Ascension Changelog

While Infused Gems is active it also grants your newly created Mana Gems.

Arcane Blast stacks now increases the mana cost of Arcane Blasts by 175%, changed from 150%.

Ascending Flames now reduces the cooldown of Lava Burst by 3 sec, changed from 2.

Esoteric Power damage now only hits one target and its damage inheritance has been reduced to 15%, changed from 20%.

Ambush Predator now has a 20% to trigger from Shred, changed from 50%. It now lowers Ravage energy cost by 20, changed from 15 and causes Ravage to grant an additional combo point.

Stormbound Instinct now requires Earthen Guardian to be active.

Barrage Overload has a new effect which reads: Each Arcane Blast stack consumed by Arcane Barrage grants you a charge of Barrage Overload which makes your Arcane Blast casts $s1% faster but costs $s2% more mana and your Arcane Missile hits restore 2% mana.

Fixed the health scaling from stamina of Greater Fire and Earth Elemental Totem.

Stampede debuff now lasts for 20 sec, changed from 15.

Killing Spree now increases your damage dealt by 40% while active, changed from 20%.

Cold Blood now has a 2 min cooldown, changed from 3.

Mounting in Battle Grounds will now increase your movement speed by 100% even if you do not have the riding training for it.

Corrected an issue in which an encounter with the Forgotten Avatar was dealing significantly more damage than intended with some abilities.

[Bronzebeard] [Pending Restart] Ascending Flames increased initial damage for Flame Shock has been reduced from 80% to 40% in PvP combat.

[Bronzebeard] [Pending Restart] Lava Burst now deals 10% reduced damage in PvP combat.

[Bronzebeard] [Pending Restart] Vampiric Death now deals 20% reduced damage in PvP combat.

[Bronzebeard] [Pending Restart] Revenge now deals 20% reduced damage in PvP combat.

Master's Call is now available to be learnt from trainers at level 60.

Entering an inn will grant you a "Resting" buff. Once inside the inn for atleast 10 minutes, you will gain a 5% experience boost to killing monsters for 2 hours

[Pending Patch Update] - Agent of Chaos has been changed. It no longer reduces the periodic damage of Immolate up from 40% reduced damage. It now halves the Direct Damage of Immolate down from 40% reduced damage. It now only increases the duration of Immolate by 3 seconds. It now reads: Immolate deals half as much direct damage but lasts for 3 seconds longer. Periodic damage fromImmolate benefits from spell haste and reduces the cooldown of Chaos Bolt by 0.5 second.

Stampeding Roar no longer gets removed when changing forms.

[Pending Restart] - Adventurer's Caches have been placed on quests that were missing them (quests with objectives) and all custom quests past the starter zones that did not have them added correctly. Additionally, Adventurer's Caches have been moved out of the starter zone. The reason being is that it doesn't provide many gear upgrades early and it can take up more bag space before you have them.

Adjusted the dynamic spawn rates to be more forgiving in the new zones. This will alleviate bottlenecks and improve overall flow.

Fixed an issue where Arcane Concentration and Missile Barrage could sometimes underflow and cause those abilities to generate mana.

Fixed a bug with Strider causing it to not correct proc chance

Battering Ram now causes all your attacks to ignore 5% armor, changed from Slam ignoring 10% armor.

Savage Frenzy will no longer cause Savage Roar to go above its max duration of 34 seconds.

Predator's Wrath: Focus now restores 15 to 20 energy.

Feral Frenzy now has a 25 sec cooldown, changed from 30.

Ferocious Clarity now also affects Mangle (Cat).

Tiger's Instinct now reduces the cooldown of Tiger's Fury by 1.5 sec, changed from 1.

Quickfire Tactics now lowers the cooldown of Flare Strike by 4 sec when you trigger Lock and Load. It no longer causes Flare Strike to trigger Lock and Load (which did not trigger when its its internal cooldown was active).

Flare Strike now lasts for 10 sec, changed from 8.

Frozen Flesh now also triggers Brain Freeze when your Deep Freeze deals damage.

Surging Eclipse has been changed and now reads: Dealing damage with Starsurge while no Eclipse is active, guarantees that your next Wrath or Starsurge triggers Eclipse. This can only occur once every 30 sec.

Ritual of Refreshment is now available to learn for Mage at level 60.

Ascending Flames now grants 5 sec cooldown reduction to Flame Ascendance, changed from 4 sec. It now grants 2 sec cooldown to Flame Shock, changed from 4 sec.

Holy Templar now also triggers a Holy Power charge from Divine Storm.

Steady Shooting has been reworked and now reads: Using Steady Shot right after another Steady Shot reduces its cast time by 30% and its mana cost by 100%.

Colossus Smash now increases damage dealt to the target by 10%, changed from reducing its armor by 30%.

Cataclysmic Burst now increases the periodic damage of your Immolate by 8%, changed from 10%.

Blade Vortex now also increases the duration of your active Blade Flurry by 3 seconds. While active, Fan of Knives generates a combo point.

Fixed a bug where Flare did not apply its effect immediately on cast.

Armor of Faith AoE heal now has a 5 target cap. Penance no longer grants double value.

Endless Agony has a new effects: When you Drain Life, the cooldown of Curse of Doom and its duration on the target is reduced by 3 sec.

Power Through now only removes knockbacks versus monsters but increases Powershot damage versus monsters by 25%.

Twist of Faith now has an 8 sec duration and cooldown, changed from 10.

Fixed a bug where Instant Poison IV had 20% too high base dmg.

Thrill of the Hunt now also affects Quick Shot and Powershot.

Marked for Death has been disabled and can no longer be used.

Reduced Sunfire spell power scaling by around 30%.

Envenomed now reduces the energy cost of Envenom by 5, changed from 10.

Venomous Edge now stacks to 3, changed from 5.

Chosen of Elune now has a 90 sec cooldown, changed from 120.

Insatiable now increases Overpower damage by 8%, changed from 10. It now grants 5 Rage, changed from 7.

Chasin' the Rush now grants 20% energy regen, changed from 30%.

Surging Eclipse now has a 30 sec internal cooldown.

Wraithweaver: Shadow Orbs now has a 20% proc chance, changed from 25.

Heavyweight now grants 30% increased damage and crit to Mortal Strike, changed from 50%.

Master of Arms now increases Mortal Strike damage by 15%, changed from 30%. Its armor penetration effect has been reduced by 20%.

Festering Wounds now stacks to 5, changed from 8. Its duration has been increased to 10, from 8.

Power Word: Barrier now lasts 8 sec, changed from 10. Now grants 20% damage reduction, changed from 25%. Now requires 20 talent points in Discipline.

Fixed a bug where Light's Hammer had far too high sp scaling on its damage.

Soul Erosion now has an 8% proc chance, changed from 6%.

Flame Ascendance now lasts 20 sec, changed from 15.

Psychic Influence now increases damage by 20%, changed from 30%.

Seed of Corruption explosion now deals 15% reduced damage.

Stormborn now works while Air Ascendance is active. Stormstrike now grants 2 sec cooldown reduction to Air Ascendance while Air Ascendance and Shamanistic Rage is not active.

Clear Mind now grants 3% haste, changed from 5.

Curseweaver now grants 4% Corruption damage, changed from 8%.

Natural Energy now reduces Mutilate energy cost by 7, changed from 10.

Agent of Chaos now reduces Immolate damage by 40%, changed from 30%.

Lava Ignition now increases Lava Lash damage by 20%, changed from 10%. It now extends Flame Shock by 5 sec, changed from 3.

Touch of Elune now lasts for 15 sec, changed from 12.

Lightning Fangs now deals 20% reduced damage.

Pack Alpha now grants 5 sec cooldown reduction to Feral Spirit, changed from 7.

Shock Tactics now increases crit chance of Shocks by 15%, changed from 12%.

Booming Thunder now grants 15% increase Lightning Overload chance, changed from 10%. It now increases Earth Shock damage and crit by 6%, changed from 5%.

Elemental Momentum now also affects Chain Lightning.

Water Bolt now has a 10 sec cooldown and deals around 100% more damage. Its debuff now increases damage of Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning by 10%, changed from 5%.

Crackling Flames can no longer trigger from Chain Lightning.

Crusader of the Light now grants 10 sec cooldown reduction to Avenging Wrath, changed from 15.

Guardian of Ancient Kings now has a 60 sec cooldown and 10 sec duration. It no longer increases healing taken by 30% but now reduces damage taken by 10%.

Shadow Crash now has a 30 sec cooldown, changed from 45.

Cursed Shadows now has a 30% chance to trigger and only has 1 stack. Now increases Shadow Bolt damage and reduces its mana cost by 20%.

Forked Lightning now deals its damage over 5 sec. It hits the main target plus a random nearby target.

Tethered Power now also grants 1 sec cooldown reduction to Elemental Blast when your pet critically hits.

Fury of the Wind has a new effect: Your Flurry talent lasts an additional swing and increases attack speed by an additional 5%.

Fixed a bug where Consecrated Zeal did not reduce physical damage correctly.

Consecrated Zeal now increases Holy damage by 2%, changed from 1%.

Crimson Defense: Shield of Righteousness proc now deals around 40% less damage.

Light of the Guardian is now an absorb, changed from a heal.

Light at the end of the Tunnel duration now lasts for 18 sec, changed from 15 sec.

Hammerstorm now has a 25 sec cooldown, changed from 45. It no longer has a movement speed slow. Its attack speed slow now has a 20 sec duration.

Twilight Paragon now reduces the damage you take from Shadow Word: Death by 10% per stack. It now grants 1% Smite damage per stack, changed from 1% critical strike chance. Shadow Word: Pain is now extended by 3 sec on dealing Twilight damage, changed from casting Smite. Mind Flay and Mind Sear gets an additional damage tick over their duration while Paragon of Darkness is active.

Light and Shadow now increases Smite critical chance by 8%, changed from 10%.

Curse of Doom now benefits from damage over time modifiers like Haunt, Shadow Embrace and spellstones.

Lava Beam damage has been reduced and now deals about 15% more damage than a Chain Lightning. The jump damage is no longer reduced, changed from 30% per jump.

Shadow Visions now requires 6 fragments, changed from 9. The empowered effects are now: Devouring Plague: Duration increased by 12 seconds. Mind Blast: Damage increased by 50%, makes your next Mind Flay have 33% increased critical strike chance. Vampiric Touch: Marks a target to take 15% increased periodic damage from you for 30 seconds.

Fixed a bug where Doomguard would not attack summoner when summoned from Curse of Doom.