Blizzard just detailed another class tuning pass coming with the weekly reset! 8 classes across 11 specs in both PvE and PvP get plenty of changes. Havoc, Feral, and Holy Priest get across-the-board buffs to damage/healing. Dominant M+ and raid spec Unholy gets nerfs and buffs.
Augmentation gets another huge buff, this time 15% to everything, so let’s see if it can move out of the bottom in dungeons and raids. The most popular DPS spec, Retribution, also got some buffs. The rest of the specs also mostly get improvements, so let’s take a look.
As the Season 2 continues, we’re monitoring class balance and making adjustments to specializations that become outliers in group content and in PvP. With scheduled weekly maintenance in each region, we’ll make the following changes.
CLASSES
DEATH KNIGHT
- Unholy
- San’layn: Pact of the San’layn now stores 25% of all Shadow damage dealt into Blood Beast (was 50%).
- Raise Abomination melee attack damage increased by 30%.
- Army of the Damned Magus Frostbolt damage increased by 40%.
DEMON HUNTER
- Havoc
- All ability damage increased by 4%.
- Aldrachi Reaver: Reaver’s Mark debuff application can no longer be parried.
- Vengeance
- Aldrachi Reaver: Reaver’s Mark debuff application can no longer be parried.
DRUID
- Guardian
- All ability damage increased by 5%.
- Feral
- All ability and auto attack damage increased by 3%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
EVOKER
- Augmentation
- Damage of all spells and abilities increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
MAGE
- Frost
- Spellslinger: Splinter damage increased by 10%.
- Spellslinger: Controlled Instincts damage increased to 40% of Splinter damage (was 30%).
- Spellslinger: Volatile Magic damage increased by 25%.
PALADIN
- Retribution
- Blade of Justice damage increased by 80%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Divine Arbiter damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat
- Final Verdict damage increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP combat
PRIEST
- Holy
- All healing done increased by 4%. Not applied to PvP combat.
WARRIOR
- Arms
- Bladestorm damage increased by 30%. Does not apply to PvP combat
- Slayer: Reap the Storm damage increased by 30%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Fury
- Bladestorm damage increased by 30%. Does not apply to PvP combat
- Slayer: Reap the Storm damage increased by 30%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER
DRUID
- Restoration
- Mana regeneration reduced by 75% in PvP combat (was 70%).
EVOKER
- Preservation
- Time of Need no longer has its healing reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
- Energy Loop no longer has its mana reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
- Verdant Embrace healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
MONK
- Mistweaver
- Mana regeneration reduced by 35% in PvP combat (was 40%).
- Feather Feet (PvP Talent) now increases the duration of Lighter than Air to 12 seconds (was 6 seconds).
- Jade Serpent Statue’s Soothing Mist healing increased by 60% and its duration increased to 14 sec in PvP combat (was 8 seconds).
- Vivify healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
SHAMAN
- Electrocute damage increased by 75%.
- Restoration
- Torrent’s bonus to Riptide’s initial heal is now 100% effective in PvP combat (was reduced by 33%).
- Healing Tide Totem health increased by 75%.
- Mana regeneration reduced by 60% in PvP combat (was 65%).
- Enhancement
- The healing bonus from Improved Maelstrom Weapon is now 50% effective in PvP combat (was 25%).
PALADIN
- Retribution
- Luminescence now increases Lightbearer’s healing by up to 150% (was 200%).
- Blessing of Sanctuary’s cooldown increased to 60 seconds (was 45 seconds).
- Gleaming Rays now increases Holy Power spender damage by 10% in PvP combat (was 15%).
- Holy
- Denounce (PvP Talent) damage increased by 100%.
PRIEST
- Holy
- Mana regeneration reduced by 55% in PvP combat (was 50%).
WARLOCK
- Affliction
- Rampant Afflictions now decreases the damage of Unstable Affliction by 45% (was 60%).
- Unstable Affliction backlash damage increased by 20%.
WARRIOR
- Shattering Throw’s damage increase to shields is now 30% less effective in PvP combat.
- Wrecking Throw’s damage increase to shields is now 30% less effective in PvP combat.
- Arms
- Execute damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
- Show No Mercy now increases the critical strike chance and damage of Execute by 5% per stack (was 15%) in PvP combat.
- Fury
- Slaughterhouse (PvP Talent) duration decreased to 12 seconds (was 20 seconds).
- Show No Mercy now increases the critical strike chance and damage of Execute by 5% per stack (was 15%) in PvP combat.
- Strength of the Mountain increases the damage of Bloodthirst and Rampage by 25% (was 37%) in PvP combat.
