[2023] Class Tuning Incoming - November 28

We continue to closely monitor data on class performance in-game as well as player feedback. With scheduled weekly maintenance in each region, we’ll make the following adjustments to classes that are over- and under-performing in group content and PvP.

Classes

• Death Knight
  • Frost
    • Aberrus, the Shadow Crucible 2-piece set
      • The damage of your next Frostwyrm’s Fury is increased by 4% (was 5%). Stacks unchanged.
      • The effectiveness of Frostywrm’s Fury reduced to 25% (was 30%).
      • Howling Blast damage reduced to 10% (was 20%).
    • Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope 4-piece set
      • Chill Streak can bounce 3 additional times (was 2 times).
      • The chance to proc a bonus effect increased to 35% (was 30%).
    • Chill Streak damage increased by 10%.
    • Obliterate damage increased by 8%.
    • Enduring Chill chance to bounce increased to 25% (was 20%).
    • Piercing Chill damage increased to 12% (was 10%).
• Druid
  • Restoration
    • All healing increased by 3%. Not applied to PvP combat.
• Priest
  • Shadow
    • All damage increased by 5%. Not applied to PvP combat.
• Warlock
  • Affliction
    • All damage dealt by you and your pet’s abilities increased by 6%. Not applied to PvP combat.
  • Destruction
    • All damage dealt by you and your pet’s abilities increased by 6%. Not applied to PvP combat.

Player versus Player

• Demon Hunter
  • Havoc
    • Chaotic Disposition (talent) now has a 33.33% chance (base 7.77%) to increase damage by 4% (base 17%) in PvP combat, providing the same average damage bonus with significantly less variance.
• Druid
  • Feral
    • Regrowth healing is now reduced by 20% in PvP combat (was 43%).
• Evoker
  • Azure Strike damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
  • Time Stop (PvP talent) cooldown reduced to 45 seconds (was 1 minute).
  • Chrono Loop (PvP talent) cooldown reduced to 45 seconds (was 1 minute).
  • Augmentation
    • Upheaval damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
    • Eruption damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Preservation
    • Dream Flight healing increased by 100% in PvP combat.
    • Mana regeneration now reduced by 5% in PvP Combat (was 10%).
• Priest
  • Holy
    • All healing increased by 6% in PvP Combat.