Arcane Mage PvP Guide for Dragonflight

Patch 10.1.7Dragonflight PvP Season 2

Updated on September 20, 2023

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Type	Top Choice	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Capstone and Choice Talents	Incanter's Flow Shifting Power Ice Floes Displacement Time Anomaly Nether Tempest Orb Barrage Arcane Harmony Copy	2506	2144	23%
Top Capstone and Choice Talents	Cascading Power Copy	2159	2159	1%
Class Talented Abilities	Ice Block Spellsteal Mirror Image Alter Time Slow Ring of Frost Ice Nova Blast Wave Greater Invisibility Dragon's Breath Copy	2506	2140	55%
Spec Talented Abilities	Arcane Missiles Arcane Orb Arcane Surge Presence of Mind Touch of the Magi Copy	2506	2111	62%
Class Tree Talents	Prismatic Barrier Ice Block Overflowing Energy Incanter's Flow Spellsteal Arcane Warding Mirror Image Shifting Power Alter Time Quick Witted Slow Master of Time Ring of Frost Ice Nova Ice Floes Blast Wave Tome of Rhonin Tome of Antonidas Volatile Detonation Energized Barriers Flow of Time Temporal Velocity Time Manipulation Displacement Accumulative Shielding Greater Invisibility Dragon's Breath Time Anomaly Copy	2506	2464	3%
Spec Tree Talents	Arcane Missiles Arcane Orb Arcane Tempo Improved Arcane Missiles Arcane Surge Crackling Energy Nether Precision Charged Orb Resonance Slipstream Amplification Presence of Mind Arcing Cleave Nether Tempest Improved Prismatic Barrier Improved Clearcasting Chrono Shift Touch of the Magi Enlightened Arcane Bombardment Illuminated Thoughts Prodigious Savant Concentration Orb Barrage Arcane Harmony Copy	2506	2110	37%
PvP Talent	Arcanosphere	2422	2203	10%
PvP Talent Combination	Ring of Fire Temporal Shield	2506	2110	33%
Main Hand	Obsidian Gladiator's Staff	2506	2116	62%
Trinket	Obsidian Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity	2182	2162	3%
Trinket Combination	Obsidian Gladiator's Medallion Obsidian Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity	2506	2116	55%
Head	Vibrant Wildercloth Headcover	2422	2179	17%
Neck	Torc of Passed Time	2506	2171	26%
Shoulders	Underlight Conjurer's Aurora	2484	2121	21%
Back	Obsidian Gladiator's Shawl	2285	2285	1%
Chest	Underlight Conjurer's Vestment	2235	2235	1%
Wrist	Vibrant Wildercloth Wristwraps	2506	2506	1%
Hands	Underlight Conjurer's Gloves	2488	2122	21%
Waist	Underlight Conjurer's Charmbelt	2207	2207	1%
Legs	Underlight Conjurer's Trousers	2506	2143	50%
Feet	Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers	2506	2114	64%
Rings	Circle of Ascended Frost	2257	2257	1%
Item Level	413	2491	2450	3%
Tier	Scalewarden's Cloth Bindings	2257	2257	1%
Covenants		2506	2159	30%
Soulbinds	Venthyr General Draven	2506	2171	19%
Soulbind Ability	Venthyr Fancy Footwork	2506	2506	1%
Conduit	Shivering Core	2484	2297	5%
Conduit Combination	Flow of Time Ice Bite Tempest Barrier Unrelenting Cold Cryo-Freeze Flow of Time Tempest Barrier Infernal Cascade	2506	2285	5%
Gem	Fierce Illimited Diamond	2488	2193	7%
Gem Combination	Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Fierce Illimited Diamond Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Malygite	2506	2165	7%
Belt Enchant	Erosion	2506	2177	39%

Stat	Median Value
Haste	30%

Race	Representation
Night Elf	21 (40%)

Capstone and Choice Talents +

Incanter's Flow Shifting Power Ice Floes Displacement Time Anomaly Nether Tempest Orb Barrage Arcane Harmony Copy	2506	2144	23%

Top Capstone and Choice Talents +

Cascading Power Copy	2159	2159	1%
Ice Floes Copy	2506	2144	23%
Displacement Copy	2506	2116	62%
Arcane Harmony Copy	2506	2114	60%
Incanter's Flow Copy	2506	2114	64%
Shifting Power Copy	2506	2114	64%
Nether Tempest Copy	2506	2114	64%
Orb Barrage Copy	2506	2114	64%
Time Anomaly Copy	2506	2114	64%
Shimmer Copy	2488	2111	41%
Reverberate Copy	2159	2079	5%
Harmonic Echo Copy	1866	1866	1%
Siphon Storm Copy	1866	1866	1%
Arcane Familiar Copy	1866	1866	1%

Class Talented Abilities +

Ice Block Spellsteal Mirror Image Alter Time Slow Ring of Frost Ice Nova Blast Wave Greater Invisibility Dragon's Breath Copy	2506	2140	55%

Spec Talented Abilities +

Arcane Missiles Arcane Orb Arcane Surge Presence of Mind Touch of the Magi Copy	2506	2111	62%

Class Tree Talents +

Prismatic Barrier Ice Block Overflowing Energy Incanter's Flow Spellsteal Arcane Warding Mirror Image Shifting Power Alter Time Quick Witted Slow Master of Time Ring of Frost Ice Nova Ice Floes Blast Wave Tome of Rhonin Tome of Antonidas Volatile Detonation Energized Barriers Flow of Time Temporal Velocity Time Manipulation Displacement Accumulative Shielding Greater Invisibility Dragon's Breath Time Anomaly Copy	2506	2464	3%

Spec Tree Talents +

Arcane Missiles Arcane Orb Arcane Tempo Improved Arcane Missiles Arcane Surge Crackling Energy Nether Precision Charged Orb Resonance Slipstream Amplification Presence of Mind Arcing Cleave Nether Tempest Improved Prismatic Barrier Improved Clearcasting Chrono Shift Touch of the Magi Enlightened Arcane Bombardment Illuminated Thoughts Prodigious Savant Concentration Orb Barrage Arcane Harmony Copy	2506	2110	37%

PvP Talent +

Arcanosphere	2422	2203	10%
Master of Escape	2285	2152	14%
Ring of Fire	2506	2116	58%
Temporal Shield	2506	2111	58%
	2506	2104	41%
	2116	2058	7%
Kleptomania	2027	2027	1%

PvP Talent Combination +

Ring of Fire Temporal Shield	2506	2110	33%

Stat Name +

Haste	30%
Versatility	27%
Mastery	16%
Crit	7%

Main Hand +

Obsidian Gladiator's Staff	2506	2116	62%
Infinite Dragonspire	1866	1866	1%

Trinket +

Obsidian Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity	2182	2162	3%
Obsidian Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity	2506	2116	58%
Obsidian Gladiator's Medallion	2506	2116	58%
Obsidian Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity	2110	2110	1%
Obsidian Gladiator's Emblem	2082	2082	1%
Ominous Chromatic Essence	1866	1866	1%
Spoils of Neltharus	1866	1866	1%

Trinket Combination +

Obsidian Gladiator's Medallion Obsidian Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity	2506	2116	55%

Head +

Vibrant Wildercloth Headcover	2422	2179	17%
Obsidian Gladiator's Silk Guise	2506	2106	39%
Lightweight Ocular Lenses	2104	2104	1%
Underlight Conjurer's Arcanocowl	2285	2027	5%

Neck +

Torc of Passed Time	2506	2171	26%
Crimson Gladiator's Necklace	2116	2116	1%
Obsidian Gladiator's Necklace	2488	2082	33%
Chain of the Underking	1866	1866	1%

Shoulders +

Underlight Conjurer's Aurora	2484	2121	21%
Underlight Conjurer's Aurora	2506	2114	42%

Back +

Obsidian Gladiator's Shawl	2285	2285	1%
Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl	2506	2257	8%
Undulating Sporecloak	2488	2186	12%
Obsidian Gladiator's Drape	2422	2101	41%

Chest +

Underlight Conjurer's Vestment	2235	2235	1%
Vibrant Wildercloth Vestments	2506	2171	16%
Underlight Conjurer's Vestment	2488	2122	21%
Obsidian Gladiator's Silk Tunic	2207	2107	25%

Wrist +

Vibrant Wildercloth Wristwraps	2506	2506	1%
Scalewarden's Cloth Bindings	2257	2257	1%
Obsidian Gladiator's Silk Armbands	2488	2116	51%
Overengineered Sleeve Extenders	2104	2104	1%
Underlight Conjurer's Bracelets	2285	2061	5%
Wristwraps of Twined Morels	1866	1866	1%

Hands +

Underlight Conjurer's Gloves	2488	2122	21%
Obsidian Gladiator's Silk Gloves	2506	2116	41%
Obsidian Gladiator's Silk Handwraps	2082	2082	1%

Waist +

Underlight Conjurer's Charmbelt	2207	2207	1%
Infurious Binding of Gesticulation	2506	2126	42%
Obsidian Gladiator's Silk Cord	2488	2113	17%
Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle	1866	1866	1%

Legs +

Underlight Conjurer's Trousers	2506	2143	50%
Underlight Conjurer's Trousers	2484	2082	12%
Infurious Legwraps of Possibility	2077	2077	1%

Feet +

Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers	2506	2114	64%

Rings +

Circle of Ascended Frost	2257	2257	1%
Obsidian Gladiator's Ring	2506	2141	42%
Ring-Bound Hourglass	2422	2140	19%
Crimson Gladiator's Ring	2111	2111	1%
Signet of Titanic Insight	2506	2111	57%
Obsidian Aspirant's Signet	2036	2036	1%
Obsidian Gladiator's Band	2027	2027	1%
Entropic Convergence Loop	1866	1866	1%

Item Level +

413	2491	2450	3%
431	2488	2235	5%
422	2257	2186	5%
427	2297	2182	5%
412	2159	2159	1%
424	2151	2151	1%
417	2245	2144	8%
421	2422	2139	7%
415	2162	2136	3%
419	2253	2130	8%
429	2178	2126	7%
418	2506	2112	8%
414	2285	2102	10%
428	2101	2101	1%
432	2060	2060	1%
416	2142	2055	7%
423	2111	2052	5%
425	2051	2051	1%
411	2036	2036	1%
445	1866	1866	1%

Tier +

Scalewarden's Cloth Bindings	2257	2257	1%
Underlight Conjurer's Vestment	2235	2235	1%
Obsidian Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity	2182	2162	3%
Underlight Conjurer's Trousers	2506	2143	50%
Underlight Conjurer's Vestment	2488	2122	21%
Underlight Conjurer's Gloves	2488	2122	21%
Underlight Conjurer's Aurora	2484	2121	21%
Obsidian Gladiator's Medallion	2506	2116	58%
Obsidian Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity	2506	2116	58%
Underlight Conjurer's Aurora	2506	2114	42%
Obsidian Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity	2110	2110	1%
Obsidian Gladiator's Emblem	2082	2082	1%
Underlight Conjurer's Trousers	2484	2082	12%
Underlight Conjurer's Arcanocowl	2285	2027	5%

Covenants +

Venthyr	2506	2159	30%
Kyrian	2140	2140	1%
Night Fae	2484	2107	35%
Necrolord	2182	2104	5%

Soulbinds +

Venthyr General Draven	2506	2171	19%
Venthyr Theotar the Mad Duke	2506	2165	21%
Night Fae Korayn	2484	2142	26%
Kyrian Kleia	2140	2140	1%
Kyrian Pelagos	2140	2140	1%
Venthyr Nadjia the Mistblade	2506	2138	25%
Necrolord Bonesmith Heirmir	2182	2132	3%
Necrolord Plague Deviser Marileth	2182	2132	3%
Necrolord Emeni	2182	2132	3%
Night Fae Dreamweaver	2484	2111	30%
Night Fae Niya	2484	2110	33%

Soulbind Ability +

Venthyr Fancy Footwork	2506	2506	1%
Venthyr Superior Tactics	2488	2488	1%
Venthyr Enduring Gloom	2506	2275	7%
Night Fae Vorkai Ambush	2484	2256	7%
Night Fae Vorkai Sharpening Techniques	2227	2227	1%
Night Fae Face Your Foes	2484	2227	12%
Venthyr Refined Palate	2207	2207	1%
Venthyr Regenerative Stone Skin	2207	2189	3%
Venthyr Hold Your Ground	2207	2189	3%
Venthyr Unbreakable Body	2488	2189	7%
Night Fae Wild Hunt Tactics	2484	2185	14%
Night Fae Horn of the Wild Hunt	2484	2185	14%
Necrolord Emeni's Magnificent Skin	2182	2182	1%
Necrolord Resilient Stitching	2182	2182	1%
Necrolord Serrated Spaulders	2182	2182	1%
Necrolord Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone	2182	2182	1%
Necrolord Pustule Eruption	2182	2182	1%
Necrolord Runeforged Spurs	2182	2182	1%
Necrolord Forgeborne Reveries	2182	2182	1%
Necrolord Lead by Example	2182	2182	1%
Necrolord Mnemonic Equipment	2182	2182	1%
Necrolord Cartilaginous Legs	2182	2182	1%
Necrolord Waking Bone Breastplate	2182	2182	1%
Necrolord Gnashing Chompers	2182	2182	1%
Venthyr Sinful Preservation	2171	2171	1%
Venthyr Watch the Shoes!	2488	2171	8%
Venthyr Wasteland Propriety	2171	2165	3%
Venthyr It's Always Tea Time	2207	2159	8%
Venthyr Exquisite Ingredients	2488	2159	8%
Venthyr Familiar Predicaments	2506	2159	23%
Venthyr Move As One	2207	2144	7%
Venthyr Service In Stone	2506	2144	14%
Night Fae Get In Formation	2484	2142	12%
Night Fae Run Without Tiring	2484	2142	23%
Night Fae Waking Dreams	2484	2142	23%
Kyrian Newfound Resolve	2140	2140	1%
Kyrian Path of the Devoted	2140	2140	1%
Kyrian Focusing Mantra	2140	2140	1%
Kyrian Let Go of the Past	2140	2140	1%
Kyrian Combat Meditation	2140	2140	1%
Kyrian Cleansed Vestments	2140	2140	1%
Venthyr Soothing Shade	2488	2138	14%
Venthyr Friends in Low Places	2506	2138	25%
Venthyr Thrill Seeker	2506	2138	25%
Necrolord Volatile Solvent	2182	2132	3%
Night Fae Wild Hunt Strategem	2484	2123	10%
Venthyr Life of the Party	2207	2116	5%
Venthyr Battlefield Presence	2488	2116	10%
Venthyr Agent of Chaos	2488	2116	23%
Venthyr Fatal Flaw	2488	2116	23%
Night Fae Niya's Tools: Poison	2484	2111	17%
Night Fae Swift Patrol	2484	2111	23%
Night Fae Field of Blossoms	2484	2111	30%
Night Fae Dream Delver	2484	2111	30%
Night Fae Somnambulist	2484	2111	30%
Night Fae Soothing Voice	2484	2111	30%
Night Fae Podtender	2484	2111	30%
Venthyr Party Favors	2207	2110	10%
Night Fae Survivor's Rally	2484	2110	12%
Night Fae Grove Invigoration	2484	2110	33%
Night Fae Bonded Hearts	2484	2107	17%
Night Fae First Strike	2104	2104	1%
Night Fae Hunt's Exhilaration	2142	2104	5%
Night Fae Niya's Tools: Burrs	2297	2101	5%
Night Fae Stay on the Move	2110	2090	7%
Venthyr Nimble Steps	2488	2089	21%
Necrolord Ultimate Form	2082	2082	1%
Necrolord Ooz's Frictionless Coating	2082	2082	1%
Necrolord Plagueborn Cleansing Slime	2082	2082	1%
Necrolord Undulating Maneuvers	2082	2082	1%
Necrolord Kevin's Oozeling	2082	2082	1%
Night Fae Cunning Dreams	2227	2078	7%
Night Fae Nature's Splendor	2101	2064	3%
Venthyr Life is but an Appetizer	2061	2061	1%
Night Fae Called Shot	2111	2051	5%
Venthyr Expedition Leader	2506	2050	7%
Venthyr Intimidation Tactics	2488	2050	7%
Venthyr Token of Appreciation	2488	2050	7%
Venthyr Built for War	2061	2038	5%
Venthyr Leisurely Gait	2061	2038	5%
Venthyr Dauntless Duelist	1866	1866	1%

Conduit +

Shivering Core	2484	2297	5%
Artifice of the Archmage	2488	2186	8%
Siphoned Malice	2488	2165	17%
Nether Precision	2484	2142	19%
Grounding Surge	2484	2142	33%
Ire of the Ascended	2140	2140	1%
Flow of Time	2506	2140	55%
Gift of the Lich	2182	2132	3%
Arcane Prodigy	2488	2129	28%
Incantation of Swiftness	2159	2118	3%
Unrelenting Cold	2506	2116	19%
Magi's Brand	2488	2116	26%
Cryo-Freeze	2506	2116	51%
Tempest Barrier	2506	2114	50%
Ice Bite	2506	2111	19%
Discipline of the Grove	2484	2111	30%
Controlled Destruction	2484	2111	30%
Infernal Cascade	2506	2111	33%
Diverted Energy	2488	2111	41%
Winter's Protection	2422	2110	8%
Icy Propulsion	2484	2082	12%
Condensed Anima Sphere	2488	2061	12%
Master Flame	2036	2036	1%

Conduit Combination +

Flow of Time Ice Bite Tempest Barrier Unrelenting Cold Cryo-Freeze Flow of Time Tempest Barrier Infernal Cascade	2506	2285	5%

Gem +

Fierce Illimited Diamond	2488	2193	7%
Fierce Illimited Diamond	2506	2186	16%
Keen Ysemerald	2285	2184	3%
Zen Neltharite	2227	2182	8%
Energized Ysemerald	2506	2116	44%
Tinker: Grounded Circuitry	2104	2104	1%
Tinker: Plane Displacer	2104	2104	1%
Zen Malygite	2227	2101	5%
Energized Malygite	2506	2101	33%
Keen Neltharite	2285	2082	5%
Quick Ysemerald	2077	2077	1%
Fractured Neltharite	2051	2051	1%
Skillful Illimited Diamond	2182	2024	3%
Sensei's Neltharite	1866	1866	1%

Gem Combination +

Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Fierce Illimited Diamond Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Malygite	2506	2165	7%

Belt Enchant +

Erosion	2506	2177	39%
Summon Shadow Demon	2207	2104	8%

Race +

Night Elf	21 (40%)

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