Arcane Mage
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- 50 players
- Last Updated: 4 hours ago
This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Arcane Mage on the Rated Battlegrounds 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
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Best Races
Best Items
Trinket Combinations
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.
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 Badge of Ferocity
Use: Increases primary stat by 14,113 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)
Azhiccaran Parapodia
Equip: Your damaging spells have a chance to attract mites to feast on your target, inflicting up to 558,740 Shadow damage over 5 sec. Well-fed mites share their meal with you, each increasing your Intellect by 9,453 for 30 sec.
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.
Best Sockets
Quick Sapphire
+147 Versatility and +49 Haste
Versatile Emerald
+147 Haste and +49 Versatility
Quick Onyx
+147 Mastery and +49 Haste
Best Embellishments
Elemental Focusing Lens
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 143%
- Ring 235%
- Neck16%
- Waist3%
- Hands2%
- Feet2%
Ascendance
Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 89 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.
- Main Hand56%
- Off Hand44%
Writhing Armor Banding
Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.
- Waist50%
- Wrist50%
Best Enchants
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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 175 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Chant of Winged Grace
Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 380 Avoidance and reducing fall damage by 10%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Chest
Crystalline Radiance
Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 520. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Council's Intellect
Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Intellect by 360 and mana pool by 3%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Feet
Scout's March
Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 175. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Defender's March
Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 625. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Legs
Sunset Spellthread
Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and Stamina by 895.
Daybreak Spellthread
Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.
Main Hand
Authority of Radiant Power
Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 11,362 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 184. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Stonebound Artistry
Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 323 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Ring
+315 Haste
Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
+315 Versatility
Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Wrist
+1000 Speed
Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 700 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
+1090 Avoidance
Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 760 Avoidance. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
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
Best Class Talents
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Best Hero Talents
Tier 1
Best Specialization Talents
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Best PvP Talents
Nether Flux
Brand your target, increasing the damage they receive from your next targeted spell by 40%. Generates 4 Arcane Charges.
Chrono Shift
Arcane Barrage slows enemies by 50% and increases your movement speed by 10% for 5 sec.
Ice Wall
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
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.
Kleptomania
Unleash a flurry of disruptive magic onto your target, stealing a beneficial magic effect every 0.5 sec for 3.6 sec. Castable while moving, but movement speed is reduced by 40% while channeling.
Master of Escape
Reduces the cooldown of Greater Invisibility by 45 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.
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.
Ring of Fire
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
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 63,080 Arcane damage.