Welcome to Skill Capped’s Guide on the Best Gear & Stats for Frost Mages in Mists of Pandaria
All sections for Frost Mage PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal race, talents, glyphs, gear, professions and macros. This will help you have a good understanding on Frost Mage in PvP for Mists of Pandaria and the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization. This section will go into more depth on the best PvP gear and stats that are available for Frost Mage in Mists of Pandaria Season 12.
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Table of Contents
This section will cover your pre-BiS gear, which will not include any Conquest specific items. Use the gear provided below to have a competitive advantage against your enemies before stepping into rated PvP content.
Pre-BiS Frost Mage PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Dreadful Gladiator’s Silk Cowl
- Shoulders: Dreadful Gladiator’s Silk Amice
- Chest: Dreadful Gladiator’s Silk Robe
- Gloves: Dreadful Gladiator’s Silk Handguards
- Legs: Dreadful Gladiator’s Silk Trousers
Off-Pieces
- Back: Dreadful Gladiator’s Drape of Prowess
- Belt: Dreadful Gladiator’s Cord of Accuracy
- Bracers: Dreadful Gladiator’s Cuffs of Accuracy
- Boots: Dreadful Gladiator’s Treads of Alacrity
Jewelry
- Neck: Dreadful Gladiator’s Pendant of Alacrity
- Ring 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Band of Accuracy
- Ring 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Band of Cruelty
Weapons
- Main Hand: Dreadful Gladiator’s Spellblade
- Off Hand: Dreadful Gladiator’s Endgame
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Badge of Dominance if Human, otherwise Dreadful Gladiator’s Medallion of Tenacity
- Trinket 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Insignia of Dominance
All of the gear that is BiS for Mists of Pandaria Season 12 will come from PvP. This section will cover all specific pieces from PvP that will put you in a competitive playing-field against other players in arena.
BiS Frost Mage PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Malevolent Gladiator’s Silk Cowl
- Shoulders: Malevolent Gladiator’s Silk Amice
- Chest: Malevolent Gladiator’s Silk Robe
- Gloves: Malevolent Gladiator’s Silk Handguards
- Legs: Malevolent Gladiator’s Silk Trousers
Off-Pieces
- Back: Malevolent Gladiator’s Drape of Prowess
- Belt: Malevolent Gladiator’s Cord of Accuracy
- Bracers: Malevolent Gladiator’s Cuffs of Accuracy
- Boots: Malevolent Gladiator’s Treads of Alacrity
Jewelry
- Neck: Malevolent Gladiator’s Pendant of Alacrity
- Ring 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Band of Accuracy
- Ring 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Band of Cruelty
Weapons
- Main Hand: Malevolent Gladiator’s Spellblade
- Off Hand: Malevolent Gladiator’s Endgame
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Badge of Dominance if Human, otherwise Malevolent Gladiator’s Medallion of Tenacity
- Trinket 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Insignia of Dominance
Frost Mage Stat Priority
Intellect > 6% Hit Rating > Critical Strike > Haste > Mastery
Prioritize Intellect as much as possible, The more Intellect you have, the more Spell Power you will have, buffing all your abilities. After focusing on Intellect, make sure to have at least 6% Hit Rating first before focusing on your secondary stats. This makes sure that none of your abilities miss while attacking your opponent.
For secondary stats, Critical Strike should be your primary focus. Look to obtain at most 15% of this stat, which may deem to be a challenge early in the expansion. Having this percentage will guarantee that our spells with crit with Shatter, as long as Molten Armor and Arcane Intellect is up.
Followed by Critical Strike we have Haste. This stat makes our globals feel more fluid, and by getting at least 12.5% Haste we receive an additional tick on Living Bomb. Lastly, Mastery is our worst secondary stat and is avoided during our gearing process.
In case you aren’t able to reach stat requirements, use reforging on any gear with Mastery and convert to either Haste or Critical Strike. Since we recommend mostly Critical Strike, it is preferred to choose Critical Strike when reforging. If you haven’t reached the recommended Hit Rating percentage yet, you should convert Mastery to Hit first before Critical Strike or Haste.
Thankfully, PvP has two new stats engrained on all PvP gear. These two are PvP Resilience and PvP Power.
PvP Resilence is identical to its predecessor, Resilience, as it reduces incoming damage from enemy players. PvP Power, on the other hand, is a completely new stat that makes our healing and damage stronger to other players. These two will naturally apply as you gearing, meaning you don’t have to worry about min-maxxing these stats.
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