Main tree
The tree with most of each character's points.
Talents share of level 50+ Mages who took each one
Arcane 58%
57%Wand SpecializationPicked by 57%, maxed by 57%
2 ranks
Increases your damage with Wands by 25%.
58%Improved ChannelingPicked by 58%, maxed by 38%
5 ranks
Gives your Arcane Missiles spell a 100% chance and your Arcane Blast and Arcane Wrath spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
34%Arcane ResiliencePicked by 34%, maxed by 32%
3 ranks
Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 75% of your Intellect.
57%Arcane SubtletyPicked by 57%, maxed by 53%
2 ranks
Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 15 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 30%.
4%Magic AbsorptionPicked by 4%, maxed by 2%
2 ranks
Increases all your resistances by 10 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 2% of your total mana. Cannot trigger more often than 1 time per sec.
79%Arcane ConcentrationPicked by 79%, maxed by 75%
5 ranks
Gives you a 10% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
79%Missile BarragePicked by 79%, maxed by 75%
2 ranks
Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 40% chance, and your Arcane Wrath, Fireball, Frostbolt, and Frostfire Bolt spells a 20% chance to reduce the channeled duration of your next Arcane Missiles spell by 50%, reduce the Mana cost by 100%, and missiles fire every 0.5 sec.
21%Arcane GeometryPicked by 21%, maxed by 13%
2 ranks
Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 6 yards.
60%Arcane ImpactPicked by 60%, maxed by 51%
3 ranks
Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 6%.
60%Arcane BlastPicked by 60%
1 rank
Blasts the target with energy, dealing 177 to 178 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, you gain 12% of your Intellect as Spell Damage and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 100%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 18 sec from time of initial application.
6%Arcane ShieldingPicked by 6%, maxed by 4%
2 ranks
Decreases the Mana lost per point of damage taken when your Mana Shield spell is active by 33% and increases the resistances granted by your Mage Armor spell by 50%.
4%Improved CounterspellPicked by 4%, maxed by 4%
2 ranks
Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 4 sec.
70%Arcane MeditationPicked by 70%, maxed by 62%
3 ranks
Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
53%Arcane WrathPicked by 53%
1 rank
Launches a projectile of pure Arcane energy at the enemy target, causing 419 to 467 Arcane damage. This spell gains additional Spell Damage equal to 5% of your maximum Mana.
49%Presence of MindPicked by 49%
1 rank
When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.
55%Arcane MindPicked by 55%, maxed by 49%
5 ranks
Increases your Intellect by 10% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 100%.
43%Arcane InstabilityPicked by 43%, maxed by 40%
3 ranks
Increases the damage done by your spells by 3% and your critical strike chance by 3%.
34%Arcane PowerPicked by 34%
1 rank
For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.
Fire 0%
23%IncinerationPicked by 23%, maxed by 21%
5 ranks
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 10%.
28%AccelerantPicked by 28%, maxed by 15%
5 ranks
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, and Arcane Wrath spells by 0.5 sec.
15%IgnitePicked by 15%, maxed by 13%
5 ranks
Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
4%Flame ThrowingPicked by 4%, maxed by 2%
2 ranks
Increases the range of your Fire spells by 6 yards.
0%ImpactPicked by 0%, maxed by 0%
3 ranks
Gives your Fire spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
0%Burning SoulPicked by 0%, maxed by 0%
3 ranks
Gives your Fire spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 30%.
8%Improved FlamestrikePicked by 8%, maxed by 8%
3 ranks
Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 15%.
11%PyroblastPicked by 11%
1 rank
Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 411 to 425 Fire damage and an additional 236 Fire damage over 12 sec.
17%Improved Fire BlastPicked by 17%, maxed by 15%
2 ranks
Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 2 sec and increases its range by 15 yards.
0%Improved ScorchPicked by 0%, maxed by 0%
3 ranks
Your Scorch spell has a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases all Fire damage you deal to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
0%Improved Fire WardPicked by 0%, maxed by 0%
2 ranks
Causes your Fire Ward to have a 20% chance to reflect Fire spells while active.
8%Heating UpPicked by 8%
1 rank
Non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast, and Scorch reduce the cast time of your next Pyroblast cast within 20 sec by 25%, stacking up to 3 times. Fire Blast grants an additional stack every time it deals damage.
2%Master of ElementsPicked by 2%, maxed by 2%
3 ranks
Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 30% of their base mana cost.
0%Critical MassPicked by 0%, maxed by 0%
3 ranks
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 6%.
0%Blast WavePicked by 0%
1 rank
A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 198 to 224 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec.
0%Fire PowerPicked by 0%, maxed by 0%
3 ranks
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 3% per your Fire effects on the target, up to a maximum increase of 12%. Effects which mix multiple schools of magic do not qualify.
0%CombustionPicked by 0%
1 rank
When activated, this spell causes each of your Fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with Fire damage spells by 10%. This effect lasts until you have caused 3 non-periodic critical strikes with Fire spells.
Frost 40%
21%Frost WardingPicked by 21%, maxed by 21%
2 ranks
Increases the Armor and resistances granted by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%, gives your Frost Ward a 20% chance to negate the warded damage spell, and increases the amount absorbed by your Ice Barrier and Frost Ward by 20%.
34%Improved FrostboltPicked by 34%, maxed by 30%
5 ranks
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec.
87%PrecisionPicked by 87%, maxed by 62%
3 ranks
Improves your chance to hit with all spells by 6%.
42%Ice ShardsPicked by 42%, maxed by 36%
5 ranks
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.
25%FrostbitePicked by 25%, maxed by 23%
3 ranks
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
13%Improved Frost NovaPicked by 13%, maxed by 13%
2 ranks
Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 4 sec.
28%PermafrostPicked by 28%, maxed by 26%
3 ranks
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 33% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.
32%Frost ChannelingPicked by 32%, maxed by 28%
3 ranks
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 30%.
21%Improved BlizzardPicked by 21%, maxed by 19%
3 ranks
Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 40% for 1.5 sec.
43%Ice LancePicked by 43%
1 rank
Deals 28 to 33 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.
30%Arctic ReachPicked by 30%, maxed by 28%
2 ranks
Increases the range of your Frostbolt, Ice Lance, and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.
40%Ice BlockPicked by 40%
1 rank
You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.
43%ShatterPicked by 43%, maxed by 40%
3 ranks
Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%.
23%Improved Cone of ColdPicked by 23%, maxed by 23%
3 ranks
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 35%.
36%Cold SnapPicked by 36%
1 rank
Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.
38%Fingers of FrostPicked by 38%, maxed by 32%
2 ranks
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.
11%Winter's ChillPicked by 11%, maxed by 4%
5 ranks
Gives your Frostbolt and Fingers of Frost empowered Ice Lance spells a 100% chance to apply Winter's Chill, increasing the target's damage taken from your next Cone of Cold by 20% and it gains an additional 7% of your spell damage, stacking up to 5 times.
30%Ice BarrierPicked by 30%
1 rank
Shield yourself, absorbing 480 damage and increasing your Frost damage by 15% for 1 min. While shielded, your Frost damage is increased by an additional 5% and you do not lose casting time when you take damage.
Gold means at least half took it, green at least 15%. Hover a talent for how many maxed it.