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Spells /Ice Lance
Spell · Mage · Frost · Ranks 1-6

Ice Lance

Ice Lance, a Mage Frost ability, was changed in WoW Forever: 6 of 6 ranks differ from Classic Era, 5 of them new. Rank 6: 160 Mana, 30 yd range, instant cast, requires level 56. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Frost · Rank 1 added

Ice Lance (Rank 1) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Ice Lance
Rank 1 · Frost school
45 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant
Deals 28 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.

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Spell · Frost · Rank 2 changed

Ice Lance (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026
Ice Lance
Frost school
8% of base mana · 30 yd range · Instant
Requires level 1
Deals level-scaled Frost damage to an enemy target. Causes 400% damage against Frozen targets. When your other frost spells deal damage to a non-player controlled target, they increase the target's damage taken from your next Ice Lance by 20%. This effect stacks up to 5 times and requires the Winter's Chill talent.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Ice Lance
Changed: Rank 2 · Frost school
Changed: 55 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant
Changed: Requires level 28
Changed: Deals 36 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: maxLevel, spellLevel (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
baseLevel 1 28
description Deals ${$<power>*$m1/100*$<frostdamage>} to ${$<power>*$M1/100*$<frostdamage>} Frost damage to an enemy target. Causes $s2% damage against Frozen targets. When your other frost spells deal damage to a non-player controlled target, they increase the target's damage taken from your next Ice Lance by $s3%. This effect stacks up to $s4 times and requires the Winter's Chill talent. Deals $s1 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals $s2% increased damage to Frozen targets.
effects [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 54, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 11, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 400, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 20, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 5, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ] [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 36, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.4, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.1666667 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 200, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 20, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 5, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
maxLevel 0 32
powerCost 0 55
powerCostPct 8 0
spellLevel 1 28
subtext none Rank 2
descriptionVariables $power=${13.828124+0.018012*$PL+0.044141*$PL*$PL} $healpower=${38.258376+0.904195*$PL+0.161311*$PL*$PL} $frostdamage1=$?s11151[${1.02}][${1.0}] $frostdamage2=$?s12952[${1.04}][${$<frostdamage1>}] $frostdamage=$?s12953[${1.06}][${$<frostdamage2>}] none

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Spell · Frost · Rank 3 added

Ice Lance (Rank 3) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Ice Lance
Rank 3 · Frost school
70 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant
Deals 45 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.

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Spell · Frost · Rank 4 added

Ice Lance (Rank 4) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Ice Lance
Rank 4 · Frost school
105 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant
Deals 79 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.

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Spell · Frost · Rank 5 added

Ice Lance (Rank 5) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Ice Lance
Rank 5 · Frost school
120 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant
Deals 98 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.

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Spell · Frost · Rank 6 added

Ice Lance (Rank 6) tooltip in WoW Forever

New in Forever. There is no Classic Era record to compare.

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Forever Oct 22, 2026
Ice Lance
Rank 6 · Frost school
160 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant
Deals 145 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 200% increased damage to Frozen targets.

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What changed for Ice Lance in WoW Forever

Ice Lance changes between Forever builds

  • In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026)

    • Rank 1 changed increased damage 300% before, 200% after
    • Rank 2 changed increased damage 300% before, 200% after
    • Rank 3 changed increased damage 300% before, 200% after
    • Rank 4 changed increased damage 300% before, 200% after
    • Rank 5 changed increased damage 300% before, 200% after
    • Rank 6 changed increased damage 300% before, 200% after

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Questions about Ice Lance

Was Ice Lance nerfed in WoW Forever?

Ice Lance is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: none of its changes is graded as a buff or a nerf in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era.

What changed for Ice Lance in WoW Forever?

Rank 1: new in WoW Forever. Rank 2: required level increased from 1 to 28, cost changed from 8% of base mana to 55 Mana, increased damage 400% in Classic Era, 200% in Forever, tooltip text changed, rank text none to Rank 2, updated description variables. Ranks 3-6: new in WoW Forever. Each rank's Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Ice Lance in WoW Forever?

Ice Lance 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 Sep 29, 2026 (1.15.9.70003) ·synced Oct 22, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value