Arcane Mage

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Last Updated: 2 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Arcane Mage on the Blitz 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

Astrisz

<hej snygg>Outland (eu)

3483

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Lgbro

<Straight Zuggin>Skywall (us)

3463

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Lgbro

<Straight Zuggin>Skywall (us)

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Stat Priority

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

Haste > Versatility > Mastery > Critical Strike

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Best Races

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

BothAllianceHorde

Best Items

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Trinket Combinations

72% of the best players use this combination

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

4% of the best players use this combination

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 147 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Diamantine Voidcore

Equip: Your spells have a chance to empower the Voidcore, granting you 54 Intellect for 15 sec. This chance is increased by 25% while below 25% mana. Multiple applications may overlap.

2% of the best players use this combination

Diamantine Voidcore

Equip: Your spells have a chance to empower the Voidcore, granting you 11,789 Intellect for 15 sec. This chance is increased by 25% while below 25% mana. Multiple applications may overlap.

Miniscule Mailemental in an Envelope

Equip: Your ranged attacks and abilities have a chance to summon a Mailemental that throws Unstable Goods at your target, dealing 2.7 million Arcane damage.

Best Sockets

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

Versatile Emerald

18%

+147 Haste and +49 Versatility

Quick Sapphire

17%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Quick Onyx

15%

+147 Mastery and +49 Haste

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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 2 item

Elemental Focusing Lens

153%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 670 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

Ring 245%
Ring 144%
Neck7%
Feet2%
Waist1%
Wrist1%

Ascendance

18%

Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 89 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.

Main Hand50%
Off Hand50%

Writhing Armor Banding

16%

Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.

Wrist67%
Waist22%
Feet11%

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

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

63%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

21%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chest

Crystalline Radiance

89%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Council's Intellect

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Intellect by 24 and mana pool by 3%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Feet

Scout's March

79%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

11%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Legs

Sunset Spellthread

79%

Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and Stamina by 8.

Daybreak Spellthread

18%

Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.

Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

37%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 998 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Stonebound Artistry

32%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 21 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Ring

+315 Versatility

63%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+21 Haste

61%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Wrist

+66 Speed

72%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+1090 Avoidance

11%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 50 Avoidance. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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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Best Class Talents

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Best PvP Talents

Overpowered Barrier

74%

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.

Nether Flux

63%

Brand your target, increasing the damage they receive from your next targeted spell by 40%. Generates 4 Arcane Charges.

Chrono Shift

61%

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

Ice Wall

25%

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.

Kleptomania

11%

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.

Improved Mass Invisibility

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

Master Shepherd

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.

Ethereal Blink

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.