Mage
Frost
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Frost Mage
The Frost specialization of the Mage in Classic Era strengthens Frost damage, slows and freezing effects.
The Mage deals ranged magic damage with Fire, Frost and Arcane spells, and has many control tools. Frost is for players who like to control their opponents and keep their distance.
A control-based playstyle
Frostbolt3 sec cast · Duration 9 secLaunches a bolt of frost that deals Frost damage and slows the target's movement speed by 40% for 9 seconds. deals Frost damage and slows the target. FrostbiteFrost · Row 2 · 3 ranksGives your chill effects a 5% / 10% / 15% chance to freeze the target for 5 seconds. can freeze the target, and ShatterFrost · Row 4 · 5 ranksRequires: Improved Frost Nova (2 ranks)Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 10% / 20% / 30% / 40% / 50%. increases critical strike chance against frozen targets. Ice ShardsFrost · Row 2 · 5 ranksIncreases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20% / 40% / 60% / 80% / 100%. increases the critical strike damage of your Frost spells.
Ice BlockFrost · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 5 min cooldown · Duration 10 secEncases you in ice for 10 seconds: you are protected from all physical attacks and spells, but cannot attack, move or cast spells. protects the Mage from all attacks for 10 seconds, and Cold SnapFrost · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · 10 min cooldownWhen activated, finishes the cooldown of all your Frost spells. finishes the cooldown of your Frost spells. The last talent of the tree, Ice BarrierFrost · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · 30 sec cooldown · Duration 1 minRequires: Ice Block (1 rank)Instantly shields you, absorbing 826 damage for 1 minute. While the shield holds, your spells are not interrupted., absorbs damage for 1 minute.
Its role in PvE
In PvE, Frost is suited to group play as well as solo play. Winter's ChillFrost · Row 6 · 5 ranksGives your Frost damage spells a 20% / 40% / 60% / 80% / 100% chance to apply Winter's Chill, which increases the chance Frost spells critically hit the target by 2% for 15 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times. increases the chance for Frost spells to critically hit the target, and when solo, BlizzardChanneled · Duration 8 secIce shards pelt the target area, dealing Frost damage over 8 seconds. and Frost NovaInstant · 25 sec cooldown · Duration 8 secDeals Frost damage to nearby enemies and freezes them in place for up to 8 seconds; damage may break the effect. let you take on several enemies at once.
