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Latest patch notesbuild 1.60.1.70862 · 7 November 2026

Mage · New in Forever · live client 1.60.1.70790

Heating Up

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. Fire Blast grants an additional stack every time it deals damage.

Mageclass
Newnot in Classic Era
TalentFire, tier 4
1talent ranks

How you get it

Talent in the Fire tree, tier 4

Heating Up sits in the Fire tree on tier 4. It costs one point. Plan it in the Mage talent calculator.

Heating Up does not exist as a Mage ability in the Classic Era client (build 1.15.9.70003). It is one of 6 new Mage abilities in Forever.

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Other new Mage abilities

13 abilities

Former runes Mages keep

Arcane BarrageLaunches several missiles at the enemy target, causing X to X Arcane damage. This spell also has a X% to trigger Missile Barrage.Arcane BlastBlasts the target with energy, dealing 236 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, you gain 12% of your Intellect as Spell Damage…Arcane SurgeUnleash all of your remaining mana in a surge of energy focused at the target dealing X to X Arcane damage, increased by up to 300% based…Balefire BoltUnleash a reality-distorting burst of raw magic at your enemy, dealing X to X Chimeric damage. Increasing your Balefire Bolt and Pyroblas…Frostfire BoltLaunches a bolt of frostfire at the enemy, causing 292 Frostfire damage, slowing movement speed by 40% and causing an additional X Frostf…Ice LanceDeals 145 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.Icy VeinsHastens your spellcasting, increasing spell casting speed by 20% and reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting by…Living BombThe target becomes a Living Bomb, taking X Fire damage over X. After X or when the spell is dispelled, the target explodes dealing X Fire…Living FlameSummons a spellfire flame that moves toward the target, leaving a trail of spellfire. This trail deals X Spellfire damage every second to…Mass RegenerationHeals all of target player's party members within X yards of target player for X health over 3 sec and applies Temporal Beacon to each ta…RegenerationHeals the target for X health over 3 sec and applies Temporal Beacon for 30 sec. Temporal Beacon X XRewind TimeYour current target with your Temporal Beacon instantly heals all damage taken over the last 5 seconds. Ineffective on targets that did n…Spellfrost BoltLaunches a bolt of spellfrost at the enemy, causing X to X Spellfrost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec. This spell will…
From the WoW Forever live client, build 1.60.1.70790 (4 November 2026), compared with Classic Era 1.15.9.70003. Client data only: Blizzard can change values with server-side hotfixes that the client does not show. See all class changes and the hotfix log.

Answers

Heating Up FAQ

What does Heating Up do in WoW Forever?

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. Fire Blast grants an additional stack every time it deals damage.

How do you get Heating Up?

Heating Up is a Mage talent in the Fire tree, tier 4.

Is Heating Up in Classic Era?

No. Heating Up is not a Mage ability in the Classic Era client (build 1.15.9.70003); it was added in WoW Forever.

Facts checked: 6 November 2026 · Sources: WoW Forever live client data, build 1.60.1.70790 (wago.tools)

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