Winter's Chill Mage talent · Frost · Tier 6
Winter's Chill is a tier 6 Mage talent in the Frost tree of WoW Forever, with 5 ranks. It needs 25 points spent in Frost first, so the earliest you can take it is level 35. Rank 1: Gives your Frostbolt, Frost Blast, and Fingers of Frost empowered Ice Lance spells a X% chance to apply Winter's Chill, increasing the target's damage taken from your next Cone of Cold by 5% and it gains an additional 7% of your spell damage, stacking up to 5 times. Ranks 2–5 are revealed at launch.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Tier
- 625 points in tree
- Ranks
- 51 described so far
- Earliest level
- 35Level 39 for all ranks
Winter's Chill ranks
Game dataOpen in the talent calculatorThe client describes 1 of 5 ranks; the rest are revealed when players first learn them after launch.
Winter's Chill
Passive
Requires Level 1
Gives your Frostbolt, Frost Blast, and Fingers of Frost empowered Ice Lance spells a X% chance to apply Winter's Chill, increasing the target's damage taken from your next Cone of Cold by 5% and it gains an additional 7% of your spell damage, stacking up to 5 times.
- Rank 1Gives your Frostbolt, Frost Blast, and Fingers of Frost empowered Ice Lance spells a X% chance to apply Winter's Chill, increasing the target's damage taken from your next Cone of Cold by 5% and it gains an additional 7% of your spell damage, stacking up to 5 times.
- Ranks 2–5Values revealed at launch
Where Winter's Chill sits in the Frost tree
Game dataGold marks Winter's Chill, green marks the talents it depends on or unlocks. Click any icon to open that talent.
- Talent tree
- Frost
- Tier
- Tier 6 (25 points in Frost)
- Column
- 3
- Earliest level
- Level 35 (rank 1), level 39 (all 5 ranks)
- Requires
- None
- Leads to
- None
Winter's Chill changes from Classic
vs ClassicRank by rank, how Winter's Chill differs from the Classic Era client.
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Other Frost talents
The Frost tree has 17 talents. Tier and maximum rank for each:
- Frost WardingTier 1 · 2 ranks
- Improved FrostboltTier 1 · 5 ranks
- Elemental PrecisionTier 1 · 3 ranks
- Ice ShardsTier 2 · 5 ranks
- FrostbiteTier 2 · 3 ranks
- Improved Frost NovaTier 2 · 2 ranks
- PermafrostTier 2 · 3 ranks
- Piercing IceTier 3 · 3 ranks
- Cold SnapTier 3 · 1 rank
- Improved BlizzardTier 3 · 3 ranks
- Arctic ReachTier 4 · 2 ranks
- Frost ChannelingTier 4 · 3 ranks
- ShatterTier 4 · 5 ranks
- Ice BlockTier 5 · 1 rank
- Improved Cone of ColdTier 5 · 3 ranks
- Ice BarrierTier 7 · 1 rank
Data: WoW Forever client 1.60.1.70685. How we source this
Winter's Chill is one of the deepest Frost talents: reaching it costs 25 points in Frost, so it defines a build rather than rounding one out. Blizzard changed it for WoW Forever; the table above lists every difference from Classic.
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Winter's Chill talent FAQ (WoW Forever)
What does Winter's Chill do in WoW Forever?
Winter's Chill is a Mage talent in the Frost tree. Rank 1: Gives your Frostbolt, Frost Blast, and Fingers of Frost empowered Ice Lance spells a X% chance to apply Winter's Chill, increasing the target's damage taken from your next Cone of Cold by 5% and it gains an additional 7% of your spell damage, stacking up to 5 times.
How many points do you need for Winter's Chill in WoW Forever?
Winter's Chill is in tier 6, so you need 25 points in Frost before you can put a point into it. That means level 35 at the earliest, and level 39 to max all 5 ranks.
How many ranks does Winter's Chill have in WoW Forever?
Winter's Chill has 5 ranks. The client describes 1 of them before launch; the others are revealed when players first learn them.
Did Winter's Chill change from Classic in WoW Forever?
Yes. Compared with the Classic Era client: Tooltip text reworded.