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Mage · level 25 · 16 talent points

Mage at level 25

Your first Legacy Point for reaching 25, which opens the Legacy panel account-wide. Excavation Site and City of Dalaran are in band.

Talent points16
Rows reachable4 / 7
New spells 21–255
Rank upgrades8
Zones in band8
Dungeons in band5

Spells learned from 21 to 25

From the Mage spellbook in client build 1.60.1.70753. Training all of them costs the same for every class, about 206 gold from 1 to 60.

Frost leveling build at level 25

Following the Frost Mage leveling build (10–60), a level 25 Mage has 16 of 16 points placed, 0 in Arcane, 0 in Fire, 16 in Frost.

TalentTreeRank
Improved FrostboltFrost5/5
Ice ShardsFrost5/5
PermafrostFrost2/3
FrostbiteFrost2/3
Improved Frost NovaFrost1/2
Ice LanceFrost1/1

Next 5 points (26–30): Improved Frost Nova (26), Shatter (27), Shatter (28), Shatter (29), Ice Block (30).

Open this build at level 25 in the calculator

Levels 20–29: Ice Lance at 20: 300% damage on frozen targets. Shatter at 25. Blink at 20 for escapes.

Where to be at 25

Zones whose level band covers 25

The Barrens
10–25 · Horde
Redridge Mountains
15–25 · Contested
Stonetalon Mountains
15–25 · Contested
Duskwood
19–30 · Contested
Ashenvale
19–30 · Contested
Hillsbrad Foothills
20–31 · Contested
Wetlands
20–30 · Contested
Thousand Needles
24–35 · Contested

Dungeons in band

The Deadmines
17–26 · Westfall
Shadowfang Keep
22–30 · Silverpine Forest
Blackfathom Deeps
24–32 · Ashenvale
Excavation Site: Wetlands
24–29 · Above Whelgar's Excavation, Wetlands · new
The Stockade
24–32 · Stormwind City

Questions players ask

How many talent points does a level 25 Mage have?
16: one per level from 10. 4 of the 7 rows are reachable in a single tree. With the Talented Legacy perk at 5/5 an alt has 21 points at this level.
What spells does a Mage learn around level 25?
From level 21 to 25: Arcane Explosion Rank 2 (22), Conjure Food Rank 3 (22), Fire Blast Rank 3 (22), Frost Ward Rank 1 (22), Scorch Rank 1 (22), Arcane Missiles Rank 3 (24), Counterspell (24), Dampen Magic Rank 2 (24), Fireball Rank 5 (24), Flamestrike Rank 2 (24), Pyroblast Rank 2 (24), Arcane Wrath Rank 1 (25), Ice Block (25).
Where should a level 25 Mage be questing?
Zones whose band covers 25: The Barrens (10–25), Redridge Mountains (15–25), Stonetalon Mountains (15–25), Duskwood (19–30), Ashenvale (19–30), Hillsbrad Foothills (20–31), Wetlands (20–30), Thousand Needles (24–35). Dungeons: The Deadmines (17–26), Shadowfang Keep (22–30), Blackfathom Deeps (24–32), Excavation Site: Wetlands (24–29), The Stockade (24–32).
What talents should a Frost Mage have at level 25?
Following the Frost Mage leveling build (10–60): Improved Frostbolt 5/5, Ice Shards 5/5, Permafrost 2/3, Frostbite 2/3, Improved Frost Nova 1/2, Ice Lance 1/1 (0/0/16).