Frost Trap

Other versions of Frost Trap: all 2 versions · Hunter Survival ability #409520

Frost Trap, a Hunter Survival ability, was nerfed in WoW Forever: cooldown increased from 15 sec to 30 sec, effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Place a Frost trap that creates an ice slick around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches it." and "Only one Frost trap can be active at a time." and drops "Only one trap can be active at a time." Now 60 Mana, instant cast, 30 sec cooldown, requires level 28. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Frost Trap 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

Frost Trap

Frost school

60 Mana · Instant · 15 sec cooldown

Requires level 28

Place a frost trap that creates an ice slick around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches it. All enemies within 10 yards will be slowed by 60% while in the area of effect. Trap will exist for 1 min. Traps can only be placed when out of combat. Only one trap can be active at a time.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Frost Trap

Frost school

60 Mana · Instant · 30 sec cooldown

Requires level 28

Place a Frost trap that creates an ice slick around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches it. All enemies within 10 yards will be slowed by 60% while in the area of effect. Trap will exist for 1 min. Only one Frost trap can be active at a time.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	15000	30000
description	Place a frost trap that creates an ice slick around itself for $13810d when the first enemy approaches it. All enemies within $13810a1 yards will be slowed by $14207s1% while in the area of effect. Trap will exist for $d. Traps can only be placed when out of combat. Only one trap can be active at a time.	Place a Frost trap that creates an ice slick around itself for $13810d when the first enemy approaches it. All enemies within $13810a1 yards will be slowed by $14207s1% while in the area of effect. Trap will exist for $d. Only one Frost trap can be active at a time.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 320, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 164639, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 2, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 104, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 164639, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Frost Trap changes between Forever builds

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

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Questions about Frost Trap

Was Frost Trap nerfed in WoW Forever?

Yes. Frost Trap was nerfed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: cooldown increased from 15 sec to 30 sec, effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Place a Frost trap that creates an ice slick around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches it." and "Only one Frost trap can be active at a time." and drops "Only one trap can be active at a time."

What changed for Frost Trap in WoW Forever?

Cooldown increased from 15 sec to 30 sec, effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Place a Frost trap that creates an ice slick around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches it." and "Only one Frost trap can be active at a time." and drops "Only one trap can be active at a time." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Frost Trap in WoW Forever?

Frost Trap is a Hunter ability in WoW Forever, in the Survival spellbook tab.

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