Over the first few days of Ghosts of K’aresh content, we’ve been closely monitoring class balance and identifying specializations that are beginning to over- or under-perform in group content and in PvP. With scheduled weekly maintenance in each region, we’ll make the following changes.
Classes
Druid
Balance
All ability damage increased by 8%.
Keeper of the Grove: Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 4-piece now accumulates 3% of damage done (was 2%) and Dryad’s Favor is now capped at 10x spellpower (was 6x) and splashes 15% (was 20%) of its damage onto nearby enemies.
Elune’s Chosen: Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 2-piece Starfire damage increase changed to 20% (was 25%), and has a 40% chance (was 50%) to launch a Starsurge at 45% effectiveness (was 50%).
Elune’s Chosen: Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 4-piece Split Starsurges deal damage at 40% effectiveness (was 80%).
Restoration
Wildstalker: Fixed a bug causing the Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 4-piece bonus to generate extra Symbiotic Blooms for Regrowths cast by Rampant Growth.
Wildstalker: Fixed a bug preventing Twin Sprouts from generating extra Bloodseeker Vines or Symbiotic Blooms from the ones created by the Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 4-piece set bonus.
Wildstalker: Symbiotic Bloom and Bursting Growth healing increased by 15%.
Wildstalker: Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 2-piece bonus increases the rate of Symbiotic Bloom growth by 45% (was 30%).
Wildstalker: Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 4-piece now causes Symbiotic Bloom healing to have a 35% (was 20%) chance to trigger Bursting Growth at 100% effectiveness (was 80%).
Developers’ notes: The bug involving Rampant Growth was generating a large number of unintended Symbiotic Blooms, which consolidated a lot of Wildstalker’s healing power into the 4-piece and Clearcasting procs. We’ve added healing power to counteract the healing loss from the bug fix.
Monk
Brewmaster
Shado-Pan: Crash of Fallen Storms 2-piece bonus Flurry Strikes deal 10% increased damage (was 20%).
Shado-Pan: Crash of Fallen Storms 4-piece bonus Flurry Charge generation increased by 30% (was 50%).
Shado-Pan: Damage dealt by Flurry Strikes from Wisdom of the Wall reduced by 20%.
Shaman
Enhancement
Lava Lash damage increased by 15%.
Windstrike damage increased by 20%.
Totemic: Surging Bolt damage increased by 25%.
Totemic: Searing Bolt damage increased by 35%.
Stormbringer: Awakening Storm damage increased by 35%.
Warlock
Threatening Presence now increases the threat generation of your Voidwalker and Felguard by 950% (was 400%).
Affliction
Spliced Fiendtrader’s Influence 2-piece set bonus adjusted - Jackpot! chance reduced by 30%.
Warrior
Protection
Mountain Thane: Damage dealt by Ionizing Strikes reduced by 30%.
Player versus Player
Death Knight
Frost
Frost Strike damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
Unholy
Festering Wound damage reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
Druid
Feral
All damage reduced by 8% in PvP combat.
Mage
Arcane
Nether Flux now increases the damage an enemy receives from the next targeted spell by 40% (was 100%).
Fire
Meteor direct damage reduced by 40% in PvP combat.
Frost
All damage reduced by 10% in PvP.
Paladin
Holy
All healing reduced by 12% in PvP combat.
Divine Plea (PvP talent) duration increased to 30 seconds (was 20 seconds).
Priest
Shadow
Void Volley damage reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
Rogue
Assassination
Garrote damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
Warlock
Demonology
All damage reduced by 5% in PvP combat.
