Mage
Frost
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Mage Frost
Strengths
- Unmatched control: according to Blizzard, no other class matches Frost at controlling combat.
- Ice LanceFrost · Row 3 · 1 rankInstantDeals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy, and 300% more damage to frozen targets.: this instant spell, available after investing 11 points, 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.: with all 21 points in the specialization, this talent makes the next spell treat the target as if it were frozen.
- Emergency protection: 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., a major talent available after 16 points, protects the Mage for 10 seconds.
- Damage on the move: since Ice LanceFrost · Row 3 · 1 rankInstantDeals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy, and 300% more damage to frozen targets. is instant, it can be cast while running.
Weaknesses
- Fragile in melee: even with its control tools, the Mage remains very vulnerable when an enemy reaches them in melee.
- Weaker slows: 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 by 40% at most, and the duration of Cone of ColdInstant · 10 sec cooldown · Duration 6 secDeals Frost damage to enemies in a cone in front of the Mage and slows them for 6 seconds. The first 4 targets are slowed further for 3 more seconds. has been reduced.
- Limited choices at level 30: Cold SnapFrost · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 10 min cooldownEnds the cooldown of all your other Frost spells. and 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. are both in the fifth row. With 21 points, only one of the two can be taken.
- Longer cooldown: Cold SnapFrost · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 10 min cooldownEnds the cooldown of all your other Frost spells. now has a 10-minute cooldown.
