Best build — Frost Mage, Rated BG

We analysed the strongest players of this bracket — their talents, stats, gear, gems and enchants — and put together a set you can copy. What the strongest players run. Observational data, not a promise of rating.

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Based on the 88 strongest players of EU and US · 192–2607 rating

Data updated 8h ago

Overview

Race

share among the top players; ×N = how much more often than the rest of the spec

Night Elf34%
Human15%
Undead14%
Void Elf11%

Faction

Stat priority

Versatility
Haste
Mastery
Critical Strike

Talents

Core — taken by almost everyone

Frostfire
$Crystalline Refraction$

Where builds differ

Piercing Cold50%skip 50%
Improved Frost Nova57%skip 43%
Frozen Touch57%skip 43%
Frost Conditioning40%skip 60%
Flash Freeze65%skip 35%
Deep Shatter32%skip 68%
Permafrost Bauble68%skip 32%
Mirror Image30%skip 70%

Closest real buildCAEAMhlVtghLZL4RZzExaQoBYNmtlZWmZmZDzMxMMzMzMzsYmZGzYmZZmmZ2mFAwMzMLLzMtBAALAAAAbAstMmZGwy8AGzMWAAAYmFgZYMDYwA

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Talent heatmap

Statistics based on 82 players · Spellslinger

Share of the sample spending a point on each talent. Hover a node for the exact numbers — either/or nodes (marked with arrows) show how the sample splits between the options.

Builds

4.5%#1 · Spellslinger · 2 variantsCAEAMhlVtghLZL4RZzExaQoBYNmtlZWmZmZDzMxMMzMzMzsYmZGzYmZZmmZ2mFAwMzMLLzMtBAALAAAAbAstMmZGwy8AGzMWAAAYmFgZYMDYwAWowhead
4.5%#2 · Spellslinger · 4 variants+Overflowing Energy+Piercing Cold−Improved Spellsteal−Frozen Touch−Flash FreezeWowhead
3.4%#3 · Spellslinger · 3 variants+Improved Frost Nova−Improved SpellstealWowhead
3.4%#4 · Spellslinger · 2 variants+Frost Conditioning+Improved Frost Nova+Mana Confluence−Permafrost Bauble−Winter's ProtectionWowhead
2.3%#5 · Spellslinger · 2 variants+Improved Frost Nova+Incantation of Swiftness+Overflowing Energy+Piercing Cold+Glacial Chill−Permafrost Bauble−Brainstorm−Improved Spellsteal−Frozen Touch−Flash Freeze−Crystalline RefractionWowhead
2.3%#6 · Spellslinger · 2 variants+Frost Conditioning+Improved Frost Nova+Mirror Image+Overflowing Energy+Piercing Cold−Permafrost Bauble−Winter's Protection−Improved Spellsteal−Frozen Touch−Flash FreezeWowhead
2.3%#7 · Spellslinger · 2 variants+Frost Conditioning+Improved Frost Nova+Overflowing Energy−Permafrost Bauble−Winter's ProtectionWowhead
2.3%#8 · Spellslinger · 2 variants+Frost Conditioning−Improved SpellstealWowhead