Altered Time - your #1 World of Warcraft Mage resource!

What you've observed is damage per cast, not DPS. Flurry takes almost 3 seconds to cast while with BF proc it's only 1 global cooldown so Winter's Reach does less DPS. Not to mention you don't get to use ice lance after flurry with Winter's Reach. Currently the best performing talent in the last row...