Mage · Fire · row 1

Accelerant

Changed (was Improved Fireball)5 ranks
Accelerant
Rank 5/5Fire
Reduces the casting time of your Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, and Arcane Wrath spells by 0.5 sec.

Every rank of Accelerant

RankEffectSource
1Reduces the casting time of your Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, and Arcane Wrath spells by 0.1 sec.client
2Reduces the casting time of your Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, and Arcane Wrath spells by 0.2 sec.client
3Reduces the casting time of your Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, and Arcane Wrath spells by 0.3 sec.client
4Reduces the casting time of your Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, and Arcane Wrath spells by 0.4 sec.client
5Reduces the casting time of your Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, and Arcane Wrath spells by 0.5 sec.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Fire, row 1, column 3. Available from your first talent point. The earliest you can finish all 5 ranks is level 14 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Competes with: Incineration in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameImproved FireballAccelerant
PositionFire row 1, col 2Fire row 1, col 3
Ranks55
Rank 1 textReduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.1 sec.Reduces the casting time of your Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, and Arcane Wrath spells by 0.1 sec.

Spells this talent affects

Builds that take Accelerant

Questions players ask

Where is Accelerant in the Mage talent tree?
Fire tree, row 1, column 3. It is available as soon as you have your first talent point at level 10.
Is Accelerant new in WoW Forever?
Accelerant existed in Classic (Fire row 1, 5 ranks) as Improved Fireball. In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.1 sec.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.