WoW nerfs the most annoying dungeons and all current raids

A new round of nerfs in World of Warcraft is live – It has affected almost all dungeons and raids have also been made easier.

Season 4 of Shadowlands has now been live for over 2 weeks, but it’s still not quite smooth. Some dungeons are still significantly harder than others and there are also issues in the raids – even though adjustments have been made several times.

With patch 9.2.7, more nerfs came today (August 17, 2022) for many dungeons and raids. This should make the challenges significantly easier to handle.

What has changed? Blizzard has implemented a whole series of nerfs and changes that affect almost all mythic dungeons. The affix “Shrouded” has been adjusted, along with numerous abilities that in some cases have even been completely removed.

• Mythic+
  • Shrouded
    • Nightmare clouds now disappear significantly faster after a Nathrezim Infiltrator has been defeated.

• Grimrail Depot
  • The cast time of 50,000 Volts from the Grimrail technicians has been increased to 3.5 seconds (previously 2.5 seconds).

• Iron Docks
  • Stormslasher is now only used by foot soldiers of Grom’kar and the damage has been reduced by 35%.
  • Thundering Stomp from Ogron workers now deals 25% less damage.
  • Throwing from Thunderlord handlers now deals 25% less damage.
  • The health points of Raging Boar have been reduced by 15%.
• Guardian of the Grimrail
  • A bug has been fixed where enemies did not use their abilities when tanked in a corner of the room.

• Return to Karazhan: Lower Area
  • Unstable Charge from Arcane Watchers now deals 40% less damage.
  • Lightning Flash from Skeleton Bouncers now deals 20% less damage.
  • Skeleton Bouncers now have 25% less health points.
  • Upward Jab from Spectral Guest now deals 20% less damage.
  • Always all in from Phantom Stagehand now has a cast time of 1.5 seconds (previously instant), and increases the damage taken by 25% (previously 50%).
  • A bug was fixed where the Dancing Rune Weapon could hit enemies through the floor and thus add to the fight.
  • The Opera Hall: The Beautiful Beast
    • Denting Armor from Von Ruh now has a cast time of 1.5 seconds (previously instant).
    • The initial damage of Bloody Strike from Silver Fork has been reduced by 20%.
  • Virtuous Maiden
    • The health points of the shield from Holy Bulwark have been reduced by 10%.
  • Attumen the Huntsman
    • Incorporeal Presence now deals 50% less damage.

• Return to Karazhan: Upper Area
  • Splitting and Slamming from Flamebringer of the Vengeance Keepers deal 20% less damage.
  • Flamebringer of the Vengeance Keepers no longer use the ability “Slide”.
  • Medivh’s Shadows
    • Flickering from the Guardian’s Projections deal 25% less damage.
  • Mana-Siphoner
    • Energy Discharge deals 30% less damage.
  • Viz’aduum the Watcher
    • Shadow Projection now deals 150% more damage, projectile speed is 100% slower, and the effect radius has been reduced to 4 meters (previously 6 meters).

• Tazavesh: So’leah’s Gambit
  • Reinforcing Fishstick now has a cast time of 2 seconds (previously 1.5 seconds).

Changes to the Raids

For the “fated” raids, Blizzard has resorted to rather radical methods and nerfs all fights equally:

• All enemies in fated raids on heroic and mythic difficulty have 5% less health points.

Will it be even easier in the future? That remains to be seen, as depending on the current affix, some dungeons are particularly tricky. Especially the Grimrail Depot has proven to be a torture for many groups due to the narrow corridors with “Bloody” and “Shaking.” However, those still struggling with “Mythic+15” or “Mythic+20” should not despair.

At least the gear should become significantly stronger in the coming weeks as the item level of the character slowly but surely rises to the threshold of 300+. This should make the dungeons slightly less challenging.

Do you think the nerfs are good and appropriate? Or were the dungeons far too easy before?