Another week, another batch of changes has been added to The War Within Beta as the devs are constantly adjusting and fine-tuning the many changes that will come with the new expansion. World of Warcraft players are excited to see how the new Hero Talents will affect gameplay as each class is getting huge updates to their identity and kit, offering a more fun and intuitive way of conquering PvP or PvE content.
With that in mind, we will take a look at all of the Death Knight changes that were implemented for players to test and provide feedback to ensure that The War Within is a balanced and amazing experience for everyone both old and new. This time around, the dev team has made some minor changes to the Rider of the Apocalypse (Frost/Unholy) and San’layn (Unholy/Blood) Hero Talents as well as the Unholy class spec, and some major updates to the Frost class spec.
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The War Within Beta Death Knight Hero Talent Changes
Rider of the Apocalypse (Frost/Unholy)
- A Feast of Souls no longer has a chance to refund a rune.
- Damage from Runic Power abilities is increased by 30% while 2 or more Horsemen are active (was 20%).
San’layn (Unholy/Blood)
- The Blood is Life accumulator deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
- The Blood is Life accumulator can no longer critically strike.
- Corrupted Blood ability of the Blood Beast deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
- Essence of the Blood Queen’s Haste granted per stack reduced to 1% (was 1.5%).
- Vampiric Strike now heals for 1%/2% of your maximum health for Blood/Unholy (was 3%/5%).
- Vampiric Strike damage reduced by 15%.
- Infliction of Sorrow now extends the duration of your disease by 2 seconds (was 3 seconds).
- Infliction of Sorrow now deals 10% of the remaining damage (was 20%).
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The War Within Beta Death Knight Spec Changes
Frost
- Icy Death Torrent has had the following changes:
- Damage now scales with Mastery.
- Damage increased by 100%.
- Now has a 50% chance to trigger on auto-attack critical strikes while dual wielding and 100% while wielding a two-handed weapon.
- Now deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
- Pillar of Frost’s Strength increased to 30% (was 25%).
- Enduring Strength’s Strength increased to 20% (was 15%).
- The Long Winter now extends Pillar of Frost by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 6 seconds.
- Shattering Blade now increases Frost Strike damage by 125% (was 100%).
- Shattered Frost now causes Frost Strike to deal 65% of its damage to nearby enemies (was 50%).
- Hyperpyrexia’s chance to trigger has been increased to 35 and deals 45% additional damage (was 30%).
- Rage of the Frozen Champion’s Runic Power generated from Howling Blast reduced to 6 (was 8).
- Smothering Offense now increases auto attack damage by 10% (was 6%).
Unholy
- Clawing Shadows damage reduced by 15%.
- Raise Dead ghoul damage reduced by 10%.
- Scourge Strike damage reduced by 15%.
- Death Coil damage reduced by 15%.
- Magus of the Dead damage reduced by 15%.
- Apocalypse ghoul damage reduced by 15%.
- Epidemic damage reduced by 15%.
- Festering Wound damage reduced by 15%.
And that covers all of the beta changes that were added to The War Within build. Although the official release of the expansion is slated for August 26, 2024, the community is already brimming with anticipation to get their hands on the final version of the game and try out the many new systems, content, and class changes. You can check out the official development notes, here.
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