Arcane Mage

Ranged caster built around mana and big burst windows.

DPSRangedMedium to play

Talents

Copy the build, then in game press N to open Talents, click Import and paste.

Pick gear, gems and enchants with your top stats first. Item level still matters most.

Patch 12.1. Stat source

Picks for Arcane in patch 12.1, from the Icy Veins guide.

Flask Flask of the Blood Knights Haste. The best flask for Arcane.
Combat potion Light's Potential Raises your Intellect for 30 seconds. Use it with your big cooldowns.
Health potion Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion Healing in combat. It doesn't share a cooldown with Healthstones, so you can use both.
Food Silvermoon Parade A group feast. On your own, eat Royal Roast instead.
Augment rune Void-Touched Augment Rune Raises your Intellect. It's expensive and is lost when you die, so save it for progression.
Weapon oil Thalassian Phoenix Oil Lasts an hour. Reapply it after it wears off.

Head
Raises Speed.
Shoulders
Raises Speed, so you move faster.
Chest
Raises your primary stat.
Legs
Raises Intellect and your maximum mana.
Feet
Raises Speed and Stamina.
Both rings
Your critical strikes deal more damage and healing.
Main hand
Your spells and abilities can grant Might of the Void, raising your primary stat for a short time.

First socket
Raises your primary stat.
With 5 or more sockets, switch to Powerful Eversong Diamond and use one gem of each color.
Every other socket
Raises Mastery and Haste.

Patch 12.1. Source

Best trinkets for Arcane

Grades for Arcane, patch 12.1.5. Trinket source

Look up your character to see which of these you're missing and what to upgrade first.

Other Mage specs: Fire · Frost

Tier ranks from patch 12.1.5, mid-October 2026. See the full tier list.