Swift Windsteed Mount, Challenge Mode Gear Procs, Conquest Point Cap Clarification
Patch 5.1 PTR - Build 16173
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New Gryphon and Wyvern
Blizzard is finally updating the good old faction mounts with newcomers: Grand Armored Gryphon and Grand Armored Wyvern
Swift Windsteed Mount
4 colors in the game files for the Swift Windsteed mount revealed earlier today.
Mechanical Tiger Cub
New Items
Look at the full list of new items, including the Scavenged weapons on the WoWDB PTR site! The pets will drop off of bosses in Classic raids!
Vol'jin Event Audio
King Varian Audio
Skyglaive Event
Voice of the Gods Narration
King Varian Audio
Skyglaive Event
Voice of the Gods Narration
Achievement Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
CollectPet Battles
- Classic Raid Collector (New) Collect all of the battle pets listed below.
Feats of Strength
- Deathy now has Account Wide progress.
- Murkablo now has Account Wide progress.
- Murky now has Account Wide progress.
- The Marine Marine now has Account Wide progress.
- Tyrael's Hilt now has Account Wide progress.
Guild Feats of Strength
Guild
- Guild Battlemasters no longer awards 20 points.
- Guild Battlemasters no longer awards 20 points.
Pandaria Raid
Dungeons & Raids
- And... It's Good! (New) Fly through the discs above the Engine of Nalak'sha in Mogu'shan Vaults on Normal or Heroic difficulty.
Pet Battles
- Pandaren Spirit Tamer (New) Complete the Pandaren Spirit Tamer quest.
Reputation
- 55 Exalted Reputations
Raise 60 reputations to Exalted.Raise 55 reputations to Exalted. - 60 Exalted Reputations
Raise 70 reputations to Exalted.Raise 60 reputations to Exalted.
World Events
- Are You Not Entertained? (New) Win five brawls in a row without losing and without playing dirty.
- Bottle Service (New) Hit an angry spectator in the head with an Expired Blackout Brew.
- Brawlin' and Shot Callin' (New) Reach Rank 8 with Brawl'gar Arena.
- Brawlin' and Shot Callin' (New) Reach Rank 8 with Bizmo's Brawlpub.
- Dirty Fighter (New) Win a brawl after playing dirty.
- Haters Gonna Hate (New) Win a brawl with ten stacks of You Stink!
- I'm Your Number One Fan (New) Cheer a player on after they have won a brawl.
- Money Where Your Mouth Is (New) Win a brawl with 10 stacks of Vested Interest.
- Now You're Just Showing Off (New) Defeat the following rare brawl bosses.
- Rabble Rabble Rabble (New) Take Willard "Bubbles" Wilcox's portal to Orgrimmar.
- Rabble Rabble Rabble (New) Take Zippi Gallox's portal to Stormwind.
- The First Rule of Fight Club (New) Win a brawl.
- The First Rule of Fight Club (New) Get invited to brawl at Bizmo's Brawlpub.
- The First Rule of Fight Club (New) Get invited to brawl at Brawl'gar Arena.
Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
MountsFlying
- Grand Armored Gryphon (New) Summons and dismisses a rideable Armored Snowy Gryphon mount. The capabilities of this mount depend on your Riding skill and location. Account wide. 1.5 sec cast.
- Grand Armored Wyvern (New) Summons and dismisses a rideable Armored Snowy Gryphon mount. The capabilities of this mount depend on your Riding skill and location. Account wide. 1.5 sec cast.
- Violet Proto-Drake no longer grants Master Riding.
Companions
- Anubisath Idol (New) Battle Pet.
- Ashstone Core (New) Instant.
- Chrominius (New) Battle Pet.
- Corefire Imp (New) Battle Pet.
- Death Talon Whelpguard (New) Battle Pet.
- Fungal Abomination (New) Battle Pet.
- Giant Bone Spider (New) Battle Pet.
- Harbinger of Flame (New) Battle Pet.
- Mini Mindslayer (New) Battle Pet.
- Mr. Bigglesworth (New) Battle Pet.
- Stitched Pup (New) Battle Pet.
- Untamed Hatchling (New) Battle Pet.
- Viscidus Globule (New) Battle Pet.
Druid (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Minor Glyphs
- Glyph of Focus no longer increases Starfall's damage.
Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Talents
- Lynx Rush damage reduced by 54%.
Beast Mastery
- Bestial Wrath now also breaks all effects which cause loss of control of your pet.No longer makes pet unstoppable.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Aimed Shot allows Aimed Shot to be cast while moving.
- Glyph of Solace now also works with Scatter Shot.
Pet Talents
Ferocity
- Rabid now increases attack speed instead of power.
Mage (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Deep Freeze now has a 4 sec stun, down from 5 sec.
- Frost Bomb now takes 6 sec to explode, up from 5 sec.
Talents
- Ice Barrier spellpower scaling reduced to 330%, down from 440%.
- Ring of Frost now has a 45 sec cooldown, up from 30 sec.
Fire
- Pyroblast now has a 3 sec cooldown.
Minor Glyphs
- Glyph of Discreet Magic no longer works with Ice Lance.
Monk (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Healing Sphere now lasts 10 sec, down from 2 min.
Talents
- Power Strikes now also works with Soothing Mist, and Crackling Jade Lightning to generate additional Chi.
Mistweaver
- Mastery: Gift of the Serpent now has a 60 sec duration for the summoned Healing Sphere.
Paladin (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Hand of Salvation now temporarily removes all threat rather than reducing it.
- Turn Evil now also works on Aberrations.
Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Mass Dispel now removes all beneficial spells from each enemy target, up from 1.
- Penance now heals for 6,606 + 63.5% of SP, up from 1,000 + 103.7% of SP.
Discipline
- Penance now heals for 6,606 + 63.5% of SP, up from 1,000 + 103.7% of SP.
Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Blind now has a 1 min cooldown, down from 3 min.
- Sprint now has a 45 sec cooldown, down from 60 sec.
- Wound Poison damage increased by 33%.
Talents
- Burst of Speed now costs 50 energy, down from 60.
- Shuriken Toss damage is doubled if the enemy is farther than 10 yards away.
Assassination
- Seal Fate now only works with melee attacks.
Shaman (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Unleash Life now also works with Healing Rain.
Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Item - Warlock T14 2P Bonus now also works with Touch of Chaos.
- Banish now also works on Aberrations.
Talents
- Kil'jaeden's Cunning no longer increases the cast time of the spell.
Affliction
- Soul Swap (Affliction) - Soulburn: Applies Corruption, Unstable Affliction and Agony without removing them from a target.
Destruction
- Cataclysm was reworked, see tooltip.
- Conflagrate now generates Burning Embers. Critical strikes double this effect.
- Flames of Xoroth no longer has a cooldown.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Supernova tooltip fixed to 8 yds, up from 0.
Minor Glyphs
- Glyph of Gateway Attunement (New) Your Demonic Gateway will automatically activate when you step near it.
Warrior (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Intervene absorb of next attack now lasts for 10 sec.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Gag Order no longer works against players.
Professions
Alchemy
- Many tooltips updated to let you know they have a chance to proc a discovery.
Enchanting
- Enchant Cloak - PvP Power now grants PvP power instead of Spell Penetration.
Inscription
Raid & Dungeon Abilities
- Amber Spew Deals 45,000 Nature damage to enemies in a 90 yard frontal cone.
- Arcane Resonance Charges random targets with Arcane Resonance, which inflicts 30,000 Arcane damage to
the target andall allies within 6 yards of the target. - Arcane Resonance Charges random targets with Arcane Resonance, which
inflicts10,000 Arcane damage to the target andinflicts 30,000 Arcane damage to all allies within 6 yards of the target. Each nearby player will amplify the damage done by10,000.30,000. - Arcane Resonance Charges random targets with Arcane Resonance, which
inflicts10,000 Arcane damage to the target andinflicts 30,000 Arcane damage to all allies within 6 yards of the target. Each nearby player will amplify the damage done by10,000.30,000. - Arcane Resonance Charges random targets with Arcane Resonance, which
inflicts10,000 Arcane damage to the target andinflicts 30,000 Arcane damage to all allies within 6 yards of the target. Each nearby player will amplify the damage done by10,000.30,000. - Titan Gas
Titan Gas fills the room, dealing 20,000 Frost damage every 1 seconds to all players and energizing any constructs, increasing damage dealt by 0% and attack speed by 25%.Titan Gas fills the room, dealing 20,000 Frost damage every 1 sec. to all players and energizing players and constructs, increasing melee damage dealt.
Strings Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_BLACKTEMPLESCENARIO0 - Illidari Training Grounds
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_BLACKTEMPLESCENARIO1 - Karabor Sewers
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_BLACKTEMPLESCENARIO2 - Sanctuary of Shadows
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_BLACKTEMPLESCENARIO3 - Halls of Anguish
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_BLACKTEMPLESCENARIO4 - Gorefiend's Vigil
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_BLACKTEMPLESCENARIO5 - Den of Mortal Delights
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_BLACKTEMPLESCENARIO6 - Chamber of Command
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_BLACKTEMPLESCENARIO7 - Temple Summit
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_KRASARANG_TERRAIN11 - Explorers' League HQ
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_KRASARANG_TERRAIN12 - Ruins of Ogudei
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_KRASARANG_TERRAIN13 - Reliquary Incursion
- ENABLE_MOUSE_SPEED - Enable Mouse Sensitivity
- OPTION_TOOLTIP_MOUSE_SPEED - Enables setting a custom mouse sensitivity to override the setting from the operating system.
Patch 5.1 PTR Notes Update - October 23
Only changed and new notes are below, see the full notes on the Blue Tracker.
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