Deep Freeze

For the Pet Battle ability, see [Deep Freeze].

Deep Freeze
Deep Freeze Level 66 mage ability 35 yd range 2% of base mana 30 sec cooldown Instant cast Stuns the target for 5 sec. Only usable on Frozen targets.
Usable by
Class	Mage
Properties
Type	Offensive, Utility
School	Frost
Cooldown	30 seconds
Other information
Level learned	66
Modified by	[Glyph of Deep Freeze]
Improvements	[Fingers of Frost]
Related debuff
Magic Deep Freeze Stunned and Frozen. Duration: 5 seconds

Deep Freeze is a level 66 Mage ability. It stuns a target for 4 seconds, and causes the target to be considered Frozen for the duration of its stun, turning it into yet another tool for mages to perform [Shatter] combos with. Deep Freeze can only be used on Frozen targets, although the Frost passive [Fingers of Frost] provides additional opportunities.

Improvements

• [Fingers of Frost]

• Glyph of Deep Freeze
• Major Glyph
• Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph.
  
  Your Deep Freeze spell is no longer on the global cooldown, but its duration is reduced by 1 sec.
• Classes: Mage
• Requires Level 25
• Sell Price: 1

Tips and tactics

Artwork on the TCG card "Tomb of Ice".

• This spell is perhaps best used at the very end of a [Frost Nova] to maximize the opponent's [Shatter]-able and stationary time and minimize the risk of them trinketing the effect right away.

• Can be somewhat reliably used as an interrupt when coupled with [Fingers of Frost]. Note, however that this spell is not off the GCD.

• Subject to diminishing returns in the controlled stun category (such as [Cheap Shot]) and [Frost Nova],  [Frostbite] and [Shattered Barrier] will not diminish the results of Deep Freeze. It also shares diminishing returns with [Ring of Frost].

See also

• Deep Freeze TCG Card

Patches and hotfixes

• Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Now stuns the target for 5 seconds (was 4 seconds).
  
• Patch 5.1.0 (2012-11-27): Duration reduced to 4 seconds.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now available to all specializations. No longer does damage to targets immune to stuns.
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Deep Freeze and [Ring of Frost] will cause diminishing returns on each other, in addition to the spells they normally share diminishing returns with.
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Damage done has been reduced by 20%.
  
• Hotfix (2010-11-23): "The damage from Deep Freeze on stun-immune targets is now properly benefitting from Frostburn, including when increased by Mastery Rating on gear."
  
• Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): This spell now deals a large amount of damage to targets permanently immune to stuns. In addition, when this ability deals damage it will no longer consume two charges of [Fingers of Frost] for those mages with the [Shatter] talent.
  

Now deals frost damage to permanently stun immune targets, with 1469 to 1741 base damage and a spell power coefficient of approximately 7.5/3.5 or 214.3%.

• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB