wow A Summary of All Class Changes in Patch 9.2 Build 41962

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A summary of all class changes that went live on the 9.2 PTR in Build 41962.

Death Knight

Class Sets

Blood

• Endless Rune Waltz (4-piece set bonus): Parrying an attack causes your weapon When you take damage, you have a chance equal to 100% of your Parry chance to lash out, using Heart Strike on your attacker. Dancing Rune Weapon now summons 2 Rune Weapons.

Druid

Baseline

• Lifebloom - Heals the target for [ 195% 225% of Spell Power ] over 15 sec. When Lifebloom expires or is dispelled, the target is instantly healed for [ 115% 138% of Spell Power ].

Restoration

• Restoration Druid (Spec Aura)
  • Increases damage/healing by 25% 10%:
    • Cultivation, Efflorescence, Incarnation: Tree of Life, Lifebloom, Reactive Resin, Regrowth, Rejuvenation, Spring Blossoms, Tranquility, Wild Growth
  • Increases periodic damage/healing by 10%:
    • Cultivation, Efflorescence, Incarnation: Tree of Life, Lifebloom, Reactive Resin, Regrowth, Rejuvenation, Spring Blossoms, Tranquility, Wild Growth
  • Increases damage/healing by 37%:
    • Ferocious Bite, Incarnation: King of the Jungle, Mangle, Moonfire, Shred, Thrash
  • Increases periodic damage/healing by 25% 37%:
    • Ferocious Bite, Incarnation: King of the Jungle, Mangle, Moonfire, Shred, Thrash
• Lifebloom - Heals the target for [ 195% 225% of Spell Power ] over 15 sec. When Lifebloom expires or is dispelled, the target is instantly healed for [ 115% 138% of Spell Power ].
• Nourish (Level 15 Talent) - Heals a friendly target for [ 194% 223% of Spell Power ]. Receives triple bonus from Mastery: Harmony.
• Overgrowth (Level 45 Talent) - Mana cost reduced from 30% to 12% of Base Mana.
• Inner Peace (Level 45 Talent) - Reduces the cooldown of Tranquility by 60 sec. While channeling Tranquility, you take 20% reduced damage and are immune to knockbacks
• Germination (Level 50 Talent) - You can apply Rejuvenation twice to the same target. Rejuvenation's duration is increased by 2 sec.

Mage

Class Sets

Arcane

• Arcane Lucidity (2-piece set bonus): Increases your Arcane damage dealt to enemies affected by Touch of the Magi by 18% 10%.

Fire

• Fiery Rush (4-piece set bonus): While Combustion is active, you burn 2% 1% of your maximum health every second causing your Fire Blast and Phoenix Flames to recharge 100% 50% faster.

Paladin

 

Baseline

• Holy Shock - Triggers a burst of Light on the target, dealing [ 77% 68% of Spell Power ] Holy damage to an enemy, or [ 155% of Spell Power ] healing to an ally. Has an additional 30% critical effect chance.
  • This is the tooltip change according to WoWDB. However, on the 9.2 PTR, the ability saw a 12% damage reduction.

Holy

• Holy Paladin (Spec Aura)
  • Decreases damage/healing by 10% 20%:
    • Judgment
• Avenging Wrath has been nerfed by 10% due to the removal of Rank 3 Avenging Wrath.
• Hammer of Wrath damage reduced by 12%.
• Judgment damage reduced by 12%.
• Holy Shock damage reduced by 12%.

Class Sets

Protection

• Glorious Purpose (4-piece set bonus): Blocking an attack has a 33% chance to cast Judgment at your attacker. When you take damage, you have a chance equal to 100% of your Block chance to cast Judgment at your attacker.

Covenant Abilities

• Ashen Hallow (Venthyr) - Hallow the target area for 30 sec. Enemies in the area suffer up to [ 330% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage, and allies are healed for up to [ 252% 216% of Spell Power ], reduced if there are more than 0 targets.
  • This is the tooltip change according to WoWDB. However, on the 9.2 PTR, the ability saw a 12% damage reduction.

Priest

 

Holy

• Holy Priest (Spec Aura)
  • Increases damage/healing by 5% 16%:
    • Contrition, Cosmic Ripple, Divine Hymn, Divine Star, Halo, Holy Nova, Holy Word: Sanctify, Holy Word: Serenity, Holy Words, Penance, Prayer of Mending, Renew, Shadow Covenant
  • Increases periodic damage/healing by 5% 16%:
    • Contrition, Cosmic Ripple, Divine Hymn, Divine Star, Halo, Holy Nova, Holy Word: Sanctify, Holy Word: Serenity, Holy Words, Penance, Prayer of Mending, Renew, Shadow Covenant
  • Increases damage/healing by 25% 44%:
    • Divine Star, Halo, Holy Fire, Holy Nova, Holy Word: Chastise, Holy Words, Mind Blast, Penance, Power Word: Solace, Purge the Wicked, Shadow Crash, Shadow Word: Death, Smite, Surrender to Madness, Unfurling Darkness, Void Eruption, Void Torrent, Void Volley
• Guardian Spirit - Calls upon a guardian spirit to watch over the friendly target for 10 sec, increasing healing received by 60% and preventing the target from dying by sacrificing itself. This sacrifice terminates the effect and heals the target for 40% of maximum health. Castable while stunned. Massive damage amounts will kill the target despite this effect. Calls upon a guardian spirit to watch over the friendly target for 10 sec, increasing healing received by 60%. If the target would die, the Spirit sacrifices itself and restores the target to 40% health. Castable while stunned. Cannot save the target from massive damage.
• Holy Word: Chastise - Chastises the target for [ 112.5% 140% of Spell Power ] Holy damage and incapacitates them for 4 sec.
• Symbol of Hope - Bolster the morale of raid members within 40 yds. They each recover 60 sec of cooldown of a major defensive ability, and regain 18% 15% of their missing mana, over 5 4 sec. Cast time changed to 4 seconds (was 5). Cooldown changed to 3 minutes (was 5).
• Guardian Angel (Level 30 Talent) - When Guardian Spirit saves the target from death, it does not expire. When Guardian Spirit expires without saving the target from death, reduce its remaining cooldown to 60 seconds.
• Afterlife (Level 30 Talent) -  Increases the duration of Spirit of Redemption by [ 50 + 25% of Spell Power ]% and increases the range of your healing spells while in Spirit of Redemption by [ 30 + 25% of Spell Power ]%. Increases the duration of Spirit of Redemption by 50% and the range of its spells by 50%. While in Spirit of Redemption, you may cast Resurrection, which ends the Spirit of Redemption.
• Binding Heals has been reworked as is now a level 30 talent (was 40) - 20% of Heal or Flash Heal healing on other targets also heals you.
• Cosmic Ripple is now a level 40 talent (was 30).
• Prayer Circle - Using Circle of Healing reduces the cast time and cost of your Prayer of Healing by 25% for 8 sec.

Class Sets

Shadow

• Living Shadow (4-piece set bonus): Consuming a Dark Thought causes your shadow to animate after a moment, dealing (208% of Spell Power) Shadow damage over 6 seconds to all enemies within 10 yards of your target.