Flamestrike, a Mage ability in WoW Forever

Flamestrike is a Mage ability in the Fire tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 6 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 16 and its last at level 56. Its spell school is Fire.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Flamestrike

Ranks of Flamestrike
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
16	Rank 1	195 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 55 to 71 Fire damage and an additional 44 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time.
24	Rank 2	330 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 100 to 126 Fire damage and an additional 84 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time.
32	Rank 3	490 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 159 to 197 Fire damage and an additional 132 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time.
40	Rank 4	650 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 226 to 278 Fire damage and an additional 188 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time.
48	Rank 5	815 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 298 to 366 Fire damage and an additional 256 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time.
56	Rank 6	990 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 381 to 465 Fire damage and an additional 332 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time.

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

Flamestrike compared with Classic

All 6 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Flamestrike compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	scales with 13.4% of spell power (direct), 1.7% of spell power (per tick)	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 55 to 71 Fire damage and an additional 48 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 2	Changed	scales with 15.7% of spell power (direct), 2% of spell power (per tick)	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 100 to 126 Fire damage and an additional 88 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 3	Changed	scales with 15.7% of spell power (direct), 2% of spell power (per tick)	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 159 to 197 Fire damage and an additional 140 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 4	Changed	scales with 15.7% of spell power (direct), 2% of spell power (per tick)	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 226 to 278 Fire damage and an additional 196 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 5	Changed	scales with 15.7% of spell power (direct), 2% of spell power (per tick)	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 298 to 366 Fire damage and an additional 264 Fire damage over 8 sec.
Rank 6	Changed	scales with 15.7% of spell power (direct), 2% of spell power (per tick)	Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 381 to 465 Fire damage and an additional 340 Fire damage over 8 sec.

Talents that change Flamestrike

These Mage talents name Flamestrike in their rank text.

Improved FlamestrikeFire, row 3

More for the Mage

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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.