Frost Mage PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets (Shadowlands / 9.0.2)
Choosing your gear carefully is important for your Frost Mage in PvP. We give you a stat priority to help you choose items with the correct stats, followed by advice on how to choose the rest of your gear and your trinkets to optimize your gameplay.
This page is part of our Frost Mage PvP Guide.
Stat Priority for Frost Mages in PvP
The stat priority for Frost Mage in PvP is as follows:
- Intellect;
- Haste;
- Versatility;
- Critical Strike;
- Mastery.
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. 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.
Gear Recommendations
General Guidelines
In general, Frost Mages want to get trinkets that line up well with
Ray of Frost or
Icy Veins. These trinkets can have a passive or
on-use effect. The stat you want to be increasing is Intellect. The reason you
want to increase Intellect is because it drastically increases your overall
damage output. 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:
Cocoonsilk Cowl
- Neck:
Sinful Gladiator's Necklace
- Shoulders:
Sinful Gladiator's Silk Mantle
- Cloak:
Sinful Gladiator's Shawl
- Chest:
Sinful Gladiator's Silk Robe
- Wrists:
Sinful Gladiator's Silk Armbands
- Hands:
Sinful Gladiator's Silk Gloves
- Waist:
Sinful Gladiator's Silk Cord
- Legs:
Sinful Gladiator's Silk Leggings
- Feet:
Sinful Gladiator's Silk Treads - This could be a good slot to make a Haste/Versatility Legendary.
- Ring 1:
Sinful Gladiator's Ring
- Ring 2:
Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet
- Weapon:
Sinful Gladiator's Torch Staff
Recommended Trinkets
Note: It is important to be wearing 2 PvP trinkets. This will give you a Versatility boost that will increase your overall damage and reduce damage taken.
Sinful Gladiator's Medallion is typically 1 of 2 trinkets to have
equipped at all times. This allows you to remove any crowd control on yourself.
You will normally use this when you are stuck in crowd control and
in danger of dying. Note, if you play a Human,
Sinful Gladiator's Relentless Brooch is a better
option.
Sinful Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity gives you Haste and has a 1-minute
cooldown that increases your primary stat. This is great to use right before you
activate a powerful cooldown like
Ray of Frost or
Icy Veins.
Sinful Gladiator's Emblem increases your maximum health when used. This
gives you an additional defensive when you think a team will be attacking you often.
Sinful Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity increases your Haste and has a chance to
proc your primary stat. This is an overall strong trinket, as the stat will proc
often throughout an arena match.
Gems and Enchants
Here are the best enchants for a Frost Mage:
- Bracers:
Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
- Cloak:
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality
- Chest:
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats
- Rings:
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
- Weapon:
Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation
Gem all of your gear with Versatile Jewel Cluster or
Quick Jewel Cluster.
Changelog
- 23 Dec. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands.
- 14 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
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