Upcoming Changes to Druid's Convoke the Spirits Covenant Ability on Shadowlands Alpha

Beta Posted 2020/06/04 at 7:51 PM by Squishei

Night Fae: Convoke the Spirits Call upon the Night Fae for an eruption of energy, channeling a rapid flurry of 16 Druid spells and abilities over 4 seconds. You will cast Moonfire, Wrath, Regrowth, Rejuvenation, Thrash, Rake, Shred, and Ironfur on appropriate nearby targets, favoring your current specialization.
4 sec Channel, 2 min cooldown.

Blizzard

Convoke the Spirits–in this build or an upcoming build:
–Convoke will more strongly favor current-spec abilities than it currently does
–Convoke will be more willing to use the same ability many times within a single activation
–Convoke will not use Thrash if nothing is in range
–In Feral spec, it will more strongly favor Shred over Thrash
–Dodging will work during the channel

Also, this isn’t spelled out, but “current specialization” will use your current Heart of the Wild if you have it active.

A dilemma with this ability is that, on one hand, it’s cooler if it does a wide mix of Druid things. Its power can come from the main-role spells you’re gaining, while some off-role spells contribute flavor, utility, and visual presence. But on the other, reading it can give an expectation of, say, 16 damage spells in a row, which is let down when you get something much less. We’re going to tinker with the mix somewhat to find a better balance here.

Comment by InnuendoHey look, Blizzard continues to listen to feedback!

The night-and-day difference between BfA and SL Alpha is incredible. Almost like there's two separate teams...Comment by KlaerkeAs a feral, I still don't see this anywhere near venthyr ability, at least not on ST fight.Comment by szspagnaIt's a garbage spell. Since balance druids have such a small kit of spells, they are forced to cycle in moonfire and sunfire despite the fact that refreshing them before time is bad.Comment by RoguePostDocWell, doing random things for certain time was kinda weird to begin with.... At least it's gonna be more narrowed, but still, there are better skills to press in that window than to channel random "already existing" druid skills.
Still, one little step for Blizz to actually listening...Comment by JamesMusicusThis "View Original" Link doesn't link anywhere useful or to the source of this.Comment by KYZ123For Feral, it could be decent for AoE if it prioritised applying Rake to targets with low or nonexistent Rakes on them. An AoE Rake that generates 5 combo points (so you can immediately use Primal Wrath) would be fairly useful. Throw in one Thrash as well for good measure.

For Feral single target, it's unlikely to be all that good in its current design. At best, you apply Rake, Lunar Inspiration Moonfire (if LI is viable in Shadowlands), Shred 14-15 times, and max out your combo points. Burst damage and combo point talents have been fairly weak for Feral - Elune's Guidance and Feral Frenzy are/were both very weak outside of PvP. Hopefully the Soulbinds prop up Night Fae Feral's single target compared to the other covenants.Comment by RedronStill meh. Necrolord ability seems to be the best choise anyway.Comment by megamagnetarHey look, Blizzard continues to listen to feedback!

The night-and-day difference between BfA and SL Alpha is incredible. Almost like there's two separate teams...Comment by swatsonqtHey look, Blizzard continues to listen to feedback!

The night-and-day difference between BfA and SL Alpha is incredible. Almost like there's two separate teams...Comment by NevcairielWell, doing random things for certain time was kinda weird to begin with....Comment by PradaBagsImagine having to make choices depending on the situation?Comment by Raizen999Hey look, Blizzard continues to listen to feedback!

The night-and-day difference between BfA and SL Alpha is incredible. Almost like there's two separate teams...Comment by ZuduIt might be cool as a boomkin to use resto heart and pop convoke for some sick heals in raid or even m+. I like that it offers utility, not only flat damage.Comment by CodosbuyaFor Feral, it could be decent for AoE if it prioritised applying Rake to targets with low or nonexistent Rakes on them. An AoE Rake that generates 5 combo points (so you can immediately use Primal Wrath) would be fairly useful. Throw in one Thrash as well for good measure.

For Feral single target, it's unlikely to be all that good in its current design. At best, you apply Rake, Lunar Inspiration Moonfire (if LI is viable in Shadowlands), Shred 14-15 times, and max out your combo points. Burst damage and combo point talents have been fairly weak for Feral - Elune's Guidance and Feral Frenzy are/were both very weak outside of PvP. Hopefully the Soulbinds prop up Night Fae Feral's single target compared to the other covenants.Comment by KalaschBUFF FERAL!

or atleast make it playable please!Comment by SchattensangHey look, Blizzard continues to listen to feedback!

The night-and-day difference between BfA and SL Alpha is incredible. Almost like there's two separate teams...Comment by ptioineWell I wanted this ability cause I tough I would cast 8 regrowth + 8 rejuvi in 4sec which it worth alot since it cost no mana and save in cast time. I hope we just gonna use the 2 spec for our Specialisation. Dont wanna cast Moonfire and other things like that.Comment by ptioine I just hope it won't be like 16 moonfires in a row.Comment by BitghostWith all the background calculations this ability does, I can already see the unbearable lag increasing even more during mass player events.

It's good they are listening, but I'm worried about that too.Comment by TheCheat54With all the background calculations this ability does, I can already see the unbearable lag increasing even more during mass player events.

It's good they are listening, but I'm worried about that too.