Home › Mage › Reference › Missile Barrage

Missile Barrage Missile Barrage

Mage · Arcane · Row 4 of 7 · Single rank
NEW in Forever

Missile Barrage sits in row 4 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.

What Missile Barrage 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: 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 fire every 0.5 sec.

How to reach Missile Barrage

Row 4 opens after you spend 15 points in the earlier Arcane rows. Level 25 is the earliest you can pick up Missile Barrage.

Is Missile Barrage worth the points?

One point gives you the full effect. The real cost is opening row 4. That is 15 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 Missile Barrage. Open one and see how it fits in a real build:

Try Missile Barrage in the Mage calculator

Elsewhere in Arcane

Planning the rest of the tree? These talents sit right next to Missile Barrage:

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