Frozen Orb

Frozen Orb1 point

Launches an orb of swirling ice in front of you, dealing up to Frost damage to all enemies it passes through over 15 sec. After a short delay, Frozen Orb will pursue its target. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. Enemies damaged by the Frozen Orb are slowed by 50% for 8 sec.

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TypeTalent

Ranks1 point

ClassMage

Specializations3

Tree sectionFrost specialization talents

Row4 of 11

Game build12.1.5

Tree position

In the Frost Mage talent tree, Frozen Orb sits in the Frost specialization talents, row 4 of 11. It is a single-point node.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Frozen Orb from Icicles.

Icicles
Upon generating 5 Icicles, Frostfire Bolt upgrades to Glacial Spike for its next cast. Conjures a massive spike of ice that impales your target, dealing (1300% of Spell Power) damage and slowing the target's movement speed by 50% for 8 sec. Shatters 5 stacks of Freezing.

Connected below

Frozen Orb leads on to Everlasting Frost and Permafrost Lances.

Everlasting Frost
Casting Frozen Orb grants 1 stacks of Fingers of Frost. Damaging one or more enemies with Frozen Orb has a 3% chance to grant Fingers of Frost.
Permafrost Lances
Frozen Orb increases Shatter's damage by 10% for its duration.

Same row

Also on this row: Flurry and Cold Snap or Glacial Bulwark.

Flurry
Unleash a flurry of ice, striking the target 3 times for a total of Frostfire damage. Applies 3 stacks of Freezing.
Cold Snap
Resets the cooldown of your Ice Barrier, Frost Nova, Ice Cold, and Ice Block.
Glacial Bulwark
Ice Cold gains an additional charge and its cooldown is reduced by 30 sec.