Patch 7.0.3 (class changes)/Death Knight
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- Corpse Explosion is now taught by Necrophile Tome: Corpse Explosion instead of [Glyph of Corpse Explosion].
- Presences have been removed.
- Runes are now universal instead of divided into Unholy, Blood, Frost, or Death runes.
- Ability changes
- [Anti-Magic Shell] now scales with health.
- [Army of the Dead] is now available only to Unholy. Ghouls no longer taunts enemies.
- [Blood Boil] has been redesigned and only available to Blood. Now deals damage to nearby enemies and infect them with [Blood Plague].
- [Bone Shield] has been redesigned into a buff caused by [Marrowrend]. Now also increases haste.
- [Chains of Ice] is no longer available to Blood or applies [Frost Fever]. Now reduces movement speed by 70%, up from 60%.
- [Control Undead] no longer reduces the controlled undead's haste.
- [Crimson Scourge] has been redesigned. Now causes auto attacks on targets infected your with [Blood Plague] to have a chance to make your next [Death and Decay] or [Defile] cost no runes and reset its cooldown.
- [Dancing Rune Weapon] now increases parry chance by 40%, up from 20%. Cooldown increased from 1.5 minutes to 3 minutes.
- [Dark Command] is no longer restricted to Blood.
- [Dark Succor] is no longer available to Blood. Now lasts for 20 seconds, up from 15 seconds.
- [Dark Transformation] no longer cost a Rune and lasts for 20 seconds, down from 30. Now increases the ghoul's damage by 200%, up from 100%.
- [Death and Decay] is no longer available to Frost. Now causes [Heart Strike] and [Scourge Strike] to hit additional targets while the death knight remains in the area. Damage increased by 125%.
- [Death Coil] no longer available to Blood. Now restores energy to the summoned ghoul instead of healing a friendly undead target.
- [Death Grip] now taunts only for Blood death knights.
- [Death Strike] now cost Runic Power instead of Runes and redesigned. Deals Physical damage and heals for 20% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 10% of maximum health.
- [Empower Rune Weapon] is now available only to Frost.
- [Festering Strike] has been redesigned. Now deals Physical damage and infects the target with 2 to 4 stacks of Festering Wound.
- [Frost Strike] now deals 500% of weapon damage, up from 88%.
- [Heart Strike] has been re-added and redesigned.
- [Horn of Winter] has been redesigned to a Frost death knight talent. Now causes the death knight to gain 2 runes and generate 10 Runic Power.
- [Howling Blast]'s direct damage has been reduced by 50%, and its AoE damage reduced by 57.5%.
- [Icy Talons] is now a level 56 talent and redesigned. Now causes [Frost Strike] to also increases melee attack speed by 10% for 6 sec, stacking up to 3 times.
- [Killing Machine] no longer affects [Frost Strike] and can only be procced from auto attack critical strikes.
- [Mark of Blood] has been re-added and redesigned.
- [Mastery: Blood Shield] no longer requires [Blood Presence] and is now learned at level 78.
- [Mastery: Dreadblade] is now learned at level 78.
- [Mastery: Frozen Heart] is now learned at level 78.
- [Mind Freeze] now has a 15 yd range.
- [Necrosis] has been redesigned to a level 90 talent. Now causes [Death Coil] to increase the damage of the next [Scourge Strike] or [Clawing Shadows] by 25%.
- [Obliterate] no longer has a chance to cause your next [Howling Blast] or [Icy Touch] to consume no runes. Damage increased by 170% (35% for each weapon).
- [On a Pale Horse] no longer reduces duration of movement-slowing effects.
- [Outbreak] has been redesigned to an Unholy ability. Now deals Shadow damage, and causes the target and nearby enemies to be infected with Virulent Plague.
- [Pillar of Frost] now increases Strength by 20% (up from 15%).
- [Raise Ally] no longer costs runic power.
- [Remorseless Winter] is now available only to Frost death knights. Cooldown reduced from 1 minute to 20 seconds. Now reduces movement speed by 50% (was 15%) and deals damage but no longer stuns enemies.
- [Rime] now also causes the next [Howling Blast] to deal 300% additional damage.
- [Rune of Razorice] now deals 10% additional weapon damage (up from 4%).
- [Rune of the Fallen Crusader] now increases Strength by 15% (down from 20%) and heals for 6% (up from 3%).
- [Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle] now increases Armor by 5% (up from 4%) and all stats by 5% (from 2% of Stamina).
- [Rune Tap] now reduces damage taken by 25%, down from 40%. Cooldown reduced to 25 seconds, down from 40 seconds.
- [Shadow Infusion] has been changed from a level 60 ability to a level 90 talent. Now empowers [Dark Transformation] instead of Risen Ghoul.
- [Soul Reaper] has been changed from a level 87 ability to level 100 Unholy talent and redesigned. Now deals damage and causes the death knight to gain haste when bursting a Festering Wound.
- [Strangulate] has been changed into an honor talent for Blood death knights.
- [Summon Gargoyle] now lasts for 40 seconds, up from 30.
- [Vampiric Blood] now increases maximum health and healing received by 30% (up from 15%). Cooldown increased from 1 minute to 1.5 minutes.
- [Veteran of the Third War] has been redesigned. Now increases stamina by 50% and armor by 15%.
- [Will of the Necropolis] has been redesigned. Now causes damage taken below 35% health to be reduced by 20%.
- [Wraith Walk] added.
- Talent changes
- [Abomination's Might] added.
- [All Will Serve] added.
- [Anti-Magic Barrier] added.
- [Anti-Magic Zone] has been changed to an honor talent.
- [Asphyxiate] is now a baseline ability for Blood and talent for Unholy. No longer acts as a silence against targets immune to stuns.
- [Avalanche] added.
- [Blighted Rune Weapon] added.
- [Blinding Sleet] added.
- [Blood Mirror] added.
- [Blood Tap] has been redesigned and only available to Blood. Generates 1 Rune with a 1 minute recharge time, reduced by 1 sec whenever a [Bone Shield] charge is consumed.
- [Blooddrinker] added.
- [Bloodworms] re-added.
- [Bonestorm] added.
- [Breath of Sindragosa] is now available only to Frost death knights. Runic Power cost reduced to 13 per sec (down from 15).
- [Bursting Sores] added.
- [Castigator] added.
- [Clawing Shadows] added.
- [Corpse Shield] added.
- [Dark Arbiter] added.
- [Death's Advance] has been redesigned. It is now a passive Unholy ability that increases movement speed by 15%.
- [Debilitating Infestation] added.
- [Defile] is now available only to Unholy death knights. No longer deals increased damage, but increases Mastery.
- [Ebon Fever] added.
- [Epidemic] added.
- [Foul Bulwark] added.
- [Freezing Fog] added.
- [Frostscythe] added.
- [Frozen Pulse] added.
- [Gathering Storm] added.
- [Glacial Advance] added.
- [Gorefiend's Grasp] is now available only to Blood death knights as a baseline spell.
- [Heartbreaker] added.
- [Horn of Winter] has been redesigned to a Frost death knight talent. Now causes the death knight to gain 2 runes and generate 10 Runic Power.
- [Hungering Rune Weapon] added.
- [Icecap] added.
- [Infected Claws] added.
- [Lingering Apparition] added.
- [March of the Damned] added.
- [Mark of Blood] added.
- [Murderous Efficiency] added.
- [Obliteration] added.
- [Ossuary] added.
- [Permafrost] added.
- [Pestilent Pustules] added.
- [Purgatory] is now available only to Blood death knights.
- [Rapid Decomposition] added.
- [Red Thirst] added.
- [Rune Tap] now reduces damage taken by 25%, down from 40%. Cooldown reduced to 25 seconds, down from 40 seconds.
- [Runic Attenuation] added.
- [Runic Corruption] is now a passive ability available only to Unholy death knights. Chance per Runic Power reduced from 1.5% to 1.25%.
- [Runic Empowerment] is now a passive ability available only to Frost death knights. Chance per Runic Power reduced from 1.5% to 1%.
- [Shattering Strikes] added.
- [Sludge Belcher] added.
- [Soulgorge] added.
- [Spectral Deflection] added.
- [Spell Eater] added.
- [Tightening Grasp] added.
- [Tombstone] added.
- [Tremble Before Me] added.
- Unholy Frenzy added.
- [Volatile Shielding] added.
- [White Walker] added.
- [Winter is Coming] added.
- Removed abilities
- [Blood Presence]
- [Blood of the North]
- [Blood Rites]
- [Ebon Plaguebringer]
- [Frost Presence]
- [Icy Touch]
- [Improved Blood Presence]
- [Improved Frost Presence]
- [Improved Unholy Presence]
- [Might of the Frozen Wastes]
- [Plague Strike]
- [Power of the Grave]
- [Reaping]
- [Resolve]
- [Rune of Lichbane]
- [Rune of Spellbreaking]
- [Rune of Spellshattering]
- [Runic Strikes]
- [Sanguine Fortitude]
- [Unholy Aura]
- [Unholy Presence]
- [Unholy Might]
- Removed talents