Frost Mage
Freezes enemies in their tracks and shatters them with Frost magic. Preferred Weapon: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
- Tier
- C
- M+ presence
- 2.3%
- Role share
- 1.4%
- Avg key
- +12.8
- PvP win
- 48.7%
- Keys
- 3.4K
- Alliance / Horde at the top
- Alliance 57%Horde 43%
How to play Frost Mage: talents, gear, stats and where it shines, from what the top players actually use.
BalancedOffensiveAbilities
Ice Lance300 Mana mpRange 40 yd rangeQuickly fling a shard of ice at the target, dealing 784 Frost damage.
Shatters 4 stacks of Freezing.
Blizzard12 sec cooldowns750 Mana mpRange 40 yd rangeIce shards pelt the target area, dealing 1,651 Frost damage over 10.7 sec and reducing movement speed by 50% for 3 sec.
This spell is cast at a selected location- Blizzard12 sec cooldowns750 Mana mpRange 40 yd rangeIce shards pelt the target area, dealing 1,625 Frost damage over 10.7 sec and reducing movement speed by 50% for 3 sec.
This spell is cast at your target.
Flurry300 Mana mpRange 40 yd rangeUnleash a flurry of ice, striking the target 3 times for a total of 1,620 Frost damage.
Applies 3 stacks of Freezing.
Cold Snap5 min cooldownsResets the cooldown of your Ice Barrier, Frost Nova, Cone of Cold, Ice Cold, and Ice Block.
Frozen Orb1 min cooldowns300 Mana mpRange 40 yd rangeLaunches an orb of swirling ice in front of you, dealing up to 6,586 Frost damage to all enemies it passes through over 15 sec. After a short delay, Frozen Orb will pursue its target. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Enemies damaged by the Frozen Orb are slowed by 50% for 8 sec.
Ray of Frost600 Mana mpRange 40 yd rangeChannel an icy beam at the enemy for 3.6 sec, dealing 1,898 Frost damage every 0.45 sec.
Applies 8 stacks of Freezing over its duration.
Summon Water Elemental15 sec cooldowns900 Mana mpSummons a Water Elemental to follow and fight for you.
Frost Mage talents
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5Frost Mage builds
View all builds →From the guide «Frost Mage guide»
What the 15 top Mythic+ players we read are using, with the Spellslinger hero tree (73.3%). Average item level 328. The talent code is the one 6.7% of them use exactly.
What the 11 top Solo Shuffle players we read are using, with the Spellslinger hero tree (100%). Average item level 282. The talent code is the one 18.2% of them use exactly.
What the 8 top Battleground Blitz players we read are using, with the Spellslinger hero tree (100%). Average item level 283. The talent code is the one 25% of them use exactly.
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