Class Tuning Incoming — September 22, 2026
110 changes · 13 classes · 36 sections
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Blood
San’layn AoE damage is above target; these adjustments reduce its overall damage while improving single-target output and Deathbringer options.
- Nerf:
All abilities and minions — Damage reduced by 6%.
- Buff:
Death Strike — Damage increased by 25%.
- Nerf:
Deadly Reach — Death Strike now deals 60% of its damage to 2 nearby enemies, down from 75%.
BloodDeathbringer
- Buff:
Exterminate — Damage increased by 25%.
- Buff:
Reaper’s Mark — Damage increased by 20%.
- Buff:
Wave of Souls — Damage increased by 20%.
- Buff:
Bind in Darkness — Now increases Blood Boil damage by 50%, up from 30%.
- Buff:
Deathly Blows — Now increases Death Strike damage by 20%, up from 12%.
- Buff:
Swift and Painful — Now increases Strength by 15%, up from 10%.
Frost
Frost is lacking in single-target and two-target cleave scenarios.
- Buff:
Frostreaper — Damage increased by 100%. Does not affect PvP combat.
- Buff:
Obliterate — Damage increased by 10%. Does not affect PvP combat.
Unholy
These changes increase Unholy raid damage and restore Blightfall after bug fixes made it no longer viable.
- Buff:
Scourging — Plagues now erupt at 65%/100%, up from 50%/70%. Does not affect PvP combat.
- Buff:
Blightfall — Now deals 200% of remaining plague damage, up from 100%. Does not affect PvP combat.
UnholySan’layn
- Buff:
Infliction of Sorrow — Vampiric Strike now erupts plagues with 75% increased effectiveness, up from 30%.
- Buff:
Thrill of Blood — Dread Plague damage bonus increased to 20%, up from 10%.
- Buff:
Frenzied Bloodthirst — Now increases Death Coil and Death Strike damage by 5% per stack.
- Buff:
Inevitable — In PvP, plagues now deal up to 60% increased damage based on missing health, up from 30%.
- Buff:
Vampiric Strike — In PvP, damage increased by 100%.
Devourer
These changes primarily improve Annihilator raid and single-target performance.
- Buff:
Collapsing Star — Primary-target damage increased by 25%. Does not affect PvP combat.
- Buff:
Consume/Devour — Damage increased by 8%. Does not affect PvP combat.
HavocAldrachi Reaver
Aldrachi Reaver is behind its alternative hero talents; these changes improve core effects and Soul Fragment generation.
- Buff:
Art of the Glaive — Enhanced-strike bonus increased to 15% and 30%, up from 10% and 20%.
- Buff:
Reaver’s Glaive — Damage increased by 25%.
- Buff:
Reaver’s Mark — Target damage bonus increased to 7%, up from 6%.
- Buff:
Broken Spirit — Soul Fragment shatter chance increased to 20%, up from 15%.
VengeanceAldrachi Reaver
Aldrachi Reaver is behind its alternative hero talents.
- Buff:
Art of the Glaive — Enhanced-strike bonus increased to 15% and 30%, up from 10% and 20%.
- Buff:
Reaver’s Glaive — Damage increased by 30%.
- Buff:
Reaver’s Mark — Target damage bonus increased to 8%, up from 7%.
Hero TalentsWildstalker
- Buff:
Bursting Growth — Damage increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
FeralWildstalker
- Buff:
Patient Custodian — Bleed damage bonus increased to 10%, up from 8%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Ravage — In PvP, damage increased by 20%.
- Buff:
Dreadful Wound — In PvP, damage increased by 25%.
- Buff:
Exacerbating Wounds — In PvP, bleed damage-taken bonus increased to 10%, up from 8%.
Restoration
PvP changes reduce burst healing and instant crowd-control counterplay.
- Buff:
All healing — Increased by 4%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Fix:
Photosynthesis — Fixed an issue where it could trigger from other players’ heal-over-time effects.
- Nerf:
Call of Ohn’ahra — In PvP, Nature’s Swiftness cooldown increase changed to 60 seconds, up from 30 seconds.
- Nerf:
Swiftmend — In PvP, healing reduced by 20%.
Augmentation
Targeted adjustments improve abilities with lower representation than intended.
- Buff:
Eruption — Damage increased by 15%.
- Buff:
Fire Breath — Damage increased by 60%.
- Buff:
Upheaval — Damage increased by 40%.
- Buff:
Blistering Scales — Damage increased by 100%.
- Buff:
Ebon Might — In PvP, primary stat increased to 12%, up from 10%.
Devastation
AoE abilities are being buffed for Mythic+, with larger benefit expected for Flameshaper.
- Buff:
Pyre — Damage increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Unbound Flame — Damage increased by 25%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Fire Breath — Damage increased by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Azure Strike — Damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Azure Sweep — Damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Shattering Star — Damage increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
PreservationFlameshaper
- Nerf:
Consume Flame — In PvP, healing reduced by 30%.
Marksmanship
These changes improve area-damage capabilities.
- Buff:
Trick Shots — Aimed Shot or Rapid Fire ricochets now hit for 75% damage, up from 60%.
- Buff:
Volley — Damage increased by 10%.
Survival
Wildfire Bomb changes are neutral on one target and improve area damage; PvP changes reduce burst damage.
- Buff:
Wildfire Bomb — Damage increased by 20%.
- Nerf:
Wildfire Bomb — Primary-target bonus damage reduced to 50%, down from 80%.
- Nerf:
Takedown Hunter — In PvP, damage reduced by 10%.
- Nerf:
Takedown Pet — In PvP, damage reduced by 15%.
- Nerf:
Moonlight Chakram — In PvP, Sentinel damage reduced by 15%.
Beast MasteryDark Ranger
Black Arrow is being adjusted to improve Beast Mastery Dark Ranger performance in PvP.
- Buff:
Black Arrow — In PvP, damage increased by 30%.
Fire
Fire and Frost changes primarily improve Mythic+ performance, with a smaller raid impact.
- Buff:
Meteor — Damage over time increased by 100%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Dualcasting Adept — Frostfire Flamestrike bonus increased to 15%, up from 10%.
- Buff:
Burden of Power — Sunfury Flamestrike bonus increased to 6%, up from 3%.
- Nerf:
Pyroclasm — In PvP, Pyroblast or Flamestrike bonus reduced to 160%, down from 180%.
Frost
- Buff:
Frozen Orb — Damage increased by 15%.
- Buff:
Comet Storm — Damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Frostbite — Nearby-enemy Shatter damage increased by 10%.
- Buff:
Glacial Assault — Icy comet damage increased by 50%.
Mistweaver
- Buff:
All healing — Increased by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Vivify — Healing increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Sheilun’s Gift — Healing increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
Windwalker
PvP changes narrow the gap between hero talent trees.
- Buff:
Melee auto-attacks — Damage increased by 25%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Dual Threat — Damage increased by 20%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Rising Sun Kick — Damage increased by 8%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Celestial Conduit — In PvP, Conduit of the Celestials damage increased by 50%.
- Nerf:
Flurry Strikes — In PvP, Shado-Pan damage reduced by 15%.
Protection
- Buff:
All abilities — Damage increased by 6%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
RetributionTemplar
Templar is underperforming compared with Herald of the Sun.
- Buff:
Hammer of Light — Damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Empyrean Hammer — Damage increased by 12%.
- Buff:
Hammer of Light — In PvP, damage increased by 20%.
Discipline
Atonement is being strengthened outside raids to improve dungeon healing.
- Buff:
Atonement — Healing increased by 40% outside raid and battleground instances.
- Removed:
Atonement — Its 40% healing increase no longer applies in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Penance — Mana cost reduced by 20%.
Shadow
Single-target damage is being improved while multi-target output remains neutral.
- Buff:
Mind Blast — Damage increased by 15%.
- Buff:
Void Blast — Damage increased by 15%.
- Buff:
Shadow Word: Death — Damage increased by 15% and by an additional 30% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Shadow Word: Madness — Damage increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Mind Flay — Damage increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Mind Flay: Insanity — Damage increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Psychic Link — Direct-damage spread reduced to 20%, down from 25%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Shadeburst — Damage reduced by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
HolyArchon
Archon is receiving PvP buffs to improve throughput and offense.
- Buff:
Halo — In PvP, damage and healing increased by 30%.
- Buff:
Focused Outburst — In PvP, Prayer of Healing cast-time reduction increased to 40%, up from 15%.
- Buff:
Realized Potential — In PvP, Flash Heal bonus increased to 20%, up from 10%.
Priest
Mindgames is being strengthened to compete with other PvP talents.
- Buff:
Mindgames — Direct damage and reversal increased by 50%.
SubtletyTrickster
Trickster is behind Deathstalker and receives core-effect damage boosts.
- Buff:
Unseen Blade — Damage increased by 50%. Does not affect PvP combat.
- Buff:
Coup de Grace — Damage increased by 30%. Does not affect PvP combat.
Assassination
- Nerf:
All damage — In PvP, reduced by 4%.
- New:
Deathmark — Now displays as a large aura on raid frames.
Outlaw
- Buff:
All damage — In PvP, increased by 5%.
Elemental
PvP changes favor primary-target damage over cleave.
- Buff:
Lightning Bolt — In PvP, damage increased by 25%.
- Buff:
Lava Burst — In PvP, damage increased by 15%.
- Nerf:
Voltaic Blaze — In PvP, instant damage reduced by 25%.
- Nerf:
Purging Flames — In PvP, Lava Burst effectiveness reduced to 25%, down from 40%.
Enhancement
- Buff:
All damage — In PvP, increased by 3%.
Affliction
- Buff:
Agony — In PvP, damage increased by 40%.
- Buff:
Unstable Affliction — In PvP, damage increased by 10%.
FuryMountain Thane
Mountain Thane is behind its partner hero specs.
- Buff:
Lightning Strike — Damage increased by 50%.
- Buff:
Ground Current — Damage increased by 50%.
ProtectionMountain Thane
Mountain Thane is behind its partner hero specs.
- Buff:
Lightning Strike — Damage increased by 50%.
- Buff:
Ground Current — Damage increased by 50%.
ArmsColossus
Colossus is being improved in PvP with stronger post-Demolish output.
- Buff:
Practiced Strikes — In PvP, Slam and Mortal Strike bonus increased to 40%, up from 25%.
- Buff:
Arterial Bleed — In PvP, Rend and Deep Wounds bonus increased to 5% per stack, up from 3%.
- Buff:
Cut to the Bone — In PvP, Rend and Deep Wounds bonus increased to 30%, up from 15%.
Sources
- Class Tuning Incoming — September 22 · Blizzard