Mage · Fire · row 1

Incineration

Changed (was Incinerate)5 ranks
Incineration
Rank 5/5Fire
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 10%.

Every rank of Incineration

RankEffectSource
1Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.client
2Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 4%.client
3Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%.client
4Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 8%.client
5Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 10%.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Fire, row 1, column 2. 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: Accelerant in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameIncinerateIncineration
PositionFire row 3, col 1Fire row 1, col 2
Ranks25
Rank 1 textIncreases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 2%.Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 2%.

Spells this talent affects

Builds that take Incineration

Questions players ask

Where is Incineration in the Mage talent tree?
Fire tree, row 1, column 2. It is available as soon as you have your first talent point at level 10.
Is Incineration new in WoW Forever?
Incineration existed in Classic (Fire row 3, 2 ranks) as Incinerate. In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast and Scorch spells by 2%.".

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