wow An Overview of Class Changes in The War Within Alpha Build 54361

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Here is an overview of all class changes that went live in the second War Within Alpha build.

Druid

• Berserk: Frenzy - During Berserk your combo point-generating abilities bleed the target for an additional 150% 135% of their direct damage over 8 sec.

Death Knight

• Vampiric Aura - Your Leech is increased by 3%. While Lichborne is active, the Leech bonus of this effect is increased by 100%, and it affects 4 allies within 12 yds.

Hunter

• Sentinel - Your attacks have a chance to apply Sentinel on the target, stacking up to 10 times. While Sentinel stacks are higher than 3, applying Sentinel has a chance to trigger an implosion, causing a stack to be consumed on the target every sec to deal [ 26.1% 39.15% of Attack Power ] Arcane damage.

Mage

• Frost Mage - Frost Mage core passive
  • Increases damage/healing by 9%: Arcane Echo, Arcane Missiles, Arcane Orb, Arcanosphere, Blast Wave, Blizzard, Comet Storm, Conflagration, Ebonbolt, Flame Patch, Flurry, Frost Bomb, Frost Nova, Frostbolt, Frozen Orb, Glacial Spike, Ice Lance, Living Bomb, Mastery: Icicles, Meteor, Nether Tempest, Ray of Frost, Snowdrift, Supernova Increases periodic damage/healing by 9%: Arcane Echo, Arcane Missiles, Arcane Orb, Arcanosphere, Blast Wave, Blizzard, Comet Storm, Conflagration, Ebonbolt, Flame Patch, Flurry, Frost Bomb, Frost Nova, Frostbolt, Frozen Orb, Glacial Spike, Ice Lance, Living Bomb, Mastery: Icicles, Meteor, Nether Tempest, Ray of Frost, Snowdrift, Supernova
• Scorch - Scorches an enemy for [ 24.4% of Spell Power ] Fire damage. Scorch is a guaranteed critical strike and increases your movement speed by 30% for 3 sec when cast on a target below 30% health. Castable while moving.
• Living Bomb - The target becomes a Living Bomb, taking [ 58.79% of Spell Power ] Fire damage over 4 sec, and then exploding to deal an additional 0 Fire damage over 2 sec, and reduced damage to all other enemies within 10 yds. Other enemies hit by this explosion also become a Living Bomb, but this effect cannot spread further.
• Frozen Orb - Launches an orb of swirling ice up to 40 yds forward which deals up to [ 226.6% 240% of Spell Power ] Frost damage to all enemies it passes through over 15 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. Grants 1 charge of Fingers of Frost when it first damages an enemy. Enemies damaged by the Frozen Orb are slowed by 30% for 3 sec.
• Critical Mass - Your spells have a 15% 10% increased chance to deal a critical strike. You gain 20% 15% more of the Critical Strike stat from all sources.
• Comet Storm - Calls down a series of 7 icy comets on and around the target, that deals up to [ 321.5% 350% of Spell Power ] Frost damage to all enemies within 6 yds of its impacts.
• Flame On - Reduces the cooldown of Fire Blast by 2 sec and increases the maximum number of charges by 1. Increases the maximum number of Fire Blast charges by 2.
• Feel the Burn - Fire Blast and Phoenix Flames increase your mastery by [ 300% 200% of mas ]% for 5 6 sec. This effect stacks up to 3 times.
• Improved Scorch - Casting Scorch on targets below 30% health increase the target's damage taken from you by 4% for 12 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Additionally, Scorch critical strikes increase your movement speed by 30% for 3 sec. Casting Scorch on targets below 4% health increase the target's damage taken from you by 4% for 12 sec. This effect stacks up to 2 times.
• Controlled Destruction - Pyroblast's damage is increased by 5% when the target is above 70% health or below 30% health. Damaging a target with Pyroblast increases the damage it receives from Ignite by 2%.
• Sun King's Blessing - After consuming 8 10 Hot Streaks, your next non-instant Pyroblast or Flamestrike cast within 30 sec grants you Combustion for 6 sec and deals 260% additional damage.
• Fervent Flickering - Ignite's damage has a 5% chance to reduce the cooldown of Fire Blast by 1 sec. Fire Blast's cooldown is reduced by 2 sec.
• Unleashed Inferno - While Combustion is active your Fireball, Pyroblast, Fire Blast, Scorch, and Phoenix Flames deal 50% increased damage and reduce the cooldown of Combustion by 1.25 sec. While Combustion is active, Flamestrike deals 25% increased damage and reduces the cooldown of Combustion by 0.25 sec for each critical strike, up to 1.25 sec.
• Convection - Each time Living Bomb explodes it has a 30% chance to reduce its cooldown by 2.0 sec. When a Living Bomb expires, if it did not spread to another target, it reapplies itself at 100% effectiveness. A Living Bomb can only benefit from this effect once.
• Splintering Sorcery - When you consume Nether Precision Tempest, conjure an Arcane Splinter that fires at your target. Arcane Splinter : Conjure raw Arcane magic into a sharp projectile that deals [ 70% of Spell Power ] Arcane damage. Arcane Splinter s embed themselves into their target, dealing [ 41.6% of Spell Power ] Arcane damage over 16 sec. This effect stacks.
• Look Again - Displacement has a 50% longer duration, 25% longer range, and leaves behind a Mirror Image. Displacement has a 50% longer duration and 25% longer range.
• Spellfire Spheres - Every 4 times you consume Clearcasting, conjure a Spellfire Sphere. While you're out of combat, you will slowly conjure Spellfire Spheres over time. Spellfire Sphere Increases your spell damage by 4% 2%. Stacks up to 3 times.
• Mana Addiction - Consuming Clearcasting grants you 3% Haste for 10 sec. Stacks up to 10 times. Multiple instances may overlap.
• Memory of Al'ar - While your Arcane Phoenix is active, you gain twice as many stacks of Mana Addiction. When your Arcane Phoenix expires, it empowers you, granting Arcane Soul for 3 sec, plus an additional 1 sec for each exceptional spell it had cast. Arcane Soul : Arcane Missiles has a 100% chance to proc Clearcasting. While your Arcane Phoenix is active, you gain twice as many stacks of Mana Addiction. When your Arcane Phoenix expires, it empowers you, granting Arcane Soul for 3 sec, plus an additional 0.5 sec for each exceptional spell it had cast. Arcane Soul : Arcane Barrage costs no mana, grants Clearcasting, and generates 4 Arcane Charges.
• Mark of the Fire Lord (new) - Flamestrike and Living Bomb apply Mastery: Ignite at 100% increased effectiveness.

Monk

• Windwalker Monk - Windwalker Monk core passive
  • Increases damage/healing by 3%: Blackout Kick, Breath of Fire, Chi Burst, Chi Wave, Crackling Jade Lightning, Eye of the Tiger, Fist of the White Tiger, Fists of Fury, Flying Serpent Kick, Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger, Press the Advantage, Rising Sun Kick, Rushing Jade Wind, Special Delivery, Spinning Crane Kick, Thunderfist, Tiger Palm, Whirling Dragon Punch Increases periodic damage/healing by 3%: Blackout Kick, Breath of Fire, Chi Burst, Chi Wave, Crackling Jade Lightning, Eye of the Tiger, Fist of the White Tiger, Fists of Fury, Flying Serpent Kick, Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger, Press the Advantage, Rising Sun Kick, Rushing Jade Wind, Special Delivery, Spinning Crane Kick, Thunderfist, Tiger Palm, Whirling Dragon Punch 
  • Increases periodic damage/healing by 150%: 22%: Eye of the Tiger Palm Increases damage/healing by 188%: Spinning Crane Kick
  • Increases damage/healing by 26%: Fist of the White Tiger and Tiger Palm Increases damage/healing by 36%: 20%: Rising Sun Kick Increases damage/healing by 20%: Blackout Kick, Fist of the White Tiger, Tiger Palm Decreases damage/healing by 5%: Spinning Crane Kick
• Combat Wisdom - While out of combat, your Chi balances to 2 instead of depleting to empty. Every 15 sec, your next Tiger Palm also casts Expel Harm and deals 30% additional damage. Expel Harm Brewmaster: Expel negative chi from your body, healing for [ 120% of Spell Power ] and dealing 10% of the amount healed as Nature damage to an enemy within 20 yards. Draws in the positive chi of all your Healing Spheres to increase the healing of Expel Harm. Windwalker, Mistweaver, Initial: Expel negative chi from your body, healing for [ 120% of Spell Power ] and dealing 10% of the amount healed as Nature damage to an enemy within 20 yards. Reverse Harm : Expel negative chi from your body, healing for [ 120% of Spell Power ] and dealing 10% of the amount healed as Nature damage to an enemy within 20 yards. Generates [ 120% of Spell Power + 1 ] Chi.
• Whirling Dragon Punch - Performs a devastating whirling upward strike, dealing [ 375% 525% of Attack Power ] damage to all nearby enemies and an additional [ 230% 300% of Attack Power ] damage to the first target struck. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets. Only usable while both Fists of Fury and Rising Sun Kick are on cooldown.
• Crane Vortex - Spinning Crane Kick damage increased by 10% 20% and its radius is increased by 15%.
• Jadefire Harmony - Enemies and allies hit by Jadefire Stomp are affected by Jadefire Brand, increasing your damage and healing against them by 12% 8% for 10 sec.
• Glory of the Dawn - Rising Sun Kick has a chance equal to 100% of your haste to trigger a second time, dealing [ 50% 135% of Attack Power ] Physical damage and restoring 1 Chi.
• Thunderfist - Strike of the Windlord grants you 4 stacks of Thunderfist and an additional stack for each additional enemy struck. Thunderfist discharges upon melee strikes, dealing [ 350% of Attack Power ] Nature damage.
• Drinking Horn Cover - The duration of Storm, Earth, and Fire is extended by 0.4 0.5 sec for every Chi you spend."
• Xuen's Bond - Abilities that activate Combo Strikes reduce the cooldown of Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger by 0.2 0.1 sec, and Xuen's damage is increased by 10%.
• Skytouch - Tiger Palm now has a 10 yard range. Tiger Palm also applies an effect which increases your critical strike chance by 50% 15% for 6 sec on the target. This effect cannot be applied more than once every 60 30 sec per target.
• Heart of the Jade Serpent - Consuming causes Yu'lon to decrease the cooldown time of by 100% 75% for 8 sec.

Paladin

• Mastery: Highlord's Judgment - Increases Holy damage done by 12.0%. Judgment has a 12.0% chance to blast the target with the Light, dealing [ 80% 120% of Attack Power ] Holy damage.
• Beacon of Virtue - Apply a Beacon of Light to your target and 4 injured allies within 30 yds for 8 sec. All affected allies will be healed for 15% of the amount of your other healing done. Your Flash of Light and Holy Light on these targets will also grant 1 Holy Power.
• Judge, Jury and Executioner - Increases the critical strike chance of Judgment 10%. Divine Storm has a 40% chance to cause your next Templar's Verdict to hit an additional 3 targets.
• Vanguard of Justice - Templar's Verdict and Divine Storm cost 1 additional Holy Power and deal 20% increased damage. Enemies hit by Templar's Verdict take 30% increased damage from your next Divine Storm.
• Hammerfall - Your Holy Powers spending abilities call Templar's Verdict and Divine Storm calls down an Empyrean Hammer on a nearby enemy. While Shake the Heavens is active, this effect calls down an additional Empyrean Hammer.

Priest

• Atonement - Power Word: Shield, Flash Heal, Renew, Power Word: Radiance, and Power Word: Life apply Atonement to your target for 15 sec. Your spell damage heals all targets affected by Atonement for 40% 35% of the damage done. Healing increased by 50% 70% when not in a raid.
• Collapsing Void - Each time Penance damages or heals, Entropic Rift is expanded by 1 yd. After Entropic Rift ends, it collapses, rapidly dealing [ 120% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage up to 8 times to a random enemy, based on how many times it expanded. Each time Penance damages or heals, Entropic Rift is empowered, increasing its damage and size by 20%. After Entropic Rift ends, it collapses, dealing [ 500% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage split between all nearby enemies.

Shaman

• Restoration Shaman - Restoration Shaman core passive
  • Increases damage/healing by 13%: 8%: Ascendance, Chain Heal, Earth Shield, Healing Rain, Healing Stream Totem, Restorative Mists, Surge of Earth, Earth Shield, Healing Rain, Healing Stream Totem, Restorative Mists, Surge of Earth, Tidebringer, Unleash Life, Wellspring
  • Increases periodic damage/healing by 13%: 8%: Ascendance, Chain Heal, Earth Shield, Healing Rain, Healing Stream Totem, Restorative Mists, Surge of Earth, Tidebringer, Unleash Life, Wellspring
• Tempest Strikes - Stormstrike, Ice Strike, and Lava Lash have a 100% chance to discharge electricity at your target, dealing [ 35% of Attack Power ] Nature damage."
• Ancestral Swiftness (new) - Your next healing or damaging spell is instant, costs no mana, and deals 10% increased damage and healing. If you know Nature's Swiftness, it is replaced by Ancestral Swiftness and causes Ancestral Swiftness to call an Ancestor to your side. (Instant, 45 sec cooldown)

Warlock

• Soul Leech (new) - Normal: All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 3% of the damage dealt for 15 sec, up to 5% of maximum health. Demon Skin : All single-target damage done by you and your minions grants you and your pet shadowy shields that absorb 3% of the damage dealt, up to 10% of maximum health."
• Fel Pact - Reduces the cooldown of Fel Domination by 30 60 sec.
• Grim Feast renamed to Pact of Gluttony and changed: Drain Life now channels 30% faster and restores health 30% faster. Healthstones you conjure for yourself are now Demonic Healthstones and can be used multiple times in combat. Demonic Healthstones cannot be traded. Demonic Healthstone Instantly restores 25% health. 60 sec cooldown.
• Withering Bolt - Shadow Bolt and Drain Soul deal 7% 15% increased damage, up to 21% 45%, per damage over time effect you have active on the target.
• Sacrolash's Dark Strike - Corruption damage is increased by 7% 15%, and each time it deals damage any of your Curses active on the target are extended by 0.5 sec.
• Malevolent Visionary - Darkglare increases its damage by an additional 3% for each damage over time effect active. Darkglare lasts an additional 5 sec. Increases the damage of your Darkglare by 70%. When Darkglare extends damage over time effects it also sears the target for [ 790.37% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage.
• Kindled Malice - Malefic Rapture and Seed of Corruption deal an additional 4% damage. Malefic Rapture damage increased by 4%. Corruption damage increased by 10%.
• Oblivion (new) - Unleash wicked magic upon your target's soul, dealing [ 798% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 3 sec. Deals 10% increased damage, up to 30%, per damage over time effect you have active on the target. (3 sec cast, 40 yd range, costs 2 Soul Shards)
• Shadow Embrace - Shadow Bolt applies Shadow Embrace, increasing your damage dealt to the target by 1.5% 4% for 16 sec. Stacks up to 3 2 times. Drain Soul : Drain Soul applies Shadow Embrace, increasing your damage dealt to the target by 1.5% 2% for 16 sec. Stacks up to 3 4 times.

Warrior

• Improved Heroic Throw has been removed.
• Lightning Strikes - Damaging enemies with Thunder Clap, Revenge, Raging Blow, or Execute has a 15% 25% chance to also strike one with a lightning bolt, dealing [ 40% 60% of Attack Power ] Nature damage. Lightning Strikes occur 50% more often during Avatar.
• Ground Current - Lightning Strikes also deal [ 20% 30% of Attack Power ] to enemies near their target. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets.
• Thorim's Might - Lightning Strikes generate 3 5 Rage. Revenge, Raging Blow, and Execute damage increased by 15%.
• Gathering Clouds - Your attacks trigger Lightning Strikes 15% 30% more often.
• Keep Your Feet on the Ground - Thunder Blast reduces damage you take by 4% 8% for 5 sec.