WoW The War Within 11.1 Hotfixes - April 4, 2025

• Trickster: Fixed an issue that allowed Coup de Grace to be activated a second time with precise input timing. The skill override effect will now become immediately unavailable upon a successful cast of Coup de Grace.

Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the damage of Unholy through a few sources this week and adding some power back into their healing reduction PvP talent.

• Necrotic Wounds now absorbs 4% of all healing received (was 3%).
• Festering Wound damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.
• Virulent Plague damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.
• Death Coil damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.

• Rip damage decreased by 15% in PvP combat.

• Mana regeneration reduced by 70% in PvP combat (was 65%).
• Liberation of Undermine 4-set bonus chance to trigger reduced to 10% in PvP combat (was 15%).

Developers’ notes: We’re adjusting Marksmanship with the goal of reducing their maximum burst damage potential and increasing their consistent damage.

• Trick Shots now hits targets for 40% of normal damage in PvP combat (was 75%).
• Aspect of the Hydra now fires at 30% original value in PvP combat (was 60%).
• Spotter's Mark increases Aimed Shot’s damage by 10% in PvP combat (was 20%).
• Improved Spotter's Mark now increases the damage bonus of Spotter’s Mark by 10% in PvP combat (was 20%).
• Trueshot now increases critical strike damage by 10% (was 20%).
• Aimed Shot damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Arcane Shot damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.

• Fireball damage increased by 25%.
• Sunfury Phoenix damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.

Developers’ notes: Icy Veins has been more threatening than we would like, so we’re moving more of Frost Mage’s damage baseline and making a few adjustments to PvP talents with high and low representation.

• Icy Veins increases Haste by 15% in PvP combat (was 20%).
• Frigid Empowerment now increases spell damage by 1% per stack in PvP combat (was 2%).
• Death's Chill now stacks up to a maximum of 10 times in PvP combat (was 15).
• Slick Ice now increases the damage of Frostbolt by 2% and decreases cast time by 2% per stack in PvP combat (was 4%).
• Frost Bomb (PvP Talent) damage increased by 40%.
• All damage increased by 4% in PvP combat.
• Ice Wall now inherits 30% of the Mage’s health (was 40%).
• Overpowered Barrier (PvP Talent) now increases barrier’s absorb by 80% for Frost Mage (was 100%).

Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the effectiveness of some Voidweaver specific damage this week to continue to improve its viability.

• Voidweaver: Entropic Rift damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.
• Voidweaver: Collapsing Void damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.

Developers’ notes: We’re reducing the strength of Oracle Holy Priest this week through nerfs to its damage and Prayer of Mending output.

• Oracle: Preventive Measures now provides a 15% damage and healing bonus to its affected spells in PvP combat (was 40%).

• Restless Blades effectiveness reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
• Sinister Strike damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Pistol Shot damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.

Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the power of some core Maelstrom spenders which have fallen behind the rest of its damage sources.

• Elemental Blast damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Lightning Bolt damage increased by 25% in PvP combat.

Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the strength of the Storm Conduit PvP talent and some targeted buffs to Totemic Restoration Shaman.

• Storm Conduit now reduces the cooldown of spells by 4 seconds (was 3 seconds).
• Storm Conduit now reduces the duration of interrupts suffered while casting Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning by 65% (was 50%).
• Rain Dance now reduces the mana cost of Healing Rain and Surging Totem by 60% (was 45%).
• Rain Dance now increases the healing of Healing Rain and Surging Totem by 50% (was 30%).
• Acid Rain damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.