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Best Covenant for Arcane Mages in Shadowlands - Shadowlands 9.2.5
来自 Porom
2022/05/31
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A core choice at the start of your journey in the Shadowlands will have you decide where your allegiance lies; would you rather support the Kyrian of Bastion, the Necrolords of Maldraxxus, the Night Fae of Ardenweald, or the Venthyr of Revendreth?
While the decision of your Covenant is impactful, it is a choice that can be changed quickly once you reach Shadowlands' endgame. Through this choice, your rotation changes, certain bonuses appear in dungeons for your entire group, and you are able to follow the story in different paths.
In this Shadowlands guide, we will help you choose the right covenant for your playstyle, based on how much they impact your performance as a Arcane Mage, updated for .
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Hello, I'm
Porom
a Mage player in <Divergence>. I have been playing WoW on and off since release and I am an active contributor in the
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discord and active member of the Mage community. I have played at the top end in the earlier expansions of WoW but now I prefer to keep my raiding time short and efficient. I stream my guild's raids and some dungeons every now and again over at
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Best Covenants for Arcane Mages
As a quick recap, we've created the table below to highlight the notable differences between Covenants. Don't hesitate to click the headers to go to their respective guides!
Best Arcane Mage Covenants and Soulbinds for Raid
Single Legendary
Double Legendary
Kyrian
Pelagos
Kyrian
Pelagos
Venthyr
Theotar
Venthyr
Theotar
Necrolord
Heirmir
Necrolord
Heirmir
Night Fae
Niya
Night Fae
Niya
Best Arcane Mage Covenants and Soulbinds for Mythic+
Single Legendary
Double Legendary
Kyrian
Pelagos
Kyrian
Pelagos
Venthyr
Draven
Venthyr
Draven
Necrolord
Heirmir
Necrolord
Heirmir
Night Fae
Korayn
Night Fae
Korayn
Covenant Choice Changes with Patch 9.2 for Arcane Mages
Our top Covenant hasn't changed in Patch 9.2. The Kyrian are the most competitive with Venthyr being a close second and Necrolord & Night Fae being relatively poor choices. However, Venthyr will fall behind starkly when second legendary becomes available.
Best Arcane Mage Covenants for Raiding
Raiding normally values single-target damage, making the Kyrian easily the first choice. Kyrian also perform reasonably well in priority cleave with
奥术祥和
- which there is a lot of in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid in 9.2 - so overall are a solid raiding pick.
The other Covenants all perform well, with some limitations; for example, the Venthyr are excellent against a single target and in tight AOE, but lack the funnel Kyrian brings. The Night Fae are great at cleave and AoE but don't perform as well against a single target, while the Necrolords are great in both situations, but are limited by
死神之躯
's cooldown. Overall though, none of the covenants get very much from second legendary access barring Kyrian.
Best Arcane Mage Covenants for Mythic+
Depending on the week (
残暴
or
强韧
), Mythic+ dungeons can place a higher importance on single-target or cleave/AoE damage. All the Covenants can perform well here, though Venthyr may struggle to compete in hectic cleave/aoe situations, while Night Fae and Necrolord may struggle to keep up in single target.
Kyrian Mages can unload in single target and cleave situations, and should always use
奥术祥和
. They can easily have at least one cooldown available for every trash prack and again excel at nuking down a single large mob or boss while cleaving damage into surrounding enemies. There are many examples of this playing out in-game in both keystones and raid and it is in no small part due to funnel that Kyrian is the recommended covenant for M+.
Night Fae and Necrolords Covenants should use
奥术轰炸
for all dungeon content, no matter the week. While Venthyr will prefer
风暴虹吸
or
奥术祥和
depending on user preference.
死神之躯
makes the Necrolords a great choice for trash packs - especially for Arcane as the spec's filler spell,
奥术冲击
, makes up so much of its damage. With
死神之躯
active you can even spam Arcane Blast in AoE, and Emeni's
身先士卒
provides a great group buff. However, Deathborne's 3-minute cooldown is generally too long for Mythic+, which favours short cooldowns for frequent use. That makes the Night Fae, with
变易幻能
, strong on good AoE weeks.
Arcane Mage Covenant Popularity
Below you can see the data on what are the most picked Covenants for Arcane Mages. This data updates automatically and comes directly from Blizzard's API.
Arcane Mage Raiding Covenant Analysis
Kyrian
璀璨火花
is a pure single-target ability on a low cooldown, but we can also game it for really strong burst cleave combined with an
奥术祥和
-buffed
奥术弹幕
(consuming the final stack with
奥术冲击
and Arcane Barrage at the same time buffs both and increases the damage of the cleaved Barrage). The second legendary added in 9.2 will only further accentuate the Kyrian payload.
The Kyrian rotation is more complex than other Covenants', but it's also very versatile and can perform well in all types of content.
Pelagos
is the best Kyrian Soulbind for raiding at Renown 40 and 80, though Mikanikos can be viable if its a very hectic encounter and you aren't free to run around collecting orbs and facing Doubt from Pelagos.
The Kyrian Signature ability is
召唤执事者
. The Phial's ability to heal, as well as cleanse harmful debuffs, is very useful, but Mages are already a very defensive class and unlikely to die from most DoT effects.
Venthyr
The Venthyr have a strong ability for damage, which shores up our unreliable
节能施法
proc generation. It also has two strong Soulbind choices and a good Signature ability. The second legendary
堕落欢愉
does absolutely nothing for Arcane currently as we always wait for
折磨之镜
,
大法师之触
, and
大法师之触
to align before use, which
堕落欢愉
is not tuned such that you can consistently lower the cooldown on
折磨之镜
to match
大法师之触
, so all of the cooldown reduction is wasted. This legendary is worth exactly 0% currently. Venthyr is still relatively strong among Arcane covenants due to the weakness of Night Fae and Necrolord overall.
Use
折磨之镜
on your primary DPS target, before
大法师之触
and
奥术强化
. Ideally you should cast it far enough before the burn phase that you'll start
大法师之触
with at least two Clearcasting stacks. If the fight will end before your next burn phase, cast Mirrors as soon as it's available.
Theotar
is
very
slightly ahead of
Nadjia
on a single target, but she's well ahead of Theotar as soon as there's more than one enemy - making her a much more versatile choice (especially in M+ where
兴奋追猎者
can stack up quickly).
The Venthyr Signature ability,
暗影之门
, is great for repositioning, but not a reason to choose Venthyr by itself, as we have plenty of mobility spells already.
Necrolord
The Necrolord Covenant class ability is strong for single-target and very powerful for cleave fights, due to how much of Arcane's damage comes from
奥术冲击
. You should always use
死神之躯
with
奥术强化
, casting Deathborne before anything else - though again, like the Venthyr ability, it's okay to de-synch the spells if the fight will end soon. The second legendary changes almost nothing for Arcane, proc effects are already a turn off for Arcane as we want to control our burst output around cooldowns, but also this particular proc requires quite a bit of mana investment to leverage and is too short to really manipulate cooldowns around.
In terms of Soulbinds,
Heirmir
and
Emeni
are both very strong thanks to
海尔米尔的军械库：髓噬宝石
and
身先士卒
, respectively.
血肉铸造
is a decent defensive, but we already have plenty of ways to survive big, telegraphed hits.
Night Fae
变易幻能
is a fantastic spell, and you should use it any time your major abilities (
奥术强化
,
唤醒
,
大法师之触
and
能量符文
) are on cooldown and not active. If you can also hit an enemy with it, that's a bonus, but don't reposition just for that; the cooldown reduction is the important part of the spell. The second legendnary for Night Fae causes
变易幻能
to be castable while moving and grant 1% haste and crit every enemy hit, this can be strong in AOE as we use
变易幻能
early in the AOE rotation relatively, however in single target we only use this spell only after cooldowns are sent, making the stat bonus very lackluster.
Niya
with
尼娅的工具：锉刀
is our best single-target Soulbind, closely followed by
Dreamweaver
. In cleave and AoE, though,
Korayn
(with
争先打击
) is the strongest choice; her opening trait,
荒猎团战术
, plays well with Arcane's bursty playstyle, and is especially strong in add fights and dungeons.
灵魂变形
is a pretty great spell for Arcane, giving us short-range mobility to enable repositioning.
Arcane Mage Mythic+ Covenant Analysis
I would rate the Kyrian far ahead of other Covenants in M+ in 9.2 and with the addition of a second legendary this is not even a real choice anymore. Kyrian Arcane Mages can handle all types of content and use the same talents and powers in most settings, so are a great choice no matter the week.
Thanks to the generally smaller play areas and more plentiful AoE, the Night Fae are also a strong choice in Mythic+. The spell deals a lot of AoE damage as well as reducing cooldowns. In AoE we just use it in the same way as on a single target, when Arcane Power, Evocation, Touch of the Magi and Rune of Power are not active and on cooldown. As a bonus, a single channel will mostly refresh
奥术宝珠
, allowing great AoE burst with
奥术弹幕
> Arcane Orb > Arcane Barrage > Shifting Power > Arcane Orb > Arcane Barrage. And as a final cherry on top, the strongest Night Fae Soulbind,
Korayn
, has two great traits for Mythic+:
荒猎团战术
and
争先打击
.
In terms of other Covenants, the Necrolords are strong, but slightly held back by the long cooldown of
死神之躯
: you may find yourself holding it for a boss fight, rather than using it on cooldown like other Covenant abilities. The Venthyr are excellent against a single/priority target, but lackluster in non-stacked AoE.
Arcane Mage Covenant and Soulbind Guides
Now that we have highlighted each Covenant's strengths and abilities for you to decide which is best, you can read our in-depth Covenant guides below. These pages detail the best soulbind paths for Shadowlands PvE as well as optimal covenant ability usage for each covenant.
Kyrian Arcane Mage GuideNecrolord Arcane Mage Guide
Night Fae Arcane Mage GuideVenthyr Arcane Mage Guide
Arcane Mage Soulbind Simulations
Here is a preview of how Arcane Mage Soulbinds stack against each other in terms of raw power, powered by
Bloodmallet
. Make sure to check the individual Covenant pages for more details about each of them.
More Information Arcane Mage Covenants
If you need to learn more about the basics of Covenants, Soulbinds, and Conduits, we have other pages that explain the mechanics of these new systems:
Covenant Overview explains basics of the Covenant system and rewards
How to Change Covenants? details how to swap covenants.
Soulbinds Overview explains the basics of this new system including how to unlock and swap Soulbinds.
Conduit Overview details these items which allow an additional level of customization to your Soulbind, and how you can upgrade and replace them.
Wowhead's
Soulbind Calculator
allows you to create your own soulbind path including conduits to share with friends.
Furthermore, if you are interested in a list of class-specific abilities for your Mage, we have compiled several references:
Mage Covenant Abilities
details the class-specific abilities unlocked upon choosing a specific covenant.
Mage Conduits
lists all available mage conduits, organized by type, and their ranks.
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评论
评论来自
Winner392
灵魂变形
is a pretty great spell for Arcane, giving us short-range mobility (up to four teleports in 12 seconds) to enable repositioning. We're also able to cast normal Mage spells while shapeshifted, so don't worry about being locked out of your damage rotation while using it. The minigame of collecting new forms is also cool!
Casting normal spells does in fact knock us out of Soulshape now. Just tested with Shimmer and Prismatic Barrier.
评论来自
lokomoma
one thing that should be noted is that if you use the time warp legendary you can get more uses of it with night fae since shifting power reduce the cd on timewarp aswell
评论来自
Kiinoh
The guide says more or less that Night Fae is the best covenant. This is not what the Mage Discord says though so how accurate is the guide. The mage discord says all 4 are very close but more so Necrolord is ahead followed by maybe Venthyr..not night Fae. Also there is a specific build with Kyrian and Harmony that potentially could equal that and is being tested.
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