Contents

In this article, we list the buffs, debuffs and useful abilities that an Arcane Mage brings to a raid in WoW 4.3. We also list equivalent buffs and debuffs that other classes provide.

The other articles of our Arcane Mage guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the left.

Buffs
Arcane Brilliance	Spell Power increase — does not stack with Flametongue Totem, Totemic Wrath, and Demonic Pact Mana pool increase — does not stack with Fel Intelligence
Arcane Tactics	Passive damage increase (+3% for all raid/party members) — does not stack with Ferocious Inspiration and Communion
Focus Magic	This ability is unique to Arcane Mages and should always be active on a party or raid member. Arcane Mages usually exchange Focus Magic between themselves, but on encounters that require a high healing throughput, it might be wiser to cast Focus Magic on healers.
Time Warp	Equivalent of Heroism and Bloodlust
Debuffs
Slow	Slows the casting speed of bosses by 30% — does not stack with Necrotic Strike, Lava Breath, Spore Cloud, Mind-numbing Poison, and Curse of Tongues
Utility
Counterspell	Interrupt, 24-second cooldown
Remove Curse	Decurse
Spellsteal	Enemy Dispell, steal beneficial effect
Crowd Control
Frostbolt	Slow, single-target
Frostfire Bolt	Slow, Single-target (removed by Glyph of Frostfire)
Cone of Cold	Slow, conic area of effect
Frost Nova	Root, 8-second duration and 10-yard radius area of effect
Ring of Frost	Root, 10-second duration and 10-yard radius area of effect
Polymorph	Incapacitate, 50-second duration
Survival
Blink	Teleport forward 20 yards
Ice Block	10-second immunity
Invisibility	Threat reset and 20-second invisibility
Mage Ward	Arcane, Fire, or Frost damage absorption
Mirror Image	This spell can be used to prevent a wipe when the tank dies and you are the next player on the aggro list. In this case, the boss will attack the images and waste a few useful seconds during which the boss can be killed or the tank resurrected.
Slow Fall	Fall damage prevention