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Arcane Mage

PvE Guide — Patch 12.0.0

Talent Builds

The following build is recommended for the current state of the game. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0.0).

Builds

Best Options For

Mage 31
Icon for Ice Barrier
Icon for Alter Time
Icon for Ice Block
Icon for Time Walk
Icon for Master of Time
2
Icon for Winter's Protection
2
Icon for Frost Conditioning
Icon for Arcane Warding
2
Icon for Inspired Intellect
Icon for Mirror Image
Icon for Spellsteal
Icon for Quick Witted
Icon for Dragon's Breath
Icon for Remove Curse
Icon for Improved Conjuration
Icon for Improved Spellsteal
Icon for Shimmer
Icon for Improved Counterspell
Icon for Overflowing Energy
Icon for Improved Remove Curse
Icon for Greater Invisibility
Icon for Improved Frost Nova
Icon for Captured Thoughts
Icon for Tome of Rhonin
Icon for Tome of Antonidas
Icon for Incantation of Swiftness
2
Icon for Master of Escape
Icon for Charm of Aegwynn
Icon for Brainstorm
Icon for Flow of Time
Icon for Mana Confluence
Icon for Charm of Medivh
Icon for Permafrost Bauble
Icon for Freezing Cold
Icon for Time Manipulation
Icon for Ring of Frost
Icon for Energized Barriers
Icon for Mass Invisibility
Icon for Barrier Diffusion
Icon for Ice Cold
Icon for Spatial Manipulation
Icon for Improved Prismatic Barrier

While SimC stabilizes for the Midnight pre-patch, this is the recommended build.