Repeatable reputation quest

Fireball
Fireball Mage ability 40 yd range 9% of base mana 1.5-3.5 seconds cast Hurls a fiery ball that causes X Fire damage.
Properties
Class	Mage
School	Fire
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Improvements	[Impact], Ignite, [Flame Throwing], [Burning Soul], [Critical Mass],  [Fire Power], [Playing with Fire],  [Molten Fury], [Shatter]
Related debuff
Fireball X Fire damage every 2 seconds. Duration: Z seconds

[[Category:mage abilities]][[Category:mage abilities]]

Fireball is a mage spell that deals direct damage with a small DoT. It is one of the primary damage spells for fire mages.

Background

Fireball was originally a warlock spell before mages started learning how to use a version of it.

The basic fire spell which all followers of the Orcish cults (the underworld) first learn. It channels the flames of Hades through the caster’s body, allowing the wielder to direct it as a missile at anyone he chooses. It is a dangerous magic to employ, but the effects seem to delight even the lowest circle of Warlock to no end.^{[citation needed]} 

Magics involving the cardinal elements of the universe are favorites of the Mages. The Fireball is launched from the palms of the Mage and streaks like a comet blazing across the battlefield - slamming its fiery bulk into whatever stands in its path.^{[citation needed]} 

Table

Level	Cast Time	Damage	Damage over time
1	1.5 sec	27	0
2	1.55 sec	29	0
3	1.61 sec	32	0
4	1.66 sec	34	0
5	1.71 sec	35	0
6	1.76 sec	37	0
7	1.81 sec	38	0
8	1.87 sec	40	0
9	1.92 sec	44	0
10	1.97 sec	46	0
11	2.03 sec	49	0
12	2.08 sec	53	0
13	2.13 sec	55	0
14	2.18 sec	59	0
15	2.24 sec	63	0

Improvements

Fireball deals fire damage, and thus gains the benefit of the talents [Fire Specialization], Ignite and  [Fire Power].

As with all mage spells capable of critical hits [Piercing Ice], [Shatter], [Arcane Potency], can increase the effective damage output of this spell.

[Enduring Winter] reduces it's mana cost by up to 10%.

[Brain Freeze] gives Frost damage spells with chilling effect a 15% chance to cause the next Fireball to cost no mana and be an instant cast.

Proccing [Arcane Concentration] reduces the mana cost of the next spell spell by 100%.

Activating [Presence of Mind] makes the next spell with less than a 10 sec cast instant.

As of patch 4.0.1  [Glyph of Fireball] increases the critical strike chance of the Fireball spell by 5%.

Notes

The duration of the DoT stacks with the same Rank version of itself: casting Fireball(Rank 1) two seconds after they are hit with the same rank Fireball(Rank 1) will extend the duration of the DoT, damaging the enemy for an additional 6 seconds (8 total). Higher rank Fireballs will overwrite the DoTs of lower rank Fireballs.

The DoT effect stacks with the secondary DoT from [Pyroblast].

Tips and tactics

A gnome mage casting Fireball.

The DoT effect given by Ignite will bring a Rogue using [Vanish] back out of stealth.

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Mana cost has been reduced to 9% of base mana.
  
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• Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Periodic damage from this spell can no longer trigger Combustion.
  
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Rank 12 can now be purchased from trainers at level 62.
  
• Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Pyroblast and Fireball damage over time will now stack together.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB