Patch 8.1.5 Hotfixes for April 23 - Shadow Priest Nerfs, Increased WQ iLvl, Harbinger's Inscrutable Will

Posted 2019/04/23 at 12:30 PM by Squishei

CrucibleHarbinger's Inscrutable WillHotfixesApril 23, 2019Classes

Priest

Shadow

Auspicious Spirits damage reduced to 70% (was 100%).

Developers' notes: The damage reduction to this talent is meant to curb the synergy of Insanity and Shadowy Apparition generation when combined with some Azerite traits, while still leaving it as a fun and interesting combo. Items

World Quest reward gear maximum item level has been increased to item level 370 (was ilvl 360).

Emissary rewards gear maximum item level has been increased to ilvl 395 (was ilvl 385).

Emissary rewards for Azerite Armor will now drop at a maximum of ilvl 400 (was ilvl 385).

The item level of gear rewards for “Against Overwhelming Odds" has been increased to item level 395 (was ilvl 385).

Developers' notes: With the Raid Finder (and Mythic) difficulty for opening today, we have increased the maximum item level for certain World Quests and quests rewards to help players get raid-ready.

Harbinger's Inscrutable Will now always fires a silencing spear at the player's location, regardless of which direction they face.

Fathom Dredgers will now benefit from Versatility as intended.

Fathom Dredgers will now grant the correct amount of shield per mana spent.

Player versus Player

Abyssal Speaker Gauntlets's shield absorption effect is reduced by 66% when engaged in combat with enemy players.

Trident of Deep Oceans's shield absorption effect is reduced by 50% when engaged in combat with enemy players.

Comment by dokeefe1986So I guess LFR is open today for the new raid? Anyone know for sure?Comment by MortifineSo I guess LFR is open today for the new raid? Anyone know for sure?Comment by ReaperMACI have the against overwhelming odds quest on both my alliance chars and the rewards are: "Sentinel Equipment Cache, Item Level 400" instead of the 395 like the blue post said, maybe a tool tip error? Will update when I have completed a quest.Comment by BAGulleyI do Not like the shadow priest nerf at all. Now my rotation is screwed.Comment by MortisequesI have the against overwhelming odds quest on both my alliance chars and the rewards are: "Sentinel Equipment Cache, Item Level 400" instead of the 395 like the blue post said, maybe a tool tip error? Will update when I have completed a quest.Comment by ArthaslegendAnd how long do they plan on keeping these worthless PVP items i guess wow becomes in this expansion just PVE and pveeeeeeeeee people who do mythic raids can only have 420 425 ilvl items and just win arenas
pvp just has no meaning in this expansion that's why many people leave the game kind of or not? because doing Mythic is the same boring crap for me as a pvp player and in pvp you face players and not each fight is the same >.> at least for me pvp is what keeps the game interesting ... and at the moment it's the worst possible ... getting title or rating plays no role if you get no satisfaction by getting gear from it to for the many arenas you play or bg-sComment by Monkeyfan12How does this change affect the rotation at all? Hint: it doesn't (coming from a fellow shadow priest)Comment by solknHeroic raid level azerite from world quests. Why!Comment by SmarineIS1. PVE has been the backbone of the game pretty much forever after the early expansions of wow due to the casual player base engaging with it the most
2. PVP isnt the only thing thats hurting right now PVE hasnt been so hot either so quit trying to play the victim
3. *claps* oh look another pvp player who thinks that mythic raiding is "easy or boring cause its the same every time" this sentiment is hilarious cause it outs
someone whos probably never stepped into mythic raiding seriously and couldnt put up more then a green or grey parse without #$%^ing up mechanics
thinking they're hot %^&*
4. Being good at PVP does not make you good at Mythic level PVE, nor vice versa dont &*!@ on my thing and I wont *!@# on yoursComment by Killerpox.Heroic raid level azerite from world quests. Why!Comment by Ashardis.Heroic raid level azerite from world quests. Why!Comment by WorlviusWhat about gear gained from PvP though? Is the text missing? Or do they just officially not care about PvP?Comment by SortsAzuremystInstead of nerfing the azerites of shadow apprictions they nerfed the entire talent which is over nerf and that's all cause of Mythic Crucible of Storms where u can multidot advandage of other classes beyond imaginable right now. *Facepalm* Blizzard. We'll see how the Priest will scale in 8.2 or it stays an underdog. I personally think it's time to focus more on my elemental shaman (CBA to re-gear all over for lock) It'll be decent but there is a change Priest will be de-throned from top tier dps for raiding. M+ requires different setup of gear now.Comment by EvilbladesWorld Quest reward gear maximum item level has been increased to item level 370 (was ilvl 360).
Emissary rewards gear maximum item level has been increased to ilvl 395 (was ilvl 385).
Emissary rewards for Azerite Armor will now drop at a maximum of ilvl 400 (was ilvl 385).
Truth is if you don't actually provide the quests to complete then these reward increases mean absolutely nothing! Since the patch the amount of quests affected has shrunk daily until there are none to complete! Thanks for nothing Blizz!Comment by alpanhellReally annoying that there is nothing stating what item level you have to have to cause those emissary rewards to reach max.Comment by EvilbladesWorld Quest reward gear maximum item level has been increased to item level 370 (was ilvl 360).
Emissary rewards gear maximum item level has been increased to ilvl 395 (was ilvl 385).
Emissary rewards for Azerite Armor will now drop at a maximum of ilvl 400 (was ilvl 385).
Truth is if you don't actually provide the quests to complete then these reward increases mean absolutely nothing! Since the patch the amount of quests affected has shrunk daily until there are none to complete! Thanks for nothing Blizz!