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Your eyes do not deceive you;Frost Mageis shaping up to be the preferred spec for Mages inWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflight. They are currently the top ranked Mage spec on our tier list forDragonflight DPS specs. Arcane and Fire are expected to be more than viable. If you’re looking to break the ice and tell your foes to chill out, you’ll need our best in slot gear guide to assist you for Dragonflight Season 1.
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Frost Mage Best in Slot Stat Priority
The most important factor to consider when obtaining new gear is your stat priority. In general, you should follow a rule like this:
Your eyes do not deceive you. Crit is on here twice, once before diminishing returns begin, and again after. Let’s talk more about what we mean by that.
Important Notes For BiS Lists
It is important to note that any jump in ilvl by more than 10 points almost always results in the higher ilvl item being better. If you have an upgrade of 5 ilvl or less, compare the stats based on the stat priorities to decide the better item.
When weighing options of other items not listed below, refer to the stat priority of the class and spec. Keep in mind that stats eventually have diminishing returns, so it is not required to have absolutely every slot stack the same 2 stats. For simplicity, we offer the best per slot assuming you have not capped out these stats.
The calculations for diminishing returns are as follows:
In the case where you have reached 30% in a secondary stat, an item that has a secondary stat that is lower on priority may in fact be a better upgrade. This is why it is always important tosim your gear. For simplicity, we offer the best item in that slot assuming you have not capped out these stats.
Frost Mage BiS Gear
The items appearing in these lists may come fromMythic+, Raids, or The Vault. Their item level will depend on the instance’s level of difficulty (Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic+ 1-20). This list does not include Renown or Crafting items as it is meant as a guide on what dungeons or raids to attend to get your best gear from these sources.
Item tooltips will show theMythic 9or theNormal Raiddifficulty item level version.
Best Head
Tier has Versatility, which is not ideal. This is not the only tier piece that has Vers, so sim to see what the best loadout is.
Vault of the Incarnates
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Best Neck
Your neck options are solid. Sim to make sure you’re wearing the best one.
Best Shoulders
Both raid shoulders have Crit / Haste, so the Tier will get the edge there. It may not matter if your doing high enough Mythic keys. Sim to make sure losing your set bonus is worth it!
Best Back
You’ll have a lot of cloak options. We selected a handful here, listed in no particular order.
Cape of the Duskwatch
Best Chest
Your raid chest, like the helm, has Versatility, so that’s not ideal.
There’s one option in raid and it’s pretty good!
Best Legs
Tier legs are pretty solid but make sure you sim to ensure it’s the best item.
Best Feet
There are some solid options for your feet everywhere in Season 1.
Best Rings
Seal of Filial Duty looks awesome on paper and I can’t wait to see how it looks in practice.
Best Trinkets For Frost Mage
The websiteBloodmallethas run simulations on Patchwerk style fights to determine which trinket is best for Frost Mages. We’ll track what trinket does well with one target, three targets, and five targets.
All scenarios
Strictly single-target
All scenarios, scales better with more targets
Performers better with more targets
Best Weapons
Generally, whichever combination of items is a higher ilvl will be your best bet. Sim to verify.
Best Gems For Frost Mage
Here we list the best gems you can socket your gear with for Frost Mages. As always, it is best to sim to ensure you’re using the best options available. These gems are chosen given consideration to your best stats.
Best Enchants For Frost Mage
Here are the best enchants available for Frost Mages in Dragonflight.
How To Simulate To Determine Your Best Gear
Raidbots is a tool that World of Warcraft players can use to figure out if the gear they just looted is an upgrade. As mentioned earlier, there are so many nuances and diminishing returns as certain points in the game, that determining an exact set of bis gear is impossible. With the ilvl scaling of Mythic+ loot on higher keys and utility different gear has for different fights, there just isn’t a pure “this is the absolute best for the entire Season” list. It’s even something that certain classes have come across inClassic Wrath!
Don’t worry, because we’re still here to help. Wehighlyrecommend usingraidbotsto determine if an item you just acquired is an upgrade. Here’s a quick guide to help you run simulations to see if your new item is an upgrade:
