Ascension Changelog

View all of our changes in a minimal format.

Sorted in chronological order.

2019/11/08

General

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Added a new recipe to create Mooncloth which does not incur a cooldown and costs Fel Blood.

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Added a new recipe to transmute Arcanite Bars which does not incur a cooldown and costs Fel Blood.

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Added over a dozen new recipes and items to the cooking profession. More details listed below.

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Added 5 new items which are exclusive to fishing. More details listed below.

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Jinx Swiftchop added to the Ruins of Eldarath in Azshara, offering new quests to adventurers of at least lv 45.

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[Seasonal]: You can no longer roll Eviscerate at level 1.

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[Seasonal]: Beast Lore, Sense Demons and Sense Undead can not be rolled at all.

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Totem spells no longer have an item requirement. Players no longer start with Totem of the Earthen Ring.

Talents & Abilities

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Conflagrate now has a 0.8 PvP mod, changed from 0.85.

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Devouring Plague now has a 0.8 PvP mod, changed from 0.85.

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Shadow Word: Pain now has a 0.75 PvP mod, changed from 0.8.

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Devour Magic heal effect has been increased by 50%

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Spell Lock has had its cooldown increased to 40 seconds, from 30.

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Immolate has had its damage increased by 15%

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Shadow and Flame now also affects Soul Fire.

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Juggernaut now grants 100% bonus crit chance for Slam, from 25%.

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Shield Slam now only dispels a magic effect when Sword & Board is active.

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Strength of Arms talent can now proc from slam and can stack twice. Both stacks will be consumed by the next Mortal Strike.

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Bloodsurge reworked. Your Mortal Strike, Execute, and Whirlwind hits now have a 33/66/100% chance to cause your next Bloodthirst to cost no rage, deal 20% more damage, and not incur a cooldown. This effect cannot occur more than once every 6 sec.

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Dispel magic no longer removes enemy buffs.

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Dispersion has had its duration reduced to 5 seconds, from 6.

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Dispersion no longer grants slow immunity, but still removes slows on use.

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Dispersion now restores 20% of total mana, from 30%.

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Fear Ward has had its cooldown reduced to 60 seconds, from 90.

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Cataclysm now increases the damage of Rain of Fire, Hellfire, Inferno and Shadowfury by 8/16/24%, from 10/20/30%

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Curse of Elements now increases the targets spell damage taken by 10%. (Earth and Moon remains unchanged.)

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Devour Magic has had its cooldown increased to 20 seconds, from 14.

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Frozen Power now also increases the damage of Frostbolt and Cone of Cold.

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Elemental Weapons now also increases the frost spell damage on Frostbrand by 33/67/100%

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Maelstrom now increases the damage of Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning by 2/4/6/8/10%, from 3/6/9/12/15%

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Purge now has a 4 second cooldown.

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Shamanism now also gives Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning a 33/66/100% chance to reduce the cooldown of Thunderstorm and Elemental Mastery by 1 second.

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Wind Shear has had its cooldown inreased to 12 seconds, from 8. It now shares cooldown with other interrupts as intended.

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Berserker Rage has had its cooldown increase to 50 seconds, from 40.

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Blood Craze now has a 10 second internal cooldown.

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Charge has had its cooldown increased to 18 seconds, from 16.

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Execute now does 10% reduced damage in pvp, before it had no pvp modifier.

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Improved Rend now increases the critical strike chance of rend by 5/10% instead of reducing its rage cost.

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Arctic Winds talent now provides reduced 1%/2%/3% damage taken, before they provided 1%/2%/3% reduced chance to be hit. The damage portion of this talent is unchanged.

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Flame Throwing now also reduces the cast time of your Fireball by 0.25/0.5 seconds. This effect becomes inactive for 15 seconds after use.

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The Pyroblast damage bonus from Hot Streak no longer applies in PvP.

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The damage of Scorch has been increased by 15% // Scorch no longer deals 10% additional damage in PvP.

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Chain Heal has had its base heal increased by roughly 35% for all ranks.

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Earth Shield has had its base heal and scaling reduced by 15%.

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Earth's Blessing no longer has an internal cooldown.

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Healing Way now also affects Chain Heal and Earth Shield.

Item Changes

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Added Seared Cunning Carp, a new cooking recipe which grants 20 Intellect when well fed and can be fished from high level waters.

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Added Azerothian Schmorgus Board, a new cooking recipe which grants anyone in your party or raid who eats 35 attack power OR 20 spell power, depending on their current specialization, and 15 Stamina. Can be purchased from Dirge Quikcleave.

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Added Goblin Spices, a cooking trade good which can be purchased from Dirge Quikcleave, Jinx Swiftchop, Kelsey Yance, or Himmik.

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Added Sugar, a cooking trade good which can be purchased from Dirge Quikcleave, Jinx Swiftchop, Kelsey Yance, or Himmik.

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Added Ghost Dust, a trade skill item dropped from ghosts of Purgation Isle.

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Added Large Hydra Scale, a trade skill item dropped from hydras of Alcaz Isle.

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Added Silithid Innards, a trade skill item dropped from elite Silithid of Silithus.

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Added Shard of Nevermelting Ice, a trade skill item dropped from the giants of Frostwhisper Gorge.

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Added Rubbed Ravasaur Ribs, a new cooking recipe which grants 23 melee haste rating when well fed and can be obtained from dinosaurs of Un’’Goro.

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Added Steamed Makrinni Claw, a new cooking recipe which grants 14 block value when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Jinx Swiftchop.

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Added Steamed Hippogryph Steak, a new cooking recipe which grants 16 parry rating when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Jinx Swiftchop.

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Added Chillwind Flank Steak, a new cooking recipe which grants 8 increased resistances when well fed and can be obtained from Brumeran in Winterspring.

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Added Chilled Lava Eel, a new cooking recipe which grants your direct damaging abilities a chance to deal additional Fire damage when well fed and can be purchased from Plugger Spazzring.

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Added Silithid Snack, a new cooking recipe which grants 13 armor pen rating when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Dirge Quikcleave at 60.

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Added Dirge’’s Nevermelt Ice Cream, a new cooking recipe which grants 10 hit rating when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Dirge Quikcleave at 60.

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Added Spicy Dino Jerky, a new cooking recipe which grants 10 expertise rating when well fed and can be obtained from dinosaurs of Un’’Goro.

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Added Crispy Pterrordax Wing, a new cooking recipe which grants 14 dodge rating when well fed and can be obtained from dinosaurs of Un’’Goro.

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Added Hearty Stegodon Stew, a new cooking recipe which grants 10 defense rating when well fed and can be obtained from dinosaurs of Un’’Goro.

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Added Burning Steps - Cosmetic boots exclusive to Legion Invasions.

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Added Felfire Impling - Non-combat pet exclusive to Legion Invasions.

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Added Lil’’ Evil Eye - Non-combat pet exclusive to Legion Invasions.

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Added Legion Pocket Portal - Cosmetic toy exclusive to Legion Invasions.

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Added Ghostly Goulash, a new cooking recipe which grants 10 spell haste rating when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Dirge Quikcleave at 60.

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Added Hydra Scale Soup, a new cooking recipe which grants 14 crit rating when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Dirge Quikcleave at 60.

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Added Burning Steps - Cosmetic boots exclusive to Legion Invasions.

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Added Felfire Impling - Non-combat pet exclusive to Legion Invasions.

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Added Lil’’ Evil Eye - Non-combat pet exclusive to Legion Invasions.

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Added Legion Pocket Portal - Cosmetic toy exclusive to Legion Invasions.

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Added Ghostly Goulash, a new cooking recipe which grants 10 spell haste rating when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Dirge Quikcleave at 60.

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Added Hydra Scale Soup, a new cooking recipe which grants 14 crit rating when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Dirge Quikcleave at 60.

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Added Silithid Snack, a new cooking recipe which grants 13 armor pen rating when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Dirge Quikcleave at 60.

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Added Dirge’’s Nevermelt Ice Cream, a new cooking recipe which grants 10 hit rating when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Dirge Quikcleave at 60.

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Added Spicy Dino Jerky, a new cooking recipe which grants 10 expertise rating when well fed and can be obtained from dinosaurs of Un’’Goro.

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Added Crispy Pterrordax Wing, a new cooking recipe which grants 14 dodge rating when well fed and can be obtained from dinosaurs of Un’’Goro.

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Added Hearty Stegodon Stew, a new cooking recipe which grants 10 defense rating when well fed and can be obtained from dinosaurs of Un’’Goro.

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Added Rubbed Ravasaur Ribs, a new cooking recipe which grants 23 melee haste rating when well fed and can be obtained from dinosaurs of Un’’Goro.

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Added Steamed Makrinni Claw, a new cooking recipe which grants 14 block value when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Jinx Swiftchop.

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Added Steamed Hippogryph Steak, a new cooking recipe which grants 16 parry rating when well fed and can be obtained from a quest granted by Jinx Swiftchop.

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PvP set pieces of different qualities within the same set (within the class and faction) will contribute towards set bonus count.

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The leather "Rogue" PvP sets' 4p bonus now increases maximun energy by 10, before it reduced gouge cd by 1 second.

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The mail "Shaman" PvP sets' 4p bonus now increases all shock spells' critical strike chance by 5%, before it reduced shock spells' critical strike chance by 2%

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The cloth "Priest" PvP sets' 4p bonus now increases the effectiveness of Flash Heal by 5%, before it reduced the cooldown of Psychic Scream by 1 second.

Mystic Enchants

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Tentacle summoned by Whispers of the Old Gods now properly scale with their owner’’s spell power, have high base health, use their abilities more intelligently, and now have AoE damage reduction.

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Shadow and Flame now also affects Soul Fire and Shadowfury.

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Spell Slinger has had its internal cooldown doubled, and damage increased by 30%

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Stormbringer and Frost Lich have both had their internal cooldowns increased by 40%, and their damage increased by 30%

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Rank 1 of arctic winds RE gives 1% increased frost damage.

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Rank 2 of arctic winds RE gives 1% increased frost damage and reduced damage taken by 1%.

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Rank 3 of arctic winds RE gives 2% increased frost damage and reduced damage taken by 1%

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(Previously Arctic Winds RE Rank 3 gave 3% increased frost damage and reduced chance to be hit by 3%)

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Firebrand Traps RE scaling increased to 3%, from 2%. Additionally, it procs from melee and ranged abilities instead of auto attacks and has a 1 second internal cooldown

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Blazing Speed RE now reduces the internal cooldown of Blazing Speed by 2 seconds (rare) / 3 seconds (epic).

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[Seasonal]: Sinister Calling RE no longer increases the damage of Backstab.

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[Seasonal]: Aggression RE has been reduced to 2%/3%/4%, from 3%/4%/5%.