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{{AbilityFlavor|Litori's pursuers found themselves quite literally frozen in their tracks.|TCG Heroes of Azeroth|55}}
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{{For|the [[Warcraft III]] ability|Lich (Warcraft III)}}
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'''Frost Nova''' is a point-blank [[area of effect]] spell that does light damage and freezes all enemies within 10 yards of the mage, [[root]]ing them in place for 8 seconds. [[Root]]ed enemies have a chance to break out each time they take damage; this check is made every time damage is dealt from any source.
   
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Found in {{loot|common|Terokkar Chokeberry Bush}} for the quest {{questlong|neutral|65|The Final Reagents}}.
  
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The [[Ice Floes]] talent will reduce the cooldown to 20 seconds at max rank. [[Cold Snap]] will simply finish its cooldown. The [[Glyph of Ice Block]] also resets its cooldown every time the mage uses Ice Block.
   
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[[Arctic Reach]] talent will increase the radius of Frost Nova to 12 yds.
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[[Elemental Precision (mage talent)|Elemental Precision]] and [[Frost Channeling]] reduce the mana cost of the spell, while Frost Channeling also lowers its threat. Frost Nova deals [[Frost]] damage, so the bonuses from [[Piercing Ice]], [[Ice Shards]], [[Arctic Winds]] and [[Winter's Chill]] apply to the spell. [[Master of Elements]] will refund a percentage of the mana cost of the spell if it critically hits at least one target.
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As with all mage spells capable of critical hits, [[Arcane Instability]], [[Spell Power]], [[Molten Fury]], [[Playing with Fire]], and [[Shatter]] can increase the effective damage output of this spell.
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As of Patch 3.0.2, [[Impact]] from the Fire talent tree will work with Frost Nova.
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=== Glyphs ===
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*[[Glyph of Frost Nova]]
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==Tips and tactics==
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Use Frost Nova to root enemies in place and then gain some range to cast spells without getting hit. This is especially effective against melee-only enemies, as they will not have any other way to attack you. Against caster-type enemies, use Frost Nova to gain range along with [[Counterspell]] to interrupt their casting. Also use Frost nova to root enemies that you may have pulled off the tank, and allow them to regain aggro.
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Frost Nova is an important ability in frost talent specs that use [[Shatter]], as it is a guaranteed freeze effect. The [[Shatter]] talent works on any target [[root]]ed by one of your frost spells. With [[Frostbite (mage talent)|Frostbite]] fully upgraded, any cold spell that [[snare]]s has a 15% chance to root. Frost Nova, on the other hand, will always root, guaranteeing you can [[Shatter]] away with your next cast.
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All ranks of this spell [[root]] the target(s) in place for the same amount of time and with the same resistance rates, and spell damage is never very much. Prior to [[Patch 3.0.2]], some magi opted to always use the first rank due to the lower mana cost. However this is no longer an effective strategy as all spells are calculated as a percentage of [[base mana]]. Prior to [[Patch 3.3.0]], this is especially true as spells under level 70 suffered from an increased mana cost compared to their higher level equivalents.
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* {{Patch 2.1.0|note=Changed to crowd control. All targets over level 60 have a slightly larger chance to break out of crowd-controlling effects when they take damage.}}
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* {{Patch 2.0.10|note=Increased the chance Frozen effects are broken when the target is critically struck by a spell.}}
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* {{Patch 1.6.0|note=Will now cause damage to targets immune to immobilizing effects.}}
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* {{Patch 1.4.0|note=Now subject to diminishing returns in PvP. This is considered an immobilizing effect. }}
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Revision as of 01:03, 31 March 2011

Frost Nova
Spell frost frostnova
  • Frost Nova (5 ranks)
  • Mage ability
  • 10 s. yd range
  • 7% of base mana
  • 25 sec cooldown
  • Instant
  • Blasts enemies near the caster for X Frost damage and freezes them in place for up to 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
Properties
Class Mage
School Frost
Cooldown 25 sec
Improvements Spell frost frostnova [Improved Frost Nova], Spell shadow darkritual [Arctic Reach], Spell frost frostbolt [Piercing Ice], Spell frost ice shards [Ice Shards], Spell frost stun [Frost Channeling], Precision, Winter's Chill, Spell frost arcticwinds [Arctic Winds], Spell shadow teleport [Arcane Instability], Spell Power, Spell fire playingwithfire [Playing with Fire], Spell fire lavaspawn [Molten Fury], Spell frost frostshock [Shatter]
Related debuff
Spell frost frostnova
  • Magic
  • Frost Nova
  • Frozen in place.
  • Duration: 8 seconds

[[Category:mage abilities]][[Category:mage abilities]]

Litori's pursuers found themselves quite literally frozen in their tracks.[1]
For the Warcraft III ability, see Lich (Warcraft III).

Frost Nova is a point-blank area of effect spell that does light damage and freezes all enemies within 10 yards of the mage, rooting them in place for 8 seconds. Rooted enemies have a chance to break out each time they take damage; this check is made every time damage is dealt from any source.

Table

Frost Nova is available at level 8 for 3s 70c.

Level Mana cost Damage
1 - -
2 - -
3 - -
4 - -
5 - -
6 - -
7 - -
8 3 % 18
9 3 % 19
10 4 % 19
11 3 % 19
12 3 % 19
13 3 % 19
14 3 % 21
15 3 % 22

Improvements

Talents

The Spell mage iceflows [Ice Floes] talent will reduce the cooldown to 20 seconds at max rank. Spell frost wizardmark [Cold Snap] will simply finish its cooldown. The Inv glyph majormage [Glyph of Ice Block] also resets its cooldown every time the mage uses Ice Block.

Spell shadow darkritual [Arctic Reach] talent will increase the radius of Frost Nova to 12 yds.

Elemental Precision and Spell frost stun [Frost Channeling] reduce the mana cost of the spell, while Frost Channeling also lowers its threat. Frost Nova deals Frost damage, so the bonuses from Spell frost frostbolt [Piercing Ice], Spell frost ice shards [Ice Shards], Spell frost arcticwinds [Arctic Winds] and Winter's Chill apply to the spell. Spell fire masterofelements [Master of Elements] will refund a percentage of the mana cost of the spell if it critically hits at least one target.

As with all mage spells capable of critical hits, Spell shadow teleport [Arcane Instability], Spell Power, Spell fire lavaspawn [Molten Fury], Spell fire playingwithfire [Playing with Fire], and Spell frost frostshock [Shatter] can increase the effective damage output of this spell.

As of Patch 3.0.2, Spell holy greaterheal [Impact] from the Fire talent tree will work with Frost Nova.

Glyphs

Tips and tactics

Use Frost Nova to root enemies in place and then gain some range to cast spells without getting hit. This is especially effective against melee-only enemies, as they will not have any other way to attack you. Against caster-type enemies, use Frost Nova to gain range along with Spell frost iceshock [Counterspell] to interrupt their casting. Also use Frost nova to root enemies that you may have pulled off the tank, and allow them to regain aggro.

Frost Nova is an important ability in frost talent specs that use Spell frost frostshock [Shatter], as it is a guaranteed freeze effect. The Spell frost frostshock [Shatter] talent works on any target rooted by one of your frost spells. With Frostbite fully upgraded, any cold spell that snares has a 15% chance to root. Frost Nova, on the other hand, will always root, guaranteeing you can Spell frost frostshock [Shatter] away with your next cast.

All ranks of this spell root the target(s) in place for the same amount of time and with the same resistance rates, and spell damage is never very much. Prior to Patch 3.0.2, some magi opted to always use the first rank due to the lower mana cost. However this is no longer an effective strategy as all spells are calculated as a percentage of base mana. Prior to Patch 3.3.0, this is especially true as spells under level 70 suffered from an increased mana cost compared to their higher level equivalents.

Patch changes

  • Bc icon Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Changed to crowd control. All targets over level 60 have a slightly larger chance to break out of crowd-controlling effects when they take damage.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.10 (2007-03-06): Increased the chance Frozen effects are broken when the target is critically struck by a spell.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Will now cause damage to targets immune to immobilizing effects.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Now subject to diminishing returns in PvP. This is considered an immobilizing effect.

References

 
  1. ^ TCG Heroes of Azeroth, #55

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