Frost Mage
Our PvP and leveling pick · RecommendationRanged DPS
Frostbite roots, Shatter, Ice Block (row 4), Cold Snap → Ice Barrier (requires Cold Snap), Fingers of Frost (requires Ice Lance).
What the tier lists say
One ratingC on 1 list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | damage dealers | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
Ratings of the whole class are on the overview.
Talent build
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Ice Lance (row 3) → Ice Block and Shatter (row 4 at 15) → Cold Snap with the 21st point (row 5 at 20): two Ice Blocks per fight.
21 / 0 / 0 of 21 points
Open in the calculatorFrost PvP build at level 30 for a Mage: Frost 21, Arcane 0, Fire 0.
Frost
21 pointsRotation at level 30
RecommendationSingle target
Open with Frostbolt from max range (Arctic Reach).
- Frostbolt
- Frost Nova → Ice Lance ×2 (Shatter)
- Cone of Cold (26) to finish
- Fire Blast
Groups
- Gather → Frost Nova → Blizzard (Improved Blizzard chills) → Cone of Cold
Tips
Cold Snap (row 5) resets Ice Block and Frost Nova in PvP.
Winter's Chill no longer rolls resistance (1 Oct).
Stat priority
- Frost Spell Power
- Hit
- Spell Crit (Shatter)
- Intellect
- Stamina (PvP)
No explicit priority; get as much Intellect and Spellpower as possible, then Spirit.
Recommendation
Level 20: best and second best per slot
| Slot | Best | Second best |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Pearly Circlet Crafted: Tailoring (Arcane spell power set, Merchant's Favor) | Bright-Eye Goggles Crafted: Engineering |
| Neck | Ephemeral Choker Hall of Thanes — Faldrim Anvilmar | Sorcerer Collar Shadowfang Keep — Rethilgore |
| Shoulders | Feline Mantle Shadowfang Keep — Wolf Master Nandos | Talbar Mantle quest The Glowing Shard — Wailing Caverns |
| Back | Feyscale Cloak Wailing Caverns — Deviate Faerie Dragon | Satyrskin Cloak Ragefire Chasm — Bazzalan |
| Chest | Robes of Arugal Shadowfang Keep — Archmage Arugal | Filigreed Pearly Gown Crafted: Tailoring |
| Wrist | Aetherwisp Bracers Hall of Thanes — Faldrim Anvilmar | Rift Bracers Shadowfang Keep — Arugal's Voidwalkers |
| Hands | Tomb Robber's Gloves quest Important Heirlooms — Hall of Thanes | Heavy Woolen Gloves Crafted: Tailoring |
| Waist | Belt of Arugal Shadowfang Keep — Archmage Arugal | Pearly Sash Crafted: Tailoring (Merchant's Favor) |
| Legs | Rotmender's Leggings Ruins of Lordaeron — The Abandoned | Filigreed Pearly Leggings Crafted: Tailoring |
| Feet | Slime-encrusted Pads Wailing Caverns — Mutanus the Devourer | Pearly Boots Crafted: Tailoring (Merchant's Favor) |
| Ring | Deep Fathom Ring Wailing Caverns — Mutanus the Devourer | Seal of Sylvanas quest Arugal Must Die — Shadowfang Keep |
| Trinket | Blindwatcher's Sight Shadowfang Keep — Odo the Blindwatcher | Snake Eye Kaleidoscope Wailing Caverns — Lady Anacondra |
| Main Hand | Blade of Silverlaine Shadowfang Keep — Baron Silverlaine | Searing Dagger Ragefire Chasm — Bazzalan |
| Off Hand / Shield | Dwarven Tome quest Important Heirlooms — Hall of Thanes | — |
| Two-Hand | Odo's Ley Staff Shadowfang Keep — Odo the Blindwatcher | Emberstone Staff The Deadmines — Captain Greenskin |
| Ranged / Relic | Cookie's Stirring Rod The Deadmines — Cookie | Greater Magic Wand Crafted: Enchanting |
Sourced: Guide · 26 Sep
Level 60: where gear will come from
- Pre-raid: Alcaz Prison, Shaper's Terrace, the Drowned City, Krol'dok Stronghold and Hyjal quests; hit and crit are merged, so 'spell hit' and 'spell crit' items are the same stat budget as melee ones.
- Crafted: Tailoring school-specific sets ('Flame', 'Shadow', 'Pearly' at L20 — expect the same lines at 60), Enchanting ring Spell Power, Alchemy trinket.
- Wands lost spell-damage scaling on 24 Sep — treat the ranged slot as stats only.
- Raids open 9 December; no level-60 BiS exists yet.
Theory
One point per level from 10. Every point is checked against row gates and prerequisites. ◆ marks the step that crosses level 20 or 30, where the builds above stop.
| Level | Talent | Tree | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | Improved Frostbolt | Frost | +5 |
| 15–19 | Ice Shards | Frost | +5 |
| 20 ◆ | Frostbite | Frost | +1 |
| 21–23 | Piercing Ice | Frost | +3 |
| 24–26 | Improved Blizzard | Frost | +3 |
| 27–28 | Arctic Reach | Frost | +2 |
| 29–30 ◆ | Permafrost | Frost | +2 |
| 31 | Ice Block | Frost | +1 |
| 32–34 | Frost Channeling | Frost | +3 |
| 35–37 | Improved Cone of Cold | Frost | +3 |
| 38 | Cold Snap | Frost | +1 |
| 39 | Shatter | Frost | +1 |
| 40 | Ice Barrier | Frost | +1 |
| 41–42 | Wand Specialization | Arcane | +2 |
| 43–45 | Improved Channeling | Arcane | +3 |
| 46–50 | Arcane Concentration | Arcane | +5 |
| 51–52 | Arcane Subtlety | Arcane | +2 |
| 53–55 | Arcane Impact | Arcane | +3 |
| 56–58 | Arcane Meditation | Arcane | +3 |
| 59–60 | Arcane Resilience | Arcane | +2 |