A new batch of updates has been rolled out on the World of Warcraft The War Within Beta build. The devs are working hard at adjusting all of the balance aspects of the upcoming expansion as players are constantly providing feedback and suggestions for different class tweaks.
Given the introduction of Hero Talents, the entire game will need to be adjusted accordingly to accommodate new playstyles, gear, and overall system changes in World of Warcraft. The Retail experience has been marked with countless balance changes, specifically regarding the endgame content as well as the PvE and PvP power of all of the classes. With that in mind, we will take a look at the recent updates for the Death Knight class that were added for players to try out.
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The War Within Beta General Changes June 25, 2024
These development notes were also marked with significant changes to Avoidance and Leech ratings.
Developer’s note: In today’s build, Avoidance and Leech rating on gear gives half as much percent value as before, and we’ve reduced the amount of these stats given by most talents. Both stats, Avoidance in particular, are extremely effective against the damage non-tank players face. By the end of an expansion, the amount of Avoidance appearing on gear reduces so much damage that acquiring pieces with it can feel required to do the hardest content, particularly extremely high Mythic+ keys. By reducing the amount of value given per rating, our goal is for pieces with those stats to remain valuable, but for the gap between players with and without them to be closer.
- Reduced the percentage granted by Avoidance and Leech rating by 50%.
These changes affect the Death Knight class in the following ways:
- Lichborne now grants 6% Leech (was 10%).
- Vampiric Aura now grants 2% Leech (was 3%).
- Blood Scent now grants 3% Leech (was 5%).
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The War Within Beta Frost Death Knight Changes
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- Icecap has been updated – Crits with Obliterate and Frost Strike no longer reduce Icecap cooldown. Now grants 15 second cooldown for Pillar of Frost.
- Spending runes no longer increases the Strength bonus of Pillar of Frost.
- Enduring Strength’s Strength bonus decreased to 15% (was 25%).
- The functionality that increased Obliteration’s Frost Strike runic power cost and damage has been removed.
- Murderous Efficiency’s chance to grant a Rune reduced to 25% (was 50%).
- Frost Strike damage increased by 23%.
- Obliterate damage increased by 23%.
- Howling Blast damage increased by 23%.
- Frost Fever damage increased by 23%.
- Remorseless Winter damage increased by 23%.
- Glacial Advance damage increased by 23%.
- Frostsycthe damage increased by 5%.
- Chill Streak damage increased by 23%.
- Frostwyrm’s Fury damage increased by 10%.
- Breath of Sindragosa damage increased by 23% and cost per second reduced to 17 (was 18).
- Icy Death Torrent damage increased by 100%.
- Inexorable Assault damage increased by 23%.
And that covers all of the recent changes to the Death Knight class in The War Within Beta build. More changes are possibly coming along as the devs are starting to prepare for the official launch of the expansion on August 26, 2024.
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