Fireball, a Mage ability in WoW Forever

Fireball is a Mage ability in the Fire tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 12 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 1 and its last at level 60. Its spell school is Fire.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Fireball

Ranks of Fireball
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
1	Rank 1	30 Mana35 yd range 1.5 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 14 to 22 Fire damage and an additional 2 Fire damage over 4 sec.
6	Rank 2	45 Mana35 yd range 2 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 27 to 39 Fire damage and an additional 3 Fire damage over 6 sec.
12	Rank 3	65 Mana35 yd range 2.5 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 45 to 61 Fire damage and an additional 6 Fire damage over 6 sec.
18	Rank 4	95 Mana35 yd range 3 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 68 to 92 Fire damage and an additional 12 Fire damage over 8 sec.
24	Rank 5	140 Mana35 yd range 3.5 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 107 to 143 Fire damage and an additional 16 Fire damage over 8 sec.
30	Rank 6	185 Mana35 yd range 3.5 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 138 to 182 Fire damage and an additional 24 Fire damage over 8 sec.
36	Rank 7	220 Mana35 yd range 3.5 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 171 to 221 Fire damage and an additional 24 Fire damage over 8 sec.
42	Rank 8	260 Mana35 yd range 3.5 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 212 to 274 Fire damage and an additional 32 Fire damage over 8 sec.
48	Rank 9	305 Mana35 yd range 3.5 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 271 to 347 Fire damage and an additional 40 Fire damage over 8 sec.
54	Rank 10	350 Mana35 yd range 3.5 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 338 to 430 Fire damage and an additional 48 Fire damage over 8 sec.
60	Rank 11	395 Mana35 yd range 3.5 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 397 to 505 Fire damage and an additional 56 Fire damage over 8 sec.
60	Rank 12	410 Mana35 yd range 3.5 sec cast	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 425 to 541 Fire damage and an additional 60 Fire damage over 8 sec. From a tome, a quest or a drop, not the class trainer

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

Fireball compared with Classic

All 12 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Fireball compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	scales with 12.3% of spell power (direct)	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 16 to 24 Fire damage and an additional 2 Fire damage over 4 sec.
Rank 2	Changed	scales with 27.1% of spell power (direct)	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 34 to 48 Fire damage and an additional 3 Fire damage over 6 sec.
Rank 3	Changed	scales with 50% of spell power (direct)	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 57 to 77 Fire damage and an additional 6 Fire damage over 6 sec.
Rank 4	Changed	scales with 79.3% of spell power (direct)	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 89 to 121 Fire damage and an additional 12 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 5	Changed	—	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 146 to 194 Fire damage and an additional 20 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 6	Changed	—	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 207 to 273 Fire damage and an additional 28 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 7	Changed	—	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 264 to 344 Fire damage and an additional 32 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 8	Changed	—	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 328 to 424 Fire damage and an additional 40 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 9	Changed	—	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 404 to 518 Fire damage and an additional 52 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 10	Changed	—	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 488 to 622 Fire damage and an additional 60 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 11	Changed	—	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 561 to 715 Fire damage and an additional 72 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 12	Changed	—	Hurls a fiery ball that causes 596 to 760 Fire damage and an additional 76 Fire damage over 8 sec.

Talents that change Fireball

These Mage talents name Fireball in their rank text.

Missile BarrageArcane, row 4
Improved FireballFire, row 1
Heating UpFire, row 4

More for the Mage

Open the Mage talent calculator All Mage abilities

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.