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Raid-Wide Buffs, Auras, and Totems Coming in WoW Forever

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Moonkin Aura

Blizzard recently dropped a bombshell when it came to Racial changes. While many players (namely, Undead Paladins) were shocked by these changes, there were also several positive changes that went under the radar. As part of the most recent update, Blizzard quietly announced that several beneficial buffs, totems, and auras will affect the entire raid group in WoW Forever.

Druid Auras

Both Feral and Balance Druids will bring raid-wide buffs to their groups in WoW Forever. Now, all players in a raid will benefit from the Critical Strike increase from Moonkin Aura iconMoonkin Aura, as well as Leader of the Pack iconLeader of the Pack.


Druid

  • Balance
    • Moonkin Aura now only increases Spell Critical Strike chance, and is Raid wide.
  • Feral
    • Leader of the Pack now only increases Melee and Ranged Critical Strike chance, and is Raid wide.

Hunter Auras

Similarly, everyone in the raid will now benefit from the Attack Power benefit from Hunter’s Trueshot Aura iconTrueshot Aura.


Hunter

  • Marksmanship
    • Trueshot Aura is now Raid wide.

Paladin Auras & Buffs

While not exactly a raid-wide buff, Paladins will now have a much easier time buffing the raid, as Salvation iconSalvation no longer counts as a Blessing. This allows the Paladin to put Salv on every non-tank in the raid group, while granting them a Blessing as well.

A new ability, Revoke iconRevoke, also allows the Paladin to remove Salvation from a raid member. This is a much better option than asking an off-tank to manually click off the spell.


Paladin

  • Paladins now also learn Revoke when Salvation is learned. Revoke removes target party or raid member’s Salvation or Mass Salvation.
    • Developers’ notes: This is to restore the functionality of giving the Paladin more finesse and control over who has Salvation active and who doesn’t.

In the Paladin Deep Dive, Blizzard stated that Resistance Auras will now also be raid-wide. This will allow raid members to benefit from multiple Paladin Auras without having to sacrifice needed Resistance for special encounters.


Baseline Abilities

  • Fire Resistance Aura, Frost Resistance Aura, and Shadow Resistance Aura: These auras now affect all raid members within 30 yards

Shaman Totems

Perhaps best of all, some Shaman Totems, including Windfury Totem iconWindfury Totem, are now also raid-wide!


Shaman

  • Grace of Air Totem, Strength of Earth Totem, Windfury Totem, and Flametongue Totem are now Raid wide.

Of course, one Shaman can still only summon one Totem per element. Most raids will still desire at least 2-3 Shamans, but this is an enormous quality-of-life improvement.

Warrior Buffs

Finally, the attack power increase from Battle Shout iconBattle Shout is now also raid-wide. With Improved Battle Shout iconImproved Battle Shout no longer in the game, this gives all Warriors one additional GCD, as only one Warrior in the raid will need to use this buff at the beginning of an encounter.


Warrior

  • Battle Shout is now Raid wide.