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Arcane Mage Raid Gear & Tier

The most popular Arcane Mage Gear & Tier in WoW - Cata. Data-driven builds updated daily for Spine of Deathwing in Cataclysm Phase 4.5. Disclaimers & FAQ

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Arcane Mage Tier Set

Due to stat distribution differences across set items, some may be more popular than others. We have combined the popularity of tier set items from different difficulties into the most popular for each slot.

Item	Popularity
Time Lord's Robes	97.1%
Time Lord's Leggings	97.0%
Time Lord's Hood	96.3%
Time Lord's Mantle	95.5%
Time Lord's Gloves	13.0%

Arcane Mage Gear Tables

Here you can find the most used items for each slot of your inventory. These include powerful alternative options for your build, even if you can't get your hands on the Best in Slot.

BiS Best in Slot data provided by Wowhead's Arcane Mage Best in Slot Guide.

To make this data easier to read, we have merged items that are equivalent except for their item level or faction. For example, Malevolence and Malevolence are counted as the same item, despite being different item levels. Similarly, Yellow Smoke Pendant and Lightning Flash Pendant are counted as the same, despite being available to different factions.

Main-Hand	Popularity
BiS Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest	97.6%
Lightning Rod	1.8%
Ti'tahk, the Steps of Time	0.3%

Ranged / Relic	Popularity
BiS Finger of Zon'ozz	50.5%
Hungermouth Wand	31.5%
Trail of Embers	14.3%
Stinger of the Flaming Scorpion	3.5%

Trinket	Popularity
BiS Will of Unbinding	89.9%
Bottled Wishes	86.4%
Insignia of the Corrupted Mind	21.2%
Variable Pulse Lightning Capacitor	0.6%
Shard of Woe	0.5%
Rune of Zeth	0.5%
BiS Cunning of the Cruel	0.2%

Rings	Popularity
Seal of the Grand Architect	60.9%
BiS Ring of the Riven	59.0%
BiS Infinite Loop	48.6%
Infernal Signet of the Avengers	27.9%
Crystal Prison Band	3.2%

Head	Popularity
BiS Time Lord's Hood	96.3%
Firehawk Hood	1.7%
Flickering Cowl	1.1%
Hood of Hidden Flesh	0.7%

Neck	Popularity
Opal of the Secret Order	71.9%
BiS Flowform Choker	28.0%

Shoulders	Popularity
BiS Time Lord's Mantle	95.5%
Mosswrought Shoulderguards	2.7%
Firehawk Mantle	1.6%

Back	Popularity
BiS Nanoprecise Cape	99.1%
Wings of Flame	0.6%

Chest	Popularity
BiS Time Lord's Robes	97.1%
Firehawk Robes	2.3%
Robes of Searing Shadow	0.3%

Wrist	Popularity
BiS Bracers of the Banished	70.3%
Bracers of Unconquered Power	14.4%
Chronoboost Bracers	9.4%
Wristwraps of Arrogant Doom	5.5%
Bracers of the Bronze Flight	0.2%

Gloves	Popularity
BiS Gloves of Liquid Smoke	80.3%
Time Lord's Gloves	13.0%
Fingers of Incineration	3.3%
Clockwinder's Immaculate Gloves	1.9%
Firehawk Gloves	1.2%

Belt	Popularity
BiS Cord of the Slain Champion	72.8%
Tentacular Belt	15.7%
Majordomo's Chain of Office	10.5%
Sash of Relentless Truth	0.6%
Embereye Belt	0.2%

Legs	Popularity
BiS Time Lord's Leggings	97.0%
Firehawk Leggings	2.6%
Lavaquake Legwraps	0.2%

Feet	Popularity
BiS Janglespur Jackboots	59.9%
Kavan's Forsaken Treads	35.0%
Coalwalker Sandals	4.9%

Learn About Arcane Mage Gear With Wowhead

To learn more about your gearing choices, check out Wowhead's Arcane Mage Gear Guide . While Archon can show you the current meta (what gear choices players are making and how they are performing with those choices), Wowhead can teach you more about why certain choices are better than others.

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