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Frost Mage

Damage specialisation · Tier C in Mythic+, 2.0% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsACTIVEPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and builds

Opener

The order abilities first landed across 4 top-parsing pulls, with the median time into the fight. The percentage is how many of those parses used the ability at all — a step at 100% is the opener, one at 60% is a choice some players make.

  1. 1Frostbolt+0.3s100%
  2. 2Flurry+0.3s100%
  3. 3Nullsight+1.9s50%
  4. 4
Ray of Frost
+2.1s
100%
  • 5Ice Lance+5.6s100%
  • 6Frozen Orb+5.6s100%
  • What follows what

    What was pressed next, counted over every observed pair. This is the closest a log gets to a priority list — but it describes behaviour, not a rule: a player casting Execute because it lit up looks the same here as one following a plan.

    • Ice Lance109 casts→Ice Lance55%Glacial Spike14%Flurry9%
    • Frostbolt33 casts→Frostbolt59%Flurry19%Ice Lance13%
    • Glacial Spike31 casts→Glacial Spike43%Ice Lance33%Flurry17%
    • Flurry28 casts→Ice Lance68%Frozen Orb7%
    • Frozen Orb12 casts→Flurry58%Ice Lance33%Light's Potential8%
    • Ray of Frost11 casts→Ice Lance73%Shimmer18%Frozen Orb9%

    Ability usage

    Casts per minute across 15 top-parsing kills in The Venomous Abyss. Per minute rather than totals, so a long fight does not read as a heavily used ability.

    Single target

    5 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

    1. 1Ice Lance25.9per min
    2. 2Flurry7.2per min
    3. 3Glacial Spike5.1per min
    4. 4Frostbolt3.4per min
    5. 5Frozen Orb2.2per min

    Multi-target

    6 fights with substantial add damage

    1. 1Ice Lance24.1per min
    2. 2Flurry6.8per min
    3. 3Frostbolt4.6per min
    4. 4Glacial Spike

    Fights are sorted by how much damage landed on boss units rather than by a hand-kept list of which encounter is the AoE one, so the split stays right after a retune. Fights in between are left out of both columns.

    Updated 31/08/2026. These are observed casts, not a recommended priority — the order reflects how often an ability came up, which is not the same as when to press it.

    Secondary stats

    Secondary stat split across the 90 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

    • Versatility50.8%1,085 avg
    • Haste40.8%878 avg
    • Mastery5.6%126 avg
    • Critical Strike2.8%68 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 90 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

    Where builds differ

    Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

    • Blizzard89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Brain Freeze89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Cold Snap89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Fingers of Frost89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Flurry89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Frostbite89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Frozen Orb89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Glacial Attunement89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Ice Barrier89%

      80 players · Class

    • Ice Lance89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Icicles89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Improved Flurry89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Improved Ice Barrier89%

      80 players · Class

    • Improved Shatter89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Ray of Frost89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Ring of Frost89%

      80 players · Class

    • White Out89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Winter's Blessing89%

      80 players · Specialization

    • Everlasting Frost88%

      79 players · Specialization

    • Heart of Ice88%

      79 players · Specialization

    • Frigid Focus87%

      78 players · Specialization

    • Hand of Frost87%

      78 players · Specialization

    • Lonely Winter87%

      78 players · Specialization

    • Thermal Void87%

      78 players · Specialization

    • Permafrost Lances86%

      77 players · Specialization

    • Fractured Frost84%

      76 players · Specialization

    • Glaciate83%

      75 players · Specialization

    • Mass Invisibility83%

      75 players · Class

    • Splitting Ice83%

      75 players · Specialization

    • Winter's Protection83%

      75 players · Class

    • Archmage's Wrath82%

      74 players · Hero

    • Attuned Familiar82%

      74 players · Hero

    • Augury Abounds82%

      74 players · Hero

    • Controlled Instincts82%

      74 players · Hero

    • Force of Will82%

      74 players · Hero

    • Infused Splinters82%

      74 players · Hero

    Near-universal picks (25)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
    • Alter Time100%

      90 players · Class

    • Ice Block100%

      90 players · Class

    • Arcane Warding99%

      89 players · Class

    Rarely taken (69)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Glacial Assault12%

      11 players · Specialization

    • Blazing Barrier11%

      10 players · Class

    • Ice Cold11%

      10 players · Class

    Import a real build

    Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

    • Borzanfriend

      malganis · US3,061

    • Спектур

      howling-fjord · EU3,006

    • Lucasthebest

      ravencrest · EU2,766

    • Zambi

      frostwolf · EU2,683

    • Redtgp

      sargeras · US2,237

    Learn the spec

    This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

    • WowheadpveRotation, stat priority, gear and consumables. The most complete free PvE reference.
    • Icy VeinspveRotation walkthroughs and talent reasoning, written for players learning a spec.
    • Raider.IOpveMythic+ routes, affix planning and dungeon-by-dungeon breakdowns.

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    4.3per min
  • 5Frozen Orb2.0per min
  • Charm of Aegwynn99%

    89 players · Class

  • Charm of Medivh99%

    89 players · Class

  • Improved Blink99%

    89 players · Class

  • Inspired Intellect99%

    89 players · Class

  • Reflection99%

    89 players · Class

  • Temporal Realignment99%

    89 players · Class

  • Tome of Antonidas99%

    89 players · Class

  • Flow of Time98%

    88 players · Class

  • Greater Invisibility98%

    88 players · Class

  • Quick Witted98%

    88 players · Class

  • Remove Curse98%

    88 players · Class

  • Brainstorm97%

    87 players · Class

  • Energized Barriers97%

    87 players · Class

  • Ashes of Inspiration10%

    9 players · Hero

  • Burden of Power10%

    9 players · Hero

  • Burn It All10%

    9 players · Specialization

  • Cauterize10%

    9 players · Specialization

  • Codex of the Sunstriders10%

    9 players · Hero

  • Combustion10%

    9 players · Specialization

  • Critical Mass10%

    9 players · Specialization

  • Fervent Flickering10%

    9 players · Specialization

  • Fevered Incantation10%

    9 players · Specialization