Primary Mage Tree Skills (updated for 4.3)

Mage glyphs give bonuses or change how spells and talents work. At level 85 your mage will have 9 glyphs that they can use for each in each of their specs. Once a glyph is learned you do not have to learn it again. The glyphs you use should complement the tree, build or even dungeon you are focusing on. You can easily change your glyphs when not in battle so don't be afraid to play with them to see what works best for you.

Best mage glyphs to be used depending on what type of mage you are:

 

Arcane Mage Glyphs:

Primary Mage Glyphs: Arcane Blast, Arcane Missiles, Mage Armor
Major Mage Glyphs: Polymorph, Arcane Power, Evocation

Minor Mage Glyphs: Mirror Image, Conjuring

 

Fire Mage Glyphs:

Prime Mage Glyphs: Molten Armor, Pyroblast, Fireball

Optional: Living Bomb - for large AOE encounters, this can replace the Glyph of Fireball

Major Mage Glyphs: Evocation, Polymorph, Blink

Minor Mage Glyphs: Mirror Image, Conjuring

 

Frost Mage Glyphs:

Prime Mage Glyphs: Deep Freeze, Glyph of Frostfire, Molten Armor(should be used while under the crit soft cap of 33%, if over the soft cap then replace this with Glyph of Frostbolt)

Major Mage Glyphs: The two I recomend are: Evocation, Polymorph(Pick whatever goes best with your playstyle for the third)

Minor Mage Glyphs: Mirror Image, Conjuring

 

Primary Mage Tree Skills:

Primary Mage Glyphs

Prime Glyphs
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Increases the damage of your Arcane Barrage spell by 4%.
Increases the damage from your Arcane Blast buff by 3%.
Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Missiles spell by 5%.
Increases the damage of your Cone of Cold spell by 25%.
Your Deep Freeze deals 20% additional damage.
Increases the critical strike chance of your Fireball spell by 5%.
Increases the critical strike chance of your Frostbolt spell by 5%.
Increases the damage done by your Frostfire Bolt by 15% and your Frostfire Bolt now deals 3% additional damage over 12 sec, stacking up to 3 times, but no longer reduces the victim's movement speed.
Increases the damage of your Ice Lance spell by 5%.
Increases the damage of your Living Bomb spell by 3%.
Your Mage Armor regenerates 20% more mana.
Your Molten Armor grants an additional 2% spell critical strike chance.
Increases the critical strike chance of your Pyroblast spell by 5%.


Major Mage Glyphs

Major Glyphs
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While Arcane Power is active the global cooldown of your Blink, Mana Shield, and Mirror Image is reduced to zero.
Increases the duration of Blast Wave's slowing effect by 1 sec.
Increases the distance you travel with the Blink spell by 5 yards.
Reduces the cooldown of your Dragon's Breath by 3 sec.
Your Frost Armor also causes you to regenerate 2% of your maximum mana every 5 sec.
Your Frost Nova targets can take an additional 20% damage before the Frost Nova effect automatically breaks.
Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your Ice Barrier by 30%.
Your Frost Nova cooldown is now reset every time you use Ice Block.
Your Icy Veins ability also removes all movement slowing and cast time slowing effects.
Increases your movement speed while Invisible by 40%.
Reduces the cooldown of your Mana Shield by 2 sec.
Your Polymorph spell also removes all damage over time effects from the target.
Increases the range of your Slow spell by 5 yards.

Minor Mage Glyphs

Minor Glyphs
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Reduces the mana cost of your Arcane Brilliance spell by 50%.
Increases the duration of your Armor spells by 30 min.
Reduces the mana cost of your Conjuring spells by 50%.
Your Mirror Images cast Arcane Blast or Fireball instead of Frostbolt depending on your primary talent tree.
Your Slow Fall spell no longer requires a reagent.
Your Polymorph: Sheep spell polymorphs the target into a monkey instead.
Your Polymorph: Sheep spell polymorphs the target into a penguin instead.