Nightsaber's PvP Build

Mage class icon Arcane Mage specialization icon
Arcane Mage
Human race icon
Human
431 ilvl
Season 2
2086 Solo Shuffle
2262 2v2
2734 3v3

Nightsaber (Tichondrius US) is a Top 3v3 Arcane Mage in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 2, achieving a rating of 2734 with 429 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 Nightsaber's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+0
7% Critical Strike
+4548
29% Haste
+2572
27% Mastery
+5028
25% 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 Nightsaber's selected Class Talents below:

Prismatic Barrier
1
Ice Block
1
Overflowing Energy
1
Incanter's Flow
1
Winter's Protection
Spellsteal
1
Tempest Barrier
Incantation of Swiftness
Remove Curse
1
Arcane Warding
2
Mirror Image
1
Shifting Power
1
Alter Time
1
Cryo-Freeze
Reduplication
Quick Witted
1
Mass Polymorph
Slow
1
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 Nightsaber'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
1
Evocation
Enlightened
1
Arcane Echo
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 Nightsaber's selected PvP Talents below:

Master of Escape
Improved Mass Invisibility
Temporal Shield
1
Kleptomania
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 Nightsaber.

Head

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Headcover item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Headcover

Neck

  1. Torc of Passed Time item icon
    Torc of Passed Time

Shoulders

  1. Underlight Conjurer's Aurora item set icon
    set
    Underlight Conjurer's Aurora

Back

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Shawl item icon
    Obsidian Gladiator's Shawl

Chest

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Silk Tunic item icon
    Obsidian Gladiator's Silk Tunic

Wrist

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

Hands

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Silk Handwraps item icon
    Obsidian Gladiator's Silk Handwraps

Waist

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

Legs

  1. Underlight Conjurer's Trousers item set icon
    set
    Underlight Conjurer's Trousers

Feet

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers

Ring 1

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

Ring 2

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

Trinket 1

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

Trinket 2

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

Main Hand

  1. Obsidian Gladiator's Staff item icon
    Obsidian 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 Nightsaber for the Arcane Mage specialization.

  1. Infurious Binding of Gesticulation embellishment item icon
    Mettle
  2. Vibrant Wildercloth Headcover embellishment item icon
    Precognition

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 Nightsaber 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. Temporal Spellthread enchantment icon
    Temporal Spellthread

Feet

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

Ring 1

  1. +82 Versatility enchantment icon
    +82 Versatility

Ring 2

  1. +82 Versatility enchantment icon
    +82 Versatility

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 Nightsaber.

  1. Zen Malygite gem icon
    Zen Malygite
    5
  2. Energized Malygite gem icon
    Energized Malygite
    3