Additional Class Changes in Patch 11.1: Undermine(d)

Intro

On February 26, with the release of Patch 11.1, developers will introduce additional class adjustments, finalized during the final stages of Undermine(d) testing on the PTR. These updates will affect multiple specializations, primarily buffing their effectiveness.

Buffed Specializations:

• Frost and Unholy Death Knights – Increased overall damage.
• Feral and Guardian Druids – Boosted melee and defensive capabilities.
• Devastation Evokers – General spell damage increased.
• Marksmanship Hunters – Higher output and better resource efficiency.
• Holy Paladins – Increased healing output.
• Shadow Priests – Damage tuning to compensate for other changes.
• All Rogue Specializations – Multiple buffs across abilities and hero talents.
• Restoration Shamans – Improved healing efficiency.
• Affliction Warlocks – Enhancements to damage-over-time (DoT) effects and Summon Darkglare.

Nerfed Specializations:

• Augmentation Evokers – Reduced effectiveness of Shifting Sands, Breath of Eons, and external buffs.
• Beast Mastery Hunters – Overall damage reduction.
• Arms and Fury Warriors – Decreased ability damage.

Fixes and Adjustments:

• Demon Hunters – Fixed unintended interactions in Aldrachi Reaver hero talents.

Class-Specific Adjustments

Death Knight

Frost:

• All ability damage increased by 5%.

Unholy:

• All ability and pet damage increased by 5%.

Demon Hunter

Hero Talents – Aldrachi Reaver:

• Fixed Wounded Quarry interaction that incorrectly benefited twice from Thrill of the Fight and Mastery: Demonic Presence.
• Fixed Reaver’s Glaive stacking incorrectly with Thrill of the Fight.

Druid

Feral:

• Auto-attack damage increased by 25%.
• Adaptive Swarm (DoT effect) increased by 25%.
• Liberation of Undermine 2-set Bonus – Big Winner!!! damage increased by 40%.

Wildstalker:

• Bursting Growth damage increased by 20%.

Guardian:

• All ability damage increased by 5%.
• Moonfire damage increased by 20%.

Elune’s Chosen:

• Fury of Elune damage increased by 80%.

Evoker

Augmentation:

• Shifting Sands Versatility effect reduced by 20%.
• Breath of Eons now accumulates 8% of damage taken (was 10%).
• Close as Clutchmates now increases the effectiveness of Ebon Might and Breath of Eons by 10% outside of raids (was 25%).

Devastation:

• All spell and ability damage increased by 6%.
• Liberation of Undermine 2-set Bonus – No longer grants Essence Burst from Shattering Star procs.

Hunter

Beast Mastery:

• All damage dealt reduced by 8%.

Marksmanship:

• All damage dealt increased by 6%.
• Precise Shots Focus cost reduction increased to 40% (was 30%).

Paladin

Holy:

• All healing done increased by 4%.

Priest

Developers’ Note: Adjustments aim to reduce unintended synergy between Mindbender and Voidwraith while enhancing Voidweaver for Shadow Priests.

Hero Talents – Voidweaver:

• Voidwraith damage reduced by 25% when combined with Mindbender.
• Voidwraith cooldown increased to 3 minutes (was 2 minutes).

Discipline:

• Voidwraith now grants the weaker version of Shadow Covenant while paired with Mindbender.
• Voidwraith mana return reduced to 0.2% per cast (was 0.5%).

Shadow:

• All damage increased by 13%.
• Liberation of Undermine 2-set Bonus – Now triggers less frequently.
• Volt Bolts now deal 100% damage (was 200%).
• Liberation of Undermine 4-set Bonus – Mind Blast and Void Bolt damage increased by 10% (was 15%).
• Voidblast damage increased by 25%.
• Inner Quietus now increases Shadow Word: Pain and Vampiric Touch damage by 35% (was 25%).
• Collapsing Void damage increased by 15%.

Rogue

• Rupture damage increased by 6%.

Hero Talents – Trickster:

• Unseen Blade damage increased by 15%.
• Surprising Strikes critical damage bonus increased to 50% (was 25%).
• Thousand Cuts proc chance slightly increased.

Assassination:

• Crimson Tempest damage increased by 6%.
• Arterial Precision now causes Shiv to hit 8 targets (was 5).
• Sudden Demise increases Bleed damage by 15% (was 10%).

Outlaw:

• Precise Cuts now increases Blade Flurry damage by 5% per missing target below its max (was 4%).
• Nimble Flurry now increases Blade Flurry damage by 25% (was 20%).

Subtlety:

• All damage increased by 10%.
• Liberation of Undermine 2-set Bonus – Damage to Eviscerate, Secret Technique, and Black Powder reduced to 2% per stack (was 3%).
• Liberation of Undermine 4-set Bonus – Shadow Dance damage bonus reduced to 2% per stack (was 6%).
• Nimble Flurry now causes 60% of ability damage to strike nearby enemies (was 50%).

Shaman

Restoration:

• All healing increased by 4%.

Warlock

Affliction:

• Summon Darkglare now deals 40% more damage, and each active DoT effect increases its damage dealt by 45% (was 25%).
• Focused Malignancy increased Malefic Rapture damage bonus to 40% against Unstable Affliction targets (was 25%). (PvP unchanged.)
• Unstable Affliction damage increased by 30%. (PvP unchanged.)
• Shadow Bolt and Drain Soul damage increased by 20%. (PvP unchanged.)

Warrior

Arms & Fury:

• All ability damage reduced by 5%.