The new patch from World of Warcraft is coming and there are many changes. We have summarized all the details that concern your class.
With patch 11.1 Lorenhalt, not only does the second season of the expansion The War Within begin in World of Warcraft, but there are also plenty of new features. Many classes and specializations are being revised, some quite drastically. So that you are not caught off guard at the release on 26.02.2025, we have summarized all the important changes for you.
An overview of class changes
Below we summarize the class adjustments roughly so that you have an overview of the most important changes. If your specialization is not mentioned here, the changes are only minor.
Death Knights will be a little less survivable in their DPS specializations but will do more damage. Additionally, “Unstoppable Glacier” gets a new animation that fits the time.
Tank Demon Hunters are getting a major overhaul that will change the gameplay significantly. There are many new talents and defensive abilities such as “Demon Spikes” now have a longer duration and can be maintained for a longer period. This should make Demon Hunter tanks significantly more attractive, which were virtually extinct in the first season.
For Druids, the class talent tree is being drastically overhauled. There are many new talents and the arrangement of old talents has been adjusted. Basically, it is now much easier to access all “meaningful” abilities for a chosen specialization, and there is more flexibility.
Summoners are getting a rework of their “Flame Warden” hero talents, making them more useful in dungeons. At the same time, the enhancement summoner is significantly adjusted, so that he only transfers his enhancement effects to other DPS characters and has less influence on tanks and healers. This is intended to take Summoners out of their “meta role” – because in the high-level gameplay area, a Summoner was practically mandatory.
Hunters have by far the largest number of new features. All three specializations have been overhauled along with their hero talents. The most important is that Marksman Hunters can now use their “Beast Effects” like Berserk, even if they are without a companion. All three specializations now feel more rounded and intuitive. There are many new talents and over 20 old talents have been removed. It is worth taking a look at the extensive details.
Mages receive adjustments in all three specializations, which are somewhat less significant. While the Arcane Mage has been slightly simplified and has higher trigger chances from many talents, the Fire Mage has seen a slight reduction in resources, but is compensated with powerful attacks that pack a bit more punch.
Monks receive only minor changes. The biggest adjustments are for Mistweavers. Healing is slightly shifted so that Mistweavers can work better for both group and single healing, and occasionally incorporate offensive abilities.
Paladins can look forward to more healing as healers but must accept minor to moderate nerfs to their self-healing as tanks. They will therefore be more dependent on a healer, but can deal more damage.
For the Priest, there are few changes for Shadow, but significant adjustments for Discipline. The number of available cooldowns is reduced, and the dominant role of Discipline Priests in dungeons is thereby diminished. Holy Priests also receive massive adjustments, and there is now a new play style that focuses on Renewal.
The Rogue receives only minor adjustments. There are slight improvements to Outlaw, such as an increased chance of rolling a flush. The other adjustments are merely details.
For Shaman, massive changes are coming for Enhancement. The damage of this specialization shifts from ranged abilities (which consume Maelstrom) more towards melee abilities. This is likely to reduce the burst damage of the class somewhat. A look at the details on page 2 is worth it. Healing Shamans can better benefit from Healing Tide, but there are only minor adjustments here as well.
Warlocks will be a bit easier to play in all three specializations. There are more passive effects (if desired), and some talents are now more rewarding. The adjustments are relatively minor compared to other classes.
Warriors are being slightly revised, especially Protection Warriors. They will now need to press fewer buttons to fulfill their role as a tank – it was so much before that it was even physically uncomfortable to play. Other specializations receive only minor updates that have little impact on the playing style.
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All tanks deal more damage
A particularly significant adjustment is being made for all tank specializations, as they will now be able to contribute much more to the performance of the group. Even if some tanks have lost a bit of their survivability, they will all be allowed to deal significantly more damage from now on.
Because all tanks deal around 20% more damage with all (or selected) abilities with patch 11.1. It will therefore happen more often in dungeons and raids that you, as tanks, are closely following the DPS characters – or even overtake them if the situation allows.
What else is in the patch? Of course, the changes to the classes are only a small part of patch 11.1 Lorenhalt. The centerpiece is the new gameplay content, that is, the area Lorenhall with the story surrounding the Goblin cartels and the continuation of the plot surrounding Xal’atath and their plans.
In addition to a new season with fresh dungeons, a large, interesting raid, and a completely new mode of movement, there are also new depths and an improvement of progress for solo players. More information on all the major changes can be found in our overview of patch 11.1 Lorenhalt.
If you are interested in the full, very detailed patch notes, you can view them on the second page of this article. If that is too cumbersome for you, you can also learn about the decision made by the developer over 20 years ago that still ensures that WoW remains a blockbuster.
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