The War Within Hotfixes for May 27: Class Tuning & Chrome King Gallywix

May 27, 2025

Classes

• Evoker
  • Augmentation
    • Nerub-ar Palace 2-piece class set increases Upheaval damage by 15% (was 30%) and Eruption damage by 15% per stack (was 30%).
      • Developers’ notes: With recent buffs to Augmentation’s personal damage, this older class set became stronger than intended.
  • Preservation
    • Healing of all spells and abilities increased by 4%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    • Living Flame healing increased by 30%.
    • Spiritbloom healing increased by 20%.
    • Echo’s base healing increased by 100%. This only affects the raw healing, not how strong copied spells are.
• Hunter
  • Survival
    • Explosive Shot damage increased by 15%.
    • Fury of the Eagle damage increased by 25%.
• Mage
  • Frost
    • All damage dealt increased by 3%. Does not affect PvP.
• Paladin
  • Holy
    • Lightsmith: Blessing of the Forge healing increased by 15%.
    • Lightsmith: Hammer and Anvil healing increased by 20%.
• Priest
  • Shadow
    • Psychic Link now causes direct damage to inflict 35% of damage dealt to targets afflicted by Vampiric Touch (was 30%).
    • Halo damage increased by 30%.
    • Voidweaver: Entropic Rift damage increased by 12%.
• Rogue
  • Subtlety
    • All damage increased by 5%. Does not affect PvP combat.
• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • Farseer: Elemental Reverb now increases Riptide healing by 20% (was 10%). Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Farseer: Maelstrom Supremacy now increases the healing of Healing Wave, Healing Surge, Wellspring, Downpour, and Chain Heal by 25% (was 15%). Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Farseer: Offering from Beyond now reduces the cooldown of Riptide by 3 seconds (was 2 seconds). Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Farseer: Primordial Capacity now increases maximum mana by 10% (was 5%). Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Farseer: Hydrobubble absorption increased by 25%. Not applied to PvP combat.
    • Farseer: Hydrobubble now lasts for 15 seconds (was 10 seconds).
• Warlock
  • Destruction
    • Diabolist: Ruination damage increased 35%.
    • Diabolist: Wicked Cleave damage increased 15%.
    • Diabolist: Chaos Salvo damage increased 15%.
    • Diabolist: Felseeker damage increased 15%.
    • Diabolist: Gloom of Nathreza now causes enemies marked by your Havoc to take 7% increased damage from your single target spells (was 5%).
• Warrior
  • Arms
    • Whirlwind damage increased by 100%.
  • Fury
    • Whirlwind damage increased by 120%.
    • Thunder Clap damage increased by 25%.
    • Odyn’s Fury damage increased by 30%.
    • Mountain Thane: Thunder Blast damage increased by 25%.

Dungeons and Raids

• Operation Mechagon: Workshop
  • Addressed an issue where Junkyard D.0.G. being rooted can prevent other D.0.G.s from casting Fiery Jaws.
• Liberation of Undermine
  • Chrome King Gallywix
    • Reduced the required minimum number of players in Fused and Tick-Tock Canisters to 1 on Normal and Heroic difficulties.

Player versus Player

• Druid
  • Balance
    • Wrath damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Keeper of the Grove: Blooming Infusion now increases the damage of your next Wrath or Starfire by 25% (was 100%) in PvP combat.
  • Restoration
    • Keeper of the Grove: Blooming Infusion now increases the damage of your next Wrath or Starfire by 25% (was 100%) in PvP combat.
• Death Knight
  • Improved Death Strike is no longer reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
  • Frost
    • Frost Strike damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.
    • Obliterate damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.
  • Unholy
    • Magus of the Dead’s Shadow Bolt damage is no longer reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
    • Festering Strike damage increased by 100% in PvP combat.
• Mage
  • Frost
    • Frostfire: Overpowered Barrier now causes Blazing Barrier to reflect 40% of damage absorbed (was 60%).
  • Fire
    • Overpowered Barrier now causes Blazing Barrier to reflect 40% of damage absorbed (was 60%).
    • Pyroblast damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Fire Blast damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Fireball damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Scorch damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Frostfire: Isothermic Core now causes Meteor to call down a Comet Storm at 200% effectiveness (was 250%).
    • Frostfire: Frostfire Bolt damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Priest
  • Discipline
    • Power Word: Radiance healing is no longer reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
    • Ultimate Penitence damage and healing increased by 35% in PvP combat.
• Rogue
  • Outlaw
    • Combat Stamina now increases Stamina by 18% in PvP combat (was 12%).
• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • Earth Shield healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Earthliving Weapon healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    • Healing Rain healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Totemic: Surging Totem healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Totemic: Lively Totems now casts a free Chain Heal at 150% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 100%).
• Warlock
  • Demon Skin’s armor increase is now 30% more effective in PvP combat.
• Warrior
  • Arms
    • Execute damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
    • Rend damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.