Nulky's PvE Build

Mage class icon Arcane Mage specialization icon
Arcane Mage
Dark Iron Dwarf race icon
Dark Iron Dwarf
488 ilvl
Season 3
3557 Mythic+

Nulky (Aegwynn EU) is a Top Mythic+ Arcane Mage in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 3557 with 487 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Arcane Mage build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Nulky's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+4488
32% Critical Strike
+2199
15% Haste
+5622
47% Mastery
+4131
20% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Versatility
  4. Haste
Minor Stats
+632
9% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+0
0% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Mage specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Mage class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Mage's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Nulky's selected Class Talents below:

Prismatic Barrier
1
Ice Block
1
Overflowing Energy
1
Incanter's Flow
1
Winter's Protection
2
Spellsteal
Tempest Barrier
Incantation of Swiftness
Remove Curse
Arcane Warding
2
Mirror Image
1
Shifting Power
1
Alter Time
1
Cryo-Freeze
1
Reduplication
Quick Witted
1
Mass Polymorph
Slow
Master of Time
1
Diverted Energy
2
Ring of Frost
1
Ice Nova
Shimmer
1
Mass Slow
Blast Wave
1
Improved Frost Nova
Rigid Ice
Tome of Rhonin
1
Tome of Antonidas
1
Volatile Detonation
Energized Barriers
Frigid Winds
2
Flow of Time
Temporal Velocity
2
Ice Ward
1
Freezing Cold
Time Manipulation
Displacement
Accumulative Shielding
1
Greater Invisibility
1
Dragon's Breath
1
Ice Cold
1
Temporal Warp
1
Mass Barrier
1

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Arcane Mages with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Nulky's selected Specialization Talents below:

Arcane Missiles
1
Arcane Orb
1
Reverberate
1
Concentrated Power
1
Arcane Tempo
1
Improved Arcane Missiles
Arcane Surge
1
Crackling Energy
2
Nether Precision
1
Arcane Familiar
1
Charged Orb
1
Resonance
1
Mana Adept
Slipstream
1
Amplification
1
Presence of Mind
1
Foresight
Arcing Cleave
1
Nether Tempest
1
Improved Prismatic Barrier
Impetus
1
Improved Clearcasting
1
Chrono Shift
Touch of the Magi
1
Supernova
Evocation
1
Enlightened
1
Arcane Echo
1
Arcane Bombardment
1
Illuminated Thoughts
Conjure Mana Gem
Siphon Storm
1
Prodigious Savant
2
Radiant Spark
1
Concentration
Cascading Power
Orb Barrage
1
Harmonic Echo
1
Arcane Harmony

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Arcane Mage's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Nulky's selected PvP Talents below:

Master of Escape
Improved Mass Invisibility
Temporal Shield
1
Kleptomania
Arcanosphere
1
Ice Wall
Ring of Fire
Master Shepherd
1
Ethereal Blink

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Nulky.

Head

  1. Wayward Chronomancer's Chronocap item set icon
    set
    Wayward Chronomancer's Chronocap

Neck

  1. Ouroboreal Necklet item icon
    Ouroboreal Necklet

Shoulders

  1. Wayward Chronomancer's Metronomes item set icon
    set
    Wayward Chronomancer's Metronomes

Back

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl

Chest

  1. Wayward Chronomancer's Patchwork item set icon
    set
    Wayward Chronomancer's Patchwork

Wrist

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Wristwraps item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Wristwraps

Hands

  1. Wayward Chronomancer's Gloves item set icon
    set
    Wayward Chronomancer's Gloves

Waist

  1. Mobius Strap item icon
    Mobius Strap

Legs

  1. Wayward Chronomancer's Pantaloons item set icon
    set
    Wayward Chronomancer's Pantaloons

Feet

  1. Wayward Chronomancer's Strapped Boots item icon
    Wayward Chronomancer's Strapped Boots

Ring 1

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight

Ring 2

  1. Ring-Bound Hourglass item icon
    Ring-Bound Hourglass

Trinket 1

  1. Balefire Branch item icon
    Balefire Branch

Trinket 2

  1. Sea Star item icon
    Sea Star

Main Hand

  1. Iridal, the Earth's Master item icon
    Iridal, the Earth's Master

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Nulky for the Arcane Mage specialization.

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl embellishment item icon
    Roiling Shadowflame

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Nulky for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Temporal Spellthread enchantment icon
    Temporal Spellthread

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Ring 2

  1. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion enchantment icon
    Sophic Devotion

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Nulky.

  1. Zen Neltharite gem icon
    Zen Neltharite
    7
  2. Skillful Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Skillful Illimited Diamond
    1