WoW Forever Frost Mage Guide

Hunting

Upkeep

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↻Cycle priority

Keep Frost Armor and Arcane Intellect up, pull with Fireball and keep casting it. Kill one enemy at a time and rest when your mana runs out.

Recommended zones

• Valley of TrialsDurotar1–5
• Northshire ValleyElwynn Forest1–5
• Camp NaracheMulgore1–5
• ShadowglenTeldrassil1–5
• DeathknellTirisfal Glades1–5
• Coldridge ValleyDun Morogh1–5
• Zephras Isle1–12

Party

Deal area and single-target damage while watching threat and controlling enemies.

• Party buffPut Arcane Intellect on your allies before you go in.

Skills

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Build Order

Arcane0Fire0Frost0

1. LV 10–14Improved Frostbolt0/5
2. LV 15–17Frostbite0/3
3. LV 18–19Ice Shards0/5
4. LV 20Ice Lance0/1
5. LV 21–22Improved Frost Nova0/2
6. LV 23Frost Channeling0/3
7. LV 24–26Ice Shards0/5
8. LV 27–29Shatter0/3
9. LV 30–31Fingers of Frost0/2
10. LV 32–33Frost Channeling0/3
11. LV 34Ice Block0/1
12. LV 35Arctic Reach0/2
13. LV 36Cold Snap0/1
14. LV 37–41Winter's Chill0/5
15. LV 42Ice Barrier0/1
16. LV 43–45Improved Cone of Cold0/3
17. LV 46Arctic Reach0/2
18. LV 47–49Incineration0/5
19. LV 50Improved Blizzard0/3
20. LV 51–52Permafrost0/3
21. LV 53–55Precision0/3
22. LV 56Permafrost0/3
23. LV 57–58Improved Blizzard0/3
24. LV 59–60Frost Warding0/2

Recommended professions

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  Tailoring

  Learn it around level 6. Save the cloth enemies drop instead of selling it.

  • LV 5Heavy Linen GlovesSkill 35×2×1
  • LV 6Linen BagSkill 1×3×3
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  Enchanting

  Learn it around level 6. For your level 5 wand, a capital city Auction House is faster.

  • LV 5Lesser Magic WandSkill 10×1×1
  • LV 6Enchant Chest - Inferior StaminaSkill 15×1

Camping

• LV 6Faction BannerSkill 20×1×1
• LV 6Faction BannerSkill 20×1×1
• LV 28Spinning WheelSkill 140×2×5×3
  Blueprint · drops in City of Dalaran
• LV 6Enchanted LuteSkill 20×1×1
• LV 28Arcane SalvagerSkill 140×2×1
  Blueprint · drops in Ruins of Lordaeron · Razorfen Kraul

• Alchemy camp: mana per 5 sec · Tailoring camp: Spirit · Herbalism camp: Intellect (does not stack with Arcane Intellect).
• Enchanting camp: all stats and armor · Skinning camp: 2% critical strike · Leatherworking camp: 5% rested experience.
• Each camp buff has a one-hour cooldown.