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Arcane Mage

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 34 players
  • Last Updated: 11 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

Sírà

Sírà

<WoûkZîeû>Tarren Mill (eu)

Talents (class)

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

Talents (spec)

Slipstream
Aegwynn's Technique
High Voltage

Talents (hero)

Merely a Setback
Lessons in Debilitation
Savor the Moment

Talents (pvp)

Improved Mass Invisibility
Ice Wall
Chrono Shift
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
Mõnster

Mõnster

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

Talents (class)

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

Talents (spec)

Slipstream
Aegwynn's Technique
High Voltage

Talents (hero)

Attuned Familiar
Slippery Slinging
Phantasmal Image

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 Night Elf and for the Horde is Undead

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

41% 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 206 primary stat for 20 sec.

12% 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)

9% 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.

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

35%

+16 Versatility & +7 Haste

Cognitive Heliotrope

Cognitive Heliotrope

15%

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

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

11%

+16 Haste & +7 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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Chest item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

68%

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.

  • Chest30%
  • Waist26%
  • Feet26%
  • Wrist17%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

50%

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.

  • Feet35%
  • Wrist24%
  • Chest18%
  • Waist18%
  • Head6%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

18%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,152 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 233%
  • Neck33%
  • Ring 133%

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

71%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

12%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

62%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

9%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

59%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

12%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

76%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

6%

Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

79%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

29%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

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
97.1%
Alter Time
97.1%
Ice Block
97.1%
Time Walk
97.1%
Master of Time
94.1%
2 / 2
Winter's Protection
79.4%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
0%
Arcane Warding
97.1%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
97.1%
Mirror Image
26.5%
Spellsteal
88.2%
Quick Witted
97.1%
Dragon's Breath
97.1%
Remove Curse
97.1%
Improved Conjuration
5.9%
1 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
8.8%
Improved Blink
97.1%
Improved Counterspell
64.7%
Overflowing Energy
97.1%
Improved Remove Curse
0%
Greater Invisibility
97.1%
Ice Ward
41.2%
Captured Thoughts
26.5%
Tome of Rhonin
97.1%
Tome of Antonidas
97.1%
Incantation of Swiftness
38.2%
2 / 2
Master of Escape
94.1%
Charm of Aegwynn
97.1%
Brainstorm
97.1%
Flow of Time
97.1%
Mana Confluence
44.1%
Charm of Medivh
97.1%
Permafrost Bauble
70.6%
Ice Nova
76.5%
Time Manipulation
76.5%
Ring of Frost
73.5%
Energized Barriers
97.1%
Mass Invisibility
70.6%
Barrier Diffusion
94.1%
Ice Cold
17.6%
Spatial Manipulation
97.1%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
76.5%

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
97.1%
Concentrated Power
97.1%
Arcane Salvo
97.1%
Amplification
97.1%
Improved Clearcasting
97.1%
Arcing Cleave
97.1%
Arcane Pulse
17.6%
Arcane Surge
97.1%
Arcane Orb
97.1%
Reverberate
17.6%
Slipstream
79.4%
Mana Bomb
29.4%
Arcane Familiar
94.1%
Charged Orb
94.1%
Intuition
97.1%
Touch of the Magi
97.1%
Energized Familiar
67.6%
Expanded Mind
97.1%
Consortium's Bauble
73.5%
Arcane Tempo
97.1%
Aether Attunement
50%
2 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
97.1%
Resonance
85.3%
Impetus
50%
Mana Adept
23.5%
Enlightened
97.1%
Focusing Crystal
44.1%
Illuminated Thoughts
76.5%
Prodigious Savant
97.1%
2 / 2
Eureka
88.2%
Arcane Singularity
97.1%
2 / 2
High Voltage
52.9%
Overflowing Insight
41.2%
Overpowered Missiles
52.9%
Orb Mastery
47.1%
Orb Barrage
79.4%
Touch of the Archmage
252.9%

Best PvP Talents

Chrono Shift

Chrono Shift

82%

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

Improved Mass Invisibility

Improved Mass Invisibility

65%

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

Overpowered Barrier

Overpowered Barrier

62%

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.

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

18%

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

12%

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

9%

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 13,777 Arcane damage.

Ethereal Blink

Ethereal Blink

9%

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

Ring of Fire

3%

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.