Mage · damage spell · WoW Forever
Blizzard in WoW Forever
Changed from ClassicBlizzard is a Mage damage spell in WoW Forever, and it works differently than it did in Classic. You'll learn it from Mage trainers, starting at level 20. It has 6 ranks in the beta, learned from level 20 to level 60. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip, cost, and how it compares to Classic.
Blizzard quick facts
How to learn Blizzard
Taught by Mage trainers, starting at level 20.
What Blizzard does
Ice shards pelt the target area doing 1168 Frost damage over 8 sec.
Showing the highest rank. The full rank list is below.
All Blizzard ranks
Blizzard has 6ranks, learned from level 20 to level 60. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.
Ice shards pelt the target area doing 192 Frost damage over 8 sec.
Ice shards pelt the target area doing 336 Frost damage over 8 sec.
Ice shards pelt the target area doing 496 Frost damage over 8 sec.
Ice shards pelt the target area doing 696 Frost damage over 8 sec.
Ice shards pelt the target area doing 912 Frost damage over 8 sec.
Ice shards pelt the target area doing 1168 Frost damage over 8 sec.
What changed from Classic
The following ranks changed from Classic:
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 200 Frost damage over 8 sec."
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 192 Frost damage over 8 sec."
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 352 Frost damage over 8 sec."
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 336 Frost damage over 8 sec."
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 520 Frost damage over 8 sec."
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 496 Frost damage over 8 sec."
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 720 Frost damage over 8 sec."
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 696 Frost damage over 8 sec."
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 936 Frost damage over 8 sec."
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 912 Frost damage over 8 sec."
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 1192 Frost damage over 8 sec."
"Ice shards pelt the target area doing 1168 Frost damage over 8 sec."
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Blizzard FAQs
What does Blizzard do in WoW Forever?
Ice shards pelt the target area doing 1168 Frost damage over 8 sec.
How do I learn Blizzard?
Taught by Mage trainers, starting at level 20.
How many ranks does Blizzard have?
Blizzard has 6 ranks, learned from level 20 to level 60. It costs 320 Mana at the first rank, 1400 Mana at the highest rank to cast.
What changed for Blizzard in WoW Forever?
Blizzard is a returning Classic spell, but it works differently in Forever. The changed ranks are shown below.
Spell data is sourced from the Forever beta client (snapshot 30 September 2026). All values are base numbers, before talents, gear, and level scaling.