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October 30 client: Mage rework and class tuning
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Found in the data of the October 30 game client: a Mage talent rework, Frost Blast no longer trained, Ice Barrier and Frost Ward scaling with spell power, and tuning for Hunters, Paladins, Priests, Shamans and Warriors.
Numbers that changed
| Class | Change | Before |
|---|---|---|
| General | ChangeTwilight Focus, Healing Focus, Nature's Focus, Fel Concentration, Intensity, Improved Channeling, and Eye of the Storm | 70% less pushback |
| Paladin | BuffChampion of the Light is back to 20/40/60% of Intellect as spell damage | 10/20/30% |
| Paladin | BuffRighteous Fury is trained at level 10 | 16 |
| Hunter | NerfAspect of the Hawk rank 5 gives 47 | 90 |
| Hunter | NerfTrueshot Aura rank 4 gives 40 | 75 |
| Hunter | Nerfthe Trueshot Aura talent 15 | 30 |
| Hunter | BuffHunter's Mark rank 4 raises Ranged Attack Power against the target by 143 | 71 |
| Priest | NerfHoly Fire rank 1 deals 53 to 65 initial damage | 56 to 70 |
| Shaman | NerfLava Burst rank 3 deals 20% more damage to targets with your Flame Shock, like the other ranks | 53% |
| Mage | ChangeFire: Incineration has 5 ranks for 10% critical strike chance | 3 ranks, 6% |
| Mage | ChangeCritical Mass 3 ranks for 6% | 5 ranks, 10% |
| Mage | Change6% hit with all spells in 3 ranks | 5% with Frost and Fire in 5 |
| Mage | Changeeach stack makes your next Cone of Cold deal 5% more damage to the target and gain 7% of your spell damage | 40% more Cone of Cold damage per stack |
General
- Change: Talents that protect casts from damage now all give a chance to not lose casting time: Twilight Focus, Healing Focus, Nature's Focus, Fel Concentration, Intensity, Improved Channeling, and Eye of the Storm (was 70% less pushback).
Classes— Warrior
- Buff: Revenge adds 25% of your Attack Power to its damage.
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Classes— Paladin
- Buff: Champion of the Light is back to 20/40/60% of Intellect as spell damage (was 10/20/30%), and Righteous Fury is trained at level 10 (was 16).
Classes— Hunter
- Nerf: Aspect of the Hawk ranks 1–5 and Trueshot Aura ranks 1–4 give less Ranged Attack Power: Aspect of the Hawk rank 5 gives 47 (was 90), Trueshot Aura rank 4 gives 40 (was 75), and the Trueshot Aura talent 15 (was 30).
- Buff: Hunter's Mark rank 4 raises Ranged Attack Power against the target by 143 (was 71).
Classes— Priest
- Nerf: Holy Fire rank 1 deals 53 to 65 initial damage (was 56 to 70).
Classes— Shaman
- Nerf: Lava Burst rank 3 deals 20% more damage to targets with your Flame Shock, like the other ranks (was 53%).
Classes— Mage
- Change: Arcane: Arcane Focus is removed; Missile Barrage moves to the second row and Arcane Resilience to the first, and Arcane Missiles hits no longer trigger Missile Barrage; Improved Fireball is renamed Accelerant and also speeds up Arcane Wrath.
- Change: Fire: Incineration has 5 ranks for 10% critical strike chance (was 3 ranks, 6%), Critical Mass 3 ranks for 6% (was 5 ranks, 10%), and Improved Fire Blast moves to the third row.
- Change: Frost: Piercing Ice is removed, and Elemental Precision becomes Precision: 6% hit with all spells in 3 ranks (was 5% with Frost and Fire in 5); Permafrost, Frostbite, Frost Channeling and Improved Blizzard change places.
- Change: Winter's Chill is applied by Frostbolt, Frost Blast and Fingers of Frost-empowered Ice Lance: each stack makes your next Cone of Cold deal 5% more damage to the target and gain 7% of your spell damage (was 40% more Cone of Cold damage per stack).
- Buff: Ice Barrier and Frost Ward absorb an extra 10% of your Spell Power; Ice Barrier also raises your Frost damage by 3% for 1 minute and by another 3% while it holds; Frost Warding negates a warded spell instead of reflecting it and adds 20% to both absorbs.
- Change: Frost Blast is no longer among the trained spells.
Compared talent by talent and spell by spell with the October 16 client (1.60.1.70450); values are for the rank named.