Mages turn the Witchblade into Wit's Edge

Mages in World of Warcraft: Forever can turn the Witchblade from Scholomance into a sword built for melee. Its melee hits can give Clearcasting, a free spell after a swing. It is the first real tool for a battle mage.

The sword

Wit’s Edge is a main-hand sword for Mages only, for level 57 and up, bound when picked up:

	Witchblade	Wit’s Edge
Type	Dagger, speed 1.6	Sword, speed 2.0
Damage	30 to 57	39 to 74
Intellect	8	4
Spell damage and healing	up to 72	up to 74
Spell penetration	4	5
Extra		Wit’s End

Wit’s End gives your melee attacks a 15% chance at Clearcasting: your next damage spell costs no mana. Swing between casts and you save mana.

How to get it

1. The Witchblade: Witchblade drops from Darkmaster Gandling, the last boss of Scholomance.
2. The scroll: Scroll of Wit is a tier 4 Mage scroll. You decipher it with the Study skill, from skill 175 and level 46. Where scrolls drop and how Study works is in our Mage scrolls guide.
3. Combine: use the scroll on the Witchblade and you get Wit’s Edge.

Worth it?

The sword trades 4 Intellect for 2 spell damage, a slower weapon and the proc. For a Mage who stands back and casts, the Witchblade stays the better choice. In melee range, while farming or in PvP, Wit’s Edge saves mana.