Cataclysm Beta - Build 12803

[Boubouille]

Update - Removed Rhumba and Soul Link changes, might be a parsing bug. Will wait and see in-game.

Cataclysm Beta - Build 12803
A new build is being deployed on beta servers, stay tuned for more updates in the next hours.

Achievement

Raids & Dungeons

• Glory of the Cataclysm Raider (WIP) reward is now "Reins of the Drake of the East Wind" instead of "Reins of the UKNOWN Storm Drake"

Guilds

• Deadmines Guild Run - Defeat Edwin VanCleef while in a guild group.
• Guild Duelist - Earn the Duelist title in an arena season at level 80.
• Guild Gladiator - Earn the Gladiator title in an arena season at level 80.
• Warrior Duelist/Gladiator - Earn the Duelist or Gladiator title as a Warrior.
• Guild Arena Team = 2200 Rating - Earn a 2200 rating in the arena with a team composed entirely of guild members.
• Blackrock Caverns Guild Run - Defeat the bosses in Blackrock Caverns while in a guild group.
• Throne of the Tides Guild Run - Defeat the bosses in Throne of the Tides while in a guild group.
• Grim Batol Guild Run - Defeat the bosses in Grim Batol while in a guild group.
• The Stonecore Guild Run - Defeat the bosses in the Stonecore while in a guild group.
• The Vortex Pinnacle Guild Run - Defeat the bosses in the Vortex Pinnacle while in a guild group.
• Halls of Origination Guild Run - Defeat the bosses in Halls of Origination while in a guild group.
• Lost City of the Tol'vir Guild Run - Defeat the bosses in the Lost City of the Tol'vir while in a guild group.
• Guild Cataclysm Dungeonmaster - Complete the following Cataclysm Dungeon achievements in a guild group.

Quests

• 5 Dungeon Quests Completed - Complete 5 dungeon quests.
• 20 Dungeon Quests Completed - Complete 20 dungeon quests.
• The First Rule of Ring of Blood is You Don't Talk About Ring of Blood - Complete the Ring of Blood quests in Nagrand, Zul'Drak and Twilight Highlands.
• Beware of the 'Unbeatable?' Pterodactyl - Complete the joust quests in Mount Hyjal up to and including X.
• In a Thousand Years Even You Might be Worth Something - Complete the Harrison Jones Coffer of Promise quests in Uldum.
• Round Three. Fight! NYI - Complete the Ring of Blood quests in Twilight Highlands up to and including X.
• Loremaster of Cataclysm - Complete the Cataclysm quest achievements listed below.

Exploration

• From Hell's Heart I Stab at Thee - Defeat the Whale Shark in Vashj'ir (despite or perhaps because of the fact that he drops no loot).

Spell Diffs

Mounts

• Volcanic Stone Drake - Summons and dismisses a rideable Volcanic Stone Drake. / 1.5 sec cast
• Drake of the East Wind - Summons and dismisses a rideable Drake of the East Wind. / 1.5 sec cast

Death Knight (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Blood

• Blood Strike now deals an additional 10% damage for each of your diseases on the target. Down from 12.5%.

Unholy

• Raise Dead no longer requires Corpse Dust.

Druid (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Balance

• Wild Mushroom changed, only 3 mushrooms can be placed at one time (Down from 5).
• Cyclone cast time increased to 2 sec. Up from 1.5 sec.
• Faerie Fire now has a 35 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Insect Swarm now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Starfire now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Entangling Roots now has a 35 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Thorns now lasts 20 sec, down from 10 minutes. Damage increased by 1400% (Deals 447 damage instead of 32)
• Moonfire now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Wrath now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Moonkin Form now increases Nature and Arcane spell damage by 10%.
• Starlight Wrath now reduces cast time by 0.15/0.25/0.5 sec. (Up from 0.1/0.2/0.3 sec)

Feral

• Lacerate now stacks up to 3 times, down from 5 times.
• Mangle (Bear) no longer has a cooldown.
• Improved Feral Charge is now named Stampede
• Heart of the Wild moved to Tier 1 restoration.
• Furor is now a Feral Tier 1 talent - Gives you 33/66/100% chance to gain 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear Form, and you keep up to 33/66/100 of your Energy when you shapeshift into Cat Form, and increases your total Intellect by 2/4/6%.

Restoration

• Tranquility now heals every 2 sec, down from 5 sec. (Old tooltip bug?)
• Rebirth now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Revive now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Empowered Rejuvenation (Tier 6) renamed to Swift Rejuvenation (Tier 5) and revamped - Reduces the global cooldown of your Rejuvenation by 0.25/0.5 sec.
• Efflorescence now affects friendly targets within 4 yards, down from 15 yards.
• Wild Growth mana cost reduced to 27% of base mana, down from 55% of base mana.
• Fury of Stormrage moved from Tier 5 to Tier 4. Now also reduces the mana cost of your Wrath spell by 50/100%.
• Gift of the Earthmother moved from Tier 5 to Tier 6. Rejuvenation spell instant heal increased from 3/6% to 5/10%.
• Nature's Bounty now increases critical strike chance on Regrowth by 20/40/60% (Up from 10/20/30%) and now has a 33/66/100% chance to proc. (Up from 20/40/60%)
• Empowered Touch now Increases the healing done by your Healing Touch and Nourish spells by 5/10%, and your Nourish spell has a 50/100% chance to refresh the duration of your Lifebloom on targets.
• Naturalist moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1. Changed to 2-Ranks, down from 3-Ranks. Reduces the cast time of your Healing Touch and Nourish spells by 0.25/0.5 sec. (Up from 0.15/0.35/0.5 sec)
• Natural Shapeshifter is now a 2 ranks talent, down from 3 Ranks.
• Nature's Cure (Tier 5) *New* - Empowers your Remove Corruption spell to also remove a magic effect from a friendly target.
• Heart of the Wild is now a Tier 1 Restoration talent - Increases your maximum mana by 5/10/15%. In addition, while in Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 3/7/10% and while in Cat Form your attack power is increased by 3/7/10%.

Hunter (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Dead zone might be gone, but it might be just a rewording of the tooltips. Will wait for an in-game confirmation.

Beast Mastery

• Cobra Shot now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Viper Venom now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Scorpid Venom now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Widow Venom now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.

Marksmanship

• Aimed Shot now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Concussive Shot now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Steady Shot now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Arcane Shot now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Auto Shot now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Chimera Shot now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Marked for Death revamped - Your Arcane Shot and Chimera Shot have a 50/100% chance to automatically apply your Hunter's Mark ability instantly onto the target.
• Bombardment no longer increases the critical strike chance of your Volley.
• Silencing Shot no longer deals damage.

Survival

• Camouflage no longer reduces your movement speed and no longer increases the damage done by your next attack.
• Serpent Sting now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Scatter Shot now has a 20 yards range, up from 15 yards.
• Explosive Shot now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Black Arrow now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Serpent Spread now deals damage equal to 30/60% of the Serpent Sting total duration.
• Thrill of the Hunt is now a Tier 3 talent, down from Tier 4.
• Resourcefulness is now a Tier 4 talent, up from Tier 3.

Mage (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Glyphs

• Glyph of the Bear Cub was renamed to Monkey - Your Polymorph: Sheep spell polymorphs the target into a monkey instead.

Arcane

• Polymorph now has a 2 sec cast time, up from 1.5 sec. (All forms of Polymorph affected)

Paladin (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Holy

• Healing Hands is now named Holy Radiance.
• Denounce is now a Tier 3 talent, down from Tier 5.
• Illumination is now a Tier 5 talent, up from Tier 3. Now 2 Ranks instead of 3 Ranks. you gain mana equal to 15/30% of the base cost of the spell. (Up from 10/20/30%)

Retribution

• Inquisition is no longer exclusive with Holy Shield.
• Divine Purpose now has a 40% chance to generate Holy Power, up from 20%.
• Long Arm of the Law now increases movement speed by 45%, up from 30%.
• Eternal Glory now has a 20% chance not to consume Holy Power, down from 40%.

Priest (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Discipline

• Renewed Hope now increases critical effect chance by 5/10%, up from 3/6%.

Holy

• Holy Word: Chastise *New* - Chastise the target for 563.9 to 632.71 Holy damage, and Immobilizing them for 2 sec. 15% of base mana, 30 yd range, Instant cast, 45 sec cooldown
• Heavenly Voice is gone.
• Binding Prayers is gone.
• Holy Concentration moved from Tier 4 to Tier 3 and revamped - Increases the amount of mana regeneration while in combat by an additional 10/20%.
• Serendipity now reduces cast time by 10/20% (up from 6/12%) and also reduces mana cost by 5/10%. Stacks up to 2 times, down from 3 times.
• Surge of Light is gone.
• Revelations (Tier 5) *New* - While in a Chakra state, your Holy Word: Chastise ability will transform into a different ability depending on which state you are in. Holy Word: Serenity (Heal) - Instantly heals the target for 3161.85 to 3730.47, and increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells on the target by 25% for until cancelled. 45 sec cooldown. Holy Word: Aspire (Renew) - Instantly heals the target for 2363.56 and another 4471.99 over until cancelled. 15 sec cooldown. Holy Word: Sanctuary (Prayer of Healing) - Blesses the ground with Divine light, healing all within it for 298.75 to 355.32 every 2 for 15 sec. Only one Sanctuary can be active at any one time.
• Twirling Light (Tier 6) *New* - When you deal damage with Smite, Holy Fire, or Holy Word: Chastise your next Flash Heal is instant at 75% reduced mana cost, but heals for 30% of the amount. Lasts for 10 sec. When you deal damage with Smite, Holy Fire, or Holy Word: Chastise your next Flash Heal is instant at 75% reduced mana cost, but heals for 60% of the amount. Lasts for 10 sec.

Shadow

• Mind Spike now has a 35 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Mind Sear now has a 35 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Mind Control now has a 30 yards range, up from 20 yards. 2 sec cast time, down from 3 sec.
• Devouring Plague now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Mind Flay now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Mind Blast now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Darkness now increases Spell haste by 1/2/3% instead of increasing Shadow damage by 2/4/6%.

Rogue (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Subtlety

• Smoke Bomb now has a 8 yard radius, down from 10 yards.
• Serrated Blades now has a 10/20% chance per combo point to proc. (Up from 6/12%)

Shaman (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Elemental

• Totemic Wrath is now a Tier 4 talent, down from Tier 5.
• Unrelenting Storm is gone.
• Fulmination (Tier 5) *New* - When you have more than 3 Lightning Shield charges active, your Earth Shock spell will consume any surplus charges, instantly dealing their total damage to the enemy target.
• Rolling Thunder (Tier 4) *New* - When you deal damage with Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning while your Lightning Shield ability is active, you have a 30/60% chance to recover 1% of your mana and to generate an additional Lightning Shield charge, up to a maximum of 0/9 charges.

Enhancement

• Elemental Weapons reworded - Increases the passive bonuses granted by your Flametongue Weapon and Earthliving Weapon abilities by 20/40%, the damage of your extra attacks from Windfury Weapon by 20/40%, and the effectiveness of the ongoing benefits of your Unleash Elements ability by 25/50%.

Restoration

• Totem of Tranquil Mind now causes party or raid members within 30 yards to lose 30% less casting or channeling time when damaged.

Warlock (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Affliction

• Seed of Corruption now has a 35 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Curse of the Elements now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Curse of Tongues now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Drain Mana now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards. Now lasts 3 sec, down from 5 sec.
• Bane of Doom now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Curse of Weakness now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Fear now has a 30 yards range, up from 20 yards. Cast time increased from 1.5 sec to 2 sec.
• Bane of Agony now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Drain Soul now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Unstable Affliction now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Drain Life now has a 40 yards range, up from 35 yards.
• Doom and Gloom now increases critical strike chance of Bane of Agony by 4/8% instead of increasing its damage by 5/10%.

Demonology

• Summon Felhunter, Summon Succubus, Summon Felguard, Summon Voidwalker, Summon Imp now have a 6 sec cast time. Down from 10 sec.
• Demonic Aegis revamped - Increases the amount of health generated through spells and effects granted by your Demon Armor by 25/50%, and increases the amount of health regenerated by your Fel Armor by 50/100%.
• Master Summoner now reduces casting time of summoning spells by 0.5/1 sec (down from 2/4 sec) and mana cost by 50/100%. (Up from 20/40%)
• Demonic Rebirth (Tier 2) *New* - If your summoned demon dies, you gain the Demonic Rebirth effect reducing the cast time of your next summon demon spell by 50/100%. Lasts for 10 sec.

Destruction

• Fel Flame now has a 35 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Incinerate now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Soul Fire now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Shadow Bolt now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Bane of Havoc now has a 40 yards range, up from 30 yards.
• Shadowburn now has a 35 yards range, up from 20 yards.

Warrior (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Nothing for you in this build it seems.

[Marlamin]

*dances* Guild achievements a gogo

[Filiecs]

Hey guys, ya hear about the Ring of Blood raid last night...

[sander3991]

I knew they were going to nerf Eternal Glory for paladins, it was just too OP, some times I could heal ~9 times with Word of Glory

[anotherhunter]

nothing for warriors? has the world gone mad?

also boo on rhumba being gone >:O

[Narshe]

Man, no reason to even get excited about beta builds, there hasnt been DK changes in WEEKS.

[Kavalii]

Cataclysm Beta - Build 12803

Achievement

Quests

• Beware of the 'Unbeatable?' Pterodactyl - Complete the joust quests in Mount Hyjal up to and including X.

If that's what I think it is.../shudder

[Selenia]

hopefully the hyjal/goblin/worgen/vashj'ir bugs will be fixed so we can continue testing those parts!
some music to the new zones would be nice too. Hopefully an exciting patch.

[MikeDaSpike]

I like what they're doing with the ranges. Also my holy priest has a smile from ear to ear.
Too bad they cut surge of light, I guess it was too powerful with Twilight Light (change the name please X.x).

[Alcotraz]

Starting to get really disgusted at the lack of DK changes, and now its just 1 nerf to a non main ability.... Losers.

[BondExtreme]

Holy crap! Priest's are getting even more spells!

[Kuipo]

Restoration
Totem of Tranquil Mind now causes party or raid members within 30 yards to lose 30% less casting or channeling time when damaged.

Argh.... I have yet to see which element this totem uses. Does anyone know?

[Vehemence]

I would really like some more survivability to Enh/Ele shamans, and animation improvements, if they do that, I'll main my level 60 shaman I haven't touched in 2 expansions.

[Lillfot]

Freakin'..
I dearly hope Mind Spike gets bumped up to 40 yards.
Otherwise, that's just plain stupid.

[Powerogue]

smoke bomb was already pitifully underwhelming, and they reduce the radius.

name one good reason I should keep this crap on my bar blizzard, I'll use it less than shiv.

[Spl4sh3r]

I like how they added Dualist and Gladiator on Guild Achievement and then added it for Warriors in Guild Achievements also, what happen to the other classes? :P

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Chimera - Staring Jet Li

[Snorri]

I hope this new beta build will be more than just class changes and achievements.

[Theratzil]

Warriors, no changes for you this build it seems...REALLY? wohooo..

[Vehemence]

Also, Rhumba was amazing, don't replace it with that Blizzard!

[glan]

a couple beta builds without anything and then the warlock part is just full of range increases...