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Arcane Mage

  • 2v2
  • 16 players
  • Last Updated: 6 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

Ashtraza

Ashtraza

<bis>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Improved Blink
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
Savor the Moment

Talents (pvp)

Ice Wall
Chrono Shift
Overpowered Barrier
Numbing

Numbing

<Sanctimonious>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
Saeler

Saeler

<plagueheart>Eitrigg (us)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Improved Blink
Ice Ward
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

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

69% 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 206 primary stat for 20 sec.

19% 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 Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 208 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.

Emberwing Feather

Emberwing Feather

Use: Unleash an Emberwing Heatwave, increasing your Haste by 709 for 15 sec. You have a low chance to suffer an Emberwing Burn, reducing one of your other secondary stats by 220 for 10 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 Flawless Quick Lapis
Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

44%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

18%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

16%

+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

131%

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.

  • Waist33%
  • Chest24%
  • Wrist19%
  • Back14%
  • Feet10%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

25%

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.

  • Waist25%
  • Wrist25%
  • Chest25%
  • Feet25%

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

75%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

19%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

81%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

13%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

13%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

63%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

19%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

81%

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 - Silvermoon's Alacrity

31%

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
100%
Alter Time
100%
Ice Block
100%
Time Walk
100%
Master of Time
100%
2 / 2
Winter's Protection
75%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
0%
Arcane Warding
100%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
100%
Mirror Image
25%
Spellsteal
100%
Quick Witted
100%
Dragon's Breath
100%
Remove Curse
93.8%
Improved Conjuration
12.5%
1 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
6.3%
Improved Blink
100%
Improved Counterspell
87.5%
Overflowing Energy
93.8%
Improved Remove Curse
0%
Greater Invisibility
100%
Ice Ward
62.5%
Captured Thoughts
12.5%
Tome of Rhonin
100%
Tome of Antonidas
100%
Incantation of Swiftness
37.5%
1 / 2
Master of Escape
93.8%
Charm of Aegwynn
100%
Brainstorm
100%
Flow of Time
100%
Mana Confluence
50%
Charm of Medivh
100%
Permafrost Bauble
56.3%
Ice Nova
87.5%
Time Manipulation
81.3%
Ring of Frost
87.5%
Energized Barriers
100%
Mass Invisibility
93.8%
Barrier Diffusion
93.8%
Ice Cold
12.5%
Spatial Manipulation
100%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
62.5%

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
100%
Concentrated Power
100%
Arcane Salvo
100%
Amplification
100%
Improved Clearcasting
100%
Arcing Cleave
100%
Arcane Pulse
12.5%
Arcane Surge
100%
Arcane Orb
100%
Reverberate
12.5%
Presence of Mind
87.5%
Mana Bomb
62.5%
Arcane Familiar
93.8%
Charged Orb
100%
Intuition
100%
Touch of the Magi
100%
Energized Familiar
81.3%
Expanded Mind
100%
Consortium's Bauble
81.3%
Arcane Tempo
100%
Aether Attunement
25%
1 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
100%
Resonance
100%
Impetus
37.5%
Mana Adept
12.5%
Enlightened
100%
Focusing Crystal
18.8%
Illuminated Thoughts
81.3%
Prodigious Savant
100%
2 / 2
Eureka
100%
Arcane Singularity
100%
2 / 2
High Voltage
25%
Overflowing Insight
81.3%
Overpowered Missiles
25%
Orb Mastery
75%
Orb Barrage
93.8%
Touch of the Archmage
100%

Best PvP Talents

Overpowered Barrier

Overpowered Barrier

88%

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

81%

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

Chrono Shift

Chrono Shift

75%

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

Ice Wall

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.

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.

Kleptomania

Kleptomania

6%

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.