Spec guide
Arcane Mage Raid Build
The most popular Arcane Mage build in WoW Midnight — data-driven, updated daily.
Last updated: · Total players sampled: 100 · Based on top players in the last 7 days
Build popularity
19%
of top players run the most popular build
Meta rank
#4
S tier
Arcane Mage Cheat Sheet
Raid · most popular build — 19% of top players run it
Stat priority
HasteCritMasteryVers
WeaponsGear section →
TrinketsGear section →
Tier & ArmorGear section →
Consumables
Flask of the Shattered SunFlask of the Blood KnightsHearty Well Fed
Key talents — Sunfury
Hero
Class
Spec
Improved Conjuration reduces the cooldown of Mirror Image by 15 sec in PvP combat.
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The most popular Arcane build is run by 19% of top players.
Builds
Top 100 players sampled
These are the most popular Arcane Mage builds. The most popular build is run by 19% of sampled players (19 of 100 players).
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SunfurySpent: 13
ArcaneSpent: 32
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
Rotation
Observed casting patterns from top Arcane Mage players in recent raid kills.
Opener sequence
First casts of the fight, position by position — % shows how many sampled players agree on each step.
57%
36%
29%
36%
36%- 36%
- 21%
29%- 36%
- 36%
- 50%
- 57%
Casts per minute
Cast share
- Arcane Missiles15.4/min34%
- Arcane Barrage13.9/min31%
Prismatic Bolt5.6/min12%- Arcane Blast4.4/min10%
- Touch of the Magi1.3/min3%
- Shimmer0.9/min2%
Prismatic Barrier0.7/min2%- Arcane Orb0.7/min2%
- Arcane Surge0.7/min1%
Freightrunner's Flask0.6/min1%
Major cooldowns
First use
Light's Potential0:031.7×/fight
Time Warp5:071.0×/fight
Ice Cold6:191.4×/fight
Observed from top raid logs — 14 players sampled
95% of top Arcane players wear Aln'hara Lantern in the offhand slot.
Sim your character →Trinkets
The most popular trinkets among top Arcane Mage players, combined across both trinket slots.
% = share of top players
Gear
These are the most popular items equipped by top Arcane Mage players. The most used item in each slot is best in slot by usage.
% = share of top players
Main-Hand
Popularity
Rings
Popularity
Head
Popularity
Neck
Popularity
Shoulders
Popularity
Back
Popularity
Chest
Popularity
Wrist
Popularity
Gloves
Popularity
Waist
Popularity
Legs
Popularity
Feet
Popularity
Off-Hand
Popularity
Tier set
Primal Leywarden's Attire
2pcSet: Arcane Missiles fires 1 additional Missile and deals 5% increased damage.
2pcSet: Each stack of Freezing Shattered has a 4% chance to generate an Icicle. Glacial Spike damage increased by 20%.
4pcSet: Each wave of Arcane Missiles increases the damage of your next Arcane Blast, Arcane Pulse, or Prismatic Bolt by 3%, up to 24%.
4pcSet: Casting Glacial Spike has a chance to rapidly generate 5 Icicles over 1 sec. Shatter damage increased by 5%.
Enchants & Gems
These are the most popular enchants, gems, and embellishments used by top Arcane Mage players.
% = share of top players
Enchants
Popularity
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand66%
- Rite of the Hash'eyMain-Hand58%
- Acuity of the Ren'doreiMain-Hand39%
- Jan'alai's PrecisionMain-Hand2%
- Worldsoul TenacityMain-Hand1%
- Eyes of the EagleRings97%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Arcanoweave Lining96%
- Hunter's Ritual Stone86%
- Embellishment: Hunt11%
- Lucky Keychain5%
- Masterwork Sin'dorei Band3%
- Adherent's Silken Shroud2%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Arcane looks to be Haste > Crit > Mastery > Vers.
Haste983
Crit746
Mastery565
Vers513
The highest-rated Arcane Mage players in Raid right now.
Top players running this spec
What changed for Arcane Mage
last 7 days- class-wideImproved Conjuration reduces the cooldown of Mirror Image by 15 sec in PvP combat. source ↗
Consumables
Flask of the Shattered Sun
flask / 75%
Flask of the Blood Knights
flask / 25%
Hearty Well Fed
food / 100%
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
Dwarf21% Alliance
Void Elf19% Alliance
Pandaren11% Alliance
Human9% Alliance
Blood Elf7% Horde
Troll7% Horde
Pandaren4% Horde
Tauren4% Horde
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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.