Frost Mage PvE/Raids DPS build [BFA 8.2] (2024)

1. Intellect - This is Frost Mage's primary statistic. Itprovides you with Spell Power and increases Damage done by your spells and abilities.

2. Critical Strike -Increases your chance to deal Double (critical) Damage with spells and abilities. Be aware that there is a 33.33% Critical Strike Cap for spells that benefit from Shatter, and increasing your Crit over this number is not very effective.

3. Haste -Decreases your Global Cooldowns, and increases the speed of your Casts. This stat greatly improves the effectiveness of your Frostbolt ability, because it lets you cast more of them in a shorter time which translates to more potential procs per minute. Haste also affects the Casting Speed of your Mirror Images and Water Elemental and decreases the Cooldown of your Blizzard Ability.

4. Versatility -Straight up Incoming Damage Decrease and Damage Done Increase.

5. Mastery - Frost Mage's Mastery: Iciclesmakes your Frostbolt and Flurry abilities generate 1 Icicle per cast. Any Icicles stored are launched at your Target when you cast the Ice Lanceability or added to your Glacial Spike ability in a form of Damage Bonus. You can have up to 5 Icicles stored, and any excess ones will be launched at your current Target immediately. Mastery: Icicles also increases the Damage Done by your Frozen Orb ability.

Lonely Winter takes away your Summon Water Elemental Ability but increases your Damage Done with Flurry, Ice Lance, and Frostbolt by 25% in return. This Talent is perfectly suited for use, but it has some minor problems, the main of them being the loss of the Water Elly's Freeze ability, which lowers both AoE Damage and AoE CC potential slightly.

Ice Nova is an AoE ability which deals High Damage to your primary Target and Moderate Damage to all other Targets within the 8yd radius, and freezes them in place for 2 seconds; it has a 25-second Cooldown. It provides you with the least benefits, and should not be considered.

Glacial Insulation causes your Ice Barrier to increase your Armor by 200%, and your Ice Block to apply an Ice Barrier on you when it fades. The main problem of this Talent is the fact that it lowers Physical Damage, and the majority of Damage that you take during Boss Encounters is Magical, which makes it pretty much Useless in PvE.

The Ice Floes makes your next Spell with a cast-time shorter than 10 seconds to be castable while moving; it has 3 charges and 20 seconds recharge time. This is a good alternative, which enables short-range movement without losing Damage output at the cost of the long-range mobility provided by Shimmer, and the choice between these two Talents largely depends on preference.

The Rune of Power isanActive Ability that lets you place saidRune of Power on the ground which increases your spell damage done by 40% for 10s if you stay within 8yd from it; has two charges and 40s recharge timer. Frost Mage doesn't have powerful Burst that would let him fully capitalize on the Damage Boost offered by the Rune, and the Cooldowns that he has do not line up too well with theRune of Power'sCooldown.

Mirror Imagesummons 3 copies of you, which cast spells at your Target and gain Enemy's attention; Copies last for 40 seconds. This, while "classic" gives the worst overall damage boost, and should not be picked.

Frozen Touch increases the proc chance of your Brain Freeze and Fingers of Frost from your Frostbolt by 20%. This is also a solid choice, as it offers Damage Boost similar to the Ebonbolt, but with slightly less added utility.

Chain Reaction makes your Ice Lances, used against Frozen Targets, increase the Damage of your next Ice Lance by 3% for 10s; this effect stacks up to 5 times. It is a poor choice for Single-Target, provides a slight boost to Cleave Damage, and should not be considered.

Ice Ward grants a second charge to your Frost Nova ability.

Ring of Frost lets you summon a Ring on the target location; up to 10 enemies entering the Ring will be incapacitated for 10 seconds.

All three of these Talents are rather underwhelming when it comes to Raid utility, and the choice is up to the Player (and doesn't matter much, really).

Freezing Rain makes your Frozen Orb casts improve your next Blizzard used within 12s by making it instant cast and increasing its Damage by 50%. This is the best choice for AoE heavy encountersand should be swapped with the Comet Storm when needed.

Splitting Ice causes yourIcicles, Ebonbolts, Ice Lances, and Glacial Spikesto hit an additional nearby Enemy for 80% of the base Damage. This talent provides the highest Cleave Damage boost and should be chosen for encounters with twohigh Health Targets that are close to each other.

Thermal Void increases the duration of your Icy Veins by 10 seconds and by an additional 1 second every time you use an Ice Lance against a Frozen Target. This Talent falls slightly behind the Glacial Spike when it comes to Damage output, but has the benefit of being passive, which simplifies the rotation.

Ray of Frost is a channeled ability that inflicts Frost Damage, slows the Target, and generates 2 Fingers of Frost. It lasts 5 seconds, and deals Damage every second; each Damage tick increases its Damage Done and Slow effect by 10%. This is a simple choice, but it can't compete with the other two options in terms of Damage.

1. Icy Veinson Cooldown

2. Flurrywith Brain Freezeand < 3 Icicles stacked, followed by theIce Lance

3. Ice Lance with Fingers of Frost

4. Ebonbolt on Cooldown (it should be Shattered if Cast at < 4 Icicles)

5. Frozen Orb

6. Comet Storm

7. Glacial Spike with Brain Freeze active

8. Frostboltfor proc generation

1. Frozen Orbon Cooldown

2. Comet Stormon Cooldown

3. Blizzardon Cooldown

4. Use the Single-Target rotation to avoid downtime when your AoE spells are on Cooldown

1. Master the Shatter Combo! (Cast Brain Freeze-empowered instantFlurry immediately at the end of theGlacial Spike or Frostbolt cast and follow it quickly with the Ice Lance. All these spells will benefit from the Winter's Chill effect if you are quick enough).

2. Avoid Downtime to maximize your Damage output. Remember to use your Instant Cast spells when relocating, and take advantage of the fact that Shimmer does not interrupt your spellcasting.

3. Always analyze and try to improve upon your mistakes, because practice makes perfect.