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Arcane

  • Arcane Subtlety

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    1. Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 5 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 20%.
    2. Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 10 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 40%.

  • Arcane Focus

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    1. Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 2%.
    2. Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 4%.
    3. Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 6%.
    4. Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 8%.
    5. Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Arcane spells by 10%.

  • Improved Arcane Missiles

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    1. Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles.
    2. Gives you a 40% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles.
    3. Gives you a 60% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles.
    4. Gives you a 80% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles.
    5. Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles.

  • Wand Specialization

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    1. Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.
    2. Increases your damage with Wands by 25%.

  • Magic Absorption

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    1. Increases all resistances by 2 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 1% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown.
    2. Increases all resistances by 4 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 2% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown.
    3. Increases all resistances by 6 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 3% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown.
    4. Increases all resistances by 8 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 4% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown.
    5. Increases all resistances by 10 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 5% of your total mana. 1 sec. cooldown.

  • Arcane Concentration

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    1. Gives you a 2% 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%.
    2. Gives you a 4% 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%.
    3. Gives you a 6% 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%.
    4. Gives you a 8% 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%.
    5. 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%.

  • Magic Attunement

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    1. Increases the effect of your Amplify Magic and Dampen Magic spells by 25%.
    2. Increases the effect of your Amplify Magic and Dampen Magic spells by 50%.

  • Improved Arcane Explosion

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    1. Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion spell by an additional 2%.
    2. Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion spell by an additional 4%.
    3. Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion spell by an additional 6%.

  • Arcane Resilience

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    1. Increases your armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.

  • Improved Mana Shield

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    1. Decreases the mana lost per point of damage taken when Mana Shield is active by 10%.
    2. Decreases the mana lost per point of damage taken when Mana Shield is active by 20%.

  • Improved Counterspell

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    1. Gives your Counterspell a 50% chance to silence the target for 4 sec.
    2. Gives your Counterspell a 100% chance to silence the target for 4 sec.

  • Arcane Meditation

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    1. Allows 5% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
    2. Allows 10% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
    3. Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

  • Presence of Mind

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    1. When activated,your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.

  • Arcane Mind

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    1. Increases your maximum Mana by 2%.
    2. Increases your maximum Mana by 4%.
    3. Increases your maximum Mana by 6%.
    4. Increases your maximum Mana by 8%.
    5. Increases your maximum Mana by 10%.

  • Arcane Instability

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    1. Increases your spell damage and critical strike chance by 1%.
    2. Increases your spell damage and critical strike chance by 2%.
    3. Increases your spell damage and critical strike chance by 3%.

  • Arcane Power

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    1. When activated,your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast. This effect lasts 15 sec.

Fire

  • Improved Fireball

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    1. Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.1 sec.
    2. Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.2 sec.
    3. Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.3 sec.
    4. Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.4 sec.
    5. Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.5 sec.

  • Impact

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    1. Gives your Fire spells a 2% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
    2. Gives your Fire spells a 4% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
    3. Gives your Fire spells a 6% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
    4. Gives your Fire spells a 8% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
    5. Gives your Fire spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.

  • Ignite

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    1. Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 8% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
    2. Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 16% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
    3. Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 24% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
    4. Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 32% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
    5. Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

  • Flame Throwing

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    1. Increases the range of your Fire spells by 3 yards.
    2. Increases the range of your Fire spells by 6 yards.

  • Improved Fire Blast

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    1. Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 0.5 sec.
    2. Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1 sec.
    3. Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1.5 sec.

  • Incinerate

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    1. Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 2%.
    2. Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 4%.

  • Improved Flamestrike

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    1. Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 5%.
    2. Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 10%.
    3. Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 15%.

  • Pyroblast

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    1. Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 141 to 188 Fire damage and an additional 56 Fire damage over 12 sec.

  • Burning Soul

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    1. Gives your Fire spells a 35% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 15%.
    2. 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%.

  • Improved Scorch

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    1. Your Scorch spells have a 33% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases the Fire damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec. Stacks up to 3 times.
    2. Your Scorch spells have a 66% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases the Fire damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec. Stacks up to 3 times.
    3. Your Scorch spells have a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases the Fire damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec. Stacks up to 3 times.

  • Improved Fire Ward

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    1. Causes your Fire Ward to have a 10% chance to reflect Fire spells while active.
    2. Causes your Fire Ward to have a 20% chance to reflect Fire spells while active.

  • Master of Elements

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    1. Your Fire and Frost spell criticals will refund 10% of their base mana cost.
    2. Your Fire and Frost spell criticals will refund 20% of their base mana cost.
    3. Your Fire and Frost spell criticals will refund 30% of their base mana cost.

  • Critical Mass

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    1. Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2%.
    2. Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 4%.
    3. Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 6%.

  • Blast Wave

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    1. A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster,damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 154 to 187 Fire damage,and dazing them for 6 sec.

  • Fire Power

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    1. Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2%.
    2. Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 4%.
    3. Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 6%.
    4. Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 8%.
    5. Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%.

  • Combustion

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    1. 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 critical strikes with Fire spells.

Frost

  • Frost Warding

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    1. Increases the armor and resistances given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 15%. In addition,gives your Frost Ward a 10% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.
    2. Increases the armor and resistances given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%. In addition,gives your Frost Ward a 20% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.

  • Improved Frostbolt

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    1. Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.1 sec.
    2. Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.2 sec.
    3. Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.3 sec.
    4. Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.4 sec.
    5. Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec.

  • Elemental Precision

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    1. Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Frost and Fire spells by 2%.
    2. Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Frost and Fire spells by 4%.
    3. Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Frost and Fire spells by 6%.

  • Ice Shards

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    1. Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%.
    2. Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 40%.
    3. Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 60%.
    4. Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 80%.
    5. Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.

  • Frostbite

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    1. Gives your Chill effects a 5% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec.
    2. Gives your Chill effects a 10% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec.
    3. Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec.

  • Improved Frost Nova

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    1. Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 2 sec.
    2. Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 4 sec.

  • Permafrost

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    1. Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 1 sec and reduces the target's speed by an additional 4%.
    2. Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 2 secs and reduces the target's speed by an additional 7%.
    3. Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 3 secs and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.

  • Piercing Ice

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    1. Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 2%.
    2. Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 4%.
    3. Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 6%.

  • Cold Snap

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    1. When activated,this spell finishes the cooldown on all of your Frost spells.

  • Improved Blizzard

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    1. Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 30%. Lasts 2 sec.
    2. Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 50%. Lasts 2 sec.
    3. Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 65%. Lasts 2 sec.

  • Arctic Reach

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    1. Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 10%.
    2. Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.

  • Frost Channeling

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    1. Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%.
    2. Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 10% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 20%.
    3. Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 30%.

  • Shatter

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    1. Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 10%.
    2. Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 20%.
    3. Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 30%.
    4. Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 40%.
    5. Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 50%.

  • Ice Block

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    1. 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.

  • Improved Cone of Cold

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    1. Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 15%.
    2. Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 25%.
    3. Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 35%.

  • Winter's Chill

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    1. Gives your Frost damage spells a 20% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect,which increases the chance a Frost spell will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
    2. Gives your Frost damage spells a 40% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect,which increases the chance a Frost spell will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
    3. Gives your Frost damage spells a 60% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect,which increases the chance a Frost spell will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
    4. Gives your Frost damage spells a 80% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect,which increases the chance a Frost spell will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
    5. Gives your Frost damage spells a 100% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect,which increases the chance a Frost spell will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.

  • Ice Barrier

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    1. Instantly shields you,absorbing 438 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds,spells will not be interrupted.