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Frost Leveling (I need help with everything, lol)
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RobbieG1o11
Okay, I played my Mage to level 55 as fire (against the advice of almost everyone). Then I made my Death Knight (Level 80 Unholy DPS). I learned a lot with my Death Knight, and I realized how uneducated I was when I decided to return to my Mage (I had really low level gear, and a cloak that had agility and strength(I was like wtf?)). Because I hadn't played it in so long I had a free respec, so I said to my self "Why not try frost?" and I did. Well, I am loving it, soooo much better, I rarely die, I don't run OOM after 2 kills, and I just love it.
Well, to get to my point, I threw my tree together haphazardly because I wasn't really planning on playing it much. But now that I am playing it, I want to ask the Mages on Wowhead what a good leveling spec would be. I am currently level 61, meaning I have 52 points to spend.
Also, what glyphs should I have? I believe at my level you can have 2 minor and 2 major glyphs
I would like to keep the Slow Fall glyph (Minor) because it really stinks when I run out of feathers. I would also like to keep the Evocation glyph (Major), because I find it can very useful when in a tight bind.
And as far as rotation, I've just been spamming Frostbolt when fighting one target, and if I'm fighting multiple enemies I use Frost Nova then Blizzard. and I use Fireball when Brain Freeze is up.
Also, what would be the most important stats when picking gear for leveling. I know you need some of everything(everything in this situation refers to the casting class stats), but what would be the most important?
I hope I explained everything enough, and it was easy to follow.
Thanks in advance for all the help!
Edit: Here is my current talent spec -
Crap Frost Tree
Edit2: I would also like to see what my tree should look like at 80. Thanks.
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Post by
scook999
See above, good stuff, the quick changes for your talent tree are:
1) remove the 5 points in Improved Cone of Cold and Frozen Core.
2) Put the 5 points into Frostbite and Improved Blizzard.
Freezing an opponent ups your crit quite a bit and making Blizzard better is a good thing, even if they are not frozen, the talent points will keep them slow enough to have them stay in Blizzard and not run out.
Generally, use Frostbolt, but keep Fire Blast and Cone of Cold around. Once you get Ice Lance, play with Shatter combos of Frostbolt and Ice Lance. It's often better to to use Frostbolt X2 and skip Ice Lance, but learn your damages and often Frostbolt + Ice Lance will take a foe down.
Stats on gear, Int, Sta, Spell power, are the only 3 things I look for. Spirit is ok, just not a deciding factor when levelling.
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Achloryn
Generally, use Frostbolt, but keep Fire Blast and Cone of Cold around. Once you get Ice Lance, play with Shatter combos of Frostbolt and Ice Lance. It's often better to to use Frostbolt X2 and skip Ice Lance, but learn your damages and often Frostbolt + Ice Lance will take a foe down.
if you play the latency game well, you can throw two frostbolts and an icelance and have them all get the damage multiplier form them being frozen... Try just spamming your icelance button towards the end of your frostbolt cast and you'll see what i mean.. this also works with getting technically 3 charges from your fingers of frost procs.
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Post by
nickseng
I don't like using both Fireblast or CoC while levelling, because their DPM absolutely blows.
For efficiencies sake, I'd rather just Frostbolt, ad infinitum.
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Post by
Jadindrood
I noticed that, while leveling my own mage, I had a blast PvP'ing while leveling, as Frost. Even without Ice Lance you can still pull of shatter combo's. Just use Cone of Cold instead of Ice Lance. I usually do this:
Frostbolt > Blink > Frostnova > Frostbolt > Cone of Cold.
This is obviously for PvP, but I thought I'd share this ;-)
If your using this for PvP your dumb. Blinking in for frostnova? Seriously? Its more like
Frostbolt (until they get to you) > Shatterd Barrier go off > Strafe away > Frostbolt > Frostnova > Frostbolt
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Post by
XxDeathxX
If your using this for PvP
your dumb
. Blinking in for frostnova? Seriously? Its more like
Frostbolt (until they get to you) > Shatterd Barrier go off > Strafe away > Frostbolt > Frostnova > Frostbolt
That depends on your level, "my" strategy can be used at level 27 and beyond. And you could Frostbolt while the target is near you, and skip the Blink part.
But insulting ftw?
Sorry.... I don't usually do this but I had too.
Trollvink you're dumb xD
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