


There's no real "arcane" spec that deals primarily arcane damage because Arcane has no cast time nuke in classic, only Arcane Missiles and Arcane Missiles isn't a very mana efficient spell nor do the arcane talents do much to support it, unlike frost and fire which have many talents that make frostbolt and fireball better.įor pvp you'll be either a deep frost spec or a PoM-Pyro arcane spec (the iconic 3 minute mage).

Once you hit AQ and beyond you'll be 17/31/3 for optimal dps. The more frost focused spec is there to provide the winter's chill debuff. With the arcane focused spec, yea you have 31 points in arcane but you're essentially a frost mage. Even if you go 31 points in arcane you're still going to be using fire or frost spells for most of your dps.įor raiding until you hit AQ you'll either be 31/0/20 or 18/0/33 (or 19/0/32). Arcane doesn't really stand on its own in the same manner as frost or fire. elemental attacks, environmental damage (Lava, Fire) is now simulated. The thing to realize about arcane in classic is that its different from frost and fire in that the talents are designed more around utility, mana sustain, and general performance gains rather than element focused like fire and frost. Classic WoW Armaments, the place to find info on things that are hard to find.
