Patch 12.1 PTR Class Tuning and Tier Set Changes
We've datamined a large round of spell tuning changes for several classes, alongside a handful of tier set updates, some of which has already been previewed in this week's PTR Development Notes.
Classes
Death Knight
| Spec | Talents |
|---|---|
| Blood | Talents |
| Frost | Talents |
| Unholy | Talents |
Frost
Specialization (2)
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- NEW Effect #16 Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done (Label)
- Value: -30%
- Affected Spells: Undeath
- NEW Effect #16 Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done (Label)
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Remorseless Winter Drain the warmth of life from all nearby enemies within 8 yards, dealing [9 * (
9.033%18.066% of Attack Power) * [(Attack Power * 0.98)][((Attack Power + Offhand Attack Power) * 2 / 3)] -- 2H, DW / Attack Power] Frost damage over 8 sec and reducing their movement speed by 20%.
Talents (12)
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Breath of Sindragosa Continuously deal [(
139.788%111.83% of Attack Power) * [(Attack Power * 0.98)][((Attack Power + Offhand Attack Power) * 2 / 3)] -- 2H, DW / Attack Power] Frost damage every 1 sec to enemies in a cone in front of you, until your Runic Power is exhausted. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets.Generates 1 Rune at the start and end.
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Breath of Sindragosa Call upon Sindragosa's aid in battle for 8 sec, continuously dealing [(
139.788%111.83% of Attack Power) * [(Attack Power * 0.98)][((Attack Power + Offhand Attack Power) * 2 / 3)] -- 2H, DW / Attack Power] Frost damage every 1 sec to enemies in a cone in front of you. Consuming Killing Machine or Rime increases the duration by 0.8 sec. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets.Grants a charge of Empower Rune Weapon at the start and 2 Runes at the end.
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Empower Rune Weapon Drain the will of your enemy to empower your rune weapon, dealing (
200%260% of Attack Power) Shadowfrost damage and reduced damage to enemies nearby, gaining 40 Runic Power, and grants you Killing Machine.- Effect #2 School Damage: Value: 0 (AP mod:
22.6) (Pvp Multiplier:10.77)
- Effect #2 School Damage: Value: 0 (AP mod:
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Frost Strike Chill your [weapon with icy power and quickly strike the enemy, dealing [(
132.059%165.074% of Attack Power)] Frost damage.][weapons with icy power and quickly strike the enemy with both, dealing a total of [(92.8719%116.09% of Attack Power) + (92.8719%116.09% of Attack Power)] Frost damage.] -
Frostbane Each foe struck with Glacial Advance has a chance to transform your next Frost Strike into Frostbane. The chance increases with the number of Razorice stacks on the target.
Frostbane: Start a frozen onslaught that strikes twice, unleashing the chilling essence of winter, dealing (
85.698%59.9886% of Attack Power) Frost damage to all enemies caught in its wake with each strike. Each enemy struck reduces the damage dealt to the next foe by 5%, down to 40%. -
Frostscythe A sweeping attack that strikes all enemies in front of you for (
40%48% of Attack Power) Frost damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Consumes Killing Machine to have its critical strikes deal 4 times the normal damage.- Effect #2 School Damage: Value: 0 (AP mod:
0.40.48) (Pvp Multiplier:1.51.25)
- Effect #2 School Damage: Value: 0 (AP mod:
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Frostwyrm's Fury Summons a frostwyrm who breathes on all enemies within 40 yd in front of you, dealing (
370.75%296.6% of Attack Power) Frost damage, stunning enemies for 3 sec, and slowing movement speed by 50% for 10 sec. -
Glacial Advance Summon glacial spikes from the ground that advance forward, each dealing [(
63.4275%82.4557% of Attack Power) * [(Attack Power * 0.98)][((Attack Power + Offhand Attack Power) * 2 / 3)] -- 2H, DW / Attack Power] Frost damage near their eruption point and applying Razorice. -
Howling Blast Blast the target with a frigid wind, dealing [(
22.0356%44.0712% of Attack Power) * [(Attack Power * 0.98)][((Attack Power + Offhand Attack Power) * 2 / 3)] -- 2H, DW / Attack Power] [Northrend Winds: Frost damage and applying Frost Fever to the target / Frost damage to that foe, and reduced damage to all other enemies within 10 yards, infecting all targets with Frost Fever.]Frost Fever: A disease that deals [(
171.2%342.4% of Attack Power) * [(Attack Power * 0.98)][((Attack Power + Offhand Attack Power) * 2 / 3)] -- 2H, DW / Attack Power] Frost damage over 24 sec and has a chance to grant the Death Knight 4 Runic Power each time it deals damage.- Effect #1 School Damage: Value: 0 (AP mod:
0.2203560.440712) (Pvp Multiplier:1.30.65)
- Effect #1 School Damage: Value: 0 (AP mod:
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Icy Death Torrent Your auto attack critical strikes have a chance to send out a torrent of ice dealing (
107.712%215.424% of Attack Power) Frost damage to enemies in front of you. -
Obliterate A brutal attack [that deals [(
118.441%88.8308% of Attack Power)] Physical and [(118.441%88.8308% of Attack Power)] Frost damage.][with both weapons that deals a total of [((80.008%60.006% of Attack Power) + (80.008%60.006% of Attack Power))] Physical and [((80.008%60.006% of Attack Power) + (80.008%60.006% of Attack Power))] Frost damage.] -
Pillar of Frost The power of frost increases your Strength by
30%20% for 12 sec.- Effect #1 Apply Aura: Mod Stat - %: Modifies Damage/Healing Done: Value:
3020 (Pvp Multiplier:0.40.6)
- Effect #1 Apply Aura: Mod Stat - %: Modifies Damage/Healing Done: Value:
Unholy
Specialization (2)
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Epidemic Causes each of your Virulent Plagues to flare up, dealing (62.5522% of Attack Power) Shadow damage to the infected enemy and (25.0212% of Attack Power) Shadow damage to foes nearby.
Extends the duration of Dread Plague and Virulent Plague by
1.5 sec.0.0 sec. -
- Effect #11 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done: Value:
15000
- Effect #11 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done: Value:
Talents (2)
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Blightburst The explosion effect of Putrefy extends the duration of your plagues by
4.53.0 sec and deals 35% of the damage they would deal over that time instantly. Putrefy now applies your plagues to unaffected targets.- Effect #1 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done: Value:
45003000
- Effect #1 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done: Value:
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Outbreak Inflicts the target with Dread Plague and Virulent Plague.
Dread Plague: A malicious plague that deals (439.11% of Attack Power) Shadow damage over 24 sec. Explodes for (184.5% of Attack Power) Shadow damage to nearby enemies and infects one when the host dies. Can only be applied to 1 host at a time.
Virulent Plague: An infectious plague that spreads to all nearby enemies, dealing (200.35% of Attack Power) Shadow damage over 24 sec.
- NEW Effect #3 Dummy: Value: 1000
Hero Talents
Deathbringer (4)
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Frost: Frost Strike damage is increased by
15%35% and Glacial Advance damage is increased by 5%. Reaper's Mark grants 3 charges of Bonegrinder if it is known.- Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done: Value:
1535% - Affected Spells: Frost Strike, Frost Strike Off-Hand, Frost Strike, Frost Strike, Frost Strike, Frostbane
- Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done: Value:
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Frost: After Reaper's Mark explodes, your next 2 Obliterates or Frostscythes cost 1 Rune and summon 2 scythes to strike your enemies.
The first scythe strikes your target for (
530.368%440.205% of Attack Power) Shadowfrost damage and has a 100% chance to grant Killing Machine, the second scythe strikes all enemies around your target for (214.468%178.008% of Attack Power) Shadowfrost damage [and applies Frost Fever]. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. -
Frost: Viciously slice into the soul of your enemy, dealing (
312%234% of Attack Power) Shadowfrost damage and applying Reaper's Mark.Each time you deal Shadow or Frost damage, add a stack of Reaper's Mark. After 12 sec or reaching 40 stacks, the mark explodes, dealing (
40.4853%30.364% of Attack Power) damage per stack.Reaper's Mark travels to an unmarked enemy nearby if the target dies.
- Effect #4 School Damage: Value: 0 (AP mod:
3.122.34) (Pvp Multiplier:0.60.8)
- Effect #4 School Damage: Value: 0 (AP mod:
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Frost: Frost Fever deals its damage
100%75% faster, and the second scythe of Exterminate applies Frost Fever.- Effect #3 Apply Aura: Modifies Time Between Ticks: Value:
-50%-43%- Affected Spells: Frost Fever, Frost Fever
- (Pvp Multiplier:
11.16279)
- Effect #4 Apply Aura: Modifies Buff Duration: Value:
-50%-43%- Affected Spells: Frost Fever, Frost Fever
- (Pvp Multiplier:
11.16279)
- Effect #6 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done: Value:
10075 (Pvp Multiplier:11.33333) - NEW Effect #7 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done: Value: 100
- Effect #3 Apply Aura: Modifies Time Between Ticks: Value:
General
Spells (2)
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Death Coil Fires a blast of unholy energy at the target, causing (211.812% of Attack Power) Shadow damage to an enemy or healing an Undead ally for (463.75% of Attack Power) health.
Extends the duration of Dread Plague and Virulent Plague by
1.5 sec.0.0 sec. -
Frost Fever A disease that deals [(
171.2%342.4% of Attack Power) * [(Attack Power * 0.98)][((Attack Power + Offhand Attack Power) * 2 / 3)] -- 2H, DW / Attack Power] Frost damage over 24 sec and has a chance to grant the Death Knight 4 Runic Power each time it deals damage.- Effect #1 Apply Aura: Periodic Damage: Value: 0 (AP mod:
0.2140.428) (Pvp Multiplier:1.150.575)
- Effect #1 Apply Aura: Periodic Damage: Value: 0 (AP mod:
Anima Powers (1)
- Superstrain Blast the target with a frigid wind, dealing [0 * [(Attack Power * 0.98)][((Attack Power + Offhand Attack Power) * 2 / 3)] -- 2H, DW / Attack Power] [Northrend Winds: Frost damage and applying Frost Fever
