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Arcane Mage

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 43 players
  • Last Updated: 20 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!

Players

Diegoneally

Diegoneally

<The Besties Guild>Hyjal (us)

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)

Merely a Setback
Lessons in Debilitation
Sunfury Execution

Talents (pvp)

Improved Mass Invisibility
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
Ieve

Ieve

<Division VII>Wyrmrest Accord (us)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

-

Talents (pvp)

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 Void Elf and for the Horde is Undead

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

33% 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.

14% 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 32 Intellect for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

14% 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)

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

18%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

13%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

12%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

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

51%

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.

  • Wrist32%
  • Feet27%
  • Waist23%
  • Chest9%
  • Back5%
  • Head5%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

44%

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.

  • Waist32%
  • Wrist32%
  • Feet21%
  • Chest16%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

19%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,165 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 250%
  • Ring 138%
  • Neck13%

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

5%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

65%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

14%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

49%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

12%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

2%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

49%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

16%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

70%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

7%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

56%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

37%

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
93%
Alter Time
93%
Ice Block
93%
Time Walk
93%
Master of Time
86%
2 / 2
Winter's Protection
83.7%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
0%
Arcane Warding
93%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
93%
Mirror Image
37.2%
Spellsteal
81.4%
Quick Witted
93%
Dragon's Breath
93%
Remove Curse
93%
Improved Conjuration
9.3%
1 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
9.3%
Shimmer
93%
Improved Counterspell
58.1%
Overflowing Energy
88.4%
Improved Remove Curse
0%
Greater Invisibility
93%
Ice Ward
46.5%
Captured Thoughts
27.9%
Tome of Rhonin
93%
Tome of Antonidas
93%
Incantation of Swiftness
34.9%
1 / 2
Master of Escape
93%
Charm of Aegwynn
93%
Brainstorm
90.7%
Flow of Time
93%
Mana Confluence
51.2%
Charm of Medivh
93%
Permafrost Bauble
72.1%
Ice Nova
58.1%
Time Manipulation
65.1%
Ring of Frost
65.1%
Energized Barriers
93%
Mass Invisibility
60.5%
Barrier Diffusion
90.7%
Ice Cold
25.6%
Spatial Manipulation
93%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
74.4%

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
93%
Concentrated Power
93%
Arcane Salvo
93%
Amplification
93%
Improved Clearcasting
93%
Arcing Cleave
93%
Arcane Pulse
18.6%
Arcane Surge
93%
Arcane Orb
93%
Reverberate
16.3%
Slipstream
76.7%
Mana Bomb
34.9%
Arcane Familiar
88.4%
Charged Orb
90.7%
Intuition
93%
Touch of the Magi
93%
Energized Familiar
67.4%
Expanded Mind
93%
Consortium's Bauble
60.5%
Arcane Tempo
90.7%
Aether Attunement
39.5%
2 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
93%
Resonance
81.4%
Impetus
60.5%
Mana Adept
30.2%
Enlightened
90.7%
Focusing Crystal
34.9%
Illuminated Thoughts
79.1%
Prodigious Savant
93%
2 / 2
Eureka
90.7%
Arcane Singularity
93%
2 / 2
High Voltage
37.2%
Overflowing Insight
37.2%
Overpowered Missiles
41.9%
Orb Mastery
55.8%
Orb Barrage
76.7%
Touch of the Archmage
251.2%

Best PvP Talents

Chrono Shift

Chrono Shift

70%

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

Overpowered Barrier

Overpowered Barrier

67%

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

47%

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

Ice Wall

Ice Wall

40%

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

16%

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

14%

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.

Arcanosphere

Arcanosphere

12%

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 14,282 Arcane damage.

Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire

5%

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.

Ethereal Blink

Ethereal Blink

5%

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.