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This article is about lore behind magic schools, but trying not to include Warcraft RPG lore when possible, since its canon status is in doubt. It contains a list of all the schools of magic found in published sources and the lore behind them. The final section discusses how mechanics in the World of Warcraft do not necessarily fit with the published lore.

Branches[]

Branches mentioned in the lore.[1][2]

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Arcane magic — The force of Order over energies[1] (major adherents being Kirin Tor and mages).
    • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Frost magic — Presumed to be some combination of arcane, water, and Death,[citation needed] but not explained well in lore.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Fel magic — The force of Disorder over energies[1] (wielded by Burning Legion, demons, mages, and warlocks).
    • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Air magic — derived from the interaction of fel with Death.[1]
    • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Fire magic — derived from the interaction of fel with the Holy.[1]
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Holy magic — an expression of the Light[1] (associated with the naaru, An'she, Elune, paladins, and priests).
    • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Spirit magic — derived from the interaction of holy with Nature.[1]
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Nature magic — The expression of Life[1] (characteristic of Cenarius, the Ancients, druids, and shamans).
    • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Earth magic — derived from the interaction of nature with the Shadow.[1]
    • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Water magic — derived from the interaction of nature with the Arcane.[1]
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Necromantic magic (or "necromancy") — using the powers of Death[1] (experts include liches and necrolytes).
    • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Decay magic — derived from the interaction of death with the Shadow.[1]
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Shadow magic — powers of the Void[1] (essence of the Void lords, Old Gods, and used by Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Speclink/link_icon_data.json' not found., subtlety rogues and warlocks).

The World of Warcraft schools[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to World of Warcraft.

Main article: Magic schools (WoW)
Questionmark-medium This section concerns content that is potentially inaccurate. Reason: Without refs, this is very close to speculation.

The World of Warcraft MMO has schools that are used for game mechanics and may not fit into the lore described in other sources. These are short summaries of how these schools are seen from mostly an Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. RPG perspective, so the lore is suspect.

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Arcane - Not considered a school, but instead it is a path of magic (fire and frost fall under this path for example).[citation needed]
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Fire - Not considered a school, but an elemental descriptor. Fire magic is a subcategory of the arcane magic.[3] (DF 166)[citation needed]
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Frost - Not considered a school, but an elemental descriptor.[citation needed]
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Nature - Not considered a school, but a branch of divine magic & sometimes arcane. In some cases it is considered its own branch (covering all spells that a druid would cast for example).[citation needed]
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Holy - Not a school, but instead is a branch within the divine path of magic.[citation needed]
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Shadow - Not considered a school, but instead its a subschool.[citation needed]

Not technically magic:

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Icongfx/img_label_link_data.json' not found. Physical - Not a school, but basically a category for non-magic effects.

Arcane disciplines[]

  • Abjuration[4] — Protective magic.
  • Conjuration[5] — Study of summoning both creatures and objects.
  • Disenchanting[6] — Disenchanting is the process of dispelling or removing magic.
  • Divination[7] — Information gathering magic.
  • Enchantment[6] — Process of imbuing an object or person with magical power.
  • Illusion[8] — Art of deceiving reality itself.
  • Necromancy[9] — Study of magic involving the dead. Not used by mages, but basics taught to understand their enemies.
  • Transmutation[10] — Manipulation time and space, including turning something or someone into something else and teleportation.

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