Mage · Arcane · row 5

Arcane Mind

Changed from Classic5 ranks
Arcane Mind
Rank 5/5Arcane
Requires 20 points in Arcane Talents
Increases your Intellect by 10% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 100%.

Every rank of Arcane Mind

RankEffectSource
1Increases your Intellect by 2% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 20%.client
2Increases your Intellect by 4% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 40%.client
3Increases your Intellect by 6% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 60%.client
4Increases your Intellect by 8% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 80%.client
5Increases your Intellect by 10% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 100%.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Arcane, row 5, column 3. Needs 20 points in Arcane first. The earliest you can finish all 5 ranks is level 34 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Competes with: Presence of Mind in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameArcane MindArcane Mind
PositionArcane row 5, col 3Arcane row 5, col 3
Ranks55
Rank 1 textIncreases your maximum Mana by 2%.Increases your Intellect by 2% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 20%.

no longer requires Arcane Resilience

Builds that take Arcane Mind

Questions players ask

Where is Arcane Mind in the Mage talent tree?
Arcane tree, row 5, column 3. You need 20 points spent in Arcane before you can learn it.
Is Arcane Mind new in WoW Forever?
Arcane Mind existed in Classic (Arcane row 5, 5 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Increases your maximum Mana by 2%.".

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