The War Within Season 2 PTR Testing: Further Mythic+ Dungeon & Monster Health Nerfs!

The War Within Season 2 dungeon testing begins on PTR today. The test period starts on Wednesday February 12th at 10:00 PDT (13:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST), and ends Tuesday February 11th at 10:00 PDT (13:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST). Please note that the test period may be adjusted in the event of technical difficulties.

All Season 2 dungeons are available for testing for the remainder of the 11.1 PTR.

This week includes a global health tuning adjustment, as well as encounter specific health tuning targeting summoned adds. We are also reviewing the duration of timers in legacy dungeons to account for updates made to the total runtime of the dungeons and to align these timers with the rest of the dungeon pool.

General

• The health of all creatures has been reduced by 10% in Mythic and Mythic Keystone Dungeons.

Priory of the Sacred Flame

• Blessing of the Eternal Flame now has a 3 second cooldown, hits all targets within 10 yards, and this effect now properly scales with player attack and spell power instead of keystone level.
• Prioress Murrpray
  • The failure effect of Prioress Murrpray’s Blinding Light has been reduced by 95%.
  • Arathi Neophyte melee damage reduced by 33%.
  • Arathi Neophyte’s Power Overwhelming area of effect damage reduced by 70%.
  • Prioress Murrpray now cancels Inner Fire on herself when she applies Embrace the Light at the start of the intermission.
• Devout Priest no longer casts Inner Fire.
• Replaced a Devout Priest with Risen Footman in the final chamber of the Priory.
• Replaced a Risen Mage with Risen Footman in the final chamber of the Priory.
• Updated the visual effects of Baron Braunpyke’s Sacrificial Pyre to better communicate the number of charges remaining.

The Rookery

• Kyrioss’s health reduced by 12.5%.
• Stormrider’s Vengeance is no applied to players while fighting the trash before the Voidstone Monstrosity.
• Voidstone Monstrosity
  ○ The number of Void Fragments summoned by Null Upheaval has been reduced to 3.
  ○ Stormrider’s Charge increases movement speed by 100%. (was 50%)
  ○ Unleash Corruption periodic rate adjusted from every 0.5 sec to every 1 sec.
  ○ Null Upheaval now spawns Void Fragments more evenly in the arena.
  ○ Voidstone Awakened health reduced by 20%.

Cinderbrew Meadery

• Removed a patrol of Hired Muscles in the Tasting Room.
• Brew Master Aldryr’s Happy Hour now occurs at 66% and 33% health remaining instead of at 100 energy.
• Benk Buzzbee
  • Benk Buzzbee’s Honey Marinade now grows into its full size over 4 seconds.
  • Benk Buzzbee’s Ravenous Cinderbee health reduced by 40%.

Darkflame Cleft

• Ol’Waxbeard
  ○ Reduced the health of the Dynamite Cart by 25%
  ○ “Kol”-To-Arms now summons Menial Labors less often.
  ○ Reckless Charge damage reduced by 37.5%
• Candle King
  ○ Eerie Mold periodic damage has been reduced by 16% and no longer despawn when touched a player.
  • Cursed Wax stun duration reduced by 75%
    ○ Throw Darkflame’s damage reduced by 25% and now targets 3 players.
    • Minecart Event
    ○ Increased the total number of candles available during the minecart event from 8 to 17.
    ○ Minecart base speed increased by 15%.
• The Darkness
  ○ Darkness no longer covers the trash area before the boss spawns.
  ○ Candle’s light radius increased by 20%.
  ○ Candle’s degeneration rate reduced by 50%.
  ○ Minimum light radius increased by 33%.
  ○ Corridor Creeper and Shuffling Horror’s enemy force value reduced.
  ○ Wandering Candle’s enemy force value increased.

Operation: Mechagon – Workshop

• Bomb Tonk’s health reduced by 20%.
• Rocket Tonk’s Rocket Barrage now targets 1 player instead of 2.
• Tussle Tonks
  ○ Movement speed increased by 40%.
  ○ Platinum Pummel’s radius reduced from 10 yards to 6 yards.
  ○ Platinum Pummler can now move while channeling Ground Pound.
• Metal Gunk’s Sticky Sludge has been removed.
• K.U.-J.0.
  ○ Venting Flames’s channel duration reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds.
  ○ Explosive Leap now always target 3 players.
• Improved the precast visual of Sonic Pulse.
• Mechagon Mechanic’s Overlock haste buff reduced from 100% to 20% and now stacks up to 5 times.
• Machinist Garden
  ○ Health reduced by 10%.
• Defense Bot Mk I’s Arcing Zap’s initial cool-up increased and cooldown increased.

THE MOTHERLODE!!

• Timer reduced from 39 minutes to 33 minutes
• Venture Co. Mastermind’s Mind Lash now targets a single player instead of multiple random players.
• Rixxa Fluxflame now casts Propellant Blast 3 times during the encounter, increased from 2.
• Crawler Mine’s no longer explode when defeated or when players other than their fixate target move within range.
  *Crawler Mine health increased.
• Mogul Razdunk
  • Homing Missile’s target will now be notified while the spell is casting.

Theater of Pain

• Timer reduced from 38 minutes to 35 minutes.
• An Affront of Challengers
  • Dessia the Decapitator
    • Melee attack speed increased from 1.5 seconds to 3 seconds.
    • Mortal Strike duration reduced by 50% and healing reduction increased from 30% to 50%.
    • Mighty Smash’s cast time increased from 2.5 seconds to 4 seconds.
  • Paceran The Virulent
    • Melee damage reduced by 55%.
    • No longer casts Plague Bolt.
    • Noxious Spores now targets players every 3 seconds instead of 2 seconds, and missile travel time increased to 3 seconds from 1.5 seconds.
  • Sathel the Accursed
    • Withering Touch now targets 2 players, reduced from 5 players.
    • Searing Death’s duration reduced from 12 seconds to 8 seconds.
  • Kul’tharok
    ○ Adjusted ability pacing.
    ○ Well of Darkness duration reduced from 8 seconds to 6 seconds.
    ○ Death Spiral’s movement speed reduced by 40%.

Operation: Floodgate

• Big M.O.M.M.A.
  ○ Kill-o-Barrier periodic damage reduced by 28%.
  ○ Electrocrush’s impact damage reduced by 10% and periodic damage reduced by 22%.
• Swampface
  ○ Razorchoke Vines periodic damage reduced by 15%.
  ○ Awaken the Swamp periodic damage increased by 15%.
• Mechadrone Sniper’s Snipe damage reduced by 25%.
• Bubble’s Backwash duration reduced to 6 seconds. (was 10 seconds)

During the test period you’ll be able to acquire and customize Mythic Keystones by talking to the Keystone Vendor in Stormwind or Orgrimmar, and the nearby Dungeon Teleports NPC will assist you with transportation.

We look forward to hearing your feedback!