Frost Mage PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.2)

Frost Mages are typically one of the strongest caster specs in PvP. Mages not only excel at getting crowd control and relentlessly slowing enemies, but they also have great burst damage. With short burst cooldowns and strong crowd control, Frost Mages are capable of controlling entire teams. One Polymorph can turn an entire game around. With the recent talent changes to Mages, the specialization has much more control and utility than in previous expansions.

As of Patch 10.2., Frost Mage has not seen any changes, and will continue to be one of the strongest casters in PvP combat. Using heavy slows and instant cast damage to attack the enemy. With the tier set shifting away from Ice Lance damage, and more into Glacial Spike, Frost Mage will deal significant damage from afar.

Strengths

• Great control
• Multiple defensive cooldowns
• Strong burst damage
• Relatively strong sustained damage

Weaknesses

• Forced to cast most abilities
• Predictable burst damage
• Low Durability when out of cooldowns
• Only one school of casting

• Redesigned Class and Specialization Trees, including removal of Rune of Power, Ice Cold, Coldest Snap, and Cryopathy.
• Significant Damage buffs to Comet Storm, Ray of Frost, and Glacial Spike.
• Every specialization of Mage now has access to Mass Invisibility and other similar strong utility talents
• Return of the Water Elemental, once Icy Veins is used. Allowing for Pet Nova, as well as an additional damage buff.