Mage

'''Mage''' is a ranged spellcasting class in Wrath of the Lich King known for powerful elemental magic, crowd control and utility.

Mages specialize in ranged DPS and can deal massive burst or sustained spell damage.

Overview

Mages are known for:

ranged spell damage
crowd control
portals
teleportation
conjured food and water
strong burst damage

Armor and Weapons

Mages use:

Cloth armor
Staves
Swords
Daggers
Wands

Resource

Mages use '''Mana'''.

Roles

Mages primarily serve as:

caster DPS

Mage Specializations

Arcane

Arcane focuses on:

powerful burst damage
mana management
arcane spells

Fire

Fire focuses on:

critical strikes
fire damage
damage-over-time effects

Frost

Frost focuses on:

control
slowing enemies
survivability
frost damage

Polymorph

Polymorph is one of the most recognizable Mage abilities.

It temporarily disables certain enemies.

See Crowd Control.

Portals and Teleports

Mages can teleport themselves and create portals for party members.

This makes them extremely useful for travel.

Conjured Food and Water

Mages can create food and water.

This provides valuable mana and health recovery between fights.

Mage and Playerbots

On the Shadowmourne Realm, Playerbots may use Mage characters.

Mage bots typically serve as ranged DPS.

Useful preparation:

maintenance
autogear

Mage in Dungeons

Mages provide:

ranged damage
crowd control
AoE
utility

Mage in Raids

Mages are strong ranged DPS characters and may be useful for:

burst damage
target switching
ranged mechanics

Mage in PvP

Mages are highly effective in PvP due to:

crowd control
slows
burst damage
mobility

Strengths