The War Within comes with brand-new ideas and mechanics for all classes, and WoW The War Within Frost Mage is not an exception. Today, we want to introduce you to our WoW Frost Mage guide, where we will tell you about rotation, builds, specialization skills, hero talents, gearing, and leveling. Also, we suggest reading our TWW Delves Guide and learning about the newest feature for group and solo completion.
4.9Frost Mage Overview
Frost Mage is a cloth-wearing ranged damage dealer with a fast-paced playstyle thanks to its built-in sources of haste that excels at damaging and kiting stacked enemies. Due to Shatter, WoW Frost Mages enjoy some significant bonus damage when fighting targets that can be frozen by their roots-most non-boss enemies. In addition, Mage as a class has some of the most personal utility in the game, which gives them exceptional ability to survive dangerous situations that would kill other classes thanks to mobility spells like Blink and defensive cooldowns like Ice Block.
Frost Mage has always been great at locking down and hindering enemy movement while dealing with reliable, predictable damage. It has long been one of the most powerful options for leveling and world content since you can endlessly kite enemies with a multitude of snares and roots combined with on-the-move damage.
The Frost spec is great at quickly bursting down priority adds, either by holding onto Mastery: Icicles for Glacial Spike or by holding procs for a quick burst. Like all Mage specializations, Frost has high mobility and performs exceptionally well while doing encounter-specific tasks and baiting mechanics. With the use of Ice Floes, Shimmer, and numerous instant cast spells, high movement encounters have minimal impact on Frost’s overall throughput.
Frost Mage Strength and Weaknesses
| Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
| ✅Good at two targets Cleave. | ⛔️Hard to deal with spread targets. |
| ✅Decent amount of survivability. | ⛔️Hard to deal with constant incoming damage. |
| ✅Good mobility. | — |
| ✅Good AoE Slow and Roots. | — |
Frost Mage Season 3 Changes
Frost Mage is a spec that received some of the essential Patch 11.2 changes and updates that improve its playstyle. Here’s what to pay attention to in the current season:
- Time Anomaly removed; Inspired Intellect slightly buffed as compensation.
- Blizzard now has a 15s base cooldown and duration. The advantage is that now there’s more room to cast other AoE spells. The major disadvantage, however, is that it’s no longer possible to keep near-constant Blizzard uptime.
Frostfire Hero talents specialization has also received an update. Its rotation now centers on Glacial Spike and tier set synergy, making it more intuitive.
Spellslinger spec has the following changes:
- Cold Front is now mandatory.
- Spellfrost Teachings only reduces Frozen Orb cooldown (no full random resets).
- Both builds see notable gameplay shifts with Season 3 tier sets.
Current playstyle of the Frost Mage remains dynamic, but now it feels more straightforward. Frostfire rotation feels clearer, with better decision-making despite occasional wasted procs. Spellslinger offers more build variety, including AoE-focused talent paths skipping Comet Storm and Glacial Assault. Overall, Frost Mage changes in Season 3 are positive, with more variety and potentially improving raid viability.
Frost Mage Season 2 Changes
In WoW TWW Season 2, Frost Mage received minor changes to talents and abilities. A new tier set, Jewels of the Aspectral Emissary, has been added, providing strong bonuses for Frost Mage in Patch 11.1.
Frost Specialization Ability Changes
In the Frost Mage specialization in TWW Patch 11.1, there is only one ability change Blizzard. Here the changes:
- Blizzard — Ice shards pelt the target area, dealing Frost damage over 12 sec and reducing movement speed by 50% for 3 sec. The Blizzard ability now has an increased radius and duration.
Frost Mage Talent Changes
In Patch 11.1 Frost Mage received minor talent adjustments and reworks. Here’s a list of changes coming in TWW Season 2 for Frost Mage:
- Freezing Winds — Frozen Orb deals 15% increased damage to units affected by your Blizzard.
- Frigid Winds — All of your snare effects reduce the target’s movement speed by an additional 10%.
Rank 1: All of your snare effects reduce the target’s movement speed by an additional 5%.
Rank 2: All of your snare effects reduce the target’s movement speed by an additional 10%. - Glacial Assault — Your Comet Storm now applies Numbing Blast, increasing the damage enemies take from you by 6% for 6 sec.
- Ice Floes — Makes your next Mage spell with a cast time shorter than 10 sec castable while moving. Unaffected by the global cooldown and castable while casting.
Frost Mage Hero Talent Changes
In TWW Season 2, Frost Mage received changes in Frostfire and Spellslinger Heroic Talents. Let’s take a closer look at the changes:
Frostfire:
- Excess Fire — Casting Comet Storm causes your next Ice Lance to explode in a Frostfire Burst, dealing Frostfire damage to nearby enemies. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. Frostfire Burst, grants Brain Freeze.
- Excess Frost — Consuming Excess Fire causes your next Flurry to also cast Ice Nova at 200% effectiveness. Ice Novas cast this way do not freeze enemies in place. When you consume Excess Frost, the cooldown of Comet Storm is reduced by 5 sec.
- Flash Freezeburn — Frostfire Empowerment grants you maximum benefit of Frostfire Mastery, refreshes its duration, and grants you Excess Frost and Excess Fire. Activating Combustion or Icy Veins grants you Frostfire Empowerment.
- Imbued Warding — Ice Barrier also casts a Blazing Barrier at 25% effectiveness. Talent position has changed.
- Isothermic Core — Comet Storm now also calls down a Meteor at 150% effectiveness onto your target’s location. Meteor now also calls down a Comet Storm at 200% effectiveness onto your target location. Talent position has changed.
- Meltdown — You melt slightly out of your Ice Block and Ice Cold, allowing you to move slowly during Ice Block and increasing your movement speed over time. Ice Block and Ice Cold trigger a Blazing Barrier when they end. Talent position has changed.
Spellslinger:
- Splintering Orbs — Enemies damaged by your Frozen Orb conjure 1 Frost Splinter, up to 5. Frozen Orb damage is increased by 10%.
- Splintering Sorcery — When you consume Winter’s Chill or Fingers of Frost, conjure a Frost Splinter that fires at your target. Frost Splinter:
Conjure raw Frost magic into a sharp projectile that deals Frost damage. Frost Splinters embed themselves into their target, dealing Frost damage over 18 sec. This effect stacks. - Splinterstorm — damage reduced by 10%.
Frost Mage Changes in The War Within
In the upcoming expansion, Frost Mage WoW has some notable changes that can bring some brand-new ideas to our gameplay. Let’s dive into them. We should mention lots of talent adjustments in our WoW Frost Mage talent tree. Some weak nodes we reworked and readjusted, giving us more space to adapt our tree more effectively.
Fractured Frost and Death’s Chill were adjusted, this gives us options to use Frost Mage WoW talents like Glacial Spike, Cryopathy, and Coldest Snap.
Not to mention newly introduced Hero Talents. It may sound not very easy but if you will consider it as just new talents up to 80 level it will be easier to understand. Frost Mage gets two Hero Talent trees — Frostfire and Spellslinger.
Every class in WoW The War Within, including your Warband, can now tap into the Warband Bank. This feature makes it easy to move resources between your characters and share gear across the team. If you’re stuck on how to unlock it, no worries — our pro players are here to guide you through it and open it for you.
Frost Mage Hero Talents
Here is the list of all new Hero Talents from two new WoW Frost Mage talent trees — Frostfire and Spellsinger:
Basic of Frost Mage Gameplay
Frost is a pretty versatile spec that has some high talent customizability. Your bars may be either rather empty or overflowing. In this section, we will be focusing on a setup that minimizes the number of buttons necessary without compromising the output too much.
Frost is all about generating and using procs. The gameplay is incredibly simple to get a basic understanding of.
You’re doing everything around Fingers of Frost and Brain Freeze. If you’re not currently spending the procs, you’re supposed to be generating them. Frostbolt generates both as your filler spell.
Frost Mage Rotation
Here you can find what is more of a priority system, not a WoW Frost Mage rotation. This means that the first spells that we mention on the list have higher priority over things lower on the list. You would go down the list until you hit the first true thing, cast that spell, then go back to the top and start again. This, of course, assumes a raw single target with no mechanics.
Single-Target Frostfire Frost Mage Rotation
Flurry if 
Winter’s Chill is not active;
Comet Storm if Winter’s Chill is active;
Ray of Frost if Winter’s Chill has 2 stacks;
Shifting Power if CDs are not ready;
AoE Frostfire Frost Mage Rotation
The AoE priority system should be active whenever you’re fighting 3 or more mobs, going down to the above rotations once you are below that count.
Cone of Cold if previous cast was Comet Storm;
Frostfire Bolt if 
Death’s Chill has fewer than 12 stacks;- Comet Storm if Cone of Cold is ready or has at least 12 seconds its CD;
- Flurry if
Excess Frost is active; - Shifting Power if CDs are not ready;
Frost Mage is an extremely straightforward specialization; however, it offers enough choice and flexibility that understanding the fundamental concepts of the spec is paramount to success. 4 major concepts form the central core of optimizing for success:
- Always be casting.
- Movement management.
- Proc management.
- Maximizing cleave.
Specialization Skills
Here you can find the most common WoW Frost Mage Skills:
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Frostbolt | Main damage spell. |
| Cone of Cold | Instant AoE spell that deals Frost Damage. |
| Arcane Explosion | Instant AoE spell that deals Arcane Damage. |
| Blizzard | Channeling AoE spell that deals Frost Damage. |
| Time Warp | Damage cooldown. Don’t stack with Bloodlust like spells. |
| Invisibility | Reduces threat, removes the Mage from combat, and hides the Mage from enemies. |
| Polymorph | Your main long Crowd Control spell. Breaks with damage. |
| Frost Nova | Instant root in small AoE. |
| Slow Fall | Allows the Mage to avoid damage from falling. |
| Arcane Intellect | Intellect buff for you and your party. |
| Blink | Your mobility spell. |
| Counterspell | Interrupt target spell casting. |
| Conjure Refreshment | Creates food for you and your party to restore your mana and health. |
| Cold Snap | Resets the cooldown of Ice Barrier, Frost Nova, Cone of Cold, and Ice Block. |
| Teleport | Allows you to travel in main cities all over the world. |
| Portal | The version of Teleport to other players. |
| Mastery: Icicles | Generates Icicles, which deal frost damage and increase the damage of the Frozen Orb spell. |
Frost Mage Talents
Choose those WoW Frost Mage Talents that suit your gameplay. You should also keep in mind which talent will be situationally better than others.
| Talent | Description |
|---|---|
| Shimmer | Makes your Blink castable during spellcasting but no longer dispels stuns and roots. Have 2 charges. |
| Ice Cold | Replaces Ice Block with 70% damage reduction buff. No longer prevents you from moving, casting, and interacting. |
| Temporal Warp | You can use Time Warp another time when you have Temporal Displacement or similar effects. |
| Ice Lance | Instant damage spell. Does Triple damage to Frozen enemies. |
| Frozen Orb | Constantly damage AoE spell that generates Fingers of Frost. |
| Fingers of Frost | Makes your next Ice Lance count target as frozen. |
| Flurry | Hits target 3 times. The time between these tics lowers with Haste. |
| Shatter | Increases Critical Strike chance against Frozen targets. |
| Brain Freeze | Frostbolt has a chance to restore a Flurry charge and increases next Flurry damage by 50%. |
| Everlasting Frost | Increases damage and duration of Frozen Orb. |
| Winter’s Blessing | Increases Mage’s Haste. |
| Piercing Cold | Increases Critical Damage of Frostbolt, Glacial Spike, and Icicles. |
| Perpetual Winter | Gives an additional charge of Flurry. |
| Lonely Winter | Increases the damage of Flurry, Frostbolt, and Ice Lance. |
| Ice Caller | Blizzard reduces the cooldown of Frozen Orb each time Blizzard deals damage. |
| Bone Chilling | Stacking damage buff when you attempt to chill the target. |
| Comet Storm | Instant AoE damage spell. |
| Frozen Touch | Frostbolt triggers Brain Freeze and Fingers of Frost more often. |
| Wintertide | Frostbolt and empowered Ice Lance deals more damage. |
| Flash Freeze | Icicles deal more damage and have a chance to generate Fingers of Frost. |
| Icy Veins | Your main damage cooldown grants you 20% haste and summons a Water Elemental. It generates stacks of Frigid Empowerment with its abilities. |
| Splintering Cold | Frostbolt and Flurry have a chance to generate 2 Icicles. |
| Glacial Assault | Comet Storm increases taken damage by affected targets. Now Flurry can summon a Comet Storm’s Icy Comet. |
| Freezing Rain | Frozen Orb makes Blizzard and increases its damage by 60% for 12 seconds. |
| Thermal Void | Prolongs the duration of Icy Veins. Each Ice Lance against the Frozen target also increases the duration of Icy Veins by 0.5 seconds. |
| Chain Reaction | Ice Lance against Frozen targets applies Ice Lance’s damage buff. Stacks 5 times. |
| Splitting Ice | Increases the damage of Ice Lance and Icicles. Allows Icicles, Ice Lance, and Glacial Spike to hit a nearby target. |
| Freezing Winds | With Frozen Orb active, gain Fingers of Frost every 3 seconds. |
| Ray of Frost | A channeling spell that generates 2 Fingers of Frost’s stacks over its duration. |
| Hailstones | Ice Lance against Frozen targets generates an Icicle. |
| Coldest Snap | Increases cooldown of Cone of Cold by 45 seconds. When it hits 3 or more targets, it resets the cooldown of Frozen Orb and Comet Storm. Cooldown cannot be reduced by cooldown reduction effects. |
| Cryopathy | Consuming Fingers of Frost stack increases the damage of the next Ray of Frost by 5%. Icy Veins generates 10 stacks. Maximum of 10 stacks. |
| Glacial Spike | Consumes 5 Icicles and deals heavy damage. You cannot launch Icicle with your Ice Lance. |
Frost Mage Build
WoW Frost Mage build is an essential part of end-game preparations. Without the best talent choices, you will not reach the peak of your performance, so we have gathered some of the most suitable builds for Frost Mage.
Frost Mage Raid ST Build
Frost Mage Mythic Plus Build
Frost Mage Delves Build
Just copy these WoW Frost Mage talents, paste them into the game, and use them whenever you need this or that build.
Raid Single Target Frostfire Build
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For Frost Mages, all secondary stats are important and you’ll want to maintain a balance of all of them; however, Mastery is still generally the best stat to prioritize. So, WoW Frost Mage stat priority is:
- Mastery.
- Critical Strike (to ~27%).
- Haste.
- Critical Strike (to 33.34%).
- Versatility.
- Critical Strike (after 33.34%).
Frost Mage Leveling
Frost Mage is generally the most straightforward Mage spec to level with due to there being no real reliance on any cooldowns to deal damage, and the spec features an exceptionally strong area of effect damage. A Frost Mage’s biggest weakness in solo content is an inability to deal with strong elite mobs that can’t be kited and killed because of the specialization’s inability to deal burst damage. However, these enemies are highly uncommon while leveling, as most quests do not intend for you to have a group.
As stated above, get Flurry will be your first arbitrage strategy. This is clearly a very powerful space that applies a debuff to the target, considered “Frozen” for further two spelling impacts.
Most spec revolves around managing the frozen state. You will notice that Ice Lance triples are threatening against banned targets, saying two of them after Flurry will buff them significantly. You will strictly get Shatter, offering a Critical Strike chance against frozen targets. This is the main theory behind the feature and the answer of Flurry is so important.
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Now that you have a large amount of your abilities kit, the spec should start to make sense. Flurry‘s debuff behaves in some interesting ways. You can take advantage of the benefit from it if it was cast before the Flurry if the original cast has cast time. These are cast time spells, which can be done with Flurry like Frostbolt and Glacial Spike.
Ice Barrier is worth 22% of your max Health and also slows enemies who hit you. Mirror Image creates 3 copies of yourself that are standing right next to you for 40 sec, that cast spells and melee your enemies. Alter Time returns you to your current location and health on the second cast; it better be cast before you die. Use this spell to get functionally 2 Health bars.
It should also be noted that class talents are also very flexible. The only modern DPS abilities in the first 20 points are Overflowing Energy, Incanter’s Flow, and Shifting Power, which were between the first one that you should be like that, and Tome of Rhonin and Tome of Antonidas. All who can be accepted as you fit and as your playstyle dictates.
Maybe if you wish to have some more defensive power and fewer utility picks, go wild. The first 20 points are enough to play with. This talent set has been picked up to a bit more AoE ability via Freezing Rain, another maximum single-target damage. Hailstones are noticeably strong, one of the strong talents in the lower half of the storm, with three and unbearable speccing out of it entirely.
Frost Mage Leveling Tips for The War Within
Here are some tips for leveling your Frost Mage in The War Within before you reach the maximum level:
- Constantly try to cleave more than one target at the same time as you cleave along with Blizzard, Frozen Orb, and Splitting Ice AoE. Try to kite and aggro enmities that one-shot you while you live torment them with blinking and frost nova.
- Pull and group up many enemies by getting near them or using instant spells like Ice Lance, use Ice Block to let them all group up on top of you so you can freeze them with Frost Nova and then Blink away to kill them with Blizzard and Frozen Orb.
- Sometimes, enemies will be such that fighting them will only hinder you, whereas it is better the use crowd control or Invisibility / Greater Invisibility and skip them, hence getting on your way toward quest objectives.
And don’t forget about the consumables. Correctly chosen consumables will fasten your leveling:
- Cosmic Healing Potion.
- Spectral Flask of Power.
- Spinefin Souffle and Fries.
- Potion of Spectral Intellect.
- Gunshoes.
- Goblin Glider Kit.
- Straddling Jewel Doublet.
How to Gear Up Frost Mage
To properly gear your character you should use the gear with the highest item level. The more Intellect you have, the more damage you deal. However, secondary stats also matter, so after the ilvl pay attention to the WoW Frost Mage stats on the item.
Best Gear for Frost Mage
This is a list of raid items you can take, but you always should simulate your character with Simcraft for better options. However, raids are often the source of the WoW Frost Mage BiS gear, and if you want to have a full set of Manaforge Omega raid, you can reach out to our team for Heroic Battle Pass that will increase your chances of getting all the required items.
| Slot | Item | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Head |  Augur’s Ephemeral Wide-Brim | Catalyst | Manaforge Omega| Vault |
| Neck |  Ornately Engraved Amplifier | Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder |
| Shoulders |  Augur’s Ephemeral Orbs of Power | Catalyst | Manaforge Omega| Vault |
| Cloak |  Reshii Wraps | Patch 11.2 Questline |
| Chest |  Zealous Warden’s Raiment | Priory of the Sacred Flame |
| Wrist |  Consecrated Cuffs | Crafting |
| Gloves |  Augur’s Ephemeral Mitts | Catalyst | Manaforge Omega| Vault |
| Belt |  Cord of the Dark Word | Halls of Atonement |
| Legs |  Augur’s Ephemeral Trousers | Catalyst | Manaforge Omega| Vault |
| Boots |  Interloper’s Silken Striders | Manaforge Omega |
| Ring 1 |  Signet of Collapsing Stars | Tazavesh: So’leah’s Gambit |
| Ring 2 |  High Nerubian Signet | Dawnbreaker |
| Trinket 1 |  Araz’s Ritual Forge] | Manaforge Omega |
| Trinket 2 |  Azhiccaran Parapodia | Eco-Dome Al’dani |
| Main Hand |  Voidglass Kris | Manaforge Omega |
| Off Hand |  Vagabond’s Torch | Crafting |
| Main Hand |  Sovereign’s Disdain | Queen Ansurek |
| Off Hand | Vagabond’s Torch | Crafting |
Best Frost Mage Trinkets
Here is the Tier-List of WoW Frost Mage trinkets, and you can choose whatever you like more or something that fits more to your character stats. But you can try to Simcraft the trinkets to find out what suits you better.
- Lily of the Eternal Weave;
- Azhiccaran Parapodia;
- Ara-Kara Sacbrood;
- Empowering Crystal of Anub’ikkaj;
- So’leah’s Secret Technique;
The trinkets above are obtained from the dungeons or raids. And while raid is a good source, the amount of trinkets there is limited, and dungeons are more fruitful in this aspect. If you like any of the Dungeon Trinkets, you can ask our team and we’ll help you get them fast and easy.
Tier Set Bonuses for Frost Mage
Frost Mage Elite
Frost Mage Gladiator
Frost Mage Heroic
Frost Mage Mythic
Frost Mage Normal
Frost Mage Raid Finder
Augur’s Ephemeral Plumage, Season 3 tier set for Frost Mages, provides valuable bonuses for both Hero talent specs, available for Frost specialization.
Frostfire Frost Mage Tier Set Bonuses:
| 2-piece | Meteor and Frostfire Burst damage increased by 30%. Frostfire Bolt damage increased by 10%. Meteor, Frostfire Burst, and Frostfire Bolt now apply Ignite, dealing an additional 25% damage over 9 sec. |
|---|---|
| 4-piece | Casting Glacial Spike has a 100% chance to also cast a Pyroblast, dealing (352.5% Of Spell Power) Fire damage. Additionally, Pyroblast now benefits from Ignite. |
Spellslinger Frost Mage Tier Set Bonuses:
| 2-piece | Ice Lance and Icicle damage increased by 10% and Ice Lance has a 50% chance to generate 1 stack of Cold Front. Direct Splinter damage has a 15% chance to grant a stack of Cold Front. |
|---|---|
| 4-piece | When Frozen Orb deals damage to one or more enemies, it has a 15% chance to grant a stack of Cold Front. When Cold Front summons a Frozen Orb, increase your spell damage by 8% for 10 sec. |
Frost Mage Season 2 Tier Set Bonuses
Tier Set PvP 2
Tier Set PvP 1
Mythic Tier Set
Heroic Tier Set
Normal Tier Set
LFG Tier Set
Frost Mage received a new tier set that significantly enhances the spec In WoW The War Within Season 2 Patch 11.1. Jewels of the Aspectral Emissary can be obtained from the new raid, the Great Vault, or crafted using the Catalyst.
| 2-piece | Your spells and abilities have a chance to hit a Jackpot! that fires a Frostbolt Volley dealing [(124.74% of Spell power) * 5] damage to your primary target and (124.74% of Spell power) damage to up to 8 additional targets. Casting Icy Veins always hits a Jackpot! |
|---|---|
| 4-piece | Icy Veins causes you to hit a Jackpot! at 100% effectiveness every 10 sec for 30 sec. |
Frost Mage Season 1 Tier Set Bonuses
Here we got a Tier Set bonus for Frost Mage. Sparks of Violet Rebirth is the WoW Frost Mage Tier Set for Season 1 in the War Within.
Frost Mage Normal Set
Frost Mage Heroic Set
Frost Mage Mythic Set
Frost Mage PvP 1 Set
Frost Mage PvP 2 Set
Frost Mage Raid Finder Set
| 2-piece | Ice Lance damage increased by 8%. |
|---|---|
| 4-piece | Damage dealt by Fingers of Frost enhanced Ice Lance invoke a Frigid Pulse, dealing (30% of Spell power) Frost damage to nearby targets. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. |
Best Items to Upgrade for Frost Mage
Here are some options you may be interested in:
- Slippers of the Wovent Dusk — suitable tailoring option;
- Gloves of the Woven Dusk — another fine tailoring option;
- Cool Sunset Bracers — craft this only with additional Set parts;
- Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship — with valid stats, it can be one of the most satisfactory rings;
- Charged Hexsword — Main Hand weapon with proper stats;
Best Crafted Gear for Frost Mage
Embellishments are potent upgrades for your Crafted gear, but with only two slots available, you’ll want to reserve them for your top-tier items. So, the best items to craft and upgrade with Embellishments are:
- Charged Hexsword (or another good weapon) + Darkmoon Sigil: Symbiosis;
- Any BiS Crafted Piece + Writhing Armor Banding;
- Low Item Level Piece + Spark of Omens.
Best Consumables for Frost Mage
Consumables are single-use items that grant temporary effects, but not all are created equal. Some won’t benefit you at all, so we offer to choose consumables that align with your stat priorities and current gear. For instance:
| Type | Best |
|---|---|
| Flask |  Flask of Alchemical Chaos |
| Combat Potion |  Tempered Potion |
| Health Potion |  Invigorating Healing Potion |
| Weapon Buff |  Algari Mana Oil |
| Augment Rune |  Crystallized Augment Rune |
| Food |  Beledar’s Bounty |
| Diamond |  Culminating Blasphemite or  Elusive Blasphemite |
| Other Gems |  Deadly Emerald |
Best Frost Mage Enchants
Frost Mage End-Game
So, generally, your WoW Frost Mage has three primary forms that take center stage: raiding, Mythic+, and PvP. These activities have unique variations in class performance, so it would be fun to try each of them on a Frost spec. Frost Mage, thanks to its variability, always shows a great performance. Playing Frost Mage, you find yourself in a very confident position. Thanks to Time Warp you always can be useful in every team composition.
By the way, if you are not a fan of raiding with pugs, but still want to enjoy the content, get our Manaforge Omega Heroic completion, loot the best rewards, and dive into The War Within lore.
Best Race for Frost Mage
Choosing a race for your character is not an easy option. Some players have their appearance preferences and value it over racial abilities. Mages can be any race except Dracthyr.
Alliance
A nice choice as the best race for Frost Mage WoW The War Within from our team is Night Elf because of Touch of Elune. This race is visually and lore-wise pleasing, and you can benefit from the rest of their unique racials.
Horde
A lovely choice for Horde, in our opinion, is Blood Elf because of Arcane Acuity. And generally, their Arcane racials come in handy in any situation.
However, for Frost Mage, there are no crucial differences, and Shatter-benefiting races like Tauren (Horde) and Dwarf (Alliance) can use their advantages. Mostly race choice is only your choice which does not lead to any crucial disadvantages if you are not playing on a high-top level where even 0,5% losing DPS is crucial.
Best Profession for Frost Mage
The best profession for a Forst Mage is the one that you like most and that allows you to make money. There are lots of options for Frost Mage. Tailoring and Enchanting is a classic pair. Also, Alchemy with Herbalism or Jewelcrafting/Engineering with Mining are good choices too. You can try whatever you want since leveling professions nowadays doesn’t take so long. Need Profession Knowledge to level your chosen professions faster? No problem, our team can provide you with as many knowledge points as you need.
Improving as Frost Mage
If you find yourself facing performance issues, analyzing your Mage gameplay will help you resolve most problems. The game experience is the strongest weapon in your arsenal; that’s why you should practice with your character anytime you can.
Target Downtime
The longer you spend idle, the more apparent the reduction in DPS becomes. You need to be aware that you have Ice Floes and Shimmer to help you with your rotations. Of course, this one takes a lot of practice to incorporate the timing properly, but many great Frost Mages do that, and it has a great use in avoiding extra downtime because of movement. It is also important to note that you can still use Blink to cater to large movement demands.
Winter Chill
That is quite a common mistake that most people are likely to make. Brain Freeze turns the target to a frozen state the next two spells thrown in the next six claps after Flurry. For this reason, you should cast an unempowered Ice Lance after your Flurry. That way you will deal triple damage and apply the Shatter effect due to the frozen state.
Along the same note, it is not immediately obvious, but you can Shatter the spell cast before the Flurry hit. It is one of those specializations in the game where all of Frost’s spells actually have Critical Strike as one of the attributes when the spell hits, not when it is being cast.
Frost Mage Macros
Macros let you customize your gameplay by combining multiple actions into a single button press. Whether it’s casting spells, using items, or executing complex rotations, macros make it easier to streamline your gameplay and react quickly in any situation.
Frost Mage Macros
Stopcast Blink.
- #showtooltip
- /stopcasting
- /cast Blink
- #showtooltip
- /stopcasting
- /cancelaura Ice Block
- /cast Ice Block
Block Cancel.
- /cancelaura Ice Block
Alter Time Cancel.
- /cancelaura Alter Time
Mouseover Decurse.
- #showtooltip
- /use [@cursor]Remove Curse
Blizzard on cursor.
- #showtooltip
- /use [@cursor]Blizzard
Is Mage Viable in The War Within?
Frost Mage is an iconic spec for World of Warcraft. It was not always presented on a high-tier level but it always was a good, steady, and all-round option for all types of content. The War Within brings Frost Mage to another level of viability. Replying to a previous question, Frost Mage will be very viable in The War Within thanks to its versatile and good DPS compared to other specs.
4.9Summing up WoW Frost Mage shows itself as an interesting and good all-round DPS spec. With his good utilities, it will be useful in any setup. In this guide, we tried to tell you all about TWW Frost Mage, delved into its unique features. If you find this article interesting, you may check our other guides. Thank you for reading and be well.
