PvE Frost Mage DPS Addons & Macros

A comprehensive list of addons and macros to improve a Frost Mage’s performance in dungeon and raid environments.

Addons

• MinimapButtonButton – Addon that piles up all addon icons, preventing them from clogging your Minimap. Must-have addon if you plan on acquiring a large number of addons.
• DeadlyBossMods – Allows you to track boss abilities. It’s a must-have for raiding.
• Details – Shows you how much damage, healing, etc, everyone in your raid is doing. Flex on your friends!
• WeakAuras – Extremely versatile addon that can track buffs and debuffs, modify the User Interface, or even create audio notifications.
• Leatrix Plus – Multi-purpose addon that is extremely helpful, especially for streamers, for changing in-game mechanics such as auto-accepting quests, summons, and resurrection spells, blocking Party/Duel requests, modifying Chat, Frames, System, and Interface functionality.
• Leatrix Maps – Enhances map functionality by adding coordinates, increasing zoom level, and many more!
• Auctionator – A great tool for any interaction with the Auction House
• OmniCC – Displays a timer on the Action Bar for the remaining time until a Cooldown is available
• GTFO – Addon that provides audio notifications whenever you are standing in dangerous effects. Great for raiding!
• Questie – Addon that tracks and showcases Quests & Quest Objectives on the map. Extremely helpful for leveling or the Loremaster Achievement!
• Rarescanner – Addon that tracks and showcases rare mobs when in proximity to them. It is very helpful for acquiring early loot or completing achievements!
• Bagnon – An Addon that completely revamps the Bag Interface and combines all bags into one big window. It’s a fantastic addon overall!
• Plater Nameplates – This addon, similar to Weakauras, allows you to customize all nameplates in the game entirely. It is great for players who struggle to track debuffs on targets or simply want to overhaul the default interface.

Macros

Like their peers, Frost Mages use similar macros, including the classic Mouseover macros and Offensive & Defensive ones. They may also use “/stopcasting” macros like Fire Mages to instantly use Brain Freeze & Fingers of Frost procs. They are also not conditioned to use mandatory Alter Time macros to perform their burst, but they can use them to enhance the duration of their burst.

Mouseover Macro

This macro can cast an ability on any target by simply hovering your mouse over it. You can either hover your mouse over the target itself or the UI raid or party frame in the case of a friendly target. For any beneficial spell, you will want “Help” in your macro; for any damaging spell, you will want “Harm”.

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] Remove Curse

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover, harm, nodead] Living Bomb

Stop Cast Macro

As a Frost Mage, you can use a Stop Cast macro to instantly use Brain Freeze & Fingers of Frost procs without having to move or press ESC to cancel a Frostbolt cast. Stop Cast macros are also popular for defensive cooldowns such as Temporal Shield and Ice Block or utility spells such as Spellsteal and Remove Curse.

#showtooltip Frostfire Bolt
/stopcasting
/cast Frostfire Bolt

#showtooltip Ice Block
/stopcasting
/cast Ice Block

#showtooltip Temporal Shield
/stopcasting
/cast Temporal Shield

Alter Time Offensive Macro

This macro is directly tied to the Alter Time mechanic, and it’s used to enhance the duration of your burst. You may also incorporate racial effects such as Berserking, which are not affected by the GCD. Based on the encounter, you will only want to use Time Warp in the macro if you can afford to do so. You will want to remove it from the macro if the encounter requires its use during the Execution Phase.

Remember that each slot has a specific number assigned to it, which can be used in a macro by inputting “/use 10” or “/use 14.”

• Gloves – 10
• Trinket I – 13
• Trinket II – 14

#showtooltip
/cast Berserking
/use Potion of the Jade Serpent
/cast Icy Veins
/use 14
/cast Time Warp
/Cast Alter Time