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Frost Nova

Spell

Frost Nova

Frost

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Mage

Instant cast25 sec cooldownSelf Only

Blasts enemies near the caster for to Frost damage and freezes them in place for up to 8 sec.

Frost Nova

Tooltip

Blasts enemies near the caster for to Frost damage and freezes them in place for up to 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.

How it works

Each cast of Frost Nova costs 55 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Frost Nova is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 20. It scales with 0.029 times spell power. Its area radius is 10 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 26. It applies the rooted mechanic. Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Frost Nova is a Frost spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 25 sec cooldown and effects that last 8 sec. When cast it deals Frost damage (base value 20) in a 10 yard radius and applies an aura with the rooted mechanic in a 10 yard radius.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolFrost
Cost55 Mana
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown25 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration8 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 20
Spell power coefficient: 0.029
Radius: 10 yards
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 26
Mechanic: Rooted
Radius: 10 yards

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Frost Nova sounds

The sounds the game plays when Frost Nova is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

Precast Frost LowSoundKit 703

  1. Precastfrostmagiclow4.4s · ID 568119 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Chains of Ice ImpactSoundKit 1502

  1. Chainsoficeimpact3.3s · ID 568741 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

FrostNovaSoundKit 3076

  1. Frostnova1.8s · ID 569378 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

How to learn

How to learn Frost Nova

Learned at
Level 10 (Rank 1)
From
Mage trainer
Who can learn it
Any Mage

Visit a Mage trainer once you reach level 10 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Mage trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Mage trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Elissa DumasPortal TrainerDarnassus Capital40.6, 82.1
BinkMage TrainerIronforge Capital27.2, 8.3
DinkMage TrainerIronforge Capital27.2, 8.6
Juli StormkettleMage TrainerIronforge Capital26.3, 6.8
Milstaff StormeyePortal TrainerIronforge Capital25.5, 7.1
Nittlebur SparkfizzleMage TrainerIronforge Capital25.9, 6.2
ElsharinMage TrainerStormwind City Capital48.2, 87.2
Jennea CannonMage TrainerStormwind City Capital49.6, 85.8
Larimaine PurduePortal TrainerStormwind City Capital50.4, 86.0
Maginor DumasMaster MageStormwind City Capital49.3, 87.8
5 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Magis SparkmantleMage TrainerDun Morogh47.5, 52.1
Marryk NurribitMage TrainerDun Morogh28.7, 66.4
Khelden BremenMage TrainerElwynn Forest49.7, 39.4
TheocritusMage of Tower AzoraElwynn Forest65.2, 69.7
Zaldimar WefhelltMage TrainerElwynn Forest43.2, 66.2

Horde Mage trainers

TrainerZoneMap
DeinoMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.4, 86.1
EnyoMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.8, 85.7
PephredoMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.4, 85.6
ThuulPortal TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.7, 85.4
Uthel'nayMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital39.2, 86.3
Archmage ShymmMage TrainerThunder Bluff Capital22.8, 14.5
Birgitte CranstonPortal TrainerThunder Bluff Capital22.5, 16.9
Thurston XaneMage TrainerThunder Bluff Capital25.2, 21.0
Ursyn GhullMage TrainerThunder Bluff Capital25.7, 14.2
Anastasia HartwellMage TrainerUndercity Capital85.1, 10.0
Kaelystia HatebringerMage TrainerUndercity Capital85.0, 14.0
Lexington MortaimPortal TrainerUndercity Capital84.2, 15.6
Pierce ShackletonMage TrainerUndercity Capital85.4, 13.5
4 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Mai'ahMage TrainerDurotar42.5, 69.0
Un'ThuwaMage TrainerDurotar56.3, 75.1
Cain FiresongMage TrainerTirisfal Glades62.0, 52.5
IsabellaMage TrainerTirisfal Glades30.9, 66.1

Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Frost Nova appears in: 1 talent and 1 skill line.

Talents

  • Frost Nova (a talent definition no current talent tree places)Talent

Skill lines

  • Mage (Mage), learned automaticallySkill line

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

More Frost spells

Arctic ReachArctic Reach
BlizzardBlizzard
ChilledChilled
Cold SnapCold Snap
Cone of ColdCone of Cold
Elemental PrecisionElemental Precision
Frost ArmorFrost Armor
FrostbiteFrostbite
Frost BlastFrost Blast
FrostboltFrostbolt
Frost ChannelingFrost Channeling
Frost NovaFrost Nova

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 83 separate Spell records named "Frost Nova". This page is record #122. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#9915subtext: Rank 3; duration: 10 sec; effect values: 50, 0 (this record: 20, 0); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#11831effect values: 175.41, 0 (this record: 20, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#12674effect values: 613.93, 0 (this record: 20, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#12748duration: 5 sec; effect values: 175.41, 0 (this record: 20, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#14907effect values: 175.41, 0 (this record: 20, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#15063effect values: 350.82, 0 (this record: 20, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#15531effect values: 701.64, 0 (this record: 20, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#15532effect values: 263.11, 0 (this record: 20, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#22645effect values: 701.64, 0 (this record: 20, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#29849effect values: 500, 0 (this record: 20, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#30094effect values: 750, 0 (this record: 20, 0); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#31250effect types: noneA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 10 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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