WoW Forever Frost Mage Guide
DamageCaster
Damage
Caster2 new, 8 changed and 0 removed talents since Classic; the 31-point talent stays Ice Barrier.
Increases the Armor and resistance given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 15%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 10% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.
Increases the Armor and resistance given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 20% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.1 sec.
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec.
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 1%.
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 5%.
5/5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%.
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.
2/5
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 11% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 3%.
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 33% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.
Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 2 sec.
Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 4 sec.
Gives your Chill effects a 5% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
3/3
Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 2%.
Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 6%.
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%.
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 30%.
Deals 28 to 33 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. level 60 reference
1/1
Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 15% for 1.5 sec.
Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 40% for 1.5 sec.
Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 10%.
Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.
You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.
Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%.
Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%.
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 12%.
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 35%.
Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 1 spell cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.
Gives your Frost damage spells a 20% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance your Ice Lance and Frostbolt spells will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 1 times.
Gives your Frost damage spells a 100% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance your Ice Lance and Frostbolt spells will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
Instantly shields you, absorbing 448 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage. level 60 reference
“Frost Mage” means most of your 51 talent points go into Frost. Forever keeps Classic’s three open trees, so you can mix them.
Community build
Frost
Frost 11
Talents it takes
- Elemental PrecisionElemental PrecisionFrost · tier 1 · max rank 5
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 1%.
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 5%.
5/5 - Ice ShardsIce ShardsFrost · tier 2 · max rank 5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%.
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.
2/5 - FrostbiteFrostbiteFrost · tier 2 · max rank 3
Gives your Chill effects a 5% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
3/3 - Ice LanceIce LanceFrost · tier 3 · max rank 1★ New in Forever
Deals 28 to 33 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. level 60 reference
1/1
All eleven points in Frost to reach Ice Lance, new in Forever, which deals 300% more damage to Frozen targets: Elemental Precision for hit first, then Frostbite for Freeze procs from your Chill effects and Ice Shards for bigger Frost crits.
Posted by Teloril on Icy Veins, .
31-point talent · level 40
Ice BarrierInstantly shields you, absorbing 448 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage. level 60 reference
Key abilities
- FrostboltRank 1 · level 4Cost 25 ManaCast time 1.5 sec4
- Frost NovaRank 1 · level 10Cost 55 ManaCast time instantCooldown 25 sec
Blasts enemies near the caster for 19 to 21 Frost damage and freezes them in place for up to 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
10 - BlizzardRank 1 · level 20Cost 320 ManaCast time instant
Ice shards pelt the target area doing 192 Frost damage over 8 sec.
20 - Cone of ColdRank 1 · level 26Cost 210 ManaCast time instantCooldown 10 sec
Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 92 to 102 Frost damage and are slowed by 40% for 6 sec.
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Builds are transcribed point by point from their public posts and checked against the beta client’s trees.
Leveling a Frost Mage: 1 to 60
When each tier opens with every point in Frost, when the build takes its talents and when the trainer teaches the key abilities.
Levels 1–9
- 4FrostboltFrostboltRank 1 · level 4Cost 25 ManaCast time 1.5 sec
- 4
Levels 10–19
- 10First talent pointElemental PrecisionElemental PrecisionFrost · tier 1 · max rank 5
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 1%.
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 5%.
Frost NovaFrost NovaRank 1 · level 10Cost 55 ManaCast time instantCooldown 25 secBlasts enemies near the caster for 19 to 21 Frost damage and freezes them in place for up to 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
- 15Tier 2 opensFrostbiteFrostbiteFrost · tier 2 · max rank 3
Gives your Chill effects a 5% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
- 18Ice ShardsIce ShardsFrost · tier 2 · max rank 5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%.
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.
- 10
Levels 20–29
- 20Tier 3 opensIce LanceIce LanceFrost · tier 3 · max rank 1★ New in Forever
Deals 28 to 33 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. level 60 reference
BlizzardBlizzardRank 1 · level 20Cost 320 ManaCast time instantIce shards pelt the target area doing 192 Frost damage over 8 sec.
- 25Tier 4 opens
- 26Cone of ColdCone of ColdRank 1 · level 26Cost 210 ManaCast time instantCooldown 10 sec
Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 92 to 102 Frost damage and are slowed by 40% for 6 sec.
- 20
Levels 30–39
- 30Tier 5 opens
- 35Tier 6 opens
- 30
Levels 40–49
- 4031-point talentIce BarrierIce BarrierFrost · tier 7 · max rank 1
Instantly shields you, absorbing 448 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage. level 60 reference
- 40
Levels 50–60
- 60All 51 points spent
- 60
Key Frost Mage abilities
Trainer abilities a Frost Mage leans on, with the level they’re taught and what the beta client changed.
- FrostboltFrostboltRank 1 · level 4Cost 25 ManaCast time 1.5 sec
- Frost NovaFrost NovaRank 1 · level 10Cost 55 ManaCast time instantCooldown 25 sec
Blasts enemies near the caster for 19 to 21 Frost damage and freezes them in place for up to 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
- BlizzardBlizzardRank 1 · level 20Cost 320 ManaCast time instant
Ice shards pelt the target area doing 192 Frost damage over 8 sec.
- Cone of ColdCone of ColdRank 1 · level 26Cost 210 ManaCast time instantCooldown 10 sec
Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 92 to 102 Frost damage and are slowed by 40% for 6 sec.
Frost Mage weapons by level
The top Caster pick in each band of ten levels, from quests, dungeons, vendors and crafting.
Levels 1–10
- Ley StaffLey StaffItem Level 10Binds when picked upTwo-HandStaff16 - 25 DamageSpeed 2.90(7.1 damage per second)+1 Intellect+1 SpiritClasses: MageQuest Mirror Lake · Stormwind City · lv 10
The client gives no required level: this is the level its quest can be taken at.
- Ley Staff
Levels 11–20
- Advisor's Gnarled StaffAdvisor's Gnarled StaffItem Level 23Binds when picked upTwo-HandStaff45 - 69 DamageSpeed 2.90(19.7 damage per second)+8 Stamina+4 IntellectRestores 3 mana per 5 sec.Requires Level 18Vendor The Barrens
Changed in Forever. Classic Era: +8 Stamina · +4 Intellect
- Advisor's Gnarled Staff
Levels 21–30
- Glimmering StaffCrafted EnchantingGlimmering StaffItem Level 30Binds when picked upTwo-HandStaff43 - 65 DamageSpeed 2.20(24.5 damage per second)+11 Stamina+11 IntellectRequires Level 25
- Glimmering Staff
Levels 31–40
- Advisor's Gnarled StaffAdvisor's Gnarled StaffItem Level 43Binds when picked upTwo-HandStaff88 - 133 DamageSpeed 2.90(38.1 damage per second)+14 Stamina+9 IntellectRestores 6 mana per 5 sec.Requires Level 38Vendor The Barrens
Changed in Forever. Classic Era: +14 Stamina · +9 Intellect
- Advisor's Gnarled Staff
Levels 41–50
- Radiant StaffCrafted EnchantingRadiant StaffItem Level 50Binds when picked upTwo-HandStaff83 - 125 DamageSpeed 2.40(43.3 damage per second)+19 Stamina+19 IntellectRequires Level 45
- Radiant Staff
Levels 51–60
- Atiesh, Greatstaff of the GuardianAtiesh, Greatstaff of the GuardianItem Level 90Binds when picked upTwo-HandStaff225 - 338 DamageSpeed 2.90(97.1 damage per second)+31 Stamina+32 Intellect+24 Spirit+20 Hit+150 Spell PowerRequires Level 60Equip: Increases the spell critical chance of all party members within 30 yards by 2%.Use: Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Karazhan.Quest Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian · Tanaris · lv 60
Changed in Forever. Classic Era: +31 Stamina · +32 Intellect · +24 Spirit
- Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian
Races for a Frost Mage
No racial works with a Frost talent in particular, so any race that can be a Mage is fine.
- HumanAllianceHumanAlliance
The Human Spirit adds 5% Spirit; Will to Survive breaks stuns.
- GnomeAllianceGnomeAlliance
Eureka!; Expansive Mind adds 5% maximum Mana.
- OrcHordeOrcHorde
Blood Fury adds Spell Power; Shatter Curse.
- UndeadHordeUndeadHorde
Cannibalize restores Mana.
- TrollHordeTrollHorde
Berserking.
- SkyborneAllianceSkyborneAlliance
High Order only: Read Ley Line for Health and Mana regeneration; Wind Blessed Haste.
Frost in Forever vs Classic
19 talents in Forever, 17 in Classic.
New 2
- Ice LanceIce LanceFrost · tier 3 · max rank 1★ New in Forever
Deals 28 to 33 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. level 60 reference
- Fingers of FrostFingers of FrostFrost · tier 5 · max rank 2★ New in Forever
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 1 spell cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.
Changed 8
- Elemental PrecisionElemental PrecisionFrost · tier 1 · max rank 5
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 1%.
Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 5%.
Max rank 3 → 5 - PermafrostPermafrostFrost · tier 2 · max rank 3
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 11% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 3%.
Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 33% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.
New spot, same tier - FrostbiteFrostbiteFrost · tier 2 · max rank 3
Gives your Chill effects a 5% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
New spot, same tier - Frost ChannelingFrost ChannelingFrost · tier 3 · max rank 3
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 5% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 10%.
Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 30%.
Moved from tier 4 - Ice BlockIce BlockFrost · tier 4 · max rank 1
You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.
Moved from tier 5 - ShatterShatterFrost · tier 4 · max rank 3
Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%.
Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%.
New spot, same tier; Max rank 5 → 3 - Improved Cone of ColdImproved Cone of ColdFrost · tier 5 · max rank 3
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 12%.
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 35%.
New spot, same tier - Cold SnapCold SnapFrost · tier 5 · max rank 1
Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.
Moved from tier 3
Removed 0
None
Still unconfirmed
- Talents, trainer levels and weapons are read from the Forever beta client and can change before launch.
- The community builds so far are for level 20; none covers level 60 yet.