Cone of Cold

Cone of Cold
Cone of Cold 12 sec cooldown 4.0% of base mana Instant cast Targets in a cone in front of the caster take X Frost damage and are slowed by 60% for 6 sec.
Usable by
Class	Mage
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Frost
Casting time	Instant cast
Cooldown	12 sec (GCD 1.5 sec)
Level required	28
Related debuff
Magic Cone of Cold Movement slowed by 60%. Duration: 6 seconds
TCG image

• Cone of Cold
• 4.0% of base mana
• Instant cast
• Targets in a cone in front of the caster take X Frost damage and are slowed by 60% for 6 sec.

“

The chill of frost will pierce flesh and bone, all the way to your very core. - "Black Ice" Fizzlefreeze TCG

”

Cone of Cold is a core mage ability learned at level 28. It deals frost damage to all enemies in front of the caster. It is a point-blank Area of Effect spell. The area of effect is a 90 degree arc region (a "cone") extending 10 yards in front of the caster. The spell also snares all enemies it hits with a 60% speed reduction for six seconds.

Modified by

• Glyph of Cone of Cold

Talent

• Cold Snap

Arcane specialization ability

• Arcane Power
• Mastery: Mana Adept

Frost specialization ability

• Shatter

Tips

A gnome mage casting Cone of Cold. The area of effect is the white blur in front of the caster.

Cone of Cold is hard to use while running, despite its instant casting time. Slight lag will make the cone occasionally point in odd directions, or at odd angles if the caster is also turning. The cone will always point in the direction the caster is facing, even while moving in one direction but facing another, such as when jumping, falling or strafing. To make sure you hit your target, try to be standing still or moving straight backwards when you cast, the cone will then always be where you expect it.

This spell is expensive for one target; it's more mana efficient to wait for Fire Blast to cooldown.

When under the effects of Cone of Cold, enemies are moving at 40% speed. Backwards movement is 50% of normal running speed. It's possible to Cone of Cold a target, then backpedal while casting instant spells.

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.6 (8-Feb-2011): The attachment point of Cone of Cold was too far left and has been adjusted on male troll models.
  
• Patch 3.3.0 (08-Dec-2009): The tooltip on this ability will now update properly from all talents which increase its damage by a percentage.
  
• Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): The mana has been reduced by approximately 15%.
  
• Patch 1.11.0 (20-Jun-2006): The bonus this spell receives from effects that increase spell damage has been increased.
  
• Patch 1.6.0 (12-Jul-2005): Targets that are immune to movement slowing effects will no longer be affected by Cone of Cold's movement slowing effect. Damage will still be caused.
  

External links

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