WoW Classic Mage Leveling Guide

Welcome to our World of Warcraft Classic Mage Leveling Guide, we showcase the Best Talent Build to use while levelling the Mage Class in Patch 1.12. We also list all the most effective locations for leveling up on Horde and Alliance Faction. We also have included a list of Strength and Weaknesses of the class so you know what to expect.

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World of Warcraft Classic Mage Leveling Guide 1-60

Mage Leveling Locations Guide

Players should keep in mind if you want to gain the full 100% XP reward from killing mobs they will need to close to your current level. With that in mind below we list each location you can grind levels 1-60 with the Mage class. The Level your character should be before you start farming in that specific location will be indicated to left in a Blue Color for Alliance [Lvl 35-39] and the Orange Color for Horde [Lvl 35-39]. The Mobs you are looking for in that specific area names are Bolded [Mob Name].

Wand Leveling Weapons we recommend using to Level Up Faster as Mage in WoW Classic. This wand section will apply for both Horde and Alliance Factions.

  • DPS: 11 Lesser Magic Wand, Crafted from Level 5 Enchanting Profession
  • DPS: 17 Greater Magic Wand, Crafted from Level 13 Enchanting Profession
  • DPS: 35 Blackbone Wand, Wand Vendor sells at the capital cities
  • DPS: 50 Noxious Shooter, Drops from Noxxion in Maraudon

Note: These are the recommended Alliance Mage Leveling Locations.

  • Lvl 20-26 Mosshide Gnolls – Mosshide Fen, Wetlands
  • Lvl 22-32 Ghouls & Skeletons – Raven Hill Cemetery, Duskwood
  • Lvl 32-38 Hammerfall Peons – Go’Shek Farm, Arathi Highlands
  • Lvl 35-40 Mirefin Murlocs – Dreadmurk Shore, Dustwallow Marsh
  • Lvl 39-44 Deathstrike Tarantulas – East of Stonard, Swamp of Sorrows
  • Lvl 42-46 – Skullsplitter Trolls – Ruins of Zul’Mamwe, Stranglethorn Vale
  • Lvl 43-51 Southsea Pirates – Lost Rigger Cove, Tanaris
  • Lvl 46-51 Jade Oozes – Skull Rock, Hinterlands
  • Lvl 51-56 Ghouls & Skeles – Sorrow Hill, Western Plaguelands
  • Lvl 52-56 Arena Spectators – Blackrock Depths Dungeon, Searing Gorge
  • Lvl 52-58 Zombies & Skeles – Dalson’s Tears, Western Plaguelands
  • Lvl 53-60 Whip Lashers – Dire Maul East Runs, Feralas

Note: These are the recommended Horde Mage Leveling Locations.

  • Lvl 20-26 Mosshide Gnolls – Mosshide Fen, Wetlands
  • Lvl 25-29 Hillsbrad Miners – Azurelode Mine, Hillsbrad Foothills
  • Lvl 31-36 Torn Fin Murlocs – Western Strand, Hillsbrad Foothills
  • Lvl 35-40 Mirefin Murlocs – Dreadmurk Shore, Dustwallow Marsh
  • Lvl 40-46 Marsh Murlocs – Misty Reed Strand, Swamp of Sorrows
  • Lvl 42-46 – Skullsplitter Trolls – Ruins of Zul’Mamwe, Stranglethorn Vale
  • Lvl 43-51 Southsea Pirates – Lost Rigger Cove, Tanaris
  • Lvl 46-51 Jade Oozes – Skull Rock, Hinterlands
  • Lvl 51-56 Ghouls & Skeles – Sorrow Hill, Western Plaguelands
  • Lvl 52-56 Arena Spectators – Blackrock Depths Dungeon, Searing Gorge
  • Lvl 52-58 Zombies & Skeles – Dalson’s Tears, Western Plaguelands
  • Lvl 53-60 Whip Lashers – Dire Maul East Runs, Feralas

WoW Classic Mage Leveling Guide Talent Build

These are the most effective Talents to use when Leveling Up a Mage Class in WoW Classic patch 1.12. Fire spec is really strong when it comes to AOE, however, if you are Solo levelling up Frost Spec can be an excellent choice for kiting big mobs as you DPS them down without having to take any damage.

The 2 Recommended Talent Build for Leveling Up The Mage Class

Fire

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Frost

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Duo Leveling Combos

What class you should use to level up with mage in Classic WoW, below we answer this question by ranking what we think does best with this class when going from 1-60.

  • Best – Frost Mage – Protection/Holy Paladin
  • Average – Balance/Restoration Druid – Shadow Priest
  • Below Average 

Strength and Weaknesses

Below we list some of the Pros and Cons / Strength and Weakness of Leveling the Mage Class in general. This can further help you decide if you want to Level Up this class or pick a different one.

  • Strength – Really Strong AOE.
  • Strength – Among the Highest DPS Classes.
  • Strength – Free Food, Mana Pots and Water.
  • Strength – Can Teleport anywhere (Helps a lot when travelling to Farming Locations).
  • Weakness – Fire Spec is Weak in certain PVE Content such as Molten Core and Blackwing Lair.

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