Arcane Mage WoW Forever Rotation

Ranged DPS · Mana-cycled burst with Arcane Blast stacking and evocation windows

Spec: Arcane Mage · Class: Mage. Arcane burst or classic Frost control — the glass cannon of WoW Forever.

WoW Forever Arcane Mage rotation — cast priority

Practice it first, read it second — the trainer below is pre-loaded to Arcane Mage:

# Arcane Mage — burn/conserve cycle (WoW Forever)
# Burn to ~30% mana with Arcane Blast, then conserve with Missiles.
/cast Presence of Mind
/cast Arcane Power
/castsequence reset=8 Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Barrage
/cast [nochanneling] Arcane Missiles

The priority list behind the trainer, top-down every GCD:

1. Presence of Mind + Arcane Blast — Opening burst stack with cooldowns
2. Arcane Blast — Stack to 3-4, then burn phase until ~30% mana
3. Arcane Missiles — Use on Missile Barrage procs to stop stacking costs (Missile Barrage proc active)
4. Evocation — Mana conservation phase below 30% mana (below 30% mana)
5. Arcane Missiles — Conservation phase channel while mana regenerates
6. Arcane Barrage — Moving or burn-phase ender

Rotation notes that actually move the meter

• The whole spec is a burn/conserve cycle: Arcane Blast stacks to 3-4, burn to ~30% mana, Evocate, conserve.
• Missile Barrage procs end the stack — cast Arcane Missiles immediately or the stack cost eats you.
• Torment the Weak makes Arcane Blast hit 12% harder on slowed targets — coordinate a slow.
• Gem/enchant for haste during burn windows; mana regen stats carry the conserve phase.

Arcane talent points (level 60)

• Arcane (51): Arcane Subtlety 2/2, Arcane Focus 3/3, Arcane Stability 5/5, Arcane Fortitude excluded, Magic Absorption 2/2, Arcane Concentration 5/5, Magic Attunement 2/2, Spell Impact 3/3, Student of the Mind 3/3, Focus Magic 1/1, Arcane Shielding excluded, Improved Counterspell 2/2, Arcane Meditation 3/3, Torment the Weak 3/3, Improved Arcane Explosion 2/2, Nimble excluded, Arcane Potency excluded per tree, Arcane Empowerment 3/3, Incanter's Absorption 3/3, Arcane Power 1/1, Presence of Mind 1/1, Arcane Mind excluded per points, Missile Barrage 5/5, Nether Vortex 2/2, Arcane Barrage 1/1, remaining per in-game tree
• Frost (10): Improved Frostbolt 5/5, Ice Floes 3/3, Frost Warding 2/2
• Key capstones: Missile Barrage, Arcane Power, Presence of Mind

Copyable macros

Priority macro — paste into a chat macro slot; it walks the priority top-down when spammed:

# Arcane Mage — burn/conserve cycle (WoW Forever)
# Burn to ~30% mana with Arcane Blast, then conserve with Missiles.
/cast Presence of Mind
/cast Arcane Power
/castsequence reset=8 Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Barrage
/cast [nochanneling] Arcane Missiles

In-game one-button variant (showtooltip + opener casts):

#showtooltip Arcane Blast
/cast Arcane Power
/cast Presence of Mind
/cast Arcane Blast

Try it in the simulator

Scroll back to the trainer at the top of the rotation section — or open the full rotation trainer to switch specs. Muscle memory from 3–4 clean trainer rounds (80%+ priority score) translates directly to boss DPS in WoW Forever.

Related rotations

• Retribution Paladin rotation
• Protection Warrior rotation
• Fury Warrior rotation
• Affliction Warlock rotation
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