--- title: "Mage in WoW Forever – Talent Trees, Races and Playstyle" description: "The Mage in WoW Forever explained: Arcane, Fire and Frost, portals, conjured food, races and leveling. New: the Orc Mage." canonical_url: "https://findyourmain.com/en/forever/classes/mage" meta: "og:description": "The Mage in WoW Forever explained: Arcane, Fire and Frost, portals, conjured food, races and leveling. New: the Orc Mage." "og:image": "https://findyourmain.com/_og/s/o_f23160951b6cc5b1.png" "og:image:height": "600" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Mage in WoW Forever – Talent Trees, Races and Playstyle" "twitter:image": "https://findyourmain.com/_og/s/o_f23160951b6cc5b1.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://findyourmain.com/llms.txt) ![Flying ships above a glowing purple forest](https://findyourmain.com/images/hero/class-mage-800.webp) The Mage in WoW Forever explained: Arcane, Fire and Frost, portals, conjured food, races and leveling. New: the Orc Mage. Updated: October 13, 2026 ## **In short** The Mage is a ranged caster in WoW Forever with lots of damage and control that conjures its own food and water. New: the Orc Mage for the Horde. ## **Talent trees** - **Arcane**:DPS · Ranged - **Fire**:DPS · Ranged - **Frost**:DPS · Ranged ## **Our take**
Roles
**DPS**
Armor
**Cloth**
Beginner friendly
3/5
Solo play
4/5
These ratings help you pick a class. They are not a DPS ranking, and balance shifts with every patch. [How we rate ›](https://findyourmain.com/en/about#how-we-rate-classes) ## **Playable races** - Human - Gnome - Skyborne (High Order)✦ (New combination in WoW Forever) - Orc✦ (New combination in WoW Forever) - Undead - Troll ## Playstyle ![Mage: Mage with brown hair casting purple arcane magic](https://findyourmain.com/images/classes/mage.webp) The Mage casts arcane, fire and frost spells from range. It conjures **food and water**, later opens **portals** to the capital cities and takes enemies out with [**Polymorph**](https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=118). [**Frost Nova**](https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=122) and [**Blink**](https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=1953) keep enemies at a distance. ## Background and lore In the classic world, the mage is the scholar among adventurers, trained in Stormwind, the Undercity or by the Kirin Tor. Mages conjure food and water for the whole group, opens portals to the capitals and turns enemies into sheep. In Classic that made them welcome in every group, not just for their damage. ## Talent trees ### Arcane Arcane improves mana and utility. Presence of Mind makes your next spell instant, and Arcane Power briefly boosts your damage. Usually combined with Frost or Fire. **Signature abilities:** [**Presence of Mind**](https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=12043), [**Arcane Power**](https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=12042) ### Fire Fire is about big hits: Pyroblast as an opener, Blast Wave against groups and Combustion for a stream of critical hits. Lots of damage, but also lots of threat. **Signature abilities:** [**Pyroblast**](https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=11366), [**Blast Wave**](https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=11113), [**Combustion**](https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=11129) ### Frost Frost is the tree for leveling and control. Ice Barrier protects you, Ice Block saves you from certain death, and Cold Snap resets your frost spells. Freezing enemies and keeping them at bay, that is Frost. **Signature abilities:** [**Ice Barrier**](https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=11426), [**Ice Block**](https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=11958), [**Cold Snap**](https://www.wowhead.com/forever/spell=12472) ## Who is the Mage for in Forever? **A good fit if you …** want to cast spells from range and control groups of enemies. **Not ideal if you …** want to tank or heal or need a lot of sturdiness. ## New in Forever The **Orc Mage** is a new combination, and Alliance **Skyborne** can be Mages too. Test the Mage in the [Forever arena](https://findyourmain.com/en/forever) or roll a combination with the [random generator](https://findyourmain.com/en/forever/random-class-generator). Images: © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com [⚔ Send it into the arena](https://findyourmain.com/en/forever?classes=mage) [Class Quiz](https://findyourmain.com/en/forever/class-quiz) ## Frequently asked questions
### Which roles can the Mage play in WoW Forever? ▶ The Mage can play DPS. Its Talent trees: Arcane, Fire, and Frost.
### What armor does the Mage wear? ▶ The Mage wears Cloth.
### Is the Mage good for beginners? ▶ Somewhat. The Mage is easy to learn but needs a bit more practice than the simplest classes.
### Is the Mage good for solo players? ▶ Yes. The Mage does very well on its own, thanks to self-healing, sturdiness or a companion.
### Which races can be a Mage in WoW Forever? ▶ In WoW Forever, these races can be a Mage: Human, Gnome, Skyborne (High Order), Orc, Undead, and Troll.
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