BETA TALENT DATA Snapshot · September 26, 2026
Mage · PvP · SEPTEMBER 26 BETA

Mage: Freeze and defensive resets

Combine Freeze-dependent damage choices with Ice Block, Cold Snap and Ice Barrier. The Arcane support tree adds casting and defensive options.

20 / 0 / 31 51 points · level 60Load & edit this buildCompare with Arcane

Editorial planning guide, grounded in the supplied beta talent descriptions. The allocation and point order have been checked for legal ranks and prerequisites. Combat performance has not been simulated or game-tested.

When to use this plan

Shatter requires a Frozen target, with Fingers of Frost providing its specifically described exception. Ice Block prevents your own attacks and casts while active.

What you give up

This uses points on control and recovery instead of reaching the other capstones. Freeze immunity can change which offensive effects help.

Why these core choices?

Ice Lance

Deals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.

Selected rank 1 of 1.

Ice Block

You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.

Selected rank 1 of 1.

Cold Snap

Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.

Selected rank 1 of 1.

Fingers of Frost

Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.

Selected rank 2 of 2. Requires Ice Lance.

Ice Barrier

Instantly shields you, absorbing 447 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage.

Selected rank 1 of 1. Requires Cold Snap.

Complete allocation

All 19 selected talents are listed below. Expand any talent to see the exact supplied description at the rank used by this plan.

Arcane · 20 points

Arcane Focus 5 / 5

Improves your chance to hit with Arcane spells by 5%.

Row 1. Read every rank →

Improved Channeling 5 / 5

Gives you a 100% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 70% chance while casting Arcane Blast.

Row 1. Read every rank →

Magic Absorption 2 / 2

Increases all your resistances by 10 and causes all spells you fully resist to restore 2% of your total mana. Cannot trigger more often than 1 time per sec.

Row 2. Read every rank →

Arcane Concentration 5 / 5

Gives you a 10% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.

Row 2. Read every rank →

Arcane Resilience 2 / 2

Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.

Row 2. Read every rank →

Improved Counterspell 1 / 2

Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 2 sec.

Row 4. Read every rank →

Frost · 31 points

Improved Frostbolt 5 / 5

Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec.

Row 1. Read every rank →

Elemental Precision 5 / 5

Improves your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 5%.

Row 1. Read every rank →

Permafrost 3 / 3

Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 33% and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.

Row 2. Read every rank →

Improved Frost Nova 2 / 2

Reduces the cooldown of your Frost Nova spell by 4 sec.

Row 2. Read every rank →

Frostbite 3 / 3

Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to Freeze the target for 5 sec.

Row 2. Read every rank →

Piercing Ice 2 / 3

Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 4%.

Row 3. Read every rank →

Ice Lance 1 / 1 Core choice

Deals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.

45 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant

Row 3. Read every rank →

Arctic Reach 2 / 2

Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.

Row 4. Read every rank →

Ice Block 1 / 1 Core choice

You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.

15 Mana | Instant | 5 min cooldown

Row 4. Read every rank →

Shatter 3 / 3

Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 50%.

Row 4. Read every rank →

Cold Snap 1 / 1 Core choice

Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.

Instant | 10 min cooldown

Row 5. Read every rank →

Fingers of Frost 2 / 2 Core choice

Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.

Row 5 · Requires maximum Ice Lance. Read every rank →

Ice Barrier 1 / 1 Core choice

Instantly shields you, absorbing 447 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage.

305 Mana | Instant | 30 sec cooldown

Row 7 · Requires maximum Cold Snap. Read every rank →

Three valid adjustments

Each option below is a separate one-point change to the original plan. It preserves the point budget, row gates and prerequisites. Choose an effect you need; the options are not a damage ranking and should not be applied together without rechecking.

Arcane Resilience → Improved Counterspell

Move one point: Arcane Resilience 2 → 1; Improved Counterspell 1 → 2.

Effect after this change

Arcane Resilience: Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 25% of your Intellect.

Improved Counterspell: Your Counterspell also Silences the target for 4 sec.

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Improved Counterspell → Wand Specialization

Move one point: Improved Counterspell 1 → 0; Wand Specialization 0 → 1.

Effect after this change

Improved Counterspell: No longer selected.

Wand Specialization: Increases your damage with Wands by 13%.

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Improved Counterspell → Arcane Subtlety

Move one point: Improved Counterspell 1 → 0; Arcane Subtlety 0 → 1.

Effect after this change

Improved Counterspell: No longer selected.

Arcane Subtlety: Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 8 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 15%.

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Level-by-level point order

This route reaches the complete allocation without a respec. It follows this guide’s core choices and prerequisites, rather than claiming an optimal speed-leveling route. Talented changes the level when each point becomes available, not the 51-point limit.

First point at level 10; all 51 points at level 60.

Use a Talented rank your character has actually unlocked in the Legacy system. This control models its point timing, not the rest of your Legacy allocation.

Show all 51 steps
LevelAdd one pointNew rankTree
10Improved Frostbolt1 / 5Frost
11Improved Frostbolt2 / 5Frost
12Improved Frostbolt3 / 5Frost
13Improved Frostbolt4 / 5Frost
14Improved Frostbolt5 / 5Frost
15Elemental Precision1 / 5Frost
16Elemental Precision2 / 5Frost
17Elemental Precision3 / 5Frost
18Elemental Precision4 / 5Frost
19Elemental Precision5 / 5Frost
20Ice Lance1 / 1Frost
21Permafrost1 / 3Frost
22Permafrost2 / 3Frost
23Permafrost3 / 3Frost
24Improved Frost Nova1 / 2Frost
25Ice Block1 / 1Frost
26Improved Frost Nova2 / 2Frost
27Frostbite1 / 3Frost
28Frostbite2 / 3Frost
29Frostbite3 / 3Frost
30Cold Snap1 / 1Frost
31Fingers of Frost1 / 2Frost
32Fingers of Frost2 / 2Frost
33Shatter1 / 3Frost
34Shatter2 / 3Frost
35Shatter3 / 3Frost
36Arctic Reach1 / 2Frost
37Arctic Reach2 / 2Frost
38Piercing Ice1 / 3Frost
39Piercing Ice2 / 3Frost
40Ice Barrier1 / 1Frost
41Arcane Focus1 / 5Arcane
42Arcane Focus2 / 5Arcane
43Arcane Focus3 / 5Arcane
44Arcane Focus4 / 5Arcane
45Arcane Focus5 / 5Arcane
46Improved Channeling1 / 5Arcane
47Improved Channeling2 / 5Arcane
48Improved Channeling3 / 5Arcane
49Improved Channeling4 / 5Arcane
50Improved Channeling5 / 5Arcane
51Magic Absorption1 / 2Arcane
52Magic Absorption2 / 2Arcane
53Arcane Concentration1 / 5Arcane
54Arcane Concentration2 / 5Arcane
55Arcane Concentration3 / 5Arcane
56Arcane Concentration4 / 5Arcane
57Arcane Concentration5 / 5Arcane
58Arcane Resilience1 / 2Arcane
59Arcane Resilience2 / 2Arcane
60Improved Counterspell1 / 2Arcane

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