Changes: Frostbrand Weapon

Frostbrand Weapon
	Frostbrand Weapon; Level 46 shaman ability; 7% of base mana; Instant; Requires Melee Weapon; Imbue the Shaman's weapon with frost. Each hit has a chance of causing X additional Frost damage and slowing the target's movement speed by 50% for 8 sec. Lasts 60 minutes.;
Properties
Class	Shaman
School	Frost
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	46

Revision as of 16:05, 12 September 2021

Frostbrand Weapon is a shaman ability learned at level 46.

Tips

Frostbrand weapon receives 10% of your spell damage equipment. For example, if you have a total of 200 spell power, each Frostbrand proc will deal 20 additional damage.
Combat parses after the 1.11 patch have shown that Frostbrand appears to be a proc-per-minute buff. In other words, slower weapons have a higher proc rate, so that the number of procs will be fairly consistent over time, regardless of weapon speed. The proc rate appears to be normalized to roughly 9 procs per minute. You can determine your proc rate with a weapon by dividing 60 by your weapon speed to determine your number of swings per minute. Then you divide 9 by this number, multiply by 100 ( to change the number from 0.xx to xx% ) and the resulting number is the approximate percentage chance to proc Frostbrand on a given swing. In other words, multiply your weapon speed by 15 to get the approximate proc percentage.

Patch changes

Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Removed.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Duration increased from 30 to 60 min.
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Fixed a bug where rank 9 was not scaling properly with a shaman's spell power.
Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Damage increased by approximately 20%.
Patch 2.4.2 (2008-05-13): Rank 6 damage has been increased very slightly.
Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Rank 6 now properly receives increased effect from spell damage bonuses.
Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Targets that are immune to movement slowing effects will no longer be affected by Frostbrand Weapon's movement slowing effect. Damage will still be caused.
Patch 0.10 (2004-09-18): Levels at which each rank can be learned have been changed; now procs equally frequently for all weapon speeds.
Patch 0.9 (2004-08-17): Slow effect reduced, damage increased, replacements adjusted.
Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Mana cost and damage increased.

External links

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+{{Removed|patch=6.0.2}}
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+{{#data:infobox ability
 |name=Frostbrand Weapon
-|image=spell_shaman_unleashweapon_frost
+|icon=spell_shaman_unleashweapon_frost
-|description=Imbue the Shaman's weapon with frost.  Each hit has a chance of causing X additional Frost damage and slowing the target's movement speed by 50% for 8 sec.  Lasts 30 minutes.
+|description=Imbue the Shaman's weapon with frost. Each hit has a chance of causing X additional Frost damage and slowing the target's movement speed by 50% for 8 sec.  Lasts 60 minutes.
-|class=[[Shaman]]
+|class=Shaman
-|type=Offensive
 |school=Frost
-|cost=6% of base mana
+|cost=7% of base mana
 |cast_time=Instant
+|level=46
-|talented=No
+|req=Melee Weapon
-|improvement=
+}}
-|ranks=9
-|requirements=Melee Weapon
-}}</onlyinclude>
-'''Frostbrand Weapon''' is a [[shaman]] ability learned at level 26 for {{cost||22}}.<!-- verify cost -->
+'''Frostbrand Weapon''' is a [[shaman]] ability learned at level 46.
-==Talents==
-Talents that can improve the weapon [[buff]]:
-{| class="darktable"
-|-
-!  !! Talent Points Needed !! Type !! Description !! Talent Points Available
-|- align="left"
-| [[File:Spell Fire BlueCano.png|32px|Frozen Power]] || 25 || Enhancement || [[Frozen Power]] || 2
-|}
 ==Tips==
+* Frostbrand weapon receives 10% of your spell damage equipment. For example, if you have a total of 200 spell power, each Frostbrand proc will deal 20 additional damage.
-* Combat parses after the 1.11 patch have shown that Frostbrand appears to be a proc-per-minute buff. In other words, slower weapons have a higher proc rate, so that the number of procs will be fairly consistent over time, regardless of weapon speed. The proc rate appears to be normalized to roughly 9 procs per minute. You can determine your proc rate with a weapon by dividing 60 by your weapon speed to determine your number of swings per minute. Then you divide 9 by this number, multiply by 100 ( to change the number from 0.xx to xx% ) and the resulting number is the approximate percentage chance to proc Frostbrand on a given swing.
+* Combat parses after the 1.11 patch have shown that Frostbrand appears to be a proc-per-minute buff. In other words, slower weapons have a higher proc rate, so that the number of procs will be fairly consistent over time, regardless of weapon speed. The proc rate appears to be normalized to roughly 9 procs per minute. You can determine your proc rate with a weapon by dividing 60 by your weapon speed to determine your number of swings per minute. Then you divide 9 by this number, multiply by 100 ( to change the number from 0.xx to xx% ) and the resulting number is the approximate percentage chance to proc Frostbrand on a given swing. In other words, multiply your weapon speed by 15 to get the approximate proc percentage.
-* Frostbrand weapon receives 10% of your spell damage equipment. For example, if you have 200 spell damage on your equipment, each Frostbrand proc will deal 20 additional damage.
-== Patch changes ==
+==Patch changes==
+*{{Patch 6.0.2|note=Removed.}}
-* {{Patch 3.2.0|note=Fixed a bug where rank 9 was not scaling properly with a shaman's spell power.}}
-* {{Patch 3.1.0|note=Damage increased by approximately 20%.}}
+*{{Patch 5.0.4|note=Duration increased from 30 to 60 min.}}
+*{{Patch 3.2.0|note=Fixed a bug where rank 9 was not scaling properly with a shaman's spell power.}}
-* {{Patch 1.6.0|note=Targets that are immune to movement slowing effects will no longer be affected by Frostbrand Weapon's movement slowing effect. Damage will still be caused.}}
+*{{Patch 3.1.0|note=Damage increased by approximately 20%.}}
+*{{Patch 2.4.2|note=Rank 6 damage has been increased very slightly.}}
+*{{Patch 2.1.0|note=Rank 6 now properly receives increased effect from spell damage bonuses.}}
+*{{Patch 1.6.0|note=Targets that are immune to movement slowing effects will no longer be affected by Frostbrand Weapon's movement slowing effect. Damage will still be caused.}}
+*{{Patch 0.10|note=Levels at which each rank can be learned have been changed; now procs equally frequently for all weapon speeds.}}
+*{{Patch 0.9|note=Slow effect reduced, damage increased, replacements adjusted.}}
+*{{Patch 0.7|note=Mana cost and damage increased.}}
 ==See also==
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 *[[Earthliving Weapon]]
-== External links ==
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Frostbrand Weapon
Frostbrand Weapon Level 46 shaman ability 7% of base mana Instant Requires Melee Weapon Imbue the Shaman's weapon with frost. Each hit has a chance of causing X additional Frost damage and slowing the target's movement speed by 50% for 8 sec. Lasts 60 minutes.
Properties
Class	Shaman
School	Frost
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	46