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Arcane Mage

  • 3v3
  • 40 players
  • Last Updated: 20 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Arcane Mage on the 3v3 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
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
Austin

Austin

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
Look Again
Phantasmal Image

Talents (pvp)

Improved Mass Invisibility
Chrono Shift
Overpowered Barrier
Черниггов

Черниггов

<Status X>Lich King (eu)

Talents (class)

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

Talents (spec)

Slipstream
Aegwynn's Technique
High Voltage

Talents (hero)

Time Twist
Explosive Potential
Savor the Moment

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 Highmountain Tauren

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

93% 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.

3% of the best players use this combination
Crucible of Erratic Energies

Crucible of Erratic Energies

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to induce Voidlust. Voidlust increases your Critical Strike by 135, Leech by 1%, and Movement Speed by 10%. Protocol of Violence: The Voidlust consumes you more often. Protocol of Sustenance: Voidlust episodes last longer. Protocol of Predation: Voidlust episodes are more intense.

Drum of Renewed Bonds

Drum of Renewed Bonds

Use: Echo the sound of your drum through a sacred loa temple, aligning its beat with the will of the loa. (4 Sec Cooldown)

Equip: Your abilities have a chance to grant you 349 Critical Strike for 12 sec.

3% 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)

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

38%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

18%

+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 Chest item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

140%

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.

  • Chest30%
  • Waist23%
  • Feet21%
  • Wrist16%
  • Legs5%
  • Hands2%
  • Back2%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

45%

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.

  • Chest28%
  • Waist28%
  • Feet28%
  • Wrist17%
Loa Worshiper's Band

Loa Worshiper's Band

3%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to charge the band, calling forth the avatar of a Loa to assist you in combat. Each unique socketed gem color in your gear allows for different Loa to be summoned. These effects range from dealing damage to your foes or granting you temporary power.

  • Ring 1100%

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

3%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

90%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

8%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

85%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

3%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

23%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

78%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

20%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

98%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

113%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

43%

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
92.5%
Alter Time
92.5%
Ice Block
92.5%
Time Walk
92.5%
Master of Time
92.5%
2 / 2
Winter's Protection
65%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
0%
Arcane Warding
92.5%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
92.5%
Mirror Image
7.5%
Spellsteal
92.5%
Quick Witted
92.5%
Dragon's Breath
92.5%
Remove Curse
92.5%
Improved Conjuration
2.5%
2 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
5%
Improved Blink
92.5%
Improved Counterspell
80%
Overflowing Energy
92.5%
Improved Remove Curse
0%
Greater Invisibility
92.5%
Ice Ward
60%
Captured Thoughts
15%
Tome of Rhonin
92.5%
Tome of Antonidas
92.5%
Incantation of Swiftness
25%
1 / 2
Master of Escape
92.5%
Charm of Aegwynn
92.5%
Brainstorm
92.5%
Flow of Time
92.5%
Mana Confluence
52.5%
Charm of Medivh
92.5%
Permafrost Bauble
55%
Ice Nova
85%
Time Manipulation
85%
Ring of Frost
85%
Energized Barriers
92.5%
Mass Invisibility
85%
Barrier Diffusion
90%
Ice Cold
7.5%
Spatial Manipulation
92.5%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
45%

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
92.5%
Concentrated Power
92.5%
Arcane Salvo
92.5%
Amplification
92.5%
Improved Clearcasting
92.5%
Arcing Cleave
92.5%
Arcane Pulse
5%
Arcane Surge
92.5%
Arcane Orb
92.5%
Reverberate
5%
Presence of Mind
87.5%
Mana Bomb
35%
Arcane Familiar
85%
Charged Orb
92.5%
Intuition
92.5%
Touch of the Magi
92.5%
Energized Familiar
70%
Expanded Mind
92.5%
Consortium's Bauble
87.5%
Arcane Tempo
92.5%
Aether Attunement
30%
1 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
92.5%
Resonance
92.5%
Impetus
47.5%
Mana Adept
10%
Enlightened
90%
Focusing Crystal
20%
Illuminated Thoughts
77.5%
Prodigious Savant
92.5%
2 / 2
Eureka
92.5%
Arcane Singularity
92.5%
2 / 2
High Voltage
32.5%
Overflowing Insight
80%
Overpowered Missiles
35%
Orb Mastery
57.5%
Orb Barrage
90%
Touch of the Archmage
247.5%

Best PvP Talents

Improved Mass Invisibility

Improved Mass Invisibility

83%

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

Overpowered Barrier

Overpowered Barrier

80%

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

70%

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

Ice Wall

Ice Wall

20%

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

13%

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

8%

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.

Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire

3%

Summons a Ring of Fire for 8 sec at the target location. Enemies entering the ring are disoriented and burn for 3% of their total health over 3 sec.