Mage · Frost · row 3

Improved Blizzard

Changed from Classic3 ranks
Improved Blizzard
Rank 3/3Frost
Requires 10 points in Frost Talents
Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 40% for 1.5 sec.

Every rank of Improved Blizzard

RankEffectSource
1Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 15% for 1.5 sec.client
2Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 25% for 1.5 sec.client
3Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 40% for 1.5 sec.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Frost, row 3, column 2. Needs 10 points in Frost first. The earliest you can finish all 3 ranks is level 22 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Competes with: Frost Channeling, Ice Lance in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameImproved BlizzardImproved Blizzard
PositionFrost row 3, col 4Frost row 3, col 2
Ranks33
Rank 1 textAdds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 30%. Lasts 1.50 sec.Adds a Chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 15% for 1.5 sec.

Spells this talent affects

Builds that take Improved Blizzard

Questions players ask

Where is Improved Blizzard in the Mage talent tree?
Frost tree, row 3, column 2. You need 10 points spent in Frost before you can learn it.
Is Improved Blizzard new in WoW Forever?
Improved Blizzard existed in Classic (Frost row 3, 3 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 30%. Lasts 1.50 sec.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.