Buffs and Nerfs in WoW: Demon Hunters rejoice, Frost Mages become weaker

WoW Patch Notes from 13.08.2024 – All Class Changes

Demon Hunter

• Havoc
  • All ability damage increased by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Death Knight

• Frost
  • Obliterate damage reduced by 5%.
  • Rider of the Apocalypse: Mawsworn Menace now increases the damage of Obliterate by 5% (was 10%).
  • Rider of the Apocalypse: Hollow Sentinel’s Wake 2-piece now increases Trollbane’s Obliterate damage by 15% (was 35%).
  • Deathbringer: Exterminate first scythe damage increased by 10%.

Druid

• Balance
  • All ability damage increased by 8%.
  • Keeper of the Grove: Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 4-piece now accumulates 3% of damage done (was 2%) and Dryad’s Favor is now capped at 10x spellpower (was 6x) and splashes 15% (was 20%) of its damage onto nearby enemies.
  • Elune’s Chosen: Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 2-piece Starfire damage increase changed to 20% (was 25%), and has a 40% chance (was 50%) to launch a Starsurge at 45% effectiveness (was 50%).
  • Elune’s Chosen: Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 4-piece Split Starsurges deal damage at 40% effectiveness (was 80%).
• Feral
  • Ferocious Bite and Ravage primary target damage increased by 6%.
  • Shred damage increased by 5%.
  • Sabertooth causes Ferocious Bite to increase damage taken from your bleeds and other periodic effects by 6% per combo point (was 5%).
  • Wildstalker: Bloodseeker Vines damage increased by 5%.
• Restoration
  • Wildstalker: Fixed a bug causing the Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 4-piece bonus to generate extra Symbiotic Blooms for Regrowths cast by Rampant Growth.
  • Wildstalker: Fixed a bug preventing Twin Sprouts from generating extra Bloodseeker Vines or Symbiotic Blooms from the ones created by the Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 4-piece set bonus.
  • Wildstalker: Symbiotic Bloom and Bursting Growth healing increased by 15%.
  • Wildstalker: Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 2-piece bonus increases the rate of Symbiotic Bloom growth by 45% (was 30%).
  • Wildstalker: Ornaments of the Mother Eagle 4-piece now causes Symbiotic Bloom healing to have a 35% (was 20%) chance to trigger Bursting Growth at 100% effectiveness (was 80%).
  • Developers’ notes: The bug involving Rampant Growth was generating a large number of unintended Symbiotic Blooms, which consolidated a lot of Wildstalker’s healing power into the 4-piece and Clearcasting procs. We’ve added healing power to counteract the healing loss from the bug fix.

Hunter

• Beast Mastery
  • Tireless Collector’s Bounties – 2-piece chance to fire a free Barbed Shot reduced by 50%.

Mage

• Frost
  • All damage dealt reduced by 3%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Monk

• Brewmaster
  • Shado-Pan: Crash of Fallen Storms 2-piece bonus Flurry Strikes deal 10% increased damage (was 20%).
  • Shado-Pan: Crash of Fallen Storms 4-piece bonus Flurry Charge generation increased by 30% (was 50%).
  • Shado-Pan: Damage dealt by Flurry Strikes from Wisdom of the Wall reduced by 20%.

Shaman

• Enhancement
  • Lava Lash damage increased by 15%.
  • Windstrike damage increased by 20%.
  • Totemic: Surging Bolt damage increased by 25%.
  • Totemic: Searing Bolt damage increased by 35%.
  • Stormbringer: Awakening Storm damage increased by 35%.
  • Stormstrike damage increased by 10%. Does not affect Windstrike.
  • Elemental Blast damage increased by 8%.
  • Stormbringer: Tempest single-target damage increased by 8%.

Warlock

• Threatening Presence now increases the threat generation of your Voidwalker and Felguard by 950% (was 400%).
• Affliction
  • Spliced Fiendtrader’s Influence 2-piece set bonus adjusted – Jackpot! chance reduced by 30%.
• Demonology
  • Wild Imp damage reduced by 20%.
  • Immutable Hatred damage reduced by 30%.
• Destruction
  • Diabolist: Inquisitor’s Feast of Madness 2-piece has been adjusted – Eye Blast damage reduced by 45%.

Warrior

• Protection
  • Mountain Thane: Damage dealt by Ionizing Strikes reduced by 30%.