World of Warcraft players are preparing for the upcoming 20th WoW Anniversary event that will add some nostalgia and fun to the beloved MMORPG. The dev team recently shared some updates regarding the Public Test Realm (PTR) version of The War Within for players to try out before the event goes live.
With that being said, we will take a look at the most recent adjustments and changes added to World of Warcraft.
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Class Changes
- Arcane spells cast by Convoke the Spirits now trigger Lunation.
- Spells cast by Convoke the Spirits now trigger Starlord.
Elune’s Chosen:
- Lunar Beam no longer causes Lunation to reduce the cooldown of Lunar Beam.
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- Extra Black Arrows fired from Withering Fire will now apply their periodic effect.
- Bleak Powder damage increased by 100%.
- Shadow Surge damage increased by 100%.
- Black Arrow damage reduced by 10%.
- Black Arrow’s periodic effect is now tracked on personal enemy nameplates.
- Basilisk Collar damage bonus reduced to 2/4% (was 5/10%).
- Kill Command damage increased by 20%.
- Multi-Shot damage increased by 300%.
- Serpentine Rhythm damage bonus per stack increased to 25% (was 15%).
- Maximum stacks for Serpentine Rhythm decreased to 4 (was 6).
- Serpentine Blessing duration reduced to 8 seconds (was 10 seconds).
- Serpentine Blessing pet damage bonus increased to 8% (was 6%).
- Training Expert is now a 1-point talent.
Dark Ranger:
- Extra Black Arrows fired from Hunter’s Prey will now apply their periodic effect.
- Phantom Pain’s damage sharing effect increased to 8% of Kill Command damage (was 5%).
- Nerub-ar Palace 4-set bonus updated – Consuming Precise Shots increases the damage of your next Aimed Shot by 20% (was 10%).
- Nerub-ar Palace 4-set bonus no longer stacks (used to stack 2 times).
- Razor Fragments is now a rolling periodic.
- Master Marksman now benefits from Unnatural Causes.
Dark Ranger
- Phantom Pain's damage sharing effect increased to 8% of Aimed Shot damage (was 5%).
- Fury of the Eagle now consumes a stack of Tip of the Spear when the channel begins, and the damage bonus will persist for the duration of the channel.
- Merciless Blow’s periodic damage now benefits from damage modifiers and can critically strike.
- Spearhead will no longer go on cooldown if the pet is out of range.
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- Ice Floes now allows you to cast Portal and Teleport spells while moving.
- Volatile Magic now correctly benefits from damage bonuses.
- Gravity Lapse’s visual effects have been updated.
- Gravity Lapse target cap increased to 8 units and Gravity Lapse now stuns instead of rooting.
Spellslinger:
- Arcane Splinter damage reduced by 10%.
- Spellfrost Teachings chance to trigger reduced to 2% (was 5%).
- Unerring Proficiency damage bonus increased to 20% (was 16%).
Spellslinger:
- Arcane Splinter damage reduced by 10%.
- Spellfrost Teachings chance to trigger reduced to 2% (was 5%).
- Unerring Proficiency damage bonus increased to 20% (was 16%).
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- Base armor increased by 10%.
- Blessed Hammer, Judgment, and Hammer of the Righteous cooldowns reduced by 10%.
- Armor from Shield of the Righteous increased by 10%.
- Inmost Light cooldown reduction increased to 33% (was 20%).
- Feint no longer triggers a global cooldown when activated.
- The new Ascendance model has been updated.
Developer’s note: With this week’s PTR deploy, the new Ascendance has received some additional updates following player feedback. For players that would prefer to use the previous version of the new Ascendance model or the older version of the Ascendance model, there will be glyphs that will let players change their Ascendance model. These glyphs will be purchasable with gold from Flamesmith Lanying in the Shaman Order Hall.
- New Glyph: Glyph of Traditional Ascendance – Your Ascendance transformations embody their traditional forms.
- New Glyph: Glyph of Energetic Ascendance – Your Ascendance transformations embody energetic forms, unleashing their power.
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General Changes
20th Anniversary Event Blackrock Depths Raid
- Testing will be available on September 26, September 27, October 3, and October 4. See the raid testing schedule 48 for more information.
Dracthyr Racial Updates
- Dracthyr who have strayed away from Evoker magic have a reduced movement boost when pressing Glide.
Characters
- Dark Iron Dwarf: Mole Machine exits have been added for zones in Kul Tiras, Zandalar, Dragonflight, and Shadowlands.
And that covers all of the World of Warcraft PTR changes introduced in the recent development notes. You can check them out, here.
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