Class Tuning on the Patch 10.2 PTR - Revision of Augmentation Evoker Buff Priority Rework

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Class Tuning in Patch 10.2 PTR

Blizzard has recently released class tuning changes for the upcoming Patch 10.2 PTR. One of the major adjustments is the focus on Augmentation Evoker, a spell that has seen significant changes. Let's take a look at the key changes and updates introduced by Blizzard.

Demon Hunter

• Havoc

• The Chaos Nova cooldown has been reduced to 45 seconds from 1 minute, and the Fury cost has been reduced to 25 from 30.
• Live by the Glaive heal value has been increased to 4% of max health from 2%.

• Vengeance

• Shear damage has been increased by 10%.
• Fracture damage has been increased by 10%.
• Soul Cleave damage has been increased by 7%.
• Throw Glaive damage has been increased by 30%.

Druid

• Balance

• Starsurge damage has been increased by 6%.
• Shooting Stars damage has been increased by 15%.

• Guardian

• Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope (2) Set Bonus has been slightly redesigned to provide protection after Rage of the Sleeper expires.

Evoker

• Augmentation

Developers have made changes to Augmentation Evoker to ensure that the spell's power cannot be stacked on the same targets in raid scenarios. The goal is to allow multiple Augmentation Evokers in a raid without them feeling overpowered. Here are the key changes:

• If 2 Ebon Mights are already active on an ally, Ebon Might will now seek a nearby ally with fewer than 2 Ebon Mights.
• Ebon Might's priority to apply to other Augmentation Evokers has been reduced and will apply to other damage dealing roles first.
• If 2 Presciences are already active on an ally, Prescience will no longer be able to be applied to that ally.
• When casting Prescience with an enemy selected, its priority to apply to other Augmentation Evokers has been reduced and will apply to other damage dealing roles first.
• Shifting Sands now prefers to apply to an ally who does not already have Shifting Sands.
• Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope Set Bonus (4) now allows buff stacks to overlap, preventing wasted bonus stacks.

Hunter

• Beast Mastery

• Bonus pets from Call of the Wild now spawn on top of your target instead of by your side.

• Survival

• The empowerment buff from Coordinated Assault now lasts for 5 seconds instead of 3 seconds.

Mage

• Arcane

• Clearcasting will no longer trigger off non-Mage spells.
• Clearcasting gained from Cascading Power will now correctly gain all Clearcasting modifiers, including Slipstream's channel while casting benefit.
• Arcane Surge will now correctly splash beyond 5 targets as indicated on the tooltip.

• Priest

• Shadow

• Surge of Insanity will now trigger from every 2 casts of Devouring Plague instead of 3.
• Mind Spike: Insanity will now generate 8 Insanity instead of 6.
• Mind Flay: Insanity will now generate 16 Insanity over its duration instead of 12.

Rogue

• Assassination

• Exsanguinate has been renamed to Sanguine Blades.
• Envenom damage has been increased by 8%.
• Kingsbane damage has been reduced by 5%.

Shaman

• Elemental

• Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope (4) Set Bonus now causes Primordial Wave to strike extra targets with 2 Lava Burst casts instead of 3.

• Restoration

• Chain Heal healing has been increased by 20%.

Warlock

• Demonology

• Vilefiend's Caustic Presence damage has been reduced by 50%.
• Eye of Gul'dan and Pit Lord now benefit from Haste and Critical Strike Chance.
• Pit Lord's Felseeker damage has been increased by 30%.
• Doom Brand damage has been increased by 150%.
• Demonology tier set's throughput has been adjusted to align with other tier sets.

• Destruction

• Summon Infernal damage has been increased by 50%.
• Shadowburn damage has been increased by 15%.

Warrior

• Arms

• All ability damage has been increased by 6%.

• Protection

• Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope (4) Set Bonus now deals 100% of its remaining damage when Consuming Thunderous Roar.

Conclusion

These are just some of the class tuning adjustments that will be implemented in the upcoming Patch 10.2. Players can look forward to improved gameplay and balance across various classes and specializations. Stay tuned for more updates and get ready to experience an even better World of Warcraft!