Frost Mage Mythic+ Guide

• Frostbolt is replaced with Frostfire Bolt.

• Frostfire hero talent tree revolves around Frostfire Mastery and two new procs: Excess Frost and Excess Fire. While Frostfire Mastery is fully passive, Excess Frost and Excess Fire actively interact with your rotation and change your playstyle.
  • Excess Fire procs from casting Comet Storm and causes your next Ice Lance to explode, dealing frostfire damage to nearby enemies, and grants Brain Freeze.
  • Excess Frost procs from consuming Excess Fire and causes your next Flurry to cast Ice Nova at 150% effectiveness. When you consume Excess Frost, the cooldown of Comet Storm is reduced by 3 seconds.
    • Ice Novas cast this way do not freeze enemies in place.

• The rest of the passives in the tree interact with you casting certain spells and gain you different buffs:
  • Isothermic Core makes your Comet Storm to also call down a Meteor onto your target's location.
  • Frostfire Infusion makes your frost and fire spells have a chance to trigger an additional bolt of Frostfire Bolt which generates both Frost and Fire mastery.
  • Due to Severe Temperatures, casting damaging frost and fire spells increases the damage of your next Frostfire Bolt.
  • Frostfire Empowerment makes your frost and fire spells to have a chance to activate a buff that causes your next Frostfire Bolt to be instant, deal increased damage and explode.
    • Flash Freezeburn additionally makes Frostfire Empowerment grant you maximum benefit of Frostfire Mastery and procs you both Excess Frost and Excess Fire. Also makes your Icy Veins grant you Frostfire Empowerment upon activation.

Boss Tips

Ol' Waxbeard

• Aim Reckless Charge to the nearby walls or pillars.
• Don't tank too many stacks of Crude Weapons from Menial Laborers, especially if you are debuffed by a Luring Candleflame. Kite them if needed.
• Always instantly swap to a dynamite laden cart whenever Underhanded Track-tics happens.

Blazikon

• Use a defensive every time Enkindling Inferno happens.
• Light as many candles as you can with Wicklighter Barrage debuff.
  • As a Mage you can light multiple of them by utilizing Alter Time and Shimmer.

The Candle King

• Always be ready to kick Paranoid Mind as it is casted very often.
• Use a defensive whenever you are targeted by a Throw Darkflame.

The Darkness

• Help out with filling up Candlelight if your healer is struggling with it.
  • As a Mage you are one of the best classes for this job so don't hesitate to help.
• Use a defensive for Eternal Darkness.
  • Good opportunity for an Alter Time as it is ready for each Eternal Darkness cast.
• Use a defensive whenever you are targeted with a Shadowblast.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Wicklighter Bolt from Royal Wicklighter.
  • Mole Frenzy from Lowly Moleherd.
  • Explosive Flame from Blazing Fiend.
  • Flaming Tether from Sootsnout.
  • Drain Light from Shuffling Horror.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Throw Rock from Lowly Moleherd.
    • Pay attention to your health whenever you are spam targeted by this spell, especially if Lowly Moleherd is Panicked!.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Flashpoint from Royal Wicklighter.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting heavy fire damage. Be careful if you are not dispelled and use a defensive.
  • Explosive Flame from Blazing Fiend.
    • Be careful if you get too many stacks of this debuff and press a defensive if the cast goes through multiple times.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always cast Mass Barrier before the dungeon starts as its cooldown resets but the barrier stays.

Boss Tips

Tussle Tonks

• Don't be too far from the boss to have an easier time aiming Maximum Thrust to the close wall and not baiting Foe Flipper too far away from the other boss.
• B.4.T.T.L.3. Mine are baited by range players so be mindful of your positioning.
• Use defensives during Ground Pounds.

K.U.-J.0.

• Air Drops are baited on players so be careful of not placing two of them too close to each other.
• Spread out with Explosive Leap and use a defensive each time it happens. Leap goes first on the furthest target.
  • Can be dodged with a Shimmer.
  • Can be fully cancelled with a well timed Greater Invisibility. Should be used during the actual leap on you.
• Use a defensive whenever Blazing Chomp is being dispelled.

Machinist's Garden

• Swap to the Inconspicuous Plant whenever it spawns.

King Mechagon

• Use a defensive whenever you are targeted by a Mega-Zap.
  • Can be cancelled by a Greater Invisibility.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Detonate from Bomb Tonk.
  • Giga-Wallop from Mechagon Tinkerer.
  • Tune Up from Mechagon Mechanic.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Mega Drill from Waste Processing Unit.
    • Inflicts nature damage to all players. Stack up with the group and use defensives.
  • Short Out from Defense Bot Mk III.
    • Short channeled cast that inflicts nature damage to all players. Use a defensive whenever it happens.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Fiery Jaws from Junkyard D.0.G.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting heavy fire damage. Be careful if you are not dispelled and use a defensive.
  • Arcing Zap from Defense Bot Mk I and Defense Bot Mk III.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting nature damage. Be careful if you are not dispelled and use a defensive.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always cast Mass Barrier before the dungeon starts as its cooldown resets but the barrier stays.

Boss Tips

Big M.O.M.M.A.

• Sonic Boom projectile can be blinked over with a Shimmer.
• Always be ready to kick Maximum Distortion.
• Don't forget that increased damage phase comes right after you kill all the Darkfuse Mechadrones, so plan you offensive cooldowns accordingly.
• Use a big defensive during the Kill-o-Block Barrier if you are slow with killing all the Darkfuse Mechadrones.

Demolition Duo

• Use defensive whenever you are targeted by a Kinetic Explosive Gel.
  • Try to get far bombs with it since you are very mobile and tanky as a Mage.
• Aim Barreling Charge to the far bombs first because last charge always happens on a tank, which he can use to clear all the melee bombs.

Swampface

• Use a defensive during the Awaken the Swamp casts.

Geezle Gigazap

• Try to stack up for healing during the Turbo Charge cast or use a defensive if you are far away.
• Try to "claim" far and awkward Dam Water pools as a Mage, since it is easy for you to deal with Leaping Sparks with your mobility.
• Use a defensive if you are targeted with a Gigazap.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Trickshot from Mechadrone Sniper.
  • Surveying Beam from Venture Co. Surveyor.
  • Bloodthirsty Cackle from Darkfuse Hyena.
  • Blood Blast from Darkfuse Bloodwarper.
  • Restorative Algae from Disturbed Kelp.
    • Use Spellsteal if the cast goes through.
  • Harpoon from Venture Co. Diver.
  • Lightning Bolt from Venture Co. Electrician.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Wind Up from Loaderbot.
    • Fixates a random player, inflicting physical damage to players within 3.5 yards for 6 seconds. Don't be in melee or close to the mob whenever it happens.
  • Shreddation from Shreddinator 3000.
    • Summons several spinning sawblades at the location of every player, inflicting physical damage every 0.3 seconds to players within the effect. This damage increases with consecutive hits. Damage can be fully avoided by prerunning out of it before the cast finishes.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Overcharge from Venture Co. Electrician.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting nature damage and stuns if the effect persists without being dispelled.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always cast Mass Barrier before the dungeon starts as its cooldown resets but the barrier stays.

Boss Tips

Captain Dailcry

• Always be ready to kick Battle Cry.

Baron Braunpyke

• Always be ready to kick Burning Light.
• Use a defensive during Sacrificial Pyre soaks.

Prioress Murrpray

• Use a defensive whenever Blinding Light happens.
• During phase 2, run all together on one side to stack incoming Arathi Neophytes. Remember that your goal is to just let them rot down from Overwhelming Power. Run away from them and help with crowd controls and slows if needed.
  • Dropping a Ring of Frost on the way is going to be very helpful aside from your usual crowd control abilities.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Boiling Flames from Venture Co. Pyromaniac.
  • Holy Smite from High Priest Aemya.
  • Cinderblast from Taener Duelmal.
  • Fireball from Taener Duelmal.
  • Holy Smite from Devout Priest.
  • Greater Heal from Devout Priest.
  • Fireball from Fanatical Conjuror.
  • Flamestrike from Fanatical Conjuror.
  • Fireball Volley from Risen Mage.
  • Fireball from Risen Mage.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Defend from Arathi Footman.
    • A channeled cast that reduces damage taken by any ally around the caster by 50% for up to 5 seconds. Stop it with any crowd control immediately.
  • Pot Shot from Fervent Sharpshooter.
    • Inflicts physical damage to a random player. Use a defensive if you are targeted by multiple of those.
  • Disrupting Shout from Arathi Knight.
    • Inflicts physical damage to all players within 40 yards and interrupts spell casting for 4 seconds.
  • Holy Radiance from Elaena Emberlanz.
    • Inflicts holy damage to all players for 8 seconds.
  • Lunging Strike from Sergeant Shaynemail.
    • Leaps at a random player, inflicting physical damage and applying a Bleed.
      • Can be avoided with a Shimmer or just outrunning it when she leaps if you are far enough.
  • Purification from Lightspawn.
    • Channeled cast that fixates on a random player and inflicts holy damage every second for 6 seconds.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Pounce from War Lynx.
    • A Bleed effect inflicting physical damage for 14 seconds or until fully healed.
      • Look for an Alter Time. Preusing it at full health would make it very easy to remove with healing. Can be also dodged with a Shimmer.
  • Impale from Arathi Knight.
    • A Bleed that is applied to a random player.
  • Heat Wave from Forge Master Damian.
    • A Magic slow debuff for 4 seconds. In combination with Molten Pools can be very deadly.
      • Can be removed with an Ice Barrier due to Energized Barriers talent.
• Useful purges:
  • Templar's Wrath from Zealous Templar.
    • Magic buff increasing all damage done by 30%.
      • Can be purged with a Spellsteal.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always cast Mass Barrier before the dungeon starts as its cooldown resets but the barrier stays.

Boss Tips

Kyrioss

• Take an extra step to dodge the beams during the Lightning Torrent phase because their hitbox is bigger than their visuals.
• Use a defensive during Crashing Thunder.
• Be either very spread or stacked during the Wild Lightning to not bait them bad and put someone in an awkward situation.

Stormguard Gorren

• Use a defensive whenever you get Chaotic Corruption.

Voidstone Monstrosity

• Use a defensive if you get Unleash Corruption and not getting dispelled.
• Always remember that once you break the Void Shell absorb shield, the increased damage phase comes right after, so plan your offensive cooldowns accordingly.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Lightning Bolt from Cursed Thunderer.
  • Lightning Surge from Cursed Rooktender.
  • Void Bolt from Corrupted Oracle.
  • Void Bolt from Void Ascendant.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Bounding Void from Quartermaster Koratite.
    • Targets a random player and launches void infused orbs towards him that travels out and returns back to the caster.
  • Attracting Shadows from Coalescing Void Diffuser.
    • Pulls in all players inflicting shadow damage every second and additionally inflicts even more damage to players within 7 yards of the center of the pull in effect at the end of the cast.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always cast Mass Barrier before the dungeon starts as its cooldown resets but the barrier stays.

Boss Tips

Coin-Operated Crowd Pummeler

• Use a defensive whenever Static Pulse happens.
• Be close to the boss to have an easier time dodging Shocking Claw frontal.

Azerokk

• Use a defensive whenever Resonant Quake happens.
• Swap to Earthragers whenever they are Azerite Infused.
• Be close to the boss if possible to have an easier time dodging Tectonic Smash frontal.

Rixxa Fluxflame

• Use a defensive if you are targeted with the ‍Propellant Blast.

Mogul Razdunk

• Be close to the boss whenever it's time for a Gatling Gun because it is almost impossible to outrun if you are far away from the boss.
• Be always ready to run away with a Homing Missile if you are targeted, to not hit the rest of the group.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Toxic Blades from Hired Assassin.
  • Iced Spritzer from Refreshment Vendor.
  • Rock Lance from Venture Co. Earthshaper.
  • Furious Quake from Stonefury.
  • Tectonic Barrier from Stonefury.
  • Transmute: Enemy to Goo from Venture Co. Alchemist.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Uppercut from Addled Thug.
    • Charges to a random player, inflicting physical damage and knocking all players withing 4 yards of impact into the air.
  • Activate Mech from Mech Jockey.
    • Activates a nearby Mechanized Peacekeeper.
      • Stop it using any crowd control available.
  • Fan of Knives from Hired Assassin.
    • Channeled cast that inflicts physical damage to anyone within 45 yards. Extremely dangerous if Toxic Blades cast went through.
      • Stop it using any crowd control available.
  • Rapid Extraction from Azerite Extractor.
    • Inflicts physical damage to all players and spawns ground effects at nearby location.
  • Mind Lash from Venture Co. Mastermind.
    • Targets a random player and channels at him, inflicting arcane damage every second over 4 seconds.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Seek and Destroy from Crawler Mine.
    • Crawler Mine crawls towards a player and detonates when nearby, inflicting fire damage on impact and every 2 seconds for 6 seconds.
  • Caustic Compound from Venture Co. Alchemist.
    • A Poison effect, inflicting nature damage for 6 seconds.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always cast Mass Barrier before the dungeon starts as its cooldown resets but the barrier stays.

Boss Tips

An Affront of Challengers

• Always be close to the boss to have an easier time dodging a Decaying Breath frontal.
• Use a defensive whenever Searing Death or Mighty Smash happens.
• Use a defensive if you are afflicted with a Withering Touch and not getting dispelled.

Xav the Unfallen

• Stacks from the Oppressive Banner slow can be refreshed with an Ice Barrier due to Energized Barriers talent.

Kul'tharok

• Use a defensive whenever you are afflicted with a Well of Darkness.
• Group up with your teammates for a Draw Soul and press a defensive for the initial hit.
• Always be ready to interrupt a Necrotic Bolt.

Gorechop

• Meat Hooks can be blinked through with a Shimmer or Alter Time.
• Be close to the boss to avoid being gripped by a Tenderizing Smash whenever it happens.

Mordretha, the Endless Empress

• Use a defensive whenever Manifest Death or Echoes of Carnage happens.
• Be close to the boss to have an easier time dodging Dark Devastation.
  • Dark Devastation is baited at players so if you feel like it, you can bait it away from the group to reduce the risk of someone dying to it. Can be very helpful during phase 2.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Necrotic Bolt from Battlefield Ritualist.
  • Unholy Fervor from Battlefield Ritualist.
    • Can Spellsteal if it goes through.
  • Demoralizing Shout from Ancient Captain.
  • Necrotic Bolt Volley from Maniacal Soulbinder.
  • Necrotic Bolt from Maniacal Soulbinder.
  • Bone Spear from Bone Magus.
  • Bind Soul from Shackled Soul.
  • Withering Discharge from Blighted Sludge-Spewer.
  • Decaying Filth from Blighted Sludge-Spewer.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Raging Tantrum from Raging Bloodhorn.
    • Raging Bloodhorn goes into a Raging Tantrum inflicting physical damage to all enemies every 2 seconds.
  • Interrupting Roar from Nekthara the Mangler and Heavin the Breaker.
    • Interrupts spell casting and inflicts physical damage to all players.
  • Ricocheting Blade from Harugia the Bloodthirsty and Advent Nevermore.
    • Inflicts physical damage to a random target and applies a Bleed. Can be avoided by going line-of-sight.
  • Soulstorm from Portal Guardian.
    • Inflicts shadow damage to all players every 2 seconds for 8 seconds.
  • Death Winds from Nefarious Darkspeaker.
    • A frontal tornado that inflicts shadow damage and knocks any player caught in the path.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Jagged Quarrel from Shambling Arbalest.
    • Inflicts physical damage to a random target and applies a Bleed.
  • Shadow Vulnerability from Portal Guardian.
    • A Curse inflicting shadow damage and increasing shadow damage taken by 30%.
      • Dispel it with a Remove Curse.
  • Curse of Desolation from Nefarious Darkspeaker.
    • A Curse that spawns pools on the ground every 3 seconds under the afflicted player, inflicting damage to players within 3 yards of the impact and fearing them for a second.
      • Dispel it with a Remove Curse.

Pre Dungeon Start

• Always cast Mass Barrier before the dungeon starts as its cooldown resets but the barrier stays.

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