Arcane Intellect, a Mage ability in WoW Forever

Arcane Intellect is a Mage ability in the Arcane tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 5 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 1 and its last at level 56. Its spell school is Arcane.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Arcane Intellect

Ranks of Arcane Intellect
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
1	Rank 1	60 Mana30 yd range Instant	Increases the target's Intellect by 2 for 1 hour.
14	Rank 2	185 Mana30 yd range Instant	Increases the target's Intellect by 7 for 1 hour.
28	Rank 3	520 Mana30 yd range Instant	Increases the target's Intellect by 15 for 1 hour.
42	Rank 4	945 Mana30 yd range Instant	Increases the target's Intellect by 22 for 1 hour.
56	Rank 5	1,510 Mana30 yd range Instant	Increases the target's Intellect by 31 for 1 hour.

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

Arcane Intellect compared with Classic

All 5 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Arcane Intellect compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	—	Increases the target's Intellect by 2 for 30 min.
Rank 2	Changed	—	Increases the target's Intellect by 7 for 30 min.
Rank 3	Changed	—	Increases the target's Intellect by 15 for 30 min.
Rank 4	Changed	—	Increases the target's Intellect by 22 for 30 min.
Rank 5	Changed	—	Increases the target's Intellect by 31 for 30 min.

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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.