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WoW Forever Frost Mage BiS at level 40
Summary
This is the site’s suggestion for Frost Mage at level 40, not an official list: we use our Frost stat weights to score every item a Mage can use with a required level of 40 or lower, and pick the best one for each slot. The beta does not reach this level yet (the current cap is 30): it is a forecast, and items and their sources may change.
Stat priority of the list, per point: Spell Power > Frost Damage > Mana per 5 sec > Intellect. Percentage stats count too, per 1%: spell hit and spell critical strike. Only wand DPS is scored; other weapons count by their stats.
- Wand:
Icefury Wand - Feet:
Earthen Silk Slippers - Chest:
Robe of the MagiClassic data (not in the beta client) - Head:
Spellpower Goggles Xtreme
5 of the 17 pieces are new in Forever and 14 have a known source.
Gear by slot
For each slot, the suggested piece and the next two on the list.Head
Neck
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Wrists
Hands
Waist
Legs
Feet
Ring 1
Ring 2
Trinket 1
Trinket 2
Main hand
Off hand
Wand
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Reasoning: Frost: Frostbolt scales very well with spell power (and specific Frost damage), Shatter and Ice Shards make crit worth ~10, and hit stays at 12 per 1% (in Classic the cap against bosses was 16%; Blizzard has not given Forever's now that hit is one shared stat). Slightly more stamina than Fire because it is the levelling and dungeon tree.
Heads up: the beta is capped at level 30 and the weights are indicative, tuned for level 60 with no simulations behind them. Sources come from the WoWSims Forever database and, for items that already existed in Classic, from the Classic 1.12 database (CMaNGOS Classic-DB, marked "Classic data": they may change in Forever); an item without a source may not be obtainable yet. Set bonuses and procs are not scored. Everything will change with each build.
Treat these lists as a starting point: your talents, enchants and play style may make another piece the better pick.
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