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Frost Mage Guide for Mythic+ (Updated June 2026)

Learn how to optimize your Frost Mage for Mythic+ in World of Warcraft. This comprehensive guide covers talents and gear for PvE content.

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Patch:12.0.5

Expansion:Midnight

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M+ Tier
368
M+ Runs
289
Ilvl
8.81%
M+ Popularity
121 423
M+ DPS

Frost Mage Stats for Mythic+

Critical Strike > Mastery > Haste > Versatility
358
Critical Strike
197
Haste
302
Mastery
10
Versatility
845
Intellect
49
Avoidance
16
Leech
8
Speed
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Frost Mage Talents for Mythic+

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Ice Barrier1/1Alter Time1/1Ice Block1/1Time Walk1/1Master of Time2/2Winter's Protection2/2Frost Conditioning1/1Arcane Warding2/2Inspired Intellect1/1Mirror Image1/1SpellstealQuick Witted1/1Supernova1/1Remove Curse1/1Improved ConjurationImproved SpellstealShimmer1/1Improved CounterspellOverflowing Energy1/1Improved Remove CurseGreater Invisibility1/1Improved Frost NovaCaptured Thoughts1/1Tome of Rhonin1/1Tome of Antonidas1/1Incantation of Swiftness2/2Master of Escape1/1Charm of Aegwynn1/1Brainstorm1/1Flow of Time1/1Mana ConfluenceCharm of Medivh1/1Permafrost Bauble1/1Freezing ColdTime ManipulationRing of FrostEnergized Barriers1/1Mass InvisibilityBarrier Diffusion1/1Ice Cold1/1Spatial Manipulation1/1Improved Ice Barrier1/1

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Mage · Frost

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Splinterstorm1/1Spellfrost Teachings1/1Controlled Instincts1/1Signature Spell1/1Archmage's Wrath1/1Slippery Slinging1/1Reactive Barrier1/1Splintering Orbs1/1Augury Abounds1/1Force of Will1/1Splintering Sorcery1/1Polished Focus1/1Infused Splinters1/1Shifting Shards1/1
Specialization
Ice Lance1/1Blizzard1/1Fingers of Frost1/1Frostbite1/1Icicles1/1Flurry1/1Glacial Bulwark1/1Frozen Orb1/1Brain Freeze1/1Piercing ColdRay of Frost1/1Everlasting Frost1/1Permafrost Lances1/1Frozen Touch1/1Splitting Ice1/1Flash Freeze1/1Frigid Focus1/1Winter's Blessing1/1Freezing RainCone of FrostFractured Frost1/1Improved Shatter1/1Deep Shatter1/1Wintertide1/1Glacial Attunement2/2Heart of Ice1/1RimecasterFreezing WindsImproved Flurry1/1Glacial Assault1/1Crystalline Refraction1/1Lonely Winter1/1Glacial ChillHailstonesThermal Void1/1Glaciate1/1Comet StormHand of Frost4/4
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Frost Mage Best In Slot Gear for Mythic+

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Frost Mage Best Sockets for Mythic+

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Frost Mage Best Enchants for Mythic+

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Frost Mage Avg Ilvl for M+ Timer

252
+2
270
+3-8
272
+9
278
+10
283
+11-13
286
+14
287
+15-17
289
+18-20
290
+21-22

Frost Mage Minimum Ilvl for M+ Timer

225
+2
250
+3-6
260
+7-10
274
+11-12
278
+13-14
281
+15
283
+16-17
287
+18-19
289
+20
290
+21-22

Frost Mage Best comps for Mythic+

Guardian DruidDiscipline PriestAffliction WarlockFeral DruidFrost Mage
4.89%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageUnholy Death Knight
4.08%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
2.45%
Guardian DruidDiscipline PriestFrost Death KnightFrost MageUnholy Death Knight
2.17%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
1.90%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkElemental ShamanFrost MageUnholy Death Knight
1.63%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanDemonology WarlockFrost MageUnholy Death Knight
1.63%
Vengeance Demon HunterMistweaver MonkDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFury Warrior
1.36%
Protection WarriorMistweaver MonkDestruction WarlockElemental ShamanFrost Mage
1.36%
Brewmaster MonkMistweaver MonkFeral DruidFrost MageWindwalker Monk
1.36%
Guardian DruidDiscipline PriestDemonology WarlockFrost MageRetribution Paladin
1.09%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkDemonology WarlockFrost MageRetribution Paladin
1.09%
Blood Death KnightRestoration DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterFrost Mage
1.09%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkDemonology WarlockFrost MageUnholy Death Knight
1.09%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerFrost MageUnholy Death Knight
1.09%
Guardian DruidDiscipline PriestBeast Mastery HunterFrost MageRetribution Paladin
1.09%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageRetribution Paladin
1.09%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageRetribution Paladin
1.09%
Protection PaladinRestoration DruidFire MageFrost MageHavoc Demon Hunter
1.09%
Protection WarriorMistweaver MonkDemonology WarlockFrost MageShadow Priest
1.09%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanFrost MageFury WarriorMarksmanship Hunter
1.09%
Guardian DruidPreservation EvokerArms WarriorFrost MageUnholy Death Knight
1.09%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockFrost Mage
0.82%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution Paladin
0.82%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterFrost Mage
0.82%
Protection PaladinDiscipline PriestDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageRetribution Paladin
0.82%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanDemonology WarlockFrost MageRetribution Paladin
0.82%
Brewmaster MonkRestoration ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
0.82%
Protection PaladinDiscipline PriestDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost Mage
0.82%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageUnholy Death Knight
0.82%

Frost Mage race distribution for Mythic+

Alliance

  • Void Elf
    Void Elf28.4%
  • Human
    Human23.1%
  • Dwarf
    Dwarf15.2%
  • Night Elf
    Night Elf9.4%
  • Gnome
    Gnome8.1%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren3.8%
  • Dracthyr
    Dracthyr3.6%
  • Draenei
    Draenei2.7%
  • Mechagnome
    Mechagnome2.7%
  • Lightforged Draenei
    Lightforged Draenei1.3%
  • Worgen
    Worgen0.8%
  • Dark Iron Dwarf
    Dark Iron Dwarf0.4%
  • Earthen
    Earthen0.2%
  • Kul Tiran
    Kul Tiran0.1%

Horde

  • Blood Elf
    Blood Elf34.7%
  • Troll
    Troll14.5%
  • Nightborne
    Nightborne14%
  • Undead
    Undead11.6%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren4.5%
  • Tauren
    Tauren4.4%
  • Dracthyr
    Dracthyr4.1%
  • Goblin
    Goblin3.9%
  • Orc
    Orc3.6%
  • Vulpera
    Vulpera2.8%
  • Mag'har Orc
    Mag'har Orc0.9%
  • Zandalari Troll
    Zandalari Troll0.6%
  • Earthen
    Earthen0.3%

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How the Frost Mage guide is built

Where the data comes from

This Frost Mage Mythic+ guide is built from real keystone run logs uploaded to Warcraft Logs across the current dungeon pool, enriched with character data from the official Blizzard API. The talents, gear, item levels, and stat priorities shown here reflect how Frost Mage players actually perform inside the dungeons, while the pick rate shows how often the spec appears in those logs. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few standout runs cannot skew the numbers.

How tiers are assigned

The Mythic+ tier shown for Frost Mage comes from two factors. Performance compares its average damage against the highest damage spec among Mythic+ damage dealers, and popularity compares its Mythic+ pick rate against an even share across all damage specs. Strong damage with real representation earns S or A, while weaker output or low usage moves it down through B and C to D.

This Frost Mage Mythic+ placement is a snapshot of the current tier and shifts with patches, class tuning, affixes, and sample size. Use the guide as a starting point and adapt the build to your key and route.

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