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Arcane Mage

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 24 players
  • Last Updated: 1 day 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!

Players

Vainamoinen

Vainamoinen

<Insomniacs>Llane (us)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Improved Blink
Improved Frost Nova
Ice Nova
Ring of Frost
Spatial Manipulation

Talents (spec)

Slipstream
Aegwynn's Technique
High Voltage

Talents (hero)

Attuned Familiar
Slippery Slinging
Reactive Barrier

Talents (pvp)

Arcanosphere
Chrono Shift
Overpowered Barrier
Merlon

Merlon

<Gods of Fire>Dalaran (us)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Improved Blink
Ice Nova
Spatial Manipulation

Talents (spec)

Aegwynn's Technique
Mana Adept

Talents (hero)

Attuned Familiar
Slippery Slinging
Reactive Barrier

Talents (pvp)

Kleptomania
Ice Wall
Overpowered Barrier
Arclol

Arclol

<Mrgl Mrgl Cafe>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Supernova
Shimmer
Spatial Manipulation

Talents (spec)

Aegwynn's Technique
Mana Adept

Talents (hero)

Attuned Familiar
Slippery Slinging
Reactive Barrier

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
Haste > Versatility > Mastery > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Arcane Mage for the Alliance is Human and for the Horde is Undead

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

50% of the best players use this combination
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.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

17% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 159 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

4% of the best players use this combination
Crucible of Erratic Energies

Crucible of Erratic Energies

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to induce Voidlust. Voidlust increases your Critical Strike by 135, Leech by 1%, and Movement Speed by 10%. Protocol of Violence: The Voidlust consumes you more often. Protocol of Sustenance: Voidlust episodes last longer. Protocol of Predation: Voidlust episodes are more intense.

Vaelgor's Final Stare

Vaelgor's Final Stare

Use: Seize the eye's draconic power, granting you 1,267 Mastery diminishing over 15 sec and allowing you to see hidden enemies. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Arcane Mage is Cognitive Heliotrope
Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

17%

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

Flawless Quick Lapis

Flawless Quick Lapis

10%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Versatile Peridot

Versatile Peridot

9%

+11 Haste & +4 Versatility

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 Devouring Banding on a Wrist item
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

58%

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.

  • Wrist43%
  • Feet29%
  • Back14%
  • Chest7%
  • Waist7%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

33%

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 22 and your ally's Primary Stat by 5.

  • Waist38%
  • Wrist38%
  • Back13%
  • Chest13%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

25%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,142 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 167%
  • Ring 233%

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

13%
Chant of Winged Grace

Chant of Winged Grace

4%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 25 Avoidance and reducing fall damage by 10%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

25%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

25%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

25%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

8%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

25%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

21%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

54%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

8%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

42%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

25%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

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
95.8%
2 / 2
Winter's Protection
91.7%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
0%
Arcane Warding
100%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
100%
Mirror Image
45.8%
Spellsteal
91.7%
Quick Witted
100%
Dragon's Breath
100%
Remove Curse
100%
Improved Conjuration
12.5%
1 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
4.2%
Shimmer
100%
Improved Counterspell
66.7%
Overflowing Energy
95.8%
Improved Remove Curse
0%
Greater Invisibility
100%
Ice Ward
62.5%
Captured Thoughts
16.7%
Tome of Rhonin
100%
Tome of Antonidas
100%
Incantation of Swiftness
33.3%
2 / 2
Master of Escape
91.7%
Charm of Aegwynn
100%
Brainstorm
100%
Flow of Time
100%
Mana Confluence
58.3%
Charm of Medivh
100%
Permafrost Bauble
70.8%
Ice Nova
62.5%
Time Manipulation
66.7%
Ring of Frost
66.7%
Energized Barriers
100%
Mass Invisibility
62.5%
Barrier Diffusion
100%
Ice Cold
25%
Spatial Manipulation
100%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
79.2%

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
25%
Arcane Surge
100%
Arcane Orb
100%
Reverberate
25%
Slipstream
75%
Mana Bomb
29.2%
Arcane Familiar
95.8%
Charged Orb
95.8%
Intuition
100%
Touch of the Magi
100%
Energized Familiar
83.3%
Expanded Mind
95.8%
Consortium's Bauble
75%
Arcane Tempo
95.8%
Aether Attunement
45.8%
2 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
100%
Resonance
83.3%
Impetus
75%
Mana Adept
37.5%
Enlightened
100%
Focusing Crystal
33.3%
Illuminated Thoughts
87.5%
Prodigious Savant
100%
2 / 2
Eureka
83.3%
Arcane Singularity
100%
2 / 2
High Voltage
45.8%
Overflowing Insight
16.7%
Overpowered Missiles
50%
Orb Mastery
70.8%
Orb Barrage
66.7%
Touch of the Archmage
283.3%

Best PvP Talents

Chrono Shift

Chrono Shift

92%

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

Overpowered Barrier

Overpowered Barrier

71%

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.

Improved Mass Invisibility

Improved Mass Invisibility

42%

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

Ice Wall

Ice Wall

29%

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.

Master Shepherd

Master Shepherd

25%

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

17%

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 13,554 Arcane damage.

Kleptomania

Kleptomania

17%

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

8%

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.