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"Replaces Scourge Strike."

This is unfathomably huge. On a surface level, we now have the option to cycle both our runes and runic power at a distance of up to 30 yards - not enough to make us a full caster spec, between Гнойная язва management and autoattacks to boost Неумолимый рок and Шаркун, but maybe a nice boon like how Feral Druids can talent into a bump to their melee range... right?
However, consider this: As a replacement for our main strike, it must be balanced such that it is at least comparable to Scourge Strike on Patchwerk-style fights, if not outright stronger (due to Искусность: клинок ужаса scaling and boss armor - 100% of this is Shadow damage, unlike Scourge Strike) to justify passing up the other talents in its tier. With the lower cooldown on Вспышка болезни and talents such as Зараженные когти, this means that instead of dealing the paltry amount of ranged damage we can shell out between Icy Touch and Death Coil, we now can rapidly swap to and burst down approaching adds (which given our limited mobility, have long been the bane of the DPS DK's existence on fights like Килрогг Мертвый Глаз or Цулон), or aid ranged during encounters where the target is otherwise unreachable as or dangerous to melee (such as the infernal adds on Маннорот, or literally any flying adds ever). And remember, skills marked "Replaces" inherit the same bonuses as the ability they upgrade, so it benefits from Бич миров, and we'll be able to turn this into a full Howling Blast when Смерть и разложение is up so long as you stand in the circle - no more worrying about a tank dragging the crowd out of the field.
Most importantly, given the Death Knight's notorious lack of mobility (amplified by the clunky nature of Wraith Walk), this means that we suffer a lower penalty than other melee classes in the numerous scenarios where we're forced out of the boss' immediate range by various fight mechanics (ie "get out of raid before you explode"), or when the target rapidly dashes away as they've been prone to throughout WoD. Where possible, it's usually better to hold runes for when you can precede a cast with a Удар разложения to keep Wounds popping and RP flowing, but if you're about to be rune-capped and are too far to hit FS, it's better to keep cycling resources rather than wasting them.
Short version is, this could very well be one of the go-to talents in any encounter where you have at least precious seconds of not smacking the boss, just on utility alone. Of course, this will still be dependent on the amount of downtime the fight actually has versus the other talents in a Patchwerk scenario.

Oh, plus it'll be hella convenient for openers in open-world PVE (which Legion is seriously pushing), and the lack of cast time will probably make us a nightmare if we aren't locked down in PVP (especially given our standard weakness to kiting - something this may let us pull off, depending on your talents and target).

Only disappointing thing about this ability is the aesthetic. Presently it just uses the Scourge Strike animation, with no spell effect. It also has an oddly generic name, "Clawing Shadows"; you'd think we'd have a better name for a ranged attack addition from the large database of Scourge enemies back in Wrath, like Боль и страдание. Maybe a shadow lightning strike, with a chain effect or conic blast from within D&D. Would be cool.

Комментарий от rodalpho

The devs told us exactly how Unholy abilities work in PvP at the link(s) below.

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/20747314610#2

I'm pasting it here as they typically delete the beta forums after release.

Clawing Shadows deals 75% damage in PvP
Virulent Plague deals 75% damage in PvP
Dark Arbiter's Val'kyr Strike deals 70% damage in PvP
Epidemic deals 85% damage in PvP

Комментарий от 1650768

August 1
Hotfixes
Clawing Shadows damage reduced by 25%. PvP damage unchanged

Комментарий от Conjure

August 23, 2016
Hotfixes
Clawing Shadows damage has been changed to 130% weapon damage (was 150% Attack Power) and now requires facing the target.

Комментарий от Macamirunni

As a Human Death Knight, I feel sort of like I'm playing a version of Sith golf when I use this ability from far away.

Комментарий от Gohtohmoth

I love this spell!

It could be better if it used the same casting animation as death coil, or even a warlock's shadow bolt.

It feels weird using the wow classic race-based heroic strike animation for an instant, no cooldown ranged attack.

My void elf spins like a beyblade when spamming this in pvp...

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Заменяет Удар Плети

1 руна / -10 ед. силы рун	Радиус действия: 30 м

Мгновенное действие

Наносит цели ([135.355% of Attack Power]) ед. урона от темной магии и вызывает прорыв одной "Гнойной язвы".

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Тип рассеивания

нет

Категория ГКД

Обычный

Стоимость

1 руна / -10 ед. силы рун

Радиус действия

30 метров (Medium)

Время прочтения

Мгновенное действие

Восстановление

нет

ГКД

1.5 сек.

Максимальное количество целей

8 - По-умолчанию

Эффект

School Damage (Тьма) (Мод.-р АП:1.35355)
PvP-мультипликатор: 1.3

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способность
Не может быть использовано в облике друида
[Do Not Sheath]
[Initiates Combat (Enabled Auto-Attack)]
[Discount Power On Miss]
Не приводит к смене формы
Необходимо оружие для правой руки
[Do Not Auto Select Target with Initiates Combat]
[Use Spell Base Level For Scaling]
[Enforce Facing on Primary Target Only]
[Allow Class Ability Procs]

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Unholy Death Knight Talent Tree Builds Kyrian Unholy Death Knight Guide Night Fae Unholy Death Knight guide Unholy Death Knight Rotation Guide

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