Cataclysm Classic Arcane Mage Pre-Raid Gear
On this page, you will find the best pre-raid gear for Arcane Mage in Cataclysm Classic.
Arcane Mage Pre-Raid Gear Set
Welcome to our guide on the Best-in-Slot (BiS) gear for Arcane Mage! Here, you will find recommendations to help you optimize your gear for maximum damage and performance in raids and dungeons.
This is the stat priority for Arcane Mage, which this guide follows:
- Intellect
- Hit Rating (17% Hit Cap!)
- Haste Rating (until soft cap)
- Mastery Rating
- Haste Rating (after soft cap)
- Critical Strike Rating
For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.
Pre-raid Best in Slot
Phase 3 Pre-Raid Best in Slot. Most of the items are bought with Valor Points and Fissure Stone Fragments, which can both be obtained through running Inferno Protocol Heroic Dungeons. This list is - as always - still subject to changes, due to changes in the sim/new findings in the Mage Discord.
Slot | Item | Reforging | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Head | Crown of the Twilight Queen | Crit →
Hit |
80 Fissure Stone Fragments |
Neck | Amulet of Burning Brilliance | Crit →
Haste |
1250 Valor Points
Sold by Jamus'Vaz/Faldren Tillsdale |
Shoulder | Mantle of Nefarius | Spirit →
Haste |
60 Fissure Stone Fragments |
Cloak | Shroud of Endless Grief | Haste →
Hit |
80 Fissure Stone Fragments |
Chest | Firehawk Robes | Mastery →
Haste |
2200 Valor Points
Sold by Jamus'Vaz/Faldren Tillsdale |
Bracer | Emberflame Bracers | Mastery →
Haste |
1250 Valor Points
Sold by Jamus'Vaz/Faldren Tillsdale |
Gloves | Don Tayo's Inferno Mittens | Crit →
Haste |
Tailoring |
Belt | Soul Breath Belt of the Feverflare | Mastery →
Hit |
12 Fissure Stone Fragments |
Legs | Firehawk Leggings | Crit →
Haste |
2200 Valor Points
Sold by Jamus'Vaz/Faldren Tillsdale |
Boots | Boots of the Black Flame | Crit →
Haste |
Tailoring |
Ring 1 | Crystalline Brimstone Ring | Mastery →
Haste |
1200 Valor Points
Sold by Jamus'Vaz/Faldren Tillsdale |
Ring 2 | Planetary Band of the Wildfire | Mastery →
Hit |
12 Fissure Stone Fragments |
Trinket 1 | Theralion's Mirror | 50 Fissure Stone Fragments | |
Trinket 2 | Darkmoon Card: Volcano | Mastery →
Haste |
Darkmoon Volcanic Deck |
Weapon | Masterwork Elementium Spellblade | Crit →
Haste |
Blacksmithing |
Off-Hand | Book of Binding Will | 15 Fissure Stone Fragments | |
Ranged | Trail of Embers | 700 Valor Points
Sold by Jamus'Vaz/Faldren Tillsdale |
Phase 2 Pre-Raid Best in Slot. This list uses Archaeology items. The ring is relatively easy to get. For the 2H-Weapon (low drop rate) Voodoo Hexblade from the timed run in Zul'Aman HC and Hermit's Lamp (950 Justice Points) make a solid alternative.
Slot | Item | Reforging | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Head | Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades (Engineering)
Collar of Bones (Non-Engineering) |
Engineering
Daakara Zul'Aman HC |
|
Neck | Lightning Flash Pendant (A) Yellow Smoke Pendant (H) | Crit →
Hit |
Exalted
Wildhammer Clan (A) Dragonmaw Clan (H) |
Shoulder | Jan'alai's Spaulders | Crit →
Mastery |
Jan'alai
Zul'Aman HC |
Cloak | Haunt of Flies | Crit →
Hit |
1250 Valor Points |
Chest | Firelord's Robes | Crit →
Mastery |
2200 Valor Points |
Bracer | Wristwraps of Madness | Crit →
Mastery |
Timed run Reward
Zul'Aman HC |
Gloves | Firelord's Gloves | Crit →
Hit |
1650 Valor Points |
Belt | Dreamless Belt
Stratosphere Belt |
Tailoring
Grand Vizier Ertan The Vortex Pinnacle HC |
|
Legs | Firelord's Leggings | Haste →
Mastery |
2200 Valor Points |
Boots | Desert Walker Sandals | Haste →
Mastery |
Exalted Ramkahen |
Ring 1 | Signet of Venoxis | Haste →
Hit |
High Priest Venoxis
Zul'Gurub HC |
Ring 2 | Ring of the Boy Emperor | Haste →
Hit |
Archaeology |
Trinket 1 | Stump of Time (A)
Stump of Time (H) |
Exalted
Baradin's Wardens (A) Hellscream's Reach (H) |
|
Trinket 2 | Darkmoon Card: Volcano | Mastery →
Hit |
Darkmoon Volcanic Deck |
Weapon | Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan | Crit →
Hit |
Archaeology |
Ranged | Zulian Voodoo Stick | Haste →
Hit |
Edge of Madness bosses
Zul'Gurub HC |
For this pre-raid gear set make sure to use Reckless Ember Topaz in yellow gem slots and one Veiled Demonseye in your belt, rest red. This will result in slightly more dps than using reds in every gem slot.
Slot | Item | Reforging | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Head* | Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades (Engineering)
Helm of the Typhonic Beast (Non-Engineering) |
Engineering
Setesh Halls of Origination HC |
|
Neck | Lightning Flash Pendant (A) Yellow Smoke Pendant (H) | Exalted
Wildhammer Clan (A) Dragonmaw Clan (H) |
|
Shoulder | Mantle of the Eastern Lords | Lord Godfrey
Shadowfang Keep HC |
|
Cloak* | Periwinkle Cloak | Lady Naz'jar
Throne of the Tides HC |
|
Chest* | Inquisition Robes | Rom'ogg Bonecrusher
Blackrock Caverns HC |
|
Bracer | Sand Silk Wristband | Crit →
Haste |
Augh and Lockmaw
Lost City of the Tol'vir HC |
Gloves* | Flamebloom Gloves | Exalted The Earthen Ring | |
Belt | Dreamless Belt
Stratosphere Belt |
Tailoring
Grand Vizier Ertan The Vortex Pinnacle HC |
|
Legs | Breeches of Mended Nightmares
Pensive Legwraps |
Crit →
Haste |
Tailoring
2200 Justice Points |
Boots | Desert Walker Sandals | Exalted Ramkahen | |
Ring 1* | Lavishly Jeweled Ring | Admiral Ripsnarl
Halls of Origination HC |
|
Ring 2* | Band of Singing Grass (A)
Band of Lamentation (H) |
Revered
Wildhammer Clan (A) Dragonmaw Clan (H) |
|
Trinket 1 | Stump of Time (A)
Stump of Time (H) |
Exalted
Baradin's Wardens (A) Hellscream's Reach (H) |
|
Trinket 2 | Darkmoon Card: Volcano | Darkmoon Volcanic Deck | |
Weapon* | Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan
Elementium Spellblade |
Archaeology
Blacksmithing |
|
Off-Hand | Hermit's Lamp | 950 Justice Points | |
Ranged | Corla's Baton | Corla, Herald of Twilight
Blackrock Caverns HC |
*We need to talk about some items in a little more detail:
- Head — Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades is the recommended helmet if you have gone with Engineering. It can fit in Quick Cogwheels and Rigid Cogwheels.
- Cloak — Ritssyn's Ruminous Drape is a better alternative from World Bosses. However, its drop rate is limited by world boss spawns, making this item very hard to get.
- Chest — Dizze's Whirling Robe is a better alternative from World Bosses. However, its drop rate is limited by world boss spawns, making this item very hard to get.
- Gloves — Grips of the Failed Immortal is a better alternative from World Bosses. However, its drop rate is limited by world boss spawns, making this item very hard to get.
- Ring — Ring of the Boy Emperor is obtained via Archaeology, but will take a very long time to get, since it has a very low drop chance. Signet of High Arcanist Savor is a random world drop and is a very solid option, but it is very rare and will be expensive throughout the expansion.
- Weapon — The Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan from Archaeology is also very hard to get, because it also has a very low drop rate. If you can take the grind, definately get this weapon, it is by far the best pre raid BiS weapon you can get. Should you not get this Staff, all the other one-handed blue weapons from Heroic Dungeons are basically the same as Elementium Spellblade , take whatever weapon you get first.
Changelog
- 31 Oct. 2024: Upgrades! So many upgrades! Oh no! I've lost my wrench!
- 28 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 17 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 11 Aug. 2024: Updated for Phase 2 again.
- 29 Jul. 2024: Updated for Phase 2.
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This guide has been written by Wrdlbrmpft aka Arcanaenus, playing Mage since 2008. He is usually found in the Mage discord, where you may also ask him questions his guides do not answer.
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