Tier list

Mage

Rank 2 of 9 · build 2026-10-16

A78%

Raid damage is excellent after the latest rework, but leveling is slower and gear-hungry.

Leveling71%
Endgame85%
PvP79%

Mostly agree

Specs

Arcanecaster dps
A 72%
Leveling63%
Endgame85%
PvP67%

Big stacking damage in raids

Firecaster dps
B 65%
Leveling68%
Endgame77%
PvP50%

Quick Pyroblast burst

Frostcaster dps
S 84%
Leveling88%
Endgame85%
PvP80%

Leveling, control and duels

Why it scores this way

  • The latest rework gave all three trees a clear damage rotation, so raid scores are high.
  • Arcane Blast stacks into Arcane Wrath, which turns mana into big spell damage.
  • Frost Blast at level 24 slows targets by 40%.
  • Early spell damage was cut for casters, so leveling is slow and you drink after most fights.
  • Frost Blast, Ice Block, and Cold Snap give strong control in duels.

Strong at

  • Top raid damage
  • Strong control and burst
  • Frost Blast slow

Weak at

  • Slow leveling, lots of drinking
  • Thin spell gear early
  • Arcane lacks its own hit talent

What changed in Forever

BuffFrost Blast added at level 24 with a 40% slow2026-10-16
BuffNew Arcane Wrath spell and Frost Blast at level 242026-10-15
ChangeArcane Blast reworked: faster cast, stacking spell power2026-10-15
NerfIce Lance bonus on frozen targets cut to 200% (was 300%)2026-10-15
ChangeCritical Mass and Fire Power reworked2026-10-15
BuffLow-rank Frostbolt and Fireball damage smoothed2026-10-08
ChangeHeating Up replaces Hot Streak, Combustion gets 3 charges2026-10-01
NerfIgnite no longer double-dips2026-09-24
Sources & every model's scores
ModelLevelingEndgamePvP
beam699
big-pickle897
deepseek-v4.1-flash898
glm-5.3-flash989
longcat-2.5-preview788
mimo-v2.6-flash788
nemotron-3-ultra799
inception_mercury-2.5697
nvidia_nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b789
poolside_laguna-s-2.1898
thinkingmachines_inkling687
xingchen-agi_xing4.0-29b-a4b796
space-bunny688
Each model scored 1–10 from the same fact pack. The page shows the average × 10.

Sources