User:Alayea/8.0 class changes

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My futile attempt to document 8.0 class changes because Blizzard could not be bothered.

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Death knight

General

  • [Asphyxiate] is now also available to Frost death knights as a talent, moved from level 60 talent row to 58, and duration reduced to 4 sec for Blood death knights (was 5).
  • [Chains of Ice] now learned at level 56 (was 63) and range increased to 30 yards (was 20).
  • [Death's Advance] has been re-added as a baseline ability for all death knight specializations and redesigned.
  • [Death Strike] now deals 46.43% of attack power in physical damage for Blood and Unholy death knights (was 225%), and 76.3% of attack power for Frost death knights (was 475%). Healing from damage taken in last 5 sec increased to 25% (was 20%) and minimum amount healed reduced to 7% of maximum health (was 10%).
  • [Dark Succor] now heals for 10% of maximum health (was 100% based on [Death Strike]).
  • [Death and Decay] now deals 39.6% of attack power in shadow damage (was 297%).
  • [Grip of the Dead] added.
  • [Icebound Fortitude] damage reduction effect increased to 30% (was 20%).
  • [Rune of Razorice] now causes 1.053% of attack power as extra weapon damage (was a flat 10%).
  • [Rune of the Fallen Crusader] now available at level 55 (was 70).
  • [Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle] now available at level 55 (was 72).
  • [Wraith Walk] is now a level 75 talent (was level 60 ability). Duration increased to 4 sec (was 3) and cooldown increased to 1 minute (was 45 sec).

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Blood

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Frost

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Unholy

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  • Crypt Fever now unlocked at Honor level 57. Now deals 16.38% of attack power in damage (was 133%).
  • [Pandemic] now unlocked at Honor level 57. Now deals 16.38% of attack power in damage (was 100%).
  • [Reanimation] now unlocked at Honor level 57. Cooldown removed (was 5 sec), stun radius increased to 7 yds (was 5), and rune cost reduced to 1 (was 2).
  • [Necrotic Strike] now unlocked at Honor level 57.
  • [Unholy Mutation] now unlocked at Honor level 57. No longer spawns a slime, with its effect now baked into the proc itself. Duration of snare increased to 6 sec (was 3). Icon changed.
  • [Wandering Plague] now unlocked at Honor level 57. Now deals 16.44% of attack power in Plague damage (was 100%) and absorbs 225% of attack power in healing (was 600%).
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Demon hunter

General

PvP

Havoc

Ability changes
  • [Blade Dance] damage is now based on attack power (was weapon damage).
  • [Chaos Nova] now stuns all nearby enemies for 2 sec (was 5). Now also grants 30% chance to generate a Lesser Soul Fragment for each enemy stunned by Chaos Nova.
  • [Chaos Strike] damage is now based on attack power (was weapon damage). All attacks with Chaos Strike now have a 40% chance to refund 20 Fury (previously 100% from critical strikes).
  • [Darkness] now grants a 20% chance to avoid all damage from an attack (was 15%).
  • [Demon's Bite] damage is now based on attack power (was weapon damage). Now generates 25 Fury (was 20 to 30 Fury).
  • [Eye Beam] cooldown reduced to 30 sec (was 45), Fury cost reduced to 30 (was 50), and now increases primary target's damage taken by 50%. Damage now capped at a total of 150% of attack power over 2 sec.
  • [Mastery: Demonic Presence] now increases chaos damage by 12% (was 11%) and increases movement speed by 4.8% (was 8%).
  • [Metamorphosis] cooldown reduced to 4 minutes (was 5), now also grants 20% Leech, and now dazes enemy players (previously stunned).
  • [Shattered Souls] now heals for 20% of maximum health (was 25%).
  • [Vengeful Retreat] damage is now based on attack power (was weapon damage).
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  • [Cover of Darkness] now unlocked at Honor level 101.
  • [Demonic Origins] now unlocked at Honor level 101. Damage increased by 5% while not in [Metamorphosis] (was 10%).
  • [Eye of Leotheras] now unlocked at Honor level 101 and no longer available to Vengeance demon hunters. Damage suffered by enemy reduced to 5% of health (was 6%).
  • [Glimpse] now unlocked at Honor level 101.
  • [Mana Break] now unlocked at Honor level 101. Now deals 5% of target's maximum health in damage (was 15%), further increased by target's amount of mana remaining by up to 25% (was 30%).
  • [Rain from Above] now unlocked at Honor level 101.
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Vengeance

Ability changes
  • [Demon Spikes] redesigned.
  • [Demonic Wards] now reduces damage taken by 10% (was 20%), increase stamina by 65% (was 55%), and armor by 80% (was 75%).
  • [Mastery: Fel Blood] redesigned.
  • [Metamorphosis] now also increases armor by 100%.
  • [Shear] damage is now based on attack power (was weapon damage).
  • [Sigil of Misery] cooldown increased to 1.5 minutes (was 1 minute).
  • [Soul Cleave] primary damage is now based on attack power (was weapon damage). Now costs 30 Pain (was 25 to 50 Pain), and now only consumes up to 2 Soul Fragments within 25 yards (was all fragments within 20 yards).
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