Mists of Pandaria Classic Arcane Mage Gear and Best in Slot
On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Arcane Mage in Mists of Pandaria Classic.
Arcane Mage 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. Please note, that
this BiS list is very likely to update a few times, due to the WoWSims simulation
still being in Alpha state.
This is the stat priority for Arcane Mage, following our Arcane Mage Stats and Stat Priority Guide:
- Intellect
- Hit Rating = Expertise Rating (15% Hit Cap!)
- Haste Rating
- Mastery Rating
- Critical Strike Rating
For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide. You can find the Arcane Mage Pre-Raid Best in Slot in our dedicated Arcane Mage Pre-Raid Best in Slot Gear guide.
Reforging
Although we provide recommended reforging in the lists below, we also recommend installing the Reforgelite Classic addon to easily calculate your optimal reforging with any gear setup. It will automatically reforge your gear to your prefered stats in a couple clicks.
Best in Slot
Phase 1 Best in Slot
Slot | Item | Reforging | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Head | ![]() |
Crit →
Hit |
Sha of Fear
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
Neck | ![]() |
Crit →
Mastery |
Will of the Emperor
(H) Mogu'shan Vaults |
Shoulder | ![]() |
Lei Shi
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
|
Cloak | ![]() |
Haste →
Expertise |
Protectors of the Endless
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
Chest | ![]() |
Lei Shi
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
|
Bracer | ![]() |
Haste →
Expertise |
Imperial Vizier Zor'lok
(H) Heart of Fear |
Gloves | ![]() |
Hit →
Mastery |
Wind Lord Mel'jarak
(H) Heart of Fear |
Belt | ![]() |
Haste →
Mastery |
Amber-Shaper Un'sok
(H) Heart of Fear |
Legs | ![]() |
Haste →
Expertise |
Amber-Shaper Un'sok
(H) Heart of Fear |
Boots | ![]() |
Haste →
Hit |
Tsulong
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
Ring 1 | ![]() |
Crit →
Mastery |
Imperial Vizier Zor'lok
(H) Heart of Fear |
Ring 2 | ![]() |
Spirit →
Mastery |
Elder Regail, Elder Asani and Protector Koalan
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
Trinket 1 | ![]() |
Haste →
Mastery |
Elegon
(H) Mogu'shan Vaults |
Trinket 2 | ![]() |
Sha of Fear
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
|
Weapon | ![]() |
Crit →
Haste |
Protectors of the Endless
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
Off-Hand | ![]() |
Crit →
Mastery |
Blade Lord Ta'yak
(H) Heart of Fear |
Changelog
- 09 Jul. 2025: Updated BIS lists to match the current WoWSims.
- 24 Jun. 2025: Guide added.
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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.