WoW TWW Season 1 Hotfixes (September 24, 2024)

• Rider of the Apocalypse: Trollbane’s Icy Fury slows targets by 40% (was 70%).

• Rampant Ferocity now damages enemies within 8 yards of the Druid when using Ferocious Bite, instead of enemies within 8 yards of the target.

Developers’ note: This change is intended to give Feral Druids more control over which enemies Rampant Ferocity’s AOE hits and avoid cases where hitting a large boss with Ferocious Bite wouldn’t hit other nearby enemies.

• All healing increased by 4%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

• Fixed an issue causing Kodo Tranquilizer to dispel two magic effects in addition to making Tranquilizing Shot affect nearby targets.

• Beast Cleave damage increased to 90% (was 80%).
• Kill Cleave damage increased to 90% (was 80%).

• Flamestrike damage increased by 15%.
• Phoenix Flames damage increased by 20%.
• Living Bomb damage increased by 10%.

• Glacial Spike damage increased by 20%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
• Ray of Frost damage increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

• All damage increased by 4%.

• Doomburst causes Death Coil to burst 2 Festering Wounds (was 3).

• Demon’s Bite damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
• Demon Blades damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
• Chaos Strike/Annihilation damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
• Blade Dance/Death Sweep damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.

• Sabertooth now increases the damage of Ferocious Bite by 10% (was 15%) and increases the damage of Ferocious Bite per periodic effect by 2% (was 3%) in PvP combat.
• Taste for Blood now increases the damage of Ferocious Bite by 6% (was 12%) in PvP combat.
• Rip damage increased by 25% in PvP combat (was 15%).
• Rake initial damage increased by 25% (was 15%) and its periodic damage increased by 10% (was 6%) in PvP combat.

• Eternity Surge damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.

• Frostfire: Frostfire Bolt damage increased by 100% in PvP combat (was 75%).
• Frostfire: Frostfire Empowerment increases Frostfire Bolt damage by 30% in PvP combat (was 50%).

• Arcane Blast damage increased by 45% in PvP combat (was 15%).
• Arcane Missiles damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Arcane Barrage damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Magi’s Spark is now 50% effective in PvP combat.

• Fireball damage increased by 100% in PvP combat (was 35%).
• Greater Pyroblast cast time reduced to 4 seconds (was 4.5 seconds) but it now deals 30% of its target’s maximum health in damage (was 35%).

• Ice Lance damage increased by 25% in PvP combat (was 45%).
• Frostbolt damage increased by 150% in PvP combat (was 118%).
• Ray of Frost damage increased by 5% in PvP combat.
• Ice Barrier absorb amount is now decreased by 40% in PvP combat (was 25%).

• Enveloping Mist healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Vivify primary healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.

• Mana regeneration reduced by 20% in PvP combat (was 35%).
• Holy Shock healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Word of Glory healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Holy Light healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.

• Weal and Woe’s bonus to Power Word: Shield is now 50% effective in PvP combat.

• Holy Word: Serenity healing increased by 40% in PvP combat.
• Holy Word: Sanctify healing increased by 40% in PvP combat.

• Perfected Form now increases damage dealt during Voidform by 10% in PvP combat (was 20%).

• Reverberation now increases Echoing Reprimand damage by 50% in PvP combat (was 70%).

[Siege of Boralus]

• Iron Tide Raider health reduced by 15%.
• Bilge Rat Buccaneer health reduced by 10%.
• Irontide Waveshaper health reduced by 20%.
• Ashvane Sniper health reduced by 10%.
• Scrimshaw Enforcer health reduced by 20%.
• Bilge Rat Tempest’s Choking Waters cast time increased.
• Iron Tide Raider’s Iron Hook ability cooldown increased.
• Iron Tide Raider’s Iron Hook maximum range decreased.
• Bilge Rat Demolisher Crushing Slam’s damage ignores armor and its damage has been reduced by 40%.
• Bilge Rat Demolisher health reduced by 10%.

Hadal Darkfathom

• Health reduced by 5%.

Viq’Goth

• Demolishing Terror’s Slam no longer knocks players back.
• Demolishing Terror’s Slam damage now ignores armor.
• Fixed an issue that caused the area effect when dispelling Putrid Waters to not scale in Mythic keystones.

Developers’ notes: The intent of these changes is to balance the overall length of the dungeon against the timer, while rewarding players for prioritizing high-threat enemies. The adjustments to Viq’goth aim to even out damage across all armor types and eliminate a frustrating aspect of the encounter.

[Grim Batol]

• Twilight Warlock’s Enveloping Shadowflame now targets 1 player (was 2).
• Mutated Hatchling’s Shadow Wound increases Shadow damage taken by 3% per application (was 5%).
• Faceless Corruptor’s Corrupt cast time increased and damage reduced by 10%.
• Twilight Destroyer’s Twilight Ember area denial no longer inflicts damage instantly when stepping into the area.

Erudax 

• Reduced the visual scale of Erudax to improve visibility during the encounter.
• Players afflicted with Depth’s Grasp have a brief immunity to Void Tendrils upon expiration.
• Improved the visibility of Void Tendrils.
• Mutated Hatchling’s Shadow Wound increases Shadow damage taken by 3% per application (was 5%).

[Mists of Tirna Scithe]

Mistcaller

• Improved the visibility of the Vulpin summoned by Freeze Tag.
• The range of Patty Cake has been increased.

[The Necrotic Wake]

• Addressed an issue where players can be targeted by affixes while on their way back to the top platform during Nalthor the Rimebinder.

[The Stonevault]

Master Machinists

• Ability timing has been adjusted to prevent a potentially unfair overlaps between Exhaust Vents and Blazing Crescendo.
• Molten Metal cast time increased to 3 seconds (was 2 seconds).
• Silenced Speaker now inflicts damage every 3 seconds (was every 1.5 seconds).

Engineering

• Fixed an issue that caused Pausing Pylon to only affect party members instead of an entire raid.

• Treacherous Transmitter - Cryptic instructions are now more reliably completable when used on transports such as the Dawnbreaker.

• Slaying Azj-Kahet’s world boss, Orta, The Broken Mountain, will now contribute to the Severed Threads Pact weekly quests.

Dungeon Finder

• Addressed an issue where key level does not automatically populate for Siege of Boralus.