Mage specialization

Frost Mage in WoW Forever

Ice spells and enemy control.

Your role: Ranged spell damage
Advice for every level to 60
Class notes checked Nov 4, 2026

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Level 35 · Damage in a group

How to play dungeons at level 35

Your combat loop

Press the first one that is ready.

Frost’s own loop, from level 13. Before that every Mage plays the same loop.

Own loop from: Fire level 13Frost level 13Arcane level 20

Keep up:

Frostbolt Rank 6 Filler

Cast it whenever nothing above is ready.

100% of your damage

How MaxDPS works this out

Default stat priorities

Frost spell power +1111.0
Spell power +66.0
Critical strike +143.8
Stamina +61.1
Intellect +70.8
Bonus armor +500.1

Adjust stat priorities Calculated defaults

Stamina Intellect Spell power Spell damage Frost spell power Critical strike Hit Haste Armor Bonus armor

Talents at level 35

26 points at level 35: the first at level 10, then one every level.

The MaxDPS build at this level, in the game’s talent frame. Click a talent to learn it and right click to unlearn it, as in the game.

Talents

Unspent Talents

Point order: when each point goes in

Improved Frostbolt 5/5 · levels 10–12 and 14–15 +18.4% damage
Precision 3/3 · levels 13, 16 and 28 +5.7% damage
Ice Shards 5/5 · levels 17–19, 23 and 27 +7.8% damage
Frost Channeling 3/3 · levels 20–22 +0.5% damage
Frostbite 3/3 · levels 24–26 not counted here
Ice Lance 1/1 · level 29 +9.6% damage
Cold Snap 1/1 · level 30 not counted here
Fingers of Frost 1/2 · level 31 +9.6% damage
Shatter 3/3 · levels 32 and 34–35 +10.2% damage
Ice Block 1/1 · level 33 not counted here

Every Mage talent

Preliminary item rankings · Dungeons

Frost Mage gear rankings

Frost spell damage · Level 35 · Calculated defaults

Hunt list

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Materials: . Each reagent counts at the lower of a vendor’s price and its lowest buyout.

Head items with imported stats, weighted scores and acquisition sources.
Rank	Item	Score (pts)	Where to get it
1 in this filtered list	Filigreed Silky Circlet Cloth · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Crafted Key stats: 14 Frost spell power12 Stamina38 Armor	16.37	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Frost spell power: 14 × 1 = 14.00 pts Stamina: 12 × 0.1877 = 2.25 pts Armor: 38 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
2 in this filtered list	Augural Shroud Cloth · iLvl 39 · Req. 34 · Other drop Key stats: 11 Spell power10 Intellect5 Stamina	13.27	Nether SorceressNPC drop · 1.4% · Desolace None on the auction house
Score breakdown Spell power: 11 × 1 = 11.00 pts Intellect: 10 × 0.1202 = 1.20 pts Stamina: 5 × 0.1877 = 0.94 pts Armor: 42 × 0.003 = 0.13 pts Uncommon Source Nether SorceressNPC drop · 1.4% · Desolace
3 in this filtered list	Silky Circlet Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 11 Frost spell power10 Stamina35 Armor	12.98	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Frost spell power: 11 × 1 = 11.00 pts Stamina: 10 × 0.1877 = 1.88 pts Armor: 35 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
4 in this filtered list	Azure Silk Hood Cloth · iLvl 29 · Req. 24 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Frost spell power8 Stamina34 Armor	11.60	TailoringCrafted None on the auction house Materials about
Score breakdown Frost spell power: 10 × 1 = 10.00 pts Stamina: 8 × 0.1877 = 1.50 pts Armor: 34 × 0.003 = 0.10 pts Uncommon Source TailoringCrafted
5 in this filtered list	Holy Shroud Cloth · iLvl 32 · Req. 27 · Other drop Key stats: 11 Spell damage40 Armor	11.12	Large Solid ChestObject loot · 0.1% None on the auction house
Score breakdown Spell power: 11 × 1 = 11.00 pts Armor: 40 × 0.003 = 0.12 pts Rare 35 sources Large Solid ChestObject loot · 0.1% Solid ChestObject loot · <0.1% Forsaken InfiltratorNPC drop · <0.1% · Ashenvale Xavian FelswornNPC drop · <0.1% · Ashenvale Silithid SearcherNPC drop · <0.1% · Thousand Needles Nightbane Dark RunnerNPC drop · <0.1% · Duskwood Dun Garok RiflemanNPC drop · <0.1% · Hillsbrad Foothills Kolkar DestroyerNPC drop · <0.1% · Desolace Scarlet ScryerNPC drop · <0.1% · Scarlet Monastery Screeching WindcallerNPC drop · <0.1% · Thousand Needles All 35 sources
6 in this filtered list	Silk Headband Cloth · iLvl 32 · Req. 27 · Crafted Key stats: 9 Spell power8 Stamina36 Armor	10.61	TailoringCrafted None on the auction house Materials about
Score breakdown Spell power: 9 × 1 = 9.00 pts Stamina: 8 × 0.1877 = 1.50 pts Armor: 36 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Uncommon Source TailoringCrafted
7 in this filtered list	Filigreed Pristine Circlet Cloth · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Crafted Key stats: 8 Spell damage12 Stamina38 Armor	10.37	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Spell power: 8 × 1 = 8.00 pts Stamina: 12 × 0.1877 = 2.25 pts Armor: 38 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
8 in this filtered list	Embalmed Shroud Cloth · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 8 Spell damage7 Stamina42 Armor	9.44	Fallen ChampionNPC drop · 39% · Scarlet Monastery
Score breakdown Spell power: 8 × 1 = 8.00 pts Stamina: 7 × 0.1877 = 1.31 pts Armor: 42 × 0.003 = 0.13 pts Rare Source Fallen ChampionNPC drop · 39% · Scarlet Monastery
9 in this filtered list	Corpseshroud Cloth · iLvl 40 · Req. 35 · Other drop Key stats: 7 Spell power19 Intellect47 Armor	9.42	Razorfen DownsZone loot None on the auction house
Score breakdown Spell power: 7 × 1 = 7.00 pts Intellect: 19 × 0.1202 = 2.28 pts Armor: 47 × 0.003 = 0.14 pts Rare Source Razorfen DownsZone loot
10 in this filtered list	Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator Cloth · iLvl 36 · Req. 31 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 8 Spell power8 Intellect43 Armor	9.09	Mekgineer ThermapluggBoss drop · 10% · Gnomeregan
Score breakdown Spell power: 8 × 1 = 8.00 pts Intellect: 8 × 0.1202 = 0.96 pts Armor: 43 × 0.003 = 0.13 pts Rare Source Mekgineer ThermapluggBoss drop · 10% · Gnomeregan
11 in this filtered list	Earthen Silk Hood Cloth · iLvl 37 · Req. 32 · Crafted Key stats: 8 Spell damage40 Armor	8.12	TailoringCrafted None on the auction house Materials about
Score breakdown Spell power: 8 × 1 = 8.00 pts Armor: 40 × 0.003 = 0.12 pts Uncommon Source TailoringCrafted
12 in this filtered list	Pristine Circlet Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 6 Spell damage10 Stamina35 Armor	7.98	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Spell power: 6 × 1 = 6.00 pts Stamina: 10 × 0.1877 = 1.88 pts Armor: 35 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
13 in this filtered list	Enchanter's Cowl Cloth · iLvl 33 · Req. 28 · Crafted Key stats: 6 Spell power10 Intellect37 Armor	7.31	TailoringCrafted None on the auction house Materials about
Score breakdown Spell power: 6 × 1 = 6.00 pts Intellect: 10 × 0.1202 = 1.20 pts Armor: 37 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Uncommon Source TailoringCrafted
14 in this filtered list	Sorrow's Shroud Cloth · iLvl 29 · Req. 24 · Other drop Key stats: 5 Spell damage11 Stamina38 Armor	7.18	Sorrow WingNPC drop · Stonetalon Mountains
Score breakdown Spell power: 5 × 1 = 5.00 pts Stamina: 11 × 0.1877 = 2.06 pts Armor: 38 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Rare Source Sorrow WingNPC drop · Stonetalon Mountains
15 in this filtered list	Aurora Cowl Cloth · iLvl 39 · Req. 34 · Other drop Key stats: 10 Stamina10 Intellect42 Armor	3.20	Reginald HolmsbyWorld drop · 7.7% · also from 111 other creatures None on the auction house
Score breakdown Stamina: 10 × 0.1877 = 1.88 pts Intellect: 10 × 0.1202 = 1.20 pts Armor: 42 × 0.003 = 0.13 pts Uncommon 118 sources Reginald HolmsbyWorld drop · 7.7% · also from 111 other creatures Krol'dok BruteNPC drop · 1% Champion of the DeepNPC drop · 0.9% Strong Iron LockboxContainer loot · 0.9% Large Solid ChestObject loot · 0.8% Large Iron Bound ChestObject loot · 0.7% Brinescale ExplorerNPC drop · 0.6% Hoard of the Black DragonflightContainer loot · 0.5% Brinescale SorceressNPC drop · 0.4% Venomweb SpitterWorld drop · 0.4% All 118 sources
16 in this filtered list	Cloudy Stormsewn Cowl Cloth · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted Key stats: 9 Stamina9 Intellect38 Armor	2.89	TailoringCrafted None on the auction house Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 9 × 0.1877 = 1.69 pts Intellect: 9 × 0.1202 = 1.08 pts Armor: 38 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Uncommon Source TailoringCrafted
17 in this filtered list	Azure Stormsewn Cowl Cloth · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted Key stats: 9 Stamina9 Intellect38 Armor	2.89	TailoringCrafted None on the auction house Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 9 × 0.1877 = 1.69 pts Intellect: 9 × 0.1202 = 1.08 pts Armor: 38 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Uncommon Source TailoringCrafted
18 in this filtered list	Filigreed Flame Circlet Cloth · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Crafted Key stats: 12 Stamina38 Armor	2.37	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 12 × 0.1877 = 2.25 pts Armor: 38 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
19 in this filtered list	Filigreed Shadow Circlet Cloth · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Crafted Key stats: 12 Stamina38 Armor	2.37	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 12 × 0.1877 = 2.25 pts Armor: 38 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted
20 in this filtered list	Filigreed Pearly Circlet Cloth · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Crafted Key stats: 12 Stamina38 Armor	2.37	TailoringCrafted Materials about
Score breakdown Stamina: 12 × 0.1877 = 2.25 pts Armor: 38 × 0.003 = 0.11 pts Rare Source TailoringCrafted

Item stats from the WoW Forever game files; sources from data collected from the live game. Auction prices are the lowest buyout on the Americas · Normal auction houses, read from Blizzard every hour; pick another region or ruleset under Filters. Which house is which ruleset is matched by size and still being confirmed in game.

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