TBC Mage Talent Calculator
Plan a Burning Crusade Anniversary mage build: 61 points at level 70 across Arcane, Fire, Frost. Every talent, rank and requirement comes from the game client (build 2.5.6.69795). Click to add a point, right-click to remove one, Shift-click to max it; on a phone, tap a talent and use + / −.
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All Mage talents in TBC
Arcane (23 talents)
| Talent | Ranks | Requires | Effect (rank 1 → max) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcane Subtlety | 2 | — | Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 5 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 20%. → Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 10 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 40%. |
| Arcane Focus | 5 | — | Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 2%. → Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 10%. |
| Improved Arcane Missiles | 5 | — | Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles. → Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles. |
| Wand Specialization | 2 | 5 points in Arcane | Increases your damage with Wands by 13%. → Increases your damage with Wands by 25%. |
| Magic Absorption | 5 | 5 points in Arcane | Increases all resistances by 2 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 1% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown. → Increases all resistances by 10 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 5% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown. |
| Arcane Concentration | 5 | 5 points in Arcane | Gives you a 2% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%. → Gives you a 10% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%. |
| Magic Attunement | 2 | 10 points in Arcane | Increases the effect of your Amplify Magic and Dampen Magic spells by 25%. → Increases the effect of your Amplify Magic and Dampen Magic spells by 50%. |
| Arcane Impact | 3 | 10 points in Arcane | Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion and Arcane Blast spells by an additional 2%. → Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion and Arcane Blast spells by an additional 6%. |
| Arcane Fortitude | 1 | 10 points in Arcane | Increases your armor by an amount equal to 100% of your Intellect. |
| Improved Mana Shield | 2 | 15 points in Arcane | Decreases the mana lost per point of damage taken when Mana Shield is active by 10%. → Decreases the mana lost per point of damage taken when Mana Shield is active by 20%. |
| Improved Counterspell | 2 | 15 points in Arcane | Gives your Counterspell a 50% chance to silence the target for 4 sec. → Gives your Counterspell a 100% chance to silence the target for 4 sec. |
| Arcane Meditation | 3 | 15 points in Arcane | Allows 10% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting. → Allows 30% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting. |
| Improved Blink | 2 | 20 points in Arcane | For 4 sec after casting Blink, your chance to be hit by all attacks and spells is reduced by 13%. → For 4 sec after casting Blink, your chance to be hit by all attacks and spells is reduced by 25%. |
| Presence of Mind | 1 | 20 points in Arcane | When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell. |
| Arcane Mind | 5 | 20 points in Arcane | Increases your total Intellect by 3%. → Increases your total Intellect by 15%. |
| Prismatic Cloak | 2 | 25 points in Arcane | Reduces all damage taken by 2%. → Reduces all damage taken by 4%. |
| Arcane Instability | 3 | 25 points in Arcane; 1/1 Presence of Mind | Increases your spell damage and critical strike chance by 1%. → Increases your spell damage and critical strike chance by 3%. |
| Arcane Potency | 3 | 25 points in Arcane; 5/5 Arcane Concentration | Increases the critical strike chance of any spell cast while Clearcasting by 10%. → Increases the critical strike chance of any spell cast while Clearcasting by 30%. |
| Empowered Arcane Missiles | 3 | 30 points in Arcane | Your Arcane Missiles spell gains an additional 15% of your bonus spell damage effects, but mana cost is increased by 2%. → Your Arcane Missiles spell gains an additional 45% of your bonus spell damage effects, but mana cost is increased by 6%. |
| Arcane Power | 1 | 30 points in Arcane; 3/3 Arcane Instability | When activated, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast. This effect lasts 15 sec. |
| Spell Power | 2 | 30 points in Arcane | Increases critical strike damage bonus of all spells by 25%. → Increases critical strike damage bonus of all spells by 50%. |
| Mind Mastery | 5 | 35 points in Arcane | Increases spell damage by up to 5% of your total Intellect. → Increases spell damage by up to 25% of your total Intellect. |
| Slow | 1 | 40 points in Arcane | Reduces target's movement speed by 50%, increases the time between ranged attacks by 50% and increases casting time by 50%. Lasts 15 sec. Slow can only affect one target at a time. |
Fire (22 talents)
| Talent | Ranks | Requires | Effect (rank 1 → max) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improved Fireball | 5 | — | Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.1 sec. → Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.5 sec. |
| Impact | 5 | — | Gives your Fire spells a 2% chance to stun the target for 2 sec. → Gives your Fire spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 2 sec. |
| Ignite | 5 | 5 points in Fire | Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 8% of your spell's damage over 4 sec. → Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec. |
| Flame Throwing | 2 | 5 points in Fire | Increases the range of your Fire spells by 3 yards. → Increases the range of your Fire spells by 6 yards. |
| Improved Fire Blast | 3 | 5 points in Fire | Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 0.5 sec. → Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1.5 sec. |
| Incineration | 2 | 10 points in Fire | Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 2%. → Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 4%. |
| Improved Flamestrike | 3 | 10 points in Fire | Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 5%. → Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 15%. |
| Pyroblast | 1 | 10 points in Fire | Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 141 to 187 Fire damage and an additional 56 Fire damage over 12 sec. |
| Burning Soul | 2 | 10 points in Fire | Gives your Fire spells a 35% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 5%. → Gives your Fire spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 10%. |
| Improved Scorch | 3 | 15 points in Fire | Your Scorch spells have a 33% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases the Fire damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec. Stacks up to 5 times. → Your Scorch spells have a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases the Fire damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec. Stacks up to 5 times. |
| Molten Shields | 2 | 15 points in Fire | Causes your Fire Ward to have a 10% chance to reflect Fire spells while active. In addition, your Molten Armor has a 50% chance to affect ranged and spell attacks. → Causes your Fire Ward to have a 20% chance to reflect Fire spells while active. In addition, your Molten Armor has a 100% chance to affect ranged and spell attacks. |
| Master of Elements | 3 | 15 points in Fire | Your Fire and Frost spell criticals will refund 10% of their base mana cost. → Your Fire and Frost spell criticals will refund 30% of their base mana cost. |
| Playing with Fire | 3 | 20 points in Fire | Increases all spell damage caused by 1% and all spell damage taken by 1%. → Increases all spell damage caused by 3% and all spell damage taken by 3%. |
| Critical Mass | 3 | 20 points in Fire | Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2%. → Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 6%. |
| Blast Wave | 1 | 20 points in Fire; 1/1 Pyroblast | A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 154 to 186 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 6 sec. |
| Blazing Speed | 2 | 25 points in Fire | Gives you a 5% chance when hit by a melee or ranged attack to increase your movement speed by 50% and dispel all movement impairing effects. This effect lasts 8 sec. → Gives you a 10% chance when hit by a melee or ranged attack to increase your movement speed by 50% and dispel all movement impairing effects. This effect lasts 8 sec. |
| Fire Power | 5 | 25 points in Fire | Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2%. → Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%. |
| Pyromaniac | 3 | 30 points in Fire | Increases chance to critically hit and reduces the mana cost of all Fire spells by an additional 1%. → Increases chance to critically hit and reduces the mana cost of all Fire spells by an additional 3%. |
| Combustion | 1 | 30 points in Fire; 3/3 Critical Mass | When activated, this spell causes each of your Fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with Fire damage spells by 10%. This effect lasts until you have caused 3 critical strikes with Fire spells. |
| Molten Fury | 2 | 30 points in Fire | Increases damage of all spells against targets with less than 20% health by 10%. → Increases damage of all spells against targets with less than 20% health by 20%. |
| Empowered Fireball | 5 | 35 points in Fire | Your Fireball spell gains an additional 3% of your bonus spell damage effects. → Your Fireball spell gains an additional 15% of your bonus spell damage effects. |
| Dragon's Breath | 1 | 40 points in Fire; 1/1 Combustion | Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 370 to 430 Fire damage and are Disoriented for 3 sec. Any direct damaging attack will revive targets. Turns off your attack when used. |
Frost (22 talents)
| Talent | Ranks | Requires | Effect (rank 1 → max) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Warding | 2 | — | Increases the armor and resistances given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 15%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 10% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active. → Increases the armor and resistances given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 20% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active. |
| Improved Frostbolt | 5 | — | Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.1 sec. → Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec. |
| Elemental Precision | 3 | — | Reduces the mana cost and chance targets resist your Frost and Fire spells by 1%. → Reduces the mana cost and chance targets resist your Frost and Fire spells by 3%. |
| Ice Shards | 5 | 5 points in Frost | Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%. → Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%. |
| Frostbite | 3 | 5 points in Frost | Gives your Chill effects a 5% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec. → Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec. |
| Improved Frost Nova | 2 | 5 points in Frost | Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 2 sec. → Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 4 sec. |
| Permafrost | 3 | 5 points in Frost | Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 1 sec and reduces the target's speed by an additional 4%. → Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 3 secs and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%. |
| Piercing Ice | 3 | 10 points in Frost | Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 2%. → Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 6%. |
| Icy Veins | 1 | 10 points in Frost | Hastens your spellcasting, increasing spell casting speed by 20% and gives you 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting. Lasts 20 sec. |
| Improved Blizzard | 3 | 10 points in Frost | Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 30%. Lasts 1.5 sec. → Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 65%. Lasts 1.5 sec. |
| Arctic Reach | 2 | 15 points in Frost | Increases the range of your Frostbolt, Ice Lance and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 10%. → Increases the range of your Frostbolt, Ice Lance and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%. |
| Frost Channeling | 3 | 15 points in Frost | Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 4%. → Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%. |
| Shatter | 5 | 15 points in Frost; 2/2 Improved Frost Nova | Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 10%. → Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 50%. |
| Frozen Core | 3 | 20 points in Frost | Reduces the damage taken by Frost and Fire effects by 2%. → Reduces the damage taken by Frost and Fire effects by 6%. |
| Cold Snap | 1 | 20 points in Frost | When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown on all Frost spells you recently cast. |
| Improved Cone of Cold | 3 | 20 points in Frost | Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 15%. → Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 35%. |
| Ice Floes | 2 | 25 points in Frost | Reduces the cooldown of your Cone of Cold, Cold Snap, Ice Barrier and Ice Block spells by 10%. → Reduces the cooldown of your Cone of Cold, Cold Snap, Ice Barrier and Ice Block spells by 20%. |
| Winter's Chill | 5 | 25 points in Frost | Gives your Frost damage spells a 20% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance a Frost spell will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times. → Gives your Frost damage spells a 100% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance a Frost spell will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times. |
| Ice Barrier | 1 | 30 points in Frost; 1/1 Cold Snap | Instantly shields you, absorbing 438 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted. |
| Arctic Winds | 5 | 30 points in Frost | Increases all Frost damage you cause by 1% and reduces the chance melee and ranged attacks will hit you by 1%. → Increases all Frost damage you cause by 5% and reduces the chance melee and ranged attacks will hit you by 5%. |
| Empowered Frostbolt | 5 | 35 points in Frost | Your Frostbolt spell gains an additional 2% of your bonus spell damage effects and an additional 1% chance to critically strike. → Your Frostbolt spell gains an additional 10% of your bonus spell damage effects and an additional 5% chance to critically strike. |
| Summon Water Elemental | 1 | 40 points in Frost | Summon a Water Elemental to fight for the caster for 45 sec. |
FAQ
- How many talent points do you get in TBC?
- 61 at level 70: the first point arrives at level 10 and one more comes with every level after that. A row opens after 5 points per row in the same tree, so the 41-point talent at the bottom needs 40 points already spent in that tree.
- What are the 41-point Mage talents in TBC?
- Arcane: Slow; Fire: Dragon's Breath; Frost: Summon Water Elemental.
- Where does this calculator take its talent data from?
- From the Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary game client itself (build 2.5.6.69795): talent names, positions, ranks, prerequisites and the tooltip text of every rank come from the client's own tables, and the icons from its icon files.
- How do I share a build?
- The page address updates as you spend points. Press "Copy link" and send it: whoever opens it sees the same build. Left-click (or tap +) adds a point, right-click (or tap −) removes one, Shift-click maxes a talent.