Scorch, a Mage ability in WoW Forever

Scorch is a Mage ability in the Fire tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 7 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 22 and its last at level 58. Its spell school is Fire.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Scorch

Ranks of Scorch
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
22	Rank 1	50 Mana30 yd range 1.5 sec cast	Scorch the enemy for 38 to 46 Fire damage.
28	Rank 2	65 Mana30 yd range 1.5 sec cast	Scorch the enemy for 54 to 64 Fire damage.
34	Rank 3	80 Mana30 yd range 1.5 sec cast	Scorch the enemy for 67 to 79 Fire damage.
40	Rank 4	100 Mana30 yd range 1.5 sec cast	Scorch the enemy for 89 to 105 Fire damage.
46	Rank 5	115 Mana30 yd range 1.5 sec cast	Scorch the enemy for 111 to 131 Fire damage.
52	Rank 6	135 Mana30 yd range 1.5 sec cast	Scorch the enemy for 143 to 169 Fire damage.
58	Rank 7	150 Mana30 yd range 1.5 sec cast	Scorch the enemy for 166 to 196 Fire damage.

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

Scorch compared with Classic

All 7 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Scorch compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	—	Scorch the enemy for 56 to 68 Fire damage.
Rank 2	Changed	—	Scorch the enemy for 81 to 97 Fire damage.
Rank 3	Changed	—	Scorch the enemy for 105 to 125 Fire damage.
Rank 4	Changed	—	Scorch the enemy for 139 to 165 Fire damage.
Rank 5	Changed	—	Scorch the enemy for 168 to 198 Fire damage.
Rank 6	Changed	—	Scorch the enemy for 207 to 246 Fire damage.
Rank 7	Changed	—	Scorch the enemy for 237 to 279 Fire damage.

Talents that change Scorch

These Mage talents name Scorch in their rank text.

IncinerationFire, row 1
Improved ScorchFire, row 4
Heating UpFire, row 4

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.