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Arcane Mage

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  • 39 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days 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!

Players

Bandit

Bandit

<Straight Zuggin>Skywall (us)

Talents (class)

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

Talents (spec)

Slipstream
Aegwynn's Technique

Talents (hero)

Look Again
Phantasmal Image

Talents (pvp)

Ice Wall
Chrono Shift
Overpowered Barrier
Bandit

Bandit

<Straight Zuggin>Skywall (us)

Talents (class)

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

Talents (spec)

Slipstream
Aegwynn's Technique

Talents (hero)

Look Again
Phantasmal Image

Talents (pvp)

Ice Wall
Chrono Shift
Overpowered Barrier
Junglejape

Junglejape

<dgb>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Improved Blink
Ice Nova
Ring of Frost
Reflection

Talents (spec)

Slipstream
Arcane Echo
High Voltage

Talents (hero)

Explosive Potential

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

82% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

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

3% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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 Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 65 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

3% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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 Emblem

Astral Gladiator's Emblem

Use: Increases maximum health by 10,662 for 15 sec. (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 Quick Sapphire
Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

20%

+10 Versatility and +3 Haste

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

18%

+147 Mastery and +49 Haste

Versatile Emerald

Versatile Emerald

15%

+10 Haste and +3 Versatility

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 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

162%

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 144%
  • Ring 244%
  • Neck6%
  • Waist2%
  • Feet2%
  • Wrist2%
Ascendance

Ascendance

10%

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 Hand75%
  • Off Hand25%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

8%

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

  • Waist67%
  • Wrist33%

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.
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Back

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

72%

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

Chant of Leeching Fangs

15%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 18 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

95%

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

Waking Stats

Waking Stats

3%

Use: Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your primary stats by 6. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 10.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

90%

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

Scout's March

Scout's March

3%

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

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Legs

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

87%

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

Frozen Spellthread

Frozen Spellthread

3%

Use: Apply Frozen Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 12 and Stamina by 9. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

49%

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

Stonebound Artistry

36%

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.

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Ring

+21 Haste

+21 Haste

64%

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

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

62%

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

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

90%

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

+43 Leech

+43 Leech

5%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 38 Leech. 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

Talent Tree Background
Prismatic Barrier
100%
Alter Time
100%
Ice Block
100%
Time Walk
66.7%
Master of Time
97.4%
2 / 2
Winter's Protection
46.2%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
20.5%
Arcane Warding
76.9%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
66.7%
Mirror Image
53.8%
Spellsteal
82.1%
Quick Witted
87.2%
Dragon's Breath
84.6%
Remove Curse
66.7%
Improved Conjuration
15.4%
2 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
0%
Shimmer
84.6%
Improved Counterspell
51.3%
Overflowing Energy
64.1%
Improved Remove Curse
0%
Greater Invisibility
84.6%
Ice Ward
41%
Captured Thoughts
25.6%
Tome of Rhonin
82.1%
Tome of Antonidas
87.2%
Incantation of Swiftness
10.3%
2 / 2
Master of Escape
43.6%
Charm of Aegwynn
64.1%
Brainstorm
33.3%
Flow of Time
84.6%
Mana Confluence
7.7%
Charm of Medivh
64.1%
Permafrost Bauble
17.9%
Ice Nova
48.7%
Time Manipulation
74.4%
Ring of Frost
79.5%
Energized Barriers
79.5%
Mass Invisibility
53.8%
Barrier Diffusion
61.5%
Ice Cold
7.7%
Spatial Manipulation
82.1%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
53.8%

Spellslinger

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Splinterstorm
90.9%
Spellfrost Teachings
90.9%
Controlled Instincts
90.9%
Signature Spell
86.4%
Archmage's Wrath
68.2%
Slippery Slinging
81.8%
Phantasmal Image
90.9%
Splintering Orbs
95.5%
Augury Abounds
86.4%
Force of Will
90.9%
Splintering Sorcery
100%
Polished Focus
36.4%
Infused Splinters
45.5%
Attuned Familiar
45.5%
Arcane Missiles
100%
Concentrated Power
66.7%
Arcane Salvo
66.7%
Amplification
87.2%
Improved Clearcasting
87.2%
Arcing Cleave
87.2%
Arcane Pulse
35.9%
Arcane Surge
87.2%
Arcane Orb
87.2%
Reverberate
7.7%
Slipstream
82.1%
Mana Bomb
25.6%
Arcane Familiar
76.9%
Charged Orb
64.1%
Intuition
87.2%
Touch of the Magi
87.2%
Energized Familiar
48.7%
Expanded Mind
64.1%
Consortium's Bauble
56.4%
Arcane Tempo
41%
Aether Attunement
43.6%
2 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
76.9%
Resonance
64.1%
Impetus
53.8%
Mana Adept
15.4%
Enlightened
82.1%
Focusing Crystal
53.8%
Illuminated Thoughts
41%
Prodigious Savant
82.1%
2 / 2
Eureka
59%
Arcane Singularity
61.5%
2 / 2
High Voltage
35.9%
Overflowing Insight
35.9%
Overpowered Missiles
41%
Orb Mastery
35.9%
Orb Barrage
53.8%
Touch of the Archmage
0%

Best PvP Talents

Overpowered Barrier

Overpowered Barrier

87%

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

Chrono Shift

87%

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

Ice Wall

Ice Wall

36%

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.

Improved Mass Invisibility

Improved Mass Invisibility

21%

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

Master Shepherd

Master Shepherd

10%

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

5%

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 3,919 Arcane damage.

Kleptomania

Kleptomania

5%

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.

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.