EU+US Max Crit Frost Mage

[Lebowski]

Has anyone tried one or is it even worth pursuing? I have zero interest in playing Arcane because it looks absolutely boring as fuck and Fire just looks meh. That said, I actually want to put out damage and contribute. Would this project be a waste of time? Also, does anyone know roughly what a “max crit” build’s Crit % would be? Frost’s slows and control has always intrigued me, but if I’m just going to swinging pillows at people in BGs while they /fart in my face, then no thanx baebee.

 

[Chops]

Has anyone tried one or is it even worth pursuing? I have zero interest in playing Arcane because it looks absolutely boring as fuck and Fire just looks meh. That said, I actually want to put out damage and contribute. Would this project be a waste of time? Also, does anyone know roughly what a “max crit” build’s Crit % would be? Frost’s slows and control has always intrigued me, but if I’m just going to swinging pillows at people in BGs while they /fart in my face, then no thanx baebee.

Frost damage is my no means as easy or as abundant as arcane but its certainly respectable and their ability to almost single handily disrupt an entire team is pretty damned impressive.

 

[Neon]

Unless your level 29 you wont really do that much damage not that damage matters...

 

[Lebowski]

Frost damage is my no means as easy or as abundant as arcane but its certainly respectable and their ability to almost single handily disrupt an entire team is pretty damned impressive.

Blizzard is downright OP when you put it at a choke point such as the tunnel entrance or ramp side in WSG when EFC and escort are trying to leave your base. I love knowing that I pissed the whole enemy team off.

 

[Leek]

Full crit frost does decent damage but gets bogged down with its slow cast times, and its RNG (max crit you can stack is probably ~30+% so yeah its too RNG)

 

[Hashbrowns]

Not a lot of reason to go max crit. Frozen targets break before the cast gets there in BGs and 20s dont get fingers of frost. You can't reach shatter cap either, there's an ability you get later that makes that possible. You'd be better off with a haste/vers build.

 

[SupremeChaos]

after messing around with mage recently i really think at 20 frost just does not have enough to be viable. yea blizzard at certain choke points can be devastating but when is that really going to see application two or three times in an eye of the storm? meh

and i agree that arcane is super boring, but id recommend to take a look at fire, its actually pretty good. has great burst damage, a proc system that keep your rotation interesting and the ability to kite melees like rogue/warrior/pally around the entire map without being hit if played right. also goes really well with your max crit idea if you already farmed the gear for it, im currently messing around with stats on mine to find an optimal stat distribution

 

[Margooya]

My fire mage stands at 48% crit. Not finished yet, but at a decent place. Yeah, it is fun, the instant pyroblast procs keep it engaging.

That said, by the time you cast your first fireball (into fireblast,etc), an arcane mage will have taken half your life, if not killed you already. Same with hunters. Let's not even talk about resto shaman/druid; they'll easily heal through anything you can send their way, then kill you.

I wanted it to be good. Really wanted to. But the balance right now is completely fucked up. Al least Surv hunters in Legion werent immortals healers as well.

 

[SupremeChaos]

My fire mage stands at 48% crit. Not finished yet, but at a decent place. Yeah, it is fun, the instant pyroblast procs keep it engaging.

That said, by the time you cast your first fireball (into fireblast,etc), an arcane mage will have taken half your life, if not killed you already. Same with hunters. Let's not even talk about resto shaman/druid; they'll easily heal through anything you can send their way, then kill you.

I wanted it to be good. Really wanted to. But the balance right now is completely fucked up. Al least Surv hunters in Legion werent immortals healers as well.

yea but its better than frost still, and in xpon bgs you can certainty get away with playing firemage. also can i see your armory? im having trouble stacking crit tbh