Ascension Changelog

Clarified the tooltip of Rank 2 of Haunt to show that it works for Warlock periodic spells.

Fixed an issue where Rank 2 of Combat Expertise didn't give the right amount of Agility and Intellect.

Fixed the proc and consume behaviour of Fingers of Frost. It should for examlpe no longer be consumed by the same spell that procs it or by a spell that doesn't deal damage.

Defensive Stance now increases non-magic threat generated slightly more than before.

Damage Shield now also triggers on blocked attacks.

All taunt spells now use melee hit chance instead of caster hit chance. This means taunt misses will be much more rare.

Added threat scaling on the Tenacity pet spell Thuderstomp.

Fixed a tooltip where Seal of Light would show a lower value than intended. It now more accurately shows the amount healed with increased spell power.

Fixed an issue with the Soul Leech Capstone proc, causing it to sometimes misbehave.

Fixed an issue causing effects that modify the damage taken by your demon also to change the amount of mana returned by Dark Pact.

Fixed an issue causing rank 8 Immolate to do more damage than rank 9.

Fixed a spelling mistake in Seal of Command.

Fixed an issue causing Improved Victory Rush to not show its buff icon.

Nature's Swiftness and Elemental Mastery no longer share a cooldown.

Mend Pet is now usable while shapeshifted.

Fixed an issue that could cause Rend to scale with spell damage.

Fixed a bug with Rank 2 of Aspect Mastery not giving its bonus to Aspect of the Viper.

Fixed an issue that caused Judgment of Light not to be able to proc certain item effects.

Fixed an issue that caused Balance of Power talent and RE to give less hit than intended.

The talent Frozen Power now freezes the target instead of just rooting. This means it'll synergize better with Mage talents.

Clarified wording of Impact to state that it only works on direct damage spells.

Presence of Mind now works on Blizzard (Hailstorm) and Slow (Mass Slow).

Fixed a bug where the off-hand attack with Single-Minded Fury Slam and Mortal Strike wasn't properly being increased by damage modifiers.

Fixed the tooltip of Spellstone to correctly state that it affects all periodic spell damage.

Fixed an issue that could cause the 20% threat reduction capstones to sometimes stop working until relogging.

Fixed an issue causing Kill Command to only apply on the first special attack done by the pet.

Fixed an issue where the cooldown of Art of War sometimes wasn't working properly.

Fixed an issue where Serrated Blades would be consumed and prevent Garrote from silencing the target when cast from Stealth or Shadow Dance.

Wind Shear now has a 20 second cooldown, from 18.

Titan's Grip now reduces damage done by 15%, from 13%.

Fixed an issue where instant Shadowbolts cast with Backlash or Nightfall could consume charges of Backdraft.

Fixed an issue causing Mana Shield to receive unintended additional spell power scaling.

Fixed an issue where Concussion wasn't increasing the direct damage of Shock spells properly.

Holy Fire now reduces the effect of periodic heals and absorbs on the target by 30%.

Effects that reduce the effect of periodic healing now also reduce the effect of absorb effects. This means that shield spells cast on targets afflicted by Infected Wounds, Piercing Shots or Shadow Embrace will have their absorb amounts reduced.

Shadow Embrace now reduces healing over time on the target by 2/4/6/8/10% per stack giving a maximum value of 30% healing over time reduction to the target.

Fixed an issue where the Barrage talent wasn't properly increasing the healing reduction effect of Aimed Shot.

Fixed an issue with Telredor elevator and phasing. Players will no longer see a duplicate elevator or fall through one they are standing on.

[Area 52] Added Customizable Icons and Naming for Specializations.

Added over 300 Quest PoI locations to outland daily quests. More will be coming soon!

Reduced the effectiveness of heals and absorbs in arenas by 10%.

Fixed a bug where the scaling of Mana Shield and Power Word: Shield was incorrect. This bugfix will result in a slight reduction in the amount absorbed.

Titan's Grip now reduces all damage done to players by 8% but no longer reduces the damage of Bladestorm by 10%.

Shadow Bolt now deals 5% reduced damage against players. It previously did not get reduced.

Arcane Barrage now deals 15% reduced damage against players, from 10%.

Stormstrike now deals 15% reduced damage against players, from 10%.

Overpower now deals 20% reduced damage against players, from 15%.

Insect Swarm now deals 15% reduced damage against players, from 20%.

Flame Shock now deals 20% reduced damage against players, from 25%.

Conflagrate now deals 20% reduced damage against players, from 25%.

Ignite no longer deals reduced damage against players. It previously had its damage reduced by 10%.

Pyroblast now deals 10% reduced damage against players, from 15%.

Devouring Plague now deals 25% reduced damage against players, from 35%.

Serpent Sting now deals 15% reduced damage against players, from 20%.

Rake now deals 25% reduced damage against players, from 30%.

Shadow Word: Pain now deals 25% reduced damage against players, from 30%.

Holy Fire now deals 15% reduced damage against players, from 20%.

Chain Lightning now deals 15% reduced damage against players, from 20%.

Lightning Bolt and Overloaded Lightning Bolt now deals 0% reduced damage against players, from 7%.

Corruption now deals 20% reduced damage against players, from 30%.

Haunt healing animation will now always show.

Fixed a bug that allowed to equip two Fishing Poles with Titans Grip.

Increased the respawn rate of Battered, Tattered, and Solid Chests by 20%.

Implemented a system that allows to dynamically scale damage from abiltiies, healing and absorbs in different PvP scenarios.

Increased the drop chance of small pouches by 33%.

[Legacy] Fixed an issue where Master of Shadows in-game behaviour didn't match its tooltips. This change will will go live after the next server restart.

Pending restart, Reduced the damage of 'Starving' on Moroes by 20%.

Pending restart, Wild Felstalker on Maulgar can now be banished properly.

Pending restart, Magtherion's Infernals can now be Slowed, Rooted in Place, Frozen in Place, Turn Evil Feared.

Pending restart, Magtheridon's Mind Exhaustion debuff will last 3 to 9 seconds on Flex.

Pending restart, High King Maulgar will no longer attack players when he uses his Charge ability.

[Seasonal] Reduced Physical Damage, Spell Damage, Health, and Healing of mobs in Magtheridon's Lair by 10%.

[Seasonal] Reduced Physical Damage, Spell Damage, Health, and Healing of mobs in Gruuls Lair by 10%.

[Seasonal] Reduced Physical Damage, Spell Damage, Health, and Healing of mobs in Karazhan by 10%.

Pending restart, Corrected an issue where Magtheridon's Mind Exhaustion debuff would last 90 seconds if you had more than 10 players, instead of gradually scaling to 90 seconds at 25 players.

Pending restart, Prince Malchezaar will now delay Adumbral Pool summoning by a static 6 seconds, up from 4-6 seconds.

Fixed an issue where Eviscerate wasn't properly triggering the Master of Shadows effect.

Adjusted requirements for [High-Risk] I am Become Death, Destroyer of Forges to not require Deathforge Key. Adjust quest text to no longer tell players how to acquire the key.

Pending restart, corrected an issue where you would be notified that your professions could be levelled up.

Pending restart, corrected an issue where you would be notified that your talents could be levelled up.

Aura of Experience now has an icon to match it's buff. It no longer looks like an EXP pot.

Introduced Doomwalker & Doom Lord Kazzak achievements.

Introduced Heroic Karazhan Realm First Completion Achievements.

Introduced Heroic Karazhan Completion Achievements.

In addition to Doom Lord Kazzak's normal loot template, he will now drop an extra 2 items from the loot table that are bloodforged in high-risk.

Reduced the effect of Nightmare Mode to 50% in raids, down from 300%.

Reduced the effect of Nightmare Mode to 100% in dungeons, down from 300%.

Prophet of Wrath is disabled until more client-side crashes are resolved with the Random Enchant. This random enchant is a free-reroll pending next restart.

Pending restart, you will now receive notifications when you are able to rank up your known abilities.

Added Horde Hybrid Risk NPCs to Garadar, Thunderlord Stronghold, Area 52 and Shadowmoon Village.

Added Horde War Heralds to Garadar, Thunderlord Stronghold, Area 52, Shadowmoon Village that will offer 6 zone specific High Risk quests daily. Only one zone will have active quests each day.

Added Alliance Hybrid Risk NPCs to Telaar, Sylvanaar, Area 52 and Wildhammer Stronghold

Added Alliance War Heralds to Telaar, Sylvanaar, Area 52, Wildhammer Stronghold that will offer 6 zone specific High Risk quests daily. Only one zone will have active quests each day.

Ironweave Bag no longer has a level requirement.

Pending restart, Prince Malchezaar's Infernals no longer consider players in the Shadow Realm for the sake of targetting.

New Quest [High-Risk] For The Horde: Work Ascended

New Quest [High-Risk] For The Horde: Illidari Demon Hunting

New Quest [High-Risk] For The Horde: I am Become Death Destroyer of Forges

New Quest [High-Risk] For The Horde: Draining the Cistern

New Quest [High-Risk] For The Horde: War Forged