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Arcane

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Arcane Mage Mythic+ Build

The most popular Arcane Mage build in WoW Midnight — data-driven, updated daily.

Last updated: 3 weeks ago · Total players sampled: 125 · Based on top players in the last 7 days

Region

Talents

Build popularity

45%

of top players run the most popular build

Max key reached

+17

highest keystone from sampled runs

Meta rank

S+ tier · 14% pick rate

HeroAll Sunfury Spellslinger

DungeonAll Kings' Rest Murder Row Temple of Sethraliss Den of Nalorakk Voidscar Arena The Blinding Vale Ruby Life Pools Altar of Fangs

Arcane Mage Cheat Sheet

Mythic+ · most popular build — 45% of top players run it

Calculator ↗

Stat priority

HasteMasteryCritVers

WeaponsGear section →

TrinketsGear section →

Tier & ArmorGear section →

Consumables

Flask of the Blood KnightsFlask of Thalassian ResistanceHearty Well Fed

Key talents — Sunfury

Hero

Class

Spec

Moved #18 → #16 in Mythic+ since last snapshot

Expert takeS+Arcane Mages have improved damage and survivability, making them a strong ranged option despite previous struggles.Icy Veins ↗Wowhead A+ ↗peettko ▼ ↗Archon S ↗

The most popular Arcane build is run by 45% of top players.

Builds

Top 125 players sampled

These are the most popular Arcane Mage builds. The most popular build is run by 45% of sampled players (28 of 125 players).

Open in Wowhead calc

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MageSpent: 35

SunfurySpent: 13

ArcaneSpent: 31

PR1/1

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AL1/1 IC1/1 TI1/1 MA2/2 WI2/2 FR AR2/2 IN1/1 MI1/1 SP1/1 QU1/1 DR1/1 RE1/1 IM2/2 IM SH1/1 IM OV1/1 IM GR1/1 IC CA TO1/1 IM1/1 TO1/1 IN MA1/1 CH1/1 BR1/1 FL1/1 MA CH1/1 PE1/1 IC TI RI EN1/1 MA BA1/1 IC1/1 SP1/1 IM1/1

Sunfury

AS1/1 BU1/1 CO1/1 ME1/1 SP1/1 RO1/1 ME1/1 SA1/1 LE1/1 IN1/1 MA1/1 SP1/1 PY1/1 GL1/1

AR1/1 CO1/1 AR1/1 IM1/1 RE1/1 AR1/1 AR AR1/1 AR1/1 RE PR1/1 MA AR CH1/1 IN1/1 AM1/1 TO1/1 EN EX1/1 CO1/1 AR1/1 AE2/2 AE1/1 RE1/1 IM MA EN1/1 FO1/1 IL PR2/2 EU1/1 AR2/2 HI1/1 OV OV1/1 OR OR1/1 PR1/1

Alternative Builds

vs. the recommended build

Talent import codes

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Sunfury

Most popular · 45%Build →
Alt #2 · 6%Build →
Alt #3 · 3%Build →

Consumables

Flask of the Blood Knights

flask / 75%

Flask of Thalassian Resistance

flask / 25%

Hearty Well Fed

food / 25%

Well Fed

food / 25%

Well Fed

food / 25%

Well Fed

food / 25%

Warcraft Logs CombatantInfo events

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

Dwarf29% Alliance

Void Elf15% Alliance

Night Elf10% Alliance

Blood Elf8% Horde

Human7% Alliance

Troll4% Horde

Undead4% Horde

Dracthyr3% Horde

Go deeper

Class Discord

Altered Time

Guide sites

Mage Hub

Creators

Khaelt Toegrinder

FAQ

How is this Arcane Mage Mythic+ guide generated?

WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Mythic+ 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.