Frost Mage PvP Best Races and Racials (Shadowlands / 9.2)
Racial bonuses can provide interesting PvP benefits. Here are the best races to choose for each faction. The races are sorted from highest impact in arena to lowest. However, all races below have their own unique ways of making an impact in a PvP match.
This page is part of our Frost Mage PvP Guide.
Best Alliance Races for PvP Frost Mages
- Human
- Void Elf
- Night Elf
- Gnome
Human Racials
The Human racial bonus ( Will to Survive) is a great way to get
out of stuns. If you think you will be the focus target versus teams with
multiple stuns, this race allows you to play
Relentless. This will
help increase your overall survivability. It is also important to note that
Humans also have
The Human Spirit. This increases your secondary stats
(Haste, Critical Strike, Mastery, Versatility). This is another beneficial
reason to play Human.
Void Elf Racials
The most important part of being a Void Elf is the
Preternatural Calm racial. This causes your spell casts to no longer be
delayed when taking damage. This is great, because even when you are the
primary target, you will still be able to deal maximum damage and cast crowd
control.
Spatial Rift can also be mentioned, because the teleport
it provides gives you additional mobility and will help your
survivability.
Night Elf Racials
The Night Elf racial bonus ( Shadowmeld) is always a strong choice.
This racial has a high skill cap, but using it to avoid crowd control can be
very powerful. For example, if a Mage is casting
Polymorph on you, use
Shadowmeld to avoid it. If you use Shadowmeld at the same time that a Priest
uses their
Psychic Scream, you will not be feared.
Gnome Racials
The Gnome racial bonus ( Escape Artist) removes any movement speed
reduction effects on you. With only a 1-minute cooldown, this can be used both
defensively or offensively. You can use this to help kite incoming damage or use
it to remove slows on you while chasing down an enemy. Another racial that
Gnome provides is
Expansive Mind. This will increase your
maximum Mana, which helps with not running out of resources.
Best Horde Races for PvP Frost Mages
- Orc
- Undead
- Troll
Orc Racials
The Orc racial bonus ( Hardiness) is great for reducing the
duration of stuns on you. This is absolutely the best Horde racial to have if
you are primarily focusing on PvP. In addition to Hardiness, Orcs also have the
Blood Fury racial. This is off the global cooldown and should be used
when you are using your burst rotation.
Undead Racials
The Undead racial bonus ( Will of the Forsaken) removes any Charm, Fear
or Sleep effect from you. This is a great racial versus specializations, like
Destruction Warlocks,
that are able to fear you constantly throughout an arena match. It is important
to note that this does share a 30-second cooldown with
Gladiator's Medallion, so it is advised to only use it when you do not
want to waste Gladiators Medallion.
Troll Racials
The Troll racial bonus ( Berserking) grants you a large amount
of Haste. You should activate this ability right before you are using important
cooldowns or to cast crowd control faster. Another racial to note is
Da Voodoo Shuffle. This significantly reduces the duration of slows on
you and will help when kiting enemy players that are focusing you.
Changelog
- 28 Feb. 2022: Page reviewed and approved for Patch 9.2.
- 17 Nov. 2021: Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 04 Jul. 2021: Reviewed and approved for Patch 9.1.
- 14 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
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