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Arcane Mage DPS Starter Guide - Shadowlands 9.2.5
Di Porom
[Last Updated]:
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Welcome to our Arcane Mage starter guide, which covers everything you need to start playing a new character in Shadowlands. While our other guide pages go into more individual detail, this simple starter guide covers all the basics in one place, whether you're a new Arcane Mage, a returning player to Shadowlands, hardcore, or casual alike, it's the best place to get a beginners overview on the class. Included are basic talent builds, simplified rotations, stats, legendary recommendations, and more to get you started as quickly as possible.
Please keep in mind that this page is meant to get players started quickly as an introduction, and does not contain much in the way of detailed explanations, mechanics, competitive options, gearing, simulation comparisons, or nuance. For more in-depth information, including all those optimizations and more, check out the complete Arcane Mage Guide pages linked in the navigation on the left-hand side of the page, and if you're leveling up in Shadowlands, you can take a look at our
leveling tips
.
Overview
NEW Season 1
NEW Nerub-ar Palace
NEW Mythic+
NEW Tier Set Bonus
Cheat Sheet
Talent Builds
Hero Talents
Rotation
DPS as a Healer
Gear
Pets
Support Buffs
Leveling
Abilities & Talents
Stats
Consumables
WA & Addons
Hotfixes
Mage Tower
About the Author
Hello, I'm
Porom
, I love Arcane Mage because it is purple and therefore the best. I raid in <Divergence> on Area-52. I've been playing WoW on and off since release and I help run a couple of Mage related discords, feel free to come by and say hi! I have played at the high end and low end of the game and currently I just like to get Cutting Edge achievements on a low hour schedule and spend the rest of my time theorycrafting cursed optimizations for Arcane Mages.
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Best Arcane Mage Covenant
The Kyrian are the best Covenant for Arcane Mages. Arcane damage revolves around cooldowns like
Potere Arcano
and
Tocco del Magus
, and adding the interaction between
Scintilla Radiante
and
Armonia Arcana
to that results in heavy, heavy burst and is a big boost for all types of content. In 9.2 the tier set and covenant legendary baseline will only accentuate this strength.
The Kyrian signature ability
Evocazione: Factotum
provides an added buffer of health in a way mages can use well.
Best Arcane Mage Covenants and Soulbinds for Raid
Single Legendary
Double Legendary
Kyrian
Pelagos
Kyrian
Pelagos
Venthyr
Theotar
Venthyr
Theotar
Necrolord
Heirmir
Necrolord
Heirmir
Night Fae
Niya
Night Fae
Niya
Best Arcane Mage Covenants and Soulbinds for Mythic+
Single Legendary
Double Legendary
Kyrian
Pelagos
Kyrian
Pelagos
Venthyr
Draven
Venthyr
Draven
Necrolord
Heirmir
Necrolord
Heirmir
Night Fae
Korayn
Night Fae
Korayn
In terms of gameplay, you should use the Kyrian's
Scintilla Radiante
before
Tocco del Magus
and
Potere Arcano
, cast
Detonazione Arcana
5 times (4 with covenant legendary unlock) then follow-up with a
Sbarramento Arcano
(for more information see the Kyrian detailed guide). As Venthyr or Necrolord, use
Specchi del Tormento
/
Stirpe della Morte
before activating any other cooldown, and always line it up with
Potere Arcano
.
As Night Fae, simply use
Potere Mutevole
on cooldown after other cooldowns have been spent.
Best Arcane Mage Covenant
Kyrian Arcane Mage GuideNecrolord Arcane Mage GuideNight Fae Arcane Mage GuideVenthyr Arcane Mage Guide
Best Legendaries for Arcane Mage in Patch 9.2
Best Single Legendary for Arcane Mage in Patch 9.2
Nothing is changing in this regard for Arcane Mages and we will continue to use
Armonia Arcana
as Kyrian, using
Scintilla Radiante
to amplify
Sbarramento Arcano
for big hits during our cooldown windows.
Best Single Legendaries
Raid Legendary
:
Armonia Arcana
Mythic+ Legendary
:
Armonia Arcana
Best Double Legendaries for Arcane Mage in Patch 9.2
Eternity's End allows players to wear two legendary items, instead of one, with a restriction. One of the two legendaries must be your covenant legendary, making covenant choice now also impacted directly by the strength of Covenant Legendaries. Double Legendaries become available during week 5, after completing its story chapter. This makes Kyrian an even stronger option as the other covenant legendaries either do not add much or add virtually nothing.
Best Double Legendaries
Raid Legendaries
:
Armonia Arcana
and
Eco Armonica
Mythic+ Legendaries
:
Armonia Arcana
and
Eco Armonica
Arcane Mages have multiple legendary options depending on covenant and the type of content you're doing.
Armonia Arcana
is the best for KyrianArcane Mages in all content.
Tempesta d'Aspirazione
is the best for Venthyr in raiding and high keys, however for lower health targets like what's found in low keys,
Bombardamento Arcano
will fair better.
Distorsione Temporale
excels for Necrolord and Night Fae in raiding, while
Bombardamento Arcano
excels in cleave and AoE encounters like Mythic+ dungeons (even on Tyrannical weeks). Sadly, they don't cross over well between types of content: Temporal Warp relies heavily on group composition (i.e. having another caster of the haste buff) to be useful, and won't always line up with difficult pulls in Mythic+; and Arcane Bombardment has a use in raids, but is a much smaller gain than Temporal Warp.
Given that Kyrian is the best covenant currently, it is recommended you make
Armonia Arcana
as soon as possible.
Take a look at our legendary guide to learn more about the legendaries available to Arcane Mages, or our crafting guide to find all the materials you need to craft them.
Arcane Mage Legendaries Guide
Best Arcane Mage Talents
Arcane very rarely changes its talents, only really switching
Risonanza
for
Eco Arcana
on single-target fights for non-Kyrian. The below build gives you excellent single-target and AoE burst as well as good mobility, though while levelling you may want to switch
Amplificazione
for
Regola del Tre
and
Cronofase
for
Protezione di Ghiaccio
.
This is a well rounded and commonly-used Arcane Mage talent build. The setup can handle almost anything, but you can find a more in-depth look at individual talent swaps and situational recommendations in the Arcane Mage Talent Guide.
Arcane Mage Talents Guide
Arcane Mage Stat Priority
Primary stats Intellect are much more important in Shadowlands compared to past expansions, and secondary stats are close enough together that item level is usually a more important factor when it comes to choosing gear. You can find out more about how stats work in the Stats Guide, or get an overview of the best-in-slot gear to look out for in dungeons and raids in the Arcane Mage Gear Guide.
Intellect > Mastery = Crit = Versatility >= Haste
Intellect
: Increases all damage done by native class spells and abilities.
Mastery
: Increases your mana and mana regen rate, as well as all Arcane damage you deal (scaling with Arcane Charges for
Detonazione Arcana
and
Sbarramento Arcano
, and by a flat amount for everything else).
Critical Strike
: Has a chance to make any spell deal double damage. A strong stat for Arcane due to the hard-hitting nature of our spells.
Versatility
: Increases damage done and reduces damage taken by half the amount. Unlike Mastery, it affects
all
damage done - including trinkets, potions, and enchantments.
Haste
: Compresses the rotation by reducing cast times, the GCD and the cooldown of certain rotational abilities, like
Sbarramento Arcano
. However, by casting more spells we're also spending a lot more mana.
Arcane Mage Stats Guide
Arcane Mage Enchants and Consumables
Many more slots can be enchanted in Shadowlands than the two that were available to all players in Battle for Azeroth. In addition to rings and weapons, Enchanters can improve cloaks, chests, bracers, gloves and boots.
Recommended Arcane Mage enchants:
Weapon:
Guida Celestiale
Cloak:
Elusione Rinforzata
is probably best, but none of these have an effect on DPS. The other choices are
Ritorno Vitale Rinforzato
,
Velocità Rinforzata
and
Vitalità dell'Anima
.
Chest:
Consapevolezza Eterna
or
Attributi Sacri
(cheaper)
Bracer:
Intelletto Eterno
or
Anima Illuminata
(cheaper)
Gloves: The only glove enchant not focused on Strength is
Raccolta di Shadowlands
Boots: The only boot enchant not focused on Agility is
Stivaletti dell'Anima
, which is useless for Mages thanks to
Caduta Lenta
Rings:
Principio della Maestria
or
Intesa della Maestria
(cheaper)
Arcane Mages should use the
Tonico del Potere Spettrale
flask,
Olio di Nucleombra
Weapon Oil and
Pozione dell'Intelletto Spettrale
in group content. Use
Ravioli Iridescenti con Salsa di Mele
/
Ravioli di Mele Succosi
as food and
Aggregato di Gioielli Magistrali
/
Coppia di Gioielli Magistrali
gems as a general rule, but ideally you should sim your character - your best secondary stat might not be Mastery.
Arcane Mage Enchants Guide
Arcane Mage Rotation
The Arcane Mage rotation flows between two phases; the Burn Phase, used during
Potere Arcano
and/or
Tocco del Magus
, and the Conserve Phase outside of cooldowns. More information about abilities, cooldowns, and other advanced tips can be found in the Arcane Mage Rotation Guide. I cannot stress enough that this is a default rotation that is agnostic of covenant selection - you should look to individual covenant sections for more information or use the sample output from simming to see the most optimal rotation for your setup.
Burn Phase
Cast
Tocco del Magus
and
Potere Arcano
Use
Detonazione Arcana
until
Lancio Istintivo
procs
Consume
Lancio Istintivo
with
Missili Arcani
Use
Prontezza di Spirito
for an instant
Detonazione Arcana
s at the end of Touch of the Magi
Continue to cast Arcane Blast until out of mana
Evocazione
to return to full mana
Conserve Phase
Cast
Detonazione Arcana
until
Lancio Istintivo
procs
Consume Clearcasting with
Missili Arcani
Continue to cast
Detonazione Arcana
and
Missili Arcani
(with
Lancio Istintivo
) until you reach four stacks of
Carica Arcana
. Clear your stacks with
Sbarramento Arcano
Repeat this, staying above 60% mana, until
Potere Arcano
or
Tocco del Magus
are available again
Although it's a big DPS loss to do so, you can drop Arcane Charges at three or even two stacks if you're likely to run out of mana before the next burn phase.
Mini-burn - used with
Tocco del Magus
when
Potere Arcano
is on cooldown
Cast
Runa del Potere
and
Tocco del Magus
Use
Detonazione Arcana
and
Missili Arcani
(with
Lancio Istintivo
) until Touch of the Magi fades*
Use
Prontezza di Spirito
for three instant
Detonazione Arcana
s at the end of Touch of the Magi
Return to Conserve Phase
You should always combine cooldowns when possible, without delaying Arcane Power. Because you want to line it up with
Runa del Potere
, that means it's possible to use Touch of the Magi once or twice between Arcane Power casts. For more on this, see the Rotation Guide.
* With
Eco Arcana
you can drop Arcane Blast from your rotation entirely during Touch of the Magi, to focus on casting Arcane Missiles.
Our Arcane Mage guides are always updated with the latest information from in-game experience, simulations, and logs; make sure to check our changelog to this page, by clicking on
View Changelog
at the top of the page. If you are interested in more in-depth Arcane Mage guides for , make sure to browse the
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