Mage · Fire · row 5

Critical Mass

Same as Classic3 ranks

Critical Mass

Rank 3/3Fire

Requires 20 points in Fire Talents

Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 6%.

Every rank of Critical Mass

Rank	Effect	Source
1	Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2%.	client
2	Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 4%.	client
3	Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 6%.	client

Tree: Fire, row 5, column 2. Needs 20 points in Fire first. The earliest you can finish all 3 ranks is level 32 if you put every point into this tree.
Unlocks: Combustion (requires Critical Mass at full rank).
Competes with: Blast Wave in the same row.

	Classic 1.12	WoW Forever
Name	Critical Mass	Critical Mass
Position	Fire row 5, col 2	Fire row 5, col 2
Ranks	3	3
Rank 1 text	Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2%.	Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2%.

Where is Critical Mass in the Mage talent tree?

Fire tree, row 5, column 2. You need 20 points spent in Fire before you can learn it.

Is Critical Mass new in WoW Forever?

No. Critical Mass works the same as in Classic 1.12, where it was in Fire row 5 with 3 ranks.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.