- Author: Luxrah
- Date: February 28, 2025
- Updated: February 28, 2025
- Expansion: World of Warcraft
A set of hotfixes has made its way to The War Within specifically targeting dungeons for the upcoming Season 2, which begins on March 4th. Changes include tweaks to the Theater of Pain and Darkflame Cleft as well as much larger sets of changes for Priory of the Sacred Flame and Operation: Floodgate.
Most of the changes were aimed at reducing the damage or duration of various attacks. The Mythic+ timer for Operation: Floodgate was also increased by one minute to 33 minutes.
Stonekey – (Source)
A hotfix is being deployed to PTR and live realms with a round of tuning for dungeons in The War Within Season 2.
Theater of Pain
- Champions in Halls of Might have had their abilities redistributed.
- Kul’tharok’s encounter now starts at 50 energy.
- Xav the Unfallen’s Seismic Leap damage reduced by 20% and no longer affects players being pulled back onto the platform.
Darkflame Cleft
- Blazikon no longer casts Blazing Storm immediately after Extinguishing Gust if there is no player in melee range.
Priory of the Sacred Flame
Trash
- Removed one Risen Mage and one Devout Priest from the Inner Cathedral.
- Lightspawn’s Purification cast time increased to 2 sec (was 1 sec).
- Lightspawn’s Burst of Light cast time increased to 5 sec (was 4 sec).
- Devoted Priest’s Holy Smite damage reduced by 16%.
- Guard Captain Suleyman’s health reduced 25%.
Baron Braunpyke
- Hammer of Purity damage reduced by 16%.
- Sacrificial Flame impact radius now matches the Sacrificial Pyre area.
- Sacrificial Pyre group damage reduced by 18.75%.
- Burning Light
- Periodic damage reduced by 80%.
- Cast time while empowered increased to 2 sec (was 1.5 sec).
Operation: Floodgate
- Mythic+ timer increased to 33 minutes (was 32 minutes).
- Weapons Stockpiles are now displayed on the map.
- The Bomb Pile at the entrance to the Dam Service Tunnel is now displayed on the map when active.
Trash
- Adjusted the composition of patrols inside the Dam Service Tunnel to reduce difficulty.
- Adjusted the composition of some packs near Big M.O.M.M.A. to reduce difficulty.
- Bubbles’ Backwash duration reduced to 6 sec (was 10 sec).
- Bubbles’ Bubble damage reduced by 30%.
- Darkfuse Bloodwarper’s Warp Blood damage reduced by 25%.
- Darkfuse Jumpstarter’s Battery Discharge damage reduced by 10%.
- Loaderbot’s Wind Up cooldown increased.
- Mechadrone Sniper’s Snipe damage reduced by 20%.
- Mechadrone Sniper’s Trickshot cast time increased by 15%.
- Shreddinator 3000’s Shreddation Sawblade damage reduced by 33%.
- Venture Co. Diver’s Seaforium Charge visuals have been updated.
- Venture Co. Electrician’s health reduced by 20%.
- Venture Co. Electrician’s Lightning Bolt damage reduced by 10%.
Demolition Duo
- Big Bada BOOM! cooldown increased.
- Deflagration initial damage reduced by 10%.
- Deflagration damage over time effect reduced by 25%.
- Wallop now only affects the primary target.
Swampface
- Skewering Roots now spawn slightly farther away from players.
- Rushing Tide damage increased by 25%.
Geezle Gigazap
- Turbo Charge damage reduced by 10%.
- Gigazap duration reduced to 6 sec (was 8 sec).