In
Midnight, players can expand their specializations further with new Apex Talents, taking you deeper into the fantasy of your class. Available beginning at level 81, you’ll unlock the first of these and provide your character with an extra boost of power as you take on new challenges.
Apex Talents are intended to be the pinnacle of specialization trees going a little beyond the average talent. These new talents are focused on the core fantasy of each specialization and hone into core gameplay mechanics in new, powerful ways.
Apex Talents can be found in your Talent Tree beneath the (currently) final section of the specialization tree. They will cost a total of four specialization talent points. The first point is spent on an initial keystone that provides a large boost in power and introduces new gameplay. The next two-point node emphasizes the Apex Talent or a few core abilities for the specialization. The final point applies to a capstone that brings the Apex Talent into a complete and cohesive package.
To give you an idea of what is in store for you and your character, we’ve rounded up each classes’ Apex Talents for their specializations.
(All talents subject to change.) Death Knight
Blood |
Frost |
Unholy |
Dance of Midnight
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Chosen of Frostbrood
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Forbidden Knowledge
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Rank 1
While Dancing Rune Weapon is active, Parrying an attack has a chance to make your next Heart Strike cost no Runes and deal 150% increased damage.
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Rank 1
Frostwyrm’s Fury deals 100% increased damage to the first enemy it hits and grants you 15% Haste for 12 seconds.
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Rank 1
Army of the Dead siphons the power of the fallen, transforming Death Coil and Epidemic into Necrotic Coil and Graveyard for 30 seconds.
Necrotic Coil: Unleash a vortex of necrotic energy and bone dealing Shadowstrike damage up to 3 foes and Shadow damage to all pierced enemies.
Graveyard: The dead erupt beneath all foes with Virulent Plague, dealing Shadow damage and Shadow damage to enemies nearby.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
For each Dancing Rune Weapon active your damage is increased by 6% and your damage taken is reduced by 4%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Frostwyrm’s Fury extends the duration of an active Pillar of Frost by 4 seconds.
Enduring Strength grants an additional 8% Strength.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Putrefy causes your next 1 Scourge Strike to summon a Lesser Ghoul and grants you 6% Mastery for 12 seconds.
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Rank 3
When you consume a Rune, you have a chance to call a Dancing Rune Weapon to your aid for 6 seconds.
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Rank 3
All Frost damage increased by 10%.
Frostwyrm’s Fury deals 100% increased damage. After the Frostwyrm flies away, you may cast Frostwyrm’s Fury again to recall it at 50% effectiveness.
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Rank 3
Each Magus of the Dead under your command increases the damage of Necrotic Coil and Graveyard by 8%.
Dread Plague has a 20% chance to rouse the dead, causing a Lesser Ghoul to unearth and leap at the target to Putrefy at 60% effectiveness.
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Demon Hunter
Devourer |
Havoc |
Vengeance |
Midnight
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Eternal Hunt
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Untethered Rage
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Rank 1
Collapsing Star always critically strikes.
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Rank 1
The Hunt empowers your next Eye Beam, increasing damage by 100% and affecting enemies in a wider area.
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Rank 1
Soul Cleaveand Spirit Bomb have a chance per soul fragment consumed to grant Untethered Rage, allowing Metamorphosis to be cast without incurring its cooldown and lasting 10 seconds.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
All Cosmic damage dealt increased by 6%.
Collapsing Star’s critical strike damage is increased by 50% of your critical strike chance.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
The Hunt has a 30 second reduced cooldown, deals 30% more damage, and its damage over time effect applies to 4 additional enemies.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Soul Cleave and Spirit Bomb can consume an additional soul fragment and deal an additional 10% damage for each consumed.
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Rank 3
Entering Void Metamorphosis causes your soul to erupt, generating 5 Soul Fragments and granting immediate access to Collapsing Star.
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Rank 3
Blade Dance damage increased by 20%.
Fully channeling Eye Beam causes your next Blade Dance to refresh its own cooldown.
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Rank 3
Each cast of Soul Cleave and Spirit Bomb that does not grant Untethered Rage instead applies a stack of Seething Anger.
Seething Anger grants 1% Agility and increases your chance to gain Untethered Rage. Lasts 12 seconds and cannot be refreshed after gaining Untethered Rage.
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Druid
Balance |
Feral |
Guardian |
Restoration |
Ascendant Eclipses
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Unseen Predator
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Wild Guardian
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Everbloom
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Rank 1
Activating an Eclipse makes your next Wrath or Starfire instant. The first 2 Starsurges or Starfalls you cast during each Eclipse deal 20% increased damage.
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Rank 1
When you Ferocious Bite, you have a 15% chance per combo point spent to flicker to an enemy within 30 yards and deliver an Unseen Attack.
Unseen Slash: Slash the target, dealing Physical damage and additional Bleed damage over 6 seconds. If this effect is reapplied, any remaining damage is added to the new Bleed.
Unseen Swipe:Swipe nearby targets, dealing Physical damage. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets.
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Rank 1
After you cast Berserk or Incarnation: Guardian of the Ursoc, you gain access to Wild Guardian.
Wild Guardian: Spirits of the wild come to your aid, causing your next 2 casts of Ironfur, Maul, and Frenzied Regeneration to be echoed at 150% effectiveness.
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Rank 1
Lifebloom stacks every 5 seconds stacking up to 3 times.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Your critical strikes dealt during an Eclipse cause their victims to languish for an additional 24% of damage dealt for 6 seconds.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Unseen Attacks increase your damage done by 15% for 5 seconds. Additional applications extend this effect.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Mastery increased by 5%. Maul is always empowered and deals 40% additional Nature damage over 12 seconds.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
30% of Lifebloom’s healing splashes to 2 allies within 30 yards.
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Rank 3
Activating an Eclipse also launches Solar or Lunar Bolts at enemies within 40 yards that always critically strike.
Solar Bolt: Entering Solar Eclipse launches Solar Bolt at 1 enemy that deals Nature damage.
Lunar Bolt: Entering Lunar Eclipse launches 3 Lunar Bolts at enemies that deal Arcane damage to them and nearby targets. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
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Rank 3
Tiger’s Fury causes you to perform an Unseen Attack after your next 2 combo point generating attacks. Rip and Unseen Attack damage increased by 30%.
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Rank 3
When you cast Wild Guardian, you gain 2 charges of Dream Guide.
Wild Guardian’s echoes are now cast at 150% effectiveness, and each echo 2 additional times over 8 seconds.
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Rank 3
Lifebloom bursts into a Blooming frenzy when you consume Soul of the Forest, causing it to bloom 5 times in rapid succession.
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Evoker
Augmentation |
Devastation |
Preservation |
Duplicate
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Rising Fury
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Merithra’s Blessing
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Rank 1
Breath of Eons summons a version of you from the future to assist you in battle, lasting 20 seconds. Your Duplicate casts Eruption, Fire Breath, and Upheaval.
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Rank 1
While Dragonrage is active you gain Rising Fury every 6 seconds, increasing your Haste by 4%, stacking up to 5 times.
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Rank 1
Essence abilities have a chance to infuse your next Reversion with the power of the green dragonflight, upgrading it to Merithra’s Blessing.
Merithra’s Blessing: Spring a bloom of life from your target, healing them and up to 4 other allies within 30 yards. Blooms may heal your primary target multiple times if no nearby injured allies are present.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Any time you extend Ebon Might, your Duplicate is also extended, equal to 100% of the amount you extended Ebon Might by.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
At 5 stacks of Rising Fury, all damage dealt is increased by 15%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Reversion protects allies, reversing 2% of all damage taken and healing them instead.
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Rank 3
While your Duplicate is active, your Ebon Might grants 100% additional stats and Upheaval and Eruption deal 25% increased damage.
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Rank 3
When Dragonrage ends, gain Risen Fury for 4 seconds for each stack of Rising Fury.
Risen Fury grants the damage and Haste bonuses accumulated from Rising Fury and generates Essence Burst every 4 seconds.
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Rank 3
Dream Breath’s instant healing is increased by 125% and Dream Breath has a 100% chance to grant Merithra’s Blessing.
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Hunter
Beast Mastery |
Marksmanship |
Survival |
Nature’s Ally
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Take Aim
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Raptor Swipe
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Rank 1
Bestial Wrath summons an Animal Companion from your stable to fight alongside you for 15 seconds. The summoned Animal Companion obeys your Kill Command, Wild Thrash, and Stomps alongside your other pets.
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Rank 1
Rapid Fire damage increased by 25%.
Each shot fired from Rapid Fire reduces the cooldown of Aimed Shot by 0.5 seconds.
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Rank 1
Raptor Strike has a 25% chance to upgrade itself to a Raptor Swipe, dealing Physical damage to all enemies within 15 yards in front of you. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Damage dealt by your pets increased by 10%.
Bestial Wrath strikes 4 additional targets.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Aimed Shot’s critical strike damage is increased by 50% of your critical strike chance.
The damage of your other ranged abilities is increased by 6%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Raptor Strike, Wildfire Bomb, and Raptor Swipe damage increased by 20%.
Raptor Swipe deals 50% increased damage to its primary target.
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Rank 3
Barbed Shot and Cobra Shot damage increased by 15%.
Barbed Shot, Cobra Shot, and Black Arrow increases the damage of your next Kill Command by 30%.
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Rank 3
Aimed Shot always critically strikes.
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Rank 3
Raptor Strike now has a 100% chance to upgrade itself to a Raptor Swipe.
Raptor Swipes that benefit from Tip of the Spear provoke an additional Strike as One at 300% effectiveness.
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Mage
Arcane |
Fire |
Frost |
Touch of the Archmage
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Fired Up
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Hand of Frost
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Rank 1
Touch of the Magi increases the damage your target receives from you by 15%.
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Rank 1
Consuming Hot Streak has a 20% chance to grant you a stack of Fired Up, increasing your Fire damage by 4% for 12 seconds. Multiple applications may overlap.
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Rank 1
Shattering an enemy has a 10% chance to summon a Hand of Frost to pursue your target, dealing Frost damage and applying 1 stack of Freezing on contact.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Arcane Charges further increase the damage of Arcane Blast, Arcane Pulse, and Arcane Barrage by 30%.
Arcane Missiles damage increased by 20%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Gaining Fired Up reduces the cooldown of Fire Blast by 5 seconds.
All Fire damage dealt is increased by 6%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Each stack of Freezing you Shatter increases your chance to summon a Hand of Frost by an additional 2%.
Damage from Hand of Frost increases your spell damage by 2% for 8 seconds. Multiple applications may overlap.
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Rank 3
When Touch of the Magi explodes, it leaves behind a pulsing rune on its target, dealing 75% of its damage over 6 seconds to nearby enemies. Damage is increased by 50% on your initial Touch of the Magi target.
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Rank 3
Combustion significantly increases your chance of gaining Fired Up, reducing each time you gain Fired Up.
Additionally, Fired Up now extends Combustion’s duration by 1 second.
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Rank 3
Ray of Frost summons 4 Hands of Frost over its duration.
Ray of Frost gains an additional charge and its damage is increased by 25%.
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Monk
Brewmaster |
Mistweaver |
Windwalker |
Bring Me Another
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Spiritfont
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Tigereye Brew
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Rank 1
Drinking a Brew has a 20% chance to leave you with an Empty Barrel, which is tossed along with your next Keg Smash to deal Physical damage to your target. Ricochets up to 4 times for 80% effectiveness.
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Rank 1
Rising Sun Kick and Vivify have a chance to activate Spiritfont, causing your next Enveloping Mist to channel Soothing Mist from you onto up to 5 allies at 20% effectiveness for 8 seconds.
If Spiritfont’sSoothing Mists heal a full health target, they will jump to another injured ally or split its healing into your remaining Soothing Mists.
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Rank 1
While in combat, you gain Tigereye Brew every 7.3 seconds, causing your critical strike chance to be increased by 2% during your next Zenith, stacking up to 20 times. Generates quickly up to 10 stacks while out of combat.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Gaining an Empty Barrel resets the cooldown of Keg Smash and makes its next cast cost 100% less energy.
Physical damage dealt increased by 20%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Rising Sun Kick damage increased by 20% and Enveloping Mist healing increased by 20%. These bonuses are increased by 50% while Spiritfont is active.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Your critical strike damage is increased by 20%.
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Rank 3
When you cast Fortifying Brew or Celestial Brew you tap a fresh keg, granting yourself and 2 nearby allies a Refreshing Drink, and leaving you with an Empty Barrel.
Empty Barrels deal 100% increased damage.
Refreshing Drink: Upon taking damage, automatically consume a Refreshing Drink to heal over 8 seconds.
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Rank 3
Thunder Focus Tea activates Spiritfont and Spiritfont applies Chi Cocoons at 30% effectiveness to allies targeted.
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Rank 3
You have a chance equal to your critical strike damage of your Fists of Fury by 15% each time it deals damage.
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Paladin
Holy |
Protection |
Retribution |
Beacon of the Savior
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Glory of the Vanguard
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Light Within
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Rank 1
While in combat, apply a Beacon of the Savior to the lowest health ally within 30 yards that causes your direct healing on others to also heal that ally for 25% of the amount healed.
Beacon of the Savior transfers to the lowest health ally within 30 yards if it heals a target past maximum health or if an ally drops below 50% health.
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Rank 1
Judgement has a chance to grant you Vanguard, causing your next Avenger’s Shield to leave an echoing bolt of light in line between you and the initial target, piercing any enemies for Holy damage.
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Rank 1
Art of War increases the damage of your next Blade of Justice by 150%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Beacon of the Savior transfers and additional 10% of the amount healed and allies with Beacon of the Savior receive 20% more healing from you.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Judgement deals 20% increased damage. When you consume Vanguard you gain 3 Holy Power.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Avenging Wrath further increases the damage of Final Verdict and Divine Storm by 20%.
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Rank 3
Every 8 seconds or when Beacon of the Savior transfers to a new injured target, they are granted an absorb shield that prevents damage and reduces damage taken by 10% for 15 seconds.
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Rank 3
Your next cast of Shield of the Righteous after Vanguard deals 50% additional damage to your primary target and causes light to refract onto 4 other targets for Holy damage.
During Avenging Wrath your Avenger’s Shield always benefits from Vanguard.
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Rank 3
Art of War further empowers Blade of Justice to unleash a wave of Holy energy, dealing Holy damage to its primary target and Holy damage to all other enemies in its path.
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Priest
Discipline |
Holy |
Shadow |
Master of Darkness
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Benediction
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Void Apparitions
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Rank 1
Penance has a high chance to upgrade Power Word: Shield into Void Shield.
Void Shield: Shields 3 allies for 20 seconds absorbing damage.
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Rank 1
Prayer of Mending healing has a chance to upgrade your next Flash Heal to Benediction, healing the target for 30% more and causing Cosmic Ripple.
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Rank 1
When an effect from an Idol is activated, conjure Shadowy Apparitions.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Shadow damage and Atonement healing increased by 6%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Cosmic Ripple healing increased by 30%.
All healing done increased by 12%.
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Rank (2/2)
Shadowy Apparitions have a 30% chance to spawn as Void Apparitions that release a Void Bolt at their target and deal 50% increased damage.
Void Bolt: Sends a bolt of pure void energy at your target, dealing Shadow damage.
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Rank 3
Void Shield reflects 25% of damage taken to enemies, causing Atonement healing.
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Rank 3
Each pulse of Divine Hymn emits a Cosmic Ripple at 75% effectiveness.
During Apotheosis, Flash Heal is upgraded to Benediction.
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Rank 3
Tentacle Slam has a 100% chance to activate an effect from one of your Idols.
Idol of Y’Shaarj: Summons a Shadowfiend.
Idol of N’Zoth: Your target witnesses a nightmare or vision of N’Zoth.
Idol of Yogg-Saron: Summons a Thing From Beyond.
Idol of C’Thun: Summons a Void Tendril or Void Lasher.
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Rogue
Assassination |
Outlaw |
Subtlety |
Implacable
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Gravedigger
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Ancient Arts
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Rank 1
Nothing will save your target from you. Envenom damage increased by 10%. When your Envenom bonus expires gain 20% increased Energy generation for 5 seconds.
Gain an additional 15% increased Energy generation for each Envenom you used while Envenom’s bonus was active, up to 80% total.
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Rank 1
Between the Eyes has a 45% chance to apply 2 stacks of its bonus to your damage dealt.
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Rank 1
Damaging attacks that expend Shadow Techniques to generate combo points have 20% chance per stack expended to create a Shadow Clone that repeats the attack for 50% of normal damage as Shadow.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Your Nature and Bleed ability damage is increased by 20%.
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Rank (2/2)
When you spend 5 or more combo points on Dispatch, immediately strike your target with an underhanded Scoundrel Strike for Physical damage.
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Rank (2/2)
Shadow damage increased by 10%.
Shadow Clones have a 100% chance to trigger Shadow Techniques’ effect.
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Rank 3
After striking with Kingsbane, rapidly strike that target 5 times over 1 second for Physical and Nature damage. Each strike applies the Lethal Poisons on your weapons and generates a combo point.
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Rank 3
When you Dispatch you have a 12% chance per combo point spent to hide a bullet up your sleeve. When you’ve hidden 6 bullets, your next Between the Eyes consumes them and costs no Energy, generates 6 combo points, and immediately resets its own cooldowns.
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Rank 3
After attacks that generate combo points, if 5 or more stacks of Shadow Techniques remain, your next damaging finishing move will expend them to generate combo points up to your max.
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Shaman
Elemental |
Enhancement |
Restoration |
Feedback Loop
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Storm Unleashed
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Stormstream Totem
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Rank 1
Elemental Overload damage increased by 35%.
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Rank 1
Each Maelstrom Weapon spent has a 2% chance to cause your next Crash Lightning to ignore its cooldown. The weapon enhancement effect of Crash Lightning may now overlap.
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Rank 1
Riptide has a 6% chance to upgrade your next Healing Stream Totem to Stormstream Totem which heals for 10% more, heals 1 additional ally at 100% effectiveness, and heals 2 injured allies when used.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Spell critical strike chance increased by 10%. Elemental Fury increases spell critical strike damage by an additional 50%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Maelstrom Weapon spending abilities deal 15% increased damage.
Weapon Imbuements deal 20% increased damage.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Healing Stream and Stormstream Totem healing increased by 40%.
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Rank 3
Elemental Overloads have a 25% chance to cause an additional Elemental Overload. This effect cannot chain.
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Rank 3
Crash Lightning electrocutes the area struck, dealing 50% of its damage 2 additional times over 2 seconds, and its weapon enhancement effect now increases auto-attack speed by 15%.
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Rank 3
Casting Nature’s Swiftness grants a use of Stormstream Totem and Stormstream Totem no longer consumes a charge of Healing Stream Totem when used.
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Warlock
Affliction |
Demonology |
Destruction |
Shadow of Nathreza
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Dominion of Argus
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Embers of Nihilam
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Rank 1
Haunt now calls upon a demonic soul from within the Twisting Nether to haunt your target.
The soul is unstable and ravenous, dealing Shadow damage to its host and 3 enemies within 10 yards suffering from your Corruption over its duration.
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Rank 1
Summoning your Demonic Tyrant leaves open a portal to Argus for 25 seconds causing every 2 casts of Hand of Gul’dan to summon a subjugated demon that serves you for 14 seconds.
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Rank 1
Casting Incinerate has a chance to evoke an echo of the Dark Titan’s power.
Echo of Sargeras: Hurl an ember torn from Nihilam at the target, dealing Shadowflame damage to that target and additional Shadowflame damage to all enemies within 10 yards.
Damage reduced beyond 8 targets.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Increases the initial damage of Haunt by 100% and Haunt increases damage dealt to its host by an additional 4%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Increases the duration of Dominion of Argus by 10 seconds and increases damage dealt by Hand of Gul’dan by 20%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Memories of the Titans’ destruction flash in your mind when you evoke the Dark Titan’s power, increasing critical strike by 8% and Haste by 8% for 6 seconds.
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Rank 3
Damage dealt by Haunt has a chance to release the demonic soul haunting its target. When released, it unleashes a devastating attack before being banished back to Nathreza.
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Rank 3
While Dominion of Argus is active, Hand of Gul’dan refunds 1 Soul Shard.
Demons summoned by Dominion of Argus last an additional 3 seconds.
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Rank 3
Casting Chaos Bolt, Shadowburn, or Rain of Fire evokes an echo of the Dark Titan’s power at 40%, 50%, or 60% effectiveness respectively.
If no target is found, a random target suffering from your immolate will be selected.
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Warrior
Arms |
Fury |
Protection |
Master of Warfare
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Rampaging Berserker
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Phalanx
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Rank 1
Your single target melee abilities have a chance to upgrade Slam to Heroic Strike. All modifiers and talents that affect Slam also affect Heroic Strike.
Heroic Strike: Powerfully strike an opponent, causing Physical damage and gaining a stack of Master of Warfare, allowing your attack to penetrate 3% armor for 30 seconds. Multiple applications of this effect may overlap.
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Rank 1
Rampage damage increased by 10% and Rampage makes you go Berserk, increasing your Strength by 3% for 8 seconds. Multiple applications of Berserk may overlap.
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Rank 1
Thunder Clap causes your next Shield Slam to unleash a wave of force, dealing Physical damage to all enemies in front of you, and reducing the damage they deal to you for 5% for 8 seconds.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Each stack of Master of Warfare increases Mortal Strike, Cleave, and Overpower damage by 5% and critical strike damage by 5%.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Rampage’s Rage cost is reduced and damage is increased by a further 10% during Recklessness.
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Rank 2 (2/2)
Damage dealt by Thunder Clap and Phalanx’s wave of force is increased by 20%.
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Rank 3
Heroic Strike reduces the cooldown of Colossus Smash by 2 seconds.
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Rank 3
Recklessness grants 3 stacks of Berserk and duration of Recklessness increased by 50%.
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Rank 3
While Shield Block is active, Shield Slam deals 10% additional damage and has a 20% increased chance to critically strike.
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We look forward to seeing just how far you can go in your adventures with these new enhancements to your specializations. We’ll see you in
Midnight!
