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'''Frostbite''' is a [[mage]] talent in the [[frost]] tree that gives your chill effects a 5% chance per rank to also freeze your target for 5 seconds, up to a maximum of 15% at rank 3. Mage spells that have [[chill]] components include [[Frostbolt]], [[Cone of Cold]], [[Frost Armor]] and [[Ice Armor]], and [[Blizzard]] if talented with [[Improved Blizzard]].
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Frostbite is popular in [[frost mage|frost]] and [[elementalist]] talent builds that use [[Shatter]]. The freeze effect grants more chances to crit via that talent. Since mobs and bosses in raid situations are often immune to freeze effects, frostbite is not as effective in those situations. It is more effective in solo PvE and PvP situations.
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== Rank table ==
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A notable piece of mail, in that it provides the [[Warrior]] an extra means to generate [[Rage]] on demand, in addition to [[Charge]], [[Bloodrage]] and [[Rage Potion]]s.
  
   
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==Notes==
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It is given as the reward for the following quest: {{Horde Quest}} 30 - [[Brutal Armor]], part of the Horde Warrior class specific training line.
  
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In PvP, the Frostbite effect is subject to [[diminishing returns]]. It will also always proc along with [[Fingers of Frost]] if both are fully talented.
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==Tips and tricks==
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In PvP situations Frostbite is effective at catching runners or slowing large groups, which is valuable in [[Warsong Gulch]]. Two effective ways to get a Frostbite are with [[Frostbolt]] (Rank&nbsp;1) and [[Improved Blizzard]] (Rank&nbsp;1). With Frostbolt (Rank&nbsp;1), the cast time is 1 second with full [[Improved Frostbolt]] and 1.5 seconds untalented, allowing the mage to rifle them off quickly with the hope of landing a Frostbite. With [[Improved Blizzard]], each tick of the AoE applies a chill, and thus each tick has a chance to Frostbite. Rank 1 is mana efficient enough to chain cast it for a Frostbite hit.
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The Frostbite effect does not overwrite the [[Frost Nova]] effect or the [[Summon Water Elemental|Water Elemental]]'s Freeze effect. These spells have a longer duration (8 seconds vs. 5 seconds) than Frostbite, and thus supersede it. Even if the Frost Nova or Freeze has fewer than 5 seconds remaining, Frostbite will not take effect. However, if the attack with a chill happens to break the freezing effect, it is possible for the Frosbite freeze to take effect immediately.
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Because Frostbite only lasts for 5 seconds, and higher ranks of Frostbolt have a minimum casting time of 2.5 seconds (3.0 seconds untalented), a mage often only has enough time (due to lag) to cast one Frostbolt before the effect wears off. However, if a [[Troll]] mage casts Frostbolt in conjunction with the racial [[Berserking]] (thus reducing the cast time to 2.25 seconds or less) then he can have up to two chances to crit off a a Frostbite. A mage of at least level 66 can cast the [[Ice Lance]] spell instead of additional Frostbolts, as it can allow several castings into a frozen enemy, which is advantageous considering that it does triple damage to frozen targets.
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Frostbite is an undesirable talent in [[frost AoE grinding]] builds. The goal in a frost AoE situation is to keep a large pack of mobs grouped close together and snared with [[Cone of Cold]] and/or [[Improved Blizzard]]. If Frostbite lands, it can separate a mob from the pack, complicating the kiting process.
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==Patch changes==
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*{{Patch 3.0.2|note=Relocated from Tier 2 to Tier 1.}}
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*{{Patch 2.1.0|note=The Frostbite effect was changed to be subject to [[diminishing returns]] in PvP.}}
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*{{Patch 1.6.0|note=Fixed the duration of Frostbite on pets which are dismissed and then recalled.}}
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(Alliance Warriors can instead quest for the [[Fire Hardened Hauberk]], an item with identical stats)
  
   
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Revision as of 22:02, 4 January 2011

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Frostbite
Spell frost frostarmor
  • Frostbite (3 ranks)
  • Gives your Chill effects a 5n% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec.
Requirements
Class Mage
Properties
Affects Chill effects
Related debuff
Spell frost frostarmor
  • Magic
  • Frostbite
  • Frozen.
  • Duration: 5 seconds

Frostbite is a mage talent in the frost tree that gives your chill effects a 5% chance per rank to also freeze your target for 5 seconds, up to a maximum of 15% at rank 3. Mage spells that have chill components include Spell frost frostbolt02 [Frostbolt], Spell frost glacier [Cone of Cold], Spell frost frostarmor02 [Frost Armor] and Spell frost frostarmor02 [Ice Armor], and Spell frost icestorm [Blizzard] if talented with Spell frost icestorm [Improved Blizzard].

Frostbite is popular in frost and elementalist talent builds that use Spell frost frostshock [Shatter]. The freeze effect grants more chances to crit via that talent. Since mobs and bosses in raid situations are often immune to freeze effects, frostbite is not as effective in those situations. It is more effective in solo PvE and PvP situations.

Rank table

Rank Chance to freeze
1 5%
2 10%
3 15%

Notes

In PvP, the Frostbite effect is subject to diminishing returns. It will also always proc along with Ability mage wintersgrasp [Fingers of Frost] if both are fully talented.

Tips and tricks

In PvP situations Frostbite is effective at catching runners or slowing large groups, which is valuable in Warsong Gulch. Two effective ways to get a Frostbite are with Spell frost frostbolt02 [Frostbolt] (Rank 1) and Spell frost icestorm [Improved Blizzard] (Rank 1). With Frostbolt (Rank 1), the cast time is 1 second with full Spell frost frostbolt02 [Improved Frostbolt] and 1.5 seconds untalented, allowing the mage to rifle them off quickly with the hope of landing a Frostbite. With Spell frost icestorm [Improved Blizzard], each tick of the AoE applies a chill, and thus each tick has a chance to Frostbite. Rank 1 is mana efficient enough to chain cast it for a Frostbite hit.

The Frostbite effect does not overwrite the Spell frost frostnova [Frost Nova] effect or the Water Elemental's Freeze effect. These spells have a longer duration (8 seconds vs. 5 seconds) than Frostbite, and thus supersede it. Even if the Frost Nova or Freeze has fewer than 5 seconds remaining, Frostbite will not take effect. However, if the attack with a chill happens to break the freezing effect, it is possible for the Frosbite freeze to take effect immediately.

Because Frostbite only lasts for 5 seconds, and higher ranks of Frostbolt have a minimum casting time of 2.5 seconds (3.0 seconds untalented), a mage often only has enough time (due to lag) to cast one Frostbolt before the effect wears off. However, if a Troll mage casts Frostbolt in conjunction with the racial Racial troll berserk [Berserking] (thus reducing the cast time to 2.25 seconds or less) then he can have up to two chances to crit off a a Frostbite. A mage of at least level 66 can cast the Spell frost frostblast [Ice Lance] spell instead of additional Frostbolts, as it can allow several castings into a frozen enemy, which is advantageous considering that it does triple damage to frozen targets.

Frostbite is an undesirable talent in frost AoE grinding builds. The goal in a frost AoE situation is to keep a large pack of mobs grouped close together and snared with Spell frost glacier [Cone of Cold] and/or Spell frost icestorm [Improved Blizzard]. If Frostbite lands, it can separate a mob from the pack, complicating the kiting process.

Patch changes

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