Blizzard, a WoW Forever Mage ability

In the Frost tab of the Mage spellbook. Every rank: 30 yd range, Channeled. Frost school. Scales with 4.2% of spell power (per tick).

What Blizzard does, rank by rank 6 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
20	Rank 1 changed Ice shards pelt the target area doing 192 Frost damage over 8 sec. 320 Mana. Classic: Ice shards pelt the target area doing 200 Frost damage over 8 sec.
28	Rank 2 changed Ice shards pelt the target area doing 344 Frost damage over 8 sec. 520 Mana. Classic: Ice shards pelt the target area doing 360 Frost damage over 8 sec.
36	Rank 3 changed Ice shards pelt the target area doing 504 Frost damage over 8 sec. 720 Mana. Classic: Ice shards pelt the target area doing 528 Frost damage over 8 sec.
44	Rank 4 changed Ice shards pelt the target area doing 704 Frost damage over 8 sec. 935 Mana. Classic: Ice shards pelt the target area doing 728 Frost damage over 8 sec.
52	Rank 5 changed Ice shards pelt the target area doing 920 Frost damage over 8 sec. 1,160 Mana. Classic: Ice shards pelt the target area doing 944 Frost damage over 8 sec.
60	Rank 6 changed Ice shards pelt the target area doing 1,168 Frost damage over 8 sec. 1,400 Mana. Classic: Ice shards pelt the target area doing 1,192 Frost damage over 8 sec.

What changed from Classic

Ranks 1 to 6 changed.

Talents that change Blizzard 2

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  Improved BlizzardFrost row 3 (level 20), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell.
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  Arctic ReachFrost row 4 (level 25), 2 ranks. At 2/2: Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.

Questions

What level do you get Blizzard in WoW Forever?

Level 20; its 6 ranks come at 20, 28, 36, 44, 52 and 60 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Blizzard a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Blizzard is in the Frost tab of the Mage spellbook, and no Mage talent teaches it. 2 talents change it: Improved Blizzard and Arctic Reach.

Did Blizzard change from Classic?

Yes: ranks 1 to 6 changed. Rank 6 now reads "Ice shards pelt the target area doing 1,168 Frost damage over 8 sec." where Classic read "Ice shards pelt the target area doing 1,192 Frost damage over 8 sec."

What is the cast time of Blizzard?

Channeled at every rank. From the beta client's tooltip, build 70291.

Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70291 on 8 Oct 2026. Classic's text from the Classic client.

After it: Cold Snap. Every Mage spell by level, every Mage talent and the Mage calculator.