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Achievement Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
BattlePet Battles
- Cat Fight! now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Experienced Pet Battler now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Experienced Pet Brawler now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Gettin' Lucky now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Master Pet Battler now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Master Pet Brawler
- On A Roll now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Pet Brawler now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Take Em' All On! now requires you to win a solo pet battle, rather than a pet battle.
Cataclysm Dungeon
Dungeons & Raids
- Bear-ly Made It now has Account Wide progress.
Collect
Pet Battles
- A Rare Catch now awards 10 points.
- An Uncommon Find now awards 5 points.
- Building a Team now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Can I Keep Him? now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Going to Need More Leashes now requires you to collect 250 pets, down from 300. Now rewards a Feral Vermling.
- He's Mine! now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- High Quality now awards 10 points.
- Lil' Game Hunter now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Pet Tamer now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Plenty of Pets now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Plethora of Pets now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Quality & Quantity now awards 10 points.
- Shop Smart, Shop Pet...Smart now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- That Was Close! now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- That's a Lot of Pet Food now rewards Venus.
- World Safari now awards 10 points, down from 25.
- Zen Pet Hunter no longer rewards a pet.
General
- Get to the Choppa! now has Account Wide progress.
- Grand Expedition Yak now has Account Wide progress.
- Traveler's Tundra Mammoth now has Account Wide progress.
- Vial of the Sands now has Account Wide progress.
Level
Pet Battles
- Growing Up now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Just A Pup now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Newbie now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Old Timer now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Pro Pet Group now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Pro Pet Mob now awards 10 points, down from 25.
- Rookie Pet Group now awards 5 points, down from 10.
- Time For A Leash now awards 5 points, down from 10.
Pandaria
Quests
- Savior of Stoneplow (New) Defeat the Ik'thik Colossus.
Reputation
- Pandaren Ambassador now rewards Pandaren Kite String.
- Pandaren Ambassador now rewards Pandaren Kite String.
Pet Battles
- Taming the Wild now awards 5 points, down from 10.
Scenarios
- Scenaterday (New) Complete all of the scenarios listed below on a Saturday.
Wrath of the Lich King
Reputation
- Ice Mammoth now has Account Wide progress.
Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
MountsFlying
- Astral Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Azure Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Crimson Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Golden Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Heavenly Azure Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Heavenly Crimson Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Heavenly Golden Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Heavenly Jade Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Heavenly Onyx Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Jade Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Onyx Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Pandaren Kite (New) Summons and dismisses a rideable Pandaren Kite. This is a flying mount. Account wide. 1.5 sec cast.
- Thundering August Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
- Thundering Jade Cloud Serpent now requires Cloud Serpent Riding from the Order of the Cloud Serpent.
Ground
- Rampaging Yak (New) Summons a ridable rampaging yak. This is a very VERY fast mount. Only works outdoors in Dread Wastes. Account wide. Instant.
- Son of Galleon (New) Summons and dismisses a rideable Son of Galleon. Account wide. 1.5 sec cast.
Companions
- Jade Tentacle is now a Battle Pet.
- Venus (New) Right Click to summon and dismiss your venus. Battle Pet. Instant.

- Necrotic Strike weapon damage was increased by 50% and absorb was increased from 70% to 100%.
Blood
- Scarlet Fever now also causes your Blood Boil to refresh your diseases on targets it damages.
Unholy
- Reaping now also works with Blood Boil.
- Summon Gargoyle now costs 60 Runic Power rather than runes.

- Frenzied Regeneration now converts up to 60 Rage into up to (((AP * AP) * 186) / 10,000,000 + 47000% of AP / 10,000) health.
- Lifebloom now has a 15 sec duration and increased SP scaling.
Talents
- Dream of Cenarius now increases healing done by your next healing spell by 30%, down from 70%.
Minor Glyphs
- Glyph of the Stag: Your Travel Form can now be used as a mount by party members. This glyph is disabled while Glyph of the Cheetah is active.

Talents
- Blink Strike now has a 100 yd range, up from 30 yds. Teleport range is now 40 yds from your pet.
- Thrill of the Hunt now will cause your next 3 Arcane Shots or Multi-Shots to be free, up from next one.

- Frost Nova now has a 12 yd radius.
- Ice Lance damage decreased by 19%.
Frost
- Frostbolt damage decreased by 19%. Also causes the target to take an additional 8% damage from your Frostbolt and Ice Lance, and your Water Elemental's Waterbolt, stacking up to 3 times.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Icy Veins was reworked: Your Icy Veins causes your Frostbolt, Frostfire Bolt, and Ice Lance spells to split into 3 smaller bolts that each do 160% damage, instead of increasing spell casting speed.

- Spinning Crane Kick has a new line for Mistweaver: During Spinning Crane Kick, you can continue to dodge and parry.
- Zen Meditation now reduces all damage taken by 90% (was 99%) and redirects to you up to 5 harmful spells.
Talents
- Chi Burst damage and healing reduced by 92%.
- Chi Wave damage and healing reduced by 85%.
- Zen Sphere damage was reduced by 78% and healing was reduced by 91%. AP scaling was reduced by 75%.
- Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger will also provoke the target for Brewmaster Monks.
- Rushing Jade Wind debuff now has a 15 sec duration. Also triggers Shuffle for Brewmaster Monks.
Mistweaver
- Renewing Mist now has an 8 sec cooldown, down from 15 sec.
- Teachings of the Monastery: Spinning Crane Kick healing increased by 8%.

- Crusader Strike damage and additional damage decreased by 19%.
Talents
- Repentance now has a 15 sec cooldown.
- Sacred Shield no longer increases the critical chance of your Flash of Light. Absorption decreased by 99% and SP scaling for absorption increased by 50%.
- Speed of Light now has a 45 sec cooldown, down from 60 sec.
Protection
- Guarded by the Light now also grants 6% of your maximum mana every 2 sec.
Retribution
- Sword of Light now also grants 6% of your maximum mana every 2 sec. and increases the healing done by Word of Glory and Flash of Light by 30%.

- Mind Sear damage was decreased by 30%.
- Shadow Word: Insanity damage was decreased by 25%.
Talents
- Divine Insight now gives Shadow Word: Pain a 5% chance to reset the cooldown on Mind Blast and cause your next Mind Blast within 12 sec to be instant cast and cost no mana, down from 15% chance.
- From Darkness, Comes Light now grants 20% more damage to the Mind Spike bonus.
- Power Word: Solace now restores 1.5% maximum mana, down from 2%.
Discipline & Holy
- Divine Fury now also works with Cascade, Divine Star, and Halo.
Shadow
- Mastery: Shadowy Recall now grants a 14% chance to deal damage twice, up from 8%.
- Shadowy Apparitions reworked to have a 100% proc chance, lower base damage, and only proc from critical periodic damage.

Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Water Shield was reworked: Increases the mana generated reactively by your Water Shield when you are attacked by 50%, but reduces the passive mana generation by 15%.

- Summon Felhunter now costs 20% of Base Demonic Fury, down from 25%.
- Summon Succubus now costs 20% of Base Demonic Fury, down from 25%.
- Summon Voidwalker now costs 20% of Base Demonic Fury, down from 25%.
Affliction
- Drain Soul damage decreased by 66.6%.
Demonology
- Decimation now also works with Shadow Bolt.
- Hellfire base damage was decreased by 10% and SP scaling increased by 216%.
- Summon Felguard now costs 20% of Base Demonic Fury, down from 25%.
Destruction
- Conflagrate now reduces movement speed by 50% for 5 sec, up from 30%.
- Mastery: Emberstorm no longer increases the damage of Chaos Bolt.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Conflagrate no longer increases the movement speed reduction by an additional 40%.
- Glyph of Shadowflame: Your Shadowflame slow is increased to 70% (was 50%) but Hand of Gul'dan no longer has charges.

- Battle Shout now has a 100 yd radius, up from 30.
- Berserker Rage now generates 10 Rage and increases physical damage done by 10% for 6 sec.
- Commanding Shout now has a 100 yd radius, up from 30.
- Enrage now generates 10 Rage and increases physical damage done by 10% for 6 sec.
Fury
- Raging Blow no longer has a cooldown. Becoming Enraged enables one use of Raging Blow. Limit 2 charges.
Protection
- Shield Barrier now absorbs (33.3% of (((AP * AP) * 186) / 10,000,000 + 47000% of AP / 10,000)) damage.
Minor Glyphs
- Glyph of Gushing Wound: Your Deep Wounds are even bloodier than normal.
- Glyph of the Blazing Trail: If you're going to Charge why not do it with some style?
Professions
Alchemy
- Alchemist's Rejuvenation When making this potion, you have a chance to learn other Pandaria alchemy recipes. Discovered recipes can also reveal additional recipes when created.
- Master Healing Potion: Discovered recipes can also reveal additional recipes when created.
Cooking
- Spicy Vegetable Chips no longer requires Rice.
Enchanting
- All rods were removed, everything now uses a Copper Rod.
- Many cast times were reduced from 5 sec to 1.5 sec.
- Enchant Boots - Greater Haste
51.5 sec cast. Reagents: Spirit Dust (7).2), Mysterious Essence. Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Boots - Greater Precision
51.5 sec cast. Reagents: Spirit Dust,Lesser Mysterious Essence.2), Mysterious Essence. Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step
51.5 sec cast. Reagents: Spirit Dust (4),Greater Mysterious Essence.Mysterious Essence (3). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Bracer - Mastery
51.5 sec cast. Reagents: Spirit Dust (3).4). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Bracer - Superior Dodge
51.5 sec cast. Reagents: Spirit Dust (8),Lesser Mysterious Essence (2).Mysterious Essence (2). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
51.5 sec cast. Reagents: Spirit Dust (12), Lesser Mysterious Essence.2), Mysterious Essence (3). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Chest - Super Resilience
51.5 sec cast. Reagents: Spirit Dust (8).3), Mysterious Essence. Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Chest - Superior Stamina
51.5 sec cast.Reagents: Lesser Mysterious Essence (2).Reagents: Spirit Dust (4), Mysterious Essence. Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Cloak - Superior Critical Strike
51.5 sec cast.Reagents: Lesser Mysterious Essence.Reagents: Mysterious Essence. Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Cloak - Superior Intellect
51.5 sec cast. Reagents: Spirit Dust (3),Greater Mysterious Essence.Mysterious Essence (3). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Gloves - Super Strength
51.5 sec cast. Reagents: Spirit Dust (3), Lesser Mysterious Essence, Ethereal Shard.), Mysterious Essence, Ethereal Shard. Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Gloves - Superior Agility
51.5 sec cast. Tools: RunedArcanite Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Gloves - Superior Expertise
51.5 sec cast.Reagents: Spirit Dust (10).Reagents: Mysterious Essence (2). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Gloves - Superior Mastery
51.5 sec cast.Reagents: Greater Mysterious Essence.Reagents: Mysterious Essence (3). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Gloves - Threat
51.5 sec cast. Tools: RunedArcanite Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Off-Hand - Major Intellect
51.5 sec cast.Reagents: Greater Mysterious Essence.Reagents: Mysterious Essence (3). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Off-Hand - Superior Intellect
51.5 sec cast. Tools: RunedTitanium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Ring - Agility
51.5 sec cast. Tools: RunedTitanium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Ring - Assault Only the Enchanter's rings can be enchanted, and enchanting a ring will cause it to become soulbound."
5 sec cast.1.5 sec cast. Tools: RunedEternium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Ring - Lesser Intellect Only the Enchanter's rings can be enchanted, and enchanting a ring will cause it to become soulbound."
5 sec cast.1.5 sec cast. Tools: RunedEternium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Ring - Lesser Stamina Only the Enchanter's rings can be enchanted, and enchanting a ring will cause it to become soulbound."
5 sec cast.1.5 sec cast. Tools: RunedEternium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Shield - Greater Parry (New) Permanently enchant a shield to increase parry by 170. Requires a level 417 or higher
- Enchant Weapon - Colossus
21.5 sec cast.Reagents: Spirit Dust (8), Ethereal Shard.Reagents: Ethereal Shard (3). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Weapon - Dancing Steel
51.5 sec cast. Reagents: Spirit Dust (6), Sha Crystal (10).12), Sha Crystal (10). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Weapon - Elemental Force
21.5 sec cast.Reagents: Ethereal Shard.Reagents: Mysterious Essence (3). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Weapon - Jade Spirit
51.5 sec cast.Reagents: Lesser Mysterious Essence (8), Sha Crystal (10).Reagents: Mysterious Essence (4), Sha Crystal (10). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Weapon - River's Song
51.5 sec cast.Reagents: Spirit Dust (4), Lesser Mysterious Essence (4), Sha Crystal (10).Reagents: River's Heart, Mysterious Essence (50). Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Enchant Weapon - Windsong
51.5 sec cast. Reagents: Spirit Dust (3), Ethereal Shard (3).12), Ethereal Shard. Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Ethereal Shard
1.5 sec cast.1 sec cast.Reagents: Greater Mysterious Essence (3).Reagents: Mysterious Essence (5). - Ethereal Shard
1.5 sec cast.Shatters a Sha Crystal into two Ethereal Shards. 1 sec cast. Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Mysterious Essence
1.5 sec cast.1 sec cast. - Mysterious Essence
1.5 sec cast.Shatters an Ethereal Shard into three Mysterious Essence. 1 sec cast. Tools: RunedElementium Rod.Copper Rod. - Sha Crystal Creating a Sha Crystal is a difficult task that can only be performed once each day. Reagents: Ethereal Shard (
3).5). - Spirit Dust
1.5 sec cast.Breaks down a Mysterious Essence into three Spirit Dust.Reagents: Lesser Mysterious Essence. Tools: Runed Elementium Rod.1 sec cast. Reagents: Mysterious Essence. Tools: Runed Copper Rod.
Inscription
Raid & Dungeon Abilities
- Acid Bomb Deals 15,000 Nature damage
a sec.every 1 sec. - Amethyst Pool (New) Creates a pool that inflicts 0 Shadow damage every 5 sec. to enemies who enter the area. Lasts 60 sec.
- Coalescing Shadows
Inflicts 20,000 Shadow damage.Inflicts 30,000 Shadow damage. - Cobalt Mine Blast Launches a charged cobalt shard at a player's location. After a 2 sec arming time, any player within 7 yds will detonate the shard, inflicting 150,000 Frost damage and rooting all players within 7 yds for 6 sec.
- Corruption (New) Deals 100,000 Shadow damage to random players.
- Epicenter
Deals 60,000Deals 80,000 Nature damage, scaling based on how close the target is to the epicenter of the quake. - Epicenter
Deals 60,000Deals 80,000 Nature damage, scaling based on how close the target is to the epicenter of the quake. - Maddening Shout The Maddening Shout of Meng
Sharpfangthe Demented causes all enemies to go mad. Inflicting 15,000 Shadow damage every32 sec and causing all enemies to hate each other, players regain their sanity after taking 30,000 damage from another player. - Pillaged
Reduces Armor by 50%.Increases Physical damage taken by 50%. - Retaliation Requires Melee Weapon.
- Sha Nova Dark magic is unleashed,
linflictinginflicting 10,000 Shadow Damage and knocking back all enemies within 10 yds. - Sha Spike As the spike returns to the ground, a Volatile Energy emerges to attack the caster's enemies for 60 sec.
- Shadow Nova Inflicts 100 Shadow damage to enemies in an area around the
caster.target. - Undying Shadows
Inflicts 25,000 Shadow damage.Inflicts 30,000 Shadow damage. - Wildfire Infusion
Deals 150,000 Fire damage.Deals 50,000 Fire damage. - Wildfire Infusion
Deals 30,000 Fire damage.Deals 40,000 Fire damage.
New Items
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New Icons
New UI Strings
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- ARCANE_CHARGES_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Arcane Charges per sec
- BATTLE_PET_PUT_IN_CAGE_HEALTH - Put In Cage (Health)
- BATTLE_PET_PUT_IN_CAGE_SLOTTED - Put In Cage (Battle Slot)
- BATTLE_PET_TOOLTIP_CLICK - [Click here to view in journal]
- BURNING_EMBERS_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Burning Ember per sec
- CHI_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Energy per sec
- DARK_FORCE_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Dark Force per sec
- DEMONIC_FURY_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Demonic Fury per sec
- ENERGY_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Energy per sec
- ERR_PETBATTLE_NOT_WHILE_IN_MATCHED_BATTLE - You can't do that in a matched pet battle.
- FOCUS_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Focus per sec
- HEALTH_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Health per sec
- LIGHT_FORCE_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Chi per sec
- MAC_USE_COMMAND_AS_CONTROL - Use Command key as Control key
- MAC_USE_COMMAND_AS_CONTROL_TOOLTIP - Use Command key and Control key interchangeably.
- MAC_USE_COMMAND_LEFT_CLICK_AS_RIGHT_CLICK - Command left click as right click
- MAC_USE_COMMAND_LEFT_CLICK_AS_RIGHT_CLICK_TOOLTIP - Hold down Command key and left click to simulate a right click.
- MANA_COST_LARGE_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %s Mana per sec
- MANA_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Mana per sec
- MOUNT_JOURNAL_CANT_USE - You do not meet the requirements for this mount.
- PET_JOURNAL_CARD_NAME_DEFAULT - Select a pet from the list on the left.
- POWER_DISPLAY_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d %s per sec
- RAGE_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Rage per sec
- RUNIC_POWER_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Runic Power per sec
- SHADOW_ORBS_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Shadow Orbs per sec
- SOUL_SHARDS_COST_PER_TIME_NO_BASE - %d Soul Shards per sec
- SPELL_FAILED_CANT_ADD_BATTLE_PET - Can't Add Companion To Your Account
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