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Arcane Mage Guide for Raid (Updated July 2026)

Learn how to optimize your Arcane Mage for Raid in World of Warcraft. This comprehensive guide covers talents and gear for PvE content.

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Patch:12.0.7

Expansion:Midnight

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D
Raid Tier
75
Raid Runs
292
Ilvl
0.76%
Raid Popularity
140 892
Raid DPS

Arcane Mage Stats for Raid

Mastery > Critical Strike > Haste > Versatility
598
Critical Strike
466
Haste
692
Mastery
94
Versatility
1 815
Intellect
120
Avoidance
37
Leech
21
Speed
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Arcane Mage Talents for Raid

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Prismatic Barrier1/1Alter Time1/1Ice Block1/1Time Walk1/1Master of Time2/2Winter's Protection2/2Frost ConditioningArcane Warding2/2Inspired Intellect1/1Mirror Image1/1SpellstealQuick Witted1/1Supernova1/1Remove Curse1/1Improved ConjurationImproved SpellstealShimmer1/1Improved CounterspellOverflowing Energy1/1Improved Remove CurseGreater Invisibility1/1Improved Frost NovaCaptured Thoughts1/1Tome of Rhonin1/1Tome of Antonidas1/1Incantation of Swiftness2/2Master of Escape1/1Charm of Aegwynn1/1Brainstorm1/1Flow of Time1/1Mana Confluence1/1Charm of Medivh1/1Permafrost Bauble1/1Freezing ColdTime ManipulationRing of FrostEnergized Barriers1/1Mass InvisibilityBarrier Diffusion1/1Ice Cold1/1Spatial Manipulation1/1Improved Prismatic Barrier1/1

Spellslinger

Mage · Arcane

Mage · Arcane
Splinterstorm1/1Spellfrost Teachings1/1Controlled Instincts1/1Signature Spell1/1Archmage's Wrath1/1Slippery Slinging1/1Reactive Barrier1/1Splintering Orbs1/1Augury Abounds1/1Force of Will1/1Splintering Sorcery1/1Polished Focus1/1Infused Splinters1/1Attuned Familiar1/1
Specialization
Arcane Missiles1/1Concentrated Power1/1Arcane Salvo1/1Amplification1/1Improved Clearcasting1/1Arcing Cleave1/1Arcane PulseArcane Surge1/1Arcane Orb1/1ReverberatePresence of Mind1/1Mana BombArcane Familiar1/1Charged Orb1/1Intuition1/1Touch of the Magi1/1Energized Familiar1/1Expanded Mind1/1Consortium's Bauble1/1Arcane Tempo1/1Aether AttunementAegwynn's Technique1/1Resonance1/1Impetus1/1Mana Adept1/1Enlightened1/1Focusing CrystalIlluminated Thoughts1/1Prodigious Savant2/2Eureka1/1Arcane Singularity2/2High VoltageOverflowing InsightOverpowered MissilesOrb Mastery1/1Orb Barrage1/1Touch of the Archmage4/4
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Popularity:12.00%
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Arcane Mage Best In Slot Gear for Raid

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Arcane Mage Best Sockets for Raid

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Arcane Mage Best Enchants for Raid

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Arcane Mage Recommended Raid ilvl

257
LFR
270
Normal
271
Heroic
277
Mythic

Arcane Mage Minimum Raid ilvl

225
LFR
249
Normal
249
Heroic
249
Mythic

Arcane Mage Best comps for Raid

Guardian DruidGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFeral DruidFeral DruidFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
5.33%
Brewmaster MonkBrewmaster MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageAssassination RogueAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterShadow PriestShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
5.33%
Protection WarriorVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanArcane MageBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageMarksmanship HunterSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
5.33%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidAffliction WarlockArcane MageArcane MageBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death KnightFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
5.33%
Blood Death KnightProtection PaladinHoly PaladinHoly PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
4.00%
Protection PaladinProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
4.00%
Blood Death KnightProtection PaladinHoly PaladinHoly PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
4.00%
Blood Death KnightProtection PaladinHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
4.00%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueSubtlety RogueSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
4.00%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
4.00%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterSubtlety RogueSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
4.00%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockFeral DruidFury WarriorFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterOutlaw RogueOutlaw RogueShadow PriestShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
4.00%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageAssassination RogueAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
4.00%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArcane MageBeast Mastery HunterElemental ShamanFeral DruidFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestShadow Priest
4.00%
Protection PaladinProtection WarriorHoly PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
4.00%
Brewmaster MonkProtection PaladinDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
2.67%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost Death KnightFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterOutlaw RogueShadow PriestWindwalker Monk
2.67%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost Death KnightFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterOutlaw RogueShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.67%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.67%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidHoly PaladinHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.67%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockElemental ShamanFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.67%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.67%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidHoly PaladinPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageAugmentation EvokerDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFeral DruidFeral DruidFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.67%
Blood Death KnightVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkArcane MageArcane MageBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestShadow PriestShadow Priest
2.67%
Blood Death KnightVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkArcane MageArcane MageBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestShadow Priest
2.67%
Blood Death KnightProtection PaladinDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkArcane MageArcane MageBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFeral DruidFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinShadow Priest
2.67%
Vengeance Demon HunterVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockArcane MageArcane MageBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSurvival Hunter
2.67%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidHoly PaladinHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockElemental ShamanFeral DruidFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterOutlaw RogueOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.67%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidHoly PaladinHoly PriestPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterSurvival HunterSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.67%
Brewmaster MonkProtection PaladinDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockArcane MageAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFire MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.67%

Arcane Mage race distribution for Raid

Alliance

  • Human
    Human29.5%
  • Dwarf
    Dwarf18.5%
  • Night Elf
    Night Elf17%
  • Void Elf
    Void Elf10.6%
  • Mechagnome
    Mechagnome6.7%
  • Gnome
    Gnome5.8%
  • Lightforged Draenei
    Lightforged Draenei3.6%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren2.4%
  • Dracthyr
    Dracthyr1.5%
  • Draenei
    Draenei1.5%
  • Kul Tiran
    Kul Tiran1.5%
  • Dark Iron Dwarf
    Dark Iron Dwarf0.6%
  • Worgen
    Worgen0.6%

Horde

  • Blood Elf
    Blood Elf30.7%
  • Troll
    Troll20.5%
  • Nightborne
    Nightborne19.7%
  • Undead
    Undead8%
  • Vulpera
    Vulpera4.9%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren4.5%
  • Tauren
    Tauren3.4%
  • Goblin
    Goblin2.7%
  • Dracthyr
    Dracthyr1.9%
  • Mag'har Orc
    Mag'har Orc1.5%
  • Orc
    Orc1.1%
  • Zandalari Troll
    Zandalari Troll1.1%

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How the Arcane Mage guide is built

Where the data comes from

This Arcane Mage raid guide is built from real boss kill logs uploaded to Warcraft Logs for the current raid, enriched with character data from the official Blizzard API. The talents, gear, item levels, and stat priorities shown here reflect how Arcane Mage players actually perform on raid bosses, while the pick rate shows how often the spec appears in those logs. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few standout kills cannot skew the numbers.

How tiers are assigned

The raid tier shown for Arcane Mage comes from two factors. Performance compares its average damage against the highest damage spec among raid damage dealers, and popularity compares its raid pick rate against an even share across all damage specs. Strong damage with real representation earns S or A, while weaker output or low usage moves it down through B and C to D.

This Arcane Mage raid placement is a snapshot of the current tier and shifts with patches, class tuning, and sample size. Use the guide as a starting point and adapt the build to your fight and group.

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