Major patchOriginal Vanilla · 2004–2006
Patch 1.6.0 — Assault on Blackwing Lair
Published: UnknownDeployed: 14 changesOriginal Blizzard archive
Blackwing Lair, Darkmoon Faire, and class talent revisions.
Dungeons & Raids
- New: Blackwing Lair opens as a 40-player max-level raid.
- Change: Blackwing Lair receives an access quest; Scholomance and Stratholme lose several creature spawns, and Stratholme permits repeat Ramstein/Baron attempts after a failed pull.
General
- New: Darkmoon Faire and city Battlemasters are introduced.
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Talents— Warrior
- Change: Warrior talents are revised: Bloodthirst becomes an instant attack for 30% Attack Power; Shield Slam replaces Shield Discipline.
- Change: Improved Hamstring becomes a three-rank 5/10/15% chance to root for 5 seconds; Improved Berserker Rage grants 5/10 Rage on use.
- Buff: Death Wish can remove Fear; Piercing Howl loses its prerequisite, and Improved Demoralizing Shout becomes 8/16/24/32/40% stronger.
- New: Shield Slam replaces Shield Discipline, requires Concussion Blow, and has a 50% chance to dispel one magic effect while dealing shield damage and threat.
Talents— Warlock
- Change: Warlock talent revisions refund spent points.
Classes— Warlock
- Change: Demonic Sacrifice’s Voidwalker buff restores 3% maximum Health every 4 seconds; the Felhunter buff restores 2% maximum Mana every 4 seconds.
- Buff: Demon Skin/Armor regenerate Health in combat; Improved Healthstone’s bonus applies to other players using the stone.
Racials
- Change: Will of the Forsaken’s lasting immunity falls to 5 seconds; Cannibalize restores 35% maximum Health over 10 seconds, and Stoneform can remove self-applied poisons.
Classes— Druid
- Buff: Shapeshifting removes frost-based movement slows; Feral Charge still interrupts targets immune to its immobilization.
Classes— Mage
- Fix: Frost Nova and Blast Wave still deal damage to immobilization-immune targets; rank-3 Arcane Instability correctly adds 3%, rather than 2%, periodic damage.
Professions
- New: Thorium Brotherhood, Timbermaw, and Argent Dawn unlock additional reputation recipes across crafting professions; Argent Dawn also offers a First Aid recipe at Honored.
The archived page combines 1.6.0 and 1.6.1. Its August 2 heading belongs to the later update, not the Blackwing Lair release.