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Best Covenant for Frost Mages in Shadowlands - Shadowlands 9.2.5
来自 Preheat
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A core choice at the start of your journey in the Shadowlands will have you decide where your allegiance lies; would you rather support the Kyrian of Bastion, the Necrolords of Maldraxxus, the Night Fae of Ardenweald, or the Venthyr of Revendreth?
While the decision of your Covenant is impactful, it is a choice that can be changed quickly once you reach Shadowlands' endgame. Through this choice, your rotation changes, certain bonuses appear in dungeons for your entire group, and you are able to follow the story in different paths.
In this Shadowlands guide, we will help you choose the right covenant for your playstyle, based on how much they impact your performance as a Frost Mage, updated for .
Overview
NEW
NEW Patch 9.2 Changes
Best Covenant
NEW Tier Set Bonus
Gear
Talent Builds
Legendaries
Conduits
Kyrian
Necrolord
Night Fae
Venthyr
Pre-Patch
Starter Guide
Rotation, Priority, and Abilities
Advanced Concepts
Stats
Consumables
Macros & Addons
WeakAuras
Common Terms
NEW Castle Nathria Tips
NEW Sepulcher Tips
Mythic+
Common Questions
Mage Tower
Twisting Corridors
NEW Simulations
About the Author
This guide is written and maintained by Preheat, previously a World First raider and founding member of
Liquid
. Preheat mains Mage and has participated in the MDI and multiple Race to World First events over the past few years. He has also commentated multiple community events, such as the
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,
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charity event, and
Liquid
Race to World First. For all things Mage, you can find him in his
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Best Covenants for Frost Mages
Covenant swaps are now available. This is huge for Mages who have three good specs with three different covenants. This also allows for niche builds like Necrolord Frost for heavy AoE in Mythic+. The ability to swap Fire or Arcane with the preferred covenant is also a huge bonus.
As a quick recap, we've created the table below to highlight the notable differences between Covenants. Don't hesitate to click the headers to go to their respective guides!
Aside from
断法之涌
for Mythic+, all the Finesse and Endurance Conduits are interchangeable, depending on the fight/type of content you're doing. The below choices simply reflect the best all-round choices.
Best Frost Mage Covenants and Soulbinds for Raid
Single Legendary
Double Legendary
Venthyr
Theotar
Necrolord
Marileth
Necrolord
Marileth
Venthyr
Theotar
Best Frost Mage Covenants and Soulbinds for Mythic+
Single Legendary
Double Legendary
Night Fae
Dreamweaver
Night Fae
Dreamweaver
Necrolord
Heirmir
Necrolord
Heirmir
Covenant Choice Changes with Patch 9.2 for Frost Mage
In Sepulcher of the First Ones raid Frost Mages are recommended to be Venthyr starting off. With 2p unlocked, Necrolord pulls slightly ahead. Once covenant legendary is unlocked, Necrolord becomes the best pick. Generally the Frost Mage Legendaries are
冻结寒风
generally and
顺滑寒冰
for Single Target. Frost Mage is very strong in AoE and will likely be the preferred spec for Mythic+. Double legendaries don't affect our covenant choices beyond boosting Necrolord.
Best Frost Mage Covenants for Raiding
You can play whichever covenant you want, but for damage in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid Frost Mages are recommended to be Venthyr and Necrolord. As explained above, with 2p unlocked, Necrolord pulls slightly ahead. Once covenant legendary is unlocked, Necrolord becomes the best pick.
The best Covenants for Frost Mage in Raid are Necrolord generally and Venthyr if you don't have either 2p or covenant legendary unlocked.
Best Frost Mage Covenants for Mythic+
In Mythic+ Frost Mages are recommended to be Night Fae.
The best Covenant for Frost Mage in Mythic+ is Night Fae in Patch 9.2. Necrolord is also strong, but
死神之躯
has a long cooldown.
Frost Mage Covenant Popularity
Below you can see the data on what are the most picked Covenants for Frost Mages. This data updates automatically and comes directly from Blizzard's API.
Frost Mage Raiding Covenant Analysis
Necrolord
The Necrolord Covenant is our go-to with tier tier or covenant legendary.
死神之躯
and
冰冷血脉
are a very strong combo. Frostbolt is a very low proportion of Frost's overall damage (it's mostly
冰枪术
), but with
死亡深渊
it ramps our damage.
In Soulbinds,
Marileth
is best in single target in most cases, especially for raid.
Emeni
is carried by the strength of her first talent,
身先士卒
.
脓疮迸裂
only affects nearby enemies, which requires you to play near your target to get damage from it.
血肉铸造
is a strong defensive, but we already have plenty of ways to survive big, telegraphed hits.
Heirmir
is a strong option now due to being able to run
海尔米尔的军械库：髓噬宝石
while also having two potency slots.
切肉者之眼
gives a stacking mastery buff that only works when you first damage a high health mob. It has a cooldown per target and
记忆装备
is an execute trait that repeats 3% of your damage to a target, so essentially is is a 3% damage increase. I recommend him for M+.
Venthyr
As mentioned above, the Venthyr have a strong Covenant ability, in addition to two strong Soulbinds and a great Signature ability.
Use
折磨之镜
on the primary DPS target, on cooldown. You do not have time to Shatter a
寒冰箭
with each
冰冷智慧
from the ability; simply cast
冰风暴
>
冰枪术
>
冰枪术
without Shattering Frostbolt, to use up all the procs in time.
Both Venthyr Soulbinds have the choice of two Potency Conduits, or one Potency and a passive DPS ability, though in general two Potency Conduits will outperform either of these abilities.
Nadjia
provides
兴奋追猎者
as her first trait and
无畏决斗者
at the end of her tree, which is fantastic for raiding
if
you can hit the main boss before anything else. The difference between taking Dauntless Duellist and Nadjia's second Potency slot is quite small, though, and the trait is of little use for AoE or cleave.
Theotar
gives
抚慰阴影
, which isn't very strong in Shadowlands as Frost's damage centers on Ice Lance. However, it is more reliable than Thrill Seeker.
The Venthyr Signature ability,
暗影之门
, is excellent for repositioning, but not a reason to choose Venthyr by itself as Mages have a lot of mobility spells already.
Nadjia
is best initially, then
Theotar
pulls ahead due to
小队恩惠
once it is available at 54 renown.
废土礼节
is technically worse than
汲取恶意
as a third conduit on a personal level but is much better for the overall raid.
Kyrian
With the second-strongest class ability and a really useful Signature spell, the Kyrian are a viable choice if you're only interested in raiding.
The Kyrian's class spell is
璀璨火花
, which is a pure single-target ability on a low cooldown. To use it correctly, you should wait to proc
冰冷智慧
and then cast Radiant Spark > Flurry > Ice Lance > Ice Lance, which ensures the Ice Lances consume the final stacks of Radiant Spark (30% and 40% increased damage).
In terms of Soulbinds, the initial choices are
Kleia
and
Pelagos
. Pelagos has a great first trait (
战斗冥想
), two Potency slots that you don't need to sacrifice a DPS choice for, and a defensive middle trait (
放下过去
) and a strong end trait (
崭新决心
).
Kleia's tree is strong due to
勇气外露
but it will cost you a potency slot. The last Soulbind,
Mikanikos
, is behind either of the other two.
The best Kyrian Soulbind for Frost Mages is
Forgelite
for Single Target and
Pelagos
for cleave when raiding and Mythic+ content.
Pelagos
has a reasonably strong tier 1 trait, and a good end-tree ability.
强强联手
is recommended on the way down the tree, as it increases your damage. There is a downside with Pelagos, which is that you have to manually face the
崭新决心
to get the buff.
Forgelite
is recommended for Raiding and
Pelagos
for Mythic+.
The Kyrian Signature ability is
召唤执事者
. The Phial's ability to heal, as well as cleanse harmful debuffs, is very useful - especially with the number of Bleeds in Castle Nathria.
Night Fae
变易幻能
looks great -
great
- but isn't worth using against a single target, even for the cooldown reduction, as Frost hasn't got any impactful short cooldowns for single-target or cleave scenarios. Standing still for four seconds in melee range is also traditionally an unhealthy place to be. However, its ability to lower the cooldown of
暴风雪
,
寒冰宝珠
and
能量符文
is great in AoE.
The Night Fae are an interesting bunch, with each Soulbind fairly close in damage.
Dreamwaver
is the best choice for Raid and in Mythic+
Korayn
pulls ahead slightly.
Dreamweaver
is also a great choice for progression raiding due to
灵茧守护者
. Niya and Korayn are also strong damage choices. Really any choice as Night Fae is close to correct when it comes to soulbinds.
暗影之门
and
灵魂变形
are both great abilities for movement. Three Blinks in the 12-second duration enables easy repositioning and the ability to dodge some nasty mechanics. The minigame of collecting new forms is also cool! Sadly, this is linked to a poor class ability for Frost in most cases.
Frost Mage Mythic+ Covenant Analysis
The choices do not change, as even
强韧
weeks tend to have a single big target to burst down. Check the Raiding paragraphs for a description.
If you are fully focused on AoE damage to the exclusion of all single target, Night Fae is the best choice, using
变易幻能
whenever
暴风雪
and
寒冰宝珠
are on cooldown. Necrolord with Heirmir also does excellent group-wide damage when
死神之躯
is available. Which is best for you will come down to the dungeon, the affixes, and your group.
Frost Mage Covenant and Soulbind Guides
Now that we have highlighted each Covenant's strengths and abilities for you to decide which is best, you can read our in-depth Covenant guides below. These pages detail the best soulbind paths for Shadowlands PvE as well as optimal covenant ability usage for each covenant.
Kyrian Frost Mage GuideNecrolord Frost Mage Guide
Night Fae Frost Mage GuideVenthyr Frost Mage Guide
Frost Mage Soulbind Simulations
Here is a preview of how Frost Mage Soulbinds stack against each other in terms of raw power, powered by
Bloodmallet
. Make sure to check the individual Covenant pages for more details about each of them.
More Information Frost Mage Covenants
If you need to learn more about the basics of Covenants, Soulbinds, and Conduits, we have other pages that explain the mechanics of these new systems:
Covenant Overview explains basics of the Covenant system and rewards
How to Change Covenants? details how to swap covenants, which requires special tasks over time.
Soulbinds Overview explains the basics of this new system including how to unlock and swap Soulbinds.
Conduit Overview details these items which allow an additional level of customization to your Soulbind, and how you can upgrade and replace them.
Wowhead's
Soulbind Calculator
allows you to create your own soulbind path including conduits to share with friends.
Furthermore, if you are interested in a list of class-specific abilities for your Mage, we have compiled several references:
Mage Covenant Abilities
details the class-specific abilities unlocked upon choosing a specific covenant.
Mage Conduits
lists all available mage conduits, organized by type, and their ranks.
Feedback
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评论
评论来自
Viderimens
Just FYI - you have linked to the Arcane Mage Covenant and Soulbind Guides at the end of the guide, not the Frost Mage guides.
评论来自
Sverch
An odd question, but who is the author of the image in the banner of the article? :)
评论来自
Flawlesskun
i guess it's fair to say night fae is the covenant that allows you to play all 3 specs of mage, at least in AOE. If you wanna do single target damage you can always play arcane and still pump ^^
评论来自
janx
Does realy Deathborn line up with Icy Veins even with Icy Propulsion conduit equipped?
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