Mage abilities

Mage abilities are abilities used by mages. Most abilities are shared between all specializations, while some are only specific to one (or two) specializations. Mage abilities use three schools of magic: Arcane, Fire, and Frost. 
==Class==
All mages automatically learn the following spells at the specified level, regardless of specialization.
 Abilities
Spell 	Level
Frostbolt 	1
Fire Blast 	2
Frost Nova 	3
Blink 	4
Conjure Refreshment 	5
Arcane Explosion 	6
Counterspell 	7
Arcane Intellect 	8
Slow Fall (ability) 	9
Polymorph 	10/A Mage's Knowledge
Invisibility 	16
Cone of Cold 	18
Teleport (mage ability)	21
Portal (mage ability) 	24
Time Warp 	49
 Teleport
Ability 	Level	Source
Teleport: Hall of the Guardian 	10 	The Dreadlord's Prize
Teleport: Boralus 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Dalaran - Broken Isles 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Dalaran - Northrend 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Darnassus 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Dazar'alor 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Exodar 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Ironforge 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Orgrimmar 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Shattrath 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Silvermoon 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Stonard 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Stormshield 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Stormwind 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Theramore 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Thunder Bluff 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Tol Barad 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Undercity 	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Vale of Eternal Blossoms	21 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Warspear 	21 	Portal Trainer
Ancient Teleport: Dalaran 	35 	Ancient Tome of Teleport: Dalaran
Teleport: Oribos 	52 	Portal Trainer
Teleport: Valdrakken 	62 	Alregosa
 Portal
Ability 	Level	Source
Portal: Stonard 	1 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Boralus 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Dalaran - Broken Isles 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Dalaran - Northrend 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Darnassus 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Dazar'alor 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Exodar 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Ironforge 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Orgrimmar 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Shattrath 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Silvermoon 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Stormshield 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Stormwind 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Theramore 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Thunder Bluff 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Tol Barad 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Undercity 	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Vale of Eternal Blossoms	24 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Warspear 	24 	Portal Trainer
Ancient Portal: Dalaran 	35 	Ancient Tome of Portal: Dalaran
Portal: Oribos 	58 	Portal Trainer
Portal: Valdrakken 	68 	Alregosa
==Specializations==
The three mage specializations are Arcane, Fire, and Frost (all caster DPS).
For a summary of the character and strengths of each spec, see Mage specializations.
 Arcane
Name 	Level
Arcane Blast 	10
Mastery: Savant 	10
Arcane Barrage 	11
Clearcasting (mage ability)	12
 Fire
Name 	Level
Fireball 	10
Mastery: Ignite	10
Flamestrike 	12
Hot Streak 	14
Cauterize 	19
 Frost
Name 	Level
Mastery: Icicles	10
Blizzard 	12
Cold Snap 	19
==Talents==
===Class talents===
Row	Talent 	Ranks	Requirement
1 	Prismatic Barrier 	1 	Arcane only; automatic
1 	Blazing Barrier 	1 	Fire only; automatic
1 	Ice Barrier 	1 	Frost only; automatic
2 	Ice Block 	1 	Prismatic Barrier OR Blazing Barrier OR Ice Barrier
2 	Overflowing Energy 	1 	Prismatic Barrier OR Blazing Barrier OR Ice Barrier
2 	Incanter's Flow 	1 	Prismatic Barrier OR Blazing Barrier OR Ice Barrier
3 	Winter's Protection 	2 	Ice Block
3 	Spellsteal 	1 	Ice Block
3 	Tempest Barrier 	2 	Ice Block
3 	Incantation of Swiftness 	2 	Incanter's Flow
3 	Remove Curse 	1 	Incanter's Flow
3 	Arcane Warding 	2 	Incanter's Flow
4 	Mirror Image 	1 	Winter's Protection OR Spellsteal OR Tempest Barrier
4 	Shifting Power 	1 	Tempest Barrier OR Overflowing Energy OR Incantation of Swiftness
4 	Alter Time 	1 	Incantation of Swiftness OR Remove Curse OR Arcane Warding
5 	Cryo-Freeze 	2 	Mirror Image
5 	Reduplication/Reabsorption 	1 	Mirror Image
5 	Quick Witted 	1 	Mirror Image OR Shifting Power
5 	Mass Polymorph 	1 	Shifting Power
5 	Slow 	1 	Shifting Power OR Alter Time
5 	Master of Time 	1 	Alter Time
5 	Diverted Energy 	2 	Alter Time
6 	Ring of Frost 	1 	Cryo-Freeze OR Reduplication/Reabsorption OR Quick Witted
6 	Ice Nova 	1 	Quick Witted
6 	Shimmer/Ice Floes 	1 	Quick Witted OR Mass Polymorph OR Slow
6 	Mass Slow 	1 	Slow
6 	Blast Wave 	1 	Slow OR Master of Time OR Diverted Energy
7 	Improved Frost Nova 	1 	Cryo-Freeze OR Ring of Frost
7 	Rigid Ice 	1 	Ring of Frost OR Ice Nova
7 	Tome of Rhonin 	1 	Ice Nova OR Shimmer/Ice Floes
7 	Tome of Antonidas 	1 	Shimmer/Ice Floes OR Mass Slow OR Blast Wave
7 	Volatile Detonation 	1 	Blast Wave
7 	Energized Barriers 	1 	Blast Wave OR Diverted Energy
8 	Frigid Winds 	2 	Improved Frost Nova OR Rigid Ice OR Tome of Rhonin
8 	Flow of Time 	2 	Tome of Rhonin OR Tome of Antonidas
8 	Temporal Velocity 	2 	Tome of Antonidas OR Volatile Detonation OR Energized Barriers
9 	Ice Ward 	1 	Frigid Winds
9 	Freezing Cold 	1 	Frigid Winds
9 	Time Manipulation 	1 	Frigid Winds OR Flow of Time
9 	Displacement 	1 	Flow of Time
9 	Accumulative Shielding 	1 	Flow of Time OR Temporal Velocity
9 	Greater Invisibility 	1 	Temporal Velocity
9 	Dragon's Breath 	1 	Temporal Velocity
10 	Ice Cold (mage talent) 	1 	Ice Ward OR Freezing Cold
10 	Time Anomaly/Temporal Warp 	1 	Time Manipulation OR Displacement OR Accumulative Shielding
10 	Mass Barrier/Mass Invisibility	1 	Greater Invisibility OR Dragon's Breath
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===Specialization talents===
 Arcane
Row	Talent 	Ranks	Requirement
1 	Arcane Missiles 	1 	
2 	N/A 	 	
3 	Arcane Orb 	1 	Arcane Missiles
3 	Reverberate 	1 	Arcane Missiles
3 	Concentrated Power 	1 	Arcane Missiles
4 	Arcane Tempo 	1 	Arcane Orb
4 	Improved Arcane Missiles 	2 	Arcane Orb
4 	Arcane Surge 	1 	Arcane Orb OR Reverberate OR Concentrated Power
4 	Crackling Energy 	2 	Concentrated Power
4 	Nether Precision 	1 	Concentrated Power
5 	Rule of Threes/Arcane Familiar	1 	Arcane Tempo
5 	Charged Orb 	1 	Arcane Tempo OR Improved Arcane Missiles
5 	Resonance 	1 	Improved Arcane Missiles OR Arcane Surge
5 	Mana Adept 	1 	Arcane Surge OR Crackling Energy
5 	Slipstream 	1 	Crackling Energy OR Nether Precision
5 	Amplification 	1 	Nether Precision
6 	Presence of Mind 	1 	Rule of Threes/Arcane Familiar OR Charged Orb
6 	Foresight 	1 	Charged Orb
6 	Arcing Cleave 	1 	Charged Orb OR Resonance
6 	Nether Tempest 	1 	Resonance OR Mana Adept
6 	Improved Prismatic Barrier 	1 	Mana Adept OR Slipstream
6 	Impetus 	1 	Slipstream
6 	Improved Clearcasting 	1 	Slipstream OR Amplification
7 	Chrono Shift 	1 	Foresight OR Arcing Cleave OR Nether Tempest
7 	Touch of the Magi 	1 	Nether Tempest
7 	Supernova 	1 	Nether Tempest OR Improved Prismatic Barrier OR Impetus
8 	Evocation 	1 	Presence of Mind
8 	Enlightened (mage talent) 	1 	Presence of Mind OR Foresight OR Chrono Shift
8 	Arcane Echo 	1 	Touch of the Magi
8 	Arcane Bombardment 	1 	Touch of the Magi
8 	Illuminated Thoughts 	2 	Impetus OR Improved Clearcasting OR Supernova
8 	Conjure Mana Gem 	1 	Improved Clearcasting
9 	Siphon Storm 	1 	Evocation
9 	Prodigious Savant 	2 	Enlightened
9 	Radiant Spark 	1 	Arcane Echo OR Arcane Bombardment
9 	Concentration 	1 	Illuminated Thoughts
9 	Cascading Power 	1 	Conjure Mana Gem
10 	Orb Barrage 	1 	Prodigious Savant
10 	Harmonic Echo 	1 	Radiant Spark
10 	Arcane Harmony 	1 	Concentration
 Fire
Row	Talent 	Ranks	Requirement
1 	Pyroblast 	1 	
2 	Fire Blast (Fire) 	1 	Pyroblast
2 	Pyrotechnics (mage talent) 	1 	Pyroblast
3 	Scorch 	1 	Fire Blast
3 	Phoenix Flames 	1 	Fire Blast OR Pyrotechnics
3 	Surging Blaze 	1 	Pyrotechnics
4 	Searing Touch 	1 	Scorch
4 	Firestarter 	1 	Phoenix Flames
4 	Fervent Flickering 	1 	Phoenix Flames
4 	Fuel the Fire 	1 	Surging Blaze
5 	Improved Scorch 	1 	Searing Touch
5 	Critical Mass 	2 	Searing Touch OR Firestarter
5 	Intensifying Flame 	1 	Phoenix Flames OR Firestarter OR Fervent Flickering
5 	Flame On 	2 	Fervent Flickering OR Fuel the Fire
5 	Flame Patch 	1 	Fuel the Fire
6 	From the Ashes (mage talent)/Alexstrasza's Fury	1 	Improved Scorch OR Critical Mass
6 	Combustion 	1 	Critical Mass OR Intensifying Flame OR Flame On
6 	Living Bomb 	1 	Flame On OR Flame Patch
6 	Incendiary Eruptions 	1 	Flame Patch
7 	Call of the Sun King 	1 	Improved Scorch OR From the Ashes/Alexstrasza's Fury
7 	Firemind 	1 	From the Ashes/Alexstrasza's Fury OR Combustion
7 	Improved Combustion/Tempered Flames 	1 	Combustion
7 	Feel the Burn 	1 	Combustion OR Living Bomb
7 	Convection 	1 	Living Bomb OR Incendiary Eruptions
8 	Phoenix Reborn 	1 	Call of the Sun King
8 	Fevered Incantation 	1 	Call of the Sun King OR Firemind
8 	Master of Flame 	1 	Firemind OR Improved Combustion/Tempered Flames
8 	Kindling 	1 	Improved Combustion/Tempered Flames
8 	Pyromaniac/Inflame 	1 	Improved Combustion/Tempered Flames OR Feel the Burn
8 	Conflagration 	1 	Feel the Burn OR Convection
8 	Firefall 	1 	Convection
9 	Controlled Destruction 	2 	Phoenix Reborn OR Fevered Incantation
9 	Flame Accelerant 	2 	Master of Flame OR Kindling
9 	Fiery Rush 	1 	Kindling
9 	Wildfire 	2 	Kindling OR Pyromaniac/Inflame
9 	Meteor 	1 	Conflagration OR Firefall
10 	Hyperthermia 	1 	Controlled Destruction
10 	Sun King's Blessing/Unleashed Inferno 	1 	Flame Accelerant OR Wildfire
10 	Deep Impact (mage talent) 	1 	Meteor
 Frost
Row	Talent 	Ranks	Requirement
1 	Ice Lance 	1 	
2 	Frozen Orb (mage ability) 	1 	Ice Lance
2 	Fingers of Frost 	1 	Ice Lance
3 	Flurry 	1 	Frozen Orb
3 	Shatter 	1 	Fingers of Frost
4 	Brain Freeze 	1 	Flurry
4 	Everlasting Frost 	1 	Flurry
4 	Winter's Blessing 	1 	Flurry OR Shatter
4 	Frostbite 	1 	Shatter
4 	Piercing Cold 	1 	Shatter
5 	Perpetual Winter 	1 	Brain Freeze OR Everlasting Frost
5 	Lonely Winter 	1 	Winter's Blessing
5 	Ice Caller 	1 	Winter's Blessing
5 	Bone Chilling 	1 	Frostbite OR Piercing Cold
6 	Comet Storm 	1 	Perpetual Winter
6 	Frozen Touch 	1 	Perpetual Winter OR Lonely Winter
6 	Wintertide 	2 	Lonely Winter
6 	Snowstorm (mage talent) 	2 	Ice Caller
6 	Flash Freeze (mage talent)	1 	Ice Caller OR Bone Chilling
6 	Subzero 	2 	Bone Chilling
7 	Deep Shatter 	2 	Frozen Touch
7 	Icy Veins 	1 	Wintertide OR Snowstorm
7 	Splintering Cold 	2 	Flash Freeze
8 	Glacial Assault 	1 	Comet Storm OR Deep Shatter
8 	Freezing Rain 	1 	Deep Shatter OR Icy Veins
8 	Thermal Void 	1 	Icy Veins
8 	Chain Reaction 	1 	Icy Veins OR Splintering Cold
8 	Splitting Ice 	1 	Subzero OR Splintering Cold
9 	Fractured Frost 	2 	Glacial Assault OR Freezing Rain
9 	Freezing Winds 	1 	Freezing Rain
9 	Slick Ice 	1 	Thermal Void
9 	Ray of Frost 	1 	Thermal Void OR Chain Reaction
9 	Hailstones 	2 	Chain Reaction OR Splitting Ice
10 	Cold Front 	1 	Fractured Frost
10 	Coldest Snap 	1 	Freezing Winds
10 	Cryopathy/Splintering Ray 	1 	Ray of Frost
10 	Glacial Spike 	1 	Hailstones
==PvP talents==
PvP talents become available at level 20. Up to 3 PvP talents may be active at any given time (with additional slots becoming available at levels 30 and 40).
These talents are active in the open world with War Mode turned on, as well as during instanced PvP. They have no effect in dungeons and raids.
 Arcane
Talent 	Level
Ethereal Blink 	20
Mass Invisibility	20
Master Shepherd 	20
Temporal Shield 	30
Kleptomania 	40
Master of Escape 	48
Arcanosphere 	55
Ice Wall 	55
Ring of Fire 	55
 Fire
Talent 	Level
Ethereal Blink 	20
Glass Cannon 	20
Master Shepherd 	20
World in Flames 	20
Flamecannon 	30
Pyrokinesis 	30
Greater Pyroblast	40
Ice Wall 	55
Ring of Fire 	55
 Frost
Talent 	Level
Ethereal Blink 	20
Frost Bomb 	20
Icy Feet 	20
Master Shepherd 	20
Snowdrift 	20
Ice Form 	30
Concentrated Coolness	40
Ice Wall 	55
Ring of Fire 	55
==Glyphs==
Glyph 	Used on
Glyph of Crittermorph 	Polymorph
Glyph of Dalaran Brilliance 	Arcane Intellect
Glyph of Evaporation 	Icy Veins
Glyph of Lavish Servings 	Conjure Refreshment
Glyph of Polymorphic Proportions	Polymorph
Glyph of Smolder 	Combustion
Glyph of Sparkles 	Slow Fall (ability)
Glyph of Steaming Fury 	Icy Veins
Glyph of Storm's Wake 	Icy Veins
Glyph of the Cold Waves 	Icy Veins
Glyph of the Dark Depths 	Icy Veins
Glyph of the Tides 	Icy Veins
Glyph of the Unbound Elemental 	Icy Veins
== Variant spells ==
These spells are alternate versions of trainable spells, with identical functionality but possessing a different icon or other cosmetic difference. There are also several other miscellaneous spells which provide other effects. They are learned through books, items, or given as quest rewards.
===Polymorph===
===Miscellaneous===
Ability 	Min Level	Taught by
Arcane Momentum 	4 	Almost any Mage Trainer
Dalaran Brilliance	8 	Glyph of Dalaran Brilliance
Arcane Linguist 	10 	Mystical Tome: Arcane Linguist
Illusion 	10 	Mystical Tome: Illusion
==See also==
*Mana