Qt's PvP Build

Mage class icon Arcane Mage specialization icon
Arcane Mage
Orc race icon
Orc
383 ilvl
Season 1
1997 Solo Shuffle
1679 2v2
1823 3v3
384 RBG

Qt (Saurfang US) is a Top Solo Shuffle Arcane Mage in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 1, achieving a rating of 1997 with 378 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 Qt's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+1672
16% Critical Strike
+1243
9% Haste
+897
16% Mastery
+4616
23% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Haste
  4. Mastery
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+125
1% Leech
+200
4% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Leech
  3. Avoidance

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 Qt's selected Class Talents below:

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

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 Qt's selected Specialization Talents below:

Arcane Missiles
1
Arcane Orb
1
Reverberate
Concentrated Power
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
Improved Prismatic Barrier
Impetus
1
Improved Clearcasting
1
Chrono Shift
1
Touch of the Magi
1
Supernova
1
Evocation
Enlightened
1
Arcane Echo
Arcane Bombardment
1
Illuminated Thoughts
2
Conjure Mana Gem
Siphon Storm
Prodigious Savant
Radiant Spark
1
Concentration
1
Cascading Power
Orb Barrage
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 Qt's selected PvP Talents below:

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

Head

  1. Drakebreaker's Hood item set icon
    set
    Drakebreaker's Hood

Neck

  1. Crimson Gladiator's Pendant item icon
    Crimson Gladiator's Pendant

Shoulders

  1. Drakebreaker's Shoulderpads item set icon
    set
    Drakebreaker's Shoulderpads

Back

  1. Crimson Gladiator's Cloak item icon
    Crimson Gladiator's Cloak

Chest

  1. Crimson Aspirant's Silk Robe item icon
    Crimson Aspirant's Silk Robe

Wrist

  1. Drakebreaker's Cuffs item set icon
    set
    Drakebreaker's Cuffs

Hands

  1. Crystal Scholar's Pageturners item set icon
    set
    Crystal Scholar's Pageturners

Waist

  1. Infurious Binding of Gesticulation item icon
    Infurious Binding of Gesticulation

Legs

  1. Infurious Legwraps of Possibility item icon
    Infurious Legwraps of Possibility

Feet

  1. Crimson Gladiator's Silk Slippers item icon
    Crimson Gladiator's Silk Slippers

Ring 1

  1. Crimson Gladiator's Signet item icon
    Crimson Gladiator's Signet

Ring 2

  1. Crimson Aspirant's Ring item icon
    Crimson Aspirant's Ring

Trinket 1

  1. Crimson Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity item set icon
    set
    Crimson Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Trinket 2

  1. Crimson Aspirant's Medallion item set icon
    set
    Crimson Aspirant's Medallion

Main Hand

  1. Crimson Gladiator's Knife item icon
    Crimson Gladiator's Knife

Off Hand

  1. Crimson Gladiator's Horn item icon
    Crimson Gladiator's Horn

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 Qt for the Arcane Mage specialization.

  1. Infurious Binding of Gesticulation embellishment item icon
    Gladiator'S Distinction
  2. Infurious Legwraps of Possibility embellishment item icon
    Infurious Legwraps Of Possibility

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 Qt for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Regenerative Leech enchantment icon
    Regenerative Leech

Chest

  1. Reserve of Intellect enchantment icon
    Reserve of Intellect

Wrist

  1. +200 Speed enchantment icon
    +200 Speed

Legs

  1. Temporal Spellthread enchantment icon
    Temporal Spellthread

Ring 1

  1. +73 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +73 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +73 Haste enchantment icon
    +73 Haste

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Writ enchantment icon
    Sophic Writ

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 Qt.

  1. Sensei's Alexstraszite gem icon
    Sensei's Alexstraszite
    3