The next round of balance changes has been announced for the fantasy MMO World of Warcraft. This time, the nerf bat hits the Frost Mage and the Warrior. The Moonkin, Elemental Shaman, and Unholy Death Knight can be glad about the hotfix.
World of Warcraft continues to work diligently on balance. Blizz states that the changes primarily focus on the game at level 100, but of course, the changes also affect the current game. The small buff for Frost Mages, which came with one of the last hotfixes, has been reverted, Frostbolts now deal 20% less damage.
The Beast Master Hunter can enjoy 20% more damage for the barrel, the Death Knight’s Death Strike even increases by 50%, the Moonkin, that is the Balance Druid, is buffed across the board, and the Elemental Shaman can also appreciate some love from Blizzard. However, the Warrior is hit hard, Whirlwind loses 30%, and Slam is reduced by that much as well.
You can read the complete balance plans for the hotfix in World of Warcraft, which could go live soon, here:
We would like to draw your attention to a few changes to class balance that may come into effect today. Many of these changes will likely not yet be reflected in the tooltips.
These changes primarily target class balance at level 100, but should also have a positive effect on the time leading up to that. Please keep your comments constructive, as we have further fine-tuning planned for the future.
Death Knight
- The damage of ‘Death Strike’ has been increased by 50%.
- The damage of ‘Necrosis’ has been increased by 67%.
- ‘Unholy Power’ now increases the strength of the Death Knight by 5% (previously 10%).
Druid
- The damage of ‘Starfall’ has been increased by 75%.
- The damage of ‘Starsurge’ has been increased by 25%.
- The damage of ‘Starburst’ has been increased by 25%.
- The damage of ‘Wrath’ has been increased by 25%.
Hunter
- ‘Adaptation’ now increases the damage boost from ‘Battle Experience’ to 70% (previously 85%).
- The damage of ‘Chimera Shot’ has been reduced by 13%.
- ‘Channeled Shot’ now has a cast time of 2.5 seconds (previously 3 seconds) and the damage has been increased by 25%.
- The damage of ‘Kill Command’ has been increased by 20%.
Mage
- The damage of ‘Frostbolt’ has been reduced by 20%.
Priest
- ‘Mental Agony’ now increases the damage dealt by 3.125% per point (previously 2.5%).
Shaman
- The damage of ‘Elemental Strike’ has been increased by 20%.
- ‘Shamanism’ increases the damage of ‘Lightning Strike’ by 70% (previously 36%).
Warrior
- The damage of ‘Devastate’ has been reduced by 25%.
- The damage of ‘Crumble’ has been reduced by 30%.
- The damage of ‘Whirlwind’ has been reduced by 30%.
Update 31.10 12 PM: We have now updated the German hotfix notes.
