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Comment by 216977

this spell is good to engage a mob with becuase of the fact that it slows the enemy down then you can follow it with your damage spells =) also when atempting this spell you may want to try it from max range to lengthen the time it takes the mob to get to you even more. common known info to most but mabye not known to others just wanna help those starting the game as i did not to long ago =)

Comment by 183541

Use for Frostbite, good cast 1 second

Comment by pnukup

I've noticed the Huge reduction of mana cost! It was a secret, but I have discovered the TRUTH behind it all!

https://www.wowhead.com/cata/spell=133 = 23% of base mana.
https://www.wowhead.com/cata/spell=116 = 16% of base mana.

I don't know about you guys, but Frost is better then Fire =)

Comment by 289894

Hits for about 3k with full deadly and frost pvp specc, if you compare it with other ppls damage its kinda low..

Comment by Lillfot

Anyone know when Frostbolts stopped being a Binary spell, as in "Hit or Miss"?

Right now, when I'm levelling my Mage alt, I see Partial Resists, something that Frostbolts haven't ever had!

Comment by 374081

Hmm,
if I ain't mistaken, the spell power calculation for forstbolt is this:
.95(2.5/3.5)~.830
the 2.5 is if you have 5/5 Imp Frostbolt.
So basicly if you calculate that, you come out on 67.86%.
Now I always get lost, is that percentage to be taken from your spell power and then added to extra damage, OR
is that to be taken from average damage and then something with spell power, my friend showed me his way once.
He confused me so badly I could burst my head open xD

Greetings,
Cloud

Comment by 622529

A frost mage's bread and butter, this ability does less damage than fireball but has a faster casting time and slows your target's movement speed by 40%.

Choosing the frost talent tree gives additional damage to this ability, additional movement speed reduction, so on and so forth.

Comment by 849686

Frostbolt is the primary nuke for Frost Mages. This spell has a lot of utility due to the number of effects caused. The cast time is short and with 2/2 Early Frost talent, Mages can have a 1.1-1.3 second cast time.

Used to kite enemies by attacking at range then moving away (frost nova+blink or just blink). Frost talents further improve the movement-slowing aspect.

Comment by guatafu

As of 4.3 this spell's range is 35yds. Making frost mage the only ranged class/spec below the 40yd mark.

Comment by Thottbot

one of the best mage spells especially if improved. especially at rank1!

Comment by Thottbot

I just thought that if you have like 300+ spell dmg from you items and stuff, could you then hit over 300 with rank 1 frostbolt? That would be scroch for frost mages, with 1sec cast if imp. frostbolt and it slows enemies too! And the best thing, it costs like 20 mana which is nothing at lvl 60!

Comment by Thottbot

I dont know what you are talking about, my frostbolt record is 853 un-buffed and all my other crits are in the high 700s

Comment by Thottbot

i often crit 2k with frostbolt

Comment by Thottbot

In Ur face this is true unless u want to have just like a 20%or lower chance to crit!

Comment by Thottbot

thats to bad for you isn't it.............

when a frost mage gets a crit it is like a free frostbolt cast! b/c it does 100%more damage!

Comment by Thottbot

good if you keep doing this on a flag stealer =) slows em down and the rest of alli come and pwn em if they can...

Comment by Thottbot

If you got alot of spell crit (naturally from int and +crit rating) + shatter + moonkin aura + all +spellcrit auras I think it can add to 100% chance

Comment by Thottbot

So since it says 'frozen targets' on the shatter talent does it mean that frost nova, Coc, ice armor, and blizzard also cause the 50% crit? Or just frostbolt?

Comment by Thottbot

This is a basic spell that all Mages can use who train it. Frost specialized Mages will get the best efficieny out of it, but all Mages can use it to slow their opposition. The damage dealt is decent, but not as powerful as Fireball. Luckily, it costs less mana and is faster casting then the Fireball.

Comment by Thottbot

What does the empowered frostbolt talent do? It says 'bonus spell damage effects' so is that the duration of the chill effect, the amount it slows down, or maybe the 15 percent chance to freeze him in place?

Comment by Thottbot

yup very correct and now it has a + crit chance and the max is 5%

Comment by Thottbot

using rank 1 frostbolt at lv 60+ is handy, it has a 1sec cast time if you have talents in casting time, and it can still freeze the mob in place, making it a quick remote frost nova.

Comment by Allakhazam

At level 60 I still have this on my hot bar. Its great for pvp to slow an attacker and in pve to slow a runner.

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Frostbolt

Frostbolt	Level 85

13% of base mana	35 yd range

Instant

Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 762 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.

Buff

Frostbolt	Level 85

Movement slowed by 40%.
[Healing received reduced by 0%.]
9 seconds remaining

Spell Details

Duration

9 seconds

School

Frost

Mechanic

n/a

Dispel type

Magic

GCD category

Normal

Cost

13% of base mana

Range

35 yards (Medium-Long)

Cast time

Instant

Cooldown

n/a

GCD

1.5 seconds

Effect #1

Apply Aura: Decrease Run Speed %
Value: -39%
Mechanic: Snared
PVP Multiplier: 1

Effect #2

School Damage (Frost)
Value: 18 (SP mod: 0.943)
PVP Multiplier: 1

Effect #3

Apply Aura: Mod Healing Taken - % (Arcane, Fire, Frost, Holy, Nature, Physical, Shadow)
Value: 1%
PVP Multiplier: 1

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Frostbolt

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