WoW buffs 8 classes, some skills will become a staggering 80% stronger

A large number of buffs and changes are coming again in World of Warcraft. Some classes are receiving really powerful bonuses.

Even though the second season of World of Warcraft has already been active for many weeks, the developers still don’t seem to be completely happy with the balance. Some classes still perform somewhat worse in various content, which is why Blizzard is stepping in to assist them.

There are a whole lot of buffs. Some are just a few percentage points, but some abilities are receiving massive increases of up to 80%.

Which classes and specializations are being improved? A total of 8 classes are getting clear improvements. Only in the case of the Unholy Death Knight is there a small adjustment downwards, but this is mostly offset by other buffs. The following are strengthened:

• Death Knight (Unholy)
• Demon Hunter (Devastation and Vengeance)
• Druid (Guardian and Feral)
• Caller (Enhancement)
• Mage (Frost)
• Paladin (Retribution)
• Priest (Holy)
• Warrior (Arms and Fury)

All class changes in WoW for May 7, 2025

All the changes in detail are here for you.

Death Knight

• Unholy
  • San’layn: The Pact of the San’layn now retains 25% of the shadow damage dealt for the Blood Beast (previously 50%).
  • Awaken Monstrosity now deals 30% more melee damage.
  • Army of the Damned’s mages dealt 40% more damage with their Frostbolt.

Demon Hunter

• Devastation
  • All ability damage has been increased by 4%.
  • The debuff from Curse of the Ripper can no longer be parried.
• Vengeance
  • The debuff from Curse of the Ripper can no longer be parried.

Druid

• Guardian
  • All ability damage has been increased by 5%.
• Feral
  • All damage from abilities and auto attacks has been increased by 3%.

Caller

• Enhancement
  • The damage of all spells and abilities has been increased by 15%.

Mage

• Frost
  • Spellcaster: Shard deals 10% more damage.
  • Spellcaster: Controlled Instincts deals 40% of the damage of the Shard (previously 30%).
  • Spellcaster: Unstable Magic deals 25% more damage.

Paladin

• Retribution
  • Blade of Justice deals 80% more damage.
  • Divine Judge deals 50% more damage.
  • Final Judgment deals 10% more damage.

Priest

• Holy
• All healing is increased by 4%.

Warrior

• Arms
  • Blade Storm deals 30% more damage.
  • Slaughterer: Harvest Storm deals 30% more damage.
• Fury
  • Blade Storm deals 30% more damage.
  • Slaughterer: Harvest Storm deals 30% more damage.

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When will the changes go live? The class adjustments will go live with the next scheduled server maintenance. This is on Wednesday, May 7. The maintenance usually takes place in the early morning hours (typically between 3:00 AM and 5:00 AM) – afterward, you can benefit from the new buffs. There was another buff earlier – because the annoying new reputation faction can now be farmed much, much faster.