Latest WoW hotfixes include Nighthold nerfs, PVP tweaks and more

May 1

Hotfixes

Classes

• Demon Hunter
  • Bladedancer’s Grace now correctly improves the critical strike damage of Death Sweep.
• Priest
  • Fixed an issue where Guardian Spirit sometimes fails to trigger on fatal damage.
• Shaman
  • Purge mana cost reduced by 20%.

Dungeons and Raids

• All raid adjustments will take effect with restarts in each region.

The Nighthold

• Grand Magistrix Elisande
  • Slow Time Zones now last 70 seconds on all difficulties (was 60 seconds).
  • Fast Time Zones now last 35 seconds on all difficulties (was 30 seconds).
  • Damage from Arcanetic Ring reduced to 3 Million on Mythic difficulty (was 3.6 Million).
  • Elisande health decreased 5% on Mythic difficulty.

• Gul’dan
  • Gul’dan’s health has been reduced by 5% on Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties.
  • Fel Lord Kuraz’mal and D’zorykx the Trapper’s health has been reduced by 10% on Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties.
  • Inquisitor Vethriz’s health has been reduced by 10% on Normal and Heroic difficulties.
  • Azagrim, Beltheris, and Dalvengyr’s health has been reduced by 10% on Heroic difficulty.
  • Chaos Seed missile travel speed decreased slightly on Mythic difficulty.
  • Parasitic Wound damage decreased by 10% on Mythic difficulty.

Event

• The Children’s Week quest “Auchindoun and the Ring of Observance” can now be completed.
• Orphan Whistles can now be used in battlegrounds.

Items

• Killing bosses in Cathedral of Eternal Night will now activate the Burden of Power set bonus from Return to Karazhan.

Player versus Player

• • “Something Different” now requires 1 Brawl victory to complete (was 3 Brawl completions)
  • “Something Different” now rewards a Soldier’s Legacy token (was a Glory of the Melee).

Classes

• • Hunter
    • Marksmanship
      • Windburst no longer displays ground effects during Arena matches in Blade’s Edge Arena.
• All PvP class changes below will take effect with maintenance in each Region.
  • Druid
    • Restoration
      • PvP template Mana regeneration reduced by 10%.
      • Overgrowth mana cost increased by 33%.
      • Deep Rooted now refreshes Rejuvenation, Regrowth, and Wild Growth on targets below 20% health in PvP situations.
  • Mage
    • All specs
      • Temporal Shield can no longer be cancelled before its duration expires.
  • Monk
    • Mistweaver
      • PvP Template Versatility increased by 30%.
  • Priest
    • Holy
      • Flash Heal healing increased by 60% in PvP situations.
  • Warlock
    • Demonology
      • PvP template Stamina reduced by 15%.
      • Soul Skin increases Soul Link’s split to 30% in PvP situations (was 40%).
  • Warrior
    • Arms
      • Duel’s duration reduced to 6 seconds (was 8 seconds).
      • Duel’s cooldown increased to 60 seconds (was 25 seconds).
      • Disarm’s duration reduced to 4 seconds (was 6 seconds).
      • Disarm’s cooldown increased to 45 seconds (was 30 seconds).