- Author: Shadostruct
- Date: March 29, 2023
- Updated: March 29, 2023
- Expansion: World of Warcraft
When 10.0.7 dropped the new ring that was supposed to be the main draw for those looking to min-max felt a bit underwhelming. Well, except for the Humming Arcane Stone which was overperforming by quite a bit – especially in comparison to the other offerings. It appears there was a glitch that was causing the Humming stone to trigger more than it should, which was considerably boosting the damage output. This glitch has now been fixed, but even still the other stones are struggling to keep up.
This balance pass by Blizzard is hoping to make the ring a more viable upgrade for more classes as the loss of secondary stats on a ring is quite a big deal for many. Most of the stones are being buffed, and considerably at that, to better compete for the ring slot.
Make sure to sim and re-evaluate whether this might actually be a significant upgrade for you after these changes. Check out the full numbers breakdown below.
Several hotfixes were made to Primordial Stones today. The intent here is to bring other Primordial Stones up to the competitive level where the Humming Arcane Stone is currently performing. Although, a portion of this level of performance can be attributed to a bug, even when fixed the Humming Arcane Stone was still the top performer. With these changes we’re hoping to make other combinations more viable in comparison, but not necessarily overtake it over from being the best option. In addition, area of effect stones have gotten a considerable increase to their output. These changes are listed below. Thank you for your feedback!
- Cold Frost Stone effect increased by 12%.
- Deluging Water Stone effect increased by 22%.
- Desirous Blood Stone effect increased by 18.5%. Decreased trigger rate.
- Echoing Thunder Stone effect increased by 12%.
- Excluding Steam Stone effect increased by 25%.
- Flame Licked Stone effect increased by 12%.
- Freezing Ice Stone effect increased by 12%.
- Gleaming Iron Stone effect increased by 12%.
- Humming Arcane Stone – Fixed an issue that caused it to trigger more than intended.
- Indomitable Earth Stone effect increased by 12%.
- Pestilent Plague Stone effect increased by 72%.
- Raging Magma Stone effect increased by 12%.
- Searing Smokey Stone effect increased by 34%.
- Shining Obsidian Stone effect increased by 12%.
- Storm Infused Stone effect increased by 34%.
- Wild Spirit Stone effect increased by 50%.
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