Raid preparation
Arcane Mage Pre-Raid BiS
The best gear for every slot before raids open on 9 December 2026, with two alternatives and where each item comes from.
Stat priority used
- Spell hit up to 17% (Precision gives 6%)
- Spell Power (Arcane Spell Power counts too)
- Intellect (each Arcane Blast stack gives 12% of it as Spell Damage, and Arcane Wrath scales with your mana)
- Spell crit (Arcane Mind adds 100% to your Arcane crit bonus)
- Spell Piercing (lowers the boss's resistance to your spells)
- Mp5 and Spirit for long fights
| Slot | Best | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Head |  Deathmist MaskQuest: Saving the Best for Last · Alliance Sorcerer's CrownQuest: Saving the Best for Last · Alliance | |
| Neck |  Amulet of the DawnQuest: Epic Armaments of Battle - Friend of the Dawn Orb of the DarkmoonQuest: 1200 Tickets - Orb of the Darkmoon | |
| Shoulders |  Burial ShawlLady Illucia Barov, Scholomance Theramore ShoulderpadsExalted with Theramore Expeditionary Force | |
| Back |  Shroud of Arcane MasteryArena Spoils, Blackrock Depths Deep Woodlands CloakQuest: Wanted: Vile Priestess Hexx and Her Minions · Horde | |
| Chest |  Earthpower VestQuest: Veteran's Battlegear Robe of Everlasting NightImmol'thar, Dire Maul | |
| Wrists |  Rockfury BracersQuest: Stalwart's BattlegearClassic data |  Dryad's Wrist BindingsSold by Illiyana MoonblazeDryad's Wrist BindingsSold by Illiyana Moonblaze |
| Hands |  Sorcerer's GlovesQuest: Just Compensation · Alliance Deathmist WrapsQuest: Just Compensation · Alliance | |
| Waist |  Highlander's Cloth GirdleHonored with The League of ArathorDefiler's Cloth GirdleHonored with The Defilers | |
| Legs |  Outrider's Silk LeggingsSold by Kelm HargunthClassic data | Sentinel's Silk LeggingsSold by Illiyana Moonblaze Skyshroud LeggingsHighlord Omokk, Blackrock Spire |
| Feet |  Sorcerer's BootsQuest: Anthion's Parting Words · AllianceQuest: Anthion's Parting Words · HordeClassic data |  Dragonrider BootsWarchief Rend Blackhand, Blackrock SpireOmnicast BootsGolem Lord Argelmach, Blackrock Depths |
| Rings |  Watcher's Signet of BrillianceRevered with The Watchers Songstone of IronforgeQuest: The Princess's Surprise · Alliance | |
| Trinkets |  Eye of the BeastQuest: For The Horde! · HordeQuest: General Drakkisath's Demise · AllianceClassic data |  Burst of KnowledgeAmbassador Flamelash, Blackrock Depths Mindtap TalismanMagister Kalendris, Dire Maul |
| Two-hand |  Staff of BalzaphonBalzaphon, Stratholme Crackling StaffRevered with Stormpike Guard | |
| Main hand |  SagebladeBlacksmithing (300) Mind CarverPrince Tortheldrin, Dire Maul | |
| Off hand |  Therazane's TouchExalted with Stormpike Guard Tome of the LostGeneral Drakkisath, Blackrock Spire | |
| Ranged / relic |  Brilliant WandEnchanting (275)Ritssyn's Wand of Bad MojoBaron Rivendare, Stratholme |
Spellweaver's Turban
Nacreous Shell Necklace
Mantle of the Timbermaw
Hide of the Wild
Robe of the Archmage
Gloves of Spell Mastery
Belt of the Archmage
Rune Band of Wizardry
Briarwood Reed
Witchblade
Tome of Arcane Domination
Bonecreeper StylusA main hand plus an off-hand scores higher for this spec than the best staff.
How these lists are made
Items and stats are read from the WoW Forever game client. Each item is scored with weights built from the spec’s raid stat priority on its build page (hit up to the cap first, then the main stats).
The client holds no loot or quest tables, so drop chances, bosses, quests and vendors come from Classic 1.12 data (CMaNGOS) and are marked as Classic data until Forever’s own loot is known. Forever reworked dungeon loot, so some drops may have moved.
Raid drops, raid-linked quests, world drops and PvP rank rewards are left out, and so is crafted gear whose recipe or reagents only come from raids. Procs and on-use effects are not scored, so trinkets like Hand of Justice rank lower than they play.
Forever client 1.60.1.70790 · CMaNGOS classic-db (GPL-3) · Updated 13 November 2026
Questions
What is the best pre-raid gear for Arcane Mage?
The top picks are Spellweaver's Turban, Robe of the Archmage, Outrider's Silk Leggings, Lord Valthalak's Staff of Command. The table lists the best item and two alternatives for every slot.
Which stats does Arcane Mage want before raiding?
This list follows the raid stat priority: Spell hit up to 17%, Spell Power, Intellect, Spell crit.
Which dungeons should Arcane Mage farm?
Most of this list drops in Blackrock Spire, Scholomance, Stratholme.