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| − | |disambigpage=Frostbite (mage talent) |
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| − | |name= |
+ | | name = Bale Bleakstare |
| + | | gender = Male |
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| − | |image=Spell_Frost_FrostArmor |
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| + | | race = Orc |
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| − | |description=Gives your Chill effects a 5n% chance to freeze the target for 5 sec. |
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| + | | character =[[Far Seer]], [[Shaman]] |
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| − | |class=Mage |
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| + | | affiliation = The [[Horde]] |
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| − | |location=Frost, Tier 1 |
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| + | | faction = Horde |
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| − | |affects=Chill effects |
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| + | | occupation = Far Seer, Shaman |
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| − | |ranks=3 |
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| + | | status = Alive |
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| − | |points_req=None |
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| − | |debuff_desc=Frozen. |
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| − | |debuff_dur=5 seconds |
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| + | '''Bale Bleakstare''' is a [[far seer]] in service of the Horde. He is one individual who stands out among his forces: an old orc with white hair that frames his wizened face and keen eyes, and that flows in the wind. He wears totems of great power: animal fangs and claws, feathers of fierce birds, and blood-marked leather wrappings from wyverns and dragons. As the allies around him die, he smiles, not out of sadism but recognition - for spirits are more easily discerned by his aged eyes than the living.<ref>''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'', 195</ref> |
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| − | '''Frostbite''' is a [[mage]] talent in the [[frost]] tree that gives your chill effects a 5% chance per rank to also freeze your target for 5 seconds, up to a maximum of 15% at rank 3. Mage spells that have [[chill]] components include [[Frostbolt]], [[Cone of Cold]], [[Frost Armor]] and [[Ice Armor]], and [[Blizzard]] if talented with [[Improved Blizzard]]. |
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| + | Bale Bleakstare is also a [[Random hero#Far Seer|random]] [[Far Seer (Warcraft III)|Far Seer]] from ''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]''. |
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| − | Frostbite is popular in [[frost mage|frost]] and [[elementalist]] talent builds that use [[Shatter]]. The freeze effect grants more chances to crit via that talent. Since mobs and bosses in raid situations are often immune to freeze effects, frostbite is not as effective in those situations. It is more effective in solo PvE and PvP situations. |
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| − | | 2 || 10% |
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| − | | 3 || 15% |
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| − | ==Notes== |
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| + | [[Category:Horde Player's Guide]] |
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| − | In PvP, the Frostbite effect is subject to [[diminishing returns]]. It will also always proc along with [[Fingers of Frost]] if both are fully talented. |
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| − | ==Tips and tricks== |
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| − | In PvP situations Frostbite is effective at catching runners or slowing large groups, which is valuable in [[Warsong Gulch]]. Two effective ways to get a Frostbite are with [[Frostbolt]] (Rank 1) and [[Improved Blizzard]] (Rank 1). With Frostbolt (Rank 1), the cast time is 1 second with full [[Improved Frostbolt]] and 1.5 seconds untalented, allowing the mage to rifle them off quickly with the hope of landing a Frostbite. With [[Improved Blizzard]], each tick of the AoE applies a chill, and thus each tick has a chance to Frostbite. Rank 1 is mana efficient enough to chain cast it for a Frostbite hit. |
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| − | The Frostbite effect does not overwrite the [[Frost Nova]] effect or the [[Summon Water Elemental|Water Elemental]]'s Freeze effect. These spells have a longer duration (8 seconds vs. 5 seconds) than Frostbite, and thus supersede it. Even if the Frost Nova or Freeze has fewer than 5 seconds remaining, Frostbite will not take effect. However, if the attack with a chill happens to break the freezing effect, it is possible for the Frosbite freeze to take effect immediately. |
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| − | Because Frostbite only lasts for 5 seconds, and higher ranks of Frostbolt have a minimum casting time of 2.5 seconds (3.0 seconds untalented), a mage often only has enough time (due to lag) to cast one Frostbolt before the effect wears off. However, if a [[Troll]] mage casts Frostbolt in conjunction with the racial [[Berserking]] (thus reducing the cast time to 2.25 seconds or less) then he can have up to two chances to crit off a a Frostbite. A mage of at least level 66 can cast the [[Ice Lance]] spell instead of additional Frostbolts, as it can allow several castings into a frozen enemy, which is advantageous considering that it does triple damage to frozen targets. |
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| − | Frostbite is an undesirable talent in [[frost AoE grinding]] builds. The goal in a frost AoE situation is to keep a large pack of mobs grouped close together and snared with [[Cone of Cold]] and/or [[Improved Blizzard]]. If Frostbite lands, it can separate a mob from the pack, complicating the kiting process. |
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| − | ==Patch changes== |
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| − | *{{Patch 4.0.1|note=Removed.}} |
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| − | *{{Patch 3.0.2|note=Relocated from Tier 2 to Tier 1.}} |
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| − | *{{Patch 2.1.0|note=The Frostbite effect was changed to be subject to [[diminishing returns]] in PvP.}} |
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| − | *{{Patch 1.6.0|note=Fixed the duration of Frostbite on pets which are dismissed and then recalled.}} |
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Revision as of 18:30, 26 June 2011
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This article contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.
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 Bale Bleakstare | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Orc |
| Class | Far Seer, Shaman |
| Affiliation(s) | The Horde |
| Occupation | Far Seer, Shaman |
| Status | Alive |
Bale Bleakstare is a far seer in service of the Horde. He is one individual who stands out among his forces: an old orc with white hair that frames his wizened face and keen eyes, and that flows in the wind. He wears totems of great power: animal fangs and claws, feathers of fierce birds, and blood-marked leather wrappings from wyverns and dragons. As the allies around him die, he smiles, not out of sadism but recognition - for spirits are more easily discerned by his aged eyes than the living.[1]
Bale Bleakstare is also a random Far Seer from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.
References
- ^ Horde Player's Guide, 195