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FOREVER / CLASS OVERVIEW

Mage

Ranged

Arcane, Fire and Frost are ranged spell-damage paths. Talent choices change control, resource use and damage priorities.

01 / PLAYSTYLES

Your role starts with your choice.

Arcane / Fire / Frost

Ranged spell damage

02 / PLAN & PREPARE

Tools for your class.

03 / PVP

A specific PvP example build.

The available guide covers this playstyle: Frost · control & defence. This is one option within the class.

PvP build with talents & gear ↗

Context & sources

Class overview as of 7 November 2026. See our calculator for talent details and allocations. Linked PvP builds are identified as individual playstyles.

Blizzard: Mage and Shaman class deep dives ↗

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