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Achievement Changes Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Midsummer
World Events
Pandaria
Exploration
Pandaria Raid
Dungeons & Raids
Pet Battles
Scenarios
New Strings
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Spell Changes Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Death Knight (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Talents
Unholy
Druid (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Balance & Restoration
Restoration
Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Mage (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Talents
Frost
Major Glyphs
Monk (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Windwalker
Paladin (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Talents
Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Discipline
Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Talents
Combat
Subtlety
Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Talents
Affliction
Major Glyphs
Warrior (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Talents
Arms
Fury
Protection
Professions
Tailoring
Raid & Dungeon Abilities
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A new beta build will be deployed on the PTR soon. We will be updating these notes frequently, so keep checking back!
New Models
New Icons
Achievement Changes Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Midsummer
World Events
- Extinguishing Pandaria Desecrate the Alliance's bonfire in Pandaria. Pandaria's Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
- Extinguishing Pandaria Desecrate the Horde's bonfire in Pandaria. Pandaria's Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
Pandaria
Exploration
- The Zandalari Prophecy - NYI Discover each of the lore objects in Pandaria that tell of the Fall of Zandalar. Zandalari and their dark prophecy.
- Zul'Again (New) Kill 10 Zandalari Warscouts and 5 Zandalari Warbringers.
Pandaria Raid
Dungeons & Raids
- Cage Match (New) Defeat the Council of Elders in Throne of Thunder without any creature leaving the center rings.
- Halls of Flesh-Shaping (New) Defeat the bosses in the befouled chambers beneath the Throne of Thunder.
- Head Case (New) Defeat Megaera in Throne of Thunder on Normal or Heroic difficulty without cutting off a head of the following colors:
- One-Up (New) Defeat Tortos in Throne of Thunder after kicking a Whirl Turtle shell through five or more other Whirl Turtles. [NYI]
- Pinnacle of Storms (New) Defeat the bosses in Lei Shen's inner sanctum within the Throne of Thunder.
- Ritualist Who? (New) Defeat all 24 different Animus Ritualists on separate visits to the Dark Animus chamber in Throne of Thunder. [NYI]
Pet Battles
- Fabled Pandaren Tamer (New) Complete the Beasts of Fable quest.
Scenarios
- Yaungolian Barbecue Complete the Brewmoon Festival scenario without the village being set on fire. any Bataari invaders setting the village on fire.
New Strings
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- BATTLEGROUND_10V10 - 10v10
- CREATE_NEW_ARENA_TEAM - Create %s Team
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_ISLEOFTHETHUNDERKING1 - Ghostly Veins
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_ISLEOFTHETHUNDERKING2 - The Swollen Vault
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_THUNDERKINGRAID1 - Overgrown Statuary
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_THUNDERKINGRAID2 - Royal Amphitheater
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_THUNDERKINGRAID3 - Forgotten Depths
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_THUNDERKINGRAID4 - Roost of Ji-Kun
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_THUNDERKINGRAID5 - Halls of Shaping
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_THUNDERKINGRAID6 - Hall of Kings
- DUNGEON_FLOOR_THUNDERKINGRAID7 - Pinnacle of Storms
- NO_ARENA_TEAM - No %s Arena Team
- POWER_TYPE_ANIMA_V2 - Anima
- POWER_TYPE_DEMONIC_FURY - Demonic Fury
- POWER_TYPE_VITA - Vita
- SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_185 - Already commended by this faction
- SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_186 - Out of coins! Pickpocket humanoids to get more.
- SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_187 - Only one elemental spirit on a target at a time.
- SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_188 - You do not know how to tame Direhorns.
Spell Changes Originally Posted by MMO-Champion

- Army of the Dead Summons an entire legion of Ghouls to fight for the Death Knight. for 40 sec.
Talents
- Conversion 10 5 Runic Power, plus 5 per sec.
Unholy
- Reaping Whenever you hit with Blood Strike, Pestilence, Festering Strike, Icy Touch, or Blood Boil, the Runes spent will become Death Runes when they activate.

- Rejuvenation 16% 14.5% of Base Mana.
Balance & Restoration
- Wild Mushroom Balance, Feral, Guardian: Grow magical mushrooms with 5 health at the target location. Other Wild Mushroom abilities can target these mushrooms for additional effects. Only 3 mushrooms can be placed at one time. Restoration: Grow magical mushrooms with 5 health at the target location. After 6 sec, the mushrooms will become invisible. The mushrooms grow larger as they accumulate healing power from 75% of overhealing done by your Rejuvenation, up to a maximum of 100% of your health in bonus healing.
Restoration

- Ancient Zandalari Knowledge (New) Learn the ancient Zandalari secrets of taming Direhorns.
- Stampede 30 40 yd range.

- Deep Freeze Spells which benefit from Shatter will break this effect.
Talents
- Blazing Speed Also frees the caster from stuns and bonds, and makes them immune for the duration. Replaces Blink. 25 15 sec cooldown.
- Frostjaw Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
- Invocation Reduces the cooldown of Evocation to 10 sec, but you passively regenerate 50% less mana. Removes Evocation's cooldown and reduces its channel period and duration by 50%. Completing an Evocation causes you to deal 25% increased spell damage for 40 sec. 15% increased spell damage, but passively regenerate 50% less mana, for 60 sec.
Frost
- Fingers of Frost Your successful Frostbolts, Frostfire Bolts and Frozen Orb hits have a 12% 15% chance, your Blizzard ticks have a 4% 5% chance, and your successful Scorches have a 9% 10% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Blink Also increases your movement speed during Blazing Speed by an additional 50%.
- Glyph of Evocation With the Invocation talent, you instead gain 40% 20% of your health upon completing an Evocation.
- Glyph of Ice Lance Your Ice Lance now hits 1 additional target for 40% damage. 50% damage.

Windwalker
- Brewing: Tigereye Brew For each 2 3 Chi you consume through use of abilities and attacks, you gain a charge of Tigereye Brew.
- Storm, Earth, and Fire The Monk splits, summoning an elemental monks to attack the target. spirit to attack the target. The Monk can split into up to 2 elemental monks at a time. spirits at a time. Whenever the Monk deals damage, the elemental monks will deal equal damage to their targets. The spirits will attack their targets and mirror your damaging abilities. However, for each elemental warrior summoned the Monks spirit summoned the Monk's own damage will be reduced by 20%. The elemental warriors will last until the Monk cancels the effect or their target dies. 1 Spirit Summoned - Monk and spirit deal 60% of the Monk's normal damage. 2 Spirits Summoned - Monk and spirits deal 40% of the Monk's normal damage. The elemental spirits will last until the Monk cancels the effect or their target dies or is otherwise unavailable. Monk - Windwalker Spec. 10 Energy.

Talents
- Repentance 1.5 1.7 sec cast.

Discipline
- Focused Will Whenever you are victim of any damage greater than 10% of your total health or critically hit by any non-periodic attack, you gain Focused Will reducing all damage taken by 10% lasting for 8 sec. 15% lasting for 8 sec.
- Rapture In addition, when your Power Word: Shield is completely absorbed or dispelled you are instantly energized with mana equal to 200% 250% of your Spirit (excluding short-duration Spirit bonuses).

- Blade Flurry Your melee weapon swings strike an additional nearby opponent. While active, your attacks strike up to 4 additional nearby opponents for 25% of normal damage, but Energy regeneration is reduced by 20%. Lasts until canceled.
Talents
- Burst of Speed Increases movement speed by 70% for 4 sec and removes any movement-impairing effects. Increases movement speed by 70% for 4 sec and removes any movement-slowing effects. Does not break stealth. 50 30 Energy.
- Cloak and Dagger (New) Your Ambush, Garrote, and Cheap Shot abilities can now be used from 30 yards away, and will cause you to appear behind your target.
Combat
- Blade Flurry While active, your attacks strike an additional nearby opponent up to 4 additional nearby opponents for 25% of normal damage, but Energy regeneration is reduced by 20%.
Subtlety
- Sanguinary Vein Increases the damage of your Rupture ability by 50% and causes you to deal 16% 20% additional damage to targets afflicted by your Rupture, Garrote, or Crimson Tempest.

- Fel Armor Increases your armor by 2,603 Reduces damage taken by 10%, total health by 10% and the amount of health generated through spells and effects by 10%.
- Unstable Affliction If the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause [ 1,792 + 7.000 * 24.0% of SP ] damage to the dispeller and silence them for 4 sec. If the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause [ 2,048 + 8.000 * 24.0% of SP ] damage to the dispeller and silence them for 4 sec. This damage always critically strikes.
Talents
- Blood Fear 20% 5% of Total Health.
- Burning Rush During Burning Rush, movement-impairing effects may not reduce you below 100% of normal movement speed.
- Sacrificial Pact Your demon sacrifices 25% of its current health to shield its master for 200% of the sacrificed health. 400% of the sacrificed health.
Affliction
- Unstable Affliction If the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause [ 1,792 + 7.000 * 24.0% of SP ] damage to the dispeller and silence them for 4 sec. If the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause [ 2,048 + 8.000 * 24.0% of SP ] damage to the dispeller and silence them for 4 sec. This damage always critically strikes.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Ember Tap Increases the healing of your Ember Tap by 50%. Ember Tap heals you for an additional 5% of your health, but the health is restored over [ 10,000 / 1000 ] sec.
- Glyph of Unstable Affliction When Unstable Affliction is removed, it instantly deals critical damage to both the target and the dispeller, but no longer silences. Reduces the cast time of Unstable Affliction by 25%.

- Defensive Stance Decreases damage taken by 25%. 15%.
- Impending Victory Instantly attack the target causing 1,246 damage and healing you for 10% of your maximum health. 15% of your maximum health.
- Second Wind Whenever you are below 35% health, you regenerate 2% health per second. 3% health per second.
Talents
- Impending Victory Instantly attack the target causing 1,246 damage and healing you for 10% of your maximum health. 15% of your maximum health.
- Second Wind Whenever you are below 35% health, you regenerate 2% health per second. 3% health per second.
Arms
- Slam Slams the opponent, causing 190% weapon damage plus 1,894. 220% weapon damage plus 2,193.
Fury
- Bloodsurge Your Bloodthirst hits have a 0% chance of lowering the global cooldown to 1 sec and reducing the Rage cost by 20 30 of your next 3 Wild Strikes.
Protection
- Unwavering Sentinel Increases the damage reduction of Defensive Stance by 10%.
Professions
Tailoring
- Imperial Cowl (New)
- Imperial Hood (New)
- Imperial Sandals (New)
- Imperial Silk In the process, you may discover a recipe you have yet to learn.
- Imperial Treads (New)
Raid & Dungeon Abilities
- Arcing Lightning 150 yd range.
- Bestial Cry Unleash a savage cry, inflicting 100,000 Physical damage to all enemies and increasing damage done by the caster by 25%. 50%.
- Biting Cold Inflicting 85,000 Frost damage to all allies within 4 yards every second for 30 sec. Inflicting 85,000 Frost damage to all allies within 4 yards every 136992t1 sec. for 30 sec.
- Blazing Sunlight Inflicts 50,000 Fire damage instantly and 10,000 20,000 Fire damage every 1 sec.
- Burning Cinders Inflicts 100,000 Inflicts 25,000 Fire damage initially and then 50,000 Fire damage 1 second. 15,000 Fire damage 1 second while standing in the area of effect..
- Burning Winds Deals 100,000 Deals 50,000 Fire damage every 1 second.
- Call Flames (New) Calls upon flames to destroy an enemy, inflicting 100,000 Fire damage and granting the caster 1 stack of Fiery Core.
- Disorienting Roar Horridon emits a powerful roar, inflicting 250,000 Physical damage and disorienting all enemies for 6 sec. 3 sec.
- Eruption (New) Causes the ground to erupt under an enemy, inflicting 125,000 Fire damage to all enemies within 4 yards.
- Fist Smash Deals 50,000 Deals 25,000 Physical damage every 0.75 second.
- Flurry Slices rapidly at the enemy, dealing 75% weapon damage. 250% weapon damage. 20 300 yd range.
- Freezing Winds Deals 100,000 Deals 50,000 Frost damage every 1 second.
- Frozen Blood This effect stacks while standing within the area of frozen blood.
- Frozen Blood Deals 200,000 Frost damage instantly and slows the target's movement, melee, ranged, and casting speeds by 25. Deals 100,000 Frost damage instantly and slows the target's movement, melee, ranged, and casting speeds by 25. This effect stacks while standing within the area of frozen blood.
- Frozen Bolt Shoots a bolt of frost at a nearby enemy target every 0.5 sec. 1 sec.
- Fusion Slash Lei Shen slashes at the target with his polearm, inflicting 500,000 400,000 Nature damage and causing a Meltdown.
- Living Poison Inflicts 100,000 Nature damage to enemies within 4 yards every 0.5 sec. 8 yards every 1 sec.
- Molten Barrage (New) A barrage of molten lava that inflicts 75,000 Fire damage to all enemies within 40 yards.
- Overloaded The empyreal focus discharges, empowering Elegon, increasing damage inflicted by 20% and casting speed by 20%. 5%.
- Quake Stomp 3 1.8 sec cast.
- Rending Charge Charge the opponent and strike them, causing them to bleed for 30,000 20,000 Physical damage every 1 sec.
- Scorched 300 yd range.
- Shatter Mana Shattering mana inflicts 200,000 150,000 Frost damage to all enemies.
- Shatter Mana Shattering mana inflicts 200,000 150,000 Frost damage to all enemies.
- Storm Surge Inflicts 75,000 Inflicts 20,000 Nature damage to enemies in the lightning blast.
- Unleashed Flame Deals 600,000 Deals 700,000 damage split evenly between targets within 8 yards. 10 yards.
- Venom Bolt Volley Inflicts 20,000 Inflicts 10,000 Nature damage to all enemies instantly, and 10,000 Nature damage every 3 sec.
- Wind Storm Deals 20,000 Deals 30,000 Nature damage every 1 second. Silenced and Pacified. Damage, healing, and absorption reduced 80%.
- Wrath of the Loa Smites an enemy with the wrath of the loa, inflicting 125,000 Holy damage.
- Wrath of the Loa Blasts an enemy with the wrath of the loa, inflicting 150,000 Shadow damage.
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