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Arcane Mage

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  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 13 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Arcane Mage on the Blitz 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
Icewallgodx

Icewallgodx

<Magegød>Stormscale (eu)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Improved Blink
Ice Ward
Ice Nova
Ring of Frost
Reflection

Talents (spec)

Slipstream
Aegwynn's Technique
High Voltage

Talents (hero)

Shifting Shards
Slippery Slinging
Reactive Barrier

Talents (pvp)

Improved Mass Invisibility
Ice Wall
Chrono Shift
Astrisz

Astrisz

<hej snygg>Outland (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)

Shifting Shards
Slippery Slinging
Reactive Barrier

Talents (pvp)

Improved Mass Invisibility
Ice Wall
Chrono Shift

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 Void Elf and for the Horde is Highmountain Tauren

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

80% 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.

6% 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.

4% 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 206 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 244 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

32%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

23%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

15%

+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

118%

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 29 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Waist27%
  • Feet25%
  • Chest24%
  • Wrist14%
  • Legs5%
  • Back3%
  • Hands2%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

30%

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.

  • Feet27%
  • Wrist27%
  • Waist20%
  • Back13%
  • Chest7%
  • Head7%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

20%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,133 Arcane damage every second for 4 sec. Each unique gem color you have socketed empowers the Iris, causing it to deal 1% additional damage per.

  • Ring 150%
  • Ring 250%

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

72%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

18%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

76%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

8%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

20%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

68%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

26%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

84%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

6%

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

58%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

54%

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
98%
Master of Time
96%
2 / 2
Winter's Protection
90%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
2%
Arcane Warding
100%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
100%
Mirror Image
20%
Spellsteal
96%
Quick Witted
98%
Dragon's Breath
100%
Remove Curse
98%
Improved Conjuration
4%
2 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
2%
Improved Blink
100%
Improved Counterspell
74%
Overflowing Energy
96%
Improved Remove Curse
4%
Greater Invisibility
100%
Ice Ward
62%
Captured Thoughts
22%
Tome of Rhonin
98%
Tome of Antonidas
100%
Incantation of Swiftness
24%
2 / 2
Master of Escape
100%
Charm of Aegwynn
100%
Brainstorm
92%
Flow of Time
100%
Mana Confluence
30%
Charm of Medivh
100%
Permafrost Bauble
68%
Ice Nova
80%
Time Manipulation
90%
Ring of Frost
92%
Energized Barriers
96%
Mass Invisibility
90%
Barrier Diffusion
96%
Ice Cold
6%
Spatial Manipulation
100%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
74%

Spellslinger

Hero class image
Splinterstorm
100%
Spellfrost Teachings
100%
Controlled Instincts
100%
Signature Spell
100%
Archmage's Wrath
100%
Slippery Slinging
100%
Reactive Barrier
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
2%
Arcane Surge
100%
Arcane Orb
100%
Reverberate
2%
Slipstream
98%
Mana Bomb
36%
Arcane Familiar
82%
Charged Orb
98%
Intuition
100%
Touch of the Magi
100%
Energized Familiar
62%
Expanded Mind
96%
Consortium's Bauble
84%
Arcane Tempo
98%
Aether Attunement
56%
2 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
100%
Resonance
98%
Impetus
52%
Mana Adept
16%
Enlightened
96%
Focusing Crystal
30%
Illuminated Thoughts
86%
Prodigious Savant
100%
2 / 2
Eureka
100%
Arcane Singularity
100%
2 / 2
High Voltage
62%
Overflowing Insight
64%
Overpowered Missiles
56%
Orb Mastery
44%
Orb Barrage
86%
Touch of the Archmage
100%

Best PvP Talents

Improved Mass Invisibility

Improved Mass Invisibility

78%

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

Chrono Shift

Chrono Shift

76%

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

Ice Wall

Ice Wall

68%

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.

Overpowered Barrier

Overpowered Barrier

46%

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.

Master Shepherd

Master Shepherd

14%

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.

Arcanosphere

Arcanosphere

8%

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

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.

Ethereal Blink

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.