Arcane Mage

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Last Updated: 6 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!

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Players

See a short summary of the highest rated players in this category

Talents

See what the most popular talents are for every dungeon and raid boss

Stat Priority

See what the most important secondary stats are

Races

Find out what the best races for both Horde and Alliance are

Best Items

Scroll through the best items for each armor and weapon slot

Sockets

Discover what gems you should add to your armor

Embellishments

See what the most popular embellishments are for your class

Enchants

See what the best enchants to add to your armor are

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Lgbro

<Straight Zuggin>Skywall (us)

3463

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Junglejape

<dgb>Tichondrius (us)

3443

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Idospeed

<mac n cheese n feet pics>Destromath (us)

3419

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Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Arcane Mage is

Haste > Versatility > Mastery > Critical Strike

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Best Races

The best race for a Arcane Mage for the Alliance is Night Elf and for the Horde is Blood Elf

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Best Items

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Trinket Combinations

72% of the best players use this combination

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

4% of the best players use this combination

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 5,601 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Diamantine Voidcore

Equip: Your spells have a chance to empower the Voidcore, granting you 9,785 Intellect for 15 sec. This chance is increased by 25% while below 25% mana. Multiple applications may overlap.

2% of the best players use this combination

Naazindhri's Mystic Lash

Equip: Your damaging spells have a high chance to lash your target with arcane power, dealing 3,465 Arcane damage split between your target and enemies caught in its path. Damage increased by 30% per additional enemy, up to 150%, and further increased by your Mastery.

Signet of the Priory

Use: Raise your signet to the Light, increasing your highest secondary stat by 200 for 20 sec. Your act inspires nearby signetbearers within your party, granting them 5 of the same stat for 20 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 Versatile Emerald

Versatile Emerald

18%

+10 Haste and +3 Versatility

Quick Sapphire

17%

+10 Versatility and +3 Haste

Quick Onyx

14%

+10 Mastery and +3 Haste

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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 2 item

Elemental Focusing Lens

150%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 134,270 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

Ring 244%
Ring 144%
Neck7%
Feet3%
Wrist1%
Waist1%

Ascendance

18%

Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 1 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.

Off Hand56%
Main Hand44%

Writhing Armor Banding

14%

Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.

Wrist57%
Waist29%
Feet14%

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.

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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

66%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

16%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chest

Crystalline Radiance

88%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Council's Intellect

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Intellect by 24 and mana pool by 3%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Feet

Scout's March

82%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

10%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Hands

Superior Mastery

+6 Mastery

Legs

Sunset Spellthread

76%

Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and Stamina by 8.

Daybreak Spellthread

20%

Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.

Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

44%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 998 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Stonebound Artistry

28%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 21 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Off Hand

Hand

+6 Intellect

Ring

+315 Versatility

74%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+21 Haste

60%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Wrist

+66 Speed

72%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+2040 Leech

10%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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

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Best Class Talents

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Best PvP Talents

Overpowered Barrier

72%

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

68%

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

Nether Flux

64%

Brand your target, increasing the damage they receive from your next targeted spell by 40%. Generates 4 Arcane Charges.

Ice Wall

32%

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.

Improved Mass Invisibility

10%

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

Kleptomania

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

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.

Master Shepherd

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

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 3,915 Arcane damage.