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PvP
- A blog titled: PvP Gear in Patch 5.3 has additional information and reasoning behind the PvP changes in 5.3.
- All characters now have a base Resilience of 65%.
- Battle Fatigue now reduces the amount of healing and absorbs by 45%, up from 30%.
- PvP Power conversion ratio to obtain 1% damage at level 90 has been changed from 265 to 400.
- PvP Power bonus to healing are now based on class and specialization.
Healing specializations receives a 100% bonus to healing from PvP Power. - Damage specializations for Druids, Monks, Paladins, and Shamans receives a 70% bonus to healing from PvP Power.
- All other specializations and classes (including tanking) receives a 40% bonus to healing from PvP Power.
PvP Items - Season 13 Tyrannical gear had their item levels increased to ilevel 496, up from ilevel 493. Weapons and shields/off-hand items remain unchanged at ilevel 498.
- Season 13 Tyrannical Elite gear had their item levels decreased to ilevel 496, down from ilevel 512.
- Resilience has been removed from most PvP gear.
Resilience gems and enchants will continue to be available and remain unchanged. - 4-piece PvP set bonus for all Season 12 and 13 armor sets that granted 1000 Resilience now grants 1000 PvP Power instead.
PvP Power will remain exclusively on PvP gear.
The amount of PvP Power and Resilience on gems and Mystic Cogwheel have been reduced by 50%.
Tyrannical weapons no longer have a conquest-earned prerequisite to purchase them.
Encantamento de Tirania Gloriosa - Arma weapon enchantment now grants 600 PvP Power instead of 400 PvP Power and 200 Resilience.
New weapon enchantment:
Encantamento de Aço Inquieto Sangrento – Arma is functionally equivalent to
Encantamento de Aço Inquieto - Arma, shares the same visual effect as
Encantamento de Tirania Gloriosa - Arma, costs a scroll of the base enchant, and requires a 2200 rating.
New weapon enchantment:
Encantamento de Espírito de Conquista - Arma is functionally equivalent to
Encantamento do Espírito de Jade - Arma, shares the same visual effect as
Encantamento de Tirania Gloriosa - Arma, costs a scroll of the base enchant, and requires a 2200 rating.
Tabardo do Gladiador Tirano and Tyrannical Gladiator’s Greatcloak are available as new prestige items at 2500 rating for 1000
s.
Big Zokk Torquewrench has returned from their leave of absence.
Glorious Conquest Quartermasters (Acon Deathwielder, Ethan Natice) have returned after refitting their wares.
Battlegrounds and Arenas
- Battlegrounds, Rated Battlegrounds, and Arenas now have an ilevel cap. All gear will be scaled down to ilevel 496.
- To facilitate a more balanced team composition, players now need to select a role when queuing up for a Battleground or Rated Battleground.
- Picking up the Alliance or Horde flag while in a Rated Battleground now increases damage taken by 50% for characters in a tanking specialization, and increases damage taken by 20% for characters in a non-tanking specialization
- Arena de Dalaran: Masons of Dalaran have been hard at work installing steps in the two remaining corners of the arena.
- Olho da Tormenta: The starting platforms have been lowered.