Arcane Mage

Solo Shuffle
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Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

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

Kalvishmage

<dgb>Dalaran (us)

3336

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Fujikaze

<Pull Is Live>Sargeras (us)

2986

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Arnoldkelly

<shag some keys>Tarren Mill (eu)

2942

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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 Orc

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Best Items

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Trinket Combinations

98% 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 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

2% of the best players use this combination

Astral Gladiator's Sigil of Adaptation

Equip: Removes any loss of control effect with a duration of 5 seconds or more. This effect can only occur once every 1 min.

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 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 Arcane Mage is Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

30%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Versatile Emerald

20%

+147 Haste and +49 Versatility

Masterful Sapphire

16%

+147 Versatility and +49 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 Arcane Mage is Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item

Elemental Focusing Lens

190%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 140,238 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

Ring 145%
Ring 240%
Neck8%
Waist3%
Feet3%

Writhing Armor Banding

4%

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

Feet100%

Ascendance

4%

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 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.

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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

76%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 175 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+160 Speed

8%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that whispers of power, granting 85 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Chest

Crystalline Radiance

96%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 520. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Council's Intellect

4%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Intellect by 360 and mana pool by 3%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Feet

Scout's March

78%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 175. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Defender's March

8%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 625. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Legs

Sunset Spellthread

94%

Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and Stamina by 895.

Daybreak Spellthread

4%

Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.

Main Hand

Stonebound Artistry

36%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 323 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Oathsworn's Tenacity

36%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Forged Tenacity, bestowing 323 Versatility to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Ring

+315 Versatility

88%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+315 Haste

40%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Wrist

+1000 Speed

96%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 700 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+2040 Leech

2%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 1425 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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

96%

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

92%

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

Chrono Shift

90%

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

Ice Wall

2%

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

2%

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.

Kleptomania

2%

Unleash a flurry of disruptive magic onto your target, stealing a beneficial magic effect every 0.5 sec for 3.6 sec. Castable while moving, but movement speed is reduced by 40% while channeling.

Ethereal Blink

2%

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.

Master of Escape

2%

Reduces the cooldown of Greater Invisibility by 45 sec.