Mage DPS Season of Mastery Phase 1/2 Gear

While a clear best in slot (BiS) list is always available in WoW Classic Season of Mastery (SoM), the items contained might be extremely hard or expensive to get. 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. If you are instead progressing through Tier 2 / Blackwing Lair, Tier 2.5 / AQ40, or Tier 3 / Naxxramas, see our updated lists for later phases instead.

If gold farming is your passion, or simply because you feel that is the most fun thing to do in WoW Classic SoM, this list has you covered! No need to do raids or cherry pick dungeon gear, there are plenty of easy to get options with high Intellect and Stamina (as well as "of the Eagle" gear) to get you ready almost as soon as you hit Level 60!

In order to get ready for raiding, it is recommended that you follow this guide in order to learn which gear to gather for maximizing DPS before ever setting foot in raids, and probably also before getting your first epic loot. Even so, expect to get a few pieces that you will have a hard time replacing, such as Briarwood Reed and Tome of the Ice Lord or any high rank PvP gear.

This is the (Frost) gear we recommend you to chase while doing the first raids in the game: Molten Core and Onyxia's Lair.

Mage's Tier 1, Arcanist Regalia has some nice perks, the 3-set bonus gives you a Spell Damage boost, the 5-set is mostly forgettable, and the 8-set bonus reduces your threat generation by 15%, which is really nice but not enough to warrant using the full set as there are much more powerful alternatives to most pieces.

We will be recommending the strongest pieces below, with the weaker ones having a remark that you should only use them if they will allow you to get an extra set bonus.

The list below contains gear from: raids, epic PvP sets (above rank 11) and world bosses, as well as some gear from dungeons and quests, when warranted.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Spellweaver's Turban Arcanist Crown Champion's Silk Cowl Netherwind Crown	General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire Garr in Molten Core Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 10 Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair
Neck	Choker of the Fire Lord Diana's Pearl Necklace Arcane Crystal Pendant Star of Mystaria Tempest Talisman	Ragnaros in Molten Core Cannon Master Willey in (main-entrance) Stratholme Destroy Morphaz in Sunken Temple Balnazzar in (main-entrance) Stratholme Hydrospawn in Dire Maul East
Shoulder	** Champion's Silk Mantle (for set bonus) Boreal Mantle Arcanist Mantle (for set bonus) Burial Shawl	Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 10 Warder Stilgiss in Blackrock Depths Baron Geddon in Molten Core Side bosses in Scholomance
Cloak	Crystalline Threaded Cape * Archivist Cape (of Frozen Wrath) Sapphiron Drape * Master's Cloak (of Frozen Wrath)	Sack of Spoils reward from Bor Wildmane quests in Silithus Archivist Galford in (main-entrance) Stratholme Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair World drop BoE
Chest	Robe of the Archmage Robe of Volatile Power Freezing Lich Robes	Tailoring (Firebrand Pyromancer in Lower Blackrock Spire for pattern) Flamewalker Bosses in Molten Core Ras Frostwhisper in Scholomance
Wrists	Dryad's Wrist Bindings Arcanist Bindings * Master's Bracers (of Frozen Wrath)	Warsong Gulch Exalted Molten Core drop BoE World drop BoE
Gloves	Arcanist Gloves (for set bonus) Hands of Power Earth Warder's Gloves	Shazzrah in Molten Core Quartermaster Zigris in Lower Blackrock Spire Winterfall Activity in Winterspring
Belt	Mana Igniting Cord Ban'thok Sash Defiler's Cloth Girdle Clutch of Andros	Various Bosses in Molten Core Ok'thor the Breaker in Blackrock Depths Arathi Basin — Honored Kirtonos the Herald in Scholomance
Legs	Flarecore Leggings Netherwind Pants Arcanist Leggings Legionnaire's Silk Legguards Outrider's Silk Leggings	Tailoring Ragnaros in Molten Core Magmadar in Molten Core Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 8 Warsong Gulch — Exalted
Boots	Snowblind Shoes Blood Guard's Silk Walkers (for set bonus) Arcanist Boots	Azuregos World Boss Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 7 Lucifron in Molten Core
Rings	Ring of Spell Power Rune Band of Wizardry Don Mauricio's Band of Domination Freezing Band Maiden's Circle Songstone of Ironforge (Alliance) / Eye of Orgrimmar (Horde)	Flamewalker Bosses in Molten Core Lord Valthalak in Upper Blackrock Spire Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance World drop BoE World drop BoE The Princess's Surprise (Alliance) / The Princess Saved? (Horde) in Blackrock Depths
Trinkets	Talisman of Ephemeral Power Draconic Infused Emblem Briarwood Reed Eye of the Beast	Various Bosses in Molten Core General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire Jed Runewatcher in Upper Blackrock Spire General Drakkisath's Demise (Alliance) / For The Horde! (Horde) in Upper Blackrock Spire
Two-Hand	High Warlord's War Staff Ironbark Staff Staff of Dominance Lord Valthalak's Staff of Command Amethyst War Staff	Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 14 Arathi Basin — Exalted Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core Lord Valthalak in Upper Blackrock Spire Azure Templar
One-Hand	High Warlord's Spellblade Fang of the Mystics Azuresong Mageblade Mindfang Elemental Attuned Blade	Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 14 Azuregos World Boss Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core Arathi Basin — Exalted Sack of Spoils reward from Bor Wildmane quests in Silithus
Off-hand	Tome of the Ice Lord High Warlord's Tome of Destruction Scepter of Interminable Focus * Drakestone (of Frozen Wrath) Spirit of Aquementas Fire Runed Grimoire	Alterac Valley Exalted Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 14 Sothos and Jarien's Heirlooms in (main-entrance) Stratholme Green Dragon mini-bosses in Sunken Temple It's Dangerous to Go Alone in Un'Goro Crater Various Bosses in Molten Core
Ranged	Cold Snap Wand of Biting Cold Bonecreeper Stylus * Lunar Wand of Frozen Wrath Lethtendris's Wand	Azuregos World Boss Hero of the Frostwolf / Hero of the Stormpike in Alterac Valley Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance World drop BoE Lethtendris in Dire Maul East

*These items have random suffixes. You will be looking for of Frozen Wrath, which gives +Frost Spell Damage. Since you need both the item and the correct suffix to drop, these are often hard to farm, so make sure you have reasonable alternatives until you can get the correct drop.

**While we are only listing the Horde versions of the PvP set and PvP reputation gear, equivalent versions can be found on the Alliance side with the same requirements, cost, and stats.

As a Mage, you might benefit from using a small amount of Fire Resistance gear for Ragnaros, in order to avoid an untimely death, especially if your Soul of Iron is still active! Read this guide to figure out where to find such gear, and which pieces to wear!

You can find our recommended gear for PvPing as a Mage in the link below.

For more information about Mage weapons, please refer to our dedicated guide.

Finally, some items have niche uses and do not belong in a best in slot list, but are still very valuable to acquire for specific encounters, or as a weapon swap mid-fight. We will list the most notable special items below, as well as their effects and common applications.

• Gnomish Battle Chicken summons a chicken that attacks your enemies for 1.5 minutes, with a cooldown of 30 minutes. The chicken scales with your Engineering skill (Level 60 at 300 skill), and buffs your group with 5% increased Attack Speed through Battle Squawk. This is what makes it well worth using while grouped.
• Arcanite Dragonling summons a dragon that attacks your enemies for up to 1 minute, with a cooldown of one hour. The dragon scales with your Engineering skill (Level 60 at 300 skill) and causes a stacking debuff that increases Fire damage taken, which makes it worth using in later raids to boost Fire Mage damage.
• Skull of Impending Doom is given as a quest reward from completing Forbidden Knowledge in the Badlands. While generally undesirable, if you need to run somewhere fast, it can be a useful item to have.
• Furbolg Medicine Pouch is sold by Gorn One Eye when you reach Honored status with Timbermaw Hold. This is a great item that you can swap during combat to provide you with a significant 1000 heal over 10 seconds. For comparison's sake, Heavy Runecloth Bandage heals you for 2000 over 8 seconds, but requires you to channel it, and you cannot take any sort of damage in the channel duration.
• Tidal Charm allows you to instantly stun an enemy for 3 seconds. It has a 50% drop chance from Prince Nazjak, who spawns around 25,84 in Arathi Highlands. Due to his very high respawn timer it might be hard to get this trinket, but the stun it provides is a life saver and duel winner.
• Linken's Boomerang allows you to potentially disarm or stun an enemy when used, which makes it useful in certain scenarios, especially in PvP. Its rewarded from the Un'Goro Crater quest It's Dangerous to Go Alone.
• Luffa removes a bleed effect, such as Garrote, from yourself when used. You get this item from the Searing Gorge quest Incendosaurs? Whateverosaur is More Like It.
• The Alliance-only Crystal of Zin-Malor allows you to kill yourself easily, and you do not get durability loss if you die from its effect. This can occasionally be useful, such as when you regret getting on a fly path after you are already flying or if you need to talk with the Blackrock Depths key ghost NPC. You get it from starting the quest Tormented By the Past.

As this list is meant to be used for Mages in WoW Classic's Season of Mastery, we have created separate gear lists for those interested in optimizing themselves for the "main" branch of Classic instead. If you are not playing in the Season of Mastery, it is recommended that you consult this gear hub instead.