Best build — Arcane Mage, Solo Shuffle

We analysed the strongest players of this bracket — their talents, stats, gear, gems and enchants — and put together a set you can copy. What the strongest players run. Observational data, not a promise of rating.

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Based on the 98 strongest players of EU and US · 2510–3149 rating

Data updated 1d ago

Overview

Race

share among the top players; ×N = how much more often than the rest of the spec

Night Elf33%×1.56
Void Elf15%×1.25
Human9%×0.55
Gnome8%×1.37

Faction

Stat priority

Versatility
Haste
Mastery
Critical Strike

Talents

Core — taken by almost everyone

Spellslinger

Where builds differ

Arcane Familiar51%skip 49%
Improved Conjuration51%skip 49%
Improved Frost Nova53%skip 47%
Permafrost Bauble47%skip 53%
Mana Confluence39%skip 61%
Mirror Image63%skip 37%
Time Manipulation65%skip 35%
Overflowing Insight35%skip 65%

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Talent heatmap

Statistics based on 51 players · Sunfury

Share of the sample spending a point on each talent. Hover a node for the exact numbers — either/or nodes (marked with arrows) show how the sample splits between the options.

Builds

6.1%#1 · Sunfury · 3 variantsC4DAche08tHz49KSVf7iKFnyuNzwYZmZmFMzQzMGAAAGAwMz0sssMDAEbAAsBzMDbWmxMLzYMzMzMswMzMzMAADAAwAMzAMAYYmZAWowhead
6.1%#2 · Spellslinger · 6 variants+Freezing Cold+Ring of Frost+Mass Invisibility+Improved Frost Nova+Time Manipulation+Improved Counterspell−Ice Cold−Mirror Image−Improved Conjuration−Improved Prismatic Barrier−Improved Warding−Focusing CrystalWowhead
5.1%#3 · Sunfury · 3 variants+Freezing Cold+Ring of Frost+Mass Invisibility+Improved Frost Nova+Time Manipulation+Improved Counterspell−Ice Cold−Permafrost Bauble−Winter's Protection−Mirror Image−Improved Conjuration−Improved WardingWowhead
4.1%#4 · Spellslinger · 4 variants+Freezing Cold+Ring of Frost+Mass Invisibility+Improved Frost Nova+Time Manipulation+Improved Counterspell−Ice Cold−Permafrost Bauble−Tome of Rhonin−Overflowing Energy−Brainstorm−Improved WardingWowhead
3.1%#5 · Spellslinger · 3 variants+Freezing Cold+Ring of Frost+Mass Invisibility+Time Manipulation+Improved Counterspell+Orb Mastery−Ice Cold−Permafrost Bauble−Improved Conjuration−Improved Warding−Orb Barrage−Ashes of InspirationWowhead
2.0%#6 · Spellslinger · 2 variants+Freezing Cold+Ring of Frost+Mass Invisibility+Improved Frost Nova+Time Manipulation+Improved Counterspell−Ice Cold−Mirror Image−Improved Conjuration−Improved Prismatic Barrier−Improved Warding−Focusing CrystalWowhead
2.0%#7 · Sunfury · 2 variants+Freezing Cold+Ring of Frost+Mass Invisibility+Improved Counterspell−Ice Cold−Permafrost Bauble−Barrier Diffusion−Improved WardingWowhead
2.0%#8 · Spellslinger+Freezing Cold+Ring of Frost+Mass Invisibility+Time Manipulation+Improved Counterspell+Orb Mastery−Ice Cold−Remove Curse−Master of Escape−Brainstorm−Improved Warding−Orb BarrageWowhead