Hogdog's PvP Build

Mage class icon Arcane Mage specialization icon
Arcane Mage
Night Elf race icon
Night Elf
462 ilvl
Season 3
1440 Solo Shuffle
576 2v2
2244 3v3
192 RBG

Hogdog (Illidan US) is a Top 3v3 Arcane Mage in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 2244 with 461 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 10.2.6 PvP 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 Hogdog's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+221
8% Critical Strike
+5440
34% Haste
+1341
19% Mastery
+6738
33% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+575
11% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Avoidance
  3. Leech

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 Hogdog's selected Class Talents below:

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

Arcane Missiles
1
Arcane Orb
1
Reverberate
Concentrated Power
1
Arcane Tempo
1
Improved Arcane Missiles
2
Arcane Surge
1
Crackling Energy
2
Nether Precision
1
Rule of Threes
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
Improved Clearcasting
1
Chrono Shift
1
Touch of the Magi
1
Supernova
Evocation
Enlightened
1
Arcane Echo
1
Arcane Bombardment
1
Illuminated Thoughts
2
Conjure Mana Gem
Siphon Storm
Prodigious Savant
2
Radiant Spark
Concentration
1
Cascading Power
Orb Barrage
1
Harmonic Echo
Arcane Harmony
1

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 Hogdog's selected PvP Talents below:

Master of Escape
Improved Mass Invisibility
Temporal Shield
Kleptomania
1
Arcanosphere
Ice Wall
Ring of Fire
1
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 Hogdog.

Head

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

Neck

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Necklace item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Necklace

Shoulders

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

Back

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Drape item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Drape

Chest

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Vestments item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Vestments

Wrist

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Silk Armbands item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Silk Armbands

Hands

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

Waist

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Silk Cord item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Silk Cord

Legs

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

Feet

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers

Ring 1

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Ring item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Ring

Ring 2

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

Trinket 1

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity item set icon
    set
    Verdant Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Trinket 2

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Medallion item set icon
    set
    Verdant Gladiator's Medallion

Main Hand

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Staff item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Staff

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 Hogdog for the Arcane Mage specialization.

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight embellishment item icon
    Precognition
  2. Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers embellishment item icon
    Verdant Conduit

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 Hogdog for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Homebound Speed enchantment icon
    Homebound Speed

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Speed enchantment icon
    +200 Speed

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread

Feet

  1. Plainsrunner's Breeze enchantment icon
    Plainsrunner's Breeze

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 Hogdog.

  1. Energized Malygite gem icon
    Energized Malygite
    4
  2. Energized Ysemerald gem icon
    Energized Ysemerald
    2