Patch 10.1.7 Dragonflight PTR Development Notes (July 25th) - Mistweaver Monk and Resto Druid Changes

Posted 2023/07/25 at 5:48 PM by Squishei

The Fury Incarnate PTR has been updated. See the changes below:CLASSES

DRUID

Restoration

New Talent: Master Shapeshifter – Your abilities are amplified based on your current shapeshift form, granting an additional effect.

Bear Form – Ironfur grants 30% additional armor and generates 2,500 mana (at level 70).
Cat Form – Rip, Ferocious Bite, and Maim deal 60% additional damage and generate 10,000 mana (at level 70) when cast with 5 combo points.
Moonkin Form – Wrath, Starfire, and Starsurge deal 30% additional damage and generate 2,500 mana (at level 70).

New Talent: Grove Guardians – Summons a Treant which will immediately cast Swiftmend on your current target. The Treant will cast Nourish on that target or a nearby ally periodically. Lasts 15 seconds. Maximum 3 charges. Replaces Nourish.
Wild Synthesis has been updated – If talented into Grove Guardians, now causes your Treants from Grove Guardians to also cast Wild Growth immediately when summoned, healing allies within 40 yards over 7 seconds.
Embrace of the Dream is now a 1 point talent and its healing has been decreased by 20%.
All healing reduced by 2%. Does not apply in PvP combat.
Deep Focus has been removed.
Forest’s Flow has been removed.

MONK

Mistweaver

New Talent: Energizing Brew – Mana Tea now channels 50% faster and generates 20% more mana.
Mana Tea has been redesigned – For every 25,000 mana (at level 70) you spend, you gain 1 stack of Mana Tea, with a chance equal to your critical strike chance to generate 1 extra stack. Activate to consume 1 stack of Mana Tea per 0.5 seconds to restore 3,000 mana (at level 70) and reduces the mana cost of your spells by 50% for 1 second per stack of Mana Tea consumed after drinking. Can be cast while moving, but movement speed is reduced by 40% while channeling.
Lifecycles has been redesigned – Vivify has a 25% chance to cause your next Rising Sun Kick or Enveloping Mist to generate 1 stack of Mana Tea. Enveloping Mist and Rising Sun Kick have a 25% chance to cause your next Vivify to generate 1 stack of Mana Tea.
Mastery of Mist is now a baseline effect for Renewing Mist.
Invigorating Mists has moved to Mastery of Mist’s previous location.
Mana Tea has moved to Invigorating Mists previous location.
Spirit of the Crane has been removed.

PALADIN

Holy

Tower of Radiance has been redesigned – Flash of Light and Holy Light now generate 1 Holy Power.

PRIEST

Angel’s Mercy has been redesigned – Now reduces the cooldown of Desperate Prayer by 20 seconds.

DRAGONRIDING

CHALLENGE COURSE

Challenge courses are now available in the Azure Span.

Infinite Scales Drakewatcher Manuscripts that drop from the Dawn of the Infinite mega-dungeon have been renamed to Visage of the Infinite and now include: Scales, Hair Color, Horn Color and Eye Color instead of just scales. Players who have already earned the Infinite Scales will automatically unlock the Infinite themed Hair, Horn and Eye colors within the Rostrum of Transformation.
EVENTS

HALLOW’S END

Ghouls, goblins and seekers of haunted mementos, Hallow’s End approaches, and with it, new content! We’re looking for some additional testing for this year’s Hallow’s End holiday event that’s now available on the PTR for the next two weeks. Be sure to hop in and submit feedback.

Developers’ note: Dates reflected on PTR do not reflect the actual holiday date. Looking forward to scaring, er sharing, this experience with you!

New Headless Horseman dungeon encounter – Increase the difficulty of the encounter by adding new mechanics by speaking to the Wicker men at the dungeon’s entrance. The curses are not party wide and afflict only those who enable them.

PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER

DRUID

Restoration

Master Shapeshifter has been removed as a PvP talent option.

USER INTERFACE AND ACCESSIBILITY

PING SYSTEM

Ping System settings have been added to the Options panel.
Ping radial wheel categories have been reordered.
Format for Ping chat lines have been updated.

Comment by MalcationsTHANK GOD BLIZZ.. it took 10years but you finally listened to the best change of all time.

SIPPY CUP RETURNS.. AND YOU WILL FINALLY GIVE US A CHANCE TO NOT BE PLAYING MELEEComment by WoWCowSeaBullMana tea!Comment by zymanskihrsham ignored againComment by VnvqtYay, one more post that doesn't remove Death and Decay dependency for Frost Death Knights. Congratulations :)Comment by EzyahHow many change did druids and mistweaver get already ? Some class havnt see a new talent in whole DF but those get something every patch.

Ele/Resto shaman and hunters in shamblesComment by TwoTastyTicTacs"Infinite Scales Drakewatcher Manuscripts that drop from the Dawn of the Infinite mega-dungeon have been renamed to Visage of the Infinite and now include: Scales, Hair Color, Horn Color and Eye Color instead of just scales. Players who have already earned the Infinite Scales will automatically unlock the Infinite themed Hair, Horn and Eye colors within the Rostrum of Transformation."

Best update.Comment by Chr1st0phDamn Resto Druid nerfs…hold tight my tree loving friendsComment by paluchrobLove the constant updates! Keep them coming! :DComment by GuidanceHow many change did druids and mistweaver get already ? Some class havnt see a new talent in whole DF but those get something every patch.

Ele/Resto shaman and hunters in shamblesComment by ZedvHow many change did druids and mistweaver get already ? Some class havnt see a new talent in whole DF but those get something every patch.

Ele/Resto shaman and hunters in shamblesComment by ZedvHow many change did druids and mistweaver get already ? Some class havnt see a new talent in whole DF but those get something every patch.

Ele/Resto shaman and hunters in shamblesComment by SoeroahOh, the HH difficulty is per-player? That's very interestingComment by Ammertossof course more druid changes. even new talents. Just nothing for hunters as usual. I think the problem is that there is no hunter dev at the moment because Blizzard fired that guy for his incompetence right at DF launch.Comment by sharnieHow many change did druids and mistweaver get already ? Some class havnt see a new talent in whole DF but those get something every patch.

Ele/Resto shaman and hunters in shamblesComment by FlanellBoah, the promised rogue rework is so sick!Comment by DrakknfyreNew Talent: Grove Guardians – Summons a Treant which will immediately cast Swiftmend on your current target. The Treant will cast Nourish on that target or a nearby ally periodically. Lasts 15 seconds. Maximum 3 charges. Replaces Nourish.
Wild Synthesis has been updated – If talented into Grove Guardians, now causes your Treants from Grove Guardians to also cast Wild Growth immediately when summoned, healing allies within 40 yards over 7 seconds.

(logs into Ascension: WoW, and proceeds to link you where they stole this from. https://imgur.com/a/6TN0UnP)

Guardians of the Grove has been in the game 3+ years.https://imgur.com/a/IUQq517Comment by VinceVegaHow many change did druids and mistweaver get already ? Some class havnt see a new talent in whole DF but those get something every patch.

Ele/Resto shaman and hunters in shamblesComment by AszulonWhile I'm fairly pleased by the (somewhat) OG Mana Tea mechanic coming back with this patch, I can't help but feeling disgusted by the fact that they literally ripped apart Monks and especially Mistweaver for no reason at all. This class was the absolute blast when it was first introduced in MoP.

I've had some of the best times (and memories) I've ever had in any games I've played, healing as a Mistweaver back in MoP. Then immediatly after its first introduction, they took everything that made it so fun and unique to play : Chi as a second ressource, the 3 stacks of Renewing Mists, Mana Tea etc.

Now they're finally slowly bringing back everything, but what justified all this sabotage ? You mean to tell me that I had to "mourn" the destruction of my favorite class for almost a decade now only for Blizzard to finally go back to its original design 10 years later ? It's just so sad, all this time lost for nothing, all the fun I could've had still playing it if they just decided to improve the class instead of removing some of its best abilities/mechanics...

But anyways, glad Monks are finally getting back to what it used to be, I can actually see myself maining Mist again. Who knew.Comment by gringoboy70New Talent: Grove Guardians – Summons a Treant which will immediately cast Swiftmend on your current target. The Treant will cast Nourish on that target or a nearby ally periodically. Lasts 15 seconds. Maximum 3 charges. Replaces Nourish.
Wild Synthesis has been updated – If talented into Grove Guardians, now causes your Treants from Grove Guardians to also cast Wild Growth immediately when summoned, healing allies within 40 yards over 7 seconds.

(logs into Ascension: WoW, and proceeds to link you where they stole this from. https://imgur.com/a/6TN0UnP)

Guardians of the Grove has been in the game 3+ years.https://youtu.be/wyHla6trfRg?si=jJ_fUsxvDW-83hxC&t=188Comment by KipskyI just want to see Frost DK viable in PVP once again. Its horrible in its current state, same with Outlaw rogue. They keep tweaking these classes/specs that are over-performing but totally neglect ones in a literal unusable state in the current meta. Maybe im a bit bias but please fix frost DK.