WoW TWW 11.1 All Monk Class Changes

• All ability damage increased by 15%.

Developers' notes: We have noticed damage dealt by tanks has not been keeping pace with damage dealers, we are adjusting damage of all tank specs to bring them into a closer alignment with DPS specs.

• Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox now absorbs 40% of Staggered damage while active (was 25%).
• Invoke Niuzao’s Stomp damage increased by 22%.
• Purified Chi maximum stacks reduced to 6 (was 10) and now increases Celestial Brew's absorb amount by 35% per stack (was 20%).

Developers' notes: We’re making several updates to Mistweaver focused on smoothing out their healing output on varying target sizes and making it more obvious when to optimally use offensive spells.

• New Talent: Emperor’s Favor – Sheilun's Gift's healing is increased by 150% and its cast time is reduced by 100%, but it now only heals a single ally.
• Dance of the Wind has been redesigned – Now reduces physical damage taken by 10% and an additional 10% every 4 seconds until you receive a physical attack.
• Jade Empowerment has been redesigned – Increases Crackling Jade Lightning’s damage by 2500% to its primary target and cleaves 4 additional enemies at 15% effectiveness.
• Jade Bond has been redesigned – Chi Cocoons now apply Enveloping Mist for 4 seconds when they expire or are consumed, and Invoke Chi-Ji, the Red Crane's Gust of Mists healing is increased by 20% and Invoke Yu'lon, the Jade Serpent's Soothing Breath healing is increased by 500%.

Developers’ notes: These changes to Jade Bond are intended to refocus Chi-Ji into a powerful cooldown that encourages more intentional uses. We’re reducing the baseline cooldown of both Celestials to account for the loss of dynamic cooldown reduction and increasing the effectiveness of Chi Cocoons cast by longer cooldown Celestials to make intentional uses of this longer cooldown feel more immediately impactful.

• Mastery: Gust of Mists healing decreased by 10%.
• Yu’lon’s Whisper healing increased by 160%.
• Blackout Kick damage increased by 75%.
• Spinning Crane Kick damage increased by 40%.
• Rushing Wind Kick now increases Renewing Mist's healing by 150% (was 100%).
• Resplendent Mist now increases Gust of Mists' healing by 60/120% (was 75/150%).
• Mana Tea now refunds 15% less mana.
• Chi Cocoon's absorb amount now scales with the cooldown of your celestial (now 100% more effective when not using Gift of the Celestials).
• Lotus Infusion increases healing taken by 10% (was 8%).

Developers’ notes: We’re making a small adjustment to Lotus Infusion given that we’re expecting the upcoming class set to influence talent decisions around this talent node and we’d like Lotus Infusion to remain a viable, more passive option for those who prefer it.

• Awakened Jadefire now causes Blackout Kick to cleave 2 additional enemies at 20% effectiveness (was 70%).
• The cooldowns of Invoke Chi-Ji, the Red Crane and Invoke Yu’lon, the Jade Serpent have been reduced to base 2 minutes (was 3 minutes).
• Invoke Chi-Ji, the Red Crane now causes 3 Gust of Mists per target (was 1) but only activates once per Blackout Kick and Rushing Wind Kick cast.

Developers' notes: Teachings of the Monastery Blackout Kicks will continue to function to activate additional gusts but not from their cleave damage.

• Sheilun’s Gift’s talent location has been moved up to above the final talent gate and now connects with Focused Thunder.
• Fixed an issue that caused Enveloping Mists caused by Misty Peaks or Jade Bond to cancel Celestial Conduit.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes allowed spells to be cast during Mana Tea’s channel.
• Mending Proliferation now prefers players.

Conduit of the Celestials

• Celestial Conduit damage increased by 322%.
• Heart of the Jade Serpent now triggers on every cast of Sheilun’s Gift and scales its duration with the number of clouds consumed.

Developers’ notes: The goal for this change is to reduce the amount of tracking required to optimally use Heart of the Jade Serpent.

• August Dynasty no longer has a proc cooldown (was 8 seconds).

Master of Harmony

• Overwhelming Force damage decreased to 5% (was 15%).

• New Talent: Slicing Winds – Envelop yourself in razor-sharp winds, then lunge forward dealing Nature damage to enemies in your path. Damage reduced beyond 5 enemies. Hold to increase lunge distance. Replaces Flying Serpent Kick.
• Dance of the Wind has been redesigned – Now reduces physical damage taken by 10% and an additional 10% every 4 seconds until you receive a physical attack.
• Mastery: Combo Strikes effectiveness increased by 35%.

Developers' notes: We’re increasing the value Mastery: Combo Strikes for Windwalker Monks with the goal of pushing it as a stat.

• All damage done reduced by 2%.
• Spinning Crane Kick damage increased by 80%.
• Courageous Impulse now increases the damage of Blackout Kick by 350% (was 200%).
• Shadowboxing Treads now increases the damage of Blackout Kick by 10% (was 20%).
• Xuen’s Bond now reduces the cooldown of Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger by a static 30 seconds.
• Last Emperor's Capacitor now increases the damage of Crackling Jade Lightning by 400% per stack (was 200%).
• Power of the Thunder King now cleaves Crackling Jade Lightning at 80% effectiveness (was 100%).
• Ordered Elements now reduces Chi costs by 1 during Storm, Earth, and Fire (was Rising Sun Kick reduces Chi costs during Storm, Earth, and Fire for 7 seconds).
• The following talents have been removed:
  • Darting Hurricane
  • Mark of the Crane

Conduit of the Celestials

• Heart of the Jade Serpent now reduces the cooldown of Flying Serpent Kick.
• Heart of the Jade Serpent now triggers each time you cast Strike of the Windlord, but its duration has been decreased to 6 seconds.

Developers’ notes: We’d like to reduce the tracking required around Heart of the Jade Serpent as well as make it a more fundamental part of playing as a Conduit of the Celestial Monk.

• Rising Sun Kick has been added back to Heart of the Jade Serpent.

Developers’ notes: We weren’t satisfied with the rotational outcome of this change and are reverting it.

• Alpha Tiger (PvP Talent) has been removed.

• New PvP Talent: Feather Feet – You may now cast while moving during Lighter than Air and it now lasts 4 seconds.
• Alpha Tiger (PvP Talent) has been removed.

• Reverse Harm (PvP Talent) has been removed.