Class Tuning Incoming – 9 October

Blue Tracker

As we’ve now completed three weeks of The War Within Season 1, we have enough data and feedback on class performance to allow us to do a broad pass on outliers in dungeon, raid, and PvP play. With scheduled weekly maintenance in each region, we will make the following adjustments.

Class Changes

Death Knight
- Blood
  - San’layn: Vampiric Strike damage increased by 30%.
  - San’layn: Infliction of Sorrow now deals 20% of the remaining disease damage to the enemy when it extends its duration (was 15%).
  - San’layn: Infliction of Sorrow now deals 130% of the remaining disease damage to the enemy when it consumes it (was 100%).
  - San’layn: Visceral Strength now grants 12% Strength for 12 seconds (was 8% Strength for 8 seconds).
  - San’layn: Frenzied Bloodthirst now increases the damage of Death Strike by 6% per stack (was 5%).
Demon Hunter
- Havoc
  - Aldrachi Reaver: Wounded Quarry damage increased by 100%.
  - Aldrachi Reaver: Warblade’s Hunger damage increased by 100%.
  - Aldrachi Reaver: Reaver’s Glaive damage increased by 15%.
- Vengeance
  - Mastery: Fel Blood effectiveness increased by 20%.
  - Shattered Souls healing per soul increased to 7% of recent damage taken (was 6%).
  - Soul Barrier base absorb value increased by 50% and absorb value per soul increased by 100%.
Druid
- Feral
  - Wildstalker: Chance for Bloodseeker Vines to grow on a single target is unchanged, but slightly increased when Rip and Rake are on multiple targets.
  - Wildstalker: Bursting Growth damage increased by 10%.
- Restoration
  - All healing increased by 5%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  - Cenarion Ward healing increased by 40%.
Evoker
- Augmentation
  - Blistering Scales grants allies 20% of your armor (was 30%).
- Devastation
  - Flameshaper: Consume Flame damage increased by 25%.
  - Flameshaper: Engulf damage reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
- Preservation
  - Flameshaper: Engulf healing increased by 20%.
  - Flameshaper: Consume Flame healing reduced by 50%.
Hunter
- Beast Mastery
  - Basilisk Collar damage bonus per damage over time effect reduced to 2%/4% (was 5%/10%).
  - Kill Command damage increased by 18%.
  - Pet damage increased by 4%.
- Survival
  - Nerub-ar Palace 2-Set Bonus: Now increases Wildfire Bomb damage by 8% (was 5%).
  - Nerub-ar Palace 4-Set Bonus: Now increases Raptor Strike/Mongoose Bite damage by 20% on targets affected by Wildfire Bomb (was 10%).
Mage
- Hero Talents
  - Frostfire: Frostfire Bolt damage increased by 15%.
  - Frostfire: Frostfire Infusion damage increased by 50%.
  - Frostfire: Frostfire Empowerment damage bonus increased to 60% (was 50%).
  - Frostfire: Frost Mastery now grants 2% Mastery (was 1% Mastery).
Monk
- Hero Talents
  - Master of Harmony: Stored Vitality causes an additional 40% healing and damage (was 25%).
- Brewmaster
  - Mastery of Harmony: Coalescence now causes Aspect of Harmony to increase damage and healing taken by 20%.
  - Master of Harmony: Chi Wave and Chi Burst deals 100% increased damage (was 50%).
  - Master of Harmony: Overwhelming Force increased to 20% (was 15%).
  - Master of Harmony: Balanced Stratagem increases damage to 5% (was 3%).
- Mistweaver
  - Master of Harmony: Coalescence now causes Aspect of Harmony to increase damage and healing taken by 30%.
  - Aspect of Harmony now stores 30% of healing done (was 20%).
- Windwalker
  - Conduit of the Celestials: Celestial Conduit now scales its damage with Mastery: Hit Combo.
Paladin
- Holy
  - All healing reduced by 5%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  - Lightsmith: Awakening now causes Blessing of the Forge to spawn a Sacred Weapon when extending the duration of Avenging Wrath.
  - Lightsmith: Hammer and Anvil’s healing effect radius increased to 20 yards (was 5 yards).
  - Lightsmith: Hammer and Anvil’s healing increased by 150%.
  - Lightsmith: Divine Guidance effect increased by 50%.
- Protection
  - All ability damage increased by 6%.
  - Word of Glory healing increased by 20%.
  - Light of the Titans now heals over 10 seconds (was 15 seconds).
  - Faith in the Light duration increased to 6 seconds (was 5 seconds).
  - Lightsmith: Sacred Weapon damage and healing increased by 30%.
  - Lightsmith: Forge’s Reckoning damage increased by 30%.
  - Lightsmith: Blessed Assurance increases the damage of your next Crusader Strike/Hammer of the Righteous/Blessed Hammer by 200% (was 100%).
  - Lightsmith: Divine Guidance damage and healing increased by 50%.
  - Lightsmith: Hammer and Anvil damage increased by 40%.
  - Lightsmith: Sanctification grants 2% increased primary stat (was 1%).
- Retribution
  - Templar: Shake the Heavens lasts for 10 seconds (was 8 seconds).
  - Templar: Sanctification duration increased to 12 seconds (was 10 seconds).
  - Templar: Final Reckoning now increases the damage of Hammer of Light by 30% (was 15%).
  - Templar: Hammer of Light main target damage increased by 25%.
  - Templar: Hammer of Light secondary target damage increased by 75%.
  - Templar: Light’s Deliverance now triggers at 50 stacks (was 60).
  - Templar: Undisputed Ruling grants 15% Haste for 8 seconds (was 12% Haste for 6 seconds).
  - Templar: Wrathful Descent now deals 125% of the Empyrean Hammer damage to nearby enemies (was 100%).
  - Templar: Empyrean Hammer now benefits from Penitence and Burn to Ash.
Priest
- Shadow
  - Mind Blast damage increased by 10%.
  - Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 10%.
  - Void Bolt damage increased by 10%.
  - Shadowy Apparition damage increased by 10%.
  - Voidweaver: Entropic Rift damage increased by 10%.
  - Voidweaver: Void Blast damage increased by 20%.
  - Voidweaver: Collapsing Void damage increased by 10%.
  - Voidweaver: Void Flay damage increased by 10%.
  - Voidweaver: Inner Quietus now increases Vampiric Touch and Shadow Word: Pain damage by 25% (was 20%).
Rogue
- Assassination
  - Caustic Spatter poison damage dealt to nearby targets reduced to 40% (was 45%).
  - Nerub-ar Palace 2-Set Bonus: Chance to trigger Vile Tincture increased.
  - Nerub-ar Palace 2-Set Bonus: Vile Tincture’s poison damage buff now correctly affects Envenom, Kingsbane, and appropriate Hero Talent effects.
  - Nerub-ar Palace 4-Set Bonus: Thrombotic Tincture now correctly applies upon gaining 5 stacks of Vile Tincture (was 6 stacks).
  - Developer’s note: We expect these changes to result in a net increase in overall damage, weighted heavily towards single target.
- Outlaw
  - All ability damage increased by 4%.
  - Dispatch damage increased by 6%.
  - Precise Cuts bonus to Blade Flurry damage per missing target increased to 4% (was 2%).
Shaman
- Restoration
  - Earthen Harmony now causes Earth Shield to reduce damage taken by 3% (was 5%). Does not affect PvP combat.
  - Acid Raid damage reduced by 20%.
Warlock
- Demonology
  - Pact of the Ered’ruin Doomguards deal 20% increased damage.
  - Grimoire: Felguard now increases the damage of the summoned Felguard by 60% (was 45%).
  - Felguard damage increased by 10%.
  - Gloomhound’s Gloom Slash damage increased by 20%.
Warrior
- Hero Talents
  - Colossus: Arterial Bleed causes Colossal Might to increase the damage dealt by Deep Wounds and Rend by 3% per stack (was 2%).
  - Colossus: No Stranger to Pain increases total damage ignored by Ignore Pain by 20% (was 15%).
  - Mountain Thane: Lightning Strikes damage increased by 25%.
  - Mountain Thane: Ground Current damage increased by 25%.
  - Mountain Thane: Thorim’s Might causes Lightning Strikes to generate 3 Rage (was 5).
  - Slayer: Culling Cyclone bonus Bladestorm damage reduced to 10% (was 20%).
  - Slayer: Opportunist now increases the damage and critical strike damage of your next Overpower or Raging Blow by 20% (was 30%).
- Fury
  - Nerub-ar Palace 2-Set Bonus: Bloodthirst increases the damage of your next Rampage by 15% (was 10%).
  - Nerub-ar Palace 4-Set Bonus: When Raging Blow resets its own cooldown, the damage of your next Bloodthirst is increased by 20%, stacking up to 2 times (was 10%).
  - Mountain Thane: Crashing Thunder causes Thunder Clap to generate 8 Rage (was 5).
  - Mountain Thane: Strength of the Mountain increases Bloodthirst and Rampage damage by 30% (was 20%).
  - Mountain Thane: Thorim’s Might increases Raging Blow and Execute damage by 25% (was 15%).
- Protection
  - Mountain Thane: Thunder Blast generates 8 Rage (was 10).

Player versus Player Changes

Death Knight
- Unholy
  - Death Coil damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
  - Virulent Plague damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
  - Frost Fever damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
  - Blood Plague damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
Demon Hunter
- Havoc
  - All ability damage increased by 4% in PvP combat.
  - Immolation Aura damage increased by 13.6% in PvP combat.
Druid
- Feral
  - Ferocious Wound (PvP Talent) now decreases maximum health by 3% per stack (was 5%).
- Restoration
  - Tranquility healing increased by 30% in PvP combat.
  - Mana regeneration now reduced by 40% in PvP combat (was 50%).
Hunter
- Survival of the Fittest now provides 25% damage reduction in PvP combat (was 30%).
- Survival Tactics (PvP Talent) now has a 2 second duration (was 3 seconds).
- Hero Talents
  - Dark Ranger: Smoke Screen now applies Survival of the Fittest at 50% effectiveness in PvP combat.
  - Sentinel: Don’t Look Back effectiveness reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
Mage
- Frigid Winds is now 50% effective in PvP combat.
- Arcane
  - Arcane Missiles damage increased by 35% in PvP combat (was 20%).
  - Arcane Orb damage increased by 40% in PvP combat (was 30%).
- Fire
  - Pyroblast damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  - Fireball damage increased by 150% in PvP combat (was 100%).
  - Scorch damage increased by 300% in PvP combat (was 200%).
  - Ignite damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  - World in Flames (PvP Talent) now increases Flamestrike damage by up to 50% (was 100%).
  - Glass Cannon (PvP Talent) now decreases health by 30% (was 15%) and increases the damage done by Scorch, Fireball, and Ignite by 20% (was 30%).
Shaman
- Healing Stream Totem healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Elemental
  - Lightning Bolt damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  - Chain Lightning damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  - Tempest damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Restoration
  - Healing Wave healing increased by 10% in PvP combat.
  - Healing Surge healing increased by 10% in PvP combat.
Warlock
- The effectiveness of Demon Skin’s armor bonus is no longer reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
- Demonic Resilience now reduces the damage taken by your primary pet by an additional 67% in PvP combat.
- Affliction
  - Malevolent Visionary damage reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
  - Shadowbolt Volley damage reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
  - Soul Harvester: Wicked Reaping damage reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
  - Soul Harvester: Soul Anathema damage reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
  - Soul Harvester: Demonic Soul damage reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
- Demonology
  - Demonbolt damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
Warrior
- Defensive Stance now reduces damage taken by 15% in PvP combat (was 10%).
- Arms
  - Execute damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  - Mortal Strike damage increased by 55% in PvP combat (was 35%).
  - Master and Commander now reduces the cooldown of Rallying Cry by 120 seconds (was 90 seconds) and increases its effect by an additional 10% (was 15%).
- Protection
  - Execute damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.

Blizzard Forum Source: Class Tuning Incoming – 9 October, Author: Linxy, Posted: Friday, October 4th 2024, 8:49 pm