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 Druid 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 Elune’s Chosen (Balance/Guardian), Keeper of the Grove (Balance/Restoration), and Wildstalker (Feral/Restoration) Talents as well as the Balance and Feral class specs.
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The War Within Beta Druid Hero Talent Changes
Elune’s Chosen (Balance/Guardian)
- Boundless Moonlight damage increased by 25%.
- Minor Moon damage increased by 110%.
- Lunar Calling increases Starfire damage by 65% (was 40%).
- Lunar Insight increases Moonfire damage by 20% (was 10%).
- Atmospheric Exposure increases damage taken by 6% (was 4%).
Keeper of the Grove (Balance/Restoration)
- Bounteous Bloom causes your treants to generate 7 Astral Power every 2 seconds (was 6 Astral Power).
Wildstalker (Feral/Restoration)
- Thriving Growth causes Bloodseeker Vines to grow 15% less frequently.
- Vigorous Creepers increases damage done to targets afflicted by Bloodseeker Vines by 5% (was 6%).
- Bursting Growth damage reduced by 15%.
Developer’s note: Please note that the entirety of this change will be applied with next week’s Beta deploy but will be present in this week’s PTR build.
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The War Within Beta Druid Spec Changes
Balance
- Astral Smolder has a 40% chance to trigger (was 45%) and deals 50% of Wrath or Starfire damage over time (was 40%). Now a 1- point talent.
Developer’s note: Please note that the entirety of this change will be applied with next week’s 11.0.2 Beta deploy but will be present in this week’s 11.0.0 PTR build.
- Stellar Flare damage increased by 10%.
- Wild Surges increases Wrath and Starfire critical strike by 10% (was 12%).
- Stellar Amplification damage bonus increased to 20% (was 12%).
- Umbral Intensity increases the damage bonuses to Wrath and Starfire by 25/50% (was 20/40%).
- Umbral Embrace’s damage bonus reduced to 75% (was 100%).
- Umbral Inspiration’s duration increased to 6 seconds (was 5 seconds) and damage bonus increased to 30% (was 20%).
- Touch the Cosmos’ chance to trigger from Wrath increased to 12% (was 8%) and chance to trigger from Starfire increased to 15% (was 10%).
- Astral Communion now grants 20 Astral Power on entering eclipse (was 12).
- Elune’s Guidance reduces the Astral Power cost of Starsurge by 10 (was 8) and Starfall by 12 (was 10).
- Power of Goldrinn damage reduced by 10%.
- Orbit Breaker calls downs a Full Moon every 25 Shooting Stars (was 30).
- Sundered Firmament calls down a Fury of Elune at 25% power (was 20%).
- Convoke the Spirits is more likely to cast Starsurge.
- Convoke the Spirits will now prefer to cast Starsurge or Full Moon on your current target, if valid.
- All ability damage reduced by 5%.
Feral
- Convoke the Spirits will now prefer to cast Ferocious Bite or Feral Frenzy on your current target, if valid.
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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