Frost Nova: which rank to use
Mage · Frost · 4 ranks, 2 learned by level 30.
At level 30 with 45 spell power, Frost Nova rank 2 gets the most damage per mana and the most damage per second.
Most mana-efficient rank by gear: rank 2 up to 77, rank 1 from 78 spell power.
Every rank at level 30 with 45 spell power
| Rank | Damage per cast | Mana | Cast | Damage per mana | DPS | Mana lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 (level 10) | 24 (23–25) | 55 | 0 s | 0.43 | 15.9 | 11 min 22 s |
| Rank 2 (level 26) | 37 (35–39) | 85 | 0 s | 0.44 | 24.9 | 7 min 21 s |
DPS counts the global cooldown. Mana lasts: casting only that rank from 1,500 mana.
Forever against Classic Era
- Rank 1: 24 damage for 55 mana in Forever instead of 23 for 55 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.029 instead of 0.018).
- Rank 2: 37 damage for 85 mana in Forever instead of 38 for 85 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.029 instead of 0.029).
How it's worked out
- From the client, for each rank: base damage or healing and its range (SpellEffect base points and variance), the extra per level up to the rank's max level, the spell power share (coefficient), mana cost, cast time, duration, global cooldown and cooldown.
- No downrank penalty in the Forever client. Classic Era's client puts a penalty for spells learned before level 20 inside the coefficient (Shadow Bolt rank 1: 0.14); Forever's client gives the full share (0.486), for 80 low-level ranks across the classes. Anything else would be on Blizzard's servers, so the calculator shows Classic's rules only as Speculation.
- Speculation: crits count only on direct hits, at 150%, as in Classic; the example gear (1.5 spell power per level) is not client data.
Other Mage spells
Fireball, Frostbolt, Fire Blast, Arcane Missiles, Arcane Explosion, Flamestrike, Pyroblast, Scorch, Cone of Cold, Blast Wave