wow Mage Class Changes in War Within Alpha Build 54361

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Here are all the Mage changes that went live in the second War Within Alpha build.

Mages received a lot of class changes in Build 54361 and we've recapped them below. There are mostly talent / Hero talent changes.

Mage

• Frost Mage - Frost Mage core passive
  • Increases damage/healing by 9%: Arcane Echo, Arcane Missiles, Arcane Orb, Arcanosphere, Blast Wave, Blizzard, Comet Storm, Conflagration, Ebonbolt, Flame Patch, Flurry, Frost Bomb, Frost Nova, Frostbolt, Frozen Orb, Glacial Spike, Ice Lance, Living Bomb, Mastery: Icicles, Meteor, Nether Tempest, Ray of Frost, Snowdrift, Supernova Increases periodic damage/healing by 9%: Arcane Echo, Arcane Missiles, Arcane Orb, Arcanosphere, Blast Wave, Blizzard, Comet Storm, Conflagration, Ebonbolt, Flame Patch, Flurry, Frost Bomb, Frost Nova, Frostbolt, Frozen Orb, Glacial Spike, Ice Lance, Living Bomb, Mastery: Icicles, Meteor, Nether Tempest, Ray of Frost, Snowdrift, Supernova
• Scorch - Scorches an enemy for [ 24.4% of Spell Power ] Fire damage. Scorch is a guaranteed critical strike and increases your movement speed by 30% for 3 sec when cast on a target below 30% health. Castable while moving.
• Living Bomb - The target becomes a Living Bomb, taking [ 58.79% of Spell Power ] Fire damage over 4 sec, and then exploding to deal an additional 0 Fire damage over 2 sec, and reduced damage to all other enemies within 10 yds. Other enemies hit by this explosion also become a Living Bomb, but this effect cannot spread further.
• Frozen Orb - Launches an orb of swirling ice up to 40 yds forward which deals up to [ 226.6% 240% of Spell Power ] Frost damage to all enemies it passes through over 15 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. Grants 1 charge of Fingers of Frost when it first damages an enemy. Enemies damaged by the Frozen Orb are slowed by 30% for 3 sec.
• Critical Mass - Your spells have a 15% 10% increased chance to deal a critical strike. You gain 20% 15% more of the Critical Strike stat from all sources.
• Comet Storm - Calls down a series of 7 icy comets on and around the target, that deals up to [ 321.5% 350% of Spell Power ] Frost damage to all enemies within 6 yds of its impacts.
• Flame On - Reduces the cooldown of Fire Blast by 2 sec and increases the maximum number of charges by 1. Increases the maximum number of Fire Blast charges by 2.
• Feel the Burn - Fire Blast and Phoenix Flames increase your mastery by [ 300% 200% of mas ]% for 5 6 sec. This effect stacks up to 3 times.
• Improved Scorch - Casting Scorch on targets below 30% health increase the target's damage taken from you by 4% for 12 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Additionally, Scorch critical strikes increase your movement speed by 30% for 3 sec. Casting Scorch on targets below 4% health increase the target's damage taken from you by 4% for 12 sec. This effect stacks up to 2 times.
• Controlled Destruction - Pyroblast's damage is increased by 5% when the target is above 70% health or below 30% health. Damaging a target with Pyroblast increases the damage it receives from Ignite by 2%.
• Sun King's Blessing - After consuming 8 10 Hot Streaks, your next non-instant Pyroblast or Flamestrike cast within 30 sec grants you Combustion for 6 sec and deals 260% additional damage.
• Fervent Flickering - Ignite's damage has a 5% chance to reduce the cooldown of Fire Blast by 1 sec. Fire Blast's cooldown is reduced by 2 sec.
• Unleashed Inferno - While Combustion is active your Fireball, Pyroblast, Fire Blast, Scorch, and Phoenix Flames deal 50% increased damage and reduce the cooldown of Combustion by 1.25 sec. While Combustion is active, Flamestrike deals 25% increased damage and reduces the cooldown of Combustion by 0.25 sec for each critical strike, up to 1.25 sec.
• Convection - Each time Living Bomb explodes it has a 30% chance to reduce its cooldown by 2.0 sec. When a Living Bomb expires, if it did not spread to another target, it reapplies itself at 100% effectiveness. A Living Bomb can only benefit from this effect once.
• Splintering Sorcery - When you consume Nether Precision Tempest, conjure an Arcane Splinter that fires at your target. Arcane Splinter : Conjure raw Arcane magic into a sharp projectile that deals [ 70% of Spell Power ] Arcane damage. Arcane Splinter s embed themselves into their target, dealing [ 41.6% of Spell Power ] Arcane damage over 16 sec. This effect stacks.
• Look Again - Displacement has a 50% longer duration, 25% longer range, and leaves behind a Mirror Image. Displacement has a 50% longer duration and 25% longer range.
• Spellfire Spheres - Every 4 times you consume Clearcasting, conjure a Spellfire Sphere. While you're out of combat, you will slowly conjure Spellfire Spheres over time. Spellfire Sphere Increases your spell damage by 4% 2%. Stacks up to 3 times.
• Mana Addiction - Consuming Clearcasting grants you 3% Haste for 10 sec. Stacks up to 10 times. Multiple instances may overlap.
• Memory of Al'ar - While your Arcane Phoenix is active, you gain twice as many stacks of Mana Addiction. When your Arcane Phoenix expires, it empowers you, granting Arcane Soul for 3 sec, plus an additional 1 sec for each exceptional spell it had cast. Arcane Soul : Arcane Missiles has a 100% chance to proc Clearcasting. While your Arcane Phoenix is active, you gain twice as many stacks of Mana Addiction. When your Arcane Phoenix expires, it empowers you, granting Arcane Soul for 3 sec, plus an additional 0.5 sec for each exceptional spell it had cast. Arcane Soul : Arcane Barrage costs no mana, grants Clearcasting, and generates 4 Arcane Charges.
• Mark of the Fire Lord (new) - Flamestrike and Living Bomb apply Mastery: Ignite at 100% increased effectiveness.