Frost Mage Class Guide Updated for 10.1.5 Rework - Mastery Interactions, 100% Icy Veins Playstyle Removed
Our Frost Mage Guide is updated for Patch 10.1.5 and a lot has changed! A substantial rework of Frost brings new talents as well as the removal of the 100% Icy Veins uptime requirement resulting in a much less punishing playstyle and additional interactions involving Mastery: Icicles. Patch 10.1.5 Frost Mage Guide Frost Mages received a major rework in 10.1.5. Many of the specializations long term design problems have been addressed. Most importantly, Mastery: Icicles now interacts with most Frost Mage spells and many talents have been redesigned so that the specialization cannot achieve 100% uptime of Icy Veins anymore, which was previously required to perform well numerically. Finally, the class tree changes provide significantly improved defensive power and utility. A few highlights of the implications of the rework include:
Active talents such as Glacial Spike, Ray of Frost, and Comet Storm are no longer weak and will see a lot of use. Frost Mages now have a more bursty damage profile around Icy Veins that will fit better in many encounters. The specialization is much less punishing to play because mistakes do not result in losing 100% Icy Veins uptime anymore. Thanks to Coldest Snap, Frost's burst AoE and small-scale AoE are significantly stronger and more engaging. Ice Cold is an incredibly strong defensive replacement for Ice Block that greatly increases a Frost Mage's ability to effectively deal damage while still surviving dangerous bursts of damage and will see widespread usage throughout endgame content.Patch 10.1.5 Frost Mage Guide
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