The launch of Phase 3 for World of Warcraft Classic: Season of Discovery introduced a new level cap of 50, a variety of new world events like Incursions, and revamped content like the Sunken Temple 20-man Raid. As is standard for every Phase launch, every class has a set of new Runes to Discover – including a variety of new Phase 3 Mage Runes SoD players can find.
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In SoD Phase 3 Mages have access to six new Runes which can be equipped on the Bracer/Wrist and Head gear. This guide covers all of the new Mage Runes SoD P3 introduces, including details on each Rune's effects and how to acquire them. Check our companion pieces for information on Mage Runes in Phases One and Two, as these are not included below.
Updated April 11, 2024 by Erik Petrovich: Now that players have had time to delve into SoD Phase 3, and hunt down all six new Mage Runes, every Mage Rune in SoD P3 has finally been Discovered. To get all Phase 3 Mage Runes, SoD players will have to travel to many different locations and complete a variety of tasks, but two P3 Rune quests are shared amongst all classes. By acquiring Wild Offerings through a new SoD P3 questline, and by raising your Reputation with the Emerald Wardens to Friendly, all classes can buy one new SoD P3 Rune – Mages included – for two per class. This guide has been updated to describe how to get all Mage Runes SoD Phase 3 has for players to equip in their Head and Bracer slots – just remember to open the Discovery box and read the specific details of each new Mage Rune location hidden below each entry.
To preserve the sense of mystery intended for the Season of Discovery, each Phase 3 SoD Mage Rune location is hidden by default. Open the "Click to Reveal" box to show location details.
All Phase 3 Mage Helm Runes
Advanced Warding Rune
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Advanced Warding Effect
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- Mana Shield, Frost Ward, and Fire Ward strength is increased by 100%
- Mana Shield mana drain is reduced by 50% for each instance of damage
Deep Freeze Rune
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Deep Freeze Effect
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- Stuns the target for 5 seconds, but can only be used on Frozen targets
- Deals around 400% to 500% extra damage against enemies that can't be Frozen (like bosses)
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Temporal Anomaly Rune
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Temporal Anomaly Effect
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- Fire an orb of temporal energy forward in a line, granting a bubble shield to all allies in its path
- Shield lasts 15 seconds
All Phase 3 Mage Bracer Runes
Balefire Bolt Rune
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Balefire Bolt Effect
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- Deal an enormous amount of Spellfire damage in exchange for 20% of your base mana
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Every time Balefire Bolt is cast, the Mage's damage will increase by 10%, but their Spirit will decrease by 10%, for 30 seconds
- Both damage increase and Spirit decrease can stack up to 10 times (100%)
- If Spirit reaches 0%, the Mage immediately dies.
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Displacement Rune
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Displacement Effect
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- Teleports the Mage back to the last place they cast Blink from
- Can only be used within 10 seconds of the last Blink cast
Molten Armor Rune
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Molten Armor Effect
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When the Mage is hit by an attack;
- Increase Spell Critical chance by 5%
- Reduce the chance to be Critically Hit by 5%
- Cannot be applied at the same time as other Mage Armor spells
- Lasts 30 minutes
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When the Mage is hit by an attack;
World of Warcraft
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- November 23, 2004
