Arcane Explosion
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- For the Pet Battle ability, see
[Arcane Explosion].
| Arcane Explosion | |
|---|---|
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| Properties | |
| Class | Mage |
| School | Arcane |
| Cooldown | None/Global Cooldown |
| Other information | |
| Level learned | 6 |
| Improvements |
 [Reverberate],  [Static Cloud] |
Arcane Explosion is a mage ability. It deals damage to enemies near the caster and, for Arcane mages, generates an Arcane Charge if any enemies are hit.
Trivia
- Arcane Explosion is...
- A rare mage ability in the Trading Card Game. Its flavor text reads: "There is only one safe place to stand, and it's occupied."
- A basic mage spell in Hearthstone. Its flavor text reads: "This spell is much better than Arcane Implosion."
- One of Medivh's talents in Heroes of the Storm.
- This ability was mentioned in the April Fools' Day 7.8.0 patch notes: "Arcane Missiles and Arcane Explosion have been given a visual update! They're now slightly more purple."
Patch changes
Patch 11.1.0 (2025-02-25): Damage increased by 35%. 
Hotfix (2023-07-18): damage reduced by 6%. - Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11): Damage reduced by 6%.
Hotfix (2020-11-09): Damage reduced by 8%. - Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now available to all mages at level 6 (was a level 18 Arcane ability).
Hotfix (2017-01-23): Increased the damage of Arcane Explosion by 8%. - Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Increased the damage of Arcane Explosion by 12%.
- Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 18 (was 22).
- Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now has a guaranteed chance to generate an Arcane Charge. Damage increased by 37.6%. Mana cost increased by 100% and damage by 60% per Arcane Charge. Now learned at level 28 (was 18).
Hotfix (2014-12-08): Damage has been increased by 10%. - Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now available only to Arcane mages.
Patch 5.3.0 (2013-05-21): Now deals 40% more damage. - Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now learned at level 18 (was 22).
Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Damage has been increased by 30%. - Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Now costs 15% of base mana, down from 18%.
- Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now learned at level 22 (was 14).
Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): The damage cap for area of effect damage on this spell has been increased by approximately 50%. 
Patch 1.11.0 (2006-06-19): Is now instant cast and will no longer remove the 
[Presence of Mind] effect when used.
- Previously 1.5 sec, made instant by [Improved Arcane Explosion].
- Previously 1.5 sec, made instant by
Other versions
Classic
Arcane Explosion 
- Arcane Explosion (6 ranks)
- Level 14 mage ability
- 75 Mana
- Instant
- Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 34 to 38 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.
Properties Class Mage School Arcane Cooldown None/Global Cooldown Other information Level learned 14 Improvements [Improved Arcane Explosion]BC Classic
Arcane Explosion - Arcane Explosion (8 ranks)
- Level 14 mage ability
- 75 Mana
- Instant
- Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 34 to 38 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.
Properties Class Mage School Arcane Cooldown None/Global Cooldown Other information Level learned 14 Wrath Classic
Arcane Explosion - Arcane Explosion (10 ranks)
- Level 14 mage ability
- 22% of base mana
- Instant
- Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 34 to 38 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.
Properties Class Mage School Arcane Cooldown None/Global Cooldown Other information Level learned 14 Improvements [Spell Impact], 
[World in Flames]Glyphs 
[Glyph of Arcane Explosion]Cataclysm Classic
Arcane Explosion - Arcane Explosion
- Level 22 mage ability
- 15% of base mana
- Instant
- Causes an explosion of arcane magic around the caster, causing 354 Arcane damage to all targets within 10 yards.
Properties Class Mage School Arcane Cooldown None/Global Cooldown Other information Level learned 22 Improvements [Improved Arcane Explosion]
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