wow Sylvanas Unique Bow Drop Changed, Now Gives a Separate Ability

[Starym 3,779]

 

One of the most unique items coming in patch 9.1 is certainly the bow dropped by the final boss of the Sanctum of Domination raid, Sylvanas Windrunner. In the latest 9.1 PTR update, the bow has received a change, making its ability a new and separate one, no longer replacing an existing one.

In the previous build, the bow replaced the Hunter ability Kill Shot with the new Wailing Arrow one, but that has now been changed (as spotted by moofzy) and the Banshee's Lament effect now grants an entirely new and separate Wailing Arrow ability:

You'd think a brand new ability would be good news for Hunters, however this change might actually be a bit of a downgrade, as the previous iteration actually benefited from Kill Shot bonuses, such as the Venthyr Covenant ability Flayed Shot. The Mastery secondary also seems to have been swapped out for Haste.

The bow still doesn't have a name, but at least the Sanctum of Domination bosses got their portraits added to the Dungeon Journal! And here's what the bow looks like (although it's most likely a placeholder model):

[Raffinaddi 18]

I thought it was a placeholder model. Disappointing.

[Ixa 48]

7 hours ago, Kakistocrat said:

I thought it was a placeholder model. Disappointing.

I'm pretty sure it is. I've seen the models of the raid bow, and it ain't this. The datamined models are here:
https://ptr.wowhead.com/news/weapon-models-in-shadowlands-chains-of-domination-321833

[Starym 3,779]

10 hours ago, Kakistocrat said:

I thought it was a placeholder model. Disappointing.

It almost certainly is. I didn't word that properly, meant to say what it looks like NOW. Edited the article for clarity.