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Arcane Mage

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  • Last Updated: 16 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

Ðrägøñslåyër

Ðrägøñslåyër

<Positive>Moon Guard (us)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Shimmer
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
Master Shepherd
Chrono Shift
Magegød

Magegød

<Excellent Era>Stormscale (eu)

Talents (class)

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

Talents (spec)

Presence of Mind
Aegwynn's Technique

Talents (hero)

Shifting Shards
Slippery Slinging
Reactive Barrier

Talents (pvp)

Improved Mass Invisibility
Master Shepherd
Ethereal Blink
Cringedork

Cringedork

Argent Dawn (eu)

Talents (class)

Temporal Realignment
Dragon's Breath
Shimmer
Ice Ward
Ring of Frost
Spatial Manipulation

Talents (spec)

Slipstream
Aegwynn's Technique
High Voltage

Talents (hero)

Attuned Familiar
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
Haste > Versatility > 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

72% 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.

8% of the best players use this combination
Vaelgor's Final Stare

Vaelgor's Final Stare

Use: Seize the eye's draconic power, granting you 1,413 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.

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 206 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 222 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

37%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

22%

+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 Chest item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

116%

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.

  • Chest29%
  • Feet22%
  • Waist22%
  • Wrist21%
  • Back3%
  • Shoulders2%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

34%

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.

  • Wrist35%
  • Feet24%
  • Waist18%
  • Chest12%
  • Back6%
  • Head6%
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

24%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

80%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

10%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

16%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

78%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

18%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

90%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

4%

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

68%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

52%

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
94%
Alter Time
94%
Ice Block
94%
Time Walk
94%
Master of Time
86%
2 / 2
Winter's Protection
84%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
6%
Arcane Warding
94%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
94%
Mirror Image
20%
Spellsteal
92%
Quick Witted
92%
Dragon's Breath
94%
Remove Curse
92%
Improved Conjuration
4%
1 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
4%
Improved Blink
94%
Improved Counterspell
72%
Overflowing Energy
86%
Improved Remove Curse
0%
Greater Invisibility
94%
Ice Ward
60%
Captured Thoughts
18%
Tome of Rhonin
94%
Tome of Antonidas
94%
Incantation of Swiftness
26%
2 / 2
Master of Escape
92%
Charm of Aegwynn
94%
Brainstorm
84%
Flow of Time
94%
Mana Confluence
34%
Charm of Medivh
94%
Permafrost Bauble
74%
Ice Nova
68%
Time Manipulation
78%
Ring of Frost
86%
Energized Barriers
90%
Mass Invisibility
86%
Barrier Diffusion
86%
Ice Cold
8%
Spatial Manipulation
94%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
72%

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
94%
Concentrated Power
94%
Arcane Salvo
94%
Amplification
94%
Improved Clearcasting
94%
Arcing Cleave
94%
Arcane Pulse
6%
Arcane Surge
94%
Arcane Orb
94%
Reverberate
6%
Slipstream
88%
Mana Bomb
26%
Arcane Familiar
88%
Charged Orb
94%
Intuition
94%
Touch of the Magi
94%
Energized Familiar
68%
Expanded Mind
92%
Consortium's Bauble
66%
Arcane Tempo
94%
Aether Attunement
54%
2 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
94%
Resonance
88%
Impetus
48%
Mana Adept
22%
Enlightened
90%
Focusing Crystal
42%
Illuminated Thoughts
80%
Prodigious Savant
94%
2 / 2
Eureka
94%
Arcane Singularity
94%
2 / 2
High Voltage
50%
Overflowing Insight
50%
Overpowered Missiles
50%
Orb Mastery
46%
Orb Barrage
76%
Touch of the Archmage
236%

Best PvP Talents

Improved Mass Invisibility

Improved Mass Invisibility

82%

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

Chrono Shift

Chrono Shift

74%

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

Ice Wall

Ice Wall

46%

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

42%

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

24%

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.

Ethereal Blink

Ethereal Blink

4%

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.

Arcanosphere

Arcanosphere

4%

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 14,507 Arcane damage.