Patch 5.4.7

Patch 5.4.7
Release date	February 18, 2014
Latest version date	March 11, 2014
Initial version	17898
Latest version	18019
Interface .toc	50400 (changes)
Highlights & notes
	Season 15 begins;
Official links
	Official patch notes; Post-patch hotfixes;
	Documented changes; Undocumented changes;
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Patch 5.4.7 was the first World of Warcraft patch of 2014. It ended Season 14 and set up the start for Season 15 a week later.

Last patch notes update: 2014-02-13

Classes

Talents
- [Heart of the Wild] now provides the following benefits from PvP Power when activated:
  - Restoration Druids now receive 50% of their PvP Power applied towards damage while the ability is active (down from 100%).
  - Feral and Balance Druids now receive 100% of their PvP Power applied towards healing while the ability is active (down from 120%).

Talents
- [Nerve Strike] now causes a successful [Kidney Shot] or Cheap Shot to also reduce the damage dealt by player targets by 25% (down from 50% for player targets). No changes to the talent when used against non-player targets.

Demonology
- Felguard's [Legion Strike] and Wrathguard's [Mortal Cleave] now reduces the effectiveness of any healing received for 6 seconds (up from 5 seconds) so the pet can maintain the effect without Haste.

General
- [Disrupting Shout] and [Pummel] now both share a 15-second cooldown when either ability is used. Disrupting Shout's 40-second cooldown remains unchanged but the ability will be unavailable for 15 seconds after using Pummel.

Celestials now drop Season 15 Prideful Gladiator gear in place of Season 14 Grievous Gladiator gear.
Rare spawns in Krasarang Wilds now award [Honor Points] only when they are defeated for the first time each day.
NPC guards around PvP vendors on the Serpent's Spine have been upgraded to have more health and deal more damage.

Siege of Orgrimmar
- Garrosh Hellscream
  - Garrosh Hellscream and Minions of Y'Shaarj now have less health on 10-player Heroic difficulty.
  - Unstable Iron Stars now triggered when 4 or more players are together (up from 3 players) on 10-player Heroic difficulty.

Season 15 has begun! With the start of the new season, Prideful Gladiator gear, and weapons are now available for purchase.
Season 14 Grievous Gladiator gear and weapons can now be purchased using [Honor Points] instead of [Conquest Points].
Base Resilience for level-90 players is now 77% (up from 72%). Base Resilience for players below level 90 remain at 40%.
Resilience Diminishing Returns curve for Resilience has been adjusted for the new base resilience value to maintain the same value per point of Resilience as previously.
[Battle Fatigue] now reduces healing received while in PvP combat by 60% (up from 55%).
Gladiator's Distinction, the set bonus for wearing two PvP trinkets, now grants 5280 Resilience (up from 2600).

Arenas
- For the 2v2 Arena bracket, [Dampening] is now applied to the match starting at the 5 minute mark (down from 10 minutes).
- For 3v3 and 5v5 Arena brackets, there is no change. Dampening will continue to be applied at the 10 minute mark.
Alterac Valley
- The following NPCs now have more health and deal more damage:
  - Alliance: Vanndar Stormpike, Balinda Stonehearth, Stormpike Defenders, Stormpike Bowman, and all Marshals.
  - Horde: Captain Galvangar, Drek'thar, Frostwolf Guardian, Frostwolf Bowman, and all Warmasters.
- The following NPCs are now immune to disarm, [Dazed], and [Death Grip]:
  - Alliance: Vanndar Stormpike, Balinda Stonehearth
  - Horde: Captain Galvangar, Drek'thar
- Terrain outside of Frostwolf Keep has been modified to prevent players from jumping over the walls.

BattleTag™ or Real ID friends are now only able to send 10 chat messages every 10 seconds over Battle.net® chat. User Interface Add-Ons should use the new send function and receive events to send communications information.