For the sake of completeness, I will also provide the simple average numbers. These will give a basic average without considering the number of parses or class popularity.
The simple average DPS values across all classes are:
- Mythic+ content: approximately 2.40M DPS
- Heroic Raid content: approximately 2.10M DPS
Now, to put this in perspective: I just simmed my character against a single target for 5 minutes. In simple terms, Arcane Missiles, Arcane Barrage, and Arcane Blast account for 25%, 20%, and 15% of my overall DPS, respectively.
If Blizzard were to simply tweak the numbers and buff any combination of these three main spells to bring Arcane Mages up to the average DPS, we would need the following buffs:
Mythic+ content:
- Arcane Missile: 36% or,
- Arcane Barrage: 45% or,
- Arcane Blast: 59%
Heroic Raid Content:
- Arcane Missile: 67% or,
- Arcane Barrage: 83% or,
- Arcane Blast: 111%
If it already sounds crazy, it gets crazier: If we hope to be within the top 25% of DPS specs, we would need at least the following buffs:
Mythic+ content:
- Arcane Missile: 55% or,
- Arcane Barrage: 68% or,
- Arcane Blast: 91%
Heroic Raid Content:
- Arcane Missile: 89% or,
- Arcane Barrage: 111% or,
- Arcane Blast: 148%