The highest item level bracers a level 41–50 character can wear as a Mage start with Dryad's Wrist Bindings (item level 55, epic). 112 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 |  Dryad's Wrist BindingsCHANGED | 55 | 50 | 37 | Cloth | Sold by Illiyana Moonblaze (+1 more) (vanilla) |
| 2 |  Celestial Bindings | 55 | 50 | 31 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 3 |  Councillor's Cuffs | 54 | 49 | 31 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+633 more) (vanilla) |
| 4 |  Twill Bracers | 54 | 49 | 28 | Cloth | Drops from The Unforgiven at 33.3% (+644 more) (vanilla) |
| 5 | Bonecaster's Bindings | 53 | 48 | 30 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 6 | Mystical Bracers | 53 | 48 | 30 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) |
| 7 | Highborne Bracelets | 52 | 47 | 30 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 8 | Imperial Red Bracers | 51 | 46 | 29 | Cloth | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+495 more) (vanilla) |
| 9 | Arena WristguardsCHANGED | 50 | 45 | 31 | Cloth | Found in Arena Treasure Chest (Stranglethorn Vale) at 5.3% (vanilla) |
| 10 |  First Sergeant's Silk Cuffs | 50 | 45 | 31 | Cloth | Sold by Sergeant Ba'sha (Horde) (vanilla) |
| 11 |  Netherflame CuffsFOREVER | 50 | 45 | 31 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 12 |  Netherfroth CuffsFOREVER | 50 | 45 | 31 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 13 |  Nethergeld CuffsFOREVER | 50 | 45 | 31 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 14 |  Netherlight CuffsFOREVER | 50 | 45 | 31 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 15 | Netherpearl CuffsFOREVER | 50 | 45 | 31 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 16 |  Nethershine CuffsFOREVER | 50 | 45 | 31 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 17 | Sergeant Major's Silk Cuffs | 50 | 45 | 31 | Cloth | Sold by Officer Areyn (Alliance) (vanilla) |
| 18 | Arachnidian Bracelets | 50 | 45 | 29 | Cloth | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+491 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 | Duskwoven Bracers | 50 | 45 | 29 | Cloth | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+495 more) (vanilla) |
| 20 | Embroidered Bracers | 50 | 45 | 27 | Cloth | Sold by Blixxrak (+14 more) (vanilla) |
| 21 | Opulent Bracers | 49 | 44 | 28 | Cloth | Drops from Bloodroar the Stalker (Feralas) at 0.9% (+522 more) (vanilla) |
| 22 |  Abjurer's Bands | 48 | 43 | 27 | Cloth | Drops from Bloodroar the Stalker (Feralas) at 0.9% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 23 | Bloodband BracersCHANGED | 47 | 27 | Cloth | Quest: The Captain's Chest (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 24 | Firwillow Wristbands | 47 | 27 | Cloth | Quest: Doling Justice (vanilla) | |
| 25 |  Hibernal Bracers | 47 | 42 | 27 | Cloth | Drops from Brimgore (Dustwallow Marsh) at 0.9% (+460 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, Back, Chest, Hands, Waist, Legs, Feet. Every slot and level.