Improved Frostbolt 1/5
Leveling 1–60
Spell damageMage Frost Leveling Build
Keep enemies at a distance and use the opportunities your Frost spells create. Watch your allies too: a rooted enemy is not automatically harmless. Select your level in the calculator to see which talents the build takes by that point.
Talent order by levelTalent calculator ↓
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Improved Frostbolt 5/5 · Permafrost 3/3 · Frostbite 3/3
Improved Frostbolt 5/5 · Permafrost 3/3 · Frostbite 3/3 · Ice Lance 1/1 · Frost Channeling 3/3 · Improved Blizzard 1/3 · Shatter 3/3 · Ice Block 1/1 · Arctic Reach 1/2
Improved Frostbolt 5/5 · Permafrost 3/3 · Frostbite 3/3 · Ice Lance 1/1 · Frost Channeling 3/3 · Improved Blizzard 1/3 · Shatter 3/3 · Ice Block 1/1 · Arctic Reach 2/2 · Fingers of Frost 2/2 · Cold Snap 1/1 · Ice Shards 5/5 · Ice Barrier 1/1
Improved Frostbolt 5/5 · Permafrost 3/3 · Frostbite 3/3 · Ice Lance 1/1 · Frost Channeling 3/3 · Improved Blizzard 1/3 · Shatter 3/3 · Ice Block 1/1 · Arctic Reach 2/2 · Fingers of Frost 2/2 · Cold Snap 1/1 · Ice Shards 5/5 · Ice Barrier 1/1 · Improved Channeling 5/5 · Missile Barrage 2/2 · Arcane Concentration 3/5
Improved Frostbolt 5/5 · Permafrost 3/3 · Frostbite 3/3 · Ice Lance 1/1 · Frost Channeling 3/3 · Improved Blizzard 1/3 · Shatter 3/3 · Ice Block 1/1 · Arctic Reach 2/2 · Fingers of Frost 2/2 · Cold Snap 1/1 · Ice Shards 5/5 · Ice Barrier 1/1 · Improved Channeling 5/5 · Missile Barrage 2/2 · Arcane Concentration 5/5 · Arcane Subtlety 2/2 · Arcane Resilience 1/3 · Arcane Meditation 3/3 · Improved Counterspell 2/2
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Core talents
- Level 21: Ice Lance
- Level 29: Ice Block
- Level 34: Cold Snap
- Level 40: Ice Barrier
Playstyle and rotation
Leveling priority
- Open with Frostbolt and keep enemies at range.
- Use Frost Nova to create space and spend frozen windows with Ice Lance.
- Use Blizzard carefully on groups and preserve an escape route.
Important notes
Spell range and Mana efficiency matter more than unnecessary overcasting.
Racial abilities for your class
- Human · Ruthless
Increases spell and ability critical strike chance by 1%, regardless of weapon type.
- Human · The Human Spirit
Increases Spirit by 10%.
- Orc · Blood Fury
Increases attack power and spell power by 10% for 15 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.
- Orc · Command
Increases damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets by 5%.
- Undead · Touch of the Grave
Damaging spells and attacks can drain Health. Proc chance: 30% for casters, 20% for Paladins, Rogues and Warriors; internal cooldown 15 seconds. Does not scale with Shadow-damage increases.
- Troll · Berserking
Increases spell casting and attack speed by 10% for 15 seconds.
- Skyborne · Read Ley Line
Alliance: increases Health and Mana regeneration by 50% for 15 seconds. Using it at a leyline grants Attuned for 1 hour, raising the bonus to 100%. Attuned persists through death. Cannot be used during Innervate; Innervate replaces the effect. Castable while moving. Removed on entering a raid.
- Skyborne · Wind Blessed
Increases melee, ranged and spell haste by 2%.