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WoW Midnight Beta Tuning Just Reshuffled Power Across All Classes

Blizzard just pushed a massive round of class tuning via hotfixes on Midnight Beta, affecting every class and many Hero Talents.

The 12.0.1 Beta will be updated with an additional round of class tuning hotfixes later today. Here are the changes:

CLASSES

  • DEATH KNIGHT
    • Hero Talents
      • Deathbringer
        • Frost
          • Exterminate first scythe damage increased by 30%.
          • Reaper’s Mark damage increased by 25%.
          • Deathly Blows now increases the damage of Frost Strike by 15% (was 5%).
          • Swift and Painful now grants 8% increased Strength when no enemies are struck by Soul Rupture (was 5%).
      • Rider of the Apocalypse
        • Auto-attack damage of all Horsemen is reduced by 50%.
        • Hungering Thirst now increases the damage of diseases, Frost Strike, Frostbane, and Death Coil by 5%, and now also affects Necrotic Coil.
        • Frost
          • Feast of Souls now increases the damage of Runic Power abilities by 10% when you have 2 or more active Horsemen (was 20%).
        • Unholy
          • Whitemane’s Epidemic damage increased 150%.
          • Trollbane’s Icy Fury damage increased by 100%.
          • Undeath damage increased by 50%.
      • San’layn
        • Unholy
          • Inevitable now increases the damage of diseases by up to 30% (was 20%).
          • Infliction of Sorrow now causes Vampiric Strike to extend the duration of plagues by 3 seconds (was 2 seconds).
    • Blood
      • Death Strike damage increased by 20%.
      • Blood Boil damage increased by 15%.
      • Heart Strike damage increased by 20%.
      • Death and Decay damage increased by 25%.
      • Consumption damage increased by 30%.
      • Bone Shield Armor increased by 20%.
      • Blood Fortification Stamina increased to 35% (was 30%).
      • Apex Talent: Dance of Midnight (Rank 1) now has 100% chance to trigger.
    • Frost
      • Obliterate damage increased by 15%.
      • Frost Strike damage reduced by 10%.
      • Frostbane damage reduced by 10%.
    • Unholy
      • All damage increased by 8%.
  • DEMON HUNTER
    • Hero Talents
      • Aldrachi Reaver
        • Reaver’s Glaive damage reduced by 10%.
        • Reaver’s Mark now increases damage taken by 5% per stack (was 6%).
      • Void-Scarred
        • Devourer
          • Developers’ notes: We’re taking some power out of Void-Scarred’s Metamorphosis window and shifting it to their non-Metamorphosis effects.
          • Flamebound has been updated – Hungering Slash critical strike damage bonus increased to 125% (was 50%). This does not affect PvP combat.
          • The damage bonus of Metamorphosis-empowered versions of Voidblade, Hungering Slash, and The Hunt reduced to 20% (was 30%).
          • Monster Rising now grants 15% increased Intellect when outside of Metamorphosis (was 8%).
          • Enduring Torment now increases the effectiveness of Mastery outside of Metamorphosis by 20% (was 10%).
    • Devourer
      • Reap damage increased by 75%.
      • Consume damage increased by 30% and now generates 1 additional Soul Fragment.
      • Shattered Souls now has a 4% chance to cause a damaging spell to generate a Soul Fragment (was 8%).
      • Entropy now grants you a Soul Fragment every 12 seconds while in combat (was 8 seconds).
      • Waste Not now causes Void Ray to have a 200% increased chance of generating a Soul Fragment (was 100%).
      • Fixed an issue causing male Devourer Demon Hunters to sometimes have a female voice during Void Metamorphosis.
  • DRUID
    • Hero Talents
      • Keeper of the Grove
        • Balance
          • Spirit of the Thicket now increases Starfall damage by 12% (was 8%).
        • Restoration
          • Potent Enchantments increases Incarnation’s duration by 6 seconds (was 3 seconds).
    • Class
      • Matted Fur absorption increased by 100%.
      • Matted Fur lasts 15 seconds (was 8 seconds).
      • Regrowth direct healing reduced by 15%.
      • Wild Growth healing increased by 25%.
    • Balance
      • Starfire now deals 70% of primary target damage to nearby enemies (was 50%).
      • Starfall damage increased by 10%.
      • Starsurge damage increased by 5%.
      • Sunseeker Mushroom and Wild Mushroom damage increased by 10%.
      • Power of Goldrinn damage increased by 5%.
      • Denizen of the Dream damage reduced by 15%.
        • Developers’ notes: We’re rolling back some of the previous bonus to Denizen to move that damage into your own abilities instead.
      • Stellar Amplification increases your periodic effect damage on affected targets by 16% (was 20%).
    • Guardian
      • Armor granted by Ironfur increased by 10%.
      • Mangle damage increased by 30%.
      • Lunar Beam damage increased by 30%.
      • Moonfire damage increased by 30%.
      • Red Moon damage increased by 30%.
      • Innate Resolve now increases Frenzied Regeneration’s healing by up to 80% (was 120%).
      • Frenzied Regeneration now heals for 32% of maximum health over its duration (was 40%).
      • Frenzied Regeneration’s cooldown reduced to 26 seconds (was 36 seconds).
      • Ursoc’s Fury now grants an absorb shield for 30% of damage dealt by Thrash and Maul (was 40%).
      • Moonless Night increased to 40% (was 20%).
      • Killing Blow causes Maul and Raze to deal up to 100% increased damage (was 75%).
    • Restoration
      • Developers’ notes: The goal of these changes is to reduce Restoration Druid’s power in dungeons while keeping them at a similar power level in raids. This is primarily accomplished through reducing the effectiveness of their Mastery and Regrowth, while bringing up the effectiveness of Wild Growth and some raid-oriented talents. We’re also doing some targeted buffs for some weaker, unpopular talents for Restoration.
      • Mastery: Harmony effectiveness reduced by 20%.
      • Intensity increases Regrowth critical healing by 60% (was 75%).
      • Unstoppable Growth reduces Wild Growth’s fall off by 30% per point (was 15%).
      • Improved Wild Growth increases the number of Wild Growth targets by 2 (was 1).
      • Regenesis increases healing done by Rejuvenation or Tranquility by up to 30% per point (was 15%).
      • Embrace of the Dream healing increased by 85%.
      • Master Shapeshifter generates 20% more mana from Wrath, Starfire, and Starsurge.
      • Nurturing Dormancy increases Rejuvenations duration by up to 6 seconds (was 4 seconds).
  • EVOKER
    • Hero Talents
      • Flameshaper
        • Devastation
          • Consume Flame now consumed 4 seconds of Fire Breath from Pyre (was 8 seconds) and 1 second of Fire Breath from Disintegrate damage (was 1.5 seconds).
          • Consume Flame damage is now dealt at 115% effectiveness (was 125%).
    • Devastation
      • Disintegrate damage increased by 10%.
  • HUNTER
    • Developers’ notes: Beast Mastery is continuing to overperform across all content, so we’re bringing down their baseline power and apex talent damage and making smaller adjustments to individual hero talent trees.
      Marksmanship is getting a small bump in AOE paired with a few buffs to underperforming spells like Kill Shot and Volley.
      For Survival, we’re buffing up Wildfire Bomb’s single target damage bonus to ensure it isn’t being forgotten about in Pack Leader’s single target rotation and tamping down Sentinel since its already overperforming and poised to gain a significant boost from the Wildfire Bomb single target damage bonus.
    • Hero Talents
      • Dark Ranger
        • Beast Mastery
          • Shadow Thrash now deals Shadow damage, but its damage has been reduced by 30%.
          • Blighted Quiver now increases Beast Cleave and Kill Cleave effectiveness by 5% (was 10%).
        • Marksmanship
          • Pact of the Hollow now increases Blighted Arrow damage by 25%.
      • Pack Leader
        • Beast Mastery
          • Boar area damage increased by 200%.
          • Pack Mentality now grants 4 seconds of cooldown reduction to Barbed Shot (was 6 seconds) and increases Kill Command’s damage by 25% (was 50%).
        • Survival
          • No Mercy bleed bonus increased to 35% (was 20%).
          • Boar area damage increased by 200%.
      • Sentinel
        • Survival
          • Sentinel’s Mark has been updated – Wildfire Bomb damage bonus reduced to 40% (was 80%).
          • Can’t Miss, Won’t Miss has been updated – Tip of the Spear damage bonus reduced to 4% (was 10%).
          • Moon’s Blessing now grants 4 seconds of Wildfire Bomb cooldown reduction (was 6 seconds).
    • Beast Mastery
      • All damage dealt by the hunter and their pets reduced by 12%.
      • Apex Talent: Nature’s Ally now increases the damage of Cobra Shot and Barbed Shot by 15% (was 30%).
    • Marksmanship
      • Volley damage increased by 25%.
      • Trick Shots effectiveness increased to 75% (was 65%).
      • Aspect of the Hydra effectiveness increased to 70% (was 60%).
      • Kill Shot damage increased by 25% (does not affect Black Arrow).
      • Headshot now increases damage per stack by 3% (was 2%).
    • Survival
      • Wildfire Bomb primary target damage bonus increased to 60% (was 40%).
      • Two Against Many damage bonus reduced to 10% (was 15%).
  • MAGE
    • Hero Talents
      • Frostfire
        • Fire
          • Heat Sink now increases Fire Blast damage by 15% (was 30%).
          • Dualcasting Adept now increases Pyroblast damage by 15% (was 10%).
        • Frost
          • Frostfire Bolt damage reduced by 20%.
          • Isothermic Core’s Meteor now Shatters 1 Freezing stack (was 2).
          • Duality’s Pyroblast damage increased by 100%.
          • Molten Chill Ignite effectiveness increased to 30% (was 15%).
      • Spellslinger
        • Arcane
          • Controlled Instincts has been updated – Cleave percentage increased to 60% (was 40%).
          • Arcane Splinter damage increased by 80%.
          • Signature Spell now increases Arcane Pulse and Arcane Blast damage by 25% (was 15%).
          • Polished Focus now increases Arcane Barrage damage by 25% (was 15%).
        • Frost
          • Controlled Instincts damage effectiveness increased to 60% (was 40%).
      • Sunfury
        • Arcane Phoenix area spell damage increased by 50%.
        • Arcane
          • Arcane Soul duration reduced to 4 seconds (was 6 seconds).
          • Ashes of Inspiration Haste reduced to 15% (was 20%) and duration reduced to 6 seconds (was 10 seconds).
          • Sunfury Execution now grants Arcane Barrage 5% increased damage during Touch of the Magi (was 10%).
          • Glorious Incandescence now summons a Meteor for every 6 stacks of Arcane Salvo consumed (was 5).
        • Fire
          • Spellfire Sphere chance to trigger increased to 25% (was 20%).
          • Burden of Power now increases Flamestrike and Pyroblast damage by 5% (was 8%).
          • Hyperthermia duration reduced to 4 seconds (was 6 seconds).
          • Ashes of Inspiration Haste reduced to 15% (was 20%) and duration reduced to 6 seconds (was 10 seconds).
    • Arcane
      • Developers’ notes: We’re looking to reduce Sunfury Arcane’s single target output significantly, but don’t want to sacrifice too much of what makes the Hero Talent tree exciting, so we’re opting to reduce Arcane’s baseline power while compensating Spellslinger. We’re also giving Arcane’s area damage some help, since they’ve been struggling in dungeon content.
      • Arcane Barrage damage reduced by 20%.
      • Arcane Missiles damage reduced by 20%.
      • Arcane Blast damage reduced by 20%.
      • Arcane Explosion damage reduced by 20%.
      • Arcane Orb damage increased by 60%.
      • Arcane Pulse damage increased by 10%.
      • Arcane Surge damage increased by 25%.
      • Arcing Cleave effectiveness increased to 60% (was 50%).
      • Resonance now increases Arcane Barrage’s damage by 8% for each target beyond the first (was 5%).
      • Touch of the Archmage has been updated – Damage taken during Touch of the Magi reduced to 15% (was 20%). Rune primary target damage bonus reduced to 75% (was 100%).
    • Fire
      • Developers’ notes: We’re reducing Sunfury Fire’s single target effectiveness slightly and compensating with some area damage bonuses by putting some more power into Ignite’s Mastery scaling. We’re also taking some damage out of Fire Blast and Fireball and moving it into Pyroblast to ensure your Hot Streaks are hitting as hard as they should.
      • Mastery: Ignite effectiveness increased by 33%.
      • Pyroblast damage increased by 15%.
      • Fire Blast damage reduced by 40%.
      • Scald now increases Fireball’s damage by 25% (was 50%).
      • Ignition now increases Flamestrike’s Ignite damage by 30% (was 50%).
    • Frost
      • Developers’ notes: Frost Mage, particularly Frostfire, has been overperforming in dungeon content for quite some time, so we’re looking to reduce Frost’s area damage power while putting some more power into their single target, where they’ve been struggling a bit more.
      • All damage dealt increased by 5%.
      • Shatter primary target damage increased by 40%.
      • Flurry damage reduced by 20%.
      • Glacial Assault chance to trigger reduced to 12% (was 25%).
      • Splitting Ice now causes Flurry and Frostbolt to strike an additional target at 80% effectiveness (was 100%).
      • Frozen Orb damage reduced by 20%.
      • Comet Storm now Shatters 1 Freezing stack per Missile (was 2).
  • MONK
    • Hero Talents
      • Master of Harmony
        • Brewmaster
          • Meditative Focus now increases Blackout Combo’s increase to Tiger Palm by an additional 100% (was 50%) and increases Press the Advantage’s Nature damage by an additional 100% (was 50%).
          • Way of a Thousand Strikes increases vitality stored by 60% (was 30%) and Path of Resurgence increases vitality stored by 50% (was 25%).
          • Aspect of Harmony now generates vitality based on 25% of damage dealt and 12% of effective healing (was 15% and 7%, respectively).
    • Brewmaster
      • Keg Smash damage increased by 40%.
      • Tiger Palm damage increased by 20%.
      • Blackout Kick damage increased by 20%.
      • Spinning Crane Kick damage increased by 20%.
    • Mistweaver
      • Jadefire Teachings now increases Ancient Teachings by 260% (was 180%).
      • Way of the Crane now transfers 160% of damage done (was 120%).
  • PALADIN
    • Hero Talents
      • Herald of the Sun
        • Retribution
          • Dawnlight damage increased by 120%.
          • Dawnlight radiates 5% of the its damage and healing to nearby allies or enemies (was 8%).
          • Fixed an issue causing Sun’s Avatar damage effect to occur every 0.5 seconds instead of every 1 second.
      • Templar
        • Protection
          • Hammer of Light damage increased by 100%.
          • Empyrean Hammer damage increased by 50%.
        • Retribution
          • Hammer of Light primary target damage increased by 30%. This change does not affect PvP combat.
          • Undisputed Ruling now lasts for 10 seconds (was 8 seconds).
          • Seal of the Templar now increases the damage of Templar’s Verdict by 25% (was 15%).
    • Holy
      • Developers’ notes: These changes were posted last week, but we’re including them again for posterity.
      • Flash of Light healing increased by 35%.
      • Shield of the Righteous now grants 140% more Mana.
      • Holy Shock mana cost reduced by 20%.
      • Holy Shock healing increased by 15%.
      • Shield of the Righteous damage increased by 100%.
      • Shining Righteousness damage increased by 100%.
    • Protection
      • Apex Talent: Glory of the Vanguard (Rank 4) now increases Shield of the Righteous’ damage to its initial target by 50% (was 20%) .
      • Armor granted by Shield of the Righteous reduced by 15%.
  • PRIEST
    • Hero Talents
      • Archon
        • Shadow
          • Halo damage increased by 50%.
      • Oracle
        • Discipline
          • Prompt Prognosis increases Penance’s first bolt by 125% (was 200%).
          • Prophet’s Insight increases Atonement healing from Holy spells by 15% (was 20%).
      • Voidweaver
        • Discipline
          • Collapsing Void damage increased by 33%.
          • Entropic Rift damage increased by 60%.
        • Shadow
          • Quickened Pulse now causes Shadow Word: Pain and Entropic Rift to deal damage 15% more often (was 25%).
    • Discipline
      • Shadow Mend healing increased by 19%.
      • Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 25%.
      • Shadow Word: Death deals 250% increased damage in execute range for Discipline (was 150%).
    • Holy
      • All healing done increased by 8%.
    • Shadow
      • All damage reduced by 15%.
      • Mind Blast damage increased by 40%. This also applies to Void Blast.
      • Shadow Word: Pain damage increased by 25%.
      • Vampiric Touch damage increased by 100%.
      • Psychic Link now transfers 60% of damage dealt to targets afflicted by Vampiric Touch (was 45%).
      • Spectral Horrors now causes Shadowy Apparitions to deal 50% increased damage to targets afflicted by Shadow Word: Madness (was 100%).
  • ROGUE
    • Hero Talents
      • Deathstalker
        • Subtlety
          • Momentum of Despair effect now increases Shuriken Storm and Black Powder critical strike damage by 30% (was 20%).
          • Follow the Blood now increases Shuriken Storm and Black Powder damage by 15% (was 10%).
          • Mass Casualty now deals 75% of Deathstalker’s Mark (was 60%).
      • Fatebound
        • Ravenholdt Mint increases Tails’ damage bonus by 12% (was 15%).
        • Lucky Coin duration reduced to 12 seconds (was 15 seconds).
    • Assassination
      • All damage increased by 3%.
      • Melee damage increased by 10%.
      • Physical damage dealt by Implacable Strikes increased by 50%.
      • Doomblade bleed damage increased to 25% of Mutilate damage (was 20%).
      • Systemic Failure increases the damage dealt by Mutilate and Ambush to targets with Garrote by 30% (was 20%).
    • Outlaw
      • All damage increased by 15%.
        • Developers’ notes: Outlaw’s performance on the beta had been hampered by a significant bug. Now that it’s fixed, this damage bonus was not needed to keep them competitive. We are also adjusting Blade Flurry to keep AOE damage as intended in light of these changes.
      • Melee damage reduced by 10%.
      • Blade Flurry causes your abilities to strike nearby enemies for 30% of damage dealt (was 25%).
    • Subtlety
      • All damage reduced by 8%.
  • SHAMAN
    • Elemental
      • All damage reduced by 5%.
      • Lightning Bolt damage reduced by 10%.
  • WARLOCK
    • Hero Talents
      • Diabolist
        • Infernal Bolt damage increased by 150%.
        • Ruination damage increased by 50%. This change does not affect PvP combat.
      • Soul Harvester
        • Shared Vessel now increases Mastery by 2% (was 4%).
        • Manifested Demonic Soul’s Soul Swipe damage reduced by 30%. This change does not affect PvP combat.
        • Soul Anathema damage reduced by 40%.
        • Demonology
          • Demonic Soul damage reduced by 3%.
    • Affliction
      • Apex Talent: Shadow of Nathreza (Rank 3) now summons a Desperate Soul 100% more often.
      • Desperate Soul’s Wrath of Nathreza damage reduced by 50%.
      • Dark Harvest damage reduced by 30%.
    • Destruction
      • Incinerate damage increased by 50%.
      • Conflagrate damage increased by 40%. This change does not affect PvP combat.
      • Chaos Bolt damage increased by 10%. This change does not affect PvP combat.
      • Summon Overfiend damage increased by 50%.
      • Soul Fire damage increased by 40%.
  • WARRIOR
    • Hero Talents
      • Colossus
        • Arms
          • Practices Strikes damage bonus increased to 20% (was 15%).
          • Arterial Bleed damage bonus reduced to 3% per stack (was 5%).
        • Protection
          • Practiced Strikes damage bonus increased to 15% (was 10%).
      • Mountain Thane
        • Fury
          • Thunder Blast damage reduced by 30%.
          • Lightning Strike damage increased by 100%.
        • Protection
          • Ground Current damage increased by 150%.
          • Lightning Strike damage increased by 50%.
          • Thunder Blast damage reduced by 30%.
      • Slayer
        • Arms
          • Culling Cyclone bonus damage increased to 20% (was 10%).
          • Slayer’s Malice bonus damage reduced to 15% (was 20%).
          • Reap the Storm’s chance to trigger reduced to 20% (was 15%).
        • Fury
          • Culling Cyclone bonus damage increased to 20% (was 10%).
          • Slayer’s Malice bonus damage reduced to 15% (was 20%).
    • Class
      • Deep Wounds damage reduced by 30%.
    • Arms
      • Dreadnaught damage reduced by 50%.
      • Cleave damage increased by 20%.
      • Bladestorm damage increased by 30%.
      • Mortal Strike damage reduced by 20%.
      • Execute damage reduced by 20%.
    • Fury
      • Auto-attack damage reduced by 30%.
      • Bloodthirst damage increased by 10%.
      • Bladestorm damage increased by 30%.
      • Raging Blow damage reduced by 20%.
    • Protection
      • Shield Slam damage reduced by 20%.
      • Execute damage reduced by 20%.
      • Ignore Pain damage prevented per use increased by 5%.
      • Fueled by Violence healing increased to 110% of Rend and Deep Wounds damage dealt (was 85%).
      • Indomitable increases max health by 10% (was 6%) and heals 1% of your health for each 15 Rage spent (was 20 Rage).

PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER

  • HUNTER
    • Hero Talents
      • Pack Leader
        • Boar damage reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
  • MAGE
    • Arcane
      • Nether Flux (PvP Talent) has been removed.
  • ROGUE
    • Subtlety
      • Secret Technique’s Shadow Clone strikes now correctly have damage reduced by 23% in PvP combat, matching the reduction applied to the initial strike.

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