Frozen Orb

Other versions of Frozen Orb: all 2 versions · Mage Frost ability #440809

Frozen Orb, a Mage Frost ability, is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (base level 1 to 0). 11% of base mana, 40 yd range, instant cast, 60 sec cooldown.

This ability is the Frozen Orb rune for the Cloak, applied by Engrave Cloak - Frozen Orb and taught by Spell Notes: Frozen Orb. Runes and engraving in WoW Forever →

Frozen Orb 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

Frozen Orb

Frost school

11% of base mana · 40 yd range · Instant · 60 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

Launches an orb of swirling ice which rapidly moves forward over 16 sec. While it is moving, every 1 sec the orb deals level-scaled Frost Damage and applies a Chill for 30% movement speed reduction to all enemies it passes through. The first time it damages an enemy, its movement will slow and it will have a 100% chance to trigger the Fingers of Frost rune.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Frozen Orb

Frost school

11% of base mana · 40 yd range · Instant · 60 sec cooldown

Launches an orb of swirling ice which rapidly moves forward over 16 sec. While it is moving, every 1 sec the orb deals level-scaled Frost Damage and applies a Chill for 30% movement speed reduction to all enemies it passes through. The first time it damages an enemy, its movement will slow and it will have a 100% chance to trigger the Fingers of Frost rune.

Frozen Orb changes between Forever builds

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