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Frost Control

Mage · derived spell group · difficulty Needs testing · strength Needs testing

Frost Control is a derived Mage package on the Azeroth Survivors build guide. The core cards are real extracted spells: Blizzard, Frost Nova, Cone of Cold, Blast Wave. We did not invent their damage or cooldowns. We also did not run this list to a 15:00 clear, so difficulty and strength stay Needs testing.

4 of 11 Mage spells apply slow or root (Blizzard, Frost Nova, Cone of Cold, Blast Wave). 6/11 of the pool is AOE. That sentence is a count from the class file, not a review.

Mage starts with Frostbolt and unlocks Blink at level 5. Drafting still offers three cards per level — you will not see all four cores at once. Off-class spells do not appear; passives do. Read the full kit on the Mage class page.

Core cards (rank 1)

New spell · Epic

Blizzard

Ground · AOE

Damage
7
Cooldown
9s
Range
20 yd
Area / targets
7 / 1
  • Rank 2: Damage 7 » 9.1 · Cooldown 9s » 8.37s · Area 7 » 7.56 yd · Lasts 6s » 6.6s
  • Rank 3: Damage 9.1 » 11.2 · Cooldown 8.37s » 7.78s · Targets 1 » 2 · Area 7.56 » 8.12 yd · Lasts 6.6s » 7.2s
  • Rank 4: Damage 11.2 » 13.3 · Cooldown 7.78s » 7.24s · Area 8.12 » 8.68 yd · Lasts 7.2s » 7.8s
New spell · Uncommon

Frost Nova

Nova · AOE

Damage
8
Cooldown
7s
Range
20 yd
Area / targets
9 / 1
  • Rank 2: Damage 8 » 10.4 · Cooldown 7s » 6.51s · Area 9 » 9.72 yd
  • Rank 3: Damage 10.4 » 12.8 · Cooldown 6.51s » 6.05s · Targets 1 » 2 · Area 9.72 » 10.44 yd
  • Rank 4: Damage 12.8 » 15.2 · Cooldown 6.05s » 5.63s · Area 10.44 » 11.16 yd
New spell · Epic

Cone of Cold

Cone · AOE

Damage
14
Cooldown
4.5s
Range
20 yd
Area / targets
11 / 1
  • Rank 2: Damage 14 » 18.2 · Cooldown 4.5s » 4.19s · Area 11 » 11.88 yd
  • Rank 3: Damage 18.2 » 22.4 · Cooldown 4.19s » 3.89s · Targets 1 » 2 · Area 11.88 » 12.76 yd
  • Rank 4: Damage 22.4 » 26.6 · Cooldown 3.89s » 3.62s · Area 12.76 » 13.64 yd
New spell · Rare

Blast Wave

Nova · AOE

Damage
18
Cooldown
6.5s
Range
20 yd
Area / targets
8 / 1
  • Rank 2: Damage 18 » 23.4 · Cooldown 6.5s » 6.04s · Area 8 » 8.64 yd
  • Rank 3: Damage 23.4 » 28.8 · Cooldown 6.04s » 5.62s · Targets 1 » 2 · Area 8.64 » 9.28 yd
  • Rank 4: Damage 28.8 » 34.2 · Cooldown 5.62s » 5.23s · Area 9.28 » 9.92 yd

How to use this build

  1. On the menu, pick Mage and any race the race table lists (table itself: Needs testing).
  2. Start in a low menu-order zone such as Elwynn Forest unless you already know the map. Best zone for this build: Needs testing.
  3. Prefer the core names when the three-card draft shows them. If the draft is all passives, the talent page lists what each stat does — key talent picks: Needs testing.
  4. Movement: Blink on F from level 5.

Other derived builds

Extracted Mage kit notes

Mage is class id 8 with color #69CCF0. The extracted pool has 11 spells. Derived role label: DERIVED from spell kinds in data.rs, not stated by game = AOE / ranged (6 AOE-tagged spells in the role object). Beginner rating in the class file: Needs testing. Base stats: max HP 120, move speed 7.5 yd/s, pickup range 4.5 yd, crit 5%. Plate (Warrior/Paladin) +40 HP; Shaman/Druid/Hunter/Rogue +15 HP; others (cloth) +0.5 speed Starting spell id frostbolt (Frostbolt).

Mobility is Blink (spell id 1953), kind Blink 18, key F, unlock level 5, cooldown 10s, duration 0s. Description from the class file: Teleport 18 yards forward. Best use of this mobility: Needs testing.

Race rows in the 1.12 reference table that list Mage: Human (Alliance), Gnome (Alliance), Undead (Horde), Troll (Horde). Table note: External reference (WoW 1.12.1 character-create rules), the game build reads available combos from client data; TODO verify in game. Alliance races ids [1,3,4,7], Horde [2,5,6,8] per menu.rs:23-24. In-game race list: Needs testing. Class file race note: NOT in repo source (menu derives races at runtime from client CreatureDisplayInfo of class trainers). Listed per WoW 1.12 race/class rules — TODO verify in game. Listed races on this class object: Human, Gnome, Undead, Troll.

Frostbolt (id frostbolt, spell id 116) is a Bolt in the Mage pool and is the starting spell. Derived role tag: Single-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 12 damage, — DoT/s, 1.3s cooldown, 24 yd range, — area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: Slow(0.5, 2.5). Pickup priority vs other Mage cards: Needs testing.

Fireball (id fireball, spell id 133) is a Bolt in the Mage pool. Derived role tag: Single/multi-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 20 damage, — DoT/s, 2.4s cooldown, 26 yd range, 3.5 area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Mage cards: Needs testing.

Arcane Missiles (id arcane_missiles, spell id 7268) is a Bolt in the Mage pool. Derived role tag: Single/multi-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 6 damage, — DoT/s, 1.9s cooldown, 22 yd range, — area, 3 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Mage cards: Needs testing.

Frost Nova (id frost_nova, spell id 122) is a Nova in the Mage pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 8 damage, — DoT/s, 7s cooldown, 20 yd range, 9 area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: Root(2.5). Pickup priority vs other Mage cards: Needs testing.

Arcane Explosion (id arcane_explosion, spell id 1449) is a Nova in the Mage pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 10 damage, — DoT/s, 2.8s cooldown, 20 yd range, 7 area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Mage cards: Needs testing.

Blizzard (id blizzard, spell id 10) is a Ground in the Mage pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 7 damage, — DoT/s, 9s cooldown, 20 yd range, 7 area, 1 targets, 6s duration. Effect field: Slow(0.6, 1.5). Pickup priority vs other Mage cards: Needs testing.

Flamestrike (id flamestrike, spell id 2120) is a Ground in the Mage pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 14 damage, — DoT/s, 8s cooldown, 20 yd range, 5 area, 1 targets, 4s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Mage cards: Needs testing.

Fire Blast (id fire_blast, spell id 2136) is a Strike in the Mage pool. Derived role tag: Single-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 26 damage, — DoT/s, 3.5s cooldown, 18 yd range, — area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Mage cards: Needs testing.

Cone of Cold (id cone_of_cold, spell id 120) is a Cone in the Mage pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 14 damage, — DoT/s, 4.5s cooldown, 20 yd range, 11 area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: Slow(0.5, 3.0). Pickup priority vs other Mage cards: Needs testing.

Blast Wave (id blast_wave, spell id 11113) is a Nova in the Mage pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 18 damage, — DoT/s, 6.5s cooldown, 20 yd range, 8 area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: Slow(0.6, 2.0). Pickup priority vs other Mage cards: Needs testing.

Pyroblast (id pyroblast, spell id 11366) is a Bolt in the Mage pool. Derived role tag: Single-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 70 damage, 6 DoT/s, 6s cooldown, 30 yd range, — area, 1 targets, 6s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Mage cards: Needs testing.

AOE-looking rows in this pool (kind or derived role matching aoe/nova/ground): Frost Nova, Arcane Explosion, Blizzard, Flamestrike, Cone of Cold, Blast Wave. That filter is a string check on extracted fields, not a live-play rank.

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Data as of source commit `eb9bbe3` (2026-10-13) (OutThisLife/azeroth-survivors-re main).