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 once morest 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.
