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Arcane Mage

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 20 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Arcane Mage on the Solo Shuffle 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

Elaeghis

Elaeghis

<triwizard champions>Stormrage (us)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

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Talents (pvp)

Elaeghis

Elaeghis

<triwizard champions>Stormrage (us)

Talents (class)

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

Talents (spec)

Presence of Mind
Aegwynn's Technique

Talents (hero)

Attuned Familiar
Slippery Slinging
Phantasmal Image

Talents (pvp)

Improved Mass Invisibility
Chrono Shift
Overpowered Barrier
Solounrust

Solounrust

Defias Brotherhood (eu)

Talents (class)

Time Walk
Dragon's Breath
Shimmer
Ice Ward
Ice Nova
Ring of Frost
Spatial Manipulation

Talents (spec)

Presence of Mind
Aegwynn's Technique

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
Versatility > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

58% 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)

12% of the best players use this combination
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.

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)

5% of the best players use this combination
Vaelgor's Final Stare

Vaelgor's Final Stare

Use: Seize the eye's draconic power, granting you 1,267 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 30 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

18%

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

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

14%

+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 Waist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

143%

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.

  • Waist35%
  • Chest33%
  • Wrist16%
  • Feet12%
  • Legs2%
  • Back2%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

35%

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.

  • Wrist33%
  • Waist24%
  • Feet24%
  • Back10%
  • Chest10%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

8%

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.

  • Neck40%
  • Ring 240%
  • Ring 120%

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

7%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

73%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

10%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

68%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

5%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

62%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

15%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

75%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity

8%

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

75%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

33%

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
95%
Alter Time
95%
Ice Block
95%
Time Walk
95%
Master of Time
95%
2 / 2
Winter's Protection
68.3%
2 / 2
Frost Conditioning
0%
Arcane Warding
95%
2 / 2
Inspired Intellect
95%
Mirror Image
8.3%
Spellsteal
95%
Quick Witted
95%
Dragon's Breath
95%
Remove Curse
95%
Improved Conjuration
3.3%
1 / 2
Improved Spellsteal
11.7%
Improved Blink
95%
Improved Counterspell
81.7%
Overflowing Energy
91.7%
Improved Remove Curse
0%
Greater Invisibility
95%
Ice Ward
56.7%
Captured Thoughts
15%
Tome of Rhonin
95%
Tome of Antonidas
95%
Incantation of Swiftness
31.7%
2 / 2
Master of Escape
95%
Charm of Aegwynn
95%
Brainstorm
93.3%
Flow of Time
95%
Mana Confluence
23.3%
Charm of Medivh
95%
Permafrost Bauble
46.7%
Ice Nova
83.3%
Time Manipulation
83.3%
Ring of Frost
86.7%
Energized Barriers
95%
Mass Invisibility
95%
Barrier Diffusion
93.3%
Ice Cold
8.3%
Spatial Manipulation
95%
Improved Prismatic Barrier
76.7%

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
95%
Concentrated Power
95%
Arcane Salvo
95%
Amplification
95%
Improved Clearcasting
95%
Arcing Cleave
95%
Arcane Pulse
10%
Arcane Surge
95%
Arcane Orb
95%
Reverberate
8.3%
Presence of Mind
86.7%
Mana Bomb
30%
Arcane Familiar
80%
Charged Orb
95%
Intuition
95%
Touch of the Magi
95%
Energized Familiar
70%
Expanded Mind
95%
Consortium's Bauble
86.7%
Arcane Tempo
95%
Aether Attunement
35%
2 / 2
Aegwynn's Technique
95%
Resonance
91.7%
Impetus
60%
Mana Adept
10%
Enlightened
95%
Focusing Crystal
36.7%
Illuminated Thoughts
78.3%
Prodigious Savant
95%
2 / 2
Eureka
90%
Arcane Singularity
95%
2 / 2
High Voltage
33.3%
Overflowing Insight
71.7%
Overpowered Missiles
36.7%
Orb Mastery
61.7%
Orb Barrage
90%
Touch of the Archmage
241.7%

Best PvP Talents

Improved Mass Invisibility

Improved Mass Invisibility

90%

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

Overpowered Barrier

Overpowered Barrier

87%

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

Chrono Shift

83%

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

Ice Wall

Ice Wall

10%

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.

Arcanosphere

Arcanosphere

5%

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 13,734 Arcane damage.

Kleptomania

Kleptomania

5%

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.

Master Shepherd

Master Shepherd

3%

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

Ethereal Blink

2%

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.