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Frost Mage Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 3

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Frost Mage PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Frost Mage DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Frost Mages

  1. Horothewise's icon
    1
    Horothewise
    Illidan (US)
    Void Elf | Frostfire | 720 ilvl
    3733
  2. Garchomprokz's icon
    2
    Garchomprokz
    Frostmourne (US)
    Dwarf | Frostfire | 719 ilvl
    3733
  3. Javiater's icon
    3
    Javiater
    Ravencrest (EU)
    Gnome | Frostfire | 717 ilvl
    3650
  4. Shawnx's icon
    4
    Shawnx
    Moon Guard (US)
    Night Elf | Frostfire | 718 ilvl
    3626
  5. Rifala's icon
    5
    Rifala
    Blackhand (EU)
    Dwarf | Frostfire | 719 ilvl
    3625

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Frost Mage's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 25% Critical Strike +12614
  • 44% Haste +20418
  • 18% Mastery +7071
  • 22% Versatility +17420

Stat priority

  1. Haste
  2. Versatility
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Mastery

Additional Minor Stats

  • 3% Avoidance +1841
  • 1% Leech +759
  • 2% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Frost Mages.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Frost Mages in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Augur's Ephemeral Wide-Brim

    • Set
    • 46
    Augur's Ephemeral Wide-Brim icon

  2. Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings

    • 2
    Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings icon

  3. Consecrated Hood

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Hood icon

  4. Cowl of Branching Fate

    • 1
    Cowl of Branching Fate icon

Neck

  1. Bloodstained Memento

    • 18
    Bloodstained Memento icon

  2. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 14
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  3. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 8
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

  4. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 6
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  5. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 4
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

Shoulders

  1. Augur's Ephemeral Orbs of Power

    • Set
    • 44
    Augur's Ephemeral Orbs of Power icon

  2. Mounted Manacannons

    • 3
    Mounted Manacannons icon

  3. Consecrated Mantle

    • 1
    Consecrated Mantle icon

  4. Fanatic's Blackened Shoulderwraps

    • 1
    Fanatic's Blackened Shoulderwraps icon

  5. Harmonious Spaulders

    • 1
    Harmonious Spaulders icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Augur's Ephemeral Habiliments

    • Set
    • 34
    Augur's Ephemeral Habiliments icon

  2. Zealous Warden's Raiment

    • 7
    Zealous Warden's Raiment icon

  3. Consecrated Robe

    • Craft
    • 3
    Consecrated Robe icon

  4. Frock of Spirit's Reunion

    • 3
    Frock of Spirit's Reunion icon

  5. Saboteur's Rubber Jacket

    • 3
    Saboteur's Rubber Jacket icon

Wrist

  1. Consecrated Cuffs

    • Craft
    • 45
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Singed Sievecuffs

    • 2
    Singed Sievecuffs icon

  3. Auctioneer's Counting Bracers

    • 1
    Auctioneer's Counting Bracers icon

  4. Conjoined Glass Bracers

    • 1
    Conjoined Glass Bracers icon

  5. Shirakess Armwraps

    • 1
    Shirakess Armwraps icon

Hands

  1. Augur's Ephemeral Mitts

    • Set
    • 46
    Augur's Ephemeral Mitts icon

  2. Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws

    • 1
    Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws icon

  3. Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps

    • 1
    Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps icon

  4. Consecrated Gloves

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Gloves icon

  5. Stonefiend Shaper's Mitts

    • 1
    Stonefiend Shaper's Mitts icon

Waist

  1. Consecrated Cord

    • Craft
    • 31
    Consecrated Cord icon

  2. Forgeweaver's Journal Holster

    • 9
    Forgeweaver's Journal Holster icon

  3. Cord of the Dark Word

    • 6
    Cord of the Dark Word icon

  4. Burrower's Cinch

    • 2
    Burrower's Cinch icon

  5. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 1
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

Legs

  1. Augur's Ephemeral Trousers

    • Set
    • 44
    Augur's Ephemeral Trousers icon

  2. Archaic Venomancer's Legwraps

    • 4
    Archaic Venomancer's Legwraps icon

  3. Consecrated Leggings

    • 2
    Consecrated Leggings icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Silken Striders

    • 43
    Interloper's Silken Striders icon

  2. Laced Lair-Steppers

    • 2
    Laced Lair-Steppers icon

  3. Membranous Slippers

    • 2
    Membranous Slippers icon

  4. Slippers of Leavened Station

    • 2
    Slippers of Leavened Station icon

  5. Technomancer's Service Sandals

    • 1
    Technomancer's Service Sandals icon

Rings

  1. Signet of Collapsing Stars

    • 27
    Signet of Collapsing Stars icon

  2. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 25
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  3. High Nerubian Signet

    • 15
    High Nerubian Signet icon

  4. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 9
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  5. Ring of the Panoply

    • 9
    Ring of the Panoply icon

Trinkets

  1. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 34
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

  2. Astral Antenna

    • 17
    Astral Antenna icon

  3. Diamantine Voidcore

    • Set
    • 11
    Diamantine Voidcore icon

  4. Ara-Kara Sacbrood

    • 10
    Ara-Kara Sacbrood icon

  5. Naazindhri's Mystic Lash

    • 9
    Naazindhri's Mystic Lash icon

Main Hand

  1. Voidglass Spire

    • Set
    • 14
    Voidglass Spire icon

  2. Vagabond's Bounding Baton

    • 10
    Vagabond's Bounding Baton icon

  3. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 8
    Voidglass Kris icon

  4. Charged Hexsword

    • 3
    Charged Hexsword icon

  5. Staff of Fractured Spacetime

    • 3
    Staff of Fractured Spacetime icon

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 18
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  2. Iris of the Dark Beyond

    • 3
    Iris of the Dark Beyond icon

  3. Overflowing Umbral Pail

    • 1
    Overflowing Umbral Pail icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Frost Mages.

  1. Duskthread Lining

    • 48
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 23
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  3. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 20
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  4. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 5
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  5. Dawnthread Lining

    • 1
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Frost Mage gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 3.

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 42
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 5
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 2
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 49
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Crystalline Radiance

    • 1
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 42
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 7
    +2040 Leech icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 42
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 7
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 45
    Defender's March icon

  2. Defender's March

    • 2
    Defender's March icon

  3. Scout's March

    • 2
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Versatility

    • 39
    +315 Versatility icon

  2. +315 Critical Strike

    • 27
    +315 Critical Strike icon

  3. +315 Haste

    • 23
    +315 Haste icon

Main Hand

  1. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 37
    Oathsworn's Tenacity icon

  2. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 6
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  3. Authority of the Depths

    • 4
    Authority of the Depths icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Frost Mages in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 44
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 2
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 1
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 21
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  2. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 17
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  3. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 12
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Versatile Ruby

    • 62
    Versatile Ruby icon

  2. Deadly Sapphire

    • 48
    Deadly Sapphire icon

  3. Quick Sapphire

    • 36
    Quick Sapphire icon

  4. Versatile Emerald

    • 35
    Versatile Emerald icon

  5. Quick Ruby

    • 28
    Quick Ruby icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Critical Chain

    • 1
    Critical Chain icon

Most Played Races for Frost Mage M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Frost Mage DPS players in The War Within Season 3.

  1. Dwarf

    • 19
    Dwarf icon

  2. Blood Elf

    • 7
    Blood Elf icon

  3. Void Elf

    • 5
    Void Elf icon

  4. Gnome

    • 5
    Gnome icon

  5. Night Elf

    • 5
    Night Elf icon

Frost Mage Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Frost Mages in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 3 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.