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Swift Windsteed Mount, Challenge Mode Gear Procs, Conquest Point Cap ClarificationPatch 5.1 PTR - Build 16173
A new PTR build will be deployed on the test realms soon. We will be updating these notes frequently, so keep checking back!
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.
General
Classes
Druid (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Paladin (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Priest (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Rogue (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Warlock (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Warrior (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Pet Battles
Raids, Dungeons and Scenarios
UI
Brawler's Guild
- Banquet of the Steamer and Great Banquet of the Steamer now correctly provide Intellect to damage based casting classes. Healers will continue to gain Spirit from these foods.
- A cooking profession bag has been added, and can be purchased with Ironpaw Tokens from Nam Ironpaw.
Classes
- The Weakened Blows effect has a new icon.
Druid (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)- Symbiosis:
- Mass Dispel's mana cost has been increased to match the Priest version, and its cooldown has been increased to 60 seconds.
- Mass Dispel's mana cost has been increased to match the Priest version, and its cooldown has been increased to 60 seconds.
Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)- Ice Trap
- The snare provided by Ice Trap is now more responsive when enemies enter or leave the area of effect, and its effective area more closely matches the visual effect.
- Glyph of Ice Trap now causes the visual effect of Ice Trap to match the increased area of effect provided by the glyph.
- Glyph of Black Ice now correctly benefits from the increased duration provided by Trap Mastery.
- Lock and Load will now activate correctly when Ice Trap is triggered by an immune target, as long as a susceptible target is within the area of effect.
- Fixed several issues involving Trap Mastery, Entrapment, Glyph of Black Ice, and Glyph of Ice Trap.
- The snare provided by Ice Trap is now more responsive when enemies enter or leave the area of effect, and its effective area more closely matches the visual effect.
- The Growl pet ability will no longer cause diminishing returns against bosses that are immune to its effect.
- The Glyph of Icy Solace has been renamed to Glyph of Solace, and now causes both Scattershot and Freezing Trap to remove all damage over time effects from the target.
- Glyph of Scattering has been removed.
- A new Major Glyph has been added: Glyph of Aimed Shot. This glyph allows Aimed Shot to be used while moving.
Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)- Ring of Frost now has a 45 second cooldown (was 30 seconds).
- The duration of Deep Freeze has been reduced to 4 seconds.
- Frost Bomb will now detonate after 6 seconds (was 5 seconds). Detonation speed is still affected by haste.
Paladin (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)- Turn Evil is now effective against Aberrations.
Priest (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)- Psyfiend's Psychic Terror cast time has been increased to 2 seconds (was 1.5 seconds).
Rogue (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)- Seal Fate will now only be activated by melee combo point generating abilities.
- Shuriken Toss now deals double damage when used against targets further than 10 yards away.
Warlock (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)- Demonic Gateway must now be activated by the player wishing to teleport.
- A new Minor Glyph has been added: Glyph of Gateway Attunement. This glyph will cause a Warlock's Demonic Gateway to transport her immediately when she steps on it.
- A New Major Glyph has been added: Glyph of Supernova. This glyph will cause the Warlock to deal 10% of his maximum health to all targets within 5 yards for each Burning Ember he had when he was slain.
- Banish is now effective against Aberrations.
- Kil'jaeden's Cunning now longer imposes a cast time penalty.
- Flames of Xoroth no longer has a cooldown.
- Rain of Fire
- Rain of Fire no longer causes a stun after hitting a target three times.
- Rain of Fire no longer causes a stun after hitting a target three times.
- Destruction Warlocks have gained a new ability: Cataclysm. Cataclysm costs one Burning Ember. After a 3 second channeling period, Cataclysm will stun and knockback all burning targets within 10 yards of the caster. This ability has a 1 minute cooldown.
- Conflagrate now generates Burning Embers.
Warrior (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)- The silence provided by Glyph of Gag Order is no longer effective against players.
Pet Battles
- A new item has been introduced that can be used to upgrade the quality of Battle Pets: Battle-stones.
- Battle-stones are available in two basic types, general purpose Battle-stones that can be used to upgrade the quality of any pet, and family specific Battle-stones, which can only be used to upgrade pets of a specific pet family. Pets over level 15 upgraded in this way can lose up to two levels in the process.
- Battle-stones are available in two basic types, general purpose Battle-stones that can be used to upgrade the quality of any pet, and family specific Battle-stones, which can only be used to upgrade pets of a specific pet family. Pets over level 15 upgraded in this way can lose up to two levels in the process.
- Several classic Raid bosses now have a chance to drop new Battle Pets. The new pets can be obtained from bosses in Molten Core, Blackwing Lair, Ahn'Qiraj, and Naxxramas.
- Abilities that have been used will now continue to cool down for pets when they are not the active pet in a battle.
- Pets previously removed from the Safari achievements have been added back to the criteria of those achievements now that they're back in the wild.
- Players that defeat Aki the Chosen at the culmination of the Battle Pet quest lines can now follow a new line of Battle Pet quests and associated daily quests that allows players to battle against Pandaren spirits.
- The Dragon Kite can now be used in Pet Battles.
- The Imperial Silkworm and Imperial Moth pets can now be created by Tailors.
- A number of pets that could previously only be found accompanying other pets into battle can now be found roaming the world.
- A number of new capturable pets can be found in the world from pet families that were once more sparsely populated.
- Fixed an issue that would prevent some pets captured in Pet Battles from correctly saving their skin color once added to the Pet Journal.
- Player versus Player Pet Battles now award more experience.
- Large plants and bushes in the environment that interfered with visibility during Pet Battles while now fade out of view during the match.
Raids, Dungeons and Scenarios
- Raid groups are no longer necessary to enter pre-Mists of Pandara raid dungeons.
- The Statistics page now tracks and displays 10-player and 25-player raid boss kills separately.
- Scenarios
- Scenarios now include Dungeon Finder queue features, including leaders, backfill, vote to kick, and deserter debuffs. Roles are still not required.
- Scenarios now include Dungeon Finder queue features, including leaders, backfill, vote to kick, and deserter debuffs. Roles are still not required.
UI
- Justice, Valor, Honor and Conquest Point quartermasters are now signified by new minimap icons.
Brawler's Guild
- Underground fighting rings have sprung up in Stormwind and Orgrimmar that will give brawlers who have their mitts on an invitation a chance to earn bragging rights by testing their solo PvE mettle against some of the toughest creatures found in World of Warcraft.
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