Arcane Mage is a ranged DPS that can wield either two one-handed weapons (wands, daggers, off-hand items) or a two-handed weapon (staves). The class has tremendous burst damage in both single-target and AoE situations.
Excellent damage in both single-target and AoE.Simple rotation that lets you quickly grasp the class's mechanics and deliver strong results.Provides a raid buff granting 30% haste for 30 seconds (Bloodlust/Heroism), as well as an Intellect buff for all raid/group members.
Heavy reliance on burst cooldowns. Without them, the class's damage is mediocre.Requires mana management and timely mana recovery, which significantly impacts damage when mana runs out.Limited crowd control abilities against groups of enemies.
Intellect
Mastery
Haste
Critical Strike
VersatilityHere you can see the talent heatmap for the character. We collect data from the top 100 Arcane Mage players and show how many of them choose each talent.
Arcane Surge.
Touch of the Magi.
Arcane Barrage when you have at least 20 stacks of 
Arcane Salvo.Arcane Barrage when you have 25 stacks of Arcane Salvo.Arcane Barrage if you have a 
Clearcasting proc.
Arcane Missiles if you have a Clearcasting proc.
Arcane Orb if you have fewer than two stacks of 
Arcane Charge.Arcane Orb.
Arcane Blast if you need to gain a stack of Arcane Charge.
Arcane Blast.Arcane Barrage if you are out of mana.Don't forget to explore our class pages, where not only the best items in the slot are available, but also other alternatives for any class, spec or situation:
From the very first level you already have abilities to deal damage. Your main abilities at early levels will be Arcane Barrage and Arcane Missiles. As you level up, you will unlock new abilities, gradually building towards the full rotation. We recommend following the ability priority from the rotation section.
The ability 
Alter Time allows you to quickly recover after taking large, but not lethal, damage. If you know you are about to take damage, press this ability once before taking the hit and once after.
You can use 
Shimmer while casting spells if you need to urgently leave the area you are standing in.
Make sure you always have 
Prismatic Barrier active. This ability significantly increases your survivability by reducing the duration of magical effects applied to you.
#showtooltip Spellsteal /cast [@focus,exists] Spellsteal
#showtooltip Alter Time /cancelaura Alter Time
#showtooltip Remove Curse /cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Remove Curse
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