Mists of Pandaria Classic Arcane Mage Enchants and Consumables

In World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Arcane Mages aim to enhance their damage output and combat performance by selecting enchantments, gems, and consumables that amplify their arcane spells.

Enchantments are essential for maximizing a Arcane Mage’s performance. The best options include:

• Shoulders
  • Greater Crane Wing Inscription
  • Crane Wing Inscription
  • Secret Crane Wing Inscription (Inscription)
• Back
  • Enchant Cloak - Superior Intellect
  • Lightweave Embroidery (Tailoring)
• Chest
  • Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
• Wrists
  • Enchant Bracer - Super Intellect
  • Fur Lining - Intellect (Leatherworking)
• Hands
  • Enchant Gloves - Superior Mastery
  • Enchant Gloves - Superior Expertise (for hit cap)
• Waist
  • Living Steel Belt Buckle
  • Nitro Boosts (Engineering)
• Legs
  • Greater Cerulean Spellthread
  • Cerulean Spellthread (cheaper)
  • Master's Spellthread (Tailoring)
• Feet
  • Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step
• Rings
  • Enchant Ring - Greater Intellect (Enchanting)
• Weapon
  • Enchant Weapon - Jade Spirit
  • Enchant Weapon - Elemental Force (cheaper)
  • Enchant Weapon - Windsong (cheaper)
• Off-Hand
  • Enchant Off-Hand - Major Intellect

In addition to the existing Wrist Hands enchants, Blacksmiths can apply Socket Bracer and Socket Gloves, and Engineers can apply Synapse Springs.

Gems are essential for fine-tuning a Arcane Mage's attributes. Generally you want to reach the Hit cap of 15% (5,100 Hit rating for non-Draenei, for Draenei 4,760) and then gem for crit. It is important to note that, unlike in previous expansions, some BIS gems use mixed stats, e.g. Artful Vermilion Onyx with Intellect and Mastery.

Sockets	Gems
	Burning Primal Diamond or Sinister Primal Diamond (better)
	Keen Vermilion Onyx / Perfect Keen Tiger Opal (Hit/Mastery) Artful Vermilion Onyx / Perfect Artful Tiger Opal or Brilliant Serpent's Eye (Jewelcrafting) (Int/Mastery)
	Fractured Sun's Radiance / Perfect Fractured Sunstone or Fractured Serpent's Eye (Jewelcrafting)
	Sensei's Wild Jade / Perfect Sensei's Alexandrite (Mastery/Hit)
	Engineering: Rigid Tinker's Gear / Precise Tinker's Gear (Hit/Expertise) Fractured Tinker's Gear Quick Tinker's Gear (Haste) Smooth Tinker's Gear (Crit)

Consumables provide temporary, but impactful bonuses to a Arcane Mage's performance.

You should always be eating the food that provides the highest amount of intellect. Options are:

• 300 Intellect: Mogu Fish Stew, Spiced Blossom Soup and Pandaren Treasure Noodle Soup
• 275 Intellect: Deluxe Noodle Soup, Braised Turtle, Great Banquet of the Pot and Banquet of the Pot
• 250 Intellect: Noodle Soup and Swirling Mist Soup

Your preferred is the Flask of the Warm Sun, the best potion choice for encounters will be Potion of the Jade Serpent.