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Arcane is the Ranged DPS specialization of the Mage in WoW: Forever. This page summarizes its talent tree as it appears in the beta client (build 1.60.1.69913); the role is the one stated by the Icy Veins guide for the specialization.
The class's three trees, with the talents the Icy Veins guide recommends at level 20 in colour and all the others in grey. The small number on the left of each row is the points you must have spent in the tree to reach it. Point counts are shown when the guide states them; otherwise only the talents are named. This section is fixed: it does not move and does not depend on the calculator.
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Icy Veins: wand damage is a bit overpowered and gets buffed further.
Optional: or Improved Channeling instead.
Optional: alternative to Arcane Focus.
Icy Veins: free spells, good for mana sustainability.
Icy Veins: your new main damage spell, taken at level 20.
In order of importance, according to Icy Veins.
Icy Veins: hit chance is the best stat until the cap; take crit when it is on gear but do not prioritize it; Mp5 is useful on a good damage item. A lot about gear is still to be found out.
What the Icy Veins guide lists for this specialization.
No source publishes a best-in-slot list or enchants for this specialization yet: the Icy Veins Forever guides only cover level 20 for now and do not detail them. The dungeon items below are ranked by rule from the stat priority and are not a best-in-slot list. This section will be filled when a source publishes them, with nothing invented on our side.
Icy Veins guide dated 2026-09-19, read on September 21, 2026.
A shortlist: the best item for each slot across the known dungeons, from this specialization's stat priority. Open a dungeon to see all its items filtered.
| Slot | Item | Stats | Drops from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waist |  Belt of Arugal | +2 Agility · +3 Intellect · +5 Spirit · +9 Spell Power · +26 Armor | Shadowfang Keep |
| Feet |  Acidic Walkers | +8 Intellect · +4 Spirit · +5 Spell Power · +34 Armor | Gnomeregan |
| Back |  Repairman's Cape | +4 Intellect · +7 Spirit · +3 Spell damage · +24 Armor | Gnomeregan |
| Legs |  Gaze Dreamer Pants | +9 Spirit · +12 Spell Power · +40 Armor | Blackfathom Deeps |
| Shoulders |  Bloodmage Mantle | +9 Intellect · +9 Spell Power · +38 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
| Chest |  Civinad Robes | +12 Spirit · +7 Stamina · +9 Spell damage · +54 Armor | Gnomeregan |
| Head |  Embalmed Shroud | +12 Spirit · +7 Stamina · +8 Spell damage · +42 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
| Hands |  Shilly Mitts | +9 Spirit · +7 Spell Power · +31 Armor | Gnomeregan |
| Neck |  Scorn's Icy Choker | +6 Intellect · +5 Stamina · +7 Spell Power | Scarlet Monastery |
| Held in off-hand |  Orb of Lorica | +10 Intellect · +6 Spell damage | Scarlet Monastery |
Ragefire Chasm · Deadmines · Wailing Caverns · Shadowfang Keep · Blackfathom Deeps · Stormwind Stockade · Gnomeregan · Scarlet Monastery · Razorfen Kraul
These are the deepest talents in the tree: they require 30 points already spent in the specialization. Official game text, at maximum rank.
For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.
Talents you take only once, with their tier (official text at maximum rank).
Blasts the target with energy, dealing 54 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast.
Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 40% chance, and your Fireball, Frostbolt, and Frostfire Bolt spells a 20% chance to reduce the channeled duration of your next Arcane Missiles spell by 50%, reduce the Mana cost by 100%, and missiles fire every 0.5 sec.
When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.
Each line is a tier of the tree; in brackets, the talent's maximum rank.
| Tier | The tree tier by tier |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wand Specialization (2) · Arcane Focus (5) · Improved Channeling (5) |
| 2 | Arcane Subtlety (2) · Magic Absorption (2) · Arcane Concentration (5) · Arcane Resilience (2) |
| 3 | Arcane Geometry (2) · Arcane Impact (3) · Arcane Blast (1) |
| 4 | Arcane Shielding (2) · Improved Counterspell (2) · Arcane Meditation (3) · Missile Barrage (1) |
| 5 | Presence of Mind (1) · Arcane Mind (5) |
| 6 | Arcane Instability (3) |
| 7 | Arcane Power (1) |
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Spend your 51 points, compare the three specializations and share your build by link.
This page gives no rotation or spell priority: the client does not provide them and we do not invent them. The data will change when the game launches on November 4, 2026.
