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MagePvP · level 60

Level 60 Frost Mage PvP build

“Shatter Barrier PvP” — Player vs player.

A deep Frost control build with Arcane silence support, built around Ice Barrier, Shatter burst, Cold Snap resets, and enough stamina to survive real PvP focus.

Open in the builder →Compare with mineRating today84.0 / 100

Solid. A few specific changes below would lift it further.

Talents

17 Arcane / 0 Fire / 34 Frost · 51 points at level 60

Arcane · 17

  • Arcane Subtlety2/2
  • Arcane Focus3/5
  • Magic Absorption5/5
  • Magic Attunement1/2
  • Improved Arcane Explosion3/3
  • Arcane Resilience1/1
  • Improved Counterspell2/2

Fire · 0

No points.

Frost · 34

  • Improved Frostbolt5/5
  • Ice Shards5/5
  • Frostbite3/3
  • Improved Frost Nova2/2
  • Permafrost3/3
  • Piercing Ice3/3
  • Cold Snap1/1
  • Arctic Reach2/2
  • Shatter5/5
  • Ice Block1/1
  • Improved Cone of Cold3/3
  • Ice Barrier1/1

Gear

SlotItemStatsSource
HeadFrostfire Circlet108 armor · +22 Stamina · +23 Intellect · +35 Spell Damage · +35 Healing · +1% Spell hit chance · +2% Spell critical chanceFrostfire Regalia
NeckMalice Stone Pendant+8 Intellect · +9 Stamina · +28 Spell Damage · +28 HealingNaxxramas · Grand Widow Faerlina
ShouldersField Marshal's Silk Spaulders85 armor · +21 Stamina · +15 Intellect · +5 Spirit · +25 Spell Damage · +25 HealingPvP · Rank 17 · Field Marshal's Regalia
BackCloak of the Necropolis68 armor · +11 Intellect · +12 Stamina · +26 Spell Damage · +26 Healing · +1% Spell critical chance · +1% Spell hit chanceNaxxramas · Sapphiron
ChestFrostfire Robe138 armor · +21 Stamina · +27 Intellect · +47 Spell Damage · +47 Healing · +1% Spell hit chance · +1% Spell critical chanceFrostfire Regalia
WristsFrostfire Bindings58 armor · +14 Stamina · +15 Intellect · +27 Spell Damage · +27 HealingFrostfire Regalia
HandsMarshal's Silk Gloves68 armor · +22 Stamina · +12 Intellect · +5 Spirit · +27 Spell Damage · +27 HealingPvP · Rank 16 · Field Marshal's Regalia
WaistFrostfire Belt75 armor · +10 Spirit · +19 Stamina · +21 Intellect · +28 Spell Damage · +28 Healing · +1% Spell hit chanceFrostfire Regalia
LegsFrostfire Leggings116 armor · +10 Spirit · +26 Intellect · +25 Stamina · +1% Spell hit chance · +46 Spell Damage · +46 HealingFrostfire Regalia
FeetMarshal's Silk Footwraps75 armor · +14 Intellect · +23 Stamina · +6 Spirit · +21 Spell Damage · +21 Healing · +1% Spell hit chancePvP · Rank 16 · Field Marshal's Regalia
Ring 1Seal of the Damned+17 Stamina · +21 Spell Damage · +21 Healing · +1% Spell hit chance · +1% Spell critical chanceNaxxramas · The Four Horsemen
Ring 2Frostfire Ring+10 Intellect · +10 Stamina · +30 Spell Damage · +30 Healing · +1% Spell critical chanceNaxxramas · Kel'Thuzad · Frostfire Regalia
Trinket 1The Restrained Essence of Sapphiron+40 Spell Damage · +40 HealingNaxxramas · Sapphiron
Trinket 2Neltharion's Tear+44 Spell Damage · +44 Healing · +2% Spell hit chanceBlackwing Lair · Nefarian
Main HandSoulseeker243–366 · 3.2s · 95.3 dps · +30 Stamina · +31 Intellect · +126 Spell Damage · +126 Healing · +2% Spell critical chanceNaxxramas · Kel'Thuzad
Ranged / RelicDoomfinger146–271 · 1.5s · 139.1 dps · +1% Spell critical chance · +16 Spell Damage · +16 HealingNaxxramas · Kel'Thuzad
  • Frostfire Regalia (6/9) — (2) Reduces cooldown on your Evocation by 1 minute.; (4) Gives your Mage Armor a chance when struck by a harmful spell to increase resistance against that school of magic by 35 for 30 sec.; (6) Your damage spells have a chance to cause your target to take up to 200 increased damage from subsequent spells.
  • Field Marshal's Regalia (3/6) — (2) +20 Stamina.; (3) Reduces the cooldown of your Blink spell by 1.5 sec.

Rotation

  1. 1Arcane Intellectbuff not active on you
  2. 2Ice Barrierbuff not active on you
  3. 3Ice Armorbuff not active on you
  4. 4Ice Blockyou are low on health
  5. 5Blinkyou are low on health
  6. 6Polymorphopener only
  7. 7Frost Novawhen ready
  8. 8Frostboltwhen ready
  9. 9Cone of Coldwhile moving
  10. 10Fire Blastwhile moving
  11. 11Arcane Explosion3+ enemies

Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.

Why it works

This is a 17/0/34 control PvP setup: Arcane gives resistance help, Magic Absorption, extra armor from Arcane Resilience, and Improved Counterspell for the silence window; Frost supplies the real win condition with Frostbite, shorter Frost Nova, Shatter, Ice Block, Improved Cone of Cold, Cold Snap, and Ice Barrier. You give up Arcane Power or Presence of Mind because Ice Barrier and deep Frost control are more reliable in battlegrounds and duels.

The gear leans toward the PvP toughness side without abandoning burst. Frostfire pieces provide strong spell damage, crit, hit, and spell penetration-style effects; Field Marshal shoulders/gloves/boots add stamina, and the gloves improve Mana Shield. Soulseeker is preferred over one-hand/off-hand because it combines stamina, very high spell damage, crit, and target resistance reduction in one slot. The Restrained Essence of Sapphiron is your burst trinket, while Neltharion’s Tear gives steady pressure and hit.

Play to create frozen windows: stay shielded, force space with Frost Nova, then land Frostbolt into Shatter pressure and finish while moving with Cone of Cold or Fire Blast. Use Polymorph as the opener or reset tool, Blink and Ice Block defensively, and Arcane Explosion into multiple enemies or to keep pressure when stacked. Against caster-heavy teams, swap your armor choice to Mage Armor; against melee, Ice Armor plus Ice Barrier is the default.

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