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Frost Mage · Essentials

Addons and talent builds for Frost Mage — Brain Freeze proc management, Shatter combos, and Icy Veins burst windows that work across any content type. Mark your setup and share it with one link. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.

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Talent Builds

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Frost AoE Quick Start

Spellslinger

Beginner-friendly AoE build for delves, open world, and intro M+ — Spellslinger with Frozen Orb and Blizzard for multi-target coverage. The right starting point before specialising into a raid or high-key build.

Custom build

Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.

Addons

Why no WeakAuras? Midnight's API blocks WeakAuras from reading your buffs and cooldowns. The addons here cover what it used to handle.
Meters & logs 1

Details! Damage Meter

Damage meters

345.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Per-spell breakdown across the fight. Low Icy Veins window contribution means you're either losing casts or dropping proc chains — Glacial Spike share in single-target shows whether you're charging and timing it correctly.

Tracks
Damage meters · Icy Veins window · Glacial Spike · Shatter efficiency
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Nameplates & interrupts 1

Platynator

Nameplates

9.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 Apr 2026

Cast bars and debuff icons on enemy nameplates. The key use is seeing Winter's Chill active on targets — the Flurry debuff that makes Ice Lance shatter for massive crits — and spotting interruptible casts for Counterspell.

Tracks
Nameplates · Cast bars · Winter's Chill · Counterspell targeting
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Cooldowns & tracking 2

OmniCD

Group cooldowns

33.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Feb 2026

Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — Bloodlust tracking is the main use for Frost Mage. Hold Icy Veins for the lust window rather than burning it on a filler pull, and cover interrupt gaps with Counterspell rather than doubling up.

Tracks
Group cooldowns · Kicks · Defensives · Heroism tracking
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BetterCooldownManager

Personal cooldowns

938.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 15 Mar 2026

Configurable timers for your major cooldowns. Tracks Icy Veins (2 min) and Frozen Orb (1 min) so you enter the burst window with both aligned — Orb on open generates extra FoF procs and entering Icy Veins without it is a significant loss.

Tracks
Personal cooldowns · Icy Veins · Frozen Orb · Burst window planning
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Rotation helper 1

MaxDps

Next ability highlight

5.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 Apr 2026

Highlights the next optimal ability based on proc state, cooldown availability, and Glacial Spike charge count. Most useful when learning the Brain Freeze → Flurry → Ice Lance Shatter chain, or after a patch reorders the priority.

Tracks
Next ability highlight · Brain Freeze · Fingers of Frost · Shatter combo
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Frames & Action Bars 3

BetterBlizzFrames

Unit frames

6.1M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 17 May 2026

BetterBlizzFrames keeps the default UI intact while adding the things it lacks: castbars on your target and focus frames, class color health bars, and absorb tracking. For Frost Mage, a target castbar lets you see when a dangerous spell is being cast in M+ — giving you the cue to use Counterspell or Spellsteal. A one-addon upgrade with no layout overhead.

Tracks
Unit frames · Castbars · Class color bars · Counterspell timing
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Dominos

Action bars

22.2M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Dominos gives you full control over action bar layout. For Frost Mage, a dedicated utility bar keeps Counterspell, Ice Block, Blink, Shimmer, Spellsteal, and Alter Time at consistent accessible positions so your main bar stays focused on the Shatter proc chain.

Tracks
Action bars · Bar positioning · Button sizing · Fade out of combat
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

ElvUI

Advanced Unit frames

Tukui.org addon

Works in Midnight Updated 15 May 2026

Most of what ElvUI covers for Frost Mage is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.

Tracks
Unit frames · Action bars · Nameplates · Full UI replacement
Requires
Full UI replacement · tukui.org — not on CurseForge
Open on Tukui.org
Utility & QoL 3

Leatrix Plus

Auto repair

63.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 Mar 2026

Leatrix Plus is a collection of small QoL improvements: auto-repair at vendors, auto-sell grey items, remove NPC dialogue delays, block duel requests. Install once, configure in 5 minutes, and stop thinking about it.

Tracks
Auto repair · Auto-sell greys · UI cleanup · Duel block
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Bagnon

Bag consolidation

159.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 5 Mar 2026

Bagnon merges all your bags into a single scrollable window with a search bar. For Frost Mage, quickly finding potions, consumables, and reagents without opening bag slots one at a time saves pre-pull preparation time.

Tracks
Bag consolidation · Item search · Single window
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Pawn

Upgrade arrows

125.6M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 Mar 2026

Adds an upgrade arrow to item tooltips based on your stat weights. For Frost Mage, highlights Crit (Shatter proc rate and Glacial Spike crits) and Haste (cast speed, Frozen Orb recharge) without needing to sim every drop.

Tracks
Upgrade arrows · Stat weights · Loot comparison
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

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Macros Coming soon

Ice Block cancel-aura, Spellsteal mouseover, Shimmer + Blink combined, Ice Lance castsequence macro

Stat Priority Coming soon

Intellect primary, Crit for Shatter proc rate and Glacial Spike crits, Haste for cast speed and Frozen Orb recharge

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