Frost Mage
Ranged · Tree 3 of 3
Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026
Overview
Frostbolt. Shatter after a freeze.
Build. Shatter is the crit after a freeze. Ice Barrier is the shield. Winter's Chill stacks on the boss, and Cone of Cold cashes it in.
Spells. Frostbolt as the cast. Ice Lance after a freeze. Nova when something reaches you.
Stats. Spell hit and crit. Frost already brings some hit from the tree.
Gear. A caster weapon.
Build. Ice Block and Cold Snap are the survival buttons. Frostbite and Nova are the kiting.
Spells. Nova, step back, Frostbolt, Ice Lance the frozen target. Ice Block when you are stuck.
Stats. Stamina, then the same spell stats.
Gear. Spell power and health.
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Frost in PvE.
- Frostbolt Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 475 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
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Ice Lance Deals 136 to 160 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets. -
Frost Nova Blasts enemies near the caster for 75 Frost damage and freezes them in place for up to 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. -
Cone of Cold Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 343 Frost damage and are slowed by 40% for 6 sec. The first 4 targets hit by this cone are slowed by an additional 10% for an additional 3 sec. -
Ice Barrier Shield yourself, absorbing 819 damage and increasing your Frost damage by 15% for 1 min. While shielded, your Frost damage is increased by an additional 5% and you do not lose casting time when you take damage.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Spell power - 2
Hit - 3
Crit - 4
Intellect
Gear
What suits Frost at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Frostfire Circlet Head Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Crit · Int -
Plagueheart Shoulderpads Shoulder Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Int -
Frostfire Robe Chest Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Crit · Int -
Frostfire Leggings Legs Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Int -
Gem of Trapped Innocents Neck +Spell power · Crit · Int -
Seal of the Damned Ring +Spell power · Hit · Crit -
Neltharion's Tear Trinket +Spell power · Hit -
Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Weapon +Spell power · Hit · Int
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Frost in PvP.
- Frostbolt Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 475 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
- Ice Lance Deals 136 to 160 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.
- Frost Nova Blasts enemies near the caster for 75 Frost damage and freezes them in place for up to 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
- Cone of Cold Targets in a cone in front of the caster take 343 Frost damage and are slowed by 40% for 6 sec. The first 4 targets hit by this cone are slowed by an additional 10% for an additional 3 sec.
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Ice Block 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.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Stamina - 2 Spell power
- 3 Hit
- 4 Crit
Gear
What suits Frost at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Field Marshal's Coronet Head Cloth · Sta · +Spell power · Crit -
Champion's Silk Mantle Shoulder Cloth · Sta · +Spell power · Crit -
Field Marshal's Silk Vestments Chest Cloth · Sta · +Spell power · Crit -
Marshal's Silk Leggings Legs Cloth · Sta · +Spell power · Crit -
Senior Sergeant's Insignia Neck Sta - Seal of the Damned Ring Sta · +Spell power · Hit · Crit
- Neltharion's Tear Trinket +Spell power · Hit
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Grand Marshal's Stave Weapon Sta · +Spell power
What changed vs Classic
16 Frost talents differ from Classic Era.
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Arctic Reach Reworded
Rank 2Increases the range of your Frostbolt, Ice Lance, and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.
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Cold Snap Reworded
Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.
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Elemental Precision Removed
Rank 3Reduces the chance that the opponent can resist your Frost and Fire spells by 6%.
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Fingers of Frost New
Rank 2Gives 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.
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Frost Warding Changed
Rank 2Increases the Armor and resistances granted by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%, gives your Frost Ward a 20% chance to negate the warded damage spell, and increases the amount absorbed by your Ice Barrier and Frost Ward by 20%.
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Frostbite Reworded
Rank 3Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.
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Ice Barrier Changed
Shield yourself, absorbing 447 damage and increasing your Frost damage by 15% for 1 min. While shielded, your Frost damage is increased by an additional 5% and you do not lose casting time when you take damage.
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Ice Block Reworded
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.
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Ice Lance New
Deals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.
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Improved Blizzard Changed
Rank 3Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 40% for 1.5 sec.
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Improved Cone of Cold Changed
Rank 3Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 35%.
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Permafrost Changed
Rank 3Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 33% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.
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Piercing Ice Removed
Rank 3Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 6%.
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Precision New
Rank 3Improves your chance to hit with all spells by 6%.
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Shatter Changed
Rank 3Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%.
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Winter's Chill Changed
Rank 5Gives your Frostbolt and Fingers of Frost empowered Ice Lance spells a 100% chance to apply Winter's Chill, increasing the target's damage taken from your next Cone of Cold by 20% and it gains an additional 7% of your spell damage, stacking up to 5 times.