- Author: Nevermore
- Date: March 31, 2025
- Updated: March 31, 2025
- Expansion: Mists of Pandaria
Arcane Mages in Mists of Pandaria benefit the most from professions that increase their primary stat, Intellect. They favor professions that can grant the highest amount of raw Intellect to maximize their performance.
Best Professions
In Mists of Pandaria, many professions have uniform bonuses regarding raw stats, resulting in a bonus of 320 in that specific stat for primary stats and 640 for secondary stats. Some professions, such as Tailoring or Engineering, provide far greater bonuses, yet only for a limited duration.
The best professions for Arcane Mage in MoP Classic are:
- Tailoring – Allows you to create valuable Cloth items and gives you access to Lightweave Embroidery and Sanctified Spellthread, resulting in a 2000 Intellect bonus for a short duration and a passive 165 Critical Strike Chance bonus. This is the highest Intellect bonus that you can acquire from professions.
- Engineering allows you to create Gadgets and Bombs and grants access to Synapse Springs, which grants a short 1920 Intellect buff.
Useful Professions
- Inscription – Grants the ability to craft Glyphs and access to the Secret Crane Wing Inscription resulting in a 320 bonus Intellect.
- Alchemy – Grants Mixology, enhancing all Flasks & Elixirs. The bonus depends on the items you use.
- Leatherworking – Grants access to Fur Lining – Intellect, resulting in a 320 bonus Intellect compared to the normal enchant.
- Blacksmithing – Gives you access to two additional sockets, Socket Gloves + Socket Bracers. Allows further stat customization.
- Jewelcrafting – Grants access to special Serpent’s Eye gems with increased stats.
- Enchanting – Allows you to add extra enchantments to your rings, resulting in 320 Intellect.
Sub-Par Professions
- Mining – Grants Toughness, increasing Stamina by 480. Inefficient stat for Arcane Mage.
- Herbalism – Grants Lifeblood, which results in a 480 Haste bonus. Overall, it is weaker than other professional bonuses.
- Skinning – Grants Master of Anatomy. Similar to Herbalism, it has weaker stats than other professions, granting a 480 Critical Strike Chance bonus.
About the Author
Nevermore
Hey there folks, I am Nevermore and have been deeply passionate about WoW for more than a decade. Whether we talk about the hidden mysteries of Azeroth or the otherworldly Outland, my journey brought me here to share the things that I have experienced with you all.