Cold Snap

Cold Snap, a Mage Frost ability, was changed in WoW Forever: tooltip now says "Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells." Instant cast, 10 min cooldown, requires level 1. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Cold Snap tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Cold Snap

Physical school

Instant · 600 sec cooldown

When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown on all of your Frost spells.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Cold Snap

Physical school

Instant · 600 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	0	1
description	When activated, this spell finishes the cooldown on all of your Frost spells.	Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.

Cold Snap changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Cold Snap

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Cold Snap

Was Cold Snap nerfed in WoW Forever?

Cold Snap is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: tooltip now says "Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells."

What changed for Cold Snap in WoW Forever?

Tooltip now says "Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Cold Snap in WoW Forever?

Cold Snap is a Mage ability in WoW Forever, in the Frost spellbook tab.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value