Frost vs Fire Mage

Arcaneno differences · 0 points in A, 0 in B

Neither build spends a point in Arcane.

Fire14 differences · 0 points in A, 39 in B

Talent	A Rank	B Rank	What the extra ranks give
Incineration. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast, and Scorch spells by 6%.
Improved Fireball. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.5 sec.
Ignite. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Your critical strikes from Fire damage spells cause the target to burn for an additional 40% of your spell's damage over 4 sec.
Flame Throwing. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 2/2	Build B, rank 2: Increases the range of your Fire spells by 6 yards.
Impact. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Gives your Fire spells a 9% chance to stun the target for 2 sec.
Burning Soul. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Gives your Fire spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage and reduces the threat caused by your Fire spells by 30%.
Pyroblast. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes 155 to 185 Fire damage and an additional 76 Fire damage over 12 sec.
Improved Scorch. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Your Scorch spells have a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Fire damage. This vulnerability increases the Fire damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 30 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
Hot Streak16-point milestone. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: Your non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast, and Scorch grant Hot Streak for 15 sec. Hot Streak reduces the cast time of Pyroblast by 25%, stacking up to 3 times.
Master of Elements. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Your Fire and Frost spell criticals will refund 30% of their base mana cost.
Critical Mass. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 6%.
Blast Wave. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 160 to 191 Fire damage, and Dazing them for 50% reduced movement speed for 6 sec.
Fire Power. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Increases the damage done by your Fire spells by 10%.
Combustion. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: When activated, this spell causes each of your Fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with Fire damage spells by 10%. This effect lasts until you have caused 4 non-periodic critical strikes with Fire spells.

Frost16 differences · 51 points in A, 12 in B

Talent	A Rank	B Rank	What the extra ranks give
Frost Warding. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 2/2	Build B, rank 2: Increases the armor and resistances given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%. In addition, gives your Frost Ward a 20% chance to reflect Frost spells and effects while active.
Improved Frostbolt. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 5/5	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Frostbolt spell by 0.5 sec.
Ice Shards. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 5/5	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Frost spells by 100%.
Permafrost. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 3/3	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 3: Increases the duration of your Chill effects by 3 <!--singular:sec:secs-->secs<!--singular--> and reduces the target's speed by an additional 10%.
Piercing Ice. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 3/3	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Frost spells by 6%.
Frost Channeling. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 3/3	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 3: Reduces the mana cost of your Frost spells by 15% and reduces the threat caused by your Frost spells by 30%.
Ice Lance. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 1/1	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 1: Deals 28 to 33 Frost damage to an enemy target. Deals 300% increased damage to Frozen targets.
Improved Blizzard. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 3/3	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 3: Adds a chill effect to your Blizzard spell. This effect lowers the target's movement speed by 65%. Lasts 1.50 sec.
Arctic Reach. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 2/2	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 2: Increases the range of your Frostbolt and Blizzard spells and the radius of your Frost Nova and Cone of Cold spells by 20%.
Ice Block16-point milestone. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 1/1	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 1: You become encased in a block of ice, protecting you from all physical attacks and spells for 10 sec, but during that time you cannot attack, move, or cast spells.
Shatter. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 5/5	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 5: Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against frozen targets by 50%.
Improved Cone of Cold. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 1/3	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 1: Increases the damage dealt by your Cone of Cold spell by 12%.
Cold Snap. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 1/1	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 1: Finishes the remaining cooldown on all your other Frost spells.
Fingers of Frost. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 2/2	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 2: Gives your Chill effects a 30% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 1 spell cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 sec.
Winter's Chill. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 5/5	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 5: Gives your Frost damage spells a 100% chance to apply the Winter's Chill effect, which increases the chance a Frost spell will critically hit the target by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
Ice Barrier. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 1/1	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 1: Instantly shields you, absorbing 431 damage. Lasts 1 min. While the shield holds, your spellcasts will not be interrupted or delayed from taking damage.