Ice Lance and Me

tofferoma · August 02, 2008, 02:57 AM

Hi togehter,

i've been into arenas more frequently now and to my surprise, mages are giving me a hard time for sure.

First, It's hard to control them (esp. the undead mages) due to their trinket, ice block, counter spell (and Will of the Forsaken) and ice lance spamming interruting my cast...

The ice lance spamming brings up another point: I take tons of damage :( After some research i figured that ice lance does three times the damage (after damage modifiers added) to frozen targets, and did i mention the +50% crit rate? So obviously it is imperative to not get frozen, or get out of the freeze as soon as possible.

I well figure that many have come to understand this a long time ago, hance i would like to ask: What can i do do avoid getting frozen in the first place. I figure getting out can be done with Spell Stone, Trinked and Devour Magic (if i'm lucky). I guess, keeping myself unfrozen will drastically increase my chances to win.

thx and have fun
tusnella

Shokazan · August 02, 2008, 03:36 AM

if you play with a pally, blessing of freedom will keep you out.
as a gnome you can use escape artist

Redmage · August 02, 2008, 04:07 AM

A pally, a priest can also cleanse/dispel it off you.

doogless · August 02, 2008, 10:46 AM

Spellstone out of Frost Nova.

Lopennie · August 02, 2008, 11:05 AM

Save your felhunter's Devour Magic for when they try to freeze you.

tofferoma · August 03, 2008, 03:12 AM

Allgright, i figured what mages can do to freeze you and how to counter it.

1) They can skill so that their chill effects have a chance to freeze you (15%?). Not much you can do but it should not happen too often anyways.

2) Frost nova. Mage spell that freezes everything around him in a 10 yrd radius (will usually have 21 sec CD, however mages also have Cold Snap to reset CDs as needed) --> Stay away from the mage

3) Pet ability. Same as frost nova, but is a ground targeted spell with 35 yrd range (25 sec CD) --> devour first pet freeze and then kill the pet. It is generally a good idea to kill the pet since WoWWiki states it can dish out around 12k damage during the 45 sec lifetime and only has round 4k hp.

Summed up Keep Your Distance from the mage. If caught in the pets freeze just devour it - dot up the pet or banish it.
Not staying away from enemies and calmly letting dots tick whilst avoiding damage myself, I consider one of my biggest mistakes.

have a nice day
~T

August 02, 2008, 02:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
tofferoma Lurker Character Info Tusnella 70 Undead Warlock Nathrezim Euro PvP Guild: Wiener Blut Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 27/34/0	Ice Lance and Me Hi togehter, i've been into arenas more frequently now and to my surprise, mages are giving me a hard time for sure. First, It's hard to control them (esp. the undead mages) due to their trinket, ice block, counter spell (and Will of the Forsaken) and ice lance spamming interruting my cast... The ice lance spamming brings up another point: I take tons of damage :( After some research i figured that ice lance does three times the damage (after damage modifiers added) to frozen targets, and did i mention the +50% crit rate? So obviously it is imperative to not get frozen, or get out of the freeze as soon as possible. I well figure that many have come to understand this a long time ago, hance i would like to ask: What can i do do avoid getting frozen in the first place. I figure getting out can be done with Spell Stone, Trinked and Devour Magic (if i'm lucky). I guess, keeping myself unfrozen will drastically increase my chances to win. thx and have fun tusnella

August 02, 2008, 03:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Shokazan Lurker Character Info Shokazan 70 Gnome Warlock Illidan US PvP Guild: 98th Legion Talent Spec: 24/37	Re: Ice Lance and Me if you play with a pally, blessing of freedom will keep you out. as a gnome you can use escape artist

August 02, 2008, 04:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Redmage Member Character Info Ris 70 Gnome Warlock Bloodhoof US PvE Guild: Council of Arathor Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/14/47	Re: Ice Lance and Me A pally, a priest can also cleanse/dispel it off you.

August 02, 2008, 10:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
doogless Member Character Info Themorrigan 70 Human Warlock Kil'Jaeden US PvP Guild: The Collective Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/0/0	Re: Ice Lance and Me Spellstone out of Frost Nova.

August 02, 2008, 11:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lopennie Member Character Info Lopennie 70 Gnome Warlock Draenor US PvE Guild: Relentless Talent Spec: 0/17/44	Re: Ice Lance and Me Save your felhunter's Devour Magic for when they try to freeze you.

August 03, 2008, 03:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
tofferoma Lurker Character Info Tusnella 70 Undead Warlock Nathrezim Euro PvP Guild: Wiener Blut Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 27/34/0	Re: Ice Lance and Me Allgright, i figured what mages can do to freeze you and how to counter it. 1) They can skill so that their chill effects have a chance to freeze you (15%?). Not much you can do but it should not happen too often anyways. 2) Frost nova. Mage spell that freezes everything around him in a 10 yrd radius (will usually have 21 sec CD, however mages also have Cold Snap to reset CDs as needed) --> Stay away from the mage 3) Pet ability. Same as frost nova, but is a ground targeted spell with 35 yrd range (25 sec CD) --> devour first pet freeze and then kill the pet. It is generally a good idea to kill the pet since WoWWiki states it can dish out around 12k damage during the 45 sec lifetime and only has round 4k hp. Summed up Keep Your Distance from the mage. If caught in the pets freeze just devour it - dot up the pet or banish it. Not staying away from enemies and calmly letting dots tick whilst avoiding damage myself, I consider one of my biggest mistakes. have a nice day ~T