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Mage · Fire · row 7

Combustion

Changed from Classic1 rankActive ability
Combustion
Rank 1/1Fire
Instant | 3 min cooldown
Requires 30 points in Fire Talents
Requires Critical Mass
When activated, this spell causes each of your Fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with Fire damage spells by 10%. This effect lasts until you have caused 3 non-periodic critical strikes with Fire spells.

Every rank of Combustion

RankEffectSource
1When activated, this spell causes each of your Fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with Fire damage spells by 10%. This effect lasts until you have caused 3 non-periodic critical strikes with Fire spells.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Fire, row 7, column 2. Needs 30 points in Fire first. The earliest you can finish all 1 rank is level 40 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Prerequisite: Critical Mass at 3/3.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameCombustionCombustion
PositionFire row 7, col 2Fire row 7, col 2
Ranks11
Rank 1 textWhen activated, this spell causes each of your Fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with Fire damage spells by 10%. This effect lasts until you have caused 3 critical strikes with Fire spells.When activated, this spell causes each of your Fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with Fire damage spells by 10%. This effect lasts until you have caused 3 non-periodic critical strikes with Fire spells.

Builds that take Combustion

Questions players ask

Where is Combustion in the Mage talent tree?
Fire tree, row 7, column 2. You need 30 points spent in Fire before you can learn it, and Critical Mass must be at full rank first.
Is Combustion new in WoW Forever?
Combustion existed in Classic (Fire row 7, 1 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "When activated, this spell causes each of your Fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with Fire damage spells by 10%. This effect lasts until you have caused 3 critical strikes with Fire spells.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.