Season of Discovery Arcane Mage DPS 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 WoW Classic - Season of Discovery.
Arcane Mage DPS Season of Discovery Best in Slot
These lists assume a stat priority of:
Spell Hit > Spell / Arcane (other types also work for Balefire Bolt) Damage > Spell Crit > Intellect > Spirit > Stamina
For more information on the stats that you should be looking for, check out the stats page listed below.
To help with presentation clarity, items that have Alliance and Horde versions with similar acquisition methods but different names will only have one of the versions listed in the tables below.
Phase Best in Slot
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Blackwing Lair (Phase 5) Arcane Mage Best in Slot
Molten Core (Phase 4) Arcane Mage Best in Slot
Because much of your damage comes from Balefire Bolt, getting gear with Fire or Frost Spell damage is not completely useless, but it is advised to go with Spell or Arcane Spell damage gear to cover more spells.
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Pre-Raid Arcane Mage Best in Slot
Because much of your damage comes from Balefire Bolt, getting gear with Fire or Frost Spell damage is not completely useless, but it is advised to go with Spell or Arcane Spell damage gear to cover more spells.
Sunken Temple (Phase 3) Arcane Mage Best in Slot
This list is made up of Sunken Temple raid drops, world drops, profession gear, quest rewards and dungeon drops.
Green of Arcane Wrath bind on equip gear is great on the slots you can find it for. Most slots do have stronger options, however, as listed below.
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Gnomeregan (Phase 2) Arcane Mage Best in Slot
This list is made up of Gnomeregan raid drops, world drops, profession gear, quest rewards and dungeon drops.
Green of Arcane Wrath bind on equip gear is decent but most slots have stronger options, especially this early into the game when Mana pools are still low and Intellect is stronger than it would usually be.
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Neck | Piston Pendant | Mekgineer Thermaplugg in Gnomeregan |
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Legs | Irradiated Trousers | Drops from multiple bosses in Gnomeregan |
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Wand | Mechanostrider Gear Shifter | Electrocutioner 6000 in Gnomeregan |
Blackfathom Depths (Phase 1) Arcane Mage Best in Slot
This list is made up of Blackfathom Deeps raid drops, world drops, quest rewards and dungeon drops. While green of Arcane Wrath bind on equip gear can also be good, most slots have stronger option, especially this early into the game when Mana pools are still low and Intellect is stronger than it would usually be.
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Neck | Jagged Bone Necklace | Twilight Lord Kelris in Blackfathom Deeps |
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Back | Flowing Scarf | Baron Aquanis in Blackfathom Deeps |
Chest | Twilight Invoker's Robes | Blackfathom Deeps |
Wrists | Mindthrust Bracers | World drop bind on equip |
Hands | Black Fingerless Gloves | Blackfathom Deeps |
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Legs | Soul Leech Pants | Blackfathom Deeps |
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Changelog
- 29 Nov. 2024: Phase 6 BiS list added.
- 23 Sep. 2024: Phase 5 BiS list added.
- 11 Jul. 2024: Updated for Phase 4 with Molten Core gear.
- 02 May 2024: Added even more gear options.
- 23 Apr. 2024: Added more gear options and specific locations for each item.
- 08 Apr. 2024: Updated with new gear options and revised simulation results.
- 02 Apr. 2024: Updated for Phase 3 with Sunken Temple gear.
- 15 Feb. 2024: Updated for Phase 2 with Gnomeregan gear.
- 21 Dec. 2023: Added many new gear options.
- 19 Dec. 2023: Added newly hotfixed in shoulders and belt options.
- 09 Dec. 2023: Added new boot slot option, as the Hit from Tailoring boots is no longer useful after BFD bosses were discovered to be MaxLevel +2 only.
- 07 Dec. 2023: Added item drop locations and improved the list further.
- 03 Dec. 2023: Revamped BiS with currently known BFD raid items.
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This guide has been written by Seksi, original vanilla player and multi-class player, currently playing on Gehennas Horde. You can find him on the Classic Warrior, Mage and Shaman Discords, as well as the Icy Veins Discord.
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