Arcane vs Fire Mage
FreeBeta 1.60.1 data, 20 Sep
Two level 60 Mage builds side by side: 32 talents differ and 2 are the same.
The two builds
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Both builds are our leveling picks: opinion, not confirmed by Blizzard. Why we picked them: Mage leveling guide
Differences: 32 talents
Arcane13 differences · 35 points in A, 0 in B
| Talent | Rank | Rank | What the extra ranks give |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wand Specialization. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 2/2 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 2: Increases your damage with Wands by 25%. |
| Arcane Focus. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 5/5 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 5: Increases your chance to hit with your Arcane spells by 5%. |
| Improved Channeling. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 3/5 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 3: Gives you a 60% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 42% chance while casting Arcane Blast. |
| Arcane Subtlety. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 2/2 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 2: Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 15 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 30%. |
| Arcane Concentration. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 5/5 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 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%. |
| Arcane Impact. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 3/3 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion spell by an additional 6%. |
| Arcane Blast. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 1/1 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 1: Blasts the target with energy, dealing 95 to 104 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast. |
| Arcane Meditation. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 3/3 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 3: Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. |
| Missile Barrage16-point milestone. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 1/1 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 1: Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 40% chance, and your 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 will fire every 0.5 sec. |
| Presence of Mind. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 1/1 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 1: When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell. |
| Arcane Mind. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 5/5 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 5: Increases your Intellect by 10% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 100%. |
| Arcane Instability. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 3/3 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 3: Increases the damage done by all your spells by 3% and your critical strike chance with all attacks by 3%. |
| Arcane Power. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 1/1 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 1: For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast. |
Fire14 differences · 0 points in A, 39 in B
| Talent | Rank | Rank | What the extra ranks give |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incineration. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 3/3 | Build B, rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%. |
| Improved Fireball. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 5/5 | Build B, rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.5 sec. |
| Ignite. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 5/5 | Build B, rank 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. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 2/2 | Build B, rank 2: Increases the range of your Fire spells by 6 yards. |
| Impact. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 3/3 | Build B, rank 3: Gives your Fire spells a 9% chance to stun the target for 2 sec. |
| Burning Soul. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 3/3 | Build B, rank 3: 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%. |
| Pyroblast. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 1/1 | Build B, rank 1: Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 155 to 185 Fire damage and an additional 76 Fire damage over 12 sec. |
| Improved Scorch. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 3/3 | Build B, rank 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 5 times. |
| Hot Streak16-point milestone. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 1/1 | Build B, rank 1: Your non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast, and Scorch grant Hot Streak for 15 sec. Hot Streak reduces the cast time of Pyroblast by 25%, stacking up to 3 times. |
| Master of Elements. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 3/3 | Build B, rank 3: Your Fire and Frost spell criticals will refund 30% of their base mana cost. |
| Critical Mass. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 3/3 | Build B, rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 6%. |
| Blast Wave. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 1/1 | Build B, rank 1: A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 160 to 191 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec. |
| Fire Power. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 5/5 | Build B, rank 5: Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%. |
| Combustion. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 1/1 | Build B, rank 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 4 non-periodic critical strikes with Fire spells. |
Frost5 differences · 16 points in A, 12 in B
| Talent | Rank | Rank | What the extra ranks give |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Warding. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 2/2 | Build B, rank 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. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 5/5 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec. |
| Elemental Precision. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 5/5 | Build B, rank 5: Increases your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 5%. |
| Piercing Ice. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 3/3 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 6%. |
| Frost Channeling. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 3/3 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 3: Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 30%. |
2 talents are the same in both builds, at the same rank. The full comparison lists them and draws both trees.
Talent data: public community datasets, Forever beta build 1.60.1.69893. Numbers can change in any later build or patch. Icon credits