Beta Spec Leveling · Beta · Build 1.60.1.69913
How to level as a Frost Mage at the Level 20 Beta cap: the 11-point route, the spend order, single-target play, area pulls and how to kite with the tools the tree gives you.
Reviewed 2026-09-22 · Client build 1.60.1.69913.
Talent data: positions, ranks and branches are client-derived records checked through 1.60.1.69913; planner-legal fields only.
Build: Community / Editorial build for the current Beta level cap 20. Allocations are editorial, never client facts.
0/0/11 · 11 / 20 points · Current Beta
Frost solo leveling
Community / Editorial Build · Community-verified recommendation. Talent positions and ranks remain client data; this allocation is editorial only.
Frost single-target damage · Level 20 · 0/0/11
Frost area damage · Level 20 · 0/0/11
Improved Frostbolt 5, Ice Shards 4 and Improved Frost Nova 2. Five points into Improved Frostbolt open the second row, Ice Shards spends the middle of the build, and the last two points go into Frost Nova for the root. At the current Level 20 Beta cap a Mage has 11 talent points. Every allocation on this page spends all 11.
Open from maximum range so the chill slow is already on the mob when it starts moving. Keep Frostbolt as the default cast and let Ice Shards do its work when the target is frozen or rooted. Eating a pushback is cheaper than moving.
Frost Nova is the area button at this cap: root the pack, step out of melee range, and cast while it is held. A dedicated area allocation takes Improved Blizzard instead of maxing Ice Shards; that variant belongs to the Frost AoE build, and the choice is which of the two you would rather have.
The chill slow plus the root is the whole kiting kit here. Pull with Frostbolt, let the mob walk to you, root it when it arrives, then walk away and cast again. There is no blink-style escape in this tree at this cap.
This site recommends it for leveling because the control is unconditional: the slow and the roots work on every mob without gear or setup.
No. Improved Blizzard is for pulling groups; the leveling route spends those points on Frost Nova instead, and the Frost AoE build is where the area variant lives.