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by Published on 2021-02-18 01:15 PM

9.0.5 PTR Changes - Updated February 18
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Items and Rewards
  • Rhinestone Sunglasses can now be used in transmogrification and will appear in your collection once found.
  • Vendor prices for items below item level 75 have been adjusted.
  • The Lightless Force weapon enchant no longer targets out-of-combat or crowd-controlled enemies.

Legendary Items
  • Demon Hunter
    • Fel Bombardment’s buff duration has been increased to 40 seconds (was 30 seconds) and the chance to trigger increased by 5%.
    • Darkglare Medallion’s chance to trigger increased to 40% (was 20%) and now also refunds the Fury of the casted Eye Beam or Fel Devastation.
    • Havoc
      • Burning Wound damage over time damage increased 100% and Immolation Aura damage increased by 100% (was 50%).
    • Vengeance
      • The casted Eye Beam from Collective Anguish’s summoned ally now always crits.
      • Spirit of the Darkness Flame’s Fiery Brand instant damage increased by 20% (was 15%).
  • Death Knight
    • Blood
      • Phearomones now grants 10% Haste while inside your Death and Decay (was 8%).
      • Crimson Rune Weapon now causes Dancing Rune Weapon to generate 5 Bone Shield charges and reduces the cooldown of Dancing Rune Weapon by 5 seconds (was 3 seconds).
      • Vampiric Aura now increases the duration of Vampiric Blood by 3 seconds and grants 5% Leech for the duration.
      • Gorefiend’s Domination now also grants 45 Runic Power when Vampiric Blood is used.
    • Unholy
      • Reanimated Shambler explosion damage increased by 5% and now approximately procs every 1.75 minutes (was 1.5).
  • Druid
    • Feral
      • Cat-Eye Curio now restores 35% Energy (was 25%).
      • Increased both Frenzyband effects by 50%.
    • Restoration
      • Verdant Infusion extends the duration of your heal over time effects on the Swiftmend target by 10 seconds (was 8 seconds).
  • Hunter
    • Beast Mastery
      • Dire Command now has a 35% chance to trigger (was 20%).
      • Rylakstalker’s Piercing Fangs critical damage increased to 40% (was 20%).
      • Flamewaker’s Cobra Sting now has a 50% chance to trigger (was 25%).
      • Qa’pla, Eredun War Order now resets the cooldown of Kill Command (was reduces the cooldown by 5 seconds) and has an additional passive effect – Barbed Shot deals 10% increased damage.
    • Marksmanship
      • Surging Shots now causes Rapid Fire to deal 35% additional damage (was 25%).
      • Eagletalon’s True Focus now also increases the duration of Trueshot by 5 seconds.
      • Serpentstalker’s Trickery no longer triggers Wild Spirits (Night Fae Ability) twice.
    • Survival
      • Latent Poison Injectors damage increased by 15%.
  • Mage
    • Disciplinary Command increases Critical Strike damage by 25% (was 20%).
    • Expanded Potential procs per minute increased to 2 (was 1.66).
    • Arcane
      • Arcane Harmony damage per stack increased to 8% (was 7%) and the effect stacks up to 18 times (was 15).
    • Frost
      • Cold Front now calls down a Frozen Orb after casting 30 Frostbolts or Flurries (was 60).
      • Freezing Winds now triggers Fingers of Frost every 2 seconds (was 3 seconds).
    • Fire
      • Molten Skyfall now calls down a Meteor after casting 18 Fireballs or Pyroblasts (was 25).
      • Sun King’s Blessing now requires consuming 8 Hot Streaks (was 12) and grants Combustion for 6 seconds (was 5 seconds)
  • Monk
    • Shaohao’s Might now causes Tiger Palm to have a 40% chance (was 10%) to deal 300% of normal damage (was 250%) and reduce the remaining cooldown of your Brews by 2 additional seconds (was 1 second).
    • Brewmaster
      • Mighty Pour now causes Celestial Brew to increase your Armor by 50% (was 25%) for 8 seconds (was 7 seconds), and causes Purifying Brew to have a 35% chance to not consume a charge (was 25%).
    • Windwalker
      • Xuen’s Battlegear critical strike chance increased by 50% (was 30%) and Fists of Fury cooldown reduced by 5 seconds (was 2.5 seconds).
    • Mistweaver
      • Clouded Focus healing increased by 20% (was 15%) and mana cost reduced by 20% (was 15%).
  • Paladin
    • Vanguard’s Momentum increases Holy damage done by 4% (was 3%) for 10 seconds (was 8 seconds).
    • Of Dusk and Dawn buff duration increased to 12 seconds (was 8 seconds) and Blessing of Dusk damage reduction increased to 4% (was 3%).
    • Holy
      • Inflorescence of the Sunwell increases Infusion of Light effects by 30% (was 20%).
      • Shadowbreaker, Dawn of the Sun buff duration increased to 10 seconds (was 6 seconds).
    • Protection
      • The Ardent Protector’s Sanctum has been redesigned – When Ardent Defender saves you from death, it restores 40% additional health. When Ardent Defender expires without saving you from death, its remaining cooldown is reduced by 60 seconds. This effect does not stack with Unbreakable Spirit (Talent).
  • Priest
    • Cauterizing Shadows’ healing increased by 36% and can now critically strike.

    • Discipline
      • Cauterizing Shadows now functions with Mastery: Grace.
      • Kiss of Death reduces the cooldown of Shadow Word: Death by 12 seconds (was 8 seconds).
    • Holy
      • Divine Image now casts Searing Light when Shadow Word: Pain or Mindgames (Venthyr Ability) are used, and casts Holy Nova when Unholy Nova (Necrolord Ability) is used. Additionally, if the Priest is crowd controlled while Divine Image is active, the image will cast single target healing spells on nearby low-hp allies.
      • Divine Image spell-mirroring cooldown removed (e.g. queueing a Shadow Word: Death after a Holy Fire will now trigger 2 Searing Lights).
      • Flash Concentration buff duration increased to 20 seconds (was 15 seconds).
    • Shadow
      • Painbreaker Psalm generates up to 30 Insanity (was 20) and now functions with Death and Madness (Talent).
      • Shadowflame Rift’s damage has been increased by 40%.
  • Rogue
    • Mark of the Master Assassin now only affects auto-attack and Rogue abilities’ critical strike chance.
    • Tiny Toxic Blade now causes Shiv to deal 500% increased damage (was 350%).
    • Essence of Bloodfang damage increased by 30%.
    • Assassination
      • Doomblade now deals an additional 45% Bleed damage (was 30%).
      • Duskwalker’s Patch reduces Vendetta’s cooldown for every 30 Energy you expend (was 50 Energy).
    • Outlaw
      • Guile Charm increases your damage dealt by up to 15% (was 10%) and lasts up to 12 seconds (was 10 seconds).
      • Greenskin’s Wickers increases the damage of your next Pistol Shot by 300% (was 200%).
      • Concealed Blunderbuss now has a chance to fire your next Pistol Shot 3 additional times (was 2).
    • Subtlety
      • The Rotten now causes Backstab to deal 50% increased damage (was 30%).
      • Deathly Shadows increases all damage dealt by 20% (was 15%) for 15 seconds (was 12 seconds).
  • Shaman
    • Elemental
      • Echoes of Great Sundering now causes Earthquake to deal 100% additional damage (was 175%).
    • Enhancement
      • Legacy of the Frost Witch now causes Stormstrike to deal 30% increased damage (was 15%).
    • Restoration
      • Jonat’s Natural Focus now increases the next Chain Heal by 20% (was 10%).
      • Spiritwalker’s Tidal Totem now reduces mana cost of Healing Wave and Chain Heal by 40% (was 25%).
  • Warlock
    • Demonology
      • Implosive Potential’s Haste buff duration increased to 12 seconds (was 8 seconds).
      • Balespider’s Burning Core increases the damage of Demonbolt by 15% per stack (was 8% per stack).
      • Grim Inquisitor’s Dread Calling increased to 4% per stack (was 3% per stack).
    • Destruction
      • Madness of the Azj’aqir duration increased to 4 seconds (was 3 seconds).
    • Affliction
      • Malefic Wrath duration increased to 10 seconds (was 8 seconds) and damage per stack increased to 35% (was 25%).
      • Wrath of Consumption duration increased to 30 seconds (was 20 seconds) and periodic damage increased to 6% (was 5%).
  • Warrior
    • Arms
      • Enduring Blow’s chance to apply the Colossus Smash effect increased to 25% (was 15%) and duration increased to 6 seconds (was 5 seconds).
      • Battlelord now triggers from Overpower (was Slam) and reduces the Rage cost of your next Mortal Strike by 15 Rage (was 12).
      • Exploiter’s Mortal Strike damage bonus increased to 50% (was 25%) and the damage bonus for Venthyr Warriors increased to 36% (was 18%).
    • Fury
      • Cadence of Fujieda duration increased to 12 seconds (was 8 seconds).
      • Will of the Berserker duration increased to 12 seconds (was 8 seconds).
      • Reckless Defense now triggers from all Rampage hits (was Rampage critical strikes) and reduces the remaining cooldown of Recklessness and Enraged Regeneration by 1 second (was 3 seconds).
    • Protection
      • Reprisal has been redesigned – Charge and Intervene grant you Shield Block, Revenge!, and generates 20 Rage.
      • Unbreakable Will now also grants an additional charge of Shield Wall.
      • Seismic Reverberation damage increased to 75% (was 40%).

Player versus Player
  • Battlegrounds
    • The Horde flag size in Warsong Gulch and Twin Peaks have been increased to match the size of the Alliance flag.
    • Focused Assault and Brutal Assault now increase damage taken by 10% per stack and reduces healing received by 5% per stack in Warsong Gulch, Twin Peaks, and Eye of the Storm.
  • Classes
    • Ashen Hallow (Venthyr Paladin), Spear of Bastion (Kyrian Warrior), Resonating Arrow (Kyrian Hunter), and Wild Spirits (Night Fae Hunter) visual effects are now more easily distinguishable when cast by enemy players.
    • Paladin
      • Holy
      • Divine Vision (PvP Talent) now reduces the cooldown of Aura Mastery by 1 minute (was grants Shadow Resistance Aura).
    • Warlock
      • Amplify Curse (PvP Talent) cooldown reduced to 30 seconds (was 45 seconds).
      • Casting Circle (PvP Talent) no longer causes Unending Resolve to stop granting its interrupt immunity.
      • Demon Armor (PvP Talent) increases Armor by 120% (was 90%).
      • Affliction
        • Fixed an issue where Rapid Contagion (PvP Talent) could be used while under the effects of crowd control abilities.

The Maw
  • A new account-wide unlock has been added to Ve’nari that reveals teleport nodes near all the long walkable chains in Torghast to help you quickly cross the chains and no longer have to face your fear of heights.
  • Reduced the health and amount of Anima Devourers required for Stage 1 of the Winged Soul Eaters Hunt.

Torghast, Tower of the Damned
  • A brief description of each wing is now available before embarking on any given Torghast run.
  • To better increase your odds of success, a recommended item level will now be displayed when selecting which Layer difficulty to attempt.
  • Reduced the amount of enemies on multiple floors.

  • Anima Powers
    • Kyrian
      • Parliament Stone increases speed by 50% (was 30%) and now also increases dodge chance by 25%. Can be obtained 1 time (was 2).
    • Necrolord
      • New Anima Power: Desolate Chitin (Uncommon) – Fleshcraft absorbs 50% more damage. Can be obtained 3 times.
      • Malevolent Stitching increases your primary stat by 20% (was 8%) and is now Uncommon rarity (was Rare). Can be obtained 1 time (was 3).
      • Musophobic Femur has been removed.
    • Night Fae
      • New Anima Power: Ethereal Wildseed (Uncommon) – Soulshape and Flicker heal you for 20% of your maximum health. Can be obtained 2 times.
      • New Anima Power: Frigid Wildseed (Epic) – Activating Soulshape stuns enemies within 12 yards of the departure location for 6 seconds. Can be obtained 1 time.
      • Clinging Fog has been removed.
      • Crystallized Dreams has been removed.
    • Venthyr
      • Gnarled Key reduces Door of Shadows cast time by 20% (was 10%) and reduces its cooldown by 6 seconds per stack (was 3 seconds). Stacks up to 5 times (was 10).
    • Death Knight
      • New Anima Power: Entropic Pool (Epic) – Dealing damage with Death and Decay increases damage you deal to the target by 2%. This effect stacks.
      • New Anima Power: Bone Borrower (Rare) – Death Grip reduces the target’s damage dealt to you by 20% for 10 seconds, and animates a Risen Skulker or Magus of the Dead for 1 minute.
      • Damage dealt by the minions summoned by Bone Borrower and Bone Harvester have been significantly increased.
      • Occult Emitter has been redesigned – Now increases Runic Power generation by 100% while affected by your Anti-Magic Shell or Anti-Magic Zone.
      • Monstrous Concoction has been redesigned – Now increases damage and attack speed for you and all your minions by 10% for 8 seconds whenever you cast Death Coil.
      • Exterminator has been redesigned – Now gives 2 additional max charges of Death Grip and killing a Mawrat resets all charges. Stacks 2 times.
      • Darkreaver’s Ward now also increases Anti-Magic Shell duration by 3 seconds and no longer increases the spell damage reduction of Anti-Magic Zone.
      • Darkreaver’s Lens spell reflection now also applies to Anti-Magic Shell.
      • Creeping Decay now has an additional charge and no longer grants 10% damage reduction while in your Death and Decay.
      • Death Turf now also reduces damage you take from enemies by 10% while in your Death and Decay.
      • Unbreakable Cuffs now also increases Physical and Frost damage you deal to affected enemies by 15% and no longer increases the duration of Chains of Ice.
      • Blood-Tinged Poker now increases Sacrificial Pact damage by 400% (was 300%) and reduces Raise Dead’s cooldown to 20 seconds (was 25 seconds).
      • Lich Robes now reduces the cooldown of Lichborne by 4 seconds (was 10 seconds) per 10 Runic Power spent (was using Death Strike). Stacks 2 times (was 3).
      • Force Pull has been renamed Death Hook and has an additional effect – Causes Death Grip to instead pull you to the target.
      • Phearomones is now Uncommon rarity.
      • Deathlord’s Lesson has been removed.
      • Deathlord’s Legacy has been removed.
      • Animate Armaments has been removed.
    • Demon Hunter
      • Soarstone now heals for 6% per second (was 3%).
      • Shifting Signet now reduces the Metamorphosis cooldown by 30% (was 15%). Stacks up to 3 times (was 4).
      • Phantasmal Iris damage increased by 5% (was 1%).
      • Seeker’s Rage now increases the damage of your Demon Blades, Demon’s Bite, or Shear by 2% per stack (was 20%) when destroying an Ashen Phylactery, and the effect is no longer consumed when casting Demon Blades, Demon’s Bite, or Shear.
      • Ragehoof now reduces the cooldown of Metamorphosis by 6 seconds when killing a Mawrat (was extends the duration).
      • Furywing no longer deals damage to you if Fel Rush or Infernal Strike fail to deal damage.
    • Mage
      • New Anima Power: Gravity Dynamo (Epic) – Knocking, Rooting, or Incapacitating enemies grants you 50% extra damage to fire, arcane, and frost spells for 8 seconds.
      • New Anima Power: Chronomancer’s Hourglass (Rare) – During Alter Time, you and your Mirror Images gain Time Warp.
      • New Anima Power: Sorceror’s Frozen Soul (Rare) – Ice Block has no cooldown.
      • New Anima Power: Incanter’s Ward (Uncommon) – Damage absorbed by your Barriers grants up to 20% increased Intellect, based on the amount absorbed.
      • New Anima Power: Eldritch Teachings (Common) – Pyroblast, Flurry, and Arcane Barrage damage increased by 25%.
      • Dimensional Blade now grants 3 charges of Blink (was refreshes Blink cooldown).
      • Sapphire Prism now summons 2 additional Mirror Images per stack (was 1) and is now Common rarity.
      • Creeping Freeze now functions without Everwarm Socks, and can now be acquired at any time.
      • Lingering Torments (Venthyr) increases damage of Mirrors of Torment by 25% (was 10%).
      • Malevolence (Venthyr) now causes Mirrors of Torment’s cooldown to reset if the target dies while afflicted (was: Mirror damage had to be the killing blow).
      • Maldo’s Enchanted Cane has been removed.
      • Polymorbid Rat Liver has been removed.
      • Tome of Zoomancy has been removed.
      • Alluring Cheese has been removed.
    • Priest
      • New Anima Power: Dark Technique (Rare) – Enemies affected by Mind Bomb or Psychic Scream suffer 5% of your health in damage every 1 second. This damage cannot break Mind Bomb or Psychic Scream.
      • New Anima Power: Cowl of Influence (Uncommon) – You can now control your character during Mind Control, but it has a 30 second cooldown.
      • New Anima Power: Light-Infused Egg (Uncommon) – Smite / Mind Flay have a 15% / 5% chance to grant you Power Infusion.
      • New Anima Power: Fallen Priest’s Blessing (Common) – Casting Holy Fire or Mind Blast increases the damage or healing of your next Devouring Plague by 30%, Penance by 30% or Chastise by 60%. This effect stacks, but its duration is not refreshed.
      • New Anima Power: Voidwraith Signet (Rare) – Killing an enemy with Shadow Word: Death summons a Voidwraith guardian for 1 minute that casts Void Flay, dealing 100% additional damage against enemies that are above 50% health.
      • New Anima Power: Soul of an Archon (Rare) – Power Infusion now also increases all periodic damage and healing by 100%.
      • Enduring Spirit spell duration increased by 80% (was 50%).
      • Puppetmaster’s Strings can no longer be offered to the player unless Cowl of Influence is known.
      • Earworm chance to trigger increased to 5% per stack (was 3%).
      • Mindmancer’s Handgloves now increases the damage of Mindgames by 20% (was reduce cast speed).
      • Vandal’s Zeal can now be obtained 3 times (was 1).
      • Psychic Wallet has been removed.
      • Soul Sapper has been removed.
      • Art of Phantasmal Healing has been removed.
    • Shaman
      • New Anima Power: Depleted Tesla Coil (Epic) – Gain the effects of Stormkeeper every 15 seconds.
      • New Anima Power: Pure Elemental Core (Rare) – Increases the duration of your Fire Elemental or Storm Elemental) by 50% for Elemental. Increases the duration of Feral Spirits by 100% for Enhancement. When you drop Spirit Link Totem, immediately heal all allies for 15% of their maximum Health, and harm all enemies in the radius for 15% of their max Health for Restoration. Stacks up to 2 times.
      • New Anima Power: Bottle of Swirling Maelstrom (Common) Increases Earthquake and Earth Shock damage for Elemental, increases Maelstrom Weapon bonus damage and healing for Enhancement, and periodically deals nature damage to enemies inside of your Healing Rain for Restoration. Stacks up to 3 times.
      • Storm Conduit now increases nature and frost damage by 50% (was Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning).
      • Tsunami Relic now increases healing done by 50% (was casting healing spells faster).
      • Blood of Heroes now also causes your first Bloodlust or Heroism per floor to not incur its cooldown and is now Rare rarity.
      • Deathseer Choker damage and healing per totem increased by 10% (was 5%).
      • Heart of the Deathseer has been redesigned – Chain Lightning hits 3 additional targets and damage increases by 20% per jump for Elemental and Restoration. Lava Lash now spreads Flame Shock to 5 nearby targets, and Lava Lash damage is increased by 500% for Enhancement.
      • Ghost Bone has been removed.
      • Shield of Spirits has been removed.
    • Warlock
      • Detonation Torch has been redesigned – Increases Shadowbolt, Drain Soul (Talent), Demonic Core, and Incinerate damage by 75% per stack. Stacks up to 3 times.
      • Inferno Skewers has been redesigned – Increases the damage of Seed of Corruption, Implosion, and Rain of Fire by 75%. Stacks up to 4 times.
      • Pact of Thickness now increases summoned demons health and damage by 50% (was only demon health).
      • Smoking Shard of Teleportation buff duration increased to 15 seconds (was 10 seconds).
      • Bottled Shadow duration increased to 30 seconds (was 15 seconds).
      • Visage of Lethality has been redesigned – When you are struck in melee by an auto-attack, you fear all nearby enemies for 8 seconds. The effect can happen once every 45 seconds.
      • Hellfire Pact has been removed.
      • Crystal of Perpetual Displacement has been removed.
    • Warrior
      • New Anima Power: Weathered Runestone (Uncommon) – Berserker Rage increases the damage of Overpower, Raging Blow, or Revenge by 40%. Can be obtained 3 times.
      • New Anima Power: Thorium Hairpin (Uncommon) – Whirlwind generates 10 Rage for Arms and Protection, and 4 additional Rage for Fury. Can be obtained 3 times.
      • New Anima Power: Glory of Skyhold (Rare) – Heroic Leap gains 2 additional charges. Can be obtained 1 time.
      • New Anima Power: Gargolmar’s Shattered Hand (Uncommon) – Victory Rush reduces the remaining cooldown of Heroic Leap by 10 seconds. Can be obtained 3 times.
      • New Anima Power: Ancient Rubble (Common) – Heroic Leap shatters the ground where you land, dealing Physical damage over 10 seconds to enemies within 16 yards. Can be obtained 4 times.
      • New Anima Power: Blade of the Tideskorn (Rare)– You yell a Demoralizing Shout (Protection) or a Piercing Howl (Arms and Fury) when you land your Heroic Leap. Can be obtained 1 time.Repulsive Pennant now deals damage to all enemies within 15 yards of you every 3 seconds while Conqueror’s Banner is active. Can be obtained 2 times (was 3).
      • Brawler’s Brass Knuckles increases Rage generation by 25% (was 20%). Can be obtained 4 times (was 5).
      • Edge of Hatred increases the damage of Rampage, Mortal Strike, and Shield Slam by 25% (was 20%). Can be obtained 4 times (was 5).
      • Fan of Longswords chance to cast Whirlwind increased to 100% (was 33%). Can be obtained 1 time (was 3).
      • Succulent Carpaccio now also reduces the cooldown of Ignore Pain by 3 seconds for Arms and Fury. Unchanged for Protection.
      • Voracious Culling Blade increases Condemn’s (Venthyr Ability) damage by 50% (was 100%).
      • Spattered Soles has been removed.
      • Ragemote has been removed.
      • Champion’s Decree has been removed.
by Published on 2021-02-18 01:05 PM

Pre-show Sneak Peek - Read Up and Ready Up for BlizzConline™
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker)
With panels streaming across six stages, BlizzConline has a wealth of completely free content for viewers to enjoy. From the latest updates of your favorite games to community showcases and cook-along workshops, there’s something at BlizzConline for everyone. Check out the BlizzConline schedule now, and preview a sampling of panels in-depth below!

World of Warcraft Cooking Workshop
Join cooking streamer Chef Lulaboo as she teaches you how to make a Warp Burger and Fisherman’s Feast and discusses upcoming game content with members of the World of Warcraft team.



Overwatch League: Crafts with Soe
Today, Watchpoint’s Soe Gschwind isn’t here to talk esports, commentate, or host—she’s here to give you a masterclass in pachimari perfection. To make your new friend, you’ll need:

  • Aluminum foil
  • Sculpting clay (Soe recommends a mixture of soft and firm clays to hit that sculpting sweet spot)
  • Access to a sturdy flat surface
  • An oven to bake the clay in
  • Sculpting tools like toothpicks, forks, knitting needles, or a smooth pen.

Download and print out one of Soe’s pachimari stencils and you’ll be ready to sculpt. Follow along as Soe shows you step-by-step how to create your very own pachi-pal!



Diablo: The Voice of Deckard Cain
Stay a while and listen! Voice actor Michael Gough discusses the history of Deckard Cain’s voice, from its beginnings as an “older Sean Connery” to the iconic inflection it went on to become. Watch along as Gough does Deckard impressions, shares how the character and his story have developed and taken on life alongside the progression of the Diablo series, and answers community questions in-character.



World of Warcraft: Making of the Wandering Ancient Mount
Dive into the creation of the first World of Warcraft community-chosen mount, the Wandering Ancient, with the team that nurtured it from seed to your screen. Learn more about the process behind the mount’s creation, from concept art and animation to the grunts and groans and woody creaks that give it life.



StarCraft Legends
Legendary StarCraft players Stork, effort, Last, Rain, NesTea, Mvp, MC, and PartinG face off in a series of epic 2v2, 3v3, and 6 player FFA StarCraft I and StarCraft II battles, all commentated by Tasteless and Artosis.



Hearthstone: Streamer Showdown
Hosted by Chanmanv and featuring streamers Kripparrian and Alliestrasza alongside Hearthstone designers Liv Breeden and Alec Dawson, this game show brings your favorite streamers together in a battle of wits.



Diablo: The Gothic World of Brom
Catch up with the legendary artist Brom, responsible for some of the most iconic works of Diablo art, as he sits down with his son, a member of the Diablo development team, to discuss his artistic upbringing, having a house full of macabre décor, creating haunting artwork, and what goes into Diablo’s devious dungeon design.



Artists at Work: CarBot Animation
Watch along as popular Heroes of the Storm artist CarBot, joined by his brother, Andrew Burton, shows viewers his artistic process as he works on an animated clip.



Where It All Started: Blizzard’s Early Years
Back when Blizzard Entertainment was just a small studio called Silicon & Synapse, they created a handful of games that would go on to shape the future worlds players would come to love. Catch up with some of the people who were there, including Allen Adham, Frank Pearce, Joeyray Hall, Samwise Didier, and more as they reminisce about creating their first games together along with some of their earliest inspirations and challenges.



Watch BlizzConline for free starting February 19! To stay up to date on all things BlizzConline, follow along on BlizzCon.com or on the Battle.net desktop or mobile apps.
by Published on 2021-02-18 02:46 AM

Shadowlands PTR Patch 9.0.5 - Build 37623

Patch 9.0.5 PTR Changes - Updated February 17
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker)
Classes
  • Demon Hunter
    • Havoc
      • Unbound Chaos (Talent) damage increased to 500% (was 300%).
  • Druid
    • Restoration
      • Rejuvenation’s periodic healing increased by 12%.
      • Wild Growth healing increased by 7%.
  • Monk
    • Mistweaver
      • Vivify now costs 3.8% mana (was 4.1%).
      • Renewing Mist now costs 1.8% mana (was 2.2%).
  • Paladin
    • Holy
      • Holy Shock now costs 16% mana (was 14%).
    • Protection
      • Ardent Defender’s heal now has a visual effect.
  • Priest
    • Discipline
      • Spirit Shell (Talent) now absorbs 80% of healing done (was 100%) and the absorption limit is now based on the caster’s Spell Power rather than maximum Health.
    • Holy
      • Divine Hymn increases healing taken by 4% (was 10%) for 15 seconds (was 8 seconds). Stacks up to 5 times (was no stacks).
  • Rogue
    • Assassination
      • Level 56: New Passive: Cut to the Chase – Envenom extends the duration of your Slice and Dice by up to 3 seconds per combo point spent.
      • Slice and Dice (Rank 2) removed.
      • Venomous Wounds now restores 8 Energy (was 7).
  • Shaman
    • Chain Lightning damage increased by 35%.
    • Lightning Shield damage increased by 415%.
    • Restoration
      • Lava Burst damage reduced by 10%.
    • Elemental
      • Earth Shock damage increased by 30%.
      • Earthquake damage increased by 70%.
      • Lava Beam damage increased by 35%.
      • Lava Burst damage reduced by 10%.
    • Enhancement
      • Lava Lash damage increased by 40%.
      • Stormkeeper (Talent) now increases Chain Lightning by 300% (was 2 Lightning Bolts by 150%).
  • Warlock
    • Demonology
      • Summon Dreadstalkers, Demonic Tyrant, Vilefiend, Nether Portal demons, and Grimoire: Felguard will now listen to primary pet commands.

Covenants
  • Necrolord
    • Covenant Ability
      • Fleshcraft has been redesigned – Form a shield of flesh and bone over 3 seconds (was 4 seconds) that absorbs damage equal to 40% of your maximum health for 2 minutes. While channeling, your damage taken is reduced by 30%. Passive effect. Moving near an enemy’s corpse consumes their essence to reduce Fleshcraft’s cooldown by 1 second.
      • The slime creatures within the Plaguefall dungeon will now grant their buffs when their corpses are consumed by Fleshcraft’s passive effect (was when Fleshcraft was used on their corpses).
    • Soulbinds
      • Volatile Solvent (Plague Deviser Marileth) now triggers when Fleshcraft’s passive effect consumes a corpse’s essence (was when Fleshcraft is cast).
      • Resourceful Fleshcrafting (Bonesmith Heirmir) has been redesigned – When Fleshcraft’s passive effect consumes a corpse, the cooldown of Fleshcraft is reduced by an additional 1 second.
      • Anima Conductor: Flowing Power – House of Rituals
      • Skelton Command now summons a skeleton when Fleshcraft’s passive effect consumes a corpse. This effect has a 5 second cooldown between summoning skeletons.
  • Night Fae
    • Spirits within The Queen’s Conservatory are eager to return to life and will now automatically provide players with their reward without having to speak to them first.
  • Classes
    • Ashen Hallow (Venthyr Paladin), Abomination Limb (Necrolord Death Knight), Swarming Mist (Venthyr Death Knight), Death’s Due (Night Fae Death Knight), Wild Spirits (Night Fae Hunter), Resonating Arrow (Kyrian Hunter), and Ancient Aftershock (Night Fae Warrior) visual effects will now appear less overwhelming to allied players when cast in dungeons or raids. These changes are still going through iterations and may not be final.
  • Death Knight
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Shackle the Unworthy (Kyrian) damage increased by 15% and damage reduction debuff increased to 8% (was 5%).
      • Death’s Due (Night Fae) damage reduction debuff and Strength buff increased to 2% per stack (was 1%). Now stacks up to 4 times (was 8).
  • Demon Hunter
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Elysian Decree (Kyrian) damage reduced by 10% for Vengeance Demon Hunters.
      • Fodder to the Flame (Necrolord) has been redesigned – Your damaging abilities have a chance to call forth a demon from the Theater of Pain for 25 seconds. Throw Glaive deals lethal damage to the demon, which explodes on death, dealing damage to nearby enemies and healing you for 30% of your maximum health. The explosion deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
      • The Hunt (Night Fae) damage decreased by 10% for Vengeance Demon Hunters.
      • Sinful Brand (Venthyr) damage decreased by 10% for Vengeance Demon Hunters.
    • Conduits
      • Repeat Decree (Kyrian) base damage now 15% (was 25%).
      • Fel Defender now affects Fel Devastation for Vengeance Demon Hunters (was Fiery Brand).
  • Druid
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Adaptive Swarm (Necrolord) damage and healing increased by 25% and the effectiveness of periodic effects increased to 25% (was 20%). The effectiveness of periodic effects increased to 35% for Balance Druids.
    • Conduits
      • Endless Thirst (Venthyr) now increases your critical strike chance by .8% per stack at Rank 1 (was .5%).
  • Hunter
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Death Chakram (Necrolord) damage increased by 15%.
      • Flayed Shot (Venthyr) duration increased to 18 seconds (was 14 seconds) and costs no Focus (was 10). Flayer’s Mark now also increases the damage of your next Kill Shot by 25%.
  • Mage
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Radiant Spark (Kyrian) damage increased by 20%.
      • Deathborne (Necrolord) duration increased to 25 seconds (was 20 seconds) and Spell Power buff increased to 15% (was 10%).
      • Mirrors of Torment (Venthyr)
        • Arcane: Now grants a stack of Clearcasting when a mirror is consumed (was mana).
        • Fire: Fire Blast cooldown reduction increased to 6 seconds (was 4 seconds).
  • Monk
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Fallen Order’s (Venthyr) fallen Tiger and Ox adepts have had their stats increased by 20%.
  • Paladin
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Vanquisher’s Hammer (Necrolord) now generates 1 Holy Power when used.
  • Priest
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Fae Guardians (Night Fae) Guardian Faerie now grants 15% damage reduction (was 10%), Benevolent Faerie now grants 150% faster recovery rate to a major cooldown (was100%), and Wrathful Faerie will now automatically be sent to the closest enemy target if Fae Guardians is used while an ally is targeted.
    • Conduits
      • Fae Fermata (Night Fae) Fae Guardians now leave a 80% effective copy of their benefit (was 60%) and can no longer be stacked on top of a Faerie for double benefit.
  • Rogue
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Flagellation (Venthyr) no longer costs Energy (was 20 Energy), duration reduced to 12 seconds (was 20 seconds), Haste is now granted immediately, and no longer has a second activation. Flagellation’s initial damage increased by 270%, additional damage from spending combo points increased by 160%, and deals damage 1 time upon use (was 3).
    • Conduits
      • Lashing Scars (Venthyr) now causes 4 additional lashes (was 2). This will allow the Rogue to start at 5% Haste upon activation.
  • Shaman
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Vesper Totem (Kyrian) damage and healing increased by 25%.
      • Fae Transfusion (Night Fae) damage increased by 25%, the healing from damage conversion increased to 60% (was 40%) and the heal radius increased to 20 yards (was 12 yards).
      • Primordial Wave’s (Necrolord) Enhancement Lightning Bolt effect now deals 150% damage (was 100%).
      • Chain Harvest (Venthyr) the damage and healing increased by 15% for Elemental and Restoration Shaman.
  • Warlock
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Decimating Bolt (Necrolord) bonus damage from the target’s missing health increased to 100% (was 60%).
      • Impending Catastrophe (Venthyr) damage while moving towards its target has been increased by 10% and its explosion damage increased by 15%.
  • Warrior
    • Covenant Abilities
      • Conqueror’s Banner (Necrolord) has been redesigned – Brandish the Conqueror’s Banner, granting 400 Mastery and 30% increased movement speed to you and your 2 nearest allies and preventing movement speed from being reduced below 100%. The cooldown is now 2 minutes (was 3 minutes), duration is now 15 seconds (was 20 seconds), and the Rage generation is now 4 Rage per second for Arms and Protection, and 6 Rage per second for Fury.
    • Conduits
      • Veteran’s Repute (Necrolord) no longer causes Conqueror’s Banner to grant stacks of Glory.

Dungeons and Raids
  • Mythic Keystone Dungeons
    • Plaguefall
      • Domina Venomblade
        • Brood Assassins no longer trigger the Necrotic Affix.
    • Sanguine Depths
      • General Kaal’s Gauntlet
        • Stonewall Gargons no longer trigger the Necrotic Affix.

    Items and Rewards
    • Gear acquired from Mythic Keystone dungeons are now upgradable with Valor, a new currency that is earned from completing Mythic Keystone dungeons and covenant Callings. There is a maximum amount of Valor that can be earned each week and gear that dropped before the patch are unable to be upgraded.
      • 200 Item Level: Initial item upgrade level.
      • 207 Item Level: Requires the Keystone Explorer achievement – Earned by completing all eight Shadowlands dungeons at Mythic 5 or higher, within the time limit.
      • 213 Item Level: Requires the Shadowlands Keystone Conqueror achievement – Earned by completing all Shadowlands dungeons at Mythic 10 or higher, within the time limit.
      • 220 Item Level: Requires the Shadowlands Keystone Master achievement – Earned by completing all Shadowlands dungeons at Mythic 15 or higher, within the time limit.
    • Completing a Mythic Keystone dungeon after the timer has ended will now reward a second item. The item level of the second item will be slightly lower (e.g. finishing a Mythic 7 Keystone dungeon, but not completing the timer now rewards the party with a 200 iLvl item and a 197 iLvl item.
    • The Great Vault raid loot requirements is now defeat 3/6/9 raid bosses (was 3/7/10).
    • Potency Conduits now also drop in Castle Nathria.
    • Once players reach 40 Renown with their Covenant, the weekly quest to gather 1000 Anima will now award you with 1500 gold.
    • Once players have recruited the maximum amount of Souls for their Covenant, your weekly quest to rescue Souls from the Maw will now award you with 500 Anima.
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Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Death Knight (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Unholy
  • Necrotic Strike A vicious strike that deals [ 30% of Attack Power ] Plague damage, and converts 1 Festering Wounds into a Necrotic Wound, absorbing up to 4% 6% of the target's maximum health in healing received. Requires Melee Weapon. Can be cast in Undead. PvP Talent. PvP Talent. 1 Runes. Melee range. Instant. Requires DeathKnight. Requires level 10.

Demon Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Havoc
  • Unbound Chaos Activating Immolation Aura increases the damage of your next Fel Rush by 300% 600%. Lasts 20 sec. Havoc Demon Hunter - Level 30 Talent. Havoc Demon Hunter - Level 30 Talent.

Druid (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Restoration
  • Wild Growth Heals up to 5 injured allies within 30 yards of the target for [ 91% [ 98% of Spell Power ] over 7 sec. Healing starts high and declines over the duration. Tree of Life: Affects 2 additional targets. Can't be cast in Cat Form, Travel Form, Bear Form, Moonkin Form. Druid - Restoration Spec. Druid - Restoration Spec. 22% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. 10 sec cooldown.

Minor Glyphs
  • Glyph of the Feral Chameleon Each time you shapeshift into Cat Form, your shapeshifted form will have a random hair color. Minor Glyph. Minor Glyph. be randomly selected. Minor Glyph. Minor Glyph.
  • Glyph of the Ursol Chameleon Each time you shapeshift into Bear Form, your shapeshifted form will have a random hair color. Minor Glyph. Minor Glyph. be randomly selected. Minor Glyph. Minor Glyph.
  • The Feral Chameleon Each time you shapeshift into Cat Form, your shapeshifted form will have a random hair color be randomly selected. Minor Glyph. Minor Glyph. 1.5 sec cast. 1.5 sec cooldown.
  • The Ursol Chameleon Each time you shapeshift into Bear Form, your shapeshifted form will have a random hair color be randomly selected. Minor Glyph. Minor Glyph. 1.5 sec cast. 1.5 sec cooldown.

Mage (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Arcane, Fire, Frost
  • Dampened Magic Magical damage over time effects deal 20% 10% less damage to you. PvP Talent. PvP Talent. Requires Mage. Requires level 10.

Fire
  • Pyrokinesis Your Fireball reduces the cooldown of your Combustion by 5 3 sec. PvP Talent. PvP Talent. Requires Mage. Requires level 10.

Monk (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Mistweaver
  • Chrysalis Reduces the cooldown of Life Cocoon by 25 40 sec. PvP Talent. PvP Talent. Requires Monk. Requires level 10.
  • Renewing Mist Surrounds the target with healing mists, restoring [ 225% of Spell Power ] health over 20 sec. If Renewing Mist heals a target past maximum health, it will travel to another injured ally within 20 yds. 1 charge. Monk - Mistweaver Spec. Monk - Mistweaver Spec. 2.1% 1.8% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 9 sec recharge. 1 charge.

Paladin (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Ardent Defender Heals Paladin back to a percentage of maximum health. Instant. Reduces all damage you take by 20% for 8 sec. While Ardent Defender is active, the next attack that would otherwise kill you will instead bring you to 20% of your maximum health. Instant.

Holy
  • Divine Vision Increases the range of your Aura by 30 yards. In addition, allies who are affected by your Aura also gain: Shadow Resistance Aura Damage dealt from Shadow damage over time and area of effect spells is reduced by 15% to all allies within 70 yards and reduces the cooldown of Aura Mastery by 60 sec. PvP Talent. PvP Talent. Requires Paladin. Requires level 10.

Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Holy
  • Divine Hymn Heals all party or raid members within 40 yards for [ 300% of Spell Power ] over 8 sec, and increases healing done to them by 10% for 8 sec Each heal increases all targets' healing taken by 4% for 15 sec, stacking. Healing increased by 100% when not in a raid. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy Spec. Priest - Holy Spec. 4.4% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 8 sec cast (Channeled). 3 min cooldown.

Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Slice and Dice Assassination: Finishing move that consumes combo points to increase attack speed by 50% and Energy regeneration by 0%. Lasts longer per combo point. 1 point : 12 seconds 2 points: 18 seconds 3 points: 24 seconds 4 points: 30 seconds 5 points: 36 seconds 6 points: 42 seconds Outlaw, Subtlety, Initial: Finishing move that consumes combo points to increase attack speed by 50%. Lasts longer per combo point. 1 point : 12 seconds 2 points: 18 seconds 3 points: 24 seconds 4 points: 30 seconds 5 points: 36 seconds 6 points: 42 seconds 25 Energy. 100 yd range. Instant. 1 sec global cooldown.

Assassination
  • Cut to the Chase (New) Envenom extends the duration of Slice and Dice by up to 3 sec per combo point spent. Rogue - Assassination Spec. Rogue - Assassination Spec.

Shaman (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Earthquake Causes the earth within 8 yards of the target location to tremble and break, dealing [ 138% [ 234.6% of Nature Spell Power ] Physical damage over 6 sec and sometimes knocking down enemies. 100 yd range. Instant.

Elemental
  • Earth Shock Instantly shocks the target with concussive force, causing [ 210% [ 273% of Spell Power ] Nature damage. Shaman - Elemental Spec. Shaman - Elemental Spec. 60 Maelstrom. 40 yd range. Instant.
  • Earthquake Causes the earth within 8 yards of the target location to tremble and break, dealing [ 138% [ 234.6% of Nature Spell Power ] Physical damage over 6 sec and sometimes knocking down enemies. Shaman - Elemental Spec. Shaman - Elemental Spec. 60 Maelstrom. 40 yd range. Instant.

Elemental & Restoration

Enhancement
  • Lava Lash Charges your off-hand weapon with lava and burns your target, dealing [ 54% [ 75.6% of Attack Power ] Fire damage. Damage is increased by 100% if your offhand weapon is imbued with Flametongue Weapon. Requires One-Handed Melee Weapon. Shaman - Enhancement Spec. Shaman - Enhancement Spec. 4% of Base Mana. Melee range. Instant. 18 sec cooldown.
  • Stormkeeper Charge yourself with lightning, causing your next 2 Lightning Bolts or Chain Lightnings to deal 150% Chain Lightnings to deal 300% more damage and be instant cast. Enhancement Shaman - Level 45 Talent. Enhancement Shaman - Level 45 Talent. 1.5 sec cast. 60 sec cooldown.

Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Affliction & Destruction
  • Demon Armor Protects the caster, increasing maximum health by 5% and increases armor by 90% 120%. PvP Talent. PvP Talent. 1% of Base Mana. Instant. Requires Warlock. Requires level 10.

Affliction, Demonology, Destruction
  • Amplify Curse Your next Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Tongues or Curse of Weakness is amplified. Curse of Exhaustion Reduces the target's movement speed by an additional 20%. Curse of Tongues Increases casting time by an additional 30%. Curse of Weakness Enemy is unable to critically strike. PvP Talent. PvP Talent. Instant. 45 30 sec cooldown. Requires Warlock. Requires level 10.
  • Casting Circle Summons a Casting Circle for 8 sec. While within the casting circle, you are immune to silence and interrupt effects. Learning Casting Circle causes Unending Resolve to no longer grant immunity to silence and interrupt effects. PvP Talent. PvP Talent. 2% of Base Mana. 0.5 sec cast. 60 sec cooldown. Requires Warlock. Requires level 10.

Warrior (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Fury
  • Bloodrage You gain 400 40 Rage over 4 sec, and all snares and roots are cleared from you, but at a cost of 5% of your health. PvP Talent. PvP Talent. 5% of Total Health. Instant. 20 sec cooldown. Requires Warrior. Requires level 10.

Protection
  • Shield Wall Reduces all damage you take by 40% for 8 sec. 1 charge. Warrior - Protection Spec. Warrior - Protection Spec. Instant. 4 min cooldown. recharge. 1 charge.

Runeforge Legendary Abilities
  • Disciplinary Command Casting a Frost, Fire and Arcane spell within 10 sec of each other increases your Critical Strike damage of all your spells by 15% 20%. This effect can only occur once every 30 sec.

Death Knight (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Crimson Rune Weapon Dancing Rune Weapon generates 5 Bone Shield charges. When a charge of Bone Shield is consumed, the cooldown of Dancing Rune Weapon is reduced by 3 5 sec. Additionally, when Dancing Rune Weapon fades, your Rune regeneration rate is increased by 40% for 10 sec.
  • Gorefiend's Domination Vampiric Blood generates 45 Runic Power. Additionally, Heart Strike reduces the remaining cooldown on Vampiric Blood by 2 seconds.
  • Phearomones (Blood) You and your minions gain 8% 10% Haste while you are inside your Death and Decay and enemies damaged by your Death and Decay have a chance to cower in place for 3 sec.
  • Reanimated Shambler Blood, Frost, Initial: Your attacks have a chance to summon a Super Zombie that shambles forward and explodes, dealing [ 150% [ 157.5% of Attack Power ] Shadow damage and applying a Festering Wound to 8 nearby enemies. Unholy: Your attacks have a chance to summon a Super Zombie that shambles forward and explodes, dealing [ 157.5% of Attack Power + 2.8% of Attack Power ] Shadow damage and applying a Festering Wound to 8 nearby enemies. Approximately 1.5 procs per minute. 1.75 procs per minute.
  • Vampiric Aura Your Vampiric Blood ability also Vampiric Blood grants you 5% Leech and its duration is increased by 3 sec. Additionally, your Vampiric Blood affects all party members for 50% of the effect it has on you.
  • Will of the Berserker When Recklessness expires, your Critical Strike is increased by 7% for 8 12 sec. Your Raging Blow will refresh the duration of this effect.

Demon Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Burning Wound Demon's Bite leaves an open wound on your enemy dealing [ 5% [ 100% of Attack Power ] Chaos damage over 15 sec and increasing damage taken from your Immolation Aura by 50%. Melee range. 100%. Melee range.
  • Darkglare Boon (Havoc) Eye Beam has a 20% 40% chance to not incur its cooldown.and refund 30 Fury.
  • Darkglare Boon (Vengeance) Fel Devastation has a 20% 40% chance to not incur its cooldown.and refund 50 Fury.
  • Darkglare Boon (Initial) has a 20% 40% chance to not incur its cooldown.and refund 50 Fury.
  • Darkglare Boon Initial: has a 20% 40% chance to not incur its cooldown.and refund 50 Fury.
  • Spirit of the Darkness Flame Your Fiery Brand now heals you for 100% of its initial damage done over 100d, and each enemy hit by your Sigil of Flame increases the instant damage of your next Fiery Brand by 15%, stacking up to 15 times.

Druid (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Cat-eye Curio Clearcast abilities generate 25% 35% of their Energy cost, and your maximum energy is increased by 60.
  • Frenzyband (Balance, Guardian, Restoration, Initial) Combo point-generating abilities reduce the cooldown of Berserk by 0.2 sec. 0.3 sec. During Berserk, they cause the target to bleed for an additonal 100% 150% of their damage over 8 sec.
  • Frenzyband (Feral) Combo point-generating abilities reduce the cooldown of Incarnation: King of the Jungle by 0.2 sec. 0.3 sec. During Incarnation: King of the Jungle, they cause the target to bleed for an additonal 100% 150% of their damage over 8 sec.
  • Verdant Infusion Swiftmend no longer consumes a heal over time effect, and extends the duration of your heal over time effects on the target by 8 sec. 10 sec.

Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Dire Command Kill Command has a 20% 35% chance to also summon a Dire Beast to attack your target.
  • Eagletalon's True Focus Trueshot also Trueshot lasts an additional 5.0 sec and reduces the Focus cost of all of your abilities by 50%.
  • Flamewaker's Cobra Sting Cobra Shot has a 25% 50% chance to make your next Kill Command consume no Focus.
  • Qa'pla, Eredun War Order Barbed Shot reduces deals 10% increased damage, and applying Barbed Shot now also resets the cooldown of Kill Command by 5.0 sec.
  • Rylakstalker's Piercing Fangs While Bestial Wrath is active, your pet's critical damage dealt is increased by 20%. 40%.
  • Surging Shots Rapid Fire deals 25% 35% additional damage, and Aimed Shot has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Rapid Fire.

Mage (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Arcane Harmony Normal: Each time Arcane Missiles hits an enemy, the damage of your next Arcane Barrage is increased by 7% 8%. This effect stacks up to 15 times. 18 times. PvP Rules Enabled (HARDCODED): Each time Arcane Missiles hits an enemy, the damage of your next Arcane Barrage is increased by 8%. This effect stacks up to 10 times.
  • Cold Front Casting 60 Casting 30 Frostbolts or Flurries calls down a Frozen Orb toward your target. Hitting an enemy player counts as double.
  • Expanded Potential Your Fireball, Frostbolt and Arcane Blast have a chance to give you Expanded Potential, which causes your next Hot Streak, Brain Freeze or Clearcasting to not be consumed. Approximately 1.66 procs per minute. 2 procs per minute.
  • Freezing Winds While Frozen Orb is active, you gain Fingers of Frost every 3 sec. 2 sec.
  • Molten Skyfall Damaging an enemy with 25 18 Fireballs or Pyroblasts causes your next Fireball to call down a Meteor on your target. Hitting an enemy player counts as double.
  • Sun King's Blessing After consuming 12 8 Hot Streaks, your next non-instant Pyroblast cast within 15 sec grants you Combustion for 5 sec. 6 sec.

Monk (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Clouded Focus Healing with Enveloping Mists or Vivify while channeling Soothing Mists increases their healing done by 15% 20% and reduces their mana cost by 15% 20%. Stacks up to 3 times. When your Soothing Mists channel ends, this effect is cancelled.
  • Mighty Pour Celestial Brew increases your Armor by 25% for 7 sec, and Purifying Brew has a 25% Purifying Brew has a 35% chance to not consume a charge.and Celestial Brew increases your Armor by 50% for 8 sec.
  • Shaohao's Might Tiger Palm has a 10% chance to deal 250% 40% chance to deal 300% of normal damage and reduce the remaining cooldown of your Brews by 1 additional sec. 2 additional sec.
  • Xuen's Battlegear Rising Sun Kick critical strikes reduce the cooldown of Fists of Fury by 5.0 sec. When Fists of Fury ends, the critical strike chance of Rising Sun Kick is increased by 30% for 5 sec. Rising Sun Kick critical strikes reduce the cooldown of Fists of Fury by 2.5 sec.

Paladin (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Inflorescence of the Sunwell Infusion of Light has 1 additional charge and its effects are increased by 20%. 30%.
  • Of Dusk and Dawn When you reach 5 Holy Power, you gain Blessing of Dawn. When you reach 0 Holy Power, you gain Blessing of Dusk. Blessing of Dawn Damage and healing increased by 6% for 8 12 sec. Blessing of Dusk Damage taken reduced by 3% for 8 sec. 4% for 12 sec.
  • Shadowbreaker, Dawn of the Sun Light of Dawn's range is increased to 40 yards. All allies within your Light of Dawn benefit from Mastery: Lightbringer as though they were within 10 yards for 6 10 sec. Word of Glory receives 50% increased benefit from your Mastery.
  • The Ardent Protector's Sanctum Reduces damage taken while Ardent Defender is active by an additional 10%, and when you activate Ardent Defender, it will also apply to the nearest ally within 15 yards. When Ardent Defender saves you from death, it restores 40% additional health. When Ardent Defender expires without saving you from death, reduce its remaining cooldown to 60 seconds.
  • Vanguard's Momentum Hammer of Wrath has 1 extra charges and increases Holy damage done by 3% for 8 sec, stacking 3 times. 4% for 10 sec, stacking 3 times.

Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Flash Concentration Each time you cast Flash Heal, Heal has its casting time reduced by 0.2 sec and healing increased by 3%, for 20 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
  • Painbreaker Psalm Shadow Word: Death consumes 8 sec of Shadow Word: Pain and Vampiric Touch, instantly dealing that damage to the target and generating up to 20 Insanity. 30 Insanity.
  • Shadowflame Prism (Discipline, Initial) Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death cause your Mindbender to teleport behind your target, slashing up to 5 nearby enemies for [ 57.1% [ 91.8% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage.
  • Shadowflame Prism (Holy) Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death cause your Shadowfiend to teleport behind your target, slashing up to 5 nearby enemies for [ 57.1% [ 91.8% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage.
  • Shadowflame Prism (Shadow) Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death cause your Mindbender to teleport behind your target, slashing up to 5 nearby enemies for [ 61.9% [ 99.5% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage.
  • Shadowflame Prism Shadow: Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death cause your Mindbender to teleport behind your target, slashing up to 5 nearby enemies for [ 61.9% [ 99.5% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage.

Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Deathly Shadows Assassination, Outlaw, Initial: Vanish grants 5 combo points and increases all damage dealt by 15% for 12 sec.Subtlety: Vanish grants 5 combo points and increases all damage dealt by 20% for 15 sec.
  • Doomblade Mutilate deals an additional 30% 45% Bleed damage over 8 sec. Envenom damage increased by 5% for each Bleed you have on the target.
  • Duskwalker's Patch The remaining cooldown on Vendetta is reduced by 1 sec for every 50 Energy you expend. 30 Energy you expend.
  • Essence of Bloodfang Your combo point generating abilities have a chance to infect the target with Bloodfang, causing [ 57% [ 741% of Attack Power ] Bleed damage over 6 sec, and healing you for 50% of the damage dealt.
  • Greenskin's Wickers Between the Eyes has a 20% chance per Combo Point to increase the damage of your next Pistol Shot by 200%. 300%.
  • Guile Charm Take advantage of the natural ebb and flow of combat, causing your Sinister Strike to gradually increase your damage dealt by up to 10% 15%. This maximum effect will last for 10 sec before fading and beginning the cycle anew.
  • The Rotten (Assassination, Outlaw, Initial) After activating Symbols of Death, your next Shadowstrike or Backstab deals 30% 50% increased damage and generates 4 additional combo points.
  • The Rotten (Subtlety) After activating Symbols of Death, your next Shadowstrike or Gloomblade deals 30% 50% increased damage and generates 4 additional combo points.
  • The Rotten Subtlety: After activating Symbols of Death, your next Shadowstrike or Gloomblade deals 30% 50% increased damage and generates 4 additional combo points.
  • Tiny Toxic Blade Shiv deals 350% 500% increased damage and no longer costs Energy.

Shaman (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Echoes of Great Sundering When you cast Earth Shock, your next Earthquake will deal 175% additional damage. 100% additional damage.
  • Legacy of the Frost Witch Consuming 5 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon will reset the cooldown of Stormstrike and cause your next Stormstrike to deal 15% increased damage. 30% increased damage.
  • Spiritwalker's Tidal Totem After using Mana Tide Totem, the cast time of Healing Wave and Chain Heal is reduced by 50%, and the mana cost of Chain Heal and Healing Wave is reduced by 25% for 10 sec. 40% for 10 sec.

Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Balespider's Burning Core Shadow Bolt increases the damage of your Demonbolt by 8% 15%, stacking up to 4 times. Lasts 15 sec. 20 sec.
  • Grim Inquisitor's Dread Calling Each Soul Shard spent on Hand of Gul'dan increases the damage of your next Call Dreadstalkers by 3%. 4%.
  • Implosive Potential Implosion grants 1% haste for 8 12 sec for each Imp exploded. When this damages at least 3 targets, instead gain 5% haste per Imp.
  • Madness of the Azj'Aqir Chaos Bolt increases the damage of Chaos Bolt by 25% and reduces the cast time of Chaos Bolt by 20% for 3 sec. 4 sec.
  • Malefic Wrath (Affliction) Malefic Rapture increases the damage of your Drain Soul by 25% for 8 35% for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times.
  • Malefic Wrath (Demonology, Destruction, Initial) Malefic Rapture increases the damage of your Shadow Bolt by 25% for 8 35% for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times.
  • Malefic Wrath Demonology, Destruction, Initial: Malefic Rapture increases the damage of your Shadow Bolt by 25% for 8 35% for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times.
  • Wrath of Consumption Targets that die with your Agony or Corruption applied to them grant you Wrath of Consumption, increasing all periodic damage dealt by 5% for 20 6% for 30 sec, stacking up to 5 times.

Warrior (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Battlelord Your Slam Your Overpower has a 40% chance to reset the cooldown of Mortal Strike and reduce the Rage cost of your next Mortal Strike by 12. 15.
  • Cadence of Fujieda Bloodthirst increases your Haste by 1% for 8 12 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
  • Enduring Blow Your Mortal Strike has a 15% 25% chance to apply the Colossus Smash effect to your target for 5 sec. 6 sec.
  • Exploiter (Normal) Execute causes the target to take 25% 50% more damage from your next Mortal Strike, stacking up to 2 times.
  • Exploiter (Condemn) Condemn causes the target to take 25% 50% more damage from your next Mortal Strike, stacking up to 2 times.
  • Exploiter Condemn: Condemn causes the target to take 25% 50% more damage from your next Mortal Strike, stacking up to 2 times.
  • Reckless Defense Rampage critical Rampage strikes have 20% chance to reduce the remaining cooldown of your Recklessness and Enraged Regeneration by 3 sec. 1 sec.
  • Reprisal The first attack you intercept with Intervene grants you Ignore Pain, and makes your next Revenge cost no Rage and deal 200% more damage. Charge and Intervene grant you Shield Block, Revenge!, and generate 20 Rage.
  • Seismic Reverberation (Protection) If Whirlwind or Revenge hits 3 or more enemies, it hits them 1 additional time for 40% damage. 75% damage.
  • Seismic Reverberation Protection: If Whirlwind or Revenge hits 3 or more enemies, it hits them 1 additional time for 40% damage. 75% damage.
  • Unbreakable Will Shield Wall also gains 1 additional charge, and grants 50% of its effect to all party members.

Covenant Abilities
  • Flagellation Lash the target 3 times, dealing [ 6% for [ 50% of Attack Power ] Shadow damage and adding a stack of Flagellation for each lash. The target remains tormented for 20 sec, receiving an additional lash for each combo point you spend. Reactivating Flagellation cleanses their torment, increasing your Haste by 0.5% per stack, up to a maximum of 15% Haste for 20 sec. Venthyr. Venthyr. Instant. causing each combo point spent within 12 sec to lash for an additional [ 10% of Attack Power ]. Dealing damage with Flagellation increases your Haste by 1%, persisting 12 sec after their torment fades. Venthyr. Venthyr. Instant.
  • Fodder to the Flame Your damaging abilities have a chance to call forth a demon from the Theater of Pain for 25 sec. Throw Glaive deals lethal damage to the demon, which explodes on death, dealing [ 175% of Attack Power ] damage to nearby enemies and healing you for 25% of your maximum health. The explosion deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Necrolord. Necrolord.Approximately 1.58 procs per minute.

Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Flagellation Lash the target 3 times, dealing [ 6% for [ 50% of Attack Power ] Shadow damage and adding a stack of Flagellation for each lash. The target remains tormented for 20 sec, receiving an additional lash for each combo point you spend. Reactivating Flagellation cleanses their torment, increasing your Haste by 0.5% per stack, up to a maximum of 15% Haste for 20 sec. Venthyr. Venthyr. 20 Energy causing each combo point spent within 12 sec to lash for an additional [ 10% of Attack Power ]. Dealing damage with Flagellation increases your Haste by 1%, persisting 12 sec after their torment fades. Venthyr. Venthyr. Melee range. Instant. 1.5 min cooldown. 1 sec global cooldown.
  • Flagellation Lash the target 3 times, dealing [ 6% for [ 50% of Attack Power ] Shadow damage and adding a stack of Flagellation for each lash. The target remains tormented for 20 sec, receiving an additional lash for each combo point you spend. Reactivating Flagellation cleanses their torment, increasing your Haste by 0.5% per stack, up to a maximum of 15% Haste for 20 sec. Venthyr. Venthyr. 20 yd range. Instant. 5 sec cooldown. causing each combo point spent within 12 sec to lash for an additional [ 10% of Attack Power ]. Dealing damage with Flagellation increases your Haste by 1%, persisting 12 sec after their torment fades. Venthyr. Venthyr. Instant.
  • Flagellation Lash the target 3 times, dealing [ 6% for [ 50% of Attack Power ] Shadow damage and adding a stack of Flagellation for each lash. The target remains tormented for 20 sec, receiving an additional lash for each combo point you spend. Reactivating Flagellation cleanses their torment, increasing your Haste by 0.5% per stack, up to a maximum of 15% Haste for 20 sec causing each combo point spent within 12 sec to lash for an additional [ 10% of Attack Power ]. Dealing damage with Flagellation increases your Haste by 1%, persisting 12 sec after their torment fades. Venthyr. Venthyr. 30 yd range. Instant.
  • Flagellation Cleanse your Flagellation target's torment, increasing your Haste by 0.5% 0.0% for each stack of Flagellation on them, up to a maximum of 15% Haste for 20 0% Haste for 12 sec. Venthyr. Venthyr. 20 Energy. 20 yd range. Instant. 1 sec global cooldown.
  • Flagellation Lash the target for [ 100% of Attack Power ] Shadow damage, increasing the range of your melee attacks by 6 yards for 10 sec. Venthyr. Venthyr. 12 yd causing combo points you spend within the next 12 sec to lash them for [ 100% of Attack Power ]. Damage dealt by Flagellation increases your Haste by 0%, lasting 12 sec after their torment fades. Venthyr. Venthyr. Melee range. Instant. 1.5 min cooldown. 1 sec global cooldown.
  • Flagellation Lash the target 3 times, dealing [ 6% for [ 50% of Attack Power ] Shadow damage and adding a stack of Flagellation for each lash. The target remains tormented for 20 sec, receiving an additional lash for each combo point you spend. Reactivating Flagellation cleanses their torment, increasing your Haste by 0.5% per stack, up to a maximum of 15% Haste for 20 sec causing each combo point spent within 12 sec to lash for an additional [ 10% of Attack Power ]. Dealing damage with Flagellation increases your Haste by 1%, persisting 12 sec after their torment fades. Venthyr. Venthyr. 30 yd range. Instant.

Anima Powers
  • Pact of Thickness Your primary summoned demons have 50% more health. 100 yd range. Instant. and deal 50% more damage. 100 yd range. Instant.
  • Remote Sheep Detonator Polymorphed enemies become a ticking bomb, accumulating [ 180% of Spell Power ] Arcane damage every 3 seconds. stacking up to 10 times. When Polymorph ends, it explodes on all nearby enemies. Instant.
  • Remote Sheep Detonator Polymorphed enemies become a ticking bomb, accumulating [ 180% of Spell Power ] Arcane damage every 3 seconds. stacking up to 10 times. When Polymorph ends, it explodes on all nearby enemies. 100 yd range. Instant.
  • Vandal's Zeal Destroying a breakable object within Torghast empowers your Mind Blast by 1% 3%, stacking up to 40 times. Instant.

Death Knight (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Creeping Decay Death and Decay gains an additional charge Blood, Frost, Initial: Death and Decay gains 1 additional charges and its radius is increased by 3 yds. Unholy: Defile gains 1 additional charges and its radius is increased by 3 yds. Death's Due: Death's Due gains 1 additional charges and its radius is increased by 3 yds. Instant.
  • Death Turf Blood, Frost, Initial: Within your Death and Decay, you and your minions gain 10% Haste, and enemies deal 10% reduced damage to you. Unholy: Within your Defile, you gain 10% Haste, and enemies deal 10% reduced damage to you. Death's Due: Within your Death's Due, you gain 10% Haste, and enemies deal 10% reduced damage to you. Instant.
  • Death Turf Blood, Frost, Initial: Within your Death and Decay, you and your minions gain 10% Haste, and enemies deal 10% reduced damage to you. Unholy: Within your Defile, you gain 10% Haste, and enemies deal 10% reduced damage to you. Death's Due: Within your Death's Due, you gain 10% Haste, and enemies deal 10% reduced damage to you. 100 yd range. Instant.
  • Death Turf Death and Decay gains an additional charge Blood, Frost, Initial: Death and Decay gains 1 additional charges and its radius is increased by 3 yds. Unholy: Defile gains 1 additional charges and its radius is increased by 3 yds. Death's Due: Death's Due gains 1 additional charges and its radius is increased by 3 yds. 100 yd range. Instant.
  • Phearomones Blood, Frost, Initial: Enemies damaged by your Death and Decay have a chance to cower in place for 3 sec. Instant. Unholy: Enemies damaged by your Defile have a chance to cower in place for 3 sec. Death's Due: Enemies damaged by your Death's Due have a chance to cower in place for 3 sec. Instant.

Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Earworm Mindgames has a 3% 5% chance to infect an enemy when they strike you. Instant.
  • Light-Infused Egg (Discipline, Holy, Initial) Smite damage has a 5% Smite has a 10% chance to grant Power Infusion.
  • Power Overwhelming Power Infusion causes Smite Discipline, Shadow, Initial: Power Infusion causes Shadow Mend, Mind Blast, and Holy Fire to become instant cast and have no cooldown. Holy: Power Infusion causes Flash Heal, Mind Blast, and Holy Fire to become instant cast and have no cooldown. Instant.
  • Power Overwhelming Smite Discipline, Shadow, Initial: Power Infusion causes Shadow Mend, Mind Blast, and Holy Fire are to become instant cast and have no cooldown. Holy: Power Infusion causes Flash Heal, Mind Blast, and Holy Fire to become instant cast and have no cooldown. Instant.
  • Vandal's Zeal (Discipline, Shadow, Initial) Mind Blast damage increased by 1%. 3%.
  • Vandal's Zeal (Holy) Holy Fire damage increased by 1%. 3%.

Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Bottled Shadow Gaining a stack of Soul Remnant's Blessing increases your pet's damage by 200% for 15 sec. Instant. 30 sec. Instant.
  • Bottled Shadow Gaining a stack of Soul Remnant's Blessing increases your pet's damage by 200% for 15 sec. Instant. 30 sec. Instant.
  • Detonation Torch (Affliction) The radius of Seed of Corruption is increased by 20%. The damage of your Drain Soul is increased by 75%.
  • Detonation Torch (Demonology) The radius of Implosion is increased by 20%. The damage of your Shadow Bolt and Demonbolt is increased by 75%.
  • Detonation Torch (Destruction) The radius of Rain of Fire is increased by 20%. The damage of your Incinerate is increased by 75%.
  • Detonation Torch (Initial) The radius of is increased by 20%. The damage of your is increased by 75%.
  • Inferno Skewers (Affliction) Seed of Corruption chance to critically strike is increased by 25%. damage is increased by 75%.
  • Inferno Skewers (Demonology) Implosion chance to critically strike is increased by 25%. Implosion damage is increased by 75%.
  • Inferno Skewers (Destruction) Rain of Fire chance to critically strike is increased by 25%. damage is increased by 75%.
  • Inferno Skewers (Initial) chance to critically strike is increased by 25%. damage is increased by 75%.
  • Pact of Thickness Your primary summoned demons have 50% more health. 99 yd range. Instant. and deal 50% more damage. 99 yd range. Instant.
  • Smoking Shard of Teleportation Using Demonic Circle: Teleport or your Demonic Gateway reduces all damage you take by 50% for 10 15 sec. 100 yd range. Instant.
  • Smoking Shard of Teleportation Using Demonic Circle: Teleport or your Demonic Gateway reduces all damage you take by 50% for 10 sec. Instant. 15 sec. Instant.
  • Smoking Shard of Teleportation Using Demonic Circle: Teleport or your Demonic Gateway reduces all damage you take by 50% for 10 15 sec. 100 yd range. Instant.
  • Visage of Lethality (New) When you are struck by a melee auto-attack, fear all nearby enemies for 8 sec. This can only occur once every 45 sec sec. Instant.
  • Visage of Lethality Fear instantly kills Mawrats. Instant. When you are struck by a melee auto-attack, fear all nearby enemies for 8 sec. This can only occur once every 45 sec sec. Instant.

Warrior (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Weathered Runestone Arms, Protection, Initial: Berserker Rage increases the damage of Revenge Overpower by 40%. Fury: Berserker Rage increases the damage of Raging Blow by 40%. Instant. Protection, Initial: Berserker Rage increases the damage of Revenge by 40%. Instant.
  • Weathered Runestone Arms, Protection, Initial: Berserker Rage increases the damage of Revenge Overpower by 40%. Fury: Berserker Rage increases the damage of Raging Blow by 40%. Instant. Protection, Initial: Berserker Rage increases the damage of Revenge by 40%. Instant.

Soulbind Conduits
Mage (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Discipline of the Grove Shifting Power reduces your Mage ability cooldowns by an additional 4 sec over 4 sec. 4.0 sec over 4 sec.

Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Lashing Scars Flagellation lashes 2 4 additional times initially and deals 12% increased damage.

Item Effects
  • Larion Treat Befriend a larion, causing them to assist you for 10 min minutes. 40 yd range. Instant. 5 sec cooldown.
  • Racing Wheelbarrow Jump in the dredger's wheelbarrow. Requires at least Journeyman Riding. 1 sec cast. 60 min cooldown.
  • Town Portal (New) Returns you to . 5 sec cast.

Raid & Dungeon Abilities
  • Chain Slam Sludgefist immobilizes a player with heavy chains. After 4 sec Sludgefist pulls that player and allies within 7 yards towards him, inflicting 200 129 Physical damage divided evenly between affected players. 200 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
  • Colossal Roar Sludgefist unleashes a powerful roar, inflicting 52 41 Sonic damage to all players and pushing them away. 200 yd range. Instant.
  • Deafening Screech Inflicts 454 Physical damage to all enemies and interrupts spellcasting for 2 sec. 100 Energy / 100 Mana / 100 Mana / 100 Mana. 0.7 sec cast. 1.5 sec cooldown.
  • Heart Rend Kaal crushes the souls of up to 4 players, inflicting 10 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 36 sec. Upon removal the player is afflicted with Heart Hemorrhage. Limited to 3 targets. 2 sec cast. 4 targets. 2 sec cast.



Strings Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
  • ERR_AUCTION_BID_PLACED - Bid accepted.
  • ERR_AUCTION_REMOVED - Auction cancelled.
  • ERR_AUCTION_STARTED - Auction created.
  • ERR_QUEST_SESSION_RESULT_IN_COMBAT (New) - You cannot start Party Sync because you are in combat.
  • ERR_QUEST_SESSION_RESULT_MEMBER_IN_COMBAT (New) - You cannot join a Party Sync if a member of the party is in combat.
  • MINIMAP_TRACKING_ITEM_UPGRADE_MASTER (New) - Item Upgrade
  • SANCTUM_UPGRADE_CONFIRMATION (New) - Upgrade the |cff20ff20%s|r to Tier %d for|n%s
  • SPELL_FAILED_SPECTATOR_OR_COMMENTATOR (New) - Invalid spectator target.
  • WEEKLY_REWARDS_COMPLETED_ENCOUNTER (New) - - %s (%s)
  • WEEKLY_REWARDS_ENCOUNTER_LIST (New) - %s Boss List



Misc Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Currency Types
Shadowlands
  • Valor - A currency used to increase the power of items from Hellfire Citadel, Tanaan Jungle, Draenor Dungeons, and powerful crafted items. Max Quantity: 5000. Mythic Keystone dungeons. Max Quantity: 1500. Max Per Week: 750.

Item Name Descriptions
  • Stygia Crafting (New) - Stygia Crafting
by Published on 2021-02-17 06:06 PM

Tune in for World of Warcraft at BlizzConline February 19-20
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Join us for BlizzConline—an all-digital community celebration and exhibition of Blizzard games and universes February 19-20. We’ll be updating right here throughout the weekend with the latest World of Warcraft news and coverage from the event.

You’ll be able to watch the entirety of the show completely free through the BlizzCon website, where you can choose between six channels of content covering your favorite games. You’ll also be able to watch the show on your favorite streaming platforms, including Twitch and YouTube. You can also join the Blizzard community on Twitter to take part in the conversation.

Tune in to the Opening Ceremony beginning at 2:00 pm PST to discover the latest from Blizzard Entertainment. Then, check out the complete schedule here and set your reminders to watch the following panels and exhibitions on the World of Warcraft channel:

Friday, February 19

3:10 pm PST—World of Warcraft: What’s Next
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2:05 pm PST—World of Warcraft: The Evolution of Thrall
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