World of Warcraft SoD All Mage Runes & Locations So Far

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 1 will have 12 different runes for each of the 9 classes in the game. We will be providing updates as soon as we have more information regarding the Mage runes and their locations. Given the incredible interest from players for WoW SoD, we will most probably find out a lot of new changes and content in Azeroth.

We will be taking a look at all of the runes and their locations so you can fully optimize your builds and find your unique playstyle in WoW Classic+. Let's get started!

WoW SoD Mage Runes & Locations

Burnout Rune - Chest

Increases your spell critical strike chance with all spells by 15%, but your non-periodic spell critical strikes now have an additional mana cost of 1% of your base mana.

Burnout Rune Locations

• Gnome: You will need to kill the Frozen Trogg (coordinates 69.4, 58.3) by attacking it with Fire spells to get the rune.
  
• Human: You will need to kill the Frozen Murloc east of Stone Carin Lake in Elwynn Forest by attacking it with Fire spells to get the rune.
• Troll: Drops from Frozen Makrura (coordinates 58.6, 45.6) by attacking it with fire spells.
• Undead: Drops from Frozen Murloc (coordinates 66, 40) by attacking it with fire spells.

Fingers of Frost Rune - Chest

Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen.  Lasts 15 sec.

Fingers of Frost Rune Locations

• Gnome:  Drops from elite mobs in the very west of Dun Morogh (coordinates 31, 37), like Great Father Arctikus, Timber, and Fyodi.
• Human: Drops from Hogger in Elwynn Forest.
• Troll: Drops from Zalazane on Echo Isles in Durotar (coordinates 67, 88).
• Undead: Drops from Gillgar in Tirisfal Glades (coordinates 26, 48).

Regeneration Rune - Chest

43% of base mana, 40 yd range
Channeled (3-sec cast)

Heals the target for (*42/100*3) health over 3 sec and applies Temporal Beacon for 30 sec.

Temporal Beacon

Records the subject's space-time position. 80% of all Arcane damage done by the caster will be converted to chronomantic healing on each of the caster's current Temporal Beacon targets. This healing is reduced by 50% on self.

Regeneration Rune Locations

• Human: Drops from Defias Pillager enemies in Westfall.
• Gnome: Can be found in a hut on the northern island of Loch Modan.
• Undead: You will need to kill Dalaran Apprentices in SIlverpine Forest.
  
• Troll: Found in Kolkar's Booty chest in the Barrens (coordinates 44.3, 37.7)

Enlightenment Rune - Chest

You deal 10% more damage while you have more than 70% mana. While below 30% mana 10% of your mana regeneration continues while casting.

Enlightenment Rune Locations

• Human & Gnome: Random critters in Elwynn Forest will have a "Wild Polymorph" debuff. You will need to cast Polymorph on 6 of them and loot the Azora Apprentice Notes to create the rune.
  
• Undead & Troll: You will need to Polymorph 6 odd melons spawning in Solliden Farmstead and loot the sorcerer's notes they drop.
  

Icy Veins Rune - Legs

3% of base mana
Instant cast, 3 min cooldown

Hastens your spellcasting, increasing spell casting speed by 20% and reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting by 100%. Lasts 20 sec.

Icy Veins Rune Locations

You will need to collect 10 different books to get the rune.

• Alliance Books: 
  

1.  Archmage Theocritus's Research Journal: Tower of Azora in Elwynn Forest
2. Rumi of Gnomeregan: The Collected Works: Thelsamar in Loch Modan or Sentinel Hill Inn in Westfall.
3. Archmage Antonidas: The Unabridged Autobiography: Hall of Explorers in Ironforge

• Horde Books: 

1.  The Apothecary's Metaphysical Primer: Alchemy shop in Brill in Tirisfal
2.  Ataeric: On Arcane Curiosities: The Sepulcher in Silverpine Forest
3.  The Lessons of Ta'zo: Valley of Spirits in Orgrimmar

• Alliance & Horde:

1.  Arcanic Systems Manual: The Sludge Fen in The Barrens
2.  Crimes Against Anatomy: Raven Hill Crypt in Duskwood
3.  Fury of the Land: Grimtotem Post in Stonetalon Mountains.
4.  Secrets of the Dreamers: Near the Wailing Caverns entrance
5.  Baxtan: On Destructive Magics: Near the Engineering trainer in Ratchet
6.  The Dalaran Digest, Vol. 23: Amber Mill in Silverpine Forest
7.  Bewitchments and Glamours: Moonbrook in Westfall
8.  Goaz Scrolls: Whelgar’s Excavation Site in Wetlands
9.  Nar'thalas Almanac, Vol. 74: Ruins of Mathystra in Darkshore
10.  Runes of the Sorcerer-Kings: Ogre Cave in Loch Modan.

Arcane Surge Rune - Legs

30 yd range
Instant cast 2 min cooldown

Unleash all of your remaining mana in a surge of energy focused at the target dealing (*226/100) to (*264/100) Arcane damage, increased by up to 300% based on your mana remaining. Afterward, your normal mana regeneration is activated and increased by 300% for 8 sec.

Arcane Surge Rune Locations

• Alliance: Can be purchased from the Azeroth Commerce Authority faction for 4 Gold 50 Silver once Honored has been achieved.
• Horde: Can be purchased from the Durotar Supply and Logistics faction for 4 Gold 50 Silver once Honored has been achieved.

Mass Regeneration Rune - Legs

69% of base mana, 40 yd range
Channeled (3-sec cast), 6-sec cooldown

Heals all of target player's party members within 15 yards of target player for (* 42 / 100 * 3) health over 3 sec and applies Temporal Beacon to each target for 15 sec.

Temporal Beacon

Records the subject's space-time position. 80% of all Arcane damage done by the caster will be converted to chronomantic healing on each of the caster's current Temporal Beacon targets. This healing is reduced by 50% on self.

Mass Regeneration Rune Locations

• Alliance & Horde:
  

1. Go to the Raven Hill Cemetery in Duskwood.
2. Enter the right crypt (coordinates 24, 35) and go left.
3. On the right side of the room, you will find a container from which you can loot Decrepit Phylactery.
4. Enter the left crypt (coordinates 16, 38) and go right.
5. Use Decrepit Phylactery on the skeleton lying on an altar. Awakened Lich spawns.
6. Defeat Awakened Lich to get the rune.

Living Flame Rune - Legs

11% of base mana, 40 yd range
Instant cast, 1 min cooldown

Summons a spellfire flame that moves toward the target, leaving a trail of spellfire. This trail deals (*100/100) Spellfire damage every second to nearby enemies. Lasts 20 sec.

Living Flame Rune Locations

• Human: You will need to kill Kobold Geomances in and around Jasperlode Mine to get the rune.
  
• Gnome: You will need to kill Frostmane Shadowcasters and Frostmane Seers to get the rune.
• Undead: You will need to kill Scarlet Warriors in Tirisfal Glades to get the rune.
• Troll: Kill mobs in Durorar (coordinates 53, 9) or (42, 27).

Rewind Time Rune - Gloves

60 yd range
Instant cast, 30-sec cooldown

Your current target with your Temporal Beacon instantly heals all damage taken over the last 5 seconds. Ineffective on targets that did not have a Temporal Beacon 5 seconds ago.

Rewind Time Rune Locations

• Alliance & Horde:

1. Go to Ratchet in the Barrens and talk to Grizzby in the Inn. For his quests, you have to collect the following materials:

• 24x  Fish Oil (Murlocs and Naga from e.g. Hillsbrad Foothills).
• 20x  Dark Iron Ordinance (drops from Dark Iron Dwarfs in Wetlands).
• 16x  Shredder Turbocharger (Crafted by Engineering. Recipe is a drop from Sneed in Deadmines).

Living Bomb Rune - Glvoes

22% of base mana, 35 yd range
Instant cast

The target becomes a Living Bomb, taking (*85/100*4) Fire damage over 12 sec.  After 12 sec or when the spell is dispelled, the target explodes dealing (*171/100) Fire damage to all enemies within 10 yards

Living Bomb Rune Locations

• Human & Gnome:
  

1. Kill Harvest mobs in Westfall to receive Spare Reaper Parts.
2. Kill Dust Devils in Westfall to get Elemental Core.
3. Combine Spare Reaper Parts and Elemental Core into Prototype Engine.
4. Use Prototype Engine at Harvest Reaper Prototype in Westfall,  (coordinates 51, 19), (52, 33), or (36, 52).
5. Kill Harvest Reaper Prototype to get the rune.

• Troll & Undead:

1. Kill Rot Hide Brute on Fenris Isle in Silverpine Forest until you receive A Talking Head.  A Talking Head starts the quest Resting in Pieces.
2. Interact with the grave at (coordinates 67, 24). You receive the follow-up quest The Hidden Niche.
3. Go up the tower on the left side of the island and interact with the dusty shelf. You receive the follow-up quest Wand to Bethor.
4. Complete Wand to Bethor to get the rune.

Arcane Blast Rune - Gloves

7% of base mana, 30 yd range
2.5-sec cast

Blasts the target with energy, dealing (*453/100) to (*527/100) Arcane damage.  Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage and healing of all other Arcane spells is increased by 15% and mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%.  Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 6 sec or until any other Arcane damage or healing spell is cast.

Arcane Blast Rune Locations

• Alliance & Horde:
  

1. You will have to kill Wrathtail enemies on Zoram Strand in Ashenvale to get the Naga Manuscript item.
2. You will then have to find three crystals along the Zoram Strand and cast Arcane Explosion on all three of them.
3. Use the Naga Manuscript item to get the rune.

Ice Lance Rune - Gloves

8% of base mana, 30 yd range
Instant cast

Deals (*55/100) to (*65/100) Frost damage to an enemy target.  Causes triple damage against Frozen targets.

Ice Lance Rune Locations

• Gnome: You will need to pick up the Spell Research quest from Marryk Nurribit and find stolen spell notes in the Troggs' camp to get the rune.
• Undead: You will need to pick up the Spell Research quest from Isabella and kill Scarlet Initiates to get the rune.
• Human: You will need to pick up the Spell Research quest from Khelden Bremen and kill Defias Agents to get the rune.
• Troll: You will need to pick up the Spell Research quest from Mai'ah and kill Burning Blade Familiars to get the rune.