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Arcane Mage Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Arcane Mage PvE build guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in The War Within Season 2.

Using data from the top 50 Arcane Mages across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the most used stats, talents, gear, enchantments, and gems for competitive runs in Patch 11.1.

Top Arcane Mages

  1. Hopefulx's icon
    1
    Hopefulx
    Malganis (US)
    Dwarf | Spellslinger | 670 ilvl
    3605
  2. Formalx's icon
    2
    Formalx
    Sargeras (US)
    Dwarf | Spellslinger | 671 ilvl
    3550
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    3
    Mcbaguette
    Ragnaros (EU)
    Dwarf | Spellslinger | 670 ilvl
    3537
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    4
    Arusmagus
    Area 52 (US)
    Dwarf | Spellslinger | 670 ilvl
    3507
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    5
    Equibus
    Frostmourne (US)
    Dwarf | Spellslinger | 673 ilvl
    3493

Stats

Stats are core attributes that directly affect a character’s performance. They appear on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

Each stat has diminishing returns once the bonus reaches +20% from equipped sources, so balancing them is key to maximizing effectiveness.

Secondary Stats

  • +8803
    22% Critical Strike
  • +14310
    24% Haste
  • +8640
    24% Mastery
  • +11299
    14% Versatility

Stat priority

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

Minor Stats

  • +1820
    3% Avoidance
  • +841
    1% Leech
  • +0
    2% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talents

Talents define a character’s build and have a direct impact on performance in Mythic+ Dungeons. This section highlights the most popular Arcane Mage class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Season 2.

Talents are shown as heatmaps, where colors indicate frequency:

  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

Gear refers to the items equipped in each slot. It provides most of a character’s stat bonuses and can come from the Great Vault, crafted gear, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

Frequently equipped by top players, these items represent the current best-in-slot gear for Mythic+.

Head

  1. Aspectral Emissary's Crystalline Cowl icon
    Set
    Aspectral Emissary's Crystalline Cowl
    46
  2. Cinderbrew-Soaked Cowl icon
    Cinderbrew-Soaked Cowl
    1
  3. Cleanup Crew's Wastemask icon
    Cleanup Crew's Wastemask
    1
  4. Consecrated Hood icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Hood
    1
  5. Inventor's Ingenious Trifocals icon
    Inventor's Ingenious Trifocals
    1

Neck

  1. Flickering Glowtorc icon
    Flickering Glowtorc
    32
  2. Strapped Rescue-Keg icon
    Strapped Rescue-Keg
    7
  3. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship
    3
  4. Semi-Charmed Amulet icon
    Semi-Charmed Amulet
    3
  5. Long-Lost Choker icon
    Long-Lost Choker
    2

Shoulders

  1. Aspectral Emissary's Arcane Vents icon
    Set
    Aspectral Emissary's Arcane Vents
    48
  2. Shoulderguards of Fraying Sanity icon
    Shoulderguards of Fraying Sanity
    1
  3. Underboss's Tailored Mantle icon
    Underboss's Tailored Mantle
    1

Back

  1. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cloak
    32
  2. Trashmaster's Mantle icon
    Trashmaster's Mantle
    6
  3. Electrician's Siphoning Filter icon
    Electrician's Siphoning Filter
    5
  4. Candlebearer's Shroud icon
    Candlebearer's Shroud
    3
  5. Undercircuit Racing Flag icon
    Undercircuit Racing Flag
    2

Chest

  1. Aspectral Emissary's Primal Robes icon
    Set
    Aspectral Emissary's Primal Robes
    47
  2. Bottom-Dollar Blouse icon
    Bottom-Dollar Blouse
    1
  3. Petticoat of the Self-Stylized Azerite Baron icon
    Petticoat of the Self-Stylized Azerite Baron
    1
  4. Zealous Warden's Raiment icon
    Zealous Warden's Raiment
    1

Wrist

  1. Charged Rookfeather Wraps icon
    Charged Rookfeather Wraps
    14
  2. Contaminated Gauze Wristwraps icon
    Contaminated Gauze Wristwraps
    11
  3. Rixxa's Sweat-Wicking Cuffs icon
    Rixxa's Sweat-Wicking Cuffs
    10
  4. Underparty Admission Bracelet icon
    Underparty Admission Bracelet
    6
  5. Consecrated Cuffs icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cuffs
    3

Hands

  1. Aspectral Emissary's Hardened Grasp icon
    Set
    Aspectral Emissary's Hardened Grasp
    17
  2. Consecrated Gloves icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Gloves
    14
  3. Operator's Mitts icon
    Operator's Mitts
    8
  4. Punctured Apiary Gloves icon
    Punctured Apiary Gloves
    5
  5. Mine Rat's Handwarmers icon
    Mine Rat's Handwarmers
    3

Waist

  1. Consecrated Cord icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cord
    17
  2. Ringmaster's Cummerbund icon
    Ringmaster's Cummerbund
    12
  3. Tune-Up Toolbelt icon
    Tune-Up Toolbelt
    7
  4. Vatwork Janitor's Wasteband icon
    Vatwork Janitor's Wasteband
    5
  5. Excavator's Safety Belt icon
    Excavator's Safety Belt
    2

Legs

  1. Aspectral Emissary's Trousers icon
    Set
    Aspectral Emissary's Trousers
    49
  2. Pit Doctor's Petticoat icon
    Pit Doctor's Petticoat
    1

Feet

  1. Consecrated Slippers icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Slippers
    15
  2. Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks icon
    Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks
    14
  3. Aspectral Emissary's Slippers icon
    Aspectral Emissary's Slippers
    11
  4. Cloudstrider Soles icon
    Cloudstrider Soles
    3
  5. Deranged Alchemist's Slippers icon
    Deranged Alchemist's Slippers
    3

Rings

  1. Wick's Golden Loop icon
    Wick's Golden Loop
    29
  2. Cyrce's Circlet icon
    Cyrce's Circlet
    20
  3. Ritual Bone Band icon
    Ritual Bone Band
    17
  4. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship
    11
  5. Bloodoath Signet icon
    Bloodoath Signet
    5

Trinkets

  1. Mug's Moxie Jug icon
    Mug's Moxie Jug
    38
  2. House of Cards icon
    House of Cards
    17
  3. Signet of the Priory icon
    Signet of the Priory
    17
  4. Carved Blazikon Wax icon
    Carved Blazikon Wax
    11
  5. Funhouse Lens icon
    Funhouse Lens
    3

Main Hand

  1. Vagabond's Bounding Baton icon
    Craft
    Vagabond's Bounding Baton
    12
  2. Blastfurious Machete icon
    Blastfurious Machete
    10
  3. Charged Hexsword icon
    Craft
    Charged Hexsword
    8
  4. Neural Synapse Enhancer icon
    Neural Synapse Enhancer
    6
  5. Everforged Dagger icon
    Craft
    Everforged Dagger
    5

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch icon
    Craft
    Vagabond's Torch
    14
  2. Deathwalker's Promise icon
    Deathwalker's Promise
    5
  3. Superfan's Beater-Buzzer icon
    Superfan's Beater-Buzzer
    5
  4. Arcane Scuttle icon
    Arcane Scuttle
    3
  5. Operator's Fraud Detector icon
    Operator's Fraud Detector
    1

Embellishments

Embellishments are special effects tied to crafted items. Some are built into recipes, while others can be added using optional reagents.

Only two embellished items can be equipped at a time, so choosing the right effects is crucial. The following embellishments are most commonly used in top Arcane Mage builds for Mythic+.

  1. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Duskthread Lining
    35
  2. Vagabond's Bounding Baton icon
    Ascendance
    30
  3. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Writhing Armor Banding
    29
  4. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Elemental Focusing Lens
    4
  5. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Captured Starlight
    1

Enchantments

Enchantments add effects to gear, including stat bonuses, damage or healing procs, and other enhancements. Most are created through Enchanting, while leg enchants are crafted by Leatherworkers.

These are the most used enchantments across each slot in Season 2 Mythic+ builds.

Shoulders

  1. Illusory Adornment: Radiance icon
    Illusory Adornment: Radiance
    1

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace icon
    Chant of Winged Grace
    40
  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs
    7
  3. Discreet Spellthread icon
    Discreet Spellthread
    2

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    50

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance icon
    +1090 Avoidance
    39
  2. +2040 Leech icon
    +2040 Leech
    8
  3. +1735 Leech icon
    +1735 Leech
    1

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread icon
    Sunset Spellthread
    42
  2. Daybreak Spellthread icon
    Daybreak Spellthread
    7

Feet

  1. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    38
  2. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    9
  3. Watcher's Loam icon
    Watcher's Loam
    1

Ring 1

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    30
  2. +315 Versatility icon
    +315 Versatility
    13
  3. +315 Critical Strike icon
    +315 Critical Strike
    5

Ring 2

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    26
  2. +315 Versatility icon
    +315 Versatility
    16
  3. +315 Critical Strike icon
    +315 Critical Strike
    5

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power icon
    Authority of Radiant Power
    27
  2. Stormrider's Fury icon
    Stormrider's Fury
    14
  3. Authority of the Depths icon
    Authority of the Depths
    8

Gems

Gems provide bonus secondary stats and help fine-tune a character’s build. They are crafted through Jewelcrafting and socketed into gear.

Additional sockets can be added to Neck and Rings using the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear using a seasonal item typically sold by the Token of Merit vendor near the Great Vault.

Used to round out secondary stats, these gems are the most used in high-rated Mythic+.

  1. Culminating Blasphemite icon
    Culminating Blasphemite
    47
  2. Versatile Emerald icon
    Versatile Emerald
    43
  3. Deadly Sapphire icon
    Deadly Sapphire
    41
  4. Quick Sapphire icon
    Quick Sapphire
    41
  5. Masterful Emerald icon
    Masterful Emerald
    38

Citrine Gems

Citrine Gems are a new type of gem socketed into the Cyrce’s Circlet : a powerful ring introduced in World of Warcraft’s The War Within 11.0.7 patch. These gems provide a versatile range of effects to enhance performance in battle.

Obtained through various activities on Siren Isle, Citrine Gems are a compelling choice for adventurers wielding the Cyrce’s Circlet. Here are the best Citrine Gems for Arcane Mage in Mythic+.

Thunder Citrine

  1. Stormbringer's Runed Citrine icon
    Stormbringer's Runed Citrine
    20

Sea Citrine

  1. Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine icon
    Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine
    20

Wind Citrine

  1. Windsinger's Runed Citrine icon
    Windsinger's Runed Citrine
    20

Races

Racial traits can affect performance in PvE, with their impact varying by class and game mode. While the differences may not be noticeable in most games, the right racial choice can provide a competitive edge.

These races are most often chosen for their edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

  1. Dwarf icon
    Dwarf
    39
  2. Night Elf icon
    Night Elf
    3
  3. Blood Elf icon
    Blood Elf
    2
  4. Human icon
    Human
    2
  5. Mechagnome icon
    Mechagnome
    2

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How is this Arcane Mage Mythic+ guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated Arcane Mages in Mythic+, using the Battle.net API . Their builds are then analyzed to identify the most used stats, talents, gear, and enhancements for Season 2.

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 12 hours.

Why is this called a guide?

It’s called a guide because it helps players make informed build decisions by showing what top players are using. While it doesn’t teach gameplay step by step, it serves as a reference for optimizing your setup.

Is this guide good for beginners?

Yes. It shows what top players are using, which can be useful for understanding current trends. However, it’s not a how-to guide.

Why is my character not listed in the top section?

Your character might not appear due to inactivity, not meeting the current rating threshold (which increases as the season progresses), frequent spec changes, or gear that doesn’t align with the PvE format.