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Legion Pre-Expansion Patch: Major Class, Character Visuals, and Gear Updates
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17/07/2016 à 11:54
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The Legion pre-expansion patch, live on July 19, has a variety of updates to your character. In this post, we'll look at some of the major updates like new models, new visual effects, the biggest class changes, revamped glyphs, and changed stats.
For more pre-patch information, check out the following:
Guide to What's Coming in the Patch
|
Guide to What is Removed
|
Transmog Resources
|
Legion Talents
Character Updates
Major Specialization Changes
This is a look at some of the biggest changes coming to classes in the pre-patch. The
Class Guides
, which we are hard at work on along with our guide writers, will contain detailed information on what has changed for each specialization, rotation/priority advice, and talents.
We also have role overviews for the pre-expansion patch. These give tips on how to excel at your role, and an overview of each specialization pertaining to that role, so you can decide what playstyle is the best for you.
Tanking by Sunnier
|
Healing by Zosyn
|
Ranged DPS by Anshlun
|
Melee DPS by Rebdul
|
Legion Class Overviews
We have also updated our 1-20 leveling guides for all the new players!
Druid
Hunter
Mage
Monk
Paladin
Priest
Rogue
Shaman
Warlock
Warrior
TradeChat
has also been creating a series of videos on major updates for each class! We have linked several in this post; more can be found on her
YouTube channel
and we've embedded each one on our
Legion Class Overviews
.
Hunters
Hunters have a number of updates:
Gnomes can now be Hunters! Start planning your Gnome Hunter's appearance in our
Dressing Room
As covered below,
Survival Hunters
are now a melee specialization, and
Marksmanship Hunters
are competitive as a petless class via choosing the talent
Loup solitaire
Hunters have a variety of new tames, including Mechanical ones. Read more about them in
Mechanical Hunter Pet Guide
guide by Bendak.
There are new pet classes to tame, including Oxen and Scalehide.
Learn more about general changes in the
Legion Hunter Overview
.
Combat Rogues Replaced with Outlaw
The Combat specialization has been replaced by the Outlaw specialization.
Some abilities are familiar from Combat, but the spec has more of a brawler/pirate feel.
Browse the new abilities and talents in the
Talent Calculator
.
Fistweaving and Gladiator Unsupported
Fistweaving as we know it for Mistweaver Monks and Gladiator for Protectior Warriors are not supported in the Legion pre-expansion patch.
Fistweaving is making somewhat of a return via the Monk PvP talent
.
There are also some talent builds reminiscent of Fistweaving which is covered on the
Mistweaver Monk Talent
page by Monkioh.
Survival Hunters Melee
Survival Hunters have a major revamp, placing them as a melee spec with a pet.
New abilities include
,
Morsure de mangouste
,
Attaque du raptor
,
Coupure d’ailes
You'll want to look for a suitable melee weapon to use in the pre-patch. Survival Hunters favor two-handed weapons such as polearms, 2H axeand swords.
We also have a guide to
Polearm Transmog
if you want your new Survival Hunter to look fabulous!
Our
Legion Survival Hunter guide
by Pottm is complete for Legion; you can read more about them
here
.
Demonology Warlocks
Demonology is now a completely pet-based specialization with a handful of new abilities.
Demonology Warlocks no longer turn into demons, Metamorphosis is removed.
During combat, you concentrate on summoning pets and increasing their damage with
Renforcement démoniaque
.
The cosmetic effects of Grimoire of Supremacy have been replaced by special Warlock glyphs.
Our
Demonology Warlock guide
by Serenity Deepshades is complete for Legion; you can read more about them
here
.
Shadow Priest Void Form
Shadowform is now permanent for Shadow Priests.
Abilities generate Insanity; when 100 Insanity is reached, Shadowform can transform into
Forme du Vide
.
This enhanced form has special graphics, increases damage done by 20%, and adds 1% haste per second.
Your Insanity will drain quickly and
Forme du Vide
will be removed when it hits 0, but the haste bonus will persist for a minute after.
Learn more in the
Legion Shadow Priest Guide
by djriff.
Petless Options for Marksmanship Hunters and Frost Mages
Marksmanship Hunters can take the talent
Loup solitaire
to be a competitive petless class.
Frost Mages also have the option to be petless with the talent
Hiver solitaire
.
Resource Changes
Enhancement and Elemental Shaman have the new resource Maelstrom instead of mana. See how this affects your playstyle in the Legion
Enhancement Shaman
guide by Wordup and
Elemental Shaman
guide by Binkenstein.
Shadow Priests no longer use Shadow Orbs; they instead build Insanity to reach Void Form.
All Warlocks now use Soul Shards; Demonic Fury and Burning Embers have been removed.
Holy and Protection Paladins no longer use Holy Power. See how this affects your playstyle in the Legion
Holy Paladin
guide by DreamguardSW and the
Protection Paladin
guide by Liminara.
Brewmaster and Mistweaver Monks no longer use Chi. See how this affects your playstyle in the Legion
Brewmaster Monk
guide by BrewingScribe and
Mistweaver Monk
guide by Monkioh.
Balance Druids no longer have Eclipse; instead they use Astral Power on some abilities.
Death Knights have one rune type.
Changed Abilities and Glyphs
Raid buff spells that grant your party a stat increase have been removed.
The Mass Resurrection guild perk has been removed. Only healers will be able to mass-rez:
Revitalisation
,
Réveil
,
Absolution
,
Résurrection de masse
,
Vision ancestrale
Attunement spells, which granted a 5% boost to a certain stat, have been removed.
Draenor Perks, which added benefits to some spells over level 90, have been removed and their effects have generally been added to the base spell.
Major Glyphs have been removed, and much of their functionality has been added to existing spells.
Cosmetic glyphs are remaining, and some vanity effects have been converted to toys.
In the Legion pre-patch, you are playing versions of classes that are balanced for Legion content without the Legion Artifact, so you are not getting a full picture of the spec.
New Talent System
In addition to many brand-new talents, the process by which you switch your talents has changed.
Currently in Warlords of Draenor you need a cheap reagent to swap between talents, and you must pay to dual-spec.
In the pre-expansion patch, you need a crafted reagent to swap between talents when not in a rested area, and you can respec freely.
The item needed to change talents for level 100 players is
Tome de l'esprit ouvert
. This is crafted by scribes and the recipe is purchased from
Samantha Ecarlate
or
Nicholas Mitrik
for 20
Pigment céruléen
.
The group version,
Technique : Codex de l'esprit ouvert
, is a World Drop.
Visual Updates
New Models
Druids have received updated Cat, Bear, and Moonkin Forms. We have
videos of all of the models
:
Bear
Cat
Moonkin
More Warlock demons have received model updates.
Spell Animations
Most classes have new spell animations, most notably melee. Each melee specialization has a distinctive color associated with it, which is used for most abilities. The pacing of combat animations has been improved as well so heavy-hitting abilities look like they have more of an impact.
Below is a taste of some specs with revamped spell animations, you can find more on the
Legion Spell Animation Playlist
, or on the Overview page for each Legion spec guide.
New 2H Idle Animation for Monks
Staves are now displayed differently for Brewmaster Monks :
Gear Updates
Hellfire Citadel Loot
Hellfire Citadel loot is now part of the new Legion bonus system. This means that instead of hoping for a Warforged upgrade of +6 ilvls, your Hellfire Citadel item can have a variety of item levels, in increments of +5 ilvls.
Anything up to +15 over the base ilvl has the "Warforged" description.
Any loot over +15 of the base ilvl has the "Titanforged" descirption.
Hellfire Citadel should also be easier to clear: all bosses have the
Démoralisé
debuff.
Removed Stats
Multistrike, Spirit, and Bonus Armor are no longer found on gear.
Consumable Changes
With removed stats, several consumables grant different stats than before:
Marque de Rochenoire
grants Versatility instead of Bonus Armor.
Marque d’Ombrelune
grants Versatility instead of Spirit.
Marque des Loups-de-Givre
grants Critical Strike instead of Multistrike.
Multistrike Ring Enchants grant Mastery instead.
Multistrike Neck Enchants grant Haste instead.
Multistrike Cloak Enchants grant Critical Strike instead.
Multistrike Gems grant Haste instead.
Multistrike Food grants Critical Strike instead.
Enchant Illusions
As part of transmog, players can put illusions on their weapons. Enchanters may want to farm up some old-world materials in advance, as they can craft items which unlock unique illusion appearances. Below is just a list of what Enchanters can craft, there are more illusions players can collect which are listed in the
Illusions guide
.
Tome des illusions : Azeroth
crafted from
Tome des illusions : Azeroth
, taught by Trainer at 275
Teaches: Fiery Weapon, Unholy Weapon, and Coldlight (new).
Materials:
Grand éclat brillant
(10),
Essence de feu
(5),
Essence d'eau
(5),
Essence de non-mort
(5),
Parchemin léger
(3)
Tome des illusions : Outreterre
crafted from
Tome des illusions : Outreterre
, taught by Trainer at 350
Teaches: Battlemaster, Spellsurge, and Netherflame (new).
Materials:
Cristal de Vide
(10),
Grand éclat prismatique
(5),
Feu primordial
(5),
Mana primordial
(5),
Parchemin léger
(3)
Tome des illusions : Norfendre
crafted from
Tome des illusions : Norfendre
, taught by Trainer at 425
Teaches: Berserking, Greater Spellpower, and Icy Chill.
Materials:
Cristal abyssal
(10),
Éclat de rêve
(5),
Essence cosmique supérieure
(8),
Eau éternelle
(4),
Parchemin léger
(3)
Tome des illusions : Cataclysme
crafted from
Tome des illusions : Cataclysme
, taught by Trainer at 500
Teaches: Windwalk, Heartsong, and Light of the Earth-Warder (new).
Materials:
Cristal du maelström
(10),
Éclat des cieux
(10),
Air volatil
(5),
Terre volatile
(5),
Parchemin léger
(3)
Tome des illusions : Seigneurs élémentaires
crafted from
Tome des illusions : Seigneurs élémentaires
, recipe is quest reward from
Contrôler les éléments
. Requires Revered with
Therazane
.
Teaches: Avalanche, Landslide, and Elemental Slayer.
Materials:
Cristal du maelström
(10),
Air volatil
(3),
Terre volatile
(3),
Feu volatil
(3),
Vie volatile
(3),
Eau volatile
(3),
Parchemin léger
(3)
Tome des illusions : Pandarie
crafted from
Tome des illusions : Pandarie
, taught by Trainer at 575
Teaches: Windsong, Elemental Force, and Breath of Yu'lon (new)
Materials:
Cristal sha
(10),
Améthyste impériale
(2),
Jade sauvage
(2),
Onyx vermillon
(2),
Parchemin léger
(3)
Tome des illusions : Secrets des Pandashan
crafted from
Tome des illusions : Secrets des Pandashan
, requires
Pandashan
Revered to purchase recipe.
Teaches: River's Song and Dancing Steel.
Materials:
Cristal sha
(10),
Cœur du fleuve
(2),
Rubis primordial
(2),
Rayon de soleil
(2),
Parchemin léger
(3)
Tome des illusions : Draenor
crafted from
Tome des illusions : Draenor
, costs 1
Secret d'enchanteur de Draenor
Teaches: Mark of the Frostwolf and Mark of the Thunderlord.
Materials:
Cristal temporel
(20),
Air ensorceleur
(10),
Eau ensorceleuse
(10),
Sang sauvage
(15),
Parchemin léger
(3)
A full list of Illusions can be found in our
Transmog Illusions Guide
.
PvP Gear:
Marque d'honneur
If you are looking to collect PvP gear for transmog, you will need
Marque d'honneur
. Honor Points are removed in the Legion pre-expansion patch.
Marque d'honneur
will be available from Battlegrounds, Arenas, and Skirmishes. An additional change to PvP transmog gear is that loot has been shuffled around on some vendors. There are no longer Legacy NPCs who sell all items from a particular expansion; instead one NPC will sell Season 9 transmog gear, another will sell Season 10, etc. As an added benefit, some Wrath-era weapons that never made it to PvP vendors are being sold again!
1
Marque d'honneur
: pre-Warlords
Belts
,
Bracers
,
Cloaks
, PvP gems, tabards, battle standards.
2
Marque d'honneur
: pre-Warlords
shoulders
,
gloves
,
feet
,
off-hand
, and
shields
3
Marque d'honneur
: pre-Warlords
helms
,
chests
,
legs
, and shoulder enchants like
Calligraphie supérieure d'intelligence vicieuse
4
Marque d'honneur
:
Insigne de la Horde hérité
,
Insigne de l'Alliance hérité
,
Marque de tyrannie héritée
5
Marque d'honneur
:
pre-Warlords weapons
8
Marque d'honneur
:
Heirloom Armor
10
Marque d'honneur
:
Heirlom Weapons
12
Marque d'honneur
:
Armor Ensemble
, all armor slots for a specific clas PvP set.
14
Marque d'honneur
:
Fourreau d'héritage antique
15
Marque d'honneur
: PvP Honor Mounts (not Vicious Saddles)
80
Marque d'honneur
:
Weapon Aresenals
, all weapons from a Warlords Combatant or Gladiator season
Mail to Plate Conversion
Hunters and Shamans use mail gear from level 1, and Paladins and Warriors now use plate from level 1.
To this end, many low-level rewards have been converted to the appropriate armor type. Blizzard has tried to avoid breaking up existing transmog sets, so many popular sets using world-drop BoEs should still be usable on your existing characters.
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