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Spellslinger Arcane Mage Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Season 2

Welcome to Murlok’s Spellslinger Arcane Mage PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Season 2.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Spellslinger 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 12.1 competitive M+.

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

Top Mythic+ Spellslinger Arcane Mages

  1. Icebox's icon
    1
    Icebox
    Blackmoore (EU)
    Troll | Spellslinger | 311 ilvl
    3226
  2. Raidro's icon
    2
    Raidro
    Blackmoore (EU)
    Dwarf | Spellslinger | 309 ilvl
    3161
  3. Mgnss's icon
    3
    Mgnss
    Area 52 (US)
    Dwarf | Spellslinger | 312 ilvl
    3155
  4. Lunarâ's icon
    4
    Lunarâ
    Ysondre (EU)
    Nightborne | Spellslinger | 313 ilvl
    3081
  5. Kongbakonkon's icon
    5
    Kongbakonkon
    Tichondrius (US)
    Mag'har Orc | Spellslinger | 313 ilvl
    3040

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

  • 23% Critical Strike +730
  • 26% Haste +908
  • 33% Mastery +658
  • 5% Versatility +292

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 3% Avoidance +108
  • 1% Leech +53
  • 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 Spellslinger 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
    • 23
    Voidbreaker's Veil icon

  2. Crown of the Primal Leywarden

    • Set
    • 7
    Crown of the Primal Leywarden icon

  3. Headdress of the First Empire

    • 6
    Headdress of the First Empire icon

  4. Worldroot Canopy

    • 6
    Worldroot Canopy icon

  5. Overseer's Diadem

    • 4
    Overseer's Diadem icon

Neck

  1. Yoke of the Charging Bear

    • 13
    Yoke of the Charging Bear icon

  2. Strand of Warding Fangs

    • 11
    Strand of Warding Fangs icon

  3. Pendant of Malefic Fury

    • 10
    Pendant of Malefic Fury icon

  4. Graft of the Domanaar

    • 6
    Graft of the Domanaar icon

  5. Rotmire's Sporeheart

    • 6
    Rotmire's Sporeheart icon

Shoulders

  1. Voidbreaker's Leyline Nexi

    • Set
    • 15
    Voidbreaker's Leyline Nexi icon

  2. Primal Leywarden's Manaflux

    • Set
    • 12
    Primal Leywarden's Manaflux icon

  3. Brood Cleanser's Amice

    • 5
    Brood Cleanser's Amice icon

  4. Mantle of Ceremonial Ascension

    • 4
    Mantle of Ceremonial Ascension icon

  5. Mantle of Dark Devotion

    • 3
    Mantle of Dark Devotion icon

Back

  1. Bloodthorn Burnous

    • 14
    Bloodthorn Burnous icon

  2. Fireproof Drape

    • 10
    Fireproof Drape icon

  3. Cloak of the Restless Tribes

    • 6
    Cloak of the Restless Tribes icon

  4. Speakeasy Shroud

    • 6
    Speakeasy Shroud icon

  5. Adherent's Silken Shroud

    • Craft
    • 4
    Adherent's Silken Shroud icon

Chest

  1. Voidbreaker's Robe

    • Set
    • 20
    Voidbreaker's Robe icon

  2. Crest of the Primal Leywarden

    • Set
    • 18
    Crest of the Primal Leywarden icon

  3. Primordial Robe of Rites

    • 4
    Primordial Robe of Rites icon

  4. Summoner's Searing Shirt

    • 4
    Summoner's Searing Shirt icon

  5. Pyrewalker's Doublet

    • 2
    Pyrewalker's Doublet icon

Wrist

  1. Martyr's Bindings

    • Craft
    • 22
    Martyr's Bindings icon

  2. Nibbling Armbands

    • 11
    Nibbling Armbands icon

  3. Bindings of the Slithering Current

    • 4
    Bindings of the Slithering Current icon

  4. Winter's Embrace Bracers

    • 4
    Winter's Embrace Bracers icon

  5. Voidbreaker's Bracers

    • 2
    Voidbreaker's Bracers icon

Hands

  1. Voidbreaker's Gloves

    • Set
    • 19
    Voidbreaker's Gloves icon

  2. Primal Leywarden's Manashapers

    • Set
    • 8
    Primal Leywarden's Manashapers icon

  3. Handwraps of Blasphemous Rites

    • 7
    Handwraps of Blasphemous Rites icon

  4. Handwraps of Oscillating Polarity

    • 7
    Handwraps of Oscillating Polarity icon

  5. Counterfeit Clutches

    • 5
    Counterfeit Clutches icon

Waist

  1. Ethereal Netherwrap

    • 13
    Ethereal Netherwrap icon

  2. Sky Saddle Cord

    • 10
    Sky Saddle Cord icon

  3. Lightblossom Cinch

    • 7
    Lightblossom Cinch icon

  4. Martyr's Waistwrap

    • Craft
    • 4
    Martyr's Waistwrap icon

  5. Ouroborial Sash

    • 4
    Ouroborial Sash icon

Legs

  1. Voidbreaker's Britches

    • Set
    • 21
    Voidbreaker's Britches icon

  2. Primal Leywarden's Tailored Legwraps

    • Set
    • 17
    Primal Leywarden's Tailored Legwraps icon

  3. Down-Lined Breeches

    • 4
    Down-Lined Breeches icon

  4. Forest Dream Leg-guards

    • 3
    Forest Dream Leg-guards icon

  5. Leggings of Entwined Serpents

    • 3
    Leggings of Entwined Serpents icon

Feet

  1. Sandals of Wise Voodoo

    • 10
    Sandals of Wise Voodoo icon

  2. Riftworn Stompers

    • 9
    Riftworn Stompers icon

  3. Tempestuous Sandals

    • 9
    Tempestuous Sandals icon

  4. Sandswept Sandals

    • 7
    Sandswept Sandals icon

  5. Venom-Cursed Dragonhawk's Talons

    • 4
    Venom-Cursed Dragonhawk's Talons icon

Rings

  1. Pilfered Precious Band

    • 14
    Pilfered Precious Band icon

  2. Ritual Binder's Ring

    • 11
    Ritual Binder's Ring icon

  3. Sickening Signet of Atroxus

    • 9
    Sickening Signet of Atroxus icon

  4. Signet of Snarling Servitude

    • 9
    Signet of Snarling Servitude icon

  5. Sporecaller's Blooming Loop

    • 8
    Sporecaller's Blooming Loop icon

Trinkets

  1. Freightrunner's Flask

    • 20
    Freightrunner's Flask icon

  2. Lightspire Core

    • 10
    Lightspire Core icon

  3. Gaze of the Alnseer

    • 9
    Gaze of the Alnseer icon

  4. Vaelgor's Final Stare

    • 9
    Vaelgor's Final Stare icon

  5. Mindpiercer's Sigil

    • 8
    Mindpiercer's Sigil icon

Main Hand

  1. Aln'hara Cane

    • Craft
    • 17
    Aln'hara Cane icon

  2. Polished Lightwood Channeler

    • 7
    Polished Lightwood Channeler icon

  3. Fang of Contagion

    • 4
    Fang of Contagion icon

  4. Fallen Speaker's Staff

    • 3
    Fallen Speaker's Staff icon

  5. Gilded Serpent's Tooth

    • 3
    Gilded Serpent's Tooth icon

Off Hand

  1. Aln'hara Lantern

    • 11
    Aln'hara Lantern icon

  2. Luminescent Sprout

    • 3
    Luminescent Sprout icon

  3. Vessel of Last Rites

    • 3
    Vessel of Last Rites icon

  4. Nocuous Focal Fang

    • 2
    Nocuous Focal Fang icon

  5. Perennial Frostbound Charm

    • 2
    Perennial Frostbound Charm 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

    • 30
    Martyr's Bindings icon

  2. Hunter's Ritual Stone

    • 21
    Aln'hara Cane icon

  3. Hunt

    • 5
    Aln'hara Cane icon

  4. Arcanoweave Trappings

    • 2
    Arcanoweave Bracers icon

  5. Blood

    • 1
    Aln'hara Cane 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 2.

Head

  1. Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance

    • 22
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance icon

  2. Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance

    • 7
    Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance icon

  3. Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed

    • 4
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed icon

Shoulders

  1. Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace

    • 24
    Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace icon

  2. Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending

    • 5
    Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending icon

  3. Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness

    • 3
    Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness icon

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

    • 36
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul icon

  2. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

    • 4
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister icon

Hands

  1. Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

    • 3
    Heavy Knothide Armor Kit icon

Legs

  1. Sunfire Silk Spellthread

    • 28
    Sunfire Silk Spellthread icon

  2. Arcanoweave Spellthread

    • 14
    Arcanoweave Spellthread icon

  3. Arcanoweave Spellthread

    • 1
    Arcanoweave Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

    • 19
    Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity icon

  2. Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

    • 11
    Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots icon

  3. Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

    • 4
    Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt icon

Rings

  1. Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

    • 68
    Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle icon

  2. Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

    • 6
    Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity icon

  3. Enchant Ring - Nature's Wrath

    • 4
    Enchant Ring - Nature's Wrath icon

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 41
    Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei icon

  2. Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision

    • 2
    Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision icon

  3. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 1
    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

    • 23
    Indecipherable Eversong Diamond icon

  2. Powerful Eversong Diamond

    • 9
    Powerful Eversong Diamond icon

  3. Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

    • 1
    Indecipherable Eversong Diamond icon

  4. Telluric Eversong Diamond

    • 1
    Telluric Eversong Diamond icon

Prismatic

  1. Flawless Masterful Garnet

    • 32
    Flawless Masterful Garnet icon

    • 22

  3. Flawless Quick Lapis

    • 16
    Flawless Quick Lapis icon

  4. Flawless Deadly Amethyst

    • 15
    Flawless Deadly Amethyst icon

  5. Flawless Deadly Peridot

    • 13
    Flawless Deadly 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 2.

  1. Dwarf

    • 8
    Dwarf icon

  2. Void Elf

    • 6
    Void Elf icon

  3. Human

    • 5
    Human icon

  4. Blood Elf

    • 5
    Blood Elf icon

  5. Troll

    • 4
    Troll icon

Spellslinger 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 Spellslinger 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 2 and Patch 12.1.

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.