Mage Covenant Abilities in Shadowlands

Last updated on Jun 27, 2021 at 15:00 by Stan 12 comments

Here, you will find all class-specific Covenant abilities available to Mages in Shadowlands.

Welcome to our guide that covers Mage Covenant Abilities in Shadowlands. We first present you a summary of all the abilities before going over the individual Signature and Covenant Class Abilities in more detail.

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Summary of Abilities Granted to Mages by Each Covenant

  • Kyrian
    • Signature AbilitySummon Steward Icon Summon Steward calls your steward to bring you a Phial of Serenity Icon Phial of Serenity.
    • Mage AbilityRadiant Spark Icon Radiant Spark causes Arcane damage and increases the damage taken on the target.
  • Night Fae
    • Signature AbilitySoulshape Icon Soulshape transforms you into a Vulpin, instantly teleporting you forward, increasing your movement speed for a short time.
    • Mage AbilityShifting Power Icon Shifting Power deals Nature damage over time and reduces your ability cooldowns while channeling.
  • Necrolord
    • Signature AbilityFleshcraft Icon Fleshcraft provides an absorption shield and increases damage taken.
    • Mage AbilityDeathborne Icon Deathborne transforms you into a Skeletal Mage, greatly enhancing your Arcane Blast Icon Arcane Blast, Frostbolt Icon Frostbolt, and Fireball Icon Fireball.
  • Venthyr
    • Signature AbilityDoor of Shadows Icon Door of Shadows teleports you to a targeted location.
    • Mage AbilityMirrors of Torment Icon Mirrors of Torment conjures mirrors that deal Shadow damage and reduce movement and cast speed whenever the target casts a spell.
2.

Best Covenants for Mages

For more information regarding the best Covenants for each Mage spec, please refer to our spec-specific pages:

3.

Kyrian Mage Covenant Ability

Radiant Spark Icon Radiant Spark: Conjure a radiant spark that causes (91.2% of Spell Power) Arcane damage instantly, and an additional (49.5% of Spell Power) Arcane damage over 10 seconds. The target takes 10% increased damage from your direct damage spells, stacking each time they are struck. This effect ends after 4 spells. (1.5-second cast, Costs 2% of Base Mana, 40-yard range, 30-second cooldown)

4.

Night Fae Mage Covenant Ability

Shifting Power Icon Shifting Power: Draw power from the ground beneath, dealing (212.2% of Spell Power) Nature damage over 4 seconds to enemies within 18 yards. While channeling, your Mage ability cooldowns are reduced by 10 seconds over 4 seconds. (4-second cast, Costs 5% of Base Mana, 45-second cooldown)

5.

Necrolord Mage Covenant Ability

Deathborne Icon Deathborne: Transform into a powerful skeletal mage for 25 seconds. While in the form of a skeletal mage, your Frostbolt Icon Frostbolt, Fireball Icon Fireball, and Arcane Blast Icon Arcane Blast hit up to 2 enemies near your target and your spell damage is increased by 15%. (1.5-second cast, Costs 5% of Base Mana, 3-minute cooldown)

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Venthyr Mage Covenant Ability

Mirrors of Torment Icon Mirrors of Torment: Conjure 3 mirrors to torment the enemy for 25 seconds. Whenever the target attacks, casts a spell, or uses an ability, a mirror is consumed to inflict (60% of Spell Power) Shadow damage, and their movement and cast speed are slowed by 15%. This effect cannot be triggered more often than once per 6 seconds. The final mirror will instead inflict (151% of Spell Power) Shadow damage to the enemy, Rooting and Silencing them for 4 seconds.

  • Arcane: Whenever a mirror is consumed you gain Clearcasting.
  • Fire: Whenever a mirror is consumed your Fire Blast Icon Fire Blast cooldown is reduced by 6 seconds.
  • Frost: Whenever a mirror is consumed you gain Brain Freeze Icon Brain Freeze.

(1.5 second cast, Costs 4% of Base Mana, 40-yard range, 1.5-minute cooldown)

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Other Covenant Class Abilities

You can find all class-specific Covenant abilities available for other classes linked below.

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Changelog

  • 27 Jun. 2021: Page updated for Chains of Domination.
  • 09 Mar. 2021: Updated for 9.0.5.
  • 22 Nov. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands release.
  • 27 Sep. 2020: Updated for Beta Build 35978.
  • 22 Sep. 2020: Updated for Beta Build 35938.
  • 12 Aug. 2020: Reviewed for Beta Build 35522.
  • 26 Jun. 2020: Reviewed for Alpha Build 34902.
  • 20 Jun. 2020: Reviewed for Alpha Build 34821.
  • 15 Jun. 2020: Reviewed for Alpha Build 34714.
  • 09 Jun. 2020: Shifting Power changes added.
  • 25 May 2020: Updated for Alpha Build 34490.
  • 17 May 2020: Page added.
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