WoW The War Within Beta: Mage Changes (July 2, 2024)

Another week, another batch of changes has been added to The War Within Beta as the devs are constantly adjusting and fine-tuning the many changes that will come with the new expansion. World of Warcraft players are excited to see how the new Hero Talents will affect gameplay as each class is getting huge updates to their identity and kit, offering a more fun and intuitive way of conquering PvP or PvE content. 

With that in mind, we will take a look at all of the Mage changes that were implemented for players to test and provide feedback to ensure that The War Within is a balanced and amazing experience for everyone both old and new. This time around, the dev team has made some minor changes to the Spellslinger (Frost/Arcane) Hero Talents as well as the Arcane, Fire, and Frost class specs. 

The War Within Beta Mage Hero Talent Changes

Spellslinger (Frost/Arcane)

• Spellfrost Teachings damage bonus reduced to 10% (was 20%).
• Spellfrost Teachings chance to trigger reduced.
• Arcane Splinter damage reduced by 3%.
• Frost Splinter damage increased by 3%.

The War Within Beta Mage Spec Changes

Arcane

• Evocation has been updated – Increases your mana regeneration by 1500% for 2.8 seconds and grants Clearcasting. While channeling Evocation, your Intellect is increased by 2% every 0.5 seconds. Lasts 20 seconds.
• Mana Adept is now learned automatically when specializing in Arcane.
• Arcane Missiles damage increased by 20%.
• Arcane Barrage damage reduced by 10%.
• Arcane Orb damage reduced by 15%.
• Aether Attunement damage bonus increased to 150% on primary target and 100% on nearby enemies (was 100% and 50% respectively).
• Arcane Blast damage reduced by 10%.
• The position of talents in Gates 2 and 3 have been changed.
• The following talents have been removed:
  • Chrono Shift
  • Crackling Energy
  • Siphon Storm
  • Improved Arcane Missiles

Fire

• Pyroblast damage increased by 5%.

Frost

• Flurry damage increased by 10%.
• Frostbolt damage increased by 10%.
• Ice Lance damage increased by 10%.

And that covers all of the beta changes that were added to The War Within build. Although the official release of the expansion is slated for August 26, 2024, the community is already brimming with anticipation to get their hands on the final version of the game and try out the many new systems, content, and class changes. You can check out the official development notes, here.