Mage
Frost
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Frost Mage
The Mage's Frost specialization in The Burning Crusade 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 suits players who enjoy controlling their opponents and keeping their distance.
A playstyle built on control
Frostbolt3 sec cast · Duration 9 secLaunches a bolt of frost that deals 630 to 680 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 Frost spells.
Icy VeinsFrost · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 20 secIncreases your casting speed by 20% and gives a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting, for 20 seconds. speeds up casting, and Cold SnapFrost · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 8 min cooldownWhen activated, finishes the cooldown of all Frost spells you recently cast. finishes the cooldown of Frost spells. The last talent of the tree, Summon Water ElementalFrost · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 45 secSummons a Water Elemental that fights for you for 45 seconds., calls an elemental that fights for the Mage for 45 seconds.
Its role in PvE
In PvE, Frost relies on a simple rotation centered on Frostbolt3 sec cast · Duration 9 secLaunches a bolt of frost that deals 630 to 680 Frost damage and slows the target's movement speed by 40% for 9 seconds.. 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 critical strike chance of all Frost spells cast on the target.
