Blast Wave

Blast Wave
Blast Wave 40 yd  range 25 sec cooldown Instant cast Causes an explosion around the target enemy or ally, dealing x Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards, and reducing movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. A primary enemy target will take 100% increased damage. Max 2 charges. Replaces Frost Nova.
Usable by
Class	Mage
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Fire
Casting time	Instant cast
Cooldown	25 sec (GCD 1.5 sec)
Talents
Talented	Yes
Specialization	Fire
Level required	75
Related debuff
Blast Wave Movement speed reduced by 70%. Duration: 4 seconds

• Blast Wave
• 40 yd  range
• Instant cast
• Causes an explosion around the target enemy or ally, dealing x Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards, and reducing movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. A primary enemy target will take 100% increased damage. Max 2 charges.
  
  Replaces Frost Nova.

Blast Wave is a mage talent available at level 75 for those with the fire specialization. It deals Fire damage and slows all enemies within eight yards of the caster. The slow effect lasts for four seconds.

Patch changes

• Patch 6.0.2 (14-October-2014): Re-added.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (28-August-2012): Removed.
  
• Patch 3.3.0 (08-Dec-2009): The mana cost of this talent has been significantly reduced.
  
• / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Added a knockback effect to the spell. Targets are now thrown between 10 and 15 yards away from the caster.
  
• Patch 1.6.0 (12-Jul-2005): Will now cause damage to targets immune to immobilizing effects.
  
• Patch 1.3.0 (07-Mar-2005): Blast Wave damage radius fixed so damage properly extends to 10 yd.
  

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