Arcane Mage Mythic+ data from tracked players

The tables in this block come from a different sample than the talent tables further down: Arcane characters in the highest Mythic+ keys we captured gear for, US and EU. The Arcane overview has the same data with both talent builds.

Sample: n=379 characters · EU 196, US 183 · keys +13 to +23, median +20 · October 6, 2026 to October 19, 2026 · updated October 19, 2026 11:46 UTC

Top Arcane players stack Haste > Critical Strike > Versatility > Mastery on their gear.

Sample: n=379 characters · EU 196, US 183 · keys +13 to +23, median +20 · October 6, 2026 to October 19, 2026 · updated October 19, 2026 11:46 UTC

How this is computed: for each character we add up the Critical Strike, Haste, Mastery and Versatility rating printed on every equipped item, then take each stat's share of that total. The table shows the median share across the sample. Gems, enchants, buffs and talents are not included. This is what top players chose to wear, not simulated stat weights; a sim of your own character is the better tool for close calls. Stats joined by = are within 2 points of each other.

Sample: n=379 characters · EU 196, US 183 · keys +13 to +23, median +20 · October 6, 2026 to October 19, 2026 · updated October 19, 2026 11:46 UTC

Most common trinket pairs

Sample: n=379 characters · EU 196, US 183 · keys +13 to +23, median +20 · October 6, 2026 to October 19, 2026 · updated October 19, 2026 11:46 UTC

An embellishment is read from the item's own limit line (Unique-Equipped: Embellished) and named by the effect the item grants.

Most common embellishment sets

• Arcanoweave Lining + Hunter's Ritual Stone: 270 of 379 (71%)
• Arcanoweave Lining: 63 of 379 (17%)
• Arcanoweave Lining + Hunt: 25 of 379 (7%)
• Arcanoweave Lining + Prismatic Focusing Iris: 3 of 379 (1%)

Crafted item stat choices

The two secondary stats players picked on crafted gear, across 1221 crafted items.

• Haste / Versatility: 247 of 1221 (20%) crafted items
• Critical Strike / Versatility: 213 of 1221 (17%) crafted items
• Haste / Mastery: 200 of 1221 (16%) crafted items
• Critical Strike / Haste: 195 of 1221 (16%) crafted items
• Mastery / Versatility: 184 of 1221 (15%) crafted items
• Critical Strike / Mastery: 181 of 1221 (15%) crafted items

Sample: n=379 characters · EU 196, US 183 · keys +13 to +23, median +20 · October 6, 2026 to October 19, 2026 · updated October 19, 2026 11:46 UTC

Gems

1732 filled sockets in the sample.

Most-used loadout string among the top 50 tracked Arcane players: C4DAche08tHz49KSVf7iKFnyuNzwYZmZmFMzQzMGAAAGAwMz0sssMDAEbAAsBzMDbWmxMLzYMzMzMswMzMzMAADAAwAMzAMAYYmZA (4 / 50 (8%)). Open in the talent calculator

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Talent variation: 45 distinct loadout strings in a sample of 50.

Most-taken talent nodes among decoded loadouts. Granted-free nodes are excluded so the table is not a list of the whole tree.

Talent	Tree	Taken	What it does (client tooltip)
Spatial Manipulation	class	50 / 50 (100%)	Shimmer gains an additional charge.
Flow of Time	class	50 / 50 (100%)	Shimmer's cooldown is reduced by 3 sec.
Tome of Antonidas	class	50 / 50 (100%)	Haste increased by 2%.
Energized Barriers	class	50 / 50 (100%)	Casting your barrier removes all snare effects.
Quick Witted	class	50 / 50 (100%)	Counterspell's cooldown is reduced by 5 sec.
Shimmer	class	50 / 50 (100%)	Teleports you forward, unless something is in the way. Unaffected by the global cooldown and castable while casting. Gain a shield that absorbs 3% of your maximum health for 15 sec after you Shimmer.
Arcane Warding	class	50 / 50 (100%)	Magic damage taken reduced by 4%.
Alter Time	class	50 / 50 (100%)	Alters the fabric of time, returning you to your current location and health when cast a second time, or after. Effect negated by long distance or death.
Ice Block	class	50 / 50 (100%)	Encases you in a block of ice, protecting you from all attacks and damage for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells. While inside Ice Block, you heal for 40% of your maximum health over the duration. Causes Hypothermia, preventing you from recasting Ice Block for 30 sec.
Mirror Image	class	50 / 50 (100%)	Creates 3 copies of you nearby for 15 sec, which cast spells and attack your enemies. While active, you generate significantly reduced threat. Taking direct damage will cause one of your images to dissipate.
Greater Invisibility	class	50 / 50 (100%)	Makes you invisible and untargetable for 20 sec, removing all threat. Any action taken cancels this effect. Increases your movement speed by 20% for 6 sec.
Node 99830		50 / 50 (100%)

Hero talent trees in this cohort

• Sunfury: 38 / 50 (76%)
• Spellslinger: 12 / 50 (24%)

Best runs of TheWoWDB-tracked Arcane Mage characters in Mythic+ season 18 (US), one row per dungeon: 791 dungeon bests across 8 dungeons. Ruby Life Pools has the most (108).

Dungeon	Characters	Timed	Highest timed	Median key
Ruby Life Pools	108	67	+15	+10
Temple of Sethraliss	105	64	+19	+10
Den of Nalorakk	99	53	+15	+10
Kings' Rest	99	66	+15	+10
The Blinding Vale	98	51	+14	+10
Voidscar Arena	95	59	+14	+10
Altar of Fangs	94	57	+15	+10
Murder Row	93	52	+15	+10

Median secondary stats among the top 50 tracked Arcane players with a statistics payload.

Most common trinkets among the top 50 tracked Arcane players with equipment stored.

Trinket	Equipped
Freightrunner's Flask	25 / 50 (50%)
Gebbo's Bottomless Bag	18 / 50 (36%)
Gaze of the Alnseer	9 / 50 (18%)
Vaelgor's Final Stare	9 / 50 (18%)
Wavecaller's Seastone	6 / 50 (12%)
Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity	5 / 50 (10%)
Venomous Gladiator's Medallion	4 / 50 (8%)
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion	3 / 50 (6%)

Most common enchant display strings on stored gear.

Most common gem display strings on stored gear.

Most common item in each other slot (one winner per slot, count shown).

Slot	Item	Equipped
Back	Adherent's Silken Shroud	11 / 50 (22%)
Chest	Crest of the Primal Leywarden	28 / 50 (56%)
Feet	Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads	8 / 50 (16%)
Finger 1	Pilfered Precious Band	7 / 50 (14%)
Finger 2	Thalassian Competitor's Signet	7 / 50 (14%)
Hands	Primal Leywarden's Manashapers	34 / 50 (68%)
Head	Crown of the Primal Leywarden	28 / 50 (56%)
Legs	Primal Leywarden's Tailored Legwraps	34 / 50 (68%)
Main Hand	Aln'hara Cane	13 / 50 (26%)
Neck	Aqirbane Reliquary	19 / 50 (38%)
Off Hand	Aln'hara Lantern	18 / 50 (36%)
Shirt	Precious's Ribbon	4 / 50 (8%)
Shoulder	Primal Leywarden's Manaflux	31 / 50 (62%)
Tabard	Tabard of the Lightbringer	3 / 50 (6%)
Waist	Martyr's Waistwrap	11 / 50 (22%)
Wrist	Martyr's Bindings	30 / 50 (60%)

1. This page aggregates TheWoWDB-tracked Arcane Mage characters. It is not a rotation guide and it is not a world-first raid note.
2. Cohort: the highest Mythic+ rated characters among US players we crawl from the rated PvP ladders. The character profiles behind this page come from our crawl of the US rated PvP ladders, so players who never queue rated PvP are not in it.
3. The talent, gear, and stat tables describe the top 50 tracked players (cap 50) after requiring a stored talent loadout. Characters without a loadout do not count.
4. A page is published only when at least 30 such players exist. Below that, the URL 404s so a thin sample cannot rank.
5. Most-used means the highest count in this cohort. It is not a verdict that the choice is correct.
6. Embellishments are omitted: the Armory equipment payload we store lists slot, item, enchants, and gems, and does not flag embellishments.
7. PvP talent names come from the character profile when present. Mythic+ pages rank the cohort by stored mythic rating; PvP pages rank by the current US leaderboard rating; builds pages rank by item level.
8. The gear block at the top of this page is a separate sample: characters in the highest Mythic+ keys we captured equipment for (US and EU), read from data/spec_gear_summary.json with its own n and dates.
9. Client build for talent-tree labels: 12.1.5.70448.