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Arcane Mage Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Season 1

Welcome to Murlok’s Arcane Mage PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Season 1.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Arcane Mage DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 12.0 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Arcane Mages

  1. Tàanis's icon
    1
    Tàanis
    Area 52 (US)
    Night Elf | Spellslinger | 282 ilvl
    3818
  2. Highjaar's icon
    2
    Highjaar
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Dwarf | Spellslinger | 284 ilvl
    3786
  3. Schoowap's icon
    3
    Schoowap
    Area 52 (US)
    Night Elf | Spellslinger | 281 ilvl
    3782
  4. Tinytexie's icon
    4
    Tinytexie
    Kelthuzad (EU)
    Gnome | Spellslinger | 282 ilvl
    3729
  5. Ebidxd's icon
    5
    Ebidxd
    Area 52 (US)
    Dwarf | Spellslinger | 281 ilvl
    3700

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Arcane Mage's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 22% Critical Strike +674
  • 19% Haste +610
  • 38% Mastery +820
  • 4% Versatility +221

Stat priority

  1. Mastery
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Haste
  4. Versatility

Additional Minor Stats

  • 5% Avoidance +171
  • 1% Leech +48
  • 3% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Arcane Mages.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Arcane Mages in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Voidbreaker's Veil

    • Set
    • 32
    Voidbreaker's Veil icon

  2. Brambledawn Halo

    • 6
    Brambledawn Halo icon

  3. Organized Pontificator's Mask

    • 1
    Organized Pontificator's Mask icon

  4. Visage of Unseen Truths

    • 1
    Visage of Unseen Truths icon

Neck

  1. Masterwork Sin'dorei Amulet

    • 13
    Masterwork Sin'dorei Amulet icon

  2. Barbed Ymirheim Choker

    • 9
    Barbed Ymirheim Choker icon

  3. Novice Combatant's Necklace

    • 8
    Novice Combatant's Necklace icon

  4. Ribbon of Coiled Malice

    • 4
    Ribbon of Coiled Malice icon

  5. Nocturnal Thorncharm

    • 2
    Nocturnal Thorncharm icon

Shoulders

  1. Voidbreaker's Leyline Nexi

    • Set
    • 29
    Voidbreaker's Leyline Nexi icon

  2. Mantle of Dark Devotion

    • 4
    Mantle of Dark Devotion icon

  3. Nysarra's Mantle

    • 4
    Nysarra's Mantle icon

  4. Lightbinder Shoulderguards

    • 1
    Lightbinder Shoulderguards icon

  5. Martyr's Mantle

    • Craft
    • 1
    Martyr's Mantle icon

Back

  1. Adherent's Silken Shroud

    • Craft
    • 13
    Adherent's Silken Shroud icon

  2. Arcanoweave Cloak

    • Set
    • Craft
    • 8
    Arcanoweave Cloak icon

  3. Voidbreaker's Encryption

    • 6
    Voidbreaker's Encryption icon

  4. Fluxweave Cloak

    • 4
    Fluxweave Cloak icon

  5. Cloak of the Fallen Cardinal

    • 3
    Cloak of the Fallen Cardinal icon

Chest

  1. Voidbreaker's Robe

    • Set
    • 37
    Voidbreaker's Robe icon

  2. Bronze Challenger's Robe

    • 3
    Bronze Challenger's Robe icon

Wrist

  1. Martyr's Bindings

    • Craft
    • 21
    Martyr's Bindings icon

  2. Arcanoweave Bracers

    • Set
    • Craft
    • 9
    Arcanoweave Bracers icon

  3. Bracers of Blazing Light

    • 3
    Bracers of Blazing Light icon

  4. Entropic Wristwraps

    • 3
    Entropic Wristwraps icon

  5. Wraps of Watchful Wrath

    • 2
    Wraps of Watchful Wrath icon

Hands

  1. Voidbreaker's Gloves

    • Set
    • 39
    Voidbreaker's Gloves icon

  2. Handwraps of the Ascended

    • 1
    Handwraps of the Ascended icon

Waist

  1. Cord of Unraveling Reality

    • Set
    • 10
    Cord of Unraveling Reality icon

  2. Voidbreaker's Sage Cord

    • 9
    Voidbreaker's Sage Cord icon

  3. Infernal Greatlock Girdle

    • 5
    Infernal Greatlock Girdle icon

  4. Martyr's Waistwrap

    • 5
    Martyr's Waistwrap icon

  5. Arcanoweave Cord

    • Craft
    • 2
    Arcanoweave Cord icon

Legs

  1. Voidbreaker's Britches

    • Set
    • 26
    Voidbreaker's Britches icon

  2. Commander's Faded Breeches

    • 8
    Commander's Faded Breeches icon

  3. Leyline Leggings

    • 3
    Leyline Leggings icon

  4. Leggings of the Devouring Advance

    • 2
    Leggings of the Devouring Advance icon

  5. Martyr's Leggings

    • 1
    Martyr's Leggings icon

Feet

  1. Dream-Scorched Striders

    • 21
    Dream-Scorched Striders icon

  2. Martyr's Slippers

    • Craft
    • 5
    Martyr's Slippers icon

  3. Nightprey Stalkers

    • 4
    Nightprey Stalkers icon

  4. Voidbreaker's Treads

    • 4
    Voidbreaker's Treads icon

  5. Lightbinder Treads

    • 3
    Lightbinder Treads icon

Rings

  1. Platinum Star Band

    • 17
    Platinum Star Band icon

  2. Occlusion of Void

    • Set
    • 12
    Occlusion of Void icon

  3. Omission of Light

    • Set
    • 11
    Omission of Light icon

  4. Bifurcation Band

    • 10
    Bifurcation Band icon

  5. Eredath Seal of Nobility

    • Set
    • 7
    Eredath Seal of Nobility icon

Trinkets

  1. Vaelgor's Final Stare

    • 34
    Vaelgor's Final Stare icon

  2. Gaze of the Alnseer

    • 31
    Gaze of the Alnseer icon

  3. Emberwing Feather

    • 5
    Emberwing Feather icon

  4. Crucible of Erratic Energies

    • 3
    Crucible of Erratic Energies icon

  5. Heart of Wind

    • 2
    Heart of Wind icon

Main Hand

  1. Aln'hara Cane

    • Craft
    • 25
    Aln'hara Cane icon

  2. Corespark Multitool

    • 3
    Corespark Multitool icon

  3. Magister's Mana Sword

    • Craft
    • 3
    Magister's Mana Sword icon

  4. Final Grade

    • 2
    Final Grade icon

  5. Spire of the Furious Construct

    • 2
    Spire of the Furious Construct icon

Off Hand

  1. Nezhar's Netherclaw

    • 3
    Nezhar's Netherclaw icon

  2. Aln'hara Lantern

    • 1
    Aln'hara Lantern icon

  3. Grimoire of the Eternal Light

    • 1
    Grimoire of the Eternal Light icon

  4. Sigil of the Restless Heart

    • 1
    Sigil of the Restless Heart icon

  5. Tome of Alnscorned Regret

    • 1
    Tome of Alnscorned Regret icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Arcane Mages.

  1. Arcanoweave Lining

    • 34
    Martyr's Bindings icon

  2. Arcanoweave Trappings

    • 17
    Arcanoweave Bracers icon

  3. Hunt

    • 16
    Aln'hara Cane icon

  4. Blood

    • 7
    Magister's Mana Sword icon

  5. Arcanoweave Cord

    • 2
    Arcanoweave Cord icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Arcane Mage gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Season 1.

Head

  1. Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance

    • 33
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance icon

  2. Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance

    • 4
    Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance icon

  3. Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance

    • 2
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance icon

Shoulders

  1. Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace

    • 28
    Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace icon

  2. Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending

    • 5
    Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending icon

  3. Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace

    • 2
    Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace icon

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

    • 33
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul icon

  2. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

    • 6
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister icon

Hands

  1. Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

    • 2
    Heavy Knothide Armor Kit icon

Legs

  1. Arcanoweave Spellthread

    • 22
    Arcanoweave Spellthread icon

  2. Sunfire Silk Spellthread

    • 17
    Sunfire Silk Spellthread icon

  3. Sunfire Silk Spellthread

    • 1
    Sunfire Silk Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

    • 30
    Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity icon

  2. Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

    • 5
    Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots icon

  3. Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

    • 2
    Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt icon

Rings

  1. Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

    • 52
    Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle icon

  2. Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

    • 16
    Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery icon

  3. Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

    • 5
    Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 40
    Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Arcane Mages in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Eversong Diamond

  1. Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

    • 30
    Indecipherable Eversong Diamond icon

  2. Powerful Eversong Diamond

    • 8
    Powerful Eversong Diamond icon

  3. Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

    • 1
    Indecipherable Eversong Diamond icon

  4. Powerful Eversong Diamond

    • 1
    Powerful Eversong Diamond icon

Prismatic

  1. Flawless Deadly Amethyst

    • 17
    Flawless Deadly Amethyst icon

  2. Flawless Quick Amethyst

    • 17
    Flawless Quick Amethyst icon

  3. Flawless Versatile Amethyst

    • 17
    Flawless Versatile Amethyst icon

  4. Flawless Masterful Garnet

    • 14
    Flawless Masterful Garnet icon

  5. Flawless Masterful Peridot

    • 7
    Flawless Masterful Peridot icon

Most Played Races for Arcane Mage M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Arcane Mage DPS players in Midnight Season 1.

  1. Dwarf

    • 10
    Dwarf icon

  2. Night Elf

    • 8
    Night Elf icon

  3. Human

    • 3
    Human icon

  4. Orc

    • 3
    Orc icon

  5. Void Elf

    • 3
    Void Elf icon

Arcane Mage Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Arcane Mages in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for Midnight Season 1 and Patch 12.0.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.