Big Patch 11.1.5 Class Tuning Pass: May 27th

We continue to regularly monitor class balance and make adjustments to specializations that over-and under-perform in group content and in PvP.

With scheduled weekly maintenance in each region, we’ll make the following changes.

CLASSES

EVOKER

• Augmentation
  • Nerub-ar Palace 2-piece class set increases Upheaval damage by 15% (was 30%) and Eruption damage by 15% per stack (was 30%).
  • Developers’ notes: With recent buffs to Augmentation’s personal damage, this older class set became stronger than intended.
• Preservation
  • Healing of all spells and abilities increased by 4%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Living Flame healing increased by 30%.
  • Spiritbloom healing increased by 20%.
  • Echo’s base healing increased by 100%. This only affects the raw healing, not how strong copied spells are.

HUNTER

• Survival
  • Explosive Shot damage increased by 15%.
  • Fury of the Eagle damage increased by 25%.

MAGE

• Frost
  • All damage dealt increased by 3%. Does not affect PvP.

PALADIN

• Holy
  • Lightsmith: Blessing of the Forge healing increased by 15%.
  • Lightsmith: Hammer and Anvil healing increased by 20%.

PRIEST

• Shadow
  • Psychic Link now causes direct damage to inflict 35% of damage dealt to targets afflicted by Vampiric Touch (was 30%).
  • Halo damage increased by 30%.
  • Voidweaver: Entropic Rift damage increased by 12%.

ROGUE

• Subtlety
  • All damage increased by 5%. Does not affect PvP combat.

SHAMAN

• Restoration
  • Farseer: Elemental Reverb now increases Riptide healing by 20% (was 10%). Not applied to PvP combat.
  • Farseer: Maelstrom Supremacy now increases the healing of Healing Wave, Healing Surge, Wellspring, Downpour, and Chain Heal by 25% (was 15%). Not applied to PvP combat.
  • Farseer: Offering from Beyond now reduces the cooldown of Riptide by 3 seconds (was 2 seconds). Not applied to PvP combat.
  • Farseer: Primordial Capacity now increases maximum mana by 10% (was 5%). Not applied to PvP combat.
  • Farseer: Hydrobubble absorption increased by 25%. Not applied to PvP combat.
  • Farseer: Hydrobubble now lasts for 15 seconds (was 10 seconds).

WARLOCK

• Destruction
  • Diabolist: Ruination damage increased 35%.
  • Diabolist: Wicked Cleave damage increased 15%.
  • Diabolist: Chaos Salvo damage increased 15%.
  • Diabolist: Felseeker damage increased 15%.
  • Diabolist: Gloom of Nathreza now causes enemies marked by your Havoc to take 7% increased damage from your single target spells (was 5%).

WARRIOR

• Arms
  • Whirlwind damage increased by 100%.
• Fury
  • Whirlwind damage increased by 120%.
  • Thunder Clap damage increased by 25%.
  • Odyn’s Fury damage increased by 30%.
  • Mountain Thane: Thunder Blast damage increased by 25%.

PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER

DRUID

• Balance
  • Wrath damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Keeper of the Grove: Blooming Infusion now increases the damage of your next Wrath or Starfire by 25% (was 100%) in PvP combat.
• Restoration
  • Keeper of the Grove: Blooming Infusion now increases the damage of your next Wrath or Starfire by 25% (was 100%) in PvP combat.

DEATH KNIGHT

• Improved Death Strike is no longer reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
• Frost
  • Frost Strike damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.
  • Obliterate damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.
• Unholy
  • Magus of the Dead’s Shadow Bolt damage is no longer reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
  • Festering Strike damage increased by 100% in PvP combat.

MAGE

• Frost
  • Frostfire: Overpowered Barrier now causes Blazing Barrier to reflect 40% of damage absorbed (was 60%).
• Fire
  • Overpowered Barrier now causes Blazing Barrier to reflect 40% of damage absorbed (was 60%).
  • Pyroblast damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  • Fire Blast damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Fireball damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Scorch damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Frostfire: Isothermic Core now causes Meteor to call down a Comet Storm at 200% effectiveness (was 250%).
  • Frostfire: Frostfire Bolt damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.

PRIEST

• Discipline
  • Power Word: Radiance healing is no longer reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
  • Ultimate Penitence damage and healing increased by 35% in PvP combat.

ROGUE

• Outlaw
  • Combat Stamina now increases Stamina by 18% in PvP combat (was 12%).

SHAMAN

• Restoration
  • Earth Shield healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  • Earthliving Weapon healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  • Healing Rain healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Totemic: Surging Totem healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Totemic: Lively Totems now casts a free Chain Heal at 150% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 100%).

WARLOCK

• Demon Skin’s armor increase is now 30% more effective in PvP combat.

WARRIOR

• Arms
  • Execute damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Rend damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.