Class

Mage

Officially confirmed: Confirmed by an official Blizzard source.Coming soonLast verified October 2, 2026

Spellcasters who strike from a distance with frost and flame. Forever adds the Orc Mage and High Order Skyborne Mage.

The Mage class crest
Mage class crest from Blizzard’s World of Warcraft Mage page.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source

Details

Armor type
Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.
Confirmed roles
Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.
Resources
Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.
Specializations
Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.
Abilities & talents
3 confirmed changes (below)

Race availability

What’s different from Classic?

Only changes Blizzard has published. Abilities and talents can still change during the beta.

  • Heating Up (renamed from Hot Streak)

    Talent

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: The Fire talent Hot Streak was renamed Heating Up, since it no longer depends on a streak. October 1 beta build.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Comprehension scrolls

    Mechanic

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Mage scrolls from Comprehension can no longer be cast while moving. October 1 beta build.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Arcane Missiles line of sight

    Mechanic

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Checks line of sight once at the start of the channel, not on every missile. September 24 beta build.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

What Blizzard has confirmed

Class updates

1 confirmed
  • Every class is being revisited with new abilities and talent updates designed to preserve the feel of the original game.[2] (confirmed)

Talents

2 confirmed
  • Talents unlock at level 10 with the familiar structure: one-point milestone talents at 11, 21 and 31 points, plus a new 16-point milestone.[3] (confirmed)
  • Dual Specialization becomes available at level 40.[3] (confirmed)

Strengths and limits

Not yet officially confirmed.

Not yet confirmed

1 unknown
  • Mage specializations, talents and ability changes for Forever. — Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.

More official images of Mage

  • Painted art of a mage conjuring rings of arcane light
    Mage class artwork from Blizzard’s World of Warcraft Mage page. The character shown may be a race that is not playable in Forever.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source

Change history

  1. · Added

    Added from official Blizzard source(s).