Usage percentages: share of surveyed Arcane Mages equipping each item (n=268). Click a row to expand alternatives. Hover any item for its full tooltip.
Arcane Mage stat priority (Phase 3 PvE)
- Spell Hit (16%)
- >Spell Damage
- >Intellect
- >Spell Crit
- >MP5
Arcane Blast stacks burn mana geometrically, so intellect is a throughput stat — your damage ceiling is your mana pool, and the list leans intellect harder than fire or frost ever would.
Arcane Mage PvE FAQ
Where does Arcane Mage Phase 3 BiS come from?
From the gear worn by 268 top-ranked Arcane Mage DPS parses on Warcraft Logs during Phase 3 (Black Temple and Mount Hyjal), aggregated per slot — what high parsers actually equip, not a spreadsheet ideal.
What are the highest-consensus Arcane Mage items in Phase 3?
Robes of Tirisfal (97%), Mantle of Tirisfal (96%), Cowl of Tirisfal (93%). When an item sits above ~70% among top parsers, treat it as the priority drop to chase.
Should I follow this list exactly for Phase 3?
Use it as a loot-priority guide, not a checklist — expand each slot's alternatives, because second-choice items are often within a few percent and drop from entirely different bosses in Black Temple and Mount Hyjal.