Class Tuning Hotfixes on Dragonflight Beta (10/20) - Holy Paladin and Resto Druid Nerfs

Dragonflight Posted 2022/10/20 at 3:45 PM by Squishei

Class Tools

Balance

Feral

Guardian

Restoration

Restoration Druid core passive
Effect #6 NEW Effect #14 Apply Aura: Add Modifier - % Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: -15%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #15 Apply Aura: Add Modifier - % Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: -15%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #16 Apply Aura: Add Modifier - % Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: -8%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #14 Apply Aura: Add Modifier - % Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: -15%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #15 Apply Aura: Add Modifier - % Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: -15%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #16 Apply Aura: Add Modifier - % Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: -8%
Affected Spells:

When Rejuvenation heals a target below 60% health, it applies Cultivation to the target, healing them for (28.8%18.72% of Spell power) over 6 sec.

Wild Growth has a 50% chance to momentarily shift your mind into the Emerald Dream, instantly healing all allies affected by your Rejuvenation for (75%67.5% of Spell power).
Rank 1: Wild Growth has a 50% chance to momentarily shift your mind into the Emerald Dream, instantly healing all allies affected by your Rejuvenation for (75%67.5% of Spell power).
Rank 2: Wild Growth has a 100% chance to momentarily shift your mind into the Emerald Dream, instantly healing all allies affected by your Rejuvenation for (75%67.5% of Spell power).

If you cast Innervate on somebody else, you gain its effect at 50% effectiveness.100% effectiveness.
Your mana regeneration is increased by 5%.
Effect #1 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Dummy Modifies Critical Strike Chance
Value: 50100

Effect #1 Apply Aura: Dummy Modifies Effect #3's Value
Value: 1012
(Pvp Multiplier: 0.80.66667)

Infuse a friendly healer with energy, allowing them to cast spells without spending mana for 10 sec.
Natural Wisdom
If cast on somebody else, you gain the effect at 50% effectiveness100% effectiveness

Heals the target for (98.6% of Spell power) over 12 sec.
Germination
You can apply Rejuvenation twice to the same target
Incarnation: Tree of Life
Tree of Life: Healing increased by 50% and Mana cost reduced by 30%.

Cost changed from 11.0% of base mana to 12.0% of base mana

Class Tools

Holy

Talents

Protection

Talents

Retribution

Talents

Holy Paladin core passive
Effect #2 NEW Effect #15 Apply Aura: Add Modifier - % Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: -8%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #15 Apply Aura: Add Modifier - % Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: -8%
Affected Spells:

Lay on Hands grants the target 15%30% increased armor for 1 min.

Triggers a burst of Light on the target, dealing (68%61.2% of Spell power) Holy damage to an enemy, or (155%139.5% of Spell power) healing to an ally.
Holy (Level 18)
Has an additional 30% critical strike chance
Generates 1 Holy Power.

Judgment causes the next 25 successful attacks against the target to heal the attacker for (7%3.5% of Spell power).

Unleashes a wave of holy energy, healing up to 5 injured allies within a yd frontal cone for (105%92.4% of Spell power).

Light of the Martyr's damage and healing is increased by 8%10% each time it is cast. This effect can stack up to 5 times and lasts for 15 sec.

Class Tools

Assassination

Talents

Outlaw

Talents

Subtlety

Talents

Garrote silences the target for 6 sec when used from Stealth.
Enemies silenced by Garrote deal 15% reduced damage for 8 sec.
Effect #2 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Add Modifier - Flat Modifies Buff Duration
Value: 30000
Affected Spells:

(Pvp Multiplier: 0.51)

Effect #2 Dummy
Value: 6
(Pvp Multiplier: 0.3333330.5)

Class Tools

Affliction

Talents

Demonology

Talents

Destruction

Talents

When your health drops below 35%, the percentage of damage shared via your Soul Link is increased by an additional 5%.
Affliction, Destruction
While Grimoire of Sacrifice is active, your Stamina is increased by 5%

Rank 1: When your health drops below 35%, the percentage of damage shared via your Soul Link is increased by an additional 5%.
Affliction, Destruction
While Grimoire of Sacrifice is active, your Stamina is increased by 5%

Rank 2: When your health drops below 35%, the percentage of damage shared via your Soul Link is increased by an additional 10%.
Affliction, Destruction
While Grimoire of Sacrifice is active, your Stamina is increased by 10%

Effect #2 REMOVED Effect #2 Apply Aura: Dummy Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 5

NEW Effect #2 Apply Aura: Add Modifier - Flat (Label) Modifies Effect #1's Value (Label)
Value: 5
Affected Spells:

Class Tools

Arms

Talents

Fury

Talents

Protection

Talents

Blasts all enemies within 8 yards for (46.2% of Attack power) Physical damage
Thunderstruck
rooting them for 1 sec
and roots them for 1 sec
and reduces their movement speed by 20% for 10 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Protection
Generates 0 Rage.

Cost changed from 30 Rage to None

Comment by ApollomantisCOMMENCE THE KICKING OF HOLY PALADIN WHILE IT'S ALREADY DOWN!Comment by michaelphoenix22TO THE GROUND!Comment by minka25Nice innervate change and fair resto Druid nerfs.Comment by PalyI have zero idea what you are doing to Holy Paladin....and it seems neither do you. My main is DOA. Listen to your players pls....no blue post responses in the paladin forum when we've been providing feedback on a counterintuitive playstyle. Now nerfs that don't make sense.Comment by pawpurrPaladin dev life atm: Number go up, Number go down, Number go up, number go down, Number go..

Paladin player life atm: BLIZZARD YOU READ BOLAS' POST RIGHT? BLIZZARD?Comment by WildnightshadeResto druid gets a second round of the nerf bat.

Blizzard nerfed -10% to ALL Resto Druid spells on 10/11/22 & today for another-15% to Rejuv & Regrowth.

Those nerfs are overkill.

Blizzard builds resto druid as a HPS healer (along with holy priest & MW) and then consistently nerfs the HPS healer for doing good HPS.
Why not add something to the tool kit instead of consistent nerfs? How about some Damage Reduction?

Why nerf the heck out of Resto Druid at the begining of the last two expansions?

-7% for the begining of SL
-10% to all heals and -15% to rejuv & regowth for DF.Comment by hazmaxedI almost did not open this post because of the title. I don't play any healer specs, but I opened it anyway, and saw that there are changes to rogues, warlocks, and warriors. Can you be more precise in your titles, please?Comment by RexhanSo we, Hpal, have ST overhealing and not much passive & aoe.

Blizz wants us to do every content, like raids. How are we supposed to heal with nerfs of aoe / passive healings which we lack of? Shadowlands didn't teach u anything?

How much do u hate paladins after Tirion died? Did you kill Tirion on purpose?Comment by zacheklundThe changes to resto druid seem negative, but overall, without being able to really play the class at 70 they could just end up just fine. There is a nice touch with the Innervate change, as I don't know any resto druid who would innverate someone else at 50% mana savings currently on live, so I'm glad they changed that.

It's important to note that resto druids have a lot more healing options to take in their toolkit when prepatch releases and moreso at level 70 then they do right now on live, so these changes might be needed to prevent resto druids from dominating as the only pick to choose from as the HPS healer.Comment by KarashoteResto druid gets a second round of the nerf bat.

Blizzard nerfed -10% to ALL Resto Druid spells on 10/11/22 & today for another-15% to Rejuv & Regrowth.

Those nerfs are overkill.

Blizzard builds resto druid as a HPS healer (along with holy priest & MW) and then consistently nerfs the HPS healer for doing good HPS.
Why not add something to the tool kit instead of consistent nerfs? How about some Damage Reduction?

Why nerf the heck out of Resto Druid at the begining of the last two expansions?

-7% for the begining of SL
-10% to all heals and -15% to rejuv & regowth for DF.Comment by VSozonovHoly pala and disc priests were the best healers from what I've seen on beta so nerfs were expectedComment by CodemagusI almost did not open this post because of the title. I don't play any healer specs, but I opened it anyway, and saw that there are changes to rogues, warlocks, and warriors. Can you be more precise in your titles, please?Comment by paluchrobYea paladins are crazy good. They needed some tuning down.Comment by ScaryfoxI hope Resto Druid won't be too bad in spite of this. I wish I could say the same for Holy Paladin since I made an honest attempt to play. It went from being slow yet tolerable to outhealing any damage being impossible. And this was only at level 30!Comment by EkkaThe changes to resto druid seem negative, but overall, without being able to really play the class at 70 they could just end up just fine. There is a nice touch with the Innervate change, as I don't know any resto druid who would innverate someone else at 50% mana savings currently on live, so I'm glad they changed that.

It's important to note that resto druids have a lot more healing options to take in their toolkit when prepatch releases and moreso at level 70 then they do right now on live, so these changes might be needed to prevent resto druids from dominating as the only pick to choose from as the HPS healer.Comment by QuackthyrJust me or is that a substantial buff to prot warrior? Like free 30 rage every 6 seconds kinda buff....Comment by AnckSo we actually get over 100% uptime on VI extended ward now? Wasn't that a situation they wanted to avoid before SL?Comment by FooysariAre you guys going to do ANYTHING about destruction warlock? its barely tickling anything with the pitiful amount of damage it's doing. The spec is in an incredible position talents wise, but it has NO DAMAGE. &*!@ing do something please ffs...Comment by gringoboy70So we actually get over 100% uptime on VI extended ward now? Wasn't that a situation they wanted to avoid before SL?Comment by TastelikelemonYet again resto devs didnt manage to find out what makes resto so op, those nefs are irrelevant as some of those spells are making like 0.5-1.2% overall healing after a raid boss kill and were used mostly as filler for points :D Compared rejuv max hot tick ratio to SL vs DF - in SL rejuv maximum achievable hot number was like 1/8-1/9th of the total player hp, currently in DF after tons of nerfs rejuv can still reach a hot thats 1/2 of the player total hp, yet again they dont know what makes druid op, and i doubt they will find out.