Glacial Advance

Glacial Advance
Glacial Advance Row 5 Frost death knight talent 30 Runic Power 6 sec cooldown Instant Summon glacial spikes from the ground that advance forward, each dealing (37.6% of Attack Power + 37.6% of Off-hand Attack Power) Frost damage and applying Razorice to enemies near their eruption point.
Properties
Class	Death knight
School	Shadow
Cooldown	6 seconds
Talents
Talent required	[Unleashed Frenzy] or [Improved Frost Strike]
Other information
Improvements	[Obliteration]

Glacial Advance is a Frost death knight talent. When cast, it causes frozen spikes to erupt from the ground in a line in front of the caster, dealing damage and applying Razorice. The spikes travel about 15–20 yards away from the caster.

Notes and trivia

• During the Legion alpha, this ability used a different visual effect, with groups of forward-jutting spikes that popped up more slowly than the live version.
• This talent was mentioned in the April Fools' Day Legion Alpha patch note preview: "Due to global warming, Glacial Advance has been reduced by 20%."
• Glacial Advance is a common death knight spell in Hearthstone. Its flavor text reads: "You just wait, I'll get there in 10 years and then you'll be sorry."

Gallery

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  Appearance prior to patch 11.1.0
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  In the Legion alpha
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  In the Legion alpha
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  In Hearthstone

Patch changes

• Patch 11.1.0 (2025-02-25): Visual has been updated.
  
• Hotfix (2024-09-03): Damage reduced by 10%. Does not apply to PvP.
  
• Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13):
  • Damage reduced by 15%.
  • Global cooldown is now properly reduced by Haste.
    
• Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23): Damage increased by 23%.
  
• Hotfix (2024-01-18): Fixed a bug that caused a sound effect issue.
  
• Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11): Damage is now increased by 50% in PvP combat.
  
• Hotfix (2023-02-06): Glacial Advance damage increased by 20%.
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 5 Frost talent (was a level 45 Frost talent).
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now requires level 45 (was 90). Can now be used with two-handed weapons.
  
• Hotfix (2018-08-02): Will now properly work when used on an elevator.
  
• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now requires level 90 (was 58), costs 30 Runic Power (was 1 Rune), and has a cooldown of 6 seconds (was 15 seconds). Now applies Razorice to enemies it hits.
  
• Patch 7.3.0 (2017-08-29): Now requires level 58 (was 100).
  
• Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now hits targets in melee range more reliably.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB