Arcanes Mage

Rated Battlegrounds
22 players
Last Updated: 59 minutes ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Arcanes Mage on the Rated Battlegrounds leaderboard. The data on this page is updated every 24 hours in order for the data to be as relevant as possible.

This page only shows what the best players in the world are using. This might not apply to every skill bracket in Mythic+. Use this page as the starting point of your journey, and don’t be afraid to stray away from what is presented on this page!

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Players

See a short summary of the highest rated players in this category

Talents

See what the most popular talents are for every dungeon and raid boss

Stat Priority

See what the most important secondary stats are

Races

Find out what the best races for both Horde and Alliance are

Best Items

Scroll through the best items for each armor and weapon slot

Sockets

Discover what gems you should add to your armor

Embellishments

See what the most popular embellishments are for your class

Enchants

See what the best enchants to add to your armor are

Players

Vainamoinen

<Insomniacs>Llane (us)

1599

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Merlon

<Gods of Fire>Dalaran (us)

1549

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Azálea

<Fury of Stormwind>Nemesis (us)

1394

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Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Arcanes Mage is

Haste > Versatility > Mastery > Critical Strike

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Best Races

The best race for a Arcanes Mage for the Alliance is Human and for the Horde is Undead

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Best Items

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Trinket Combinations

45% of the best players use this combination

Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 134 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

9% of the best players use this combination

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 159 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

5% of the best players use this combination

Novice Combatant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 134 primary stat for 20 sec.

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Arcanes Mage is Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

16%

+23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition

Quick Lapis

+11 Versatility & +4 Haste

Flawless Masterful Peridot

+16 Haste & +7 Mastery

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Arcanes Mage is Devouring Banding on a Wrist item

Devouring Banding

55%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,463 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

Wrist42%
Waist17%
Back17%
Feet17%
Chest8%

Arcanoweave Lining

32%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Intellect by 21 and your ally's Primary Stat by 5.

Wrist43%
Waist29%
Chest14%
Feet14%

Hunt

18%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type.

Main Hand100%

Best Enchants

Percentages are calculated in relation to 50 players. If an enchant has a value of more than 100%, it means the enchant is found more than 50 times. This usually happens when the same enchant is applied to both rings.

Back

Goblin Glider

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

27%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

18%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

27%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

14%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

27%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

18%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

55%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

41%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

27%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate the popularity of the talent. The numbers below indicate the percentage of the top 50 players that have chosen this talent.

90% - 100% (best)
50% - 89% (good)
20% - 49% (situational)
0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

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77.3%

2 / 2

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4.5%

81.8%

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45.5%

72.7%

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9.1%

1 / 2

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81.8%

54.5%

77.3%

81.8%

50%

18.2%

81.8%

27.3%

2 / 2

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77.3%

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40.9%

81.8%

63.6%

54.5%

45.5%

54.5%

81.8%

45.5%

77.3%

22.7%

81.8%

63.6%

Unknown (89%)

81.8%

13.6%

81.8%

13.6%

68.2%

22.7%

77.3%

81.8%

63.6%

81.8%

72.7%

77.3%

31.8%

2 / 2

81.8%

59.1%

68.2%

36.4%

81.8%

18.2%

72.7%

81.8%

2 / 2

72.7%

81.8%

2 / 2

31.8%

22.7%

27.3%

59.1%

240.9%

Best Class Talents

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Best Specialization Talents

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Best PvP Talents

Overpowered Barrier

64%

Your barriers absorb 100% more damage and have an additional effect, but last 4 sec. Prismatic Barrier If the barrier is fully absorbed, your next Blink or Shimmer within 15 sec grants Invisibility and immunity to damage for 3 sec. The damage reduction is lost if Invisibility ends.

Chrono Shift

64%

Arcane Barrage slows enemies by 50% and increases your movement speed by 10% for 5 sec.

Improved Mass Invisibility

36%

The cooldown of Mass Invisibility is reduced by 4 min and can affect allies in combat.

Ice Wall

32%

Conjures an Ice Wall 30 yards long that obstructs line of sight. The wall has 30% of your maximum health and lasts up to 15 sec.

Master Shepherd

23%

While an enemy player is affected by your Polymorph or Mass Polymorph, your movement speed is increased by 25% and your Versatility is increased by 12%. Additionally, Polymorph and Mass Polymorph no longer heal enemies.

Arcanosphere

14%

Builds a sphere of Arcane energy, gaining power over 4 sec. Upon release, the sphere passes through any barriers, knocking enemies back and dealing up to 13,617 Arcane damage.

Kleptomania

14%

Unleash a flurry of disruptive magic onto your target, stealing a beneficial magic effect every 0.4 sec for 3.6 sec. Castable while moving, but movement speed is reduced by 40% while channeling.

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Vainamoinen

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Merlon

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Azálea

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Talent Tree

Unknown (89%)

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