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Patch 12.1 PTR Class Tuning Hotfixes — July 16, 2026
19 changes · 5 classes · 6 sections
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Restoration
- Buff:
Abundance — Abundance increases critical chance of Regrowth by 60% (was 50%) and reduces cost by 60% (was 50%).
- Buff:
Regrowth — Regrowth healing increased by 25%.
Preservation
Developers' notes: We'd like to reduce Preservation raid healing, as it has eclipsed other healers by a significant margin. At the same time, we're increasing their triage healing through Verdant Embrace and Living Flame to help them out in dungeons where they are not overperforming.
- Nerf:
Dream Breath — Dream Breath healing over time reduced by 25%.
- Nerf:
Merithra's Blessing — Merithra's Blessing healing reduced by 10%.
- Buff:
Living Flame — Living Flame healing increased by 30%.
- Buff:
Verdant Embrace — Verdant Embrace healing increased by 40%.
- Nerf:
Reverberations — Reverberations causes Verdant Embrace to heal for 40% over 8 sec (was 60%).
- Nerf:
Living Flame — Class set triggers Living Flame at 100% value (was 150%).
- Buff:
Life Spark — Life Spark increases healing and damage of Living Flame by 100% (was 50%) — does not affect PvP combat.
Mistweaver
- Nerf:
All healing reduced by 8%.
- Buff:
Mastery: Gust of Mists — Mastery: Gust of Mists healing increased by 50%.
Holy
- Buff:
Holy Shock — Holy Shock mana cost decreased by 11%.
- Buff:
Holy Shock — Holy Shock healing increased by 50%.
Discipline
- Buff:
Penance — Penance damage and healing increased by 15%.
- Redesign:
Grim Deliverance — Grim Deliverance now increases Shadow Mend healing by 40% (was 30%) and increases its cast time by 0.3 seconds (was 0.5 seconds).
- Nerf:
Atonement — Atonement healing falls off more sharply when healing more than 5 targets. For example, when healing exactly 10 targets, Atonement healing would be 7% less effective than before.
- Nerf:
Void Shield — Void Shield absorption reduced by 10%.
Holy
- Buff:
Prayer of Mending — Prayer of Mending healing increased by 20%.
- Buff:
Prompt Prognosis — Oracle: Prompt Prognosis healing increased by 30%.