Frost Mage PvE Guide - TBC Classic

TBC Classic Frost Mage Rotation

Single Target

1. Maintain 5 stacks of
   

   Winter's Chill
   .
2. Cast
   

   Icy Veins
   .
3. Cast
   

   Summon Water Elemental
   .
4. Cast
   Cold Snap
   to reset the cooldown of
   Icy Veins
   and
   Summon Water Elemental
   .
5. Cast
   Frostbolt
   .
6. Cast
   Ice Lance
   while moving or to prevent
   Winter's Chill
   debuff from falling off.
7. Cast
   Evocation
   when you run out of mana.
8. Use
   Shoot Wand
   if you are low on mana.

AoE

1. Cast
   Cone of Cold
   .
2. Cast
   Blizzard
   .
3. Cast
   Arcane Explosion
   on low health enemies.

TBC Classic Frost Mage Talents

Standard Build

TBC Classic Frost Mage Best Consumables

Flasks and Elixirs

Best:
• Flask of Pure Death

Alternatives:
• Elixir of Major Frost Power
  ,
• Elixir of Draenic Wisdom

Food

Best:
• Blackened Basilisk
  ,
• Crunchy Serpent
  ,
• Poached Bluefish

Alternatives:
• Skullfish Soup
  ,
• Juicy Bear Burger

Potions

Best:
• Destruction Potion

Alternatives:
• Super Mana Potion

Weapon Buffs

Best:
• Brilliant Wizard Oil

Alternatives:
• Superior Wizard Oil

Miscellaneous

Best:
• Mana Emerald

TBC Classic Frost Mage Best Races

Alliance

1. Gnome:
   Expansive Mind
2. Draenei:
   Inspiring Presence
3. Human:
   The Human Spirit

Horde

1. Troll:
   Berserking
2. Blood Elf:
   Arcane Torrent
   and
   Mana Tap

TBC Classic Frost Mage Best Professions

1. Tailoring: The
   Frozen Shadoweave Boots
   ,
   Frozen Shadoweave Robe
   , and the set bonus from Spellstrike are bis until Tier 5.
2. Enchanting: Provides 24 Spell Power with
   Ring - Spellpower
   .
3. Leatherworking: Provides 80 spell haste for 30 seconds with
   Drums of Battle
   and 60 spell power for 30 seconds with
   Drums of War
   .
4. Jewelcrafting: Provides two unique gems for 14 Spell Damage and 12 Spell Crit.

TBC Classic Frost Mage Aldor or Scryer

We recommend going Scryers as a Frost Mage in TBC Classic. The Aldor shoulder enchant,
Greater Inscription of Discipline
, is slightly better than the Scryer
Greater Inscription of the Orb
. However, Scryer's has the advantage of providing one of the best trinkets in Phase 1, the
Scryer's Bloodgem
and a powerful ring, the
Seer's Signet
.