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Arcane Mage PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.2)

Last updated on Nov 06, 2023 at 17:50 by Pherix 13 comments
General Information

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Arcane Mage in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.

If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Mage PvP guide.

PvP Arcane Mage Guides
Introduction Talents Gear & Stats Compositions Playstyle & Rotations Macros Races
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
1.

Arcane Mages' Place in 10.2.

Arcane Mages are the most unique Mage specialization. Unlike the other two specs that focus on consistent damage and crowd control, Arcane focuses heavily on using its utility and damage abilities to outsmart opponents. By using abilities like Mass Invisibility Icon Mass Invisibility to land crucial crowd control onto enemy healers. With the new expansion, Arcane has received significant changes to the toolkit as well as the way damage is dealt.

2.

Dragonflight Patch 10.2.

Many of the specializations in WoW are receiving moderate changes during the upcoming 10.2. patch. However, Arcane Mage has been relatively untouched and will continue to be a powerful contender as a caster in PvP.

3.

Arcane Mage Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths icon Strengths
  • +Great mobility
  • +Strong single-target damage
  • +Great control and utility
  • +Strong Survivability
Weaknesses icon Weaknesses
  • -Only one major casting school
  • -Predictable burst damage
4.

Notable 10.1.5 Changes

  • New Class and specialization Talent tree revamps, including Mass Invisibility Icon Mass Invisibility, removal of Rune of Power Icon Rune of Power and Ice Cold Icon Ice Cold.
  • Arcane Barrage Icon Arcane Barrage no longer has a cooldown, allowing it to be used often.
  • Clearcasting Icon Clearcasting no longer makes Arcane Missiles Icon Arcane Missiles channel faster
  • Talents such as Orb Barrage Icon Orb Barrage have been redesigned.
5.

Changelog

  • 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7 and tailored introduction.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7 and tailored introduction.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Updated for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5
  • 09 May 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (races): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (races): Paged reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (macros): Paged reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (playstyle): Paged reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (comps): Page reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (gear): Page updated for Patch 9.2.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (talents): Paged reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (this page): Page updated for Patch 9.2.
  • 28 Feb. 2022 (this page): Page updated for Patch 9.2.
  • 17 Nov. 2021 (races): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 17 Nov. 2021 (macros): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 17 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 17 Nov. 2021 (comps): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 17 Nov. 2021 (gear): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 17 Nov. 2021 (talents): Page updated for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 17 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page updated for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 17 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page updated for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 04 Jul. 2021 (races): Reviewed and approved for Patch 9.1.
  • 04 Jul. 2021 (macros): Reviewed and approved for Patch 9.1.
  • 04 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
  • 04 Jul. 2021 (comps): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
  • 04 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
  • 04 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
  • 04 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
  • 04 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
  • 19 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 19 Mar. 2021 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 19 Mar. 2021 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 19 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 19 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 12 Dec. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands release.
  • 12 Dec. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands release.
  • 12 Dec. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands release.
  • 12 Dec. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 1.
  • 12 Dec. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 1.
  • 18 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated all damage rotation sections.
    • Updated Defensives section.
  • 17 Oct. 2020 (races): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
  • 17 Oct. 2020 (macros): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
  • 17 Oct. 2020 (comps): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
  • 17 Oct. 2020 (gear): Removed Corruption sections.
  • 17 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
    • Updated Tiers 4, 6, and 7 Regular Talents.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 17 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated Weaknesses section.
  • 17 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated Weaknesses section.
  • 12 Oct. 2020 (this page): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
  • 12 Oct. 2020 (this page): This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
  • 03 Jul. 2020 (gear): Updated Corruptions.
    • Added Recommended Corruptions section.
  • 19 May 2020 (gear): Updated Corruptions section.
  • 08 Apr. 2020 (gear): Updated Recommended Items.
  • 11 Feb. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Burst and Sustained damage rotations.
  • 11 Feb. 2020 (gear): Added Corruption Gear section. Updated Recommended Gear and best enchant sections.
  • 20 Jan. 2020 (races): This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
  • 20 Jan. 2020 (macros): This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
  • 20 Jan. 2020 (playstyle): This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
  • 20 Jan. 2020 (comps): This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
  • 20 Jan. 2020 (gear): Updated PvP gear to be Season 4 Corrupted gear.
  • 20 Jan. 2020 (talents): This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
  • 26 Dec. 2019 (races): Page added.
  • 26 Dec. 2019 (macros): Page added.
  • 26 Dec. 2019 (playstyle): Page added.
  • 26 Dec. 2019 (comps): Page added.
  • 26 Dec. 2019 (gear): Page added.
  • 26 Dec. 2019 (talents): Page added.
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