Mage
Frost
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Mage Frost
The Frost Mage specialization in World of Warcraft: Forever is the specialization of control. According to Blizzard, no other class matches it in this area: slowing, freezing and keeping enemies at a distance are at the heart of its gameplay.
The Mage is a ranged damage class, very effective but fragile in melee. Frost suits players who like to control the pace of combat and protect their position.
Gameplay built around freezing
Ice LanceFrost · Row 3 · 1 rankInstantDeals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy, and 300% more damage to frozen targets. is a new major talent available after investing 11 points. This instant spell deals 300% additional damage to frozen targets.
Fingers of FrostFrost · Row 5 · 2 ranksDuration 15 secRequires: Ice Lance (1 rank)Gives your chill effects a 15% chance to grant Fingers of Frost for 15 seconds: your next 1 / 2 spells are cast as if the target were frozen., a new fifth-row talent, makes the next spell treat the target as if it were frozen. Ice BlockFrost · Row 4 · 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. becomes a major talent available after 16 points, and Cold SnapFrost · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 10 min cooldownEnds the cooldown of all your other Frost spells. a major talent available after 21 points.
Improved BlizzardFrost · Row 3 · 3 ranksDuration 1.5 secAdds a chill effect to Blizzard that reduces the target's movement speed by 15% / 25% / 40% for 1.5 seconds. now slows enemies by 40% at most, and Winter's ChillFrost · Row 6 · 5 ranksGives Frostbolt, Frost Blast and Ice Lance empowered by Fingers of Frost a 20% / 40% / 60% / 80% / 100% chance to apply Winter's Chill: the target takes 5% more damage from your next Cone of Cold, which gains an additional 7% of your spell damage. Stacks up to 5 times. now only applies to the caster's spells.
Its place in PvE
In PvE, Frost suits players looking for both steady damage and a high level of safety. Its slows and freezing effects help keep enemies at a distance, especially when playing solo.
Like all Mages, the Frost Mage remains vulnerable in melee, but has the class's best tools to avoid it.
