Patch 10.0.5 PTR Class Changes - Warlock Soulkeeper 90% Nerf

PTR Posted 2023/01/23 at 9:37 PM by Squishei

additional class tuningSummon Soulkeeper

Class Tools

Blood

Talents

Frost

Talents

Unholy

Talents

Bursting a Festering Wound converts it into a Necrotic Wound, absorbing 5%4% of all healing received for 15 sec and healing you for the amount absorbed when the effect ends, up to 5%4% of your max health.
Max 6 stacks. Adding a stack does not refresh the duration.

Engrave your weapon with a rune that deflects 3% of all spell damage and taking magic damage has a chance to create a shield that absorbs magic damage equal to 10% of your maximum health. When an enemy damages the shield, their cast speed is reduced by 10% for 6 sec.
Modifying your rune requires a Runeforge in Ebon Hold.
Effect #1 Effect #2 Dummy
Value: 10
(Pvp Multiplier: 10.4)

Focuses dark power into a strike
Frost
with both weapons, that deals a total of
Blood, Unholy
that deals (46.4256% of Attack power)
Physical damage and heals you for 25.00% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 7.0% of maximum health.
Effect #2 Effect #2 Dummy
Value: 25
(Pvp Multiplier: 0.751)

Effect #3 Dummy
Value: 7
(Pvp Multiplier: 0.751)

Class Tools

Balance

Feral

Guardian

Restoration

Hurl a ball of energy at the target, dealing (54% of Spell power) Nature damage.
Balance (Level 10)
Generates 0 Astral Power.

Effect #1 Effect #1 School Damage
Value: 0 (SP mod: 0.54)
(Pvp Multiplier: 11.5)

Deals (100% of Spell power) Astral damage to the target and empowers New Moon to become Half Moon.
Generates 10 Astral Power.
Effect #1 Effect #1 School Damage
Value: 0 (SP mod: 1)
(Pvp Multiplier: 11.2)

Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #1's Value (Label)
Value: 25
Affected Spells:

(Pvp Multiplier: 10.8)

Effect #4 NEW Effect #12 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #1's Value
Value: -20%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #13 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #1's Value
Value: 25%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #12 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #1's Value
Value: -20%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #13 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #1's Value
Value: 25%
Affected Spells:

Restoration Druid core passive
Effect #6 NEW Effect #17 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #2's Value
Value: -5
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #18 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #1's Value
Value: -20%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #19 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #1's Value
Value: 25%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #17 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #2's Value
Value: -5
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #18 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #1's Value
Value: -20%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #19 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #1's Value
Value: 25%
Affected Spells:

Lifebloom's healing is increased by 5.0% each time it heals, up to 75%. Also increases Lifebloom's final bloom amount by 10%.
Rank 1: Lifebloom's healing is increased by 3.0% each time it heals, up to 45%. Also increases Lifebloom's final bloom amount by 7%.
Rank 2: Lifebloom's healing is increased by 6.0% each time it heals, up to 90%. Also increases Lifebloom's final bloom amount by 15%.
Effect #3 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 5
(Pvp Multiplier: 0.70.5)

Effect #2 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 75
(Pvp Multiplier: 0.70.5)

Effect #3 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 10%
Affected Spells:

(Pvp Multiplier: 0.70.5)

Effect #1 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: -3000-4000

Finishing move that causes Physical damage per combo point and consumes up to 25 additional Energy to increase damage by up to 100%.
1 point : damage
2 points: damage
3 points: damage
4 points: damage
5 points: damage
Effect #1 Effect #1 School Damage
Value: 0 (AP mod: 1.05)
(Pvp Multiplier: 0.80.75)

Heals you for 24% health over 3 sec
Verdant Heart
and increases healing received by 20%

Effect #1 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Mod Total Health Regen %: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 8
(Pvp Multiplier: 0.6250.626)

Effect #1 School Damage
Value: 0 (AP mod: 0.16)
(Pvp Multiplier: 10.82)

Effect #1 Apply Aura: Periodic Damage: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 0 (AP mod: 0.183)
(Pvp Multiplier: 10.82)

Effect #1 School Damage
Value: 0 (SP mod: 0.65025)
(Pvp Multiplier: 1.21.5)

Effect #1 School Damage
Value: 0 (SP mod: 1.14367)
(Pvp Multiplier: 1.21.4)

Class Tools

Devastation

Talents

Preservation

Talents

Your damaging critical strikes deal 230% damage instead of the usual 200%.
Effect #1 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Critical Strike Damage
Value: 30%
Affected Spells:

(Pvp Multiplier: 10.667)

Summon a flying projection of yourself that heals allies you pass through for (200% of Spell power). Detonating your projection dispels all nearby allies of Magical effects, and heals for (900% of Spell power) over 20 sec.
Cost changed from None to 4.0% of base mana

Project intense energy onto 2 enemies, dealing (75.5% of Spell power) Spellfrost damage to them.
Effect #1 Effect #2 School Damage
Value: 0 (SP mod: 0.755)
(Pvp Multiplier: 11.2)

Effect #1 Apply Aura: Periodic Damage: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 0 (SP mod: 0.874)
(Pvp Multiplier: 1.151.2)

Class Tools

Beast Mastery

Talents

Marksmanship

Talents

Survival

Talents

Instructs your pet to protect a friendly target from critical strikes, making attacks against that target unable to be critical strikes, but 20%10% of all damage taken by that target is also taken by the pet. Lasts 12 sec.
Effect #1 Effect #2 Apply Aura: Dummy:
Value: 2010

Class Tools

Arcane

Talents

Fire

Talents

Frost

Talents

Arcane Barrage deals an additional 100% damage against targets below 35% health.
Effect #1 Effect #2 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 100
(Pvp Multiplier: 0.650.4)

Effect #6 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05%
Affected Spells:











(and 47 more.)

Effect #2 Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05%
Affected Spells:











(and 47 more.)

Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05%
Affected Spells:











(and 47 more.)

Effect #2 Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05%
Affected Spells:











(and 47 more.)

Effect #3 Apply Aura: Mod Pet Damage %: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05

Effect #4 Apply Aura: Effect Aura #531: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05

Effect #6 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05%
Affected Spells:











(and 47 more.)

Effect #2 Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05%
Affected Spells:











(and 47 more.)

Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05%
Affected Spells:











(and 47 more.)

Effect #2 Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05%
Affected Spells:











(and 47 more.)

Effect #3 Apply Aura: Mod Pet Damage %: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05

Effect #5 Apply Aura: Effect Aura #531: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 05

Class Tools

Brewmaster

Talents

Mistweaver

Talents

Windwalker

Talents

Wraps the target in healing mists, healing for (261.63% of Spell power) over 6 sec, and increasing healing received from your other spells by 30%.
Effect #2 Effect #3 Heal
Value: 0 (SP mod: 2.6163)
(Pvp Multiplier: 11.25)

Effect #1 Apply Aura: Periodic Heal: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 0 (SP mod: 0.43605)
(Pvp Multiplier: 11.25)

Reduces the cooldown of Life Cocoon by 3045 sec.
Effect #1 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Cooldown
Value: -30000-45000
Affected Spells:

Class Tools

Holy

Talents

Protection

Talents

Retribution

Talents

Imbue a friendly target with a Barrier of Faith, absorbing damage for 12 sec. For the next 24 sec, Barrier of Faith accumulates 40%50% of effective healing from your Flash of Light or Holy Light spells. Every 6 sec, the accumulated healing becomes an absorb shield.
Effect #1 Effect #2 Apply Aura: Periodic Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 4050

Effect #1 Heal
Value: 0 (SP mod: 2.6)
(Pvp Multiplier: 1.41.75)

Holy:
When you or allies within your Aura are critically struck, gain Reckoning. Gain 1 additional stack if you are the victim.
At 50100 stacks of Reckoning, your next Judgment deals 200% increased damage, will critically strike, and activates Avenging Wrath for 6 sec.
Protection, Retribution:
When you or allies within your Aura are critically struck, gain Reckoning. Gain 1 additional stack if you are the victim.
At 50100 stacks of Reckoning, your next weapon swing deals 200% increased damage, will critically strike, and activates Avenging Wrath for 6 sec.
Effect #1 Effect #2 Dummy
Value: 50100

Reduces all damage you take by 20% for 8 sec.
Effect #1 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Mod % Damage Taken:
Value: -20
(Pvp Multiplier: 11.5)

Effect #2 School Damage
Value: 0 (AP mod: 2.875)
(Pvp Multiplier: 10.8)

Effect #1 School Damage
Value: 0 (AP mod: 1.365)
(Pvp Multiplier: 11.1)

Effect #3 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 100
(Pvp Multiplier: 0.50.7)

Judgment now applies Lawbringer to initial targets hit for 1 min. Casting Judgment on an enemy causes all other enemies with your Lawbringer effect to suffer up to 10%5% of their maximum health in Holy damage.

Expends a large amount of mana to quickly heal a friendly target for ].
Effect #1 Effect #1 Heal
Value: 0 (SP mod: 2.02)
(Pvp Multiplier: 11.15)

Class Tools

Discipline

Talents

Holy

Talents

Shadow

Talents

Discipline Priest core passive
Effect #4 Effect #17 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 3063%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #18 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 25%
Affected Spells:

Effect #17 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 3063%
Affected Spells:

NEW Effect #18 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 25%
Affected Spells:

Effect #1 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 3040

Critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 5%3% of the amount healed. Lasts 15 sec.
Critical heals with Power Word: Shield absorb 5% additional damage.
Rank 1: Critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 5%3% of the amount healed. Lasts 15 sec.
Critical heals with Power Word: Shield absorb 5% additional damage.
Rank 2: Critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 10%6% of the amount healed. Lasts 15 sec.
Critical heals with Power Word: Shield absorb 10% additional damage.
Effect #1 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 53

Effect #2 Heal
Value: 0 (SP mod: 2.04754.095)

Your Power Word: Radiance is now instant cast and the healing is increased by 100%10%.
Effect #1 Effect #2 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 10010%
Affected Spells:

Class Tools

Assassination

Talents

Outlaw

Talents

Subtlety

Talents

Stamina increased by 10%5%.
Effect #1 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Mod Stat - %: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 105

Effect #6 Apply Aura: Mod % Damage Taken:
Value: 65-35

Class Tools

Elemental

Talents

Enhancement

Talents

Restoration

Talents

Elemental Shaman baseline passive
Effect #6 Effect #13 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 3245%
Affected Spells:

Effect #18 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 37.551%
Affected Spells:

Effect #19 Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: 37.551%
Affected Spells:

Effect #13 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 3245%
Affected Spells:

Effect #18 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 37.551%
Affected Spells:

Effect #19 Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: 37.551%
Affected Spells:

Causes the earth within 8 yards of the target location to tremble and break, dealing 0.19360.213 * 6 / 1 * (1 + Versatility) * 1.05 * 1] Physical damage over 6 sec and has a
Tumultuous Fissures
8)
5% chance to knock the enemy down.

Casting Lava Burst increases the damage or healing of your next Nature, Physical, or Frost spell by 10%20%.
Rank 1: Casting Lava Burst increases the damage or healing of your next Nature, Physical, or Frost spell by 10%.
Rank 2: Casting Lava Burst increases the damage or healing of your next Nature, Physical, or Frost spell by 20%.
Effect #1 Effect #2 Apply Aura: Modifies Effect #1's Value (Label)
Value: 1020
Affected Spells:

Unleash your Elemental Shield's energy on an enemy target:
Lightning Shield: Knocks them away.
Earth Shield: Roots them in place for 4 sec.2 sec.
Water Shield: Summons a whirlpool for 6 sec, reducing damage and healing by 50% while they stand within it.

Restoration Shaman core passive
Effect #6 Effect #11 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 58.490%
Affected Spells:

Effect #19 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 4473%
Affected Spells:

Effect #20 Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: 4473%
Affected Spells:

Effect #11 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 58.490%
Affected Spells:

Effect #19 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 4473%
Affected Spells:

Effect #20 Apply Aura: Modifies Periodic Damage/Healing Done
Value: 4473%
Affected Spells:

Deal 27%59.4% of Spell power) * 1] Nature damage every 1 sec to up to 6 enemies inside of your Healing Rain.

An efficient wave of healing energy that restores (300%318% of Spell power) of a friendly target’s health.
Effect #1 Effect #1 Heal
Value: 0 (SP mod: 33.18)

Effect #1 Heal
Value: 0 (SP mod: 1.7)
(Pvp Multiplier: 1.151.1)

Effect #2 Apply Aura: Periodic Heal: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 0 (SP mod: 0.22)
(Pvp Multiplier: 1.151.1)

Effect #2 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 150%
Affected Spells:

(Pvp Multiplier: 10.667)

A quick surge of healing energy that restores (248%285.2% of Spell power) of a friendly target's health.
Effect #1 Effect #1 Heal
Value: 0 (SP mod: 2.482.852)

Reduces the cooldown of your totems by 23 sec.
Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your totems by 23 sec.
Rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your totems by 46 sec.
Effect #4 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Cooldown
Value: -2000-3000
Affected Spells:

Effect #2 Apply Aura: Mod Cooldown Ms:
Value: -2000-3000

Effect #3 Apply Aura: Mod Cooldown Ms:
Value: -2000-3000

Effect #4 Apply Aura: Mod Cooldown Ms:
Value: -2000-3000

Class Tools

Affliction

Talents

Demonology

Talents

Destruction

Talents

Each time Corruption deals damage, it has a 7% chance to deal (16%20% of Spell power) Shadow damage to the target and heal you for 100% of the damage dealt.
Rank 1: Each time Corruption deals damage, it has a 7% chance to deal (16%20% of Spell power) Shadow damage to the target and heal you for 100% of the damage dealt.
Rank 2: Each time Corruption deals damage, it has a 7% chance to deal (16%20% of Spell power) Shadow damage to the target and heal you for 100% of the damage dealt.

Active Wild Imps grant 1 stack of Demonic Servitude. Active greater demons grant 3 stacks of Demonic Servitude.
Demonic Tyrant deals 5%7% additional damage for each stack of Demonic Servitude active at the time of his summon.

Summons a Soulkeeper that consumes all Tormented Souls you've collected, blasting nearby enemies for (28.6%2.86% of Spell power) Chaos damage per soul consumed over 8 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
You collect Tormented Souls from each target you kill and occasionally escaped souls you previously collected.

Class Tools

Arms

Talents

Fury

Talents

Protection

Talents

Become an unstoppable storm of destructive force, striking all nearby enemies for 60%63% of Attack power)] Physical damage over 6 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
You are immune to movement impairing and loss of control effects, but can use defensive abilities and can avoid attacks.
Generates 20 Rage.

Strikes all enemies in front of you for (70%73.5% of Attack power) Physical damage, inflicting Deep Wounds. Cleave will consume your Overpower effect to deal increased damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Effect #1 Effect #1 School Damage
Value: 0 (AP mod: 0.70.735)

Effect #1 School Damage
Value: 0 (AP mod: 0.6420.7383)

Attempt to finish off a wounded foe, causing 112.8%129.72% of Attack power) + (127%146.049% of Attack power)] Physical damage. Only usable on enemies that have less than 20% health.
Improved Execute
Generates 0 Rage.

Your auto-attacks deal an additional (11.5%13.225% of Attack power) Physical damage and generate 2 Rage.

Become an unstoppable storm of destructive force, striking all nearby enemies for 60%63% of Attack power)% + (50% of Attack power)%)] Physical damage over 4 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
You are immune to movement impairing and loss of control effects, but can use defensive abilities and avoid attacks.
Generates 20 Rage over the duration.

Assault the target in a bloodthirsty craze, dealing (73%80.3% of Attack power) Physical damage and restoring 3% of your health.
Bloodcraze
Increases the critical chance of your next Bloodthirst by (73%80.3% of Attack power)%. Stacking up to 1 times
Generates 8 Rage.
Effect #1 Effect #1 School Damage
Value: 0 (AP mod: 0.730.803)

Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: -30%
Affected Spells:

(Pvp Multiplier: 0.51)

Effect #1 School Damage
Value: 0 (AP mod: 0.4620.6006)

Rampage damage reduces healing the target receives by 3% for 1216 sec, stacking up to 12 times.

Using Shield Slam increases the damage of Shield Slam by 5% for 16 sec, and it increases the block value of your shield by 5%3%. Stacking up to 5 times.

15%10% of damage you deal adds to your active Ignore Pain.
Effect #1 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Periodic Dummy: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 1510

Effect #2 Apply Aura: Mod Block %: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 1512

Unleashes a whirlwind of steel,
Fervor of Battle
hitting your primary target with Slam and
striking all nearby targets for 18.2%20.02% of Attack power)] Physical damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.

Thunderous Roar's cooldown reduced by 30 sec.
Effect #1 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Cooldown
Value: -30000
Affected Spells:

(Pvp Multiplier: 0.51)

Judgment, Blade of Justice, and Wake of Ashes damage increased by 15%.
Effect #1 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 15%
Affected Spells:

(Pvp Multiplier: 10.67)

Increases your <Primary Stat> by 0 and Stamina by 0 when in Arenas, Battlegrounds, and War Mode.
Effect #2 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Mod Stat:
Value: 0
(Coefficient : 1.105270.661373)

Effect #2 Apply Aura: Mod Stat: Modifies Threat
Value: 0
(Coefficient : 3.155994.25704)

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Comment by tr0tsky0Someone just typoed the decimal place on Soulkeeper.Comment by ElseworldsThat's a pretty big number there.Comment by Karthyswhy nerf soulkeeper like that? it barely does damage as it is, literally not worth talenting nowComment by hobbesyou guys know full well that is just a typo on the spell. They are not sneaking in a 90% nerf last second that just so happens to be exactly the same numbers with the decimal moved.

Be better wowhead.Comment by TOMRUSLOL Imagine needing to nerf a talent by whopping 90%. How can they be so bad at math and balancing?Comment by EastBFeral is good at something for once in the entire existence of the spec. Time to nerf it!Comment by Shredow"We can't figure out how to make SoulKeeper smooth to use alongside the rest of your tool kit so we're nerfing it so hard it'll never be taken. We are very good at class design. Please clap"
Bravo Blizzard. Bravo.Comment by dalzSoulkeepers damage just got shifted around. Before the more souls you got the longer it last but it always did max damage. Now every soul you collect ups the damage per tick but the duration is always 8 seconds. So if you get max 10 stacks the damage should be the same as what we have now.Comment by PerrycoxFor those that don't play warlock, it's not played on live. It's actually dog%^&* on live. They reworked it on PTR and then it was discovered that it was obscenely broken in its reworked form

90% puts it back to useless thoughComment by reboundDefinitely a typo.Comment by Rickcrawfordwhy nerf soulkeeper like that? it barely does damage as it is, literally not worth talenting nowComment by sabocanHonestly Wowhead you're being cringe. The talent hasn't had any use since SL Season 4 P1 Mythic Denathrius. It's already bad as it is, and you're making a headline out of a typo...Comment by mark34932LOL Imagine needing to nerf a talent by whopping 90%. How can they be so bad at math and balancing?Comment by hobbeswhy nerf soulkeeper like that? it barely does damage as it is, literally not worth talenting nowComment by pawpurrthe number of people who got baited by this title but didn't look at the decimal lmaoComment by sheppy31Just a useless CAPSTONE nothing to see here.Comment by NatticarAre people not understanding they reworked Soulkeeper, and found out it was doing roughly 5% of their ST damage and what would of been possibly like 20% of their AoE damage? Like it took 5 SoC to match what one Soulkeeper did in one cast.Comment by gleepottzwhy nerf soulkeeper like that? it barely does damage as it is, literally not worth talenting nowComment by DekardcaiinSo everybody reroll to Warrior again, sweet....Comment by LawgicJust a useless CAPSTONE nothing to see here.

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