PvP Class Tuning for Week of August 10th - Marksmanship and Affliction Buffs

Live Posted 2021/08/09 at 7:13 PM by perculia

We're working on PvP tuning changes that will be applied to the game with weekly maintenance in each region (August 10 in this region). Here's what to expect:Player versus Player

Death Knight

Rune of the Fallen Crusader no longer has its Strength bonus reduced in PvP situations (was reduced by 33%).
Unholy

Necrotic Wounds (PvP Talent) debuff duration increased to 15 seconds (was 12 seconds).

Hunter

Crack Shot damage increased by 9% in PvP situations.
Marksmanship

Aimed Shot PvP damage increased by 10% in PvP situations.

Monk

Mistweaver

Mana regeneration reduced by 30% in PvP situations (was 40%).
Mastery of Mist healing increased by 10% in PvP situations.
Vivify healing increased by 10% in PvP situations. Brewmaster and Windwalker Vivify healing unchanged.

Warlock

Demon Armor (PvP Talent) maximum health bonus increased to 10% (was 5%).
Affliction

Agony PvP damage increased by 15% in PvP situations.
Corruption PvP damage increased by 15% in PvP situations.
Siphon Life (Talent) PvP damage increased by 15% in PvP situations.
Shadow Bolt damage increased by 10% in PvP situations.

As always, these are subject to further change before they go live, and we'll have the final adjustments in our hotfixes update soon after they go live.

Comment by LeafstaggerNo BM changes...?

This batch of PvP tuning is bafflingComment by TaftvalueShadow Bolt damage increased by 10% in PvP situations.

It's gonna oneshot people now. Watch out.Comment by LeafstaggerIt baffles me that they don't nerf the biggest offenders right now in PvP which are WW, Ret, Warrior and BM. DH and Feral also need their sustained damage nerfedComment by walrockLook out for the Aff locks!
Their tickles are now 15% more tickling!

And nice to see Shadowbolt and SL buffed, the spells nobody ever presses because they are 100% useless in an arena setting because we are global starved from the get go.Comment by Fah87its like they dont play this game roflComment by JimbrooksI am surprised they are buffing anything so significantly mid-season, though that's probably because this will be the longest season in WoW history since they haven't started work again on 9.2 yet.Comment by SeganoIf we get tuning like this done every week, maybe the classes will almost be balanced by end of seasonComment by Brobeans22Meanwhile, ret pally's are still one shotting people lolComment by NexsaUhh can you guys look at nerfing BM hunter damage? It's literally insane. WW, Ret, and Condemn Warrior are also extremely over the top.

Also nerf the freakin earth ele leggo.Comment by DhrallUhh can you guys look at nerfing BM hunter damage? It's literally insane. WW, Ret, and Condemn Warrior are also extremely over the top.

Also nerf the freakin earth ele leggo.Comment by couchpotato2013Uhh can you guys look at nerfing BM hunter damage? It's literally insane. WW, Ret, and Condemn Warrior are also extremely over the top.

Also nerf the freakin earth ele leggo.Comment by LeechesxUhh can you guys look at nerfing BM hunter damage? It's literally insane. WW, Ret, and Condemn Warrior are also extremely over the top.

Also nerf the freakin earth ele leggo.Comment by Ardensolis1Shadowbolt buff lulwComment by BarayaIcecrownYou should fix holy paladin's mana to not oom insta, resto shaman in 1 min fight has 95% mana and holy paladin - less than 50%. Also you should boost hpala's healing, it's trash vs resto shamans and druids ( S tier atm )Comment by RivertamDKFIX WW CRANE BUG PLEASEComment by phoenicksYou should fix holy paladin's mana to not oom insta, resto shaman in 1 min fight has 95% mana and holy paladin - less than 50%. Also you should boost hpala's healing, it's trash vs resto shamans and druids ( S tier atm )Comment by steelangelMaybe get a DK buff to -anything-? We don't have any abilities like final verdict or condemn, not a lot of great baseline self sustain and grip feels like it works only about 50% of the time. I'm kind of sick of getting root spammed and outranged by every druid on the planet who can simply ignore my entire toolkit.Comment by steelangelYou should fix holy paladin's mana to not oom insta, resto shaman in 1 min fight has 95% mana and holy paladin - less than 50%. Also you should boost hpala's healing, it's trash vs resto shamans and druids ( S tier atm )Comment by r3fusetoxas casters are trash in arenas and you rarely seen one.. melees can just train you and throw whatever they have on you.. at some time you will run out of mobility and lol you are cloth so dead.. especially warriors can train you forever while you are not supposed to soak dmg you are cloth.. so whoever complains about a cloth class buffed just lol you can still train him interrupt him and make him a soft target to killComment by SolidudeThey really don't play the game...