Mage
Frost
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Frost Mage
Rotation
Here is an indicative priority order at level 80.
Before the fight
- Arcane IntellectInstant · Duration 30 minIncreases the target's Intellect by 60 for 30 minutes.: keep it on yourself and the group.
- Molten ArmorInstant · Duration 30 minDeals 170 Fire damage to attackers who hit you, increases your critical strike rating by 35% of your Spirit, and reduces the chance you are critically hit by 5%. Only one armor at a time. Lasts 30 minutes.: the armor to keep active while attacking.
- Summon Water ElementalFrost · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 45 secSummons a Water Elemental that fights for you for 45 seconds.: summon the elemental at the start of the fight.
Single-target priorities
- Deep FreezeFrost · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 30 sec cooldown · Duration 5 secStuns a frozen target for 5 seconds. Deals 1469 to 1741 damage to targets permanently immune to stuns.: as soon as Fingers of FrostFrost · Row 8 · 2 ranksGives your chill effects a 7% / 15% chance to grant Fingers of Frost, which makes your next 2 spells act as if the target were frozen. Lasts 15 seconds. is active, after casting a Frostbolt3 sec cast · Duration 9 secLaunches a bolt of frost that deals 799 to 861 Frost damage and reduces the target's movement speed by 40% for 9 seconds..
- Frostfire Bolt3 sec cast · Duration 9 secLaunches a bolt of frostfire that deals 722 to 838 Frostfire damage, slows the target by 40% and deals 90 more Frostfire damage over 9 seconds. Checked against the lower of the target's Frost and Fire resistances.: as soon as Brain FreezeFrost · Row 9 · 3 ranksYour Frost damage spells with chill effects have a 5% / 10% / 15% chance to make your next Fireball or Frostfire Bolt instant and free of mana cost. makes it instant.
- Frostbolt3 sec cast · Duration 9 secLaunches a bolt of frost that deals 799 to 861 Frost damage and reduces the target's movement speed by 40% for 9 seconds.: your main spell, cast repeatedly.
Cooldowns
Icy VeinsFrost · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 20 secIncreases your casting speed by 20% and prevents all pushback from damage while casting for 20 seconds. and Mirror ImageInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 30 secCreates 3 copies of the caster that cast spells and attack the Mage's enemies for 30 seconds.: use them together at the start of the fight, then as soon as they are available again. Cold SnapFrost · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 8 min cooldownWhen activated, finishes the cooldown of all Frost spells you recently cast. lets you immediately reuse Icy VeinsFrost · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 20 secIncreases your casting speed by 20% and prevents all pushback from damage while casting for 20 seconds. and Summon Water ElementalFrost · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 45 secSummons a Water Elemental that fights for you for 45 seconds..
Multiple targets
- BlizzardChanneled · Duration 8 secChanneled: ice shards pelt the target area, dealing 3408 Frost damage over 8 seconds.: your main spell against several enemies.
- Arcane ExplosionInstantCauses an explosion of arcane magic that deals 538 to 582 Arcane damage to all enemies within 10 yards.: when the enemies move or you need to move.
Key points
This list is an indicative priority order, not a sequence to repeat mechanically.
While moving, Fire BlastInstant · 8 sec cooldownBlasts the enemy for 925 to 1095 Fire damage. and, if Fingers of FrostFrost · Row 8 · 2 ranksGives your chill effects a 7% / 15% chance to grant Fingers of Frost, which makes your next 2 spells act as if the target were frozen. Lasts 15 seconds. is active, Ice LanceInstantDeals 221 to 255 Frost damage to an enemy, tripled against frozen targets. let you keep dealing damage.
