Frostbolt

Frostbolt

662 • CS2_024

Regular

Dimensions: Full • 330 x 410px

Golden

Dimensions: Full • 330 x 410px

Set:	Legacy
Type:	Spell
Spell school:	Frost
Class:	Mage
Rarity:	Free
Cost:	2
Artist:	Steve Ellis

Deal 3 damage to a character and Freeze it.

Flavor text

It is customary to yell "Chill out!" or "Freeze!" or "Ice ice, baby!" when you play this card.

Keywords

FREEZE

Boolean tags

COLLECTIBLE

Wiki tags

Deal damage, Freeze

Wiki referenced tags

Targeted

External links

PlayHearthstone • Hearthpwn

Frostbolt is a mage spell card, inducted into the Legacy set, formerly from the Basic set.

Other versions

Classic

How to get

Regular and golden Frostbolt are uncraftable and cannot be crafted or disenchanted.

Auto-detected sources

Type	Source	Premium	Q.
New player	Complete the Ranked's New player experience system	Regular	2
New player	Complete the Ranked's New player experience system	Golden	2

Previous availability

Prior Year of the Gryphon's rotation on March 30, 2021:

• Two copies of Frostbolt were a reward for raising a mage to level 2.
• Two Golden copies of Frostbolt were a reward for raising a mage to levels 40 and 42.

Notes

• This spell has two steps:
  • First it deals damage, queuing and resolving all on-damage triggers;
  • Then, it freezes the targeted character.

Strategy

Frostbolt is a very useful direct damage spell in the mage's arsenal. Less powerful than Fireball, and less far-reaching than Arcane Explosion, Frostbolt fills a niche for finishing single targets with 2 or 3 health. Its freeze effect provides extra utility, useful for stopping higher-health minions in their tracks, until they can be properly disposed of. This also works against heroes, making it excellent for delaying a charging warrior or back-stabbing rogue from unleashing their latest weapon upon you.

Frostbolt works particularly well as a nuke when combined with Ice Lance, allowing mages to deliver devastating amounts of burst damage in a single turn.

Lore

Frostbolt is a Frost mage spell from World of Warcraft that deals direct damage and chills the target, slowing their movement by 50%.

Trivia

• The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Heroes of Azeroth" series, depicting the spell Frostbolt.

Gallery

Frostbolt, full art

Patch changes

• Year of the Gryphon rotation (2021-03-30): Moved from Basic to Legacy set.
• Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25): Now has Frost spell school (previously: no spell school).
• Patch 8.0.0.18336 (2017-04-04): Now has Free rarity (previously: Common).
• Patch 1.0.0.3890 (2013-10-02): Now costs 2 mana (Down from 3).
• Previously: Deal 3 damage to a character and Freeze it. [3 mana, Common]