The highest item level bracers a level 51–60 character can wear as a Mage start with Bindings of Faith (item level 88, epic). 113 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 |  Bindings of Faith | 88 | 60 | 58 | Cloth | Quest: Bindings of Faith (vanilla) |
| 2 | Frostfire Bindings | 88 | 60 | 58 | Cloth | Quest: Frostfire Bindings (vanilla) |
| 3 | Plagueheart Bindings | 88 | 60 | 58 | Cloth | Quest: Plagueheart Bindings (vanilla) |
| 4 | Bracelets of Royal Redemption | 81 | 60 | 54 | Cloth | Drops from Emperor Vek'nilash (Ahn'Qiraj) at 14.3% (vanilla) |
| 5 | Burrower Bracers | 81 | 60 | 54 | Cloth | Drops from Ouro at 16.7% (vanilla) |
| 6 |  Glacial Wrists | 80 | 60 | 53 | Cloth | Quest: Glacial Wrists (vanilla) Crafted: Tailoring |
| 7 | Dryad's Wrist Bindings | 65 | 60 | 44 | Cloth | Sold by Illiyana Moonblaze (+1 more) (vanilla) |
| 8 | Deathmist Bracers | 65 | 40 | Cloth | Quest: An Earnest Proposition (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 9 |  Sorcerer's Bindings | 65 | 40 | Cloth | Quest: An Earnest Proposition (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 10 |  Virtuous Bracers | 65 | 40 | Cloth | Quest: An Earnest Proposition (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 11 |  Flarecore Wraps | 64 | 60 | 43 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 12 | First Sergeant's Silk Cuffs | 63 | 58 | 39 | Cloth | Sold by Sergeant Ba'sha (Horde) (vanilla) |
| 13 | Sergeant Major's Silk Cuffs | 63 | 58 | 39 | Cloth | Sold by Officer Areyn (Alliance) (vanilla) |
| 14 |  Rockfury Bracers | 62 | 42 | Cloth | Quest: Stalwart's Battlegear (vanilla) | |
| 15 | Magiskull Cuffs | 62 | 57 | 38 | Cloth | Drops from Colossus of Zora (Silithus) at 10.0% (+252 more) (vanilla) |
| 16 | Master's Bracers | 62 | 57 | 35 | Cloth | Drops from Ysondre (The Hinterlands) at 1.9% (+459 more) (vanilla) |
| 17 | Zandalar Illusionist's Wraps | 61 | 41 | Cloth | Quest: Paragons of Power: The Illusionist's Wraps (vanilla) | |
| 18 |  Eternal Bindings | 61 | 56 | 34 | Cloth | Drops from Ysondre (The Hinterlands) at 1.9% (+403 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 | Bracers of Hope | 60 | 41 | Cloth | Quest: Epic Armaments of Battle - Exalted Amongst the Dawn (+3 more) (vanilla) | |
| 20 | Earthenweave CuffsFOREVER | 60 | 55 | 34 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 21 |  High Councillor's Bracers | 60 | 55 | 34 | Cloth | Found in Old Treasure Chest (Scholomance) at 2.3% (+400 more) (vanilla) |
| 22 | Elegant Bracers | 58 | 53 | 33 | Cloth | Found in Old Treasure Chest (Scholomance) at 1.5% (+649 more) (vanilla) |
| 23 | Elunarian Cuffs | 58 | 53 | 33 | Cloth | Drops from Foreman Marcrid (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+641 more) (vanilla) |
| 24 | Devout BracersCHANGED | 57 | 52 | 35 | Cloth | Drops from Crimson Priest (Stratholme) at 4.0% (+4 more) (vanilla) |
| 25 | Dreadmist BracersCHANGED | 57 | 52 | 35 | Cloth | Drops from Blackhand Dreadweaver (Blackrock Spire) at 3.5% (+7 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 60 (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.