WoW: Mega-Buffs for Windwalker Monks and 6 other Classes

In World of Warcraft Dragonflight it is raining buffs and nerfs again. Monks and priests rejoice – but demon hunters shed tears.

In World of Warcraft Dragonflight, the 3rd season is already a few weeks old, but balance is still being tinkered with. Blizzard has analyzed the data from the past week and found several classes and specializations that are either underperforming significantly – or are too strong. Therefore, there is a new round of buffs and nerfs affecting many classes.

The most important points at a glance: The clear winners here include Windwalker monks and shadow priests, who will feel a significant boost in their damage. But summoners, mages, and warlocks also feel a tailwind.

In contrast, it looks bad for demon hunters and assassination rogues – here it is downhill and damage is throttled. But healing monks also receive a small nerf.

The trailer for the current season:

All buffs and nerfs in WoW for December 20, 2023

We have listed all buffs and nerfs here in detail for you.

Demon Hunter

• Flame Mark now deals 10% less damage.
  
• Destruction
  • The damage from demonic devastation through Collective Torment (talent) is reduced by 10%.
  • Fiery Flames (talent) now only stores 30% of the damage from critical hits of the Firebrand aura (previously 35%).
  • An Inner Fire (talent) now has only a 25% chance to immediately end the cooldown of the Firebrand aura (previously 30%).

Summoner

• Devastation
  • Bonfire now deals 15% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
  • The damage of all spells and abilities is increased by 3%. Does not apply in PvP.

• Preservation
  • Resonance Sphere now affects 5 allied targets with Echo (previously 3 targets).

Mage

• Arcane
  • Arcane Blast now deals 6% more damage.
  • The damage of all spells and abilities is increased by 3%. Does not apply in PvP.
• Fire
  • Fire Strike now deals 12% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Pyroblast now deals 5% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Fireball now deals 10% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Flame Shock now deals 12% more damage.
  • Flame Intensify now increases the damage from Ignite by 25% (previously 15%).
• Frost
  • Frostbolt now deals 15% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Icelance now deals 12% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Hail now deals 10% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Glacial Spike now deals 6% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.

Monk

• Windwalker
  • Whirling Crane Kick now deals 20% more damage.
  • Blackout Kick now deals 10% more damage.
  • Sun Kick now deals 8% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Furor Fists now deal 8% more damage. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Blackout Enhancement is increased to 250% (previously 200%).
  • Dawn’s Gleam now deals 12% more damage.
  • The bonus from Chi-Ji’s Dance is increased to 300% (previously 200%).
• Cloudwalker
  • Harmony now heals a second injured target for 35% of the value (previously 50%). Does not apply in PvP.
  • Enveloping Breath now provides 10% less healing. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Essence Font now provides 8% less healing. Does not apply in PvP.

Paladin

• Retribution
  • The damage of all abilities is increased by 3%.

Priest

• Shadow
  • Psychic Link now ensures that direct damage spells deal 25% of their damage to all targets afflicted by Vampiric Touch (previously 15%).
• Holy
  • All healing triggered is increased by 3%. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Prayer of Mending now heals 15% more. Does not apply in PvP.

Rogue

• Assassination
  • The damage of all abilities and auto-attacks is reduced by 3%. Does not apply in PvP.

Shaman

• Elemental
  • Earthquake now deals 50% more damage.
• Enhancement
  • Elemental Shield now reduces magic damage taken by 3% / 6% (previously 2% / 4%).
• Restoration
  • Storm now increases the initial healing of Deluge by 15% / 30% (previously 10% / 20%). Does not apply in PvP.
  • Healing Wave now provides 12% more healing. Does not apply in PvP.
  • Healing Stream Totem now provides 12% more healing. Does not apply in PvP.

Warlock

• Affliction
  • Seed of Corruption now deals 10% more damage.
  • Soul Rot now affects 4 additional targets (previously 3).
  • Dark Harvest increases critical strike chance and haste by 4% (previously 2.5%).
• Destruction
  • Rain of Fire now deals 12% more damage.
  • Cataclysm now deals 25% more damage.
  • The Firebrand of the Hellbeast and Blasphemy now deal 25% more damage.
  • Firebrand now deals 10% more damage.

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When does it go live? The changes will go live with the next maintenance, on Wednesday, December 20. Until then, you will have to endure your (underperforming) specialization or enjoy your overperforming specialization.

This will likely be the last balance change this year, as the development team is traditionally very thinly staffed over Christmas.

Whether the buffs will save the most unpopular class in WoW is rather unlikely.