| Arcane Brilliance | |
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| Properties | |
| Class | Mage |
| School | Arcane |
| Cooldown | None |
| Other information | |
| Requirements | Reagent [Arcane Powder]x1 |
| Improvements | None |
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[[Category:mage abilities]][[Category:mage abilities]]
[Arcane Brilliance] is a very long-lasting intellect buff that affects an entire party at once. The spell takes one reagent, [Arcane Powder], and costs quite a bit of mana to cast. The buff lasts 60 minutes, which is twice as long as the single-target equivalent 
[Arcane Intellect].
| Rank | Mana Cost | Intellect | Level | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3100 | 31 | 56 | Tome[1] |
| 2 | 4165 | 40 | 70 | Tome[2] |
- 1. Arcane Brilliance (Rank 1) is trained from [Tome of Arcane Brilliance], a drop from level 60 dungeons.
- 2. Arcane Brilliance (Rank 2) is trained from [Tome of Arcane Brilliance 2], a drop from level 70 dungeons.
Notes
The intellect buff granted is equivalent to the final ranks of [Arcane Intellect] with the only difference being duration and group-wide effect. Rank 1 grants the same intellect as Arcane Intellect (Rank 5) and Rank 2 grants the same buff as Arcane Intellect (Rank 6).
The spell is cast on a single target within 40 yds range of the mage. Any party members in the target's party within 100 yds of him also receives the buff, including pets. Thus, the spell can be cast on entire parties other than the mage's own party. The spell will only affect groups of up to five. Raid groups must be buffed one party at a time.
If the mage is not flagged for PvP combat, any players in the party that are flagged will not receive the buff.
There is a minimum level for players to receive this buff. Rank 1 will only affect party members level 51 or above.
The reagent [Arcane Powder] stacks to 20 and can be purchased at any reagent vendor for 10
each.
Tips and Tactics
The mana cost is not a typo, this spell is very, very expensive, mana-wise. If you strip all the intellect and mana adding gear off level 60 mages, most can't even cast it! Fortunately, very few mages run around naked. The one hour duration, combined with the fact that you don't have to carefully stagger castings of [Arcane Intellect], makes this spell very worthwhile.
Intellect buffs are only useful to players that use mana (all but warriors and rogues). If a group has two or fewer mana users, consider using the single target [Arcane Intellect] to save mana and reagents by buffing only those that need it. However, the shorter buff will have to be refreshed more often.
Past Changes
Arcane Brilliance was first added in Patch 1.4. The range and area effect was increased in Patch 1.10.
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