Mage in WoW Classic

WoW SoD Mage Healer

In this WoW SoD Mage Healer spec, you will find the best PvE healing spec for Mages in the Season of Discovery in WoW Classic. The build shows the best talents, runes, BiS gear, and enchants to heal in dungeons and raids as a Mage.

📂 WoW Classic > Mage

📅 Last updated on February 5, 2025.

WoW SoD Heal Mage Talents & Runes (Frost)

Choose the following talents and runes as a healing Frost Mage Mage for Phase 7 at level 60:

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Learn where to find each rune in our guide Mage Runes for Season of Discovery.

WoW SoD Heal Mage Talents & Runes (Arcane)

Choose the following talents and runes as a healing Arcane Mage Mage for Phase 7 at level 60:

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For every 2% Spell Hit Chance you get from your gear, you can remove one talent point from Arcane Focus Arcane Focus.

SoD Phase 7 Heal Mage BiS List

The following Heal Mage Mage BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 7 of Season of Discovery:

Items marked with Icon are BiS for the Arcane build. Items marked with Icon are BiS for the Frost build.

1 Use Enchant Gloves - Frost Power Enchant Gloves - Frost Power if you’re a Frost Mage Mage, otherwise Enchant Gloves - Arcane Power Enchant Gloves - Arcane Power.

Use Soul of the Eternal Caretaker Soul of the Eternal Caretaker as your new shoulder enchant.

SoD Phase 6 Heal Mage BiS List

The following Heal Mage Mage BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 6 of Season of Discovery:

Items marked with Icon are BiS for the Arcane build. Items marked with Icon are BiS for the Frost build.

1 Use Enchant Gloves - Frost Power Enchant Gloves - Frost Power if you’re a Frost Mage Mage, otherwise Enchant Gloves - Arcane Power Enchant Gloves - Arcane Power.

SoD Phase 5 Heal Mage BiS List

The following Heal Mage Mage BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 5 of Season of Discovery:

Items marked with Icon are BiS for the Arcane build. Items marked with Icon are BiS for the Frost build.

SoD Phase 4 Heal Mage BiS List

The following Heal Mage Mage BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 4 of Season of Discovery to heal raids and dungeons:

1 This quest requires Magister's Crown Magister's Crown from Scholomance and Magister's Robes Magister's Robes from Blackrock Spire to complete.
2 You only need the reputation with Timbermaw Hold to craft the base item. If you buy the base item from another player, being Friendly with Timbermaw Hold is enough to upgrade the base item to the epic BiS version.
3 This quest requires Magister's Bindings Magister's Bindings from Blackrock Spire to complete. Additionally, you need 15 Silithus Venom Sample Silithus Venom Sample from Stonelash Flayer and Rock Stalker in the southern half of Silithus as Horde Horde player or 15 Winterspring Blood Sample Winterspring Blood Sample from Frostsabers like Frostsaber Cub and Frostsaber Stalker in the northern corner of Winterspring as an Alliance Alliance player.

Fire Resistance for Heat Level 2 and Heat Level 3

To raid the more difficult heat levels in Molten Core you need to hit Fire Resistance thresholds. For Heat Level 2 you need at least 96 Fire Resistance and for Heat Level 3 you need at least 226 Fire Resistance. To increase your Fire Resistance you can equip gear, utilize enchantments, use consumables, and get buffs from your Druids Druids, Shamans Shamans 1, and Paladins Paladins 1.

Use the following sources to increase your Fire Resistance to the required threshold:

Using Fire Resistance items often results in a DPS loss in comparison to your BiS list. After you’ve acquired new raid items recalculate your Fire Resistance and re-optimize your gear loadout.

🔥 Since the boss Garr from Molten Core can dispel magic effects, you should make sure your Mage Mage is hitting the Fire Resistance threshold without Mark of the Wild Mark of the Wild for that specific fight. This might require you to have some off-pieces for that boss fight.

1 For most guilds, it is not recommended to rely on Shaman Shaman totems or Paladin Paladin auras to hit the minimum Fire Resistance thresholds. If the aura or totem is out of range or the player dies, you will lack Fire Resistance. Use the totems or auras as additional mitigation, but calculate your Fire Resistance without them.

SoD Heal Mage Pre-Raid BiS List

The following Heal Mage Mage BiS list contains the best items you can get in Season of Discovery before entering the endgame raids at level 60.

1 This quest requires Magister's Crown Magister's Crown from Scholomance and Magister's Robes Magister's Robes from Blackrock Spire to complete.
2 This quest requires Magister's Boots Magister's Boots from Stratholme, Magister's Leggings Magister's Leggings from Stratholme, and Magister's Mantle Magister's Mantle from Scholomance to complete.
3 This quest requires 15 Silithus Venom Sample Silithus Venom Sample and Magister's Bindings Magister's Bindings from Blackrock Spire to complete. To get Silithus Venom Sample Silithus Venom Sample, you need to kill Stonelash Flayer and Rock Stalker in the southern half of Silithus.
4 This quest requires Magister's Belt Magister's Belt from Stratholme or Blackrock Spire and Magister's Gloves Magister's Gloves from Scholomance to complete.
5 You only need the reputation with Timbermaw Hold to craft the base item. If you buy the base item from another player, being Friendly with Timbermaw Hold is enough to upgrade the base item to the epic pre-BiS version.

Healer Mage Consumables in SoD

The following list of consumables can be used by Heal Mages Mages in endgame raids at level 60:

Heal Mage Stat Priority

As a Heal Mage Mage you want to prioritize gear with the following stats:

  1. Up to 16% Spell Hit Chance against level 60 raid bosses.
  2. Spell Critical Hit
  3. Spell Damage = Arcane Damage
  4. Intellect

After reaching the hit cap, more Hit Chance has no additional value. Due to the Spell Hit Chance from your finger runes and talents, you generally need between 0% and 4% Spell Hit Chance from your gear.

DPS Build for Mages in Season of Discovery

To play as a DPS Mage Mage in dungeons and raids, use the WoW SoD Mage DPS Spec. This spec is optimized to deal the maximum amount of damage.

Additional Resources

You can find more resources about the WoW SoD Mage here, including Mage Macros for WoW Classic. Special thanks to the WoWSims team for providing an invaluable simulation tool to optimize BiS lists. If you want to learn more and optimize your gameplay, visit the Classic Mage Discord community for discussions and insights.