A druid charges at the enemy players in World of Warcraft – and kills them by the dozen. Because he deals 400% more damage than intended.
In a game as complex as World of Warcraft, so many effects in the form of buffs and enhancements have accumulated over 18 years that it is nearly impossible to keep track of them all. Yet one player has set himself the goal of finding all possible exploits and proudly presenting them: Rextroy.
In his latest video, he escalates as a druid and simply wipes out the horde population outside the gates of Orgrimmar.
What happened? The well-known YouTuber and WoW player Rextroy has once again found an exploit that allows for insane amounts of damage to be dealt in a short time. This time it even happens in the form of AoE attacks, causing horde players to drop like flies. The reason for this is a stackable buff mechanic that can be exploited.
How does it work? The core of this combination is the Venthyr covenant ability of druids, “Insatiable Fury.” This spell increases damage by 2%, haste by 1%, and critical strike rating for 20 seconds with every spell cast. In principle, a maximum of 20 stacks is possible before the effect would end anyway.
However, Rextroy found a trick. In the “Trial of Fire,” you can reset cooldowns and stack “Insatiable Fury” even more frequently, resetting the duration to 25 seconds each time. A whopping 99 stacks are possible, resulting in an impressive 198% bonus damage, 99% haste, and over 100% critical strike rating.
With 99 stacks, Rextroy was summoned by a warlock to Durotar to charge straight into a group of horde players and obliterate them with Starfall. Thanks to additional buffs like elixirs, potions, or even Blessing of Summer, each projectile from Starfall hits for nearly 12,000 damage, killing every horde player within a radius of 40 meters in about 5-6 seconds. Most don’t even have time to react before it is too late.
Is this still working? No. Rextroy reported the discovery of this exploit to the developers before the video was published and waited for their confirmation before going live. The error has now been fixed with a hotfix, and other players can no longer exploit it.
Rextroy did this mainly because the exploit could have been used in raids. With proper coordination, it would have been possible to summon several druids simultaneously in a raid and let them fight with 400% bonus damage for 20 seconds – this could have quickly taken down many bosses and skipped entire phases.
What do you think of this find? Crazy what Rextroy keeps discovering?
