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Frost Mage Review - Battle for Azeroth Community Opinions
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27/07/2018 a las 00:02
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Throughout the pre-patch, we'll be launching a community opinions article for every class and spec. We're continuing our Battle for Azeroth Class Reviews and in this post, we'll be taking a look at the state of Frost Mage. See if this spec appeals to you in Battle for Azeroth!
We reached out to the Frost Mage community to give their thoughts and opinions on the changes and current state of the spec.
If this spec appeals to you after reading this article, check out our
Battle for Azeroth Frost Mage Guide
.
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Norrinir
- SimulationCraft developer, Mage theorycrafter and moderator in the Mage Discord
Kuni
- Mage guide writer/theorycrafter and moderator in the Mage Discord
Frosted
- SimulationCraft developer, Mage theorycrafter and admin of the Mage Discord
Dikembe
- Mage theorycrafter and contributor in the Mage Discord
Preheat
- Raider and officer in Limit (US-Illidan)
Frost Mages didn’t see many changes coming from Legion into Battle for Azeroth. Most focus went into fixing unfun or underperforming talents, with only minor adjustments to the baseline abilities. The spec plays almost exactly like its Legion version.
Baseline changes
Maestría: Carámbanos
are now generated by
Aluvión
as well as
Descarga de Escarcha
and they no longer depend on the damage of those spells. In addition, Frost’s Mastery also increases the damage of
Orbe congelado
. As a result, it is now competitive with other stats in most situations. However, Mastery doesn’t affect
Lanza de hielo
, which means that at some point
Descarga de Escarcha
becomes more powerful than
Lanza de hielo
. Compared to Legion, this situation is far less likely to occur, but the underlying problem is still present and might resurface at some point.
Water Elemental lost Water Jet and
Congelar
no longer generates charges of
Dedos de Escarcha
. Loss of those spells has been partially covered by increasing
Descarga de Escarcha
’s chance to grant a charge of
Dedos de Escarcha
. While
Congelar
is far less powerful compared to Legion, it is still a very useful tool for open world and dungeons, where it enables
Trizar
for big hitting spells such as
Lluvia de cometas
or
Pica glacial
. Overall, the Water Elemental is now mostly a passive source of damage rather than an active source of
Dedos de Escarcha
charges.
Utility and defensives have also seen some changes.
Barrera de hielo
no longer scales with your Intellect, but instead uses a percentage of your maximum Health.
Intelecto Arcano
and
Eliminar maldición
make a return, giving Mages access to the Intellect raid buff and curse removal.
The lack of changes to
Dedos de Escarcha
and
Congelación cerebral
is surprising. These two procs still fight against each other. Using
Dedos de Escarcha
empowered
Lanza de hielo
after casting
Congelación cerebral
Aluvión
wastes the
Dedos de Escarcha
effect as the target is already considered frozen because of
Escalofrío invernal
. If the Mage prioritizes using
Lanza de hielo
first, some of the
Congelación cerebral
charges will be wasted as the buff doesn’t stack; if the Mage prioritizes using
Aluvión
first,
Dedos de Escarcha
will be wasted as a result of the previously mentioned interaction.
Congelación cerebral
remains unpredictable and mostly outside of control of the Mage. The instant
Aluvión
thus cannot be delayed without the risk of wasting further
Congelación cerebral
charges. This worsens the conflict between
Congelación cerebral
and
Dedos de Escarcha
, but it is especially problematic with spells such as
Pica glacial
that can hugely benefit from
Trizar
. Shattering
Pica glacial
with a
Aluvión
can be a fun minigame, but the Mage has to waste up to one quarter of all
Congelación cerebral
charges to do this consistently.
The disconnect here is that
Escalofrío invernal
allows you to apply
Trizar
to any spell (even when the target is immune to being Frozen), but the game punishes you for trying to use it with anything other than
Lanza de hielo
by wasting
Dedos de Escarcha
or
Congelación cerebral
charges.
The end result is that the Mage is discouraged from planning ahead and adapting to external events such as additional enemies, extra damage phases or movement, as any such attempt will result in damage loss in the long run. The rotation is still mostly dictated by the random number generator, the Mage has little control over it and the parts the Mage has some control over can be summarized as “choosing the lesser evil.”
Talents
Talents saw a huge improvement compared to Legion. Arctic Gale, Unstable Magic, and Frost Bomb have been removed in favor of some of the Artifact traits and Legion legendaries.
Level 15
Hasta los huesos
and
Invierno solitario
are reasonably competitive and mostly come down to whether the Mage wants to play with a pet. Ray of Frost has been replaced with
Nova de hielo
, which is however undertuned and the extra utility isn’t enough to make up for it.
Level 30
Centelleo
had its recharge time increased from 15 to 20 seconds. This might make the choice between it and
Témpanos de hielo
more interesting.
Aislamiento glacial
sadly only saw an increase to armor percentage, and is still useless in most situations.
Level 45
This talent row received zero changes.
Runa de poder
is still slightly weaker than
Caudal de encantador
due to Frost’s lower burst damage.
Reflejo exacto
lacks in damage, but it does offer some utility as the pets can tank and absorb some damage in the open world.
Level 60
Splitting Ice and Ice Nova have been removed and replaced with
Reacción en cadena
and
Descarga de ébano
.
Reacción en cadena
is tailored more towards fights with two or more enemies, while
Toque helado
and
Descarga de ébano
are more focused towards single target fights.
Descarga de ébano
also offers
Congelación cerebral
on demand, which is very useful with
Pica glacial
.
Level 75
Resguardo de hielo
might see more play as an extra way to Shatter
Pica glacial
or
Lluvia de cometas
.
Vientos gélidos
is amazing utility whenever enemies need to be kited around, such as in Mythic+ dungeons.
Anillo de Escarcha
is extra crowd control on top of
Polimorfia
, but its uses are rather specific as the frozen enemies break out after any damage is done to them.
Level 90
This talent row now focuses purely on AoE and each talent has its niche.
Lluvia de cometas
excels when burst AoE damage is required,
Lluvia congelante
shines in sustained AoE situations and
Hielo fragmentado
is the cleave choice, especially now that it affects
Descarga de ébano
.
Level 100
Lluvia de cometas
has been replaced with
Rayo de Escarcha
, which now channels much faster and grants two charges of
Dedos de Escarcha
.
Rayo de Escarcha
could be an interesting burst option on this tier, but sadly the damage isn’t there yet. Both
Vacío térmico
and
Pica glacial
are competitive options.
Pica glacial
excels for cleave fights with
Hielo fragmentado
, while
Vacío térmico
takes over for sustained AoE where the Mage produces very high number of
Dedos de Escarcha
charges.
Final words
The talent rework is the highlight of all the changes that came to Frost Mages. Interesting active talents that were previously overshadowed by the passive choices give a much needed breath of fresh air. Items that have Mastery are once again useful, making the item choices more varied and interesting.
However, the some of the most important core issues remain unaddressed. As long as
Dedos de Escarcha
and
Congelación cerebral
fight against each other, the rotation will involve awkward and unfun decisions that lead to wasted procs.
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