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New Features

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Moonkin Festival

The Trial of Style

Auction House Dance Studio

Changes

Death Coil now costs 45 runic power (was 35).

Death Coil damage increased by 29%.

Death Strike damage increased by 10%.

Heart Strike damage increased by 10%.

Prepared now generates 100 Fury over 10 seconds (was 40 Fury over 5 seconds).

Havoc



Demon Blades's proc chance increased to 100% (was 60%).

Demon Blades's proc chance increased to 100% (was 60%). Demon Blades's Fury generation is now 6-12 (was 12-20).

Demon Blades now does 50% weapon damage (was 85% weapon damage).

Fel Barrage no longer uses charges, and now has a 1 minute cooldown (was a 30-second recharge time). Your damaging abilities now have a chance to reduce the cooldown by 5 seconds.

Fel Barrage damage increased by 100%, and now deals damage over 2 seconds (was 1 second).

Last Resort will not absorb a killing blow of more than 200% of the player's maximum health.

When Demon Spikes is activated and a Demon Spikes buff is already present, the values of the two buffs are now correctly averaged.

Balance



Stellar Drift now increases 's damage by 50% (was 60%).

Stellar Drift now increases 's damage by 50% (was 60%). Starsurge damage increased by 11%.

Gore is now also activated by Maul.

Maul damage increased by 400%.

Maul cost increased to 30 Rage (was 20).

Maul is now on the global cooldown, and has no self-cooldown (was 3 seconds).

Maul damage not increased in PvP.

removed.

Cultivation healing reduced by 16%.

Frost



Thermal Void redesigned: Increases Icy Veins' duration by 10 seconds. Your Ice Lances against frozen targets extend your Icy Veins by an additional 1 second.

Essence Font now has a 12 second cooldown and a duration of 8 seconds (was 6 seconds).

Essence Font cost reduced by 10%, and direct healing increased 23%.

Vivify healing increased by 9%.

Damage of most abilities increased by 5.5%.

Rushing Jade Wind now applies Mark of the Crane to up to 2 (was 4) nearby targets.

Spinning Crane Kick's Mark of the Crane's damage bonus per target reduced to 40% (was 50%) per target.

Fists of Fury's range increased to 8 yards (was 5) and damage reduced by 20%.

Paladin



Repentance and Blinding Light no longer deal damage.

Repentance and Blinding Light no longer deal damage. Protection



Ardent Defender will not absorb a killing blow of more than 200% of the player's maximum health.

Blessing of the Ashbringer now grants 4% strength (was 2000 strength).

Power Word: Barrier mana cost reduced by 37% and radius increased by 23%.

Assassination



Exsanguinate now causes your Bleed effects to bleed out 125% (was 100%) faster.

Exsanguinate now causes your Bleed effects to bleed out 125% (was 100%) faster. Exsanguinate now costs 20 Energy.

Developers' notes: Our overall goals here include smoothing out Energy regeneration and reducing the frequency of both resource drought and Energy capping.

Adrenaline Rush Energy regeneration increase reduced to 50% (was 100%). Duration increased to 20 seconds (was 15 seconds).

Combat Potency proc rate increased to 30% (was 20%), and Energy per proc reduced to 10 (was 15).

Fortune Strikes redesigned. Now increases Combat Potency's proc rate by 2% per point (was +1 Energy per Combat Potency proc per point).



Developers' notes: The net result of the two Combat Potency and Fortune Strikes changes is that Combat Potency should generate half as much Energy, twice as often.

Developers' notes: The distribution of the number of buffs you get from Roll the Bones has changed. On average, you will get fewer buffs. Our goal is to significantly reduce the desire to frequently recast Roll the Bones when you get 1 buff.

Broadside now also increases the damage of your combo-point generating abilities by 20%.

Buried Treasure increases Energy regeneration by 30% (was 25%).

Ruthless Precision now increases Critical strike chance by 20% (was 25%).

True Bearing causes Finishing moves to reduce the cooldown of many abilities by 1.0 seconds (was 2.0 seconds) per combo point.

Shadowstrike: Generates 2 additional combo points.

Nightblade: Deals 30% increased damage.

Eviscerate: Critical strike chance increased by 35%.

Each enemy you hit with Shuriken Storm increases the damage of your next Eviscerate by 25%, stacking up to 5 times.



Developers' notes: This aims to remove maintaining Nightblade on every target from your AOE rotation on 4+ targets. Instead, Subtlety will deal increased damage during AOE by focusing it into one target.

Earth Elemental has 600% of the Shaman's armor (was 400%) and 150% HP (was 100%).

Earth Elemental has 6% melee crit reduction.

All Specs



Soul Conduit now causes every Soul Shard you spend to have a 12% (was 20%) chance to be refunded. (exception: Demonology remains at 20%)

Arms



All abilities damage increased by 10%.

All abilities damage increased by 10%. The effect of Mastery has reduced by 20%.

Revenge damage reduced by 12%.

Added Group Finder activities for Mythic Trial of Valor and Nighthold.

Mythic Trial of Valor and Nighthold can now be entered by cross-server groups.

Demon Hunter



Havoc



Anger of the Half-Giants generates an additional 1 to 3 Fury when Demon Blades is talented (was 1 to 6 Fury).

Destruction



Feretory of Souls



Casting a damaging Fire spell has a 6% (was 10%)) chance to generate a Soul Shard.

Enemies marked by your Havoc take 15% (was 8%) increased damage from your single target spells.

Arsenal: Armaments of the Silver Hand now includes the Silver variant of the 1H mace. This will be added retroactively to characters who have purchased the armament.

now includes the Silver variant of the 1H mace. This will be added retroactively to characters who have purchased the armament. Pandaria Challenge Dungeon sets have been added to Appearnces.

sets have been added to Appearnces. The Appearance Collection now includes Holiday cosmetic items, which can be transmogged during the holiday.

The time has come to join a raid of 10-30 adventurers and venture back in time to The Black Temple in Outland. You'll be scaled to player level 70 and item level 141 on your way into this memorable highlight of the Burning Crusade expansion.This is a work in progress. We'll have more details soon. The Bronze Dragonflight already went to the future and knows all about it, so we should ask them. Restless Blades has returned. Finishing moves reduce the remaining cooldown on Adrenaline Rush Vanish by 0.5 seconds per combo point spent. Slice and Dice 's Attack speed increase reduced to 80%. Slice and Dice increases Energy regeneration by 20% (was 15%). Symbols of Death redesigned. Costs 25 Energy and has a 30 second cooldown. Invoke ancient symbols of power, empowering the next cast of several of your abilities:Focus Shurikens is a new passive talent available at level 70: