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Ice Armor in WoW Forever

Same as Classic

Ice Armor is a Mage spell in WoW Forever, unchanged from Classic. You'll learn it from Mage trainers, starting at level 30. It has 4 ranks in the beta, learned from level 30 to level 60. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip and cost.

Unchanged from Classic in the Forever beta.

Ice Armor quick facts

ClassMage
Rolecrowd control
SchoolFrost
Cast timeInstant
Duration30 min
CostVaries by rank
Ranks4
First learnedLevel 30
SourceMage trainer

How to learn Ice Armor

Taught by Mage trainers, starting at level 30.

What Ice Armor does

Increases Armor by 560 and frost resistance by 15. If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 25% for 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.

Showing the highest rank. The full rank list is below.

How Ice Armor works

Requirements for using this spell, taken from the beta tooltip:

All Ice Armor ranks

Ice Armor has 4ranks, learned from level 30 to level 60. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.

Rank 1Level 30 · ID 7302

Increases Armor by 290 and frost resistance by 6. If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 25% for 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.

240 Mana · Instant cast · Lasts 30 min
Rank 2Level 40 · ID 7320

Increases Armor by 380 and frost resistance by 9. If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 25% for 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.

320 Mana · Instant cast · Lasts 30 min
Rank 3Level 50 · ID 10219

Increases Armor by 470 and frost resistance by 12. If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 25% for 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.

410 Mana · Instant cast · Lasts 30 min
Rank 4Level 60 · ID 10220

Increases Armor by 560 and frost resistance by 15. If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 25% for 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.

500 Mana · Instant cast · Lasts 30 min

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Ice Armor FAQs

What does Ice Armor do in WoW Forever?

Increases Armor by 560 and frost resistance by 15. If an enemy strikes the caster, they may have their movement slowed by 30% and the time between their attacks increased by 25% for 5 sec. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.

How do I learn Ice Armor?

Taught by Mage trainers, starting at level 30.

How many ranks does Ice Armor have?

Ice Armor has 4 ranks, learned from level 30 to level 60. It costs 240 Mana at the first rank, 500 Mana at the highest rank to cast.

What changed for Ice Armor in WoW Forever?

No. Ice Armor works the same as in Classic.

Spell data is sourced from the Forever beta client (snapshot 30 September 2026). All values are base numbers, before talents, gear, and level scaling.