Battle for Azeroth - Class Raid Buff Abilities and Dispel Utility

BFA Posted 2018/02/08 at 3:11 PM by Squishei

This is a newspost made in early BFA testing. To see the final comprehensive guides on utility, updated regularly throughout BFA, click here.

BlizzCon Class Buff post.Primary Stat Buffs

Mage: Arcane Intellect - Infuses the target with brilliance, increasing their Intellect by 10% for 1 hour. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

Priest: Power Word: Fortitude - Infuses the target with vitality, increasing their Stamina by 10% for 1 hour. If the target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

Warrior: Battle Shout - Increases the Strength and Agility of all raid and party members within 100 yards by 10% for 1 hour.

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War-Scroll of Intellect - Use: Increases the target's Intellect by 7% for 30 min. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

War-Scroll of Fortitude - Use: Increases the target's Stamina by 7% for 30 min. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

War-Scroll of Battle Shout - Use: Increases the target's Strength and Agility by 7% for 30 min. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

Damage Modifier Raid Buffs

Monk: Mystic Touch - Your damage weakens the target, increasing Physical damage taken by 5%.

Demon Hunter: Chaos Brand - Your Chaos/Fire damage brands the target, increasing magic damage taken by 5%.

Class Dispel Utility

Demon Hunter have Consume Magic as a Magic Purge joining Mage, Priest, Shaman and Warlock (Felhunter).

Mage have Remove Curse back as a Curse Removal joining Druid and Shaman.

Hunter and Druid have regained the ability to Dispel Enrage effects using Soothe and Hunter Pets respectively.

Poisons can still be dispelled by Druid, Monk and Paladin.

Diseases can still be dispelled by Monk, Paladin and Priest.

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Comment by RukkuHeizenThe Warlock class has been removed from the game.

Demon Hunters now have a new ranged spec: WarlockComment by CaixiasLeave it to blizzard to screw over the druids ONCE AGAIN, So much for Mark of The Wild. Fracking blizzard, seriously they do EVERYTHING to screw over druids. EVERYTHING.

Thinking of going back to FF14, at least I will have classes that are loved (BLM) and I have a whole xpac to try.Comment by AmantheilWhy would they take the magic debuff away from warlocks and give it to demonhunters? thats just silly. Like I know that Warlocks are basically already required because of healthstones summons brez and gateway but stillComment by DeamoncdsAs someone who mains a lock - I loledComment by DragerasWhy would they take the magic debuff away from warlocks and give it to demonhunters? thats just silly. Like I know that Warlocks are basically already required because of healthstones summons brez and gateway but stillComment by arachebSo they gave the warlock and DK debuff from WOTLK to demon hunter.
Brought back stamina buff, but didn't gave it to the paladin as well as Sanctuary buff
They brought back the damage buff as agility for Warrior
they brought back arcane intellect as it was before.Comment by mathiaslindbergThey didn't give one to Druid and Warlock because they have combat ress.Comment by SpoonyBardWhile I know it is still early Alpha and things can change, I must say I'm not super thrilled with the direction I seem to be seeing for Druids. Mark of the Wild missing with new buffs (seemingly given to Warriors instead), battle rez moved to a purchasable item seemingly made by engineers, Displacer Beast likely gone...right now, things do not look so good, particularly with Class Utility being one of the main things they've mentioned wanting to fix up and make better.

I'd like to see them do something at least to bridge the seemingly new gap, which this may well lead to. It's maybe not as big a deal for raiding, but these may well block a lot of people from pugging M+. "We need a tank and there's a Pally and DK in the finder." "Hold out for a Warrior, I don't want to buy a buff scroll." Do you not see that happening as groups are set up? I do, and I see it leading to a feeling that there are specs/classes that will look horrible because of it. And Blizz has often not been receptive to fixing these issues mid-expansion...Survival Hunters I'm sure could speak to that currently, as can the Ion Hazzikostas "we'd rather you didn't play Demonology" quote.

As for mentioning these issues too early...I'm sure things will change, they always do and it's early. But that doesn't mean it's not time to mention these issues. Inevitably, each alpha follows the same path of people mentioning an issue and others telling them that it's early, things can and will change. Then when issues aren't noticed, people instead come back with a "why didn't you say anything at the time?" Really, it leads to a feeling that there never is an appropriate time to point out potential flaws. With that in mind, why not point them out until we do see the fixes to come?Comment by RomanthonyReally hope they bring back Beast MAstery buffs with this, to give a reason to have exotic pets againComment by magicottermewThis is an EXTREMELY early build in a F&F Alpha. I doubt more then 15% of the game is actually in it. Don't get bent out of shape if something isn't in yet. We have a loooooooooong way to go before it's time to start yelling and throwing fits....Comment by MalletguruDidn't they mention that Mark of the Wild is coming back? Shouldn't it be in this list?Comment by MalletguruI don't know that would be a good idea. Then you could just bring a BM hunter to make up the missing buff. You wouldn't need the class or profession scrolls that provide the buff.Comment by Tombsv However, they're also changing the most important pet buffs so that they're no longer tied to specific families. If your pet is Ferocity, they have Bloodlust, if it's Tenacity, it has a Battle Rez, and if it's Cunning, it has Master's Call.Comment by Spectrencehm. is it just me? I don't like the demonhunter one. it feels forced. dh tanks do fire damage. that's fair, but still doesn't seem like a solid reason to give them the magic debuff. dps dhs do chaos damage, but if you look at chaos damage's script it counts as everything, *including* physical damage. so...it's a great buff to have in a raid but it doesn't seem like it makes much sense to give the magic damage debuff to this class out of all the other options.Comment by AutomagThis is an EXTREMELY early build in a F&F Alpha. I doubt more then 15% of the game is actually in it. Don't get bent out of shape if something isn't in yet. We have a loooooooooong way to go before it's time to start yelling and throwing fits....Comment by KetariThe summoning is basically needed for people who are lazy af (everyone).Comment by TosuroIf Paladins won't be the buff class - RIOT!Comment by SearinoxLeave it to blizzard to screw over the druids ONCE AGAIN, So much for Mark of The Wild. Fracking blizzard, seriously they do EVERYTHING to screw over druids. EVERYTHING.

Thinking of going back to FF14, at least I will have classes that are loved (BLM) and I have a whole xpac to try.Comment by DarksunGive back mark of the wild, its more iconic than battle shout for sure which was very short duration anyway. Back in the day it was no#1 buff...Comment by kodora1316I’m glad raid buffs are coming back. I missed them.

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