If outranging the enemy with Blink and Frost Nova isn't enough, try absorbing or negating the damage with any one of a variety of tools: Ice Block (available twice with Cold Snap), Ice Barrier or Mirror Image - or even ignoring it entirely by resetting the flow of time ( Alter Time).Īll races, aside from Tauren and Highmountain Tauren, can be Mages. Mages are also one of the most defensive spell-casting classes in the game. However, we do lack hard control like stuns or disorients. Spells like Blizzard, Cone of Cold and Frozen Orb make slowing large numbers a simple task, with more crowd control available in Frost Nova and Freeze. We also have excellent burst against frozen enemies, and the procs mentioned allow us to treat targets as frozen to set that up.Īlthough all Mage specs have some tools for mob management, Frost is still the one most able to control large numbers of enemies. The spec excels at two-target cleave, and has a smooth damage profile. Mechanically, Frost is really the workhorse of Mage specs, with a tool for every situation and viability in all aspects of PvE and PvP. At any time, if you have no procs and your other spells are on cooldown, you should be casting Frostbolt. The core Frost Mage rotation revolves around building and spending Brain Freeze and Fingers of Frost procs, both activated with our filler spell, Frostbolt. They can force enemies to assault them in the face of a howling blizzard and freeze any who manage to get close, while the Mage swiftly teleports away to land a devastating burst combo. The spec also suffers from its main procs overlapping in effect both cause Ice Lance to act as if the target is frozen, so it's easy to waste procs.įrost Mages are the masters of battlefield control.
In any situation where you can't reliably cast Frostbolt to generate procs, Frost struggles to deal maximum damage. Icy Veins is nowhere near the strength of Arcane Power or Combustion.įor a spec that revolves around Brain Freeze and Fingers of Frost procs to deal its highest damage, Frost has no way to guarantee their use. On the one hand, this lack of variance is part of what makes the spec strong on the other, it means that when burst damage is required, Frost Mages are limited in what they can do. For all things Mage, you can find him in his Discord, on Twitter, posting videos to YouTube, and streaming on Twitch.įrost enjoys a smooth damage profile compared to the other Mage specs, Arcane and Fire. He has also commentated multiple community events, such as the Keystone Masters, BDGG charity event, and Liquid Race to World First. Preheat mains Mage and has participated in the MDI and multiple Race to World First events over the past few years. This guide is written and maintained by Preheat, previously a World First raider and founding member of Liquid. Make sure to navigate to additional pages of the Frost Mage guide to find more in-depth information on topics such as Covenants, Legendaries, Soulbinds, Conduits, Tier Sets, Mythic+, and Raids.Ĭlick here for the Classic Version of the Frost Mage Guide! Throughout this guide, we will cover many different aspects to increase your Frost Mage expertise, including concepts like Frost Mage talents and talents builds, Frost Mage BiS gear choices, Frost Mage stat priorities, among many other aspects of your class and specialization. Welcome to Wowhead's Frost Mage guide, updated for ! This guide will teach you to master playing Frost Mage in all aspects of the game, helping you to deal optimal DPS in Raids and Mythic+ dungeons.