How 2 Arcane Mage: Basics, Rotation, and Talents for Dragonflight Season 3 and 4

Let's look at how the arcane mage operates. Together, we will grow an organic understanding of the basics and be able to incorporate those basics into most any spec variation you choose. I have been a mage for about 15 years now, favoring arcane. I also have several max level mages, all arcane. I have two main arcane mages that I play, both of which can easily tackle a Mythic Keystone level 20, so I feel as though I'm an authority on the subject of arcane mages. And I thought it was time to share some of my wisdom. Hopefully, someone out there is helped. Enjoy!

[@NatMage]

This is incredible. I love your approach to explaining how things work in a simple but not condescending way. I wish every class and spec guide were made like this. I got so overwhelmed with all the abilities when I first started (DF launch) that I couldn't really even enjoy playing the game, but watching this clear and concise video with the relaxing music and simple but easy to understand notation had me following along even though I've never played the spec and am a complete beginner at the game. It made me want to try out Arcane Mage! Truly fantastic. Other guide makers should use this as the gold standard.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you so much! Other guides try to zip through all the content assuming you know most of it already. It does come off as a bit confusing. I'm glad it helped you!

[@Harsgaard]

Jep i agree one of the best class guides ever made. Hope you get more love for this type of content.

[@johannesfactotum2682]

This is the best class guide I've watched in ages. Most of them try and squeeze too much in too quickly and I forget it all. But this was actually easy to understand.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you. I tried to take a building block approach to teaching the 'flow' of arcane. Glad you liked it.

[@nopeek1698]

This is the 10th guide ive watched and the first that ive understood. Thank you

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

I'm happy you learned something new! I have a fire and frost guide too if you're wanting to try those too.

[@Rolienolie34]

This is the best guide ever made for WoW.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Kind words, I'll take 'em.

[@evan-quinnphotography8898]

This brought back nostalgia of watching blues clues and when the voice asks "hmm I wonder how this works" because of what we've learned so far I'm yelling in my head OH OH SPEND THE CHARGES AND THEN REFRESH THEM! and then it feels so good to hear him say hmm, well what if we spend all the charges and use this to refresh them and you just get so giddy because you're LEARNING

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Lol! Love the comparison. I wanted the learning experience for arcane to feel natural, like we are figuring it out together. Thanks for watching!

[@Whydoesthissitesuck]

Yes, it reminds me of the square hole guy

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you everybody!

[@ziggy2976]

All the guides out there make arcane seem so daunting yet you make it seem easy. Great breakdown!

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thanks!

[@mcluner3374]

as someone who has been playing arcane for the last 6 years this is one of the best basics guides ive seen

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thanks!

[@Atljeepboy]

I love how you take your time to explain everything

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you. I wanted the viewer to learn the rotation organically.

[@Bluesixer6]

Just wanted to tell you that tonight I was just about to give up playing my mage until I found your video. I love mage, the portals and teleports. The flashy spells and the lore of the class but I was struggling to understand Arcane and it's what I really wanted to play. Your explanation was really easy to understand and now I understand the basic of the spec. As I get more comfortable I'll continue to learn from your videos. I also plan to check out your fire and frost videos. Long.story short thank you for making this and helping me understand how the spec works so I can enjoy the class I so wanted to play. Please keep making videos! Sincerely future Archmage Twitch.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

I'm very happy to hear it helped you! I derive a genuine joy from hearing comments like these. They let me know I've given someone something incredibly powerful. Knowledge.

[@Metr01d3]

Thank you!! Amazingly clear guide. Simple, concise, and also relaxing to watch!!

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you for your support! And I'm glad you enjoyed watching it!

[@m.berketanza2160]

The best guide I have ever seen hands down. I too use the same exact approach when I try to understand a new spec. Slow and steady. Great job! Thanks a lot for the content. Looking for more!

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you so much. I appreciate the compliment!

[@chillasey]

I appreciate you telling me how to think up top to understand the rest. I like your discovery walkthrough, felt like we were learning together. The building block approach worked really well here. And I liked the background music. Thanks, awesome guide

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you! Be sure to check out my other How 2 Mage guides!

[@khalidalnabti3208]

Ah yes. 🧐🍷The Arcane Mage Rotation... Truly exquisite!

[@abolfazlafshar8865]

This is the only guide I can apply to the dummy without getting ptsd, you're a hero for making this video man, your first video I've watched and I'm subbing.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you. I enjoy helping folks. There's always more content in the works, stay tuned!

[@bridgerlove3312]

first guide ive seen that breaks things down into easy to understand actual basics for someone who is new to the spec and class. great guide thank you.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

You're welcome! I'm happy it helped you.

[@Nothing_._Here]

This is an amazing guide and you have a wonderful voice for this

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thanks, now I'm blushing 😊

[@bonshwananon7269]

Thanks a bunch for taking the time to put this together!

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

You're very welcome! Several people have told me arcane is hard to learn. Hopefully this helps others too.

[@711masterp]

Love this video, super clear explanation, keep up the good work

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Hey, thanks. Share it with your buds. Together we can turn all the mages arcane. Woah, could you imagine lol

[@loucourtonne7893]

thanks so much ; as a constant scared of learning new specs person i took a few steps back before trying arcane mage, but the way you're talking, the very pedagogue way of teaching things and, almost learning by your side, makes it very easy for me to understand. it really was a pleasure listening to your advices ♥

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you, that was a very kind comment! I just put up another Basics video today! You can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2aYdXSgrKyImNk

[@erebus2262]

absolutely phenomenal work sir. thank you

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed 😉

[@pete5252]

Brilliant Video! I always wanted to try arcane but found it a bit daunting... this was an incredible explanation! It's so much fun :) Thanks for creating a guide like this. Hope to see more in the future :)

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

You're welcome!

[@cowboycoda1313]

I know a bit about arcane mage, but the way you talk and explain things in a simple.. calm manner, has me watching. Mage can be hectic when in the midst of it all. This is not that.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I actually watched other videos on arcane and thought, geez, how is anyone suppose to pick up on all that at once?

[@Blazernation]

Awesome video. No clutter and easy to understand 👏

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thanks! Mission accomplished!

[@Barelythere4]

This was very helpful & easy to understand!

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Glad it was helpful!

[@LuisJim81]

Thank you so much! amazing video and easy to follow.... nice job.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

And thank you for watching!

[@redmin3r311]

What a great guide, thank you

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

You're welcome! Thank YOU for spending the time to watch it.

[@julianmazzotta7612]

What an amazing guide! Thank you! ❤

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

You're welcome! Thanks for your support.

[@RobK769]

Really great guide. Thanks alot!

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you for commenting! Have fun!

[@TheMrCYoung]

This is brilliant, always loved Arcane mage as my main alt and thinking of maining it in the coming patch. This was very helpful so thank you! Would love to get the weakauras you use as well as whatever it is you use to track the buffs.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you. I don't use weak auras. I just look at the buffs.

[@TheMrCYoung]

@@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda Got ya, do you make it so you only show you own buffs? Imagine in raid it gets quite crowded

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

In a way. I'm actually making a video now that will address that idea. Stay tuned!

[@nifs159]

Well done dude!

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you!

[@chadbeeler567]

This has to be the best "arcane for dummies" guide I have yet to see. Thank you for putting this together, particular showing the relationships between spell and how they interact. I feel a lot more confident in trying to play this now. I wish there were more of these for other classes. *chef's kiss* How did you get your buffs to stream above your action bars? Is that in the default UI? Super neat.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thanks for the comment! I'm glad you liked it. And yes, my buff bar is above my action bars as part of the default UI. You can click that little yellow triangle to collapse and expand your buffs shown from long term buffs to short term ones. For more UI tips, check out my vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoHKnoqbmrx3e9Usi=WpNf9jFASpDth_13

[@juanjit0]

Muchas gracias, está súper claro.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Muchas gracias!

[@hifgames7076]

this is the only guide you need

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

You are too kind! Glad you got something from it.

[@witcherpie]

make a mm hunter guide like this one

[@honeytrousers9665]

Real good video.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you!

[@cannix8055]

Just came back and have been looking to change from healing main and went with mage for something different. Arcane is something i don't see much of and watned to give it a try. This guide makes it very simple to understand the rotation. Is that guide at the top a WA?

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

I don't use WA. That's just some macro icons.

[@mikem2k6]

Great guide, thank! I started leveling my mage in the last few days and I grew font of the Arcane spec. I like that it is a bit of a battle mage type of combat in M+. Question: In a M+ mob pack, If I got a clearcasting proc and have 2-3 charges, do I send an AB with 2-3 charges (and hope Orb Barrage procs) or do I use the cc proc on AE first to get to 4 charges before AB?

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

That is a really good question! If you have 1 charge and also have clearcasting, Arcane Explosion would be best, so you get the 4 charges that you can then release. If you have 2 charges and also have clearcasting, using the clearcasting Arcane Missiles on the primary target followed by 2 Arcane Blast may be the best option. Most M+ Mob packs have a primary kill target, which is usually your interrupt target as well. But if that is not the case, Arcane Explosion would still be best. Then release your Barrage. If you have 3 charges and also have clearcasting, you could use the clearcasting Missiles on the primary target and only cast one Arcane Blast, then Barrage, then the second Arcane Blast. But if that is not the case, release that Barrage and pray the the Blizzard gods you get an orb! Great question, thanks for asking!!!

[@mikem2k6]

@@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda I guess the tier set promotes weaving in AM also. Thanks for your answer. Sometimes I got lucky with low charged AB and having 4 proccs back to back. love that feeling

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

It's always nice to Barrage with one charge and get 4 in return :)@@mikem2k6

[@jaklg7905]

Ty, this was helpful. I have been playing frost mage for many, many years. I do wish that they would balance all of the specs better so that you don't feel like you have to go with on over the other. Arcane is over powered compared to the frost and fire.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Glad it helped! I understand. It's like my childhood was frost and my middle age is arcane lol

[@dahlstroemable]

Thanks a lot. Your build seems a lot funnier than the ramp builds u seen on other channels and pages. Do you use the same build in raid? How does it stand compared to others (damage)

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

I'm glad it helped! For all my builds I've played check out my video on talents: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noTIgmeMgLiqo8Usi=iS1zcBsMi3KfX7E2 As for dps, I do pretty good. I'm usually top dps in higher mythics, but it all depends on what needs done and who else is in the group. I've went head to head with a 486 fire mage when I was 484 and beat them in dps in Atal level 21. Currently BM hunters, demon hunters, and ret pallys are my dps competitors. Even so, I usually beat them too. The two great things about this spec and playstyle is the burst aoe is crazy, and single target is amazingly sustainable. Thank you for your question!

[@dahlstroemable]

@@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda I saw the builds one, just want sure if you played all of them. Didnt watch that video fully to be honest but thanks for your patience and quick answer. Gonna try arcane mage following you advice and see how it works out :)

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

@@dahlstroemable the one called "my spec" is my preferred spec. But all the ones shown are viable in mythics.

[@ChickenMeChanga]

Something Fancy Happened >< lol You might make a mage out of this Tank yet.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Here's hoping!

[@johankungen2954]

What tallents are you using? Loved the guide. I will try arcane (and mage) for the first time in my life now! Thanks

[@johankungen2954]

NVM, i remember i saw it earlier in the video

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Good luck and have fun!

[@davidbell4768]

Thanks so much for the guide it was great, only other thing I really would like to know is stats for arcane as I have no clue I heard to many different things now I’m confused.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

The best thing may be to get "True Stat Values" as a mod. So when you scroll over your stats, it tells you the cap. But as a general rule: mastery 1, crit 2, haste 3.

[@davidbell4768]

@@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda thanks for the advice with the stats, but i dont use addons so ill stick to mas crit haste thanks

[@Atljeepboy]

I do love Arcane Mage

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

All the good mages do!

[@RamenOni]

hello do u have the weak aura and talent layout i want to try this on the mage im having issues with

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

My talents are shown at 14:55. As for the WA, I don't use it unfortunately. But you'll want to track the following: nether precision, clearcasting, arcane surge. Once you get 4 set bonus, start also tracking: arcane battery, arcane artillery. As for cooldowns; presence of mind, shifting power, touch of the magi, arcane surge. Hope this helps and good luck!

[@davidbell4768]

Man I really love arcane the look of the spells and the way it plays, but my damage I really bad, I did a plus 2 AV today I did 62 k dps and the group said I should be doing 170k soo I’m kinda lost granted I am 467 maybe they were 480+ as they were geared last season I’ll keep going but I’m not sure I’ll stay arcane I’ll try frost

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Don't be discouraged, things are always wonky at the beginning of an expansion. Check out my other guides and maybe those will be a better fit for you. Good luck!

[@TheLeezys]

tell me you have one for frost 😭 your way to teach awsome

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Actually...I am working on one!

[@helloworld9134]

Subbed 🎉

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thanks for helping me grow!

[@noxx2k124]

Take this Like and Abo - Great and calm guide.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thank you!

[@erikaweavers7051]

What are those addons you use?

[@erikaweavers7051]

And wondering if you have a build video?

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

I don't use many add-ons. I always run the add on called Details! For a dps meter. When I get new gear, I turn on True Stat Values, which show where my stats should be. And I run the Raider.io add on when doing mythics. I'm not fond of add-ons, they clutter up my UI and add what I consider distractions. The UI I use regularly is on my How 2 Arcane Mage: UI, Keybinds, Macro video. The UI seen here was set up so the video was easier to understand 😀

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Not yet! But one is in the works covering 4 Arcane Mage setups, and how they are used, so stay tuned and thank you for your questions.

[@bulkathos5207]

Ofc the best arcane guide is made by a vulpera 🐭🐁

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Lol! Fox power!

[@xdgamesCoUk]

How to Arcane mage, basics ... 40 minute video ... basics ... 40 minutes ...

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

Thanks for watching! Arcane has a bit of info to cover. Hopefully by putting the most requested information at the front of the video, helps viewers get the understanding they need right away so they can quickly jump back in game and explore for themselves. See ya in game!

[@Sora-o]

Welcome to wow and why it’s currently hated/failing

[@disruptprosper5]

What UI is that?

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

It's the standard UI I changed up so you could see what I was doing a bit better.

[@disruptprosper5]

@@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda that layout looks so much easier

[@kathryncollins9780]

Which game is this?

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

This is World of Warcraft.

[@schtitt]

What UI/Castbar addon is that? It's very clean looking. Also incredible video and very well explained, tyvm.

[@ArcaneBrillianceMagemanda]

It's the standard Blizzard UI that I moved around to make the video look cleaner