Arcane Explosion, a Mage ability in WoW Forever

Arcane Explosion is a Mage ability in the Arcane tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 6 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 14 and its last at level 54. Its spell school is Arcane.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Arcane Explosion

Ranks of Arcane Explosion
LevelRankTooltipText
14Rank 1
  • 75 Mana
  • Instant

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 32 to 36 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

22Rank 2
  • 120 Mana
  • Instant

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 55 to 61 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

30Rank 3
  • 185 Mana
  • Instant

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 94 to 102 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

38Rank 4
  • 250 Mana
  • Instant

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 133 to 145 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

46Rank 5
  • 315 Mana
  • Instant

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 180 to 196 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

54Rank 6
  • 390 Mana
  • Instant

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 238 to 258 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Arcane Explosion compared with Classic

All 6 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Arcane Explosion compares with Classic
RankChangeClassic tooltipClassic text
Rank 1Changed
  • scales with 11.1% of spell power (direct)

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 34 to 38 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

Rank 2Changed—

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 60 to 66 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

Rank 3Changed—

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 101 to 109 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

Rank 4Changed—

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 143 to 155 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

Rank 5Changed—

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 191 to 207 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

Rank 6Changed—

Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 249 to 269 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.

More for the Mage

Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.