Upcoming Class Tuning on Weekly Reset - Hero Talent Tree Tuning & Preservation Evoker Nerf

Live Posted 1 day ago by Squishei

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.

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Comment by ApoloXliterally why hpal? Actually why? They are so mid....?Comment by kabookiejoeDk nerfs when?Comment by EtahielNo Enh buffs? Sad :(Comment by kellarWhy the hell are they buffing demo so much LMFAO do they wanna kill aff and destro or what?Comment by Certifiedno more fury nerfs? Somethink newComment by ReptylerHey blizzard, Sub rogue exists and would like some love. How do you leave them completely out of this when they are the lowest played spec and are struggling in M+?Comment by astleyt07Dk nerfs when?Comment by Sm1le777Haplly neft? No way they are serious :DComment by johano3012Look at all these changes to hero talents. They were never a good idea, they already struggle with class and spec trees. What an embarrassmentComment by Priscilla519Where's my Boomy buffs? ;______;Comment by BlizzardplzHavoc DH’s flew too close to the sun for too long. This is our punishment expansion.Comment by PendraegI mean, I main Prot Pally, so I don't mind the buffs, but.... we're kinda strong as we sit.Comment by Nightzero123leave augs alone......Comment by OatiesThe 5% healing nerf to HPal is insane to be honest. In M+ it feels pretty damn weak after the 6% nerf so this is just crazy.

If anything needs a flat healing nerf it’s Resto Shaman and Pres Evoker (spoken as a RSham main).Comment by LondonfogteaNerfing Holy Paladin while putting any buff to Preservation in the same tuning post is BONKERS. Preservation evokers dominate logs. We're (As a Holy Paladin main) not even the top-performing healing in any PVE content.
Yes, holy paladins are powerful in raids, but 2 flat aura nerfs within a month of each other is so unfair. This makes mythic plus healing more difficult on top of us having lower healer DPS.
Please, stop with the focus on holy paladin every single tier. You made amazing changes and then essentially gutted a very well-liked playstyle. And you're hitting us with a HORRENDOUS class tree change in a month. Bring up the other healers.
A lot of these changes are just poor decision-making.
Y'all need to do better research.Comment by SchattensangDeath Knight
Blood
San’laynComment by AerisotBoomies right now: "Looking down the list* Where's my name?Comment by FrigrandyThese hpal nerfs only make sense if you are looking at top %1 parses in mythic raid, if they actually looked at the rest of logs instead of blanket nerfs due to %1 parses in the race to world first Hpal doesnt need nerfs, also are they even taking Mythic plus into account for this? You already cant get into keys above 9 if you arent a Resto Shaman and they didnt get nerfed and its already hard to heal 10’s in great gear as an hpal after the last two nerfs. Zero way this makes any sense unless you are basing it off top %1 parses in mythic raid… blanket nerfs 3 patches in a row for holy paladins. Ridiculous and clueless as usual, fire the people making the changes who are to lazy and dont even bother to read past the first page of a warcraft logs to make a decision that effects a large portion of the healer playerbase.Comment by ThaodanThe Evoker don't address the reason why they are so overpowered in PvP that they can move so fast and have a CC/movement combination.
They can ran over half the map in WSG without being able to get to them unless the person pursuing them also plays a class that is as fast.Comment by ZamfixOh Wowhead tuning patch comments are comedic gold: people asking for buffs and nerfs of the same specs.

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