Arcane Mage PvP Guide for Dragonflight
Patch 10.1.7Dragonflight PvP Season 2
Updated on October 1, 2023
Everything you need to improve your performance in PvP.
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Type | Top Choice | Max. Rating | Median Rating | Popularity |
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Capstone and Choice Talents | Incanter's Flow Shifting Power Ice Floes Displacement Time Anomaly Nether Tempest Orb Barrage Arcane Harmony Copy | 2144 | 22% | |
Top Capstone and Choice Talents | Ice Floes Copy | 2144 | 22% | |
Class Talented Abilities | Ice Block Spellsteal Mirror Image Alter Time Slow Ring of Frost Ice Nova Blast Wave Greater Invisibility Dragon's Breath Copy | 2149 | 56% | |
Spec Talented Abilities | 2139 | 62% | ||
Class Tree Talents | Prismatic Barrier Ice Block Overflowing Energy Incanter's Flow Spellsteal Remove Curse Mirror Image Shifting Power Alter Time Cryo-Freeze Quick Witted Slow Master of Time Ring of Frost Ice Nova Shimmer Blast Wave 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 | 2542 | 5% | |
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 Clearcasting Chrono Shift Touch of the Magi Enlightened Arcane Echo Arcane Bombardment Illuminated Thoughts Prodigious Savant Concentration Orb Barrage Arcane Harmony Copy | 2174 | 33% | |
Full Talent Tree | Prismatic Barrier Ice Block Overflowing Energy Incanter's Flow Spellsteal Remove Curse Mirror Image Shifting Power Alter Time Cryo-Freeze Quick Witted Slow Master of Time Ring of Frost Ice Nova Shimmer Blast Wave Tome of Antonidas Volatile Detonation Energized Barriers Flow of Time Temporal Velocity Time Manipulation Displacement Accumulative Shielding Greater Invisibility Dragon's Breath Time Anomaly 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 | 2542 | 5% | |
PvP Talent | Arcanosphere | 2297 | 13% | |
PvP Talent Combination | Ring of Fire Arcanosphere | 2425 | 3% | |
Main Hand | Obsidian Gladiator's Staff | 2149 | 60% | |
Trinket | Obsidian Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity | 2180 | 1% | |
Trinket Combination | Obsidian Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity Obsidian Gladiator's Medallion | 2116 | 54% | |
Head | Vibrant Wildercloth Headcover | 2190 | 22% | |
Neck | Obsidian Gladiator's Amulet | 2176 | 1% | |
Shoulders | Underlight Conjurer's Aurora | 2174 | 37% | |
Back | Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl | 2552 | 1% | |
Chest | Underlight Conjurer's Vestment | 2263 | 18% | |
Wrist | Vibrant Wildercloth Wristwraps | 2298 | 3% | |
Hands | Underlight Conjurer's Gloves | 2297 | 16% | |
Waist | Infurious Binding of Gesticulation | 2139 | 43% | |
Legs | Underlight Conjurer's Trousers | 2159 | 54% | |
Feet | Scalewarden's Cloth Slippers | 2228 | 1% | |
Rings | Obsidian Gladiator's Ring | 2176 | 43% | |
Item Level | 418 | 2552 | 1% | |
Tier | Underlight Conjurer's Gloves | 2297 | 16% | |
Covenants | 2171 | 1% | ||
Soulbinds | Kyrian ![]() | 2171 | 1% | |
Soulbind Ability | Venthyr Fancy Footwork | 2542 | 1% | |
Soulbind Ability Combination | Night Fae Grove Invigoration Run Without Tiring Podtender Soothing Voice Somnambulist Field of Blossoms Waking Dreams Dream Delver | 2178 | 18% | |
Conduit | Winter's Protection | 2319 | 3% | |
Conduit Combination | Flow of Time Ice Bite Tempest Barrier Unrelenting Cold Cryo-Freeze Flow of Time Tempest Barrier Infernal Cascade | 2139 | 5% | |
Gem | Fierce Illimited Diamond | 2509 | 3% | |
Gem Combination | Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Fierce Illimited Diamond Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Energized Malygite | 2509 | 3% | |
Belt Enchant | Summon Shadow Demon | 2180 | 5% |
Stat | Median Value |
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Haste | 32% |
Race | Representation |
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![]() Night Elf | 26 (47%) |
Class Tree Talents +
Prismatic Barrier Ice Block Overflowing Energy Incanter's Flow Spellsteal Remove Curse Mirror Image Shifting Power Alter Time Cryo-Freeze Quick Witted Slow Master of Time Ring of Frost Ice Nova Shimmer Blast Wave 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 | 2542 | 5% | |
Prismatic Barrier Ice Block Overflowing Energy Incanter's Flow Spellsteal Remove Curse Mirror Image Shifting Power Alter Time Quick Witted Slow Master of Time Ring of Frost Ice Nova Ice Floes Blast Wave Improved Frost Nova 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 | 2378 | 3% | |
Prismatic Barrier Ice Block Overflowing Energy Incanter's Flow Spellsteal Remove Curse 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 Greater Invisibility Dragon's Breath Time Anomaly Copy | 2335 | 7% |
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 Clearcasting Chrono Shift Touch of the Magi Enlightened Arcane Echo Arcane Bombardment Illuminated Thoughts Prodigious Savant Concentration Orb Barrage Arcane Harmony Copy | 2174 | 33% | |
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 | 2107 | 26% |
Full Talent Tree +
Prismatic Barrier Ice Block Overflowing Energy Incanter's Flow Spellsteal Remove Curse Mirror Image Shifting Power Alter Time Cryo-Freeze Quick Witted Slow Master of Time Ring of Frost Ice Nova Shimmer Blast Wave Tome of Antonidas Volatile Detonation Energized Barriers Flow of Time Temporal Velocity Time Manipulation Displacement Accumulative Shielding Greater Invisibility Dragon's Breath Time Anomaly 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 | 2542 | 5% | |
Prismatic Barrier Ice Block Overflowing Energy Incanter's Flow Spellsteal Remove Curse 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 Greater Invisibility Dragon's Breath Time Anomaly 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 Clearcasting Chrono Shift Touch of the Magi Enlightened Arcane Echo Arcane Bombardment Illuminated Thoughts Prodigious Savant Concentration Orb Barrage Arcane Harmony Copy | 2488 | 5% | |
Prismatic Barrier Ice Block Overflowing Energy Incanter's Flow Spellsteal Remove Curse Mirror Image Shifting Power Alter Time Quick Witted Slow Master of Time Ring of Frost Ice Nova Ice Floes Blast Wave Improved Frost Nova 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 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 Clearcasting Chrono Shift Touch of the Magi Enlightened Arcane Echo Arcane Bombardment Illuminated Thoughts Prodigious Savant Concentration Orb Barrage Arcane Harmony Copy | 2378 | 3% |
Stat Name +
Haste | 32% |
Versatility | 26% |
Mastery | 15% |
Crit | 7% |
Trinket Combination +
Obsidian Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity Obsidian Gladiator's Medallion | 2116 | 54% |
Tier +
Underlight Conjurer's Gloves | 2297 | 16% | |
Underlight Conjurer's Vestment | 2263 | 18% | |
Scalewarden's Cloth Slippers | 2228 | 1% | |
Obsidian Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity | 2180 | 1% | |
Obsidian Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity | 2179 | 3% | |
Underlight Conjurer's Aurora | 2174 | 37% | |
Underlight Conjurer's Trousers | 2159 | 54% | |
Scalewarden's Cloth Bindings | 2140 | 3% | |
Obsidian Gladiator's Medallion | 2139 | 58% | |
Obsidian Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity | 2116 | 58% | |
Underlight Conjurer's Aurora | 2111 | 24% | |
Underlight Conjurer's Arcanocowl | 2105 | 1% | |
Underlight Conjurer's Trousers | 2095 | 7% | |
Obsidian Gladiator's Emblem | 2082 | 1% |
Soulbinds +
Kyrian ![]() | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian ![]() | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian ![]() | 2171 | 1% | |
Night Fae ![]() | 2168 | 33% | |
Necrolord ![]() | 2159 | 5% | |
Necrolord ![]() | 2159 | 5% | |
Necrolord ![]() | 2159 | 5% | |
Night Fae ![]() | 2159 | 32% | |
Night Fae ![]() | 2159 | 32% | |
Venthyr ![]() | 2094 | 18% | |
Venthyr ![]() | 2092 | 20% | |
Venthyr ![]() | 2092 | 20% |
Soulbind Ability +
Venthyr Fancy Footwork | 2542 | 1% | |
Venthyr Regenerative Stone Skin | 2530 | 1% | |
Venthyr It's Always Tea Time | 2530 | 1% | |
Venthyr Refined Palate | 2530 | 1% | |
Venthyr Hold Your Ground | 2530 | 1% | |
Venthyr Superior Tactics | 2488 | 1% | |
Venthyr Enduring Gloom | 2488 | 5% | |
Venthyr Exquisite Ingredients | 2488 | 5% | |
Night Fae Hunt's Exhilaration | 2395 | 3% | |
Night Fae Survivor's Rally | 2366 | 7% | |
Venthyr Expedition Leader | 2308 | 7% | |
Venthyr Unbreakable Body | 2302 | 3% | |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! | 2302 | 7% | |
Venthyr Service In Stone | 2302 | 11% | |
Night Fae Get In Formation | 2297 | 9% | |
Venthyr Battlefield Presence | 2287 | 7% | |
Venthyr Token of Appreciation | 2275 | 3% | |
Necrolord Resilient Stitching | 2182 | 1% | |
Necrolord Cartilaginous Legs | 2182 | 1% | |
Necrolord Runeforged Spurs | 2182 | 1% | |
Necrolord Serrated Spaulders | 2182 | 1% | |
Necrolord Emeni's Magnificent Skin | 2182 | 1% | |
Necrolord Forgeborne Reveries | 2182 | 1% | |
Necrolord Waking Bone Breastplate | 2182 | 1% | |
Necrolord Pustule Eruption | 2182 | 1% | |
Necrolord Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone | 2182 | 1% | |
Necrolord Mnemonic Equipment | 2182 | 1% | |
Necrolord Gnashing Chompers | 2182 | 1% | |
Necrolord Lead by Example | 2182 | 1% | |
Night Fae Niya's Tools: Poison | 2180 | 13% | |
Night Fae Waking Dreams | 2178 | 22% | |
Night Fae Swift Patrol | 2176 | 20% | |
Night Fae Somnambulist | 2176 | 26% | |
Night Fae Run Without Tiring | 2176 | 28% | |
Night Fae Field of Blossoms | 2176 | 28% | |
Night Fae Dream Delver | 2176 | 28% | |
Kyrian Path of the Devoted | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Bearer's Pursuit | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Combat Meditation | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Cleansed Vestments | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Mentorship | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Valiant Strikes | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Resilient Plumage | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Spear of the Archon | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Cleansing Rites | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Effusive Anima Accelerator | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Bron's Call to Action | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Light the Path | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Forgelite Filter | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Soulsteel Clamps | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Focusing Mantra | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Newfound Resolve | 2171 | 1% | |
Kyrian Reactive Retrofitting | 2171 | 1% | |
Night Fae Grove Invigoration | 2168 | 33% | |
Necrolord Viscous Trail | 2159 | 1% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent | 2159 | 5% | |
Night Fae Podtender | 2159 | 32% | |
Night Fae Soothing Voice | 2159 | 32% | |
Night Fae Face Your Foes | 2158 | 15% | |
Night Fae Bonded Hearts | 2158 | 18% | |
Night Fae Niya's Tools: Burrs | 2139 | 9% | |
Night Fae Wild Hunt Strategem | 2139 | 13% | |
Night Fae Wild Hunt Tactics | 2139 | 16% | |
Night Fae Horn of the Wild Hunt | 2139 | 16% | |
Night Fae Vorkai Sharpening Techniques | 2126 | 7% | |
Necrolord Kevin's Oozeling | 2121 | 3% | |
Necrolord Ooz's Frictionless Coating | 2121 | 3% | |
Necrolord Ultimate Form | 2121 | 3% | |
Necrolord Plagueborn Cleansing Slime | 2121 | 3% | |
Venthyr Move As One | 2116 | 5% | |
Venthyr Soothing Shade | 2116 | 9% | |
Night Fae Cunning Dreams | 2112 | 5% | |
Night Fae Vorkai Ambush | 2111 | 9% | |
Night Fae Called Shot | 2110 | 11% | |
Night Fae Nature's Splendor | 2105 | 5% | |
Venthyr Nimble Steps | 2103 | 13% | |
Night Fae Faerie Dust | 2101 | 3% | |
Venthyr Life of the Party | 2101 | 3% | |
Venthyr Fatal Flaw | 2094 | 15% | |
Venthyr Familiar Predicaments | 2094 | 18% | |
Venthyr Thrill Seeker | 2092 | 20% | |
Venthyr Friends in Low Places | 2092 | 20% | |
Venthyr Agent of Chaos | 2089 | 18% | |
Venthyr Wasteland Propriety | 2085 | 1% | |
Venthyr Sinful Preservation | 2085 | 1% | |
Venthyr Party Favors | 2085 | 5% | |
Venthyr Intimidation Tactics | 2085 | 5% | |
Necrolord Undulating Maneuvers | 2082 | 1% | |
Night Fae First Strike | 2079 | 1% | |
Night Fae Stay on the Move | 2079 | 1% | |
Venthyr Built for War | 2073 | 3% | |
Venthyr Life is but an Appetizer | 2073 | 3% | |
Venthyr Leisurely Gait | 2061 | 1% |
Soulbind Ability Combination +
Night Fae Grove Invigoration Run Without Tiring Podtender Soothing Voice Somnambulist Field of Blossoms Waking Dreams Dream Delver | 2178 | 18% |
Conduit +
Winter's Protection | 2319 | 3% | |
Shivering Core | 2297 | 5% | |
Grounding Surge | 2191 | 18% | |
Nether Precision | 2176 | 18% | |
Ire of the Ascended | 2171 | 1% | |
Incantation of Swiftness | 2171 | 1% | |
Controlled Destruction | 2168 | 22% | |
Discipline of the Grove | 2168 | 30% | |
Gift of the Lich | 2159 | 5% | |
Infernal Cascade | 2159 | 28% | |
Diverted Energy | 2159 | 43% | |
Cryo-Freeze | 2159 | 50% | |
Condensed Anima Sphere | 2142 | 15% | |
Flow of Time | 2139 | 50% | |
Unrelenting Cold | 2128 | 18% | |
Ice Bite | 2128 | 22% | |
Tempest Barrier | 2116 | 43% | |
Arcane Prodigy | 2114 | 22% | |
Artifice of the Archmage | 2112 | 16% | |
Icy Propulsion | 2108 | 9% | |
Magi's Brand | 2108 | 28% | |
Siphoned Malice | 2077 | 15% |
Conduit Combination +
Flow of Time Ice Bite Tempest Barrier Unrelenting Cold Cryo-Freeze Flow of Time Tempest Barrier Infernal Cascade | 2139 | 5% |
Gem Combination +
Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Fierce Illimited Diamond Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Energized Malygite | 2509 | 3% | |
Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Energized Malygite Fierce Illimited Diamond | 2214 | 7% | |
Fierce Illimited Diamond Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald | 2112 | 16% | |
Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Ysemerald Energized Malygite | 2111 | 16% |
Race +
![]() | 26 (47%) |
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