Frost vs Arcane Mage

Arcane13 differences · 0 points in A, 35 in B

Talent	A Rank	B Rank	What the extra ranks give
Wand Specialization. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 2/2	Build B, rank 2: Increases your damage with Wands by 25%.
Arcane Focus. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Increases your chance to hit with your Arcane spells by 5%.
Improved Channeling. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 3/5	Build B, rank 3: Gives you a 60% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling Arcane Missiles and a 42% chance while casting Arcane Blast.
Arcane Subtlety. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 2/2	Build B, rank 2: Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells by 15 and reduces the threat caused by your Arcane spells by 30%.
Arcane Concentration. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Gives you a 10% chance of entering a Clearcasting state after any damage spell hits a target. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Arcane Impact. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Explosion spell by an additional 6%.
Arcane Blast. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: Blasts the target with energy, dealing 95 to 104 Arcane damage. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells is increased by 10% and the mana cost of Arcane Blast is increased by 175%. Effect stacks up to 4 times and lasts 8 sec or until any other damage spell is cast.
Arcane Meditation. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Missile Barrage16-point milestone. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: Gives your Arcane Blast spell a 40% chance, and your Fireball, Frostbolt, and Frostfire Bolt spells a 20% chance to reduce the channeled duration of your next Arcane Missiles spell by 50%, reduce the Mana cost by 100%, and missiles will fire every 0.5 sec.
Presence of Mind. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: When activated, your next Mage spell with a casting time less than 10 sec becomes an instant cast spell.
Arcane Mind. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Increases your Intellect by 10% and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane spells by 100%.
Arcane Instability. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Increases the damage done by all your spells by 3% and your critical strike chance with all attacks by 3%.
Arcane Power. Only build B takes it.	ABuild A: —not taken	BBuild B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: For the next 15 sec, your spells deal 30% more damage while costing 30% more mana to cast.

Fireno differences · 0 points in A, 0 in B

Neither build spends a point in Fire.

Frost13 differences · 51 points in A, 16 in B

Talent	A Rank	B Rank	What the extra ranks give
Elemental Precision. Only build A takes it.	ABuild A: 5/5	BBuild B: —not taken	Build A, rank 5: Increases your chance to hit with Frost and Fire spells by 5%.
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%.
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.