TBC Classic Arcane Mage Phase 1 / Tier 4 Gear and Best in Slot

This is a list of gear that is considered to be the best in each slot. This BiS list also allows you to use a flexible option for your Cloak and one Ring, as the two options are almost equal in performance. We recommend you to go with the Ring / Cloak combination you can get first. When this guide says Option A (or Option B) for one item, it means you need to follow this option for the other items as well and not mix Option A with Option B items.

The list below is following the stat priority of Spell Hit until cap > Spell Damage = Intellect > Spell Haste > Spell Crit > Spirit and assumes no Hit chance raid buffs. You can see an explanation for this priority on our stats page for Arcane Mage below.

If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Arcane Mage, our pre-raid best in slot list is meant to give you an idea of non-raid items you can chase as a solo / pug player in preparation for raids.

Do note that items from Heroic dungeons or that require Primal Nethers (which are obtained from Heroics) can be harder to get than raid items due to their daily lockout. Some Heroic dungeons are also harder than most of Karazhan.

If, however, your character is ready to take on the content of Tiers 5 and 6, then please utilize our updated lists instead.

The items on the following list for Tier 4 come from TBC dungeons, professions, reputation rewards, and PvP. As world boss loot is very hard to get for most players, this set does not include any world boss loot. It also uses only crafted gems.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Collar of the Aldor; gem Chaotic Skyfire Diamond and Glowing Nightseye	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Neck	Adornment of Stolen Souls	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Shoulders	Pauldrons of the Aldor; gem Brilliant Dawnstone and Veiled Noble Topaz	High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair
Back	Ruby Drape of the Mysticant (Option A) Brute Cloak of the Ogre-Magi (Option B)	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair
Chest	Spellfire Robe; gem 2x Veiled Noble Topaz	Tailoring
Wrists	Marshal's Silk Cuffs (Alliance) / General's Silk Cuffs (Horde); gem Veiled Noble Topaz	PvP — Battlegrounds
Hands	Spellfire Gloves; gem Brilliant Dawnstone and Veiled Noble Topaz (Option A) or 2x Veiled Noble Topaz (Option B)	Tailoring
Waist	Spellfire Belt; gem Brilliant Dawnstone and Glowing Nightseye	Tailoring
Legs	Legwraps of the Aldor	Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair
Feet	Boots of Foretelling; gem Runed Living Ruby and Brilliant Dawnstone	Maiden of Virtue in Karazhan
Rings	Ring of Recurrence (Option A) Band of Crimson Fury (Option B) Violet Signet of the Archmage	Chess Event — Karazhan (Option A) The Fall of Magtheridon quest reward — Magtheridon's Lair (Option B) The Violet Eye vendor in front of Karazhan; The Violet Eye Exalted
Trinkets	The Lightning Capacitor Icon of the Silver Crescent	Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan G'eras in Shattrath, 41 Badge of Justice
Weapons	Nathrezim Mindblade	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Off-Hand	Talisman of Kalecgos	G'eras — Shattrath, 25 Badge of Justice
Wand	Eredar Wand of Obliteration	Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair

If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Arcane Mage Enchants and Gems page below provides more information.