Ice Block, a WoW Forever Mage talent, in words
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Ice BlockA Frost Mage talent in WoW Forever: row 4 of the Frost tree (level 25), 1 rank, active. Moved since Classic, same effect (was Frost row 5). Read from the WoW Forever beta client, with the server's 30 Oct and 28 Oct hotfixes on the Mage trees as other readers logged them from the game's hotfix data, checked against Blizzard's notes where they speak.
What it does Frost row 4
Ice Block1 rank · activeRequires 15 points in Frost Talents (level 25). 15 Mana | Instant | 5 min cooldown.You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.Moved, same effect (was Frost row 5). Classic rank 1: You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move or cast spells.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move or cast spells.
- WoW Forever rank 1You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.
- Alsowas Frost row 5.
Beta build history
- Build 1.60.1.69876, 2026-09-16Rank 1 text changed. Now: You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells. Was: You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move or cast spells.
Around it in the Frost tree
- Same row (15 points in Frost, level 25)Arctic Reach, Shatter.
- Row above (level 20)Frost Channeling, Improved Blizzard, Ice Lance.
- Row below (level 30)Improved Cone of Cold, Cold Snap, Fingers of Frost.
- Gone from Classic FrostPiercing Ice.
Every Frost talent 18
- Frost Wardingrow 1
- Improved Frostboltrow 1
- Precisionrow 1
- Ice Shardsrow 2
- Frostbiterow 2
- Improved Frost Novarow 2
- Permafrostrow 2
- Frost Channelingrow 3
- Improved Blizzardrow 3
- Ice Lancerow 3
- Arctic Reachrow 4
- Ice Blockrow 4
- Shatterrow 4
- Improved Cone of Coldrow 5
- Cold Snaprow 5
- Fingers of Frostrow 5
- Winter's Chillrow 6
- Ice Barrierrow 7
The other two trees
From the WoW Forever beta client, with the 30 Oct and 28 Oct server hotfixes on the Mage trees as other readers logged them; checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Ice Block in the Mage calculator.