Blizzard

Blizzard is a level 14 Frost mage ability that deals damage over 8 seconds, and snares all affected targets each time they take damage.

At level 47, Blizzard gains a second rank, allowing it to reduce the remaining cooldown on Frozen Orb (mage ability) each time it strikes a target.

Background
Calling down shards of freezing ice to batter and rend their enemies, Archmagi have been known to rout entire armies using this spell. One of the Alliance’s most feared spells, Blizzard has become even more effective and deadly since its original inception during the First War. Summoning torrential storms from the frozen Mountains of Northeron, this potent spell calls down a fierce tempest of ice to assault the enemies of the Mage with a flurry of cold blades. Blizzard can be cast over large portions of the battlefield, making it an extremely powerful spell when facing legions of Orcish troops.

This mage, wizard and sorcerer spell calls freezing sleet, snow and hailstones on foes. The cutting ice shards and hail pound down upon the caster’s enemies and foes, battering them and causing slashing, impact and cold damage.

Improvements

 * Rank 2 - Starting at level 63, Blizzard reduces the remaining cooldown on Frozen Orb (mage ability) by 0.5 seconds each time it strikes a target.
 * Shatter - Increases the critical strike chance of Blizzard against frozen targets.


 * Talents
 * Bone Chilling - Causes Blizzard to grant a stack of Bone Chilling every time it strikes a target, increasing spell damage by up to 5%.
 * Freezing Rain - Casting Frozen Orb causes Blizzard to be instant cast and deal 50% increased damage for 12 sec.
 * Frigid Winds - Increases Blizzard's snare to 65%.


 * Artifact traits


 * Freezing Rain (artifact trait)

Trivia

 * Blizzard is one of the spells available to the Mage unit in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.
 * Blizzard is one of the spells available to the Jaina and Archmage hero units in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.
 * Blizzard is a rare Mage ability card in the World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game's Blood of Gladiators series.
 * Blizzard is a rare Mage spell in Hearthstone. The flavor text reads: "This spell can be very Entertaining."
 * Blizzard is one of Jaina's Basic Abilities in Heroes of the Storm.