Mage specialization

Arcane Mage in WoW Forever

Mana management and Arcane spells.

  • Your role: Ranged spell damage
  • Advice for every level to 60
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Level 45 · Damage in a group

How to play dungeons at level 45

Your combat loop

Press the first one that is ready.

Arcane’s own loop, from level 20. Before that every Mage plays the same loop.

Own loop from: Fire level 13Frost level 13Arcane level 20

  1. Arcane Blast Rank 3 3× every 18 sec

    Cast it 3 times in a row, then again when its 18 sec buff runs out.

    17% of your damage
  2. Arcane Wrath Rank 1 Every 6 sec

    Use it whenever it is ready, every 6 sec.

    52% of your damage
  3. Arcane Missiles Rank 5 Filler

    Cast it whenever nothing above is ready.

    31% of your damage

The first 30 seconds

When to press each one from the pull. The blue line under a press is the global cooldown (1.5 sec) or cast it holds: nothing else on the global cooldown can go until it ends, so of two that are ready together the higher one goes first.

In the gaps
Arcane Missiles

How MaxDPS works this out

Talents at level 45

36 points at level 45: the first at level 10, then one every level.

The MaxDPS build at this level, in the game’s talent frame. Click a talent to learn it and right click to unlearn it, as in the game.

Talents
Unspent Talents
Point order: when each point goes in
  1. Improved Channeling 5/5 · levels 10–14 not counted here
  2. Missile Barrage 2/2 · levels 15–16 +18.9% damage
  3. Arcane Concentration 5/5 · levels 17–19, 24 and 26 not counted here
  4. Arcane Blast 1/1 · level 20 +17.4% damage
  5. Arcane Impact 3/3 · levels 21–23 +5.4% damage
  6. Arcane Wrath 1/1 · level 25 +13.9% damage
  7. Arcane Meditation 3/3 · levels 27–29 +0.1% damage
  8. Arcane Mind 5/5 · levels 30–34 +10.6% damage
  9. Arcane Instability 3/3 · levels 35–37 +5.7% damage
  10. Presence of Mind 1/1 · level 38 not counted here
  11. Arcane Subtlety 1/2 · level 39 not counted here
  12. Arcane Power 1/1 · level 40 +2.5% damage
  13. Precision 3/3 · levels 41–43 +5.3% damage
  14. Accelerant 2/5 · levels 44–45 +5.5% damage

Every Mage talent

Preliminary item rankings · Dungeons

Arcane Mage gear rankings

Arcane spell damage · Level 45 · Calculated defaults

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Where it comes from
Auction prices from

Materials: . Each reagent counts at the lower of a vendor’s price and its lowest buyout.

Key stats show the stats behind the three largest score contributions, as the game tooltip states them; open an item’s details for every value and source.

Head items with imported stats, weighted scores and acquisition sources.
Rank Item Score (pts) Where to get it Actions
1 in this filtered list
Red Mageweave Headband Cloth · iLvl 48 · Req. 43 · Crafted Key stats: 19 Spell power20 Intellect51 Armor
34.62
TailoringCrafted
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 19 × 0.9854 = 18.72 pts
  • Intellect: 20 × 0.7861 = 15.72 pts
  • Armor: 51 × 0.0034 = 0.17 pts

Uncommon

Source

TailoringCrafted
2 in this filtered list
Dreamweave Circlet Cloth · iLvl 50 · Req. 45 · Crafted Key stats: 21 Spell power10 Intellect58 Armor
28.75
TailoringCrafted
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 21 × 0.9854 = 20.69 pts
  • Intellect: 10 × 0.7861 = 7.86 pts
  • Armor: 58 × 0.0034 = 0.20 pts

Rare

Source

TailoringCrafted
3 in this filtered list
Miner's Hat of the Deep Cloth · iLvl 44 · Req. 39 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 17 Intellect12 Spell power7 Stamina
26.82
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 17 × 0.7861 = 13.36 pts
  • Spell power: 12 × 0.9854 = 11.82 pts
  • Stamina: 7 × 0.1884 = 1.32 pts
  • Armor: 52 × 0.0034 = 0.18 pts
  • Bonus armor: 40 × 0.0034 = 0.14 pts

Rare

Source

4 in this filtered list
Black Mageweave Headband Cloth · iLvl 46 · Req. 41 · Crafted Key stats: 13 Spell power12 Intellect49 Armor
22.41
TailoringCrafted
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 13 × 0.9854 = 12.81 pts
  • Intellect: 12 × 0.7861 = 9.43 pts
  • Armor: 49 × 0.0034 = 0.17 pts

Uncommon

Source

TailoringCrafted
5 in this filtered list
Corpseshroud Cloth · iLvl 40 · Req. 35 · Other drop Key stats: 19 Intellect7 Spell power47 Armor
21.99
Razorfen DownsZone loot
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 19 × 0.7861 = 14.94 pts
  • Spell power: 7 × 0.9854 = 6.90 pts
  • Armor: 47 × 0.0034 = 0.16 pts

Rare

Source

Razorfen DownsZone loot
6 in this filtered list
Papal Fez Cloth · iLvl 43 · Req. 38 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 17 Intellect8 Spell damage51 Armor
21.42
Stonevault BrawlerNPC drop · <0.1% · Uldaman
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 17 × 0.7861 = 13.36 pts
  • Spell power: 8 × 0.9854 = 7.88 pts
  • Armor: 51 × 0.0034 = 0.17 pts

Rare

3 sources

Stonevault BrawlerNPC drop · <0.1% · Uldaman
Stonevault GeomancerNPC drop · <0.1% · Uldaman
Stonevault MaulerNPC drop · <0.1% · Uldaman
7 in this filtered list
Spellpower Goggles Xtreme Cloth · iLvl 43 · Req. 38* · Crafted · Profession required Key stats: 21 Spell power46 Armor
20.85
EngineeringCrafted
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 21 × 0.9854 = 20.69 pts
  • Armor: 46 × 0.0034 = 0.16 pts

Uncommon · Profession required — check item requirements

Source

EngineeringCrafted
8 in this filtered list
Augural Shroud Cloth · iLvl 39 · Req. 34 · Other drop Key stats: 11 Spell power10 Intellect5 Stamina
19.79
Nether SorceressNPC drop · 1.4% · Desolace
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 11 × 0.9854 = 10.84 pts
  • Intellect: 10 × 0.7861 = 7.86 pts
  • Stamina: 5 × 0.1884 = 0.94 pts
  • Armor: 42 × 0.0034 = 0.14 pts

Uncommon

Source

Nether SorceressNPC drop · 1.4% · Desolace
9 in this filtered list
Blackwater Cap Cloth · iLvl 45 · Req. 40* · Quest Key stats: 17 Intellect6 Spell power48 Armor
19.44

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 17 × 0.7861 = 13.36 pts
  • Spell power: 6 × 0.9854 = 5.91 pts
  • Armor: 48 × 0.0034 = 0.16 pts

Uncommon

10 in this filtered list
Magister Cowl Cloth · iLvl 49 · Req. 44* · Quest Key stats: 18 Spell power57 Armor
17.93

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 18 × 0.9854 = 17.74 pts
  • Armor: 57 × 0.0034 = 0.19 pts

Rare

Source

11 in this filtered list
Bad Mojo Mask Cloth · iLvl 49 · Req. 44 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 21 Intellect57 Armor
16.70
Shadowpriest Sezz'zizBoss drop · 23% · Zul'Farrak

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 21 × 0.7861 = 16.51 pts
  • Armor: 57 × 0.0034 = 0.19 pts

Rare

Source

Shadowpriest Sezz'zizBoss drop · 23% · Zul'Farrak
12 in this filtered list
Whitemane's Chapeau Cloth · iLvl 44 · Req. 39 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 10 Intellect7 Spell damage9 Stamina
16.63

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 10 × 0.7861 = 7.86 pts
  • Spell power: 7 × 0.9854 = 6.90 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.1884 = 1.70 pts
  • Armor: 52 × 0.0034 = 0.18 pts

Rare

Source

13 in this filtered list
Cassandra's Grace Cloth · iLvl 47 · Req. 42 · Other drop Key stats: 15 Spell damage7 Stamina55 Armor
16.29
Emerald Encrusted ChestContainer loot · 2.8%
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 15 × 0.9854 = 14.78 pts
  • Stamina: 7 × 0.1884 = 1.32 pts
  • Armor: 55 × 0.0034 = 0.19 pts

Rare

57 sources

Emerald Encrusted ChestContainer loot · 2.8%
Scalebane CaptainNPC drop · <0.1% · Swamp of Sorrows
Spirit of VengNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Solid ChestObject loot · <0.1%
Nethergarde MinerNPC drop · <0.1% · Blasted Lands
Noxious SlimeNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Creeping SludgeNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Atal'ai SlaveNPC drop · <0.1% · Sunken Temple
Slave WorkerNPC drop · <0.1% · Searing Gorge
All 57 sources
14 in this filtered list
Filigreed Pearly Circlet Cloth · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Crafted Key stats: 14 Arcane spell power12 Stamina38 Armor
16.19
TailoringCrafted
Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Arcane spell power: 14 × 0.9854 = 13.80 pts
  • Stamina: 12 × 0.1884 = 2.26 pts
  • Armor: 38 × 0.0034 = 0.13 pts

Rare

Source

TailoringCrafted
15 in this filtered list
Stormcloth Headband Cloth · iLvl 48 · Req. 43 · Crafted Key stats: 8 Spell damage10 Intellect51 Armor
15.92
TailoringCrafted
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 8 × 0.9854 = 7.88 pts
  • Intellect: 10 × 0.7861 = 7.86 pts
  • Armor: 51 × 0.0034 = 0.17 pts

Uncommon

Source

TailoringCrafted
16 in this filtered list
Twilight Mine Light Cloth · iLvl 45 · Req. 40* · Quest · Alliance only Key stats: 13 Spell power12 Stamina48 Armor
15.23

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 13 × 0.9854 = 12.81 pts
  • Stamina: 12 × 0.1884 = 2.26 pts
  • Armor: 48 × 0.0034 = 0.16 pts

Uncommon

Source

17 in this filtered list
Living Cowl Cloth · iLvl 44 · Req. 39 · Other drop Key stats: 13 Spell power12 Stamina47 Armor
15.23
Tangled HorrorNPC drop · 3.2% · Swamp of Sorrows · also from 1 other creature
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 13 × 0.9854 = 12.81 pts
  • Stamina: 12 × 0.1884 = 2.26 pts
  • Armor: 47 × 0.0034 = 0.16 pts

Uncommon

2 sources

Tangled HorrorNPC drop · 3.2% · Swamp of Sorrows · also from 1 other creature
Molt ThornNPC drop · 0.8% · Swamp of Sorrows
18 in this filtered list
Strongly Scented Hood Cloth · iLvl 47 · Req. 42 · Other drop Key stats: 15 Spell power55 Armor
14.97
Overlord MuggNPC drop · 9.1%

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 15 × 0.9854 = 14.78 pts
  • Armor: 55 × 0.0034 = 0.19 pts

Rare

Source

Overlord MuggNPC drop · 9.1%
19 in this filtered list
Venomshroud Mask Cloth · iLvl 50 · Req. 45 · Other drop Key stats: 16 Intellect10 Stamina53 Armor
14.64
Muculent OozeNPC drop · <0.1% · Un'Goro Crater · also from 60 other creatures
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 16 × 0.7861 = 12.58 pts
  • Stamina: 10 × 0.1884 = 1.88 pts
  • Armor: 53 × 0.0034 = 0.18 pts

Uncommon

61 sources

Muculent OozeNPC drop · <0.1% · Un'Goro Crater · also from 60 other creatures
Primordial BehemothNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Jaedenar GuardianNPC drop · <0.1% · Felwood
Northspring RoguefeatherNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas
UnseenNPC drop · <0.1% · Duskwood
Thistleshrub RootshaperNPC drop · <0.1% · Tanaris
RotgripNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Sul'lithuz AbominationNPC drop · <0.1% · Zul'Farrak
Princess TheradrasNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Jadefire FelswornNPC drop · <0.1% · Felwood
All 61 sources
20 in this filtered list
Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator Cloth · iLvl 36 · Req. 31 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 8 Spell power8 Intellect43 Armor
14.32
Mekgineer ThermapluggBoss drop · 10% · Gnomeregan

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 8 × 0.9854 = 7.88 pts
  • Intellect: 8 × 0.7861 = 6.29 pts
  • Armor: 43 × 0.0034 = 0.15 pts

Rare

Source

Mekgineer ThermapluggBoss drop · 10% · Gnomeregan

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