Blizzard
Battle Is Coming!
Even as Azeroth’s wounds are tended, the shattered trust between the Alliance and Horde now proves hardest to mend. Amidst this age-old conflict, join your allies and champion your faction’s cause.New Events in Teldrassil and LordaeronBeginning the week of July 24 and continuing for three weeks leading to the launch of Battle for Azeroth on August 14, experience the escalation of all-out war in Teldrassil, and later Lordaeron. A new chapter of the relentless conflict at the heart of the Warcraft saga is unfolding, and it’s time for you to take your place on the front lines!
New Character CustomizationsThe war with the Burning Legion has left orcs standing tall, a new posture option available to all orc player characters. Blood Elves now have access to golden eyes, as well as a few new faces.All of these new options are available at Barber Shops throughout Azeroth, and you can now alter your character’s skin color while you’re there.
Player versus PlayerThe PvP Honor and Prestige system has been updated. Your PvP progress in Legion has been converted into account-wide Honor levels, which you’ll continue to earn through PvP.All class specializations’ PvP Talents have been revamped. Hit default hotkey ‘N’ to get a look at your PvP Talents, and default hotkey ‘H’ to see the new PvP system.
War Mode is HereYou can now enable War Mode and venture out into a world full of others who have made the same dangerous choice. Enabling War Mode provides additional bonuses:
- All PvP Talents you’ve chosen will be available to use anywhere PvP can occur.
- You’ll gain an additional bonus to experience while leveling up.
- Earn additional bonus gold and Resources from World Quests.
War Mode can be toggled on or off beginning at level 20 by visiting either Orgrimmar or Stormwind and setting your preference in the Talent pane (default hotkey ‘N’). Beware! Once you venture out in War Mode, all zones will become contested, including zones such as Northshire Abbey.Sanctuary areas will still be PvP free.Additional War Mode features such as Bounty Hunter and Air Drops will become available in the new zones of Battle for Azeroth.July 17, 2018 marks the end of the final Legion season of ranked PvP, and the post-season period has begun. Look for all the new PvP progression and rewards to unlock and become earnable after the launch of Battle for Azeroth in a few weeks.Strand of the Ancients and Ashran are no longer available.
Social FeaturesYou can now create and join cross-realm social groups in World of Warcraft. Communities make it easier for you to find and play alongside adventurers who share common interests. Hit default hotkey ‘J’ to get started.Voice Chat is now available in all groups, Guilds, and Communities. Select the headset icon wherever you see it in game to talk with other players.
Legacy Loot ModeNow, when you enter an instance at 11 levels or more above the maximum level of the content, Legacy Loot rules will be automatically enabled. Under Legacy Loot rules, drops will include a chance for all items that would drop for a full party or raid at the instance’s level.
Classes
Sargeras’ cruel, final blow dramatically impacted both Azeroth and all of its denizens. The power of every Artifact weapon has now been depleted. Some powers from Artifacts have now been incorporated into their specializations. Your characters that are just getting started in Legion content will still seek out and acquire Artifacts.
StatisticsIn an effort to make displayed numbers more perceptible, values used for player and enemy statistics have been reduced throughout the game. This includes values such as item-level, damage, armor, health, and defense measurements.A number of spells and talents now again activate a global cooldown when used.Blood Elves' Arcane Torrent now removes 1 beneficial effect from all nearby enemies and restores 3% of your mana (previously silenced nearby enemies and interrupted non-player characters).All talents have been refunded for all specs.
All classes and specializations have been updated for Battle for Azeroth.
Death Knight- Avance de la Muerte - Grants you increased movement speed and resistance to forced movement effects, knockbacks, and slows.
- Blood
Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted. - New Talents include:
Consumo – Strikes all enemies in front of you with a hungering attack that heals you for 100% of its damage - Hemostasia – Each enemy hit by Hervor de sangre increases the damage and healing done by your next Golpe letal.
Frost
Unholy
Demon Hunter- Demon Hunters have a new ability, Consumo de magia – Consume a beneficial magic effect from an enemy, removing it and granting you Fury or Pain,
- The spell previously named Consumo de magia is now Interrumpir.
- Demon Hunters now have Marca del caos – Your Chaos damage (Havoc) or Fire damage (Vengeance) brands the target, increasing the magic damage the enemy takes from you and other players by 5%.
- Havoc
Golpe de caos now has a consistent chance to refund Fury, instead of relying on critical strikes. - Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted.
- New Talents include:
– Engulf yourself in flames, dealing fire damage to enemies and generating Fury. - Rastro de ruina – The final slash of Danza de hojas inflicts additional Chaos damage over time.
Vengeance
Druid Feral
- Some Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted.
- New Talents include:
Frenesí feral – Unleash a furious frenzy, clawing your target multiple times and causing a bleed. Awards combo points. - Acometida de tigre – Activatess Forma felina and greatly increases movement speed, reducing gradually.
Guardian
- In Bear Form, Druids now generate Rage in the same way as Warriors, with Rage generated from both melee attacks dealt and melee attacks taken.
- Some Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted.
Restoration
- Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted.
- New Talents include:
Fotosíntesis – While your Flor de vida is on yourself, your periodic heals heal faster. While your Flor de vida is on an ally, your periodic heals on them have a chance to cause it to bloom.
Hunter- All Hunters now have as a baseline spell.
- Hunter Pet families now all belong to one of three specializations – Cunning, Ferocity, or Tenacity – and each specialization offers unique abilities, instead of stats.
- Hunters now have Ordenar a mascota – Commands your pet to perform its unique ability, based on the specialization of your active pet:
Cunning: Llamada del amo - Ferocity: Rabia primigenia
- Tenacity: Supervivencia del más fuerte
Beast Mastery
Marksmanship
- The Marksmanship specialization has seen a major overhaul.
- Core Marksmanship abilities:
Disparo de puntería – A powerful shot that deals increased damage the first time it hits an enemy. Costs Focus. - Fuego rápido – Fires a stream of shots at your target while moving. Generates Focus.
- Disparo Arcano – A quick shot that deals Arcane damage. Costs Focus.
- Disparo firme – A steady shot that can be used while moving. Generates Focus.
New Talents include:
Survival
- The Survival specialization has seen a major overhaul, and is now an adaptive ranger who uses explosives and animal venom, in addition to coordinated attacks with their pet.
- Core Survival abilities:
– A vicious slash dealing heavy Physical damage. Costs Focus. - Flanker's Advantage – Give the command to kill, causing your pet to savagely attack your enemy. Has a chance to immediately reset its cooldown. Generates Focus.
- Picadura de serpiente – Fire a poison-tipped arrow at an enemy, dealing Nature damage over time. Costs Focus.
- Bomba de fuego salvaje – Hurl a bomb at the target, exploding for Fire damage in a cone.
New talents include:
- Chakrams – Throw a pair of chakrams at your target, slicing all enemies in the chakrams' path, then returning to you, damaging enemies again.
- Infusión de fuego salvaje – Lace your Bomba de fuego salvaje with extra reagents, randomly granting it one of three different enhancements each time you throw it.
Mage- Mages again have Intelecto Arcano – increasing allies' Intellect by 10%.
- Mages now have Eliminar maldición – Removess all Curses from a friendly target.
- Arcane
Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted. - Misiles Arcanos can now be launched at any time, with a Lanzamiento libre proc sometimes making them free and fire faster.
- New Talents include:
Amplificación – When Clearcast, Arcane Missiles fires 1 additional missile. - Resonar – If Arcane Explosion hits at least 3 targets, it has a 50% chance to generate an extra Carga Arcana.
Fire
- Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted.
- New Talents include:
Piroestallido – Consuming Buena racha has a chance to make your next non-instant Piroexplosión deal massive additional damage. - Toque abrasador – Agostar deals increased damage and is a guaranteed critical strike when the target is below 30% health.
Frost
Monk- Monks now have Toque místico – Your damage weakens the target, increasing Physical damage the target takes by 5%.
- All specs now have Barrido de pierna baseline – Knocks down all nearby enemies and stuns them.
- Brewmaster
Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted. - New Talents include:
Fintar y esquivar – Increases the duration of Aplazar. - Guardia – Guardia against future attacks, causing incoming damage that would have been delayed by Stagger to instead be prevented.
Mistweaver
Windwalker
Paladin Protection
Retribution
- Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted.
- New Talents include:
Sanación desinteresada – Your Holy Power spending abilities reduce the cast time and mana cost of your next Destello de Luz, and increase its healing done. - Estela de cenizas – Latigazo out at your enemies, dealing great damage to all enemies in front of you and reducing their movement. Demon and Undead enemies are also stunned. Generates 5 Holy Power.
Priest Holy
Shadow
- is again an active ability, causing damage to all enemies near the target, and generating Insanity.
- Shadow Priests now know Salto de fe.
- Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted.
- New Talents include:
– Immediately activates a new Forma del Vacío, then releases an explosive blast of pure void energy, damaging all nearby enemies and generating 50 Insanity. - Vacío oscuro – Unleashes an explosion of dark energy around the target, dealing damage and applying Palabra de las Sombras: dolor to nearby enemies. Generates 30 Insanity.
Rogue- Assassination
Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted. - New Talents include:
Hojas ocultas – Every 2 seconds, gain increased damage for your next Abanico de cuchillos, stacking up to 20 times. - Bomba de veneno – Envenenar and Ruptura have a chance per combo point spent to smash a vial of poison at the target's location, creating a pool of acidic death that deals Nature damage over time to all enemies within it.
Outlaw
Subtlety
- Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted.
- New Talents include:
Técnica secreta – Finishing move that creates shadow clones of yourself. You and your shadow clones deal damage to both the primary target and nearby enemies. - Tornado de shuriken – Focus intently, and then release a Tormenta de shuriken every second for the next 4 seconds.
Shaman Enhancement
Restoration
- Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted.
- New Talents include:
Crecida relámpago – When you consume Maremotos, the cast time of your next heal is reduced by 20%. - Escudo de tierra – Protects the target with an earthen shield, increasing your healing on them and healing them when they take damage.
Warlock- All specs now know Furia de las Sombras – Stuns all nearby enemies.
- Warlock Healthstones no longer share cooldowns with potions.
- Affliction
Affliction Warlocks now know Invocar miradaoscura – A Darkglare from the Twisting Nether that extends your damage-over-time effects on all enemies, blasts its target for Shadow damage, and is empowered by every damage-over-time effect you have active on any target. - Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted.
- New Talents include:
Muerte acechante – Your Agonía, Corrupción, Succionar vida, and Aflicción inestable deal their full damage 15% faster. - Mácula vil – Unleashes an explosion at the target location, dealing damage over time to all nearby enemies and reducing their movement speed.
Demonology
- Demonology Warlocks now know Invocar tirano demoníaco – A Demonic Tyrant that increases the duration of all of your current demons by 15 seconds while damaging your target.
- This specialization has received a major overhaul.
- New Talents include:
Latigazo aterrador – When your Dreadstalkers charge into battle, their Mordisco de terror attack now hits all nearby targets and deals additional damage. - Invocar maligno vil – Summons a Vilefiend from Argus to fight for you.
Destruction
- Many Talents and PvP Talents have been adjusted.
- New Talents include:
Lluvia de caos – While you have an Infernal active, each Soul Shard spent increases the damage of Descarga de caos by 8%. - Alma oscura: Inestabilidad – Infuses your soul with unstable power, increasing your critical strike chance by 30% for 20 seconds.
Warrior- Warriors again have Grito de batalla – Increases the Attack Power of all allies by 10% for 1 hour.
- Arms
The Arms specialization has seen adjustments to many core abilities:
Abrumar is now baseline – Overpower the enemy, dealing Physical damage and increasing the damage of your next Golpe mortal or . - Golpes de barrido is now baseline – For 12 seconds, your single-target damaging abilities hit 1 additional nearby target for 75% damage.
- Táctico affects Overpower instead of Machaque colosal – Spending Rage as a chance to reset the cooldown of Overpower.
- Machaque colosal is now a major cooldown – Smash the enemy's armor, dealing heavy Physical damage and increasing damage you deal to them.
- Mastery: Heridas profundas – Striking an enemy with Golpe mortal, , or Filotormenta inflicts Heridas profundas, dealing heavy Bleed damage over time.
New Talents include:
- Muerte súbita – Your attacks have a chance to make your next cost no Rage and be usable on any target regardless of their health.
- Belígera – Replaces Colossus Smash. Smash the ground and shatter the armor of all nearby enemies, increasing damage you deal to them.
Fury
- Grito de batalla is now Temeridad – Go berserk, increasing all Rage generation by 100% and granting your abilities increased critical strike chance.
- The Fury specialization has seen adjustments to some core abilities:
Sed de sangre now has a consistent chance to Enrage you, instead of relying on critical strikes. - Arremetida enfurecida now has 2 charges, has a chance to immediately reset its own cooldown, and no longer requires Enrage.
- Torbellino now generates Rage per target hit.
- Tajo furioso is now a talent, and the effects of the Frenzy talent have been combined with it.
New Talents include:
- Cuchilla de carne – Torbellino has a chance to Enrage you and generates additional Rage per target hit.
- Rompedor de asedio – Break the enemy's defenses, dealing physical damage and increasing your damage done to the target. Generates Rage.
Protection
