WoW The War Within Undermine(d) patch notes

– All abilities will get a 20 percent damage buff

Frost

– All abilities will get a five percent damage buff
– Obliterate, Frost Strike, and Breath of Sindragosa will receive damage buffs
– Rime will now boost Howling Blast by 275 percent
– Null Magic, Permafrost, and Veteran of the Third War will get slight nerfs
– Glacial Advance will get a new visual

Unholy

– All abilities and pet damage will get a five percent buff
– Soul Reaper, Gargoyle Strike, Apocalypse ghoul damage, Magus of the Dead, Clawing Shadows, and Scourge Strike will get a damage buff, with the last two not affecting Vampiric Strike
– Null Magic, Permafrost, and Veteran of the Third War will receive small nerfs
– Horsemen damage will increase by 10 percent, not including Undeath and Trollbane’s Icy Fury
– Doomed Bidding’s summon will last six seconds
– Commander of the Dead’s Gargoyle and Army damage will be boosted by 45 percent
– Apocalypse and Raise Dead have been visually updated and improved

– Lost in Darkness and Spectral Sight have been reworked
– Immolation Aura, The Hunt, Sigil of Spite, and Sigil of Flame will receive damage buffs
– Imprison will break when a small damage threshold is met
– Movement alterations and synergies have been made for Vengeful Retreat

Aldrachi Reaver

– Wounded Quarry has been updated for pacing and damage scaling
– Thrill of the Fight bugs have been fixed

Fel-Scarred

– Demonsurge damage has been buffed and improved
– Flamebound increases Immolation Aura crit bonus by 50 percent
– Student of Suffering Mastery bonus has been nerfed

Havoc

– A new Talent called Screaming Brutality has been introduced
– Reworks for Momentum, Inertia, Unbound Chaos, and Cycle of Hatred have been made
– Cycle of Hatred aura stacks now persist until a minute out of combat without Eye Beam
– All ability damage will be buffed by five percent
– Mastery: Demonic Presence, Blade Dance, and Immolation Aura will be buffed
– Soulscar damage has been slightly nerfed
– Immolation Aura and A Fire Inside now work as expected
– Small talent tree changes have been made
– Any Means Necessary has been removed
– Havoc-specific Fel-Scarred changes have been made to damage and Fury generation

Vengeance

– All ability damage will be buffed by 20 percent
– Burning Blood and Fiery Demise bonuses will be slightly nerfed
– Demon Spikes and Cycle of Binding will get small timing boosts, with Cycle of Binding only being triggered by Sigil of Flame
– Fallout’s Soul Fragment generation chance has been increased at lower target counts
– Feed the Demon has been improved
– Vengeance-specific Fel-Scarred changes have been made, with some damage nerfs, buffs, and cooldown changes

– Nine new Talents have been introduced
– Several Talent Tree alterations have been made, with some Talents being updated
– Ursoc’s Spirit and Light of the Sun have been updated
– Rejuvenation has been updated, with Improved Rejuvenation being changed to Lingering Healing
– Fluid Form now works as expected
– Rejuvenation, Wild Growth, Shred and Swipe have been buffed
– Rip and Ferocious Bite have been slightly nerfed, with Cyclone lasting a second less
– Improved Sunfire is now simply included in Sunfire
– Disorienting Roar breaks based on a small threshold of damage
– Rising Light, Falling Light has been cut

Druid of the Claw

– Ravage damage has been nerfed

Balance

– Moonkin Form is learned in the Class Talent Tree at level 10
– Light of the Sun is in the Class Talent Tree
– Power of Goldrinn and Starsurge damage has been buffed
– Touch of the Cosmos chances increased

Feral

– Thrash is learned in the Class Talent Tree at level 10
– All ability damage buffed by eight percent, with melee auto getting a 25 percent buff
– Adaptive Swarm and Brutal Slash will receive damage buffs
– Killer Instinct works as expected with Moonfire and Lunar Inspiration

Wildstalker

– Bursting Growth damage has been buffed

Guardian

– All ability damage buffed by 26 percent
– A new Talent called Ursol’s Warding has been introduced
– Reinvigoration and Raze have been updated
– Verdant Heart is now learned in the Class Talent Tree at level 10
– Moonfire and Mangle have been buffed
– Maul and Raze have been nerfed
– Raze replaces Maul, while Layered Mane has been cut

Elune’s Chosen

– Fury of Elune receives a significant buff

Restoration

– Improved Nature’s Cure is now in the Class Talent Tree for level 10
– Nature’s Swiftness and Mastery: Harmony have been buffed
– All damage has been cut by 20 percent
– Tranquillity channel time is now base 5 seconds
– Flourish and Master Shapeshifter have been altered

– Rescue removes movement impairing effects from you and your ally
– Disintegrate’s visual is now subtler for allies
– Sleep Walk takes slightly longer

Flameshaper

– Fire Breath, Dream Breath, and Enkindle have been improved
– A new Talent called Fulminous Roar has been introduced
– Travelling Flame is now Flame Siphon and has been reworked
– Engulf’s cooldown has been cut and is reduced by Haste
– Titanic Precision, Conduit of Flame, Consume Flame, Draconic Instincts, and Expanded Lungs work as expected
– Fan the Flames has been removed

Augmentation

– A new Talent called Rockfall has been added
– Close as Clutchmates has been re-added
– Ebon Might now works as expected, not applying to Tanks and Healers
– Rumbling Earth, Breath of Eons, and Shifting Sands have been nerfed
– Motes of Possibility’s trigger chance has increased
– Seismic Slam is a PvP Talent
– Rumbling Earth looks better for allies in PvE

Devastation

– A new Talent called Azure Celerity has been added
– All ability damage has been increased
– Fire Breath, Eternity Surge, Scorching Embers, and Firestorm have been buffed, with the latter’s duration being cut
– Scintillation now triggers Eternity Surge at 40 percent
– Hoarded Power has been cut

Preservation

– Dream Breath now works as expected, healing yourself and five injured allies
– Emerald Blossom cannot be Echoed
– Echo’s tooltip has received an update

– The following abilities have been redesigned; Kindling Flare, Territorial Instincts, Wilderness Medicine, No Hard Feelings, Roar of Sacrifice, and Intimidation
– Several abilities are now specific to individual specs
– Freezing Trap now breaks based on a small damage threshold
– Implosive Trap, Explosive Shot, and Tranquilizing Shot have been improved
– Panthara cats do not need Fresh Talbuk Meat for taming
– The Talent Trees have been reworked and several abilities have had their visuals updated

Dark Ranger

– Withering Fire and Shadow Hounds has been updated
– Bleak Powder and Shadow Hounds work as expected

Pack Leader

– 13 new Talents have been introduced, replacing old picks like Beast of Opportunity

Sentinel

– Lunar Storm has been buffed and altered significantly

Beast Mastery

– Four new Talents have been added, with three being removed
– Stomp has been updated
– Damage dealt reduced by eight percent
– Kill Command, Serpent Sting, Barrage, and Bestial Wrath have been improved
– Beast Cleave and Kill Cleave have been nerfed slightly
– Alpha Predator and additional Kill Shots now work as expected
– Call of the Wild and Dire Command have been altered, with a bug being fixed for the latter
– Dire Beast has been improved, including visuals
– Several abilities have received improved tracking, auras, and visuals

Dark Ranger

– Black Arrow receives a damage buff
– Withering Fire has been updated, triggering from Call of the Wild
– Bug with Unnatural Causes and Black Arrow has been fixed

Marksmanship

– The spec is receiving an almost complete rework, with a myriad of new Talents, abilities, and passives
– Streamline, Precise Shot, Focused Aim, Trueshot, Razor Fragments, Calling the Shots, Bulletstorm, In the Rhythm, Intimidation, and Fan the Hammer (now Ammo Conservation) have been reworked
– Nerub-ar Palace 4-set bonus has been updated
– Multi-Shot is a level 10 ability
– Overall damage buff of six percent
– Aimed Shot, Rapid Fire, Volley, Steady Shot, Trueshot, Spotter’s Mark, and Small Game Hunter have been improved
– Marksmanship-specific Dark Ranger changes have been made
– Several ability types, tooltips, talents, and aura descriptions have been redone

Survival

– Three new Talents have been introduced, with two being removed
– Frenzy Strikes, Merciless Blow, Spearhead, Deadly Duo, Viper’s Venom, Contagious Reagents, and Explosives Expert have been buffed
– Bombardier gives one charge of Wildfire Bomb
– Damage boosts have been applied to Mongoose Bite, Raptor Strike, Wildfire Bomb, Flanking Strike, and Fury of the Eagle
– Flanking Strike and Butchery have been altered
– Alpha Predator now works as expected with Kill Command

– Mass Barrier mana cost cut
– Polymorph health regeneration cut and now breaks on small damage threshold
– Time Anomaly procs ignore mana costs
– Mirror Images visuals changed for allies

Frostfire

– Excess Fire triggers with Meteor or Comet Storm, stacking twice
– Frostfire Burst damage increased
– Excess Frost has been altered
– Talent placements have been altered
– Frostfire Empowerment tracked on the personal resource display

Sunfury

– Glorious Incandescence now works appropriately with Meteorites

Arcane

– 3 new Talents have been introduced
– Resonance, Enlightened, and Leydrinker have been updated
– Nerub-ar Palace 4-set bonus updated
– Arcane Barrage and Arcane Explosion have been buffed
– High Voltage bad luck protection buffed
– Arcane Surge and Arcane Echo visuals and tracking improved
– Concentration has been removed
– Arcane-specific Sunfury changes have been made

Fire

– Heat Shimmer, Pyrotechnics, Master of Flame, and Call of the Sun King have been updated
– Fire Blast cooldown increased
– Hyperthermia duration and triggers cut
– Damage buffs and cost reductions for Pyroblast and Flamestrike
– Unleashed Inferno bonus buffed
– Phoenix Reborn altered and now worked with Hyperthermia as expected
– Fire-specific Frostfire and Sunfury changes have been made

Frost

– Freezing Winds and Wintertide have been reworked
– Ice Lance and Blizzard improved
– Blizzard and Winter’s Chill duration buffed
– Fingers of Frost’s Frozen Orb trigger chances cut
– Tooltips, icons, and descriptions have been improved
– Water Jet is hidden for allies
– Frost-specific Frostfire and Spellslinger changes have been made

– Paralysis breaks based on a small damage threshold

Brewmaster

– All damage buffed by 15 percent
– Invoke Niuzao has been improved
– Purified Chi stacks reduced and Celestial Brew absorption buffed

Mistweaver

– A new Talent called Emperor’s Favor has been introduced
– Dance of the Wind, Jade Empowerment, and Jade Bond have been completely reworked
– Buffs applied to Yu’lon’s Whisper, Blackout Kick, Spinning Crane Kick, Lotus Infusion, and Rushing Wind Kick
– Nerfs applied to Mastery: Gust of Mist, Resplendent Mist, Jadefire Awakening, and Mana Tea
– Chi Cocoon’s absorb scales appropriately
– Cooldowns cut for Invoke Chi-Ji and Invoke Yu’lon cut
– Invoke Chi-Ji, the Red Crane causes three Gusts of Mist but only activates once per Blackout Kick and Rushing Wind Kick
– Several casting bugs fixed
– Sheilun’s Gift Talent location moved
– Mending Proliferation works as expected

Conduit of the Celestials

– Celestial Conduit damage increased significantly
– Heart of the Jade Serpent triggers and scales appropriately
– August Dynasty has no proc cooldown

Master of Harmony

– Overwhelming Force nerfed

Windwalker

– A new Talent called Slicing Winds has been introduced
– Dance of the Wind has been reworked
– Mastery: Combo Strikes effectiveness buffed
– All damage cut by two percent
– Buffs applied to Spinning Crane Kick, Courageous Impulse, Last Emperor’s Capacitor, and Shadowboxing Treads
– Xuen’s Bond reduces Invoke Xuen cooldown
– Power of the Thunder King cleaves at 80 percent effectiveness
– Two Talents removed
– Ordered Elements has been reworked somewhat
– Windwalker-specific Conduit changes have been made

– Seal of the Crusader and Lightforged Blessing nerfed
– A Just Reward buffed
– Blinding Light and Repentance break on a damage threshold

Herald of the Sun

– Dawnlight prefers player targets

Lightsmith

– Tempered in Battle: Sacred Weapon’s health redistribution can only happen once per cast

Templar

– Empyrean Hammer prefers player targets
– Hammer of Light works as expected
– Hammerfall cooldown reduced and bugs fixed

Holy

– A new Talent called Unbound Freedom has been introduced
– Unending Light has been redesigned
– Healing done increased by four percent
– A number of healing buffs, nerfs, and healing synergy changes to help Holy healing feel smoother
– Light’s Conviction causes Holy Shock to refund half mana cost when cast offensively
– Echoing Blessings boosts movement speed during Blessing of Freedom by 30 percent
– Commanding Light healing transfer cut
– Divine Favor healing increase has been cut
– Beacon of Virtue mana cost cut
– Holy-specific Herald of the Sun and Lightsmith changes implemented

Protection

– 15 percent damage boost
– Strength in Adversity performs as expected
– Uther’s Counsel cooldown cut reduced to 15 percent
– Refining Fire nerfed
– Protection-specific Templar changes made

Retribution

– Divine Hammer has been redesigned
– Five percent damage boost
– Buffs to Final Reckoning, Sun Avatar, and Flash of Light
– Word of Glory’s mana cost increased
– Healing Hands, Divine Toll, Crusade, and Second Sunrise act as expected
– Retribution-specific Templar changes made

– Synergy between Mindbender and Voidwrath altered, particularly for Discipline

Discipline

– Number of cooldowns reduced and power infused into other abilities
– Easier Atonements thanks to Overloaded with Light being moved
– Purge the Wicked now Encroaching Shadows
– Aegis of Wrath now Eternal Barrier
– Two new Talents introduced
– Void Summoner, Evangelism, Penance, and Shadowfiend improved
– Contrition now baseline, logged as Penance
– Harsh Discipline increases Penance bolts by one per talent point
– Power of the Dark Side Penance increase cut
– Boosts to Power Word: Shield and Radiance, Luminous Barrier, Smite, Shadow Word: Pain, Indemnity, and Ultimate Penitence, with a movement update for the latter
– Expiation deals damage equal to 200 percent of the duration consumed from Shadow Word: Pain
– Pain and Suffering increases Shadow Word: Pain by two seconds per talent point invested
– Several Talents removed, with a new Talent named Twinsight being added and movements being made to the Tree
– Divine Aegis altered, displaying on raid frames
– Atonement visual hidden for allies
– Discipline-specific Voidweaver changes made

Holy

– Talent Tree movements
– 7 new Talents added
– Updates made to Voice of Harmony, Holy Nova, Crisis Management, Prismatic Echoes, Prayer Circle, Cosmic Ripple, Lightwell, and Seraphic Crescendo (from PvP)
– Redesigned Gales of Song and Powerful Litany
– Eight percent healing nerf
– Several buffs applied to Prayer of Healing
– Holy Mending buffed
– Resonant Words affects Power Word: Life
– Divine Hymn channel duration shortened
– Afterlife no longer grants Spirit of Redemption resurrection
– Apotheosis Holy Words cooldown nerfed
– Resonant Words added to Personal Resource Display
– Six Talents changed to be 1-point and nine Talents removed

Oracle

– Twin Sight Talent added
– Preemptive Care and Premonition improved
– Divine Providence removed

Shadow

– 13 percent damage boost
– Shadow-specific Voidwalker changes made

– Six percent Rupture buff
– Blind and Gouge break on a damage threshold

Deathstalker

– Improvements made to Singular Focus

Trickster

– Unseen Blade and Surprising Strikes boosted
– Thousand Cuts and Coup de Grace improved

Assassination

– Crimson Tempest, Arterial Precision, and Sudden Demise buffed

Outlaw

– Six percent damage boost
– Sleight of Hand bonuses and increased chances improved significantly
– Roll the Bones chance for a 5-buff increased
– Precise Cuts boosted slightly
– Outlaw-specific Trickster changes implemented

Subtlety

– 10 percent damage boost
– Subtlety-specific Trickster changes implemented

– Stone Bulwark Totem initial shield not dispellable
– Ghost Wolf and Lightning Bolt visuals altered
– Ancestral Guidance removed

Elemental

– Deeply Rooted Elements now small percent chance per Maelstrom spent
– Primordial Wave redesigned and Ascendance reworked
– Healing Stream Totem buffed
– Lightning Rod, Chain Lightning, and Earthquake Overload visually changed

Farseer

– Maelstrom Supremacy healing boost increased

Stormbringer

– Arc Discharge now gets up to two charges

Enhancement

– Primordial Storm Talent introduced
– Reworks for Molten Thunder, Elemental Spirits, Voltaic Blaze, Lashing Flames, and Primordial Wave applied
– Stormstrike now a level 10 ability, can be used without an offhand weapon
– Small Talent Tree changes implemented
– Buffs applied to Stormstrike, Ice Strike, Lava Lash, Crash Lightning (initial damage), Elemental Blast, and Healing Stream Totem
– Nerfs applied to Chain Lightning and Windfury Attack
– Multi-enemy effects for Flametongue Attack and Molten Assault
– Chain damage changes applied to Chain Lightning, Ashen Catalyst, and Electrostatic Wager
– Hot Hands duration cut
– Ice Strike now generates one Maelstrom Weapon, but Swirling Maelstrom no longer makes Ice Strike generate this
– Deeply Rooted Elements small percent chance per Maelstrom Weapon stack consumed
– Maelstrom Weapon visual changes and playstyle alterations applied
– Forceful Winds damage boost for Windfury Weapon cut
– Legacy of the Frost Witch duration extended and Rank One now provides a buff
– Ice Strike, Crash Lightning, and Fire Nova visual changes applies
– Lava Lash now consumes Whirling Earth if Molten Assault is activated
– Glyph of Spirit Raptors performs as expected
– Doom Winds functions as expected
– Doom Winds and Hot Hands no longer on personal resource display
– Hot Hands bugs fixed
– Talent Tree reworked, with Primal Maelstrom removed

Stormbringer

– 15 percent Tempest damage buff, but secondary Tempest 15 percent nerf
– Awakening Storms damage increased