Ascension Changelog

Mongoose Bite rank 1 base damage changed to 15, from 25. Rank 2 changed to 30, from 45.

Arcane Shot base damage reduced for lower level ranks. Rank 1 changed to 10, from 15. Rank 2 changed to 16, from 23. Rank 3 changed to 27, from 36. Rank 4 changed to 55, from 65.

Corruption rank 2 damage changed to 100, up from 90.

Shadow Word: Pain rank 2 damage changed to 72, up from 60.

Shadow Word: Pain rank 3 and above base mana changed to 14%, down from 22.

Rejuvenation rank 1, rank 2 and rank 3 base mana changed to 16%, down from 18%.

Moonfire damage has been increased at ranks 1 through 9 by around 10%.

Wrath base damage increased. About 10% for rank 1-3 and 7. About 20% for rank 4-6

Starfire base damage increased. About 10% for rank 1 and 5. About 20% for rank 2-4.

Frostbolt base damage increased. About 10% for rank 1-4 and 9. About 20% for rank 5-8.

Voidwalker Sacrifice shield has been reduced for lower level ranks. Rank 1 changed to 203, from 305. Rank 2 changed to 360 from 510. Rank 3 changed to 570 from 770. Rank 4 to 950 from 1095.

Immolation Trap base damage has been reduced for lower level ranks. Rank 1 changed to 30 damage per tick, from 42. Rank 2 changed to 68 from 85. Rank 3 changed to 120 from 135. Rank 4 changed to 183, from 203.

Ice Block and Divine Shield now share a 30 second cooldown.

Fixed a bug where the Shamanistic Rage mana proc wouldn??™t trigger from some abilities.

Fixed a bug where Drain Soul would be able to do damage through immunities like Divine Shield and Ice Block.

Molten Core now has 2 ranks. The Immolate effects remain unchanged, but rank 2 provides the effects that rank 3 did previously. (Rank 1 gives half of rank 2.).

Arcane Concentration tooltip updated to reflect it affects the next spell, not next damaging spell.

Retaliation now lasts 8 seconds, down from 12.

The Killer Instinct buff which makes Counterattack usable lasts 6 sec, down from 10 sec, and Counterattacks used this way will root for 3 seconds, down from 5. (Counterattack root from parry remains unchanged.)

Unleashed Rage damage bonus while Shamanistic Rage is active will no longer affect holy damage.

Soul Link now shares 6% of your damage taken with your demon, down from 10%.

Demonic Embrace now increases the shared Soul Link damage by 2/4/6%, down from 4/7/10%.

Blood Pact, Phase Shift and Fel Intelligence now has an ICD.

Swift Retribution buff will no longer be consumed on melee attacks

Bloodthirst now only applies 1 healing stack, down from 3.

Improved Shadowform now gives 3/6% damage reduction, down from 5/10%.

Expose Weakness now only increases your ranged attack power.

Cone of Cold base mana reduced to 17%, down from 25%.

Travel Form base mana increased from 26%, up from 13%.

Curse of Exhaustion slow reduced to 50%, down from 60%.

Improved Eviscerate increases Eviscerate damage again, instead of Eviscerate critical strike chance.

Healing Prayer now gives 5/10% crit chance, down from 10/20%.

Charge is now usable in combat. (It still requires Battle Stance.)

Fixed a bug where Netherwind Regalia 8-set bonus wouldn??™t trigger from Arcane Missile damage.

Aegis of Preservation is now usable while shapeshifted.

Lifegiving Gem is now usable while shapeshifted.

Fixed a bug where Lifegiving Gem was healing for higher than intended.

Lifegiving Gem now gives 2000 health, up from 1500.

Improved Devotion Aura rank 3 was providing more bonus armor and healing than was stated on the item tooltip. The altar tooltip and its effect have been changed to match the item tooltip.

Savage Strikes now gives 5/6% crit, down from 8/10%.

Updated the Frost Lich tooltip to reflect its current effect.

Nurturing Instinct now gives 8/10% of your Agility in healing, down from 10/12%, and also reduces all damage you deal by 2%.

Blood Drinker now increases the charges of your Bloodthirst effect by 1, instead of increasing healing done.

Fixed an issue where the Mystic Orb Shard drop rate from Elemental Invasion mobs was incorrect on Andorhal.

All equippable unique items should now be unique-equipped instead.

The Focused Assault debuff which increases damage taken in Warsong Gulch will now appear when both flags are picked up for 5 minutes, instead of 10. The Brutal Assault debuff will appear after 10 minutes, instead of 15.

Fixed a bug where you couldn't always Charge and Intercept in water.

Wands now deal school damage and slightly scales with spell power.

Fixed a bug where Hunter pets and Warlock demons wouldn't gain hit and expertise based on their owners hit.

Fixed a bug where Elemental Focus could be triggered by Chimera Shot.

Serrated Blades can now proc from melee abilities.

Fingers of Frost now has a chance to proc whenever you deal Frost damage. (For example on Frost Shock and Frostbrand.)

Immolation Trap ranged attack power scaling changed to 90%, down from 100%.

Fear duration on players have been reduced. Rank 1 now lasts 5 seconds.. Rank 2 lasts 6 seconds. Rank 3 lasts 8 seconds.

Fixed a bug where Onyxia Blood Talisman became unique-equipped (will be fixed after next server restart).

Removed the resilience from gear the "Accessories Quartermaster" is selling.

Wolfshead Helm is now working as intended, giving energy and rage when it should.

You can no longer use Soul Link together with an Imp.

Seal of Righteousness now does 20% less damage to players. (Still does the same damage to mobs.)

The shoulder enchants bought from honor are now tradable on Laughing Skull.

What the Wind Carries (Part of the Onyxia attunement chain) can now be taken.

Fixed an unexpected issue where some gossips would not recover lost ZG Neck pieces.

Blessing of Holy Light is now tradable as intended.

Lunar Guidance now provides 4/7/10% of your Intellect as spell damage instead of spell power, up from 2/4/6%

Cataclysm no longer reduces the mana cost of your Destruction Warlock spells, but now increases the damage of your Hellfire, Rain of Fire, Inferno, and Shadowfury spells by 10/20/30%.

Vile Poisons now properly increases the damage over time effect of Deadly Poison by 10% per rank.

Corrected an issue where you were unable to recover lost ZG Neck pieces.

Fixed a bug where the Turn the Tables buff was able to proc weapon effects and enchants.

Fixed a bug where the Black Arrow damage increase was too high.

Fixed a bug which was reducing the cast time of Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning for some players.

Fixed a bug which that was increasing the damage of Seal of Righteousness by 20% and Judgements by 10% for some players.

Counterattack scaling reduced to 70% of ranged attack power, from 90%.

Fixed an issue that made Slam (rank 4) unusable.

Fixed an issue where Mental Quickness would be unlearned after a spec swap.

Fixed an issue where Unleashed Rage was giving more ranged attack power than intended.

Fixed an issue where the Clearcast effect from Arcane Concentration would be consumed by dot ticks.

Fixed an issue where the Living Bomb explosion wouldn't go off if you didn't have line of sight of your target.

Fixed an issue with Wild Hunt not giving your pet the extra stats.

The Maelstrom Weapon effect now also reduces the cast time Fireball and Frostbolt, but does not increase their damage.

Mental Strength has been reduced to 3 ranks and now provides 4/7/10% Intellect and 2/4/6% reduced spell damage taken.

Empowered Rejuvenation has been reduced to 3 ranks and now provides 7/14/20% of your bonus healing effects to your Druid healing over time effects.

Mortal Shots has been reduced to 3 ranks and now provides 7/14/20% bonus critical damage.

Natural Alacrity's cooldown has been reduced to 2 min, from 3. Now also increases your Nature healing done by 10% for 20 seconds.

Demonic Resilience now also increases the threat generated while under the effects of Metamorphosis by 10/20/30%.

Anger Management now provides 2 rage every 3 seconds, up from 1.

Missile Barrage has been reduced to 3 ranks and now gives your Arcane Blast and Starfire spells a 14/27/40% chance, and your Arcane Barrage, Fireball, Frostbolt, Frostfire Bolt, and Moonfire spells a 7/14/20% chance to trigger the Missile Barrage effect.

Curse of Agony now scales with 12% of your spell power per tick, up from 10%.

Smack (pet) scaling has been increased to 8% ranged attack power.

Claw (pet) scaling has been increased to 8% ranged attack power.

Bite (pet) scaling has been increased to 8% ranged attack power.

Divine Strength has been reduced to 3 ranks and now provides 3/6/9% Strength.

Sinister Calling has been reduced to 3 ranks and now provides 2/4/6% Agility and 4/7/10% bonus damage of Backstab and Hemorrhage.

Flurry has been reduced to 3 ranks and now provides 5/10/15% melee haste.

Holy Guidance has been reduced to 3 ranks and now provides 4/8/12% of your Intellect as healing power and Holy spell power.

Shredding Blows has been reduced to 3 ranks and now provides 4/8/12% armor penetration.

Furor has been reduced to 3 ranks and now provides 2/4/6% Intellect while in Moonkin form, 3/6/9% Stamina while in Bear and Dire Bear form, and 2/4/6% damage while in Cat form.

Heart of the Wild has been reduced to 3 ranks and now provides 3/6/9% Intellect and 2/4/6% Stamina while in Bear and Dire Bear form, and 2/4/6% attack power in Cat form.

Envenom now costs 1 AE.

Maim now costs 1 AE.

Venomous Totem is now usable while shapeshifted.