The War Within Major Class Tuning for the Start of Season 1

During scheduled weekly maintenance on September 17, we will adjust classes that have been over- and under-performing in the first few days of The War Within Season 1.

Class Changes

• Death Knight
  • San’layn: Vampiric Strike chance to trigger increased to 25% (was 10%).
  • San’layn: Frenzied Bloodthirst damage of Death Coil and Death Strike increased by 5% per stack (was 4%).
  • San’layn: Visceral Strength grants 8% Strength (was 6%).
  • San’layn: Fixed an issue with Visceral Strength modifying base Strength instead of total Strength.
  • Blood
    • San’layn: Vampiric Strike damage increased by 20%.
    • San’layn: Infliction of Sorrow deals 15% of the remaining damage-over-time damage (was 10%).
• Demon Hunter
  • Havoc
    • Fixed an issue that caused Eye Beam’s damage to be reduced beyond 1 target instead of 5.
    • Fixed an issue that prevented Eye Beam from benefitting from Isolated Prey’s damage bonus.
    • Fixed an issue that prevented Eye Beam from benefitting from Chaotic Disposition’s damage bonus.
• Druid
  • Balance
    • All ability damage increased by 6%.
    • Starsurge damage increased by 16%.
    • Starfall damage increased by 20%. Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Elune’s Chosen: Lunar Calling increases Starfire’s damage to its primary target by 80% (was 65%). The bonus remains 50% in PvP combat.
  • Feral
    • Bloodtalons and Lion’s Strength no longer also increase the damage of Rampant Ferocity.
      • Developers’ note: In response to feedback that this change reduced the value of maintaining Rip and complicated using Bloodtalons in AOE, we are reverting this change.
    • All ability damage increased by 3%.
    • Rip damage increased by 6%.
    • Ferocious Bite damage increased by 3%.
    • Feral Frenzy damage increased by 10%.
    • Druid of the Claw: Ravage damage increased by 3%.
  • Restoration
    • All healing increased by 8%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    • Wrath damage increased by 20%.
    • Starfire damage increased by 20%.
    • Starsurge damage increased by 20%.
• Evoker
  • Disintegrate damage increased by 10%.
  • Devastation
    • Eternity Surge damage increased by 10%.
• Mage
  • Living Bomb’s explosion visual now only plays on the unit that is the Living Bomb, rather than each unit damaged by its explosion.
  • Arcane
    • Arcane Blast damage reduced by 5%.
    • Arcane Missiles damage reduced by 8%.
    • Sunfury: Meteorite damage reduced by 15%.
    • Sunfury: Burden of Power damage bonus for Arcane Blast reduced to 20% (was 30%).
    • Sunfury: Burden of Power damage bonus for Arcane Barrage reduced to 20% (was 30%).
  • Fire
    • All ability damage increased by 6%.
    • Living Bomb damage increased by 25%.
• Monk
  • Mistweaver
    • All healing increased by 3%.
    • Tiger Palm damage increased by 15%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    • Rising Sun Kick damage increased by 15%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Windwalker
    • Darting Hurricane’s passive trigger rate reduced by 50% and it now reduces the global cooldown by 0.25 seconds (was 0.5 seconds).
• Paladin
  • Holy
    • All healing reduced by 6%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    • Judgment damage increased by 60%.
    • Crusader Strike damage increased by 60%.
    • Hammer of Wrath damage increased by 20%.
    • Avenging Crusader transfer amount reduced to 260% (was 420%).
    • Holy Prism single target damage increased by 100% and area-of-effect damage increased by 50%.
  • Retribution
    • Herald of the Sun: Dawnlight damage reduced by 15%.
• Priest
  • Shadow
    • All damage increased by 6%.
    • Psychic Link now inflicts 25% of its direct damage to targets afflicted by Vampiric Touch (was 30%).
• Rogue
  • Outlaw
    • All ability damage reduced by 4%.
    • Melee auto attack damage reduced by 8%.
    • Dispatch damage reduced by 10%.
    • The War Within Season 1 2-set bonus now grants listed abilities a 35% chance to deal 30% increased damage as Shadow (was 20% chance, 15% damage)
    • The War Within Season 1 4-set bonus for Between the Eyes increased to 15% damage per stack, up to 4 stacks (was 6%, 3 stacks)
• Shaman
  • Enhancement
    • All ability damage increased by 4%.
    • Witch Doctor’s Ancestry now reduces the cooldown of Feral Spirit by 1 second whenever you gain a Maelstrom Weapon stack (was 2 seconds).
    • The War Within Season 1 2-set bonus now increases the damage of Stormstrike, Lava Lash, Ice Strike, and Crash Lightning 10% (was 6%).
  • Restoration
    • Lava Burst damage increased by 12%.
    • Lightning Bolt damage increased by 12%.
    • Chain Lightning damage increased by 12%.
• Warlock
  • Demonology
    • Demonbolt damage increased by 20%.
    • Pact of the Ered’ruin summoned Doomguard damage increased by 45%.
    • Felguard damage increased by 15%.
  • Destruction
    • All ability damage increased by 6%.
    • Dimensional Rift damage increased by 40%.
    • Channel Demonfire damage increased by 40%.
• Warrior
  • Colossus: Mountain of Muscle and Scars increases damage dealt by 5% (was 4%).
  • Colossus: Damage dealt by Demolish’s two initial strikes increased by 20%.
  • Mountain Thane: Thunder Blast, Lightning Strikes, and Ground Current damage increased by 6%.
  • Arms
    • Bladestorm damage reduced by 10%.
  • Fury
    • All ability damage reduced by 3%.
    • Bladestorm damage reduced by 10%.
    • Odyn’s Fury damage reduced by 15%.
    • Mountain Thane: Strength of the Mountain increases Bloodthirst and Rampage damage by 20% (was 15%).

Player versus Player

• Death Knight
  • Frost Fever damage is no longer increased in PvP combat (was 25%).
  • The icon for Lesser Anti-Magic Shells from Vestigal Shell has been updated to be distinct from regular Anti-Magic Shell.
  • Rider of the Apocalypse: Horsemen’s Aid effectiveness reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
• Demon Hunter
  • Havoc
    • The Hunt damage and damage-over-time are now reduced by 15% in PvP combat (was 28%).
• Evoker
  • Disintegrate damage is no longer increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  • Preservation
    • Living Flame healing reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
• Hunter
  • Beast Mastery
    • Kill Command damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Cobra Shot damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Kill Shot damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
    • Barbed Shot damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Monk
  • Mistweaver
    • Peaceweaver (PvP Talent) now reduces the cooldown of Revival by 30 seconds (was 60 seconds).
  • Windwalker
    • Communion with Wind damage increase is no longer reduced in PvP combat (was reduced by 50%).
    • Shado-Pan: Wisdom of the Wall’s Shadow damage is reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
• Paladin
  • Holy
    • Sanctified Plates now increases Armor by 20%, Stamina by 10%, and area-of-effect damage reduction by 6% in PvP combat.
    • Divine Protection’s damage reduction increased by 50% in PvP combat.
  • Protection
    • Ardent Defender’s damage reduction increased by 50% in PvP combat.
• Rogue
  • Reverberation damage bonus for Echoing Reprimand reduced to 70% in PvP combat (base 100%).
• Shaman
  • Enhancement
    • Stormstrike damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Windstrike damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Ice Strike damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
    • Frost Shock damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
    • Fire Nova damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
    • Lava Lash damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Warlock
  • Affliction
    • Corruption damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
    • Shadow Bolt damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Unstable Affliction damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.
    • Unstable Affliction backlash damage increased by 25%.
    • Hellcaller: Wither damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
    • Soul Harvester: Necrolyte Teachings now increases the damage of Shadow Bolt and Drain Soul by 10% in PvP combat (was 20%).
  • Destruction
    • Chaos Bolt damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Incinerate damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Soul Fire damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Decimation now reduces the cast time of Soul Fire by 60% in PvP combat (was 80%).
    • Hellcaller: Wither damage reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
    • Diabolist: Ruination damage increased by 15% in PvP combat

Added the following to the OP:

Mage

• Arcane
  • Arcane Blast damage reduced by 5%.
  • Arcane Missiles damage reduced by 8%.

Warrior

• Fury
  • All ability damage reduced by 3%.