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This page descibes a pair of Frost [[Mage]] builds. ***OUTDATED as of 1.9 ***
==40/11==

In this build you will not have Improved Arcane Explosion. With Frost Barrier and Improved Blizzard it is not as needed in PvE, however if you want it just drop 5 points out of frost.

=== Frost Talents (40 points) ===
'''Improved Frostbolt - 5/5 points''' 
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 seconds.

'''Improved Frost Nova - 2/2 points''' 
Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by ?.

'''Ice Shards - 5/5 points''' 
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.

'''Winter's Chill - 3/3 points''' 
Increases the power of your chill effects by slowing the target's movement by an additional 10%.

'''Cold Snap - 1/1 point''' 
When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown on all of your cold spells.

'''Piercing Ice - 3/3 points''' 
Increases the damage done by your frost spells by 6%.

'''Improved Blizzard - 3/3 points''' 
Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed to ? of normal. Lasts 8.50 seconds.

'''Frost Channeling - 3/3 points''' 
Reduces the mana cost of your frost spells by 15%.

'''Shatter - 5/5 points''' 
Increases the critical strike chance of your frost spells against frozen targets by 50%.

'''Ice Block - 1/1 point''' 
You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 seconds, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.

'''Improved Cone of Cold - 3/3 points''' 
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 35%.

'''Frostbite - 5/5 points''' 
Gives your chill effects a 15% chance to freeze the target for 5 seconds.

'''Ice Barrier - 1/1 point''' 
Instantly shields you, absorbing 455 damage. Lasts 1 minute. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted.

=== Arcane Talents (11 points) ===
'''Improved Arcane Missiles - 5/5 points''' 
Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles.

'''Arcane Concentration - 5/5 points''' 
Gives you a 10% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.

'''Evocation - 1/1 point''' 
While channeling this spell, your mana regeneration is active and increased by 1500%. Lasts 8 seconds.

==33/18==

This build gives you nearly all the benefits of a pure frost build, while giving you access to Improved Arcane Explosion (key in many high-level instances) and Improved Counterspell (invaluable in PvP).

Alternate tweak: Move the 3 points in Improved Cone of Cold to Frost Channeling, Piercing Ice, or Winter's Chill.

=== Frost Talents (33 points) ===

'''Improved Frostbolt - 5/5 points''' 
Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 seconds.

'''Improved Frost Nova - 2/2 points''' 
Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 4 seconds.

'''Ice Shards - 5/5 points''' 
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.

'''Improved Blizzard - 3/3 points''' 
Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed to 35% of normal. Lasts 8.50 seconds.

'''Cold Snap - 1/1 point''' 
When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown on all of your cold spells.

'''Shatter - 5/5 points''' 
Increases the critical strike chance of your frost spells against frozen targets by 50%.

'''Arctic Reach - 2/2 points''' 
Increases the range of your Frostbolt spell and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.

'''Improved Cone of Cold - 3/3 points''' 
Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 35%.

'''Ice Block - 1/1 point''' 
You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 seconds, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.

'''Frostbite - 5/5 points''' 
Gives your chill effects a 15% chance to freeze the target for 5 seconds.

'''Ice Barrier - 1/1 point''' 
Instantly shields you, absorbing 455 damage. Lasts 1 minute. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted.

=== Arcane Talents (18 points) ===

'''Improved Arcane Missiles - 5/5 points''' 
Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles.

'''Arcane Concentration - 5/5 points''' 
Gives you a 10% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.

'''Evocation - 1/1 point''' 
While channeling this spell, your mana regeneration is active and increased by 1500%. Lasts 8 seconds.

'''Improved Arcane Explosion - 5/5 points''' 
Reduces the casting time of your Arcane Explosion by 1.5 seconds.

'''Improved Counterspell - 2/2 points''' 
Gives your Counterspell a 100% chance to silence the target for 4 seconds.

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