Ascension Changelog

[Templar] Epiphany swapped with Gift of the Monastery

[Tinker] Stun Grenade Deprecated, replaced with node that makes Freeze Ray last longer and deal more damage.

[Tinker] Kinetic Shield is now useable on allies.

[Tinker] Expedient talent has been deprecated

[Tinker] X15 Upgrade now works with any Nanobot, but only gives 30% movement speed down from 60%

[Tinker] Macro-Gravity Zone is no longer a capstone

[Starcaller] Warden’s Blade now has an effect for Aspect of the Huntress.

[Starcaller] Fury of the Stars value increased from 4/8% to 5/10%.

[Starcaller] The Stars Align value reduced by 1%.

[Starcaller] Lo’Sho’s Blessing no longer provides critical strike rating.

[Starcaller] Moonmancer now also causes periodic critical damage of Lunar Shock to regenerate 2% of your mana.

[Stormbringer] Fixed an issue where Thunder Wave was not granting Electrocutioner.

[Stormbringer] Stormbringer (Lightning) Spec Passive now can also proc from Electrocute.

[Stormbringer] Stormbringer (Lightning) Spec Passive chance to proc increased by 5%.

[Stormbringer] Concentrated Static now increases mana generation of Discharge instead of providing spell power.

[Stormbringer] Volt now slows for 40% up from 30%.

[Stormbringer] Cloudy no longer reduces the cooldown of Kiss of the Clouds, now has new effect

[Stormbringer] Freewind now transforms from Exhale

[Stormbringer] Whirlpool cooldown is now 2min up from 1min

[Stormbringer] Magic Zap deprecated.

[Stormbringer] Fog now has a 8 sec duration up from 6 sec

[Stormbringer] Exhale deprecated, replace baseline with Eye of the Storm

[Stormbringer] Cloud Ride now has a 30 sec cd up from 25 sec

[Reaper] Harvester’s Scythe talent swapped into Chains of the Godless position, Chains of the Godless deprecateda

[Reaper] Masochistic Rage is now baseline and learned at level 30

[Reaper] Ghastly Screech is no longer baseline and has been moved to Soulslam’s old position in the class tree

[Reaper] Harvest Spec passive now heals for 30% up from 20%, but now only works on Physical Damage instead of all damage

[Reaper] Soulslam is now a horrify instead of a stun and has been moved to the Harvest tree, replacing Annihilation. A new node named Visceral Striker will take the place of Annihilation for Harvest and be learned baseline at level 40 while spec’d into Harvest

[Reaper] Base damage of Spectre Stride increased at all ranks significantly and it now has a 40 yds range up from 30 yds

[Reaper] Crimson Thirst’s heal is now 150% of the damage dealt with Murder and now increases the damage of Murder per stack

[Reaper] Soul Harvest now heals you equal to the damage dealt

[Reaper] Shrieker, Life Siphoner, and Phantom Harvest no longer gives leech

[Reaper] Bloodshatter, Crimson Harvest, Blood Siphon, and Lesser Blood Siphon no longer leech, Blood Siphon and Lesser Blood Siphon have been reflavored

[Reaper] Dark Passage now works with Masochistic Rage instead of Possess

[Reaper] Anguish talent adjusted, no longer provides casting speed reduction

[Reaper] Spectre Strength now gives incapacitate reduction instead of Fear reduction

[Reaper] Jailer’s Bargain and Edgewalker now consider you Undead while active

[Reaper] Soul Escape, Spectral Eye, Otherworldly Escape, and Possess deprecated

[Reaper] Essence Harvest no longer heals you

[Reaper] Soul Piercer now stuns for 4 sec up from 3.5 sec

[Reaper] Edgewalker reworked and now has Scythe Rush synergy

[Reaper] Limbo now heals for 30% up from 10%

[Reaper] A Feast For Crows reworked

[Reaper] Realm of Darkness is now in the class tree and has a 1.5min cd and lasts 8 sec, up from 2min cd and 5 sec duration. It now also dispels 3 magic effects from the target.

[Ranger] The Poison Seeds talent no longer requires you to be in melee range when you cast Snapseed to apply the 4 stacks of Deepwood Poison.

[Ranger] Venomous Arrow replaced with Masterful Archery.

[Ranger] Vile talent removed from Brigand Tree

[Ranger] Warding Shot deprecated

[Ranger] Outplayed talent reworked to Ravager, now has Ravage synergy

[Ranger] Displacement and Bully talents, Sapsting, Bludgeon, and Warding Shot deprecated

[Primalist] Ursine Crush and Magma Fissure deprecated, replaced with passive node

[Primalist] Increased the missile speed of Mountain Hammer slightly

[Primalist] Boulder Dash now has a 1 min cd down from 1.5min

[Primalist] Wildheart now affects Boulder Dash instead of Primal Rush, but now has a 3min cd up from 2min

[Primalist] Wildshape no longer provides a cooldown reduction to Primal Rush

[Primalist] Wildfury and Entangle Weapon talents deprecated

[Primalist] Earthmother’s Empowerment no longer provides movement speed, now boosts magic resistances slightly

[Primalist] Magmatism no longer provides DR, instead has cooldown reduction for Eruption

[Primalist] Bearskin no longer has a thorns effect and has been given a new effect. Its damage reduction has been increased to 50% from 30%, and its cooldown increased to 3min from 1.5min.

[Necromancer] Student of the Necropolis added as a switch node with Summoning Adept

[Necromancer] Sense Undead added as a baseline spell, learned at level 32

[Necromancer] Return: Necropolis now also removes movement slowing effects

[Knight of Xoroth] Chains of Xoroth now has a 2min base cooldown up from 1.5min

[Knight of Xoroth] Mutilation no longer grants movement speed

[Knight of Xoroth] Demonic Visage and Brimstone Battlemaster talents deprecated. Dismemberment has been adjusted and moved to the place of Brimstone Battlemaster.

[Knight of Xoroth] You are now counted as a Demon in Hellfire Form

[Knight of Xoroth] Imprison is now baseline and learned at level 34

[Knight of Xoroth] Fist of Xoroth now leeches damage from enemies, but its stun is now on a 3 sec delay

[Knight of Xoroth] While you have Demon’s Blood stacks you are now considered a Demon

[Knight of Xoroth] Imprison swapped with Seal, Imprison now only works on demons and now has no cooldown, Seal duration increased to 8 sec from 5 sec and its cooldown decreased from 2.5min to 1.5min. Seal now properly counts as a banish effect.

[Guardian] Chivalry movement speed increased from 30% to 40%

[Guardian] Refuse To Die has been reworked and now has Advance and Raise Shield synergy

[Guardian] Glorious Arena now ticks every 1 sec down from 1.5 sec

[Guardian] When you consume stacks of Peril with Glorious Arena, you now deal damage AND reduce the cooldown of Glorious Arena by 10%

[Guardian] Bloodletter now has an additional effect

[Guardian] Knight’s Calling now works with Disorients and Incaps instead of Fears

[Guardian] Tower Formation has been moved to the Vanguard tree.

[Guardian] Brace now DR’s 30% damage up from 20% damage

[Guardian] Piercing Cry deprecated

[Felsworn] Hateforged Barrier dodge rating into shield value reduced from 3 to 2. Added base damage.

[Felsworn] Tyrant Felsworn (Spec Passive) dodge rating into armor conversion reduced from 12 to 10.

[Felsworn] Damage of Stomp increased in base and scaling.

[Felsworn] Demonic Fortitude dodge rating scaling reduced from 3 to 2. Base value increased.

[Felsworn] Demon Hide armor contribution value increased from 100/200% to 150/300%. Flat value moved to spec passive. (This and other changes are to reduce the defensive curve being backloaded, causing issues in tanking capabilities in early endgame content)

[Felsworn] Vengeance Is Mine healing increased by 10%.

[Felsworn] Burning Hatred now correctly reduces the tick rate of Immolation Aura, value reduced by 20%.

[Felsworn] Doomscar -> Vengeance combo now reduces energy cost by 10 instead of increasing crit chance.

[Felsworn] Straight to the Nether no longer heals.

[Felsworn] Evasive reworked into Agile Strikes

[Felsworn] Expose now increases your chance to critically hit the target instead of reducing their haste.

[Felsworn] Illidan’s Favor now affects Cripple instead of Vengeance.

[Felsworn] Resolve To Offense removed from Bladerunner switch node.

[Felsworn] Fel Protection now reduces your damage taken while above 75%, instead of providing armor and magic resistances based on dodge rating on proc (This effect was too gear dependent to grant value and at gear level where the value was good you were already in diminishing return on Armor territory)

[Felsworn] Immolator now increases damage of Immolation Pulse and causes it to reduce enemy chance to hit.

[Felsworn] Black Temple Warden value increased to 10%.

[Felsworn] Demonic Finesse now also affects Doomscar, value reduced by 5.

[Felsworn] Felwracked now also reduces the cooldown of Chaos Nova.

[Felsworn] Tyrant spec now starts with Immolation Aura in class tree.

[Felsworn] Slaying spec now starts with Cripple in the class tree. (Tyrant has nodes for Immolation Aura but doesnt start with it)

[Felsworn] Fury Unleashed reworked.