All Patch 11.0.7 Class Changes Detailed: Unholy Death Knight, Marksmanship Hunter Buffs & More

We regularly make class balance adjustments based on gameplay data and feedback from players on class performance. The following changes to classes that are over- and under-performing in various areas will arrive alongside the 11.0.7 patch (December 17 in this region):

Classes

• Death Knight
  • Unholy
    • Apocalypse ghoul damage increased by 30%.
    • Rotten Touch now increases the damage of your Scourge Strike against the target by 60% (was 50%).
    • Death Coil damage increased by 8%.
    • Scourge Strike, Clawing Shadows and Vampiric Strike damage increased by 10%.
• Demon Hunter
  • Felblade damage increased by 10%.
  • The Hunt initial damage increased by 10%.
  • Havoc
    • Chaos Strike/Annihilation damage increased by 10%.
    • Demon’s Bite/Demon Blades damage increased by 10%.
• Evoker
  • Devastation
    • All damage increased by 4%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
    • Pyre damage increased by 20%.
• Hunter
  • Marksmanship
    • Trick Shots damage percentage increased to 75% (was 65%).
    • Razor Fragments AOE damage percentage increased to 35% (was 25%).
    • Dark Ranger: Black Arrow damage increased by 15%.
    • Dark Ranger: Shadow Surge damage increased by 25%.
    • Dark Ranger: Bleak Powder damage increased by 25%.
• Paladin
  • Holy
    • Veneration now transfers 225% of damage done into healing (was 200%).
    • Saved by the Light absorb amount increased by 15%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    • Consecrate damage increased by 30%.
    • Lightsmith: Tempered in Battle no longer activates while the paladin is within crowd control.
      • Tempered in Battle no longer activates if its target is in Cyclone, Detainment Imprison, or Diamond Ice Freezing Trap.
• Priest
  • Holy
    • Flash Heal healing increased by 15%.
    • Holy Fire damage increased by 15%.
• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • Totemic: Surging Totem mana cost reduced by 25%.
• Warlock
  • Affliction
    • Haunt damage increased by 75%. Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Focused Malignancy now causes Malefic Rapture to deal 25% increased damage to targets suffering from Unstable Affliction (was 15%). Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Oblivion damage increased 25%.
    • Xavius’ Gambit now increases the damage of Unstable Affliction by 20% (was 15%).
    • Perpetual Unstability damage increased by 25%.
    • Siphon Life now increases Corruption damage by 30% (was 20%).

Player versus Player

• Death Knight
  • Blood
    • Deathbringer: Reaper’s Mark damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Deathbringer: Wave of Souls damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  • Frost
    • Deathbringer: Reaper’s Mark damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Deathbringer: Wave of Souls damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Druid
  • Balance
    • Elune’s Chosen: Lunar Calling is now 80% effective in PvP combat (was 62%).
  • Restoration
    • All healing increased by 5% in PvP combat.
• Evoker
  • Augmentation
    • Deep Breath damage reduced by 15%.
    • Molten Embers increases damage taken from Black spells by up to 20% (was 40%) in PvP combat
• Mage
  • Sunfury: Burden of Power now increases the damage of your next Pyroblast or Arcane Blast by 40% in PvP combat (was 20%).
• Monk
  • Mistweaver
    • Conduit of the Celestials: Celestial Conduit healing increased by 50% in PvP combat.
  • Windwalker
    • Fists of Fury damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.
    • Blackout Kick damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Touch of Karma now absorbs up to 50% of maximum health in PvP combat (was 80%).
    • Shado-Pan: Flurry Strike shadow damage from Wisdom of the Wall increased by 30% in PvP combat.
• Priest
  • Discipline
    • Voidweaver: Inner Quietus increases Power Word: Shield’s absorption by 40% in PvP combat (was 20%).
• Shaman
  • Elemental
    • Stormbringer: Tempest damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Restoration
    • Riptide healing increased by 15% in PvP Combat**.**
    • Healing Surge healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Warlock
  • Destruction
    • Chaos Bolt damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Immolate damage over time increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Hellcaller: Wither damage over time reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
• Warrior
  • Arms
    • Rend damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Overpower damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  • Fury
    • Mountain Thane: Strength of the Mountain now increases the damage of Rampage and Bloodthirst by 45% in PvP combat (was 30%).

Because the changes above will be implemented at the same time as the 11.0.7 patch, they will appear in the final 11.0.7 patch notes.