WoW Forever Mage Guide: Macros & Talents

What Forever changed for mages

From Blizzard's Mage and Shaman class deep dive, beta development notes through October 8, and Wowhead Forever spell and talent data; client labels keep unconfirmed details visible.

Arcane Geometry	New range talent: 3 or 6 extra yards for Arcane spells. Check the range on utility spells such as Polymorph too.
Arcane Impact	Replaces Improved Arcane Explosion: three ranks give 2/4/6% critical chance to all Arcane spells. Arcane Mind also changed, now increasing Intellect and the critical damage bonus of Arcane spells.
Arcane Blast	New 11-point talent. Each cast adds 10% damage to your other damage spells and 175% mana cost to Arcane Blast, up to four stacks; the client says another damage spell consumes them.
Missile Barrage	New 16-point talent. Arcane Blast has a 40% chance, and Fireball, Frostbolt, and Frostfire Bolt a 20% chance, to make the next Arcane Missiles free and twice as fast.
Wake of Fire	Replaces Improved Fire Blast. At 2/2, Fire Blast has a two-second shorter cooldown and gains 50% critical chance after a qualifying kill; the beta notes extended that bonus window to 30 seconds.
Incineration	The renamed, earlier Fire talent now covers Ice Lance and Arcane Blast as well as Fire Blast and Scorch. Three ranks give 2/4/6% critical chance.
Heating Up	Requires Pyroblast. Each qualifying direct critical strike cuts the next Pyroblast cast by 25%, up to three stacks lasting 20 seconds; this is not an instant Pyroblast.
Ice Lance	New instant spell from the 11-point Frost talent. Frozen targets take 300% increased damage; Fingers of Frost can supply the frozen condition without an actual root.
Fingers of Frost	Requires Ice Lance and 20 points in Frost. Chill effects have a 15% chance to treat the next one or two casts as hitting a frozen target, depending on rank, for up to 15 seconds.
Ice Block	Moved to the 16-point Frost slot, so a pure Frost build can take it at 25. Cold Snap now needs 21 Frost points and has a ten-minute cooldown.
Improved Blizzard	The talent slow tops out at 40%, rather than Era's 65%. Cone of Cold also has a shorter slow duration; old farming pulls need a fresh test.
Frostfire Bolt	New trained spell at 40, counted as Fire and Frost. It uses your higher Fire or Frost damage bonus and the target's lower resistance; no level-30 build can cast it.
Arcane Meditation	Three points now keep 50% of Spirit mana regeneration going while casting and require Arcane Concentration 5/5. Mage Armor also gives more Spirit regeneration, while Arcane Shielding now boosts its resistances and reduces Mana Shield's mana loss.
Ignite	Each mage now has a separate Ignite; beta notes also removed double counting of percentage damage bonuses. Improved Scorch and Winter's Chill likewise benefit only their caster, with Winter's Chill limited to Frostbolt and Ice Lance.
Arcane Missiles	The October 8 notes say line of sight is checked at the start of the channel, rather than on every missile. Improved Channeling also covers Arcane Blast pushback, with 100% protection for Arcane Missiles and 70% for Arcane Blast at 5/5 in the client tooltip.
Magic Attunement	Moved out of the talent tree into baseline mage abilities. The client lists it from level 1; Comprehend Scroll is also a new spellbook ability for deciphering found scrolls.
Conjure Food	Forever's client lists the level-60 Cinnamon Roll rank among learnable spells, but Wowhead also retains a tome record and old comments. Its acquisition and batch size need a live check; do not promise a new food table.
Conjure Water	The client lists the Crystal Water rank at 60, and Wowhead also has a level-60 rank-8 record missing from the training list. Check actual learn sources and output before assuming the Era quest or a new top rank is available.
Portal: Orgrimmar	Forever data keeps Horde portals to Orgrimmar and Undercity at 40 and Thunder Bluff at 50. The new Teleport: Dalaran entry at 50 is flagged for Alliance races on Wowhead, so leave it off the Horde plan unless the live trainer says otherwise.
Shoot	Since September 24, spell power no longer adds wand damage. Wand Specialization still reaches its 25% bonus with two talent points, rather than five.

Bolts, missiles, and the wand

7 macros

Pick one main damage key, then keep a wand handy to save mana. Macro bodies have not been tested in game; use the card tests before a pull.

Fireball, selected target

Cast Fireball on your living enemy target.

Fireball

Lv 1Client data

Press: Cast Fireball on your living enemy target.

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#showtooltip Fireball
/cast [harm,nodead] Fireball

Notes and test 2

This key follows your selected target, not your mouse.
A plain spell name requests your highest learned rank; check the tooltip after training.

TestOut of combat with no target, press once and confirm that no Fireball starts.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands

Frostbolt, your everyday slow

Cast Frostbolt on your living enemy target.

Frostbolt

Lv 4Client data

Press: Cast Frostbolt on your living enemy target.

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#showtooltip Frostbolt
/cast [harm,nodead] Frostbolt

Notes and test 2

Use this for damage and a slow, then make space before the enemy reaches you.
The October 8 notes retuned early Frostbolt ranks; train the upgrades.

TestOut of combat, compare this tooltip with your highest learned Frostbolt rank.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Blizzard beta notes · Forever UI commands

Arcane Missiles, mouseover

Channel Arcane Missiles at your living mouseover enemy, else your living enemy target.

Arcane Missiles

Lv 8Client data

Press: Channel Arcane Missiles at your living mouseover enemy, else your living enemy target.

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#showtooltip Arcane Missiles
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Arcane Missiles

Notes and test 2

Stand still and let the channel finish.
The beta notes say line of sight is checked at the start, not for every missile.

TestOut of combat with no enemy selected or under your mouse, press once and confirm that no channel starts.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Blizzard beta notes · Forever UI commands

Arcane Blast, selected target

Cast Arcane Blast on your living enemy target.

Arcane Blast

Lv 20ArcaneBlizzard Forever post

Press: Cast Arcane Blast on your living enemy target.

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#showtooltip Arcane Blast
/cast [harm,nodead] Arcane Blast

Notes and test 3

Arcane Blast stacks raise its own mana cost and empower a follow-up spell.
Choose when to spend the stacks; this key does not count them.
Arcane Blast is an 11-point Arcane talent: level 20 with 10 points already spent in Arcane; trainer upgrades begin at 30.

TestOut of combat, check that your spellbook and this tooltip both show Arcane Blast.

Sources: Blizzard mage deep dive · Mage talent data · Forever UI commands

Fire Blast, mouseover

Cast Fire Blast at your living mouseover enemy, else your living enemy target.

Fire Blast

Lv 6Client data

Press: Cast Fire Blast at your living mouseover enemy, else your living enemy target.

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#showtooltip Fire Blast
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Fire Blast

Notes and test 2

Useful when you need an instant hit.
Wake of Fire changes its cooldown and rewards a kill; this key does not check that buff.

TestOut of combat with no enemy selected or under your mouse, press and confirm that the spell does not fire.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Mage talent data · Forever UI commands

Stop casting and start the wand

With a living enemy selected, stop your current cast and try Shoot.

Shoot

Lv 1Client data

Press: With a living enemy selected, stop your current cast and try Shoot.

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#showtooltip Shoot
/stopcasting [harm,nodead]
/cast [harm,nodead] Shoot

Notes and test 5

Press once and let the wand run; repeated presses can interrupt or toggle shooting.
The harm guard prevents cancelling a cast when you have no living enemy target.
Equip a usable wand first; its item requirement may be higher than level 1.
Since September 24, spell power adds no wand damage.
Shoot can be available at level 1, but requires wand skill and an equipped wand you can use.

TestOut of combat with no target, start Conjure Water if learned, press this key, and confirm that the cast continues.

Sources: Forever UI commands · Mage trainer data · Blizzard beta notes · Wand player report

Frostfire Bolt, selected target

Cast Frostfire Bolt on your living enemy target.

Frostfire Bolt

Lv 40 · after beta capBlizzard Forever post

Press: Cast Frostfire Bolt on your living enemy target.

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#showtooltip Frostfire Bolt
/cast [harm,nodead] Frostfire Bolt

Notes and test 3

A Fire and Frost spell that can benefit from both schools of talents.
This is a later-level key, beyond the beta cap of 30.
Trainer spell at 40; unavailable at the current beta cap of 30.

TestOut of combat at level 40 or later, compare this tooltip with Frostfire Bolt in your spellbook.

Sources: Blizzard mage deep dive · Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands

Best wand at every level

For an Orc, Troll, or Undead mage, use the strongest available wand to finish enemies without spending mana. Forever's Arcane Wand Specialization has two ranks, +13% and +25% wand damage; spell power stopped adding wand damage on September 24.

Level	Best wand	How to get it	Notes
1 to 4	Novice's Practice Wand	Enchanting: Runed Copper Rod, Simple Wood, Mote of Magic	4 DPS with vendor materials. Optional city trip; spells work while you save the fare.
5 to 12	Lesser Magic Wand; compare Cinder Wand at 9 and Branding Rod at 10	Enchanting skill 10 or auction house; Arugal's Folly; Isha Awak	Lesser Magic 11.33 DPS; Cinder 11.79, Branding Rod 21.56. Later quests need help, so they are not level-5 options.
13 to 17	Greater Magic Wand; Sizzle Stick from 15 if its tooltip wins	Enchanting skill 70 or auction house; Deviate Eradication	Greater Magic 17.50 DPS. Sizzle listings disagree; compare in game.
18 to 26	Gravestone Scepter; compare Unstable Power Core at 24	Blackfathom Villainy; Source of Power in City of Dalaran	Client listings: 29 versus 29.71 DPS. Keep the better live tooltip; spell power does not raise either wand's shots.
26	Gravestone Scepter or Gyromatic Icemaker	Keep your quest wand; Gnomeregan zone drop	Client listing: Gyromatic Icemaker 30.36 DPS. Lesser Mystic Wand at 25.38 is a fallback, not a Gravestone upgrade.
27 to 29	Wand of Mana Concentration; compare Master Hunter's Wand from 28	Arcanic Enigma, City of Dalaran; Big Game Hunter, Stranglethorn Vale	Client listings: 31.18 and 34.67 DPS. Big Game Hunter needs a much stronger group than a fresh 28; Fizzle's Zippy Lighter is a quest fallback.
30	Icefury Wand / Ragefire Wand / Nether Force Wand	Mage's Wand: Tabetha chain, Items of Power, Rituals of Power	roughly 37 DPS and +9 Frost, Fire, or Arcane spell damage. Pick your school; Necrotic Wand or Greater Mystic Wand are easier fallbacks.
37	Keep your mage quest wand	Earlier Mage's Wand chain	Client listing: Twisted Nether Wand is only 34 DPS, so it does not beat the class wand for shooting. Keep your wand through 38 unless a live tooltip wins.
39 to 45	White Obsidian Wand	Obsidian Sentinel, Uldaman, according to a Forever player report	Client tooltip: 41.47 DPS, +6 spell damage, mana-saving proc. Compare the class wand's +9 school damage for casting.
46 to 54	Noxious Shooter; compare Wand of Biting Cold from 51	Noxxion, Maraudon; Hero of the Frostwolf in Alterac Valley if available	Era drop target: Noxious Shooter. Client listing: Biting Cold 64 DPS at 51; launch quest access unverified.
55 to 59	Wand of Biting Cold if obtainable; compare Brilliant Wand and Greater Eternal Wand otherwise	Alterac Valley quest; Enchanting formulas if available	Biting Cold 64 DPS; Brilliant listings conflict at 39.58 versus 59.58; Greater Eternal 53.33. Check binding, skill, and tooltip before crafting.
60	Torch of Light for shooting; compare Bonecreeper Stylus for casting	Enchanting 300 formula, source unverified; Darkmaster Gandling, Scholomance	Client recipe: Torch 76.76 DPS, +11 Spirit, +6 spell damage. In Classic Era, Bonecreeper Stylus offers spell damage and Intellect; launch ranking unconfirmed.

Keep the previous wand between listed milestones; client tooltips and reports are provisional, Era targets are marked, and everything above 30 needs a launch check (sources: Wowhead Forever wand and recipe listings, talent data, Blizzard beta notes, and the Forever level-30 mage guide).

Sheep, roots, and interrupts

5 macros

Give the extra enemy a quiet timeout. Mouseover keys leave your selected target alone; focus keys remember one enemy.

Polymorph, mouseover first

Stop auto-attacking and Polymorph your living mouseover enemy, else your living enemy target.

Polymorph

Lv 8Client data

Press: Stop auto-attacking and Polymorph your living mouseover enemy, else your living enemy target.

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#showtooltip Polymorph
/stopattack
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Polymorph

Notes and test 3

Damage breaks Polymorph, and the sheep regenerates health quickly.
Only Beasts, Humanoids, and Critters are valid targets.
A valid but out-of-range mouseover blocks the target branch.

TestOut of combat, clear your target and mouseover, then press and confirm that no sheep cast starts.

Sources: Polymorph tooltip · Forever UI commands · Mage trainer data

Remember an enemy as focus

Set your living mouseover enemy as focus, else your living enemy target.

Lv 1Client data

Press: Set your living mouseover enemy as focus, else your living enemy target.

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/focus [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead]

Notes and test 3

The extracted Forever UI has a /focus handler and focus key bindings.
Setting focus does not cast a spell or change your selected target.
Choose the sheep target before the pull, then use the focus sheep key.

TestOut of combat, target a distant enemy, press once, and check that its focus frame appears.

Sources: Forever UI commands · Forever focus bindings

Polymorph your focus only

Stop auto-attacking and Polymorph your living enemy focus.

Polymorph

Lv 8Client data

Press: Stop auto-attacking and Polymorph your living enemy focus.

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#showtooltip Polymorph
/stopattack
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead] Polymorph

Notes and test 2

There is no target fallback; a missing or friendly focus makes this do nothing.
Damage still breaks the sheep, so tell the party which enemy you are controlling.

TestOut of combat, set a friendly focus through the default UI, press this key, and confirm that no cast starts.

Sources: Forever UI commands · Forever focus bindings · Polymorph tooltip

Frost Nova, right now

Stop your current cast and try Frost Nova around you.

Frost Nova

Lv 10Client data

Press: Stop your current cast and try Frost Nova around you.

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#showtooltip Frost Nova
/stopcasting
/cast Frost Nova

Notes and test 3

Step back after the root before casting again.
Damage can break the root; leave room for your escape.
This stops your cast even if Nova is on cooldown.

TestOut of combat away from enemies, start Conjure Water, press once, and confirm that Nova replaces the cast.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Frost Nova tooltip · Forever UI commands

Counterspell, mouseover first

Stop your current cast and Counterspell your living mouseover enemy, else your living enemy target.

Counterspell

Lv 24Client data

Press: Stop your current cast and Counterspell your living mouseover enemy, else your living enemy target.

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#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Counterspell

Notes and test 3

This does not check whether the enemy is casting.
Your current cast stops even with no valid interrupt target.
Do not mash this key while trying to finish a damage spell.

TestOut of combat, start Conjure Water with no hostile target or mouseover, press once, and confirm that your cast stops.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands

Get out and stay alive

3 macros

These are separate answers to separate problems. Panic keys stop your current cast, even when the escape spell is unavailable.

Blink without waiting

Stop your current cast and try Blink.

Blink

Lv 20Client data

Press: Stop your current cast and try Blink.

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#showtooltip Blink
/stopcasting
/cast Blink

Notes and test 2

Face the safe direction before pressing.
This throws away your current cast even if Blink cannot fire.

TestOut of combat on flat ground, begin Conjure Water, press once, and check that you stop casting and Blink.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands · Blink tooltip

Ice Block, press again to leave

Stop casting, remove an existing Ice Block, then try casting Ice Block.

Ice Block

Lv 25FrostClient data

Press: Stop casting, remove an existing Ice Block, then try casting Ice Block.

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#showtooltip Ice Block
/stopcasting
/cancelaura Ice Block
/cast Ice Block

Notes and test 4

Ice Block prevents you from moving, attacking, or casting while it lasts.
Press once to enter; another press removes your protection.
After Cold Snap, this key can try to put you back in; right-click the buff to leave without trying a recast.
Ice Block is a 16-point Frost talent: level 25 with 15 points already spent in Frost.

TestOut of combat with the talent learned, press once, wait a moment, then press again and check that the block ends.

Sources: Mage talent data · Forever UI commands

Ice Barrier before the hit

Stop your current cast and try Ice Barrier.

Ice Barrier

Lv 40 · after beta capFrostClient data

Press: Stop your current cast and try Ice Barrier.

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#showtooltip Ice Barrier
/stopcasting
/cast Ice Barrier

Notes and test 3

While the barrier holds, incoming damage does not delay or interrupt your spellcasts.
Do not use the panic version to refresh a buff during an important cast.
Ice Barrier requires 31 Frost points, including Cold Snap: level 40; trainer upgrades begin at 46, above the beta cap.

TestOut of combat once eligible, start Conjure Water, press once, and check that the cast ends and the barrier appears.

Sources: Mage talent data · Forever UI commands

Damage around the room

4 macros

Let the tank gather the pack before you light up the floor. Ground spells keep their targeting circle because cursor placement is not verified in the Forever engine.

Arcane Explosion around you

Arcane Explosion around you; hold Shift for rank 1, the cheap one.

Arcane Explosion

Lv 14Client data

Press: Cast your highest Arcane Explosion around your character.
Shift: Cast Arcane Explosion rank 1: little damage for little mana, enough to hold a gathered pack's attention.

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#showtooltip Arcane Explosion
/cast [mod:shift] Arcane Explosion(Rank 1); Arcane Explosion

Notes and test 3

This is centered on you, regardless of your selected target.
Check for a nearby sheep before pressing.
In Classic Era, AoE grinders spend most of a pull on the top rank and use rank 1 only to tag or hold mobs cheaply.

TestOut of combat in an empty area, press once and watch the blast originate from your character.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands

Blizzard, place the circle

Open the Blizzard targeting circle; hold Shift for rank 1, a cheap way to keep a pack slowed.

Blizzard

Lv 20Client data

Press: Open the targeting circle for your highest Blizzard, then click the ground to channel.
Shift: Open the circle for Blizzard rank 1: with Improved Blizzard it still slows, for a fraction of the mana.

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#showtooltip Blizzard
/cast [mod:shift] Blizzard(Rank 1); Blizzard

Notes and test 3

Choose the ground position yourself and stand still for the channel.
Forever community examples use [@cursor], but nobody has confirmed it on the beta, so this card keeps the circle.
Rank 1 only helps if you took Improved Blizzard; without it, the slow is the whole point and rank 1 has none.

TestOut of combat in an empty area, press, place the circle, and move once to confirm that the channel stops.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands · Untested cursor examples · Blizzard tooltip

Cone of Cold, face the pack

Stop your cast and fire Cone of Cold; hold Shift for rank 1, a cheap slow.

Cone of Cold

Lv 26Client data

Press: Stop any cast in progress and cast your highest Cone of Cold in front of you.
Shift: Stop any cast and cast Cone of Cold rank 1: the same slow for much less mana.

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#showtooltip Cone of Cold
/stopcasting
/cast [mod:shift] Cone of Cold(Rank 1); Cone of Cold

Notes and test 2

The cone goes where you face, not where your target stands; turn first.
In Classic Era, rank 1 slows just as long as the top rank, which is why kiting mages bind it.

TestOut of combat away from enemies, face an empty patch and press once to check the cone direction.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Blizzard mage deep dive · Forever UI commands

Blast Wave around you

Stop your current cast and try Blast Wave.

Blast Wave

Lv 30FireClient data

Press: Stop your current cast and try Blast Wave.

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#showtooltip Blast Wave
/stopcasting
/cast Blast Wave

Notes and test 4

The blast radiates from you and damages nearby enemies.
It can spoil nearby crowd control; choose the moment yourself.
Dragon's Breath is absent from the Forever spellbook and talent trees, so it is not included.
Blast Wave is a 21-point Fire talent: level 30 with 20 points already in Fire; its first trainer upgrade is 36.

TestOut of combat in an empty area with the talent learned, press once and check the animation and cooldown.

Sources: Mage talent data · Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands

Keep a little mana in reserve

2 macros

A planned break beats an empty blue bar. Make your gem before the pull and choose a safe spot for Evocation.

Mana gems, biggest first

Try Mana Ruby, then Mana Citrine, Mana Jade, and Mana Agate in that order.

Mana Ruby Mana Citrine Mana Jade Mana Agate

Lv 28Client data

Press: Try Mana Ruby, then Mana Citrine, Mana Jade, and Mana Agate in that order.

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#showtooltip
/use Mana Ruby
/use Mana Citrine
/use Mana Jade
/use Mana Agate

Notes and test 4

The biggest-first item order relies on gems sharing a cooldown; confirm that only one gem is consumed in Forever before relying on it.
At level 30, Agate is the only gem you can conjure.
The tooltip may show the first item even when you only carry Agate.
Usable with your own Mana Agate at 28; self-conjured Jade at 38, Citrine at 48, and Ruby at 58.

TestOut of combat after spending mana, carry an Agate and press once to check that it is consumed and restores mana.

Sources: Conjure Agate tooltip · Mana gem item · Wowhead mage class · Forever UI commands · Mana Ruby item · Era macro reference

Drink the water you packed

Out of combat, use Conjured Water from your bags.

Conjured Water

Lv 4Client data

Press: Out of combat, use Conjured Water from your bags.

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#showtooltip Conjured Water
/use [nocombat] Conjured Water

Notes and test 2

This exact item name means rank 1 water, not your best available drink.
Replace it with the water you actually carry after training a higher conjure rank.

TestOut of combat with mana missing and Conjured Water in your bags, press once and check for the drinking buff.

Sources: Conjured water tooltip · Wowhead mage class · Forever UI commands

Food, water, and a little kindness

4 macros

Bring enough for yourself and offer some to the group. Gaming after bedtime goes better when the healer has water.

Conjure Water, Shift for rank 1

Out of combat, conjure your highest learned rank; Shift chooses rank 1.

Conjure Water

Lv 4Client data

Press: Out of combat: cast your highest learned Conjure Water rank.
Shift: Out of combat: cast Conjure Water rank 1 instead.

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#showtooltip
/cast [nocombat,mod:shift] Conjure Water(Rank 1); [nocombat] Conjure Water

Notes and test 3

Rank 1 is for friends who cannot use your higher-level supplies.
Conjured supplies disappear after being logged out for more than 15 minutes.
Trade the finished items by hand; this key only makes them.

TestOut of combat with bag space, use plain and Shift presses separately and compare the items produced.

Sources: Conjured water tooltip · Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands

Conjure Food, Shift for rank 1

Out of combat, conjure your highest learned rank; Shift chooses rank 1.

Conjure Food

Lv 6Client data

Press: Out of combat: cast your highest learned Conjure Food rank.
Shift: Out of combat: cast Conjure Food rank 1 instead.

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#showtooltip
/cast [nocombat,mod:shift] Conjure Food(Rank 1); [nocombat] Conjure Food

Notes and test 3

Rank 1 is for friends who cannot use your higher-level supplies.
Conjured supplies disappear after being logged out for more than 15 minutes.
Trade the finished items by hand; this key only makes them.

TestOut of combat with bag space, use plain and Shift presses separately and compare the items produced.

Sources: Conjured food tooltip · Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands

Conjure your first mana gem

Out of combat, cast Conjure Mana Agate.

Conjure Mana Agate

Lv 28Client data

Press: Out of combat, cast Conjure Mana Agate.

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#showtooltip Conjure Mana Agate
/cast [nocombat] Conjure Mana Agate

Notes and test 3

Prepare the gem before you need its mana.
An Agate is unique and bound to you; it is not a gift for another caster.
Higher gem conjures arrive at 38, 48, and 58; use their own spellbook buttons.

TestOut of combat with bag space and no Agate, press once and check that Mana Agate appears.

Sources: Conjure Agate tooltip · Mana gem item · Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands

Eat and drink on one key

Out of combat, use Conjured Muffin and Conjured Water from your bags.

Conjured Muffin Conjured Water

Lv 6Client data

Press: Out of combat, use Conjured Muffin and Conjured Water from your bags.

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#showtooltip Conjured Water
/use [nocombat] Conjured Muffin
/use [nocombat] Conjured Water

Notes and test 3

Both items must already be in your bags; this key does not conjure them.
These are rank 1 item names; replace both as your supplies improve.
Eating and drinking can run together; confirm both buffs on Forever before relying on this combined key.

TestOut of combat with health and mana missing, press once and check for both eating and drinking buffs.

Sources: Conjured food tooltip · Conjured water tooltip · Wowhead mage class · Era macro reference · Forever UI commands

Buffs and helping hands

6 macros

Friendly keys use mouseover, then your friendly target, then you. Alt always chooses you; a failed cast on the first matching unit does not retry another unit.

Arcane Intellect, friend or yourself

Use Arcane Intellect on a living mouseover ally, else a living friendly target, else you.

Arcane Intellect

Lv 1Client data

Press: Cast Arcane Intellect on your living mouseover ally, else your living friendly target, else you.
Alt: Cast Arcane Intellect on you, regardless of mouseover or target.

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#showtooltip Arcane Intellect
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Arcane Intellect

Notes and test 2

Keep the party buffed when mana allows.
Alt bypasses mouseover and target, so your own buff goes where you expect.

TestOut of combat, hover a friendly frame and press, then hold Alt and check the selected spell and any target error.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Mage buff data · Forever UI commands

Amplify Magic, friend or yourself

Use Amplify Magic on a living mouseover ally, else a living friendly target, else you.

Amplify Magic

Lv 18Client data

Press: Cast Amplify Magic on your living mouseover ally, else your living friendly target, else you.
Alt: Cast Amplify Magic on you, regardless of mouseover or target.

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#showtooltip Amplify Magic
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Amplify Magic

Notes and test 2

This increases spell damage and healing received on a party member; read the tooltip before buffing.
Ask the healer before using it on a tank facing magical damage.

TestOut of combat, hover a friendly frame and press, then hold Alt and check the selected spell and any target error.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Amplify Magic tooltip · Forever UI commands

Dampen Magic, friend or yourself

Use Dampen Magic on a living mouseover ally, else a living friendly target, else you.

Dampen Magic

Lv 12Client data

Press: Cast Dampen Magic on your living mouseover ally, else your living friendly target, else you.
Alt: Cast Dampen Magic on you, regardless of mouseover or target.

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#showtooltip Dampen Magic
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Dampen Magic

Notes and test 2

This reduces spell damage and healing received on a party member.
Check with the healer rather than treating it as a free defensive buff.

TestOut of combat, hover a friendly frame and press, then hold Alt and check the selected spell and any target error.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Mage buff data · Forever UI commands

Remove Lesser Curse, friend or yourself

Use Remove Lesser Curse on a living mouseover ally, else a living friendly target, else you.

Remove Lesser Curse

Lv 18Client data

Press: Cast Remove Lesser Curse on your living mouseover ally, else your living friendly target, else you.
Alt: Cast Remove Lesser Curse on you, regardless of mouseover or target.

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#showtooltip Remove Lesser Curse
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Remove Lesser Curse

Notes and test 2

The Forever tooltip removes one Curse or Bane, not every kind of debuff.
The macro cannot tell whether its chosen unit is cursed.

TestOut of combat, hover a friendly frame and press, then hold Alt and check the selected spell and any target error.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Curse and Bane removal · Forever UI commands

Slow Fall, yourself

Stop your current cast and use Slow Fall on yourself.

Slow Fall

Lv 12Client data

Press: Stop your current cast and use Slow Fall on yourself.

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#showtooltip Slow Fall
/stopcasting
/cast [@player] Slow Fall

Notes and test 3

The Forever spell 130 tooltip is self-only; an ally mouseover rescue is not confirmed.
Carry a Light Feather for the reagent.
Practice from a small ledge, not the tallest roof in Orgrimmar.

TestOut of combat on safe ground with a Light Feather, press once and check the Slow Fall buff on you.

Sources: Slow Fall tooltip · Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands

Intellect, Ctrl for the party

Use Arcane Intellect on your living friendly target, else you; Ctrl chooses Arcane Brilliance for that target.

Arcane Brilliance Arcane Intellect

Lv 56 · after beta capClient data

Press: Cast Arcane Intellect on your living friendly target, else yourself.
Ctrl: Cast Arcane Brilliance on your living friendly target, else yourself, to buff that party.

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#showtooltip
/cast [mod:ctrl,help,nodead][mod:ctrl,@player] Arcane Brilliance; [help,nodead][@player] Arcane Intellect

Notes and test 4

This version uses your selected target, not mouseover.
Arcane Brilliance needs Arcane Powder and is listed at 56 in Forever's trainer data.
Keep the starter Intellect key during the level-30 beta.
Latest spell is Arcane Brilliance at 56, above the beta cap; obtain the spell before using Ctrl.

TestOut of combat when eligible with Arcane Powder, select a party member and compare plain and Ctrl tooltips.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Arcane Brilliance tooltip · Forever UI commands

The ride home

6 macros

Teleport moves you; a portal helps the party travel. Portal cards require levels above the beta cap of 30, so use teleport-only versions for now.

Teleport: Orgrimmar

Out of combat, teleport yourself to Orgrimmar.

Teleport: Orgrimmar

Lv 20Client data

Press: Out of combat, teleport yourself to Orgrimmar.

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#showtooltip Teleport: Orgrimmar
/cast [nocombat] Teleport: Orgrimmar

Notes and test 2

Carry a Rune of Teleportation.
This moves only you; check the city name before the cast finishes.

TestOut of combat, press once to check the destination and cast name, then move to cancel before traveling.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Wowhead mage class · Forever UI commands

Orgrimmar, Ctrl for a portal

Out of combat, teleport yourself to Orgrimmar; Ctrl creates its portal instead.

Portal: Orgrimmar Teleport: Orgrimmar

Lv 40 · after beta capClient data

Press: Out of combat: cast Teleport: Orgrimmar for yourself.
Ctrl: Out of combat: cast Portal: Orgrimmar for party travel instead.

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#showtooltip
/cast [nocombat,mod:ctrl] Portal: Orgrimmar; [nocombat] Teleport: Orgrimmar

Notes and test 4

Teleport uses a Rune of Teleportation; Portal uses a Rune of Portals.
Making a portal does not automatically send everyone through.
This full two-branch key needs levels above the current beta cap.
Latest spell is Portal: Orgrimmar at 40; Teleport: Orgrimmar is 20.

TestOut of combat once both spells are learned, compare plain and Ctrl tooltip destinations before casting.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Wowhead mage class · Forever UI commands

Teleport: Undercity

Out of combat, teleport yourself to Undercity.

Teleport: Undercity

Lv 20Client data

Press: Out of combat, teleport yourself to Undercity.

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#showtooltip Teleport: Undercity
/cast [nocombat] Teleport: Undercity

Notes and test 2

Carry a Rune of Teleportation.
This moves only you; check the city name before the cast finishes.

TestOut of combat, press once to check the destination and cast name, then move to cancel before traveling.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Wowhead mage class · Forever UI commands

Undercity, Ctrl for a portal

Out of combat, teleport yourself to Undercity; Ctrl creates its portal instead.

Portal: Undercity Teleport: Undercity

Lv 40 · after beta capClient data

Press: Out of combat: cast Teleport: Undercity for yourself.
Ctrl: Out of combat: cast Portal: Undercity for party travel instead.

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#showtooltip
/cast [nocombat,mod:ctrl] Portal: Undercity; [nocombat] Teleport: Undercity

Notes and test 4

Teleport uses a Rune of Teleportation; Portal uses a Rune of Portals.
Making a portal does not automatically send everyone through.
This full two-branch key needs levels above the current beta cap.
Latest spell is Portal: Undercity at 40; Teleport: Undercity is 20.

TestOut of combat once both spells are learned, compare plain and Ctrl tooltip destinations before casting.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Wowhead mage class · Forever UI commands

Teleport: Thunder Bluff

Out of combat, teleport yourself to Thunder Bluff.

Teleport: Thunder Bluff

Lv 30Client data

Press: Out of combat, teleport yourself to Thunder Bluff.

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#showtooltip Teleport: Thunder Bluff
/cast [nocombat] Teleport: Thunder Bluff

Notes and test 2

Carry a Rune of Teleportation.
This moves only you; check the city name before the cast finishes.

TestOut of combat, press once to check the destination and cast name, then move to cancel before traveling.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Wowhead mage class · Forever UI commands

Thunder Bluff, Ctrl for a portal

Out of combat, teleport yourself to Thunder Bluff; Ctrl creates its portal instead.

Portal: Thunder Bluff Teleport: Thunder Bluff

Lv 50 · after beta capClient data

Press: Out of combat: cast Teleport: Thunder Bluff for yourself.
Ctrl: Out of combat: cast Portal: Thunder Bluff for party travel instead.

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#showtooltip
/cast [nocombat,mod:ctrl] Portal: Thunder Bluff; [nocombat] Teleport: Thunder Bluff

Notes and test 4

Teleport uses a Rune of Teleportation; Portal uses a Rune of Portals.
Making a portal does not automatically send everyone through.
This full two-branch key needs levels above the current beta cap.
Latest spell is Portal: Thunder Bluff at 50; Teleport: Thunder Bluff is 30.

TestOut of combat once both spells are learned, compare plain and Ctrl tooltip destinations before casting.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Wowhead mage class · Forever UI commands

The big buttons

3 macros

Keep your cooldowns separate so you choose when they matter. Talent levels assume ordinary points from level 10, with no Legacy perk.

Arcane Power, mana to spare

Activate Arcane Power and your top trinket together.

Arcane Power

Lv 40 · after beta capArcaneClient data

Press: Activate Arcane Power, then use the trinket in your first trinket slot if it has a use effect.

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#showtooltip Arcane Power
/cast Arcane Power
/use 13

Notes and test 4

The talent raises spell damage and mana costs by 30% for 15 seconds.
Use it when you can keep casting, not while running back to the tank.
A passive trinket in slot 13 just ignores the second line.
Arcane Power requires 31 Arcane points, including Presence of Mind: level 40, above the beta cap.

TestOut of combat once eligible, compare this tooltip with the learned talent before spending its cooldown.

Sources: Mage talent data · Forever UI commands

Combustion on your schedule

Activate Combustion and your top trinket together.

Combustion

Lv 40 · after beta capFireClient data

Press: Activate Combustion, then use the trinket in your first trinket slot if it has a use effect.

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#showtooltip Combustion
/cast Combustion
/use 13

Notes and test 4

The beta notes put Combustion back at three non-periodic Fire critical strikes.
This key does not spend the buff for you; choose your next Fire spells yourself.
A passive trinket in slot 13 just ignores the second line.
Combustion needs 31 Fire points, including 3 ranks of Critical Mass: level 40, above the beta cap.

TestOut of combat once eligible, compare the macro tooltip with Combustion in your spellbook.

Sources: Mage talent data · Blizzard beta notes · Forever UI commands

Use your first equipped trinket

Use the item equipped in trinket slot 13.

Lv 1Client data

Press: Use the item equipped in trinket slot 13.

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#showtooltip 13
/use 13

Notes and test 3

Slot 13 is the first trinket slot; edit both 13s to 14 for the second.
Passive trinkets have no on-use effect, and the item still has its own level requirement.
The slot macro has no class level requirement; it works only after you equip a usable on-use trinket.

TestOut of combat, hover this key and confirm that it shows the trinket in your first slot.

Sources: Forever UI commands

Make the talents work together

4 macros

These keys support decisions instead of playing a rotation for you. Watch your own buffs and enemy debuffs before you press.

Scorch, build your own debuff

Cast Scorch on your living enemy target.

Scorch

Lv 22FireClient data

Press: Cast Scorch on your living enemy target.

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#showtooltip Scorch
/cast [harm,nodead] Scorch

Notes and test 4

With Improved Scorch, watch your own Fire Vulnerability stacks and refresh before they expire.
Forever makes that debuff benefit the casting mage; this is not a shared raid stack assignment.
The key neither counts stacks nor switches to Fireball automatically.
Scorch is trained at 22; Improved Scorch needs 15 Fire points, with its first point at 25 and full 3 ranks at 27.

TestOut of combat, check the Scorch tooltip and inspect Improved Scorch in your talent tree.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Mage talent data · Blizzard mage deep dive · Forever UI commands

Ice Lance when the freeze is ready

Cast Ice Lance at your living mouseover enemy, else your living enemy target.

Ice Lance

Lv 20FrostClient data

Press: Cast Ice Lance at your living mouseover enemy, else your living enemy target.

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#showtooltip Ice Lance
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Ice Lance

Notes and test 4

After Frost Nova, step back and choose the frozen enemy before casting.
Fingers of Frost lets spells treat a target as frozen; watch its charges yourself.
The macro cannot check for a root, Shatter, or Fingers of Frost before casting.
Ice Lance is an 11-point Frost talent at 20; trainer upgrades begin at 28; Fingers of Frost needs 20 Frost points and Ice Lance, first point at 30.

TestOut of combat, check the learned Ice Lance tooltip and read your selected Shatter or Fingers of Frost talents.

Sources: Mage talent data · Forever UI commands

Arcane Blast, then missiles by choice

Cast Arcane Blast; Ctrl chooses Arcane Missiles on the same living enemy target.

Arcane Missiles Arcane Blast

Lv 20ArcaneClient data

Press: Cast Arcane Blast on your living enemy target.
Ctrl: Cast Arcane Missiles on your living enemy target instead, regardless of the proc.

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#showtooltip
/cast [mod:ctrl,harm,nodead] Arcane Missiles; [harm,nodead] Arcane Blast

Notes and test 4

Missile Barrage is a passive proc, not a spell to put after /cast.
Watch for its buff before spending the fast, free missiles.
Ctrl always chooses missiles, whether or not Missile Barrage is active.
Both cast branches work at 20 with the 11-point Arcane Blast talent; Missile Barrage needs 16 Arcane points at 25.

TestOut of combat, compare plain and Ctrl tooltips and read Missile Barrage in your talent tree.

Sources: Mage talent data · Forever UI commands

Pyroblast when Heating Up is ready

Cast Pyroblast on your living enemy target.

Pyroblast

Lv 20FireClient data

Press: Cast Pyroblast on your living enemy target.

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#showtooltip Pyroblast
/cast [harm,nodead] Pyroblast

Notes and test 4

Heating Up reduces the next Pyroblast cast time after eligible critical strikes; watch its stacks.
The macro cannot wait for Heating Up and will start the full cast without it.
This is your choice to cast, not an automatic proc detector.
Pyroblast is an 11-point Fire talent at 20; Heating Up requires Pyroblast and 15 Fire points, first available at 25; trainer Pyroblast upgrades begin at 24.

TestOut of combat, check that Pyroblast is learned and compare its cast time tooltip with Heating Up in your talent tree.

Sources: Mage talent data · Forever UI commands

Horde mage racials

6 macros

Blizzard lists Orc, Troll, and Undead as Horde mage races; Horde Skyborne cannot be mages. Use only the racials in your own spellbook.

Orc: Blood Fury

Use Blood Fury on your Orc mage.

Blood Fury

Lv 1Blizzard Forever post

Press: Use Blood Fury on your Orc mage.

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#showtooltip Blood Fury
/cast Blood Fury

Notes and test 3

Forever grants 10% Attack Power and Spell Power for 15 seconds.
Use this when you have time and mana to cast.
Orc racial; other Horde mage races cannot use this key.

TestOut of combat on an Orc, press once and check the Blood Fury buff.

Sources: Blizzard races and racials · Forever UI commands

Orc: Shatter Curse

Use Shatter Curse on your Orc mage.

Shatter Curse

Lv 1Blizzard Forever post

Press: Use Shatter Curse on your Orc mage.

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#showtooltip Shatter Curse
/cast Shatter Curse

Notes and test 3

Forever grants immunity to Curses and Banes and reduces magical damage taken for 8 seconds.
This is your own racial; it does not protect a mouseover ally.
Orc racial; other Horde mage races cannot use this key.

TestOut of combat on an Orc, press once and check the Shatter Curse buff.

Sources: Blizzard races and racials · Forever UI commands

Undead: Will of the Forsaken

Use Will of the Forsaken on your Undead mage.

Will of the Forsaken

Lv 1Blizzard Forever post

Press: Use Will of the Forsaken on your Undead mage.

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#showtooltip Will of the Forsaken
/cast Will of the Forsaken

Notes and test 3

Blizzard names Charm, Fear, and Sleep as the effects it removes.
It is not a general answer to every stun or root.
Undead racial; other Horde mage races cannot use this key.

TestOut of combat on an Undead, compare this tooltip with Will of the Forsaken in your spellbook.

Sources: Blizzard races and racials · Forever UI commands

Undead: Cannibalize

Use Cannibalize on your Undead mage.

Cannibalize

Lv 1Blizzard Forever post

Press: Use Cannibalize on your Undead mage.

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#showtooltip Cannibalize
/cast Cannibalize

Notes and test 3

Forever restores Health and Mana from a suitable nearby corpse.
Moving, acting, or taking damage cancels the effect.
Undead racial; other Horde mage races cannot use this key.

TestOut of combat on an Undead near a Humanoid or Undead corpse, press once and watch the channel.

Sources: Blizzard races and racials · Cannibalize tooltip · Forever UI commands

Troll: Berserking

Use Berserking on your Troll mage.

Berserking

Lv 1Blizzard Forever post

Press: Use Berserking on your Troll mage.

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#showtooltip Berserking
/cast Berserking

Notes and test 3

Forever grants 10% casting and attack speed for 10 seconds.
Do not use an Era missing-health haste rule to plan this cooldown.
Troll racial; other Horde mage races cannot use this key.

TestOut of combat on a Troll, press once and check the Berserking buff.

Sources: Blizzard races and racials · Forever UI commands

Troll: Rapid Regeneration

Use Rapid Regeneration on your Troll mage.

Rapid Regeneration

Lv 1Blizzard Forever post

Press: Use Rapid Regeneration on your Troll mage.

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#showtooltip Rapid Regeneration
/cast Rapid Regeneration

Notes and test 3

Blizzard describes restoring 50% of maximum Health over time.
Use your current racial tooltip for its timing and restrictions.
Troll racial; other Horde mage races cannot use this key.

TestOut of combat on a Troll with health missing, press once and watch for the healing effect.

Sources: Blizzard races and racials · Forever UI commands

No macro needed

Drag these straight from your spellbook to a bar. A macro adds nothing.

Frost ArmorLevel 1 self buff; the spellbook button is enough.
Ice ArmorLevel 30 armor buff; use its own button when you learn it.
Mage ArmorTrainer data lists it at 34, above the beta cap; its self buff needs no targeting macro.
Comprehend ScrollBlizzard places it in the General spellbook tab; use it for Comprehension when available.
Conjure FoodUse the plain spellbook button when you only need your highest learned food rank.
Conjure WaterUse the plain spellbook button when everyone can use your highest learned water rank.
Fire WardA self buff with no targeting choice; the normal button works.
Frost WardA self buff with no targeting choice; keep it separate if that is easier to remember.
Mana ShieldOne press, no target to choose: drag it from the spellbook and keep it near your escape keys.
EvocationA channel you start when it is safe; the spellbook button does it, and moving cancels it either way.
Cold SnapPress it after Ice Block or Frost Nova to get them back; a macro can't make that choice for you.
FlamestrikePlace the circle yourself, like Blizzard; the plain button is the whole job.
Presence of MindPress it, then cast the spell you want instant. A macro that does both can cancel a cast you meant to finish.

A little breathing room

3 macros

Cheap slows and a stop button help you control the pace. Your mouse, feet, and judgment still do most of the work.

Frostbolt, Shift for a cheap slow

Cast Frostbolt on your living enemy target; Shift chooses rank 1.

Frostbolt

Lv 4Client data

Press: Cast your highest learned Frostbolt on your living enemy target.
Shift: Cast Frostbolt rank 1 on your living enemy target instead.

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#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift,harm,nodead] Frostbolt(Rank 1); [harm,nodead] Frostbolt

Notes and test 2

Use rank 1 on purpose for its low cost, not as your normal damage spell.
Forever penalizes very low ranks for some talent triggers; do not fish for free procs.

TestOut of combat, compare plain and Shift tooltips for rank, cast time, and mana cost.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Blizzard mage deep dive · Forever UI commands

Stop attacking before the sheep

Stop your current cast and auto-attack.

Shoot

Lv 1Client data

Press: Stop your current cast and auto-attack.

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#showtooltip Shoot
/stopcasting
/stopattack

Notes and test 2

This is a stop button; it does not cast Polymorph.
It cannot recall a projectile already in flight or remove damage-over-time effects.

TestOut of combat, begin Conjure Water if learned, press once, and confirm that your cast ends.

Sources: Forever UI commands

Counterspell your focus only

Stop your current cast and Counterspell your living enemy focus.

Counterspell

Lv 24Client data

Press: Stop your current cast and Counterspell your living enemy focus.

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#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead] Counterspell

Notes and test 2

This deliberately has no mouseover or selected-target fallback.
Your own cast stops even if focus is missing or the interrupt cannot fire.

TestOut of combat with a friendly focus, start Conjure Water, press once, and confirm that only your cast stops.

Sources: Mage trainer data · Forever UI commands · Forever focus bindings

PvP in Forever

Honor is a currency earned through player kills, battlegrounds, and relevant PvP quests; Rank Points track advancement toward High Warlord. They serve different jobs.
The rank system has a weekly cap. Rank 2 unlocks the PvP trinket and rank 14 unlocks weapons; do not copy Era weekly thresholds or decay rules without a Forever check.
Seasonal weekly tasks award Honor and Rank Points, and three season tasks also award Legacy Points. The tasks remain available in later seasons.
Darkspear Islands is 15 against 15 for levels 30 to 60. Hold four bases and take the central flag to a base your team owns; the first team to 2,000 points wins.
Horde reputation is Darkspear Raiders. Queue through a capital battlemaster or their Merchant Coast base in the Barrens; reputation vendors and quests reward participation.
Client planning: use slows and Polymorph to protect flag carriers and healers. Launch brackets, control diminishing returns, flag interactions with immunities, and exact Honor limits need testing.
Era tactics below are practical starting habits, not confirmed Forever PvP tuning. A level-30 mage only has the defensive and burst spells their actual talents unlock.

Your PvP tools

PolymorphLearned at 8. Era tactic: take a healer or spare attacker out of the fight; damage breaks sheep and it heals its target, so avoid sheeping the enemy your team is bursting.
CounterspellLearned at 24. Interrupt the important cast; the Forever ability guide lists a ten-second lockout of that spell school. Improved Counterspell adds a separate silence if talented.
Frost NovaLearned at 10. Root melee, then move away; damage can break the root. Era tactic: buy your healer room before trying to win the damage race.
BlinkLearned at 20. Era tactic: create distance after a stun or root; re-test which Forever effects it breaks and check the landing ground.
Ice BlockNeeds 16 Frost points. It buys an immunity window while you cannot move or cast; coordinate the next step rather than waiting for enemies to leave.
Cone of ColdLearned at 26. Slow enemies in front of you while moving away; Forever shortened the slow, so keep watching the gap.
Presence of MindClient talent: your next mage spell with a cast shorter than ten seconds becomes instant. Era tactic: a quick Polymorph can stop pressure; this still needs a second action to cast the spell.
Ice LanceOfficial new Frost talent: an instant follow-up for frozen targets or Fingers of Frost charges. Do not treat every slowed enemy as frozen.
Cold Snap21 Frost points and a ten-minute cooldown. Refresh other Frost cooldowns when their next use will save the fight; verify Ice Block reuse restrictions in Forever.
Remove Lesser CurseLearned at 18. Remove a dangerous curse from a teammate when doing so matters more than another damage cast; it is not a general magic dispel.
Fire BlastClient instant damage for movement or a finish. Wake of Fire rewards a qualifying kill, but Fire damage can break your own Polymorph.
Ice BarrierClient 31-point Frost talent, unavailable in these 21-point level-30 presets. It absorbs damage and prevents damage pushback while holding; the 21/0/30 PvP preset gives it up.

Sources: PvP progression · Darkspear Islands · Blizzard mage deep dive · Blizzard beta notes · Mage talent data · Wowhead Forever mage data · Racial traits.

Talents and Legacy

Talents begin at 10, with 21 points at the beta cap of 30 and 51 at 60. Splits read Arcane / Fire / Frost. These presets use no Talented bonus. They are legal plans from the October 14 client trees, not measured rankings; level-60 plans remain untested. Respec at a capital-city class trainer, with dual specialization available at 40. Client talent source: https://www.wowhead.com/forever/talent-calc/mage.

Legacy picks for a mage

Legacy opens for the account once a character reaches 25; Blizzard also lists earlier access through certain profession or exploration challenges. Each character spends the account's points separately, up to 16 at launch. You still have to earn those points; the beta grant is not a launch gift.

Well RestedFaster rested XP and a larger rested bank suit gaming after bedtime. Client prerequisite: take 5/5 before Talented.5 points
TalentedClient ranks move your first talent point to levels 9/8/7/6/5. At 5/5 you have 26 at level 30, but the maximum remains 51.5 points
Thrill of AdventureOutdoor qualifying killing blows return some health and mana. It does not work in dungeons, raids, or battlegrounds in the client data.5 points
Field MedicineThe first rank shortens Recently Bandaged outside instances. Handy when the next pull can wait and the bandage cannot.1 point
Reagent EconomyA later service option for portal and buff reagents. Client data requires 10 points in Resourcefulness before buying it, so it is an alternative plan.1 point after prerequisites

The first four picks spend 16 points. Perk names and broad effects are official; ranks, costs, prerequisites, and the 51-point ceiling come from ForeverDB's client calculator at https://foreverdb.net/legacy. Check the live panel before spending. Talented adds no level-60 points.

Builds at 30, the beta cap

Frost leveling

0/0/21

Arcane0

Fire0

Frost21

A calm single-target plan: Frostbolt slows the approach, Frost Nova buys space, and Ice Lance rewards a freeze. It reaches Ice Block at 25 and one Fingers of Frost charge at 30; it does not include Cold Snap.

Legacy: No Legacy required. With Talented 5/5, add Fingers of Frost 1, Ice Shards 1, Cold Snap 1, and Elemental Precision 2 for 0/0/26; this still does not reach Ice Barrier.

10-14	Improved Frostbolt 5/5
15-17	Permafrost 3/3
18-19	Ice Shards 2/5
20	Ice Lance 1/1
21-23	Frost Channeling 3/3
24	Ice Shards 3/5
25	Ice Block 1/1
26-28	Shatter 3/3
29	Ice Shards 4/5
30	Fingers of Frost 1/2

Frost Nova, then step out of melee reach.
Ice Lance is strongest against a frozen target.
Fingers of Frost 1/2 gives one charge, not two.

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Fire leveling

0/21/0

Arcane0

Fire21

Frost0

Fireball handles the steady damage while Wake of Fire helps the next pull. Heating Up makes Pyroblast shorter, not instant. Fire can feel thirsty with little critical chance, so drink before the next adventure.

Legacy: No Legacy required. With Talented 5/5, add Critical Mass 3 and Master of Elements 2 for 0/26/0. Combustion still needs 31 Fire points.

10-14	Improved Fireball 5/5
15-16	Wake of Fire 2/2
17-19	Ignite 3/5
20	Pyroblast 1/1
21-22	Ignite 5/5
23-24	Burning Soul 2/3
25	Heating Up 1/1
26	Burning Soul 3/3
27-29	Improved Scorch 3/3
30	Blast Wave 1/1

Wake of Fire 2/2 rewards the next Fire Blast after a kill.
Heating Up requires Pyroblast and qualifying direct crits.
Blast Wave at 30 gives close-range damage and a daze.

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Arcane with Missile Barrage

21/0/0

Arcane21

Fire0

Frost0

A leveling-friendly wand start grows into Arcane Blast setup and free, faster missiles. Clear the expensive stacks with a useful damage spell when mana gets tight; four stacks are a choice, not a household rule.

Legacy: No Legacy required. With Talented 5/5, add Arcane Mind 5/5 for 26/0/0. Arcane Power still needs 31 Arcane points.

10-11	Wand Specialization 2/2
12-14	Arcane Focus 3/5
15-19	Arcane Concentration 5/5
20	Arcane Blast 1/1
21-23	Arcane Impact 3/3
24	Arcane Geometry 1/2
25	Missile Barrage 1/1
26-28	Arcane Meditation 3/3
29	Arcane Focus 4/5
30	Presence of Mind 1/1

Arcane Blast empowers another damage spell.
Missile Barrage makes the next missiles free and faster.
Presence of Mind arrives at 30 on this path.

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Frost AoE and dungeons

0/0/21

Arcane0

Fire0

Frost21

For planned outdoor packs or dungeon area damage. Improved Blizzard, Permafrost, and Arctic Reach buy room, while Ice Block and Cold Snap give recovery tools. No Frostbite: the Era habit of avoiding scattered random roots still needs a Forever field test.

Legacy: No Legacy required. With Talented 5/5, add Elemental Precision 4 and Ice Lance 1 for 0/0/26. Ice Barrier still needs 31 Frost points.

10-14	Improved Frostbolt 5/5
15-17	Permafrost 3/3
18-19	Improved Frost Nova 2/2
20-22	Improved Blizzard 3/3
23-24	Frost Channeling 2/3
25	Ice Block 1/1
26	Frost Channeling 3/3
27-28	Arctic Reach 2/2
29	Elemental Precision 1/5
30	Cold Snap 1/1

Improved Blizzard 3/3 gives a 40% slow before other talents.
Ice Block arrives at 25; Cold Snap at 30.
Keep the sheep outside every ground effect.

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Plans for 60

Frost control and raids Untested

20/0/31

Arcane20

Fire0

Frost31

Untested level-60 plan with Ice Barrier, two Fingers of Frost charges, and personal Winter's Chill. Arcane adds mana recovery and Improved Counterspell for control. Trade utility only after checking encounter needs; this is not a proven raid damage maximum.

10-19	Improved Frostbolt 5/5, Elemental Precision 4/5, Ice Shards 1/5
20-29	Frost Channeling 3/3, Ice Lance 1/1, Ice Shards 5/5, Ice Block 1/1, Shatter 1/3
30-39	Cold Snap 1/1, Fingers of Frost 2/2, Shatter 3/3, Winter's Chill 5/5
40-49	Ice Barrier 1/1, Improved Channeling 5/5, Arcane Concentration 4/5
50-59	Arcane Concentration 5/5, Arcane Subtlety 2/2, Arcane Geometry 2/2, Arcane Impact 1/3, Arcane Meditation 3/3, Improved Counterspell 1/2
60	Improved Counterspell 2/2

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Fire raid plan Untested

17/31/3

Arcane17

Fire31

Frost3

Untested Fire plan for enemies that accept Fire damage: personal Scorch stacks, Heating Up, mana refunds, and Combustion. Era Onyxia resisted Fire heavily; verify Forever bosses instead of assuming this is the launch-raid default. Frostfire Bolt interactions also need testing above 30.

10-19	Improved Fireball 5/5, Incineration 1/3, Ignite 4/5
20-29	Ignite 5/5, Pyroblast 1/1, Burning Soul 3/3, Improved Scorch 3/3, Heating Up 1/1, Master of Elements 1/3
30-39	Critical Mass 3/3, Master of Elements 3/3, Fire Power 5/5
40-49	Combustion 1/1, Arcane Focus 5/5, Arcane Concentration 4/5
50-59	Arcane Concentration 5/5, Arcane Subtlety 2/2, Arcane Geometry 2/2, Arcane Impact 1/3, Arcane Meditation 2/3, Elemental Precision 2/5
60	Elemental Precision 3/5

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Arcane and Frost PvP Untested

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Untested control hybrid with Cold Snap, two Fingers of Frost charges, Improved Counterspell, Missile Barrage, and Presence of Mind. It gives up Ice Barrier and Winter's Chill; this leveling order takes Frost first and gets Presence of Mind at 60. A deliberate trade, not a free upgrade.

10-19	Improved Frostbolt 5/5, Elemental Precision 5/5
20-29	Ice Shards 5/5, Ice Block 1/1, Ice Lance 1/1, Shatter 3/3
30-39	Cold Snap 1/1, Fingers of Frost 2/2, Improved Frost Nova 2/2, Frost Channeling 3/3, Arctic Reach 2/2
40-49	Improved Channeling 5/5, Arcane Concentration 5/5
50-59	Arcane Blast 1/1, Arcane Geometry 2/2, Arcane Impact 2/3, Missile Barrage 1/1, Improved Counterspell 2/2, Arcane Meditation 2/3
60	Presence of Mind 1/1

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Sources: Blizzard mage deep dive · Mage talent data · Blizzard Legacy article · Legacy calculator · Blizzard beta notes · Wowhead Forever mage data. Talents can change before launch; check the trainer's preview.

Talent planner

Forever's mage trees, straight from Wowhead's data for the live beta build. Click a talent to add a point; right-click or Shift+click takes one back. On a phone, tap a talent to read it and tap again to add a point, or use the buttons under the trees.

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Talent data: Wowhead's Forever talent calculator, fetched 2026-10-14. Required level counts one point a level from 10 (from 5 with Talented). Builds come from the plans above.

Leveling and dungeons

Quest, drink, and leave room to back up. Horde mages are Orc, Troll, and Undead in Forever; the beta caps at 30, and higher-level routes are Era plans plus announced content.

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Horde route, 1 to 60

Finish your starting zone, then follow these routes with fresh spell ranks. Orcs and Trolls start in Durotar; Undead start in Tirisfal Glades.

Levels	Quest in	Run	Forever
1 to 10	Orc or Troll: Valley of Trials, then Sen'jin Village and Razor Hill in Durotar. Undead: Deathknell, then Brill in Tirisfal Glades.	None yet.	Tirisfal's Shadowvale and Bandarion Keep quests were raised in level on October 8.
10 to 20	The Barrens from Durotar, or Silverpine Forest from Tirisfal.	Ragefire Chasm 13 to 18, Ruins of Lordaeron 16 to 22, Wailing Caverns from 17.	Ruins of Lordaeron is new, with Horde quests and a caster staff.
20 to 30	The Barrens, Stonetalon Mountains, Ashenvale and Hillsbrad Foothills.	Shadowfang Keep, Blackfathom Deeps, Excavation Site: Wetlands, City of Dalaran, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard.	The beta stops at 30. Excavation Site and Dalaran are new. The beta opens Razorfen Downs at 25 and Uldaman at 30.
30 to 40	Stranglethorn Vale, Arathi Highlands, Desolace and Thousand Needles. The new Riverglades from about 35.	Scarlet Monastery wings, Razorfen Kraul, Gnomeregan, The Drowned City.	The Desolace centaur chains now need level 35. Riverglades and The Drowned City are new and not in the beta yet.
40 to 50	Tanaris, Feralas, the Hinterlands, Badlands and Searing Gorge. Riverglades first, if it is live.	Krol'dok Stronghold, Razorfen Downs, Uldaman, Zul'Farrak, Maraudon, Alcaz Prison.	Krol'dok Stronghold and Alcaz Prison are new, announced and not yet playable.
50 to 60	Un'Goro Crater, Felwood, Western and Eastern Plaguelands, Burning Steppes and Winterspring.	Sunken Temple, Blackrock Depths, Blackrock Spire, Dire Maul, Stratholme, Scholomance, Blackmaw Hold, Shaper's Terrace.	Blackmaw Hold and Shaper's Terrace are new and announced. Level 60 quests and rewards are unconfirmed.

Dungeons by level

Recommended party levels, not entry limits; the bar shows where each dungeon sits from 10 to 60. Pick up the Horde quests before you go: the rewards are often better than the drops.

Dungeon	Levels	Horde quests	Mage loot
Ragefire Chasm ChangedOrgrimmar, Cleft of Shadow	13-18	Thrall, Orgrimmar: Hidden Enemies.	Staff of Orgrimmar from Hidden Enemies gives +6 Intellect and +18 spell damage. A dependable early staff.
The Hall of Thanes New in ForeverOld Ironforge, under the High Seat	13-18	An Ancient Grudge, inside; whether Horde can take it is unverified (beta sources disagree). Horde have to cross hostile Ironforge to get in.	No verified Horde mage loot list yet. Check Horde quest access before crossing Ironforge; keep your caster staff.
Ruins of Lordaeron New in ForeverAbove Undercity, Tirisfal Glades	16-22	Deathguard Kristof near Brill: The Wrath of Rath'mael, one of six Horde quest lines.	Gnarled Necromancer's Staff from The Wrath of Rath'mael gives +26 spell damage and +10 Spirit.
Wailing Caverns ChangedThe Barrens, southwest of the Crossroads	17-24	Nara Wildmane, Thunder Bluff: Leaders of the Fang, after the oasis chain.	Crescent Staff gives spell damage, Intellect, and Stamina. Sizzle Stick is a wand option; tooltip versions disagree.
Shadowfang Keep Era dataSilverpine Forest, above Pyrewood	22-30	Dalar Dawnweaver, the Sepulcher: Arugal Must Die. Keeper Bel'dugur, Undercity: The Book of Ur.	Robes of Arugal give Intellect and Spirit; Belt of Arugal gives Intellect. Forever stats need checking.
Blackfathom DeepsZoram Strand, Ashenvale	24-32	Je'neu Sancrea, Zoram'gar Outpost: Blackfathom Villainy, Trouble in the Deeps.	Gravestone Scepter from Blackfathom Villainy is the reliable wand target; compare its current DPS tooltip.
Excavation Site: Wetlands New in ForeverWhelgar's Excavation Site, Wetlands	26-31	A Titan Relic drop starts Elder Knowledge; Bashana Runetotem, Thunder Bluff: Earthen Echo.	Healer's Staff gives +22 spell damage, +12 Stamina, and 5 mana per 5 seconds. Compare your +26 damage staff; its healing bonus adds nothing extra to mage damage.
Scarlet Monastery: Graveyard Era dataNortheast Tirisfal Glades	26-36	Vorrel Sengutz, inside: Vorrel's Revenge.	Mantle of Woe gives Intellect and Spirit. Client data: Necrotic Wand is a level-30 candidate from rare Azshir the Sleepless.
City of Dalaran New in ForeverAlterac Mountains, by Hillsbrad	28-33	Melisara, Tarren Mill: The Grave Knight. Doctor Martin Felben, Undercity: Source of Power.	Wand of Mana Concentration from Arcanic Enigma lists 31.18 DPS at 27. Unstable Power Core from Source of Power is another wand option.
Gnomeregan Era dataDun Morogh	29-38	Nogg, Orgrimmar: Rig Wars.	Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator gives Intellect and a spell-damage use effect; requires 28. Civinad Robes from Rig Wars offer Spirit.
Scarlet Monastery: Library Era dataNortheast Tirisfal Glades	29-39	Sage Truthseeker, Thunder Bluff: Compendium of the Fallen (Trolls only in Era). Mage: Rituals of Power, after Journey to the Marsh and Hidden Secrets.	Illusionary Rod requires 34 and lists +44 spell damage and 1% crit. Hypnotic Blade is a dagger alternative; compare it with a useful off-hand.
Razorfen Kraul Era dataSouthern Barrens	30-40	Auld Stonespire, Thunder Bluff: A Vengeful Fate.	Berylline Pads give Intellect and Spirit. Death Speaker Robes are a cloth chest option.
Scarlet Monastery: Armory Era dataNortheast Tirisfal Glades	32-42	Varimathras, Undercity: Into the Scarlet Monastery.	No major mage weapon target. Keep the Library staff; leave melee gear for people who use it.
Scarlet Monastery: Cathedral Era dataNortheast Tirisfal Glades	35-45	Into the Scarlet Monastery. The Scarlet Key from the Library opens the door.	Whitemane's Chapeau gives Intellect and Spirit. Hand of Righteousness is a mace, which mages cannot use.
The Drowned City New in ForeverOff the Stranglethorn Vale coast	35-40	Not known yet.	No verified mage drops yet. Compare discovered caster weapons by spell damage and Intellect.
Razorfen Downs Era dataSouthern Barrens. The beta lets you in from 25	40-50	Andrew Brownell, Undercity: Bring the End.	Glowing Eye of Mordresh gives Intellect and Spirit. Compare it with a caster dagger against your staff.
Krol'dok Stronghold New in ForeverRiverglades	40-45	Not known yet.	No verified mage drops yet. Keep your spell-damage staff until live tooltips give a reason to change.
Uldaman Era dataBadlands. The beta lets you in from 30	42-52	Patrick Garrett, Undercity: Reclaimed Treasures. Era mage: Power in Uldaman, after Return to the Marsh.	Grimlok's Tribal Vestments are cloth caster gear. Client report: White Obsidian Wand from Obsidian Sentinel gives spell damage and a mana-saving proc; requires 39.
Zul'Farrak Era dataNorthwest Tanaris	44-54	Gadgetzan: Troll Temper, Divino-matic Rod.	Zum'rah's Vexing Cane offers spell damage and Intellect; requires 42. Bad Mojo Mask is another spell-damage target.
Maraudon Era dataDesolace, three wings	45-57	Shadowprey Village: Vyletongue Corruption; Selendra: Corruption of Earth and Seed.	Noxious Shooter is a DPS wand from Noxxion. Inventor's Focal Sword is a caster weapon if sword training and an off-hand are ready.
Alcaz Prison New in ForeverDustwallow Marsh	48-53	Not known yet.	No verified mage drops yet. Compare discovered cloth and caster weapons.
Sunken Temple Era dataSwamp of Sorrows	50-60	Era mage chain: trainer at 50, then Archmage Xylem, Azshara: Magecraft, Magic Dust, The Siren's Coral, Destroy Morphaz.	Drakestone with your damage-school suffix is an off-hand target. Fire Ruby from Destroy Morphaz is a Fire burst trinket; other specs can choose Arcane Crystal Pendant.
Blackrock Depths Era dataBlackrock Mountain	52-60	Kargath: Commander Gor'shak chain. Attunement to the Core.	Ban'thok Sash gives spell hit and damage; Burst of Knowledge saves mana. Check Forever versions before farming.
Blackmaw Hold New in ForeverNorth Azshara	55-60	Not known yet.	No verified mage drops yet. Look for spell damage and Intellect on discovered cloth and weapons.
Lower Blackrock Spire Era dataBlackrock Mountain	55-60	Warlord Goretooth, Kargath: Warlord's Command.	Hands of Power and Skyshroud Leggings give spell damage; Trindlehaven Staff is a caster weapon target.
Dire Maul Era dataFeralas, three wings	55-60	Camp Mojache quests; Era mage book The Arcanist's Cookbook to Lorekeeper Kildrath. Lorekeeper Lydros: Arcane Refreshment.	Rod of the Ogre Magi gives spell damage and crit. The Arcanist's Cookbook rewards Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas for spell hit; Arcane Refreshment teaches water.
Upper Blackrock Spire Era dataBlackrock Mountain	58-60	Thrall, Orgrimmar: For The Horde!	Briarwood Reed gives spell damage; Eye of the Beast gives spell crit. Jed Runewatcher is a rare spawn.
Scholomance Era dataCaer Darrow, Western Plaguelands	58-60	Eva Sarkhoff, outside: the Krastinov chain.	Witchblade gives spell damage for a dagger and off-hand setup. Freezing Lich Robes favor Frost.
Stratholme Era dataEastern Plaguelands, two wings	58-60	Tirion Fordring's chain; Betina Bigglezink: The Active Agent.	Crimson Felt Hat gives spell damage; Archivist Cape with a matching damage suffix is a caster target.
Shaper's Terrace New in ForeverUn'Goro Crater	58-60	Not known yet.	No verified mage drops yet. Keep your caster weapon plan flexible.

Recommended party levels, not entry limits. Loot notes say which spec each item suits; new Forever dungeons haven't shown all their loot yet, so treat those as a first look.

Quest rewards not to miss

Levels below are useful times to tackle the reward, not always minimum quest levels. Polymorph is trained at 8 in Forever's client data, not unlocked by level-10 quests; portal trainers list Orgrimmar and Undercity at 40 and Thunder Bluff at 50. New Boughs in the Wind is Alliance-only; no new Horde mage reward quest was confirmed, and Orc level-10 routing needs a live check.

Level and quest	Starts	Reward	Why
10Ju-Ju Heaps, after Speak with Un'thuwa Era data	Mage trainer, then Un'Thuwa, Sen'jin Village	Ley Staff or Ley Orb	Troll starting chain: caster weapon or mana-use off-hand. Forever lists it; Orc access is unverified.
10The Balnir Farmstead, after Speak with Anastasia Era data	Anastasia Hartwell, Undercity	Arcane Staff or Arcane Orb	Undead starting chain for caster stats. Do not expect both level-10 chains; Forever access needs checking.
13Hidden Enemies Changed	Thrall, Orgrimmar	Staff of Orgrimmar: +6 Intellect, +18 spell damage	Client tooltip: reliable staff after Ragefire Chasm.
16The Wrath of Rath'mael New in Forever	Deathguard Kristof, near Brill	Gnarled Necromancer's Staff: +26 spell damage, +10 Spirit	Ruins of Lordaeron reward with a small regional movement bonus.
18Leaders of the Fang Changed	Nara Wildmane, Thunder Bluff, after the oasis chain	Crescent Staff: Intellect, Stamina, and spell damage	Wailing Caverns staff for all three specs.
24Blackfathom Villainy Era data	Je'neu Sancrea, Zoram'gar Outpost	Gravestone Scepter	Guaranteed wand from Blackfathom Deeps. Forever lists 29 DPS; compare the live tooltip.
24Dangerous! Era data	Wanted poster, Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad Foothills	Charred Wand	Group quest fallback if you missed the Blackfathom wand. Client listing: 22.22 DPS.
26Nether-lace Garment Era data	Deino, Orgrimmar, through Waters of Xavian and Laughing Sisters	Nether-lace Robe or Nether-lace Tunic	Mage cloth fallback when dungeon robes will not drop. Forever lists the reward; check current stats.
27Vorrel's Revenge Era data	Vorrel Sengutz, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard	Mantle of Woe	Intellect and Spirit shoulders without waiting on a random drop.
29A Vengeful Fate Era data	Auld Stonespire, Thunder Bluff	Berylline Pads	Intellect and Spirit shoulders from Razorfen Kraul.
30Compendium of the Fallen Era data	Sage Truthseeker, Thunder Bluff	Omega Orb	Intellect and Spirit off-hand. In Era, Undead cannot take it; Orc access is unverified.
30Mage's Wand Era data	Mage trainer: Journey to the Marsh, then Tabetha, Dustwallow Marsh	Icefury Wand, Ragefire Wand, or Nether Force Wand	Forever's level-30 guide confirms the chain. Finish Items of Power and Rituals of Power; choose your school's +9 damage wand. Library needs a group.
35Celestial Power Era data	Mage trainer: Return to the Marsh, then Tabetha	Celestial Stave or Celestial Orb	After Power in Uldaman and Mana Surges. Compare the staff; the orb is a mana-use off-hand.
35Khan Jehn, after the Magram chain New in Forever	Orgrul, Desolace	Greatstaff of the Necrokhans	+12 Intellect and +6 Spirit; chain now requires 35. Compare spell damage before replacing your staff.
49Wanted: Vile Priestess Hexx Era data	Wanted poster, Revantusk Village, the Hinterlands	Deep Woodlands Cloak	Horde cloak with Intellect and Spirit. Bring friends to Jintha'Alor.
52Destroy Morphaz Era data	Mage trainer at 50, then Archmage Xylem, Azshara	Fire Ruby, Arcane Crystal Pendant, or Frigid Wand	Fire Ruby for Fire burst, pendant for caster stats, wand if behind. Forever launch rewards need checking.
53It's Dangerous to Go Alone, after It's a Secret to Everybody Era data	Wrecked boat in Un'Goro, then Linken at Marshal's Refuge	Spirit of Aquementas: +20 spell damage off-hand in Era	Pair with a caster dagger. A long chain, not a quick pickup at minimum level.
60For The Horde! Era data	Thrall, Orgrimmar, after Warlord's Command	Eye of the Beast: 2% spell crit in Era	Dependable trinket from killing Rend in Upper Blackrock Spire.
60Arcane Refreshment Era data	Lorekeeper Lydros, Dire Maul Athenaeum	Conjure Water rank 7 in Era	Kill Hydrospawn in Dire Maul East. Forever lists Conjure Water as the reward; confirm trainer access first.
60Fragmented Magic, after Warlord Krellian Era data	Archmage Xylem, Azshara	Polymorph: Pig in Era	Optional sheep appearance, not extra simultaneous control. Forever lists the spell; live quest access is unverified.

Is there a Horde Wintersaber?

Not confirmed. No source shows a Desolace raptor grind in Forever. The Horde counterpart players remember is the Venomhide Ravasaur from Un'Goro Crater, which arrived in Wrath of the Lich King. Forever's database lists the mount and its faction, but not how to get them.

Mount: Whistle of the Venomhide Ravasaur
Faction: Ravasaur Trainers
Started, in Wrath: Mor'vek, southeast Un'Goro Crater
Forever status: In the database; how to get it is unknown

Don't plan around Wrath's 20-day quest chain yet. PvP ranks also unlock mounts in Forever. If Blizzard announces a Horde reputation mount before launch, this panel gets updated.

Sources: Horde route · Dungeon overview · Blizzard beta notes · Krol'dok thread · ForeverDB leveling · Ruins quests · Excavation quests · Era dungeon guides · Forever mounts · Ravasaur (Wrath) · PvP progression · Blizzard · Wowhead · Icy Veins · Wowhead · Blizzard · Icy Veins · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead. Beta data; launch zones and drops can change.

Training and gold

Every level with something new is listed, from 1 to 60. Mages train every two levels; portals come from the portal trainer beside the mage trainers.

Horde mage trainers

OrgrimmarDeino, Enyo, Pephredo and Uthel'nay; Thuul teaches portals, Darkbriar Lodge, Valley of Spirits
UndercityAnastasia Hartwell, Kaelystia Hatebringer and Pierce Shackleton; Lexington Mortaim teaches portals, Magic Quarter
Thunder BluffArchmage Shymm, Thurston Xane and Ursyn Ghull; Birgitte Cranston teaches portals, Spirit Rise
DurotarMai'ah and Un'Thuwa, Mai'ah in the Valley of Trials; Un'Thuwa in Sen'jin Village
Tirisfal GladesIsabella and Cain Firesong, Deathknell; Brill
Zephra's IsleShenaan Spellwind, Forever's new starting isle

Ranks you can skip

Buy your main nuke first every time: Frostbolt for Frost, Fireball for Fire. A new rank is your biggest upgrade.
Conjure Water ranks pay for themselves: better water means less drinking and fewer bought drinks.
Ranks of the school you don't use (Fire as a Frost mage, Frost as Fire) can wait until gold is easy.
Teleports at 20 and portals at 40 cost reagents and gold; buy the one for your home city first.
If gold is tight before your mount, delay Dampen Magic, Amplify Magic and Fire Ward ranks, never Polymorph or Counterspell.

What to train, by level

Level	New at the trainer	Can wait
1	Arcane Intellect, Fireball, Frost Armor. Magic Attunement is baseline in Forever. Forever's data also lists Improved Blink here; whether you train it isn't confirmed, so don't budget for it.	Nothing
4	Conjure Water, Frostbolt.	Nothing
6	Conjure Food, Fire Blast, Fireball 2, Comprehend Scroll (General spellbook tab).	Fireball 2, if you play Frost.
8	Arcane Missiles, Frostbolt 2, Polymorph.	Arcane Missiles, unless you play Arcane.
10	Conjure Water 2, Frost Armor 2, Frost Nova.	Nothing
12	Conjure Food 2, Dampen Magic, Fireball 3, Slow Fall.	Dampen Magic, until a fight calls for it; Fireball 3, if you play Frost.
14	Arcane Explosion, Arcane Intellect 2, Fire Blast 2, Frostbolt 3.	Nothing
16	Arcane Missiles 2, Flamestrike.	Arcane Missiles 2, unless you play Arcane; Flamestrike, until you run dungeons.
18	Amplify Magic, Fireball 4, Remove Lesser Curse.	Amplify Magic, until a healer asks for it; Fireball 4, if you play Frost.
20	Blink, Blizzard, Conjure Water 3, Evocation, Fire Ward, Frost Armor 3, Frostbolt 4, Mana Shield, Polymorph 2, Teleport: Orgrimmar, Teleport: Undercity.	Fire Ward, until a fire-heavy fight; Mana Shield, if gold is tight.
22	Arcane Explosion 2, Conjure Food 3, Fire Blast 3, Frost Ward, Scorch.	Frost Ward, until a frost-heavy fight; Scorch, unless you play Fire.
24	Arcane Missiles 3, Counterspell, Dampen Magic 2, Fireball 5, Flamestrike 2, Pyroblast 2.	Arcane Missiles 3, unless you play Arcane; Dampen Magic 2, until a fight calls for it; Fireball 5, if you play Frost; Flamestrike 2, until you run dungeons.
26	Cone of Cold, Frost Nova 2, Frostbolt 5.	Nothing
28	Arcane Intellect 3, Blizzard 2, Conjure Mana Agate, Ice Lance 2, Mana Shield 2, Scorch 2.	Mana Shield 2, if gold is tight; Scorch 2, unless you play Fire.
30	Amplify Magic 2, Arcane Blast 2, Arcane Explosion 3, Conjure Water 4, Fire Blast 4, Fire Ward 2, Fireball 6, Ice Armor, Pyroblast 3, Teleport: Thunder Bluff.	Amplify Magic 2, until a healer asks for it; Fire Ward 2, until a fire-heavy fight; Fireball 6, if you play Frost.
32	Arcane Missiles 4, Conjure Food 4, Flamestrike 3, Frost Ward 2, Frostbolt 6.	Arcane Missiles 4, unless you play Arcane; Flamestrike 3, until you run dungeons; Frost Ward 2, until a frost-heavy fight.
34	Cone of Cold 2, Ice Lance 3, Mage Armor, Scorch 3.	Scorch 3, unless you play Fire.
36	Blast Wave 2, Blizzard 3, Dampen Magic 3, Fireball 7, Mana Shield 3, Pyroblast 4.	Dampen Magic 3, until a fight calls for it; Fireball 7, if you play Frost; Mana Shield 3, if gold is tight.
38	Arcane Explosion 4, Conjure Mana Jade, Fire Blast 5, Frostbolt 7.	Nothing
40	Arcane Blast 3, Arcane Missiles 5, Conjure Water 5, Fire Ward 3, Flamestrike 4, Frost Nova 3, Frostfire Bolt, Ice Armor 2, Polymorph 3, Portal: Orgrimmar, Portal: Undercity, Scorch 4.	Arcane Missiles 5, unless you play Arcane; Fire Ward 3, until a fire-heavy fight; Flamestrike 4, until you run dungeons; Scorch 4, unless you play Fire.
42	Amplify Magic 3, Arcane Intellect 4, Cone of Cold 3, Conjure Food 5, Fireball 8, Frost Ward 3, Ice Lance 4, Pyroblast 5.	Amplify Magic 3, until a healer asks for it; Fireball 8, if you play Frost; Frost Ward 3, until a frost-heavy fight.
44	Blast Wave 3, Blizzard 4, Frostbolt 8, Mana Shield 4.	Mana Shield 4, if gold is tight.
46	Arcane Explosion 5, Fire Blast 6, Ice Barrier 2, Mage Armor 2, Scorch 5.	Scorch 5, unless you play Fire.
48	Arcane Missiles 6, Conjure Mana Citrine, Dampen Magic 4, Fireball 9, Flamestrike 5, Ice Lance 5, Pyroblast 6.	Arcane Missiles 6, unless you play Arcane; Dampen Magic 4, until a fight calls for it; Fireball 9, if you play Frost; Flamestrike 5, until you run dungeons.
50	Arcane Blast 4, Cone of Cold 4, Conjure Water 6, Fire Ward 4, Frostbolt 9, Frostfire Bolt 2, Ice Armor 3, Portal: Thunder Bluff.	Fire Ward 4, until a fire-heavy fight; Portal: Thunder Bluff, until your group needs it.
52	Blast Wave 4, Blizzard 5, Conjure Food 6, Frost Ward 4, Ice Barrier 3, Mana Shield 5, Scorch 6.	Frost Ward 4, until a frost-heavy fight; Mana Shield 5, if gold is tight; Scorch 6, unless you play Fire.
54	Amplify Magic 4, Arcane Explosion 6, Fire Blast 7, Fireball 10, Frost Nova 4, Pyroblast 7.	Amplify Magic 4, until a healer asks for it; Fireball 10, if you play Frost.
56	Arcane Brilliance, Arcane Intellect 5, Arcane Missiles 7, Flamestrike 6, Frostbolt 10, Ice Lance 6. Arcane Missiles 8 come from books, not the trainer.	Arcane Missiles 7, unless you play Arcane; Flamestrike 6, until you run dungeons.
58	Cone of Cold 5, Conjure Mana Ruby, Ice Barrier 4, Mage Armor 3, Scorch 7.	Scorch 7, unless you play Fire.
60	Arcane Blast 5, Blast Wave 5, Blizzard 6, Conjure Food 7, Conjure Water 7, Dampen Magic 5, Fire Ward 5, Fireball 11, Frost Ward 5, Frostbolt 11, Frostfire Bolt 3, Ice Armor 4, Mana Shield 6, Polymorph 4, Pyroblast 8. Fireball 12, Polymorph: Turtle, Polymorph: Pig and Polymorph: Cow come from books, not the trainer.	Dampen Magic 5, until a fight calls for it; Fire Ward 5, until a fire-heavy fight; Fireball 11, if you play Frost; Frost Ward 5, until a frost-heavy fight; Mana Shield 6, if gold is tight.

From Wowhead's Forever mage ability list, fetched 2026-10-15, Horde spells only. Talent spells (Pyroblast, Arcane Blast, Ice Lance, Blast Wave, Ice Barrier) start at rank 1 from the talent and gain later ranks from the trainer.

Your first mount

Level: 40 for normal mounts in Forever's item data; the riding requirement isn't confirmed
Save up: About 100g: Era was 20g riding plus 80g for the mount
Troll raptors: Zjolnir, Sen'jin Village, Durotar
Undead horses: Zachariah Post, Brill, Tirisfal Glades

Forever's tooltips mark several mounts as account-wide and usable by any race of your faction. Costs and reputation rules aren't confirmed. Epic mounts at 60 cost 1,000g in Era.

Sources: Wowhead datamine · Blizzard mage deep dive · Blizzard beta notes. Trainer costs aren't confirmed yet; check the trainer.

Gear and consumables

Cloth, a good spell-power weapon, and enough mana to finish the pull. These Horde picks work for Orc, Troll and Undead mages. Level 30 stats are client data; the level 60 route is era planning. Gaming after bedtime does not require farming every rare drop.

What stats matter, and when

Stage	What to stack	Why
Leveling 1 to 30	Intellect, Stamina and Spirit, then spell damage	More mana, fewer surprise deaths, and better recovery between pulls. Take big spell-power weapon upgrades when they appear. Spell power has not increased wand Shoot damage since September 24.
Dungeons	Spell damage for your school, enough Intellect and Stamina, then Spirit or mana per 5 seconds	Hit helps against higher-level targets. Keep mana for the next pack and enough health to survive a stray mob. Mana regeneration matters when Dad Bods keeps moving.
Raid Frost or Fire	Spell hit to the cap first, then spell damage, then spell crit	A level-60 caster needs 16% total spell hit against a level-63 boss, with 1% unavoidable miss. Forever raid cap is not officially confirmed or testable in the level-30 beta. Client Elemental Precision is 1% Fire and Frost hit per rank, up to 5%, so an Era-style cap would mean 11% gear hit at 5/5. If Forever removes the last 1% miss, the target would instead be 17% total and 12% gear hit. Neither is a confirmed Forever raid cap. Elemental Precision does not help Arcane.
PvP	Stamina and spell damage, with enough Intellect for the fight	Health buys time to Blink, sheep and reset. A damage score cannot tell you whether you survive the next stun.

Gear to aim for by 30

All equip requirements are 30 or lower. These are client tooltips from Wowhead Forever, including the shared tooltip cache. Boss levels and quest chains can still make a piece hard to earn. Pick your school's headpiece; the rest is a useful shared set. BoP crafts must be made by the wearer. The staff replaces both hand slots. Rare trinkets are a bonus, not homework.

Slot	Item	Where	Stats
Head, Frost	Filigreed Silky Circlet New in Forever	Tailoring 125; dropped pattern; self-craft	+14 Frost damage, +12 Stamina; requires 25
Head, Fire	Filigreed Flame Circlet New in Forever	Tailoring 125; dropped pattern; self-craft	+14 Fire damage, +12 Stamina; requires 25
Head, Arcane	Pearly Circlet New in Forever	Tailoring 100; Horde Merchant's Favor pattern; self-craft	+11 Arcane damage, +10 Stamina; requires 20
Neck	Stygian Bone Amulet	Blind Hunter, Razorfen Kraul; rare boss	+5 spell power, +4 Stamina; another +12 spell damage against Undead only; requires 29
Shoulders	Bloodmage Mantle	Bloodmage Thalnos, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard	+9 spell power, +9 Intellect; 9 health per 5 seconds; requires 30
Back	Thornweaver Drape New in Forever	Roogug, Razorfen Kraul	+7 spell power, +6 Spirit; requires 25
Chest	Death Speaker Robes	Death Speaker Jargba, Razorfen Kraul	+7 spell damage, +11 Intellect, +4 Stamina; requires 26
Wrists	Spidertank Oilrag	Electrocutioner 6000, Gnomeregan	+9 spell power, 3 mana per 5 seconds; requires 29
Hands	Gloves of Meditation	Tailoring 130; tradeable	+5 spell power, +7 Spirit; requires 21
Waist	Belt of Arugal	Archmage Arugal, Shadowfang Keep	+9 spell power, +3 Intellect, +5 Spirit; requires 23
Legs	Pristine Leggings New in Forever	Tailoring 125; Horde Merchant's Favor pattern; self-craft	+7 spell damage, +7 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Spirit; requires 25
Feet	Spidersilk Boots	Tailoring 125; tradeable	+7 spell power, +4 Intellect, +4 Stamina; requires 20
Ring	Snake Hoop	Willix the Importer escort, Razorfen Kraul; neutral quest from 22	+6 spell power, +5 Intellect; no equip level
Ring	Electrocutioner Lagnut	Electrocutioner 6000, Gnomeregan	+3 spell damage, +7 Spirit, +4 Stamina; requires 29; unique-equipped
Trinket	Worgenbane Talisman New in Forever	Commander Springvale, Shadowfang Keep; rare drop	2 mana per 5 seconds; Worgen stun on use; requires 21; unique-equipped
Trinket	Roogug's Severed Head New in Forever	Roogug, Razorfen Kraul; rare drop	+6 Spirit; nearby Swine fear and silence on use; requires 25; unique-equipped
Main hand	Swinetusk Shank	Agathelos the Raging, Razorfen Kraul	+40 spell power, +6 Stamina, +4 Spirit; requires 30
Off-hand	Orb of Mystic Insight New in Forever	Enchanting 140; Horde Merchant's Favor formula; self-craft	+7 spell power, +6 Intellect; requires 25
Two-hand	Death Prophet Spine New in Forever	Aggem Thorncurse, Razorfen Kraul	+34 spell power, +11 Stamina, 5 mana per 5 seconds; requires 26
Wand	Greater Mystic Wand	Enchanting 175; tradeable	29 Shoot DPS, +5 spell power for your spells; requires 30

Best weapon at every level

Your staff earns its keep with spell damage and Intellect, not bonking things. These are practical upgrade targets for each bracket; compare both pieces of a dagger and off-hand setup before replacing a good staff.

Level	Best weapon	How to get it	Notes
1 to 9	Starting staff; affordable Intellect staff if one drops	Starting quests, drops, or auction house	Client plan: save for spell training. Hidden Enemies opens at 9, but the dungeon staff needs a group.
10 to 14	Staff of Orgrimmar; Ley Staff or Arcane Staff fallback	Hidden Enemies; level-10 mage quest	Client tooltip: +18 spell damage and +6 Intellect on Orgrimmar staff. Era class staves are weaker fallbacks; Orc routing is unverified.
15 to 19	Gnarled Necromancer's Staff or Crescent Staff	The Wrath of Rath'mael; Leaders of the Fang	+26 spell damage targets. Gnarled staff favors Spirit; Crescent adds Intellect and Stamina.
20 to 25	Keep Gnarled Necromancer's Staff or Crescent Staff	Earlier dungeon quests; compare discovered caster drops	Client plan: a different name need not mean more spell damage. Keep your staff until the tooltip wins.
26 to 29	Keep your staff; Healer's Staff if mana and survival matter more	Earlier rewards; Earthen Echo in Excavation Site	Healer's Staff gives +22 damage, Stamina, and mana recovery. A trade, not an automatic damage upgrade.
30 to 33	Keep Gnarled Necromancer's Staff or Crescent Staff	Earlier dungeon rewards; compare discovered caster drops	Client plan: Hypnotic Blade and Illusionary Rod both require 34 in current Forever listings. Bank them if they drop early.
34 to 41	Hypnotic Blade plus Omega Orb; Illusionary Rod staff alternative	Arcanist Doan, Library; Compendium of the Fallen; compare Celestial Power from 35	Client tooltips: both weapons give +44 spell damage and require 34. Blade adds Intellect; Rod adds crit. Era Omega Orb access excludes Undead; compare the complete pair.
42 to 49	Zum'rah's Vexing Cane	Witch Doctor Zum'rah, Zul'Farrak	Spell damage and Intellect, requires 42. Keep your stronger Forever staff if this has not caught up.
50 to 57	Keep your staff; caster dagger plus Spirit of Aquementas if the pair wins	Dungeon drops; Linken chain in Un'Goro	+20 spell damage off-hand. A white melee dagger may leave the pair weaker; Trindlehaven Staff requires 59 in Era.
58 to 60	Witchblade plus Spirit of Aquementas; Rod of the Ogre Magi alternative	Darkmaster Gandling; Linken chain; Dire Maul North tribute	Damage pair or damage-and-crit staff. Rod requires 58, Witchblade 57; compare Forever stats before farming.

Client data means Forever tooltips or reports, Era means Classic targets awaiting Forever checks, and you keep your weapon until an affordable eligible upgrade beats it; sources are in LEVELING.src.

Pre-raid targets at 60

Seventeen classic pre-raid targets, checked against Forever database entries or quest references. This is an era shopping route, not tested Forever best-in-slot. Frost uses Boreal Mantle; Fire and Arcane use Elder Wizard's Mantle instead. Eye of the Beast is still a hidden item in its Forever quest, so its old stats are not confirmed. Compare your current weapon before replacing it: Forever's lower-level caster weapons gained a lot of spell power. Level-60 drops and recipes still need a launch check.

Slot	Item	Stats	Where	Second choice
Head	Spellweaver's Turban Era data	+9 Int, +36 spell power, +1 % hit	General Drakkisath, Upper Blackrock Spire	None listed
Neck	Nacreous Shell Necklace Era data	+8 Int, +8 Stam, +9 spell power, +1 % hit	Cannon Master Willey, Stratholme Live	None listed
Shoulders	Boreal Mantle Era data	+8 Int, +5 Stam	Warder Stilgiss, Blackrock Depths; Frost only. Fire or Arcane: Elder Wizard's Mantle, world drop or auction house	None listed
Back	Spritecaster Cape	+6 Int, +5 Stam, +6 Spi, +14 spell power	Houndmaster Grebmar, Blackrock Depths	None listed
Chest	Robe of the Archmage	+12 Int, +40 spell power	Pattern requires Tailoring 295; crafting guide lists 300, so check your recipe and Loom requirement. In Classic Era, pattern from Firebrand Pyromancers in Blackrock Spire; mage-only BoP robe	None listed
Wrists	Sublime Wristguards Era data	+10 Int, +6 Stam, +6 Spi, +12 spell power	Guard Mol'dar or Guard Slip'kik, Dire Maul North	None listed
Hands	Hands of Power Era data	+6 Int, +6 Spi, +26 spell power	Quartermaster Zigris, Lower Blackrock Spire	None listed
Waist	Ban'thok Sash Era data	+11 Int, +10 Stam, +12 spell power, +1 % hit	Ok'thor the Breaker, Blackrock Depths arena	None listed
Legs	Skyshroud Leggings Era data	+8 Int, +8 Stam, +34 spell power	Highlord Omokk, Lower Blackrock Spire	None listed
Feet	Dragonrider Boots Era data	+16 Int, +5 Stam, +18 spell power	Warchief Rend Blackhand, Upper Blackrock Spire	None listed
Ring	Maiden's Circle	+7 Int, +6 Spi, +18 spell power	World drop or auction house; Forever acquisition unconfirmed	None listed
Ring	Don Mauricio's Band of Domination Era data	+5 Stam, +11 spell power, +1 % crit	Darkmaster Gandling, Scholomance	None listed
Trinket	Briarwood Reed Era data	+29 spell power	Jed Runewatcher, Upper Blackrock Spire; rare boss	None listed
Trinket	Eye of the Beast Era data	+2 % crit	For The Horde!, Horde Rend quest chain; item 13968 appears in the Forever quest but its stats remain hidden	None listed
Main hand	Witchblade Era data	+8 Int, +14 spell power	Darkmaster Gandling, Scholomance; compare with the 44 spell power on the Forever Hypnotic Blade	None listed
Off-hand	Spirit of Aquementas	+21 spell power	It's Dangerous to Go Alone, Un'Goro Crater	None listed
Wand	Bonecreeper Stylus Era data	+4 Int, +11 spell power	Darkmaster Gandling, Scholomance	None listed

Consumables by level

Levels	Drink	Food	Potions	Elixirs	Also carry
1 to 15	Conjure Water at 4, then its next rank at 10. Buy water before 4.	Conjure Food at 6 and 12; use cooked XP food when its Forever tooltip offers the bonus.	Minor Mana Potion; Lesser Mana Potion from 14. First Aid makes Minor and Lesser Healing Potions.	Elixir of Wisdom from 10 if affordable; era item choice, check its current tooltip.	Linen bandages. Save cloth for First Aid as well as Tailoring. Share food and water before the first pull.
15 to 30	New Conjure Water ranks at 20 and 30; train before dungeon night.	Conjure Food at 22. Smoked Sagefish gives spell damage in Forever; check the current food tooltip.	Mana Potion from 22. Spellblasting Potion from 25 gives +16 spell damage for 30 seconds; its cooldown sharing needs a client check. First Aid makes your healing potions.	Lesser Arcane Elixir from 25: +15 spell damage for 30 minutes. Lesser Mageblood Elixir from 25: 6 mana per 5 seconds for 30 minutes. Elixir of Frost Power from 28: +15 Frost damage; era seasonal recipe access is not guaranteed in beta.	Wool and silk bandages. Free Action Potion from 20 prevents new stuns and movement effects for 30 seconds; it does not remove effects already active. Rune of Teleportation from 20; Light Feather for Slow Fall.
30 to 45	Conjure Water rank at 40; client trainer data above the beta cap, access untested.	Conjure Food ranks at 32 and 42; client trainer data. Check cooked-food buffs rather than using an Era mana-food list.	Greater Mana Potion from 31; client tooltip. Superior Healing Potion from 35; First Aid client recipe. Keep a conjured Mana Agate from 28; Mana Jade comes at 38 in client data.	Arcane Elixir from 37: +20 spell damage. Mageblood Potion from 40: 12 mana per 5 seconds for 1 hour. Elixir of Greater Firepower from 40: +40 Fire damage for 30 minutes. These higher-level database records do not prove recipe access at launch.	Mageweave bandages. Rune of Portals for Orgrimmar and Undercity portals at 40, Rune of Teleportation and Light Feather. Keep Free Action Potions; check potion cooldowns before combining supplies.
45 to 60	Conjure Water ranks at 50 and 60; the level-60 rank has an era Dire Maul book route, not a confirmed Forever trainer purchase.	Conjure Food at 52; its level-60 rank needs its learning source checked. A guild cook can supply the current spell-damage food.	Major Mana Potion from 49 and Major Healing Potion from 45; database/Era levels. Superior Spellblasting Potion from 45: +33 spell damage for 30 seconds, client tooltip. Mana Citrine at 48 and Mana Ruby at 58 in client data; conjure before combat.	Greater Arcane Elixir from 47: +35 spell damage for 1 hour. Add the matching Frost or Fire elixir only after checking stacking. Mageblood Potion is a long buff, not an instant mana potion. Flask of Supreme Power is an era expensive raid option; recipe access and stacking unconfirmed.	Heavy Runecloth Bandages when First Aid allows. Limited Invulnerability Potion from 45: physical immunity, not protection from spells. Arcane Powder for Arcane Brilliance from 56, Rune of Portals, Rune of Teleportation and Light Feather. Dark or Demonic Runes are era mana-at-health-cost options; verify availability and cooldowns.

Healing-potion recipes moved to First Aid; mana potions remain Alchemy. Read Discolored Healing Potion carefully because its delayed damage can undo part of the heal. Smoked Sagefish and Nightfin Soup give spell damage in Forever instead of Era mana regeneration. September 24 restored Wizard Oil values to 8, 16 and 24 spell power; it also removed wand scaling. Reagent-free Legacy choices may change what you carry, so check your spell tooltip. Potion and elixir stacking above 30 is not tested here. In Classic Era, the Light Feather, teleport, portal and Arcane Powder reagent list needs checking against your current Forever spell tooltips.

New in Forever

Filigreed Silky CircletTailoring 125; dropped pattern; client data +14 Frost damage and +12 Stamina at 25. Make it yourself; BoP.
Filigreed Flame CircletTailoring 125; dropped pattern; client data +14 Fire damage and +12 Stamina at 25. Good Fire-only craft; BoP.
Pearly CircletTailoring 100; Horde Merchant's Favor pattern; client data +11 Arcane damage and +10 Stamina at 20. Vendor-pattern alternative to a rare head drop; BoP.
Flame GownTailoring 110; Horde Merchant's Favor pattern; client data +13 Fire damage, +7 Intellect, +4 Spirit and +6 Stamina at 22. BoP; Frost and Arcane want a general spell-power robe.
Orb of Mystic InsightEnchanting 140; Horde Merchant's Favor formula; client data +7 spell power and +6 Intellect at 25. BoP; pair it with a dagger.
SoulstaffEnchanting 140; Horde Merchant's Favor formula; client data +34 spell power, +11 Stamina and +11 Spirit at 25. BoP alternative to both hand slots.
Lesser Arcane ElixirAlchemy 120; Horde supply-camp recipe; client data +15 damage for every spell school for 30 minutes, from 25. Its name does not restrict it to Arcane.
Lesser Mageblood ElixirAlchemy; Horde supply-camp recipe; client data 6 mana per 5 seconds for 30 minutes, from 25. Helps when drinking breaks are short.
Spellblasting PotionAlchemy 135; Horde supply-camp recipe; client data +16 spell damage for 30 seconds, from 25. Check whether it shares your mana-potion cooldown before raid planning.
Formula: Enchant Weapon - RevelationEnchanting 140; Merchant's Favor vendor in the Barrens; client data Direct non-critical spells can trigger a guaranteed next direct-spell crit. Useful for caster weapons; not a melee damage proc.

Gear planner

Pick a piece for each slot and watch your stats and Frost, Fire and Arcane damage scores add up; these Era-based scores compare gear, while hit caps, procs and survival still need your judgment.

0Damage scorein spell damage points

Items and stats: Wowhead's Forever database; pieces Forever doesn't list yet use Classic data and say Era data. Score weights, in the units each stat is shown in. Frost: int 0.125, sp 1, dmg 1, frost 1, crit 9, hit 12.5; Fire: int 0.125, sp 1, dmg 1, fire 1, crit 9, hit 12.5; Arcane: int 0.125, sp 1, dmg 1, arcane 1, crit 9, hit 12.5. Sources: Warcraft Tavern: Phase 1 Mage Compendium, published Era ratios: spell power 1, Intellect 1/8, crit 8 to 10 (planner midpoint 9), hit about 12.5 · Planner interpretation: the same Era baseline is used for all three school scores.

Mage in groups

Mage in groups: control the extra enemy, stop the dangerous cast, and let the tank gather the pack before you light it up. Water before the run is a small kindness that makes the evening smoother.

Set up your screen

Client setup: enable readable enemy nameplates and cast bars so you can spot a healer cast without changing targets.
Client setup: keep sheep on focus or use mouseover Polymorph; bind mouseover Counterspell separately. Supplied client data lists Polymorph at 8 and Counterspell at 24.
Client evidence: Forever macro reports list /focus, @focus, and @cursor support, but ForeverDB examples are client-checked and not beta-tested. Practice first; use mouseover or manual targeting if focus fails, and reserve cursor targeting for ground spells.
Client setup: show curses on party and raid frames and bind Remove Lesser Curse beside them. Supplied spell data lists it at 18; it removes curses, not magic, disease, or poison.
Client setup: enable built-in threat warnings or a Forever-compatible threat display and Target of Target; stop casting when an enemy starts looking at you.
Client setup: show raid marks on nameplates and keep healer mana visible; confirm what Moon and Star mean before pulling.

Raid marks

SkullKill first after the tank has it; interrupt if assigned.
CrossKill second; stay on Skull until the tank calls the switch.
MoonYour Polymorph if assigned. Refresh it and keep area damage away.
SquareAnother player's control unless told otherwise; leave it alone.
StarAssigned interrupt or extra control; agree which before pulling.

Habits that make you the mage people invite

Sheep the moon.Era habit: Polymorph your assigned eligible enemy and refresh before it ends. One mage controls one target; tell the tank when sheep resists or breaks.
Keep damage off control.Era habit: place Blizzard, Flamestrike, and Arcane Explosion away from sheep and traps. Damage breaks Polymorph, and it heals its target quickly.
Let the tank call area damage.Era habit: wait for the pack to settle and the tank to say go. A big number helps less when the healer is wearing the pack.
Nova with a reason.Era habit: coordinate Frost Nova with the tank; rooted enemies can hit whoever is beside them. Use it to rescue someone or create space, then move clear.
Aim Cone of Cold carefully.Era habit: slow the enemies the tank wants slowed. Do not step into melee or clip sheep to fit another enemy in the cone.
Watch threat before it wins.Era habit: pause damage near the tank's threat lead. Keep Ice Block for danger if talented; temporary protection does not guarantee your threat disappears.
Remove the curse.Client spell: Remove Lesser Curse at 18. Era habit: handle assigned frames promptly; a saved tank beats one more Frostbolt.
Keep Intellect up.Client spell: Arcane Intellect from 1. Check new arrivals and revived players; split buff groups with other mages.
Offer water before the pull.Era habit: ask the healer what water they can use, then trade enough for the run. Conjure your food, water, and learned mana gem before everyone moves.
Interrupt the right cast.Era habit: Counterspell the enemy healer or the cast that hurts. Agree an order so two dads do not spend theirs on the same sentence.
Let everyone drink.Era habit: call low mana early and stop at safe breaks. An extra pull is a poor time to discover your mana gem is still in the spellbook.
Offer the ride home.Era habit: ask which city the group wants and offer a portal once trained. Client data lists Orgrimmar and Undercity at 40, Thunder Bluff at 50; carry portal reagents after beta.

Sources: Blizzard · foreverdb.net · wowforever.kickegg.net · github.com · Wowhead · Icy Veins.

Which spell when

Pick the spell that solves the problem, then leave room for the next problem. Level-30 choices follow Forever's client training list and require any named talents; level-60 additions are untested plans, with older habits marked Era.

Situation	At 30	At 60	Why
One target while leveling	Frost: Frostbolt, then Ice Lance on a freeze if talented. Fire: Fireball and a useful Fire Blast, with Pyroblast when Heating Up makes the cast practical. Arcane: a few Arcane Blast stacks, then a damage spell to clear them; use Missile Barrage when it appears.	Keep those choices with trained ranks. Frost can maintain personal Winter's Chill; Fire uses personal Scorch stacks on long-lived targets. Try Frostfire Bolt only after testing the build's interactions.	Do not spend a whole mana bar setting up a target that will die to the next wand shot.
Several enemies	With the AoE talents, Frost Nova, move out, and place Blizzard ahead of the pack. Use Cone of Cold from 26 when they close; Arcane Explosion requires being near them. Keep sheep out of every damage area.	Use the same careful spacing with trained ranks. Ice Barrier helps if talented; Cold Snap refreshes other Frost cooldowns when a recovery matters.	Forever weakened the old slows. A smaller controlled pull beats a spectacular corpse run.
A caster starts a dangerous spell	Counterspell from 24; before that, Polymorph a valid target before its cast if you can. Start Arcane Missiles with line of sight, but do not confuse damage with an interrupt.	Counterspell remains the answer. Improved Counterspell adds a silence if talented; agree on interrupt turns with the group.	Stop the cast that matters and save the healer a repair job.
A runner heads toward another pack	Use Frostbolt to slow it, or Cone of Cold if already in front of you. Fire Blast can finish low health; Frost Nova roots if it is nearby and vulnerable.	Use the same trained controls. Ice Lance is a finish or frozen-target hit if talented, not a replacement for a slow.	Stop the runner before it makes introductions you did not ask for.
Your health is low	Frost Nova and move away, then Blink from 20 if the landing is safe. Use a health potion; Frost can use Ice Block if talented. Bandage only after stopping incoming damage.	Add Ice Barrier if talented before the next hit. Use Ice Block when needed and ask for help before leaving it.	Control buys time to recover. One more cast is not worth the graveyard commute.
Your mana is low	Use a prepared Mana Agate from 28 or safely channel Evocation from 20. Between pulls, drink; if the target is almost dead, a wand costs no mana. Do not keep stacking expensive Arcane Blast.	Use your learned mana gem and potion when appropriate, with cooldown sharing checked live. Mage Armor and Arcane Meditation help if available; do not spend a free-cast proc on pointless damage.	Mana saved now leaves an interrupt, sheep, or rescue ready later.
A dungeon pull needs crowd control	Agree on the sheep mark, Polymorph the valid target, and refresh before it expires. Era habit: tell the group to keep damage over time and area spells off it.	Keep the same job with your trained rank. Presence of Mind can make a rescue Polymorph instant if talented; it does not choose a safe target for you.	One clear assignment is easier than four people apologizing over the broken sheep.
You pulled aggro off the tank	Stop damage and move toward the tank. Root only if it helps the recovery; Blink should not carry the pack toward your healer. Ice Block can buy time if talented.	Keep the same recovery. Threat-reduction talents apply by school; neither a stronger spell nor Ice Barrier hands the enemies back to the tank.	Bring the problem where the tank can solve it. Era habit: Ice Block is a pause, not a threat wipe.
The healer is in trouble	Polymorph a valid attacker, Counterspell a dangerous caster, or Frost Nova nearby melee while the healer moves away. Remove Lesser Curse from 18 if a curse is causing the trouble.	Use those controls and an instant Polymorph with Presence of Mind if talented. Recheck control immunity rather than repeating a spell that cannot land.	A clean peel or curse removal often helps more than racing the enemy's health bar.
A rogue opens on you	Era tactic: Blink out of a breakable stun when safe, Frost Nova to make space, and face the next approach. Use Ice Block if talented and the burst needs an immunity window.	Ice Barrier helps before the opener if talented; Cold Snap supplies recovery Frost cooldowns. Recheck Blink breaks, diminishing returns, and Ice Block reuse in Forever.	Get space first. The clever combo can wait until you are allowed to press a key.

Raid night checklist

Tick things off as you pack. Ticks stay in this browser; clear them before the next raid night.

Raids in Forever

Launch is November 4, 2026. First raids open December 9: Onyxia's Lair for 40 players, Barrow Deeps for 10, and Hyjal Summit for 20.
Beta caps at 30. Level-60 mage builds, resist gear, and raid jobs here are preparation, not tested raid advice.
Improved Scorch and Winter's Chill support the casting mage's own spells. Keep personal stacks where talented; neither is a shared raid job.
Other Classic raids have no confirmed Forever dates in the sources checked. Their attunements, consumables, and tactics below are future plans. Era data
New-raid names come from the supplied beta-data roster; names and counts do not reveal mechanics or kill order. Do not copy TBC Hyjal tactics. Era data
Bring supplies for your job. Check potion cooldown sharing and buff stacking in Forever before copying an Era plan. Era data
Mages remove curses. Ask another class for magic, disease, or poison removal. Era data
Do not budget world buffs, fixed resistance totals, or unchanged attunements until the guild checks live rules. Era data

Before the raid: assignments

Split Remove Lesser Curse coverage by group number, name a backup, and put tanks first where curses are dangerous.
Name each Polymorph target and its mage. Agree marks, refresh timing, and where area damage can land.
Split Arcane Intellect by group. Offer food and water before the raid and to replacements; arrange portals home.
Improved Scorch benefits your own Fire damage; Winter's Chill benefits your own Frostbolt and Ice Lance. Each talented mage maintains their own stacks; do not assign one mage to stack for everybody.
Agree the tank's signal for big pulls, interrupt order, and when to pause damage for threat.

Before every pull

Mana above the agreed floor; drink before the ready check.
Arcane Intellect and your chosen armor buff up; learned mana gem ready.
Polymorph target marked and clear of area damage; know when the tank wants sheep.
Curse frames visible and assigned groups in range; confirm a backup if you must move.
Plan personal Scorch or Winter's Chill upkeep if talented, plus a safe damage school for this boss.
Wait for tank threat, then follow the kill mark. Keep an escape lane and Ice Block ready if talented.

Mage jobs by raid size

Raid	Mages	Who does what
10 players: Barrow Deeps	1 to 2 mages	Suggested roster: split curses across groups 1 and 2, assign sheep if needed, and share water and Intellect work. Boss-specific mage jobs are unknown.
20 players: Hyjal Summit, Zul'Gurub, AQ20	2 to 3 mages	Suggested roster: divide four groups for Intellect and curses; name a backup and separate sheep marks. Each talented mage owns personal Scorch or Winter's Chill stacks.
40 players: Onyxia, Molten Core and later	4 to 6 mages	Suggested roster: divide eight groups for buffs and curses with a tank backup. Name each control and interrupt target; share food and water work and wait for the tank's area damage call.

Mage counts are planning suggestions, not requirements; Era control and threat habits need Forever testing, and personal Scorch and Winter's Chill replace old shared-stack jobs.

Onyxia's Lair40 players

Size: 40
Level: 60
Attunement: Unknown. Era Horde: Warlord's Command from Warlord Goretooth in Kargath, Badlands; finish the Eitrigg/Thrall/Rexxar/Emberstrife chain and Blood of the Black Dragon Champion. Carry the rewarded Drakefire Amulet; no need to equip it.
Resistance: Favor spell damage and Intellect unless assigned resistance duty. Forever requirements are unknown.

Bring for Onyxia's Lair

Drakefire Amulet Era data1Era entry item; Forever attunement is unannounced.
Greater Fire Protection Potion Era data5 optionalEra fire buffer; still dodge Deep Breath.

Bosses, in a common order

Onyxia Use non-Fire damage, stand on her flank, watch threat, dodge Deep Breath, and AoE whelps only when assigned.

Barrow Deeps10 players

Size: 10
Level: 60
Attunement: Unknown; no verified attunement steps published. Scheduled December 9, 2026.
Resistance: Forever requirements unknown. Wait for tested mechanics before buying mage resistance gear.

Bring for Barrow Deeps

Food, water, mana gem, and portal reagents Era dataEnough for the nightMage preparation habit; boss-specific consumables remain unverified.

Bosses, in a common order

Chillhowl Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Khalith the Dreadspinner Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Amethrax Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Ravus and Darlissa Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Elder Tangleclaw Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Well of Sorrow Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Del'lynar Songwood Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Sonya Darkhallow Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.

Hyjal Summit20 players

Size: 20
Level: 60
Attunement: Unknown; no verified attunement steps published. Scheduled December 9, 2026. This is the new level-60 raid, not TBC's Caverns of Time raid.
Resistance: Forever requirements unknown. Wait for tested mechanics before buying mage resistance gear.

Bring for Hyjal Summit

Food, water, mana gem, and portal reagents Era dataEnough for the nightMage preparation habit; boss-specific consumables remain unverified.

Bosses, in a common order

Bandalar Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Time-Lost Battalion Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Old Gloomlurker Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Kathris the Haunted Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Elder Minderel Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Council of Thorns Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
The Wild King Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Ancient of Decay Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Sylvestris Dusksong Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Gharalis the Abyssal Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Anara Chillwind Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Tracker Stillwind Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.
Nythus the Dreambound Client roster only: mage tactics unknown. Confirm curse, interrupt, control, and damage-school jobs after live testing.

Zul'Gurub20 players

Size: 20
Level: 60
Attunement: No personal attunement; content must be open. Forever access and timing are unverified.
Resistance: Favor spell damage and Intellect unless assigned resistance duty. Forever requirements are unknown.

Bring for Zul'Gurub

Greater Nature Protection Potion Era data5-10Era optional Venoxis buffer; mages cannot cleanse poison.
Gurubashi Mojo Madness Era data1-2Assigned summoner only: summons the rotating Edge of Madness boss.
Mudskunk Lure and Zulian Mudskunk Era data1 lure + 5 fish per summonAssigned fisher only: Nat's Measuring Tape quest; Nat Pagle sells lure.
Fishing pole and lure Era data1 pole + enough luresGahz'ranka summoner needs 350 effective Fishing.

Bosses, in a common order

High Priestess Jeklik Counterspell assigned healing casts; stay beyond silence range and move from fire.
High Priest Venoxis Spread for Holy Wrath and leave poison clouds; mages cannot cleanse poison.
High Priestess Mar'li Kill spider adds on the tank's call; avoid early area damage.
Bloodlord Mandokir Stop casting and moving when watched; resume when the gaze ends.
Gri'lek Optional rotating boss: kite when fixated and keep distance.
Hazza'rah Optional rotating boss: kill nightmare adds and keep distance.
Renataki Optional rotating boss: keep health high before Vanish and watch threat.
Wushoolay Optional rotating boss: avoid lightning clouds and his front.
High Priest Thekal Balance the three targets, interrupt assigned heals, and follow the coordinated finish.
Gahz'ranka Optional summon: use agreed water positioning to avoid lethal knockback falls.
High Priestess Arlokk Bring panthers to their tank; use area damage only after they gather.
Jin'do the Hexxer Keep Delusions of Jin'do to kill shades; prioritize Brain Wash and healing totems.
Hakkar Polymorph controlled tanks when assigned; take planned poison before Blood Siphon.

Molten Core40 players

Size: 40
Level: 60
Attunement: Era shortcut: Attunement to the Core from Lothos Riftwaker inside Blackrock Mountain (level 55+). Loot the Core Fragment beside the MC portal in Blackrock Depths and return it. Optional for entry through BRD; recommended for direct access.
Resistance: Favor spell damage and Intellect unless assigned resistance duty. Forever requirements are unknown.

Bring for Molten Core

Greater Fire Protection Potion Era data5-10 optionalEra fire buffer for assigned encounters.
Aqual Quintessence / Eternal Quintessence Era data1 if assignedEra assigned dousing duty; coordinate with the guild.

Bosses, in a common order

Lucifron Remove Lucifron's Curse immediately; magic dispellers handle Impending Doom.
Magmadar Keep range, leave fire patches, and use non-Fire damage.
Gehennas Remove Gehennas's Curse, tanks first; leave Rain of Fire.
Garr Kill the assigned target and avoid dying Firesworn explosions.
Baron Geddon Run Living Bomb away; leave Inferno and request Ignite Mana removal.
Shazzrah Remove Shazzrah's Curse; keep distance and pause after teleports for tank threat.
Sulfuron Harbinger Counterspell assigned priest heals; follow the add kill order.
Golemagg the Incinerator Damage Golemagg at range; leave Core Ragers with their tanks.
Majordomo Executus Maintain assigned sheep; stop into Magic Reflection and keep area damage off control.
Ragnaros Use non-Fire damage, spread, and control Sons of Flame on the raid call.

Blackwing Lair40 players

Size: 40
Level: 60
Attunement: Era shortcut: kill Scarshield Quartermaster near the Blackrock Spire entrance; his Blackhand's Command item starts the quest. Kill General Drakkisath in UBRS and touch Drakkisath's Brand. This unlocks the Orb of Command; entry through UBRS remains possible.
Resistance: Favor spell damage and Intellect unless assigned resistance duty. Forever requirements are unknown.

Bring for Blackwing Lair

Onyxia Scale Cloak Era data1Era Shadow Flame protection; equip when required over your damage cloak.
Hourglass Sand Era data5-10Era Bronze affliction removal on Chromaggus; share trash drops.
Greater Fire Protection Potion Era data5Era optional fire buffer.

Bosses, in a common order

Razorgore the Untamed Control assigned adds during eggs; respect corner jobs and keep damage off sheep.
Vaelastrasz the Corrupt Use the mana buff but watch threat; leave immediately with Burning Adrenaline.
Broodlord Lashlayer Watch threat and stay outside Blast Wave; let the tank rebuild a lead.
Firemaw Hide to drop Flame Buffet stacks; return when safe.
Ebonroc Pause during Shadow of Ebonroc tank swaps; do not steal threat.
Flamegor Watch threat and leave Frenzy control to hunters.
Chromaggus Remove black curse affliction, hide from breaths, and use the announced vulnerable school.
Nefarian Equip Onyxia Scale Cloak; mage calls force Polymorph. Use Ice Block if available and assigned.

Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj20 players

Size: 20
Level: 60
Attunement: No personal attunement. The realm must have opened the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj; individual raiders do not need the Scepter.
Resistance: Favor spell damage and Intellect unless assigned resistance duty. Forever requirements are unknown.

Bring for Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj

Greater Nature Protection Potion Era data5-10Era nature buffer; mages cannot cleanse poison.
Powerful Anti-Venom Era data5-10Era self-help for applicable poison; check the debuff first.

Bosses, in a common order

Kurinnaxx Leave sand traps immediately; give the tank a threat lead.
General Rajaxx Wait for each wave to gather before area damage; conserve mana.
Moam Optional: let priests, hunters, and warlocks drain mana; handle elementals as assigned.
Buru the Gorger Optional: kite toward the assigned egg when chased; follow egg damage calls.
Ayamiss the Hunter Optional: kill the larva threatening a sacrificed ally; ask others for poison removal.
Ossirian the Unscarred Follow activated crystals, cast the vulnerable school, and avoid tornadoes.

Temple of Ahn'Qiraj40 players

Size: 40
Level: 60
Attunement: No personal attunement. The realm must have opened the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj; individual raiders do not need the Scepter.
Resistance: Ranged mages normally avoid Huhuran's nearest-fifteen soaker job; nature gear only if assigned. Viscidus needs Frost hits. Forever rules unknown.

Bring for Temple of Ahn'Qiraj

Greater Nature Protection Potion Era data5-10Era nature buffer; mages cannot cleanse poison.
Powerful Anti-Venom Era data5-10Era self-help for applicable poison; check the debuff first.

Bosses, in a common order

The Prophet Skeram Polymorph controlled players when assigned; stay on your platform and watch threat on copies.
Lord Kri Follow trio kill order and avoid poison clouds; another class handles poison removal.
Princess Yauj Follow trio kill order; interrupt assigned heals and prepare for fear.
Vem Follow trio kill order; spread and watch charges.
Battleguard Sartura Run from whirlwinds and fixating adds; move before finishing casts.
Fankriss the Unyielding Kill assigned snake adds once the tanks secure them.
Viscidus Optional: use quick Frost hits to freeze him, then follow shatter and globule calls.
Princess Huhuran Stay outside the nearest fifteen unless assigned as a resistance soaker.
Emperor Vek'lor Cast at Vek'lor, who takes magic; pause after teleports and avoid Blizzard.
Emperor Vek'nilash Vek'nilash is magic-immune; cast at Vek'lor and follow teleport positioning.
Ouro Optional: avoid Sand Blast, Sweep, and burrow trails; follow tank positioning.
C'Thun Spread ten yards, dodge Dark Glare, and kill assigned tentacles.

Naxxramas40 players

Size: 40
Level: 60
Attunement: Level 60 and Argent Dawn Honored. Accept The Dread Citadel - Naxxramas from Archmage Angela Dosantos at Light's Hope Chapel, Eastern Plaguelands. Honored: 60g, 5 Arcane Crystals, 2 Nexus Crystals, 1 Righteous Orb. Revered: 30g, 2 Arcane Crystals, 1 Nexus Crystal. Exalted: free; still complete the quest.
Resistance: Build the guild's agreed Sapphiron frost set, without inventing a Forever total. Use non-Frost damage against Era Sapphiron.

Bring for Naxxramas

Greater Frost Protection Potion Era data5-10Era Sapphiron preparation with agreed frost gear.
Greater Shadow Protection Potion Era data5-10Era Loatheb survival plan; follow agreed timing.
Heavy Runecloth Bandage Era data20Era self-healing between damage windows.

Bosses, in a common order

Patchwerk Stay at range and below tank threat; use mana recovery safely.
Grobbulus Take Mutating Injection to the assigned edge; avoid poison clouds.
Gluth Slow or kite assigned zombies; kill them after Decimate before they reach Gluth.
Thaddius Join your polarity group immediately using the agreed crossing route.
Noth the Plaguebringer Remove Curse of the Plaguebringer immediately; pause after Blink for threat.
Heigan the Unclean Follow the safe-zone dance; move before finishing a cast.
Loatheb Take your assigned spore and time self-healing consumables for damage.
Anub'Rekhan Stay beyond Locust Swarm and damage assigned adds.
Grand Widow Faerlina Leave Rain of Fire; avoid accidental damage on the sacrifice target.
Maexxna Free webbed players promptly; save escape tools for danger.
Instructor Razuvious Let priests control Understudies; avoid Disrupting Shout.
Gothik the Harvester Stay on your side; wait for tanks before area damage.
Highlord Mograine Rotate at agreed marks; avoid the wrong tank group.
Thane Korth'azz Stack with your assigned group for Meteor; rotate at agreed marks.
Lady Blaumeux Leave Void Zones immediately; rotate at agreed marks.
Sir Zeliek Spread for Holy Wrath; rotate at agreed marks.
Sapphiron Decurse Life Drain, use non-Frost damage, dodge Blizzard, and hide behind an encounter iceblock for breath.
Kel'Thuzad Interrupt assigned Frostbolts, sheep controlled allies, spread, and leave Shadow Fissures.

Checklist from Codex research of Blizzard's Forever notes and Classic raid guides. Quantities are starting points; your raid leader's word wins.

Reputations

Start with reputations that fit the content you play, and buy crafted gear or an enchant when it saves a grind. Forever rewards below are database-backed targets; Era raid factions are later plans without promised opening dates.

Faction	What you get	How to earn it	When
Durotar Supply and Logistics Unverified	Client-listed targets include Pristine Leggings and Orb of Mystic Insight; compare spell damage and Intellect before spending Merchant's Favor. Favor is currency, not reputation.	Fill Waylaid Crates and deliver them at the Horde hub west of the Crossroads; confirm each recipe's standing and skill requirements.	During beta leveling; buy a recipe you will use.
Darkspear Raiders	Client listings: Friendly Darkspear Voodoo Seal; Honored Darkspear Raider's Cloak; Revered Tome of the Darkspear Prophecy and Darkspear Insurgent's Spellblade; Exalted Raider Handwraps. Compare mage stats and level versions.	Play Darkspear Islands and complete its quests or mark turn-ins; check Creeg Bothunk's current stock.	From the level-30 battleground bracket; some item versions require higher levels.
Argent Dawn Era data	Resistance shoulder enchants and Naxxramas entry discounts are useful goals; healing enchants are not mage damage priorities.	Plaguelands quests, Stratholme and Scholomance, then Scourgestones while wearing the Argent Dawn Commission.	Around 50 to 60 alongside dungeon gearing; Forever gates and discounts are unverified.
Timbermaw Hold Era data	Honored Wisdom of the Timbermaw belt and Revered Mantle of the Timbermaw shoulders give mana recovery. Compare lost spell damage; buying the crafted gear saves the grind.	Do furbolg quests and turn in Deadwood feathers or Winterfall beads; leave friendly Timbermaw alive.	Felwood and Winterspring; optional unless the guild needs recipes.
Thorium Brotherhood Era data	Tailoring Flarecore patterns supply cloth fire resistance, including Flarecore Mantle at Honored. Buy finished pieces for an assigned job instead of grinding every pattern.	Thorium Point quests and material turn-ins, then Dark Iron Residue and higher-tier materials.	Near 60 only when a raid needs fire gear; Forever availability is unverified.
Zandalar Tribe Era data	Friendly Presence of Sight head or leg enchant; Exalted Zandalar Signet of Mojo shoulders. Zandalar Illusionist's Wraps, Mantle, and Robe need Friendly, Honored, and Revered plus tokens; Jewel of Kajaro upgrades through Exalted.	Run Zul'Gurub, turn in coins and bijous, and save mage dolls and idols. The set is a token exchange, not a plain gold purchase.	Level 60 after Zul'Gurub opens; no Forever date confirmed.
Cenarion Circle Era data	Trappings of Vaulted Secrets gives a mage ring, cloak, and Blade of Vaulted Secrets; the weapon needs Exalted and AQ20 materials. Later raid rewards.	Silithus quests and turn-ins, then Ahn'Qiraj; retain the right idols, scarabs, and Qiraji tokens.	Level 60 when relevant content opens; Forever timing is unknown.
Hydraxian Waterlords Era data	Honored plus Hydraxis's chain gives Aqual Quintessence; Revered gives reusable Eternal Quintessence. This opens Molten Core progression rather than buying mage damage.	Duke Hydraxis's quests and elemental or Molten Core kills; split dousing duties with the guild.	Only when Molten Core is announced; it is not a December opening raid.
Brood of Nozdormu Era data	Caster Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight upgrades and mage Enigma Vestments; armor also needs AQ40 tokens and standing.	Ahn'Qiraj reputation and Qiraji Lord's Insignias or Ancient Qiraji Artifacts.	Later level-60 progression; Forever AQ40 timing is unknown.

Mage tips

Forever details use Blizzard's mage deep dive, beta notes, and current client talents. Era marks older Classic habits that still need testing here. Pick the spell that solves the pull, then save enough mana to solve the next one. Era reference: Icy Veins Classic Mage Leveling Guide, https://www.icy-veins.com/wow-classic/classic-mage-leveling-guide.

Leveling and distance

Start with room to move. Era habit: pull one enemy with Frostbolt and move before it reaches you. Fight facing a clear escape route.
Nova, then step back. Frost Nova is listed at 10. A root does not stop a nearby enemy hitting you; leave melee reach before your next cast.
Use the frozen window. If you bought Ice Lance, use it on a frozen target or with Fingers of Frost. A slow alone does not mean frozen.

Mana between pulls

Drink before empty. Keep current Conjure Water ranks and sit between safe pulls. Tell the tank you are drinking; the mana bar is a group resource.
Give Spirit a quiet moment. Era five-second rule: spending mana slows Spirit regeneration for five seconds. Wanding gives you a mana-free gap; check Forever regeneration in the live client.
Prepare the mana gem. Conjure Mana Agate is listed at 28. Make it before trouble, and use a trained Evocation from 20 only when you can safely channel.

The wand still earns its bag slot

Finish a small health bar cheaply. Client leveling reports favor a wand when a few casts would waste mana. Stand still for Shoot; spell power stopped adding wand damage on September 24.
Two points are a real choice. Wand Specialization 2/2 gives 25% wand damage. Taking Arcane points delays deep Fire or Frost talents, so only the Arcane leveling preset spends them.

Small AoE practice

Build the control first. Blizzard is trained at 20 in the client list. The AoE preset finishes Improved Blizzard 3/3 at 22; start with a few melee enemies on clear ground.
Watch the edge of the slow. Forever reduces Improved Blizzard to a 40% slow and shortens Cone of Cold's slow. Move early and abandon a bad pull before the pack reaches you.
Keep the pack together. Era habit: avoid Frostbite in a dedicated Blizzard build because random roots can split the pack. Casters and patrols are reasons to pick a smaller pull.

Dungeons and threat

Let the tank collect the pack. Era habit: open gently and avoid early Arcane Explosion. Frost Channeling and Burning Soul reduce their own school's threat; Arcane Subtlety reduces Arcane threat.
Bring loose enemies home. Run toward the tank when you pull aggro. Talented Ice Block can buy time, but it does not promise to erase your threat; keep a plan for when it ends.
Help before chasing damage. Counterspell at 24 and Remove Lesser Curse at 18 can save a healer's whole cast. Keep Polymorph away from damage over time and area attacks.

Food, water, and the ride home

Share before the first pull. Ask who needs food or water and trade what they can use. It is a small kindness that keeps bedtime dungeon runs moving.
Check the destination together. Client Horde travel list: Orgrimmar and Undercity teleports at 20, Thunder Bluff at 30; their portals at 40, 40, and 50. Bring the appropriate runes unless Reagent Economy covers them.
Do not import a refreshment table. Forever's data lists Conjure Food and Conjure Water, not a learned table spell. Top-rank sources and any extra water rank need a launch check.

Forever spell habits

Short ranks have a cost. Blizzard says very low ranks have less bonus damage and weaker talent trigger chances. Use rank 1 Frostbolt for a deliberate slow, not cheap Clearcasting fishing.
Read the Fire buff. Heating Up reduces cast time by at most 75%. Wake of Fire gives its post-kill Fire Blast window for 30 seconds; stop for a drink when you need one.
Keep your own stacks. Improved Scorch and Winter's Chill are personal in Forever. Another mage maintaining theirs does not maintain yours.
Buy the next Frostbolt rank. Official October 8 change: Frostbolt ranks 1 through 5 were retuned to make progression through rank 6 consistent and new ranks upgrades. Do not use an old Era damage table to skip your main Frost spell.

Horde choices and controls

Pick the face you want at login. Blizzard's race table allows Orc, Troll, and Undead mages. Horde Windshaper Skyborne cannot be mages; High Order Skyborne mages belong to the Alliance.
Test the convenient targeting. Client evidence: ForeverDB's build-checked mage macros include /focus, [@focus], and [@cursor] for Blizzard and Flamestrike, while explicitly saying they are not live tested. The Forever UI mirror also contains focus commands. Recheck both features on launch; cursor targeting is for ground spells. Source: https://foreverdb.net/class/Mage/macros.

Sources: Blizzard mage deep dive · Blizzard beta notes · Mage talent data · Wowhead Forever mage data · Racial traits · Forever UI commands · Blizzard Legacy article.

Addons and UI

Start with Blizzard's own tools, then add only what helps you see curses, threat and your procs. Readable bars beat a cockpit.

Default raid-style party frames Works in Forever

Edit Mode lets you use compact raid-style party frames and move them where you can read them. See who carries a curse for Remove Lesser Curse, who is missing Arcane Intellect, and how the healer's mana is doing.
Forever UI source includes the Edit Mode setting, checked Oct 14, 2026
Default Cooldown Manager Works in Forever

Blizzard's tracker supports class abilities, racials, and trinkets, with consumable support still due in a later patch. Keep Fear Ward and your talented cooldowns in view before shopping for more trackers.
Official October 8 support update, checked Oct 14, 2026
Default nameplates Works in Forever

Blizzard's nameplates put enemy health and cast bars above the mobs. Keep enemy plates visible so you can spot a loose mob while your mouse stays near the party frames.
Part of the Forever client, checked Oct 14, 2026
Default Damage Meter Works in Forever

The built-in meter shows healing, damage, dispels, and deaths, and you can position it in Edit Mode. Review damage, deaths and interrupts after the pull. It teaches your rotation; it is not a scoreboard.
Forever 1.60.1 meter guide dated Sep 22, checked Oct 14, 2026
DBM or BigWigs Unverified

Boss warnings and timers. Pick one, not both. Check that it knows the boss before you trust a timer to tell you when to Fear Ward.
Both list 1.60.1 core files; new raid coverage unverified, Oct 14, 2026
ThreatClassic2 Works in Forever

The Forever version shows threat for your enemy target, but its friendly-target healer mode is unavailable on this client. A mage crit can pull a fresh tank's target. Check the threat bar and ease off before Ice Block becomes the plan.
2.75-forever and explicit Forever limits, checked Oct 14, 2026
Details! Damage Meter Unverified

A damage and healing meter with overheal, dispel and death views. Review damage, deaths, interrupts and threat after the pull, where your client supports it.
Oct 14 release supports 1.60.1; threat and damage views unverified, Oct 15, 2026
Decursive Works in Forever

Decursive adds small unit buttons for spotting and manually removing effects your class can dispel. Remove Lesser Curse is a mage's raid job. Decursive shows who is cursed and cleanses with one click.
2.9.0-RC3-forever released Oct 4, checked Oct 14, 2026
Questie Works in Forever

Questie's Forever-supported package adds quest markers and a quest database. Collect dungeon quests before the group leaves town, and the portal home afterward is on you.
v12.1.0+v1.0.6 lists Forever 1.60.1, checked Oct 14, 2026
Baganator Works in Forever

Baganator gives you searchable bags in one window or categories and requires its Syndicator dependency. Keep conjured food and water, mana gems, portal runes and potions easy to find before the pull.
837 lists Forever support, checked Oct 14, 2026
Bartender4 Works in Forever

Bartender4 lets you rearrange action bars and bind their buttons. Put Polymorph, Counterspell, Frost Nova, Blink and Ice Block on keys you can hit without looking.
4.18.3.1 lists Forever support, checked Oct 14, 2026
WeakAuras and the Musca Auras Forever fork Unverified

Regular WeakAuras is not a drop-in Forever setup; Musca Auras is a 1.60.1 port whose modern aura triggers work within the client's limits. Useful reminders to test are Clearcasting, Fingers of Frost and Heating Up procs, Polymorph time left, Counterspell ready, a mana gem ready and Evocation.
Musca 1.9.1 supports 1.60.1; these mage auras unverified, Oct 15, 2026

Add and test one addon at a time, including a Polymorph on your mouseover target and a Counterspell, before adding the next.

Tailoring and Enchanting for mages

Tailoring and Enchanting makes a comfortable mage pair: cloth and bags from the first, caster weapons and enchants from the second. Turn outgrown magical gear into materials. Choose Engineering instead for PvP tools, or Alchemy if making the guild's damage elixirs and mana potions suits your evening better.

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Training gates in Forever

Rank	Skill	Train at	Character level
Apprentice	1 to 75	Any trainer	Any
Journeyman	75 to 150	Skill 50	10
Expert	150 to 225	Skill 125	20
Artisan	225 to 300	Skill 200	35

Camp objects at skill 20

Tailoring: Faction BannerA Spirit buff for everyone at your campfire. It does not stack with Divine Spirit, so skip it when that buff is already up. Spinning Wheel at 140, Loom at 300.
Enchanting: Enchanted LuteA group stat buff at your campfire, according to beta guides. Arcane Salvager at 140, Arcane Forge at 300.

Tailoring

Make useful spell-damage cloth for your school and bags for the guild; Forever's new BoP school sets reward making your own gear.

Leveling route

Skill	Make	About
1 to 30	Bolt of Linen Cloth	2 Linen Cloth each
30 to 75	Linen Belt, then Heavy Linen Gloves	Linen bolts, Coarse Thread
75 to 100	Bolt of Woolen Cloth	3 Wool Cloth each; learned at 75
100 to 125	Woolen Cape, then Double-stitched Woolen Shoulders	Wool bolts, Fine Thread
125 to 130	Bolt of Silk Cloth	4 Silk Cloth each. Forever's recipe list says 125; check your trainer
130 to 150	Gloves of Meditation	Wool bolts, Fine Thread, Elixir of Wisdom; learned at 130. Check recipe colours before buying materials
150 to 190	Crimson Silk Vest, then Pantaloons	Silk bolts, dye, thread
190 to 225	Black Mageweave Gloves, Mageweave Bag	Mageweave bolts, thread

Worth making for a mage

Item	Skill	Why
Filigreed Silky Circlet or Filigreed Flame Circlet	125	+14 Frost or Fire damage at level 25. Arcane can use Pearly Circlet at skill 100; Filigreed Pearly Circlet at 125 is the dropped-pattern upgrade.
Novice Arcanist's Sash	50?	+4 general spell power, +3 Intellect and +3 Stamina at 10. BoP. Spell tooltip says 50; guide prose says 35. Follow your trainer.
Bags and reagent bags	1 to 300	Room for cloth, reagents, food and water. Making a guildmate a bag is a fine use of spare cloth.
Robe of the Archmage	295 pattern / 300? craft	Era pre-raid goal: mage-only BoP robe. Forever pattern tooltip needs 295, but its guide crafting row says 300. Check the recipe, any Loom requirement and launch access.

Route from a Forever beta guide. Beta data shows most Classic patterns going grey 25 to 45 points sooner, so follow the recipe colors in your window: orange always gives a point. 225 to 300 is untested.

Enchanting

Make wands, a staff or off-hand, and useful spell-power or Intellect enchants while disenchanting gear you outgrow.

Leveling route

Skill	Make	About
1 to 20	Runed Copper Rod, then Enchant Bracer - Inferior Stamina	Vendor Mote of Magic
20 to 70	Enchant Chest - Inferior Stamina	Strange Dust
70 to 100	Enchant Bracer - Minor Stamina	Strange Dust
100 to 109	Enchant Cloak - Minor Protection	Strange Dust
109 to 110	Runed Silver Rod	Check the current materials
110 to 130	Enchant Cloak - Minor Protection	Strange Dust
130 to 150	Enchant Boots - Minor Stamina	Strange Dust
150 to 200	Runed Golden Rod, Minor Mana Oil, Boots - Lesser Agility	Soul Dust
200 to 225	Runed Truesilver Rod, Lesser Wizard Oil, Cloak - Greater Defense	Vision Dust

Worth making for a mage

Item	Skill	Why
Orb of Mystic Insight	140	+7 spell power and +6 Intellect at 25; BoP, so make your own to pair with a dagger.
Soulstaff	140	+34 spell power, +11 Stamina and +11 Spirit at 25; BoP weapon alternative.
Enchant Weapon - Revelation	140	Direct non-crits can trigger 100% additional crit chance for your next direct spell. The proc chance falls as your crit chance rises.
Enchant Necklace - Spell Power	210	+6 general spell power. The shared recipe exists, so it works with the materials calculator.

Since September 24, spell power no longer adds to a wand's Shoot damage. It still helps every damage spell you cast.

Make your wands

Known runed rods: Copper for the Practice and Magic wands, Golden for Mystic and Twisted Nether, Truesilver for Dreambough and Eternal, Arcanite for Brilliant; Torch of Light's tool is unknown. Simple Wood and Star Wood come from trade supply vendors. ? means unconfirmed for Forever, so check your trainer.

Wand	Learn at	Equip	Materials	Recipe from
Novice's Practice Wand	1?	1	Simple Wood, Mote of Magic	Trainer (new), per player reports
Lesser Magic Wand	10	5	Simple Wood, Lesser Magic Essence	Trainer
Greater Magic Wand	70	13	Simple Wood, 2 Lesser Magic Essence	Trainer (cheaper than Classic)
Lesser Mystic Wand	155?	26	Star Wood, Lesser Mystic Essence	Trainer (no Soul Dust now)
Greater Mystic Wand	175?	30	Star Wood, Lesser Mystic Essence, Vision Dust	Trainer (one record says Greater Mystic Essence)
Twisted Nether Wand	185	37	Star Wood, Lesser Nether Essence, Dream Dust	Formula (new), source unknown
Dreambough Wand	215	43	Star Wood, 2 Lesser Nether Essence, Vision Dust	Formula (new), source unknown
Lesser Eternal Wand	245	49	Star Wood, Lesser Eternal Essence, Dream Dust	Formula (new), source unknown
Greater Eternal Wand	275	55	Star Wood, 2 Greater Eternal Essence, Illusion Dust	Formula (new), source unknown
Brilliant Wand	275?	55	Star Wood, Greater Eternal Essence, 3 Illusion Dust, 2 Large Brilliant Shard	Formula (new): 180 Merchant's Favor at an Alliance vendor; Horde source unknown
Torch of Light	300	60	2 Malleable Essence of Nature, Nexus Crystal, 6 Large Brilliant Shard, 5 Lesser Eternal Essence	Formula (new), source unknown

Bag making

Reagent bags are new in Forever. They hold crafting materials (cloth, dust, herbs, ore) and players report they go in their own extra bag slot. ? means beta sources disagree, so check your trainer. Soul bags are warlock-only.

Bag	Slots	Learn at	Materials	Pattern from
Linen Bag	6	1?	3 Bolt of Linen Cloth, 3 Coarse Thread	Trainer
Linen Reagent Bag	6	5	6 Bolt of Linen Cloth, 6 Coarse Thread	Pattern (new), tailoring supply vendors
Woolen Bag	8	50?	3 Bolt of Woolen Cloth, Fine Thread	Trainer
Red Linen Bag	8	50?	4 Bolt of Linen Cloth, Fine Thread, Red Dye	Pattern, drop or vendor; Horde vendor unconfirmed
Woolen Reagent Bag	8	70	3 Bolt of Woolen Cloth, Fine Thread, Cerulean Dye	Pattern (new), Mahu in Thunder Bluff
Silk Reagent Bag	10	125	3 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2 Heavy Leather, 3 Fine Thread, 3 Cerulean Dye	Quest I Need a Tailor, Desolace, from 30 (new); reputation rules unclear
Small Silk Pack	10	145?	3 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2 Heavy Leather, 3 Fine Thread	Trainer
Black Silk Pack	10	150?	5 Bolt of Silk Cloth, Black Dye, 4 Fine Thread	Pattern, drop (no leather)
Enchanted Mageweave Pouch	20?	190?	4 Bolt of Mageweave, 4 Vision Dust, 2 Heavy Silken Thread	Pattern, enchanting vendors in Orgrimmar and Thunder Bluff. Holds enchanting materials
Mageweave Reagent Bag	12	190	4 Bolt of Mageweave, 2 Heavy Silken Thread, Magenta Dye, Cerulean Dye	Pattern (new), 60 Merchant's Favor at Friendly; Horde vendor unconfirmed
Mageweave Bag	12	205?	4 Bolt of Mageweave, 2 Silken Thread	Trainer (Artisan trainers need level 35)
Runecloth Bag	14	215?	5 Bolt of Runecloth, 2 Rugged Leather, Rune Thread, 4 Magenta Dye, 2 Cerulean Dye	Pattern, Qia in Everlook
Runecloth Reagent Bag	14	215	5 Bolt of Runecloth, 2 Rugged Leather, Rune Thread, Viridian Dye	Pattern (new), Jim'bek in the Barrens, 60 Merchant's Favor at Friendly
Mooncloth Reagent Bag	18	255	4 Bolt of Runecloth, Mooncloth, Rune Thread, 10 Viridian Dye, Magenta Dye, Cerulean Dye	Pattern (new), Dala Fairmaw on Mount Hyjal; access unconfirmed
Mooncloth Bag	18?	255?	4 Bolt of Runecloth, Mooncloth, Rune Thread, 10 Viridian Dye, 2 Magenta Dye, 4 Cerulean Dye	Pattern, high-level drop
Bottomless Reagent Bag	20	300	8 Bolt of Runecloth, 12 Mooncloth, 2 Large Brilliant Shard, 5 Pristine Leather, 2 Rune Thread, 5 Pristine Hide, 5 Pristine Scale	Pattern (new), source unknown; needs a Loom

Free bags while you level: Handmade Leather Bag, 6 slots (Carry Your Weight, Durotar); Scuffed Shipping Crate, 8 (Parts and Pieces, Barrens); Deviate Hide Pack, 10 (Deviate Hides, Wailing Caverns); Spidersilk Pouch, 12 (Stronger than Steel, Mulgore, from 23); Old Toolbox, 12 (Stepping Stones, the sleeping-bag chain, which runs through Alliance zones). If your guild tailor has the Mageweave Bag recipe, two of those (8 Mageweave bolts and 4 Silken Thread) round out four 12-slot bags.

Tips

Expert needs level 20 and Artisan needs 35 in the shared profession route. Plan around the beta cap of 30 and skill 225.
School damage only helps that school. A Fire robe will not improve Frostbolt or Arcane Blast.
Keep First Aid alongside your primary professions. Forever moved healing potions there, and bandages give a mage a way to recover without a healer.
Disenchant upgrades only after you have replaced them. BoP Tailoring and Enchanting gear cannot simply be bought as finished items.
Bring food and water before the group starts. Sharing it is a kindness that saves everyone's gold and keeps the next pull relaxed.

Sources: Blizzard deep dive panel · Wowhead professions · Leveling routes · Recipe data · Wowhead items · Bag recipe data · Zockify. Beta data changes between builds; check your trainer before you buy materials.

Best enchants for a mage

Practical enchants for a mage's cloth and caster weapons. Favor spell power, Intellect and enough Stamina to survive. Skills belong to the enchanter, not the wearer; above 30, these are launch plans from client and era data.

Slot	10 to 20	21 to 30	31 to 45	46 to 59	60 raid	60 PvP
Cloak	Minor Resistance+2 all resistances; Forever increased the Era +1 valueSkill 45	Resistance+3 all resistances; skill 205 serviceSkill 205	Greater Resistance+5 all resistancesSkill 265	Greater Resistance+5 all resistancesSkill 265	Subtlety2% less threat; high-skill formula availability unconfirmedSkill 300	Superior Defense+70 armor against physical damageSkill 285
Chest	Minor Intellect+2 Intellect; cheap for a robe you will replaceSkill 20	Greater Intellect+6 IntellectSkill 185	Superior Intellect+8 IntellectSkill 230	Major Intellect+10 Intellect; check the formula and target restrictionsSkill 290	Greater Stats+4 all stats; damage and a little survivalSkill 300	Major Stamina+10 StaminaSkill 275
Bracer	Minor Intellect+3 IntellectSkill 70	Intellect+5 IntellectSkill 210	Greater Intellect+7 Intellect; skill 255 service is above beta crafting accessSkill 255	Greater Spellpower+16 spell power; high-skill formula access unconfirmedSkill 300	Greater Spellpower+16 spell power; high-skill formula access unconfirmedSkill 300	Superior Stamina+9 StaminaSkill 300
Gloves	-	-	Minor Haste+1% attack and casting speed. Fire Power (+20 Fire, era) and Frost Power (+20 Frost, era) are absent from recipes.json; this available recipe is the calculator fallback, not an equal school-damage enchant.Skill 250	Minor Haste+1% attack and casting speed. Fire Power (+20 Fire, era) and Frost Power (+20 Frost, era) are absent from recipes.json; this available recipe is the calculator fallback, not an equal school-damage enchant.Skill 250	Minor Haste+1% attack and casting speed. Fire Power (+20 Fire, era) and Frost Power (+20 Frost, era) are absent from recipes.json; this available recipe is the calculator fallback, not an equal school-damage enchant.Skill 250	Minor Haste+1% attack and casting speed. Fire Power (+20 Fire, era) and Frost Power (+20 Frost, era) are absent from recipes.json; this available recipe is the calculator fallback, not an equal school-damage enchant.Skill 250
Boots	Minor Stamina+3 StaminaSkill 125	Minor SpeedFaster run speed; better positioning and fewer long walks after a wipeSkill 225	Minor SpeedFaster run speed; better positioning and fewer long walks after a wipeSkill 225	Minor SpeedFaster run speed; better positioning and fewer long walks after a wipeSkill 225	Minor SpeedFaster run speed; better positioning and fewer long walks after a wipeSkill 225	Minor SpeedFaster run speed; better positioning and fewer long walks after a wipeSkill 225
Weapon, one-hand	-	RevelationDirect non-crits can proc +100% crit chance for the next direct spell; proc chance falls as your crit risesSkill 140	RevelationDirect non-crits can proc +100% crit chance for the next direct spell; proc chance falls as your crit risesSkill 140	Spell Power+30 spell power; era Molten Core formula source, Forever launch access unconfirmedSkill 300	Spell Power+30 spell power; era Molten Core formula source, Forever launch access unconfirmedSkill 300	Spell Power+30 spell power; era Molten Core formula source, Forever launch access unconfirmedSkill 300
Staff, two-hand	Lesser Intellect+5 Intellect on a two-handed weaponSkill 100	RevelationDirect non-crits can proc +100% crit chance for the next direct spell; proc chance falls as your crit risesSkill 140	RevelationDirect non-crits can proc +100% crit chance for the next direct spell; proc chance falls as your crit risesSkill 140	Spellblasting+65 spell power on a two-handed weapon; formula and materials may not be available at launchSkill 300	Spellblasting+65 spell power on a two-handed weapon; formula and materials may not be available at launchSkill 300	Spellblasting+65 spell power on a two-handed weapon; formula and materials may not be available at launchSkill 300
Off-hand	-	-	-	Superior Intellect+9 Intellect; high-skill formula access unconfirmedSkill 300	Superior Intellect+9 Intellect; high-skill formula access unconfirmedSkill 300	Superior Intellect+9 Intellect; high-skill formula access unconfirmedSkill 300
Necklace	-	Spell Power+6 spell power; new necklace enchantSkill 210	Spell Power+6 spell power; new necklace enchantSkill 210	Spell Power+6 spell power; new necklace enchantSkill 210	Spell Power+6 spell power; new necklace enchantSkill 210	Spell Power+6 spell power; new necklace enchantSkill 210
Weapon oil	Minor Wizard Oil+8 spell power for 30 minutes; requires level 5 in client tooltipSkill 5	Minor Wizard Oil+8 spell power; switch to Lesser Wizard Oil at level 30 for +16Skill 5	Lesser Wizard Oil+16 spell power for 30 minutes; client use requirement 30Skill 200	Wizard Oil+24 spell power for 30 minutes; client use requirement 40Skill 275	Brilliant Wizard Oil+36 spell power and +1% spell crit; official beta notes say its value is unchanged; formula access unconfirmedSkill 300	Brilliant Wizard Oil+36 spell power and +1% spell crit; formula access unconfirmedSkill 300

The six level ranges are shopping stages, not enchant equip levels. A usable higher-skill service can replace an early pick. Skills match recipes.json; inspect any item-level restrictions and the formula before paying.
Fire Power and Frost Power glove enchants exist in Era, but neither recipe ID is in the shared recipes.json. The matrix uses Minor Haste, which Forever's tooltip says improves casting speed as well as attack speed. This keeps the calculator valid without inventing a recipe.
Head and leg arcanums are quest rewards, not Enchanting recipes. Era Arcanum of Focus gives +8 spell damage, and Presence of Sight gives +18 spell damage and healing plus 1% spell hit. Their quests, reputations and Forever access are unconfirmed; they are outside this matrix.
Revelation and the spell-power necklace are available in Forever formula data. Horde supply camps in the Barrens sell Merchant's Favor formulas. Skill-300 formulas and reputation gates still need a launch check.
Oils do not add damage to wand Shoot. Their spell-power bonus improves your damaging spells. A permanent weapon enchant and a temporary oil are different effects; check current stacking before buying a full raid stack.
These are practical picks, not measured Forever raid best-in-slot. Compare the price with how soon you expect to replace the item.

Enchants that sell

A demand shortlist, not sales data. Permanent enchants are sold as a service: the buyer opens trade with their item, you charge materials plus a tip.

Wands: Practice, Lesser and Greater MagicLevels 1 to 20Every new caster wants one, and the Practice Wand uses vendor materials.
Bracer Stamina, Agility and StrengthLevels 10 to 20Cheap materials and every class buys them.
Spirit, Intellect and healingLevels 10 to 30Minor Spirit (now +3), Minor Intellect, Minor Healing Power and the chest Intellect tiers for casters.
Wizard and mana oilsLevels 5 to 30Repeat buys: Minor Wizard Oil, Minor Mana Oil, then Lesser Wizard Oil at 30.
Agility for meleeLevels 15 to 30Cloak Minor Agility, Boots Minor and Lesser Agility, Gloves Agility.
Boots Minor SpeedLevel 20 and upEvery class wants run speed. Skill 225.
New caster procs and necklacesLevels 25 to 30Weapon Insight and Revelation, Necklace Healing and Spell Power.
Crusader and Fiery WeaponLaunchMelee demand at 60. Crusader drops in the world; Fiery Weapon comes from Blackrock Depths.
BagsAll levelsLinen to Mageweave bags (6 to 12 slots) and the new reagent bags (6 to 14 slots) always sell.

Sources: Blizzard forums · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · wowforeverbuilds.com · Icy Veins · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead · Wowhead. Bonuses are Forever beta values where known; check the tooltip.

Materials calculator

209 crafts

Pick how many of each craft you want; the shopping list adds up every material. Turn on Bolts as cloth to see raw cloth. Your picks stay in this browser.

All Enchanting Tailoring

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Shopping list

Bolts as cloth

Nothing picked yet. Press + on any craft, or Add in the enchant table.

The materials calculator works in the HTML version of this guide. Every recipe it uses is listed with its materials in the tables above.

Troubleshooting

My sheep broke right away: Damage breaks Polymorph. Check your own wand, incoming projectiles, Fireball damage over time, and nearby area damage; ask the party to leave the sheep alone.
Blizzard will not place where I want: This card opens a targeting circle. Click valid ground in range; [@cursor] appears in community examples but Forever engine support is not verified here.
I cannot trade water to the healer: Get close, open trade by hand, and use water the healer meets the level requirement for; the conjure macro only creates items and does not trade them.
Ice Block will not let me cast: That is part of Ice Block. Press its toggle key again to remove it, or right-click its buff; removing the block ends your protection.
The wand keeps interrupting my casts: The wand key deliberately stops a cast when a living enemy is selected. Press it once when you mean to wand, then leave it alone; repeated presses are not protected.
My focus sheep does nothing: Set a living enemy focus first. Check creature type, range, line of sight, and mana; the focus-only card deliberately has no selected-target fallback.
Shift or Alt does nothing: Check for another binding on that modified key and confirm the exact rank is learned; try clicking the macro with that modifier held.
My talent button is red at the listed level: The level assumes every ordinary talent point goes into that tree from level 10. Buy the talent and required prerequisites first; a trainer upgrade does not grant the original talent.

Graphics and console settings

36 commands

A steady frame rate helps you place Blizzard and dodge fire on time, while readable ground effects keep your own ice from hiding the next danger. Start at native resolution and 100% render scale, with Low or Fair shadows, Medium particles and Projected Textures on. Cap your frame rate at what your PC can hold, and 30 in the background. Write down every value before you change it so you can put it back.

The Forever look

The September tip from Icy Veins that went around the community: render scale 98%, contrast 60, brightness 40 (some players prefer 45). The same sliders are in Settings > Graphics (Render Scale under Resolution; Contrast, Brightness and Gamma further down). It depends on your monitor, so try it in a foggy zone and keep what looks right.

Write down your current look first

Prints render scale, contrast, brightness and gamma so you can put them back.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run for _,n in ipairs({"RenderScale","Contrast","Brightness","Gamma"}) do print(n,C_CVar.GetCVar(n)) end

The Forever look: 98% scale, contrast 60, brightness 40

Icy Veins says 98% render scale cleans up the image and can save a few frames, and contrast 60 with brightness 40 makes the new fog stand out. One player post uses brightness 45. It depends on your monitor.

3 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console RenderScale 0.98
/console Contrast 60
/console Brightness 40

Undo: back to the game's defaults

Resets render scale, contrast and brightness to the client defaults. If you wrote down different values, type those instead.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run for _,n in ipairs({"RenderScale","Contrast","Brightness"}) do local d=C_CVar.GetCVarDefault(n); if d then C_CVar.SetCVar(n,d) end end

Record first

Screenshot Settings > Graphics (Base, Raid and Advanced) before you touch anything. These read-only lines print your current values to chat.

Read your current foreground cap

Prints your current maxFPS cap to chat and changes nothing. The on/off switch for the cap (useMaxFPS) is a separate setting, so this alone does not tell you whether the cap is on.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run print("maxFPS", C_CVar.GetCVar("maxFPS"))

Read the game's default cap

Prints what the game thinks the default maxFPS is, and changes nothing. That is the game's default, not the value you had before, so write your own down too.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run print("maxFPS default", C_CVar.GetCVarDefault("maxFPS"))

Record cap switches, VSync and render scale

Prints six settings in one go: both FPS caps and their on/off switches, VSync and render scale. Write the results down before you change anything so you can put them back.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run for _,n in ipairs({"useMaxFPS","maxFPS","useMaxFPSBk","maxFPSBk","vsync","RenderScale"}) do print(n,C_CVar.GetCVar(n)) end

Restore a recorded 120 FPS cap

Puts maxFPS back to 120. That is only an example: type whatever value you wrote down before tuning, not 120 because we said so.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console maxFPS 120

Reset one setting to the game's default

Asks the game for its default maxFPS and sets just that one setting back to it (swap in another name to reset a different setting). A default is not always what you had before, so if you wrote your old value down, type that instead.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run local n="maxFPS"; local d=C_CVar.GetCVarDefault(n); if d then C_CVar.SetCVar(n,d) end

Balanced starting profile

Native resolution, 100% render scale, 60 FPS while playing and 30 in the background, with combat effects kept readable.

Balanced starting profile

A readable starting profile: 60 FPS foreground, 30 background, 100% scale, Fair shadows/water, Medium particles, projected textures on, Low ambient occlusion, and moderate draw detail.

14 lines, 406 characters: too long for one macro. Type them one at a time in chat.

/console useMaxFPS 1
/console maxFPS 60
/console useMaxFPSBk 1
/console maxFPSBk 30
/console RenderScale 1
/console graphicsShadowQuality 1
/console graphicsLiquidDetail 1
/console graphicsParticleDensity 3
/console graphicsProjectedTextures 1
/console graphicsSSAO 1
/console graphicsViewDistance 4
/console graphicsEnvironmentDetail 4
/console graphicsGroundClutter 2
/console graphicsTextureResolution 2

FPS, frame pacing and heat

Raise the cap only if your monitor and real frame rate make it worthwhile.

Test 90 FPS foreground / 30 background

Turns on both FPS caps: 90 while you are playing, 30 when the game is in the background. A cap cannot make a struggling PC reach 90; it just stops a fast one working harder and hotter than it needs to.

4 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console useMaxFPS 1
/console maxFPS 90
/console useMaxFPSBk 1
/console maxFPSBk 30

Turn the foreground cap off properly

Switches the foreground FPS cap off with its real switch, useMaxFPS 0. The old tip of setting maxFPS 0 is a guess; this is the actual switch, and your stored maxFPS number stays put for when you turn the cap back on.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console useMaxFPS 0

Disable Target FPS for a controlled test

Turns off Target FPS, a separate feature that is not the same thing as the FPS cap. Leave it as you found it unless it is muddying a before-and-after test; note its state first and put it back afterwards.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console useTargetFPS 0

Test VSync disabled

Turns the game's VSync off. It can feel more responsive but may show tearing, so compare it with your monitor and driver settings rather than assuming off is better.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console vsync 0

Enable VSync if tearing distracts

Turns the game's VSync back on if tearing bothers you. If you wrote down a different starting value, that is your real undo; no VSync choice is best for every monitor and driver.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console vsync 1

If FPS is still too low

Lower shadows and water first. Render scale is the last resort.

Lower-cost graphics experiment

Drops shadows and water to Low, turns ambient occlusion off, and lowers view distance, environment detail and ground clutter; the settings menu shows those three as 4, 4 and 2. Try one change at a time in the spot that was slow and keep only what actually helps.

6 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console graphicsShadowQuality 0
/console graphicsSSAO 0
/console graphicsViewDistance 3
/console graphicsEnvironmentDetail 3
/console graphicsGroundClutter 1
/console graphicsLiquidDetail 0

Try 85% render scale (last resort)

Sets render scale to 0.85, which is 85% in each direction and about 72% as many pixels to draw. Only use a value your Render Scale slider actually offers, and treat it as a last resort because it softens the picture.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console RenderScale 0.85

Return to 100% render scale

Puts render scale back to 1 (100%) after the 85% test. If you started somewhere other than 100%, type your recorded value instead.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console RenderScale 1

Keep combat cues visible

Healers need to see ground effects. Keep these on.

Preserve readable combat cues

Keeps projected textures on and particles at Medium so you can still see what is on the floor. Turning either off is a classic FPS-macro trick that can hide combat cues a healer needs.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console graphicsProjectedTextures 1
/console graphicsParticleDensity 3

Antialiasing

Try the cheap image-based option before expensive MSAA.

Antialiasing: None

Turns off both kinds of antialiasing (MSAAQuality and ffxAntiAliasingMode) so you can see how much they cost you. Write both values down first and put both back afterwards.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console MSAAQuality 0
/console ffxAntiAliasingMode 0

Antialiasing: FXAA Low test

Turns MSAA off and switches on FXAA Low (ffxAntiAliasingMode 1), the cheap way to smooth jagged edges. Compare it with None: you are trading a bit of blur for smoother edges.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console MSAAQuality 0
/console ffxAntiAliasingMode 1

Test 8x texture filtering

Sets textureFilteringMode 4, which is 8x anisotropic filtering (5 is 16x). It sharpens distant ground seen at an angle; it is not guaranteed to be free, so check your frame rate and put it back if it costs you.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console textureFilteringMode 4

Raid profile

Lower settings that switch on only in raids.

Optional lower-cost Raid profile

Turns on the separate Raid profile (RAIDsettingsEnabled 1) and gives it lighter settings for group content: Low shadows and water, Fair particles, projected textures on, ambient occlusion off, draw sliders showing 4/4/2, and High textures. If Fair particles hide something you need to see, bump them back to Medium in the Raid tab.

10 lines, 366 characters: too long for one macro. Type them one at a time in chat.

/console RAIDsettingsEnabled 1
/console raidGraphicsShadowQuality 0
/console raidGraphicsLiquidDetail 0
/console raidGraphicsParticleDensity 2
/console raidGraphicsProjectedTextures 1
/console raidGraphicsSSAO 0
/console raidGraphicsViewDistance 3
/console raidGraphicsEnvironmentDetail 3
/console raidGraphicsGroundClutter 1
/console raidGraphicsTextureResolution 2

Go back to the Base profile

Switches the Raid profile off so the game uses your Base settings everywhere again. It does not reset the Raid values themselves; they are just not in use.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console RAIDsettingsEnabled 0

Responsiveness and latency

Input feel and network delay are separate from frame rate.

Optional cast on key down

Sets ActionButtonUseKeyDown 1 so your abilities fire when you press the key instead of when you let go, which can feel a touch snappier. Bars and addons that set their own useOnKeyDown behaviour can ignore it, and it does nothing for ping or FPS.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console ActionButtonUseKeyDown 1

Check whether SpellQueueWindow exists

Prints your current SpellQueueWindow value and changes nothing. We could not confirm from the Forever UI files that this setting exists or what it does here, so if it prints nil, leave it alone.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run print("SpellQueueWindow",C_CVar.GetCVar("SpellQueueWindow"))

Ask the game what SpellQueueWindow does

Asks the game for its own help text on SpellQueueWindow and prints it, changing nothing. If nothing comes back, the setting is not there and you can stop here.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run for _,v in ipairs(ConsoleGetAllCommands()) do if v.command:lower()=="spellqueuewindow" then print(v.command,v.help) end end

Try a 300 ms spell queue (only if it exists)

Sets SpellQueueWindow to 300 ms. Only try it if the game confirmed the setting exists and you are coming down from a bigger value to chase a specific casting problem: it cannot lower your ping, and too small a window leaves gaps between casts, so compare and put it back if it feels worse.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console SpellQueueWindow 300

Read home and world latency

Prints your home and world latency in milliseconds, the same numbers the game's own performance indicator uses. It is one snapshot, not an average, and it changes nothing.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run local _,_,h,w=GetNetStats(); print("Home",h,"ms; World",w,"ms")

Renderer

See which graphics API you are running.

See your graphics API choices

Prints the graphics APIs your game can use, then which one is running right now and which one gxapi is asking for (they can differ until you restart). Stick with Auto unless you are chasing a real rendering problem, and only pick names the game listed.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/run print("Available:",GetGraphicsAPIs())
/run print("Current:",GetCurrentGraphicsAPI(),"Requested:",C_CVar.GetCVar("gxapi"))

Readability and accessibility

Cooldown numbers, nameplates, a bigger cursor and less screen shake.

Turn on helpful numbers in the default UI

Turns on cooldown countdown numbers, a target-of-target frame, and health and mana text shown as both numbers and percentages (statusText and statusTextDisplay work as a pair). Pure readability, no FPS change; addon frames may do their own thing.

4 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console countdownForCooldowns 1
/console showTargetOfTarget 1
/console statusText 1
/console statusTextDisplay BOTH

Optional enemy nameplates

Shows enemy nameplates, and shows them all the time rather than only in combat. Handy for picking out mobs; not an FPS trick.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console nameplateShowEnemies 1
/console nameplateShowAll 1

A bigger cursor (64x64)

Sets cursorSizePreferred 2, which asks for a 64x64 cursor that is easier to find over a wall of party frames. The other sizes are -1 Default, 0 32x32, 1 48x48, 3 96x96 and 4 128x128; pick one you can find without it covering the thing you want to click.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console cursorSizePreferred 2

Reduce camera and UI shake

Turns camera and UI shake down to a quarter strength (0.25 for both). A comfort setting, not a performance one; put both values back to undo.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console ShakeStrengthCamera 0.25
/console ShakeStrengthUI 0.25

Disable camera and UI shake

Turns camera and UI shake off completely (0 for both). Other effects that bother you may still be there; the Motion Sickness checkbox in Accessibility handles two more camera settings as a pair.

2 lines. Type them one at a time in chat, or paste all into a temporary macro and click it once.

/console ShakeStrengthCamera 0
/console ShakeStrengthUI 0

Use Alternate Screen Effects

Sets overrideScreenFlash 1, the same as ticking Alternate Screen Effects in Accessibility, which tones down screen flashes. It will not remove every uncomfortable effect, but it is the right first switch if flashes bother you.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/console overrideScreenFlash 1

Measure

A one-off reading, not a benchmark. Compare in the same place.

Check your FPS right now

Prints your frame rate right now as a whole number. It is a single snapshot, not an average, so read it in the same spot before and after a change.

Type or paste into chat and press Enter.

/run print("FPS",math.floor(GetFramerate()+0.5))

Commands come from the original guide and were checked against the Forever client's settings code. No frame-rate gain is promised. If the game blocks /run, use the Settings menus instead.

Launch-day recheck

On November 4, test these in the live client before turning beta advice into guild rules. Official means Blizzard announced the behavior; client means a tooltip, extracted data, or player report still needs a live check.

Glossary

Mage words in plain language. Era marks older Classic mechanics that need a Forever check; client means current tooltips or player reports rather than a Blizzard promise.

Kiting: Moving and slowing an enemy so it cannot keep hitting you while you deal damage.
Shatter combo: Two damage spells timed around a freeze to use Shatter's extra critical chance. Era timing tricks need testing in Forever.
AoE grinding: Pulling several enemies and killing them with area of effect spells. A controlled pull matters more than a big count.
Sheep: Polymorph, even if your version uses another animal. It removes one enemy from the immediate fight until it breaks.
Decurse: Remove a curse with Remove Lesser Curse. It does not remove every harmful spell effect.
Downranking: Using an older spell rank. Forever reduces bonus damage and proc chances on ranks far below your level.
Mana per second: Mana gained or spent each second. Compare a spell's total mana cost with how often you cast it.
Mp5: Mana restored every five seconds; divide by five to compare with mana per second.
Spell hit cap: The point where more spell hit stops helping against a given target. Era boss planning commonly uses 16% bonus hit; verify Forever and subtract only talents that cover the spell's school.
Winter's Chill stacks: Your personal Frost debuff. Each stack adds 2% critical chance to your Frostbolt and Ice Lance, up to five; it does not buff other mages in Forever.
Ignite: Extra damage over time caused by Fire critical strikes when talented. Forever gives each mage a separate Ignite.
Scorch stacks: The personal Fire vulnerability from Improved Scorch: 3% more of your Fire damage per stack, up to five, in the client tooltip.
Clearcasting: The Arcane Concentration effect that makes your next damage spell cost no mana. Low-rank fishing has a Forever penalty.
Spell pushback: Damage delaying a cast or shortening a channel. An enemy interrupt is a different problem.
Interrupt lockout: The time after an interrupt when the affected spell school cannot be cast. It is not always a silence of every school.
Spell school: A magic category such as Arcane, Fire, or Frost. Talents, resistance, and lockouts can apply to only one.
Resist: An enemy avoiding or reducing a spell through resistance or a hit check. Check the combat log before deciding which stat is missing.
Partial resist: A spell landing for less damage because some was resisted. Era non-binary spell behavior needs Forever testing.
Threat: The enemy's measure of whom it wants to attack. Big damage before the tank settles the pull can make you the choice.
Pull: Starting a fight with an enemy or group.
Add: An extra enemy joining the fight.
CC: Crowd control: roots, slows, sheep, and other ways to limit an enemy.
LoS: Line of sight: a clear view needed for a spell. Forever Arcane Missiles checks it at channel start.
GCD: Global cooldown: a brief pause after many abilities before another can be used.
BiS: Best in slot for a role and situation. A beta list is a shopping plan, not a lifetime guarantee.
Pre-raid: Gear and preparation available before your first raid.
Legacy: Forever's account progression, with points each character spends independently on perks.
Talented: A Legacy perk that gives class talent points up to five levels earlier. Client data keeps the maximum at 51.
era: Classic Era. Advice carrying this tag has not been confirmed for Forever.
forever: Blizzard's Classic-based game on a modern client, launching November 4, 2026.
Beta cap: The beta's maximum character level, currently 30.
Frozen: A condition by a freeze or, for spell interactions, Fingers of Frost. A movement slow alone does not qualify.
Chill: A Frost slowing effect. It can trigger Fingers of Frost; it is not itself a freeze.
Proc: An effect triggered by another action, such as Missile Barrage after a qualifying spell.
OOM: Out of mana. Call it before the group begins another pull.
Five-second rule: Era name for reduced Spirit mana regeneration during the five seconds after spending mana. Test Forever recovery rather than assuming a formula.
Peel: Use control to get an attacker off a teammate.
Diminishing returns: Repeated control effects lasting less time on a player. Era categories and reset times need Forever checks.
Mana gem: A conjured item used for mana during a fight. Create it before the pull and check its shared cooldowns.
Arcane Blast stacks: Up to four temporary stacks that make Arcane Blast more expensive and empower another damage spell. The client says that damage spell consumes them.

Sources

Checked Oct 15, 2026. Blizzard's own posts win where sources disagree. The client UI code shows which commands exist, not that every spell casts.

Mage Field Guide

Bind a macro in a minute

Best wand at every level

No macro needed

PvP in Forever

Your PvP tools

Legacy picks for a mage

Builds at 30, the beta cap

Plans for 60

Horde route, 1 to 60

Dungeons by level

Quest rewards not to miss

Is there a Horde Wintersaber?

Horde mage trainers

Ranks you can skip

What to train, by level

Your first mount

What stats matter, and when

Gear to aim for by 30

Best weapon at every level

Pre-raid targets at 60

Consumables by level

New in Forever

Set up your screen

Raid marks

Habits that make you the mage people invite

Raids in Forever

Before the raid: assignments

Before every pull

Mage jobs by raid size

Bring to every raid

Onyxia's Lair40 players

Bring for Onyxia's Lair

Bosses, in a common order

Barrow Deeps10 players

Bring for Barrow Deeps

Bosses, in a common order

Hyjal Summit20 players

Bring for Hyjal Summit

Bosses, in a common order

Zul'Gurub20 players

Bring for Zul'Gurub

Bosses, in a common order

Molten Core40 players

Bring for Molten Core

Bosses, in a common order

Blackwing Lair40 players

Bring for Blackwing Lair

Bosses, in a common order

Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj20 players

Bring for Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj

Bosses, in a common order

Temple of Ahn'Qiraj40 players

Bring for Temple of Ahn'Qiraj

Bosses, in a common order

Naxxramas40 players

Bring for Naxxramas

Bosses, in a common order

Leveling and distance

Mana between pulls