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Frost Mage Essences for the Heart of Azeroth - Shadowlands 9.0.2
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Essences are a system of power progression for the
Heart of Azeroth
, which allows you to mix and match several legendary-quality effects. In this guide, you will learn everything you need to know about the available Essences in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, how to unlock them and increase their rank, as well as how well they compare with one another and which Major and Minor powers are best for your Frost Mage in .
For more details about this system, please read our
Heart of Azeroth Essence Overview
, which includes new essences added in
Patch 8.3
.
This page won't be updated for Shadowlands Pre-Patch and may be out of date.
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Malon has been throwing spells at bad guys since 2005. He raids with <Emerald Omen> on Stormscale-EU, and dreams of having a Mage trainer named after him. He would also like to get the Warlock class renamed to 'Fuzzy Cuddlebears'. He's not sure which is more realistic.
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What are Essences?
Essences are a system of power progression for the Heart of Azeroth introduced in patch 8.2. These legendary-like bonuses are unlocked through pre-determined activities including dungeons, raids, open-world activities, PvP, reputations, and achievements, and come in four ranks: Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Legendary. The second and third ranks add to or improve the base effect, while the last unlocks a flashy visual. Each Essence has a unique Major and Minor power, which can be socketed into the Heart of Azeroth upon completing a short introductory questline. For more information on available Essences and the drop locations for each rank, see our
Heart of Azeroth Essences Overview Guide
.
Essences may be changed in any rested area, or by using any
静心书卷
type item, but the same Essence cannot be used in multiple sockets, resulting in a total of 1 Major and 4 Minor powers active at any one time. You can pre-plan and preview your Essence setup in our
Essence Calculator
.
Learn more about Essences in our Essence Overview Guide
Account-Wide Essences for Alts
While Essences have been a chore to unlock on characters until Ny'alotha, Blizzard has introduced a new system in Patch 8.3 to speed up the process of obtaining Essences for subsequent characters: Echoes of Ny'alotha! Most current activities completed, like Mythic+, PvP, or Emissaries will reward a given number of Echoes, which can be traded at MOTHER at the Chamber of Heart for a Rank 3 Essence that you have already unlocked in another toon.
Learn more about Echoes of Ny'alotha in our Guide
Frost Mage Essence Suggestions per Content Type
Activity
Major Essences
Minor Essences
Organized Raiding
生命之凝力
清醒梦境之忆
濒死之息
聚焦之虹的精华
Mythic+
清醒梦境之忆
(AoE)
生命之凝力
(Single target)
濒死之息
清醒梦境之忆
聚焦之虹的精华
or
冲突与斗争
Horrific Visions
生命之凝力
(bosses)
净化协议
(trash)
冲突与斗争
濒死之息
仇敌之血
净化协议
World Questing
聚焦之虹的精华
濒死之息
清醒梦境之忆
烈焰熔炉
or
冲突与斗争
Reference the Raid Tips and Mythic+ pages of the guide for more information on essences for each activity.
Frost Mage Essence Simulations
We have comparative simulations for each of the different Major and Minor essence powers, courtesy of SimulationCraft, Bloodmallet, and other class tools. Don't forget that this is simply an overview; you can create your own comparisons as well as combinations of different essences you have unlocked on your character using
Raidbots
Top Gear function. If you are not already familiar with Raidbots and how to use it, take a look at our
How To Guide
.
Again, this is simply an overview. Certain Essences, such as Worldvein minor, may be worse in practice on encounters with heavy movement or when you are the only player in your group using it. Reference the Essence notes and recommendations below to see how your spec can best take advantage of each individual power.
Best Frost Mage Major Essences
While only one Major power can be used at a time, whichever Essence is socketed into the center node of the Heart of Azeroth will also activate its Minor Power, so both effects should be taken into consideration when determining which to use. Below is a short ranking of notable Essences you should consider using when playing a Frost Mage. Anything not listed is considered undesirable or has no noteworthy interaction.
Keep in mind that each rank of each essence comes from a predetermined source. While the first rank of each essence is intended to be acquired relatively easily, the following ranks are meant to be increasingly time consuming, and many cannot be rushed.
生命之凝力
Source: Azshara's Eternal Palace (click for details!)
Rank 1: Combine 9
沧海圣匣
.
Rank 2: Combine 18
沧海圣匣
.
Rank 3: Combine 27
沧海圣匣
.
Rank 4: Defeat Queen Azshara on Mythic difficulty.
Use on: General gameplay, burst
The summoned Guardian lines up with every
Icy Veins
cast, and contributes a significant amount of damage by itself. At Rank 3 it lasts for 30 seconds and provides a stacking haste buff.
The Minor Power activates often and increases the damage you deal against the target by 3% for 6 seconds; from testing it has an uptime of around 45%, making it very strong.
Effect on gameplay
Summon the Guardian slightly before casting Icy Veins, to allow the haste buff to stack. When playing
No Ice Lance
, use this Essence when a
冰川尖刺
is ready; when playing
Orb Build
, use the Essence when
寒冰宝珠
is about to come off cooldown.
聚焦之虹的精华
Source: Mythic+ (click for details!)
Rank 1: Complete a +4 Mythic dungeon in season 3.
Rank 2: Complete a +7 Mythic dungeon in season 3.
Rank 3: Combine 15
聚焦生命心能
from the weekly cache.
Rank 4: Complete
“争霸艾泽拉斯”钥石大师:第三赛季
.
Use on: Burst AoE as the highest priority
Has the highest burst AoE potential, although the cast and channel time makes it trickier to use. It fires a beam in front of you, so positioning is key (but reasonably easy to achieve as a ranged spec).
The Minor Power provides a consistent Haste buff. Although it is passive, it also has a very short duration, making it easy to fall off. Fortunately, the effect stacks on every damaging cast, so if it does fall, it will stack back up very quickly.
Effect on gameplay
Because of the cast time, it's important to have a good sense of timing and understanding so that you know when multiple targets will be up and grouped well enough to hit them with the beam. The essence has a cast time and then a channel, so you should ideally begin casting it
before
the targets appear or get in range, in order to maximize damage while minimizing time spent unable to cast your own abilities.
Keep in mind that this essence is available to all DPS classes, and any encounter with a heavy burst AoE element will likely have multiple players using it, so proper positioning and timing is essential to maximizing its damage potential. Too many players using it can also very likely overkill the targets, resulting in lost damage for everyone involved, so it may be worth staggering or forgoing its use altogether.
仇敌之血
Source: PvP - Honor (click for details!)
Rank 1:
席卷战场
.
Rank 2:
战场斗士
, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.
Rank 3:
战场战术家
, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.
Rank 4:
战场大师
, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.
Use on: Burst AoE, single target (if viable)
A very strong Essence for AoE or single target, especially using the Orb Build or
彗星风暴
, but the need to be within 12 yards of enemies affects its usefulness for ranged specs.
The Minor Power is entirely passive, so there is no need to worry about micromanaging it. The critical strike increase will help push you toward 33.34% chance to crit (without going over, if possible), and haste is always a useful stat.
Effect on gameplay
Activate this Essence when you have burst abilities ready; on a single target, you should at least have a Glacial Spike with Brain Freeze ready to fire.
In AoE, you can use the Essence any time there are more than four targets. You don't have to have cooldowns ready in this situation, but lining it up with abilities like
寒冰宝珠
and
彗星风暴
will do massive damage.
烈焰熔炉
Source: Heart of Azeroth level (click for details!)
Rank 1:
知子莫若母
.
Rank 2: Neck level 54 and
黑暗中的梦境
.
Rank 3: Neck level 60 and
调查暮光高地
.
Rank 4: Neck level 70 and
蓝龙军团之雷
.
Use on: Single target
A very simple Essence, it has no interaction with our spec but deals high damage. Gains two charges at Rank 3; use it for burst at this point by using one charge, waiting for it to refill and then using both charges at once.
The Minor Power is a simple DoT application from spells and attacks.
Effect on gameplay
Very little, simply remember to use the ability on a priority target whenever it's available.
Source: Uldum (click for details!)
Rank 1: Complete
.
Rank 2: Combine
.
Rank 3: Reach Exalted with Uldum Accord.
Rank 4: Drop from
.
Use on: Encounters with execute phases
NEW IN 8.3 Like
烈焰熔炉
, this is a very simple Essence that deals direct damage. It is most effective against targets with very high or very low health, as this significantly lowers its cooldown.
Effect on gameplay
Use this every time it's available.
清醒梦境之忆
Source: Nazjatar Bodyguards (click for details!)
Rank 1: Complete
短暂的休息
/
深入纳沙塔尔
.
Rank 2: Complete
患难之交
/
潦而不倒
.
Rank 3: Obtain
海战集训
/
海战集训
.
Rank 4: Obtain
灭世洪流
/
灭世洪流
.
Use on: Cooldown syncing
The Essence cooldown lines up perfectly with every other
冰冷血脉
, but a few additional Icicles (and
maybe
two additional
冰川尖刺
s during Icy Veins) aren’t strong enough to justify giving up a Major slot.
The Minor effect has a proc rate of about 1.5PPM, making this Essence more useful as a Minor, especially for Glacial Spike builds.
Effect on gameplay
Line up the cooldown with Icy Veins (in which case you should not use this Essence with the Minor effect from the Vision of Perfection), and activate when you have fewer than two Icicles.
冲突与斗争
Source: PvP - Conquest (click for details!)
Rank 1: Earn 500 Conquest and claim a weekly PvP War Chest.
Rank 2: Reach 1,000 Rating in Rated PvP and claim your next weekly PvP War Chest.
Rank 3: Collect
燎原战场之狂
from your weekly PvP War Chest.
Rank 4: Reach Elite rank and claim your next weekly PvP War Chest.
Use on: General gameplay
Teaches the
时光护盾
PvP talent, which is a very powerful defensive tool if you're not facing a one-shot mechanic. The Major and Minor Powers also grant some stacking versatility buffs.
Effect on gameplay
Use Temporal Shield any time you're about to take a large hit that won't outright kill you.
完美愿景
Source: Operation Mechagon (click for details!)
Rank 1: Defeat King Mechagon.
Rank 2:
图纸:完美同步的差速齿轮
from King Mechagon and craft
完美同步的差速齿轮
.
Rank 3: Combine 4
序列链轮
, dropped by King Mechagon.
Rank 4: Obtain
心之锁定
.
Use on: Single target, all content, general gameplay
This Essence’s proc activates
霜寒之握
(if using it), making the combination of the Vision of Perfection, Frigid Grasp and
热能真空
very strong - roughly doubling Frigid Grasp’s uptime and increasing overall DPS by about 6%.
Vision of Perfection procs activate
冰冷血脉
and Frigid Grasp for 7 seconds, extended by Thermal Void; both Icy Veins and Frigid Grasp from the Essence fade at the same time,
unless
you have extended it past 20 seconds. In this case, Frigid Grasp will fade, but Icy Veins will not.
Despite this interaction, it is still not worth running a Vision of Perfection/Thermal Void build over more regular Frost builds like Glacial Spike or No Ice Lance.
The Minor Power is only useful if it allows you to gain another cast of Icy Veins in a fight or it lines up with a vulnerability phase that it would not otherwise have done, which is very dependent on the encounter; there are none in Ny'alotha where it is worth sacrificing a Minor slot for this.
Effect on gameplay
Both effects are entirely passive, resulting in little need for optimization or extra effort.
世界血脉共鸣
Source: Island Expeditions (click for details!)
Rank 1: Complete the weekly quest
联盟的艾泽里特
/
部落的艾泽里特
.
Rank 2: Combine
泽姆兰的失落藏宝图碎片
from island expeditions.
Rank 3: Complete the mission chain starting with "A Disturbing Rumor".
Rank 4: Complete a specific
神秘的藏宝图
mission.
Use on: Single target, group content, consistent damage
The uptime on Shards is very high (generally above 90% for one Shard and 50% for two, if you can remain still), which makes this a strong Essence if movement is not a factor. However, any repositioning that takes you out of range of your Shards will hurt your damage. You will want three or four other people in the raid with the Essence to make it worth using.
Effect on gameplay
Combine the on-use effect with short cooldowns like
寒冰宝珠
and
彗星风暴
for maximum effectiveness. Plan uses with periods of low movement - treat the Essence like
能量符文
.
不羁之力
Source: Nazjatar Reputation (click for details!)
Rank 1: Honored, purchase for 10
棱彩法力珍珠
.
Rank 2: Revered, purchase for 25
棱彩法力珍珠
.
Rank 3: Exalted, purchase for 50
棱彩法力珍珠
.
Rank 4: Nazjatar reputation Paragon cache.
Use on: Virtually everything
Has a very strange design. It actually
devalues
critical strike in order to proc more often; at 20 RPPM (multiplied by haste), it will ideally proc every 2-3 seconds, resulting in a crit buff for 4 seconds every 40-50 seconds. While it does have negative synergy with virtually everything that increases critical strike chance (including
碎冰
), it can still provide a lot of potential power over time.
Effect on gameplay
As casters, it is difficult to line up the crit buff with trinkets or other powerful/short duration on-use effects, but we do have some instant-cast spells like
彗星风暴
that can be used to great effect with the proc. Typically do not line it up with Blood of the Enemy’s Major effect, as it will waste the additional critical strike chance. You should also
use the Major effect when the Minor is active
; it is a DPS loss to use if it doesn't crit.
净化协议
Source: Rustbolt Resistance Reputation (click for details!)
Rank 1: Honored, purchase for 4
S.P.A.R.E.零件箱
and 2
电流振荡器
.
Rank 2: Revered, purchase for 20
S.P.A.R.E.零件箱
and 10
电流振荡器
.
Rank 3: Exalted, purchase for 40
S.P.A.R.E.零件箱
and 10
电流振荡器
.
Rank 4: Rustbolt Resistance Paragon cache.
Use on: Sustained Multi-target, Mythic+
Not as bursty as the Focusing Iris, but has a shorter cooldown and is not channeled, allowing it to be used more frequently without interrupting your own abilities. The damage increase on kill can also continue to benefit you after killing off weaker enemies in groups with a strong target.
More importantly, the Minor Power
also
deals AoE damage, and so the combined effect of both Major and Minor makes it a very strong choice for content with sustained multi-target, such as Mythic+ dungeons and Horrific Visions.
Effect on gameplay
Activate as soon as the boss/pack is pulled, and on-cooldown thereafter (unless you need to save it for an add spawn or similar that will appear soon - don’t hold the cooldown for long, as it’s so short). The Essence has no synergy with our talent choices, aside from holding enemies in place using roots and snares (a minor benefit at best).
空间涟漪
Source: World PvP (click for details!)
Rank 1: Complete
水淹部落
/
水淹联盟
.
Rank 2: Obtain
两线对决
.
Rank 3: Collect
战斗召唤勋章
from weekly Call to Arms quests.
Rank 4: Obtain
刺客的补给
.
Use on: High mobility
The Major effect is practically useless for Mages, due to Blink/Shimmer (and the fact that we rarely want to be teleporting
in
to groups of enemies).
The Minor effect can be useful if you manage to activate it, but there are many better Essences available.
闪光术
behaves oddly with this Essence; you need to manually move a small distance for the Minor effect to activate, even after Blinking twice.
Effect on gameplay
If you're forced to use this, don't try and Shimmer just to activate the Minor before cooldowns; it's a DPS loss. The Major can be a good escape tool but again, we already have a lot of those.
Source: Horrific Visions of N'Zoth (click for details!)
Rank 1: Drop from Thrall's Cursed Chest/Alleria's Cursed Chest
Rank 2: Drop from Corrupted Chests from the Lost Areas
Rank 3: Drop from Corrupted Chests from the Corrupted and Lost Areas
Rank 4: Complete
.
Use on: Group content
NEW IN 8.3 An odd Essence that has no personal value in and of itself. It will not increase your own damage but could massively upgrade overall group damage output for a short time if multiple people are using direct-damage Essences. It is doubtful if any Mages will want to use this.
Effect on gameplay
Use on cooldown, unless it needs to be held for a burst phase.
Source: Ny'alotha raid (click for details!)
Rank 1: Combine Encrypted Ny'alothan Texts
Rank 2: Combine Encrypted Ny'alothan Texts
Rank 3: Combine Encrypted Ny'alothan Texts
Rank 4: Defeat N'Zoth, the Corruptor on Mythic difficulty.
Use on: Group content
NEW IN 8.3 Another unusual Essence; it allows you to potentially use multiple Majors in a single fight, but with a longer cooldown. This is not a price worth paying for the versatility of switching Essences, however.
The Minor effect, on the other hand, is very strong when multiple people in your group are using short-cooldown Essences, like
烈焰熔炉
.
Effect on gameplay
Be aware of which players in your group are using the most advantageous Essences for your situation, i.e. Focusing Iris when AoE is called for, or Condensed Life-force for burst damage.
AoE encounters change the order of Essences significantly. The best AoE damage Essences are:
聚焦之虹的精华
仇敌之血
净化协议
Best Frost Mage Minor Essences
Two additional Minor Essence slots can be unlocked over time, providing additional benefit. While the above rankings already detailed several Minor bonuses, the rankings below consider only the Minor or how it might interact when using it alongside a different Major Essence. Anything not listed is currently considered undesirable or has no noteworthy interaction.
冲突与斗争
Use on: General gameplay
The Minor Power grants a stacking, passive increase to versatility, which is a strong stat for Frost.
Effect on gameplay
None.
Use on: Group content
NEW IN 8.3 A very strong Essence for bosses with an execute phase - normally end-tier raid bosses. The passive Corruption resistance is also valuable, and this will likely justify its use in most players' Minor slots.
Effect on gameplay
None.
清醒梦境之忆
Use on: Cooldown syncing
Your Frostbolt and Flurry will occasionally generate another Icicle. Especially good for the
No-Ice Lance build
, as you will fire off more Glacial Spikes, but also strong for the standard build.
Effect on gameplay
None.
聚焦之虹的精华
Use on: General gameplay, group content
The consistent Haste buff from this Minor stacks and falls off quickly - making it most useful in fights where you can chain-cast, but not unusable in fights where you have to pause in attacking or change targets.
Effect on gameplay
Keep attacking the same target whenever possible!
烈焰熔炉
Use on: Single target, general gameplay
A passive DoT applied to your abilities. Strong, and passive, but nothing to play around or pay attention to.
Effect on gameplay
None.
生命之凝力
Use on: Single target
The passive damage buff from this effect is strong against a single target, but you should not try to play around it - just continue your normal rotation.
Effect on gameplay
None.
仇敌之血
Use on: General gameplay
A very strong and entirely passive Minor Power, so there is no need to worry about micromanaging it. The critical strike increase will ideally help push you toward 33.34% chance to crit (without going over, if possible), and haste is always a useful stat.
Effect on gameplay
None.
无形虚空
Use on: Group content
NEW IN 8.3 A small amount of passive Haste and Intellect every time an ally uses an Essence, so this is best used if multiple people in your group are using short-cooldown Essences like
烈焰熔炉
.
Effect on gameplay
None.
净化协议
Use on: Sustained Multi-target, Mythic+
As detailed above, one of the few Minor Powers that deals AoE damage, and with a relatively short proc rate, making it well suited for sustained multi-target such as Mythic+ dungeons.
Effect on gameplay
Passive, but the AoE hits enemies within 8 yards of your primary target, so be careful of using it with crowd-controlled enemies nearby.
不羁之力
Use on: Virtually everything
Has a very strange design. It actually
devalues
critical strike in order to proc more often, and at 20 RPPM (multiplied by haste), it will ideally proc every 2-3 seconds, resulting in a crit buff for 4 seconds every 40-50 seconds. While it does have negative synergy with virtually everything that increases critical strike chance (including
碎冰
), it can still provide a lot of potential power over time.
Effect on gameplay
As casters, it is difficult to line up the crit buff with trinkets or other powerful/short duration on-use effects, but we do have some instant-cast spells like
彗星风暴
that can be used to great effect with the proc. Typically do not line it up with Blood of the Enemy’s Major effect, as it will waste the additional critical strike chance.
完美愿景
Use on: M+, General gameplay
Having a shorter cooldown can be a disadvantage in raid encounters if Heroism/Bloodlust/Time Warp is saved for a specific moment, as it will cause your cooldown to de-synchronise with other players’. However, it can be a major boon in the outdoor world and M+.
Effect on gameplay
Passive, so almost none. Get used to the new length of your Icy Veins cooldown and use it accordingly, making sure that you have it available when you need it (cooldown-synching, dungeon bosses, etc).
空间涟漪
Use on: High movement encounters
闪光术
behaves oddly with this Essence; you need to manually move a small distance for the Minor effect to activate, even after Blinking twice. A single
闪现术
/Shimmer will not proc the Essence, as you haven't moved 25 yards from your starting point.
Effect on gameplay
None. Don't try and Shimmer just to activate the Essence before cooldowns, it's not worth it.
Use on: Group content
NEW IN 8.3 You will gain more passive haste from the
聚焦之虹的精华
, so the main use of this Essence is the reduction to your Major cooldown. If playing with
世界血脉共鸣
it is not worth it, as you want to sync its use with your
冰冷血脉
, but it can be useful for other Essences.
Effect on gameplay
Be aware of procs so you can use your Major Essence regularly.
AoE encounters change the order of Essences significantly. The best AoE damage Essences are:
世界血脉共鸣
清醒梦境之忆
净化协议
冲突与斗争
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评论
评论来自
Shamcloth
Just a tip for those using
聚焦之虹的稳定透镜
. Make sure the tank has solid aggro or else you will likely pull off them and probably subsequently die cause of such aggro.
评论来自
erehwonlost
This should be updated based on the graph already provided in the post from Bloodmallet. Graph shows that World Vein is top yet in the information below that it ranks as bottom tier -- this is confusing. This should include information regarding the 2nd minor slot when it opens and what combinations yield the best results.
评论来自
Rudy199
Which major should i run if i don't plan to raid Eternal Palace and not do any higher keys than +15?
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