Arcane Mage DPS Stat Priority (Legion 7.3.5)

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 7.3 Changes for Arcane Mage
  • 3. Patch 7.2.5 Changes for Arcane Mage
  • 4. Arcane Mage Strengths
  • 5. Arcane Mage Weaknesses
  • 6. Arcane Mage Viability in the Current Patch
  • 7. Contents
  • 8. ChangeLog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics for Arcane Mage
  • 2. Talent Choice for Arcane Mage
  • 3. Stat Choice for Arcane Mage
  • 4. Relic Choice for Arcane Mage
  • 5. Basic Rotation for Arcane Mage
    • 5.1. "Burn"
    • 5.2. "Conserve"
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Arcane Mage Spell Summary
  • 2. Main Resources of Arcane Mage
  • 3. Basic Abilities for Arcane Mage
  • 4. Important Procs for Arcane Mage
  • 5. DPS Cooldowns for Arcane Mage
  • 6. Artifact Ability for Arcane Mage
  • 7. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheets for Arcane Mage
    • 2.1. Tier 21 4-Piece Bonus
    • 2.2. Without Tier 21 4-Piece Bonus
      • 2.2.1. Heavy Cleave/AOE
    • 2.3. For General Use
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents for Arcane Mage
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents for Arcane Mage
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents for Arcane Mage
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents for Arcane Mage
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents for Arcane Mage
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents for Arcane Mage
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents for Arcane Mage
  • 10. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression for Arcane Mage — First 35 Points
    • 1.1. Early Point Investment
    • 1.2. Second Golden Trait
    • 1.3. Third Golden Trait
      • 1.3.1. Mythic Raid Progression/Single Target Focused
      • 1.3.2. Mythic+ Dungeons/AoE Focused
    • 1.4. Final Point Investment
  • 2. Patch 7.2: 35+ Trait Path for Arcane Mage
  • 3. Relic Priority for Arcane Mage
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Netherlight Crucible Relic Paths
  • 1. General Optimization Advice for Arcane Mage
  • 2. Tier 2 Upgrade Priority for Arcane Mage
  • 3. Tier 3 Upgrade Priority for Arcane Mage
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Ability Priority List for Arcane Mage
    • 1.1. Conserve Phase
      • 1.1.1. Building Charges
      • 1.1.2. Maximum Charges
    • 1.2. Burn Phase
  • 2. Important Notes for Arcane Mage
    • 2.1. Arcane Charges: Understanding Your Mana Pool
      • 2.1.1. Aluneth's Avarice
    • 2.2. Spells That Benefit From Arcane Charges
    • 2.3. Truncating Arcane Missiles
    • 2.4. Effectively Handling AoE
    • 2.5. Rune of Power
    • 2.6. Arcane Orb
    • 2.7. Prismatic Barrier
  • 3. Core Concepts for Arcane Mage
    • 3.1. Mana Management During Conserve Phase
    • 3.2. Executing the Burn Phase Consistently
    • 3.3. Movement Management
      • 3.3.1. Quiet Movement
  • 4. Arcane Mage: Resonance Opening Sequence
  • 5. Arcane Mage: Charged Up Opening Sequence
  • 6. ChangeLog
• ×Stat Priority
  • 1. Basic Stat Priority for Arcane Mage
  • 2. Arcane Mage: Getting a Better Understanding
    • 2.1. Statistics Explanations
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Arcane Mage
  • 2. Enchants for Arcane Mage
  • 3. Consumables for Arcane Mage
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Addons for Arcane Mage
    • 1.1. ElvUI
    • 1.2. Weak Auras
    • 1.3. Boss Mods
      • 1.3.1. BigWigs Bossmods
      • 1.3.2. Deadly Boss Mods
    • 1.4. Name Plates
      • 1.4.1. KUI Nameplates
      • 1.4.2. TidyPlates
    • 1.5. Damage Meters
      • 1.5.1. Skada
      • 1.5.2. Details
    • 1.6. Extra AddOns
      • 1.6.1. Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 1.6.2. DeathNote
      • 1.6.3. Doom CooldownPulse
      • 1.6.4. Angry Assignments
  • 2. Macros
    • 2.1. Generic Macros for Mages
      • 2.1.1. Stopcast Blink
      • 2.1.2. 1-Button Block
      • 2.1.3. Block Cancel
    • 2.2. Specific Macros for Arcane Mages
      • 2.2.1. Stopcast Displacement
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Tier 21 Set Bonus for Arcane Mage
  • 2. Advised Legendary Setup for Antorus Gear for Arcane Mage
  • 3. Tier 20 Set Bonus for Arcane Mage
  • 4. Best in Slot List for Arcane Mage
    • 4.1. Trinket Notes for Arcane Mage
  • 5. Evaluating Upgrades Using Stat Weights for Arcane Mage
  • 6. Racial Bonuses for Arcane Mage
  • 7. Legendaries for Arcane Mage
  • 8. Loot Competition
  • 9. ChangeLog
• +Battle for Azeroth
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. Arcane Mage Base Mechanics Changes in BfA
  • 3. Arcane Mage Baseline Abilities — Changes in BfA
  • 4. The BfA Arcane Mage Talent Tree
    • 4.1. Level 15
    • 4.2. Level 30
    • 4.3. Level 45
    • 4.4. Level 60
    • 4.5. Level 75
    • 4.6. Level 90
    • 4.7. Level 100
  • 5. Arcane Mage Azerite Traits
  • 6. Arcane Mage Base Rotation in BfA
    • 6.1. The Burn Phase
    • 6.2. The Conserve Phase
  • 7. ChangeLog

General Information

On this page, we explain what the best statistics are for Arcane Mages in World of Warcraft Legion 7.3.5, how the class benefits from each of them.

The statistics priority is important as it influences itemisation choices (gear, enchants, and gems).

The other pages of our Arcane Mage guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author and Reviewer

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Blixius, a top Arcane Mage who raids in Bird is the Word.

1. Basic Stat Priority for Arcane Mage

1. Haste;
2. Versatility;
3. Critical Strike;
4. Mastery;
5. Intellect.

All of the stats are quite close in value despite the way they are ordered on our list. We encourage players to sim themselves if possible to determine what stats you should desire according to your current distribution and legendary setup, as this may change depending on your current values. This is because a deficiency of one stat will often cause it to become high in value, relative to the others, until you reach a "normalized" value. A sim can be very easily run by almost anyone using the Raidbots Stat Weights tool.

These statistics have been obtained by combining common sense, in-game testing, and simulations using Simulation Craft.

2. Arcane Mage: Getting a Better Understanding

2.1. Statistics Explanations

Intellect is your primary stat. You should look for this stat in all of your upgrades. It provides you with Spell Power, which increases the damage of your spells.

Mastery, thanks to Mastery: Savant, increases your Mana pool and Mana regeneration, allowing you to cast more spells at maximum Arcane Charges between Evocations. Savant also increases the damage gain per Arcane Charge.

Haste increases the cast speed of your spells. It also reduces the cooldown of Arcane Barrage.

Critical Strike increases your chance to critically hit with all spells and abilities.

Versatility is a flat-out damage done increase and damage taken reduction.

3. ChangeLog

• 16 Feb. 2018: Added some advice on how to more easily sim your own character.
• 29 Aug. 2017: Adjusted stat priority for Patch 7.3.
• 12 Jun. 2017: Updated stat priority and explanations.
• 30 Mar. 2017: Adjusted stat value benchmarks.
• 27 Mar. 2017: No changes needed for Patch 7.2.
• 20 Mar. 2017: Updated stat priority with new benchmark ratings.
• 09 Jan. 2017: Removed stat weights while waiting for things to settle down, post 7.1.5 release.
• 17 Oct. 2016: Updated visual priority to avoid confusion.
• 28 Sep. 2016: Changed stat priority, following hotfixes.
• 29 Aug. 2016: Updated for Legion's launch.
• 21 Jul. 2016: Reassessed value of Haste in the stat priority.
• 18 Jul. 2016: Updated for the Legion pre-patch.

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