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Frost Mage Guide Season Of Discovery Phase 4

A guide to levelling and all runes for Frost Mage SoD. Phase 4.

Published February 16, 2025
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Published
Feb 16, 2025

Essential Runes & Locations

  1. Frostfire Bolt (Belt Slot)

    • Effect: Deals hybrid Frost/Fire damage, synergizing with Shatter and Fingers of Frost.

    • Location: Kill Skullsplitter Mystics near Zul’Gurub (Stranglethorn Vale) for Spell Notes: TROFF IRESTBOL. Decipher with a Comprehension Charm 79.

  2. Icy Veins (Legs Slot)

    • Effect: Increases casting speed by 20% and reduces pushback.

    • Location: Collect 10 books across Azeroth (e.g., Arcanic Systems Manual in The Barrens, Crimes Against Anatomy in Duskwood) 39.

  3. Living Bomb (Hands Slot)

    • Effect: Applies a DoT that explodes for AoE damage.

    • Horde Method: Start the Wand to Bethor questline on Fenris Isle (Silverpine Forest). Farm Rot Hide Brutes for A Talking Head and follow the quest chain 711.

  4. Brain Freeze (Feet Slot)

    • Effect: Grants instant-cast Balefire Bolt procs.

    • Location: Complete the Highway Robbery quest chain in Desolace and Stranglethorn Vale 7.

  5. Frozen Orb (Cloak Slot)

    • Effect: Summons an orb that channels AoE Frost damage.

    • Location: Solve the Blink puzzle in Southern Barrens (coordinates 45,80) or farm Stonesplinter Seers in Loch Modan (Alliance) 39.

  6. Fingers of Frost (Chest Slot)

    • Effect: Grants spells a chance to act as if the target is Frozen.

    • Horde Location: Kill Zalazane on Echo Isles (Trolls) or Gillgar in Tirisfal Glades (Undead) 911.


Best Horde Race: Troll

  • Berserking: Increases casting speed by 10–30% based on health, perfect for burst phases with Icy Veins.

  • Beast Slaying: Bonus damage against beasts (useful in early raids like Gnomeregan).

  • Regeneration: Minor survivability boost.

Alternative: Undead (Will of the Forsaken for PvP).


Talent Builds

Single-Target DPS (Raids)

  • Core Talents: Shatter, Ice Shards, Piercing Ice.

  • Rune Synergy: Frostfire Bolt + Brain Freeze + Icy Veins.

  • Rotation:

    1. Pre-cast Living Bomb.

    2. Spam Frostfire Bolt.

    3. Use Balefire Bolt on Brain Freeze procs.

    4. Activate Icy Veins during execute phases.

AoE Farming (Dungeons/Open World)

  • Core Talents: Improved Blizzard, Permafrost.

  • Rune Synergy: Frozen Orb + Living Bomb + Blizzard.

  • Rotation:

    1. Drop Frozen Orb.

    2. Apply Living Bomb to multiple targets.

    3. Chain-cast Blizzard for slows and Fingers of Frost procs.

    4. Clean up with Cone of Cold and Ice Lance.


Stat Priority

  1. Spell Hit (Cap at 16% for raids).

  2. Spell Damage (Primary scaling stat).

  3. Intellect (Mana pool and crit chance).

  4. Critical Strike (Synergizes with Shatter).

  5. Spirit (Sustain for longer fights).


Gearing Tips

  • Pre-Raid BiS: Focus on Spell Hit gear like Starfaller (Wailing Caverns) and Robe of Winter Night (Blackfathom Deeps).

  • Professions:

    • Tailoring: Craft Frostweave set for spell damage.

    • Engineering: Use Goblin Sapper Charges for AoE burst.


Advanced Tips

  • Mana Management: Use Evocation during downtime and pair Arcane Surge with high-mana bursts.

  • Crowd Control: Permafrost + Improved Blizzard lets you kite indefinitely in open-world farming.