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Arcane Mage

  • 3v3
  • 43 players
  • Last Updated: 1 day 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

74% 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.

14% of the best players use this combination
Vaelgor's Final Stare

Vaelgor's Final Stare

Use: Seize the eye's draconic power, granting you 1,327 Mastery diminishing over 15 sec and allowing you to see hidden enemies. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Gaze of the Alnseer

Gaze of the Alnseer

Equip: Your damage and healing has a chance to grant you Alnsight for 12 sec. While active, casting spells and abilities manifests unstable Alnscorned and consumes their essence to grant you 37 Intellect for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

2% 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 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.

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

34%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

14%

+23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

11%

+16 Versatility & +7 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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Waist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

177%

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.

  • Waist25%
  • Chest21%
  • Feet20%
  • Wrist18%
  • Back12%
  • Legs3%
  • Shoulders1%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

9%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,463 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Waist50%
  • Feet25%
  • Wrist25%
Hunt

Hunt

9%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type.

  • Off Hand75%
  • Main Hand25%

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

5%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

88%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

9%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

77%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

19%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

21%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

74%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

21%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

93%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision

2%

Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

93%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

35%

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
69.8%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
4.7%
Arcane Warding
100%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
100%
Mirror Image
20.9%
Spellsteal
97.7%
Quick Witted
100%
Dragon's Breath
100%
Remove Curse
97.7%
Improved Conjuration
7%
1 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
4.7%
Improved Blink
100%
Improved Counterspell
79.1%
Overflowing Energy
97.7%
Improved Remove Curse
0%
Greater Invisibility
97.7%
Ice Ward
60.5%
Captured Thoughts
25.6%
Tome of Rhonin
100%
Tome of Antonidas
100%
Incantation of Swiftness
27.9%
1 / 2
Master of Escape
95.3%
Charm of Aegwynn
100%
Brainstorm
100%
Flow of Time
100%
Mana Confluence
65.1%
Charm of Medivh
100%
Permafrost Bauble
69.8%
Ice Nova
79.1%
Time Manipulation
81.4%
Ring of Frost
79.1%
Energized Barriers
100%
Mass Invisibility
83.7%
Barrier Diffusion
97.7%
Ice Cold
20.9%
Spatial Manipulation
100%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
58.1%

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
20.9%
Arcane Surge
100%
Arcane Orb
100%
Reverberate
18.6%
Presence of Mind
81.4%
Mana Bomb
34.9%
Arcane Familiar
90.7%
Charged Orb
100%
Intuition
100%
Touch of the Magi
100%
Energized Familiar
74.4%
Expanded Mind
100%
Consortium's Bauble
81.4%
Arcane Tempo
100%
Aether Attunement
30.2%
1 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
100%
Resonance
100%
Impetus
55.8%
Mana Adept
20.9%
Enlightened
100%
Focusing Crystal
14%
Illuminated Thoughts
88.4%
Prodigious Savant
100%
2 / 2
Eureka
97.7%
Arcane Singularity
100%
2 / 2
High Voltage
32.6%
Overflowing Insight
79.1%
Overpowered Missiles
30.2%
Orb Mastery
69.8%
Orb Barrage
97.7%
Touch of the Archmage
100%

Best PvP Talents

Overpowered Barrier

Overpowered Barrier

86%

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

84%

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

Improved Mass Invisibility

Improved Mass Invisibility

79%

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

Master Shepherd

Master Shepherd

19%

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

12%

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.

Ethereal Blink

Ethereal Blink

5%

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.

Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire

2%

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.

Arcanosphere

Arcanosphere

2%

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 14,853 Arcane damage.

Kleptomania

Kleptomania

2%

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.