We have some huge phase 2 pre-patch hotfixes with all the (mostly AoE-cap related) class tuning coming this reset, as well as some new additions for certain specs. Then there’s Legion legacy raid tuning, profession, quest and item fixes and more!
November 21 (Source)
Classes
Death Knight
Blood
Fixed an issue with Bonestorm not activating Icy Talons .
Unholy
[With weekly restarts] Epidemic now deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
[With weekly restarts] Bursting Sores damage is reduced by 10%.
Fixed an issue with the Coils of Devastation not applying to enemies within Battlegrounds and Arenas.
Demon Hunter
[With weekly restarts] Immolation Aura now deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Havoc
[With weekly restarts] Fel Rush now deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Druid
[With weekly restarts] Protector of the Pack talent now stores 5% of damage/healing (was 10%). The maximum stored amount increased to 160% of spell power (was 140%).
Developers’ note: Protector of the Pack was reaching its cap too quickly to be a satisfying build up. The slower build up and increased cap should result in a better pacing for this talent.
Feral
[With weekly restarts] Tear Open Wounds now deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
[With weekly restarts] Lunar Inspiration’s Moonfire damage cast in Cat Form reduced by 40%.
Developers’ note: We want to keep Lunar Inspiration’s value as a ranged DPS option and cheap combo point generator, but bring its output more in line with other talents at its location in the tree.
Guardian
After the Wildfire now heals a maximum of 5 nearby targets.
[With weekly restarts] After the Wildfire is now affected by the Astral Influence talent.
[With weekly restarts] Fixed several incorrect interactions between Berserk and Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc.
Restoration
Fixed an issue that caused Regrowth‘s healing to not be increased properly by Soul of the Forest while using the Undergrowth and Rampant Growth talents.
Fixed an issue that caused Overgrowth to not consume Soul of the Forest.
Fixed an issue that caused Flash of Clarity to not increase the healing of Regrowth in all circumstances while using the Rampant Growth talent.
Evoker
Fixed an issue where Soar would persist after being summoned.
Hunter
Marksmanship
[With weekly restarts] All damage dealt increased by 10%.
Survival
[With weekly restarts] All damage dealt increased by 5%.
Fixed an issue where Wildfire Bomb would incorrectly generate Focus when talented into Coordinated Kill without Coordinated Assault being active.
Mage
Fire
[With weekly restarts] Ignite damage reduced by 12%.
[With weekly restarts] Master of Flame now increases Ignite’s damage by 15% (was 18%).
Frost
[With weekly restarts] Frozen Orb damage reduced by 15%.
[With weekly restarts] Blizzard now deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Monk
Brewmaster
[With weekly restarts] Stormstout’s Last Keg’s bonus damage reduced to 20% (was 30%).
[With weekly restarts] Charred Passions’ bonus damage reduced to 50% (was 100%).
Mistweaver
[With weekly restarts] Blackout Kick damage increased by 6%.
[With weekly restarts] Spinning Crane Kick damage increased by 5%.
[With weekly restarts] Rising Sun Kick damage increased by 25%.
[With weekly restarts] Tiger Palm damage increased by 30%.
[With weekly restarts] Bonedust Brew now copies 50% of damage or healing for Mistweaver Monks (was 40%).
[With weekly restarts] Awakened Faeline now causes Spinning Crane Kick to heal 3 nearby allies (was 5) for 50% of the damage done (was 25%).
[With weekly restarts] Fixed an issue that caused copied Blackout Kicks from Teachings of the Monastery to deal 20% less damage than intended.
Windwalker
[With weekly restarts] Resonant Fists now deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Paladin
Protection
[With weekly restarts] Bulwark of Righteous Fury damage bonus reduced to 20% (was 30%).
[With weekly restarts] Judgment damage increased by 10%.
[With weekly restarts] Avenger’s Shield damage increased by 15%.
[With weekly restarts] Blessed Hammer damage increased by 10%.
[With weekly restarts] Crusader Strike damage increased by 10%.
[With weekly restarts] Hammer of the Righteous damage increased by 10%.
Priest
Discipline
[With weekly restarts] The mana cost of Power Word: Radiance has been reduced by 15%.
[With weekly restarts] Flash Heal healing increased by 30%.
Shadow
[With weekly restarts] Mind Sear now deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
[With weekly restarts] Psychic Link now causes Mind Blast, Mind Flay, and Mind Spike to deal 30%/60% of their damage to all other targets affected by your Vampiric Touch within 40 yards (was 15%/30%).
Rogue
Assassination
[With weekly restarts] Indiscriminate Carnage cooldown reduced to 45 seconds (was 60 seconds).
Outlaw
[With weekly restarts] Fatal Flourish chance to restore Energy reduced to 60% (was 65%).
Subtlety
[With weekly restarts] Shuriken Storm damage increased by 10%.
[With weekly restarts] Shadowstrike damage increased by 10%.
[With weekly restarts] Black Powder damage increased by 5%.
[With weekly restarts] Secret Technique damage increased by 5%.
[With weekly restarts] Shadow Blades cooldown reduced to 2 minutes (was 3 minutes).
[With weekly restarts] Fixed an issue that prevented Secret Technique’s built-in cooldown reduction from benefitting from Echoing Reprimand’s Animacharged combo points.
Shaman
Enhancement
[With weekly restarts] All damage dealt increased by 5%.
Warlock
Fixed an issue where Demonic Circle: Summon and Teleport would continually get added to the action bar between Specialization swapping.
Affliction
[With weekly restarts] Malefic Affliction now causes your active Unstable Affliction to deal 8/13% additional damage (was 5/10%), up to 24/39% (was 15/30%), for the rest of its duration.
[With weekly restarts] Dread Touch now causes your target to take 30% additional damage from your damage over time effects for 6 seconds (was 20%).
[With weekly restarts] Doom Blossom damage increased by 15%.
Demonology
[With weekly restarts] Dreadbite now deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Destruction
[With weekly restarts] Rain of Fire damage increased by 15%.
Warrior
Arms
[With weekly restarts] Executioner’s Precision now grants 35% increased damage per stack to Mortal Strike (was 30%).
[With weekly restarts] Bloodsurge now triggers 10% of the time (was 7%).
[With weekly restarts] Bladestorm damage increased to 60% (was 50%).
Fury
[With weekly restarts] Odyn’s Fury now deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Dungeons and Raids
Enemy difficulty has been adjusted to increase relative player power in all Legion raid encounters.
Items and Rewards
Tome of the Tranquil Mind and other similar tomes are now gray items and are no longer usable.
Professions
Fixed an issue where Shadowlands professions could not be trained before level 48 in Timewalking Campaigns.
Fixed an issue where players were unable to fish while seated if a fishing pole is equipped.
Quests
Fixed an issue where using Intruder Alert! during “Brought to Light” would not reveal Horde saboteurs.
Reputation
Fixed an issue where Evokers could not gain reputation with certain legacy factions.