What changed for Mage?

9 changes across 2 patches (Sep 24, 2026 to Oct 1, 2026), newest first.

1. Oct 1, 2026BetaWoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Oct 1, 2026)Buff 2Nerf 1Adjust 2Official notes ↗
   Adjust

   All Mage scrolls from Comprehension received another balance pass and can no longer be cast while moving.

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   All Mage scrolls from comprehension have had an additional balance pass and can no longer be cast while moving.

   Adjust

   Fire Heating Up

   Hot Streak has been renamed to Heating Up, since it is no longer dependent on having a 'streak'.

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   Hot Streak has been renamed to Heating Up, since it is no longer dependent on having a 'streak'.

   Nerf

   Fire Combustion · Charges

   The number of charges of Combustion has returned to 3 (was 4).

   4→3

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   The number of charges of Combustion has returned to 3 (was 4).

   Buff

   Fire Improved Scorch

   Improved Scorch's Fire Vulnerability no longer rolls a second time to see if it is resisted.

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   Improved Scorch's Fire Vulnerability will not roll a second time to see if it resists.

   Buff

   Frost Winter's Chill

   Winter's Chill no longer rolls to see if it is resisted, since the original spell already needed to hit.

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   Winter's Chill's application does not roll to see if it is resisted, since the original spell needed to hit.

2. Sep 24, 2026BetaWoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Sep 24, 2026)Buff 3Nerf 1Official notes ↗
   Buff

   Arcane Missiles

   Arcane Missiles checks line of sight only once, at the start of the channel, instead of on each missile, so targets that move out of line of sight still get hit by the full channel.

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   Arcane Missiles no longer checks line of sight on each missile, just once at the beginning of the channel. So targets moving out of line of sight during the channel will not prevent the missiles.

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   Fire Wake of Fire · Buff duration

   Wake of Fire buff duration has been increased to 30 seconds (was 20 seconds).

   20s→30s

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   Wake of Fire buff duration has been increased to 30 seconds (was 20 seconds).

   • Developers' notes: Wake of Fire was difficult to make proper use of while leveling, due to the Mage needing to restore mana between combat. The increased duration should help smooth out the experience.
   Buff

   Fire Hot Streak · Buff duration

   Hot Streak buff duration has been increased to 20 seconds (was 15 seconds).

   15s→20s

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   Hot Streak buff duration has been increased to 20 seconds (was 15 seconds).

   Nerf

   Fire Ignite

   Ignite no longer double dips on percentage damage increase modifiers.

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   Ignite no longer double dips on % damage increase modifiers.