Fire Ward and Frost Ward
I have seen quite a few Mages lately who do not seem to even remember that they have Fire Ward and Frost Ward at their disposal. While these two abilities are not as effective as Ice Barrier, they can be a life saver if Ice Barrier is on cool down and they are more effective then Mana Shield.
On an occasion or two during Lord Marrowgar I have run in to situations where he stopped his Bone Storm on the other side of the room and then spat a Coldflame right at me. Frost Ward is PERFECT for those situations and it keeps you from having to burn your mana with Mana Shield and keeps you from having to waste a CD on Ice Barrier (if talented).
Three rules for Fire Ward and Frost Ward: Use them, Love them, Kill Warlocks.
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