclysm, and ill tell you at low levels arcane is ridiculously op> they can poly freeze and slow, and barrage does insane damage for an instant cast. plus arcane blast is also a VERY high hitting spell, so all in all mages dont really grow into thier class they are given insane moves, and told to point and shoot. I love my mage he is a level 85 bloodelf. Ill tell you that all those hater against frost are dumb as hell. I ve taken a blood dk 1v1 and warrios and rogues 2v1(odds against me). And i did with cc i have cold snap, which is a life saver in bad situations. I've been thinking about making a guide, you think it would be a good idea?

Comment by 977344

I think it's the best class of the wow, especially fire mage. if u want to play with fire u need skill. so why it is strongest talent of this class. But i don't like arcane and frost too because neither one need experience. well i think this class can defeat 9 class of the wow.....

Comment by 824735

I wanted to add my 2 cents worth...My main was always my rogue, then dks came out, so then she was, until i started playing my mage...now i just don't look back...i have 5 85s, and my mage is by far, the most fun, and the most damage dealing of them all.

She is, and always has been, arcane specc'ed, and will always, and i mean always, be in the top 5 dps in an AV battle...I highly recommend arcane spec to anyone wanting to level/play a mage

Plus, she's pretty :)

Sassymage
Blackrock

Comment by Saerise

This is what happens when you drop out of Warlock school.

Comment by 987470

Posted 5/1/2012. I'll try to keep it current, but no promises.

Also: If I miss a spell of note (that means, if you use it at all for anything useful), please let me know. This is intended to be a always-changing work in progress, and a beneficial guide for those new to this powerful class. It is not meant to be a be-all-end-all guide to all things Arcane (cheesy pun intended), and should not be treated as such; there are always variables, such as play style and/or gear level and/or raid group comp.

A big thank you to all of you who helped me learn this excellent class.
A special thank you to Benjamin, who had the patience to sit for hours and explain the various concepts to me. (And why, again, would I use Mage Armor over glyphed Frost as a Frost mage...? J/k)
And one more thank you, to those of you who are actually going to sit down and read this monstrous wall of text and give input/advice/questions.
If you looked at it and said tl;dr, I understand completely. :D

Now for the real stuff:
Viability in Raids in regards to Gear Dependence:

Fire: High; High.

Frost: High; Unknown (undergoing testing). (Almost impossible to (read: I know nobody who did) obtain raid viability)

Arcane: Medium; Medium.

Stat priorities (Spell hit for PvE is assumed):

Fire: Int > Crit > Haste (5% breakpoints for Combustion) > Mastery (Very close to useless; doesn't affect Ignite)

Frost: Has an interesting setup. What you do is stack Crit to a range from 25% to 33%, never going over the magical 33%. At that point, you begin to reforge for Mastery. Haste is almost useless for Frost, and it's the only mage spec to not use a lot of Haste. This is actually why Frost is weak in raids; bosses are immune to Freeze effects, and Frost's Mastery is entirely dependent on Freezes. As a result, the only things that benefit from a Frost Mage's Mastery are Ice Lance and Deep Freeze (with Fingers of Frost active on either of those).

Arcane: Int > Haste (to 1 second cast time on 4-stacked, Time Warped Arcane Blast, then skip to next) > Mastery (I believe there is a 'soft cap', but it's currently (realistically) unobtainable) > ~~Crit~~ (Useful, but nowhere near as good as Mastery)

Rotation (Or spell priority, if a rotation does not apply):

Fire: Open with Pyroblast, usually timed to go off right after the tank pulls.
Pyroblast: Usually meant as an opener, and other than that, ONLY used when proc'ed or Time Warped (optional on Warp, dependent on your Haste). The DoT can add to Combustion, if only slightly, so if possible (read: if it's proc'ed and won't f*** up your timing), use it just prior to Combustion.
Fireball: as your bread-and-butter spell;
Combustion is used when you've reached your highest known maintainable (maintainable meaning you can consistently hit that high of an Ignite multiple times in a 5-minute engagement) Ignite. Several addons are available for helping with this on the Curse website. This is your highest-single-damage spell, so it's critical (sorry) to your DPS that you time it well.
For AoE fights, drop Blast Wave to force an Impact, and use said Impact to spread the Ignite and/or Combustion off the main target onto everyone.
Fire Blast: Only really used to try to snipe a quick crit for Ignite, or to spread DoTs via Impact.
(Another technique that I know of, but prefer to not use, is known as 'Ignite fishing', in which one spams Scorch in an attempt to get a succession of fast crits to build an Ignite.)
If you're losing your Ignite (It has 1.3 seconds remaining and Fireball takes 1.4, for example), using a quick Scorch to try to save it is a commonly used tactic.
NOTE: Spec is highly dependent on the amount of Crit you have; higher Crit = more crits = more Ignites = higher Combustion = more overall damage. By a lot. Haste is useful at every 5% breakpoint, but don't reforge out of crit (ever) unless that single reforge can take you to the next breakpoint. As a general rule, Fire shouldn't be attempted with an iLvl (I know, iLvl isn't a good judge of player skill, but it does affect/reflect secondary stats) below 390, due to Crit issues, and isn't truly effective until T13 PvE 4-set is obtained. Crit chance should be over 30% with haste of 15%, buffed, before this should be tried.

Frost: Is hard to play effectively in PvE. Simple as that (Note: key word, effectively. You can play PvE Frost in Cata raids if you want, you're just highly unlikely to be able to pull as high numbers as you would with another spec). Spell priorities:
Frostbolt: Your bread and butter spell. Cast when Frostfire Orb is on CD and you have no Fingers proc. (I'm basing these analyses for Frost off of a 'generic' boss fight, e.g. Yor'Sahj)
Ice Lance: An instant cast spell for when movement is required, or for when you have a Fingers of Frost proc up.
Frost Nova: Can be ignored except to immobilize snare-able mobs (Does this work on Twilight Sapper?.
Ring of Frost: Can be ignored. (Small note: I don't know if this works on the Twilight Sapper. Feel free to test and reply in a comment. If it does, it might be useful.)
Freeze(Pet): Is useful. Use on CD to generate two stacks of Fingers of Frost, and deal (very slightly) more damage.
Frostfire Orb(Spec alteration of Fire Orb); Use on CD. Medium-damage spell, use at range.
Frostfire Bolt: Use on procs only. Unmodified by Fingers of Frost, so no point in saving it. Can trigger Fingers with chill effect, regardless of glyph status on the Bolt.
Icy Veins: Your only real CD (Unmodified cooldown time of 3 minutes). Acts as a miniature Time Warp, in terms of your cast speed. Use, then spam Frost Bolt. While in Icy Veins, only use Deep Freeze or Ice Lance if you accumulate 2 stacks of Fingers, to avoid wasting a global CD.
NOTE: I'm having difficulty at the moment finding damage caused by Deep Freeze when target is permanently immune to stun, as well has Ice Lance and Deep Freeze scaling with SP, so feel free to address that in a reply; I'll edit this if I ever get around to finding updated data on that. As of right now, I don't know whether Ice Lance or Deep Freeze takes priority on a Fingers of Frost proc, but I'd assume Deep Freeze.
NOTE #2: T13 2-set bonus seems to be particularly useless for Frost, though the 4-set seems to have the capacity to be halfway useful.

Last, but not least, my personal PvE favorite (due to my gear level being abysmal); Arcane:
Commonly criticized as a one-button-spec, Arc Mages actually have several buttons. We just use macros. :P
However, due to the fact that I have 20 characters left on this post, I'm going to post my little attempt at a guide as another comment.

Enjoy, hope this helps and please please please;
Any questions, comments, concerns, or criticisms, please set as a reply. If I feel that you're correct (and you well may be), I'll pop an edit and put it in.

Edit: Fixed typos.

Comment by 987470

I tried to address all three classes of Mage in my previous post but ran out of room and, let's be honest... 600 characters or whatever was left after Fire and Frost simply isn't enough to explain the intricacies of the Arcane tree.

So here you go, new Arcane mages and old Arcane mages alike, may you all benefit from it (I know I will, if you post and correct any mistakes. I always enjoy learning. Just don't flame, please... I appreciate courtesy in correction as much as the next person.).

Arcane

Spec: http://thottbot.com/talent#ohIrMRhorRRofZc (cookie-cutter spec)

Recap from previous post:

Viability in Raids in regards to Gear Dependence:

Arcane: Medium; Medium. (This means that Arcane scales moderately well with gear, and is moderately dependent on gear to pull viable DPS)

Stat priorities (Spell Hit for PvE is assumed and stat list is prioritized for a level 85 Cataclysm raider):

Arcane: Int > Haste (to 1 second cast time on 4-stacked, Time Warped Arcane Blast, then skip to next) > Mastery (I believe there is a 'soft cap', but it's currently (realistically) unobtainable) > ~~Crit~~ (Useful, but nowhere near as good as Mastery)

My personal PvE favorite (partially (mostly...) due to my gear level being abysmal) is Arcane:
Commonly criticized as a one-button-spec, Arcane Mages actually have several buttons. We just use macros. :P At least... Some of us do...

Spells: (since I have this entire post just for Arcane, I'll try to make it a little easier on the eyes)

Arcane Blast is your bread and butter filler spell. Every time it's cast, it applies a debuff to the caster (you) that increases its mana cost dramatically, but shortens the cast time and increases damage (The ability can be glyphed to cause the debuff to grant 3% more damage. This bonus is per stack).

Arcane Barrage: This is the spell granted to you by picking the Arcane tree. At low levels, it's very useful, having a (fairly) low mana cost, benefiting from your Arcane specialization, and doing a fair amount of burst damage. At higher levels (Especially post-80), it quickly begins to lose its charm, and becomes a filler for the 'recovery' phase instead of a used-on-CD ability.

Arcane Missile: If you played pre-Cata, you remember it as a short cooldown'ed, channelled ability that launched several cute little Arcane blobs at the target at fairly high speeds. Post-Cata launch, it's no longer a CD, and costs no mana, but requires a proc to use. Luckily (or unluckily for some people who love it a little (lot) too much), it has a high chance to proc (40%) off of any damaging spell you launch (meaning it procs a LOT in upper-gear-level burn phases)

Arcane Power: (AP for short, not to be confused with Attack Power) is one of an Arcane Mage's three cooldowns that are used regularly. When used, it:causes you to, for 10 seconds, deal 20% more Spell Damage, but at 10% more mana cost. This is not used on CD, per say, but is used for the Arcane burn phase.

Evocation: An Arcane Mage's best friend. I'm not joking here. When activated, it causes the caster (you) to regenerate 15% of your total mana pool instantly and another 45% over 6 seconds. And when talented in the Arcane tree, it only has a cooldown of two minutes. (which is a good thing, otherwise Arcane's burn phase wouldn't be nearly as good)

Presence of Mind: Personally, I use this in VERY long fights (Madness) in which I've engaged in multiple burn phases and want to regain my gems instantly. (If you're not at all familiar with Arcane, my explanation of the rotation (coming later in this post) will clear this up a little). Two minute cooldown, which lines up pretty well with a geared Mage's phases and need for a new Mana Gem.

While Arcane specializes heavily on single-target DPS, letting Fire and Frost handle AoE, Arcane Explosion can be used in a pinch to spread damage over a group of tightly clustered enemies. To use it, one sets a primary focus (e.g., on a 'black ooze' phase of Yor'sahj, you'd set Yor as your damage focus, because he has a LOT of HP compared to the minions), and stack two Arcane Blast debuff stacks. You then cast Arcane Explosion, which also benefits from the debuff and doesn't break it. When the debuff has two seconds remaining, cast Arcane Blast at the focus target again, refreshing Arcane Charge (the debuff). The cycle is repeated, with Arcane Blast being spammed until only two seconds remain on the debuff. The detriment to this tactic is that, while it does provide Arcane with pseudo-viable AoE damage, it practically robs the Mage of mana, which prevents a burn phase from being executed, causing the Mage to go into a miniature recovery phase, or prolonging the recovery phase if the Mage was currently in one.

Invisibility, while not an offensive ability, is used often at the beginning of the fight; if the Arcane Mage pulls aggro from the tank through burst damage, it's possible (and even, unfortunately, probable) that the tank won't realize s/he lost aggro and as a result, the Mage is usually one-shotted. To avoid this, as soon as the Mage sees that s/he has high aggro, or even the <Attacking You!> from the boss, s/he can use Invisibility (While both other Mage specs have a 'fading time', removes that for Arcane) to instantly reset their own aggro, which will give the tank slightly more time with which to regain control.

Mage Armor is, no doubt, the maker or breaker of an Arcane Mage's burn phases. restores a percentile of the Mage's overall mana at a consistent rate (the Armor should be glyphed, for maximum efficiency), thus prolonging the burn phase and reducing the recovery phase. This should always be active.

Time Warp, also called by the generic name of 'lust' (Horde) and 'hero' (Alliance) is the Mage version of the Shaman spell 'Bloodlust'. That's... All there is to it. All Lust-type spells (Sorry, I'm Horde) share the same debuff, so this shouldn't be used prematurely.

Mirror Image is an often-overlooked cooldown that should be popped when its CD lines up with that of AP; specifically, directly after AP.

; 'fm'. I'll let you figure that out.

Conjure Mana Gem should always be refreshed before each boss fight.

Rotation: Arcane is reliant on being stationary. Moving cuts DPS dramatically. Here's how it works:
Start of fight. Mana: 100%.
Burn phase: Begin casting Arcane Blast, and obtain two stacks of debuff. Use Mana Gem, Arcane Power, and Mirror Images, in that order. Spam Arcane Blast, and continue until 30% mana is reached. Stop Arcane Blast, cast Evocation. (sub-burn): Close to 100% mana should be the end result. Begin casting Arcane Blast again until 30% mana is again reached. End phase.
Begin recovery: Cast Arcane Blast two times. Use Arcane Barrage, followed by Missiles if those proc'ed. Continue until close to full mana. Sub-burn. Recover. End recovery
Burn phase

Rinse and repeat.
Depending on gear (mana), you may need multiple recovery and sub-burn phases until your AP is off CD. Your total mana pool and regen determines length of burn phases, which is your main DPS supply.

Comment by Snacksize

"When in doubt... Blow it up"
~goblins were born to be mages

Comment by lugest

ok i dont know if anyone has posted this opr discovered it, but as soon as you reach evel 16 a very interesting ability becomes available to mages.
if you train in the "blink" ability, theres a special trick that allows you to fall from unlimited heights and survive any fall.
just before you hit the ground, "blink" forward, and you will land completely unharmed. this works from any height. i tried jumping off stromwind walls, even jumping all the way down from the top of teldrassil!
this is a foolproof trick as long as you time it corectly, and i found it interesting to note that it hadnt been mentioned earlier.

Comment by 806819

Mages: this class has survived many first kills by using ICE BLOCK second thing is if u dont have orientation if u dont thing fast and u prefair rotation dps dont play this class but if u like NUMBERS its great thing;D

Comment by 1009057

they should rly make a spell for mages something that will give then the ability to turn into pure arcane magic something that will look like ://images.wikia.com/ben10/images/4/46/Verdona_True_Form.png and ://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100731135653/ben10/images/f/fa/Verdona_Anodite.png
( Just add http to both links, new here so cant post links :/ )
it should be a talent that makes you fly in the normal world or in battle when activated gives you a buff like the warlocks demon form.

Comment by 1013835

One of the best classes.

Comment by 1025911

i need help just made my mage and wanted to know for a pvp server 4 to 5 k what should i get i am now an arcane mage doi have to change ? ~~:_)~~

Comment by Bahthalend

Not sure if I just missed it but a portal spell for the respective faction hubs in the vale would be nice.

Comment by 1051443

As far as mages go I have always prefered fire though I believe its best to stick with the specialization you prefer, because honestly if your good at a rotation that will increase your dps more then using a specialization your not familiar with. Right now for MoP it recommends frost as #1 and then fire then arcane, I have proficiency in both frost and fire and personally find fire to be higher right now.

The rotation can be difficult to start with for some but once you get the hang of it , it pays off. Personally I love specing into livimg bomb and rune of power, these 2 will improve dps though you have to keep them up at all times. One main loss of dps as a fire mage is not keeping living bomb up at all times, wait for it to drop then re apply asap.

stats priority = Intel - crit - haste - mastery Hit rating should be 15%

There is debate on scorch vs fireball for the main spam, I use fireball majority of the time and scorch only if the fight has no down time and your always on the move.

Comment by perculia

5.4 Changes

General

Ice Lance damage has been increased by 43%.

Fire

on targets affected by the Mage's Ignite now deals additional damage equal to 20% of Ignite's damage per tick (down from 50%).

Frost

Mastery: Frostburn has been replaced by Mastery: Icicles. When the Mage damages an enemy with their Frostbolt and Flurry (16% + 2% per Mastery) of the damage done is stored as an Icicle for 15 seconds. Mastery: Icicles also increases the Water Elemental’s Water Bolt damage by (16% + 2% per Mastery). Up to 5 Icicles can be stored at once. Casting Ice Lance launches all stored Icicles at the target.
Frostbolt now deals 10% less damage and no longer increases the damage of any spells. The damage for those spells have been increased instead.
Water Elemental

Waterbolt damage has been increased by 25%.

Talents

now deals 70% damage to players (up from 60%).
Ice Floes now has 3 charges (up from 2 charges), and has a 20-second cooldown (down from 45 seconds).
Living Bomb now deals 85% damage to players (up from 70%).
Nether Tempest now deals 85% damage to players (up from 70%).
Rune of Power now has an increased effective range. The Mage can remain up to 8 yards away from their Rune of Power and still receive benefits to mana regeneration and spell damage (up from 3 yards).
now also reduces damage taken by 15% while active in addition to existing effects.

Glyphs

Major Glyphs

Charred Glyph now increases distance travelled with the Blink spell by 8 yards (up from 5 yards).
Glyph of Ice Lance has been renamed to Glyph of Splitting Ice.

Glyph of Splitting Ice causes Ice Lance and Icicles to hit 1 additional target for 50% damage.

Glyph of Invisibility has been replaced with Charred Glyph.

Charred Glyph gives Blink two charges, gaining a charge every 15 seconds, but no longer frees the Mage from stuns and bonds.

Charred Glyph now increases the damage dealt by 15% after successfully removing a curse (up from 10%).
Charred Glyph now heals the Mage for 5% of their maximum health after successfully stealing a spell (up from 3%).

New Minor Glyphs

Charred Glyph: Increases the size of the Mage's Water Elemental.
Glyph of Evaporation: Reduces the size of the Mage's Water Elemental.
Glyph of the Unbound Elemental: The Mage's Water Elemental is replaced by an Unbound Water Elemental.

5.3 Changes

General

Arcane Intellect had its mana cost reduced to 1%, down from 4%.
Arcane Explosion now deals 40% more damage.
now deals 40% more damage.
had its mana cost reduced to 1%, down from 4%.
Flamestrike now deals 100% more initial damage. Periodic damage remains unchanged.
Mirror Image creates copies that no longer cast Fire Blast, but their Frostbolts do 10% more damage.
Teleport: Vale of Eternal Blossoms and Portal: Vale of Eternal Blossoms now have new icons.

Talents

now absorbs damage from each attack made against the Mage equal to 15% of their spellpower (down from 20%).
Incanter's Flow now allows the Mage to gain up to a maximum of 15% increase to spell damage, down from 30%, but the effect now lasts 25 seconds, up from 15 seconds.
Living Bomb's periodic damage has been increased by 121%. Its explosion damage has been reduced by 78%, but now scales with additional periodic ticks added by haste, and hits all nearby targets (up from 3).

5.2 Changes (Source)

now removes Evocation's cooldown and reduces its channeling time and duration by 50%. A completed Evocation now grants 15% increased damage (was 25%) for 1 minute (was 40 seconds) after an Evocation is completed. Passive mana regeneration is reduced by 50% only while Invoker's Energy is active.
Greater Invisibility now has a 90 second cooldown (was 2.5 minutes).
cast by Mirror Images now deals 50% more damage.
Glyph of Fire Blast has been replaced with Charred Glyph. Charred Glyph causes damage over time effects spread by Inferno Blast to spread to 1 additional target.
Blazing Speed is now a level 15 talent, replacing Scorch.
, a new talent is available at level 30 and replaces Blazing Speed. The passive ability encases the Mage in fiery energy, absorbing damage from each attack made against the Mage equal to 20% of their spellpower, up to a maximum of 30% of the attack.
Ice Floes now has a 45 second cooldown (was 1 minute) and its duration have been increased to 15-seconds (was 10-seconds).
Ring of Frost cast instantly through now has a 2 second arming period before the Freeze effect is activated against targets in the area of effect. The 2 second arming period can be reduced by Haste.
from can no longer be dispelled.
now stuns the target for 5 seconds (was 4 seconds).
Charred Glyph now removes it from global cooldown but also reduces its duration by 1 second.
Mage PvP 2-piece bonus now requires Counterspell to successfully interrupt a spell before applying the 4 second cooldown reduction to Counterspell.
Arcane

For Arcane Mages, Evocation now restores 40% (was 60%) of total mana over 6 seconds, and consumes all s. For each consumed, the total amount of mana regenerated is increased by 10%, up to a maximum of 80% over 6 seconds. Evocation remains the same for Fire and Frost.
Arcane Blast's mana cost has been increased to 1.66667% of base mana (was 1.5%).
s now stacks up to 4 times (was 6), increases damage by 50% (was 25%), and increases mana cost by 150% (was 75%).

Fire

Scorch is no longer a talent and is now available to all Fire Mages.

Frost

Fingers of Frost now has a 15% (was 12%) chance to activate from Frostbolt, Flurry and Frozen Orb, and a 5% (was 4%) chance to activate from ., ~~and a 10% (was 9%) chance to activate from Scorch.~~
Charred Glyph now causes Ice Lance to deal 50% damage to one additional target (was 40%).
now deals 24% more damage, but its debuff no longer increases subsequent damage.
Water Elemental

Freeze no longer does damage, and only provides Fingers of Frost on a successful freeze.

Mists of Pandaria Changes

Mage portals may be added to Vale of Eternal Blossoms: Portal: Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
New Level 87 class ability: Alter Time: 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.
New form of Mana regen: : Your spell haste also increases your mana regeneration, and the amount of mana gained from Mage spells.
Many mage talents that were previously acessible to one specialization are available to all, such as , Cauterize, Shatter.
Strong AoE options for Level 75 talents: Nether Tempest, Living Bomb, .
Level 90 talents: , Rune of Power, Incanter's Flow.
Buffs and Debuffs: Arcane Intellect for spellpower and crit, Time Warp for Heroism.
Arcane Changes:
is a new Arcane ability that generates charges and replaces the old Arcane Blast.
Removed abilities include Focus Magic and Netherwind Presence.

Fire Changes:

Mastery: Ignite is the new mastery.
Hot Streak has been combined into Pyroblast.
Living Bomb is now a level 75 talent and does not have special synergy with Fire spells, as in Cataclysm.
Blast Wave and Molten Fury are removed.

Frost Changes:

Shatter no longer increases the damage of Frostbolt. However, now places a stacking debuff on the target, letting it take 8% more damage each application from Frostbolt.
Fingers of Frost is triggered by the following spells: Frostbolt, Flurry, Frozen Orb, Scorch, and Blizzard. It is only consumed by Ice Lance and .
Removed Abilities: Flame Orb and Frostfire Orb are removed, but Frozen Orb takes its place.

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Comment by TheDancingTree

Y'know, I really love playing my mage. While most of WoW's classes use magic, Mages feel like the TRUE masters of it. Manipulating time, opening rifts in space, cloning themselves, turning invisible, disguising themselves as others, and conjuring food out of thin air?

The in-game mechanics really don't express the unrivalled power of the mage.

Comment by pelaaja0

Free food and portals. The real reason why mages are brought to the raids.

Comment by humpen

whic talent is the best in curent patch ? i think fire but im not sure at all

Comment by ShadowQueen95

imo mage is my favorite class, i've always wanted to have magic powers! Plus i love seeing the big crits

Comment by Raqi

anyone has some numbers for what is the best mage race? just pure dps no dmg phases etc

Comment by 1069282

Mage is only class which get nerf in every patch. Cant Blizz stop nerfing this class? I cant stand the nerfs. I love mages but the nerfs!

Comment by Frostberry

Mages pwn

Comment by Frostberry

The best spec all around is Frost bad### at PvP and second in damage in raids for the class if you want to pwn noobs make a Mage.

Comment by 1102484

what is the best spec for a pvp mage? please reply.

Comment by 1102484

what is the best spec for a player vs player mage.

Comment by 1106934

words that every mage has heard "Mage make another table of food or we kick you!"

ah, good times.

Comment by Kaelsin

Poem by Robert Frost:

"Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice."

So... Pretty much mages will end the world?

Comment by 319936

Hearthstone: Jaina Proudmoore

Comment by 1134341

i love them

Comment by Buckmoney

Warlocks are the superior class.
Warlocks used to be mages until they realized "&*!@ this arcane bull!@#$ I'm talking to demons"

Comment by Halabaloo

Even though i play alot of alts. No other class can give me the feeling that my mage gives me, my first char ever made. Everything from encounter to questing etc. feels alot more epic when I'm playing my dear spell caster. All hail the best class in game :)

Comment by Kataclysia

My Thoughts on Mages:

I have tried all three specs but I tend to prefer Fire and Frost to Arcane. Then again I like all three specs. Fire may not have the DPS of the other two but it has proved to be the most fun in my opinion. Frost is insane for PvP. I play a Fire Mage and a Frost Mage and they both are loads of fun.

Comment by Stiliyan

Love my MAGE !

Comment by Elees

I'm a veteran wow player, but new to mages and i found this very useful! Thanks

Comment by 319936

WoW Mage vs. Hearthstone Jaina Proudmoore:
Fire:

Frost:

Frostbolt : Frostbolt
Ice Lance : Ice Lance
Frost Nova : Frost Nova
Cone of Cold : Cone of Cold
: Blizzard
Ice Barrier : Ice Barrier
Ice Block : Ice Block
Summon Water Elemental : Water Elemental

Arcane:

Comment by Loupland

Great class for PvP... In my opinion atleast... If you fight against a skilled mage, you might as well lay down and die.

The can drive you mad with all their spells... But again, ONLY when the player is skilled... Otherwise it's just a clothie...

Comment by 1026666

Best class in the game by far.

GO MAGES!

Comment by 831237

I liked my mage until the damn silver proving grounds. I guess I will just use him to farm.

Comment by Arowynne

I really wish we could have outfits like this. Very pretty and "frosty."

Comment by Goodwinn

Initial starting gear for mages:

Human (View in 3D) Apprentice's Robe Apprentice's Pants Apprentice's Boots Bent Staff	Dwarf (View in 3D) Apprentice's Robe Apprentice's Pants Apprentice's Boots Bent Staff	Gnome (View in 3D) Apprentice's Robe Apprentice's Pants Apprentice's Boots Bent Staff	Night Elf (View in 3D) Apprentice's Robe Apprentice's Pants Apprentice's Boots Bent Staff
Draenei (View in 3D) Recruit's Robe Recruit's Pants Handcrafted Staff	Worgen (View in 3D) Gilnean Apprentice's Robe Gilnean Apprentice's Pants Gilnean Apprentice's Boots Bent Staff	Pandaren (View in 3D) Trainee's Vest Trainee's Wristwraps Trainee's Cord Trainee's Leggings	Orc (View in 3D) Apprentice's Robe Apprentice's Pants Bent Staff
Undead (View in 3D) Apprentice's Robe Apprentice's Pants Apprentice's Boots Bent Staff	Troll (View in 3D) Apprentice's Robe Apprentice's Pants Bent Staff	Blood Elf (View in 3D) Apprentice's Robe Apprentice's Pants Apprentice's Boots Apprentice's Staff	Goblin (View in 3D) Goblin Apprentice's Robe Goblin Apprentice's Pants Goblin Apprentice's Boots Bent Staff

Comment by 1486717

I have recently reached lvl 100 and expected a little more DPS (Arcane). Play for a little fun time and nothing serious, just enjoy the game as a complete novice
Guild are little if any use, so pointless asking for advice. Anyway any advice relating to improving my DPS would be greatly appreciated.
Hoekstra TN

Comment by Eido

All automatically learned Mage glyphs by level:

Level 25: ,
Level 50:
Level 75: , ,

source

Comment by ZeyosE

GOOD pvp MAGE = frost

GOOD pve MAGE = arcane

GOOD MAGE = frost + arcane

MAGE IS BEAST

Comment by D4rk3l3m3nt

If you want to freeze your opponent go for frost mage. If you rather enjoy burning them go for fire.

I prefer arcane.
While arcane lacks the power of frost/fire mages, it provides you with tricky spells and talents. Your job is not to be the best dps, you are kleptomaniac stealing enemy buffs, interrupting/silencing them, slowing( Sloooow Down )/ freezing enemy which makes you valuable member of rbg. Steal enemy's heal over time spell/buff (Spellsteal),mage's barrier to get benefits.

Disarm enemy's healer/ freeze enemy flag carrier. Run invisible if you must. With Aluneth&bonus=0 sometimes trashing you, it is very enjoyable spec.

Comment by Nalumis

The following quests are part of the Mage class order hall campaign:

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№	O	Quest	Zone	Reward	Comment
1	A Conjuror's Duty	Hall of the Guardian	Select first leveling zone
2	Growing Power	Hall of the Guardian	Level 101
3	Rise, Champions	Hall of the Guardian	0 Order Resources
1	Champion: Archmage Modera	Hall of the Guardian	Follower: Archmage Modera
2	Champion: Archmage Kalec	Hall of the Guardian	Follower: Archmage Kalec
Technical Wizardry	Hall of the Guardian	0 Order Resources
Archmage Omniara	Hall of the Guardian	First mission (2 minutes)
7	Building Our Troops	Hall of the Guardian	0 Order Resources	First lesser troops (5 seconds)
8	Troops in the Field	Hall of the Guardian	Chronicler Elrianne, 0 Order Resources	Mission (8 hours = 4 hours effective), can start class hall upgrades
9	Tech It Up A Notch	Hall of the Guardian	Glory of the Order, 0 Order Resources
Ancient Magic	Hall of the Guardian	Mission (1 hour)
11	A Falling Star	Suramar	Level 101. This quest is mandatory for continuing, but not the following two
12	Bringer of the Light	The Exodar	Amice of Steadfast Allies or Wristwraps of the Grieving Prophet	Scenario, takes about 15 minutes if you don't kill any mobs and skip Nobundo's Last Stand and the Fel Annihilation. Not necessary for continuing, only necessary for the Illidan quest chain
13	Light's Charge	Hall of the Guardian	Not necessary for continuing, only necessary for the Illidan quest chain
14	A Second Weapon	Hall of the Guardian	Level 102, 2nd artifact weapon. Not necessary for continuing
15	An Unexpected Visitor	Hall of the Guardian	Level 103
16	A Covert Operation	Azsuna
17	Prepare To Be Assimilated	Azsuna
18	What Is Going On Here?	Azsuna
19	1	Some Knowledge Shouldn't Be Shared	Azsuna
2	The Next Level Has Arrived	Azsuna
20	Final Exit	Azsuna
21	Empyrean Society Report	Hall of the Guardian	Water Globe, Glory of the Order, 0 Order Resources
1	Champion: Ravandwyr	Hall of the Guardian	Follower: Ravandwyr
2	Champion: Esara Verrinde	Hall of the Guardian	Follower: Esara Verrinde
3	Recruiting Apprentices	Hall of the Guardian	Greater troops
4	The Council is in Session	Dalaran
23	Archmage Vargoth's Retreat	Dalaran
24	Following In His Footsteps	Hall of the Guardian	5 Missions à 4 hours, leads to Kalec's Plan
25	1	Hitting the Books	Hall of the Guardian	Level 110, first artifact research work order
2	Goddess Watch Over You	Val'sharah	Not necessary for continuing
3	Orange is the New Purple	Hall of the Guardian	Cowl of Tirisgarde	Not necessary for continuing
4	A Small Favor	Hall of the Guardian
26	The Proper Way of Things	Suramar	Not necessary for continuing, only necessary for Champion: Arcane Destroyer
27	Ari's Package	Hall of the Guardian	Ari's Wooden Ring	Not necessary for continuing, only necessary for Champion: Arcane Destroyer
28	Three Is a Lucky Number	Hall of the Guardian	Dungeons, not necessary for continuing, only necessary for Champion: Arcane Destroyer
29	Kalec's Plan	Suramar	0 Order Resources
Not A Toothless Dragon	Suramar
31	1	More Than Just A Food Vendor	Suramar	Not necessary for continuing
2	The Enemy of My Enemy...	Suramar
32	Impending Dooooooom!	Suramar	Bracers of Tirisgarde, Greater Glory of the Order, 0 Order Resources
1	When There's a Will, There's a Way	Hall of the Guardian	5 missions à 4 - 8 hours
2	Champion: Millhouse Manastorm	Hall of the Guardian	Follower: Millhouse Manastorm
3	Champion: Arcane Destroyer	Hall of the Guardian	Follower: Arcane Destroyer	Only available if you completed Three Is a Lucky Number
4	Eye of Azshara: A Magical Affliction	Hall of the Guardian	Dungeon
34	The Might of the Tirisgarde	Hall of the Guardian	0 Order Resources	20 world quests
35	Into the Oculus	The Oculus	Relic, Robes of Tirisgarde, Greater Glory of the Order, 0 Order Resources, A Glorious Campaign,	Scenario, takes about 15 minutes
36	1	Champion: Archmage Vargoth	Hall of the Guardian	Follower: Archmage Vargoth
2	Champion: Meryl Felstorm	Hall of the Guardian	Follower: Kor'vas Bloodthorn
3	A Hero's Weapon	Hall of the Guardian	Heroic Weapons (3rd relict slot), Forged for Battle

Comment by Boxofbeer

Each class in Legion has a long class hall quest chain — campaign. During that chain you'll raise your power and power of your class hall.
Mage class hall campaign quests is under the spoiler, it's long and interesting quest chain.

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Mage class hall campaign
1	98	Felstorm's Plea	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttVYUNWo12M
2	98	The Dreadlord's Prize	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maoeIFEtjTA
3	98	A Mage's Weapon	You have to choose your first artifact
Felo'melorn quest chain
	98	An Unexpected Message	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQyev7lLbfE
	98	The Path of Atonement	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSivVuEYFFw
	98	The Frozen Flame	Felo'melorn	https://youtu.be/TJnOwYOYsgM
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Aluneth quest chain
	98	Aluneth, Greatstaff of the Magna	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpKceJYHZko
	98	A New Threat	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmKD3lkNzKg
	98	A Forgotten Enemy	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn6GgHY8mJI
	98	Eyes of the Dragon	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKwzlUqf2Y
	98	Harnessing the Arcane	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQkSmDeZQPs
	98	Arcane Unleashed	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq05D35oxUQ
	98	The Nexus Vault	Aluneth	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4M2aNtVDOQ
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Ebonchill quest chain
	98	Finding Ebonchill	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huw0Xksk_ZE
	98	Alodi's Gems	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drT8DeBAhM8
	98	The Deadwind Site	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdPFGMd73jU
	98	Daio the Decrepit	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyJm7cDIwLA
	98	The Mage Hunter	Ebonchill
4	98	The Champion's Return
5	98	Unlocked Potential
6	98	The Great Akazamzarak	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQX5Ehh36Q
7	98	The Only Way to Travel
8	98	The Tirisgarde Reborn	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N54DWopFK_U
9	98	A Conjuror's Duty
10	101	Rise, Champions	300 x Order Resources
101	Champion: Archmage Modera	Archmage Modera
101	Champion: Archmage Kalec	Archmage Kalec
101	Technical Wizardry	100 x Order Resources
101	Archmage Omniara	Omniara Needs Help
101	Building Our Troops	100 x Order ResourcesWater elementals training
101	Tech It Up A Notch	500 x Order Resources Glory of the Order
101	Ancient Magic	Ancient Magic
101	Memories of Ebonchill	Glittering Memento	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubcrjp3algg
17	103	An Unexpected Visitor	https://youtu.be/QkHY0lbi0vU
18	103	A Covert Operation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuHqX5AF8tQ
19	103	Prepare To Be Assimilated	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdS_GwnPn3kJOK0
20	103	What Is Going On Here?	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thIc4iKQcMM
21	103	The Next Level Has Arrived	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFMztlvff88
22	103	Some Knowledge Shouldn't Be Shared	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbPHKXZo_5c
23	103	Final Exit	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBQR1n3XQH4
24	103	Empyrean Society Report	1000 x Order Resources Water Globe Glory of the Order	https://youtu.be/LZyah-SvbOk
24.1	103	Champion: Esara Verrinde	Esara Verrinde
103	Champion: Ravandwyr	Ravandwyr
103	Recruiting Apprentices	Kirin Tor invokers recruiting
103	The Council is in Session	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufKhlvVRuPo
27	103	Archmage Vargoth's Retreat	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etWbYShqVLE
28	103	Following In His Footsteps	Archmage Vargoth's Travels: The Nightborne VaultArchmage Vargoth's Travels: Best Friends ForeverArchmage Vargoth's Travels: Ruins of Nar'thalasArchmage Vargoth's Travels: The Scholars of Tel'anorArchmage Vargoth's Travels: The Forests of Ashenvale
110	Kalec's Plan	250 x Order Resources	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnZwae86kQQ
30	110	Orange is the New Purple	Cowl of Tirisgarde
110	Hitting the Books	Artifact knowledge research
110	A Small Favor	https://youtu.be/GIRAerAxG8I
33	110	The Proper Way of Things	https://youtu.be/SSbhCey7bdo
34	110	Ari's Package
35	110	Three Is a Lucky Number
35.1	110	Champion: Arcane Destroyer	Arcane Destroyer
110	The Might of the Tirisgarde	250 x Order Resources
110	Not A Toothless Dragon	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK_LxOIgFBk
38	110	The Enemy of My Enemy...	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdfi2TM7Yss
39	110	More Than Just A Food Vendor	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar2iXUxJScI
39.1	110	Champion: Millhouse Manastorm	Millhouse Manastorm
110	Impending Dooooooom!	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxB9p3MrAyc
41	110	A Terrible Loss	1500 x Order Resources Bracers of Tirisgarde Greater Glory of the Order
110	Eye of Azshara: A Magical Affliction	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO_j51Smkaw
43	110	When There's a Will, There's a Way	Oculus Preparations: A Nightmarish SituationOculus Preparations: On The OffensiveOculus Preparations: Communication DisruptionOculus Preparations: Ley Them DownOculus Preparations: Eternos
110	Into the Oculus	5000 x Order Resources Robes of Tirisgarde Greater Glory of the Order titleA Glorious CampaignRelic to choose	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsxUTywBK2w
44.1	110	Champion: Archmage Vargoth	Archmage Vargoth
110	Champion: Meryl Felstorm	Meryl Felstorm
110	A Hero's Weapon	3rd relic slotForged for Battle

Comment by snakesorin

Thank you for this guide ! :)

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ULTIMATE WOW INDEPENDENCE UTILITY GUIDE.

RACE - MECHAGNOME:
Mechagnomes are small visual targets for PvP, just like regular Gnomes.
1. Skeleton pinkie - lockpicking (no need for rogues).
2. Mastercraft - personal anvil, cooking fire, forge + all profession tools.
3. Hyper Organic Light Originator - a worse "Mirror Image" with threat reduction. Good for PvE escapes.

CLASS - MAGE:
Powerful DPS with a "tank" pet if Frost spec (powerful PvP spec).
1. Invisibility - useful to flee, unaggro, scout or pass by NPCs and players. It's not Stealth, though.
2. Remove Curse - removes curses (useful against Warlocks).
3. Spellsteal - steals usefull buffs.
4. Mirror Image - useful for escaping PvE and sometimes PvP.
5. Ice Block - protects from damage.
6. Blink - removes movement impair and if used in time, avoids fall damage. Plus can leap gaps.
7. Slow Fall - magical parachute for self and others.
8. Conjure Refreshments - free food for self and players.
9. Teleport and Portal - major cities and places, including Ancient Dalaran (useful for Ally)

MOUNTS:
+ Reins of the Grand Expedition Yak
+ Reins of the Mighty Caravan Brutosaur
+ Riding Turtle
+ Vial of Sands.
+ Inflatable Mount Shoes - walk on water (no need for DK, Shaman or Priest buff).
3 seats mount - travel with two players (and fly with one through Vial of Sands)
Yak: Vendor/Repair + Transmog.
Brutosaur: Vendor/Repair + Auction House.
Turtle: navigate on water fast and goes on land without dismounting (no need for Druid aquatic form).

NOTEWORTHY CARRY ITEMS:
01. Darkmoon Card: Twisting Nether (10% ressurection chance).
02. Miniature Voodoo Mask - three more gnomes for your army (Mirror Image + H.O.L.O).
03. Katy's Stampwhistle - alternative portable mailbox.
04. Hearthstone - useful to stay in frequent locations, such as new expansion zones.
05. Dalaran Hearthstone - Legion Dalaran teleport.
06. Garrison Hearthstone - WoD Garrison teleport.
07. S.E.L.F.I.E. Camera - custom screenshots.
08. Anglers Fishing Raft - useful to navigate through water.
09. Sturdy Love Fool - portable target dummy for practice.
10. Argent Squire/Gruntling + Argent Pony Bridle - portable bank, vendor and mailbox.
11. Guild Page/Herald - guild items vendor.
12. Brazier of Awakening - ressurects one player after a wipe in dungeon/raid. Can be used for self-resurrection without being in a group or raid.

PROFESSIONS:

A-) Engineering:
1. Can craft multiple useful gear, scopes, gadgets, wormholes (personal portals) and benefit from permanent "enchants".
2. Can create mounts, such as the Mekgineer's Chopper (which can carry another player).
3. Can create flying mounts, such as Flying Machine and Sky Golem.

Noteworthy schematics/recipes:
01. Gnomish Gravity Well - usefull to reach higher places and avoid fall damage.
02. Loot-A-Rang - loot items from afar.
03. Thermal Anvil - makes anvils/forge for other people to use. Useful in Dungeons/Raids.
04. Auto-Hammer - makes repair for other people to use. Useful in Dungeons/Raids.
05. Swapblaster - useful for unstucking other players.
06. Flexweave Underlay - parachute enchant for cloak. Essentially a Slow Fall.
07. Nitro Boosts - sprint enchant for boots.
08. MOLL-E - portable mailbox.
09. Wormhole Generator: Northrend - portal to multiple places in Northrend.
10. Wormhole Centrifuge - portal to multiple places in Draenor.
11. Wormhole Generator: Argus - portal to multiple places in Argus
12. Wormhole Generator: Kul Tiras - portal to multiple places in Kul Tiras
13. Wormhole Generator: Pandaria - portal to multiple places in Pandaria
14. Wormhole Generator: Zandalar - portal to multiple places in Zandalar
15. Wormhole Generator: Shadowlands - portal to multiple places in the Shadowlands.
16. Jeeves - personal bank/vendo/repair every 1 hour.
17. Steam Tonk Controller/Battered Steam Tonk Controller - kind of an "Eye of Killrog". Useful for scouting.
18. Ornate Spyglass - zooms in for far sight.
19. White Smoke Flare - marking locations.
20. Gnomish Cloaking Device - invisibility for 10 secs. every 60 minutes.
21. Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector - snares target for 10 secs. Can go wrong, but you can Blink though.
22. Ultrasafe Transporter: Gadgetzan - teleports to Gadgetzan (Tanaris) for Gnomish engineers.
23. Dimensional Ripper - Everlook - teleports to Everlook (Winterspring) for Goblin engineers.
24. Ultrasafe Transporter: Toshley's Station - teleports to Toshley's Station in Outland.(Gnomish engineers only)
25. Dimensional Ripper - Area 52 - teleports to Area 52 in Outland (Goblin engineers only)
26. Disposable Spectrophasic Reanimator - ressurects players while in combat.
27. Dimensional Shifter - invisibility enchant for waist.
28. Deployable Attire Rearranger - portable transmog.
29. Interdimensional Companion Repository - portable stable master.
30. Ultimate Gnomish Army Knife - ressurects players + all profession tools (no need for other classes Ressurect abilities)
*OBS.: the Gnomish Army Kife can fail sometimes and cannot be cast while in combat.

B-) Alchemy:
1. Benefits from many philosopher stones.
2. Can trasmute many items. Useful for other professions, including Engineering.
3. Can make cauldrons for multiple uses for other players.
4. Can craft Vial of Sands mount (flying 2 passenger mount).

Noteworthy potions:
01. Spiritual Anti-Venom - cures poisons. Useful agains mobs and rogues.
02. Potion of Slow Fall/Sea Mist Potion/Avalanche Elixir - protects agains fall damage.
03. Potion of Concealment - shadowmeld without being a Night Elf.
04. Potion of Unhindered Passing - immunity to stuns and movement impairing.
05. Elixir of Greater Water Breathing - water breathing (no need for Shaman and Warlock buffs)
06. Elixir of Detect Demon - shows demons on minimap
07. Elixir of Detect Undead - shows undead on minimap
08. Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility - detects INVISIBLE targets (ex. mages)
09. Elixir of the Searching Eye - detects STEALTHED targets (ex. rogues and druids). No need for Hunter flares.
10. Elixir of Water Walking - walks on water (without DK, Shaman or Priest buffs)

C-) Fishing:
Essentially free food for self and players. Useful for gathering Alchemy and Cooking reagents.

Noteworthy items:
1. Weather-Beaten Journal - detect fish school on minimap.
2. Mastercraft Kalu'ak Fishing Pole - +13 fishing and waterbreathing.
3. High Test Eternium Fishing Line - +5 fishing
4. Glow Worm - + 100 fishing
5. Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots - + 5 fishing.
6. Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat - + 5 fishing and free +75 lure.
7. Formula: Enchant Gloves - Angler - + 5 fishing enchant for gloves.
8. Hook of the Master Angler - you become a fish, swimming faster and breathing underwater.

D-) Cooking:
1. Can make individual and collective food for self and players, some of which have buffs that give Well Fed.
2. Cooking fire gives Spirit and it's cool to wait around for people.

Noteworthy items and recipes:
1. Chef's Hat - cooks faster.
2. Recipe: Thistle Tea - rare item, since only rogues can purchase now. Recovers energy.

E-) Archaeology:
1. Discover rare items with useful and/or fun utilities.
2. Discover gear and mount recipes, such as Vial of Sands, craftable by Alchemists.

Noteworthy items:
1. Headdress of the First Shaman - essentially a Shaman's Far Sight. Good for scouting.
2. The Last Relic of Argus - random teleport.
3. Sanguinating Totem - health leech every 1 min 30 secs. Essentially a Warlock's Drain Life.

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