Frost Mage Essences for the Heart of Azeroth - Shadowlands 9.0.2

By Malon Updated: 2020/09/25

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Frost Mage Essence Suggestions per Content Type

Activity

Major Essences

Minor Essences

Organized Raiding

Condensed Life-Force

Memory of Lucid Dreams
Breath of the Dying
Essence of the Focusing Iris

Mythic+

Memory of Lucid Dreams (AoE)
Condensed Life-Force (Single target)

Breath of the Dying
Memory of Lucid Dreams
Essence of the Focusing Iris or Conflict and Strife

Horrific Visions

Condensed Life-Force (bosses)
Purification Protocol (trash)

Conflict and Strife
Breath of the Dying
Blood of the Enemy
Purification Protocol

World Questing

Essence of the Focusing Iris

Breath of the Dying
Memory of Lucid Dreams
The Crucible of Flame or Conflict and Strife

Frost Mage Essence SimulationsRaidbotsHow To GuideBest Frost Mage Major EssencesCondensed Life-Force

Rank 1: Combine 9 Aqueous Reliquary.

Rank 2: Combine 18 Aqueous Reliquary.

Rank 3: Combine 27 Aqueous Reliquary.

Rank 4: Defeat Queen Azshara on Mythic difficulty.

Use on: General gameplay, burst

Icy VeinsEffect on gameplayNo Ice LanceGlacial SpikeOrb BuildFrozen OrbEssence of the Focusing Iris

Rank 1: Complete a +4 Mythic dungeon in season 3.

Rank 2: Complete a +7 Mythic dungeon in season 3.

Rank 3: Combine 15 Focused Life Anima from the weekly cache.

Rank 4: Complete Battle for Azeroth Keystone Master: Season Three.

Use on: Burst AoE as the highest priority

Effect on gameplaybeforeBlood of the Enemy

Rank 1: Storming the Battlefields.

Rank 2: Battlefield Brawler, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.

Rank 3: Battlefield Tactician, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.

Rank 4: Battlefield Master, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.

Use on: Burst AoE, single target (if viable)

Comet StormEffect on gameplayFrozen OrbComet StormThe Crucible of Flame

Rank 1: MOTHER Knows Best.

Rank 2: Neck level 54 and In Darkness, I Dream.

Rank 3: Neck level 60 and Investigating the Highlands.

Rank 4: Neck level 70 and A Bolt from the Blue.

Use on: Single target

Effect on gameplayBreath of the Dying

Rank 1: Complete Surfacing Threats.

Rank 2: Combine Breath of Everlasting Spirit.

Rank 3: Reach Exalted with Uldum Accord.

Rank 4: Drop from Uldum Accord Supplies.

Use on: Encounters with execute phases

The Crucible of FlameEffect on gameplayMemory of Lucid Dreams

Rank 1: Complete A Brief Respite / Down Into Nazjatar.

Rank 2: Complete Friends In Need / Down But Not Out.

Rank 3: Obtain Nautical Battlefield Training / Nautical Battlefield Training.

Rank 4: Obtain Aqua Team Murder Force / Aqua Team Murder Force.

Use on: Cooldown syncing

Icy VeinsmaybeGlacial SpikeEffect on gameplayConflict and Strife

Rank 1: Earn 500 Conquest and claim a weekly PvP War Chest.

Rank 2: Reach 1,000 Rating in Rated PvP and claim your next weekly PvP War Chest.

Rank 3: Collect Burgeoning Battlefield Furor from your weekly PvP War Chest.

Rank 4: Reach Elite rank and claim your next weekly PvP War Chest.

Use on: General gameplay

Temporal ShieldEffect on gameplayVision of Perfection

Rank 1: Defeat King Mechagon.

Rank 2: Blueprint: Perfectly Timed Differential from King Mechagon and craft Perfectly Timed Differential.

Rank 3: Combine 4 Progression Sprocket, dropped by King Mechagon.

Rank 4: Obtain Hertz Locker.

Use on: Single target, all content, general gameplay

Frigid GraspThermal VoidIcy VeinsunlessEffect on gameplayWorldvein Resonance

Rank 1: Complete the weekly quest Azerite for the Alliance / Azerite for the Horde.

Rank 2: Combine Fragment of Zem'lan's Lost Treasure Map from island expeditions.

Rank 3: Complete the mission chain starting with "A Disturbing Rumor".

Rank 4: Complete a specific Mysterious Treasure Map mission.

Use on: Single target, group content, consistent damage

Effect on gameplayFrozen OrbComet StormRune of PowerThe Unbound Force

Rank 1: Honored, purchase for 10 Prismatic Manapearl.

Rank 2: Revered, purchase for 25 Prismatic Manapearl.

Rank 3: Exalted, purchase for 50 Prismatic Manapearl.

Rank 4: Nazjatar reputation Paragon cache.

Use on: Virtually everything

devaluesShatterEffect on gameplayComet Stormuse the Major effect when the Minor is activePurification Protocol

Rank 1: Honored, purchase for 4 S.P.A.R.E. Crate and 2 Galvanic Oscillator.

Rank 2: Revered, purchase for 20 S.P.A.R.E. Crate and 10 Galvanic Oscillator.

Rank 3: Exalted, purchase for 40 S.P.A.R.E. Crate and 10 Galvanic Oscillator.

Rank 4: Rustbolt Resistance Paragon cache.

Use on: Sustained Multi-target, Mythic+

alsoEffect on gameplayRipple in Space

Rank 1: Complete Drowning the Horde / Drowning the Alliance.

Rank 2: Obtain Fighting on Two Fronts.

Rank 3: Collect Call to Arms Distinction from weekly Call to Arms quests.

Rank 4: Obtain Supplying the Assassins.

Use on: High mobility

inShimmerEffect on gameplaySpark of Inspiration

Rank 1: Drop from Thrall's Cursed Chest/Alleria's Cursed Chest

Rank 2: Drop from Corrupted Chests from the Lost Areas

Rank 3: Drop from Corrupted Chests from the Corrupted and Lost Areas

Rank 4: Complete Through the Depths of Visions.

Use on: Group content

Effect on gameplayThe Formless Void

Rank 1: Combine Encrypted Ny'alothan Texts

Rank 2: Combine Encrypted Ny'alothan Texts

Rank 3: Combine Encrypted Ny'alothan Texts

Rank 4: Defeat N'Zoth, the Corruptor on Mythic difficulty.

Use on: Group content

The Crucible of FlameEffect on gameplay

Essence of the Focusing Iris

Blood of the Enemy

Purification Protocol

Best Frost Mage Minor EssencesConflict and Strife

Use on: General gameplay

Effect on gameplayBreath of the Dying

Use on: Group content

Effect on gameplayMemory of Lucid Dreams

Use on: Cooldown syncing

No-Ice Lance buildEffect on gameplayEssence of the Focusing Iris

Use on: General gameplay, group content

Effect on gameplayThe Crucible of Flame

Use on: Single target, general gameplay

Effect on gameplayCondensed Life-Force

Use on: Single target

Effect on gameplayBlood of the Enemy

Use on: General gameplay

Effect on gameplayThe Formless Void

Use on: Group content

The Crucible of FlameEffect on gameplayPurification Protocol

Use on: Sustained Multi-target, Mythic+

Effect on gameplayThe Unbound Force

Use on: Virtually everything

devaluesShatterEffect on gameplayComet StormVision of Perfection

Use on: M+, General gameplay

Effect on gameplayRipple in Space

Use on: High movement encounters

ShimmerBlinkEffect on gameplaySpark of Inspiration

Use on: Group content

Essence of the Focusing IrisWorldvein ResonanceIcy VeinsEffect on gameplay

Worldvein Resonance

Memory of Lucid Dreams

Purification Protocol

Conflict and Strife

Comments

Comment by Shamcloth

Just a tip for those using Stabilizing Lens of the Focusing Iris. Make sure the tank has solid aggro or else you will likely pull off them and probably subsequently die cause of such aggro.

Comment by erehwonlost

This should be updated based on the graph already provided in the post from Bloodmallet. Graph shows that World Vein is top yet in the information below that it ranks as bottom tier -- this is confusing. This should include information regarding the 2nd minor slot when it opens and what combinations yield the best results.

Comment by Rudy199

Which major should i run if i don't plan to raid Eternal Palace and not do any higher keys than +15?

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