Arcane Mage PvP Gear Guide for WotLK Classic

You can find our recommended gear in the table below, which includes items available exclusively from Wrath Dungeons/Raids, Professions, PvP, and Reputation rewards. Please note that the preferred gems depend on how much Hit Rating, Resilience, Haste, Crit, etc. you need and that there is not a static gem like for each gem slot color.

You can learn more about the recommended stat priority in the PvE Arcane Mage guide, linked below.

The current BIS for Mages is a work in progress thing, as top PVPers use different BIS sets for PVP or their priorities shift. The most up-to-date version of the BIS list can be found in the Classic Mage Discord.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Furious Gladiator's Silk Cowl; gem Insightful Earthsiege Diamond and Veiled Monarch Topaz	PvP Vendor
Neck	Pendant of Fiery Havoc; gem Quick Dragon's Eye	Flame Leviathan HM — Ulduar 25-Man
Shoulders	Furious Gladiator's Silk Amice; gem Quick Dragon's Eye*	PvP Vendor
Back	Furious Gladiator's Cloak of Subjugation	PvP Vendor
Chest	Furious Gladiator's Silk Raiment; gem Veiled Monarch Topaz and Quick Dragon's Eye*	PvP Vendor
Wrists	Bracers of Unleashed Magic	Kologarn — Ulduar 25-Man
Hands	Furious Gladiator's Silk Handguards; gem Stormy Sky Sapphire	PvP Vendor
Waist	Sash of Ancient Power; gem Shattered Forest Emerald, Reckless Monarch Topaz and Kharmaa's Grace ( Eternal Belt Buckle)	Tailoring
Legs	Furious Gladiator's Silk Trousers; gem Veiled Monarch Topaz and Shattered Forest Emerald	PvP Vendor
Feet	Boots of Fiery Resolution; gem Reckless Monarch Topaz and Quick Autumn's Glow	Flame Leviathan HM — Ulduar 25-Man
Rings	Starshine Circle; gem Quick Autumn's Glow Conductive Seal; gem Shattered Forest Emerald	Algalon the Observer — Heroic: All is Well That Ends Well quest reward, Ulduar 25-Man Mimiron HM — Ulduar 25-Man
Trinkets	Show of Faith Scale of Fates	Yogg-Saron HM — Ulduar 25-Man Thorim — Ulduar 25-Man
Weapon	Furious Gladiator's Combat Staff; gem Reckless Monarch Topaz and Shattered Forest Emerald	PvP Vendor
Ranged	Furious Gladiator's Piercing Touch	PVP Vendor

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Deadly Gladiator's Silk Cowl; gem Chaotic Skyflare Diamond and Veiled Monarch Topaz	PvP Vendor
Neck	Wyrmrest Necklace of Power; gem Shattered Forest Emerald	Heroic Judgment at the Eye of Eternity quest reward — Eye of Eternity 25-Man
Shoulders	Deadly Gladiator's Silk Amice; gem Quick Dragon's Eye*	PvP Vendor
Back	Deadly Gladiator's Cloak of Subjugation	PvP Vendor
Chest	Deadly Gladiator's Silk Raiment; gem Veiled Monarch Topaz and Quick Dragon's Eye*	PvP Vendor
Wrists	Unsullied Cuffs; gem Quick Dragon's Eye*	Sartharion — Obsidian Sanctum 25-Man
Hands	Deadly Gladiator's Silk Handguards; gem Shattered Forest Emerald	PvP Vendor
Waist	Cincture of Polarity; gem Quick Autumn's Glow (in Eternal Belt Buckle)	Thaddius — Naxxramas 25-Man
Legs	Leggings of the Wanton Spellcaster	Malygos — Eye of Eternity 25-Man
Feet	Titan-Forged Slippers of Salvation; gem Kharmaa's Grace	PvP Vendor
Rings	Deadly Gladiator's Band of Ascendancy Signet of Manifested Pain	PvP Vendor Kel'Thuzad — Naxxramas 25-Man
Trinkets	Flow of Knowledge Embrace of the Spider	PvP Vendor Maexxna — Naxxramas 10-Man
One-Hand	The Turning Tide + Deadly Gladiator's Grimoire	Kel'Thuzad + PVP Vendor — Naxxramas 25-Man
Ranged	Deadly Gladiator's Piercing Touch	PVP Vendor

*Instead of the Epic Jewelcrafting gems you can also use the Autumn's Glow version of them, if you are not a Jewelcrafter.

Arcane Mages use the following Enchants in PvP:

Slot	Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Dominance — Wintergrasp Vendors for 40x Stone Keeper's Shard
Shoulders	Inscription of Dominance — Wintergrasp Vendors for 30x Stone Keeper's Shard
Back	Enchant Cloak - Spell Piercing
Chest	Enchant Chest - Exceptional Resilience
Wrists	Enchant Bracers - Superior Spellpower
Gloves	Hyperspeed Accelerators or Hand-Mounted Pyro Rocket from Engineering > Enchant Gloves - Exceptional Spellpower
Waist	Eternal Belt Buckle from Blacksmithing (usable by non-Blacksmiths) and Frag Belt from Engineering; these modifications stack
Legs	Earthen Leg Armor — Leatherworking
Feet	Enchant Boots - Tuskarr's Vitality
Finger	Enchant Ring - Greater Spellpower (Enchanting only)
One-Handed Weapons	Enchant Weapon - Mighty Spellpower (when you have high Haste) ≥ Enchant Weapon - Black Magic (when you have low Haste)
Staves	Enchant Staff - Greater Spellpower