With scheduled weekly maintenance (tomorrow, February 9 in this region), we will make the following PvP balance adjustments.

Player versus Player

Death Knight
- Unholy
  - Necrotic Strike now absorbs up to 6% of the target’s health (was 4%).
  - Virulent Plague and Virulent Eruption are no longer reduced by 10% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
Hunter
- Marksmanship
  - Careful Aim now deals 35% bonus damage when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 20%).
- Beast Mastery
  - Bestial Wrath’s effectiveness is no longer reduced by 20% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
Mage
- Dampened Magic reduces magical damage over time effects by 10% (was 20%).
- Frost
  - Glacial Spike is no longer reduced by 20% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
  - Ray of Frost is no longer reduced by 15% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
- Fire
  - Pyrokinesis reduces Combustion’s cooldown by 3 seconds (was 5 seconds).
Monk
- Mistweaver
  - Chrysalis PVP talent reduces Life Cocoon’s cooldown by 40 seconds (was 25 seconds).
  - Mana regeneration increased by 20% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
Paladin
- Holy
  - Damage transferred through Ultimate Sacrifice is no longer affected by Blessing of Sacrifice’s Rank 2 upgrade.
  - Mana regeneration is decreased by 30% when engaged in combat with enemy players.

PvP Tuning -- February 9