Class Guide

Frost Mage

How this spec actually plays, read from real archived arena matches: the talents top-rated players converge on, which of them earn their slot in-game, and the burst window.

10 matches · rated 3111–2952

Death Knight

Blood• Frost• Unholy•

Demon Hunter

Devourer• Havoc• Vengeance

Druid

Balance• Feral• Guardian• Restoration•

Evoker

Augmentation• Devastation• Preservation•

Hunter

Beast Mastery• Marksmanship• Survival•

Mage

Arcane• Fire• Frost

Monk

Brewmaster• Mistweaver• Windwalker•

Paladin

Holy• Protection• Retribution•

Priest

Discipline• Holy• Shadow•

Rogue

Assassination• Outlaw• Subtlety•

Shaman

Elemental• Enhancement• Restoration•

Warlock

Affliction• Demonology• Destruction•

Warrior

Arms• Fury• Protection•

• = match sample analysed

The core kit

Taken by nearly every sampled player, and put to work in nearly every game.

Flow of Time

used in 10/10

Alter Time

used in 10/10

Ray of Frost

used in 10/10

Splitting Ice

used in 10/10

Fingers of Frost

used in 10/10

Permafrost Lances

used in 10/10

Ice Lance

used in 10/10

Frozen Orb

used in 10/10

Flurry

used in 10/10

Brain Freeze

used in 10/10

Frozen Touch

used in 10/10

Thermal Void

used in 10/10

Greater Invisibility

used in 10/10

Mass Invisibility

used in 10/10

Splinterstorm

used in 10/10

Archmage's Wrath

used in 10/10

Splintering Orbs

used in 10/10

Improved Ice Barrier

used in 10/10

Improved Flurry

used in 10/10

Glacial Attunement

used in 10/10

Improved Shatter

used in 10/10

Freezing Rain

used in 10/10

Polished Focus

used in 10/10

Icicles

used in 10/10

Heart of Ice

used in 10/10

Brainstorm

used in 10/10

Hand of Frost

used in 10/10

Ice Barrier

used in 10/10

Splintering Sorcery

used in 10/10

Master of Escape

used in 10/10

Improved Blink

used in 10/10

Slippery Slinging

used in 10/10

Spatial Manipulation

used in 10/10

Frigid Focus

used in 10/10

Overpowered Barrier

used in 10/10 PvP

Improved Mass Invisibility

used in 10/10 PvP

Dragon's Breath

used in 9/10

Blizzard

used in 9/10

Rimecaster

used in 9/10

Spellsteal

used in 8/10

Improved Spellsteal

used in 8/10

Ice Nova

used in 8/10

Burst window

View the full talent build →

The single highest-damage real 12s window in the sample

Ice Lance
→
Counterspell
→
Flurry
→
Ice Lance
→
Glacial Spike
→
Ray of Frost
→
Comet Storm
→
Flurry
→
Ice Lance
→
Ice Lance

Also commonly taken

Permafrost Bauble 10/10 Ice Block 10/10 Winter's Protection 10/10 Ring of Frost 10/10 Improved Counterspell 10/10 Barrier Diffusion 10/10 Tome of Antonidas 10/10 Energized Barriers 10/10 Quick Witted 10/10 Arcane Warding 10/10 Tome of Rhonin 10/10 Time Manipulation 10/10 Fractured Frost 10/10 Frostbite 10/10 Glaciate 10/10 Everlasting Frost 10/10 Spellfrost Teachings 10/10 Controlled Instincts 10/10 Augury Abounds 10/10 Force of Will 10/10 Signature Spell 10/10 Charm of Medivh 10/10 Charm of Aegwynn 10/10 Inspired Intellect 10/10 Flash Freeze 10/10 Winter's Blessing 10/10 Crystalline Refraction 10/10 Wintertide 10/10 Reactive Barrier 10/10 Time Walk 10/10 Shifting Shards 10/10 Master Shepherd 7/10

▶ The sample — 10 matches

Match	Rating	Length	Flagged talents
Match 1	3111	149s	9
Match 2	3096	143s	8
Match 3	3089	211s	4
Match 4	3068	174s	7
Match 5	3052	170s	7
Match 6	3035	219s	7
Match 7	3027	85s	12
Match 8	2984	358s	5
Match 9	2968	400s	5
Match 10	2952	405s	5