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Patch 10.1.7 PTR Development Notes 2 August 2023

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Hello everyone!
Here is what you can find with this week’s Fury Incarnate PTR update:

EASTERN KINGDOMS CUP

  • Soar through Eastern Kingdoms skies with the dragonrider racing event, Eastern Kingdoms Cup. Challenge 16 races across Eastern Kingdoms in Normal, Advanced, and Reverse variations to earn Riders of Azeroth Badges to exchange for rewards with Maztha.
    • Head to the Holiday Enthusiast outside Valdrakken’s bank to pick up the initial quest.

CLASSES

  • MONK
    • Mistweaver
      • The locations of Mists of Life and the Nourishing Chi / Calming Coalescence choice node have swapped.

DUNGEONS AND RAIDS

  • DAWN OF THE INFINITE
    • The mega-dungeon has been split into two separate dungeons on Heroic difficulty: Galakrond’s Fall and Murozond’s Rise.
    • Players can use Dungeon Finder or walk into the instance to access Heroic difficulty.
    • The original Mythic difficulty will continue to exist for players who prefer that challenge.

New Class Sets Coming to the Trading Post!, Wrap Up the Summer with the August Trading Post

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Beginning with the month of September and each month through December, the Trading Post will be introducing new transmogs sets and new transmog weapon sets specific to each class.  Each armor set comes with three pieces: helm, shoulder, and belt, and each weapon set comes with 3 weapons to match each discipline—with the exception of Druids having 4 and Demon Hunters with 2.

You’ll be able to purchase these items with any class character to add to your transmog collection. Keep in mind that only the intended class will be able to use the armor set transmogs and weapon set transmogs. Armor sets will be available to purchase for 450 Trader’s Tender each, and weapon sets will be available to purchase for 500 Trader’s Tender each. Here’s what you can look forward to in the months ahead.

September

Armor Sets

  • Paladin: Plate of the Light Avenger
  • Priest: Silks of the Unnamed Cult
  • Rogue: Blood Onyx Uniform

Paladin Weapons

 

Armaments of the Light Avenger: Club of the Light Avenger (1-Hand Mace), Hammer of the Light Avenger (2-Hand Mace), Kite of the Light Avenger (Shield)

Priest Weapons

 

Secrets of the Unnamed Cult: Scepter of the Unnamed Cult (1-Hand Mace), Libram of the Unnamed Cult (Off-Hand), Staff of the Unnamed Cult (Staff)

Rogue Weapons

 

Blood Onyx Blades: Blood Onyx Shortblade (1-Hand Sword), Blood Onyx Serrated Edge (Dagger), Blood Onyx Impaler (Dagger)

October

Armor Sets

  • Death Knight: Webbed Saronite Exoskeleton
  • Demon Hunter: Nathreza Blasphemer’s Flames
  • Druid: Ashamane’s Vestment of Rebirth

Death Knight Weapons

 

Webbed Saronite Weaponry: Webbed Saronite Eviscerator (1-Hand Sword), Webbed Saronite Greataxe (2-Hand Axe), Webbed Saronite Devourer (2-Hand Sword)

Demon Hunter Weapons

 

Nathreza Blasphemer’s Glaives: Nethreza Blasphemer’s Wingglaive (Warglaive), Nathreza Blasphemer’s Warglaive (Warglaive)

Druid Weapons

 

Ashamane’s Blessings of Rebirth: Ashamane’s Claws of Rebirth (Fist Weapon), Ashamane’s Blade of Rebirth (Dagger), Ashamane’s Crescent of Rebirth (Staff), Ashamane’s Jewel of Rebirth (Staff)

November

Armor Sets

  • Warlock: Jewels of the Alluring Call
  • Monk: Possessed Watcher Guise
  • Warrior: Savage Champion’s Trophies

Monk Weapons

 

Possessed Watcher Arsenal: Possessed Watcher Fan (Fist Weapon), Possessed Watcher Bloom (Staff), Possessed Watcher Keg (Staff)

Warlock Weapons

 

Instruments of the Alluring Call: Flayer of the Alluring Call (Dagger), Effigy of the Alluring Call (Off Hand), Caduceus of the Alluring Call (Staff)

Warrior Weapons

 

Savage Champion’s Aggression: Savage Champion’s Gladius (1-Hand Sword), Savage Champion’s Disemboweler (2-Hand Sword), Savage Champion’s Thorns (Shield)

December

Armor Sets

  • Evoker: Scales of the Silver Hoarder
  • Hunter: Hornstrider Warrior’s Camouflage
  • Mage: Battle Magister’s Regalia
  • Shaman: Imminence of Krag’wa’s Executor

Evoker Weapons

 

Treasure of the Silver Hoarder: Saber of the Silver Hoarder (1-Hand Sword), Flames of the Silver Hoarder (Off Hand), Flight of the Silver Hoarder (Staff)

Hunter Weapons

 

Hornstrider Warrior’s Preference: Hornstrider’s Warrior’s Pride (Bow), Hornstrider’s Warrior’s Harpooner (Gun), Hornstrider Warrior’s Serrator (Polearm)

Mage Weapons

 

Battle Magister’s Enchantments: Battle Magister’s Scimitar (1-Hand Sword), Battle Magister’s Scepter (Off Hand), Battle Magister’s Shard (Staff)

Shaman Weapons

 

Tools of Krag’wa’s Executor: Hatchet of Krag’wa’s Executor (1-Hand Axe), Talons of Krag’wa’s Executor (Fist Weapon), Safeguard of Krag’wa’s Executor (Shield)

Make sure you plan accordingly and save your Trader’s Tender for the sets and weapons you want to collect most!

Wrap Up the Summer with the August Trading Post

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The days of summer may be winding down, but you can still heat things up with a variety of hot new items in ravishing red or cool things down with some tranquil blue items in the Trading Post*. You’ll stand out with this month’s signature item—the Bones of the Bloodhunter ensemble.

Earn an additional 200 Trader’s Tender through a variety of activities during August to help you purchase the items you want most.

Visit T&W** (Tawney and Wilder) just outside the Mage District in Stormwind or the Zen’shiri Trading Post next to Grommash Hold in Orgrimmar to check out all the latest items*** they have available.

Here’s What’s in Stock for August

This Month’s Bonus Reward

Ensemble: Bones of the Bloodhunter

Complete activities to fill the bar at the top of the Traveler’s Log found in the Adventure Guide (Shift-J)***, and you’ll receive this month’s bonus reward— the Bones of the Bloodhunter Ensemble. This set includes eight pieces (head, shoulder, chest, waist, legs, feet, hand, cloak) to wear all together or to mix and match to create your own unique look.

Hotfixes: July 27-28, 2023

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July 28, 2023

Achievements

  • Embers of Neltharion should now properly display all required criteria.

Classes

  • Hunter
    • Beast Mastery and Survival
      • Fixed an issue where Ebon Might from an Augmentation Evoker did not properly increase the damage of Kill Command.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
    • Improved the visibility on Whisper in the Dark’s Umbral Torrent to better match its area of effect.
    • Echo of Neltharion
      • The Normal and Heroic difficulty encounter should no longer respawn if players have previously cleared the encounter and skip defeating Magmorax.
  • Dawn of the Infinite
    • Fixed an issue that could cause some enemies’ damage and heal absorb effects to be much weaker than intended.
      • Developers’ note: An issue was recently introduced that caused certain absorb effects in Dawn of the Infinite to be weaker than expected. This change restores these values to roughly what they were just before the patch. We don’t anticipate any significant issues with dungeon difficulty as a result, but we’ll keep a close eye on it.

July 27, 2023

Classes

  • Evoker
    • Augmentation
      • Oppressing Roar no longer increases the duration of Breath of Eons while talented into Perilous Fate.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Neltharus
    • Burning Chains no longer affect creatures outside of the Smoldering Barracks.

Professions

  • Blacksmithing
    • Fixed an issue where the Shadowed Impact Buckler had a higher crafting difficulty than intended.

Quests

  • The turn-in for “Hochenblume Harvest” should now only take the expected 5 Hochenblume.

Prime Gaming Loot: Get the Silver Pig Pet, Hotfixes: July 26, 2023

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We’re teaming up with Amazon Prime Gaming* for a special offer. For a limited time, Prime Gaming subscribers can obtain a fortuitous WoW** pet and sterling companion.

Starting 25 July, 2023 at 17:30 GMT+1 until 24 August, 2023 at 17:29 GMT+1 Prime Gaming subscribers can claim a Silver Pig pet.

Claim Offer

Hotfixes: July 26, 2023

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July 26, 2023

Dungeons and Raids

  • Dawn of the Infinite
    • Fixed an issue where where players protected by Cloak of Shadows or Aspect of the Turtle could still be hit by Displacement and expelled from the Bronze Temple.
  • Neltharus
    • Resolved an issue that would sometimes cause Chargath to take no actions after casting Fiery Focus.
    • Fixed a bug that allowed Qalashi Warden’s Volcanic Guard to sometimes change direction.

Player versus Player

  • Items
    • Paracausal Fragment of Doomhammer damage reduced by 60% in PvP combat.
    • Paracausal Fragment of Shalamayne damage reduced by 60% in PvP combat.
    • Paracausal Fragment of Frostmourne Pillar of Frost damage reduced by 70% in PvP combat.
  • Death Knight
    • Resolved an issue causing Festermight to not gain its full benefit when bursting Festering Wounds with Doomburst talented.
    • Resolved an issue causing Death Coils from Improved Death Coil to not burst Festering Wounds on secondary targets with Doomburst talented.

Toys

  • After completing the Daycare Derby achievement, players can take the toy reward from their mail and use it to add to their toy box as expected.

Patch 10.1.7 PTR Content Update Notes 25 July 2023

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The Fury Incarnate PTR has been updated. See the changes below:

CLASSES

  • DRUID
    • Restoration
      • New Talent: Master Shapeshifter – Your abilities are amplified based on your current shapeshift form, granting an additional effect.
        • Bear Form – Ironfur grants 30% additional armor and generates 2,500 mana (at level 70).
        • Cat Form – Rip, Ferocious Bite, and Maim deal 60% additional damage and generate 10,000 mana (at level 70) when cast with 5 combo points.
        • Moonkin Form – Wrath, Starfire, and Starsurge deal 30% additional damage and generate 2,500 mana (at level 70).
      • New Talent: Grove Guardians – Summons a Treant which will immediately cast Swiftmend on your current target. The Treant will cast Nourish on that target or a nearby ally periodically. Lasts 15 seconds. Maximum 3 charges. Replaces Nourish.
      • Wild Synthesis has been updated – If talented into Grove Guardians, now causes your Treants from Grove Guardians to also cast Wild Growth immediately when summoned, healing allies within 40 yards over 7 seconds.
      • Embrace of the Dream is now a 1 point talent and its healing has been decreased by 20%.
      • All healing reduced by 2%. Does not apply in PvP combat.
      • Deep Focus has been removed.
      • Forest’s Flow has been removed.
  • MONK
    • Mistweaver
      • New Talent: Energizing Brew – Mana Tea now channels 50% faster and generates 20% more mana.
      • Mana Tea has been redesigned – For every 25,000 mana (at level 70) you spend, you gain 1 stack of Mana Tea, with a chance equal to your critical strike chance to generate 1 extra stack. Activate to consume 1 stack of Mana Tea per 0.5 seconds to restore 3,000 mana (at level 70) and reduces the mana cost of your spells by 50% for 1 second per stack of Mana Tea consumed after drinking. Can be cast while moving, but movement speed is reduced by 40% while channeling.
      • Lifecycles has been redesigned – Vivify has a 25% chance to cause your next Rising Sun Kick or Enveloping Mist to generate 1 stack of Mana Tea. Enveloping Mist and Rising Sun Kick have a 25% chance to cause your next Vivify to generate 1 stack of Mana Tea.
      • Mastery of Mist is now a baseline effect for Renewing Mist.
      • Invigorating Mists has moved to Mastery of Mist’s previous location.
      • Mana Tea has moved to Invigorating Mists previous location.
      • Spirit of the Crane has been removed.
  • PALADIN
    • Holy
      • Tower of Radiance has been redesigned – Flash of Light and Holy Light now generate 1 Holy Power.
  • PRIEST
    • Angel’s Mercy has been redesigned – Now reduces the cooldown of Desperate Prayer by 20 seconds.

DRAGONRIDING

  • CHALLENGE COURSE
    • Challenge courses are now available in the Azure Span.
  • Infinite Scales Drakewatcher Manuscripts that drop from the Dawn of the Infinite mega-dungeon have been renamed to Visage of the Infinite and now include: Scales, Hair Color, Horn Color and Eye Color instead of just scales. Players who have already earned the Infinite Scales will automatically unlock the Infinite themed Hair, Horn and Eye colors within the Rostrum of Transformation.

EVENTS

  • HALLOW’S END
    • Ghouls, goblins and seekers of haunted mementos, Hallow’s End approaches, and with it, new content! We’re looking for some additional testing for this year’s Hallow’s End holiday event that’s now available on the PTR for the next two weeks. Be sure to hop in and submit feedback.
      • Developers’ note: Dates reflected on PTR do not reflect the actual holiday date. Looking forward to scaring, er sharing, this experience with you!
    • New Headless Horseman dungeon encounter – Increase the difficulty of the encounter by adding new mechanics by speaking to the Wicker men at the dungeon’s entrance. The curses are not party wide and afflict only those who enable them.

PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER

  • DRUID
    • Restoration
      • Master Shapeshifter has been removed as a PvP talent option.

USER INTERFACE AND ACCESSIBILITY

  • PING SYSTEM
    • Ping System settings have been added to the Options panel.
    • Ping radial wheel categories have been reordered.
    • Format for Ping chat lines have been updated.

Adopt Sunny and Flurky to Support BlueCheck Ukraine

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Join Mila Kunis in supporting BlueCheck and their mission to provide critical humanitarian relief in war-torn Ukraine. Purchase a special, time-limited Pet Pack* for Ukraine, and we will donate all proceeds** from its sales to this important cause.

No matter if you travel through the wondrous Dragon Isles or the frozen lands of Northrend, you will gain a loyal friend for every road***—Sunny, an adorable golden retriever pet for World of Warcraft, and Flurky, a lovely baby murloc pet for Wrath of the Lich King Classic characters.

These special edition pets feature matching colors of the Ukrainian flag. Sunny will occasionally chase her tail or take a nap in between adventures. Flurky the baby murloc carries a sunflower, the national flower of Ukraine, and leaves a colorful flower trail wherever he toddles by your side.

Adopt Today

In addition to the Pet Pack for Ukraine program, players will also have the option to donate to BlueCheck Ukraine via Battle.net when making any digital World of Warcraft purchase at checkout.

About BlueCheck Ukraine

BlueCheck Ukraine, co-founded by actor and activist Liev Schreiber, was launched by a collective of humanitarian crisis response experts whose mission is to quickly identify, vet, and support grassroots Ukrainian aid organizations that provide critical life-saving and humanitarian work on the ground. The organization fast-tracks urgent financial funds to partners who deliver medical care and rehabilitate damaged health facilities, evacuate and care for orphans and children with special needs, provide food, water, and shelter for people driven from their homes, take care of senior citizens, and quickly respond to many more urgent needs of Ukrainians affected by the war.

*Pet Pack for Ukraine is available from the Battle.net® Shop until 29 August 2023, 18:00 BST (17:00 GMT). These versions of pets are special editions available as a part of this initiative only.
**From 25 July to 29 August 2023, Blizzard Entertainment will donate 100% of the purchase price of each “Pet Pack for Ukraine,” to BlueCheck, less any chargebacks, refunds, and Value Added Taxes (VAT), or other similar taxes paid.
***Requires World of Warcraft® Subscription or Game Time

Hotfixes: July 24, 2023

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July 24, 2023

Classes [With weekly maintenance in each region]

  • Death Knight
    • Blood
      • All ability damage increased by 10%.
  • Druid
    • Guardian
      • Ursoc’s Fury absorb shield reduced to 50% of damage dealt by Thrash and Maul (was 60%).
  • Evoker
    • Augmentation
    • Developers’ notes: Augmentation is overperforming in dungeons and is doing less direct damage than intended relative to the power of their buffing effects. These adjustments will increase their personal damage in all situations and moderately reduce the effectiveness of their buffs in dungeon content.
      • Close as Clutchmates now causes Ebon Might and Breath of Eons to be 20% more effective when not in a raid (was 40%).
      • Fixed a bug where Close as Clutchmates would not increase the Evoker’s damage done via Ebon Might for periodic effects such as Fire Breath.
      • Ebon Might now increases the Evoker’s damage done by 20% (was 10%).
      • Eruption damage increased by 40%.
      • Fate Mirror’s chance to occur reduced to 15% (was 20%).
      • Aspects’ Favor amplifies Black Attunement to 7%/10% maximum health (was 10%/16%).
      • The Advanced Combat Log now more accurately attributes support events for Pet/Guardian/Summons damage, accumulator, delayed damage effects (e.g. Execution Sentence, Ignite), and damage against armored targets.
  • Hunter
    • Beast Mastery
      • Barbed Shot damage increased by 15%.
      • Cobra Shot damage increased by 15%.
      • Kill Shot damage increased by 15%.
    • Marksmanship
      • Trick Shot, Aimed Shot, and Rapid Fire ricochets now deal 65% of their normal damage (was 55%).
    • Survival
      • Mongoose Bite damage increased by 5%.
      • Raptor Strike damage increased by 5%.
      • Flanking Strike damage increased by 10%.
      • Kill Command damage increased by 10%.
  • Monk
    • Brewmaster
      • Damage of Spinning Crane Kick reduced by 20%.
      • Damage of Keg Smash reduced by 5%.
    • Windwalker
      • Rising Sun Kick damage increased by 10%.
      • Fists of Fury damage increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
      • Blackout Kick damage increased by 10%.
      • Tiger Palm damage increased by 15%.
  • Paladin
    • Protection
      • All ability damage increased by 8%
  • Priest
    • Discipline
      • Luminous Barrier absorption increased by 30%.
    • Shadow
      • Psychic Link now causes direct damage spells to inflict 15% of their damage on all targets afflicted by your Vampiric Touch within 40 yards (was 25%).
      • Void Spike damage to enemies within 10 yards of the target reduced by 30%.
      • Devouring Plague damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
      • Mind Blast damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
      • Void Bolt damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
      • Mind Flay damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
      • Mind Flay: Insanity damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
      • Mind Spike damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
      • Mind Spike: Insanity damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
      • Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
      • Prayer of Mending now costs 10% of base mana (was 4%).
      • Power Word: Life now costs 10% of base mana (was 4%).
      • Renew now costs 8% of base mana (was 4%).
  • Shaman
    • Elemental and Enhancement
      • Fixed an issue where Primordial Wave would not cause Lightning Bolt or Lava Burst to cleave to targets affected by crowd control.
    • Enhancement
      • Healing Surge now costs 8% of base mana (was 10%).
    • Restoration
      • All healing increased by 5%.
      • The range of Restorative Mists heals from Ascendance is now 40 yards (was 20 yards). The initial burst healing from Ascendance remains at 20 yards.
  • Warrior
    • Protection
      • All ability damage increased by 7%.

 

Dungeons and Raids

  • Fixed an issue where players’ keystones could fail to upgrade by +3 when completing Neltharus with at least 40% left on the timer.
  • Algeth’ar Academy
    • Fixed an issue where Vexamus could sometimes turn unexpectedly while casting Arcane Expulsion.
  • Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
    • Scalecommander Sarkareth
      • Increased the sound effect of being near Mind Fragments while a player is in the Emptiness Between Stars.

Events

  • Time Rifts
    • Resolved some visual issues in the sky during Time Rifts.

Player versus Player [With weekly maintenance in each region]

  • Fixed an issue allowing Turnip Punching Bag to be usable in battlegrounds.
  • Druid
    • Balance
      • New Moon, Half Moon, Full Moon no longer deal increased damage in PvP (was 20%).
      • Owlkin Adept (PvP Talent) now reduces cast time by 10% (was 15%).
      • High Winds (PvP Talent) now reduces the targets healing and damage by 15% for 3 seconds (was 30% for 6 seconds).
      • Umbral Embrace now increases damage of Wrath or Starfire by 15% in PvP (was 20%).
      • Eclipse (Solar) gained from Celestial Alignment and Incarnation: Chosen of Elune increases Nature damage dealt in PvP by 10% (was 15%).
      • Eclipse (Lunar) gained from Celestial Alignment and Incarnation: Chosen of Elune increases Arcane damage dealt in PvP by 10% (was 15%).
      • Balance of All Things grants 50% reduced Critical Strike chance in PvP.
  • Evoker
    • Augmentation
      • Ebon Might’s increase to the Evoker’s damage is no longer 40% more effective in PvP Combat.
      • Eruption damage is now increased by 25% in PvP Combat (was 50%).
      • Upheaval damage is now increased by 25% in PvP Combat (was 15%)
      • The damage bonus from Tectonic Locus is now reduced by 70% in PvP Combat.
      • All healing done is now reduced by 10% in PvP Combat.
      • Dream Projection healing is now reduced by 25% in PvP Combat.
      • The absorption effect from Molten Blood is now reduced by 30% in PvP Combat.
      • Born in Flame now lasts 3 seconds (was 6 seconds).
      • Burnout from Born in Flame is no longer dispellable.
      • Fate Mirror now triggers 67% more often in PvP combat.
    • Devastation
      • Fire Breath’s damage over time damage increased by 20% in PvP combat (was reduced by 10%).
  • Mage
    • Master Shepherd increases Versatility by 12% (was 6%).
    • Arcane
    • Developers’ notes: The high-end burst damage of Arcane Mage was reduced with the release of Fractures in Time, so we’re increasing the damage of Arcanosphere, as we’d like it to be a more threatening piece of Arcane’s toolkit. We’re also increasing the baseline damage of a few rotational spells, as Arcane’s overall damage has been lower than we would like, and Nether Tempest has not felt like a competitive spell in PvP.
      • Arcanosphere damage increased by 25%.
      • Arcane Missiles damage increased by 12% in PvP Combat (was 5%).
      • Arcane Orb damage increased by 30% in PvP Combat.
      • Nether Tempest damage increased by 150% in PvP Combat.
    • Fire
    • Developers’ notes: We’re offsetting a few recent damage reduction adjustments and greatly increasing the damage of Living Bomb, with the goal of making it a viable talent option in PvP.
      • Pyroblast damage increased by 18% in PvP Combat (was 12%).
      • Fire Blast damage reduced by 3% in PvP Combat (was 8%).
      • Phoenix Flames damage increased by 22% in PvP Combat (was 16%).
      • Living Bomb damage increased by 300% in PvP Combat.
    • Frost
    • Developers’ notes: We would like Ray of Frost to remain a threatening cast, but still feel it’s slightly more lethal than we’d like. Frostbolt’s damage has fallen behind other options, so we’re increasing its damage to reward casting. Snowdrift’s activation has felt a little too difficult for the amount of risk involved, so we’re reducing the time to trigger the stun effect.
      • Cryopathy is now 50% effective in PvP Combat (was 60%).
      • Frostbolt damage increased by 150% in PvP Combat (was 100%).
      • Snowdrift now has a 2 second activation time (was 3 seconds).
  • Priest
    • Angel’s Mercy’s cooldown reduction is now 25% effective in PvP Combat.
    • Discipline
      • Penance damage and healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Shadow
      • Mind Trauma now steals 2% haste (was 4%) and stacks up to 9 times (was 6).
      • From Darkness Comes Light now stacks up to 25 times in PvP Combat (was 50).
  • Monk
    • Yu’lon’s Grace effectiveness reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
    • Windwalker
    • Developers’ notes: Windwalker Monk’s damage profile is more bursty than we would like, so we are moving more of its damage into base rotational spells.
      • Rising Star critical strike damage bonus is now 50% effective in PvP Combat.
      • Serenity now increases damage and healing by 10% in PvP Combat (was 15%).
      • Whirling Dragon Punch damage is now increased by 120% in PvP Combat (was 80%).
  • Shaman
    • Elemental
    • Developers’ notes: We feel the backlash damage from Flame Shock has not been sufficiently high as to make the decision to dispel it compelling.
      • Control of Lava damage increased by 40%.
      • When gaining the Ascendance effect, Lava Burst will no longer automatically be cast on a player target affected by crowd control that breaks from damage.
    • Enhancement
    • Developers’ notes: We feel the backlash damage from Flame Shock has not been sufficiently high as to make the decision to dispel it compelling.
      • Control of Lava damage increased by 40%.
    • Restoration
      • Now regenerates 700 mana per second at max level in PvP Combat (was 800).
  • Warlock
    • Abyss Walker is now 100% more effective in PvP combat.
    • Impish Instincts now reduces the cooldown of Demonic Circle by 3 seconds when triggered (was 2 seconds).
    • Affliction
      • Haunt now deals 230% increased damage in PvP combat.
  • Warrior
    • Slam damage is now increased by 85% in PvP Combat (was 48%).
    • Arms
    • Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the damage of Bladestorm baseline and removing some power from the Unhinged talent, as its damage could be unpredictable for both the Warrior and their enemies. We’re also increasing the damage of Overpower to increase Arm Warrior’s consistent pressure.
      • Overpower damage is now increased by 30% in PvP Combat (was 20%).
      • Bladestorm damage increased by 40% in PvP Combat.
      • Mortal Strike damage increased by 10% in PvP Combat.
      • Mortal Strikes from the Unhinged talent are now cast at 60% effectiveness.
    • Fury
    • Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the damage of a few Fury Warrior spells we feel are not impactful enough in PvP.
      • Execute damage is now increased by 25% in PvP Combat (was 10%).
      • Onslaught damage increased by 15% in PvP Combat.
      • Ravager damage increased by 30% in PvP Combat.

Quests

  • Fixed an issue that could cause a player in the New Player Experience to become permanently, unintentionally unable to resume the tutorials.

Wrath of the Lich King Classic

  • Fixed some issues around the general interactions of Death Knight’s Desecration with its targets.

July 20, 2023

Classes

  • Paladin
    • Protection
      • Fixed an issue with Tirion’s Devotion causing free Word of Glory casts to grant excessive cooldown reduction.

Customizations

  • Fixed a bug that could prevent players from being able to change the customization state of their Renewed Proto Drake.

Events

  • Iskaara Community Feast
    • Vendors Hanu and Tikukk should now display their vendor windows to players on associated tasks, even if the players have bought all renown items from them.
    • Patchu should no longer hide his gossip option to purchase feast items from players that are in the middle of certain pet training questlines.
  • Time Rifts
    • Resolved some visual errors with the Time Rifts skybox.

Items

  • Secrets of Naxxramas
    • Scourgestone acquisition can no longer be toggled off. Players who are in this state will resume receiving Scourgestones.
    • Developers’ notes: This toggle was added to help alleviate inventory space by players who did not want to engage with the system. However, it was extremely easy to toggle this off without realizing it. We may reintroduce it at a later time.

Professions

  • Alchemy
    • Iced Phial of Corrupting Rage’s Overwhelming Rage damage will no longer pierce through immunities.

World

  • Fixed a bug that caused phasing issues in Dazar’alor.