Welcome to Murlok.io's PvE guide for ArcaneMagesin Mythic+ Dungeons. This guide covers the best stats, races, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems for Patch 10.2.7, based on data from the top 50 Arcane Mages in Dragonflight Season 4 across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions. This includesArxesz (Kazzak EU), who is currently the highest-ranked with a rating of 3864.
Updated every 12 hours with the latest data from theBattle.net API, this guide also examines each character's recent playtime, specialization frequency, and equipment choices for greater accuracy.
Top Arcane Mages
- 1ArxeszKazzak (EU)528 ilvl3864
- 2KastoreTichondrius (US)528 ilvl3477
- 3BennymageMalganis (US)528 ilvl3477
- 4FearuwuMalganis (US)529 ilvl3476
- 5歪比巴波丶World Tree (TW)527 ilvl3460
- 6VidomageTarren Mill (EU)527 ilvl3445
- 7BìgdawwgMoon Guard (US)527 ilvl3440
- 8KrenqtRagnaros (EU)528 ilvl3414
- 9AzkarusNemesis (EU)528 ilvl3412
- 10SsjkhadgarBlackhand (EU)527 ilvl3412
- 11SlayersmageArea 52 (US)524 ilvl3397
- 12AceingtvEredar (EU)527 ilvl3334
- 13ClearcastTwisting Nether (EU)528 ilvl3314
- 14TriumvielRagnaros (EU)527 ilvl3286
- 15DapsiRagnaros (EU)528 ilvl3278
- 16XbloodfireAntonidas (EU)527 ilvl3277
- 17ВираэлHowling Fjord (EU)527 ilvl3265
- 18TriplnineSargeras (US)526 ilvl3263
- 19IimmortallArea 52 (US)528 ilvl3258
- 20육십이호Azshara (KR)528 ilvl3249
- 21ThrilarStormrage (US)527 ilvl3238
- 22SplentitTwisting Nether (EU)528 ilvl3222
- 23RayazBlackmoore (EU)527 ilvl3216
- 24安蓝World Tree (TW)529 ilvl3212
- 25JoxferraRagnaros (US)526 ilvl3197
- 26ÇhiefsøsåTwisting Nether (EU)527 ilvl3194
- 27ЭмеркоммBorean Tundra (EU)527 ilvl3182
- 28SeruliothSilvermoon (EU)528 ilvl3175
- 29TelomirIllidan (US)528 ilvl3153
- 30멍멍김창식Azshara (KR)527 ilvl3148
- 31임북실Azshara (KR)526 ilvl3016
- 32말죽거리복상사Hellscream (KR)525 ilvl2545
Stat Priority
Stats are crucial attributes that influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They determine the character's strength and overall playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various equipment pieces, consumables created by Alchemy, certain foods, some enchantments, and gems.
Each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. Optimizing a character's performance involves finding a balanced distribution.Here is the optimal way to balance Arcane Mage secondary and minor stats for Mythic+:
Secondary Stats
+4007
29% Critical Strike
+4118
27% Haste
+6979
55% Mastery
+4529
22% Versatility
Minor Stats
+574
8% Avoidance
+133
1% Leech
+219
4% Speed
Races
Each race in World of Warcraft has unique traits that enhance abilities or improve in-game quality of life. Although these racial traits offer minor advantages, they can provide a competitive edge in certain scenarios.
With Dwarf currently being the top race for Arcane Mages in Mythic+, here are the other races that also stand out due to their advantageous traits:
Dwarf
Blood Elf
Troll
Human
Nightborne
Class Talents
Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.
Class talents represent a common tree shared across allMagespecializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements essential to the Mage class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Mage's overall capabilities.The following tree reproduces the in-game class talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:
- Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
- Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
- Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.
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Specialization Talents
Specialization talents provide Arcane Mages with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.The following tree reproduces the in-game specialization talents disposition and shows the best talents as a heatmap:
- Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
- Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
- Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.
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PvP Talents
PvP talents are tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents optimize a Arcane Mage's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.The following shows the best PvP talents as a heatmap:
- Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
- Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
- Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.
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Best In Slot Gear
Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from various sources: dungeons, raids, world drops, crafted through professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.
Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities.Here are the top items for Arcane Mages in Mythic+, tailored for each equipment slot:
Head
Neck
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Wrist
Hands
Waist
Legs
Feet
Rings
Trinkets
Main Hand
Antique Bronze Bullion
Antique Bronze Bullion serves as a specialized currency in Dragonflight Season 4, enabling players to purchase specific items. Each item costs 2 bullions and can be upgraded to its maximum Mythic level.
Given that the acquisition of bullions is limited to 1 per week from defeating raid bosses and 2 from the Weekly Mythic Dungeons quest reward when available,here are the best items to buy to maximize your limited bullions.
Embellishments
Embellishments are unique effects associated with crafted items, either as predefined elements in a recipe or added with an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.
Given that only a maximum of two embellished items can be equipped at a time,here are the best embellishments for Arcane Mages in Mythic+:
Enchantments
Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.
Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from theIncandescent Essence, a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.
Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades.Here is a list of the top enchantments for Arcane Mages in Mythic+, essential for optimizing combat effectiveness:
Waist
Main Hand
Gems
Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear and balance character stats as a final touch. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings.
Even though the presence of sockets on these items is usually random upon their drop, neck pieces can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using threeTiered Medallion Setting. Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with anEye of Awakening, which requires threeAspects' Tokens of Meritobtained from the Great Vault.
Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system,the following are the top gem choices for Arcane Mages in Mythic+:
