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Mages basically have two choices: Frost Mage PvP or Fire Mage. Nobody in their right might is choosing Arcane right now for obvious reasons. Fire and Frost are the main two trees for PvP. It's time now to evaluate Frost and see what it has to offer for a Mage in World of Warcraft PvP.
It's important to note that though Mages are not the most gear dependant out of the classes in World of Warcraft, they are still going to need some pretty good great to rise above the rest in PvP. Frost Mage PvP depends on three things: your spec, your skill and your gear. If you can master all three of these, there is no reason that you will be beaten in battlegrounds or the arena.
Tier 1: If you're a little confused at what to take when looking at the first tier in the Frost tree for the Mage in World of Wacraft, you aren't alone. We're going to take all of them! They're all insanely good for the first Tier. Frostbite gives you a 15% chance to freeze the target in place when you place a chill effect on them. This is great for just one reason. Most classes can't do as much damage as a Mage unless they get close. By keeping you target away from you, you're guaranteed to outdamage them. This is fun when a Warrior charges you and he just stops right in his tracks. haha! Improved Frostbolt gives you frostbolt a reduced cooldown, and since that's going to be your main attack, it's going to come in handy. Ice Floes reduce your cooldowns on some very good crowd control spells. Remember, the Mage is weak in close quarters. In order to use a Frost mage effectively in PvP, you're going to have to keep your target at a distance. These Tier 1 talents deliver that.
Tier 2: Ice Shards makes your critical strikes do twice as much damage as they'd normally do. This is a very good talent to have because Frost mages depend on massive crits to win, unlike Fire, which has a high base damage. Permafrost is another talent that's just going to keep your opponents out of reach of you, allowing you more time and control during the battle. These are both incredibly good talents and they can drastically affect the outcome of a battle by themselves.
Tier 3: Icy Veins is the only talent worth taking in this tree. The other talents aren't bad but they have practically no application for PvP. Icy Veins however, makes you faster and more efficient. It's a hell of a talent, and any Frost Mage PvP Guru would never skip it.
Tier 4: Shatter is the key talent in this Tier. It gives your frost spells a 50% better chance to critically strike against a target if they're frozen. This is an insanely high chance to critically strike, and since you now have 100% more crit damage from the above talents, you're going to do massive damage when they're frozen. Frostbite helps with this too. That's the talent we took that gives our frost spells a 15% chance to freeze the target. You can see how all of these spells play well off of each other. Arctic Reach is the other talent we'll be taking in this tree. Never underestimate the advantage of simply being able to stand further away from your target. If you're in a battle with another Mage, Warlock, Hunter etc without some sort of range enhancing talent, this can flat out win you the battle. Keep that in mind! Standing further away can win battles by itself!
Tier 5: Cold Snap gets rid of all of your mage cooldown. This doesn't make you do more damage, but it's a great utility spell. Many Frost mages can pull off some crazy maneuvers with this talent, just because it doubles your crowd control abilities during an encounter. Improved Cone of Cold is another great talent in this tree. It massively improves the spell, making it incredibly efficient.
