WoW ForeverTier List

Best Off-Hand for Mages in WoW Forever

Therazane's Touch and Premier Grand Marshal's Tome of Power / Premier High Warlord's Tome of Destruction are the S tier off-hand items for a DPS Mage in WoW Forever. We graded 11 off-hand items S to D for Arcane, Fire and Frost from their stats. BetaMany off-hand items were not revealed when we graded this list, so it grades only the off-hand items that were.

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STop2 off-hand itemsBest in slot for this role right nowClick any off-hand item for its gradeTap a card for its grade
Therazane's TouchEpic, item level 60Therazane's Touch
Premier Grand Marshal's Tome of Power / Premier High Warlord's Tome of DestructionEpic, item level 65Premier Grand Marshal's Tome of Power / Premier High Warlord's Tome of Destruction
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AStrong2 off-hand itemsClose behind the top pick
Premier Grand Marshal's Tome of Restoration / Premier High Warlord's Tome of MendingEpic, item level 65Premier Grand Marshal's Tome of Restoration / Premier High Warlord's Tome of Mending
Lei of the LifegiverEpic, item level 60Lei of the Lifegiver
BSolid4 off-hand itemsGood off-hand items to use until a better one turns up
Tome of the Ice LordEpic, item level 60Tome of the Ice Lord
Insurgent's Manifesto / Tome of the Darkspear ProphecyRare, item level 63Insurgent's Manifesto / Tome of the Darkspear Prophecy
Tome of Arcane DominationEpic, item level 60Tome of Arcane Domination
Tome of Fiery ArcanaEpic, item level 60Tome of Fiery Arcana
CSituational1 off-hand itemWorth it for a specific need
Barkskin BaublesRare, item level 58Barkskin Baubles
DBottom2 off-hand itemsPlaceholders until something better turns up
Lapidis Tankard of TidesippeRare, item level 59Lapidis Tankard of Tidesippe
Tome of Shadow ForceEpic, item level 60Tome of Shadow Force

What each tier means

  • STop Best in slot for this role right now
  • AStrong Close behind the top pick
  • BSolid Good off-hand items to use until a better one turns up
  • CSituational Worth it for a specific need
  • DBottom Placeholders until something better turns up
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Item icons by Blizzard Entertainment, from the World of Warcraft Forever game client.

Board breakdown

What is the BiS off-hand item for a Mage in WoW Forever?

Therazane's Touch leads our Mage list at 83, with the next best off-hand item at 77.

Why are some off-hand items missing from the Mage list?

We leave some off-hand items off the Mage list, counted by reason below.

  • 20 Shields
  • 6 Weapon types you cannot use
  • 1 Other classes

Examples made for other classes