Arcane Mage Guide for Shadowlands
Patch 9.2.5Fated Raids
Updated on December 4, 2022
Everything you need to improve your DPS performance in Raids.
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Type | Top Choice | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
Talents | Amplification Shimmer Rune of Power Resonance Chrono Shift Arcane Orb Overpowered | 68.0K | 41% |
Weapons | Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Forbidden Truth | 68.0K | 24% |
Trinkets | Moonlit Prism Cabalist's Hymnal | 68.0K | 19% |
Head | Erudite Occultist's Hood | 68.0K | 99% |
Neck | Shadowghast Necklace | 68.0K | 25% |
Shoulders | Erudite Occultist's Mantle | 68.0K | 59% |
Back | Erudite Occultist's Shroud | 67.1K | 25% |
Chest | Erudite Occultist's Robes | 68.0K | 100% |
Wrist | Erudite Occultist's Bracers | 68.0K | 22% |
Hands | Grim-Veiled Mittens | 68.0K | 58% |
Waist | Cinch of Infinite Tightness | 68.0K | 24% |
Legs | Erudite Occultist's Leggings | 68.0K | 99% |
Feet | Slippers of the Forgotten Heretic | 52.6K | 19% |
Rings | Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | 55.7K | 12% |
Legendaries | Arcane Harmony | 68.0K | 98% |
Covenants | Kyrian | 68.0K | 97% |
Soulbinds |  | 68.0K | 93% |
Soulbind Abilities | Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Bond of Friendship Combat Meditation Better Together | 67.3K | 32% |
Conduit | Magi's Brand | 68.0K | 100% |
Conduit Combination | Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Condensed Anima Sphere | 68.0K | 25% |
Gem | Deadly Jewel Cluster | 68.0K | 58% |
Gem Combination | Deadly Jewel Cluster | 63.9K | 6% |
Back Enchant | Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | 68.0K | 55% |
Chest Enchant | Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 68.0K | 93% |
Wrist Enchant | Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect | 68.0K | 96% |
Belt Enchant | Dimensional Shifter | 57.2K | 9% |
Feet Enchant | Enchant Boots - Soul Treads | 62.2K | 27% |
Ring Enchant | Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | 68.0K | 32% |
Weapon Enchant | Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 67.3K | 64% |
Race | Performance Gain |
|---|---|
 Troll | +2.22% |
Talents +
Amplification Slipstream Rune of Power Resonance Chrono Shift Arcane Orb Overpowered | 62.2K | 41% |
Amplification Shimmer Rune of Power Resonance Chrono Shift Arcane Orb Overpowered | 68.0K | 41% |
Amplification Slipstream Rune of Power Arcane Echo Chrono Shift Arcane Orb Overpowered | 52.1K | 9% |
Amplification Shimmer Rune of Power Arcane Echo Chrono Shift Arcane Orb Overpowered | 43.6K | 3% |
Amplification Slipstream Rune of Power Resonance Ring of Frost Arcane Orb Overpowered | 38.8K | 2% |
Amplification Shimmer Rune of Power Resonance Ring of Frost Arcane Orb Overpowered | 63.9K | 2% |
Weapons +
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Forbidden Truth | 68.0K | 24% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Guarm's Lost Chew Toy | 55.7K | 11% |
Neural Synapse Enhancer | 43.4K | 11% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Acoustically Alluring Censer | 53.1K | 9% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Thenios's Beacon of Foresight | 57.2K | 7% |
Maledict Opus | 62.2K | 7% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Burning Beacon of Hope | 59.7K | 4% |
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos Lyre of Decadent Frivolity | 64.4K | 4% |
Symphonic Chimekeeper | 54.8K | 4% |
Thunderlord Flamestaff | 52.2K | 2% |
Trinkets +
Moonlit Prism Cabalist's Hymnal | 68.0K | 19% |
Cabalist's Hymnal The First Sigil | 67.3K | 17% |
Titanic Ocular Gland The First Sigil | 67.1K | 7% |
Tovra's Lightning Repository The First Sigil | 52.9K | 5% |
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Cabalist's Hymnal | 46.7K | 4% |
Tovra's Lightning Repository Cabalist's Hymnal | 42.0K | 3% |
Moonlit Prism Titanic Ocular Gland | 44.6K | 3% |
The First Sigil So'leah's Secret Technique | 48.1K | 3% |
Forbidden Necromantic Tome The First Sigil | 56.8K | 3% |
Cabalist's Hymnal Titanic Ocular Gland | 37.7K | 2% |
Head +
Erudite Occultist's Hood | 68.0K | 99% |
Neck +
Shadowghast Necklace | 68.0K | 25% |
Choker of Barbed Reins | 60.2K | 11% |
Weathered Talisman of the Shadowmoon | 64.4K | 10% |
Cartel Xy's Proof of Initiation | 67.3K | 9% |
Beacon of Stormwind | 67.1K | 8% |
Ornately Engraved Amplifier | 56.2K | 7% |
Charm of Eternal Winter | 58.2K | 7% |
Noble's Birthstone Pendant | 49.3K | 6% |
Worldkiller Iris | 48.0K | 5% |
Cabochon of the Infinite Flight | 30.0K | 3% |
Shoulders +
Erudite Occultist's Mantle | 68.0K | 59% |
Grim-Veiled Spaulders | 64.4K | 40% |
Back +
Erudite Occultist's Shroud | 67.1K | 25% |
Cowled Batwing Cloak | 57.2K | 12% |
Mantle of Manifest Sins | 68.0K | 9% |
Cloak of Scarred Honor | 64.4K | 8% |
Crest of the Legionnaire General | 67.3K | 7% |
Drape of Mournful Melodies | 52.9K | 5% |
Decadent Nathrian Shawl | 43.9K | 4% |
Lurking Predator's Camouflage | 58.2K | 4% |
Shroud of the Sire's Chosen | 53.9K | 3% |
Chest +
Erudite Occultist's Robes | 68.0K | 100% |
Wrist +
Erudite Occultist's Bracers | 68.0K | 22% |
Grim Pursuant's Maille | 56.6K | 16% |
Grim-Veiled Bracers | 67.3K | 14% |
Skolex's Ravenous Skinguards | 51.6K | 10% |
Desecrator's Keening Wristwraps | 63.9K | 9% |
Cruel Overlord's Shackles | 55.0K | 5% |
Cuffs of the Covert Commander | 58.2K | 4% |
Bracelets of the Sorrowful Bride | 51.9K | 4% |
Auctioneer's Counting Bracers | 55.3K | 4% |
Felflame Bracers | 56.8K | 3% |
Hands +
Grim-Veiled Mittens | 68.0K | 58% |
Erudite Occultist's Handwraps | 64.4K | 42% |
Waist +
Cinch of Infinite Tightness | 68.0K | 24% |
Grim-Veiled Belt | 64.4K | 20% |
Erudite Occultist's Cord | 67.3K | 20% |
Sash of Duplicitous Magics | 59.7K | 10% |
Silken Safety Harness | 49.6K | 6% |
Pan-Dimensional Packing Cord | 53.1K | 4% |
Illicit Artifact Holster | 62.2K | 4% |
Enigmatic Energy Circuit | 52.9K | 3% |
Ringmaster's Cummerbund | 33.5K | 2% |
Sash of the Silent Sonata | 48.6K | 2% |
Legs +
Erudite Occultist's Leggings | 68.0K | 99% |
Feet +
Slippers of the Forgotten Heretic | 52.6K | 19% |
Grim-Veiled Sandals | 56.2K | 13% |
Erudite Occultist's Treads | 62.2K | 13% |
Tormented Shadowcleft Boots | 67.3K | 8% |
Sparkling Glass Slippers | 53.9K | 8% |
Wilderness Stalker's Softsoles | 51.6K | 7% |
Phantasma-Forged Striders | 54.8K | 6% |
Boots of Ceaseless Conflict | 68.0K | 5% |
Pre-Fabricated Footpads | 58.2K | 5% |
Sandals of Sacred Symmetry | 48.7K | 3% |
Rings +
Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | 55.7K | 12% |
Logic Loop of Recursion Overclocking Bit Band | 67.3K | 9% |
Shadowghast Ring Modified Defense Grid | 60.2K | 6% |
Logic Loop of Recursion Shadowghast Ring | 55.0K | 3% |
Seal of Darkshire Nobility Shadowghast Ring | 26.7K | 2% |
Terestian's Signet Ring Shadowghast Ring | 44.9K | 2% |
Logic Loop of Division Shadowghast Ring | 46.3K | 2% |
Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas Modified Defense Grid | 50.3K | 2% |
Hyperlight Band Modified Defense Grid | 54.8K | 2% |
Hyperlight Band Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas | 68.0K | 2% |
Legendaries +
Arcane Harmony | 68.0K | 98% |
Harmonic Echo | 68.0K | 97% |
Siphon Storm | 33.4K | 2% |
Sinful Delight | 35.1K | 2% |
Expanded Potential | 35.1K | 1% |
Covenants +
Kyrian | 68.0K | 97% |
Venthyr | 35.1K | 2% |
Soulbinds +
| 68.0K | 93% |
 | 41.5K | 4% |
 | 35.1K | 2% |
 | 37.7K | 1% |
Soulbind Abilities +
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Bond of Friendship Combat Meditation Better Together | 67.3K | 32% |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Cleansed Vestments Combat Meditation Better Together | 57.2K | 25% |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Bond of Friendship Combat Meditation Path of the Devoted | 39.1K | 2% |
Kyrian Forgelite Filter Soulsteel Clamps Regenerating Materials Bron's Call to Action Soulglow Spectrometer | 41.5K | 2% |
Kyrian Better Together Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Bond of Friendship Combat Meditation | 40.3K | 1% |
Kyrian Focusing Mantra Combat Meditation Let Go of the Past Bond of Friendship Better Together | 64.4K | 1% |
Kyrian Cleansed Vestments Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Combat Meditation Better Together | 42.0K | 1% |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Bond of Friendship Combat Meditation Newfound Resolve | 44.7K | 1% |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Combat Meditation Bond of Friendship Better Together | 47.6K | 1% |
Kyrian Let Go of the Past Focusing Mantra Cleansed Vestments Combat Meditation Newfound Resolve | 58.2K | 1% |
Conduit +
Magi's Brand | 68.0K | 100% |
Arcane Prodigy | 68.0K | 98% |
Ire of the Ascended | 68.0K | 97% |
Condensed Anima Sphere | 68.0K | 78% |
Flow of Time | 68.0K | 71% |
Diverted Energy | 68.0K | 59% |
Tempest Barrier | 67.3K | 41% |
Cryo-Freeze | 63.9K | 29% |
Grounding Surge | 56.8K | 10% |
Incantation of Swiftness | 64.4K | 7% |
Conduit Combination +
Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Condensed Anima Sphere | 68.0K | 25% |
Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Magi's Brand Tempest Barrier Condensed Anima Sphere | 60.2K | 19% |
Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Cryo-Freeze Magi's Brand Condensed Anima Sphere | 63.9K | 8% |
Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Tempest Barrier | 55.6K | 6% |
Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Cryo-Freeze Diverted Energy Magi's Brand | 38.2K | 5% |
Grounding Surge Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Condensed Anima Sphere | 56.8K | 5% |
Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Tempest Barrier Condensed Anima Sphere | 67.3K | 4% |
Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Cryo-Freeze Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Condensed Anima Sphere | 46.3K | 3% |
Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Diverted Energy Magi's Brand Incantation of Swiftness Condensed Anima Sphere | 48.2K | 2% |
Flow of Time Arcane Prodigy Ire of the Ascended Cryo-Freeze Magi's Brand Tempest Barrier | 56.2K | 2% |
Gem +
Deadly Jewel Cluster | 68.0K | 58% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster | 68.0K | 42% |
Quick Jewel Cluster | 64.4K | 29% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster | 68.0K | 29% |
Straddling Jewel Doublet | 46.3K | 2% |
Leviathan's Eye of Intellect | 62.2K | 1% |
Gem Combination +
Deadly Jewel Cluster | 63.9K | 6% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 42.0K | 4% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 55.3K | 4% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 43.5K | 3% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 46.4K | 3% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster | 47.2K | 3% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | 49.5K | 3% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 43.6K | 2% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 67.3K | 2% |
Back Enchant +
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | 68.0K | 55% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed | 55.7K | 18% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech | 52.9K | 13% |
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality | 62.2K | 6% |
Chest Enchant +
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 68.0K | 93% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Insight | 56.6K | 3% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Bounds | 25.5K | 2% |
Enchant Chest - Sacred Stats | 43.3K | 1% |
Wrist Enchant +
Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect | 68.0K | 96% |
Belt Enchant +
Dimensional Shifter | 57.2K | 9% |
Nitro Boosts | 55.7K | 6% |
Belt Enchant: Personal Space Amplifier | 58.2K | 1% |
Feet Enchant +
Enchant Boots - Soul Treads | 62.2K | 27% |
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | 58.2K | 2% |
Ring Enchant +
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | 68.0K | 32% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 59.7K | 18% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 56.8K | 10% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | 60.2K | 10% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | 55.6K | 10% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 63.9K | 6% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 51.9K | 4% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 64.4K | 4% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 51.6K | 2% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 67.1K | 1% |
Weapon Enchant +
Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 67.3K | 64% |
Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation | 68.0K | 36% |
Races +
| +2.22% |
 | +1.59% |
 | +1.54% |
 | +1.34% |
 | +1.34% |
 | +1.19% |
 | +1.18% |
 | +1.14% |
 | +1.05% |
 | +1.02% |
 | +0.91% |
 | +0.88% |
 | +0.88% |
 | +0.87% |
 | +0.87% |
 | +0.84% |
 | +0.69% |
 | +0.69% |
 | +0.52% |
 | +0.50% |
 | +0.41% |
 | +0.35% |
 | +0.00% |
This guide covers all the essential parts of character optimization needed to maximize your DPS in Raids 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 Raid 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 DPS and Popularity metrics. If unsure what to choose, the safest option is to pick the most popular one. Also, be sure to use our boss filter when optimizing for different Raid Bosses.