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By Stan
Find out which specs were the most popular during the third week of Season 4.
DISCLAIMER
The following post is based on data taken from u.gg, which has combined thousands of parses from live servers.
The Most Popular Specializations for Mythic+ in Season 4 Week 3
This week's affixes are Fortified, Afflicted, and Raging.
An upward arrow (▲) represents an increase in popularity, while a downward arrow (▼) represents a decrease, compared to the previous week.
The Most Popular DPS Specializations
Shadow Priest saw a significant increase in popularity this week. Other DPS specs like Fire Mage or Beast Mastery Hunter slightly decreased in popularity.
Shadow Priest - 17.9% (▲2.9%) Retribution Paladin - 13.9% (▲0.1%) Augmentation Evoker - 11.0% (▲3.1%) Destruction Warlock - 6.4% (▲0.6%) Fire Mage - 5.6% (▼0.3%) Frost Mage - 4.9% (▲1.1%) Beast Mastery Hunter - 3.7% (▼1.1%) Outlaw Rogue - 2.9% (▼0.9%) Devastation Evoker - 2.7% (▼0.9%) Demonology Warlock - 2.6% (▼1.1%) Balance Druid - 2.5% (▲0.2%) Havoc Demon Hunter - 2.4% (▼0.7%) Arms Warrior - 2.4% (▼1.0%) Windwalker Monk - 2.1% (▼0.5%) Elemental Shaman - 2.0% (▼0.1%) Fury Warrior - 1.8% (▼0.1%) Unholy Death Knight - 1.7% (▼0.2%) Enhancement Shaman - 1.6% (▼0.2%) Arcane Mage - 1.5% (▼0.2%) Assassination Rogue - 1.5% (▼0.1%) Subtlety Rogue - 1.5% (▼0.1%) Feral Druid - 1.5% (▼0.1%) Marksmanship Hunter - 1.5% (▼0.2%) Frost Death Knight - 1.5% (▼0.1%) Survival Hunter - 1.4% (▼0.2%) Affliction Warlock - 1.4% (▼0.1%)
The Most Popular Tanks
Vengeance DH saw a notable increase in popularity this week while other tank specs saw a decrease.
Vengeance Demon Hunter - 64.7% (▲5.4%) Protection Paladin - 9.5% (▼1.4%) Blood Death Knight - 7.8% (▼1.8%) Guardian Druid - 7.3% (▼0.9%) Protection Warrior - 5.5% (▼0.3%) Brewmaster Monk - 5.1% (▼1.1%)
The Most Popular Healers
We see Restoration Druid rising in popularity among the healers by nearly 5% this week.
Restoration Druid - 36.0% (▲4.9%) Mistweaver Monk - 16.2% (▼0.7%) Holy Priest - 14.2% (▼0.1%) Restoration Shaman - 12.6% (▼1.7%) Preservation Evoker - 7.3% (▼1.3%) Discipline Priest - 6.9% (▼0.4%) Holy Paladin - 6.8% (▼0.7%)
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By Stan
Blizzard has added a completely new category to the Great Vault in the War Within. Find out more about the updated requirements!
While we can't bring up the UI on the Alpha, based on datamining, we were able to figure out that the PvP row has been completely removed and replaced with a World row, as indicated by the new global strings for Build 54675.
GREAT_VAULT_REWARDS_WORLD_INCOMPLETE - Complete %1$d more |4delve:delves; or |4world activity:world activities; this week to unlock a Great Vault reward. World activities count as Tier 0.|n|nThe item level of your reward will be based on your highest run this week.1 GREAT_VAULT_REWARDS_WORLD_COMPLETED_FIRST - Complete %1$d more |4delve:delves; or |4world activity:world activities; this week to unlock a second Great Vault reward. World activities count as Tier 0.1 GREAT_VAULT_REWARDS_WORLD_COMPLETED_SECOND - Complete %1$d more |4delve:delves; or |4world activity:world activities; this week to unlock a third Great Vault reward. World activities count as Tier 0.1 WEEKLY_REWARDS_THRESHOLD_WORLD - Complete %d |4Delve:Delves; or |4World Activity:World Activities; GREAT_VAULT_WORLD_TIER - Tier %s WEEKLY_REWARDS_ITEM_LEVEL_WORLD - Item Level %1$d - (Tier %2$d) WEEKLY_REWARDS_COMPLETE_WORLD - Complete a Tier %1$d delve or higher to increase this reward's item level. New World Category
As you can see, you can complete delves or other world activities to unlock items in the new World row, which is cool for players who do not want to do Mythic+ or Raids.
To unlock items in the new row, you must complete 3/6/12 delves or world activities. Completing world activities will be equivalent to completing a certain Tier of delves.
To increase the reward's item level, you must complete Delves at a higher tier. We have 9 tiers in total with the last two being only for bragging rights (awarding cosmetics).
Great Vault Requirements in the War Within
Here are the updated requirements for the weekly chest in the War Within.
Raids
Defeat 2/4/6 raid bosses to unlock slots 1-3. Dungeons
Complete 1/4/8 Heroic, Mythic, or Timewalking dungeons to unlock slots 1-3. World
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By Stan
Struggling in delves? The new Determination buff has got your back in the War Within.
If you’ve ever done LFR, you’re probably familiar with the Determination buff. When your raid wipes, your damage, healing, and health get a boost. Now, this same mechanic is coming to delves, which is surprising given that delves can be tackled solo or in a group.
Delver's Determination is a buff you receive when you die too much in delves. It increases your damage, healing, and health by 5%, stacking. Every delve ends with a boss fight. If you’re finding the final boss too challenging, don’t worry. You’ll gain a stack of Delver's Determination every time the boss defeats you, giving you a better chance to succeed on your next try.
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By Stan
Here is a recap of the latest Shadow Priest changes from the War Within Alpha.
Priest
Entropic Rift- Mind Blast tears open an Entropic Rift that follows the enemy for 10 8 sec. Enemies caught in its path suffer [ 80% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage every 1 sec while within its reach. Void Empowerment- Summoning an Entropic Rift empowers your next Power Word: Shield to be 80% more effective extends the duration of your 5 shortest Atonements by 1 sec. Darkening Horizon- Void Blast increases the duration of Entropic Rift by 1.0 sec, up to a maximum of 5 3 sec. Shadow Crash- Hurl a bolt of slow-moving Shadow energy at the destination, your target, dealing [ 63.11% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage to all enemies within 8 yds. Generates 6 Insanity. Depth of Shadows- Shadow Word: Death has a high chance to summon a Shadowfiend for 5 sec Chance is increased against lower health targets. when damaging targets below 20% health -
By Stan
Interested in the latest Paladin changes from the War Within Alpha? We've got you covered!
Paladin
Light of the Titans- Word of Glory heals for an additional 20% [ 131.2% of Attack Power ] over 15 sec. Increased by 50% 100% if cast on yourself while you are afflicted by a harmful damage over time effect. Bulwark of Order- Avenger's Shield also shields you for 8 sec, absorbing 30% 50% as much damage as it dealt, up to 30% 50% of your maximum health. Radiant Glory- Wake of Ashes activates grants you Avenging Wrath for 10 sec. Your other damaging abilities have Each Holy Power spent has a chance to activate grant you Avenging Wrath for 5 sec. Valiance- Consuming Shining Light or Infusion of Light extends the duration of any active armaments by 3.0 sec, or reduces the cooldown by 3.0 sec if none exist reduces the cooldown of Holy Armaments by 3.0 sec. Crusader's Resolve- Enemies hit by Avenger's Shield deal 2% 10% reduced melee damage to you for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap, up to a maximum of 3. Avenger's Shield- Normal: Hurls your shield at an enemy target, dealing [ 66.31% of Attack Power ] Holy damage, interrupting and silencing the non-Player target for 3 sec, and then jumping to 2 additional nearby enemies. Bulwark of Order : Hurls your shield at an enemy target, dealing [ 66.31% of Attack Power ] Holy damage, interrupting and silencing the non-Player target for 3 sec, and then jumping to 2 additional nearby enemies. Shields you for 8 sec, absorbing 30% 50% as much damage as it dealt. Sanctuary- While in your Consecration, your damage taken is reduced by an additional 5%. Consecration's benefits persist for 4 seconds after you leave it. Solidarity- If an ally picks up an Armament, you also gain its benefits. If you pick up an Aramement, a narby ally also gains its benefits. If you bestow an Armament upon an ally, you also gain its benefits. If you bestow an Armanent upon yourself, a nearby ally also gains its benefits. Strength in Adversity- For each target hit by Avenger's Shield, gain 2% 5% parry for 15 sec. Bastion of Light- Your next 3 5 casts of Judgment generate 2 additional Shield of the Righteous or Word of Glory cost no Holy Power.
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