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Frost Mage Review - Battle for Azeroth Community Opinions
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27/7/2018 em 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
Maestria: Sincelo
are now generated by
Ímpeto
as well as
Seta de Gelo
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
Lança de Gelo
, which means that at some point
Seta de Gelo
becomes more powerful than
Lança de Gelo
. 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
Congelamento
no longer generates charges of
Dedos Glaciais
. Loss of those spells has been partially covered by increasing
Seta de Gelo
’s chance to grant a charge of
Dedos Glaciais
. While
Congelamento
is far less powerful compared to Legion, it is still a very useful tool for open world and dungeons, where it enables
Estilhaçar
for big hitting spells such as
Chuva de Cometas
or
Punhal Glacial
. Overall, the Water Elemental is now mostly a passive source of damage rather than an active source of
Dedos Glaciais
charges.
Utility and defensives have also seen some changes.
Barreira de Gelo
no longer scales with your Intellect, but instead uses a percentage of your maximum Health.
Intelecto Arcano
and
Remover Maldição
make a return, giving Mages access to the Intellect raid buff and curse removal.
The lack of changes to
Dedos Glaciais
and
Congelamento Cerebral
is surprising. These two procs still fight against each other. Using
Dedos Glaciais
empowered
Lança de Gelo
after casting
Congelamento Cerebral
Ímpeto
wastes the
Dedos Glaciais
effect as the target is already considered frozen because of
Calafrio do Inverno
. If the Mage prioritizes using
Lança de Gelo
first, some of the
Congelamento Cerebral
charges will be wasted as the buff doesn’t stack; if the Mage prioritizes using
Ímpeto
first,
Dedos Glaciais
will be wasted as a result of the previously mentioned interaction.
Congelamento Cerebral
remains unpredictable and mostly outside of control of the Mage. The instant
Ímpeto
thus cannot be delayed without the risk of wasting further
Congelamento Cerebral
charges. This worsens the conflict between
Congelamento Cerebral
and
Dedos Glaciais
, but it is especially problematic with spells such as
Punhal Glacial
that can hugely benefit from
Estilhaçar
. Shattering
Punhal Glacial
with a
Ímpeto
can be a fun minigame, but the Mage has to waste up to one quarter of all
Congelamento Cerebral
charges to do this consistently.
The disconnect here is that
Calafrio do Inverno
allows you to apply
Estilhaçar
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
Lança de Gelo
by wasting
Dedos Glaciais
or
Congelamento 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
Gelar Ossos
and
Inverno Solitário
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 Gelo
, which is however undertuned and the extra utility isn’t enough to make up for it.
Level 30
Cintilação
had its recharge time increased from 15 to 20 seconds. This might make the choice between it and
Banquisas
more interesting.
Isolamento 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
Fluxo do Sortílego
due to Frost’s lower burst damage.
Imagem Espelhada
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
Reação em Cadeia
and
Seta de Ébano
.
Reação em Cadeia
is tailored more towards fights with two or more enemies, while
Toque Congelado
and
Seta de Ébano
are more focused towards single target fights.
Seta de Ébano
also offers
Congelamento Cerebral
on demand, which is very useful with
Punhal Glacial
.
Level 75
Proteção de Gelo
might see more play as an extra way to Shatter
Punhal Glacial
or
Chuva de Cometas
.
Ventos Frígidos
is amazing utility whenever enemies need to be kited around, such as in Mythic+ dungeons.
Anel Gélido
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.
Chuva de Cometas
excels when burst AoE damage is required,
Chuva Congelante
shines in sustained AoE situations and
Gelo Partido
is the cleave choice, especially now that it affects
Seta de Ébano
.
Level 100
Chuva de Cometas
has been replaced with
Raio de Gelo
, which now channels much faster and grants two charges of
Dedos Glaciais
.
Raio de Gelo
could be an interesting burst option on this tier, but sadly the damage isn’t there yet. Both
Caos Térmico
and
Punhal Glacial
are competitive options.
Punhal Glacial
excels for cleave fights with
Gelo Partido
, while
Caos Térmico
takes over for sustained AoE where the Mage produces very high number of
Dedos Glaciais
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 Glaciais
and
Congelamento Cerebral
fight against each other, the rotation will involve awkward and unfun decisions that lead to wasted procs.
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