- Author: Shadostruct
- Date: August 4, 2023
- Updated: August 4, 2023
- Expansion: World of Warcraft
So, the Ragged Mantid Sword can now drop from any Klaxxi present in a Time Rift, whereas before it was only from blade-wielding Klaxxi. This should make farming the item a lot easier, although many are still having trouble with Time Rifts in general.
For the PvP changes it seems mainly focused upon the DPS Death Knight specs. Frost is seeing some significant flat % buffs to key abilities, while Unholy is seeing some minor nerfs to their burst damage.
For the full numbers and breakdown check out the notes below!
Blizzard – (Source)
JULY 31, 2023
Events
- Time Rifts
- The Ragged Mantid Sword now has a chance to drop from any Klaxxi during a Time Rift event, rather than specifically blade wielding Klaxxi.
Items and Rewards
- Fixed an issue preventing collectibles from being dropped by the Temporal Investi-gator.
Player versus Player [With Weekly Maintenance]
- Death Knight
- Frost
- Fixed an issue that caused Pillar of Frost’s stacking Strength to not be properly reduced in PvP combat.
- Frost Strike damage is now increased by 67% in PvP combat (was 45%).
- Obliterate damage is now increased by 20% in PvP combat (was 15%).
- Obliterate damage is now increased by 75% when Killing Machine is not active in PvP combat (was 60%).
- Unholy
- Developers’ notes: We have been monitoring our changes to Unholy this season and feel the damage they bring is slightly higher than our intent. The primary adjustment here is through Festermight which can cause high variance in burst at high stacks. This is consistent with our original goal of reducing burst and focusing the spec on sustained DPS in PvP.
- Festermight is now 50% effective in PvP combat.
- Festering Wound damage is now increased by 230% in PvP combat (was 250%).
- Druid
- Fixed a bug that made it possible to parry, block, or dodged Incapacitating Roar.
- Restoration
- Fixed an issue that caused Reactive Resin to not Silence targets when multiple heal over time effects were purged at once.
- Monk
- Windwalker
- Rising Sun Kick damage reduced by 9% in PvP combat.
- Windwalker
- Warrior
- Fury
- Rampage deals 30% increased damage in PvP combat (was 15%).
- Fury
- Frost
Wrath of the Lich King Classic
- Fixed a bug allowing Divine Shield, Divine Protection, Hand of Protection, or Lay on Hands to be cast while Avenging Wrath was still active.
About the Author
Shadostruct
I've been playing WoW since beta with some breaks here and there. I'm a semi-hardcore to hardcore raider that focuses on retail mainly. I'm a big fan of giant dragons and am excited for all that Dragonflight will have to offer.