I was bored, and whiny, so i decided to create patchnotes on how i would like the mage to be, i staarted of with arcane and im gonna move to fire and eventually to frost too, id like to hear the opinion of other players below and what they feel it doesn’t work and is too broken, and what instead needs to be buffed or changed, im open to feedback and suggestions.
Arcane
- Arcane Blast
3% of base mana 40 yd range
2.25 sec cast
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 10
Blasts the target with energy, dealing (45.7% of Spell power) Arcane damage.
Each Arcane Charge increases damage by 60% and mana cost by 100%, and reduces cast time by 8%.
Generates 1 Arcane Charge.
Arcane Blast now deals 30% more damage in PvP combat.
Prismatic Barrier
3% of base mana
Instant 25 sec cooldown
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 11
Shields you with an arcane force, absorbing [20 / 100 * Total health * (1 + Versatility)] damage and reducing magic damage taken by 15% for 1 min.
**The duration of harmful Magic effects against you is reduced by 25%. ** REMOVED
Arcane Barrage
40 yd range
Instant 3 sec cooldown
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 10
Launches bolts of arcane energy at the enemy target, causing (100 of Spell power) Arcane damage.
For each Arcane Charge, deals 35% additional damage
NEW PASSIVE: “The duration of harmful Magic effects against you is reduced by 25%.”
NEW PASSIVE: Improved Counterspell - Silence the Target for 4 seconds (frost, fire arcane)
NEW PASSIVE: Manacharged - Evocation grants 4 arcane charges during his channel
NEW PASSIVE: While Arcane power is active mage is immune to silence and interrupt effects
NEW PASSIVE: CriticalMana: Converts 25% of your mastery into critical strike chance
TALENTS:
LVL 15 Row
Amplification is now Baseline
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NEW TALENT: Manaburst - Managem restore an additional 5% mana to you and your allies.
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Rules of Three - When you gain your third Arcane Charge, the cost of your next Arcane Blast or Arcane Missiles is reduced by 100%.
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Arcane Familiar -
Summon a Familiar that attacks your enemies and increases your Mastery by 5% for 1 hour.
LVL 30 Row
- Master of Time
Talent
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 25
Reduces the cooldown of Alter Time by 30 sec.
Alter Time resets the cooldown of Blink when you return to your original location.
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Shimmer
Talent
2% of base mana
Instant 25 sec recharge
2 Charges
Requires Mage
Teleports you 20 yards forward, unless something is in the way. Unaffected by the global cooldown and castable while casting. -
Slipstream
Talent
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 25
Arcane Missiles can be channeled while moving.
Evocation can be channeled while moving.
LvL 30 Row
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Incanter’s Flow
Talent
Requires Mage
Magical energy flows through you while in combat, building up to 12% increased damage. -
Focus Magic
Talent
2% of base mana 40 yd range
Instant
Requires Mage
Increases the target’s chance to critically hit with spells by 5% for 30 min. When the target critically hits your Intellect and chance to critically hit with spells is increased by 7% for 10 sec. Cannot be cast on self. Limit 1 target. -
Rune of Power
Talent
30 yd range
1.5 sec cast 45 sec recharge
1 Charges
Requires Mage
Places a Rune of Power on the ground for 12 sec which increases your spell damage by 40% while you stand within 8 yds.
Casting
Arcane
Arcane Power
Fire
Combustion
Frost
Icy Veins will also create a Rune of Power at your location.
LVL 35 Row
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Resonance
Talent
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 35
Arcane Barrage deals 15% increased damage per target it hits. -
Arcane Echo
Talent
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 35
Direct damage you deal to enemies affected by Touch of the Magi, causes an explosion that deals (15% damage done) Arcane damage to 8 nearby enemies. -
Nether Tempest
Talent
1.5% of base mana 40 yd range
Instant
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 35
Places a Nether Tempest on the target which deals (20% of Spell power) Arcane damage over 12 sec to the target and nearby enemies within 10 yards. Limit 1 target. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets.
Damage increased by 100% per Arcane Charge.
Mana cost increasced by 100% per Arcane Charge. (6% on 4 stacks)
Lvl 40 Row
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Chrono Shift
Talent
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 40
Arcane Barrage slows enemies by 50% and increases your movement speed by 50% for 5 sec. -
Ice Ward
Talent
Requires Mage
Frost Nova now has 2 charges. -
Ring of Frost
Talent
8% of base mana 30 yd range
2 sec cast 45 sec cooldown
Requires Mage
Summons a Ring of Frost for 10 sec at the target location. Enemies entering the ring are incapacitated for 10 sec. Limit 10 targets.
When the incapacitate expires, enemies are slowed by 65% for 4 sec.
LVL 45 Row
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Reverberate REWORKED
Talent
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 45
Increasce the radius and damage of arcane explosion by 30% -
Arcane Orb
Talent
1% of base mana 40 yd range
Instant 20 sec cooldown
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 45
Launches an Arcane Orb forward from your position, traveling up to 40 yards, dealing (109.2% of Spell power) Arcane damage to enemies it passes through.
Grants 1 Arcane Charge when cast and every time it deals damage.
- Supernova
Talent
40 yd range
Instant 35 sec cooldown
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 45
Pulses arcane energy around the target enemy or ally, dealing (50% of Spell power) Arcane damage to all enemies within 8 yards, and knocking them upward. A primary enemy target will take 100% increased damage.
Increasced damage by 50% for every arcane charge.
Lvl 50 Row
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Overpowered
Talent
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Arcane Power now increases damage by 60%. -
Time Anomaly
Talent
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 50
Every 4 seconds in combat you gain 1 Clearcasting charge
Enlightened
Talent
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 50
Arcane damage dealt while above 50% mana is increased by 8%, Mana Regen while below 50% is increased by 20%
PvP Talents:
Arcane Empowerement Removed
NEW TALENT Arcanosphere
- Torment The Weak
Torment the Weak
Tank Specs – Row 1 PvP Talent
Requires Mage (Arcane)
Requires level 20
Increases the range of Slow by 15 yards, and removed the limit of 1 target
NEW SPELL Create Manawell
5% of base mana 30 yd range
3 sec cast 2 min cooldown
Requires Mage
Requires level 47
Creates a Manawell for 2 min. Party and raid members can use the Manawell to acquire a Managem.
Covenant:
NECROLORD
Deathborne Necrolord
Covenant Ability
5% of base mana
instant cast 2 min cooldown
Requires Mage
Requires level 48
Transform into a powerful skeletal mage for 25 sec.
While in the form of a skeletal mage, your Frostbolt, Fireball, and Arcane Blast hit up all enemies near your target for 30%, and your spell damage is increased by 15%.
KYRIAN
Radiant Spark Kyrian
Covenant Ability
2% of base mana 40 yd range
1.5 sec cast 1 minute cooldown
Requires Mage
Requires level 48
Conjure a radiant spark detonating for Arcane damage equal to 250% of your Spellpower (2000int = 7000 damage for reference)
The target takes 10% increased damage from your direct damage spells, stacking each time they are struck. This effect ends after 4 spells.
VENTHYR
Mirrors of Torment Venthyr
Covenant Ability
4% of base mana 40 yd range
1.5 sec cast 2 min cooldown
Requires Mage
Requires level 48
Conjure 3 mirrors to torment the enemy for 25 sec. Whenever the target attacks, casts a spell, or uses an ability, a mirror is consumed to inflict (100% of Spell power) Shadow damage and their movement and cast speed are slowed by 15%. This effect cannot be triggered more often than once per 4 sec.
The final mirror will instead inflict (151% of Spell power) Shadow damage to the enemy, Rooting and Silencing them for 4 sec.
Whenever a mirror is consumed
Arcane
you gain Clearcasting
Fire
your Fire Blast cooldown is reduced by 6 sec
Frost
you gain Brain Freeze
(6s cooldown)
Cannot be dispelled
CONDUITS:
[Arcane Prodigy] REWORKED
Soulbind Conduit
Potency Conduit
Item Level 145/330
Requires Mage
Requires level 60
increasce the Damage of arcane missiles by 5%
increasce the Damage of arcane missiles by 15%
[Nether Precision] REWORKED
Nether Precision
Soulbind Conduit
Potency Conduit
Item Level 145/330
Requires Mage
Requires level 60
Increasce the damage of arcane blast by 5%
Increasce the damage of arcane blast by 15%
Artifice of the Archmage REWORKED
Soulbind Conduit
Potency Conduit
Item Level 145/330
Requires Mage
Requires level 60
Increasce the damage of arcane barrage by 5%
Increasce the damage of arcane barrage by 15%
NEW CONDUIT
Arcane Dexterity
Soulbind Conduit
Potency Conduit
Item Level 145/330
Requires Mage
Requires level 60
Increasce the damage of arcane explosion by 5%
Increasce the damage of arcane explosion by 15%
Incantation of Swiftness
Soulbind Conduit
Finesse Conduit
Item Level 145/330
Requires Mage
Requires level 60
Arcane
Greater Invisibility has its cooldown reduced by 3 seconds and increases your movement speed by 46%(48%, 50%) for its entire duration
Fire, Frost
Invisibility has its cooldown reduced by 6 increases your movement speed by 46%(48%,50%) for its entire duration
NEW CONDUIT
Incantation of mana
Soulbind Conduit
Finesse Conduit
Item Level 145/330
Requires Mage
Requires level 60
Arcane
Reduce the cooldown of Evocation by 10%/25%
Leggendaries:
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Norgannon’s Sagacity: Casting a spell grants Sagacity, stacking up to 10 times. When you move, you are able to cast while moving for 1 sec for each stack of Sagacity.
Slot: Legs, Feet, Back
Inspired by: Norgannon’s Foresight -
Siphon Storm - While channeling Evocation, you are immune to silence and interrupt effects and your Intellect is increased by 3% every 1 sec. Lasts 30 sec.
Slot: Legs, Feet
Original Source: Azerite Trait Brain Storm -
Arcane Bombardment - Arcane Barrage deals an additional 80%
Slot: Feet, Back
Original Source: Azerite Trait Arcane Pressure -
Arcane Harmony - Each time Arcane Missiles hits an enemy, the damage of your next Arcane Barrage is increased by 15%. This effect stacks up to 7 times.
Slot: Shoulder, Hands
Inspired by: Legion Legendary Cord of Infinity
Fixed a bug that made mage consume clearcasting with arcane explosion when Arcane Empowerement should have prevented it
**Managem can now be properly used in arena enviroment.
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