Ascension Changelog

Cauterizing fire Healing Increased by 25% in arena combat.

Cauterizing fire Healing reduced by 20% in battleground and open world pvp combat.

[Pending Restart] - Polished Observer Shield will now also update its block value over levels. (Requires a patch update as well)

Corrected the socket bonus on the following items: "Idol of Feral Shadows", "Totem of the Astral Winds", "Ivory idol of the Moongoddess", "Totem of Spontaneous Regrowth", "Idol of th Emerald Queen", "Libram of the Lightbringer", "Idol of Ursoc", "Idol of the Unseen Moon", "Idol of Terror", "Stonebreaker's Totem", "Totem of Living Water", "Libram of Divine Judgement", "Libram of Divine Purpose", "Idol of Terror", "Libram of Mending", "Cloak of Dark Bargain", "Totem of the Void", "Librma of the Eternal Rest", "Idol of the Emerald Queen", "Libram of Avengement", "Totem of the Thunderhead", "Totem of Spontaenous Regrowth", "Ivory Idol of the Moongoddess", "Idol of the Claw", "Libram of Saints Departed", "Reaver of the Infinites", "Totem of Healing Rains", "Libram of Absolute Truth", "Idol of the Crescent Goddess", "Totem of the Maelstrom", "Talon of the Phoenix", "Claw of the Phoenix", "Staff of Blazing Glory", "Waistband of Crushed Skulls", "Throat Crushers", "Arrow-Fall Chestguard", "Hauberk of the Empire's Champion", "Cloak of Ancient Rituals", "Cloak of Fiends", "Shadowcaster's Drape", "Massacare Cloak", "Spaulders of the Advocate", "Hex Lord's Voodoo Pauldrons", "Shoulderpads of Dancing Blades", "Loop of Cursed Bones", "Blood-stained Pauldrons"

[Area52] Ambush damage in battleground and open world pvp combat has been reduced by 10%.

[Area52] Shadow Dagger (Forbidden Technique) damage in battleground and open world pvp combat has been reduced by 20%.

The capstone on Improved Immolate has a new effect: If your Immolate is dispelled, your next Immolate cast will be protected from Interrupt and Silence effects and has its cast time reduced by 50%.

The periodic damage of Conflagrate can now critically strike without requiring the Improved Immolate talent capstone.

Molten Core now gives you a 50/100% chance to gain one stack of Molten Core when your Corruption is dispelled.

Moonfury now has a Capstone bonus: If your Insect Swarm or Moonfire are dispelled, your next Moonfire cast within 5 seconds applies both Insect Swarm and Moonfire (if known).

Desperate Prayer now also removes all healing reduction effects when used.

Blood Horror has had its range increased to 15 yards.

Evasion now also reduces the duration of Disorient effects by 50% while active.

Cyclone now counts as a Disorient effect. Its mechanics have not changed - it still makes the target immune to damage and healing. This change means that its duration is affected by modifiers to Disorient effects.

Unyielding Faith no longer reduces the duration of Polymorph and Disorient effects, but now gives 1/2/3% Holy critical strike chance.

Aura Mastery now also grants 50% duration reduction to Fear, Incapacitate, Polymorph and Disorient effects on the caster while active.

Blessed Resilience now has a 5 second duration and a 20 second internal cooldown. It now increases your resilience rating by 14/27/40% of your Spirit, up from 10/20/30%.

Blazing Speed now procs from any direct damage, instead of only melee damage.

Increased the healing of the Nature’s Guardian Capstone effect. In addition this will now also guarantee your next Nature spell to critically strike.

Cheat Death now also resets the CD of Vanish.

Astral Shift now has a Capstone effect: If stunned, feared or silenced while casting a damaging Nature spell you gain an empowered Astral Shift reducing damage taken by 25% for 6 seconds.

Astral Shift now also increases critical strike chance by 1/2/3%. Its damage reduction has been reduced from 4/8/12% to 4/7/10%.

Slam is now castable while moving.

While Recklessness is active your affected Warrior abilities are usable from 8 yards and will cause you to charge toward your enemy.

Exorcist’s Slash now has double the cooldown when used against a player.

Fanaticism Capstone has been reworked: Capstone Bonus: Your Crusader Strike marks the target for 8 seconds, increasing the damage they take from your Seals by 10%. Judging a target that's marked or affected by Execution Sentence grants you 35% increased movement speed for 3 seconds.

[Pending Restart] Bloodbath now costs 2 epic gems.

The scaling of Bloodbath has been increased by 7%.

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Bloodbath no longer resets the cooldown of Siegebreaker.

Bloodbath now lasts for 5 seconds, down from 8. The Bloodsurge talent now also increases Bloodbath duration by 1/2/3 seconds.

Bloodbath now slows the target for 3 sec by 30%, changed from 40%.

Roar of Sacrifice is now in the final tier of the Tenacity pet talent tree.

Beast Mastery is now an Epic ability costing 1 gem, changed from a 2 gem Rare.

Death Mark Now has a 50 second cooldown (down from 60)

Premeditation now has a 15 second cooldown (down from 20).

Gale Winds Capstone has been removed and is now added baseline.

Deadly Brew now has a 4 second internal cooldown.

Master of Subtlety now increases your damage by 4/8/12%, up from 4/7/10%. This damage increase no longer stacks with Death Wish or similar cooldowns.

Harbinger of Pestilence stacks are now granted by both Wrath and Haunt.

Harbinger of Pestilence stacks are now gained two at a time when used against players.

The Silence effect from Gag Order now also triggers from using Disarm. It no longer triggers from Shield Bash.

The Daze effect of Shield Bash now lasts for 3 sec, changed from 6.

Gag Order no longer reduces the cooldown of Shield Bash.

Shield Bash now has a 12 second cooldown (down from 18).

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Shield Bash no longer costs rage.

Instead of reducing the cooldown of Kick, Improved Kick now gives Kick a 50/100% chance to prevent the target from fleeing and limiting their movement speed for 3 seconds. (Same effect as Judgement of Justice)

[Pending Restart] Silencing Shot now interrupts spell casting for 4 sec. On a successful interrupt it also silences the target for 2 sec.

Improved Kick is now a 2 point talent, changed from 3.

Kick now has a 12 second cooldown, changed from 18..

‌Kick no longer costs energy.

Instead of reducing the cooldown of Pummel, Brutal Pummel now gives Pummel a 50/100% chance to apply two stacks of Sunder Armor to the target.

Brutal Pummel is now a 2 point talent, changed from 3.

Pummel now has a 12 second cooldown (down from 18).

Pummel no longer costs rage.

[Pending Restart] Hand of Salvation now lasts for 3 sec, changed from 4.5. It now ticks 2 times, instead of 3.

Absolution capstone - Dispel Magic can now be used on enemies to dispel 1 beneficial effect.

Incanter’s Absorption has been reworked: Dealing damage with non-instant Arcane spells have a chance to grant you a shield absorbing a small amount of damage. In addition, the cooldown of Spellsteal is reduced by 1/2/3s. Capstone bonus: Spellsteal steals an extra spell from the target.

The improved Purge talent has been removed.

Purge now has a 20 yard range. It now has 3 charges with a 12 sec recharge timer.

The Endurance talent now also makes Evasion reduce Magic damage taken by 10/20%.

Evasion change to 2 gems

Blessed Hands no longer increases the duration of Hand of Protection. Instead it makes Hand of Protection reduce Magic damage taken by 30%.

Hand of Protection also clears Stun effects when used.

Cloak of Shadows now also removes all Bleed effects when used and grants immunity to Snare and Root effects.

Cloak of Shadows now has a 2 minute cooldown, down from 3 minutes.

Combat Readiness now also triggers against spells. It now provides 3% damage reduction per stack in PvP (still 5% against monsters).

The Disarm duration reduction effect on Improved Counterattack has been moved to Survivalist, making it more accessible to more builds.

Weapon Mastery now grants 2% critical strike chance per stack, changed from 1.

Grip of Horror now increases the disarm duration of Psychic Horror by 0.66/1.33/2 sec, changed from 1/2/3.

Dismantle now lasts for 6 seconds, down from 7.

Disarm now lasts for 6 seconds, down from 7.

Improved Disarm: Change to the target taking +10% damage from you while disarmed. [This also fixes an issue with PvE]

New Moon ERE now has an additional effect: Dealing periodic damage with Moonfire reduces the cast time of your next Arcane Blast by 5%, stacking up to 5 times.

Temporal Shift now has a cast time of 2 seconds, down from 2.2.

Missile Barrage now also has a 8/16/20% chance to trigger from Slow.

Unfurling Time Epic Mystic Enchant now has an additional effect: Casting Slow on a target within 15 yards of you that is already afflicted by Slow roots them for 2 seconds.

New Capstone: Netherwind Presence - Casting Slow while Netherwind Presence is fully stacked increases your movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds.

Netherwind Presence procs on spell cast instead of hit.

Shadow Strikes no longer trigger from on-hit effects such as Heroic Strike or Cleave. This makes it in-line with other proc effects, which as a general rule do not trigger from spells/abilities that do not have a global cooldown.

Angelic Feather now costs 10% of base mana, down from 16%. It now grants 50% increased movement speed up from 40%.

Thunderstorm now deals 10% more damage.

Hydromancer Electrocute now has a 30 second internal cooldown, up from 20.

Lightning Overload now stuns for 2.5 seconds, up from 2.

Lightning Discharge now stuns for 2.5 seconds, up from 1.5.

Unrelenting Storm now also stacks up from Elemental Blast and Lava Burst.

Amplify Curse now has a new Capstone effect: If any of your Curses are dispelled, your next Curse of Agony will deal bonus Shadow damage to the target after 3 seconds.

Mongoose Bite and Counterattack now require weapons, meaning they can no longer be used while disarmed.

The Capstone effect of Amplify Curse allowing you to have multiple Curses active at the same time is now baseline.

Staggering Shout now has a 20 sec cooldown, changed from 25

Fixed issues with the Tenacity pet talent tree.

[Pending Restart] Fixed an issue where the damage from Bloodbath would not always apply.

Fixed an issue where the Unending Fury capstone was not reducing the cooldown of Whirlwind (pending restart)

Fixed a visual issue where Avatar tooltip would display 0% physical damage done. (requires patch)

Fixed an issue where Lucifur would lose functionality after dying. Relogging will also resolve this. (Required Restart)

[Repentant Reconciliation] The buff that triggers the heal is no longer consumed after casting penance. The duration has been reduced to 8 seconds from 12 seconds. Improved the tooltip to add clarity and reduce text. (Pending Restart and Patch)

Ward of Light will now properly reset the cooldown on Divine Storm (requires restart)

Updated the tooltip of Compound Power to reflect that Arcane Shot and Steady Shot now always grant 2 combo points instead of requiring a critical strike.

[Thrall] Fixed an issue where the quest to complete a Build Draft was accessible on Thrall. This game mode is not acessible and the quest cannot be completed outside of Freepick.