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Welcome to our Arcane Mage guide for World of Warcraft — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0). Here, you will learn how to play as an Arcane Mage in both raids and Mythic+ dungeons: from the very beginning to maximizing your DPS.

If you were looking for Mists of Pandaria Classic content, please refer to our Mists of Pandaria Classic Arcane Mage guide.

Arcane Mage Guide Midnight Leveling Easy Mode Builds and Talents Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities Stat Priority Gems, Enchants, and Consumables Gear and Best in Slot Mythic+ Tips Spell List and Glossary Cosmetics Additional Resources TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
  • 1. Arcane Mage Overview
  • 2. Changes to Arcane Mage in The War Within
  • 3. Leveling an Arcane Mage
  • 4. Basics of Arcane Mage Gameplay
  • 5. How to Gear Up as an Arcane Mage
Arcane Mythic+ Resources Top Arcane Mythic+ Players Arcane Mythic+ Heatmaps Popular Arcane Group Comps 1.

Arcane Mage Overview

Arcane Mage is a very burst oriented specialization that has various unique mechanics amongst DPS specs. Arcane does very high burst damage during its cooldowns, followed by a lower damage phase, biding time until the cooldowns come back up. Unlike other DPS specs in the game, Arcane has a mana pool it has to pay attention to. Many of its spells cost very large amounts of mana, and you will have to carefully maintain your mana, via cooldowns like Evocation Icon Evocation and Arcane Surge Icon Arcane Surge to get the most of your toolkit.

Damage Raid Performance Mythic+ Performance Utility Survivability Mobility

Arcane Mage comes equipped with one of the best damage kits in the game. It has high burst damage on both single-target and AoE, which is generally preferred over sustained damage. Additionally, its single-target damage increases further whenever there are additional targets ("funnel DPS"), which is also very valuable. Finally, it can do AoE damage partially for "free" while doing its single-target rotation, which is also very valuable, especially in raids. Unfortunately Arcane has no ability to do AoE damage to targets that are not close together, but situations where this kind of damage profile is needed are exceedingly rare.

Arcane Mage is a great pick for any raid content. It can quickly burst down priority targets, without having to give up overall damage. Combine this with its funnel DPS, which is incredibly valuable in raids, and having a raid buff (Arcane Intellect Icon Arcane Intellect) and decent survivability, it makes for a very welcome spec to any raid group.

Arcane is a good choice for Mythic+. It can blow up packs very quickly, comes with multiple layers of AoE interrupts, and provides important buffs and utility to the group in the form of Arcane Intellect Icon Arcane Intellect and Time Warp Icon Time Warp. It does however require a little bit of coordination, as blowing all cooldowns on a small pull into doing a big pull while cooldowns are not ready will severely hurt your overall damage.

Arcane Mages come with many forms of utility, like its raid buff Arcane Intellect Icon Arcane Intellect, or the ever important Time Warp Icon Time Warp, strong crowd-control like Supernova Icon Supernova, debuff removal via Remove Curse Icon Remove Curse and enemy buff removal via Spellsteal Icon Spellsteal. Having said that, much of this utility is not that useful for raid groups (or also brought by other classes), making it less important in raids, but in Mythic+ the utility is very strong.

As an Arcane Mage, you have great survival against high burst damage, especially if it is infrequent, while lacking defensives against consistent damage over time. Spells like Ice Block Icon Ice Block or Ice Cold Icon Ice Cold are some of the best defensives in the entire game, but have a long cooldown, while Prismatic Barrier Icon Prismatic Barrier and Alter Time Icon Alter Time are low cooldown defensives used against lower damage hits. Due to this, the survivability depends on the specific boss or dungeon you are doing, but is overall very strong.

To make the most of Arcane's survivability, you need to be well prepared, as almost all of its defensives require you to press the defensive before damage comes in, as it has limited self-healing or passive damage reduction.

Arcane has some of the best on-demand mobility in the game, due to its ability to use double Shimmer Icon Shimmer or Blink Icon Blink, and even resetting a charge via some talent options. Due to this, it can generally get anywhere on a boss fight almost immediately. You can even get a sprint-like option in the form of Incantation of Swiftness Icon Incantation of Swiftness. The only downside to its mobility is sustained movement speed, as all of its mobility is burst-oriented mobility.

2.

Changes to Arcane Mage in The War Within

Midnight Pre-Patch Summary 2.1.

Midnight Pre-Patch for Arcane Mage

The Midnight Pre-Patch has arrived, and Arcane Mage has received a substantial rework affecting both the Mage class tree and the Arcane spec itself. At its core, Arcane is still about high burst and mana management, but the way it does this is quite different. Arcane had many of its different buffs consolidated into a single new resource: Arcane Salvo Icon Arcane Salvo, to reduce the amount of different resources and buffs to track.

Keep in mind that this is not the complete rework, as more changes are coming with the launch of the Midnight expansion. Once Midnight launches, we will gain access to 3 more Hero Talent Points and our new Apex Talent: Touch of the Archmage Icon Touch of the Archmage and its related talents.

2.1.1.

Hero Talent Changes

Spellslinger has not received major changes, but more targeted tuning due to the changes to the spec tree. Anything previously referring to a buff affecting Arcane Barrage Icon Arcane Barrage has been changed to use the new Arcane Salvo Icon Arcane Salvo buff. And Splintering Sorcery Icon Splintering Sorcery now just procs directly from Arcane Blast Icon Arcane Blast and Arcane Pulse Icon Arcane Pulse instead of Nether Precision Icon Nether Precision due to its removal.

Sunfury has received relatively few changes, mostly focusing on reducing buff tracking. Primarily, Burden of Power Icon Burden of Power has been simplified so that it just makes Arcane Blast Icon Arcane Blast and Arcane Pulse Icon Arcane Pulse passively do more damage, instead of being a core proc we played around. The same goes for Glorious Incandescence Icon Glorious Incandescence, which used to be a core proc to play around. It now drops Meteors when you consume Arcane Salvo Icon Arcane Salvo which simply do damage, instead of interacting with any of Arcane's resources.

2.1.2.

Core Rotational Changes

One of the primary changes is the removal of many different buffs, like Arcane Harmony Icon Arcane Harmony, Intuition Icon Intuition (changed to be passive instead of a proc), Arcane Tempo Icon Arcane Tempo (also now passive instead of a proc), etc, into a singular buff: Arcane Salvo Icon Arcane Salvo. Arcane Salvo is a stacking damage buff to Arcane Barrage Icon Arcane Barrage, stacked via Arcane Missiles Icon Arcane Missiles by default, but many talents interact with it to either generate it via other spells, like Expanded Mind Icon Expanded Mind giving Arcane Blast Icon Arcane Blast and Arcane Pulse Icon Arcane Pulse the ability to generate it as well, or Orb Barrage Icon Orb Barrage increasing the chance to proc based on Salvo stacks instead of Arcane Charges.

What all of this means, is that instead of tracking multiple different buffs, almost all of your rotation decisions will be based around Arcane Salvo Icon Arcane Salvo, your Arcane Charges, and your mana level. The only remaining exception is Clearcasting Icon Clearcasting, which still plays a critical part in the rotation like before, being the only way to cast Arcane Missiles Icon Arcane Missiles.

In practice with the way things are tuned, the spec becomes about generating the maximum Arcane Salvo Icon Arcane Salvo stacks as quickly as possible, and then immediately spending them to start building them up again.

One final meaningful change is the introduction of Arcane Pulse Icon Arcane Pulse, which is a new ranged AoE ability. It functions very similar to Arcane Blast Icon Arcane Blast, since the damage and mana scales with Arcane Charges, except it does AoE damage. It does not fully replace Arcane Explosion Icon Arcane Explosion, as you can use both, but in most circumstances in practice it does become your main filler ability in AoE scenarios. Since this is ranged, this is a great quality of life improvement, as it means you will no longer need to be in melee to do AoE damage.

2.1.3.

Other Changes

  • Mage defensives have been consolidated and simplified: ► Click to expand
    • Prismatic Barrier Icon Prismatic Barrier is now even stronger. When fully talented into all supported talents it now provides more absorption (25% max HP), and even more magic damage taken and debuff duration reduction. It also has a lower global cooldown, allowing you to go back to DPSing quicker.
    • Greater Invisibility Icon Greater Invisibility and Mirror Image Icon Mirror Image no longer reduce damage taken — they are now purely utility spells.
    • Mass Barrier Icon Mass Barrier has been removed.
    • Temporal Realignment Icon Temporal Realignment has been added, which allows you to self-heal after dropping to low health, at the cost of some manual control over Alter Time Icon Alter Time. Alter Time is normally mostly used for dealing with high burst damage, but via Temporal Realignment, it can also be useful for healing yourself up when you get low health from chip damage.
  • Mage Mobility has been slightly reduced and has a few tradeoffs to make now: ► Click to expand
    • Shimmer Icon Shimmer now has only 1 charge base (was 2) and a 30 second cooldown (was 25) baseline. You can gain back the lost charge, but it is now a trade-off between Reflection Icon Reflection and the extra charge.
    • Blink Icon Blink can now be improved via talents: Spatial Manipulation Icon Spatial Manipulation grants an extra charge, Improved Blink Icon Improved Blink reduces its cooldown.
    • Ice Floes Icon Ice Floes has been removed.
  • Various utility talents have been nerfed or changed into choice-nodes: ► Click to expand
    • Shifting Power Icon Shifting Power has been removed entirely.
    • Blast Wave Icon Blast Wave has been removed from baseline (only accessible via Sunfury talent, but very situational).
    • Ice Nova Icon Ice Nova and Cone of Cold Icon Cone of Cold are now mutually exclusive.
    • Mass Polymorph Icon Mass Polymorph and Ring of Frost Icon Ring of Frost are now mutually exclusive.
    • Counterspell Icon Counterspell now interrupts for 7 seconds (was 5).
2.1.4.

Preparing for Midnight

We hope this summary helped you prepare for the Midnight launch. If you want to prepare for your leveling journey in Midnight, make sure to check out our recommended consumables and items that can help you reach max level faster!

Midnight Leveling Items Midnight Leveling Consumables 3.

Leveling an Arcane Mage

If you want to play an Arcane Mage but currently do not have one at max level, you can check out our leveling guide for tips on your journey.

Arcane Mage Leveling Guide 4.

Basics of Arcane Mage Gameplay

Arcane Mage is a spec highly dependent on its cooldowns. It can do large amounts of damage during Arcane Surge Icon Arcane Surge and similar cooldowns while doing pretty low damage outside of them. As an Arcane Mage, you also have your Mana to consider, as your hardest-hitting spells cost a lot of Mana. This further highlights the importance of using your cooldowns well, as your cooldowns are the primary way to handle your Mana. Evocation Icon Evocation (if talented) provides you all of your Mana back over a couple of seconds, and Arcane Surge gives you more mana regeneration than you can spend while it is active.

Most of your time will be spent casting Arcane Blast Icon Arcane Blast as this is your main Mana expenditure spell. Additionally, Arcane uses various cooldowns, like Arcane Surge Icon Arcane Surge to boost the damage you do while burning through your Mana. While doing your rotation, you will build up Arcane Salvo Icon Arcane Salvo stacks to greatly increase the damage of your next Arcane Barrage Icon Arcane Barrage, consuming them eventually for a massive hit, resetting your Arcane Charges and Arcane Salvo stacks, restarting the process.

If you are a beginner to the spec and would like to learn the basic fundamentals of the class, or would like to learn some of the oddities of some of the Arcane spells, we recommend looking through the Spell Summary first, as well as the Easy Mode page linked below.

Arcane Mage Quick Guide

If you are already somewhat familiar with Arcane Mages, you can head straight to the Talents and Rotation pages to jump right into the more complex, detailed information.

Arcane Mage Talents and Builds Arcane Mage Rotation and Cooldowns 5.

How to Gear Up as an Arcane Mage

We have a dedicated page that goes over all the intricacies of gearing an Arcane Mage in the current patch, including the Best in Slot gear from the current tier.

Arcane Mage BiS and Gear

After you have obtained some gear via the gearing guide above, you will want to make sure you are using the correct consumables, gems, enchants, and more. To help you with this process, we have a page on exactly this. Additionally, we have a stats page that goes over the stat priority and necessary changes that might occur from changing stat priorities.

Arcane Mage Stat Priority Arcane Mage Enchants and Gems 6.

Changelog

  • 21 Jan. 2026 (rotation page): Optimized Arcane Surge sequences for Sunfury and Spellslinger.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (cosmetics): Reviewed for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (Midnight): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (Additional Resources): Reviewed for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (Leveling): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (how to improve page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (simulations page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (gear page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (addons page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (enchants page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (stats page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (mythic+ page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (rotation page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (talents page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (spells page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (easy mode page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 19 Jan. 2026 (this page): Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 04 Dec. 2025 (Midnight): Updated for latest beta changes: Reflection castable while casting & unaffected by GCD + counterspell interrupt duration increased in PvE.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (Midnight): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (Additional Resources): Page created.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (gear page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (stats page): Updated for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (rotation page): Updated for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (talents page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 30 Nov. 2025 (this page): Updated strengths and weaknesses to a more informative format + updated for 11.2.7.
  • 07 Nov. 2025 (Midnight): Updated for November 7th Alpha patch: Mostly Arcane Salvo changes, e.g. making Arcane Missiles baseline proc per wave instead of per cast, amongst various other changes.
  • 06 Nov. 2025 (Midnight): Added tier set information for Season 1.
  • 23 Oct. 2025 (Midnight): Updated for Alpha changes of October 23rd: Mostly new class talents and some small tweaking in class tree.
  • 12 Oct. 2025 (Midnight): Added Page.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (cosmetics): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (gear page): Updated item levels for 11.2.5 (Turbo boost item levels) and added puzzling cartel section and updated crafting recommendations for unlimited crests.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (talents page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 05 Oct. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 10 Sep. 2025 (gear page): Updated Fiber recommendation with more context to ensure accuracy for all gearing profiles.
  • 05 Sep. 2025 (rotation page): Updated default talent toggles slightly for Spellslinger.
  • 05 Sep. 2025 (easy mode page): Updated tier set disclaimer to indicate this page works both with and without tier set since the recommended rotation and talents do not change for the recommended Hero Talents.
  • 25 Aug. 2025 (Leveling): Improved Mage tree levelling path to fix a small issue and get more mobility early on to speed through the world faster.
  • 16 Aug. 2025 (gear page): Updated best trinkets based on trinket tuning and new findings.
  • 15 Aug. 2025 (talents page): Slightly updated Sunfury single-target and cleave talents to no longer pick Magi's Spark due to various bugs, and Time Loop being equal DPS and easier to play.
  • 15 Aug. 2025 (this page): Updated viability section based on post PTR tuning and actual in-game activity.
  • 15 Aug. 2025 (this page): Slightly updated talents to no longer pick Magi's Spark due to various bugs, and Time Loop being equal DPS and easier to play.
  • 10 Aug. 2025 (rotation page): Updated basic rotation to be more simple and slightly better DPS.
  • 10 Aug. 2025 (easy mode page): Updated basic rotation to be more simple and slightly better DPS.
  • 05 Aug. 2025 (gear page): Added more trinkets to the list of trinkets, and updated Mythic+ bis gear slightly.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (cosmetics): Reviewed for 11.2.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (gear page): Updated best in slot lists, trinket recommendations, crafting order, added Reshii section, for 11.2.0
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (enchants page): Updated for 11.2.0.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (mythic+ page): Updated best builds for 11.2, added section for season 3 utility spells.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (rotation page): Updated best rotation based on 11.2 changes for both single-target and AoE, added tier rotation changes section.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (talents page): Updated all talent builds for 11.2.0, and updated recommended talents based on the changes.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (spells page): Updated spells for the 11.2.0 changes.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (easy mode page): Updated optimal rotation, talents, hero talents for 11.2 changes and tier bonus.
  • 04 Aug. 2025 (this page): Added patch 11.2 information and removed some of the older patch changes.
  • 24 Jun. 2025 (gear page): Updated DISC Belt information for the changes coming with the reset.
  • 17 Jun. 2025 (gear page): Slightly update Durable Information Securing Container Belt information to show % gains for the different bonuses.
  • 17 Jun. 2025 (rotation page): Updated Combat Assistant damage gains/losses based on latest updated numbers.
  • 17 Jun. 2025 (easy mode page): Updated Combat Assistant damage gains/losses based on latest updated numbers.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (cosmetics): Reviewed for 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (gear page): Added Durable Information Securing Container Belt information and best bonuses, and updated BiS lists for new belt.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (enchants page): Updated for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (Liberation of Undermine page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (rotation page): Added Combat Assistant information and tips.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (talents page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (easy mode page): Added Combat Assistant information and tips.
  • 15 Jun. 2025 (this page): Added Patch 11.1.7 information.
  • 20 May 2025 (gear page): Added House of Cards as potential Puzzling Chips option for people without Neural Synapse Enhancer.
  • 15 May 2025 (gear page): Updated item levels to turbo item levels, and updated recommended trinkets with more context and options, and updated cartel chips with more context and different track recommendations.
  • 27 Apr. 2025 (gear page): Updated Puzzling Cartel Chips section with latest information.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (cosmetics): Reviewed for 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (Leveling): Updated for 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (gear page): Added Counterfeit Dealer's Chips section.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (enchants page): Added Corruption Enchants section.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (Liberation of Undermine page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (talents page): Updated for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 21 Apr. 2025 (this page): Added changes from between 11.1 and 11.1.5.
  • 22 Mar. 2025 (mythic+ page): Removed wind up interrupt tip as they cannot be interrupted by disorients.
  • 20 Mar. 2025 (Liberation of Undermine page): Removed unneeded sections.
  • 16 Mar. 2025 (Liberation of Undermine page): Updated alter Time usage on healing absorbs due to Alter Time healing changes.
  • 15 Mar. 2025 (gear page): Updated crafting order to more clearly split the early crafts versus best-in-slot crafts.
  • 14 Mar. 2025 (mythic+ page): Added tips for all dungeons.
  • 13 Mar. 2025 (Liberation of Undermine page): Added Gallywix tips and updated some boss tips based on live kills.
  • 10 Mar. 2025 (gear page): Updated crafting options to highlight a better early setup before having multiple sockets in your gear.
  • 10 Mar. 2025 (this page): Updated viability section based on week 1 performance.
  • 02 Mar. 2025 (rotation page): Updated Arcane Barrage conditions slightly for High Voltage usage to be easier to understand and more consistent across different talent setups.
  • 01 Mar. 2025 (Liberation of Undermine page): Added tips based on PTR.
  • 26 Feb. 2025 (rotation page): Updated Arcane Barrage usage slightly to ensure no dropping intuition/arcane tempo and make aoe rotation clearer on funnel vs pure aoe.
  • 25 Feb. 2025 (gear page): Updated best trinkets to also recommend Synergistic Brewterializer as a potential Eye of Kezan alternative.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (cosmetics): Reviewed for 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (Leveling): Updated talents and rotation for 11.1 changes.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (how to improve page): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (simulations page): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (gear page): Updated best in slot for season 2 / 11.1 gear, updated crafting recommendations due to new bis items, updated trinkets for new trinkets.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (addons page): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (enchants page): Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (stats page): Put versatility as second best secondary stat due to changes in 11.1.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (mythic+ page): Updated best talents for 11.1 changes, updated affix tips for new affixes.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (rotation page): Updated for 11.1 changes: New default setup set to Spellslinger, updated rotation for new optimal rotation due to changes, split rotation into basic - medium - advanced.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (talents page): Updated best talents for 11.1: New optimal trees for the new reworked talent trees, and switched overall recommended talents for Spellslinger.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (spells page): Updated spells for changes in 11.1.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (easy mode page): Updated for 11.1: Updated optimal rotation, stats, talents and hero talents for 11.1 changes and tier bonus.
  • 24 Feb. 2025 (this page): Added overview of most important 11.1 changes, updated viability for 11.1, streamlined page further to focus on most important aspects of the guide.
  • 20 Feb. 2025 (Liberation of Undermine page): Guide added.
  • 17 Dec. 2024 (gear page): Updated Cyrce's Circlet suggestions after buffs, and updated BiS to include it now that it's better.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (cosmetics): Reviewed for 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (Leveling): Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (how to improve page): Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (simulations page): Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (gear page): Added Cyrce's Circlet section.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (addons page): Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (enchants page): Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (stats page): Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (Nerub-ar Palace page): Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (mythic+ page): Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (rotation page): Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (talents page): Updated page layout to split the different Hero Talents into their own sections, and added recommended tags to more quickly spot the best builds.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (spells page): Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (easy mode page): Slightly updated rotation.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Added note for 11.0.7 patch and updated viability for 11.0.7.
  • 30 Oct. 2024 (talents page): Updated sunfury talents to pick Lessons in Debilitation instead of Gravity Lapse.
  • 27 Oct. 2024 (rotation page): Updated rotation based on latest theorycrafting findings, primarily simplifying barrage usage for spellslinger, while being slightly more DPS.
  • 23 Oct. 2024 (rotation page): Small modification to AoE rotation for spellslinger and added arcane tempo conditions to single-target rotation under advanced section.
  • 22 Oct. 2024 (mythic+ page): Updated talents based on last minute nerfs.
  • 22 Oct. 2024 (rotation page): Moved various parts of the rotation to advanced to provide a more approachable default rotation and fixed spellslinger rotation showing some sunfury lines.
  • 22 Oct. 2024 (talents page): Updated talents based on last minute nerfs. Added single-target spellslinger build.
  • 22 Oct. 2024 (this page): Removed Mana cascade change from ptr since it was nerfed to the pre-bugged amount.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (Leveling): Updated for 11.0.5 rework and slightly simplified rotation.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (gear page): Updated bis + trinket tier lists to list Transmitter as second best trinket.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (Nerub-ar Palace page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (mythic+ page): Updated best talents for 11.0.5 rework. Added Spellslinger vs Sunfury information. Added dungeon specific tips.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (rotation page): Updated single-target and AoE rotations for both hero talents 11.0.5 changes. Added Spellslinger presets now that it is a more viable hero talent setup.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (talents page): Updated best talents for 11.0.5. Added multiple AoE builds for Spellslinger and Sunfury.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (spells page): Updated spells for 11.0.5 changes.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (easy mode page): Updated talents and rotation for the 11.0.5 rework.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (this page): Added 11.0.5 changes and how they impacted the guide. Updated viability section for 11.0.5.
  • 25 Sep. 2024 (rotation page): Updated AoE rotation to list target counts.
  • 24 Sep. 2024 (gear page): Fixed incorrect profession linked for off-hand craft.
  • 21 Sep. 2024 (stats page): Updated stat weights description to more clearly explain that using top gear is better.
  • 20 Sep. 2024 (Nerub-ar Palace page): Added more tips to multiple bosses, added exact cooldown usage to various bosses and added cooldowns outline for Queen Ansurek.
  • 16 Sep. 2024 (rotation page): Updated rotation slightly for latest improvements.
  • 14 Sep. 2024 (talents page): Updated Delve talents to do slightly more AoE damage.
  • 14 Sep. 2024 (this page): Updated viability section after latest nerfs.
  • 11 Sep. 2024 (enchants page): Added weapon consumable (oil).
  • 11 Sep. 2024 (rotation page): Update AoE rotation slightly to move the Arcane Blast line during ToTM to spellslinger rotation, as Sunfury automatically does it already.
  • 10 Sep. 2024 (gear page): Added note that you can craft embellishments on non spark items.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (cosmetics): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (Leveling): Updated rotation to no longer double-dip Burden of Power due to removal.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (how to improve page): Updated slightly to emphasize mana management being tied to cooldown usage.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (gear page): Added 3 bis lists from different sources: Raiding, Mythic+, Overall. Added trinket tier list. Removed disclaimer from crafting text.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (enchants page): Added Elusive Blasphemite as an option for more movement speed at the cost of a small amount of DPS.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (stats page): Updated stats to favour haste over mastery due to better gear unlocking in Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (Nerub-ar Palace page): Guide added.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (mythic+ page): Updated for TWW Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (rotation page): Separated the hero talent selector and updated the rotation to include more advanced lines as an optional checkbox. Rewrote arcane barrage usage to be easier to understand.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (talents page): Removed pre-season talents.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (spells page): Removed double-dipping mention for Burden of Power due to removal in-game, and removed bug mention of Ignite the future after the bug fix.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (easy mode page): Updated Rotation to be slightly better but similar difficulty level, and update stat priority for Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Updated basics section and viability section.
  • 05 Sep. 2024 (talents page): Small improvements to aoe/cleave talents.
  • 03 Sep. 2024 (gear page): Updated crafting recommendations and bis lists.
  • 02 Sep. 2024 (rotation page): Updated rotation for the removal of Burden of Power double-dipping.
  • 02 Sep. 2024 (talents page): Fixed a missing point in the Delve hero tree.
  • 28 Aug. 2024 (spells page): Updated some spell descriptions.
  • 27 Aug. 2024 (gear page): Updated crafting suggestions on updated Embellishments and updated bis lists.
  • 24 Aug. 2024 (talents page): Added Delve Talent Tree.
  • 22 Aug. 2024 (rotation page): Update AoE rotation to clarify funnel vs AoE rotation usage.
  • 22 Aug. 2024 (rotation page): Slightly change priority on single target rotation to clarify you should use missiles before dumping Burden of Power if you have it, and some small readability improvements on AoE.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (cosmetics): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (Leveling): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (gear page): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (enchants page): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (stats page): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (rotation page): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (talents page): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (spells page): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (easy mode page): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within.
  • 30 Jul. 2024 (cosmetics): Page added.
  • 30 Jul. 2024 (gear page): Fixed not having 4 piece in the overall bis list.
  • 29 Jul. 2024 (simulations page): Added race sims.
  • 26 Jul. 2024 (rotation page): Arcane in Arcane Tempo lines and slightly updated AoE rotation to make it more clear you always Arcane Barrage before Arcane Missiles with 4 charges. Further improved Nether Precision notes to apply more optimisations.
  • 25 Jul. 2024 (rotation page): Add in Arcane Missiels interrupt conditions to the rotation, reorganized the burn phase into 2 separate parts, the initial burn phase sequence, into the priority list.
  • 24 Jul. 2024 (rotation page): Clearcasting proc rates were changed on live, causing Arcane Blast to have 5% higher proc rate than Arcane Barrage. Updated rotation to incorporate this by removing the Arcane Barrage execute playstyle.
  • 24 Jul. 2024 (talents page): Minor update to suggested talents based on bugs on live servers.
  • 24 Jul. 2024 (talents page): Updated suggested talents due to Illuminated Thoughts being fixed on live servers, causing it to be significantly better than on beta & ptr.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (MoP Remix): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (Leveling): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (how to improve page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (gear page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (enchants page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (stats page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (rotation page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (talents page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (spells page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (easy mode page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 17 Jun. 2024 (The War Within): Page added.
  • 14 May 2024 (MoP Remix): Page added.
  • 12 May 2024 (Leveling): Updated talents and rotation slightly.
  • 10 May 2024 (this page): Updated viability section.
  • 07 May 2024 (Leveling): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (gear page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (rotation page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (talents page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (spells page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (easy mode page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (Leveling): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (gear page): Updated for Season 4: updated bis lists, added bullion items, updated suggested crafting.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (enchants page): Added new head enchant (Incandescent Essence) and updated Phial suggestions
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (rotation page): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (talents page): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (spells page): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Added changes for Season 4 and updated viability section.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6. and updated the sections to avoid double negatives.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (gear page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for 10.2.6, removed link to a no longer relevant pack and added new macro for Arcane Barrage + TOTM.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6. and added explanation for best gems.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6. and updated talent choice information.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6. and fixed some typos and removed the "quiet movement" section as it was rather duplicate with other sections.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (talents page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6. and fixed some typos and updated some abbreviations.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (easy mode page): Reviewed for 10.2.6.
  • 19 Mar. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.6 and updated viability section with some minor changes.
  • 15 Mar. 2024 (rotation page): Remove no longer relevant Arcane Missiles clipping section.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (gear page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (rotation page): Updated rotation with optimisations found.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (talents page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (easy mode page): Updated rotation to be easier and slightly more DPS.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 16 Dec. 2023 (this page): Updated viability section based on December 19th buffs.
  • 24 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated viability section based on live data.
  • 13 Nov. 2023 (gear page): Updated BiS to account for different M+ loot and updated raid only bis.
  • 07 Nov. 2023 (gear page): Updated BiS and embellishments due to sporecloak nerf.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (gear page): Updated BiS, embellishments and other relevant sections for 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (enchants page): Removed references to Onyx Annulet and Primordial gems as they are no longer relevant for 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (mythic+ page): Updated talents for 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (rotation page): Updated base rotation for 10.2, added season 3 tier set rotation, season 3 trinkets and other items to the rotation.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (talents page): Updated optimal talents for 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (easy mode page): Updated talents and rotation for 10.2 changes.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Added 10.2 changes section, removed old changes sections, updated viability section.
  • 01 Oct. 2023 (enchants page): Updated food buff suggestion.
  • 26 Sep. 2023 (gear page): Changed layout.
  • 07 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated viability section with more details.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (gear page): Added 3 different best-in-slot builds.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (talents page): Changed talent layout to be easier to navigate.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Added 10.1.7 guide changes.
  • 09 Aug. 2023 (this page): Updated viability for after the Fire and Frost nerfs.
  • 15 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated viability for the balance patch.
  • 11 Jul. 2023 (Leveling): Upated levelling tree for the new talent trees.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (how to improve page): Updated for the Arcane rework of 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for the Arcane rework of 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (gear page): Updated BiS for new optimal gear due to rework, and updated Onyx Annulet section for nerfed version.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (enchants page): Updated Onyx Annulet section for the 10.1.5 nerf and reviewed the rest for the Arcane rework in 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for the Arcane rework of 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (mythic+ page): Updated suggested talents and rotation for reworked Arcane.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (rotation page): Updated rotation for the reworked Arcane.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (talents page): Updated suggested talents for after the 10.1.5 Arcane rework.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (spells page): Updated all spells and talents for the Arcane Mage rework of 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (easy mode page): Updated Rotation and Talents for the Arcane rework for 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Added 10.1.5 changes section and updated viability section for 10.1.5.
  • 25 May 2023 (gear page): Added Timwalking section.
  • 10 May 2023 (gear page): Updated trinket suggestions based on further improvements.
  • 09 May 2023 (rotation page): Updated rotation to include further 4-set optimisations.
  • 08 May 2023 (gear page): Updated trinket suggestions based on improved sims and further theorycrafting.
  • 01 May 2023 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (simulations page): Removed outdated simulations.
  • 01 May 2023 (gear page): Updated best-in-slot items, crafting suggestions and other gearing advice for 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (enchants page): Moved Primordial Stone information and updated advice based on 10.1 changes.
  • 01 May 2023 (stats page): Updated stat priotiy due to 10.1 changes.
  • 01 May 2023 (mythic+ page): Removed mentions about thundering and reviewed for 10.1 changes.
  • 01 May 2023 (rotation page): Updated rotation to include Season 2 tier optimisations.
  • 01 May 2023 (talents page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (spells page): Updated some descriptions to be more clear and cleaned up some duplicate spells.
  • 01 May 2023 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 01 May 2023 (this page): Added 10.1 changes, added a section pointing out the major changes to the guide made for 10.1 and updated viability section for 10.1 tuning.
  • 28 Apr. 2023 (addons page): Added a generic weakaura pack containing all neccesary WeakAuras for all specs.
  • 25 Mar. 2023 (gear page): Updated Onyx ring suggestions based on hotfixes.
  • 25 Mar. 2023 (enchants page): Updated Primordial Stone Gem suggestions based on hotfixes.
  • 22 Mar. 2023 (gear page): Updated bis to include Onyx Annulet due to new gem combinations being found.
  • 22 Mar. 2023 (enchants page): Update Primordial Stone Gem suggestions due to Desirious Blood Stone combinations being very strong.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (enchants page): Updated Primordial Stone gem suggestions based based on Obscure Pastel Stone being Arcane instead of Shadow on live servers.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (Legendaries): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (gear page): Added Onyx Annulet information and reviewed for patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (enchants page): Added Primordial Stone gem suggestions and reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7 and provided some small phrasing tweaks.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (talents page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 20 Mar. 2023 (this page): Added link to enchants and gems page for primordial gems.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (talents page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 24 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2023 (this page): Replaced 10.2 changes for 10.2.5 changes.
  • 17 Dec. 2022 (gear page): Updated crafted gear due to bronzed grip changes.
  • 14 Dec. 2022 (enchants page): Added weapon imbuement advice.
  • 13 Dec. 2022 (gear page): Further updated crafted gear info with latest theorycrafting knowledge.
  • 13 Dec. 2022 (enchants page): Updated phial advice.
  • 13 Dec. 2022 (rotation page): Improve burn rotation slightly and add more clarity to end of the burn phase.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (Leveling): Minor changes to levelling tree.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (simulations page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (gear page): Updated gear advice based on season 1 available gear and crafted gear.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (gear page): Added more info for crafted gear.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (addons page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (enchants page): Updated phial advice.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (enchants page): Updated gems advice based on better simulations.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (stats page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (rotation page): Added section explaining rotational changes due to the tier set.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (talents page): Minor change to the suggested talent trees to split them more into raiding vs dungeons instead of single target vs aoe.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (spells page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 30 Nov. 2022 (rotation page): Updated burst rotation slightly based on new theorycrafting.
  • 30 Nov. 2022 (talents page): Updated Temporal Warp vs Time Anomaly description to be more informative.
  • 30 Nov. 2022 (spells page): Updated Temporal Warp description for changed time warp functionality.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (Leveling): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (simulations page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (gear page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (addons page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (enchants page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (stats page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (mythic+ page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (rotation page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (talents page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (spells page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (easy mode page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (Leveling): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (Legendaries): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (Torghast): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (Covenants and Soulbinds): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (how to improve page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (simulations page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (gear page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (addons page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (enchants page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (stats page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (Castle Nathria page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (Sanctum of Domination page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (Sepulcher of the First Ones page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (mythic+ page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (rotation page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (talents page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (spells page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (easy mode page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 24 Jan. 2022 (gear page): Added Voidmenders Shadowgem to list of trinkets.
  • 22 Jan. 2022 (Patch 9.2 Analysis): Updated for Patch 9.2.
  • 20 Jan. 2022 (gear page): Fixed typo.
  • 18 Jan. 2022 (rotation page): Updated burst rotation based on latest theorycrafting and expanded on the AoE rotation.
  • 16 Jan. 2022 (mythic+ page): Updated suggested talents to Mana Gem build and some minor tip changes.
  • 16 Jan. 2022 (talents page): Added information about the mana gem build and when to pick Harmony or Mana gem builds.
  • 15 Jan. 2022 (Patch 9.2 Analysis): Page added with initial thoughts and information.
  • 13 Jan. 2022 (rotation page): Improve mana gem rotation and added talon usage.
  • 12 Jan. 2022 (enchants page): Added spellthreads advice.
  • 01 Nov. 2021 (Patch 9.1 Analysis): Reviewed and approved for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 13 Jul. 2021 (Patch 9.1 Analysis): Updated for Patch 9.1 raid release.
  • 25 Apr. 2021 (Patch 9.1 Analysis): Page Created.
  • 12 Oct. 2020 (Ny'alotha page): Page updated for the Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 13 Jan. 2020 (Uldir page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.3 and no changes are necessary.
  • 13 Jan. 2020 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.3 and no changes are necessary.
  • 13 Jan. 2020 (Crucible of Storms page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.3 and no changes are necessary.
  • 13 Jan. 2020 (The Eternal Palace page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.3 and no changes are necessary.
  • 20 Jul. 2019 (The Eternal Palace page): Added Azshara tips.
  • 16 Jul. 2019 (The Eternal Palace page): Removed disclaimer.
  • 14 Jul. 2019 (The Eternal Palace page): Added boss tips.
  • 10 Jul. 2019 (The Eternal Palace page): Added initial talent suggestions.
  • 07 Jul. 2019 (The Eternal Palace page): Page added.
  • 24 Jun. 2019 (Uldir page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.2 and no changes are necessary.
  • 24 Jun. 2019 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.2 and no changes are necessary.
  • 24 Jun. 2019 (Crucible of Storms page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.2 and no changes are necessary.
  • 12 May 2019 (Crucible of Storms page): Added more tips.
  • 15 Apr. 2019 (Uldir page): This page has been reviewed and no changes are necessary for the release of the Crucible of Storms raid.
  • 15 Apr. 2019 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): This page has been reviewed and no changes are necessary for the release of the Crucible of Storms raid.
  • 15 Apr. 2019 (Crucible of Storms page): Guide added.
  • 03 Feb. 2019 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): Added tips for Opulence.
  • 30 Jan. 2019 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): Updated for Jaina stun hotfixes.
  • 28 Jan. 2019 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): Added more Jaina info and suggestions.
  • 21 Jan. 2019 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): Added Battle of Dazar'alor guide for Arcane Mages.
  • 10 Dec. 2018 (Uldir page): This page has been reviewed for Patch 8.1 and no changes are necessary.
  • 30 Aug. 2018 (Uldir page): Added guides and talent recommedations for Heroic and Normal modes.
  • 10 Aug. 2018 (Uldir page): Added Arcane Mage Boss by Boss page (empty for now).
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