Ice Barrier
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- For the pet battle ability, see
[Ice Barrier].
| Ice Barrier | |
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| Properties | |
| Class | Mage |
| School | Frost |
| Cooldown | 30 seconds |
| Other information | |
| Improvements |
 [Barrier Diffusion],  [Energized Barriers],  [Imbued Warding],  [Improved Ice Barrier],  [Reactive Barrier] |
| Related buff | |
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Ice Barrier is a mage class talent. It is only available to Frost mages, and is automatically learned.
Arcane mages receive 
[Prismatic Barrier] instead, and Fire mages receive 
[Blazing Barrier].
Notes and trivia
- While Ice Barrier is active, the mage's spells cannot suffer from pushback.
- Ice Barrier is a common Mage spell in Hearthstone. Its flavor text reads: "This is Rank 1. Rank 2 is Chocolate Milk Barrier."
Patch changes
Hotfix (2026-09-01): Absorb reduced by 25% in PvP combat. - Hotfix (2026-08-25): Absorb amount increased to 35% of maximum health (was 30%). Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Hotfix (2026-02-25): All Mage Barrier spells absorb an additional 5% maximum health.
- Patch 12.0.0 (2026-01-20):
- All Barrier spells have had their cooldowns increased to 30 seconds (was 25 seconds).
- Barrier spells now have a reduced global cooldown and now shield you for 25% of your maximum health (was 24%).
Hotfix (2024-09-24): Absorb amount is now decreased by 40% in PvP combat (was 25%). - Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13): Absorb value reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
- Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23): Absorb increased to 24% of maximum health (was 22%).
Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 1 class talent for Arcane (was a level 11 Arcane ability). 
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 11 (was 26). 
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Ice Barrier's absorption value now scales from the Mage's maximum health rather than spell power. Now learned at level 26 (was 54). 
Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Now exclusive to Frost specialization and learned at level 26. The snare effect of the now removed 
[Frost Armor] has been folded into this ability. - Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 54 (was 16).
- Hotfix (2016-08-24): The Dense Ice version of Ice Barrier can now be properly refreshed, even when the shield is undamaged.
- Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now learned at level 16 (was a level 30 talent). Now absorbs 202% more damage.
Patch 5.1.0 (2012-11-27): The damage absorbed by Ice Barrier has been reduced by 25%. - Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now available to all specializations as a level 30 talent (was a tier 5 Frost talent). Cooldown reduced from 30 to 25 sec.
Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Base damage value has been increased by approximately 120%. In addition, the benefit from spell power has been increased by approximately 8%. - Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): No longer has
[Cold Snap] as a prerequisite. Moved to tier 5 (was tier 7). 
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): The mana cost on this spell has been reduced by approximately 15%. 
Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Using low ranks of this spell will now be penalized the same way healing spells are penalized. - Patch 2.3.2 (2008-01-08): Now requires Cold Snap instead of
[Ice Block]. - Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Ice Barrier will gain an additional benefit from frost spell damage gear, however the base amount of damage absorbed for ranks 5 and 6 has been lowered.
- Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Ice Barrier Rank 6 was added.
Patch 1.11.0 (2006-06-19): Ice Barrier received an overhaul. The spell was changed to stack with 
[Power Word: Shield] (which previously overwrote it), had its cooldown reduced from 2 minutes to 30 seconds, gained the benefit of frost spell damage, and was prioritized to absorb damage before 
[Mana Shield], thus saving mana when using both shields.
Other versions
Classic
Ice Barrier 
- Ice Barrier (4 ranks)
- Tier 7 Frost mage talent
- 305 Mana
- 30 sec cooldown
- Instant
- Instantly shields you, absorbing 455 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted.
Properties Class Mage School Frost Cooldown 30 seconds Talents Talent required [Ice Block]Related buff - Magic
- Ice Barrier
- Absorbs damage.
- Duration: 1 minute
BC Classic
Ice Barrier - Ice Barrier (6 ranks)
- Tier 7 Frost mage talent
- 305 Mana
- 30 sec cooldown
- Instant
- Instantly shields you, absorbing 455 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted.
Properties Class Mage School Frost Cooldown 30 seconds Talents Talent required [Cold Snap]Other information Improvements 
[Ice Floes]Related buff - Magic
- Ice Barrier
- Absorbs damage.
- Duration: 1 minute
Wrath Classic
Ice Barrier - Ice Barrier (8 ranks)
- Tier 7 Frost mage talent
- 21% of base mana
- 30 sec cooldown
- Instant
- Instantly shields you, absorbing 455 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spellcasting will not be delayed by damage.
Properties Class Mage School Frost Cooldown 30 seconds Talents Talent required [Cold Snap]Other information Improvements 
[Cold as Ice], 
[Incanter's Absorption], 
[Shattered Barrier]Glyphs 
[Glyph of Ice Barrier]Related buff - Magic
- Ice Barrier
- Absorbs damage.
- Duration: 1 minute
Cataclysm Classic
Ice Barrier - Ice Barrier
- Tier 5 Frost mage talent
- 21% of base mana
- 30 sec cooldown
- Instant
- Instantly shields you, absorbing (87% of Spell power + 8069) damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spellcasting will not be delayed by damage.
Properties Class Mage School Frost Cooldown 30 seconds Other information Improvements [Ice Floes], 
[Reactive Barrier], [Shattered Barrier]Glyphs [Glyph of Ice Barrier]Related buff - Magic
- Ice Barrier
- Absorbs (87% of Spell power + 8069) damage.
- Duration: 1 minute
MoP Classic
Ice Barrier - Ice Barrier
- Level 30 Mage talent
- 3% of base mana
- 25 sec cooldown
- Instant
- Instantly shields you, absorbing (330% of Frost spell power + 4580) damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, spellcasting will not be delayed by damage.
Properties Class Mage School Frost Cooldown 25 seconds Other information Level available 30 Related buff - Magic
- Ice Barrier
- Absorbs (330% of Frost spell power + 4580) damage.
- Duration: 1 minute
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