Frost Mage PvP Gear Guide for Cataclysm Classic

On this page you will learn which gear is best for Frost Mage in PvP. To learn more about the Frost Mage gameplay, please study PvP guide below:

Your gear list for PvP will mostly follow the following stat priority:

1. Intellect
2. Hit Rating (4% Hit Cap)
3. Resilience
4. Mastery Rating
5. Critical Rating
6. Haste Rating

The following list is considered Best in Slot for PvP. If you are looking for a PvE Best in Slot list, check out the link below:

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Vicious Gladiator's Silk Cowl	—	2200 Conquest Points
Neck	Vicious Gladiator's Pendant of Diffusion	—	2200 Conquest Points
Shoulder	Vicious Gladiator's Silk Amice	—	1650 Conquest Points
Cloak	Vicious Gladiator's Drape of Prowess	—	1250 Conquest Points
Chest	Vicious Gladiator's Silk Robe	—	2200 Conquest Points
Bracer	Vicious Gladiator's Cuffs of Accuracy	Hit → Mastery	1250 Conquest Points
Gloves	Vicious Gladiator's Silk Handguards	—	1650 Conquest Points
Belt	Vicious Gladiator's Cord of Dominance	—	1650 Conquest Points
Legs	Vicious Gladiator's Silk Trousers	Haste → Mastery	2200 Conquest Points
Boots	Vicious Gladiator's Treads of Cruelty	Crit → Mastery	1650 Conquest Points
Ring 1	Vicious Gladiator's Band of Accuracy	—	1250 Conquest Points
Ring 2	Vicious Gladiator's Band of Cruelty	—	1250 Conquest Points
Trinket 1	Theralion's Mirror	–	Theralion and Valiona (H) The Bastion of Twilight
Trinket 2	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	—	Darkmoon Volcanic Deck
Weapon	Vicious Gladiator's Spellblade	—	2450 Conquest Points
Off-Hand	Vicious Gladiator's Endgame	—	950 Conquest Points
Wand	Vicious Gladiator's Touch of Defeat	—	700 Conquest Points

Slot	Main Enchantment	Secondary Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Vicious Intellect
Shoulders	Greater Inscription of Vicious Intellect
Back	Lightweave Embroidery (Requires Tailoring) Enchant Cloak - Greater Intellect
Chest	Enchant Chest - Mighty Resilience
Wrist	Draconic Embossment - Intellect (Requires Leatherworking) Enchant Bracer - Mighty Intellect	Socket Bracer (Requires Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Greater Mastery	Synapse Springs (Requires Engineering) Socket Gloves (Requires Blacksmithing)
Waist	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle	Nitro Boosts (Requires Engineering)
Legs	Master's Spellthread (Requires Tailoring) Powerful Enchanted Spellthread
Feet	Enchant Boots - Lavawalker
Ring	Enchant Ring - Intellect (Requires Enchanting)
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent
Off-Hand	Enchant Off-Hand - Superior Intellect

Sockets	Gems
	Burning Shadowspirit Diamond — make sure you meet the requirements for it to be active
	Brilliant Chimera's Eye (3x Jewelcrafting Gem) Brilliant Inferno Ruby
	Artful Ember Topaz
	Veiled Demonseye until hit cap (4%) Vivid Dream Emerald after hit cap.