Blizzard's Midnight API restricts addon access to your personal buffs and cooldowns during M+ and raid — the exact content where aura tracking matters most. The addons listed here work within these restrictions and cover what WeakAuras used to handle.

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Arcane Mage · Essentials

Addons and talent builds for Arcane Mage — Arcane Charge management, Touch of the Magi and Arcane Surge alignment, and Clearcasting proc usage that work across any content type. Mark your setup and share it with one link. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.

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Talent Builds

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Spellslinger Delves & Open World

Spellslinger

General-purpose Arcane Mage build for solo content and delves — Spellslinger hero talent with a balanced talent selection that works across any content before you specialise into raid or M+.

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Rotation

Links to the Icy Veins rotation page. Select your hero talent build once you're there.

Builds

Custom build

Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.

Addons

Why no WeakAuras? Midnight's API blocks WeakAuras from reading your buffs and cooldowns. The addons here cover what it used to handle.

Meters & logs 1

Details! Damage Meter

Damage meters

345.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026 1 click from this site

Per-spell breakdown across the fight — for Arcane Mage, check what percentage comes from Arcane Surge ramp windows versus the conserve phase; if lower than expected, you're misaligning Touch of the Magi timing or wasting charges going into the ramp. Also useful for comparing Arcane Barrage versus Arcane Blast ratios in M+ cleave situations.

Tracks: Damage meters · Arcane Surge window · Arcane Blast · Clearcasting
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Nameplates & targeting 1

Platynator

Nameplates

9.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 Apr 2026

Cast bars and debuff icons on enemy nameplates — for Arcane Mage in M+, the main value is seeing which targets have Slow applied for kiting melee packs while maintaining the rotation, and identifying interruptible casts that need a Counterspell. More performant than Plater for players who don't need custom scripting.

Tracks: Nameplates · Cast bars · Slow tracking · Counterspell targeting
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Cooldowns & tracking 2

OmniCD

Group cooldowns

33.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Feb 2026

Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — for Arcane Mage, most valuable for Heroism/Bloodlust tracking so Arcane Surge aligns with lust at the start of a pull. Also shows kick availability so Counterspell only covers interrupt gaps rather than doubling up on a cast another player already covered.

Tracks: Group cooldowns · Kicks · Defensives · Heroism tracking
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

BetterCooldownManager

Personal cooldowns

938.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 15 Mar 2026

Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. For Arcane Mage, shows when Arcane Surge, Touch of the Magi, and Evocation align — the optimal ramp requires Touch of the Magi to land right as Arcane Surge activates so the debuff amplifies every Arcane Blast in the window.

Tracks: Personal cooldowns · Arcane Surge · Touch of the Magi · Evocation
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Rotation helper 1

MaxDps

Next ability highlight

5.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 Apr 2026

Highlights the next optimal ability based on your current Arcane Charge count, proc state, and cooldown availability — priority shifts between conserve phase (maintain charges, spend Clearcasting) and burn phase (spam Arcane Blast during Arcane Surge). Most useful when learning the spec or after a patch adjusts when to use Arcane Barrage.

Tracks: Next ability highlight · Arcane Charges · Clearcasting · Burn phase
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Frames & Action Bars 3

BetterBlizzFrames

Unit frames

6.1M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 17 May 2026

BetterBlizzFrames keeps the default UI intact while adding the things it lacks: castbars on your target and focus frames, class color health bars, and absorb tracking. For Arcane Mage, a target castbar lets you see when a dangerous spell is being cast in M+ — giving you the cue to use Counterspell. A one-addon upgrade with no layout overhead.

Tracks: Unit frames · Castbars · Class color bars · Counterspell timing
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Dominos

Action bars

22.2M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Dominos gives you full control over action bar layout. For Arcane Mage, a dedicated utility bar keeps Counterspell, Ice Block, Blink, Shimmer, Slow, and Arcane Intellect at consistent accessible positions so your main bar stays focused on the Arcane Blast ramp and Arcane Surge window.

Tracks: Action bars · Bar positioning · Button sizing · Fade out of combat
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

ElvUI

Advanced Unit frames

Tukui.org addon

Works in Midnight Updated 15 May 2026

Most of what ElvUI covers for Arcane Mage is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.

Tracks: Unit frames · Action bars · Nameplates · Full UI replacement
Requires: Full UI replacement · tukui.org — not on CurseForge

Open on Tukui.org

Utility & QoL 3

Leatrix Plus

Auto repair

63.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 Mar 2026

Leatrix Plus is a collection of small QoL improvements: auto-repair at vendors, auto-sell grey items, remove NPC dialogue delays, block duel requests. Install once, configure in 5 minutes, and stop thinking about it.

Tracks: Auto repair · Auto-sell greys · UI cleanup · Duel block
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Bagnon

Bag consolidation

159.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 5 Mar 2026

Bagnon merges all your bags into a single scrollable window with a search bar. Quickly finding potions, Conjured food, and consumables without opening each bag slot saves pre-pull preparation time.

Tracks: Bag consolidation · Item search · Single window
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Pawn

Upgrade arrows

125.6M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 Mar 2026

Adds an upgrade arrow to item tooltips based on your stat weights. For Arcane Mage, primarily highlights Intellect and Haste — higher Haste means faster Arcane Blast casts and more GCDs inside Arcane Surge — without needing to sim every drop.

Tracks: Upgrade arrows · Stat weights · Loot comparison
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

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Macros Coming soon

Arcane Surge + Touch of the Magi opener, Slow on focus, Counterspell on focus interrupt, Prismatic Barrier cancel-aura

Stat Priority Coming soon

Intellect primary, Haste for faster Arcane Blast casts and more GCDs inside Arcane Surge, Crit for Arcane Missiles proc rate

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