Flamestrike, a WoW Forever Mage ability

In the Fire tab of the Mage spellbook. Every rank: 30 yd range, 3 sec cast. Fire school. Scales with 15.7% of spell power (direct), 3.2% of spell power (per tick) (Classic 15.7% of spell power (direct), 2% of spell power (per tick)).

What Flamestrike does, rank by rank 6 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
16	Rank 1 changed Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 55 to 71 Fire damage and an additional 44 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time. 195 Mana. Classic: Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 55 to 71 Fire damage and an additional 48 Fire damage over 8 sec.
24	Rank 2 changed Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 100 to 126 Fire damage and an additional 84 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time. 330 Mana. Classic: Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 100 to 126 Fire damage and an additional 88 Fire damage over 8 sec.
32	Rank 3 changed Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 159 to 197 Fire damage and an additional 132 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time. 490 Mana. Classic: Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 159 to 197 Fire damage and an additional 140 Fire damage over 8 sec.
40	Rank 4 changed Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 226 to 278 Fire damage and an additional 188 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time. 650 Mana. Classic: Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 226 to 278 Fire damage and an additional 196 Fire damage over 8 sec.
48	Rank 5 changed Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 298 to 366 Fire damage and an additional 256 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time. 815 Mana. Classic: Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 298 to 366 Fire damage and an additional 264 Fire damage over 8 sec.
56	Rank 6 changed Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 381 to 465 Fire damage and an additional 332 Fire damage over 8 sec. Only one Flamestrike can be active per Mage at a time. 990 Mana. Classic: Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 381 to 465 Fire damage and an additional 340 Fire damage over 8 sec.

What changed from Classic

Ranks 1 to 6 changed.

Talents that change Flamestrike 1

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  Improved FlamestrikeFire row 3 (level 20), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Flamestrike spell by 15%.

Questions

What level do you get Flamestrike in WoW Forever?

Level 16; its 6 ranks come at 16, 24, 32, 40, 48 and 56 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Flamestrike a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Flamestrike is in the Fire tab of the Mage spellbook, and no Mage talent teaches it. One talent changes it: Improved Flamestrike.

Did Flamestrike change from Classic?

Yes: ranks 1 to 6 changed. Rank 6 now reads "Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 381 to 465 Fire damage and an additional 332 Fire damage over 8 sec." where Classic read "Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for 381 to 465 Fire damage and an additional 340 Fire damage over 8 sec."

What is the cast time of Flamestrike?

3 sec cast at every rank. 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.

Before it in the Fire tab: Fireball. After it: Frostfire Bolt. Every Mage spell by level, every Mage talent and the Mage calculator.