Sometimes it helps to be particularly sulky – at least in World of Warcraft. Paladins are getting a buff.
The new season of World of Warcraft has just gone live, but Blizzard is quickly working on balance improvements. Especially Retribution Paladins need a little boost, but Mages and Warriors have also lagged behind a bit. Therefore, there is now a first wave of buffs intended to ensure better game balance. The amusing part was that it now looks to the community as if they have reacted to the “whining”.
What will be changed? On the upcoming Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the following changes will go live along with the start of the second actual week of Season 3:
Mages
- Fire
- All damage is increased by 4%.
- The damage of Firestrike is increased by 8%.
Paladin
- Retribution
- All damage is increased by 5%. Does not apply in PvP.
Warlock
- Affliction
- All damage is reduced by 3%. Does not apply in PvP.
Warrior
- Arms
- All damage is increased by 8%. Does not apply in PvP.
In addition, there are a number of smaller adjustments that are only active in PvP. If you are interested in these details, you can read about them in the official WoW forum.
What is meant by “whining”? A few days ago, the World of Warcraft community collectively mocked the Paladin Discord server. Every class in WoW has its own Discord server with experts, which many use as a point of contact to get tips from professionals, learn the class, or simply share knowledge. After the launch of Patch 11.2 “Ghosts of K’aresh”, however, the moderators of the Paladin Discord were so sulky that they immediately closed various channels on the server as a “protest” against the current state of Paladins.
A protest that – at least you might assume – has now paid off, because the buff followed just a few days later. Even if it is probably much more likely that Blizzard is primarily reacting to the internal data and not to the “whining” of some Discord moderators.
The buff should help significantly in the new raid Manaforging Omega. It is worth it anyway, because the raid alone is probably worth the subscription.
