WoW Patch Notes 6 Aug 2026

San'layn

• Blood Beast auto-attack damage increased by 1400%.
• Blood-Soaked Ground now reduces physical damage taken by 8% (was 5%).

• Apex Talent: Dance of Midnight (Rank 2) has been updated – Damage taken for each active Dancing Rune Weapon is reduced by 6% (was 4%).
• Melee damage increased by 20%.
• Heart Strike damage increased by 25%.
• Marrowrend damage increased by 50%.
• Dancing Rune Weapon now increases Parry by 30% (was 25%).
• Permafrost grants a shield equal to 50% of damage dealt (was 40%).
• Voracious grants 15% Leech (was 12%).
• Relish in Blood healing increased by 25%.
• Rapid Decomposition increases Blood Plague healing by 85% (was 50%).
• Sanguinary Burst heals you for 18% of damage dealt (was 15%).
• Umbilicus Eternus absorbs damage equal to 6 times damage dealt by Blood Plague (was 5).
• Perseverance of the Ebon Blade now reduces damage taken by 4% when consuming Crimson Scourge. Duration increased to 10 seconds (was 6 seconds).
• Bloodshot now also reduces damage taken while Blood Shield is active by 4%.

Deathbringer

• Reaper's Mark damage to the primary target increased by 20%.
• Exterminate damage to the primary target increased by 20%.

San'layn

• Pact of the San'layn now stores 15% of all Shadow damage dealt (was 10%).
• Vampiric Strike damage increased by 25%.
• Visceral Strength now grants 10% Strength (was 12%).
• Frenzied Bloodthirst’s Death Strike and Death Coil damage bonus reduced to 5% per stack (was 6%).
• Blood is Life now accumulates 15% of the damage dealt from the Blood Beast (was 25%).

• Demon Blades, Blade Dance, and Chaos Strike now require equipped Warglaives, Axes, Swords, and Fist Weapons.
• New Talent: Never Say Die – Damage increased by 3% while above 50% Health. Leech increased by 5% while below 50% Health.
• Trail of Ruin has been updated – Damage is now applied immediately, rather than as a damage over time effect over 4 seconds.
• Serrated Glaive has been updated – Effect is now a buff on the Demon Hunter with a 12 second duration, rather than a debuff on enemy targets with a 15 second duration.
• Blade Dance damage increased by 6%.
• Death Sweep damage increased by 6%.
• Chaos Strike damage increased by 6%.
• Annihilation damage increased by 6%.
• The Hunt damage increased by 12%.
• Immolation Aura damage reduced by 8%.
• Essence Break initial damage increased by 49%.
• Burning Hatred now causes Immolation Aura to generate an additional 30 Fury (was 40).
• Demon Blades now generates 10-16 Fury per attack (was 8-15).
• Blind Fury now causes Eye Beam to generate 10/20 Fury per second (was 15/30 Fury).
• Inertia now increases damage by 12% for 6 seconds (was 18% for 5 seconds).
• Inner Demon has moved and is now a choice node option with Chaos Theory (was a choice node option with Chaotic Transformation).
• Dash of Chaos has been removed.

• Fracture and Soul Cleave now require equipped Warglaives, Axes, Swords, and Fist Weapons.
• Sigil of Chains is now learned at level 35 and is no longer a talent.
• Sigil of Chains cooldown reduced to 60 seconds (was 90 seconds).
• Sigil of Chains no longer replaces Sigil of Misery.
• Sigil of Silence now replaces Sigil of Misery when selected.
• Improved Sigil of Misery no longer affects Sigil of Chains.
• Improved Sigil of Misery now reduces the cooldown of Sigil of Silence by 15 seconds when Sigil of Silence is selected.
• All damage increased by 5.5%.
• Soul Cleave healing increased by 25%.
• Fel Devastation healing increased by 25%.
• Charred Warblades heals you for 5% of Fire damage you deal (was 4%).
• Frailty causes you to heal for 10% of damage dealt to afflicted targets (was 8%).
• Feast of Souls healing increased by 25%.
• Revel in Pain causes 6% of your Fire damage to shield you (was 5%).
• Several talents have changed locations in the talent tree.

• Matted Fur absorb increased by 25%.
• Heart of the Wild empowered Wild Growth healing increased by 25%.
• Shred and Cat Form Swipe damage increased by 10%.

• New passive ability learned at level 42: Stellar Protection – If Moonfire and Sunfire are dispelled, Stellar Flare is applied to the target. Generates 12 Astral Power.
• Umbral Intensity has been updated – Now increases Wrath and Starfire damage by 12% at all times.
• Apex Talent: Ascendant Eclipses (Rank 2) – Astral Smolder damage reduced to 10%/20% of critical strike damage (was 12%/24%) and its duration is increased to 8 seconds (was 6 seconds).
• Apex Talent: Ascendant Eclipses – Solar Bolt increased by 27% and Lunar Bolt damage increased by 10%.
• All damage dealt increased by 8%
• Moonfire damage increased by 5%.
• Sunfire damage increased by 5%.
• Wrath damage increased by 10%.
• Starfire damage increased by 20%.
• Starsurge damage increased by 71%.
• Starfall damage increased by 4%.
• Shooting Stars damage increased by 10%.
• Meteorites damage increased by 15%.
• Rejuvenation healing increased by 25%.
• Wild Growth healing increased by 25%.
• Regrowth healing increased by 25%.
• Celestial Fire increases the damage of Moonfire, Sunfire, and Shooting Stars by 10% (was 8%).
• Orbit Breaker effectiveness reduced to 50% (was 60%).
• Touch the Cosmos chance to trigger: Wrath reduced ⇒ 12% (was 15%), and chance to trigger from Starfire reduced to 15% (was 20%)
• Total Eclipse chance to trigger increased to 15%/30% (was 10%/20%).
• Sculpt the Stars and Astral Communion have swapped positions in the talent tree.
• Sculpt the Stars reduces Eclipse cooldown by 3 seconds (was 2 seconds).
• Stellar Amplification is now only applied to 1 target.
• Orbit Breaker Aura can be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
• Fixed an issue causing some Cooldown Manager elements such as damage-over-time timers and buff trackers to sometimes not show accurate information.

Elune's Chosen

• Star Cascade no longer triggers off of gaining Astral Power with Wrath.
• Star Cascade has a 30% chance to launch a Starsurge at 50% effectiveness (was 40% at 70% effectiveness).
• Bask in Moonlight increases the damage of Starsurge by 5% (was 10%).

Keeper of the Grove

• Bounteous Bloom now extends the duration of Force of Nature Treants by 4 seconds instead of adding a fourth Treant.
• Cenarius' Might haste increase reduced to 6% (was 8%).
• Potent Enchantments haste increase reduced to 6% (was 10%).
• Sylvan Beckoning Dryad's Starfall damage increased to 250% effectiveness (was 200%).
• Spirit of the Thicket increases Starfall damage by 18% (was 12%).
• Dream Burst damage increased by 30%.
• Power of Nature increases your treant melee damage by 300% (was 200%).

• All damage dealt increased by 3%.
• Rampant Ferocity damage increased by 25%.
• Saber Jaws damage bonus increased to 60% per point (was 50%).
• Focused Frenzy damage bonus reduced to 15% (was 20%).
• Rip and Tear damage bonus increased to 20% (was 15%).
• Chomp damage increased by 30%.
• Apex Predator's Craving base chance to trigger reduced to 4% (was 5%).
• Merciless Claws increases Shred and Swipe damage by 25% (was 20%).
• Blood Spattered increases Ferocious Bite damage by 8% (was 2%), but maxes out at 6 stacks (was 10).
• Taste for Blood increases Ferocious Bite damage by 16% (was 12%) and another 8% during Tiger's Fury (was 12%).
• Rejuvenation healing increased by 25%.
• Wild Growth healing increased by 25%.
• Regrowth healing increased by 25%.
• Cooldown Manager updated so elements show the "empowered" icon versions for instances of DoTs like Rake and Rip that have been enhanced by Tiger's Fury.
• Merciless Claws and Rampant Ferocity have swapped positions in the talent tree.

• Gory Fur has been redesigned – Ironfur has a chance to make your next Maul, Raze, or Ravage free. Maul, Raze, or Ravage have a chance to make your next Ironfur free.
• Apex Talent: Wild Guardian has been redesigned –
• Rank 1: Spending Rage has a 10% chance to awaken a guardian spirit for 8 seconds, which attacks a nearby enemy when you cast Thrash or Mangle.
• Rank 2: Mangle, Ravage, Raze, and Maul deal 20%/40% additional Nature damage over 12 seconds. Your Mastery is increased by 3%/6%.
• Rank 3: When a spirit is awakened, the cooldowns of Thrash and Mangle are reset, and they deal 30% increased damage while the spirit is with you. Each time a spirit attacks, you generate 8 additional Rage. After casting Berserk or Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc, gain 1 charge of Wild Guardian:
• Wild Guardian: Your next cast of Ravage, Raze or Maul is guaranteed to awaken a spirit.
• All damage increased by 8%.
• Brambles absorb increased by 25%.
• After the Wildfire healing increased by 25%.
• Lunar Beam healing increased by 25%.
• Lunation reduces Lunar Beam's cooldown by 20 seconds (was 3 seconds per Arcane ability).
• Ursoc's Fury grants an absorb for 35% of Thrash and Maul damage (was 30%).
• Elune's Favored heals you for 18% of Arcane damage dealt (was 15%).
• Fixed an issue where Dream Guide was incorrectly being consumed by Regrowths cast via Reinvigoration.

Elune's Chosen

• Boundless Moonlight – Lunar Beam now causes you to Leech 12% of damage dealt to affected enemies (was 10%).

• New Talent: Overgrowth – Nature's Swiftness causes your next Regrowth to apply Lifebloom, Rejuvenation, and Wild Growth's heal over time effect to an ally.
• New Talent: Flash of Clarity – Omen of Clarity increases Regrowth's healing by 40%. Now available where Cultivation previously was in the talent tree.
• Cultivation is now available below Flash of Clarity in the talent tree.
• Innervate has been redesigned – Now regenerates 25% of the target's maximum mana over 8 seconds, rather than causing spells to be free for 8 seconds.
• Abundance has been redesigned – While you have at least 5 Rejuvenations active, Regrowth's critical strike chance is increased by 50% and its mana cost is reduced by 50%.
• Tranquility has been updated – Now grows protective roots at your feet, absorbing damage equal to 60% of your health and preventing knockbacks.
• Incarnation: Tree of Life has been updated – Now casts Regrowth on up to 3 nearby injured allies when you initially shapeshift.
• Swiftmend has been updated – Healing increased by 40% of the consumed heal over time effect.
• Everbloom (Rank 3) has been updated – Its heal effect now triggers when you press Swiftmend (was Soul of the Forest).
• Verdant Infusion has been updated – No longer extends heal over time effects.
• Germination has been updated – No longer increases Rejuvenation's duration by 2 seconds.
• Ysera's Gift has been updated – If its healing would overheal the Druid, the overhealing amount is instead transferred to a nearby ally.
• Mastery: Harmony healing bonus increased by 15%.
• All spell and ability healing increased by 6%.
• Wild Growth healing increased by 20% and mana cost increased by 15%.
• Verdancy healing increased by 40%.
• Rejuvenation mana cost reduced by 10%.
• Regrowth healing reduced by 20% and mana cost reduced by 10%.
• Lifebloom mana cost reduced by 20%.
• Passing Seasons reduces Nature's Swiftness cooldown by 15 seconds (was 12 seconds).
• Symbiotic Relationship now highlights itself on the action bar while it is not active.
• Germination and Verdancy have swapped positions in the talent tree.
• Nature's Splendor has been removed.

• Panacea healing increased by 25%.

Scalecommander

• Wingleader has been redesigned – Mass Disintegrate/Mass Eruption reduces the remaining cooldown of Deep Breath/Breath of Eons by 0.5 seconds/1 second for each target struck.
• Command Squadron’s Pyre damage increased by 40%.
• Maneuverability’s damage over time increased by 40%.

• Apex Talent: Duplicate – Upheaval casts by your Duplicate no longer knock enemies into the air.
• All ability and pet damage increased by 3%.
• Living Flame healing increased by 25%.
• Verdant Embrace healing increased by 25%.
• Emerald Blossom healing increased by 25%.
• Defy Fate healing increased by 25%.
• Molten Blood healing increased by 25%.
• The Midnight Season 1 2-set bonus no longer increases the duration that Eruption extends Ebon Might.

Chronowarden

• Double-time has been updated - The additional stats granted when Ebon Might critically strikes now last 15 seconds (modified by Mastery: Timewalker), and Double-time is extended if Ebon Might reapplies it while it is already active. Double-time's functionality with Prescience is unchanged.

Scalecommander

• Wingleader now reduces the cooldown of Breath of Eons by 1.5 seconds per target struck (was 1 second).

• Apex Talent: Rising Fury (Rank 3) has been redesigned – When Dragonrage ends, Rising Fury persists for 4 seconds per stack, and Dragonrage becomes Unbound Flame. Unbound Flame may be cast 4 times before Dragonrage finishes its cooldown.
• Unbound Flame – Exhale destructive flame, critically striking for Fire damage to your target and nearby enemies. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets. Causes 1 Essence Burst. Instant cast and 25-yard range.
• Tyranny has been updated – Now interacts with Unbound Flame, causing Unbound Flame to always gain the maximum benefit of Mastery: Giantkiller regardless of the targets' health.
• Deep Breath damage increased by 30%.
• Pyre damage increased by 10%.
• Disintegrate damage increased by 40%.
• Living Flame damage increased by 50% and healing increased by 25%.
• Verdant Embrace healing increased by 25%.
• Emerald Blossom healing increased by 25%.
• Shattering Stars that are released: an Eternity Surge due ⇒ Scintillation are now subject to Scintillation's 40% effectiveness multiplier
• Risen Fury has been removed.

Flameshaper

• Twin Flame damage and healing reduced by 20%.
• Fixed an issue where Twin Flame was not scaling with Mastery.

Scalecommander

• Wingleader now reduces the cooldown of Deep Breath by 1 second per target struck (was 0.5 seconds).

• New Apex Talent: Prismatic Bolt
• Rank 1: Arcane Barrage has a 1% chance per Arcane Salvo stack consumed to trigger Prismatic Bolt. Prismatic Bolt devastates the target with overwhelming energy, dealing Arcane damage to your target and reduced Arcane damage to nearby enemies. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets. Generates 4 Arcane Charges. Not affected by Arcane Blast talents or effects and does not scale its damage or mana cost with Arcane Charges.
• Rank 2: Prismatic Bolt has a 50%/100% chance to grant Clearcasting. Arcane Missiles damage increased by 15%/30%.
• Rank 3: Arcane Salvo grants an additional 1% chance to trigger Prismatic Bolt. Arcane Barrage damage increased by 15%.
• New Talent: Refractive Images – 10% of damage you would take is instead dealt over 8 seconds. Casting Mirror Image increases this effect to 30% for 15 seconds.
• Arcane Pulse has been redesigned – Cast time reduced to 2 seconds (was 2.25 seconds). Radius increased to 8 yards (was 2 yards). Now has a 15-second cooldown, generates 1 Arcane Charge for each enemy struck, and costs 10% of base mana. No longer has its cast time, radius, mana cost, or cast speed affected by Arcane Charges.
• Orb Mastery has been redesigned – Casting Arcane Orb fires 2 additional orbs at 50% effectiveness.
• Expanded Mind has been updated – Casting Arcane Orb grants 1 stack of Arcane Salvo (was 2). Casting Prismatic Bolt now grants 4 stacks of Arcane Salvo.
• Arcane Blast damage increased by 20%.
• Impetus no longer affects Arcane Pulse.
• Prodigious Savant no longer affects Arcane Pulse.
• Amplification moved below Presence of Mind / Slipstream in the talent tree.
• Improved Clearcasting moved above Arcane Pulse in the talent tree, where Amplification was previously located.
• Fixed an issue with how the tooltip calculated Clearcasting’s chance to occur with different talent selections. Clearcasting’s functionality is unchanged.
• Touch of the Archmage has been removed.

Spellslinger

• Polished Focus has been updated – Casting Arcane Barrage while at 20 or more Arcane Salvo stacks refunds 3 Arcane Salvo stacks (was 5).
• Splintering Orbs damage bonus to Arcane Orb increased to 50% (was 10%).

Sunfury

• Glorious Incandescence now summons a Meteorite for every 5 stacks of Arcane Salvo consumed (was 6 stacks).
• Fixed an issue that prevented Meteorites from granting Clearcasting.

• Chi Transfer now causes Touch of Death to heal you for 60% of damage it deals (was 50%).
• Vigorous Expulsion increases Expel Harm's healing by 6% (was 5%).
• Silent Sanctuary healing increased by 25%.

• Dance of the Wind has been updated – Your physical damage taken is reduced by 10% and an additional 10% every 4 seconds until you receive a physical attack, stacking up to 4.
• Melee auto-attack damage increased by 30%.
• Zenith Stomp damage reduced by 30%.
• Blackout Kick damage increased by 50%.
• Tiger Palm damage increased by 200%.
• Dual Threat damage increased by 30%.
• Spinning Crane Kick damage decreased by 12%.
• Whirling Dragon Punch area of effect damage increased by 30%.
• Jade Ignition damage increased by 50%.
• Weapon of Wind now increases damage during Zenith by 5% (was 10%).
• Apex Talent: Tigereye Brew (Rank 2) now increases Critical Strike damage by 5%/10% (was 10%/20%).
• Vivify healing increased by 25%.
• Expel Harm healing increased by 25%.
• Combat Wisdom now increases Stamina by 5%.
• Calming Presence now reduces damage taken by 10% (was 6%).

Conduit of the Celestials

• Celestial Conduit damage reduced by 25%.
• Temple Training increases the damage of Fists of Fury and Spinning Crane Kick by 30% (was 10%).

• Golden Path healing increased by 25%.
• Lightforged Blessing healing increased by 25%.
• Brought to Light healing increased by 25%.

Lightsmith

• Divine Guidance has been updated – For each Holy Power ability cast, your next Consecration deals Holy damage immediately, split across all enemies. Up to 3 nearby allies are each healed for a percentage of the total damage.
• Rite of Adjuration healing increased by 25%.

• All healing increased by 19%.
• Eternal Flame healing increased by 20%.
• Word of Glory healing increased by 20%.
• Holy Shock healing increased by 10%.
• All damage increased by 20%.
• Judgment damage increased by 25%.
• Hammer of Wrath damage increased by 25%.
• Avenging Crusader now transfers 55% of healing done (was 80%).
• Pillar of Light's Beacon of Virtue healing increased by 50%.
• Shield of the Righteous mana return increased by 25%.
• Unworthy debuff now lasts for 18 seconds (was 15 seconds).
• Ringing of the Heavens now casts Divine Toll at 200% effectiveness (was 100%).
• Truth Prevails healing increased by 30%.
• Saved by the Light absorb increased by 50%.
• Tirion's Devotion now reduces the cooldown of Lay on Hands by 40% (was 30%).
• Awakening now activates on a 15% chance (was 10%).
• Glistening Radiance now absorbs 2% of max health, up to 6% (was 1%, up to 5%).
• Overflowing Light now transfers 50% of Holy Shock's healing (was 30%).
• Call of the Righteous now decreases the duration of Avenging Wrath by 3 seconds (was 4 seconds) and decreases the duration of Avenging Crusader by 2 seconds per point (was 2.5 seconds).

• New Talent: Grim Deliverance – Shadow Mend heals for 30% more and applies Atonement for an additional 4 seconds, but its cast time is increased by 0.5 seconds.
• Shadow Mend's chance to trigger is no longer based on Shadow Word: Pain damage and has been redesigned to a passive upgrade – Flash Heal is upgraded to Shadow Mend, a stronger heal with a higher mana cost.
• Apex Talent: Master the Darkness (Rank 3) has been updated – Mind Blast now upgrades your next Power Word: Shield to Void Shield. Void Shield's chance to trigger: Penance reduced ⇒ 15% (was 33%). Void Shield absorption reduced by 28%
• Apex Talent: Master the Darkness can now accumulate up to 2 charges.
• All healing and absorption increased by 10%.
• Atonement heals for 32% of damage done (was 30%).
• Flash Heal healing increased by 25%.
• Smite damage increased by 40%.
• Inescapable Torment damage reduced by 30%.
• Penance no longer applies Atonement when cast on an ally.
• Ultimate Penitence damage and healing increased by 30%.
• Greater Smite duration increased to 4 seconds (was 2 seconds) and is now a 1-point talent.

Oracle

• Unfolding Vision has been redesigned – When Power Word: Shield or Void Shield expires with absorption remaining, it jumps to a nearby injured ally instead. Can only happen once per shield.

Voidweaver

• Void Blast damage increased by 25%.
• Voidwraith damage increased by 30%.
• Void Infusion now increases Atonement healing from Void Blast and Penance by 75% while Entropic Rift is active (was 50%).

• Divine Hymn has been updated – Now additionally grants Guardian Spirit while channeled.
• Apex Talent: Benediction (Rank 3) has been updated – Apotheosis no longer upgrades Flash Heal to Benediction. Holy Word: Serenity now has a 100% chance to upgrade your next Flash Heal to Benediction.
• Apex Talent: Benediction mana cost reduced by 30% and healing increased by 15%.
• All healing increased by 16%.
• Flash Heal mana cost reduced by 10%.
• Prayer of Healing mana cost reduced by 10%.
• Apotheosis now reduces the mana cost of Holy Words by 70% (was 50%).

Archon

• Resonant Energy has been slightly redesigned – Creating a Halo increases healing done by 2% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 4 times.

• New Talent: Shadeburst – Shadowy Apparitions that float towards your primary target explode, dealing Shadow damage to all enemies within 8 yards. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets.
• Improved Voidform has been redesigned – Voidform increases your spell damage by an additional 5% and grants 2 additional uses of Void Volley.
• Ancient Madness has been redesigned – Shadow Word: Madness increases your Haste during Voidform by 2% and increases its duration by 1.5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. When Voidform ends, the Haste lingers and decays over 10 seconds.
• All ability damage done increased by 8%.
• Void Volley damage reduced by 10%.
• Voidform now grants 3 uses of Void Volley instead of Void Volley having a cooldown during Voidform.
• Power Word: Shield absorb increased by 25%.
• Idol of N'Zoth now generates 2 Insanity (was 4) at 50 stacks and 6 Insanity (was 12) at 100 stacks.
• Fixed an issue causing Tentacle Slam to apply extra stacks of Horrific Visions when talented for Maddening Tentacles and Idol of N'Zoth.
• Fixed an issue causing Improved Voidform to generate Insanity when casting Voidform.
• Phantom Menace has been removed.

Archon

• Focused Outburst has been redesigned – Void Volley deals 5% increased damage and Shadow Word: Madness casts during Voidform unleash a Void Volley at your target at 25% effectiveness.
• Resonant Energy has been slightly redesigned – Creating a Halo increases your spell damage by 2% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 4 times.

• Developers' notes We're making some updates to Assassination's Energy economy in Curse of Ula'tek. We aren't happy with how the Rank 1 Implacable apex talent is playing – it's unintuitive for optimal play to intentionally let Envenom drop. We're updating its design so refreshing Envenom late is consistently the best way to play and giving it consistent Energy recovery value. We're also making some changes aimed at increasing talent build options.
• New Talent: Unstable Toxin – Envenom damage increased by 18%, but its duration is reduced by 2 seconds.
• Apex Talent: Implacable (Rank 1) has been updated – Envenom damage increased by 10%. Envenom now restores 2 Energy per combo point spent.
• Apex Talent: Implacable (Rank 3) – Implacable Strike damage increased by 15%.
• Internal Bleeding has been updated – Now triggers from casting Kidney Shot and Rupture, rather than also being applied when copying Ruptures with Crimson Tempest. Damage increased by 10%.
• Iron Wire has been updated – Garrotes applied from stealth or during the Improved Garrote window now silence the target for 5 seconds. Damage reduction behavior unchanged.
• Dashing Scoundrel has been updated – Envenom's effect now also increases the critical strike chance of your weapon poisons by 10% (was 5%). Your Energy generation is increased by 4% for each lethal poison on your weapons.
• All damage dealt increased by 20%.
• Deathmark increases the damage of your Rupture, Garrote, and Lethal Poisons by 75% (was 100%).
• Kingsbane damage reduced by 15%.
• Shrouded Suffocation increases Garrote damage by 30% (was 20%).
• Avulsion increases Rupture damage by 25% (was 20%).
• Motivated Murderer Energy increased to 30% (was 20%).
• Rapid Injection damage bonus increased to 20%/40% (was 15%/30%).
• Venomous Wounds generates more Energy when multiple targets are affected by your bleeds.
• Blindside's chance to trigger reduced to 10% (was 15%), and 20% when the target is at low health (was 30%).
• Poison Bomb's visual has been adjusted to make other important visuals on top of it easier to see.
• Lethality and Cold Blooded-Killer now work correctly with the strikes dealt by Implacable (Rank 3).
• Several talents have changed positions in the talent tree.
• Deadly Momentum has been removed.

• Killing Spree has been updated – Duration no longer increases from spending combo points beyond your maximum. Each combo point spent beyond your maximum increases damage by 15%.
• Adrenaline Rush now speeds up the execution of Killing Spree by 20%, the same rate it increases the speed of your other attacks.
• Killing Spree prefers targets that are not immune to damage or taking less than 5% physical damage.
• Killing Spree damage increased by 60%. Does not affect PvP combat.
• Killing Spree shots have a higher chance to target your selected target if they're valid.
• Improved Between the Eyes has been updated – Causes Between the Eyes critical strikes to deal 2.5 times normal damage (was 3 times).
• Fast Action has been updated – Now reduces the cooldown of Between the Eyes by 8 seconds (was 5 seconds) and increases the damage bonus from each Between the Eyes stack by 1%.
• All damage increased by 9%. Does not affect PvP combat.
• Heavy Hitter increases the damage of attacks that generate combo points by 15%/30% (was 10%/20%).
• Zero In value per stack reduced to 2% (was 3%).
• Audacity now also increases Ambush damage by 80%.
• Hidden Opportunity's chance for Ambush to grant Opportunity increased to 100% of the chance for Sinister Strike to grant Opportunity (was 80%).
• Hidden Opportunity also reduces Ambush's Energy cost by 5.
• Summarily Dispatched increases Dispatch damage by 15%/30% (was 10%/20%).
• New connectors have been added in the talent tree between Ruthlessness and Find an Opening, and between the Flickering Steel choice node and Grand Melee.

• Goremaw’s Bite has been redesigned – Lash out at your target and 2 additional nearby enemies, inflicting Shadow damage and causing them to Bleed over 14 seconds. 20% of all damage from Finishing Moves is repeated as Shadow, split evenly among affected enemies.
• Shadowcraft has been updated - While Shadow Dance is active, your Shadow Techniques triggers 25% more frequently and generates 1 additional combo point.
• All damage dealt increased by 2%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
• The First Dance now increases Shadow Dance duration by 4 seconds (was 3 seconds).
• Relentless Strikes now generates 4 Energy per combo point spent on finishing moves (was 5 Energy).
• Shadow Techniques' base effect frequency has been increased by 40%.
• Shadow Techniques' Energy generation has been increased to 5 (was 4).
• Lingering Shadow now also applies to Shuriken Storm.
• Shadow Dance's tooltip has been updated to include its threat reduction effect.
• Apex Talent: Ancient Arts now considers the total damage of Secret Technique when creating a shadow clone, instead of only its initial hit.
• Fixed an issue that caused Secret Technique damage: secondary hits ⇒ be attributed to summoned pets instead of the attacking Rogue
• Some talents have changed positions in the talent tree.

• Reactive Warding healing increased by 25%.
• Ascendance has a new icon for all three specializations.

Farseer

• Chain Lightning now hits up to 5 targets (was 3).
• Lava Burst now also increases damage by a percent equal to your critical strike chance.

• New Talent: Swelling Tides – Healing Stream Totem and Stormstream Totem extend the duration of your active Riptides by 3 seconds when cast.
• Healing Wave healing increased by 10%.
• Unleash Life healing increased by 100%.
• Healing Rain healing increased by 20% and now heals up to 6 targets in its area (was 5).
• Healing Rain now has a 12 second cooldown and an 18 second duration. Recasting Healing Rain while one is already active will despawn the previous one. This cooldown change does not affect the Surging Totem's Healing Rain from the Totemic Hero Talents.
• Riptide direct healing increased by 25% and its periodic healing increased by 100%.
• Acid Rain damage increased by 50%, but now causes damage every 2 seconds (was 1 second).
• Midnight Season 1 2-set bonus has been updated – Unleash Life's direct healing is increased by 50% (was 100%).
• Earthen Accord now grants an additive +20% to the healing buff from Unleash Life, rather than a multiplicative increase.
• Current Control now also reduces the mana cost of Chain Heal by 15%.
• Wavespeaker’s Blessing has been moved up in the talent tree.
• Calm Waters has been removed.

Farseer

• Chain Heal: Ancestors now bounces ⇒ up to 5 targets (was 3), loses 10% healing per target jump (was 30%), and had its jump distance increased to 20 yards (was 15 yards)
• Chain Heal from Ancestors healing increased by 50%.

Totemic

• Pulse Capacitor now increases the healing done by Surging Totem by 10% (was 25%).
• Surging Totem now increases the effectiveness of Healing Rain by 10% (was 20%).

• New Talent: Hedonic Gorging – Increases Drain Life damage by 10% and Siphon Life now increases the damage of Corruption by an additional 10%. Dark Harvest channels 10% faster and deals 15% increased damage.
• New Talent: Impetuous Wrath – Shadow Bolt, Drain Soul, and Malefic Grasp damage increased by 10% or 20% if the target is affected by Haunt. Dark Harvest damage increased by 10% or 20% if the target is affected by Haunt.
• Shard Instability has been redesigned – Damage dealt by Shadow Bolt or Drain Soul has a 20% chance to make your next Unstable Affliction or Seed of Corruption cost no Soul Shards and cast instantly.
• Haunt now increases your damage dealt to the target by 16% for 18 seconds (was 12%).
• The following talents have been removed:
• Nocturnal Yield
• Patient Zero

• Conflagration of Chaos has been redesigned – Conflagrate and Shadowburn have a 100% chance to critically strike, and their damage is increased by your critical strike chance.
• All damage increased by 4.5%.
• Soul Fire damage increased by 45%.
• Chaos Bolt damage increased by 5%.
• Havoc now causes spells to deal 50% of their damage to the marked target (was 60%).
• Apex Talent: Embers of Nihilam (Rank 1) tooltip has been updated to show players the percent chance of Incinerate evoking an Echo of Sargeras.
• Shadowburn added as a tracked buff in the Cooldown Manager.
• Conflagration of Chaos has been removed from the Cooldown Manager.

• Devastating Focus has been updated – Now increases Revenge and Execute damage dealt to the target (was Revenge only).
• Bloodborne has been updated – Now increases all Bleed damage (was only Rend and Deep Wounds).
• Ravager has been updated –
• Ravager damage increased by 50% and its duration is no longer reduced by Haste.
• Ravager no longer increases Revenge and Thunder Clap damage while active. Ravager now causes all enemies it damages to take 50% increased damage from your Bleeds for 12 seconds. Duration reduced to 4 seconds with Whirling Blade.
• Revenge has been updated – Your successful dodges, parries, and auto-attacks have a chance to make your next Revenge cost no Rage (was only dodges and parries). Damage increased by 20%.
• All ability damage increased by 11%.
• Fueled by Violence heals you for 125% of Bleed damage dealt (was 110%).
• Ignore Pain absorb amount increased by 25%.
• Brutal Vitality adds 10% of damage dealt to Ignore Pain (was 8%).
• Unyielding increases the damage reduction bonus of Defensive Stance by 6% (was 4%).

Colossus

• Practiced Strikes has been updated – Shield Slam generates an additional 4 Rage (was 3).
• Tide of Battle increases the damage of Revenge and Execute (was Revenge only).

• Vital Expenditure now increases Soothing Mist's healing by 100% (was 300%) and increases its mana cost by 33% (was 200%) in PvP combat.