Best Dungeons to Farm for Arcane Mage in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.1.0)

Patch 12.1.0 · Updated Sep 20, 2026 · stat weights plus simmed trinkets

Farm Murder Row as Arcane Mage (single target, patch 12.1.0.69875): 2 best-in-slot drops and 8 top-five items, led by Tempestuous Sandals (Feet) from Xathuux the Annihilator. Next is Temple of Sethraliss with 1.

Best in slot at the top dungeon: 2
Top-five items there: 8
Slots ranked: 14
Dungeons: 8

Dungeons ranked

All eight Season 2 Mythic+ dungeons ranked by how many best-in-slot items they drop for the spec, with the boss for each. Pick a fight style below.

#	Item	Slot	Boss	Rank
1	Murder Row 2 best in slot · 8 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Tempestuous Sandals	Feet	Xathuux the Annihilator	BiS
	Freightrunner's Flask	Trinket	Zaen Bladesorrow	BiS
	Speakeasy Shroud	Back	Zaen Bladesorrow	#2
	Pendant of Malefic Fury	Neck	Lithiel Cinderfury	#2
	Counterfeit Clutches	Hands	Zaen Bladesorrow	#3
	Nibbles' Training Rod	Main hand	Kystia Manaheart	#4
	and 2 more
2	Temple of Sethraliss 1 best in slot · 8 in a top five · Battle for AzerothWhich specs want this dungeon
	Ouroborial Sash	Waist	Merektha	BiS
	Robes of the Reborn Serpent	Chest	Avatar of Sethraliss	#2
	Staff of the Lightning Serpent	Main hand	Adderis and Aspix	#3
	Jade Ophidian Band	Ring	Merektha	#3
	Bindings of the Slithering Current	Wrist	Adderis and Aspix	#3
	Handwraps of Oscillating Polarity	Hands	Galvazzt	#4
	and 2 more
3	The Blinding Vale 1 best in slot · 5 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Lightwarden's Bind	Ring	Lightwarden Ruia	BiS
	Lightblossom Cinch	Waist	Lightblossom Trinity	#2
	Luminescent Sprout	Off hand	Lightwarden Ruia	#3
	Worldroot Canopy	Head	Ziekket	#3
	Bloodthorn Burnous	Back	Ikuzz the Light Hunter	#5
4	Den of Nalorakk 1 best in slot · 4 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Perennial Frostbound Charm	Off hand	Sentinel of Winter	BiS
	Winter's Embrace Bracers	Wrist	Sentinel of Winter	#2
	Hoarded Harvest Wrap	Chest	The Hoardmonger	#3
	Fallen Speaker's Staff	Main hand	Nalorakk	#5
5	Kings' Rest 0 best in slot · 5 in a top five · Battle for AzerothWhich specs want this dungeon
	Mantle of Ceremonial Ascension	Shoulder	Dazar, The First King	#2
	Cloak of the Restless Tribes	Back	The Council of Tribes	#3
	Down-Lined Breeches	Legs	The Golden Serpent	#4
	Sandals of Wise Voodoo	Feet	The Council of Tribes	#5
	Headdress of the First Empire	Head	Dazar, The First King	#5
6	Ruby Life Pools 0 best in slot · 4 in a top five · DragonflightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Wind Soarer's Breeches	Legs	Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein	#2
	Chillworn's Infusion Staff	Main hand	Melidrussa Chillworn	#2
	Sky Saddle Cord	Waist	Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein	#4
	Kokia's Burnout Rod	Off hand	Kokia Blazehoof	#5
7	Altar of Fangs 0 best in slot · 4 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Handwraps of Blasphemous Rites	Hands	Zul'jan	#2
	Vile Vial of Volatile Venom	Trinket	Rav'i	#4
	Primordial Robe of Rites	Chest	Rav'i	#5
	Leggings of Entwined Serpents	Legs	The Writhing Coil	#5
8	Voidscar Arena 0 best in slot · 3 in a top five · MidnightWhich specs want this dungeon
	Poisoner's Pauldrons	Shoulder	Atroxus	#3
	Graft of the Domanaar	Neck	Charonus	#3
	Overseer's Diadem	Head	Charonus	#4

For comparison

The Tidebound Grotto0 best in slot, 3 in a top five
The Venomous Abyss11 best in slot, 22 in a top five
Midnight Crafted Gear0 best in slot, 4 in a top five

The raid and crafted gear are listed so the dungeon counts have a reference; tier pieces always count for the raid.

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Methodology

Ranking

A dungeon ranks by the number of slots where its drop is the best-in-slot item (rings and trinkets count two), then by drops in the top five of any slot, then by summed score.

Item scoring

Stat items are scored by the spec's simmed stat weights at the Myth 6/6 ceiling; trinkets carry their simmed DPS gain from the weekly trinket leaderboard. See the Arcane best-in-slot board.

Not included

What you already own, on-use and proc effects outside the trinket slot, set bonuses, and the item level difference between the vault and end-of-dungeon loot.

Source and patch

SimulationCraft 4345b293920a3740c5a27952a9fc6ab202f33674, client build 12.1.0.69875, generated Sep 20, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Which dungeon should Arcane Mage farm in Patch 12.1.0.69875?

Murder Row: 2 best-in-slot drops and 8 items in a top five for Arcane Mage on single target, the most of the eight Season 2 dungeons.

How do all eight dungeons rank for Arcane?

Murder Row (2), Temple of Sethraliss (1), The Blinding Vale (1), Den of Nalorakk (1), Kings' Rest (0), Ruby Life Pools (0), Altar of Fangs (0), Voidscar Arena (0). The number is best-in-slot drops for the spec.

Which dungeons have nothing for Arcane?

Every Season 2 dungeon drops at least one top-five item for the spec.

How are the upgrades counted?

Every current-season item is ranked within its slot, stat items by the spec's simmed stat weights and trinkets by the simmed trinket leaderboard. A dungeon counts one for each slot where it holds the best item and one for each drop in a top five.

Should I raid instead?

The comparison block shows how many best-in-slot pieces the raid and crafted gear hold. Tier pieces always come from the raid, so it usually leads; the dungeon ranking is for the slots it does not cover.

How often is this updated?

Every Sunday after the weekly SimulationCraft update, when the stat weights and trinket boards are re-simmed.