Frostbolt, a Mage ability in WoW Forever

Frostbolt is a Mage ability in the Frost tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 11 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 4 and its last at level 60. Its spell school is Frost.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Frostbolt

Ranks of Frostbolt
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
4	Rank 1	25 Mana30 yd range 1.5 sec cast	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 18 to 20 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 5 sec.
8	Rank 2	35 Mana30 yd range 1.8 sec cast	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 28 to 32 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 6 sec.
14	Rank 3	50 Mana30 yd range 2.2 sec cast	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 45 to 51 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 6 sec.
20	Rank 4	65 Mana30 yd range 2.6 sec cast	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 69 to 77 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 7 sec.
26	Rank 5	100 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 104 to 114 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 7 sec.
32	Rank 6	130 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 134 to 146 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 8 sec.
38	Rank 7	160 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 181 to 197 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 8 sec.
44	Rank 8	195 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 243 to 263 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
50	Rank 9	225 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 305 to 331 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
56	Rank 10	260 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 382 to 412 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
60	Rank 11	290 Mana30 yd range 3 sec cast	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 457 to 493 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec. From a tome, a quest or a drop, not the class trainer

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Frostbolt compared with Classic

All 11 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Frostbolt compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	scales with 16.3% of spell power (direct)	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 20 to 22 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 5 sec.
Rank 2	Changed	scales with 26.9% of spell power (direct)	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 33 to 37 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 6 sec.
Rank 3	Changed	scales with 46.3% of spell power (direct)	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 54 to 60 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 6 sec.
Rank 4	Changed	—	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 78 to 86 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 7 sec.
Rank 5	Changed	—	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 132 to 144 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 7 sec.
Rank 6	Changed	—	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 180 to 196 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 8 sec.
Rank 7	Changed	—	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 235 to 255 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 8 sec.
Rank 8	Changed	—	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 301 to 325 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
Rank 9	Changed	—	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 363 to 393 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
Rank 10	Changed	—	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 440 to 474 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
Rank 11	Changed	—	Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 515 to 555 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.

Talents that change Frostbolt

These Mage talents name Frostbolt in their rank text.

Missile BarrageArcane, row 4
Improved FrostboltFrost, row 1
Arctic ReachFrost, row 4
Winter's ChillFrost, row 6

More for the Mage

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Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.