Spells /Ice Shards

Spell · Mage · Frost · Ranks 1-5

Ice Shards

Ice Shards, a Mage Frost ability, was changed in WoW Forever: Rank 1 "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%" in Classic Era, 100% in Forever. Rank 1 differs from Classic Era. Rank 1: requires level 1 ("Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%" in Classic Era, 100% in Forever, rank text Rank 1 to none). Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Granted by the Mage talent Ice Shards, unchanged from Classic Era. See it in the Mage talent calculator.

Spell · Frost · Rank 1 changed

Ice Shards 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 Oct 27, 2026

Ice Shards

Rank 1 · Frost school

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ice Shards

Frost school

Requires level 1

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	0	1
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 108, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 19, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 15, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 108, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 15, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
subtext	Rank 1	none

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

Spell · Frost · Rank 2 unchanged

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

Classic Era rank 2 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 2: same text.

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of 5

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Ice Shards

Rank 2 · Frost school

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 40%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ice Shards

Frost school

Requires level 1

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 40%.

Shown at rank 2 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

Spell · Frost · Rank 3 unchanged

Ice Shards (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 3 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 3: same text.

Change rank

of 5

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Ice Shards

Rank 3 · Frost school

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 60%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ice Shards

Frost school

Requires level 1

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 60%.

Shown at rank 3 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

Spell · Frost · Rank 4 unchanged

Ice Shards (Rank 4) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 4 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 4: same text.

Change rank

of 5

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Ice Shards

Rank 4 · Frost school

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 80%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ice Shards

Frost school

Requires level 1

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 80%.

Shown at rank 4 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

Spell · Frost · Rank 5 unchanged

Ice Shards (Rank 5) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 5 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 5: same text.

Change rank

of 5

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Ice Shards

Rank 5 · Frost school

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ice Shards

Frost school

Requires level 1

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.

Shown at rank 5 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

What changed for Ice Shards in WoW Forever

Rank 1 changed "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%" in Classic Era, 100% in Forever, rank text Rank 1 to none
Rank 2 unchanged rank 2 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
Rank 3 unchanged rank 3 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
Rank 4 unchanged rank 4 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
Rank 5 unchanged rank 5 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era

Ice Shards changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Ice Shards

Questions about Ice Shards

Was Ice Shards nerfed in WoW Forever?

Ice Shards is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. The change is to its effect values. Rank 1: "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%" in Classic Era, 100% in Forever.

What changed for Ice Shards in WoW Forever?

Rank 1: "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 20%" in Classic Era, 100% in Forever, rank text Rank 1 to none. Rank 2: rank 2 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era. Rank 3: rank 3 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era. Rank 4: rank 4 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era. Rank 5: rank 5 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era. Each rank's Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Ice Shards in WoW Forever?

Ice Shards 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