Level 60 · Caster · Dungeons and crafting
Frost Mage Pre-Raid Gear
The best Frost Mage gear you can farm before your first raid in WoW Forever, slot by slot. Every item is still in the Forever client, uses its Forever stats, and has a known way to get it: a level 60 dungeon drop or a crafting recipe.
Last checked · Rankings are ours, from the stat weights listed below.
Dungeons to farm first
- Dire Maul North: Rod of the Ogre Magi, Brightly Glowing Stone
- Stratholme (Undead): Crimson Felt Hat, Ritssyn's Wand of Bad Mojo
- Dire Maul East: Ring of Demonic Guile
- Scholomance: Don Mauricio's Band of Domination
- Stratholme (Live): Star of Mystaria
Craft or buy
- tailoring: Mantle of the Timbermaw (290), Robe of the Archmage (295), Glacial Wrists (300), Gloves of Spell Mastery (295), Belt of the Archmage (295), Bloodvine Leggings (300), Bloodvine Boots (300)
- blacksmithing: Sageblade (300)
- enchanting: Frozen Heart of the Mountain (265)
- leatherworking: Hide of the Wild (300)
Bind on equip pieces can be bought from crafters or the Auction House.
Gear by slot
| Slot | Best known-source item | Alternatives |
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| Head | Crimson Felt HatiLvl 59 · Cloth +10 Intellect, +10 Spirit, +8 Stamina, +30 Spell PowerDrops in Stratholme (Undead) (Classic drop list) |
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| Neck | Star of MystariaiLvl 63 +7 Intellect, +7 Spirit, +7 Stamina, +13 HitDrops in Stratholme (Live) (Classic drop list) |
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| Shoulder | Mantle of the TimbermawiLvl 61 · Cloth · BoE +13 Intellect, +14 Critical Strike, +17 Spell PowerCrafted: Tailoring 290, from a recipe item |
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| Back | Hide of the WildiLvl 62 · Cloth · BoE +10 Intellect, +8 Stamina, +42 Healing, +14 Spell DamageCrafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item |
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| Chest | Robe of the ArchmageiLvl 62 · Cloth +12 Intellect, +14 Critical Strike, +40 Spell PowerUse: Restores 500 mana.Crafted: Tailoring 295, from a recipe item |
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| Wrist | Glacial WristsiLvl 80 · Cloth · BoE +20 Stamina, +12 Spell Power, +20 Frost ResistanceCrafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item |
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| Hands | Gloves of Spell MasteryiLvl 62 · Cloth · BoE +10 Intellect, +28 Critical Strike, +9 Spell PowerCrafted: Tailoring 295, from a recipe item |
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| Waist | Belt of the ArchmageiLvl 62 · Cloth · BoE +16 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike, +20 Spell PowerCrafted: Tailoring 295, from a recipe item |
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| Legs | Bloodvine LeggingsiLvl 65 · Cloth · BoE +6 Intellect, +10 Hit, +37 Spell PowerCrafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item |
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| Feet | Bloodvine BootsiLvl 65 · Cloth · BoE +16 Intellect, +10 Hit, +19 Spell PowerCrafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item |
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| Rings | Don Mauricio's Band of DominationiLvl 63 +10 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike, +11 Spell PowerDrops in Scholomance (Classic drop list) Ring of Demonic GuileiLvl 59 +10 Intellect, +10 Hit, +4 Mana per 5 secDrops in Dire Maul East (Classic drop list) |
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| Trinkets | Frozen Heart of the MountainiLvl 55 +7 Fire Resistance, +7 Nature Resistance, +7 Frost Resistance, +7 Shadow Resistance, +9 HitUse: Increases Frost and Shadow spell damage done by up to 29 for 15 sec. This effect is doubled in Snowy areas.Crafted: Enchanting 265, from a recipe item Trinket effects cannot be scored; these are the known-source trinkets whose effect suits the role. | — |
| Staff (two-hand) | Rod of the Ogre MagiiLvl 63 · Staff +20 Intellect, +11 Spirit, +14 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike · 53.9 dpsDrops in Dire Maul North (Classic drop list) |
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| Or: one-hand weapon | SagebladeiLvl 64 · Sword · BoE +6 Intellect, +14 Stamina, +10 Hit · 46.6 dpsCrafted: Blacksmithing 300, from a recipe item |
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| With: held off hand | Brightly Glowing StoneiLvl 63 · Held in off hand +14 Stamina, +29 Healing, +10 Spell DamageDrops in Dire Maul North (Classic drop list) |
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| Wand | Ritssyn's Wand of Bad MojoiLvl 63 · Wand +5 Stamina, +11 Spell Power · 64.1 dpsDrops in Stratholme (Undead) (Classic drop list) |
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Raid prep
Hyjal Summit, Barrow Deeps and Onyxia's Lair open on December 9, 2026. Have these ready for the first night, on top of the gear above:
Flask
- First choice: Flask of Natural Accuracy. Spell hit: a resisted spell does no damage at all. Use: Increases your Stamina by 60. While in Mount Hyjal, Hyjal Summit, and the Barrow Deeps, you also gain 5% Hit Chance.Alchemy 300, from a recipe item · 1 Death Lotus, 12 Demonsage, 9 Golden Sansam, 1 Imbued Vial
- Second choice: Flask of Natural Swiftness. Haste once your hit is covered. Use: Increases your Stamina by 60. While in Mount Hyjal, Hyjal Summit, and the Barrow Deeps, you also gain 5% Haste.Alchemy 300, from a recipe item · 1 Death Lotus, 18 Marefoil, 6 Icecap, 1 Imbued Vial
- Onyxia's Lair: Flask of Supreme Power. The Classic caster flask, for Onyxia's Lair where the Natural flasks give only Stamina.Alchemy 300, unchanged from Classic · 30 Dreamfoil, 10 Mountain Silversage, 1 Black Lotus, 1 Crystal Vial
You can only have one flask at a time, and each lasts two hours. All recipes: alchemy recipes.
Onyxia: attunement and fire resistance
Every raid member needs the Drakefire Amulet from the faction attunement chain (steps for Alliance and Horde), and Blizzard's raid overview tells raids to stack fire resistance. The most fire resistance this spec can wear in each slot, from known-source gear:
- Flarecore Gloves (Cloth): +25 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item
- Flarecore Mantle (Cloth): +24 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item
- Onyxia Scale Cloak (Cloth): +16 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Leatherworking 300, from a recipe item
- Flarecore Leggings (Cloth): +16 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item
- Circle of Flame (Cloth): +15 Fire Resistance · Drops in Blackrock Depths (Classic drop list)
- Flarecore Robe (Cloth): +15 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item
- Fire Striders (Cloth): +13 Fire Resistance · Drops in Stratholme (Live) (Classic drop list)
- Flarecore Wraps (Cloth): +7 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Tailoring 300, from a recipe item
- Frozen Heart of the Mountain (Trinket): +7 Fire Resistance · Crafted: Enchanting 265, from a recipe item
Barrow Deeps
The Brooch of the Wardens is a key: "Grants access to the Vord'anaar Prison within Barrow Deeps." How you get it is not in the client data yet. Raid pages: Hyjal Summit · Barrow Deeps · Onyxia's Lair.
Consumables, potions and the spec's rotation are in the Frost Mage PvE guide.
Professions for this spec
Our pick: tailoring and alchemy, from the crafted pieces in the table above, with the bind-on-pickup ones counting double.
Only if you craft them yourself (bind on pickup)
- tailoring: Robe of the Archmage (295)
- enchanting: Frozen Heart of the Mountain (265)
Buy from a crafter, or make your own (bind on equip)
- tailoring: Mantle of the Timbermaw, Glacial Wrists, Gloves of Spell Mastery, Belt of the Archmage, Bloodvine Leggings, Bloodvine Boots
- leatherworking: Hide of the Wild
- blacksmithing: Sageblade
Alchemy makes the raid flasks above; a gathering pair (Herbalism with Mining or Skinning) pays for them. Gold-making builds: Legacy for gold · gold guide · profession guides.
Stat weights we used
Each item's score is its Forever stats times these weights. One point of the stat on the left is worth this much next to one point of the top stat. They are rough and ours, adapted from Classic stat values; they decide the order on this page and nothing else.
Hit 1.1 · Spell Power 1 · Spell Damage 1 · Spell Damage and Healing 1 · Frost Spell Damage 0.95 · Critical Strike 0.8 · Haste 0.8 · Mana per 5 sec 0.5 · Intellect 0.35 · Spell Penetration 0.3 · Spirit 0.1 · Stamina 0.1
Items need required level 50 or higher and rare quality or better.
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