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- You might be looking for one of these cards: Frost Nova (Classic), Frost Nova (tutorial).
Frost Nova is a free mage spell card, from the Legacy set.
Other versions
How to get
The Regular and Golden copies of Frost Nova are uncraftable. They have special unlock requirements and cannot be crafted, disenchanted, or opened from card packs:Type | Source | Quality | Count |
---|---|---|---|
Legacy | Unlock Wild format | Regular, Golden | 2 |
Previous availability
Frost Nova used to be obtainable through these means.
Type | Source | Quality | Count |
---|---|---|---|
Custom | Level up mage to 23 until March 30, 2021. | Golden | 1 |
Custom | Level up mage to 26 until March 30, 2021. | Golden | 1 |
Custom | Level up mage to 6 until March 30, 2021. | Regular | 2 |
Lore
Frost Nova is one of the mage's core spells in World of Warcraft. It is a point-blank AoE effect that deals very light damage and freezes all enemies within 12 yards of the mage, rooting them in place for 8 seconds. Damaging frozen targets has a chance to break them free. Frost Nova is one of the mage's basic kiting abilities, used to allow the mage to deal damage to melee enemies while keeping them at arm's length. Its AoE nature makes it ideal for freezing several mobs, and allows the mage time to retreat to a safe distance, or escape entirely.
Trivia
- The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Heroes of Azeroth" series, for the card Frost Nova.
Gallery
Patch changes
Card changes
Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25):
- Spell school is now Frost (previously: no spell school).
Patch 1.0.0.4243 (Closed beta, 2013-12-18):
- Now costs 3 (Up from 2).
Patch 1.0.0.3140 (Alpha, April or May 2013):
- Added.
Bug fixes and other changes
Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25):
- 2021-03-30: Moved from the Basic set to the Legacy set.
- Removed unlock requirement (previously: "Unlocked at Level 6.").
- Removed golden card unlock requirement (previously: "Unlocked at Level 23.").
Patch 10.0.0.22611 (2017-12-06):
- The animation for Frost Nova will no longer play multiples times while
Moorabi is on the board.
- The animation for Frost Nova will no longer play multiples times while
Patch 8.0.0.18336 (2017-04-04):
- Rarity is now Free (previously: Common).
Patch 1.0.0.4217 (Closed beta, 2013-12-10):
- Golden card unlock requirement is now: "Unlocked at Level 23." (previously: "Unlocked at Level 44.").
Patch 1.0.0.3890 (Closed beta, 2013-10-02):
- Unlock requirement is now: "Unlocked at Level 6." (previously: no special unlock requirement).
- Golden card unlock requirement is now: "Unlocked at Level 44." (previously: no special unlock requirement).
Patch 1.0.0.3388 (Alpha, 2013-06-22):
- Flavor text now reads: "Hey man, that's cold. Literally and metaphorically." (previously: "Nothing is more demoralizing than grabbing 15 of these in Forge Mode. But, you run the risk of getting slapped.").