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Which Classes Will Improve The Most in Phase 2 - Season of Discovery
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23.01.2024 в 13:46
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Phase 2 of Season of Discovery brings with it a new level 40 cap. Even without Runes this will massively shake up the meta, but of course, there will always be winners and losers each Phase. This article will cover the most impactful new spells and talents gained between levels 26 and 40, estimating which classes will see the biggest improvements for Phase 2.
This list aims to look into what classes are looking the strongest and weakest in Phase 2 of Season of Discovery, without advance knowledge of what will be added or changed in Phase 2. New Runes and items, as well as changes to existing spells and items will likely have a drastic impact on what is and is not strong in Phase 2.
Warlock
Highlights
Разгром
Проклятие стихий
Испепеление
Бушующее пламя
Связка души
Warlocks are looking incredible in Phase 2. Destruction gets
Разгром
, one of the biggest power boosters in Classic. While other specs get similar Critical Damage boosts, most don't get it for just one point. On top of that, Demonology Warlocks get the incredibly powerful
Связка души
, which even before
Метаморфоза
could turn a Warlock into a one-man army.
Unfortunately, the newest rank of
Стрела Тьмы
is at level 36, which could have been a massive hit to
Разгром
and Warlocks overall. That would be if we didn't have
Испепеление
, which scales with your level, and does Fire damage, enabling some damage boosts
Стрела Тьмы
can't touch.
To go with
Испепеление
, Warlocks also get access to
Проклятие стихий
. While Rank 1 is only a 6% damage increase, that is still a very significant bonus. Deep Destruction also has access to
Бушующее пламя
, bringing a flat 10% Fire damage (or 8% if you want
Поджигание
).
Going along with the massive boosts to Fire damage, the newest rank of
Жертвенный огонь
is available at level 40, making it very strong for the Phase. On the flip side, the newest rank of
Жизнеотвод
is available at 36, which while definitely not as bad as Phase 1, still means pressing it at least once per
Стрела Тьмы
or
Испепеление
.
Порча
and
Жгучая боль
also suffer a bit of a hit, with the newest ranks available at 34.
Warrior
Highlights
Смертельный удар
Кровожадность
Размашистые удары
Инстинкт смерти
Стойка берсерка
Вихрь
No list is ever complete without mentioning the brown class. All three of the Warrior capstone talents are immensely strong. Both
Смертельный удар
and
Кровожадность
are instant cast full damage weapon attacks for 30 Rage, and
Сокрушение щитом
is a high damage single target dispel on for just 20 Rage.
Arms Warriors also get access to
Размашистые удары
and a weapon specialization of their choosing, while Fury Warriors get
Инстинкт смерти
and
Шквал
.
Улучшенное сокрушение
is also available, if that was to end up being the meta.
Of course, one of the biggest upgrades is
Стойка берсерка
and
Вихрь
, both of which will massively increase Warrior DPS.
Ярость берсерка
is also available, giving a more reliable way of triggering
Флагелляция
and
Яростный выпад
.
If nothing changes for Season of Discovery,
Топор Смерча
is also available, giving Warriors a very reliable pre-raid weapon.
Опустошитель
also exists, and while the proc is notoriously unreliable, no one can deny just how fun spin to win is.
Экс-Калибур
is also a top notch option for Human and/or
Специализация на владении мечами
Warriors.
Tank Druid
Highlights
Облик лютого медведя
Вожак стаи
Волшебный огонь (сила зверя)
An unexpected spot on this list goes to Bear Druids. A lot of what makes them especially strong in Phase 2 is also available to Cat DPS, but the opportunity cost for them is significantly higher.
At level 40 you get
Облик лютого медведя
, giving you a big boost to your bulk. This is meant to mirror Plate for Warrior tanks, but at level 40 there isn't a significant amount of Plate available, giving Bears the advantage. You also get
Вызывающий рев
, which can help alleviate some strain.
Bear Druids still have the potential to bring
Дикие удары
, as long as
Выживание сильнейших
is unnecessary to complete the content available. While
Тотем неистовства ветра
is now available to Shamans,
Дикие удары
is a percentage bonus to Attack Power instead of a flat number, meaning it could be stronger depending on what the gear looks like.
At level 40,
Вожак стаи
becomes available at the end of the Feral tree. 3% Critical Chance to your party is a big boost, especially when you're already giving Windfurry. Finally,
Волшебный огонь (сила зверя)
is available, giving you a way to reduce Armor in form (also a ranged pull without dedicating a Rune to it).
Both
Вожак стаи
and
Волшебный огонь (сила зверя)
are available to Cats of course, but grabbing
Вожак стаи
means not having
Гнев
, and grabbing
Волшебный огонь (сила зверя)
means not having
Знамение ясности
.
Rogue
Highlights
Шквал клинков
Выброс адреналина
Хладнокровие
Кровоизлияние
Тлетворные яды
Улучшенные яды
While Rogues don't learn many new spells from their trainer, they do gain access to some vital new talents. Combat Rogues get a weapon specialization of their choice, as well as
Шквал клинков
and
Выброс адреналина
.
Шквал клинков
brings some much needed AoE to the Rogue toolkit, and
Выброс адреналина
enables some very strong burst periods.
Assassination Rogues also get some classics like
Печать судьбы
and
Хладнокровие
, but with Poisons being even stronger than usual, it is worth nothing that they also get
Тлетворные яды
and
Улучшенные яды
, which make
Смертельное варево
even stronger. Unfortunately, poor
Неутомимость
still isn't any good, but that means the point can be spent elsewhere.
Subtlety Rogues get their fair share of bangers, with
Умысел
and
Подготовка
being very powerful cooldowns.
Кровоизлияние
also becomes available, and the Physical damage increase is proportionally very strong at level 40.
An honorable mention needs to be made, as Rogues learn
Удар по почкам
,
Подлый трюк
, and
Ослепление
in Phase 2, bringing them closer to their usual status as a PvP terror.
Fire Mage
Highlights
Возгорание
Улучшенный ожог
Магический доспех
Сотворение нефрита маны
Thus began the Age of Fire. Fire Mage gets the very powerful
Возгорание
if they decide to go all the way into the Fire tree.
Улучшенный ожог
is now also available, giving 15% increased Fire damage at 5 stacks, making Warlocks instantly fall in love with you. Speaking of Warlocks, they finally pick up their slack and bring
Проклятие стихий
, a solid damage boost for Fire and Frost damage casters.
At level 40, Mages will have just gotten a fresh new rank of
Ожог
, but unfortunately the newest rank of
Огненный шар
is available at level 36. If nothing else, this makes stacking
Улучшенный ожог
significantly less punishing than it could be. You will also have access to
Магический доспех
and two different Mana gems with
Сотворение агата маны
and
Сотворение нефрита маны
, giving you a lot more control over your mana.
Shadow Priest
Highlights
Облик Тьмы
Мрак
Плетение Тьмы
After an awful Phase 1, Shadow Priest needs a bit of a pick-me-up. The glow up from level 25 to 40 is quite likely the biggest relative jump in power of any spec. Unfortunately, without some powerful new Runes, this jump might not mean much.
The combination of
Облик Тьмы
,
Мрак
, and
Плетение Тьмы
is an almost 50% Shadow damage increase, and coincidentally they get a fresh new rank of
Взрыв разума
at level 40.
To bring Shadow Priests back to earth,
Проклятие Тьмы
isn't available by level 40, and the newest rank of
Пытка разума
is available at level 36, making it a bit outdated by max level. With Warlocks likely opting to play Fire instead of Shadow,
Плетение Тьмы
is unlikely to be a high value debuff in most raids.
Finally, Gnomeregan is full of Mechanical enemies, and unless Blizzard makes some changes, they are immune to diseases, making one of the strongest Phase 1 Runes,
Чума Бездны
, unusable.
Elemental Shaman
Highlights
Покорение стихий
Цепная молния
Неистовство стихий
Покорение молнии
Similarly to Shadow Priests, Elemental Shaman gets a massive glow up between Phases. Their relative power massively increases, but without some new Runes to patch the holes, they are unlikely to end up topping the meters.
Putting 31 points into Elemental gives
Покорение стихий
, an on-demand guaranteed Crit every 3-minutes. While this spell may seem underwhelming just based on the description, if you cast a spell with a cast-time, and follow it by queueing an instant spell, they will both have the 100% Critical Chance. This means
Покорение стихий
into
Цепная молния
, followed by
Земной шок
allows for a very strong burst every 3-minutes. Depending on how
Перегрузка
interacts with
Покорение стихий
, you might even get a second
Цепная молния
guaranteed crit.
Matching the guaranteed crits for
Выброс лавы
and
Покорение стихий
, for a single point you get
Неистовство стихий
, giving a 100% increased Critical Damage boost. As worded, this should apply to any Fire, Frost, and Nature Runes, including
Выброс лавы
.
The base rotation for Elemental is also a little bit faster, with
Покорение молнии
reducing the cast time of
Молния
and
Цепная молния
by a full second. This goes very well with the fresh rank of
Цепная молния
available at level 40, and the slightly less fresh rank of
Молния
at level 38.
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