Several Balance Changes Coming Next Week – World of Warcraft

Demon Hunters, Druids, Evokers, Hunters, Mages…

As Kaivax stated in a post overnight, a new round of balance changes will be rolling out during next week’s weekly maintenance. Find all the details below.

demon hunter

• The Hunt’s damage over time effect no longer inflicts an additional tick upon application. The damage inflicted over the total duration remains unchanged.
• Vengeance
  • Hard Skin armor bonus increased to 130% (was 100%).
  • Calcified Spikes initial damage reduction increased to 12% (was 10%).
  • Painful duration increased to 6 seconds (was 5 seconds).

Druid

• fierce
  • Damage of all abilities increased by 3%.

evocative

• Devastation
  • Fire Breath damage increased by 10% for the Havoc specialization. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Ravager increases Deep Breath damage by 15%/30% (was 10%/20%).
  • Eternity Surge damage increased by 10%.
  • Firestorm damage increased by 20%.
  • Eye of Infinity generates 2 Essence on critical hits (instead of 1 Essence).
  • Spellweaver Domination increases critical strike damage to 230% (down from 220%).
  • Iridescence damage bonus increased to 20% (was 15%).

Hunter

• Survival
  • Damage of all abilities and pets increased by 2%.
  • Butcher and Slash damage increased by 10%.
  • Eagle Fury damage increased by 10%.
  • Bushfire Bomb damage increased by 15%.

Mage

• Feu
  • Flamestrike damage increased by 15%.
  • Living Bomb damage increased by 25%.
• Frosted
  • Frostbolt damage increased by 20%.
  • Ray of Frost damage increased by 40%.
  • Glacial Spike damage increased by 10%.

Monk

• Brewmaster
  • Stagger effectiveness against magic damage increased to 45% (was 35%).
  • Celestial Brew cooldown reduced to 45 seconds (was 60 seconds).
• Mistweaver
  • All healing is increased by 5%.
  • Vivify healing increased by an additional 5%.
  • Blackout Strike damage increased by 6%.
  • Rising Sun Kick damage increased by 8%.
  • Tiger Palm damage increased by 15%.
  • Spinning Crane Kick damage increased by 5%.
  • Awakened Fae Line now transfers 70% of Spinning Crane Kick damage to healing (was 60%).

Paladin

• Retribution
  • Crusader Strike damage increased by 40%.
  • Blade of Justice damage increased by 25%.
  • Final Retort damage increased by 15%.
  • Avenger’s Shield cooldown reduced to 90 seconds (was 120 seconds).

Priest

• Sacred
  • All healing is increased by 3%.
• Ombre
  • Focused Will grants 10% damage reduction for Shadow (was 15%).
  • Mind Blast damage increased by 15% (Shadow only).
  • Mind Flay damage increased by 15% (including Mind Flay: Insanity, but not C’Thun’s Idol proc).
  • Mind Spike damage increased by 15%.
  • Void Torrent damage increased by 15%.
  • Devouring Plague damage increased by 15%.

Thief

• Outlaw
  • Precise Slashes (Talent) – Reduced Blade Flurry damage bonus per target miss below maximum to 2% (was 3%).

Warlock

• Affliction
  • Agony damage increased by 5%.
  • Corruption damage increased by 5%.
  • Drain Soul damage increased by 10%.
  • Pandemic Summon damage increased by 20%.
  • Seed of Corruption damage increased by 5%.
  • Shadow Bolt damage increased by 10%.
  • Life Siphon damage increased by 10%.
  • Unstable Affliction’s return damage is no longer increased by damage-increasing modifiers or effects that increase Unstable Affliction’s damage.
• Destruction
  • Channeling Demonfire damage increased by 10%.
  • Rain of Fire damage increased by 15%.
  • Soul Fire damage increased by 20%.
  • Infernal and Blasphemy Immolate damage increased by 10%.
  • Conflagration damage increased by 10%. This change does not apply in PvP.
  • Immolate damage increased by 10%. This change does not apply in PvP.
  • Incinerate damage increased by 15%. This change does not apply in PvP.

Player versus Player

demon hunter

• Soul Tear Leech bonus reduced by 40% in PvP.
• Devastation
  • Imperceptible Withdrawal (PvP Talent) – Damage reduction reduced to 35% (was 75%).
  • Chaos Strike and Blade Dance bonus damage via Essence Degradation reduced to 37.5% in PvP;
  • Rend Soul damage reduced by 16.7% in PvP.

evocative

• Preservation
  • Energy Loop mana regen reduced to 25% in PvP.

Mage

• Arcana
  • Storm Siphon effectiveness reduced by 50% in PvP.
• Frosted
  • Glacial Spike – Reduced the damage of Glacial Spike increased via Mastery: Icicles by 25% in PvP. This change will be reflected in the description in an upcoming patch.

Monk

• Blackout Strike damage increased by 30% in PvP (was 15%).
• Tiger Palm damage increased by 30% in PvP (from 15%
• Mistweaver
  • Rising Sun Kick now deals 12.5% ​​increased damage in PvP (was 25%).
• windwalker
  • Thunder Fist damage reduced by 40% in PvP.
  • Celestial Palm increases critical strike chance by 30% in PvP (was 50%).
  • Fists of Fury damage increased by 15% in PvP.

Priest

• Healing from Flash Heal increased by 30% in PvP (was 20%).
• Sacred
  • Healing healing increased by 35% in PvP (was 25%).
  • Healing from Holy Word: Serenity increased by 15% in PvP.
• Ombre
  • Shadow Word: Death damage reduced by 30% in PvP for Shadow only (was 20%).
  • Mind Blast damage reduced by 25% in PvP for Shadow only.
  • Mind Spike damage reduced by 25% in PvP.
  • Devouring Plague damage reduced by 25% in PvP.
  • Vampiric Touch damage reduced by 5% in PvP (was increased by 10%).
  • Reduced Dark Insight proc rate by 25% in PvP.
  • Reduced Wave of Darkness proc rate by 25% in PvP.

Thief

• assassinat
  • Garrote damage bonus via Improved Garrote reduced to 40% in PvP.
  • Wireframe’s damage reduction debuff now has a 4 second duration in PvP (was 8 seconds).

Warlock

• demonology
  • Demonic Force releases a Felstorm that deals 150% increased damage in PvP (was 400%).
  • Demonic Fire damage increased by 75% in PvP.
  • Dread Bite damage reduced by 10% in PvP.

Warrior

• Defensive Stance now reduces damage dealt by 15% (was 20%) in PvP.