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Arcane Mage

  • 3v3
  • 31 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Arcane Mage on the 3v3 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!

Players

Austin

Austin

Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Improved Blink
Ice Ward
Freezing Cold
Ring of Frost
Spatial Manipulation

Talents (spec)

Presence of Mind
Aegwynn's Technique

Talents (hero)

Attuned Familiar
Slippery Slinging
Phantasmal Image

Talents (pvp)

Improved Mass Invisibility
Chrono Shift
Overpowered Barrier
Cvark

Cvark

<Humble>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Improved Blink
Improved Frost Nova
Freezing Cold
Ring of Frost
Spatial Manipulation

Talents (spec)

Presence of Mind
Aegwynn's Technique

Talents (hero)

Attuned Familiar
Slippery Slinging
Phantasmal Image

Talents (pvp)

Improved Mass Invisibility
Chrono Shift
Overpowered Barrier
Numbing

Numbing

<Sanctimonious>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Shimmer
Ice Ward
Freezing Cold
Ring of Frost
Spatial Manipulation

Talents (spec)

Presence of Mind
Aegwynn's Technique
Mana Adept

Talents (hero)

Shifting Shards
Slippery Slinging
Phantasmal Image

Talents (pvp)

Improved Mass Invisibility
Chrono Shift
Overpowered Barrier

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Arcane Mage is
Haste > Versatility > Mastery > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Arcane Mage for the Alliance is Night Elf and for the Horde is Undead

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

58% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

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

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

10% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

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

6% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 176 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Arcane Mage is Flawless Quick Lapis
Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

21%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

17%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

13%

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

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 Arcane Mage is Arcanoweave Lining on a Chest item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

119%

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 28 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Chest35%
  • Waist35%
  • Wrist14%
  • Feet8%
  • Back5%
  • Legs3%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

29%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,450 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Waist33%
  • Wrist33%
  • Feet22%
  • Chest11%
Hunt

Hunt

16%

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 icon

Back

Goblin Glider

3%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

71%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

3%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

61%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

10%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

55%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

13%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

87%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

3%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

45%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

39%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

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

Talent Tree Background
Prismatic Barrier
93.5%
Alter Time
93.5%
Ice Block
93.5%
Time Walk
93.5%
Master of Time
90.3%
2 / 2
Winter's Protection
67.7%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
3.2%
Arcane Warding
93.5%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
93.5%
Mirror Image
19.4%
Spellsteal
93.5%
Quick Witted
93.5%
Dragon's Breath
93.5%
Remove Curse
93.5%
Improved Conjuration
6.5%
1 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
0%
Shimmer
93.5%
Improved Counterspell
61.3%
Overflowing Energy
93.5%
Improved Remove Curse
3.2%
Greater Invisibility
93.5%
Ice Ward
51.6%
Captured Thoughts
22.6%
Tome of Rhonin
93.5%
Tome of Antonidas
93.5%
Incantation of Swiftness
41.9%
2 / 2
Master of Escape
93.5%
Charm of Aegwynn
93.5%
Brainstorm
87.1%
Flow of Time
93.5%
Mana Confluence
25.8%
Charm of Medivh
93.5%
Permafrost Bauble
54.8%
Ice Nova
77.4%
Time Manipulation
77.4%
Ring of Frost
80.6%
Energized Barriers
93.5%
Mass Invisibility
90.3%
Barrier Diffusion
93.5%
Ice Cold
12.9%
Spatial Manipulation
93.5%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
67.7%

Spellslinger

Hero class image
Splinterstorm
100%
Spellfrost Teachings
100%
Controlled Instincts
100%
Signature Spell
100%
Archmage's Wrath
100%
Slippery Slinging
100%
Reactive Barrier
100%
Splintering Orbs
100%
Augury Abounds
100%
Force of Will
100%
Splintering Sorcery
100%
Polished Focus
100%
Infused Splinters
100%
Attuned Familiar
100%
Arcane Missiles
93.5%
Concentrated Power
93.5%
Arcane Salvo
93.5%
Amplification
93.5%
Improved Clearcasting
93.5%
Arcing Cleave
93.5%
Arcane Pulse
16.1%
Arcane Surge
93.5%
Arcane Orb
93.5%
Reverberate
16.1%
Presence of Mind
80.6%
Mana Bomb
22.6%
Arcane Familiar
83.9%
Charged Orb
93.5%
Intuition
93.5%
Touch of the Magi
93.5%
Energized Familiar
83.9%
Expanded Mind
93.5%
Consortium's Bauble
80.6%
Arcane Tempo
90.3%
Aether Attunement
29%
2 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
93.5%
Resonance
90.3%
Impetus
51.6%
Mana Adept
19.4%
Enlightened
90.3%
Focusing Crystal
32.3%
Illuminated Thoughts
74.2%
Prodigious Savant
93.5%
2 / 2
Eureka
87.1%
Arcane Singularity
93.5%
2 / 2
High Voltage
35.5%
Overflowing Insight
54.8%
Overpowered Missiles
35.5%
Orb Mastery
64.5%
Orb Barrage
87.1%
Touch of the Archmage
254.8%

Best PvP Talents

Overpowered Barrier

Overpowered Barrier

90%

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.

Improved Mass Invisibility

Improved Mass Invisibility

87%

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

Chrono Shift

Chrono Shift

74%

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

Ice Wall

Ice Wall

10%

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

Master Shepherd

6%

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

Arcanosphere

6%

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 13,569 Arcane damage.

Ethereal Blink

Ethereal Blink

3%

Blink and Shimmer apply Slow at 100% effectiveness to all enemies you Blink through. For each enemy you Blink through, the cooldown of Blink and Shimmer are reduced by 1 sec, up to 5 sec.

Kleptomania

Kleptomania

3%

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.