Class Raid Buff Abilities Returning in Battle for Azeroth

Blizzard Posted 2017/11/03 at 10:36 PM by perculia

This is now out of date. Please see our up to date raid buff article which is updated to the latest BFA alpha build.

Many details have changed since BlizzCon, please check out our Class Changes in Battle for Azeroth Overview for a full list of current changes.

Death Knight Changes	Demon Hunter Changes	Druid Changes
Hunter Changes	Mage Changes	Monk Changes
Paladin Changes	Priest Changes	Rogue Changes
Shaman Changes	Warlock Changes	Warrior Changes

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Death Knight

Vampiric Aura Party and raid member within 40 yards steal life from their targets, increasing Leech by 5%.

Demon Hunter

Demon Speed Party and raid members within 40 yards are infused with demonic speed, increasing haste by 3%.

Druid

Mark of the Wild 200 Mana, 40 Yard Range, Instant Infuses a friendly target with the power of the wild, increasing their Versatility by 3% for 1 hour. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

Hunter

Aspect of the Pack Party and raid members with 40 yards take on the aspect of a pack of cheetahs, increasing movement speed by 15%

Mage

Arcane Intellect 200 Mana, 30 Yard Range, Instant Infuses the target with brilliance, increasing their intellect by 5% for 1 hour. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

Monk

Legacy of the Emperor 20 Energy, 40 Yard Range, Instant You extol the words of the last emperor, increasing mastery by 54. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid member will be affected.

Paladin

Devotion Aura Party and raid members within 40 yards are bolstered by their devotion, increasing armor by 10%.

Priest

Power Word: Fortitude Infuses the target with vitality, increasing their Stamina by 10% for 1 hour.

Rogue

Expose Armor Your expose weaknesses in the target's armor, increasing Physical damage taken by 5%.

ShamanUnknownWarlock

Curse of the Elements Your damage curses the target, increasing magic damage taken by 5% for 1 min.

Warrior

Battle Shout Increases the Strength or Agility of all raid and party members within 100 yards by 5% for 1 hour.

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Comment by wonkeyare you sure the Monk one is a fixed value number? all the rest are by a % value.Comment by justkevinThis is something I missed for such a long time!Comment by zandy1990As a hunter, I'm excited to get Aspect of the Cheetah back to the way it was pre-Legion.Comment by PelontirDevotion aura for Paladin sounds good but I want my blessings back ;-)Comment by McitraWell okey then.. i will play for another year i guess.. damit!Comment by KondeySo glad to hear that buffs are coming back! Didn't see the point of removing them in the first place :)Comment by RakruarAwesome, Im glad to see that buffs are back, cant wait for people to be screaming for them in raids.Comment by apostolosapokGoodbye Deathknights you will be missed 😢Comment by Tsun4m1r1cool :)Comment by MijHatakiI have missed my arcane intellect sounds like raids are going to want at least one of each class in themComment by Marcsaawesome buffs, and now they are actually making them all different, this is great newsComment by HASHMAXclassic return and buffs returnComment by StasherWhy is this needed. It's actually detrimental, nothing was lost when Blizzard deleted them.Comment by Barthezzim so happy about my monk :]]] great news !Comment by 1735933Already getting my friends ready for Paladin, Rogue, Warrior, Druid and Priest 5 mans..Comment by 901939I've missed these so much :')Comment by GlitchkingHopefully this means that hunter pet abilities are back.Comment by MudmugI am always a sucker for buffs. I like that they are bringing it back.Comment by WyolinI hope the shamans will get a good aura buff!Comment by PziCrowHopefully they're going to remove the dazing part of Aspect of the Pack.
SO many noob/trolling Hunters had this on and completely destroyed any fun in parties/raids.

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