Arcane Mage Mythic+ Guide for Shadowlands
Patch 9.2.5Shadowlands Mythic+ Season 4
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Everything you need to improve your DPS performance in Mythic+ Dungeons.
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Type | Top Choice | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
Talents | Amplification Slipstream Rune of Power Resonance Chrono Shift Arcane Orb Overpowered | +30 | 64% |
Weapons | Neural Synapse Enhancer | +27 | 32% |
Trinkets | Tovra's Lightning Repository Cabalist's Hymnal | +25 | 8% |
Head | Erudite Occultist's Hood | +30 | 97% |
Neck | Choker of Barbed Reins | +28 | 27% |
Shoulders | Erudite Occultist's Mantle | +30 | 59% |
Back | Erudite Occultist's Shroud | +26 | 27% |
Chest | Erudite Occultist's Robes | +30 | 97% |
Wrist | Erudite Occultist's Bracers | +27 | 39% |
Hands | Grim-Veiled Mittens | +30 | 58% |
Waist | Grim-Veiled Belt | +27 | 29% |
Legs | Erudite Occultist's Leggings | +30 | 98% |
Feet | Wilderness Stalker's Softsoles | +26 | 20% |
Rings | Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | +27 | 8% |
Legendaries | Arcane Harmony | +30 | 97% |
Covenants | Kyrian | +30 | 96% |
Soulbinds |  | +30 | 80% |
Soulbind Abilities | Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Bond of Friendship Combat Meditation Better Together | +30 | 27% |
Conduit | Magi's Brand | +30 | 99% |
Conduit Combination | Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Condensed Anima Sphere | +30 | 24% |
Gem | Deadly Jewel Cluster | +27 | 50% |
Gem Combination | Deadly Jewel Cluster | +25 | 11% |
Back Enchant | Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | +30 | 45% |
Chest Enchant | Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | +30 | 85% |
Wrist Enchant | Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect | +30 | 90% |
Belt Enchant | Dimensional Shifter | +28 | 8% |
Feet Enchant | Enchant Boots - Soul Treads | +30 | 32% |
Ring Enchant | Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | +28 | 41% |
Weapon Enchant | Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | +30 | 73% |
Race | Performance Gain |
|---|---|
 Troll | +3.63% |
Talents for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Amplification Slipstream Rune of Power Resonance Chrono Shift Arcane Orb Overpowered | +30 | 64% |
Amplification Shimmer Rune of Power Resonance Chrono Shift Arcane Orb Overpowered | +28 | 23% |
Amplification Slipstream Rune of Power Resonance Ring of Frost Arcane Orb Overpowered | +25 | 4% |
Amplification Slipstream Rune of Power Arcane Echo Chrono Shift Arcane Orb Overpowered | +23 | 3% |
Amplification Shimmer Rune of Power Resonance Ice Ward Arcane Orb Overpowered | +18 | 1% |
Amplification Slipstream Rune of Power Resonance Ice Ward Arcane Orb Overpowered | +22 | 1% |
Amplification Shimmer Rune of Power Arcane Echo Chrono Shift Arcane Orb Overpowered | +24 | 1% |
Weapons for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Neural Synapse Enhancer | +27 | 32% |
Staff of Fractured Spacetime | +24 | 12% |
Thunderlord Flamestaff | +24 | 9% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Acoustically Alluring Censer | +25 | 8% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Forbidden Truth | +28 | 6% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Guarm's Lost Chew Toy | +30 | 3% |
Timetwister Tulwar Acoustically Alluring Censer | +25 | 3% |
Sharpened Trogg Femur Acoustically Alluring Censer | +25 | 3% |
Maledict Opus | +24 | 2% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Thenios's Beacon of Foresight | +26 | 2% |
Trinkets for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Tovra's Lightning Repository Cabalist's Hymnal | +25 | 8% |
Tovra's Lightning Repository Deteriorated Construct Core | +25 | 7% |
Tovra's Lightning Repository So'leah's Secret Technique | +26 | 7% |
Tovra's Lightning Repository Enforcer's Stun Grenade | +28 | 5% |
Deteriorated Construct Core So'leah's Secret Technique | +22 | 4% |
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Deteriorated Construct Core | +24 | 4% |
Cabalist's Hymnal The First Sigil | +28 | 4% |
Enforcer's Stun Grenade So'leah's Secret Technique | +25 | 4% |
Tovra's Lightning Repository The First Sigil | +25 | 3% |
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Cabalist's Hymnal | +30 | 3% |
Head for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Erudite Occultist's Hood | +30 | 97% |
Choral Hood | +18 | 1% |
Shadowlace Cowl | +18 | 1% |
Neck for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Choker of Barbed Reins | +28 | 27% |
Shadowghast Necklace | +28 | 25% |
Ornately Engraved Amplifier | +25 | 11% |
Cabochon of the Infinite Flight | +23 | 9% |
Amulet of the Last Guardian | +23 | 4% |
Worldkiller Iris | +30 | 4% |
Weathered Talisman of the Shadowmoon | +22 | 3% |
Charm of Eternal Winter | +27 | 3% |
Trailspinner Pendant | +22 | 2% |
Noble's Birthstone Pendant | +26 | 2% |
Shoulders for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Erudite Occultist's Mantle | +30 | 59% |
Grim-Veiled Spaulders | +29 | 40% |
Back for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Erudite Occultist's Shroud | +26 | 27% |
Wine-Stained Mantle | +25 | 14% |
Drape of Shame | +27 | 9% |
Grim-Veiled Cape | +23 | 6% |
Mountebank's Colorful Cloak | +24 | 5% |
Cloak of Sweltering Flame | +25 | 5% |
Duplicating Drape | +24 | 5% |
Decadent Nathrian Shawl | +27 | 4% |
Drape of Mournful Melodies | +25 | 3% |
Chest for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Erudite Occultist's Robes | +30 | 97% |
Wrist for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Erudite Occultist's Bracers | +27 | 39% |
Bracers of Swirling Light | +28 | 10% |
Grim-Veiled Bracers | +25 | 8% |
Bracelets of the Sorrowful Bride | +27 | 7% |
Felflame Bracers | +30 | 7% |
Auctioneer's Counting Bracers | +27 | 6% |
Grim Pursuant's Maille | +28 | 5% |
Desecrator's Keening Wristwraps | +25 | 3% |
Netherwhisper Wristguard | +26 | 3% |
Hyperthread Wristwraps | +22 | 2% |
Hands for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Grim-Veiled Mittens | +30 | 58% |
Erudite Occultist's Handwraps | +29 | 40% |
Waist for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Grim-Veiled Belt | +27 | 29% |
Pan-Dimensional Packing Cord | +27 | 17% |
Erudite Occultist's Cord | +28 | 13% |
Silken Safety Harness | +26 | 11% |
Cinch of Infinite Tightness | +25 | 6% |
Ringmaster's Cummerbund | +26 | 6% |
Cord of the Penitent | +24 | 4% |
Cord of Unity | +23 | 4% |
Sash of Duplicitous Magics | +27 | 2% |
Illicit Artifact Holster | +26 | 1% |
Legs for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Erudite Occultist's Leggings | +30 | 98% |
Mueh'zala's Hexthread Sarong | +18 | 1% |
Feet for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Wilderness Stalker's Softsoles | +26 | 20% |
Supplicant's Soiled Slippers | +26 | 12% |
Erudite Occultist's Treads | +25 | 12% |
Hyperthread Boots | +27 | 10% |
Grim-Veiled Sandals | +28 | 8% |
Slippers of the Forgotten Heretic | +27 | 8% |
Codebreaker's Cunning Sandals | +25 | 8% |
Astonishingly Scarlet Slippers | +24 | 6% |
Pre-Fabricated Footpads | +27 | 4% |
Phantasma-Forged Striders | +25 | 2% |
Rings for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Logic Loop of Recursion Overclocking Bit Band | +26 | 8% |
Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | +27 | 8% |
Logic Loop of Recursion Shadowghast Ring | +30 | 3% |
Seal of Darkshire Nobility Shadowghast Ring | +23 | 2% |
Terestian's Signet Ring Shadowghast Ring | +24 | 2% |
Seal of Darkshire Nobility Seal of the Panoply | +25 | 2% |
Logic Loop of Recursion Seal of the Panoply | +25 | 2% |
Band of the Wyrm Matron Ardent Sunstar Signet | +25 | 2% |
Logic Loop of Maintenance Shadowghast Ring | +25 | 2% |
Shadowghast Ring Ardent Sunstar Signet | +25 | 2% |
Legendaries for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Arcane Harmony | +30 | 97% |
Harmonic Echo | +30 | 96% |
Arcane Bombardment | +20 | 2% |
Sinful Delight | +21 | 2% |
Death's Fathom | +20 | 1% |
Heart of the Fae | +24 | 1% |
Covenants for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Kyrian | +30 | 96% |
Venthyr | +21 | 2% |
Necrolord | +20 | 1% |
Night Fae | +24 | 1% |
Soulbinds for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| +30 | 80% |
 | +26 | 16% |
 | +18 | 1% |
 | +20 | 1% |
 | +21 | 1% |
 | +24 | 1% |
Soulbind Abilities for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Bond of Friendship Combat Meditation Better Together | +30 | 27% |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Cleansed Vestments Combat Meditation Better Together | +28 | 20% |
Kyrian Forgelite Filter Soulsteel Clamps Regenerating Materials Bron's Call to Action Soulglow Spectrometer | +25 | 6% |
Kyrian Forgelite Filter Soulsteel Clamps Resilient Plumage Bron's Call to Action Soulglow Spectrometer | +25 | 4% |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Bond of Friendship Combat Meditation Newfound Resolve | +21 | 1% |
Kyrian Newfound Resolve Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Cleansed Vestments Combat Meditation | +22 | 1% |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Combat Meditation Better Together Newfound Resolve | +23 | 1% |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Bond of Friendship Focusing Mantra Combat Meditation Better Together | +24 | 1% |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Combat Meditation Bond of Friendship Better Together | +25 | 1% |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Cleansed Vestments Better Together Newfound Resolve | +27 | 1% |
Conduit for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Magi's Brand | +30 | 99% |
Arcane Prodigy | +30 | 96% |
Ire of the Ascended | +30 | 95% |
Condensed Anima Sphere | +30 | 70% |
Diverted Energy | +30 | 69% |
Flow of Time | +30 | 60% |
Cryo-Freeze | +27 | 48% |
Tempest Barrier | +28 | 22% |
Grounding Surge | +27 | 19% |
Incantation of Swiftness | +25 | 9% |
Conduit Combination for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Condensed Anima Sphere | +30 | 24% |
Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Cryo-Freeze Magi's Brand Condensed Anima Sphere | +27 | 11% |
Grounding Surge Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Condensed Anima Sphere | +26 | 8% |
Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Cryo-Freeze Diverted Energy Magi's Brand | +25 | 7% |
Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Cryo-Freeze Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Condensed Anima Sphere | +25 | 6% |
Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Tempest Barrier | +27 | 5% |
Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Magi's Brand Tempest Barrier Condensed Anima Sphere | +28 | 4% |
Grounding Surge Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Cryo-Freeze Magi's Brand Condensed Anima Sphere | +25 | 3% |
Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Incantation of Swiftness Condensed Anima Sphere | +25 | 3% |
Grounding Surge Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Cryo-Freeze Diverted Energy Magi's Brand | +27 | 3% |
Gem for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Deadly Jewel Cluster | +27 | 50% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster | +30 | 38% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster | +27 | 17% |
Quick Jewel Cluster | +30 | 17% |
Leviathan's Eye of Intellect | +21 | 1% |
Straddling Jewel Doublet | +25 | 1% |
Gem Combination for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Deadly Jewel Cluster | +25 | 11% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | +25 | 9% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster | +25 | 8% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | +25 | 4% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | +23 | 3% |
Quick Jewel Cluster | +23 | 3% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | +28 | 3% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | +25 | 3% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | +25 | 3% |
Back Enchant for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | +30 | 45% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed | +25 | 17% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech | +24 | 14% |
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality | +24 | 12% |
Chest Enchant for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | +30 | 85% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Bounds | +23 | 5% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Insight | +28 | 5% |
Enchant Chest - Sacred Stats | +24 | 1% |
Wrist Enchant for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect | +30 | 90% |
Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | +18 | 1% |
Belt Enchant for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Dimensional Shifter | +28 | 8% |
Nitro Boosts | +25 | 5% |
Feet Enchant for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Boots - Soul Treads | +30 | 32% |
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | +24 | 1% |
Ring Enchant for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | +28 | 41% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | +30 | 21% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | +27 | 10% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | +27 | 6% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | +27 | 5% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | +23 | 4% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | +22 | 3% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | +24 | 3% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | +25 | 1% |
Weapon Enchant for Arcane Mage
-Name | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | +30 | 73% |
Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation | +27 | 24% |
Races for Arcane Mage
-Name | Performance Gain |
|---|---|
| +3.63% |
 | +2.11% |
 | +1.35% |
 | +1.19% |
 | +1.12% |
 | +1.06% |
 | +0.90% |
 | +0.90% |
 | +0.81% |
 | +0.80% |
 | +0.72% |
 | +0.70% |
 | +0.68% |
 | +0.67% |
 | +0.66% |
 | +0.52% |
 | +0.37% |
 | +0.33% |
 | +0.21% |
 | +0.07% |
 | +0.04% |
 | +0.03% |
 | +0.00% |
This guide covers all the essential parts of character optimization needed to maximize your DPS in Mythic+ Dungeons as Arcane Mage.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the data come from?
Our guides are based on statistics. We use algorithms to process thousands of World of Warcraft Mythic+ Logs (from Warcraft Logs) every day. By analyzing this Big Data from top parses we are able to precisely calculate what are World's Best Players using now.
How to use this guide?
We evaluate each item by their Maximum Key and Popularity metrics. If unsure what to choose, the safest option is to pick the most popular one. Also, be sure to use our dungeon filter when optimizing for different M+ Dungeons.