While a clear best in slot (BiS) list is always available in WoW Classic, the items contained might be extremely hard or expensive to get before Outland. Thus, we will try to give at least one alternative, for most slots in the list, so that you can pick where and how to farm them. Further, for freshly boosted or ungeared Mages, this guide contains an "easy-to-get" list of items, which are still pretty decent.

Mage AoE Grinding / Farming Best in Slot (BiS) List

If you are in the aoe farming business, you mostly want items with high amounts of stamina and intellect on them. Some farms, such as the Maraudon boost shown in Arlaeus' video, become easier when wearing gear with Nature Resistance, and 5 pieces of the Netherwind Regalia, but these are not required.

With TBC around the corner, it will be hard for most players to get their full Best in Slot gear in time. Further, freshly boosted 58 characters also want to become raid and TBC ready as fast as possible. Therefore, the following list will show you a way to get acceptable gear, which is in some cases worse than the optimal pre-BIS, and is for most cases very easy and fast to obtain. Do not fear wearing a green item, if it is extremely easy to get and has acceptable stats.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Crimson Felt Hat Spellweaver's Turban Bad Mojo Mask Emerald Crown of Destruction Dreamweave Circlet	Magistrate Barthilas in Stratholme General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire Shadowpriest Sezz'ziz in Zul'Farrak Jewelcrafting Tailoring
Neck	Nacreous Shell Necklace Arcane Crystal Pendant Glowing Eye of Mordresh Jade Pendant of Blasting	Cannon Master Willey in Stratholme Destroy Morphaz in Azshara Mordresh Fire Eye in Razorfen Downs Jewelcrafting, 10 charges, extremely cheap.
Shoulder	Burial Shawl Sunderseer Mantle Boreal Mantle	Mini bosses in Scholomance Crystal Fang in Lower Blackrock Spire Warder Stilgiss in Blackrock Depths, Frost damage.
Cloak	Spritecaster Cape Deep Woodlands Cloak Featherskin Cape Mageflame Cloak	Houndmaster Grebmar in Blackrock Depths Wanted: Vile Priestess Hexx and Her Minions in Hinterlands (Horde only) Hakkar in Sunken Temple Auction House, Fire damage.
Chest	Earthpower Vest Robe of Winter Night Robe of Everlasting Night Bloodvine Vest Robe of the Archmage	Veteran's Battlegear in Silithus Immol'thar in Dire Maul West Tailoring Tailoring Tailoring
Wrists	Rockfury Bracers Sublime Wristguards Funeral Cuffs Arcanist Bindings Glacial Wrists	Stalwart's Battlegear quest in Silithus Guard Mol'dar and Guard Slip'kik in Dire Maul North Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Lower Blackrock Spire From the Auction House, drops in Molten Core Tailoring
Gloves	Inferno Gloves Sandworm Skin Gloves Dreamweave Gloves	Tailoring Armaments of War in Silithus Tailoring
Belt	Chloromesh Girdle Dustfeather Sash Ban'thok Sash	Razorlash in Maraudon Solakar Flamewreath in Upper Blackrock Spire Ok'thor the Breaker in Blackrock Depths
Legs	Skyshroud Leggings Spiritshroud Leggings Bloodvine Leggings Flarecore Leggings	Highlord Omokk in Lower Blackrock Spire The Beast in Upper Blackrock Spire Tailoring Tailoring
Boots	Fire Striders Dragonrider Boots Omnicast Boots Vinerot Sandals Bloodvine Boots	Balnazzar in Stratholme Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire Golem Lord Argelmach in Blackrock Depths Razorlash in Maraudon Tailoring
Rings	Gem Studded Band Maiden's Circle Songstone of Ironforge (Alliance) / Eye of Orgrimmar (Horde)	Jewelcrafting Auction House From the quests The Princess's Surprise (Alliance) / The Princess Saved? (Horde)
Trinkets	Eye of the Beast Power of the High Chief Briarwood Reed Draconic Infused Emblem	General Drakkisath's Demise (Alliance) / For The Horde! (Horde) both in Upper Blackrock Spire. Words of the High Chief quest in Winterspring Jed Runewatcher in Upper Blackrock Spire General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire
Two-Hand	Zulian Ceremonial Staff Rod of the Ogre Magi Amethyst War Staff Kindling Stave	Auction House Tribute Run in Dire Maul North Azure Templar in Silithus Pyromancer Loregrain in Blackrock Depths
One-Hand	Black Crystal Dagger Verimonde's Last Resort Witchblade Inventor's Focal Sword Dark Whisper Blade The Lost Kris of Zedd	Wanted - Deathclasp, Terror of the Sands quest in Silithus Superior Armaments of Battle quests in Light's Hope Chapel, Eastern Plaguelands Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance Tinkerer Gizlock in Maraudon Auction House Auction House
Off-hand	Scepter of Interminable Focus Tome of the Lost Spirit of Aquementas	Sothos and Jarien's Heirlooms in Stratholme General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire From the It's Dangerous to Go Alone quest line
Ranged	Pyric Caduceus Bonecreeper Stylus	Pyromancer Loregrain in Blackrock Depths Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance

Naxxramas is the final destination of the original World of Warcraft, and as such carries the best gear and the most difficult bosses.

Mage Tier 3, Frostfire Regalia looks amazing and has great stats, and in TBC the 6-Set bonus is better than it was in Classic. We will be listing multiple pieces of this set below, regardless, as their raw stats more than make up for the lack of useful set bonuses.

In Naxxramas, all bosses are undead except for Grand Widow Faerlina and Maexxna. This makes specialized anti-undead items such as Rune of the Dawn, Mark of the Champion and the Regalia of Undead Cleansing set really effective. On top of that, these items can also be used against undead enemies in Karazhan and the Mark of the Champion is considered BiS when fighting demons. Consider any of these items and the full set of undead cleansing to be a top 3 piece of gear for its slot.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Frostfire Circlet	Thaddius in Naxxramas
Neck	Gem of Trapped Innocents	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
Shoulder	Rime Covered Mantle	Gluth in Naxxramas
Cloak	Cloak of the Necropolis	Sapphiron in Naxxramas
Chest	Frostfire Robe	The Four Horsemen in Naxxramas
Wrists	The Soul Harvester's Bindings	Gothik the Harvester in Naxxramas
Gloves	Dark Storm Gauntlets	C'Thun in AQ40
Belt	Eyestalk Waist Cord	C'Thun in AQ40
Legs	Leggings of Polarity	Thaddius in Naxxramas
Boots	Frostfire Sandals	Gothik the Harvester, Instructor Razuvious or Gluth in Naxxramas
Rings	Frostfire Ring Ring of the Eternal Flame	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas Trash mobs in Naxxramas
Trinkets	Neltharion's Tear The Restrained Essence of Sapphiron Mind Quickening Gem	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Sapphiron in Naxxramas Vaelastrasz the Corrupt in Blackwing Lair
Two-Hand	Soulseeker	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
One-Hand	Wraith Blade	Maexxna in Naxxramas
Off-hand	Sapphiron's Left Eye	Sapphiron in Naxxramas
Ranged	Doomfinger	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas

While the list above contains the absolute best gear setup, you are unlikely to quickly gather all of it. We provide more options below, some which are very close to the best and some which are just much easier to get!

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Mish'undare, Circlet of the Mind Flayer Enigma Circlet Spellweaver's Turban Eye of Flame	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair The Twin Emperors in AQ40 General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire World drop BoE
Neck	Amulet of Vek'nilash Choker of the Fire Lord Charm of the Shifting Sands Jeklik's Opaline Talisman	The Twin Emperors in AQ40 Ragnaros in Molten Core Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20 High Priestess Jeklik in Zul'Gurub
Shoulder	Champion's Silk Mantle (for set bonus) Mantle of the Blackwing Cabal Mantle of Phrenic Power Enigma Shoulderpads Abyssal Cloth Amice of Sorcery	Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 10 Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair Silithid Royalty in AQ40 Viscidus or Princess Huhuran Baron Kazum
Cloak	Cloak of the Devoured Cloak of Consumption Cloak of the Brood Lord Cloak of the Hakkari Worshippers	C'Thun in AQ40 Hakkar in Zul'Gurub Nefarian in Blackwing Lair High Priest Bosses in Zul'Gurub
Chest	Enigma Robes Robe of the Archmage Garb of Royal Ascension Bloodvine Vest	C'Thun in AQ40 Tailoring Temple of Ahn'Qiraj Trash Guide Tailoring
Wrists	Rockfury Bracers Bracers of Arcane Accuracy Burrower Bracers Black Bark Wristbands	Stalwart's Battlegear quest in Silithus Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lair Ouro in AQ40 Lethon
Gloves	Gloves of the Hypnotic Flame Inferno Gloves Netherwind Gloves	Majordomo Executus in Molten Core Tailoring Drake bosses in Blackwing Lair
Belt	Mana Igniting Cord Firemaw's Clutch Belt of Untapped Power	Various Bosses in Molten Core Firemaw in Blackwing Lair High Priest Bosses in Zul'Gurub
Legs	Leggings of the Festering Swarm Leggings of the Black Blizzard Enigma Leggings Bloodvine Leggings Netherwind Pants	Battleguard Sartura in AQ40 Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20 Ouro in AQ40 Tailoring Ragnaros in Molten Core
Boots	Blood Guard's Silk Walkers (for set bonus) Enigma Boots Boots of Epiphany Snowblind Shoes Bloodvine Boots	Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 7 Viscidus or Princess Huhuran in AQ40 The Twin Emperors in AQ40 Azuregos Tailoring
Rings	Ring of the Fallen God Ritssyn's Ring of Chaos Band of Forced Concentration Mindtear Band Ring of Spell Power	C'Thun in AQ40 Temple of Ahn'Qiraj Trash Guide Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair Taerar Flamewalker Bosses in Molten Core
Trinkets	Talisman of Ephemeral Power Zandalarian Hero Charm Briarwood Reed	Various Bosses in Molten Core Hakkar in Zul'Gurub Jed Runewatcher in Upper Blackrock Spire
Two-Hand	Brimstone Staff Blessed Qiraji Acolyte Staff Staff of the Shadow Flame Staff of the Ruins Ironbark Staff	Loatheb in Naxxramas Tokens dropped by most bosses (Temple of Ahn'Qiraj Loot Guide) Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20 Arathi Basin Exalted
One-Hand	Sharpened Silithid Femur Claw of Chromaggus Fang of the Mystics	Viscidus in AQ40 Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair Azuregos
Off-hand	Royal Scepter of Vek'lor Tome of Fiery Arcana Talon of Furious Concentration Therazane's Touch	The Twin Emperors in AQ40 Alterac Valley Exalted Moam in AQ20 Alterac Valley Exalted
Ranged	Wand of Qiraji Nobility Touch of Chaos Pyric Caduceus Bonecreeper Stylus	Silithid Royalty in AQ40 Hakkar in Zul'Gurub Pyromancer Loregrain in Blackrock Depths Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance