On the PTR of World of Warcraft, additional legendary abilities have surfaced that you can expect with the upcoming Patch 9.1. Rogues, Paladins, and Shamans will receive their new Legendaries this time, and the selection for some other classes has been completed.
What are these Legendaries? For the upcoming Update 9.1 in World of Warcraft, all classes are expected to receive new Legendaries that enhance their respective Covenant abilities. Accordingly, each class receives four new abilities, one for each of the four possible Covenants.
Covenants are the major new feature of Shadowlands, and players receive two abilities when they join a Covenant: One ability for each Covenant member and one that only their respective class receives from the Covenant. You can find more information in our comprehensive overview of the Covenants of Shadowlands.
In an earlier build on the PTR, Covenant Legendaries for Death Knights, Warriors, Druids, and Mages were introduced. However, not all classes had a new ability for each Covenant yet. Here are the 10 new Legendaries:
New Legendaries for Rogues
- Nekrolords – ‘Deathspike’: Serrated bone spike now has two additional charges and hits two additional targets.
- Venthyr – ‘Obedience’: Harrowing now also increases versatility by 1% per stack, and each combo point spent while Harrowing is active reduces the cooldown by 1 second.
- Kyrian – ‘Resounding Clarity’: Resounding Rebuke now generates four combo points instead of one.
- Night Fae – ‘Toxic Onslaught’: The ability you cast from Stealth through Sepsis grants you Shadow Blades, Adrenaline Rush, or Vendetta for 8 seconds.
New Legendaries for Paladins
- Nekrolords – ‘Duty-Bound Gavel’: Hammer of the Conqueror now has two charges and enhances another use of your respective empowered ability.
- Venthyr (missing so far)
- Kyrian – ‘Divine Resonance’: Every 10 seconds after casting Divine Toll, you may cast the ability again for 60% effectiveness. Lasts 30 seconds.
- Night Fae – ‘Seasons of Plenty’: When you cast Blessing of Summer or Blessing of Winter, you grant yourself and up to four nearby allied targets 5% haste and 10% cooldown reduction.
New Legendaries for Shamans
- Nekrolords – ‘Splintered Elements’: Every additional use of Lightning Bolt/Lava Burst/Wave of Healing triggered by Primordial Wave increases your haste by 5% for 10 seconds.
- Venthyr (missing so far)
- Kyrian (missing so far)
- Night Fae (missing so far)
New Legendaries for Druids
- Kyrian – ‘Kindred Affinity’: You and your partner increase a secondary stat by 5% while you are bonded, depending on your partner’s Covenant:
- Kyrian: Mastery
- Night Fae: Critical Strike
- Venthyr: Haste
- Nekrolord: Versatility
- While the bond is strong, the bonus is doubled.
New Legendaries for Warriors
- Venthyr – ‘Sinful Surge’ (revised): Condemn increases the duration of Last Stand by 3 seconds (Protection) and of Recklessness by 2 seconds (Fury) and of Colossal Smash by 1.5 seconds (Arms).
New Legendaries Could Be Worth It
How good are the new Legendaries? In many cases, the new Legendaries are likely too weak to replace the currently best Legendaries for each class. In the case of Night Fae Rogues, for example, the ability would even be a damage loss according to experts (via wowhead).
On the other hand, the Venthyr Legendary is extremely strong for all Rogue specializations, as you can frequently benefit from 30% additional versatility and haste. For Assassination and Subtlety Rogues, Venthyr is even the strongest Covenant. The Nekrolord Legendary is also said to be quite strong, as YouTuber InfexiousGaming demonstrates in the video:
Also, the Kyrian Legendary of Paladins is incredibly strong according to experts (via wowhead). It is believed that a nerf is forthcoming. Generally, it is likely that many abilities will still be adjusted, which makes specific statements difficult at the moment. For many classes, it also depends on where you intend to use the item.
The Nekrolord Legendary of Shamans can be quite strong depending on the situation. More specifically, it is effective whenever there are four targets present that can generate the full buff of 20% haste and only when those targets are there for every use of Primordial Wave. In most other cases, the current Legendaries are stronger.
What does Patch 9.1 bring? Along with new gameplay content, a new raid, a dungeon, and a new area, the story of Shadowlands continues. Among other things, you will experience a fight against Sylvanas and possibly find out what happens to Anduin.
So far, there is no specific release date for the upcoming patch. However, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has already revealed that despite simultaneous testing, an overlap between TBC Classic and Patch 9.1 is highly unlikely.
