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Here are the changes you can find in this week’s Dragonflight Pre-Patch PTR update:

CHARACTERS

• Resolved an issue that caused Da Voodoo Shuffle (Troll Racial) to reduce the duration of roots by less than intended. Duration reduced by 20%, matching current Snare reduction amount.

CLASSES

• NEW TALENT SYSTEM
  • DEATH KNIGHT
    • Blood
      • Heart Strike now generates 15 runic power (was 10).
    • Frost
      • Obliterate – Damage increased by 15%.
      • Howling Blast – Damage increased by 12%.
      • Breath of Sindragosa – Damage increased by 15%.
      • Remorseless Winter – Damage increased by 10%.
      • Frost Strike – Damage increased by 20%.
      • Unleashed Frenzy – Strength per stack increased to 2% (was 1%).
      • Pillar of Frost – Strength increased to 25% (was 20%) and Strength per run...

Hello!

We’re in the process on updating the 10.0.0 PTR Realms with a new build, but ran into some delays while doing so. The PTR Realms will remain offline while we work through those issues, and we expect to have it up and running again tomorrow around noon PDT.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Here’s today’s hotfix update for Wrath Classic:

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Wrath of the Lich King Classic

• Updated Random Battleground rewards to the correct Honor values.
• The Blessings gained from freeing Webbed Crusaders in the Valley of Echoes, and the Greater Blessing of Might, Prayer of Fortitude, and Battle Shout gained from freeing prisoners during the quest Prisoners of Wyrmskull, are now removed if a player logs out, enters an instance, or travels to another continent.
• Band of the Kirin Tor, Ring of the Kirin Tor, Signet of the Kirin Tor, and Loop of the Kirin Tor can now be fully refunded at vendors within 2 hours of purchase; similar to the upgraded tiers of these rings.
• Fixed an issue where some multi-rank talents would not function correctly after changing zones.

Added the following Mage notes to this week’s updates:

• MAGE
  • Arcane
    • Nether Precision moved to Impetus position
    • Impetus moved to Slipstream position
    • Slipstream now available directly after Crackling Energy and Nether Precision
    • Arcing Cleave and Resonance swapped positions in the tree.
  • Fire
    • Master of Flame swapped positions with Pyromaniac/Firefall choice node.

Here are all of the Monk updates in the new Beta build:

• Mistweaver
  • Overflowing Mists – Now heals for 1%/2% of max health (was 1.5%/3%).
  • Invoker’s Delight – Now has an 8 second duration with Gift of the Celestials (was 7 seconds).
  • Enveloping Mist – Increased healing by 12.5%.
  • Rising Sun Kick – Increased damage by 25% for Mistweavers. Mana cost increased to 2.5% of base mana (was 1.5%).
  • Tiger Palm – Increased damage by 40% for Mistweavers.
  • Blackout Kick – Reduced damage by 20% for Mistweavers.
• Windwalker
  • Strike of the Windlord damage has been adjusted.
  • Fixed an issue preventing Forbidden Touch from functioning.
  • Mark of the Crane – Now correctly grants its passive when talented.
  • Empowered Tiger Lightning – Now correctly grants its passive when talented.

Today’s Evoker updates:

• Devastation
  • The starter build has been updated to use more appropriate talents.
  • Fire Breath has been redesigned – Empowering Fire Breath now shifts the proportion of damage between the instant effect and the periodic effect. Damage coefficients have been reduced by 15%, but total damage dealt has been increased by ~15%.
  • Blast Furnace has been redesigned – Fire Breath damage over time lasts 2 seconds / 4 seconds longer.
  • Heat Wave – Now affects all damage, not just periodic damage.
  • Eternity Surge – Damage radius has been increased to 12 yards (was 8 yards).
• Preservation
  • The starter build has been updated to use more appropriate talents.
  • Lifebind has swapped places with Call of Ysera in the tree.
  • Lifeforce Mender – Now a 2 point node (was 3).

Here are all of the tuning adjustments to Druids in today’s Beta update:

• • Class Tree
    • Furor has been removed.
    • New Talent: Protector of the Pack
      • Restoration: Store 10% of your effective healing, up to 120% spell power. Your next Moonfire consumes all stored healing to increase its damage dealt.
      • Feral/Guardian/Balance: Store 10% of your damage, up to 120% spell power. Your next Regrowth consumes all stored damage to increase its healing.
  • Balance
    • Lunar Shrapnel has been redesigned – Starfall’s stars have a chance to deal an additional 25% damage to nearby enemies when they damage an enemy afflicted by Moonfire. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
    • Umbral Intensity – Now additive and the tooltip has been changed to the following: Solar Eclipse increases the damage of Wrath by an additional 10/20%. Lunar Eclipse increases the critical strike ch...

Today’s complete Death Knight tuning changes in the Beta:

• Blood
  • Heart Strike now generates 15 runic power (was 10).
• Frost
  • Obliterate – Damage increased by 15%.
  • Howling Blast – Damage increased by 12%.
  • Breath of Sindragosa – Damage increased by 15%.
  • Remorseless Winter – Damage increased by 10%.
  • Frost Strike – Damage increased by 20%.
  • Unleashed Frenzy – Strength per stack increased to 2% (was 1%).
  • Pillar of Frost – Strength increased to 25% (was 20%) and Strength per rune spent increased to 2% (was 1%).
  • Frostscythe – Damage increased by 15%.
  • Frigid Executioner – Obliterate damage increased to 15% (was 10%) and chance to refund 2 runes increased to 15% (was 12%).
  • Piercing Chill – Damage taken per bounce of Chill Streak increased to 10% (was 5%).
  • Shattering Blade – Bonus Frost Strike damage increased to 100% (wa...

Here are the changes you can find in this week’s Dragonflight Beta update:

CHARACTERS

• Resolved an issue that caused Da Voodoo Shuffle (Troll Racial) to reduce the duration of roots by less than intended. Duration reduced by 20%, matching current Snare reduction amount.

CLASSES

• NEW TALENT SYSTEM
  • DEATH KNIGHT
    • Blood
      • Heart Strike now generates 15 runic power (was 10).
    • Frost
      • Obliterate – Damage increased by 15%.
      • Howling Blast – Damage increased by 12%.
      • Breath of Sindragosa – Damage increased by 15%.
      • Remorseless Winter – Damage increased by 10%.
      • Frost Strike – Damage increased by 20%.
      • Unleashed Frenzy – Strength per stack increased to 2% (was 1%).
      • Pillar of Frost – Strength increased to 25% (was 20%) and Strength per rune spent i...

Hello raiders!

The raid testing schedule has been updated with this week’s encounters. Additionally, the Normal weekend testing will begin on October 14 and end on October 17.

Friday, October 7

• Heroic
  • The Primalist Council – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)
  • Sennarth, the Cold Breath – 14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)
• Mythic
  • Terros – 15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT, 00:00 CEST)

Friday, October 14

• Normal
  • Start – 16:00 PDT (19:00 EDT, 01:00 CEST)
  • End – Monday, October 17 at 09:00 PDT (12:00 EDT, 18:00 CEST)

We look forward to seeing you on Friday.