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Mage · Fire · row 5

Blast Wave

Changed from Classic1 rankActive ability
Blast Wave
Rank 1/1Fire
215 Mana | Instant | 45 sec cooldown
Requires 20 points in Fire Talents
A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 154 to 184 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec.

Every rank of Blast Wave

RankEffectSource
1A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 154 to 184 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Fire, row 5, column 3. Needs 20 points in Fire first. The earliest you can finish all 1 rank is level 30 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Competes with: Critical Mass in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameBlast WaveBlast Wave
PositionFire row 5, col 3Fire row 5, col 3
Ranks11
Rank 1 textA wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 160 to 192 Fire damage, and dazing them for 6 sec.A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 154 to 184 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec.

no longer requires Pyroblast

Builds that take Blast Wave

Questions players ask

Where is Blast Wave in the Mage talent tree?
Fire tree, row 5, column 3. You need 20 points spent in Fire before you can learn it.
Is Blast Wave new in WoW Forever?
Blast Wave existed in Classic (Fire row 5, 1 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 160 to 192 Fire damage, and dazing them for 6 sec.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.