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Arcane

Arcane Mage Raid Build

Last updated: 11 hours ago · Based on top players in the last 7 days

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Arcane Mage Cheat Sheet

Raid · most popular build — 10% of top players run it

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Stat priority

HasteMasteryCritVers

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TrinketsGear section →

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Consumables

Flask of Thalassian ResistanceFlask of the Blood KnightsFlask of the Magisters

Key talents — Spellslinger

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Build popularity

10%

of top players run the most popular build

The most popular Arcane build is run by 10% of top players.

Builds

Top 100 players sampled

These are the most popular Arcane Mage builds. The most popular build is run by 10% of sampled players (10 of 100 players).

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MageSpent: 24

SpellslingerSpent: 1

ArcaneSpent: 12

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Spellslinger

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AR1/1 CO AR IM RE AR1/1 AR AR AR RE1/1 PR1/1 MA AR1/1 CH IN AM TO1/1 EN EX CO AR1/1 AE AE1/1 RE1/1 IM1/1 EV1/1 EN1/1 FO IL PR EU AR HI1/1 OV OV OR OR PR1/1

Alternative Builds

vs. the recommended build

Talent import codes

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Spellslinger

Most popular · 10%Build →
Alt #2 · 5%Build →
Alt #3 · 3%Build →
Alt #4 · 3%Build →
Alt #5 · 3%Build →
Alt #6 · 3%Build →
Alt #7 · 3%Build →
Alt #8 · 2%Build →

Consumables

Flask of Thalassian Resistance

flask / 33%

Flask of the Blood Knights

flask / 33%

Flask of the Magisters

flask / 17%

Flask of the Shattered Sun

flask / 17%

Hearty Well Fed

food / 100%

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Macros

Well-established universal and Mage macro conventions. Copy a macro, then adapt spell names to your talents.

Curated conventions — not derived from logs

Universal

Set focus (mouseover, else target)
```
/focus [@mouseover,exists][]
```
Use top trinket
```
#showtooltip 13
/use 13
```
Use bottom trinket
```
#showtooltip 14
/use 14
```
Stop casting
```
/stopcasting
```

Mage basics

Focus interrupt — Counterspell

#showtooltip Counterspell
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Counterspell

Focus crowd control — Polymorph

#showtooltip Polymorph
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Polymorph

Defensive — Ice Block

#showtooltip Ice Block
/stopcasting
/cast Ice Block

Race distribution

Dwarf31% Alliance

Void Elf20% Alliance

Human10% Alliance

Pandaren10% Alliance

Blood Elf5% Horde

Night Elf4% Alliance

Pandaren4% Horde

Nightborne3% Horde

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Guide sites

Mage Hub

Creators

Khaelt Toegrinder

FAQ

How is this Arcane Mage Raid guide generated?

WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Raid players into one statistical guide.

How often is this guide updated?

Guides refresh automatically every few hours from the latest leaderboard data.

Why should I trust these recommendations?

Every recommendation is derived from what top players actually run, not manually written assumptions.

Does region or mode change the build?

Yes. Region and mode can change talent, item, race, and stat distributions. Use the region selector and mode switcher to compare Arcane Mage builds across PvP and PvE contexts.