Orc Mage in WoW Forever

Orcs can be Mages in Forever. In Classic, Blood Fury only raised melee Attack Power and halved the healing you received; now it adds 10% Spell Power with no healing penalty, so the Orc offensive racial finally works on a caster.

Racial effects are Blizzard’s, from its September 23 race article; talents come from the same beta talent data as our calculator (where it comes from); hands-on reports are named where we use them. Last reviewed: .

A Orc in World of Warcraft: Forever
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Orc racials for a Mage

Every Orc racial, what it does in Forever and how much it does for a Mage, with the Mage talents it works with. Hover or tap an icon for the full text.

  • Blood FuryCore for a Mage

    +10% Attack Power and Spell Power for 15 sec; 2 min cooldown

    Use it with Arcane Power or Combustion for one bigger burst window. It no longer cuts the healing you receive, so it’s safe to press in a pull that goes wrong. Since the October 15 build its cooldown is 3 minutes, not 2.

    Works with Arcane Power Combustion

  • Shatter CurseSituational

    Removes all Curses and Banes, and reduces magic damage taken by 5% for 8 sec; 3 min cooldown

    Removes the Curses and Banes on you and cuts magic damage taken by 5% for 8 seconds. Until the October 15 build it also made you immune to them and cut magic damage by 15%. A 3-minute cooldown, and mostly a PvP answer to Warlocks.

  • HardinessSituational

    Stuns on you last 20% shorter

    Every stun on you lasts 20% shorter, instead of a chance to resist it: less time helpless before you can Blink away.

  • CommandDoesn’t apply

    +5% damage for Hunter pets and Warlock demons

    Command: +5% damage for Hunter pets and Warlock demons. The October 26 notes put it back after Savage (1% crit, from the October 15 build) was removed. It does nothing for a Mage.

Mage talents that pair with Orc racials

The talents named above, each once, with the racial it works with. Hover or tap for every rank; ★ marks a talent new in Forever.

  • Arcane Power Arcane · pairs with Blood Fury
  • Combustion Fire · pairs with Blood Fury

WoW Forever Mage Talent Calculator →

Community Mage builds

Builds players posted for the Forever beta, checked point by point against our talent data. None of them depends on race, so each works for a Orc Mage.

Fire

Fire 19Frost 2level 30

Nineteen points in Fire and two in Frost for Precision, which adds hit to Fire spells as well. Accelerant, Ignite and Pyroblast; Burning Soul against pushback and threat; Improved Scorch to stack a Fire vulnerability on the target; a point of Flame Throwing for range. Heating Up, new in Forever, makes crits with Fireball, Fire Blast and Scorch shorten your next Pyroblast cast.

Built around ( new in Forever):

  • Accelerant 5/5
  • Improved Scorch 3/3
  • Heating Up 1/1
  • Precision 2/3

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Orc vs the other Mage races

6 races can be a Mage in Forever. Each row lists the racials its race page picks out for a Mage; filter by faction to see your side’s options.

RaceFactionRacials for a MageWhat they bring
HumanAllianceThe Human Spirit adds 10% Spirit; Will to Survive breaks stuns.
GnomeAllianceEureka!; Expansive Mind adds 5% maximum Mana.
Orc This pageHordeBlood Fury adds Spell Power; Shatter Curse.
UndeadHordeCannibalize restores Mana.
TrollHordeBerserking.
Skyborne (High Order) New in ForeverAllianceHigh Order only: Read Leyline for Health and Mana regeneration; Wind Blessed Haste.