Originally Posted by Morthiras

Morthiras' Best Sets


Considering correct set bonuses and item proc chances as well as enchanting and tailoring, these are my updated lists for the best fire and arcane sets I came up with for my undead Horde mage:

	Morthiras' Best Fire Set	Talents: 18/53/0	DPS (Rawr): >= 15,241.49
Socket	Item	Gems	Enchant
Head	[Sanctified Bloodmage Hood]	[Chaotic Skyflare Diamond] [Purified Dreadstone] Bonus: +9 Spell Power	[Arcanum of Burning Mysteries]
Neck	[Blood Queen's Crimson Choker]	[Purified Dreadstone] Bonus: +5 Spell Power
Shoulder	[Sanctified Bloodmage Shoulderpads]	[Veiled Ametrine] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Greater Inscription of the Storm]
Back	[Cloak of Burning Dusk]	[Runed Cardinal Ruby] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Lightweave Embroidery]
Chest	[Robe of the Waking Nightmare]	[Runed Cardinal Ruby] [Purified Dreadstone] [Veiled Ametrine] Bonus: +9 Spell Power	[Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats]
Wrist	[Bracers of Fiery Night]	[Potent Ametrine] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Enchant Bracers - Superior Spellpower]
Hands	[Sanctified Bloodmage Gloves]	[Purified Dreadstone] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Enchant Gloves - Exceptional Spellpower]
Waist	[Crushing Coldwraith Belt]	[Purified Dreadstone] [Runed Cardinal Ruby] [Runed Cardinal Ruby] Bonus: +7 Spell Power	[Eternal Belt Buckle]
Legs	[Sanctified Bloodmage Leggings]	[Purified Dreadstone] [Veiled Ametrine] Bonus: +7 Spell Power	[Sanctified Spellthread]
Feet	[Plague Scientist's Boots]	[Purified Dreadstone] [Potent Ametrine] Bonus: +7 Spell Power	[Enchant Boots - Tuskarr's Vitality]
Finger	[Ashen Band of Endless Destruction]	[Potent Ametrine] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Enchant Ring - Greater Spellpower]
Finger	[Ring of Rapid Ascent]	[Purified Dreadstone] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Enchant Ring - Greater Spellpower]
Trinket	[Phylactery of the Nameless Lich]
Trinket	[Charred Twilight Scale]
Main Hand	[Bloodsurge, Kel'Thuzad's Blade of Agony]	[Runed Cardinal Ruby] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Enchant Weapon - Black Magic]
Off Hand	[Shadow Silk Spindle]
Ranged	[Corpse-Impaling Spike]	[Potent Ametrine] Bonus: +5 Spell Power
Summary (Rawr)	Spell Power: 3,812 Hit Rating 367 (16.99%) Crit Rating: 1,650.55 (69.94%) Haste Rating: 1,043 (42.55%)

	Morthiras' Best Arcane Set	Talents: 57/3/11	DPS (Rawr): >= 14,981.91
Socket	Item	Gems	Enchant
Head	[Sanctified Bloodmage Hood]	[Chaotic Skyflare Diamond] [Purified Dreadstone] Bonus: +9 Spell Power	[Arcanum of Burning Mysteries]
Neck	[Amulet of the Silent Eulogy]	[Reckless Ametrine] Bonus: +5 Spell Power
Shoulder	[Sanctified Bloodmage Shoulderpads]	[Reckless Ametrine] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Greater Inscription of the Storm]
Back	[Cloak of Burning Dusk]	[Runed Cardinal Ruby] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Lightweave Embroidery]
Chest	[Sanctified Bloodmage Robe]	[Runed Cardinal Ruby] [Purified Dreadstone] Bonus: +7 Spell Power	[Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats]
Wrist	[Bracers of Fiery Night]	[Runed Cardinal Ruby] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Enchant Bracers - Superior Spellpower]
Hands	[San'layn Ritualist Gloves]	[Reckless Ametrine] [Purified Dreadstone] Bonus: +7 Spell Power	[Enchant Gloves - Exceptional Spellpower]
Waist	[Crushing Coldwraith Belt]	[Purified Dreadstone] [Runed Cardinal Ruby] [Runed Cardinal Ruby] Bonus: +7 Spell Power	[Eternal Belt Buckle]
Legs	[Sanctified Bloodmage Leggings]	[Purified Dreadstone] [Reckless Ametrine] Bonus: +7 Spell Power	[Sanctified Spellthread]
Feet	[Plague Scientist's Boots]	[Purified Dreadstone] [Runed Cardinal Ruby] Bonus: +7 Spell Power	[Enchant Boots - Tuskarr's Vitality]
Finger	[Ashen Band of Endless Destruction]	[Reckless Ametrine] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Enchant Ring - Greater Spellpower]
Finger	[Ring of Rapid Ascent]	[Purified Dreadstone] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Enchant Ring - Greater Spellpower]
Trinket	[Charred Twilight Scale]
Trinket	[Dislodged Foreign Object]
Main Hand	[Bloodsurge, Kel'Thuzad's Blade of Agony]	[Runed Cardinal Ruby] Bonus: +5 Spell Power	[Enchant Weapon - Black Magic]
Off Hand	[Shadow Silk Spindle]
Ranged	[Corpse-Impaling Spike]	[Reckless Ametrine] Bonus: +5 Spell Power
Summary (Rawr)	Spell Power: 4,160 Hit Rating 217 (14.27%) Crit Rating: 1,316.5 (67.37%) Haste Rating: 1,493 (66.84%)

I'll update this post when new items are discovered or if Rawr starts to tell me something entirely different...