WotLK Classic Arcane Mage Pre-Raid Gear
On this page, you will find the best pre-raid gear for Arcane Mage in WotLK Classic.
WotLK Arcane Mage Phase 1 / Tier 7 Pre-Raid Best in Slot List
This gear collection list is considered the to be the best gear you can get
outside of Raids. It includes gear from (Heroic) WotLK
Dungeons, gear from Emblem of Heroism, and gear from the Professions
Engineering and Tailoring.
This is a list of gear that is considered to be the best in each slot.
The list below is following the stat priority of Hit until cap
> Spell Power ≥ Haste rating; > Crit > Spirit > Intellect
> Stamina; > MP5. It
assumes 6% Hit from the standard Arcane Mage spec, 3% hit from either a
Balance Druid's Improved Faerie Fire or
from a Shadow Priest's
Misery and no
Heroic Presence. You can see an explanation for this priority
on our stats page for Arcane Mage below.
Other Arcane Mage Best in Slot Lists
If your character is ready to jump into Phase 1 / Tier 7 content, then see our current best in slot list.
Pre-Raid Best in Slot Table
Please note that getting Heroes' Frostfire Robe and
Heroes' Frostfire Gloves is also a preparation for getting the
4-set bonus of this set faster in Raids and it is worth focusing on these two
pieces. Further, in many slots you can also just use the TBC pieces from
Sunwell Plateau, as many of them are still kind of decent; some
are even Pre-Raid BiS. The
Emblem of Heroism items can be bought from
Harold Winston, Arcanist Ivrenne (Alliance), and
Magistrix Lambriesse (Horde) in Dalaran. This list will
also give the best 2-3 options per slot (first option is best, etc.), in case
you cannot get the best item or already have the second best. Make sure to use
two
Purified Twilight Opals in a
Blue Socket or
a
Red Socket in order to activate
your
Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
Meta Gem. Using
Cowl of Tirisfal
and
Mantle of Tirisfal can slightly outperform the other options in
single-target fights, but they are worse overall.
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Wand |
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For each of these gear sets, make sure to be Hit-capped. The Arcane Mage stat priority and hit cap can be found in our Arcane Mage PvE Stats section.
WotLK Arcane Mage Phase 2 / Tier 8 Pre-Raid Best in Slot List
This gear collection list is considered the to be the best gear you can get
outside of Raids. It includes gear from (Heroic) WotLK
Dungeons, gear from Emblem of Heroism, and gear from
Tailoring.
This is a list of gear that is considered to be the best in each slot.
The list below is following the stat priority of Hit until cap
> Spell Power ≥ Haste rating; > Crit > Spirit > Intellect
> Stamina; > MP5. It
assumes 6% Hit from the standard Arcane Mage spec, 3% hit from either a
Balance Druid's Improved Faerie Fire or
from a Shadow Priest's
Misery and
Heroic Presence. You can see an explanation for this priority
on our stats page for Arcane Mage below.
Other Arcane Mage Best in Slot Lists
If your character is ready to jump into Phase 1 / Tier 7 content, then see our current best in slot list.
Pre-Raid Best in Slot Table
Getting the 4-set bonus of T7 is a huge power boost. In phase 2,
Greatstaff of the Nexus drops from heroic dungeons and it might be
better replace it with
Titansteel Spellblade
and
Ward of the Violet Citadel, if it does not drop. If you need more
hit, you might also want to replace
Evoker's Charm with
Chain of Latent Energies. For more of options for each slot, check
out the T7 Pre-Raid BiS list.
This list is built so you can access Raids as quickly as
possible with decent gear. The Emblem items and Runed Orbs can be
bought from Harold Winston, Arcanist Ivrenne +
Arcanist Firael (Alliance), and Magistrix Lambriesse +
Magister Sarien (Horde) in Dalaran. Make sure to use
two
Purified Twilight Opals in a
Blue Socket or
a
Red Socket in order to activate
your
Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
Meta Gem. If you are
ever Hit-capped from using a Hit gear piece or from
Heroic Presence,
you can also use either
Reckless Monarch Topaz or
Reckless Monarch Topaz in
Yellow Sockets. Further, this BiS
list is built for 17% hit, so you might want to add a few points hit rating
through
Veiled Monarch Topaz, if you do not have
Heroic Presence.
Slot | Item | Source |
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Shoulders |
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Back |
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Chest |
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Wrists |
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Hands |
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Waist |
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Legs |
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Feet |
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Rings |
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Trinkets |
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Weapons |
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Off-Hand |
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Wand |
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For each of these gear sets, make sure to be Hit-capped. The Arcane Mage stat priority and hit cap can be found in our Arcane Mage PvE Stats section.
Further Enhancements
If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Arcane Mage Enchants and Gems page below provides more information.
Changelog
- 06 Jan. 2023: Added Phase 2 specific information.
- 03 Oct. 2022: Added information about 2pc T5.
- 01 Oct. 2022: Fixed a wand.
- 14 Sep. 2022: Page added.
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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