Frost Mage DPS Guide — Dragonflight 10.0.7

• Flurry is now on a charge mechanic with Brain Freeze resetting the cooldown
• Icy Propulsion is single target only but works outside of Icy Veins being active
• Hailstones brings Mastery scaling to Ice Lance
• Slick Ice, Cold Front, and Freezing Winds have all become talents
• Ice Caller, the new name for Blizzard Rank 2, has been returned to 0.5-second cooldown reduction
• Snowstorm provides us with an AoE nuke in Cone of Cold

In addition, we have gained a lot of utility in the class tree. Some highlights:

• Blast Wave as a knockback
• Dragon's Breath as an AoE disorient
• Greater Invisibility as both a second stealth and as a 60% damage reduction cooldown
• Mass Polymorph as both a quick interrupt in an AoE pack if broken instantly, and usable as a skip when combined with Ring of Frost

This is the short version, there are more changes to be detailed in the relevant pages within.

Frost has always excelled at limiting enemy movement while dealing reliable and predictable damage. Frost has always been a very potent choice for leveling and world content given you can endlessly kite enemies, with a multitude of snares and roots combined with damage on the move. Frost is great at quickly bursting down priority adds, either by holding onto Mastery: Icicles for Glacial Spike or by holding procs for a quick burst. Like all Mage specializations, Frost has high mobility and is fantastic at doing encounter-specific jobs and baiting mechanics. Between Ice Floes, Shimmer, and a variety of instant cast spells, high-movement encounters have minimal impact on Frost's overall output.

We are maintaining a list of changes for Mages, so you can see what changes with every patch of Dragonflight.

There are no changes in Patch 10.0.7.

If Frost Mage is something that interests you, but you do not yet have one, you should check out the leveling guide for tips and information on spells gained on a per-level basis:

As you level, you will gain procs and cooldowns you will have to keep track of. Our Macros and Addon section has some suggestions that do not completely change the game UI but will allow you to keep track of things easier. In addition, there are macros listed that will aid in certain things, such as casting Blizzard at your mouse cursor location without having to click.

Frost is all about generating and using procs. The gameplay is incredibly simple to get a basic understanding of.

Everything you do revolves around Fingers of Frost and Brain Freeze. If you are not currently spending the procs, you need to be generating them. Frostbolt generates both, as your filler spell.

If you are brand new to the spec, and do not wish to delve into the details right away, the Easy Mode page is a helpful starting guide that should be fairly easy to understand and execute:

If you are looking for a more in-depth explanation or simply wish to dive into the spec right away, the Talent and Rotation pages are where you should go:

Due to how Frost works, there is no hard rule for determining which piece of gear is better. The best option is to simulate your character and the accompanying gear options. That said, there are some helpful, generalized simulations on the Gear page:

End-game looks somewhat different than leveling and casual content. Our Raiding, Mythic+, and PvP guides can aid you further once you are ready for end-game content:

If you find yourself behind your similarly-geared peers, but unsure as to why, there may be some information to glean from our pages on mistakes, tips, or how to simulate your character to optimize your character:

Dragonflight sees Frost return as a great single target damage dealer, which is now decoupled from being an uptime-or-die spec as it was throughout Shadowlands. Icy Propulsion working outside of Icy Veins's uptime means that fights that have enforced downtime are not nearly as punishing as they have been in the past. Additionally, we have become one of the best M+ specs in the game in terms of utility brought to the team. Newly brought AoE knockback, AoE disorient, large-scale crowd control, and even the ability to help our group skip entire trash packs with a bit of skilled play. We still also bring Time Warp, double immunities, and mass slowing. Combined with our expanded AoE potential, Frost is looking quite great mechanically.