Fireball, a WoW Forever Mage ability

In the Fire tab of the Mage spellbook. Every rank: 35 yd range. Fire school. Scales with 100% of spell power (direct).

What Fireball does, rank by rank 12 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
1	Rank 1 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 14 to 22 Fire damage and an additional 2 Fire damage over 4 sec. 30 Mana, 1.5 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 16 to 24 Fire damage and an additional 2 Fire damage over 4 sec.
6	Rank 2 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 27 to 39 Fire damage and an additional 3 Fire damage over 6 sec. 45 Mana, 2 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 34 to 48 Fire damage and an additional 3 Fire damage over 6 sec.
12	Rank 3 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 45 to 61 Fire damage and an additional 6 Fire damage over 6 sec. 65 Mana, 2.5 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 57 to 77 Fire damage and an additional 6 Fire damage over 6 sec.
18	Rank 4 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 68 to 92 Fire damage and an additional 12 Fire damage over 8 sec. 95 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 89 to 121 Fire damage and an additional 12 Fire damage over 8 sec.
24	Rank 5 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 107 to 143 Fire damage and an additional 16 Fire damage over 8 sec. 140 Mana, 3.5 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 146 to 194 Fire damage and an additional 20 Fire damage over 8 sec.
30	Rank 6 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 138 to 182 Fire damage and an additional 24 Fire damage over 8 sec. 185 Mana, 3.5 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 207 to 273 Fire damage and an additional 28 Fire damage over 8 sec.
36	Rank 7 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 171 to 221 Fire damage and an additional 24 Fire damage over 8 sec. 220 Mana, 3.5 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 264 to 344 Fire damage and an additional 32 Fire damage over 8 sec.
42	Rank 8 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 212 to 274 Fire damage and an additional 32 Fire damage over 8 sec. 260 Mana, 3.5 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 328 to 424 Fire damage and an additional 40 Fire damage over 8 sec.
48	Rank 9 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 271 to 347 Fire damage and an additional 40 Fire damage over 8 sec. 305 Mana, 3.5 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 404 to 518 Fire damage and an additional 52 Fire damage over 8 sec.
54	Rank 10 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 338 to 430 Fire damage and an additional 48 Fire damage over 8 sec. 350 Mana, 3.5 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 488 to 622 Fire damage and an additional 60 Fire damage over 8 sec.
60	Rank 11 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 397 to 505 Fire damage and an additional 56 Fire damage over 8 sec. 395 Mana, 3.5 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 561 to 715 Fire damage and an additional 72 Fire damage over 8 sec.
60	Rank 12 changed Hurls a fiery ball that causes 425 to 541 Fire damage and an additional 60 Fire damage over 8 sec. 410 Mana, 3.5 sec cast. Classic: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 596 to 760 Fire damage and an additional 76 Fire damage over 8 sec.

What changed from Classic

Ranks 1 to 12 changed.

Fireball on the beta, build by build 1

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  Build 70291, 8 Oct 2026Ranks 1 to 5 text changed. Now: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 14 to 22 Fire damage and an additional 2 Fire damage over 4 sec. Was: Hurls a fiery ball that causes 16 to 24 Fire damage and an additional 2 Fire damage over 4 sec.

Talents that change Fireball 3

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  Missile BarrageArcane row 4 (level 25), 1 rank. Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 40% chance, and your Fireball, Frostbolt, and Frostfire Bolt spells a 20% chance to reduce the channeled duration of your next Arcane Missiles spell by 50%, reduce the Mana cost by 100%, and missiles fire every 0.5 sec.
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  Improved FireballFire row 1 (level 10), 5 ranks. At 5/5: Reduces the casting time of your Fireball and Frostfire Bolt spells by 0.5 sec.
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  Heating UpFire row 4 (level 25), 1 rank. Non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast, and Scorch reduce the cast time of your next Pyroblast cast within 20 sec by 25%, stacking up to 3 times.

Questions

What level do you get Fireball in WoW Forever?

Level 1; its 12 ranks come at 1, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60 and 60 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Fireball a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Fireball is in the Fire tab of the Mage spellbook, and no Mage talent teaches it. 3 talents change it: Missile Barrage, Improved Fireball and Heating Up.

Did Fireball change from Classic?

Yes: ranks 1 to 12 changed. Rank 12 now reads "Hurls a fiery ball that causes 425 to 541 Fire damage and an additional 60 Fire damage over 8 sec." where Classic read "Hurls a fiery ball that causes 596 to 760 Fire damage and an additional 76 Fire damage over 8 sec." The beta changed it in build 70291.

What is the cast time of Fireball?

1.5 sec cast at rank 1, 2 sec cast at rank 2, 2.5 sec cast at rank 3, 3 sec cast at rank 4 and 3.5 sec cast at ranks 5 to 12. From the beta client's tooltip, build 70291.

Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70291 on 8 Oct 2026. Classic's text from the Classic client. Beta rows from the build tracker.

Before it in the Fire tab: Fire Ward. After it: Flamestrike. Every Mage spell by level, every Mage talent and the Mage calculator.