Frostbolt, a WoW Forever Mage ability

In the Frost tab of the Mage spellbook. Every rank: 30 yd range. Frost school. Scales with 81.4% of spell power (direct).

What Frostbolt does, rank by rank 11 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
4	Rank 1 changed Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 18 to 20 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 5 sec. 25 Mana, 1.5 sec cast. Classic: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 20 to 22 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 5 sec.
8	Rank 2 changed Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 28 to 32 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 6 sec. 35 Mana, 1.8 sec cast. Classic: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 33 to 37 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 6 sec.
14	Rank 3 changed Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 45 to 51 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 6 sec. 50 Mana, 2.2 sec cast. Classic: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 54 to 60 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 6 sec.
20	Rank 4 changed Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 69 to 77 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 7 sec. 65 Mana, 2.6 sec cast. Classic: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 78 to 86 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 7 sec.
26	Rank 5 changed Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 104 to 114 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 7 sec. 100 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 132 to 144 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 7 sec.
32	Rank 6 changed Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 134 to 146 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 8 sec. 130 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 180 to 196 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 8 sec.
38	Rank 7 changed Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 181 to 197 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 8 sec. 160 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 235 to 255 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 8 sec.
44	Rank 8 changed Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 243 to 263 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec. 195 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 301 to 325 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
50	Rank 9 changed Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 305 to 331 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec. 225 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 363 to 393 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
56	Rank 10 changed Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 382 to 412 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec. 260 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 440 to 474 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.
60	Rank 11 changed Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 457 to 493 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec. 290 Mana, 3 sec cast. Classic: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 515 to 555 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec.

What changed from Classic

Ranks 1 to 11 changed.

Frostbolt on the beta, build by build 1

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  Build 70291, 8 Oct 2026Ranks 1 to 5 text changed. Now: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 18 to 20 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 5 sec. Was: Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 20 to 22 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 5 sec.

Talents that change Frostbolt 4

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  Missile BarrageArcane row 4 (level 25), 1 rank. Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 40% chance, and your Fireball, Frostbolt, and Frostfire Bolt spells a 20% chance to reduce the channeled duration of your next Arcane Missiles spell by 50%, reduce the Mana cost by 100%, and missiles fire every 0.5 sec.
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  Improved FrostboltFrost row 1 (level 10), 5 ranks. At 5/5: Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec.
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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%.
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  Winter's ChillFrost row 6 (level 35), 5 ranks. At 5/5: Gives your Frost damage spells a 100% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance your Ice Lance and Frostbolt spells will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec.

Questions

What level do you get Frostbolt in WoW Forever?

Level 4; its 11 ranks come at 4, 8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 38, 44, 50, 56 and 60 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Frostbolt a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Frostbolt is in the Frost tab of the Mage spellbook, and no Mage talent teaches it. 4 talents change it: Missile Barrage, Improved Frostbolt, Arctic Reach and Winter's Chill.

Did Frostbolt change from Classic?

Yes: ranks 1 to 11 changed. Rank 11 now reads "Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 457 to 493 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec." where Classic read "Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing 515 to 555 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec." The beta changed it in build 70291.

What is the cast time of Frostbolt?

1.5 sec cast at rank 1, 1.8 sec cast at rank 2, 2.2 sec cast at rank 3, 2.6 sec cast at rank 4 and 3 sec cast at ranks 5 to 11. 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. Beta rows from the build tracker.

Before it in the Frost tab: Frost Ward. After it: Ice Barrier. Every Mage spell by level, every Mage talent and the Mage calculator.