Arcane Mage Solo Shuffle PvP Guide
Discover the best race, gear and talent builds from top-rated players
Top Rated Players
Race Distribution
Night Elf
14 players
Void Elf
11 players
Human
10 players
Recommended Arcane Mage Gear
Crown of the Primal Leywarden(58%)
Thalassian Competitor's Amulet(52%)
Primal Leywarden's Manaflux(98%)
Crest of the Primal Leywarden(74%)
Red Linen Shirt(4%)
Venomous Gladiator's Tabard(12%)
Venomous Gladiator's Silk Armbands(38%)
Primal Leywarden's Manashapers(90%)
Primal Leywarden's Tailored Legwraps(96%)
Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads(54%)
Thalassian Competitor's Signet(86%)
Thalassian Competitor's Signet(62%)
Venomous Gladiator's Medallion(84%)
Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity(80%)
Venomous Gladiator's Staff(72%)
Gear Summary
— Recommended tier set, embellishments, enchantments, and gemsTier Set Bonuses
Primal Leywarden's Attire
Equipped pieces:
Set: Arcane Missiles fires 1 additional Missile and deals 5% increased damage.(100%)
Set: Each wave of Arcane Missiles increases the damage of your next Arcane Blast, Arcane Pulse, or Prismatic Bolt by 3%, up to 24%.(100%)
Embellishments
Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Intellect by 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.
Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Intellect by 45 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.
Enchantments
Recommended Arcane Mage Talents
Class Talents
Specialization Talents
Hero Talents: Sunfury
Expert Analysis: Arcane Mage Solo Shuffle
Meta Analysis
This build is based on 50 of the highest-rated Arcane Mage players in Solo Shuffle, rated between 2,576 and 3,019.
Arcane Mages do well into 
Retribution Paladins (54.2%), 
Devourer Demon Hunters (53.0%), and 
Assassination Rogues (51.1%), but struggle against 
Marksmanship Hunters (43.9%), 
Preservation Evokers (48.6%), and 
Beast Mastery Hunters (45.8%).
This data updates as the meta shifts throughout the season.
Races & Racials
Night Elf is the most popular race for Arcane Mage at 28%, followed by Void Elf (22%) and Human (20%).
The spread is fairly even, so multiple races work well for Arcane Mage in Solo Shuffle. Go with whichever racials fit your playstyle.
Void Elf players bring Spatial Rift, which tears a rift you can teleport through for creative repositioning.
Gear Strategy
The preferred secondary stats are Versatility and Haste, with Mastery as a third option. Since the item level of PvP gear scales in PvP, the real gearing decision comes down to picking the right items for these stats.
The recommended gear activates the 2-piece and 4-piece set bonuses from Primal Leywarden's Attire.
Top players are doubling up on Arcanoweave Lining for both embellishment slots.
The most popular bloodstone is Cognitive Heliotrope (86%), and the most common secondary gem is Flawless Versatile Peridot (59%).
Talent Insights
Sunfury is the dominant hero talent tree for Arcane Mage in Solo Shuffle, picked by 82% of top players, with 18% on Spellslinger. That's a lopsided preference, suggesting Sunfury is significantly stronger for PvP this season.
The most commonly picked PvP talents are Overpowered Barrier (98%), Chrono Shift (74%), and Improved Mass Invisibility (66%).