Arcane Mage Guide — WoW Forever
Spell interactions, resource planning and burst. Evaluate new Arcane mechanics with current tooltips before importing older beta rotations.
Playstyle and priorities
Evaluate new Arcane mechanics with current tooltips before importing older beta rotations.
Control, efficient spell ranks and movement define the class. Different schools excel at different ranges and types of encounters.
Leveling 1–60: what to plan
Build around the abilities already unlocked at your current level. Keep your most important survival, control or recovery tools available and adjust your talent order for solo play versus coordinated dungeon runs. The full level-60 allocation can differ from an efficient leveling order.
Playable races for Mage
Race availability follows the current reference matrix; racial abilities and faction restrictions should be checked before committing a character. Open a race in the interactive reference to compare its abilities.
Other Mage specializations
Verification and next steps
This specialization primer is not a verified rotation, BiS list or point-by-point talent order. Those recommendations require current talent data and playtesting. Use the calculator for your level and validate ability tooltips in game.