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Arcane Mage

  • 2v2
  • 18 players
  • Last Updated: 11 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Arcane Mage on the 2v2 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

Cvark

Cvark

<Humble>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Improved Blink
Improved Frost Nova
Ice Nova
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
Shoop

Shoop

<Blood borne>Saurfang (us)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Supernova
Shimmer
Spatial Manipulation

Talents (spec)

Aegwynn's Technique
Mana Adept

Talents (hero)

Attuned Familiar
Slippery Slinging
Reactive Barrier

Talents (pvp)

Improved Mass Invisibility
Chrono Shift
Overpowered Barrier
Elza

Elza

<Dreamteam>Deathwing (eu)

Talents (class)

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

Talents (spec)

Slipstream
Aegwynn's Technique
High Voltage

Talents (hero)

Merely a Setback
Lessons in Debilitation
Sunfury Execution

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
Versatility > Haste > 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

56% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

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

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.

22% 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)

11% 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)

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

41%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

21%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

17%

+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 Waist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

128%

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.

  • Waist30%
  • Chest26%
  • Wrist22%
  • Feet13%
  • Shoulders4%
  • Legs4%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

56%

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.

  • Feet40%
  • Chest30%
  • Wrist20%
  • Waist10%
Hunt

Hunt

6%

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

6%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

89%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

6%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

89%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

6%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

83%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

11%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

94%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity

6%

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

94%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

50%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

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
88.9%
Alter Time
88.9%
Ice Block
88.9%
Time Walk
88.9%
Master of Time
88.9%
2 / 2
Winter's Protection
61.1%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
0%
Arcane Warding
88.9%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
88.9%
Mirror Image
11.1%
Spellsteal
88.9%
Quick Witted
88.9%
Dragon's Breath
88.9%
Remove Curse
88.9%
Improved Conjuration
0%
1 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
5.6%
Shimmer
88.9%
Improved Counterspell
55.6%
Overflowing Energy
88.9%
Improved Remove Curse
0%
Greater Invisibility
88.9%
Ice Ward
55.6%
Captured Thoughts
22.2%
Tome of Rhonin
88.9%
Tome of Antonidas
88.9%
Incantation of Swiftness
27.8%
2 / 2
Master of Escape
88.9%
Charm of Aegwynn
88.9%
Brainstorm
83.3%
Flow of Time
88.9%
Mana Confluence
27.8%
Charm of Medivh
88.9%
Permafrost Bauble
77.8%
Ice Nova
77.8%
Time Manipulation
77.8%
Ring of Frost
77.8%
Energized Barriers
88.9%
Mass Invisibility
83.3%
Barrier Diffusion
88.9%
Ice Cold
11.1%
Spatial Manipulation
88.9%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
55.6%

Spellslinger

Hero class image
Splinterstorm
100%
Spellfrost Teachings
100%
Controlled Instincts
100%
Signature Spell
100%
Archmage's Wrath
100%
Slippery Slinging
100%
Phantasmal Image
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
88.9%
Concentrated Power
88.9%
Arcane Salvo
88.9%
Amplification
88.9%
Improved Clearcasting
88.9%
Arcing Cleave
88.9%
Arcane Pulse
11.1%
Arcane Surge
88.9%
Arcane Orb
88.9%
Reverberate
11.1%
Presence of Mind
77.8%
Mana Bomb
33.3%
Arcane Familiar
88.9%
Charged Orb
88.9%
Intuition
88.9%
Touch of the Magi
88.9%
Energized Familiar
88.9%
Expanded Mind
88.9%
Consortium's Bauble
83.3%
Arcane Tempo
88.9%
Aether Attunement
27.8%
1 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
88.9%
Resonance
88.9%
Impetus
27.8%
Mana Adept
11.1%
Enlightened
88.9%
Focusing Crystal
27.8%
Illuminated Thoughts
83.3%
Prodigious Savant
88.9%
2 / 2
Eureka
83.3%
Arcane Singularity
88.9%
2 / 2
High Voltage
27.8%
Overflowing Insight
77.8%
Overpowered Missiles
27.8%
Orb Mastery
61.1%
Orb Barrage
61.1%
Touch of the Archmage
250%

Best PvP Talents

Overpowered Barrier

Overpowered Barrier

89%

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

83%

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

Chrono Shift

Chrono Shift

78%

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

Master Shepherd

Master Shepherd

11%

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.

Ice Wall

Ice Wall

6%

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.