Scorch, a WoW Forever Mage ability

In the Fire tab of the Mage spellbook. Every rank: 30 yd range, 1.5 sec cast. Fire school. Scales with 42.9% of spell power (direct).

What Scorch does, rank by rank 7 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
22	Rank 1 changed Scorch the enemy for 38 to 46 Fire damage. 50 Mana. Classic: Scorch the enemy for 56 to 68 Fire damage.
28	Rank 2 changed Scorch the enemy for 54 to 64 Fire damage. 65 Mana. Classic: Scorch the enemy for 81 to 97 Fire damage.
34	Rank 3 changed Scorch the enemy for 67 to 79 Fire damage. 80 Mana. Classic: Scorch the enemy for 105 to 125 Fire damage.
40	Rank 4 changed Scorch the enemy for 89 to 105 Fire damage. 100 Mana. Classic: Scorch the enemy for 139 to 165 Fire damage.
46	Rank 5 changed Scorch the enemy for 111 to 131 Fire damage. 115 Mana. Classic: Scorch the enemy for 168 to 198 Fire damage.
52	Rank 6 changed Scorch the enemy for 143 to 169 Fire damage. 135 Mana. Classic: Scorch the enemy for 207 to 246 Fire damage.
58	Rank 7 changed Scorch the enemy for 166 to 196 Fire damage. 150 Mana. Classic: Scorch the enemy for 237 to 279 Fire damage.

What changed from Classic

Ranks 1 to 7 changed.

Talents that change Scorch 3

• 
  IncinerationFire row 1 (level 10), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%.
• 
  Improved ScorchFire row 4 (level 25), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Your Scorch spell has a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage.
• 
  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 Scorch in WoW Forever?

Level 22; its 7 ranks come at 22, 28, 34, 40, 46, 52 and 58 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Scorch a talent in WoW Forever?

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

Did Scorch change from Classic?

Yes: ranks 1 to 7 changed. Rank 7 now reads "Scorch the enemy for 166 to 196 Fire damage." where Classic read "Scorch the enemy for 237 to 279 Fire damage."

What is the cast time of Scorch?

1.5 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: Pyroblast. Every Mage spell by level, every Mage talent and the Mage calculator.