World of Warcraft News and Raiding Strategies

We regularly make class balance adjustments based on gameplay data and feedback from players on class performance. The following changes to classes that are over- and under-performing in various areas will arrive alongside the 11.0.7 patch (December 17 in this region):

Classes

• Death Knight
  
  • Unholy
    
    • Apocalypse ghoul damage increased by 30%.
    • Rotten Touch now increases the damage of your Scourge Strike against the target by 60% (was 50%).
    • Death Coil damage increased by 8%.
    • Scourge Strike, Clawing Shadows and Vampiric Strike damage increased by 10%.
• Demon Hunter
  
  • Felblade damage increased by 10%.
  • The Hunt initial damage increased by 10%.
  • Havoc
    
    • Chaos Strike/Annihilation damage increased by 10%.
    • Demon’s Bite/Demon Blades damage increased by 10%.
• Evoker
  
  • Devastation
    
    • All damage increased by 4%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
    • Pyre damage increased by 20%.
• Hunter
  
  • Marksmanship
    
    • Trick Shots damage percentage increased to 75% (was 65%).
    • Razor Fragments AOE damage percentage increased to 35% (was 25%).
    • Dark Ranger: Black Arrow damage increased by 15%.
    • Dark Ranger: Shadow Surge damage increased by 25%.
    • Dark Ranger: Bleak Powder damage increased by 25%.
• Paladin
  
  • Holy
    
    • Veneration now transfers 225% of damage done into healing (was 200%).
    • Saved by the Light absorb amount increased by 15%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    • Consecrate damage increased by 30%.
    • Lightsmith: Tempered in Battle no longer activates while the paladin is within crowd control.
      
      • Tempered in Battle no longer activates if its target is in Cyclone, Detainment Imprison, or Diamond Ice Freezing Trap.
• Priest
  
  • Holy
    
    • Flash Heal healing increased by 15%.
    • Holy Fire damage increased by 15%.
• Shaman
  
  • Restoration
    
    • Totemic: Surging Totem mana cost reduced by 25%.
• Warlock
  
  • Affliction
    
    • Haunt damage increased by 75%. Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Focused Malignancy now causes Malefic Rapture to deal 25% increased damage to targets suffering from Unstable Affliction (was 15%). Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Oblivion damage increased 25%.
    • Xavius’ Gambit now increases the damage of Unstable Affliction by 20% (was 15%).
    • Perpetual Unstability damage increased by 25%.
    • Siphon Life now increases Corruption damage by 30% (was 20%).

Player versus Player

• Death Knight
  
  • Blood
    
    • Deathbringer: Reaper’s Mark damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Deathbringer: Wave of Souls damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  • Frost
    
    • Deathbringer: Reaper’s Mark damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Deathbringer: Wave of Souls damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Druid
  
  • Balance
    
    • Elune’s Chosen: Lunar Calling is now 80% effective in PvP combat (was 62%).
  • Restoration
    
    • All healing increased by 5% in PvP combat.
• Evoker
  
  • Augmentation
    
    • Deep Breath damage reduced by 15%.
    • Molten Embers increases damage taken from Black spells by up to 20% (was 40%) in PvP combat
• Mage
  
  • Sunfury: Burden of Power now increases the damage of your next Pyroblast or Arcane Blast by 40% in PvP combat (was 20%).
• Monk
  
  • Mistweaver
    
    • Conduit of the Celestials: Celestial Conduit healing increased by 50% in PvP combat.
  • Windwalker
    
    • Fists of Fury damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.
    • Blackout Kick damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Touch of Karma now absorbs up to 50% of maximum health in PvP combat (was 80%).
    • Shado-Pan: Flurry Strike shadow damage from Wisdom of the Wall increased by 30% in PvP combat.
• Priest
  
  • Discipline
    
    • Voidweaver: Inner Quietus increases Power Word: Shield’s absorption by 40% in PvP combat (was 20%).
• Shaman
  
  • Elemental
    
    • Stormbringer: Tempest damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Restoration
    
    • Riptide healing increased by 15% in PvP Combat**.**
    • Healing Surge healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Warlock
  
  • Destruction
    
    • Chaos Bolt damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Immolate damage over time increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Hellcaller: Wither damage over time reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
• Warrior
  
  • Arms
    
    • Rend damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Overpower damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  • Fury
    
    • Mountain Thane: Strength of the Mountain now increases the damage of Rampage and Bloodthirst by 45% in PvP combat (was 30%).

Because the changes above will be implemented at the same time as the 11.0.7 patch, they will appear in the final 11.0.7 patch notes.

20th Anniversary Realms: Molten Core and Onyxia's Lair Now Live


Who's ready to handle the heat? Players on new WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Edition Realms can now leap into the fire and face off against the Firelord, Ragnaros, in Molten Core and Onyxia in her lair. As a reminder, Anniversary Realms have no buff and debuff limits, so you can feel free to use every spell you can cast in a raid.

Prepare to face the heat in Molten Core and Onyxia's Lair when you read our detailed overview.

Looking for a new adventure in the WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Edition realms? More information can be found in our previously published article.

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Heed the Call of Siren Isle Beginning December 17


Prepare to dive into mystery and mayhem with the newest content update in The War Within— Siren Isle.

Explore an enigmatic outdoor zone, procure new items and rewards for you and your alternate characters, engage in new campaign chapters—Dalaran epilogue and Lingering Shadows prologue to Undermine(d)—and more!

An overview of what's coming ahead can be read in our article.

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Warcraft Holiday Music Mix

Cozy up by the fireplace and snuggle in with these holiday soundscapes of Azeroth:


00:00:00 - Kul Tiras Winter
00:00:36 - Winter Holiday
00:04:03 - Eternal Holly Brew
00:10:02 - Azure Span Frost
00:17:03 - Dun Morogh
00:24:30 - Cold Mountain
00:33:05 - Magnificent Desolation
00:38:53 - Islands Winter
00:43:54 - Storm Peaks
00:52:38 - Wintergrasp
00:57:11 - Winterspring

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Follow along on the official World of Warcraft news site for all the latest developments as we journey through the week together.

In Season of Discovery, there is an increased demand for crafting materials and Idols/Scarabs. One of our goals in this phase is to make idols and scarabs mean more to progression, such as being required for Reputation rings and their upgrades, but their acquisition rates have been lower than we hoped. We like making them available to players through dungeons or previous raid tiers, so with hotfixes that are now live:

• Tarnished Undermine Real drops in Molten Core and Blackwing Lair increased to 3 per boss (was 1).
• Damaged Undermine Supply Crates cost increased to 10 (was 5), and will now always contain some of the new Ahn’Qiraj crafting reagents, Scarabs, Idols from the Ruins or an Idol from the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj.

Since there are consumables that require these items, we’d like to see players getting them from the Undermine Supply Crates to allow the market to be more accessible.

Please note: The above are ‘new’ boxes. Any old boxes purchased will not contain the new materials.

Prepare to dive into mystery and mayhem with the newest content update in The War Within™— Siren Isle. Explore an enigmatic outdoor zone, procure new items and rewards for you and your alternate characters, engage in new campaign chapters—Dalaran epilogue and Lingering Shadows prologue to Undermine(d)—and more!

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New Zone to Explore

As raging tempests batter against Siren Isle, set off on an expedition to face off against a weekly rotation of adversaries while unraveling baffling new mysteries surrounding the abandoned Kul Tiran Azerite mine.

It's up to you, intrepid adventurer, to discover the fate of those who once lived and worked here. Explore alongside goblin, earthen, and Arathi expedition teams to learn more about the "singing crystal" at Siren Isle's heart.

While battling through enemies new and old with daring bravado, earn a new currency—Flame-Blessed Iron—to trade for items like mounts, pets, gear, and transmogs. It can also be used to open one of three Excavation sites on the island, presenting a face-off against a formidable foe to earn unique rewards.


A powerful new ring—Cyrce's Circlet—is available by completing the Siren Isle introductory quest line—The Radiant Vault. Complete a series of quests that will teach you how to upgrade the ring over time to increase its item level and gain new powers to help you journey around Siren Isle—keep reading to learn more.

While on your adventure, earn Singing Citrines that can be socketed in Cyrce's Circlet. These Citrines can be mixed and matched to create powerful combinations, and the gems can be socketed and unsocketed as you see fit.

Earn Crackling New Wings

Add a little spark to your adventure when you collect items from around the island to help release Thrayir, Eyes of the Siren—a new electrifying storm crow mount—from its bonds.

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Getting Around on Land, Sea, and Air

While flying is possible after fully upgrading Cyrce's Circlet, due to the raging Seafury Tempests, the winds of the Siren Isle make it a no-fly zone at the outset.

Master the less severe winds by completing a series of quests to upgrade the circlet, giving you the power to face all but the most punishing tempests.

To upgrade Cyrce's Circlet, a single quest unlocks weekly, and completing it offers a new power that helps you on the island while wearing the ring. Don't fret if you miss a week or two; you can complete the missed quests in the following week along with the new one.

• Week 1: Finish The Radiant Vault questline to get Cyrce's Circlet and learn how to socket and unsocket gems.
• Week 2: Complete Dipping a Toe to get Blessing of the Seadweller, which will allow you to walk on the seafloor, find treasures underwater, breathe underwater, and swim much faster in the surrounding waters of Siren Isle.
• Week 3: Complete Juicing Up and Storming Out to get Superjuiced, allowing you to activate the TR-06 Pummeler and N.U.K.U.L.A.R Target Painter while in the Seafury Tempest on the Siren Isle.
• Week 4: Complete Unleashing Her Power and earn Cyrce's Zephyr, allowing your spells and abilities to have a chance to summon Cyrce's Zephyr, which will cast every existing Singing Citrine ability over three seconds while the ring is equipped and you're on the Siren Isle.
• Week 5: Complete The Singing Bandit Catcher to gain the Thieves of the Siren power to illuminate invisible enemies attempting to steal Siren Isle's riches. They are often found trying to pilfer Flame-Blessed Iron from the strongest creatures on the isle.
• Week 6: Complete the final quest in this series—Cyrce Would Be So Proud—to earn Wings of the Siren, giving you the passive ability to control the winds, allowing you to take flight on Siren Isle.

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New Events for the Adventurous

New Special Assignment: Storms A Brewin

Siren Isle is regularly lashed by horrible storms. This Seafury Tempest stirs up powerful creatures of all types from deep in the roiling ocean to assault the island.


New Public Event: Excavations

Three Major Excavations hosted by the expedition teams on the island await eager treasure hunters. Contribute Flame-Blessed Iron to open Shuddering Hollow, The Drain, or The Drowned Lair. Once inside, complete the event to earn valuable loot and rewards!

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New Story Quests

Dalaran Epilogue

Explore the fate of the Kirin Tor when you dig deeper into the aftermath of Dalaran's fall. In this epilogue questline to The War Within—the Kirin Tor must confront their past mistakes and decide on the future course of their people.

Lingering Shadows

In this prologue to the Undermine(d) content update, continue the story of The War Within and uncover a familiar face in the darkness.

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A New Ear-resistible Customization

Make your way to the Barber Shop and embellish your head with a new and distinguished appEARance. Human and Kul Tiran characters can employ a pointed-ear look with the new Arathi ear customization.

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Cross-Faction Queuing


Gone are the days when someone from your cross-faction premade group had to face the wilds of Azeroth on the trek to a Meeting Stone to summon their companions from across faction lines—the time has come for you to grab your nearest group of premade frenemies and queue for Dungeons and unrated PvP through the Group Finder tool.

However, Dungeons will require a fully premade group, and party members who leave will not be replaced.

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Siren Isle Update Notes


Learn more about all the changes coming with the Siren Isle content update from our update notes.

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Looking Ahead!

The Turbulent Timeways Returns…Again!

The timeways shudder once again on January 7, 2025! Explore timewalking dungeons from past expansions each week to earn Heroic rewards. Those who Master the Timeways will be rewarded with the Timely Buzzbee Skyriding mount.

All Hands, on Deck—A Plunderstorm Surges in the New Year!

Keg Leg returns to pillage the Arathi Highlands. This battle-royale-inspired time-limited event returns on January 14, 2025, with new and updated abilities, an improved starting drop, a practice lobby, and a new Plunderstore to spend your Plunder on the loot you want most— including new and returning transmog pieces, pets, mounts, and more!

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We look forward to seeing how you fare during your adventures on Siren Isle.