These practitioners push their magical knowledge to its very limits-often to the brink of their own exhaustion, and at great risk to the world around them. Unparalleled skill is required to manipulate the volatile forces of the universe. Mages of the arcane are diviners of secrets, balancing the ebb and flow of incredible mystic energies. As a simple example, Summon Refreshment now automatically provides you with a stack of food if you’re adventuring out on your own, or a table of refreshments when in a party or raid. The changes we’re making are more to prop up existing gameplay for all skill levels and provide some quality-of-life improvements. Arcane magic warps time and space, and controls the flow of mana Fire magic unleashes destructive force that spreads chaotically and Frost slows and controls, setting foes up for devastating strikes. There’s a lot of distinction among Arcane, Fire, and Frost Mages, with each type of caster specializing heavily in a single school of magic, and each of the three schools having strong themes and consistent properties. Mages are in a very strong place compared to most classes, both thematically and mechanically. In terms of spec definition and overall design changes, Mages lay in contrast to the classes we’ve talked about so far in this series.

With that in mind, let’s delve into what it means to be a Mage in World of Warcraft. In these blogs, we’ll be exploring class identity, discussing Legion’s new designs, and presenting core combat abilities for each specialization-laying out the foundation upon which talents and Artifacts will build further. We continue our early look at class and specialization design with the Mage. In this entry, we’re exploring the Mage-to find out what’s in store for a different class, check out the overview.

Welcome to our World of Warcraft: Legion class preview series.

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