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Article: Dragonflight Season 4 Now Live!
02:40AM CET - Added official notes
Patch 4.2 - PTR Build 14107
A new build is being deployed on test realms.
Update
02:00AM CET - The proc for Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest might be added in this build. As usual, nothing official for the moment but it's very consistent with the official preview.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Wrath of Tarecgosa - When you deal damage, you have a chance to gain the Wrath of Tarecgosa, duplicating the harmful spell.
Official Patch Notes
If anything below isn't in the official notes, it's not confirmed and potentially false.
General
Achievements
Classes: General
Druid (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Glyphs
Paladin (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Holy
Protection
Retribution
Priest (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Shadow
Warlock (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)
Dungeons & Raids
Deadmines
Items
Set Bonuses
Professions
Jewelcrafting
- All existing Valor Points in the Currency tab have been converted to Justice Points.
Achievements
- Bear-ly Made It (new achievement): Save all four prisoners before they are sacrificed in Zul'Aman on Heroic difficulty.
Classes: General
- Players are once again free to dance in combat (without causing graphic errors). Other animations, such as attacks, will take precedence over dancing. The dance animation will be suppressed until the higher priority animation is complete. Fun has been unnerfed.
Druid (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)Glyphs
- Glyph of Ferocious Bite has been redesigned. It now causes Ferocious Bite to heal the caster for 1% of maximum health for each 10 energy used.
Paladin (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)Holy
- Denounce has been redesigned. It still reduces the mana cost of Exorcism. However, it no longer has a chance on Holy Shock of making Exorcism free and instant. Instead, it has a 50/100% chance to prevent the Exorcism target from causing critical effects for the next 6 seconds. This effect can be dispelled.
- Holy Shock mana cost has been decreased to 7% of base mana, down from 8%.
Protection
- Holy Shield now increases block chance by 5% while active, instead of increasing the amount of damage blocked by 10%.
Retribution
- Selfless Healer can no longer be dispelled and cannot be stolen via Spellsteal; and, in addition to its current effects, it lowers the cooldown of Word of Glory by 5/10 seconds.
Priest (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)- Devouring Plague damage done has been decreased by 12%.
- Mind Blast damage done has been increased by 12%.
- Shadow Word: Death damage done has been increased by 12%.
- Shadow Word: Pain damage done has been decreased by 12%.
Shadow
- Mind Flay damage done has been increased by 12%.
- Vampiric Touch damage done has been decreased by 12%.
Warlock (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)- Drain Life's damage has been reduced by approximately 25%.
Dungeons & Raids
Deadmines
- Vanessa VanCleef (Heroic difficulty) now has a sweet, sweet voice to accompany her dialog.
Items
Set Bonuses
- The 2-piece resilience bonus from Cataclysm PvP sets no longer stacks. If a player wears 2 pieces each from 2 different Cataclysm sets, the player will only receive the 400 resilience rating bonus once. This change does not apply to PvP sets from prior expansions.
Professions
Jewelcrafting
- The shield block value bonus from Eternal Earthsiege Diamond has been increased to 3%, up from 1%.
Armor Sets - Druid Tier 12
The gloves still look a little weird and the light effects might be a little off (color-wise) but it should be ok now.
Item Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Will go through them later but ...Jewelcrafting
- All cut gems now stacks up to 20. Oh my!
Achievements Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
General
- Petting Zoo Collect 100 unique companion pets. Reward: Pet Biscuits (Magical Pet Biscuit)
- Menagerie Collect 125 unique companion pets. Reward: Pet Biscuits (Magical Pet Biscuit)
- Littlest Pet Shop Collect 150 unique companion pets. Reward: Nuts' Acorn (Nuts)
Quests
- Legacy of Leyara Complete the Leyara quests in Mount Hyjal and the Molten Front.
- The 'Unbeatable?' Pterodactyl: BEATEN. Complete the Vigilance on Wings daily quest in Mount Hyjal 10 times.
- The Fiery Lords of Sethria's Roost Hunt down and slay the following minions of Ragnaros in Sethria's Roost.
- Ludicrous Speed While on the quest Call the Flock in Mount Hyjal, obtain 65 stacks of Soar.
- Gang War Win a duel in Sethria's Roost while on the quest "The Protectors of Hyjal."
- Have... Have We Met? Acknowledge your recognition by /waving at the following NPCs in Sethria's Roost.
- The Molten Front Offensive Unlock each of the following in the attack on the Molten Front.
- Flawless Victory Solo kill a Molten Behemoth in the Molten Front without taking any damage from Molten Stomp or Fiery Boulder.
- And the Meek Shall Inherit Kalimdor Help each of the following critters get revenge on the mean old fire elementals.
- Infernal Ambassadors Slay the elite invaders of Hyjal in the following ways.
- Fireside Chat [NYI] Speak with the following characters during the attack on the Molten Front.
- Master of the Molten Flow Complete the following challenges within the Molten Flow.
- King of the Spider-Hill Reach the highest point in the Widow's Clutch within the Molten Front.
- Ready for Raiding II Slay the following Lieutenants of Flame in Ragnaros' Reach without getting hit by their special attacks.
- Death From Above Bomb the following elementals during a bombing run in the Molten Front.
- Veteran of the Molten Front Complete the Regrowth and Molten Front achievements listed below.
Dungeon & Raids
- Bear-ly Made It Save all four prisoners before they are sacrified in Zul'Aman on Heroic difficulty.
Feats of Strength
- WoW's 7th Anniversary Logged in during WoW's 7th Anniversary.
Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Companions- Nuts Right Click to summon and dismiss Nuts.
Tabards
WoW's 7th Anniversary Right Click to change the appearance but not the effect of any currently worn tabard. Increases Experience and Reputation gains from kills by 7%. 10 sec cooldown, Instant
Class Skills
Death Knight (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)Frost
- Obliterate now deals 150% weapon damage, down from 160%.
- Annihilation now increases damage dealt by Obliterate by 12/24/36%, down from 15/30/45%.
Unholy
- Unholy Might now increases Strength by 10%, up from 5%.
Druid (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)Feral
- Ferocious Bite now costs 25 Energy, down from 35. Now consumes up to 25 additional energy, down from 35. Base damage increased by 12%, from [380 + 54.5% of AP]-[615 + 54.5% of AP] to [410 + 54.5% of AP]-[680 + 54.5% of AP] at 5 Combo Points. (Check tooltip for less combo points)
- Frenzied Regeneration now increases health by 15%, down from 30%. Increases health to 15%, down from 30%.
- Mangle (Cat) now deals 530% damage plus 1670, up from 460% plus 1449.
- Ravage (Cat) now deals 975% damage plus 3218, up from 850% plus 2805.
- Shred (Cat) now deals 520% damage plus 1716, up from 450% plus 1485 damage.
- Swipe now deals 600% weapon damage, down from 670%.
Restoration
- Harmony (Mastery) has been revamped - Your direct healing is increased by an additional 10% and casting your direct healing spells grants you an additional 10% bonus to periodic healing for 10 sec. Each point of Mastery increases each bonus by an additional 1.25%.
Balance
- Earth and Moon now also affects Wild Mushroom: Detonate and lasts 15 sec, up from 12 sec.
Glyph
- Glyph of Berserk now increases duration of Berserk by 10 sec, up from 5 sec.
- Glyph of Ferocious Bite now causes Ferocious Bite to heal you for 1% of your maximum health for each 10 energy used.
- Glyph of Innervate now rewards the caster with 10% of maximum mana over 10 sec when it's cast on a target other than the caster.
Hunter (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)Beast Mastery
- Master of Beasts now increases damage done by pets by 13.4%, down from 13.6%. Each point increases pet damage by 1.67%, down from 1.7%.
Survival
- Trap Launcher now has a 1.5 sec cooldown.
Marksmanship
- Multi-Shot now ldeals 120% weapon damage, down from 138%.
Mage (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)Arcane
- Arcane Missiles now seems to have a 100% chance to proc, up from 40%. (But that doesn't make much sense, so huh, wait for official confirmation or official "Boubouille is stupid"?)
- Spellsteal now has a 6 sec cooldown.
- Improved Mana Gem now lasts 15 sec, up from 10 sec.
Paladin (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)Protection
- Hammer of the Righteous now costs 10% of base mana, down from 12%.
- Holy Shield now increases block chance by 5% while active, instead of increasing the amount of damage blocked by 10%.
Retribution
- Selfless Healer now also reduces the cooldown of Word of Glory by 5/10 sec.
Holy
- Denounce now has a 50/100% chance to proc (up from 25/50%) and the Denounce effect now prevents targets from causing critical effects for the next 6 sec.
- Speed of Light now reduces the cooldown of Holy Radiance by 40 sec, up from 30 sec.
Priest (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)Shadow
- Shadow Orb Power now increases damage by 1.45% for each point, down from 1.5%
- Devouring Plague damage has been reduced by 12%, from 1240 base damage to 1088.
- Mind Blast damage has been increased by 12%, from [ 1277 - 1349 ] to [ 1431 - 1512 ]
- Mind Flay damage has been increased by 12%. From 501 to 561 shadow damage.
- Shadow Word: Death damage has been increased by 12%. From 301 to 337 shadow damage.
- Shadow Word: Pain damage has been reduced by 12%. From 1326 to 1164 shadow damage.
- Vampiric Touch damage has been reduced by 12%, from 540 to 475 Shadow damage.
Shaman (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)Elemental
- Lava Flows now gives you 30/60/90% spell haste when Flame Shock is dispelled, up from 10/20/30%.
Restoration
- Water Shield now restores 758 mana, down from 1416.
- Mana Tide Totem now grants 200% of the caster's Spirit, down from 400%.
- Improved Water Shield is now Resurgence While Water Shield is active, you recover mana when your direct healing spells have a critical effect. You regain 2292 mana from a Healing Wave or Greater Healing Wave critical, 1375 mana from a Healing Surge, Riptide, or Unleash Life critical, and 763 mana from a Chain Heal critical.
Item Set
Glyph
- Glyph of Thunderstorm no longer reduces the movement speed of enemies.
- Glyph of Unleashed Lightning (New) - Allows Lightning Bolt to be cast while moving.
Warrior (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)Fury
- Slam: Slams the opponent, causing 145% weapon damage plus 430.
624.
Professions
Jewelcrafting
- Eternal Shadowspirit Diamond now increases Shield Block Value by 3%, up from 1%.
Alchemy
- Assassin's Alchemist Stone is now Unique-Equipped instead of Unique.
- Guardian's Alchemist Stone is now Unique-Equipped instead of Unique.
- Indestructible Alchemist Stone is now Unique-Equipped instead of Unique.
- Mercurial Alchemist Stone is now Unique-Equipped instead of Unique.
- Mighty Alchemist Stone is now Unique-Equipped instead of Unique.
- Redeemer's Alchemist Stone is now Unique-Equipped instead of Unique.
- Sorcerer's Alchemist Stone is now Unique-Equipped instead of Unique.
Tailoring
- Dream of Azshara possibly doesn't have a cooldown anymore, but cooldowns look super sketchy in the game files in the first place so be careful.
- Dream of Deepholm possibly doesn't have a cooldown anymore, but cooldowns look super sketchy in the game files in the first place so be careful.
- Dream of Hyjal possibly doesn't have a cooldown anymore, but cooldowns look super sketchy in the game files in the first place so be careful.
- Dream of Ragnaros possibly doesn't have a cooldown anymore, but cooldowns look super sketchy in the game files in the first place so be careful.
- Dream of Skywall possibly doesn't have a cooldown anymore, but cooldowns look super sketchy in the game files in the first place so be careful.
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