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Arcane Blast Arcane Blast

Mage · Arcane · Row 3 of 7 · Single rank
NEW in Forever Active ability

Arcane Blast sits in row 3 of the Mage Arcane tree. A talent tree is simply the grid of talents for one class role. It costs just one point. So the only question is whether opening its row fits your build.

New in Forever. This talent never existed in Classic, so don't go looking for an old version to compare. There is none.

15% of base mana | 30 yd range | 2.5 sec cast

What Arcane Blast does at each rank

A rank is one level of a talent. Every rank makes the effect a bit stronger. The list below uses the exact wording from the beta client, word for word.

  1. Rank 1: Blasts the target with energy, dealing 57 to 65 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.

How to reach Arcane Blast

Row 3 opens after you spend 10 points in the earlier Arcane rows. Level 20 is the earliest you can pick up Arcane Blast.

Is Arcane Blast worth the points?

One point gives you the full effect. The real cost is opening row 3. That is 10 points in the rows above, so take it when the talent suits your build.

Starter builds that take it

These starter builds already put points into Arcane Blast. Open one and see how it fits in a real build:

Try Arcane Blast in the Mage calculator

Elsewhere in Arcane

Planning the rest of the tree? These talents sit right next to Arcane Blast:

Wand Specialization · Arcane Focus · Improved Channeling · Arcane Subtlety · Magic Absorption · Arcane Concentration · Arcane Resilience · Arcane Geometry · Arcane Impact · Arcane Shielding · Improved Counterspell · Arcane Meditation