| This is a guide on mages in World of Warcraft that | | | | stacks with other hate increasing effects. |
| plan on or what to learn more about the Frost Build | | | | Blizzard damages an area for 3408 frost damge for |
| and it's use of skills. Now, I'm going to go, specifically, | | | | over 8 seconds. Get Improved Blizzard and add a chill |
| over the Frost Build in this guide. I would go over all | | | | effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the |
| three, but that would make this guide even longer | | | | target's movement speed by 65% and lasts 1.50 |
| than it already is, and I want to make these guides | | | | seconds. You're gonna get Blizzard, obviously, so no |
| as specific as possible so you can understand better. | | | | reason not to get Improved Blizzard. Arctic Reach |
| As you might or might not know, the Frost build | | | | increases the range of your Frostbold, Ice Lance, |
| relies on slowing enemies down so that you can kill | | | | Deep Freeze, and Blizzard spells and the radius of |
| them before they make it to you, since Mages are | | | | your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%. A |
| extremely fragile and will die if they get hit by literally | | | | skill that effects the range and radius of a whole lot |
| anything. There are some extremely powerful Frost | | | | of spells, I'd take it! |
| spells, and far more defensive spells than in a build | | | | Frost Channeling reduces the mana cost of all spells |
| that would specialize around Fire spells. As a result, in | | | | by 10% and reduces teh threat caused by your |
| this talent tree there are skills and spells that simply | | | | Frost spells by 10%. This is great for PvE! Shatter |
| can't be missed, but unfortunately, you can't have | | | | increases teh critical strike chance of all your spells |
| every talent, so I'm going to help you pick out the | | | | against frozen targets by 50%. This spell is excellent |
| ones that should be missed and the ones that can't | | | | for burst damage, however, most bosses can't be |
| be missed. Just remember, you can reset your skills | | | | frozen, thus making it useless in most raids. |
| and try other combos at any time, however it costs | | | | Frozen Core reduces the damage taken from all |
| Gold in order to reset them, so keep that in mind. | | | | spells by 6%. This is the worst spell in the Frost Build, |
| Alright, so without further ado, the first talent I'm | | | | and I wouldn't even give it another thought. When |
| going to go over is Frost Warding. It increases the | | | | activated, Cold Snap finishes the cooldown on all |
| armor and resistances given by Frost Armor and Ice | | | | Frost spells you recently cast, however you can only |
| Armor spells by 50%. Also, it gives your Frost Ward | | | | use it once every 8 minutes. It is still a must for any |
| and Fire Ward a 30% chance to negate the warded | | | | Frost Build. |
| damage spell and restore mana equal to the damage | | | | Cone of Cold hits an area of targets in front of the |
| caused. Now, this is not a PvE worthy skill at all. If it | | | | caster for 707-773 frost damage and are slowed by |
| has any use, it's in PvP. I would only get it if you | | | | 50% for 8 seconds. Add in Improved Cone of Cold |
| have some points left. | | | | and increase the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold |
| Frostbolt causes 799-861 frost damage and slows | | | | spell by 35%. Not a bad spell for soloing and pvp! Ice |
| down movement speed by 40% for 9 seconds. Add | | | | Floes reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova, |
| in Improved Frostbolt, and it reduces the cast time | | | | Cone of Cold, Ice Block and Icy Veins spells by 14%. |
| of your Frostbolt spell by .05 seconds. A must get | | | | Not the best skill, but the reduction cooldown could |
| skill for any Frost Build. Elemental Precision reduces | | | | be useful in some areas. |
| the mana cost and increases your chance to hit with | | | | Winter's Chill gives your Frost damage spells a 10% |
| Frost and Fire spells by 3%. This is a great skill for | | | | chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which |
| Frost Builds, as well as Fire Builds. | | | | increases the chance that spells will critically hit the |
| Frostbite gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to | | | | target by 10% for every 15 seconds. It stacks up to |
| freeze the target for 5 seconds. It's great for PvP | | | | 5 times. Not a bad talent, but it is probably most |
| and leveling, but it's not so great for raids because | | | | useful in a PvE setting. Ice Barrier shields you and |
| most bosses are immune for freeze. Ice Shards | | | | absorbs 1075 damage and lasts for 1 minute. While |
| increases the critical strike damage bonus of your | | | | the shield is active, spells will not be interrupted. One |
| Frost spells by 100% as long as it's at max rating. A | | | | of the few pure defensive spells for the Frost build, |
| damage boost to all of your Frost spells is another | | | | you need to get this. |
| must have. | | | | Arctic Winds increases all Frost damage you cause by |
| Frost Nova hits all enemies near the caster for | | | | 5% and reduces the chance that melee and ranged |
| 365-415 frost damage and freezes them in place for | | | | attacks will hit you by 5%. This talent is worth it for |
| up to 8 seconds. Damage caused may interrupt the | | | | the increase in damage alone, the evasion increase |
| effect. Get Improved Frost Nova, as well, since it's a | | | | makes it even better! Empowered Frostbolt increases |
| prerequisite for Shatter. Permafrost increases the | | | | your Frostbolt damage by 10% and increases critical |
| duration of your Chill effects by 3 seconds and | | | | strike chance by 5%. This is a must if you wanna |
| reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%. | | | | raid. |
| Excellent ability for soloing or for pvp. | | | | Summon Water Elemental summns a Water |
| Piercing Ice increases the damage done by your | | | | Elemental to fight for the caster for 45 seconds. This |
| Frost spells by 6%. Obviously, not great if you want | | | | summoning dishes out 40% of your frost damage. |
| burst damage, but excellent for long boss battles on | | | | He's got a ranged Frost Nova attack, as well! |
| raids and such. Icy Veins increases casting speed by | | | | Probably, the best mage talent altogether. |
| 20% and reduces the pushback suffered from | | | | This is a recommended skill set if you're going into |
| damaging attacks while casting by 100%. It lasts for | | | | the Frost Build for Mages! Hope it helped! |
| 20 seconds. This is a great ability, especially since it | | | | |