Phase 1 Mage PvE Pre-Raid BiS and BiS list | Mage Compendium
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Introduction
I put together a PvE pre-raid BiS and BiS list for phase 1 of Classic WoW. I added multiple alternatives for each slot to help get a good placeholder while you get the BiS item. I also the drop rates for each item so you can decide if an item is worth your time or not. Let me know if you find any mistakes, and I hope you like the video.
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Slot Item Drop Location (Drop Rate) Head Arcanist Crown MC - Garr (6%) Only an upgrade if 3 set Neck Choker of Enlightenment Ragnaros (11%) Shoulder Boreal Mantle BRD - Warder Stilgiss (25%) Back Archivist Cape of Frozen Wrath +21 Frost Dmg Live Strath - Archivist Galford (20%) Chest Robe of the Archmage Tailoring (recepie 10% on LBRS trash mobs) Wrist Arcanist Bindings BoE MC trash drop Only an upgrade if 3 set Hands Hands of Power LBRS - Quartermaster Zigris (15%) Waist Ban'thok Sash Baron (18%), Magmadar (17%), Golemagg (11%), Garr (8%) Legs Netherwind Pants MC - Ragnaros (17%) Feet Arcanist Boots MC - Lucifron (5%) only an upgrade if 3 set Finger 1 Freezing Band Sulfuron (27%), Gehennas (9%), Lucifron (8%), Shazzrah (8%) Finger 2 Freezing Band Sulfuron (27%), Gehennas (9%), Lucifron (8%), Shazzrah (8%) Trinket 1 Eye of the Beast/Talisman of Ephemeral Power Quest - General Drakkisath's Demise/Magmadar (5%), Garr (3%), Baron Geddon (1.6%), Golemagg (1%) Trinket 2 Briarwood Reed UBRS - Jed Runewatcher (Rare) (33%) Main Hand Azuresong Mageblade MC - Golemagg the Incinerator (12%) Off-Hand Drakestone of Frozen Wrath +20 Frost Dmg Sunken Temple: Dragon bosses (5%) Wand Any +13 Frozen Wrath Wand +13 Frost Dmg BoE World Drop Pre-Raid BiS
Slot Item Drop Location (Drop Rate) Head Any +41 Frozen Wrath Helm +41 Frost Dmg BoE World Drop Neck Star of Mystaria Live Strath - Balnazzar (19%) Shoulder Boreal Mantle BRD - Warder Stilgiss (25%) Back Archivist Cape of Frozen Wrath +21 Frost Dmg Live Strath - Archivist Galford (20%) Chest Robe of the Archmage Tailoring (recepie 10% on LBRS trash mobs) Wrist Flameweave Cuffs of Frozen Wrath +21 Frost Dmg BRD - Lord Incendius (25%) Hands Hands of Power LBRS - Quartermaster Zigris (15%) Waist Ban'thok Sash BRD - Ok'thor the Breaker (Arena) (25%) Legs Skyshroud Leggings LBRS - Highlord Omokk (17%) Feet Any +30 Frozen Wrath Feet +30 Frost Dmg BoE World Drop Finger 1 Freezing Band BoE World Drop Finger 2 Freezing Band BoE World Drop Trinket 1 Eye of the Beast Quest - General Drakkisath's Demise Trinket 2 Briarwood Reed UBRS - Jed Runewatcher (Rare) (33%) Main Hand Witchblade Scholomance - Darkmaster Gandling (14%) Off-Hand Drakestone of Frozen Wrath +20 Frost Dmg Sunken Temple: Dragon bosses (5%) Wand Any +13 Frozen Wrath Wand +13 Frost Dmg BoE World Drop Pre-Raid Alternatives
Slot Item Drop Location (Drop Rate) Head Green Lens of Frozen Wrath +36 Frost Dmg Engineering - Level 245 Neck Tooth of Gnarr UBRS - General Drakkisath (14%) THIS IS HEALER PRIO Shoulder Kentic Amice BRD - High Interrogator Gerstahn (26%) Back Spritecaster Cape BRD - Houndmaster Grebmar (25%) Chest Freezing Lich Robes Scholo - Ras Frostwhisper (10%) Wrist Any +21 Frozen Wrath Wrists +21 Frost Dmg BoE World Drop Hands Frostweave Gloves Tailoring - Level 265 BoE World Drop Waist Clutch of Andros Scholo - Kirtonos the Herald (14%) Legs Frostweave Pants Tailoring - BoE World Instance Drop Feet Omnicast Boots BRD - Golem Lord Argelmach (25%) Finger 1 Eye of Orgrimmar Quest - The Princess' Surprise Finger 2 Maiden's Circle BoE World Drop Trinket 1 Burst of Knowledge BRD - Ambassador Flamelash (9%) Trinket 2 Blazing Emblem BoE - World Drop Main Hand Hypnotic Blade Scarlet Monestary - Arcanist Doan (25%) Off-Hand Spirit of Aquementas Quest Chain - It's Dangerous to Go Alone Wand Bonecreeper Stylus Scholomance - Darkmaster Gandling (14%) Pre-Raid Alternatives 2
Slot Item Drop Location (Drop Rate) Head Dreamweave Circlet Tailoring - Level 250 Neck Neck of Intellect, or ...of the Eagle "of Intellect" or "of the Eagle" BOE World Drop Shoulder Sunderseer Mantle LBRS - Crystal Fang (Rare) (41%) Back Brightcloth Cloak Tailoring - Level 275 pattern world drop Chest Robe of Winter Night Tailoring - Level 285 (2% drop from Cobolt Mageweavers) Wrist Any of the Eagle Wrists "of the Eagle" BOE World Drop Hands Gloves of Spell Mastery Tailoring - BoE World Instance Drop Waist Dustfeather Sash UBRS - Solakar Flamewreath (18%) Legs Spellshock Leggings ZF - Rare drop (0.01%) BoE Feet Wolfrunner Shoes BoE World Drop Finger 1 Cyclopean Band BRD - Ok'thor the Breaker (16%) Finger 2 Band of the Unicorn BoE World Drop Trinket 1 Ramstein's Lightning Bolts Strat - Ramstein the Gorger (8-14%) Trinket 2 Smokey's Lighter Quest - The Great Fras Siabi Staff Elemental Mage Staff BoE World Drop Wand Icefury Wand Quest - Mage's Wand Honorable Mentions
Slot Item Drop Location (Drop Rate) Wand Freezing Shard RFD rare drop (.02-.04 drop from RFD trash) Trinket Talisman of Ephemeral Power MC - Geddon / Garr / Golemagg / Magmadar (1-5%) Main Hand Arbiter's Blade BRD - Warder Stilgiss (17%) Staff Staff of Jordan BoE World Drop Trinket Shard of the Scale Onyxia - (3%) Back Sapphiron Drape Onyxia - (11%) Stat Weights
1sp=~8 Int
8-10sp=1% Crit (use calculator for your specific piece for 100% accuracy)
~12.5sp=1% Hit (higher your hit the closer the rate is 1% hit=12sp)
59.5 Int=~1% Crit
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Hi! Eternal Crown drops from a dragonkin world boss that will not be added in phase 1 and as such is not a pre-raid BiS.
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It is a world drop that can drop from any mob in the level range, I do not know why wowhead has it listed that way. Classic DB: https://classicdb.ch/?item=14332 and Itemization: https://itemization.info/item/14332 both show correctly.
If you ever want to know what phase something will drop in check out https://itemization.info and you can build a query by phase (https://itemization.info/#phase=1,2,3,4,5,6)
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@Darks_end Thanks, I stand corrected I'd thought it would be added at a later phase whoops
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I was certainly very confused as well when I moused over it.
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@Vitalius Also just wanted to add that the +41 frost damage is not exclusive to the eternal crown, you really just want any green cloth helm with 41 frost damage. (I just used green boes with a random enchant in place for "of frozen wrath" pieces)
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Anyone have an update for phase 2.5 now? Im thinking optimal set up may be to grab PVP gloves and boots, and get arcanist shoulders to get 3 set t1 and 2 set pvp?