Blizzard
Updated June 17
Hello to all of the seasoned soldiers, raging barbarians, and ironclad commanders of Azeroth! The newest Shadowlands Alpha build has a number of changes for Warriors, primarily focused on talents. We're happy with the playstyle of each spec, and our philosophy for core abilities is generally “if it ain't broke, don't fix it”. That said, there are a number of talents in each tree that could use some love. Some were underutilized in Battle for Azeroth (eg.,
Daño colateral for Arms, and
Ira interna for Fury) and haven't seen changes yet, or their first set of changes in Shadowlands haven't quite hit the mark (
Rabioso demente for Fury). We're looking forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback on the new and updated talents!We'd like to call out that Arms' Mastery and Deep Wounds have been redesigned. We heard your feedback that
Maestría: Heridas profundas' overwhelming contribution to the damage breakdown felt unrewarding, and we agree. The new design will be a much smaller proportion of Arms' direct damage, and should reward skillful target selection more than the previous version.
Furia redoblada has returned to Fury Warriors, with an updated design. This means that Fury Warriors can now receive one-handed weapons as item drops, though that may not be implemented in this build.For Protection, a major topic of discussion has been the status of the
Fuerza imparable build that exists in
Battle for Azeroth. There are a lot of individual effects contributing to the build: talents, Azerite Traits, and Essences. The core components, however, are the
Control de inquina and
Fuerza imparable talents, which can still be taken together in Shadowlands. In Battle for Azeroth, the multiplicative nature of the other effects is so powerful that
Fuerza imparable overshadows any other setup or playstyle. We'd like to leave Protection in a more conservative position until the rest of their potential toolkit is known - additional Rage generation, cooldown reduction, etc. from
Conductos and/or Legendaries may quickly have an outsized impact on the strength of
Fuerza imparable. We hear your feedback that the playstyle is extremely fun! The intention isn't to remove it completely, and we'll be keeping a close eye on how things shape up in the next few months in order to revisit and tweak things before the game launches. Thank you for your patience and ongoing feedback - it's extremely valuable to us.
Arms Warrior Mastery rating will increase the “damage the enemy takes from you” effect, rather than
Maestría: Heridas profundas' damage.
- Developers' notes: We feel it is important for Arms to have a bleed in their core kit, but Maestría: Heridas profundas' direct contribution to damage dealt was overwhelming.
Ejecutar damage increased by 20%.
Golpe mortal damage reduced by 5%.
has been redesigned to give it more identity, and differentiation from
Filotormenta.
again replaces
Filotormenta when talented, and inflicts
Maestría: Heridas profundas (reverting previous Shadowlands changes). Cooldown reduced to 45 seconds, and duration increased to 12 seconds (still reduced by Haste).
now chases nearby enemies.
Daño colateral has been redesigned: When your abilities damage a second target due to
Golpes de barrido, they refund 30% of their Rage cost.
- Developers' notes: Daño colateral's previous design turned out to be too niche. We want to support Golpes de barrido in talents, and this new version should be more broadly applicable outside of strictly 2-target situations.
Rajar has been redesigned: Replaces Sweeping Strikes. 20 Rage. 6 second cooldown. Cleaves up to 5 enemies in front of you for Physical damage, inflicting
Maestría: Heridas profundas. Cleave will consume your Overpower effect to deal increased damage.
- Developers' notes: Cleave clashed with Golpes de barrido at lower target counts, making it feel useful primarily while SS is not active. By having it replace Golpes de barrido when talented, Cleave can stand on its own and more dramatically affect Arms' AoE gameplay.
Fury Warrior- Furia redoblada is back. Learned at level 14 alongside Empuñadura de titán, Fury Warriors can once again use their abilities while dual-wielding one-handed weapons. While dual-wielding a pair of one-handed weapons, your damage done is increased by 8% and your movement speed is increased by 5%.
- Temeridad now generates 40 Rage.
- The following talents have been removed: Ira interna, Tajo furioso, Fervor de la batalla, and Bola de demolición.
- Frenesí is a new talent: Desenfreno increases your Haste by 3% for 12 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. This effect is reset if you Desenfreno a different primary target.
- Furia ardiente is a new talent: Sed de sangre generates 2 more Rage, or 4 more Rage when it critically strikes your primary target.
- Crueldad is a new talent: While Enraged, Raging Blow deals 20% more damage and has a 30% chance to instantly reset its own cooldown.
- Rabioso demente updated: Desenfreno has a 20% chance to immediately refund 40 Rage.
- Cuchilla de carne is back: Torbellino deals 30% more damage and now affects your next 4 single-target melee attacks, instead of the next 2.
- Irrupción now generates 15 Rage (was 10).
- Rugido de dragón cooldown reduced to 30 seconds (was 35 seconds). No longer reduces enemy movement speed. Now critically strikes for 3 times normal damage.
- Filotormenta damage increased by 20% (Fury only).
- updated: Temeridad generates 20 more Rage and greatly empowers Sed de sangre and Arremetida enfurecida. Sed de sangre becomes Baño de sangre, dealing 100% more damage on a 3 second cooldown. Arremetida enfurecida becomes Golpe aplastante, dealing 100% more damage and charging you to your target within 10 yards.
Developers' notes: We'd love to hear your thoughts on how it feels using empowered Sed de sangre and Arremetida enfurecida.
Protection Warrior- Devastador has been updated to match the changes made to Arms' version of the ability: 45 second cooldown, lasts 12 seconds (compressed by Haste), deals damage every 2 seconds, chases nearby enemies, and generates 10 Rage each time it deals damage.
- Rugido de dragón has been updated to match the changes made to Fury's version of the ability: 30 second cooldown, no longer reduces enemy movement speed, critically strikes for 3 times normal damage.
- Trueno crepitante now also increases the movement speed reduction of Atronar by 10%.
- Ignorar dolor now caps at 2x value (was a cap of 1.3x value).
