WotLK Classic Frost Mage Pre-Raid Gear
On this page, you will find the best pre-raid gear for Frost Mage in WotLK Classic.
WotLK Frost Mage Pre-Raid Best in Slot List
This gear collection list is considered the to be the best gear you can get
outside of Raids. It includes gear from (Heroic) WotLK
Dungeons, gear from Emblem of Heroism, and gear from
Professions.
This is a list of gear that is considered to be the best in each slot.
The list below is following the stat priority of Hit until cap
> Spell Power ≥ Haste rating; > Crit > Spirit > Intellect
> Stamina; > MP5. It
assumes 3% Hit from the standard Frost Mage spec, 3% hit from either a
Balance Druid's Improved Faerie Fire or
from a Shadow Priest's
Misery and
Heroic Presence. You can see an explanation for this priority
on our stats page for Frost Mage below.
Other Frost Mage Best in Slot Lists
If your character is ready to jump into raid content, then see our current best in slot list.
Best In Slot by Phase
Phase 3 / Tier 9
This list uses a the T8 2-set bonus and the T9 2-set bonus, as both bonuses
are pretty decent and relatively easy to get. Apart from Ulduar 10 Heroic gear,
which is sold by Animated Constellation for Sidereal Essences from
Heroic++ (Titan Rune) dungeons, the items in this list come from Tailoring and
Heroic++ dungeons. The
tailoring items will require Runed Orbs and
Crusader Orbs, which can both be
bought from the Auction House or with
Emblem of Conquest/
Emblem of Triumph.
The latter two badges are used for items in this list as well (in more detail below).
Further, it uses epic gems, such as
Runed Cardinal Ruby. The raw gems can now
be bought with
Emblem of Heroism or Honor points, but of course the rare gems
are also okay to use. Make sure to use two
Purified Dreadstones in a
Blue Socket or a
Red Socket in order to activate your
Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
Meta Gem.
The faction specific emblem/gear vendors can be found in Dalaran,
next to your faction specific inn. Here you can also buy the T8 head token and
trade it in for the set item at Paldesse in Dalaran. The T9 vendors can be found
at the Argent Tournament stage in north-east Icecrown, where Valiant Bressia
and Valiant Laradia stand ready to trade your Emblem of Triumph for
tier 9 gear.
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Phase 2 / Tier 8
Getting the 4-set bonus of T7 is a huge power boost. While using the
Heroes' Frostfire Circlet and
Gown of the Spell-Weaver as dungeon
drops is more optimal,
Heroes' Frostfire Robe from badges and
Visage Liquification Goggles from Engineering might be
easier to access, but requires you to use worse hit items or gems. The same
argument can be made for the
Greatstaff of the Nexus, which can be
replaced with
Titansteel Spellblade and
Ward of the Violet Citadel
and replacing
Evoker's Charm with
Chain of Latent Energies. For
more of options for each slot, check out the T7 Pre-Raid BiS list.
This list is built so you can access Raids as quickly as
possible with decent gear. The Emblem items and Runed Orbs can be
bought from Harold Winston, Arcanist Ivrenne +
Arcanist Firael (Alliance), and Magistrix Lambriesse +
Magister Sarien (Horde) in Dalaran. Make sure to use
two
Purified Twilight Opals in a
Blue Socket or
a
Red Socket in order to activate
your
Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
Meta Gem. If you are
ever Hit-capped from using a Hit gear piece or from
Heroic Presence,
you can also use either
Reckless Monarch Topaz or
Reckless Monarch Topaz in
Yellow Sockets. Further, this BiS
list is built for 18% hit, so you can drop 1% hit if you have
Heroic Presence.
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Phase 1 / Tier 7
Please note that getting Heroes' Frostfire Robe and
Heroes' Frostfire Gloves is also a preparation for getting the
4-set bonus of this set faster in Raids and it is worth focusing on these two
pieces. Further, in many slots you can also just use the TBC pieces from
Sunwell Plateau, as many of them are still kind of decent; some
are even Pre-Raid BiS. The
Emblem of Heroism items can be bought from
Harold Winston, Arcanist Ivrenne (Alliance), and
Magistrix Lambriesse (Horde) in Dalaran. This list will
also give the best 2-3 options per slot (first option is best, etc.), in case
you cannot get the best item or already have the second best. Make sure to use
two
Purified Twilight Opals in a
Blue Socket or
a
Red Socket in order to activate
your
Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
Meta Gem. If you are
ever Hit-capped from using a Hit gear piece or from
Heroic Presence,
you can also use either
Reckless Monarch Topaz or
Reckless Monarch Topaz in
Yellow Sockets.
For each of these gear sets, make sure to be Hit-capped. The Frost Mage stat priority and hit cap can be found in our Frost Mage PvE Stats section.
Further Enhancements
If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Frost Mage enchants and gems page below provides more information.
Changelog
- 05 May 2023: Added P3 pre raid BIS lists.
- 03 May 2023: Changed the layout of the page.
- 06 Jan. 2023: Added Phase 2 specific information.
- 01 Oct. 2022: Fixed a wand.
- 14 Sep. 2022: Page added.
This guide has been written by Wrdlbrmpft aka Arcanaenus, playing Mage since 2008. He is usually found in the Mage discord, where you may also ask him questions his guides do not answer.
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