The highest item level cloaks a level 41–50 character can wear as a Mage start with Cloak of Fire (item level 55, rare). 66 items fit the slot and band; the top 25 are ranked here by item level, then quality, not by simulation.
| # | Name | ILvl | Req. | Armor | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cloak of FireCHANGED | 55 | 50 | 39 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 2 |  Dark Phantom Cape | 55 | 50 | 39 | Cloth | Found in Solid Chest (The Hinterlands) at 0.0% (+431 more) (vanilla) |
| 3 |  Arcane Cloak | 55 | 50 | 36 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+629 more) (vanilla) |
| 4 |  Brightcloth Cloak | 55 | 50 | 36 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 5 | Cindercloth Cloak | 55 | 50 | 36 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 6 | Engraved Cape | 55 | 50 | 36 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+629 more) (vanilla) |
| 7 |  Grand Cloak | 55 | 50 | 36 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 8 |  Resplendent Cloak | 55 | 50 | 36 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 9 | Traveler's Cloak | 55 | 50 | 36 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+629 more) (vanilla) |
| 10 |  Celestial Cape | 54 | 49 | 35 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 11 | Impenetrable Cloak | 54 | 49 | 35 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 | Peerless Cloak | 54 | 49 | 35 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 13 | Battle Healer's Cloak | 53 | 48 | 38 | Cloth | Sold by Kelm Hargunth (Horde) (vanilla) |
| 14 |  Caretaker's Cape | 53 | 48 | 38 | Cloth | Sold by Illiyana Moonblaze (Alliance) (vanilla) |
| 15 |  Councillor's Cloak | 53 | 48 | 34 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) |
| 16 |  Ornate Cloak | 53 | 48 | 34 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) |
| 17 |  Runecloth CloakCHANGED | 53 | 48 | 34 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 18 | Wanderer's Cloak | 53 | 48 | 34 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+530 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 | Bloodlust Cape | 52 | 47 | 34 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 20 | Bonecaster's Cape | 52 | 47 | 34 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 21 | Mystical Cape | 52 | 47 | 34 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) |
| 22 | Pridelord Cape | 52 | 47 | 34 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 23 |  Twill Cloak | 52 | 47 | 30 | Cloth | Found in Solid Chest (Eastern Plaguelands) at 2.1% (+643 more) (vanilla) |
| 24 | Ebonhold Cloak | 51 | 46 | 33 | Cloth | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+495 more) (vanilla) |
| 25 |  Highborne Cloak | 51 | 46 | 33 | Cloth | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+491 more) (vanilla) |
Ranked by item level, then quality, among items with a known source: gear nothing drops, sells, rewards or makes yet (raids not yet open, the client's test items) is left out. The class filter keeps what the class can equip at level 50 (armor type, weapon skill, Dual Wield, the item's own class limit); the side filter drops items that only the other side's vendors and quests offer. Source: the best known drop first (a Forever rate at 10+ loots, else the vanilla 1.12 chance), then vendors, quest rewards and the profession that makes it. Reviewed picks: Mage Best in Slot.
Other slots: Head, Shoulder, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs, Feet. Every slot and level.