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Level 20 snapshot

WoW Forever Mage Level 20 Build

The initial Level 20 Mage snapshot: 11-point Frost and Arcane routes and the planner-ready Fire tree. The current Beta cap is Level 30.

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Beta · Build 1.60.1.69913Reviewed 2026-10-09

The live Beta cap is Level 30. The figures below describe an older Level 20, 11-point planning snapshot from client build 1.60.1.69913, not a complete current-cap build. Blizzard’s October 1 update

PLANNING LEVEL20
POINT BUDGET11
CLIENT SNAPSHOT1.60.1.69913

Beta · Build 1.60.1.69913 — follow the source notes for availability.

Frost

0/0/11

Frost single-target damage

  • Improved Frostbolt5/5
  • Ice Shards5/5
  • Piercing Ice1/3

11 of 11 points spent · 0 remaining in this snapshot.

Recorded endpoint: Piercing Ice 1/3

Beyond this point budget

The next recorded tier requires 15 Frost points. This route has 11: 4 more in this branch before the first rank, then one point for that rank — at least 5 additional points. Other prerequisites can add constraints.

  • Arctic Reach

Tree-point gates are a planning assumption. These records explain why this allocation stops; they do not extend it into a reviewed Level 30 route.

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Arcane

11/0/0

Arcane single-target damage

  • Arcane Focus5/5
  • Improved Channeling5/5
  • Arcane Concentration1/5

11 of 11 points spent · 0 remaining in this snapshot.

Recorded endpoint: Arcane Concentration 1/5

Beyond this point budget

The next recorded tier requires 15 Arcane points. This route has 11: 4 more in this branch before the first rank, then one point for that rank — at least 5 additional points. Other prerequisites can add constraints.

  • Arcane Shielding
  • Improved Counterspell

Tree-point gates are a planning assumption. These records explain why this allocation stops; they do not extend it into a reviewed Level 30 route.

Inspect Level 20 snapshot

Frost

0/0/11

Frost solo leveling

  • Improved Frostbolt5/5
  • Ice Shards4/5
  • Improved Frost Nova2/2

11 of 11 points spent · 0 remaining in this snapshot.

Recorded endpoint: Improved Frost Nova 2/2

Beyond this point budget

The next recorded tier requires 15 Frost points. This route has 11: 4 more in this branch before the first rank, then one point for that rank — at least 5 additional points. Other prerequisites can add constraints.

  • Arctic Reach

Tree-point gates are a planning assumption. These records explain why this allocation stops; they do not extend it into a reviewed Level 30 route.

Inspect Level 20 snapshot

Editable editorial routes · Source limits remain visible · No simulated performance scores

BLIZZARD OCTOBER 1 NOTESOfficial

October 1 Beta changes for Mage

Official Beta announcement · Blizzard’s October 1 development notes

Fire Hot Streak was renamed Heating Up; Combustion returned to 3 charges from 4.

Improved Scorch’s Fire Vulnerability no longer gets a second resist roll, and Frost Winter’s Chill no longer rolls separately to resist after the spell hits.

Mage scrolls from comprehension were rebalanced and can no longer be cast while moving.

The live Beta level cap is 30. The imported 1.60.1.69913 talent tree is older than this announcement. Level 20 routes with 11 talent points are starting snapshots; a Level 30 allocation has not been verified against the updated tree.

What Level 20 gives a Mage

Blizzard's October 1 Beta development notes raised the playable cap to Level 30. These 11-point Mage routes preserve the initial Level 20 snapshot, and no Level 30 allocation is verified here. Official source: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/wow-forever-beta-development-notes-%E2%80%93-updated-october-1/2360696

The Beta began with a Level 20 cap and an 11-point planning budget. Blizzard raised the live cap to Level 30 on October 1. The calculator also offers Level 30 and Level 60 point-budget modes, but this page documents only reviewed Level 20 routes. This reviewed Level 20 starter allocation spends 11 points. Blizzard raised the playable Beta cap to Level 30 on October 1; this route is not a reviewed Level 30 build.

The three specs in this starter snapshot

This page compares the three specs at Level 20. All three branches have client-reviewed entry nodes, while the Frost and Arcane 11-point builds remain editorial recommendations rather than verified Level 30 routes.

  • Frost — legal: an 11-point single-target route, with a distinct area variant for packs
  • Arcane — legal: an 11-point route through the entry rows, with deeper nodes stated as out of reach
  • Fire — planner-ready from Improved Fireball; the reviewed 11-point preset is still pending

How to use this older snapshot

The playable cap has already risen to Level 30. Keep this Level 20 page as a starting allocation; do not treat its eleven points as a complete current-cap build.

Data sources, verification & planning limits

Talent positions and ranks are client records. Build allocations are editorial examples; performance is not simulated. Prerequisite rank rules may be derived assumptions.

Frequently asked questions

How many points are in this Level 20 Mage snapshot?

11 planning points, spendable across Arcane, Fire and Frost. The live Beta cap is Level 30; this page does not document a reviewed Level 30 allocation.

Which Mage specs have reviewed 11-point presets?

Frost and Arcane have published starter presets. Fire has a client-reviewed entry node, but its preset remains under review.

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