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Beta talent descriptions

Arcane

Wand Specialization

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.
Rank 2
Increases your damage with Wands by 25%.

Arcane Focus

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 1%.
Rank 2
Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 2%.
Rank 3
Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 3%.
Rank 4
Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 4%.
Rank 5
Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 5%.

Improved Channeling

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Gives you a 20% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 14% chance while casting Arcane Blast.
Rank 2
Gives you a 40% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 28% chance while casting Arcane Blast.
Rank 3
Gives you a 60% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 42% chance while casting Arcane Blast.
Rank 4
Gives you a 80% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 56% chance while casting Arcane Blast.
Rank 5
Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 70% chance while casting Arcane Blast.

Arcane Subtlety

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 8 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 15%.
Rank 2
Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 15 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 30%.

Magic Absorption

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases all your resistances by 5 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 1% of your total mana. Cannot trigger more often than 1 time per sec.
Rank 2
Increases all your resistances by 10 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 2% of your total mana. Cannot trigger more often than 1 time per sec.

Arcane Concentration

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Gives you a 2% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Rank 2
Gives you a 4% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Rank 3
Gives you a 6% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Rank 4
Gives you a 8% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Rank 5
Gives you a 10% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.

Arcane Resilience

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 25% of your Intellect.
Rank 2
Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.

Arcane Geometry

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 3 yards.
Rank 2
Increases the range of your Arcane spells by 6 yards.

Arcane Impact

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 2%.
Rank 2
Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 4%.
Rank 3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane spells by 6%.

Arcane Blast

Maximum rank 1

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

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.

Arcane Shielding

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Decreases the Mana lost per point of damage taken when your Mana Shield spell is active by 17% and increases the resistances granted by your Mage Armor spell by 25%.
Rank 2
Decreases the Mana lost per point of damage taken when your Mana Shield spell is active by 33% and increases the resistances granted by your Mage Armor spell by 50%.

Improved Counterspell

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 2 sec.
Rank 2
Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 4 sec.

Arcane Meditation

Maximum rank 3

Requires max rank in Arcane Concentration

Passive

Rank 1
Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Rank 2
Allows 33% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Rank 3
Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Missile Barrage

Maximum rank 1

Passive

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.

Presence of Mind

Maximum rank 1

Instant | 3 min cooldown

Rank 1
When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.

Arcane Mind

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases your Intellect by 2% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 20%.
Rank 2
Increases your Intellect by 4% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 40%.
Rank 3
Increases your Intellect by 6% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 60%.
Rank 4
Increases your Intellect by 8% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 80%.
Rank 5
Increases your Intellect by 10% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 100%.

Arcane Instability

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the damage done by your spells by 1% and your critical strike chance by 1%.
Rank 2
Increases the damage done by your spells by 2% and your critical strike chance by 2%.
Rank 3
Increases the damage done by your spells by 3% and your critical strike chance by 3%.

Arcane Power

Maximum rank 1

Requires max rank in Presence of Mind

Instant | 3 min cooldown

Rank 1
For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.
Fire

Wake of Fire

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 1 sec. Killing a non-trivial target increases the critical strike chance of your next Fire Blast cast within 30 sec by 25%.
Rank 2
Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Blast spell by 2 sec. Killing a non-trivial target increases the critical strike chance of your next Fire Blast cast within 30 sec by 50%.

Incineration

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.
Rank 2
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 4%.
Rank 3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%.

Improved Fireball

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.1 sec.
Rank 2
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.2 sec.
Rank 3
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.3 sec.
Rank 4
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.4 sec.
Rank 5
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.5 sec.

Ignite

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 8% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
Rank 2
Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 16% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
Rank 3
Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 24% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
Rank 4
Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 32% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
Rank 5
Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.

Flame Throwing

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the range of your Fire spells by 3 yards.
Rank 2
Increases the range of your Fire spells by 6 yards.

Impact

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Gives your Fire spells a 3% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
Rank 2
Gives your Fire spells a 7% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
Rank 3
Gives your Fire spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.

Burning Soul

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Gives your Fire spells a 23% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 10%.
Rank 2
Gives your Fire spells a 47% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 20%.
Rank 3
Gives your Fire spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 30%.

Improved Flamestrike

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 5%.
Rank 2
Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 10%.
Rank 3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 15%.

Pyroblast

Maximum rank 1

125 Mana | 35 yd range | 6 sec cast

Rank 1
Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 101 to 131 Fire damage and an additional 44 Fire damage over 12 sec.

Improved Scorch

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Your Scorch spell has a 33% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases all Fire damage you deal to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
Rank 2
Your Scorch spell has a 67% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases all Fire damage you deal to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
Rank 3
Your Scorch spell has a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases all Fire damage you deal to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec, stacking up to 5 times.

Improved Fire Ward

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Causes your Fire Ward to have a 10% chance to reflect Fire spells while active.
Rank 2
Causes your Fire Ward to have a 20% chance to reflect Fire spells while active.

Heating Up

Maximum rank 1

Requires max rank in Pyroblast

Passive

Rank 1
Non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast, and Scorch reduce the cast time of your next Pyroblast cast within 20 sec by 25%, stacking up to 3 times.

Master of Elements

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 10% of their base mana cost.
Rank 2
Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 20% of their base mana cost.
Rank 3
Your Fire and Frost critical strikes will refund 30% of their base mana cost.

Critical Mass

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2%.
Rank 2
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 4%.
Rank 3
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 6%.

Blast Wave

Maximum rank 1

215 Mana | Instant | 45 sec cooldown

Rank 1
A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 154 to 184 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec.

Fire Power

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 2%.
Rank 2
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 4%.
Rank 3
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 6%.
Rank 4
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 8%.
Rank 5
Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%.

Combustion

Maximum rank 1

Requires max rank in Critical Mass

Instant | 3 min cooldown

Rank 1
When activated, this spell causes each of your Fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with Fire damage spells by 10%. This effect lasts until you have caused 3 non-periodic critical strikes with Fire spells.
Frost

Frost Warding

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the Armor and resistance given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 15%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 10% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.
Rank 2
Increases the Armor and resistance given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 20% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.

Improved Frostbolt

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.1 sec.
Rank 2
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.2 sec.
Rank 3
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.3 sec.
Rank 4
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.4 sec.
Rank 5
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec.

Elemental Precision

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 1%.
Rank 2
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 2%.
Rank 3
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 3%.
Rank 4
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 4%.
Rank 5
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 5%.

Ice Shards

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%.
Rank 2
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 40%.
Rank 3
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 60%.
Rank 4
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 80%.
Rank 5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.

Permafrost

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 11% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 3%.
Rank 2
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 22% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 7%.
Rank 3
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 33% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.

Improved Frost Nova

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 2 sec.
Rank 2
Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 4 sec.

Frostbite

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Gives your Chill effects a 5% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
Rank 2
Gives your Chill effects a 10% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
Rank 3
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.

Piercing Ice

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 2%.
Rank 2
Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 4%.
Rank 3
Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 6%.

Frost Channeling

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%.
Rank 2
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 10% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 20%.
Rank 3
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 30%.

Ice Lance

Maximum rank 1

45 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant

Rank 1
Deals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.

Improved Blizzard

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 15% for 1.5 sec.
Rank 2
Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 25% for 1.5 sec.
Rank 3
Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 40% for 1.5 sec.

Arctic Reach

Maximum rank 2

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 10%.
Rank 2
Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.

Ice Block

Maximum rank 1

15 Mana | Instant | 5 min cooldown

Rank 1
You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.

Shatter

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%.
Rank 2
Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 33%.
Rank 3
Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%.

Improved Cone of Cold

Maximum rank 3

Passive

Rank 1
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 12%.
Rank 2
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 23%.
Rank 3
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 35%.

Cold Snap

Maximum rank 1

Instant | 10 min cooldown

Rank 1
Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.

Fingers of Frost

Maximum rank 2

Requires max rank in Ice Lance

Passive

Rank 1
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 1 spell cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.
Rank 2
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.

Winter's Chill

Maximum rank 5

Passive

Rank 1
Gives your Frost damage spells a 20% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance your Ice Lance and Frostbolt spells will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 1 times.
Rank 2
Gives your Frost damage spells a 40% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance your Ice Lance and Frostbolt spells will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 2 times.
Rank 3
Gives your Frost damage spells a 60% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance your Ice Lance and Frostbolt spells will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 3 times.
Rank 4
Gives your Frost damage spells a 80% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance your Ice Lance and Frostbolt spells will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 4 times.
Rank 5
Gives your Frost damage spells a 100% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance your Ice Lance and Frostbolt spells will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.

Ice Barrier

Maximum rank 1

Requires max rank in Cold Snap

305 Mana | Instant | 30 sec cooldown

Rank 1
Instantly shields you, absorbing 447 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage.