Frost Mage PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets — The War Within (11.2)

The stat priority for Frost Mage in PvP is as follows:

1. Intellect;
2. Haste;
3. Versatility;
4. Mastery;
5. Critical Strike.

Intellect is the best stat in all situations. Haste is the best secondary state. This stat will reduce your global cooldown and the cast times of important spells like Polymorph and Glacial Spike. Versatility increases the damage you deal and reduces the damage you take. This is why you should also be wearing gear with Versatility as well.

In general, Frost Mages want to get trinkets that line up well with Icy Veins. These trinkets can have a passive or on-use effect. The stat you want to be increasing is Intellect or Haste. You want to increase Intellect because it drastically increases your overall damage output. Haste, meanwhile, allows for quicker casts to maximize damage. For more information about Icy Veins and your rotation in PvP, please refer to our dedicated page.

Below, you will find our current BiS list.

• Head: Augur's Ephemeral Wide-Brim
• Neck: Algari Competitor's Amulet - Crafted with Versatility & Haste
• Shoulders: Augur's Ephemeral Orbs of Power
• Cloak: Reshii Wraps - Crafted with Haste
• Chest: Augur's Ephemeral Habiliments
• Wrists: Astral Gladiator's Silk Armbands
• Hands: Augur's Ephemeral Mitts
• Waist: Consecrated Cord - Crafted with Versatility & Haste
• Legs: Augur's Ephemeral Trousers
• Feet: Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads - Crafted with Versatility & Haste
• Ring 1: Algari Competitor's Signet - Crafted with Versatility & Haste
• Ring 2: Algari Competitor's Signet - Crafted with Versatility & Haste
• Trinket 1: Astral Gladiator's Medallion
• Trinket 2: Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity
• 2H Weapon: Astral Gladiator's Staff

Note: It is essential that you wear two PvP trinkets. This will give you a Stamina and stat boost that will increase your survivability.

As noted above, acquiring both your 2-set and 4-set bonus is crucial. It is important to note that ALL tier sets are nerfed to 33% effectiveness in PvP. Although this nerf is significant, tier sets are still important to acquire to maximize your chances of winning. In Patch 11.2, there are different tier sets for each different hero talent for each specialization. Below are the different tier sets for Frost Mage.

• 2-set: Meteor and Frostfire Burst damage increased by 30%. Frostfire Bolt damage increased by 10%. Meteor, Frostfire Burst, and Frostfire Bolt now apply Mastery: Ignite, dealing an additional 25% damage over 9 sec
• 4-set: Casting Glacial Spike has a 100% chance to also cast a Pyroblast, dealing Fire damage. Additionally, Pyroblast now benefits from Mastery: Ignite.

This tier set provides an excellent amount of additional damage is the recommended hero talent tree to use for Frost Mages.

• 2-set: Ice Lance damage increased by 8%.
• 4-set: Damage dealt by Fingers of Frost enhanced Ice Lances invoke a Frigid Pulse, dealing damage to nearby enemies.

Although this tier set gives more damage to Frost Mages, the overall talent tree is not recommended to play.

Embellishments are bonuses that can be put on crafted gear. These effects can have a drastic impact on the game. You are only allowed to have two Embellishments equipped at the same time. Here are the recommended Embellishments for Frost Mage:

• Elemental Focusing Lens. This Embellishment causes your damaging spells and abilities to have a chance to deal damage to your target. This is a flat increase to your overall damage output. Craft this on both rings or your neck.
• Ascendance/ Writhing Armor Banding. While in combat, Ascendance grants 89 of a random secondary stat, stacking up to 10 times. Writhing Armor Banding doubles this affect. Overall, this is a good embellishment, but not the best.

Here are the best enchants for a Frost Mage:

• Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
• Chest: Enchant Chest - Crystalline Radiance
• Bracers: Enchant Bracer - Chant of Armored Speed
• Legs: Sunset Spellthread
• Boots: Enchant Boots - Scout's March
• Rings: Enchant Ring - Radiant Haste
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Authority of Radiant Power

Quick Sapphire is the best gem you can use. You also get access to a single Meta Gem. Using Cognitive Bloodstone is ideal for the meta slot.