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Cold Snap Cold Snap

Mage · Frost · Row 5 of 7 · Single rank
Changed from Classic Active ability

Cold Snap sits in row 5 of the Mage Frost tree. A talent tree is simply the grid of talents for one class role. It costs just one point. So the only question is whether opening its row fits your build.

Changed from Classic. This talent now works differently than in Classic, so read the ranks below before you spend any points.

Instant | 10 min cooldown

What Cold Snap does at each rank

A rank is one level of a talent. Every rank makes the effect a bit stronger. The list below uses the exact wording from the beta client, word for word.

  1. Rank 1: Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.

How to reach Cold Snap

Row 5 opens after you spend 20 points in the earlier Frost rows. Level 30 is the earliest you can pick up Cold Snap.

Is Cold Snap worth the points?

One point gives you the full effect. The real cost is opening row 5. That is 20 points in the rows above, so take it when the talent or the picks it unlocks suits your build.

What it unlocks

Once Cold Snap is maxed, it opens this talent deeper in the tree: Ice Barrier.

Starter builds that take it

These starter builds already put points into Cold Snap. Open one and see how it fits in a real build:

Try Cold Snap in the Mage calculator

Elsewhere in Frost

Planning the rest of the tree? These talents sit right next to Cold Snap:

Frost Warding · Improved Frostbolt · Elemental Precision · Ice Shards · Permafrost · Improved Frost Nova · Frostbite · Piercing Ice · Frost Channeling · Ice Lance · Improved Blizzard · Arctic Reach