Mage
Frost
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Frost Mage
Strengths
- Control: 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. freezes nearby enemies, and 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., Cone of ColdInstant · 10 sec cooldown · Duration 8 secDeals Frost damage to enemies in a cone in front of the Mage and slows them by 50% for 8 seconds. and Improved BlizzardFrost · Row 3 · 3 ranksAdds a chill effect to Blizzard that reduces the target's movement speed by 30% / 50% / 65% for 1.5 seconds. slow them.
- Survival: 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., 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. and Cold SnapFrost · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · 10 min cooldownWhen activated, finishes the cooldown of all your Frost spells. help you get out of dangerous situations.
- Area damage: BlizzardChanneled · Duration 8 secIce shards pelt the target area, dealing Frost damage over 8 seconds. and Cone of ColdInstant · 10 sec cooldown · Duration 8 secDeals Frost damage to enemies in a cone in front of the Mage and slows them by 50% for 8 seconds. hit several enemies.
- Group support: 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.
Weaknesses
- Fragility: the Mage must avoid being hit and relies on control tools for protection.
- Cast time: 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. has a 3-second cast that can be interrupted.
- Mana management: area spells such as BlizzardChanneled · Duration 8 secIce shards pelt the target area, dealing Frost damage over 8 seconds. cost a lot of mana.
- Cooldowns: without 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. or 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., the Mage is vulnerable in melee range.
