Classes
Mage
Wrath of the Lich King
Mage treats magic as a discipline of study, control and dangerous power. Distance and careful decisions protect a lightly armored caster who can reshape an encounter.
Playable since WoW Vanilla
At a glance
- Base resource
- Mana
- Roles
- Ranged damage
Background
Libraries and patient practice stand behind the class’s spectacular spells. Arcane study can provide remarkable freedom, but the same power asks its practitioner to understand limits and consequences.
Combat style
Mana, movement and control work together. Choosing where to cast, when to interrupt and when to reposition is as important as deciding which offensive spell to prepare next.
Roles and trees
Arcane develops concentrated magical pressure, Fire builds around flame and critical interactions, and Frost emphasizes chilling control. Arcane Barrage, Living Bomb and Deep Freeze are distinctive options within these historical trees.
Playing this patch
The calculator shows the Wrath version of the class, including actual ranks and prerequisite links. Its description of a tree is an introduction to its identity, not a damage simulation or a universal encounter ranking.
Sources and context
First playable: World of Warcraft
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Blizzard: class background
Class fantasy. Current resources, races and talent systems are not used as historical mechanics.
- Client 12340 directory and read-only local game data
Data imported · Data revision fc4e5d495f46baa342dd4a53714695ad7b026c3a5a7225a22dd5e3661a1f19cd
Equipment proficiencies
These are skills the class can learn, rather than starting equipment. Levels are minimum training requirements and do not mean the skill is learned automatically.
Armor and shields
- Cloth
Weapons
- One-Handed Swords
- Staves
- Daggers
- Wands
Version availability
| Edition | Patch | Version availability |
|---|---|---|
| Battle for Azeroth | - | Unverified |
| Burning Crusade Classic | - | Unverified |
| Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition | - | Unverified |
| Cataclysm | - | Unverified |
| Cataclysm Classic | - | Unverified |
| Dragonflight | - | Unverified |
| Legion | - | Unverified |
| Midnight | - | Unverified |
| Midnight | - | Unverified |
| Mists of Pandaria | - | Unverified |
| Mists of Pandaria Classic | - | Unverified |
| Season of Discovery | - | Unverified |
| Season of Mastery | - | Unverified |
| Shadowlands | - | Unverified |
| The Burning Crusade | - | Unverified |
| The Last Titan | - | Unverified |
| The War Within | - | Unverified |
| Titan Reforged | - | Unverified |
| Warlords of Draenor | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic 20th Anniversary | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Era | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Hardcore | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Hardcore Anniversary | - | Unverified |
| WoW Vanilla | - | Unverified |
| World of Warcraft: Forever | - | Unverified |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 3.3.5a · 12340 | Confirmed in this source |
| Wrath of the Lich King Classic | - | Unverified |
Each row follows its own published source context. An announcement does not confirm final client mechanics.