Top Specs Nerfed! October 7th Class Tuning

We’ve developed a set of targeted tuning adjustments intended to address a few small performance issues in group content and PvP.

The following changes will take place with scheduled weekly maintenance in each region.

Classes

Death Knight

• Frost
  • All ability damage has been reduced by 3%. Does not affect PvP combat.

Hunter

• Beast Mastery
  • Dark Ranger: Black Arrow damage reduced by 8%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Dark Ranger: Bleak Powder damage reduced by 8%. Does not affect PvP combat.
• Marksmanship
  • Dark Ranger: Black Arrow damage reduced by 6%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Dark Ranger: Bleak Powder damage reduced by 6%. Does not affect PvP combat.

Mage

• Arcane
  • All damage dealt reduced by 3%. Does not affect PvP combat.

Priest

• Discipline
  • Atonement healing increased by 15%.
  • Atonement healing is now increased by 75% outside of raids (was 100%).

Rogue

• Fatebound: Fixed an issue that caused the damage bonus provided by Fatebound Coin (Heads) to be 8% lower than the displayed value.

Player versus Player

Death Knight

• Blood
  • The 11.2 Deathbringer Class Set damage bonus to Empower Rune Weapon is now 33% effective in PvP combat.
  • The cooldown reduction from Insatiable Blade is now 40% effective in PvP combat.

Druid

• Restoration
  • Reactive Resin healing increased by 80%.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Rejuvenation and Regrowth to benefit from Soul of the Forest when applied from the 11.1 4-piece set bonus.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Overgrowth to cast Regrowth’s initial heal when Nature’s Swiftness was active.

Hunter

• Beast Mastery
  • Packleader: Ravenous Leap damage from Huntermaster’s Call reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
• Marksmanship
  • Rapid Fire now deals 10% more damage in PvP combat.
  • Aimed Shot now deals 10% less damage in PvP combat.
  • Black Arrow deals 15% less damage in PvP combat.

Mage

• Arcane
  • Leydrinkiner now repeats its damage at 35% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 70%).

Monk

• Mistweaver
  • Enveloping Mist healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Soothing Mist healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.

Paladin

• Retribution
  • Dawnlight damage decreased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Sun’s Avatar damage decreased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Healing Hands now reduces the cooldown of Lay on Hands by a maximum of 30% (was 60%).
  • Fixed an issue that caused the 11.2 Herald of the Sun 2-piece set bonus to not be properly reduced by 33% in PvP combat.

Shaman

• Enhancement
  • Stormstrike damage increased by 45% in PvP combat. Does not apply to Windstrike.
    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.