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Spirit Mage

Shown in the game as Runemaster
Damage
Resource
Mana
Main stat
Intellect
Armor
Cloth, Leather
Specialisations
Glyphic · Engravement · Riftblade
Abilities
132
Races
9

Overview

Rune-scribing caster (client name: Runemaster) channelling ancestral spirits into inscribed power. Choose one of three specialisations, Glyphic, Engravement, Riftblade, each with its own set of abilities.

Specialisations and abilities

Glyphic

51 abilities · 41 passives and talents

What to wear · Glyphic build

ArmorWear Leather armor
Main statIntellect
WeaponsPolearms, Two-Handed Axes, Two-Handed Maces, Two-Handed Swords, Wands
Stat priorityIntellect, hit rating to cap, then Crit and Haste

Specialisation passives what makes Glyphic different

Frost GlyphLevel 1Specialisation

Using Elemental Burst and Primordial Blast now grants you Frost Glyph.

Glyphs can be unleashed by Glyphic Ruin or Thaumaturgy.

Ley MagicianLevel 20Specialisation

Increases your spell damage by 30% of Spirit and 10% of your Intellect, and spell hit rating by 6% of your Spirit.

Unleashed PowerLevel 40Specialisation

Increases the spell power scaling of your Unleashed Glyphs by 10%.

In addition, dealing damage with Elemental Burst now increases the target's spell damage taken by 10% for 12 sec.

Abilities by level learned automatically as you level

Darkflock Anguish SpreaderLevel 1
Instant

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Devour ManaLevel 15 ranks
12 sec cooldownInstant30 yd

Destroys 362 to 410 of the enemy's mana.

For each mana point burned, the enemy takes 1.25 Arcane Damage.

Etching of the LeylinesLevel 2
7% of base manaInstant40 yd

Enhance an ally, increasing their total stats by 10%.

Primordial BlastLevel 26 ranks
22% of base mana8 sec cooldownInstant35 yd

Launch a primordial missile at an enemy, dealing 512 + spell power × .66 + attack power × .22 Elemental Damage.

Elemental BurstLevel 612 ranks
12% of base mana2 sec cast35 yd

Blasts an enemy for 3311 + spell power × .55 + attack power × .05 Elemental Damage.

CryobrandLevel 8
4% of base manaInstant20 yd

Blast an enemy with frost magic, freezing them in place for 40 sec (8 sec vs players). Can only affect 1 enemy at a time.

Does not break stealth. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.

Glyphic RuinLevel 109 ranks
10% of base mana2.5 sec cast35 yd

Unleash your active Glyph effect on an enemy and deal 789 + spell power × 1 Elemental Damage.

Ley LockLevel 14
16% of base mana6 sec cooldown0.5 sec cast30 yd

Interrupt your target's spellcasting, preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 2.5 sec.

Inscription: LeylineLevel 164 ranks
7% of base manaInstant40 yd

Attunes an ally to the leylines, increasing damage taken from spells by up to 75 and healing spells by up to 80. Lasts 30 min.

Frigid BlastLevel 179 ranks
15% of base mana15 sec cooldown2 sec cast35 yd

Blast an enemy with frigid runic magic, dealing 569 + spell power × .65 Frost damage and applying Frigid Fusion.

Glyphic InfusionLevel 17
Instant

This spell is no longer usable. It has been combined with Glyphic Overload.

Etching of the DextrousLevel 184 ranks
7% of base manaInstant40 yd

Enhance an ally, increasing their Agility by 77. Lasts 30 min.

Glacial RuneLevel 182 ranks
9% of base mana20 sec cooldown1.25 sec cast30 yd

Place a rune at the target location that explodes after 1 sec with frigid magic, dealing 45 + your level + spell power × .3 Frost damage to enemies inside and freezing them in place for 40 sec (8 sec vs players).

Damage caused may interrupt the effect.

WhisperwindLevel 18
5% of base mana6 sec cooldownInstant30 yd

Create a gust of wind at target location, shifting the wind in a 10 yd radius, distracting all enemies and increasing their movement speed by 20% for 2 sec.

Does not break stealth.

LeyfeedLevel 22
20% of base mana1 sec cast20 yd

Feed off the latent magic of an enemy, stealing 2 beneficial magic effects from them.

Usable while moving.

Scrying OrbLevel 22
22% of base mana5 sec cast25 yd

Conjure a Scrying Orb for 1 min that you can control directly and see through.

CinderwakeLevel 26
9% of base mana20 sec cooldownInstant

Incinerate the ground beneath you periodically with fire for 10 sec.

Enemies that walk through the fire are revealed from stealth or invisibility and marked for 1 min, allowing you to track them on your minimap and see them even while stealthed or invisible.

Does not break stealth.

Primordial PulseLevel 276 ranks
20% of base mana20 sec cooldownInstant35 yd

Inscribe an area with runes for 2 sec, dealing 160 + spell power × 0.3 Elemental Damage every 0.5 sec to up to 5 enemies inside.

Runed CascadeLevel 278 ranks
11% of base mana5 sec cooldownInstant40 yd

Blast up to 10 enemies within 8 yds of the enemy target for 1081 Spellfire Damage, and applies Spellwrath to all affected enemies.

Always applies the maximum amount of Spellwrath stacks.

Inscription: ArcaneLevel 283 ranks
7% of base manaInstant40 yd

Grants an ally 60 Arcane Resistance.

Silencing RuneLevel 29
18% of base mana1.5 min cooldown1.5 sec cast30 yd

Inscribe a rune in a 5 yd radius at target location that activates after 1 sec, silencing all enemies within for 6 sec.

ThaumaturgyLevel 297 ranks
8% of base mana15 sec cooldownInstant35 yd

Blast an enemy for 1318 + spell power × .41 + attack power × 0.1 Arcane damage and unleash your active Glyph effect.

Homebound RunestoneLevel 32
10% of base mana30 min cooldown5 sec cast

Create a Homebound Runestone for 2 min, allowing you to set your Hearthstone at its destination.

Not usable in combat.

Inscription: FrostLevel 323 ranks
7% of base manaInstant40 yd

Grants an ally 60 Frost Resistance.

Inscription: NatureLevel 343 ranks
7% of base manaInstant40 yd

Grants an ally 60 Nature Resistance.

Warding RuneLevel 34
27% of base mana2 min cooldownInstant

Engrave anti-magic runes around you, removing all harmful magic effects and causing harmful magic effects to have no duration when cast on you for 6 sec.

Inscription: FireLevel 363 ranks
7% of base manaInstant40 yd

Grants an ally 60 Fire Resistance.

Etching of the MagiLevel 40
7% of base manaInstant40 yd

Enhance an ally, reducing their resource costs by 5%.

Greater Etching of the LeylinesLevel 52
14% of base manaInstant40 yd

Enhance all party and raid members, increasing their total stats by 10%.

Greater Inscription: LeylineLevel 52
25% of base manaInstant40 yd

Attunes all party and raid members to the leylines, increasing damage taken from spells by up to 75 and healing spells by up to 80. Lasts 30 min.

Greater Etching of the MagiLevel 54
14% of base manaInstant40 yd

Enhance all party and raid members, reducing their resource costs by 5%.

Greater Inscription: ArcaneLevel 54
25% of base manaInstant40 yd

Grants all party and raid members 60 Arcane Resistance.

Greater Inscription: FrostLevel 56
25% of base manaInstant40 yd

Grants all party and raid members 60 Frost Resistance.

Eye of the BeholderLevel 57
38% of base mana3 min cooldownInstant

Increases your spell critical strike chance by 25% for 15 sec.

While active, the damage of your Glyphic Ruin and Primordial Blast is increased by 25%.

Rune MasterLevel 57
3 min cooldown2 sec cast

Empowers your spellcasting while draining mana periodically for 15 sec.

Each time you deal Magic Damage you gain 3% increased spell haste, 3% increased Magic Damage, and 3% increased mana costs.

While active you can not move, but Ley Walk and Warp are able to be cast to reposition.

Greater Inscription: NatureLevel 58
25% of base manaInstant40 yd

Grants all party and raid members 60 Nature Resistance.

Only one Inscription can be active at a time.

ManuscriptionLevel 59
14% of base mana45 sec cooldownInstant30 yd

Send manuscriptions to envelop an enemy and enemies around them, dealing (5 × 1000 / 1) × (324 + your level + spell power × 0.38) Arcane damage over 5 sec.

When you cast this ability, you are granted Transcribing for 5 sec.

Greater Etching of the DextrousLevel 60
14% of base manaInstant40 yd

Enhance all party and raid members, increasing their Agility by 77. Lasts 30 min.

Greater Inscription: FireLevel 60
25% of base manaInstant40 yd

Grants all party and raid members 60 Fire Resistance.

Open RiftgateLevel 60
9% of base mana2 min cooldown2 sec cast

Tears open a rift in space for 2 min that you can use to set your Hearthstone location, or interact with it using other spells.

Other abilities and procs (11)
Cosmic Impact
Instant

Increases spell critical strike chance and spell haste by 5%.

For the Salvos!
Instant

Regenerates 5% of your maximum mana.

Glowing Glyphs
Instant

Increases the damage dealt by Unleashed Glyphs by 10%.

Glyphic Overload
40% of base mana45 sec cooldownInstant

Instantly generate Frost Glyph, Flame Glyph, and Arcane Glyph on yourself and overload, granting all active Glyphs an additional effect the next time you unleash them on an enemy. Lasts 15 sec.

Usable while stealthed.

Primordial Power2 ranks
Instant

Increases the duration of Frigid Fusion by 2 sec.

Riftgate: Transfer
9% of base mana5 sec cooldownInstant50 yd

You teleport to the nearest Riftgate.

Runic Obliteration
19% of base mana3 sec cooldownInstant40 yd

Hurl powerful elemental missiles at an enemy, dealing 250 + your level + spell power × 0.44 Elemental Damage every 0.3 sec for 1 sec. Each missile grants you a Glyph.

Scales with modifiers to Primordial Blast.

Silence In The Cage
Instant

Reduces the cast time of Silencing Rune by 25%.

Stack The Deck
2 min cooldownInstant

For the next 15 sec, your Spellwrath ability has 40% increased Casting Speed, and no longer clears your active Aces before generating more.

Tablet of Sorcery
Instant

Damage dealt by Fist of the Ancients now increases the damage dealt by Runic Brand's explosion by 10% for 8 sec.

Wizardry2 ranks
Instant

Increases your Intellect by 10% and increases the mana gained for each point of Intellect by 10%.

Passives and talents (38)
Leyline DisturbanceLevel 10Passive

Increases melee and ranged haste of party and raid members within 100 yds by 10%.

Does not stack with similar effects.

Additionally, the duration of stun effects on you is reduced by 20%.

WarpmasterLevel 12Passive

Reduces the cooldown of Warpdagger by 5 sec.

Arcane GlyphLevel 15Passive

Using Elemental Burst or Primordial Blast while Flame Glyph is active now grants you Arcane Glyph.

Glyphs can be unleashed by Glyphic Ruin or Thaumaturgy.

Expert ElementalistLevel 15Passive

Reduces the cast time of Elemental Burst and Glyphic Ruin by 0.5 sec and increases your chance to hit by 3%.

Concentrated MagicLevel 17Passive

Increases your Spirit by 5% and reduces spell pushback suffered from damaging attacks by 35%.

Primal RuneLevel 26Passive

Granite Resolve now reduces damage taken by an additional 10%.

Primordial SalvosLevel 27Passive

Unleashing a Glyph now deals an additional 115 + spell power × 0.06 damage of the same magic school to all enemies within 8 yds of the target.

RuneslingerLevel 27Passive

Direct damage dealt has a 5% chance to increase your spell haste by 20% for 5 sec.

TerraglyphsLevel 29Passive

Increases the chance to trigger Weapon Engraving: Earth by 4%.

Master EngraverLevel 30Passive

Increases the chance to trigger your Weapon Engravings by 5%.

Arcane StudentLevel 31Passive

While Glyphic Overload is active, your Glyphic Ruin is guaranteed to critically strike.

Bursting PulsesLevel 31Passive

Each weapon enchanted by Weapon Engraving: Earth now reduces the cooldown of Primordial Pulse by 4 sec and increases it's damage by 15%.

Glyphic DestructionLevel 31Passive

Increases the damage of Glyphic Ruin by 100% against Frozen targets.

Phase RushLevel 31Passive

Casting Thaumaturgy now grants you 25% increased movement speed for 5 sec.

Protective WardingLevel 31Passive

Critical damage taken reduces the cooldown of Rune of Guarding by 10%.

Mind WrathLevel 32Passive

Your Ley Lock now interrupts 2 additional enemies near your primary target.

Glyph SeekerLevel 33Passive

Increases the damage of Primordial Blast and Thaumaturgy by 20%.

Ley WalkerLevel 33Passive

Casting or reactivating Warpdagger now removes all root and snare effects from you.

Scroll of MagicLevel 57Passive

Unleashing a Glyph increases the damage of your Unleashed Glyphs by 5% for 15 sec, stacking 3 times.

Kirin Tor AgentLevel 59Passive

Casting Eye of the Beholder now rapidly reduces the coldown of your Rune spells and Phase Out for the duration.

Ancient TeachingsPassive

Increases haste by 3%.

Arcane Imprisonment2 ranksPassive

Reduces the cooldown of Sorcerer's Cage by 4 sec.

Deadly DefensePassive

Each of your summons now reduces your damage taken by 1%, up to a maximum of 10%.

Elemental ProwessPassive

Increases the damage of Primordial Blast by 10%.

Flame GlyphPassive

Using Elemental Burst or Primordial Blast while Frost Glyph is active now grants you a Flame Glyph.

Glyphs can be unleashed by Glyphic Ruin or Thaumaturgy.

Improved FastcastPassive

Reduces the cooldown of Fastcast by 4 sec.

Improved Primordial BlastPassive

Reduces the cooldown of Primordial Blast by 4 sec.

Kirin Tor AdeptPassive

Increases the effectiveness of Eye of the Beholder by 50%.

Magnificence of MillhousePassive

Reduces the cooldown of Manastorm by 60 sec.

Portal HopperPassive

Reduces the cooldown of Warp by 6 sec and Ley Walk by 3 sec.

Primordial Glyphs2 ranksPassive

Increases Fire and Frost Damage dealt by 4%.

Primordial StudiesPassive

Causes Primordial Blast to reduce the cooldown of Rune Master by 4 sec.

QuickslingerPassive

Reduces the cast time of Primordial Blast by 0.5 sec.

RunesleevePassive

Ace of Runes makes Thaumaturgy incur a 8 sec reduced cooldown.

Speedy Attuner2 ranksPassive

Increases your movement speed by 8% and reduces the mana cost of your Runic Tattoos by 25%.

SpellbrandPassive

Increases the damage of Elemental Burst and Runeblade by 10%.

UnmakerPassive

Causes Glyphic Ruin to deal 15% increased critical strike damage and causes it to grant Cosmic Impact for 8 sec.

Well EducatedPassive

Increases maximum mana by 10%.

Engravement

40 abilities · 35 passives and talents

What to wear · Engravement build

ArmorWear Leather armor
Main statIntellect
WeaponsPolearms, Two-Handed Axes, Two-Handed Maces, Two-Handed Swords, Wands
Stat priorityIntellect, hit rating to cap, then Crit and Haste

Specialisation passives what makes Engravement different

Fists of PowerLevel 13 ranksSpecialisation

Engrave your fists for 15 sec, causing auto attacks to grant Earthen Fists for 10 sec, increasing melee haste by 3% and the chance to trigger Weapon Engraving: Earth by 10%, stacking 5 times.

Engravement - Level 15 PassiveLevel 15Specialisation

Reduces the mana cost of Runic Tattoos by 50%.

In addition, increases the mana restored through Runic Tattoos: Water by 50%.

Primordial StrengthLevel 20Specialisation

Increases your spell damage by 30% of your attack power, your hit rating by 3% of your Agility and your spell hit rating by an additional 3% of your Agility.

Elemental CarvingsLevel 30Specialisation

Fist of the Ancients now unleashes an elemental carving at random.

Fire Carving: Increases your Armor penetration by 15% for 6 sec.

Water Carving: Restores 300 mana over 6 sec.

Earth Carving: Restores 3% missing health every 1 sec for 6 sec.

Air Carving: Increases your melee haste by 10% for 6 sec.

Engravement - Level 40 PassiveLevel 40Specialisation

Using Runic Brand while a specific Runic Tattoo is active unleashes its unique aura within 8 yds for 8 sec.

Switching Runic Tattoos removes the current aura.

Power OverwhelmingLevel 40Specialisation

Your Runeblade and Primordial Blast now have a 35% chance to grant you Power Overwhelming, resetting the cooldown of Runic Brand.

Abilities by level learned automatically as you level

Ley FocusLevel 1
22% of base mana3 min cooldownInstant

Enter a state of supreme Focus, increasing spell haste by 60% and spell critical strike chance by 40%.

RunebladeLevel 111 ranks
7% of base manaInstantMelee

3 Charges, 6 sec recharge
Slice an enemy with a rune-etched blade, dealing 344 + spell power × 0.3 + attack power × 0.3 Elemental Damage.

Traprune: Blasting GlyphLevel 1
1.5 sec cast10 yd

Apply the Blasting Glyph effect to a Traprune, causing it to blast the enemy that triggers it, dealing Arcane Damage and knocking them away from it.

Traprune: Stunning GlyphLevel 1
20 sec cooldown1.5 sec cast10 yd

Apply the Stunning Glyph effect to a Traprune, causing it to stun the enemy that triggers it for 4 sec.

Traprune: Unmaking GlyphLevel 1
12 sec cooldown2 sec cast10 yd

Apply the Unmaking Glyph effect to a Traprune, applying a damage over time effect to the enemy that triggers it and increase the critical strike chance of spells cast against them by 8% for 12 sec.

Weapon Engraving: FireLevel 1
6% of base manaInstant

Engrave a fire rune onto your weapon for 1 hour, granting Fire Engraving.

Runic Tattoos: EarthLevel 46 ranks
30% of base mana1.5 sec cooldownInstant

Attune yourself with the earth, increasing your armor by 710 and your Nature resistance by 30.

Riftgate: PrisonLevel 610 ranks
8% of base mana1 min cooldownInstant25 yd

Teleports the target enemy to the nearest Riftgate, dealing 101 to 117 Arcane Damage and Stunning them for 2 sec.

Weapon Engraving: IceLevel 6
6% of base manaInstant

Engrave an ice rune onto your weapon for 1 hour, granting Ice Engraving.

Displace FamiliarLevel 109 ranks
7% of base mana5 sec cooldownInstant40 yd

Command your Familiar to warp to the target location, dealing 542 Arcane Damage, where it will remain for 8 sec pulsing with Energy every 2 sec, dealing Arcane Damage to nearby enemies.

Usable while casting or channeling.

Runic Tattoos: FrostLevel 106 ranks
30% of base mana1.5 sec cooldownInstant

Attune yourself to frost, increasing your Frost resistance by 30 and causing melee and ranged attacks against you to slow the attackers movement speed and attack speed by 20% for 8 sec.

ZenithLevel 102 ranks
11% of base manaInstant

2 Charges, 45 sec recharge
For 6 sec, your runic tattoos flare up, increasing your chance to trigger your Weapon Engravings by 100%.

Runic BrandLevel 118 ranks
9% of base mana12 sec cooldownInstantMelee

Brand an enemy, dealing 79 + attack power × .28 + spell power × 0.15 Fire damage with each weapon, and marking the enemy for 8 sec.

Runic Tattoos: WaterLevel 124 ranks
30% of base mana1.5 sec cooldownInstant

Attune yourself with water, restoring 146 mana every 5 seconds and reduces the mana cost of your spells and abilities by 20%.

Weapon Engraving: EarthLevel 14
6% of base manaInstant

Engrave an earth rune onto your weapon for 1 hour, granting Earth Engraving.

Fist of the AncientsLevel 157 ranks
13% of base mana18 sec cooldownInstantMelee

Smash an enemy and 1 nearby enemy with your rune-engraved fists, dealing 491 + attack power × .55 + spell power × 0.2 Elemental Damage and triggering your Weapon Engraving.

Granite ResolveLevel 16
12% of base mana1 min cooldownInstant

Become hard as stone, reducing your Physical damage taken by 30% for 8 sec.

Usable while stunned.

Runic Tattoos: AirLevel 16
30% of base mana1.5 sec cooldownInstant

Attune yourself with air, increasing your movement speed by 20% and gives you a 20% chance to resist movement impairing effects.

Earthen WindLevel 17
12% of base manaInstant

Create a storm of earth and air in an 8 yd radius beneath you for 4 sec, dealing 18 + attack power × 0.095 Nature Damage to up to 10 enemies in the area every 1 sec.

Warp ShiftLevel 178 ranks
12% of base mana30 sec cooldownInstant20 yd

Deal 379 Arcane damage to an enemy, swapping you and your familiar's position with theirs.

Runic Tattoos: ArcaneLevel 206 ranks
30% of base mana1.5 sec cooldownInstant

Attune yourself to arcane, increasing your Arcane resistance by 30 and reducing the duration of harmful magic and curse effects against you by 20%.

Runic Tattoos: FireLevel 246 ranks
30% of base mana1.5 sec cooldownInstant

Attune yourself to fire, increasing your Fire resistance by 30. and your critical damage by 15%.

Weapon Engraving: AirLevel 24
6% of base manaInstant

Engrave an air rune onto your weapon for 1 hour, granting Air Engraving.

Weapon Engraving: WaterLevel 26
6% of base manaInstant

Engrave a water rune onto your weapon for 1 hour, granting Water Engraving.

Resonance RuneLevel 28
30% of base mana1 min cooldown1.5 sec cast20 yd

Place an arcane rune on the ground that dispels 3 harmful magic effects from allies in the radius, and purges 3 beneficial magic effects from enemies.

Guarding RuneLevel 29
23% of base mana2 min cooldownInstant

Inscribe a defensive rune beneath you in a 10 yd radius, summoning a barrier that causes allies within the radius to take 40% reduced Magic damage. Lasts 15 sec.

Weapon Engraving: ArcaneLevel 40
6% of base manaInstant

Engrave an arcane rune onto your weapon for 1 hour, granting Arcane Engraving.

Runic TempestLevel 57
15% of base mana3 min cooldownInstant

Harness the power of your runic tattoos, resetting the cooldown of Fist of the Ancients, allowing the use of abilities that require Runeshroud, and allowing you to cast them while moving for 8 sec.

Power EngravingLevel 58
18% of base mana5 min cooldownInstant

Create a Power Engraving beneath you for 20 sec, granting 20% increased Magic Damage dealt and 20% increased critical strike chance to up to 5 allies standing in the area.

GenesisLevel 59
19% of base mana3 min cooldownInstantMelee

Apply a runic brand to an enemy for 8 sec, accumulating 50% of your damage dealt, and unleashing after 8 sec as Elemental Damage.

When this deals damage, it triggers your Weapon Engraving.

Other abilities and procs (10)
Alteration2 ranks
Instant

Increases the effectiveness of your Runic Tattoos by 25%.

Casting Cuffs
8% of base mana1.5 min cooldownInstant

Increases spell haste by 20% and makes you immune to silence and interrupt effects for 6 sec.

Engraved and Ready
Instant

Increases the critical strike chance of your Weapon Engravings by 5%.

Greater Runes
Instant

Whenever you spend Inscribed Runes, your next instance of damage applies Runic Brand to the enemy.

Runic Wrath
Instant

Causes your Runic Familiar to unleash a Runic Pulse.

Salvage Fragments
1 sec cast

Consumes 1 Inscribed Rune
Reduces the Cooldown of your next Familiar spell by 33%, or the Cast Time of your next Conjure: Runic Familiar by 25%. This effect stacks up to 3 times.

Tome of Swiftness
8% of base mana2 min cooldownInstant

Transform into a flying tome for 8 sec, increasing movement speed by 70%.

Trap Runes
24% of base mana3 sec cooldown1 sec cast10 yd

Etch a Trap Rune onto a surface for up to 5 min.

Learning this spell teaches you 3 Trap Glyphs you can carve onto the Trap Runes which determine what happens when an enemy activates them.

You cannot place multiple Trap Runes within 10 yds of eachother.

Word of Flames
8% of base mana6 sec cooldownInstant30 yd

Consumes 2 Inscribed Runes
Mark an enemy for 0 sec, after this duration the target explodes, dealing 15 + your level + spell power × 0.785 + intellect × 0.1885 Fire damage scaling with Intellect.

Word of Oblivion
8% of base mana10 sec cooldownInstant30 yd

Consumes 2 Inscribed Runes
Mark an enemy for 4 sec, after this duration the target explodes, dealing 38 + your level × 2 + spell power × 0.385 + int × 0.135 Arcane damage to up to 12 enemies within 5 yds, scaling with Intellect.

Passives and talents (29)
Runic DevastationLevel 1Passive

Increases the damage caused by Displace Familiar and Runic Pulse by 20%.

Runic TattoosLevel 12Passive

Reduces the resource costs of your spells and abilities by 10%.

Leystone SpringsLevel 13Passive

Your melee auto attacks now have a 15% chance to restore 75 × the listed amount of mana.

While Runic Tattoos: Water is active, the mana restored is increased by 250%.

Focusing CrystalsLevel 15Passive

Increases your Magic Damage dealt by 3% and allows 30% of your mana regeneration to continue while in combat.

Runic AffinityLevel 16Passive

Increases the duration of Zenith by 6 sec.

LeybornLevel 27Passive

Your Marked: Runic Brand now stacks 3 times.

TempoLevel 27Passive

Increases the damage of Runeblade and Runic Brand by 20%.

Volcanic EtchingLevel 29Passive

Increases the chance to trigger Weapon Engraving: Fire and Weapon Engraving: Earth by 5%.

Wind SurgeLevel 29Passive

Your Weapon Engraving: Air will now strike 2 additional enemies near its target.

Magic FeederLevel 30Passive

Your Leyfeed now steals 1 additional magic effect from the target.

Master of RunesLevel 30Passive

Reduces the cooldown of your Rune spells by 25%.

Forbidden EngravingLevel 31Passive

Increases the effectiveness of your Weapon Engravings by 20%.

Runes of QuicknessLevel 31Passive

Increases the spell haste of all party and raid members by 3%. Does not stack with similar effects.

In addition, the range of your Glyphic spells is increased by 6 yds.

Magic EtchingsLevel 33Passive

Dealing damage with Primordial Blast now reduces the affected target's armor by 4% for 12 sec, stacking 5 times.

Sky and StoneLevel 33Passive

Damage dealt by Weapon Engraving: Air and Weapon Engraving: Earth now have a 10% chance to increase your melee haste for your next 10 attacks within 10 sec by 10%.

Swift EtchingLevel 33Passive

After Hurricane ends, your melee attack speed is increased by 15% and critical strike chance by 10% for 10 sec.

Steam ConjurerLevel 59Passive

Damage dealt by Weapon Engraving: Earth now has a 5% chance to cast Wild Steam. Can only occur once every 3 sec.

Ancient CarvingsPassive

Reduces the cooldown of Words by 20%.

ElementalistPassive

Increases the damage dealt by your Weapon Engravings by 10%.

Improved Atomic SplitPassive

Increases the duration of your Atomic Split ability by 10 seconds (or 2 seconds in combat), and increases the speed granted by the spell by 50%.

Leyline RiderPassive

Reduces the cooldown of Warplink and Warp Shift by 20%.

Rune of the Elder MagusPassive

Increases the critical damage of Primordial Blast by 20%.

Rune of the Kirin TorPassive

Power Engraving now also restores 5% mana every 1 sec to affected allies.

Runic QuicknessPassive

Word spells now activate 25% faster.

Sorcerer's SpeedwayPassive

Reduces the cooldown of Open Riftgate by 30 sec.

Symbols of Power2 ranksPassive

Increases the damage of Fist of the Ancients while you have Weapon Engraving: Fire active by 15%.

Wild MagicPassive

Damage dealt by Dragon's Wrath now has a 50% chance to become unstable, dealing 50 + your level + intellect × 0.165% additional damage as Magic damage, but burning 85 + your level + intellect × .4 mana.

Both the damage dealt and mana burned scale with your Intellect.

Words of Power2 ranksPassive

Increases the critical strike chance of Words by 10%.

Words of WrathPassive

Words now refund 1 Inscribed Rune when they activate.

Critical strike damage of Words is increased by 20%.

Riftblade

41 abilities · 33 passives and talents

What to wear · Riftblade build

ArmorWear Leather armor
Main statIntellect
WeaponsPolearms, Two-Handed Axes, Two-Handed Maces, Two-Handed Swords, Wands
Stat priorityIntellect, hit rating to cap, then Crit and Haste

Specialisation passives what makes Riftblade different

Elemental AssassinLevel 1Specialisation

Increases your spell damage by 20% of your Agility, your spell critical strike chance by 10% of your Agility, and your hit rating by 5% of your Agility.

RiftbladeLevel 1Specialisation

Your Primordial Blast and Smolder now refresh a charge of Runeblade.

In addition, every 3rd Runeblade now restores 31 + your level + attack power × .3 mana, increased by 20% while Runic Tattoos: Water is active.

Riftblade - Level 10 PassiveLevel 15Specialisation

Every 3rd Runeblade now restores 31 + your level + attack power × .3 mana, increased by 20% while in Water Attunement.

WindsageLevel 30Specialisation

Smolder now envelops you in wind, causing your next 3 Runeblades to strike an additional time equal to 75% of the damage dealt as Nature damage.

Glyph of DisappearanceLevel 40Specialisation

Your Phase Out can now be used 1 additional time within 15 sec before incurring a cooldown.

Surging SlashLevel 50Specialisation

Every 3rd cast of Runeblade now transforms your next Runeblade within 15 sec into Surging Slash.

Abilities by level learned automatically as you level

Aspect of The Rune KnightLevel 1
10 sec cooldownInstant

Reduces damage you take by 10%, increases maximum mana by 20%.

Only 1 Aspect can be active at a time.

RunecarveLevel 1
5% of base manaInstant

Clears any active Sigils.

Does not break Runeshroud.

Unleash EssencesLevel 113 ranks
10% of base mana2.5 sec cooldownInstant

Causes 578 to 623 Arcane Damage and unleashes your current Essence Combination to trigger a Lost Page effect based on the combination.

Refer to individual Lost Page passives for available combinations.

Palm Sigil: FireLevel 45 ranks
15% of base mana1.5 sec cast

Engrave a fire rune into your palm, your next direct damaging spell deals 120% bonus damage as Fire. Lasts for 6 sec.

Usable while moving.

RuneshroudLevel 4
8% of base mana10 sec cooldownInstant

Shroud your form in mist, entering stealth, and reducing your movement speed by 30%.

Cannot be used while in combat.

Palm Sigil: EarthLevel 8
12% of base mana1.5 sec cast

Engrave an earth rune into your palm, causing your next instance of direct Magic damage within 6 sec to stun a target enemy for 4 sec.

Usable while moving.

Inscription: PermafrostLevel 99 ranks
7% of base mana1 min cooldownInstant20 yd

Incapacitates an enemy for 8 sec. Taking damage will break the effect.

Usable while stealthed and has a 0% reduced cooldown while Runeshroud is active.

Elder Magi RuneLevel 108 ranks
10% of base mana1 min cooldownInstant

Blasts enemies within 10yd for 299 to 326 Arcane damage and increases all Arcane damage they take from you by 15% for 0 sec.

Ice RuneLevel 10
12% of base mana1 min cooldownInstant20 yd

Requires Frozen Target
Unleash a frost rune at an enemy, stunning them for 4 sec.

Affected enemies are considered Frozen.

WarpdaggerLevel 10
12% of base mana30 sec cooldownInstant

Toss an enchanted dagger forward in a line. Upon reactivation, you instantly teleport to the location of the dagger and deal 31 + your level + spell power × .44 + attack power × .2 Elemental Damage to nearby enemies.

Usable while stealthed.

Arcane BladeLevel 11
8% of base manaInstantMelee

Strike an enemy, dealing 32 + spell power × .2 Arcane Damage and generating 1 Arcane Sigil.

Fire BladeLevel 11
6% of base manaInstantMelee

Strike an enemy, dealing 31 + spell power × 0.2 Fire Damage.

Frost BladeLevel 11
8% of base manaInstantMelee

Strike an enemy, dealing 32 + spell power × .2 Frost Damage and generating 1 Frost Sigil.

SmolderLevel 1112 ranks
6% of base mana6 sec cooldownInstantMelee

Ignite your blade and strike an enemy, dealing 140% Weapon Damage plus 885 Fire Damage.

Phase OutLevel 14
8% of base mana2 min cooldownInstant

Disappear from sight, entering an improved stealth for 6 sec and applying Runeshroud.

HoarfrostLevel 157 ranks
10% of base mana10 sec cooldownInstant8 yd

Slash in a frozen fury in front of you, dealing 171 + attack power × 0.33 Frost Damage to up to 3 nearby enemies, plus an additional 171 + attack power × 0.33 every 3 sec for 21 sec.

Enemies hit by the initial strike are frozen in place for 3 sec.

HurricaneLevel 15
14% of base mana30 sec cooldownInstant10 yd

Strike an enemy 5 times over 2 sec, each strike dealing 152 × the listed amount of% ((152 × the listed amount of) × 0.8% versus players) Weapon Damage as Nature Damage, scaling with level.

While striking your target, your chance to dodge is increased by 100%, but you cannot use any spells or abilities.

Palm Sigil: WindLevel 18
4% of base mana1.5 sec cast

Engrave a wind rune into your palm, causing your next instance of direct Magic damage within 6 sec to make you immune to movement impairing effects and increase your movement speed by 20% for 6 sec.

Usable while moving.

Palm Sigil: ArcaneLevel 203 ranks
4% of base mana1.5 sec cast

Engrave an arcane rune into your palm, causing your next instance of direct Magic damage within 6 sec to deal an additional 10% of the damage dealt as Arcane damage every 3 sec for 12 sec and silences the target for 3 sec.

Usable while moving.

Speed RuneLevel 24
14% of base mana2 min cooldownInstant

Conjure a path of runes in the direction you are facing for 10 sec, increasing the movement speed of allies by 70%.

This effect can persist for a short duration after leaving the runic path.

Permafrost RuneLevel 28
39% of base mana1 min cooldown1 sec cast20 yd

Requires Frozen Target
Inscribe a rune of permafrost and unleash it on an enemy, incapacitating them for 40 sec (8 sec vs players). Damage taken will end the effect.

Affected enemies are considered Frozen.

Using this while in Runeshroud causes it to incur an 80% reduced cooldown.

Echo RuneLevel 29
24% of base mana2 min cooldownInstant

Mark your current location with an echo rune for 20 sec.

At the end of the duration or upon reactivation, warp back to the marked location and heal for 250 + your level + attack power × 1.5 health.

Primordial FuryLevel 29
14% of base mana1.5 min cooldownInstant

Your runic tattoos flare up for 15 sec, causing Runeblade to strike up to 5 additional enemies.

For the duration, your Runic Tattoos have 100% increased effectiveness.

Palm Sigil: WaterLevel 32
7% of base mana1.5 sec cast

Engrave a water rune into your palm, causing your next instance of direct Magic damage within 6 sec to drain the target's mana equal to 50% of the damage dealt.

Usable while moving.

Palm Sigil: FrostLevel 34
4% of base mana1.5 sec cast

Engrave a frost rune into your palm, causing your next instance of direct Magic damage within 6 sec to deal 30% of the damage dealt as Frost damage and slow the enemy's movement speed by 70% for 8 sec.

Usable while moving.

FractureLevel 57
10% of base manaInstantMelee

Strike an enemy with frozen fury, dealing 921 + attack power × 1.5 Frost damage and burning 25 + attack power × .35 of the target's mana.

Damage dealt is guaranteed to critically strike against frozen targets.

ConvergenceLevel 58
12% of base mana1.5 min cooldownInstant

For 15 sec, the next 10 Weapon Engravings you trigger will now deal an additional 348 × the listed amount of + spell power × 0.3 + attack power × 0.2 Elemental Damage.

Ley PowerLevel 59
14% of base mana1.5 min cooldownInstant

Divert ley energy into your weapons, drawing power from enemies within 20 yds of you. For each enemy in the radius, your damage dealt deals an additional 10% of the damage as Arcane damage, up to 100%, for 15 sec.

While active, melee attacks and abilities grant you Harnessed Leylines.

TurbulenceLevel 59
26% of base mana1 min cooldownInstant

Send out a gust of wind from your weapon that strikes nearby enemies in a 6 yd radius for 200% Weapon Damage as Nature damage every 0.5 sec for 3 sec.

While active, you leave behind a Turbulent Spiral every 0.5 sec for 6 sec.

Leyline AdjustmentLevel 60
9% of base mana30 sec cooldownInstant100 yd

Adjust the leylines beneath you, causing them to redirect the threat you generate for 30 sec to the targeted party member.

Other abilities and procs (11)
Augur's Shield5 ranks
7% of base mana40 sec cooldownInstant

Regenerates 20% maximum mana and reduces damage taken by 25% for 8 sec.

Everfrost Scroll10 ranks
5% of base mana1 min cooldownInstantMelee

Stun an enemy target for 3.5 sec, increasing Frost damage they take from you by 20% for the duration.

Glyphic Invocation
5% of base mana10 sec cooldownInstant

Instantly generates 1 Sigil matching your current Attunement.

This ability will not break Runeshroud.

Pierce Resistances
Instant

Fragmentation now reduces an enemy's magic resistances by 1% for 10 sec.

Prismatic Blade8 ranks
9% of base mana20 sec cooldownInstantMelee

Strike an enemy for Weapon Damage plus 2 as Arcane, and cycle your Attunement twice.

Prismatic Knight
Instant

Increases your Armor by 100% of your Intellect and reduces damage done by 0%.

Parrying an attack generates an Inscribed Rune and increases your Melee Attack Speed by 10% for 12 sec.

Active while using a Two-Handed Melee Weapon.

Runestone: Foretelling
Instant

3 Arcane Sigils
Allows Elemental Burst to expend the above Sigil combination to deal 100 + your level + spell power × 0.73 Arcane Damage to up to 8 enemies.

Teaches Arcane Blade.

Runestone: Pyrostrike
Instant

3 Fire Sigils
Allows Elemental Burst to expend the above Sigil combination to unleash a massive fiery attack for 701 + your level + spell power × .75 Fire Damage to an enemy.

Runestone: Torch
Instant

2 Fire Sigils
1 Arcane Sigil
Allows Elemental Burst to expend the above Sigil combination to burn an enemy for 120 Spellfire Damage over 20 sec.

Runestone: Walking Flame
Instant

2 Arcane Sigils
1 Fire Sigil
Allows Elemental Burst to expend the above Sigil combination to deal 0 + spell power × 0.55 Spellfire Damage, plus an additional 0 over 0.1 sec, to up to 8 enemies within 0 yds.

Spellblades
8% of base mana30 sec cooldownInstantMelee

Deliver 8 swift strikes to an enemy target over 2 sec, each dealing Weapon damage as Arcane plus 5 to 6.

Passives and talents (27)
Ley ConstitutionLevel 12Passive

Your Armor contribution from items is increased by 30%.

Unbound EnergyLevel 13Passive

Increases your critical strike chance by 3% and your expertise by 4.

Melting RunesLevel 15Passive

Weapon Engraving: Fire now deals 25% increased damage against Frozen enemies.

Frozen EarthLevel 17Passive

Increases the duration of Ice Rune and the stun effect from Palm Sigil: Earth by 1 sec.

SpellbladeLevel 17Passive

Increases your Agility and Intellect by 5%.

Prismatic FlowLevel 26Passive

Casting Phase Out now increases your movement speed by 40% for the first 2 sec of its duration.

ShroudwalkerLevel 26Passive

Your Warpdagger now incurs no cooldown if used while your Runeshroud is active.

Frost SpectreLevel 27Passive

Increases the critical strike chance and critical damage of Smolder and Primordial Blast against Frozen targets by 25%.

Residual PowerLevel 27Passive

Increases the damage replicated by Weapon Engraving: Air by 100% (40% versus players) and increases the attack speed granted by 15%.

MagebreakerLevel 31Passive

Dealing damage with Hurricane now also reduces the targets Magic damage dealt by 15% for 8 sec and dispels 1 harmful magic effect from you with each strike.

Primordial EchoesLevel 31Passive

Your critical strikes dealt with Primordial Blast now have a 40% chance to strike an additional time.

Freezing CodexLevel 33Passive

Reduces the cooldown of Ice Rune by 20 sec and increases the mana cost by 50%, but reduces its range by 10 yds.

FrostburnLevel 33Passive

Removes the cast time of Glacial Rune and Permafrost Rune.

Runic PowerLevel 33Passive

Increases all damage dealt by party and raid members by 3%. Does not stack with similar effects.

In addition, Primordial Blast now increases the chance for the target to be critically struck by your spells by 3% for 20 sec.

Runic BreakoutLevel 56Passive

Abilities requiring Runeshroud can now be used for 3 sec and have no cast time after Runeshroud breaks.

Spellfire RunesLevel 57Passive

Your Runeblade now has a 20% chance, and Warpdagger a 100% chance, to reset the cooldown of Smolder, and increase the damage of your next Smolder by 20%.

SigilistLevel 58Passive

After using a Palm Sigil, the duration of your crowd control effects is increased by 20%.

Reduces the cast time of all Palm Sigils by 0.5 sec and increases the duration of your Palm Sigil buffs by 50%.

WaveforgedLevel 59Passive

After Hurricane ends, you may now use abilties that require Runeshroud for 4 sec.

Frozen InfernoPassive

Increases Fire and Frost damage dealt by 6%.

Hasty ImbuePassive

Reduces the cooldown of Imbue Weapon by 50%.

Runestone: Dazzling SprayPassive

2 Frost Sigil
1 Fire Sigils
Allows Elemental Burst to expend the above Sigil combination to deal 15 + your level + spell power × .225 Frostfire Damage and incapacitate the enemy for 15 sec.

Damage dealt ends this effect. Enemies cannot be affected by Dazzling Spray again for 8 sec.

Runestone: Frost PrisonPassive

3 Frost Sigils
Allows Elemental Burst to expend the above Sigil combination to deal 24 + your level Frost Damage to an enemy and stun them for 4 sec. Enemies cannot be affected by Frost Prison again for 20 sec.

Teaches Frost Blade.

Runestone: Frozen TouchPassive

2 Arcane Sigils
1 Frost Sigil
Allows Elemental Burst to expend the above Sigil combination to cause your melee attacks to deal an additional 60 + your level + spell power × 0.095 Frost Damage to your target and an additional nearby enemy for 21 sec.

Runestone: SpellsnapPassive

2 Frost Sigils
1 Arcane Sigil
Allows Elemental Burst to expend the above Sigil combination to deal 0 + your level + spell power × 0.4 Spellfrost Damage to up to 801102I enemies within 0 yds, increasing Frost and Arcane Damage they take from you by 1% for 30 sec.

Runic ConvergencePassive

Blade spells now have a 15% chance to trigger a free Manastrike.

Runic KnowledgePassive

Increases your spell power by 21% of your Intellect.

Shrouded HandPassive

Teaches you Imbue Flame, Imbue Frost, and Imbue Arcane.

These 3 spells share a cooldown, and are only usable during Runeshroud.

They each generate 1 Sigil of their respective type and activate the matching Attunement.

Playable races

Alliance

HumanDwarfNight ElfGnomeDraenei

Horde

OrcUndeadTaurenBlood Elf

Proficiencies

What this class can equip from the start. In Conquest of Azeroth these come from the class itself, not your race.

ClothLeatherPolearmsTwo-Handed AxesTwo-Handed MacesTwo-Handed SwordsWands

Tips

  • Your main stat is Intellect: prefer gear with it. Wear Leather armor when you can.
  • Abilities are learned automatically at the level shown; the specialisation passives shape how each build plays.
  • Mix and match with the other 21 classes - dungeons and raids need tanks, healers and damage of every kind.