In response to player feedback and internal data, we’ve developed the following class tuning changes to address several over- and under-performing classes.

These adjustments will be applied to the live game with scheduled weekly maintenance on Tuesday, July 25 in this region.

Classes

Death Knight

Blood
- All ability damage increased by 10%.

Druid

Guardian
- Ursoc’s Fury absorb shield reduced to 50% of damage dealt by Thrash and Maul (was 60%).

Evoker

Augmentation
Developers’ notes: Augmentation is overperforming in dungeons and is doing less direct damage than intended relative to the power of their buffing effects. These adjustments will increase their personal damage in all situations and moderately reduce the effectiveness of their buffs in dungeon content.
- Close as Clutchmates now causes Ebon Might and Breath of Eons to be 20% more effective when not in a raid (was 40%).
- Fixed a bug where Close as Clutchmates would not increase the Evoker’s damage done via Ebon Might for periodic effects such as Fire Breath.
- Ebon Might now increases the Evoker’s damage done by 20% (was 10%).
- Eruption damage increased by 40%.
- Fate Mirror’s chance to occur reduced to 15% (was 20%).
- Aspects’ Favor amplifies Black Attunement to 7%/10% maximum health (was 10%/16%).

Hunter

Beast Mastery
- Barbed Shot damage increased by 15%.
- Cobra Shot damage increased by 15%.
- Kill Shot damage increased by 15%.
Marksmanship
- Trick Shot, Aimed Shot, and Rapid Fire ricochets now deal 65% of their normal damage (was 55%).
Survival
- Mongoose Bite damage increased by 5%.
- Raptor Strike damage increased by 5%.
- Flanking Strike damage increased by 10%.
- Kill Command damage increased by 10%.

Monk

Brewmaster
- Damage of Spinning Crane Kick reduced by 20%.
- Damage of Keg Smash reduced by 5%.
Windwalker
- Rising Sun Kick damage increased by 10%.
- Fists of Fury damage increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
- Blackout Kick damage increased by 10%.
- Tiger Palm damage increased by 15%.

Paladin

Protection
- All ability damage increased by 8%.

Priest

Discipline
- Luminous Barrier absorption increased by 30%.
Shadow
- Psychic Link now causes direct damage spells to inflict 15% of their damage on all targets afflicted by your Vampiric Touch within 40 yards (was 25%).
- Void Spike damage to enemies within 10 yards of the target reduced by 30%.
- Devouring Plague damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
- Mind Blast damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
- Void Bolt damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
- Mind Flay damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
- Mind Flay: Insanity damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
- Mind Spike damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
- Mind Spike: Insanity damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
- Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 12%. Does not apply to PvP Combat.
- Prayer of Mending now costs 10% of base mana (was 4%).
- Power Word: Life now costs 10% of base mana (was 4%).
- Renew now costs 8% of base mana (was 4%).

Shaman

Restoration
- All healing increased by 5%.
- The range of Restorative Mists heals from Ascendance is now 40 yards (was 20 yards). The initial burst healing from Ascendance remains at 20 yards.

Warrior

Protection
- All ability damage increased by 7%.

Player versus Player

There are a few additional PvP-specific changes that we have planned for next week’s reset, but we’re still discussing specifics. We plan to update this thread on Monday with further details.