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Frost Mage PvP Guide For 3v3

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Frost Mage
Season 4
50 characters
1777 - 2400

Welcome to Murlok.io's Frost Mage PvP guide for 3v3 in World of Warcraft. This guide lists the best stats, races, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems for patch 10.2.6, based on the character builds of the Top 50 Frost Mages from Dragonflight Season 4 across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions. This includes Juicemage (Tichondrius US) , who is currently the highest-ranked with a rating of 2400.

Updated every 12 hours with the latest data from the Battle.net API , the guide also examines each character's last time played, specialization usage frequency, and equipment type to ensure greater accuracy.

Top Frost Mages

  1. 1
    Juicemage's character icon
    Juicemage
    Tichondrius (US)
    472 ilvl
    2400
  2. 2
    Pyllymake's character icon
    Pyllymake
    Kazzak (EU)
    467 ilvl
    2268
  3. 3
    Milanmage's character icon
    Milanmage
    Illidan (US)
    463 ilvl
    2223
  4. 4
    Ghettokid's character icon
    Ghettokid
    Ravencrest (EU)
    463 ilvl
    2202
  5. 5
    Dßoss's character icon
    Dßoss
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    493 ilvl
    2188

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is the optimal way to balance Frost Mage Secondary and Minor stats for 3v3.

Secondary Stats
+28
7% Critical Strike
+5914
48% Haste
+1232
15% Mastery
+6910
33% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+486
10% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Avoidance
  3. Leech

Races

In World of Warcraft, each race comes with unique traits that enhance character abilities or improve in-game quality of life. Although these racial traits typically offer minor advantages, they can still provide a competitive edge in certain scenarios.

With Night Elf currently being the top race for Frost Mages in 3v3, here are the other races that also stand out due to their advantageous traits.

  1. Night Elf race icon
    Night Elf
    24
  2. Orc race icon
    Orc
    9
  3. Human race icon
    Human
    9
  4. Undead race icon
    Undead
    4
  5. Gnome race icon
    Gnome
    2

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Mage specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Mage class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Mage's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

The following tree reproduces the in-game class talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  • Legendary : Represents the most frequently used talents. These are highly recommended for optimal performance.
  • Epic : Indicates talents that are widely used but offer flexibility for alternative choices. Useful in specific scenarios or personal preference.
  • Talents without color: Talents less commonly selected. They are typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier and may not offer significant value in most situations.
Ice Barrier
50
Ice Block
50
Overflowing Energy
50
Incanter's Flow
50
Winter's Protection
2
Spellsteal
50
Tempest Barrier
17
Incantation of Swiftness
0
Remove Curse
45
Arcane Warding
22
Mirror Image
44
Shifting Power
50
Alter Time
50
Cryo-Freeze
13
Reduplication
0
Quick Witted
50
Mass Polymorph
2
Slow
36
Master of Time
50
Diverted Energy
0
Ring of Frost
50
Ice Nova
50
Shimmer
43
Mass Slow
0
Blast Wave
50
Improved Frost Nova
23
Rigid Ice
3
Tome of Rhonin
42
Tome of Antonidas
50
Volatile Detonation
50
Energized Barriers
50
Frigid Winds
18
Flow of Time
50
Temporal Velocity
50
Ice Ward
0
Freezing Cold
1
Time Manipulation
45
Displacement
50
Accumulative Shielding
9
Greater Invisibility
50
Dragon's Breath
50
Ice Cold
0
Time Anomaly
49
Mass Barrier
48

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Frost Mages with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

The following tree reproduces the in-game specialization talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  • Legendary : Represents the most frequently used talents. These are highly recommended for optimal performance.
  • Epic : Indicates talents that are widely used but offer flexibility for alternative choices. Useful in specific scenarios or personal preference.
  • Talents without color: Talents less commonly selected. They are typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier and may not offer significant value in most situations.
Ice Lance
50
Frozen Orb
50
Fingers of Frost
50
Flurry
50
Shatter
50
Brain Freeze
32
Everlasting Frost
44
Winter's Blessing
50
Frostbite
46
Piercing Cold
50
Perpetual Winter
50
Lonely Winter
50
Ice Caller
49
Bone Chilling
50
Comet Storm
39
Frozen Touch
24
Wintertide
50
Snowstorm
0
Flash Freeze
30
Subzero
49
Deep Shatter
20
Icy Veins
50
Splintering Cold
4
Glacial Assault
4
Freezing Rain
48
Thermal Void
50
Chain Reaction
49
Splitting Ice
44
Fractured Frost
0
Freezing Winds
38
Slick Ice
22
Ray of Frost
49
Hailstones
30
Cold Front
0
Coldest Snap
0
Cryopathy
49
Glacial Spike
29

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Frost Mage's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

The following tree reproduces the in-game pvp talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  • Legendary : Represents the most frequently used talents. These are highly recommended for optimal performance.
  • Epic : Indicates talents that are widely used but offer flexibility for alternative choices. Useful in specific scenarios or personal preference.
  • Talents without color: Talents less commonly selected. They are typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier and may not offer significant value in most situations.
Icy Feet
0
Concentrated Coolness
38
Ice Form
1
Ice Wall
3
Ring of Fire
22
Frost Bomb
50
Snowdrift
7
Master Shepherd
28
Ethereal Blink
0
Improved Mass Invisibility
1

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the top items for Frost Mages in 3v3, tailored for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Cover item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Cover
    30
  2. Wayward Chronomancer's Chronocap item set icon
    set
    Wayward Chronomancer's Chronocap
    19
  3. Draconic Gladiator's Silk Cap item icon
    Draconic Gladiator's Silk Cap
    1

Neck

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Necklace item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Necklace
    39
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Pendant item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Pendant
    4
  3. Draconic Gladiator's Necklace item icon
    Draconic Gladiator's Necklace
    4
  4. Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Amulet item icon
    Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Amulet
    1
  5. Draconic Gladiator's Amulet item icon
    Draconic Gladiator's Amulet
    1

Shoulders

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Mantle item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Mantle
    31
  2. Wayward Chronomancer's Metronomes item set icon
    set
    Wayward Chronomancer's Metronomes
    16
  3. Draconic Gladiator's Silk Mantle item icon
    Draconic Gladiator's Silk Mantle
    2
  4. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Shawl item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Shawl
    1

Back

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Drape item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Drape
    42
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Cape item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Cape
    6
  3. Draconic Gladiator's Drape item icon
    Draconic Gladiator's Drape
    1
  4. Draconic Warmonger's Cloak item icon
    Draconic Warmonger's Cloak
    1

Chest

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Robe item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Robe
    28
  2. Vibrant Wildercloth Vestments item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Vestments
    22

Wrist

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Bindings item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Bindings
    45
  2. Draconic Warmonger's Bindings item set icon
    set
    Draconic Warmonger's Bindings
    3
  3. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Wristwraps item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Wristwraps
    2

Hands

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Gloves item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Gloves
    43
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Handwraps item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Handwraps
    5
  3. Wayward Chronomancer's Gloves item set icon
    set
    Wayward Chronomancer's Gloves
    2

Waist

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Cord item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Cord
    42
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Belt item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Belt
    5
  3. Infurious Binding of Gesticulation item icon
    Infurious Binding of Gesticulation
    3

Legs

  1. Wayward Chronomancer's Pantaloons item set icon
    set
    Wayward Chronomancer's Pantaloons
    35
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Leggings item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Leggings
    14
  3. Infurious Legwraps of Possibility item icon
    Infurious Legwraps of Possibility
    1

Feet

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers
    26
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Footwraps item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Footwraps
    11
  3. Draconic Warmonger's Slippers item set icon
    set
    Draconic Warmonger's Slippers
    10
  4. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Treads item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Treads
    3

Rings

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Ring item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Ring
    45
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Signet item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Signet
    28
  3. Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Signet item icon
    Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Signet
    17
  4. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight
    5
  5. Draconic Gladiator's Ring item icon
    Draconic Gladiator's Ring
    3

Trinkets

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity
    48
  2. Draconic Aspirant's Medallion item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Medallion
    46
  3. Draconic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity
    5
  4. Verdant Aspirant's Medallion item set icon
    set
    Verdant Aspirant's Medallion
    1

Main Hand

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Staff item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Staff
    50

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Given that only a maximum of 2 embellished items can be equipped at a time, here are the best embellishments for Frost Mages in 3v3.

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers embellishment item icon
    Precognition
    47
  2. Infurious Binding of Gesticulation embellishment item icon
    Mettle
    3
  3. Vibrant Wildercloth Vestments embellishment item icon
    Blue Silken Lining
    2
  4. Infurious Legwraps of Possibility embellishment item icon
    Infurious Legwraps Of Possibility
    1

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here is a list of the top enchantments for Frost Mages in 3v3, essential for optimizing combat effectiveness.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence
    3

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp
    7

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread
    39
  2. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread
    1
  3. Temporal Spellthread enchantment icon
    Temporal Spellthread
    1

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, the following are the top gem choices for Frost Mages in 3v3.

  1. Energized Ysemerald gem icon
    Energized Ysemerald
    79
  2. Keen Ysemerald gem icon
    Keen Ysemerald
    36
  3. Zen Neltharite gem icon
    Zen Neltharite
    14
  4. Keen Neltharite gem icon
    Keen Neltharite
    12
  5. Energized Malygite gem icon
    Energized Malygite
    9