Arcane Mage BiS Gear
Every slot, enchant and gem for the Arcane Mage at the Phase 4 ceiling: Icecrown Citadel 25 and Ruby Sanctum. Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip.
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Details & alternatives
Stat Priorities
- Hit
- Spell Power
- Haste
- Critical Strike
Caps & Requirements
6% from Arcane talents + 3% raid debuff covers 9% of the 17% spell cap, leaving 8% from gear.
Best Races
Berserking (+20% cast haste for 10s) is a big burst window for Fire and Arcane. Blood Elf trades that for Arcane Torrent — mana back plus an AoE silence.
Expansive Mind (+5% maximum mana) helps mana longevity on long fights, and Escape Artist is handy utility. Human (The Human Spirit) is the minor alternative.
Notes
Spell power with haste; Veiled 40153 replaces Reckless where hit is needed.
The Arcane Mage list in short
This is the Best in Slot list for the Arcane Mage in WotLK 3.3.5a Phase 4: the strongest realistic gear from Icecrown Citadel 25, Ruby Sanctum and Trial of the Grand Crusader. It covers 17 equipment slots with the enchant, the gems and the close alternatives for every piece.
In short: the Final build uses the Bloodsurge, Kel'Thuzad's Blade of Agony in the main hand with the Shadow Silk Spindle in the off hand and the Corpse-Impaling Spike as the ranged weapon; its trinkets are Charred Twilight Scale and Dislodged Foreign Object; the head slot is Sanctified Bloodmage Hood and the chest is Sanctified Bloodmage Robe.
Stat priority: Hit, then Spell Power, then Haste, then Critical Strike. The caps and the best races for this spec are in the panels above the notes.
Gear set notes
Final shown on the sheet
high confidenceEndgame Arcane profile; DFO + CTS and high-haste caster core.
Common questions
QWhat is the best weapon for a Arcane Mage?
In the Final build the pick is the Bloodsurge, Kel'Thuzad's Blade of Agony in the main hand with the Shadow Silk Spindle in the off hand and the Corpse-Impaling Spike as the ranged weapon.
QWhich stats should a Arcane Mage stack?
The priority for this spec is Hit, then Spell Power, then Haste, then Critical Strike. The caps to plan around are hit: ~263 rating (~237 with Draenei).
QWhich race is best for a Arcane Mage?
For the Mage the best races are Horde: Troll and Alliance: Gnome. The reason for each is in the Best Races panel on this page.
QWhat does this Arcane Mage list assume?
The Final build assumes: Spell hit capped with talents/raid. Confidence in this gear set is high.