Fingers of Frost
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- For the Season of Discovery mage rune, see
[Fingers of Frost].
| Fingers of Frost | |
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| Properties | |
| Class | Mage |
| Talents | |
| Talent required |
 [Ice Lance] |
| Other information | |
| Affects |
 [Frostbolt],  [Frozen Orb] |
| Improvements |
 [Cryopathy] |
| Related buff | |
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Fingers of Frost is a Frost mage talent.
Notes
- By treating the target as if it were frozen, abilities empowered by Fingers of Frost also benefit from
[Shatter]. - This effect works against enemies that are immune to being frozen, such as raid bosses.
Improvements
- Class talents
- Frost talents
- Spellslinger hero talents
Trivia
- Fingers of Frost is a rare mage talent in the Trading Card Game. Its flavor text reads: "'This sensation is quite intriguing.' —Vor'na the Disciplined"
Patch changes
Patch 11.1.0 (2025-02-25): [Frozen Orb] chance to trigger reduced to 5% (was 10%). 
Hotfix (2023-11-21): Frozen Orb now has a 5% chance to grant Fingers of Frost (was 10%) in PvP - Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 2 Frost talent (was a level 13 Frost ability).
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 13 (was 24). 
Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): 
[Blizzard] no longer activates Fingers of Frost. - Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now has a 12% chance to proc from [Frostbolt] and Frozen Orb (down from 15%) and no longer increases [Ice Lance] damage. No longer activates from
[Frostfire Bolt]. 
Patch 6.2.0 (2015-06-23): Now increases Ice Lance damage by 140% (up from 100%). - Hotfix (2014-10-15): The rate of activation for Frostbolt and Frostfire Bolt should now correctly factor in the bonus from using the
[Glyph of Icy Veins]. - Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Fingers of Frost bonus damage applied to Ice Lance has been increased to 100%, up from 25%.
Patch 5.3.0 (2013-05-21): The tooltip no longer incorrectly lists 
[Scorch]. - Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Now has a 15% (was 12%) chance to activate from Frostbolt, Frostfire Bolt and Frozen Orb, and a 5% (was 4%) chance to activate from [Blizzard]. No longer affects Scorch.
- Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Slightly redesigned as a level 24 Frost ability (was a tier 3 Frost talent). Your successful Frostbolts, Frostfire Bolts and Frozen Orb hits have a 12% chance, your Blizzard ticks have a 4% chance, and your successful Scorches have a 9% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect.
- Old: Gives your Chill effects a 7/14/20% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect.
- Old: Gives your Chill effects a 7/14/20% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect.
Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): All class abilities which place a buff on friendly targets no longer generate any threat. - Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Fingers of Frost bonus damage applied to Ice Lance has been increased to 25%, up from 15%.
- Hotfix (2011-02-08): Rank 2 of Fingers of Frost now has the correct proc chance.
- Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Can no longer be dispelled and now also increases Ice Lance damage by 15%.
- Hotfix (2010-12-14):
[Frostfire Orb] cannot trigger Fingers of Frost if Rank 2 of Frostfire Orb is not learned. - Hotfix (2010-11-30): When
[Freeze] misses or resists on the first target, but is successful on another target, the mage will correctly get the Fingers of Frost procs from the target successfully hit. - Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Proc chance is now 7/14/20%, down from 10/20/30%.
- Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Changed from 2 to 3 ranks and moved from tier 8 to tier 3. Chance to proc is now 10/20/30%, up from 7/15%.
Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): Mages with 
[Molten Armor] active who have the [Shatter] talent will no longer lose Fingers of Frost charges when Molten Armor causes reactive damage. In addition, the effect from this talent now displays the number of charges on the buff icon. - Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): This talent now triggers immediately on casting a spell rather than being delayed until the spell strikes the target.
- Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): This talent can now trigger properly from
[Frost Armor]. - Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
Other versions
Wrath Classic
Fingers of Frost 
- Fingers of Frost (2 ranks)
- Tier 8 Frost mage talent
- Passive
- Gives your Chill effects a 7/15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.
Properties Class Mage Related buff - Magic
- Fingers of Frost
- Your next 2 spells treat the target as if it were Frozen.
- Duration: 15 seconds
Cataclysm Classic
Fingers of Frost - Fingers of Frost (3 ranks)
- Tier 3 Frost mage talent
- Passive
- Gives your offensive Chill effects a 7/14/20% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which causes your next Ice Lance or Deep Freeze spell to act as if your target were frozen and increases Ice Lance damage by 25%. Fingers of Frost can accumulate up to 2 charges and lasts 15 sec.
Properties Class Mage Related buff - Fingers of Frost
- Ice Lance and Deep Freeze act as if your target were frozen and Ice Lance deals 25% more damage.
- Duration: 15 seconds
- Max stacks: 2
MoP Classic
Fingers of Frost - Fingers of Frost
- Level 24 Frost mage ability
- Passive
- Your successful Frostbolts, Frostfire Bolts and Frozen Orb hits have a 15% chance, and your Blizzard ticks have a 5% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect.
The Fingers of Frost effect causes your next Ice Lance or Deep Freeze to act as if your target were frozen, and increases Ice Lance damage by 25% for 15 sec.
Limit 2 charges.
Properties Class Mage Other information Level learned 24 Affects [Blizzard], [Frostbolt], 
[Frostfire Bolt], [Frozen Orb]Related buff - Fingers of Frost
- Your next Ice Lance or Deep Freeze act as if your target were frozen and Ice Lance deals 25% more damage.
- Duration: 15 seconds
- Max stacks: 2
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