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Monday, 9 April 2012

Sunshine! and Giveaway #1

Hello from a sun-splashed Vancouver! I can't believe it but we've finally got a stretch of sunshine, on a long weekend no less! I feel so much better! I've been out in the garden doing spring cleaning - the garden is "behind schedule" this year, probably by a month.

I will show you a few flowery photos and of course the Giveaway mentioned in the title, but first some stitching! Here is "Girl's Best Friend" by Birds of a Feather.

I love the smile on this little girl!
I so love this design and I don't even have a dog (but one might be in my 'far' future)!

I participated in a swap at Samplermakers and here is what I received from Marjorie. I asked for trim and I got lots! I love the old postcards too!

Here are some flowers from my garden. The first two are Hellebore or Christmas Rose. I bought the first one but I have no idea where the second one came from! The third photo is the first flower to bloom on my camellia bush.

So, I've decided to have multiple giveaways this month, probably three. Three to represent 300 followers (or thereabouts)! This is also my birthday month, and since I had missed a Blogoversary giveaway last fall...I've made up THREE reasons!

You will have to watch this space for subsequent giveaways. I will do drawings for all three at the end of April.

Here's what you need to do if you want to be included in this giveaway. #1 being the latest booklet from Blackbird Designs - For my Friend:

  1.  Leave a comment on this post only for Giveaway #1.
  2.  Make sure to include your name and contact info if it is not included in your blogger profile. Otherwise I won't be able to easily contact you.
  3. To add a little fun - please tell me one "unusual" thing you want to accomplish this year. It could be big or small.

OK. I'll tell you my "unusual" or out-of-the-ordinary thing I want to do this year and that is to take Art classes! Yup, that's it.  Not "climb a mountain" or anything like that but it's unusual for me.
Thank you for stopping by!  I'm back out to the garden this afternoon. Who knew there could be so much joy in WEEDING?!!! ;-)

Have a great week!

WoolenSails said...

That is such a fun piece.
Not sure if anything I want to do is unusual, but I do want to make some whimsical folk art pieces this year and use more machine quilting.

Solstitches said...

What gorgeous things you received in your exchange package. I love the sewing pocket pattern.
Lovely cross stitch finish. The dog is cute:)
None of the things I would like to do are unusual although I wish I could learn how to take better pictures.

Kay said...

Your flower pictures are beautiful! Here in WI, even though we are ahead of schedule weather-wise, it will be a while before we see any like yours!

I would like to take Tae Kwan Do (sp?).

Laurie in Iowa said...

Love the BOAF piece. I do hope that a dog is in your future. I've never regretted making Emma and Owen part of my life.
Hmmm.... I must be a very dull person... nothing unusual, well unless you count returning to making quilts after an eighteen month hiatus?

Maggee said...

What a great exchange! I see all kinds of people that I follow on blogger that are Samplermakers. Great group! I really like the flowers--gorgeous! One unusual thing that I already did this year is decide NOT to finish a BAP I was not enjoying! At first I thought I would just end it by stitching one last motif, then I just couldn't even bring myself to do that--so, I cut off the rest of the fabric and threw it away! I feel so free! It is not like me to do that, but life is Short!! I will be giving the chart away--now you will know which one it is if you follow my blog--the BAP! Hugs!

Margaret said...

Oh I love your BOAF piece! So cute! I always think about a dog too, but for now I'll settle for Mia. There's no way she'd get along with a dog. lol! I think my unusual thing is to do a retreat. :D

lynda said...

I would love a chance for this giveaway. The one thing I would like to accomplish before the end of the year is to finally really organize my stash and have a huge online stash garage sale. maybe not so unusual, but I have been so disorganized for so long that it really is pretty unusual for me!
Thanks again for the chance!

tangerinedream73 said...

Love BOaF and that piece sure is a cutie! I have been doing a bit of rearranging in my house and some penny pinching and will be purchasing a 60" television for my newly furnished living room. I am always spending my pocket money on my children, and so for the first time in a very long time I am buying something just for meeeeeeee! I am giddy with anticipation! This is shameless for me, but I feel like I deserve something special!

Amy Varnell-Miller

Melody said...

What pretty flowers! Yes, I'd love to be in on your drawing for the booklet!

I would like to accomplish a personal goal of exercising a little more each week and dropping a few pounds.

I'm sure I'll think twice once the heat of summer sets in, but you never know...
Thanks, Melody

Theresa said...

First of all, LOVE your little finish!!!! This design is just so adorable!!!! I don't have any pets and I wanted to stitch it, too!!!!

And what a wonderful package you received form Marjorie~~~~ Those trims are awesome!!!!!

Also, congratulations on your 300 followers!!!!!!! I think the one thing I want to do this year is exercise everyday and not fall off the wagon!!!! I know this is nothing unusual, but keeping it going is not easy for me!!!!

Thanks for hosting this giveaway!!!! Happy birthday month!!!

valerie said...

What sweet flowers! You have such a green thumb! And I love your BOAF finish...very fun!

Great package for your swap too!

I'd love a chance at your giveaway. My personal goal right now is to start hosting events for the social group I am participating in. Everyone is clamoring for me to do it but it seems daunting! I'm getting there though. :)

Annette-California said...

Happy Birthday Melissa! You can celebrate the whole month:) Why not?
Love your blooms - very pretty.
Well as for something unusual for me to accomplish this year? It's very small but big for me. I want to visit the ocean. Haven't been able to get away in years....And I'm not all that far from the ocean either. That's my plan.

Bronzemom said...

I would LOVE to take a crochet / knitting class! Never have taken one and can't knit at all.

I'd love to be entered in the giveaway, please.

bronzemom AT gmail DOT com

Lisa V said...

Looks like you will be busy with all that lovely trim you received.
I would love to be included in your giveaway please. My goal would be I would love to lose lots of weight, the unusual part would have to be to try and keep it off!!

marly said...

Thanks for your generous offering! Unusual? For me that would be organize, organize, organize. It is truly my goal this year.

P.J. said...

Awesome, gorgeous flowers. I would love to be included in your giveaway. Speaking of "Girls Best Friend" my unusual thing for this year is to teach our kitty to walk on a leash so we can take her on walks with our Basset hound.

Patty C. said...

Wonderful swap :)

Cathy B said...

Cute BOAF project! Your flowers are very pretty too.

No need to include me in the drawing as I already have the book - just wanted to stop and say HI!

Rebecca said...

My most unusual thing I want to do this summer is to start to make some changes so I can get ready for the second half of my life, I am approaching 50 fast. Not to unusual but more a necessary revelation.

Giovi's Creations said...

Congrats for your birthday and 300! followers!
Lovely book!
This year I'd like to start my own online shop! It's my dream!

Thanks! Giovi (

Chris said...

I love this little finish, I wish that they were still designing for cross stitch.
Congratulations on 300 followers.
I would love to be entered into your giveaway.
Hmmm an unusual my husband's powerwagon. I have not ever driven it.

Carol said...

Awww...such an adorable finish! I love how the little girl has her head laying on her best friend's back... You can just feel the love :)

Well, of course I'd love to enter your giveaway, Melissa. One "unusual" thing I'd like to accomplish is to go on a long bike ride with my husband. That doesn't sound so unusual, but my husband is an avid biker--bikes 100+ miles a weekend and he's always wanting me to at least try a shorter ride with him. At this point, I don't even own a bike... so that is my goal. Hope I can accomplish it :)

Have a great week, Meliss, and thanks for the fun!

Anne said...

Melissa!! I love that little doggie design! So cute!! What a great swap you received too! Look at all that great trim and those postcards are darling!! Yay! You posted some of your flower pictures! I love the camellia's! My Nana's in her backyard are just starting to bloom too!! Congrats on reaching 300 followers, your blogoversary and your birthday!! I would love to be entered in your giveaway. I'm racking my brain about doing something unusual this year....can't think of anything...maybe learn to drive?!!!

Linda said...

First off - Happy Birthday month!

I love the flowers - with the pink one being my favorite! But it was close to being a tie between all of them!

I would love to be entered into your giveaway! Thanks for doing this!

One thing I would like to accomplish this year - try making the necklaces I keep saying I'm going to try and make!

Linda in VA

missy said...

Ohh that BOAF finish is darling.

Thank you for the contest and for the chance at entering.

I really want to grow my own potatoes this year. I have even built potato boxes. Crossing my fingers that I can grow some fingerling potatoes.

barbara said...

Oh Melissa, what a generous giveaway! And I love how your Girl's Best Friend came out!! :)

My big unusual project this year? I want to learn how to properly garden - I'm going in on a veggie garden with two friends, both of whom are experienced, and hoping for a bounty to carry me through the fall and into winter. :)

Catherine said...

Cute stitches, great goodies and beautiful flowers!
No need to include me on the giveaway, I have this booklet already ~ you are sure to make someone smile with it!
For my unusual thing, I am hoping to try Ziplining while on vacation later this year!

Teresa S. said...

My unusual thing this year is participating in an Advent exchange with another stitcher. I've never done one before and find myself thinking "would my exchange partner like that?"
It's a good thing.

Please include me in your giveaway.

Katrina said...

What a sweet finish!!!!! Love the girl and her puppy. And fun exchange too.

Fabulous giveaway, I already have the BBD book so please leave it for someone who doesn't :-).

Kay said...

Hello, what a wonderful giveaway. For my unusual thing; I would like to overcome my fear of the sewing machine and learn to use it without crying.

Deb said...

Great exchange. I've heard about those exchanges but never participated. They look like fun. Love your girls best friend. Quirky and fun!

Unusual thing? I'm not sure - maybe stitch some small things this year? I never stitch small things so that would be very unusual for me. Thanks for the giveaway.

Dani - tkdchick said...

Your WIP is so cute!

I'd love to be entered in your draw!

Hmmm what's one strange thing I want to do this year? Well I had planned on doing a tandem sky dive last year for my 35th and didn't do it... so I suppose I should get on that for my 36th bday (last month!).

Lynn said...

Your BoaF stitch is adorable! I hadn't seen this one before.
I would love to be included in your giveaway. It's wonderful of you to do this!
Unusual, hmmmm.... I don't think anything I do is all that exciting or unusual but I am planning on trying to get my boating license this year. My hubby has been after me for awhile now. He really wants me to learn how to drive the boat. I'm afraid I'll like it too much, lol!

Kathy Ellen said...

Aw...such a cute little piece:) You must have been so excited to received such a wonderful assortment of things from Marjorie! Lovely pictures of your flowers in bloom.

I would love to be included in your Giveaway #1. Hmmm....One unusual thing that I would love to do this year, is to have a 'Stitch To Your Heart's Content' getaway. Just stitching with other stitchers on whatever our hearts desire for a couple of marvelous, relaxing days together.

Ranae said...

I just love your sweet finish
Pretty flowers from the garden
very cool swap
Please enter me.
The unusual thing for me would to become a zumba instructor, lol far fetched lol

jonette said...

Great gifts you received. Would love to win the book. This year I would like to learn to do punchneedle.

Just Me and My Shadow said...

Oh my goodness, Hellebores have to be one of my favourite flowers.It is not the right climate to grow them where I live sadly. Love what you received in your swap.
Now, what unusual thing would I like to accomplish.....I want to organise all of my photos which have been crying out for some organisation for a very long time. I have made a start at least!! Oh, I guess that is not really unusual thought is it!!

Lois said...

Cute BOAF finish! I don't ever remember seeing that one before. Things are starting to come to life in gardens here and it is so good to see. Mind you, I really need to get out there and do some weeding (can you send me some of your 'joy' in weeding - it would be much appreciated!!!!). Would love to be entered in your giveaway. Given the boring, samey life I have I'm hard-pressed to come up with something unusual I'd like to accomplish this year but in going with the gardening theme I'd love to master the art of vegetable growing in pots and containers! So far I've failed miserably in any attempt.

Dee L said...

Stitching and gardening--you can't go wrong! Maybe not unusual, but I want to learn to knit socks. I have no clear idea why, but I have a vision of me in super socks that I've made myself. Thanks for the giveaway--I love BBD.

Joysze said...

Melissa, I LOVE THOSE FLOWERS!!! One of these days, you HAVE to take pics of your full garden, just for me, hehehehe.

Congrats on Girl's Best Friend. It's so cute!!!

Happy Birthday month!! I'm going to pass on the giveaway, but can I play?? My unusual thing for the year is something I've been planning on for awhile.... a trip home to Malaysia. :D

I need to get my eyes checked.... I read WEEDING as WEDDING and was like... you didn't talk about wedding in this post..... ROFLL!!!

Karoline said...

Cute finish, congratulations

I'm struggling to think of anything unusual that I have planned. The only thing is I'm hoping to start volunteering at my local coffee shop when Christopher starts playgroup in September.

Chocolates4Breakfast (TerriBoog) said...

I love that little BOAF doggie! I wish they were still designing (whomever "they" are) I just love the quirkiness of their designs.
As always, your flowers are gorgeous and I'm always surprised at how much earlier yours bloom than our do.

The thing I'd like to do this year is be able to run a 1/2 marathon by fall. Not sure I'll get there but my dad, who is 76 will be running a full marathon this fall. If he can do that, I should be able to do a 1/2. We'll see. Not very unusual a goal perhaps but a personal stretch for me.
I'd love to have my hat tossed in the ring for your lovely giveaway. Thanks for the chance!

Paula said...

You enjoy weeding?!? Yikes, I live in southern Ohio. Come on down and I'll put you to work! It's a never ending job.
I would love to be entered in your awesome giveaway.
I am wanting to paint a floor cloth for my entryway. That is unusual in the sense it has been about 15 years since I have painted a floorcloth, so I keep dragging my heels. I've gotta jump in and do it.
Have a great day and congrats on 300 followers. I always check in, just am very quiet.

Sherry said...

Thank you for having this give away. I want to complete a hand quilted quilt with lots of embroidery work on it. I started in January. Thanks!

Brigitte said...

Weeding the leftovers from last autumn - that's what I was doing for several days at the end of March. And you are right, when the sun is shining it's not that bad. But I have to admit that I'd rather sit on my deck chair and read, lol.
This little animal series by BoaF is so cute.

basketsnprims said...

How lovely to be gardenening, still way to cold here though I did get my beds cleaned out on one lovely sunny day we had. I would love to be considered for another wonderful giveaway.
thanks so much.

Loraine said...

Hi there Melissa,

OHHH! Love the pocket you have kitted up. That will be lovely when it is done.

I know I've already won a giveaway from you, but I would love to be considered for the Blackbird book. It's one I've been eying. You are so very generous.
Have a great weekend!

Loraine said...

What unusual thing do I want to do? Hike the Grand Canyon!

Beauty Bonnet said...

Melissa - lovely flowers and what a nice thing it is to have those and sunshine on your birthday month! one unusual thing i'd like to do this year is ride a zipline - i'm afraid of heights!

Linda Fernau said...

Hi, I have been looking desperatly for the Birds of a Feather "A Girls Best Friend" chart and see you have it. Would you be interested in selling/trading it. I even watch Ebay and Etsy daily to no avail.
Thanks for your consideration,


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Who among us does not recall, and recite from memory, the well-known lines of überScots poet Robert “Bobby” Burns?  (Well, Henry doesn’t, but he can be left out of account.):

The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men,
     Gang aft agley,

Many people ask me, “What’s with that ‘gang aft agley’, anyway?  Where’s that at?”   And I answer:  Burns was a Scotsman, dummy, plaid to the core;   Scotsmen talk funny, as you can verify from any episode of “Monty Python”;  next question.

But the real reason I called you all here today, is to lay out the sober truth about a different, and little-noticed, problem with that poem:  the best-laid plans of mice.  Their plans (“schemes” in Scots) are not actually very well-laid, if truth be told.  Oh, they’re frisky little fellows, and furry enough, twitchy little whiskers and ears like a Mouseketeer -- but they don’t really specifically plan things.   They just sort of -- scurry around at random, and whatever happens, happens.   Perhaps if they would do just a little more planning, they wouldn’t be eaten so much, in abundance, mouthful after tasty “mouseful”, by just about every other animal you can name.   But -- Che será, será, says the mouse.

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Company Picnic

We got to go to a company picnic at the Oil Ranch in April. We'd gone when we worked together at Universal Computer Systems before we had kids. I have to say, it was much more fun to watch the girls experience it together.

We started out with Charlotte's first bounce house. She really liked it and we've made two trips to the Ruckus Room since. Caroline was having tons of fun too, as you can see her mid-air in the photo.

Then we milked a cow. I'd talked it up the week before. We colored pictures of cows, learned that the milk comes from their udders, and watched an online video of milking a cow. The farmer on the video showed us how to hold our fingers while we are milking, so anytime I have Caroline "tell someone where the milk comes from" she says "the udders" and holds her fingers in a scissor-like position. Caroline also likes to comment on the fact that there was not a bucket for the milk to go in. She really must have paid attention to that video. Future dairy farmer?

Caroline went on her first pony ride today. Again, I was afraid she'd be shy of the prospect, so we colored pictures of pony rides and talked about it the previous week. The staff here must have it all figured out because no sooner had the ranch hand set Caroline in the saddle, he took-off leading the pony around the coral. So, Caroline hung on tight and enjoyed the ride.

The petting zoo was fun. Their goats must not be as used to kids as the ones at the zoo though. The herd took off for whatever corner the children were not. The zoo goats just stand there doing nothing. We also saw horses, pigs, chickens, and roosters.

Charlotte enjoyed her first snow cone. She kept leaning in for another bite of mommy's icy treat.

This was our first family train ride too. Lots of first for us today, as we haven't gotten around tot he train at Herman Park. Both girls enjoyed it. Kevin and Caroline counted down we were ready to enter the tunnel.


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Friday, April 29, 2011

Enjoy Beauty of California

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Places I've visited

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At 3:39 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wendy, youv'e taken to this like a duck to water. I've just been looking at the "Ref desk"(Number 4 on the list. Couldn't find info on how to subscribe to daily post. How's everyone else going on this one?

I'm about to head off into the sunshine but it was good wpeding time with all of you.

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Just noticed my typos. oh well...

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Hi Jane,
I'm not sure about the duck to water bit, feels a bit more like a pig in a quagmire. I managed to get myself a refdesk update, took me a while, I've unsubscribed from the quote of the day, as I ended up with heaps of unwanted emails. There's only so much you take in on one day!

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The Moonwell of Purity.

The Moonwell of Purity[53, 46] is located just east of Thunder Peak in Ashenvale. Prior to the Cataclysm it was unnamed and had only one inhabitant: Shael'dryn. Due to the destruction of the nearby forest she has since moved to Raynewood Tower. Find the 3 elementals by the road and follow the scorched ground up the right side of the map. This will lead you right to the moonwell.

Patch changesEdit

Cataclysm-Logo-Small Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Shael'dryn moved, moonwell named, damage from Thunder Peak.

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Old Yang[50.3, 55] is an old pandaren that can be found sitting in front of a pool down the steps from the Temple of Five Dawns on the Wandering Isle, towards Mandori Village.

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I'm done with your Horde... May this Death God take you all...

Patch 3.1.0 is the first major content patch for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Among the highlights of this patch are the opening of the much anticipated Ulduar raid, the Argent Tournament and many notable class changes. API Changes have been summarized at Patch 3.1.0/Consolidated API Changes. Undocumented changes can be found on Patch 3.1.0 (undocumented changes).

Latest patch notes can always be found:

Patch trailer Edit

Part 1
World Of Warcraft Secrets Of Ulduar Patch 301:44

World Of Warcraft Secrets Of Ulduar Patch 3.1 Trailer 1

Part 2
Ulduar Official Trailer 203:55

Ulduar Official Trailer 2

Secrets of UlduarEdit

  • Since discovering Ulduar in the Storm Peaks, adventurers have journeyed to the titan city to learn more about its mysterious past. Further exploration has revealed that the magnificent complex is above all a prison, intended to permanently confine the Old God of death, Yogg-Saron. This ancient horror has corrupted its guards, and now it is breaking through the last of its restraints. Faced with the peril of Yogg-Saron's imminent freedom, a band of mortals has made preparations for a sweeping assault on the city. Overcoming the legions of iron minions and towering defenses at the city's entrance will take tremendous strength, but even that great victory may not be enough to overcome the madness that dwells below.

Secrets of Ulduar transcript Edit

Rhonin says: How? How could we have missed this until now?
Jaina Proudmoore says: Ahem.
Rhonin says: Ah King Varian, thank you for coming on such short notice.
Varian says: What's this all about Rhonin?
says: I've, I've called you here to ask for your help, while our efforts against the Lich King press on, Brann here has brought us frightening news of the horrors beneath Ulduar and of it's dark prisoner.
Brann Bronzebeard says: Prisoner? Ha! With its bindings shattered, its influence unchecked, it's gonna come after us and we're gonna be the prisoners.
Rhonin says: You can see now what we're up against. If this evil is not stopped then the armies of the death god will march on our doorstep.
Jaina Proudmoore says: Oh no. You'll have to excuse me.
Varian Wrynn says: Well what do you propose we do?
Jaina Proudmoore says: Thrall what are you doing here so soon?
Thrall says: The summon sounded dire Jaina what's happened?
Jaina Proudmoore says: Brann Bronzebeard's forces assaulted the gates of Ulduar, they battled the Iron Lords and their cursed minions. He, he won't stop talking about this presence he felt, permeating the great halls, stirring in their minds, chilling their blood, he said the horror that the Titan's imprisoned so long ago, Yogg Saron, has awakened.
Garrosh says: I want to see this dwarf.
Thrall says: Garrosh!
Garrosh says: To see the fear in his eyes,then we'll know if he's telling the truth.
Jaina Proudmoore says: No no wait!
Rhonin says: We're going to need all the help we can get if we are
Jaina Proudmoore says: Thrall!
Varian says: What?! What are they doing here?
Rhonin says: Let me explain!
Garrosh says: I thought I smelled the stench of Alliance pigs
Thrall says: Control Yourself!
{{Text|Say|Varian|You want my blood? Come then dog!
Jaina Proudmoore says: Stop it!
Rhonin says: We have all lost a great deal in this conflict but we stand to lose everything if we do not stop fighting and work together.
Garrosh says: A true warchief would never partner with cowards.
Varian Wrynn says: At the Wrathgate the Horde's partnership killed more of our men than the Scourge. I'm done with your Horde may this death god take you all.
Thrall says: You disappoint me Garrosh.
Garrosh says: Ha.
{{Text|Say|Rhonin|The old god is laughing, toying with us.
{{Text|Say|Jaina Proudmoore|Who will be our hope?
Rhonin says: Who will stand and face Yogg Saron?

The Argent Tournament Begins!Edit

  • As the might of the Scourge wanes under the pressure of Azeroth's heroes, the Argent Crusade have taken a foothold in Arthas's back yard. Off the northeastern coast of Icecrown, the Argent Crusade have sounded the call for the most bold and brave adventurers of the Horde and Alliance to take part in the Argent Tournament. Representatives of all ten faction capitals, from Undercity to Exodar, have traveled to the tournament grounds to find champions among their heroes who will prepare for the inevitable battle against the enemy of all living beings, the Lich King.

In Memoriam: Dave ArnesonEdit

  • Blizzard Entertainment would like to dedicate Secrets of Ulduar in memory of Dave Arneson. We were greatly saddened by the news of Dave's passing. His work, passion, and creativity helped give life to an entirely new genre of gaming, and our fondest memories of playing Dungeons & Dragons continue to inspire us. Farewell, Dave, and thank you. You will be missed.

General Edit

  • Due to significant talent tree revisions, all players will have their talent points reimbursed. Several new spells and abilities have been added for select classes. Players will need to visit their class trainer to learn new spells.
  • All Ground Mounts may now swim without dismounting the rider. Flying Mounts still may NOT, and will dismount the rider upon entering water.
  • The Argent Tournament, a permanent in-game event, has come to Icecrown. Players interested in taking part in this event should visit the Argent Pavilion located on the west side of the tournament grounds. Features include:
  • Players level 40 and higher will now be able to visit their trainer to pay a one-time fee (of 1,000Gold) and access the dual talent specialization feature.
  • The achievement Money achievement Brew of the Year has been removed from the Money achievement Brewmaster meta-achievement. The achievement Money achievement Brew of the Month has been added in its place.
  • Noblegarden has been redesigned into a week-long holiday with new items, quests, and more. Various achievements have been added, including the meta-achievement Money achievement Noble Gardener, which is now required for the meta-achievement Money achievement What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been.
  • Applying a glyph no longer requires a Lexicon of Power. The same rules for switching between dual talent specializations now apply to switching glyphs and cannot be performed while in combat, Battlegrounds (except when Preparation is up), or Arenas (no exceptions).
  • New music can be heard at the Argent Tournament grounds and in Ulduar.

PvP Edit

Arenas Edit

  • Enemy Unit Frames: This feature is only available while in Arenas, with several options in the Interface Options.

Battlegrounds Edit

  • Battleground quests "Concerted Efforts" (Alliance) and "For Great Honor" (Horde) now require an [Alterac Valley Mark of Honor] in addition to the current requirements. These quests now award more honor upon completion.
  • Players will now be able to queue for battlegrounds from any location. Leaving a battleground will return you to the location from which you entered.

Alterac Valley Edit

Strand of the AncientsEdit

  • Capturing the Southern Graveyard will now automatically capture both the East and West graveyards.
  • Seaforium Barrels can now be looted while mounted, seen from anywhere in the zone, and found at the Central Graveyard.
  • Teleporters can now be used while mounted and be seen from anywhere in the zone.

Lake Wintergrasp Edit

  • Daily quests "Slay them all!" (Horde) and "No Mercy for the Merciless" (Alliance) have had their PvP kill requirements reduced to 10 from 20. NPCs defending the fortress and south towers now count toward these dailies as well.
  • The number of NPCs defending fortress has been increased.
  • Siege Engines now have Steam Pressure as a resource type (replaces energy).
  • The southern Siege Factories can be captured.
  • The time between battles will be saved should a realm shut down. If Wintergrasp is active when a realm shuts down, the game will restart from the beginning when the realm is once again live.
  • Towers in Southern Wintergrasp now have more defensive cannons.

Races Edit

  • Command (Orc Racial): Applies to hunter pets, and now correctly applies to death knight pets.
  • Gift of the Naaru (Draenei Racial): The heal has been changed to an instant-cast heal-over-time.
  • Stoneform (Dwarf Racial): No longer makes you immune to poison, disease and bleed effects for 8 seconds. Instead, using Stoneform will clear those effects when cast. Cooldown reduced to 2 minutes from 3 minutes.

Classes Edit

General Edit

Death knights Edit

  • Anti-Magic Shell: The amount of damage this ability can absorb is now limited to 100% of the death knight's health.
  • Blood Boil's damage increased to make up for Pestilence no longer doing damage.
  • Blood Boil now does some damage to undiseased targets and extra damage to diseased targets. Its damage radius has been decreased to 10 yards.
  • Blood Plague: Now lasts 15 seconds untalented.
  • Blood Strike: Bonus damage for diseases is now a multiplier rather than a flat bonus.
  • Death Pact: This heal cannot be critical.
  • Death Strike: The amount of healing per damage done has been reduced by 20%. Now deals 75% weapon damage, up from 60%.
  • Frost Fever: Now lasts 15 seconds untalented.
  • Frost Presence: Now grants 5% damage reduction instead of 15% magic damage reduction.
  • Obliterate: Bonus damage for diseases now increases damage done by a percentage rather than a flat amount.
  • Pestilence does no damage and has only 1 rank.
  • Plague Strike and Blood Plague no longer remove heal-over-time effects. Plague Strike's damage increased quite a bit to compensate.
  • Raise Ally now has a cooldown greater than 15 minutes and can no longer be used in Arenas.
  • Raise Dead: Duration lowered to 60 seconds and cooldown lowered to 3 minutes. The cooldown on this ability now begins when the pet dies rather than when it is summoned.
  • Rune of Cinderglacier now procs per minute instead of a 5% chance.
  • Rune of the Fallen Crusader: This weapon enchant now provides only 15% strength, but its chance to proc is doubled.
  • Rune of Razorice now affects Frost damage done by the death knight only, but stacks up to 10%.
  • Strangulate no longer does damage and has been reduced to 1 rank.
  • Talents
    • Blood
      • Abomination's Might: This effect can now also be caused by Death Strike.
      • Blade Barrier: Now grants 1/2/3/4/5% damage reduction instead of 2/4/6/8/10% parry.
      • Blood Aura: Replaced with Improved Blood Presence. This allows the death knight to keep the healing-from-damage-done bonus of Blood Presence in any presence, and increases healing received while in Blood Presence.
      • Blood Gorged now grants armor penetration instead of expertise.
      • Bloody Strikes The bonus damage this talent grants to Blood Boil has been reduced to 10/20/30%.
      • Bloodworms now heal more.
      • Dancing Rune Weapon: Damage done by, and duration of this pet is reduced by 50%, but the cooldown is reduced to 90 seconds. Attack speed of pet increased from 2.0 to 3.5.
      • New talent: Improved Death Strike: Increases Death Strike damage by 10/20%, and critical strike chance by 3/6%.
      • Heart Strike: Bonus damage for diseases is now a multiplier rather than a flat bonus. No longer affected by [Glyph of Blood Strike].
      • Hysteria: This ability now causes the target to lose health rather than take damage.
      • Might of Mograine: No longer affects Obliterate.
      • Scent of Blood Will now proc on a dodge, parry or when taking damage, and now grants 10 runic power per charge. Internal cooldown removed.
      • Spell Deflection: This talent has been increased to 15/30/45% damage reduction from a direct damage spell.
      • Sudden Doom now procs a free Death Coil instead of requiring you to push the button. Ranks reduced from 5 to 3.
      • Vampiric Blood: Cooldown increased to 2 minutes from 1 minute.
      • Will of the Necropolis: This ability now has a 15 second cooldown on how often it can occur. No longer triggers from damage amounts less than 5% of the player’s health.
    • Frost
      • The following talents have moved in the Frost tree: Runic Power Mastery, Glacier Rot, Killing Machine, Chilblains, and Endless Winter.
      • Black Ice: This talent now provides a 2/4/6/8/10% bonus to Frost and Shadow damage instead of 4/8/12/16/20% to Frost.
      • Blood of the North: Now also increases damage dealt by Frost Strike by 3/6/9/12/15%.
      • Chillblains: Now a 15/30/50% movement speed debuff up from 30%. Can no longer be dispelled.
      • Frost Aura: Replaced with Improved Frost Presence. Allows the death knight to keep the health bonus of Frost Presence in any presence, and decreases magic damage taken while in Frost Presence.
      • Glacier Rot: 3rd rank added, and damage bonus increased to 7/13/20%.
      • Howling Blast: Base damage and scaling doubled.This ability no longer deals bonus damage to targets with Frost Fever. 8-second cooldown. Swapped positions with Hungering Cold in the talent tree.
      • Icy Talons and Improved Icy Talons: These talents now have new icons.
      • Improved Icy Touch: Now increases Icy Touch damage by 5/10/15% instead of by 10/20/30%.
      • Lichborne: No longer improves your chance to be missed. Now correctly grants immunity, and will break all effects to which Lichborne makes you immune.
      • Rime: When this talent triggers, it also resets the cooldown on Howling Blast.
      • Runic Power Mastery: Moved up to tier-1 and reduced to 2 ranks (15/30%).
      • Tundra Stalker: Now increases the damage on abilities by 3/6/9/12/15% instead of 2/4/6/8/10%.
      • Unbreakable Armor: Now grants damage reduction instead of physical damage reduction. Cooldown increased to 2 minutes from 1 minute.
    • Unholy
      • Bone Shield: Cooldown increased to 2 minutes from 1 minute.
      • Desecration: Desecration: This talent now has a 100% chance to be triggered, works with Scourge Strike, and instantly snares targets within the Desecration area. Additional points in the talent increase the damage bonus and snare magnitude instead of increasing the chance it will be triggered.
      • New Talent: Ghoul Frenzy: Grants 25% melee haste to your pet and heals it for 30% of its maximum health. Costs 1 Unholy Rune. Requires at least 30 points in the Unholy tree.
      • Impurity: This talent is reduced to 4/8/12/16/20% bonus to attack power scaling.
      • Magic Suppression: Now has 3 ranks (down from 5) for 2/4/6% magic damage reduction.
      • Master of Ghouls: Now also reduces the cooldown on Raise Dead by 60 seconds. This talent now requires at least 25 points in the Unholy tree, and has Night of the Dead as a prerequisite.
      • Night of the Dead: Redesigned to grant a flat reduction on cooldown to Raise Dead and Army of the Dead instead of a reduction from using abilities. Requires at least 15 points in the Unholy tree; prerequisite for Master of Ghouls.
      • Outbreak: No longer increases Blood Boil damage. Now gives a 7/13/20% damage bonus to Scourge Strike. Plague Strike Bonus lowered to 10/20/30%.
      • Reaping: Now procs on Blood Strike and Pestilence instead of Blood Strike and Blood Boil.
      • Scourge Strike: Damage increased. Bonus damage for diseases now increases damage done by a percentage rather than a flat amount.
      • Shadow of Death: This talent has been removed.
      • Unholy Aura: Replaced with Improved Unholy Presence. Allows the death knight to keep the movement speed bonus of Unholy Presence in any presence, and increases rune regeneration rate while in Unholy Presence.
      • Unholy Blight and Gargoyle have swapped places in the Unholy tree. Gargoyle is the new 51-point Unholy talent.
      • Vicious Strikes: This talent no longer affects Death Strike.

Druids Edit

  • Abolish Poison: Now ticks every 3 seconds, up from every 2. Now lasts 12 seconds, up from 8.
  • Faerie Fire and Faerie Fire (Feral): Now decreases armor of your target by 5%. Has a 5-minute duration, and a 40-second PvP duration.
  • Feral Faerie Fire: The damage generated by this ability in Bear Form and Dire Bear Form has been increased substantially.
  • Innervate: This spell no longer costs mana.
  • Lifebloom: Mana cost of all ranks doubled. When Lifebloom blooms or is dispelled, it now refunds half the base mana cost of the spell per application of Lifebloom, and the heal effect is multiplied by the number of applications.
  • Maim: This ability is now considered a stun, and shares a diminish category with all other stuns. It no longer has a chance to break from the target taking damage. Duration lowered to 1 second per combo point.
  • Pounce: No longer affected by diminishing returns with other stuns, however, it now shares a diminishing return with Cheap Shot (Rogue).
  • Savage Defense: Trainable at level 40 with Dire Bear Form as a prerequisite. When the Druid deals a melee critical strike, they gain a physical damage shield equal to 25% of their attack power. The next hit completely consumes the shield, regardless of how much damage was done. Only active in Bear Form.
  • Starfall: Cooldown reduced to 90 seconds.
  • Swipe: The Bear Form and Dire Bear Form version of this ability no longer has a targeting requirement and hits targets behind the druid and to the sides.
  • Talents
    • Balance
      • Celestial Focus redesigned: Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Starfire, Hibernate and Hurricane by 23/46/70% and increases your total spell haste by 1/2/3%.
      • Eclipse: The benefit to Wrath triggered by casting Starfire has been increased to 30% bonus damage.
      • Insect Swarm: The bonus damage from spell power on this damage-over-time ability has been increased significantly to match similar spells on other classes.
      • Mark of the Wild and Gift of the Wild can now be cast while in Moonkin form.
      • Moonkin Form: Mana cost reduced.
      • Nature's Grace redesigned: All spell critical strikes have a 33/66/100% chance to grace you with a Blessing of Nature, increasing your spell casting speed by 20% for 3 seconds.
      • Owlkin Frenzy is now properly considered an Enrage effect. Now also does not trigger from spell hits, only physical ranged and melee attacks.
      • Typhoon: Now causes a 3-second daze.
    • Feral
    • Restoration
      • Living Seed: This talent now accounts for total healing including overhealing.
      • Improved Mark of the Wild: Now also increases all of your total attributes by 1/2%.
      • Intensity: Now grants 17/33/50% of mana regeneration while casting.
      • New Talent: Improved Barkskin: Increases the damage reduction granted by your Barkskin spell by 5/10%, and increases your resistance to Dispel mechanics by an additional 30/60% while under the effect of Barkskin.
      • Improved Regrowth: This talent is renamed Nature's Bounty. Increases the critical effect chance of your Regrowth and Nourish spells by 5/10/15/20/25%.
      • Replenish: This talent is now re-named Revitalize and also works with Wild Growth.
      • Tree of Life: Now receives 240% increased armor. You can now use Nature's Grasp and Thorns while within this form. In addition, the discount on heal-over-time spells from this talent is now active at all times, whether or not the druid is in Tree of Life form. Mana cost reduced to match the cost of Travel Form.

Hunters Edit

  • Ammunition: All types of gun and bow ammunition now stack to 1000. All quivers and ammo pouches no longer provide haste. 15% ranged haste is now built into the hunter's Auto Shot.
  • Aspect of the Pack is now raid wide, and radius increased from 30 yards to 40 yards.
  • Call Stabled Pet: This new ability lets the hunter remotely access the stable. 30-minute cooldown.
  • Cunning, Ferocity and Tenacity pets now all have +5% damage, +5% armor and +5% health bonuses. This should make more pet families feel viable, while additional talents have been added to distinguish a pet’s abilities based on its specializations.
  • Disengage: Cooldown increased by 5 seconds.
  • Frost Trap: If the target who triggers Frost Trap is immune to its effect, the Frost Trap area effect will no longer be triggered. Now reduces speed by 50% (previously 60%).
  • Pets now inherit more spell hit from the hunter. Pets with magic attacks should not require a player to stack additional hit compared to pets with physical attacks.
  • Viper Sting redesigned: Stings the target, draining 4% of mana over 8 seconds (up to a maximum of 8% of the caster's maximum mana), and energizing the hunter equal to 300% of the amount drained. Only one Sting per hunter can be active on any one target.
  • Talents
    • Beast Mastery
    • Marksmanship
      • Chimera Shot: Mana cost reduced from 16% to 12%.
      • Concussive Barrage redesigned: 2-point talent. Now causes your Multi-Shot and Chimera Shot to have a 50/100% chance to daze the target for 4 seconds.
      • Efficiency: Increased to 3/6/9/12/15% up from 2/4/6/8/10%.
      • Piercing Shots redesigned: Your critical Aimed, Steady and Chimera Shots cause the target to bleed for 10/20/30% of the damage dealt over 8 seconds. The damage done by this talent no longer receives modifications from effects that increase or decrease damage done by a percentage.
      • Ranged Weapon Specialization: Points reduced from 5 to 3, 1/3/5%.
      • Rapid Recuperation redesigned: You gain 2/4% of your mana every 3 seconds while under the effect of Rapid Fire, and you gain 1/2% of your mana every 2 seconds for 6 seconds when you gain Rapid Killing.
      • Silencing Shot: No longer on the global cooldown.
      • Wild Quiver: Chance increased to 4/8/12%, up from 4/7/10%. Damage increased from 50% of an Auto Shot to 80%.
    • Survival
      • Entrapment redesigned: When your Frost Trap, Immolation Trap, Explosive Trap and Snake Trap are triggered, you entrap all afflicted targets, preventing them from moving for 2/4/6 seconds.
      • Explosive Shot: Base damage lowered by 10%. Attack power scaling reduced by 12.5%. The periodic damage from this ability no longer triggers Judgement of Wisdom and Judgement of Light.
      • Hunting Party: This talent has been reduced to 3 points, and now increases your total agility by an additional 1/2/3%.
      • Lock and Load redesigned: You now have a 33/66/100% chance when you trap a target with Freezing Trap, Freezing Arrow or Frost Trap and a 2/4/6% chance when you deal periodic damage with your Immolation Trap or Black Arrow to cause your next 2 Arcane Shot or Explosive Shot spells to trigger no cooldown, cost no mana and consume no ammo. This now has a new spell effect and sound.
      • New Talent: Black Arrow: Fires a Black Arrow at the target, increasing all damage done by you to the target by 6% and doing periodic shadow damage for 15 seconds. 30-second cooldown. Shares a cooldown with all other traps.
      • T.N.T.: Increases damage done by Explosive Shot, Immolation Trap, and Explosive Trap by 2/4/6%.
      • Trap Mastery: This talent has been moved up to tier-2, up from tier-9, and is now a 3-point talent.
      • Trap Mastery, Resourcefulness and T.N.T. now all affect Black Arrow.
      • Improved Wing Clip: This talent has been removed.
      • Wyvern Sting: Duration increased from 12 seconds to 30 seconds. PvP duration reduced from 10 seconds to 6 seconds.
  • Pets
    • Bullheaded now adds 20% damage reduction for 12 seconds along with its current CC-removal effect.
    • Cornered: The critical strike reduction when this ability is active has been increased.
    • Feeding Frenzy increased to 8/16% damage up from 6/12%.
    • Furious Howl (wolf special ability) now stacks with Battle Shout and Blessing of Might, however, it only affects the wolf and hunter. Its effect and cooldown have been doubled so that it provides the same benefit but isn't up 100% of the time.
    • Gorillas now have a new family ability, Pummel, which works like the warrior ability and has a single rank.
    • Grace of the Mantis and Roar of Sacrifice are now also available to Cunning pets.
    • Great Resistance increased to 5/10/15% magic damage reduction, up from 3/6/9%.
    • Roar of Recovery cooldown decreased to 3 minutes, down from 6 minutes.
    • Roar of Sacrifice can be used on the hunter only.
    • New Talent: Shark Attack: This new 2-rank talent is available to Ferocity pets. It increases pet damage.
    • New Talent: Silverback: This new 2-rank talent is available to Tenacity pets. It heals the pet when Growl is used.
    • Stampede (rhino) only affects 1 target, but adds a 25% bleed damage debuff (that does not stack with Mangle etc.) in addition to its knockback.
    • Thunderstomp is no longer a gorilla-specific family ability and is now available to all Tenacity pets. It has been reduced to one rank.
    • Turtles and Crabs now dwell in waters of and off Eversong and the Ghostlands, giving Blood Elf hunters access to local Tenacity pets.
    • New Talent: Wild Hunt: This new 2-rank talent is available to all 3 pet trees. Increases the contribution your pets get from your stamina by 20/40% and attack power by 10/20%.

Mages Edit

  • Arcane Blast stacking effect is no longer considered a Magic effect and will not be dispelled.
  • Mage Armor: Now grants 50% of mana regeneration while casting.
  • Mirror Image: The images no longer cast Polymorph.
  • Molten Armor: Chance to critically strike is now increased by a percentage of the mage's total spirit. 35% of spirit as crit rating (55% if you have the [Glyph of Molten Armor])
  • Talents
    • Arcane
    • Fire
      • Ignite: The damage done by this talent no longer receives modifications from effects that increase or decrease damage done by a percentage.
      • Improved Scorch: Increased critical strike chance is now 1%, down from 2% per application of the Improved Scorch effect. In addition, the critical strike chance of Scorch, Fireball, and Frostfire Bolt is increased by 1/2/3%.
      • Pyromaniac: Now grants 17/33/50% of mana regeneration while casting.
    • Frost
      • Improved Water Elemental: Renamed Enduring Winter. Instead of the Water Elemental increasing mana regeneration for the mage's party, casting Frostbolt now has a 33/66/100% chance to provide the Replenishment buff to up to 10 people in the mage's party or raid.
      • Winter's Chill: Increased critical strike chance is now 1%, down from 2% per application of Winter's Chill. In addition, the critical strike chance of Frostbolt is increased by 1/2/3%.

Paladins Edit

  • Auras will now persist through death and affect a 40 yard radius.
  • Blessing of Kings is now trainable at level 20. Removed from talent trees.
  • Divine Plea can once again be dispelled.
  • Exorcism: Now can be used on any target and has a 100% chance to be a critical strike when used on Undead and Demons.
  • Hand of Sacrifice: The damage transferred by this ability is now capped by the paladin's health.
  • Forbearance reduced to a 2-minute duration.
  • Sacred Shield: This effect cannot be cast on more than one friendly target at a time.
  • Seal of Blood/Seal of the Martyr: The damage done by these two seals has been increased but the damage done by their judgements decreased. The balance is now roughly 60% from either seal and 40% from a judgement on total damage done. The total damage done should be roughly the same. Please note that the 3.0.9 tooltips had incorrect values for the damage done, but the tooltips should be much more accurate in 3.1.0.
  • Shield of Righteousness: Base damage and scaling factor increased by 30%.
  • Spiritual Attunement: Removed from trainers. It is now available deep in the Protection tree for 2 ranks at 5/10%.
  • Talents

Priests Edit

  • Abolish Disease: Now cleanses a disease every 3 seconds, down from 5. Duration reduced from 20 seconds down to 12 seconds.
  • Devouring Plague: This spell now has a new icon.
  • Divine Hymn redesigned: You recite a Holy hymn, summoning the power of the Divine to assist you in your time of need. Heals 3 nearby lowest-health friendly party or raid targets for 4960-5208 every 2 seconds for 8 seconds, and increases healing done to them by 15% for 8 seconds. Maximum of 12 heals. The Priest must channel to maintain the spell. Cooldown increased to 6 minutes, up from 5.
  • Divine Spirit is now trainable at level 31.
  • Holy Nova: Mana cost reduced approximately 20%.
  • Improved Holy Concentration removed.
  • Hymn of Hope redesigned: You recite a Holy hymn, restoring hope to those in despair. Restores 3% mana to 3 nearby low mana friendly party or raid targets every 2 seconds for 8 seconds, and temporarily increases their total maximum mana by 20% for 8 seconds. After the effect expires, the mana is lost. Maximum of 12 mana restorations. The Priest must channel to maintain the spell. Cooldown increased to 6 minutes, up from 5.
  • Mental Agility, Inner Focus, Shadow Reach, Shadow Focus and Shadow Affinity now all affect Psychic Horror.
  • Prayer of Healing: This spell now heals the target's party, rather than being limited to just your direct party.
  • Shadowfiend: Health scaling increased. Now receives 30% of the master's spell power. Mana return increased to 5%, up from 4%. The Shadowfiend now returns mana when its melee attacks land, rather than when it deals damage. No longer has a 75% reduced chance to be hit by melee, ranged and spells. Movement speed normalized to player movement speed. Tooltip revised. New Shadowfiend ability, Shadowcrawl, teleports the Shadowfiend to an enemy target and increases its damage done by 15% for 5 seconds.
  • Talents
    • Discipline
      • Divine Aegis: Divine Aegis effects will now stack, however the amount absorbed cannot exceed 125*level (of the target). It will also now take into account total healing including overhealing.
      • Improved Divine Spirit: This talent has been removed.
      • New Talent: Improved Flash Heal: Reduces the mana cost of your Flash Heal by 5/10/15%, and increases the critical effect chance of your Flash Heal by 4/7/10% on friendly targets at or below 50% health.
      • Grace: This talent no longer decreases damage done to the target, but the duration has increased to 15 seconds and the healing bonus has increased from 2% to 3%. This affect now cannot be applied to more than one target at a time.
      • Improved Power Word: Fortitude: Now also increases your total stamina by 2/4%.
      • Meditation and Improved Power Word: Shield have changed locations with each other.
      • Meditation: Now grants 17/33/50% of mana regeneration while casting.
      • Mental Agility: Reduced to 3 points (4/7/10%), down from 5.
      • New Talent: Soul Warding: Reduces the cooldown of your Power Word: Shield ability by 4 seconds, and reduces the mana cost of your Power Word: Shield by 30%.
      • Penance: Damage increased approximately 30%. This spell can now be cast on yourself.
      • Power Infusion: This effect now has a new spell effect.
      • Renewed Hope: This talent also now allows you to proc the Renewed Hope buff on all party/raid members every time you cast Power Word: Shield, reducing damage taken by 3%. Lasts 20 seconds.
      • Unbreakable Will: Increased from 3/6/9/12/15% to 6/12/18/24/30%.
    • Holy
    • Shadow
      • Blackout: This talent has been removed.
      • Darkness (priest): This talent is now in tier-1, moved up from tier-6.
      • Dispersion: Now clears all snare and movement-impairing effects and makes you immune to them while dispersed.
      • New Talent: Improved Devouring Plague: Increases the periodic damage done by your Devouring Plague by 5/10/15%, and when you cast Devouring Plague you instantly deal damage equal to 5/10/15% of its total periodic effect.
      • Mind Melt: Now also increases the periodic critical strike chance of your Shadow Word: Pain, Devouring Plague and Vampiric Touch spells by 3/6%.
      • Psychic Horror: Has been redesigned and is now a 1-point talent. You terrify the target, causing them to tremble in horror for 3 seconds and drop all weapons (disarm effect: including bows) for 10 seconds. 1 minute cooldown. Instant cast. The horror effect can be dispelled, but the disarm cannot.
      • Improved Spirit Tap: Now grants 17/33% of mana regeneration while casting.
      • Shadow Affinity: Now also causes you to receive 5/10/15% of your base mana when your Shadow Word: Pain or Vampiric Touch spells are dispelled.
      • Shadowform: Now reduces all damage taken by 15%, not just physical damage. Bonus damage from critical strike chance removed and replaced by the ability of those periodic damage spells to generate critical strikes.
      • Silence: Range increased to 30 yards.
      • Spirit Tap: Now grants 83% of mana regeneration while casting.
      • Vampiric Embrace duration increased to 5 minutes, up from 1 minute. PvP duration is now 60 seconds. Cooldown removed.
      • Vampiric Touch: When dispelled, Vampiric Touch will deal damage to the afflicted target.

Rogues Edit

  • Deadly Poison: The amount of damage this poison generates from the rogue's attack power has been increased from 8% per application to 12%.
  • Deadly Throw: Missile speed increased.
  • Instant Poison: Redesigned to have its chance to be applied based on the speed of the weapon (frequency-based).
  • Shiv: This ability can no longer generate a critical strike, and the poisons it applies cannot be critical strikes either.
  • Tricks of the Trade: Will now begin following the first damaging attack.
  • Wound Poison: Redesigned to have its chance to be applied based on the speed of the weapon (frequency-based).
  • Talents
    • Assassination
      • Hunger For Blood: No longer stacks. Damage bonus changed to 15% for a single application. Requires a bleed effect active on the rogue's target. No longer removes bleeds from the rogue. Now costs 15 energy and lasts for 60 seconds.
      • Master Poisoner: Now also increases the bonus to apply Deadly Poison when Envenom is used by an additional 15/30/45%.
    • Combat
    • Subtlety

Shaman Edit

  • Bloodlust/Heroism: Cooldown reduced to 5 minutes, but Sated and Exhausted now last 10 minutes.
  • Earth Elemental Totem: The summoned Earth Elemental should now have significantly more health and slightly more armor. Now scales up in power based on the shaman's spell power instead of attack power.
  • Fire Elemental Totem: The summoned Fire Elemental should now have moderately more health and mana, and its damage scaling has been increased. In addition, the Fire Elemental's spells now cost less mana.
  • Flametongue Weapon: Bonus damage from spell power now based on weapon speed. Slower weapons will benefit more from spell power.
  • Frostbrand Weapon: Damage increased by approximately 20%.
  • Mana Spring Totem: This totem has been redesigned. It now provides the same mana benefit as Blessing of Wisdom to the entire party or raid, but is exclusive with that effect.
  • Poison Cleansing Totem and Disease Cleansing Totem have been merged into Cleansing Totem. Cleansing Totem pulses every 3 seconds, down from 5.
  • Talents
    • Enhancement
      • Earthen Power redesigned: Your Earthbind Totem has a 50/100% chance to also remove all snare effects and make you and nearby friendly targets immune to them for 5 seconds when it pulses.
      • Flurry: Now provides 5/10/15/20/25% haste instead of 10/15/20/25/30%.
      • New Talent: Frozen Power: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Lava Lash and Shock spells by 5/10% on targets afflicted by your Frostbrand Attack effect, and your Frost Shock has a 50/100% chance to root the target in Ice for 5 seconds when used on targets at or further than 15 yards from you.
      • Lava Lash now has a new icon.
      • Spirit Weapons: Now reduces all threat generated by 30%, not just physical attacks.
      • Stormstrike charges have been increased by 2, and cooldown reduced by 2 seconds.
      • Improved Stormstrike redesigned: When you Stormstrike, you have a 50/100% chance to immediately grant you 20% of your base mana.
      • Toughness (shaman talent): No longer increases your armor. Instead, this talent now increases your total stamina by 2/4/6/8/10%.
      • Unleashed Rage: Reduced to 3 points, down from 5. No longer increases agility, but instead increases your total expertise by 3/6/9%.
    • Elemental
      • New Talent: Booming Echoes: Reduces the cooldown of your Flame Shock and Frost Shock spells by an additional 1/2 seconds, and increases the direct damage done by your Flame Shock and Frost Shock spells by an additional 10/20%.
      • Elemental Mastery redesigned: When activated, your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning or Lava Burst spell becomes an instant cast spell. In addition, your Fire, Frost and Nature damage spells have a 15% increased critical strike chance for 15 seconds. Elemental Mastery now shares a cooldown with Nature's Swiftness.
      • Elemental Reach: Now also increases the range of your Flame Shock spell by 5/10/15 yards.
      • Lava Flows: No longer increases the range of your Flame Shock spell, but now increases your casting speed by 10/20/30% when your Flame Shock spell is dispelled for 6 seconds.
      • Lightning Overload: Reduced to 3 points (7/14/20%), down from 5.
      • Storm, Earth and Fire: No longer increases the range of your Earth Shock or Wind Shock spells, but now also causes your Earthbind Totem to have a 33/66/100% chance to root all nearby enemies for 5 seconds when initially cast.
      • Thunderstorm can now be cast while stunned.
    • Restoration

Warlocks Edit

  • Banish: Now has a 6-second PvP duration.
  • Curse of the Elements (Rank 5) - Increased to 13% spell damage, up from 10%.
  • Curse of Recklessness has been removed.
  • Curse of Weakness: Now also reduces the armor of the target by 5%.
  • Drain Soul: Each time Drain Soul deals damage to a target which can grant experience, it now has a chance to generate a [Soul Shard].
  • Doomguard: Cooldown reduced to 30 minutes, down from 60 minutes. Damage reduced approximately 30%, and health reduced approximately 30%.
  • Enslave Demon: Spell haste penalty reduced by 10%. Melee haste penalty reduced by 10%.
  • Warlocks now innately have an increased 10% spell hit chance on the Enslave Demon spell.
  • Fire Shield (Imp): You can now cast this ability on raid members, rather than party members.
  • Ritual of Summoning: The summoning of the initial portal is now instant cast, down from 5 seconds.
  • [Soul Shard]: This item now has a maximum count of 32 in inventory.
  • Voidwalker: The health bonus on this pet has been reduced from 60% to 10%.
  • Talents
    • Affliction
      • Eradication: Whenever you deal damage with Corruption, you have a 6% chance to gain the Eradication effect. The Eradication effect increases your spell casting speed by 6/12/20% for 10 seconds. Internal cooldown removed.
      • Haunt: Now only increases your shadow damage-over-time spells on the target.
      • Malediction: No longer increases the effect of Curse of the Elements, but now also increases the periodic critical strike chance of your Corruption and Unstable Affliction spells by 3/6/9%.
      • Pandemic: This talent has been reduced to a 1-point talent. Now grants your Corruption and Unstable Affliction the capability to critically hit.
      • Shadow Embrace: Now only increases the damage done by your shadow damage periodic spells.
      • Siphon Life: The Siphon Life spell has been removed. Siphon Life now causes your Corruption spell to instantly heal you for 40% of the damage done. In addition, the damage done by your Corruption, Seed of Corruption and Unstable Affliction damage-over-time effects is increased by 5%.
      • Soul Siphon redesigned: Increases the amount drained by your Drain Life and Drain Soul spells by an additional 3/6% for each of your Affliction effects on the target, up to a maximum of 9/18% additional effect.
      • Suppression: Now increases spell hit for all of your spells.
      • Unstable Affliction and Immolation are now in the same exclusive category (both damage-over-time effects cannot be present at the same time by the same caster on a target).
    • Demonology
    • Destruction
      • Aftermath redesigned: Increases the periodic damage done by your Immolate by 3/6%, and your Conflagrate has a 50/100% chance to daze the target for 5 seconds.
      • Backlash has been moved up to tier-5, up from tier-7. Now requires Intensity (pre-requisite).
      • Cataclysm: Now reduces the mana cost of Destruction spells by 4/7/10%. No longer increases the chance to hit.
      • Chaos Bolt: Damage increased approximately 15%.
      • Conflagrate: Spell now works similar to Swiftmend, consuming an Immolate or Shadowflame effect on the target and dealing damage based on the strength of that effect. Reduced to a single rank.
      • Improved Immolate: Now increases the damage done by your Immolate by 10/20/30%, rather than just the direct damage.
      • Improved Shadow Bolt: Now increases the damage done by your Shadow Bolt spell by 1/2/3/4/5%, and causes your target to be vulnerable to spell damage, increasing spell critical strike chance against that target by 1/2/3/4/5%. Effect lasts 30 seconds.
      • Improved Soul Leech: Now has a 50/100% chance to proc Replenishment.
      • Molten Core: This talent has been moved to Demonology (tier-8).
      • New Talent: Molten Skin: Reduces all damage taken by 2/4/6%.
      • Pyroclasm redesigned: Now increases your Shadow and Fire spell power by 2/4/6% when you critically hit with Searing Pain or Conflagrate. Lasts 10 seconds. Also moved down to tier-7 from tier-5.

Warriors Edit

  • Battle Stance: Now increases armor penetration by 10%.
  • Berserker Stance: Now increases damage taken by 5%.
  • Charge: Duration of stun effect now lasts 1.5 seconds. This effect no longer has diminishing returns.
  • Defensive Stance: Now reduces damage caused by the warrior by 5% (previously 10%).
  • Disarm: This ability now disarms ranged weapons as well.
  • Heroic Throw missile speed increased.
  • Intimidating Shout: Cooldown reduced to 2 minutes.
  • Shattering Throw: This new warrior ability, trainable at level 71, deals damage the same as Heroic Throw, but also causes the victim's armor to be reduced by 20% for 10 seconds (stacking with Sunder Armor). If the victim is immune, it will remove that immunity instead of dealing damage and reducing armor. Costs 25 rage. Only usable in Battle Stance. 5-minute cooldown.
  • Talents
    • Arms
      • Blood Frenzy improved to 2/4% increased damage.
      • Deep Wounds: The damage done by this talent no longer receives modifications from effects that increase or decrease damage done by a percentage. The base weapon damage used in the calculation will still be modified by those effects.
      • Improved Intercept and Weapon Mastery have once again swapped places in the talent tree.
      • New Talent: Juggernaut: Grants the warrior the ability to Charge while in combat. Critical strike chance of next Slam or Mortal Strike increased by 100% following Charge.
      • Taste for Blood: Will now proc 33/66/100% of the time with a 6-second cooldown.
      • Unrelenting Assault: Now also increases the damage of Overpower and Revenge by 10/20%, and causes Overpower (when used to attack a casting target) to decrease the effectiveness of all the target's non-physical damage and healing by 25/50% for 6 seconds. Tooltip and visual updated.
    • Fury
      • Improved Berserker Stance: Now increases strength by 4/8/12/16/20% while in Berserker Stance.
      • Titan's Grip: While you have a two-handed weapon equipped in one hand, your physical damage done is reduced by 10%.
    • Protection

Professions Edit

Alchemy Edit

Blacksmithing Edit

  • Added a new recipe for the [Titansteel Spellblade], an epic one-handed caster dagger, available from trainers.
  • Added new recipes for epic gear, found rarely on Ulduar bosses. These recipes are unbound and can be traded.
  • Most of the recipes in the 1-300 skill range of blacksmithing have had their stats updated to be more useful.
  • The [Titanium Plating] shield enchantment now reduces the duration of disarm effects by 50% as well as increasing your block value.

Cooking Edit

  • A new recipe has been added to cooking trainers for making [Black Jelly], using several [Borean Man O' War] as ingredients. While it looks disgusting, it restores more health and mana than the highest level food.
  • [Flint and Tinder] is no longer necessary for creating a campfire. You're just that resourceful!
  • Grub now sells [Recipe: Dig Rat Stew] to players who completed the quest.
  • Ingredients such as Spices, Apples, and the like have been removed from most cooking recipes.
  • Players no longer need to complete the Clamlette Surprise quest to gain Artisan cooking. The quest now offers the unique recipe, [Clamlette Magnifique]. If you already completed the quest, you can visit Dirge Quikcleave in Gadgetzan to learn this recipe (for free).
  • Prospector Khazgorm, found in Bael Modan in southern Barrens, now sells the recipe for Dig Rat Stew to the Alliance.
  • Several Northrend recipes were given greater skill up ranges to make it easier to reach 450 cooking skill.
  • You no longer need to learn cooking from books. The trainers have finally done their reading and are able to teach you the same thing.

Enchanting Edit

  • Added a recipe for enchanting staves with spell power ([Enchant Staff - Spellpower] and [Enchant Staff - Greater Spellpower]), available from Vanessa Sellers in Dalaran City.
  • Greatly increased the drop rate of recipes found in pre-Lich King dungeons and raids.
  • Several recipes in the 250-300 skill range have been rebalanced, and the reagent requirements have been reduced.
  • Some enchants now have level restrictions. Note: the enchant is never removed from the item to which it's applied, however, the player no longer receives its benefit until they reach the required level. Any enchants modified in this way have had their tooltips updated.
  • The enchanting interface now correctly sorts grey recipes by skill difficulty.

Engineering Edit

  • Added a new [Reticulated Armor Webbing] engineering enchant that increases the armor on plate gloves.
  • Added a new [Springy Arachnoweave] engineering enchant that grants passive spell power in addition to turning your cloak into a parachute.
  • Engineers can now obtain the schematics for [Lil' Smoky] and the [Pet Bombling] from certain creatures found in Gnomeregan. Specialized Gnomish or Goblin engineers can obtain both schematics equally. The repeatable quest that used to randomly grant these schematics has been disabled.
  • [Flexweave Underlay] now grants passive agility in addition to its normal effect.
  • [Gnomish Lightning Generator]: Now has passive critical strike rating. The damage from the activated effect has been reduced. No longer has a cast time. Now invokes a 10-second DPS burst item category cooldown.
  • [Gnomish X-Ray Specs] have a new model.
  • [Hand-Mounted Pyro Rocket]: No longer on the global cooldown. Damage increased, cooldown reduced. Now invokes a 10-second DPS burst item category cooldown.
  • [Hyperspeed Accelerators]: Now invokes a 10-second DPS burst item category cooldown.
  • [Nitro Boosts] now grant passive critical strike rating in addition to their speed boost.
  • Nitro Boosts now make you drop PVP flags when used, as well as preventing you from picking them up while the effect is active.

First Aid Edit

  • You no longer need to complete the "Triage" quest to attain Artisan First Aid. Instead you can learn the Artisan skill from the trainers in the capital cities.
  • You no longer need to learn First Aid from books. The trainers have finally done their reading and are able to teach you the same thing.

Fishing Edit

  • A new (and very rare) special mount can now be caught from Northrend fishing pools.
  • New fishing dailies are now offered from Marcia Chase in Dalaran City!
  • Players are no longer required to do the Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme quest to gain Artisan fishing. The quest now offers a special superior-quality fishing pole instead. If you already completed the quest, you can visit Nat Pagle in Dustwallow Marsh to receive this new fishing pole.
  • The time needed to catch fish has been reduced.
  • You can now fish anywhere, regardless of skill. Every catch has the potential for fishing skill gains, but you are likely to catch worthless junk in areas that are too difficult for your skill.
  • You can now fish in Wintergrasp, and the fishin' is good!
  • You no longer need to learn fishing from books. The trainers have finally done their reading and are able to teach you the same thing.

Gathering Skills Edit

  • Toughness, Master of Anatomy, and Lifeblood now have level requirements equal to the level required for the corresponding skill rank: Apprentice (1), Journeyman (1), Expert (10), Artisan (25), Master (40), Grand Master (55).
  • You can no longer fail when Mining, Herbing, and Skinning.

Herbalism Edit

  • Find Herbs no longer tracks [Glowcaps].
  • Northrend herbs now yield more herbs on average.
  • The herbalism requirement for gathering [Tiger Lily] has been reduced to 375.
  • The time it takes to gather herbs has been reduced.

Inscription Edit

  • Added a recipe to trainers for creating a level 70 superior-quality off-hand item (Inv misc book 11 [Twilight Tome]).
  • Added a recipe for creating a different level 70 superior-quality off-hand item (Inv misc book 07 [Rituals of the New Moon]). Scribes will find the recipe is dropped from residents of Silverbrook.
  • Added around 50 new glyph recipes. These new recipes can be obtained from [Books of Glyph Mastery] found as world drops on Northrend monsters. Reading a Book of Glyph Mastery randomly discovers one of the newly-added recipes.
  • Glyph icons have been updated so it is easy to distinguish between classes.
  • Players will now learn 3 recipes the very first time they perform Northrend Inscription Research. This does not apply to players who have already discovered recipes from Northrend Inscription Research (sorry).

Jewelcrafting Edit

Leatherworking Edit

  • Added a recipe for combining [Borean Leather Scraps] into [Borean Leather]. You can still use Borean Scraps from your inventory to combine them.
  • Added new recipes for epic gear, found rarely on Ulduar bosses. These recipes are unbound and can be traded.
  • Several lower-level items crafted by leatherworkers have received major changes to make them more appealing.
  • [Shadowskin Gloves] and [Dusky Boots] no longer require [Shadowcat Hide] to create, but instead require an equal quantity of [Shadow Silk]. Shadowcat Hides can no longer be obtained from skinning.

Mining Edit

  • Northrend deposits now despawn 1 minute after mining them. This change was made to speed up respawning when nodes were partially looted.

Tailoring Edit

  • Added new recipes for epic gear, found rarely on Ulduar bosses. These recipes are unbound and can be traded.
  • Added recipes for superior-quality PVP cloaks to Northrend tailoring trainers.
  • The [Lightweave] tailoring enchant now sometimes grants a temporary spell power bonus instead of dealing direct damage to your target.
  • Several lower-level items crafted by tailors have received major changes to make them more appealing.

Quests Edit

Dungeons and Raids Edit

  • New dungeon maps have been added for all Wrath of the Lich King dungeons.
  • Eye of Eternity
    • Malygos will now properly delay before breathing after a Vortex on Heroic difficulty.
  • Naxxramas
    • The Chains of Kel'Thuzad will no longer reset the raid's threat.
    • The Portal of Shadows created by Shade of Naxxramas will only persist for a maximum of one minute.
    • Players with pets who attempt to use the Obedience Crystals in Naxxramas will have their pets dismissed automatically so they may possess an Understudy.
  • Vault of Archavon
    • Archavon, Emalon, and their allies will now banish themselves 10 minutes prior to the beginning of a Lake Wintergrasp battle. A warning will be given 15 minutes prior to the start of Wintergrasp. They will not banish themselves if in combat.

User Interface Edit

  • New Advanced features for quest tracking are now available. Players will need to activate this option within the Interface panel.
  • A new Color Blind option is available under the Interface panel.
  • Spell Effect Level setting has been split into Particle Density and Projected Textures. Previously, Spell Effect Level controlled both of these features.
  • Added new Video Mode Ultra (should only be used on the highest-end systems).
  • Shadow Quality has a new higher level of detail. The slider for adjusting Shadow Quality remains the same, though there is an additional step at the high end of the spectrum.
  • A new feature has been added allowing players to allocate talent points before confirming they’d like to spend them. This feature must be turned on in the Interface Options.
  • New high-resolution player textures for Northrend armor sets have been added. Players can enable this feature by setting Player Textures to High in the Effects Panel of the Video Options.
  • Players can now return items purchased with an alternate currency back to the original vendor within 2 hours of the purchase time for the original cost of the item. Stackable items (such as Frozen Orbs and gems) and charged items that can be purchased with an alternate currency are not eligible.
  • Confirmation boxes have been added to purchases over 150 gold.
  • The calendar now supports a guild-wide sign-up sheet, allowing the event organizer to invite his or her entire guild.
  • Class roles (i.e. damage, tanking, healing) have been added to the Looking For Group feature. Class roles will be displayed when sorting through the Looking For More section.
  • Quest and Achievement tracking are now combined in a new Objectives Tracking window. Advanced features can be activated from the Objectives Options panel.
  • On-Use items will display in the Objectives Tracking when tracking a quest that uses them. No more searching through your bags for that on-use quest item!
  • Health and Fuel/Ammo bars have been added to the vehicle interface whenever operating a vehicle.
  • The mini-map has been optimized for better performance. Displays for vehicles, class colors, and off-map pings have been added as well.
  • Players first entering any dungeon that will result in a lock-out timer will be warned if they are going to be saved to the instance. This warning will include an option to port to the nearest graveyard before being saved.
  • New elite mob frames have been added for V-Key frames.
  • For additional notes on Lua and XML changes please visit the UI & Macros Forum -

Items Edit

Death knightEdit

Druid Edit

Hunter Edit

Mage Edit

Paladin Edit

Priest Edit

Rogue Edit

Shaman Edit

Warlock Edit

Warrior Edit

Mac Edit

  • Support for Logitech G-15 and G-19 keyboards with LCD displays has been added.
  • A number of performance and smoothness enhancements have been implemented.
  • The new high-res player textures are supported on dual processor systems running OS X 10.5.
  • A crashing bug involving chat channel commands has been fixed.
  • A problem involving window focus and foreground/background status has been fixed.
  • Movie recording feature has had some user interface improvements.

Bug fixes Edit

  • Leaving a group while in an instance will now port you to the nearest graveyard rather than your Hearthstone location.
  • Yaaarrrr! now has a detailed tooltip.

Death knightEdit

  • Acclimation: This talent will no longer sometimes grant nature resistance while fighting Sapphiron.
  • Anti-Magic Zone: This ability will no longer cause strange absorb messages in the combat log and floating combat text.
  • Dancing Rune Weapon: Fixed a bug making it trigger an unusual number of effects from the weapon equipped by the death knight. In addition, it will now only echo death knight spells whose primary purpose is dealing damage. This pet will no longer break stealth on nearby targets and attack them. Also corrected a bug making the effect last 8 seconds longer than intended.
  • Death Coil: This spell will no longer sometimes cause the death knight to animate a swing twice.
  • Death Grip: This spell will no longer automatically cast on the nearest enemy when no valid target is selected.
  • Death Runes: Fixed a bug where it was possible when using two abilities with the same rune cost to not get correctly granted a second Death Rune when appropriate.
  • Ebon Plaguebringer: Multiple death knights can now use this debuff against a target without overwriting each other.
  • Howling Blast: Each rank now properly shares a cooldown with the other ranks.
  • Necrosis: The damage from this ability will no longer benefit multiple times from damage increasing effects.
  • Pestilence: This ability will now spread disease centered on a position between the death knight and its target, rather than the target’s center position (for very large creatures, this used to cause no disease spread at all).
  • Raise Ally: The buff from this ability can no longer be right clicked to cancel. In order to end the effect, the player controlling the Risen Ghoul must right click on the unit portrait and dismiss the pet. In addition, using this ability on a player whose level is too low will now give a “Target is too low level” error message instead of “You have no target.”
  • Raise Dead: This pet now despawns instantly when it dies. In addition, this ability can no longer be used while riding any type of vehicle. The Risen Ghoul is also now properly immune to Charm, Fear, Sleep, and Horror.
  • Rune of Cinderglacier: Charges of this will now only be used if the target actually took damage from the attack.
  • Scent of Blood: This talent can no longer be triggered by environmental damage.
  • Scourge Strike: The tooltip incorrectly stated it did 60% weapon damage increased by 9% from diseases, when it was actually 45% increased 11% from diseases. The tooltip has been corrected, but the damage done is unchanged.
  • Sigil of Awareness: The tooltip on this incorrectly indicated it added much more damage than it actually did. The tooltip has been corrected to show the actual bonus.
  • Summon Gargoyle: The Gargoyle will no longer re-attack rogues after they Vanish, or night elves who use Shadowmeld. Monsters will stop trying to chase a Gargoyle after it flies away. The debuff on the target indicating he or she is being pursued by a Gargoyle will no longer display the duration, and will be removed when the buff is removed from the death knight. Max duration in the tooltip changed to 40 seconds.

  • Bash: This ability will now still interrupt casting even if the victim is immune to the stun due to diminishing returns.
  • Feral Attack Power: Heirloom weapons now correctly grant the amount of attack power in Cat, Bear, and Dire Bear Forms that is stated on the weapon tooltip. In addition, the attack power bonus will now work properly for druids below level 60.
  • Lifebloom: Corrected some bugs with the new blooming functionality and dispels.
  • Predatory Strikes: This talent now properly affects the attack power gained from weapon enchants.
  • Swipe: Now properly affected by area-of-effect damage caps.
  • Thorns: This spell will now properly use the druid’s spell power to determine its scaling instead of the target’s spell power.
  • Wild Growth: Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented Wild Growth ranks from overwriting each other.

  • Cower: This pet ability will now display its cooldown correctly.
  • Disengage: This ability can no longer be used while riding any type of vehicle.
  • Froststorm Breath: This pet ability will now display its cooldown correctly.
  • Heart of the Phoenix: Can no longer be set to autocast (which did not work).
  • Hunter traps will no longer be able to be set off by totems.
  • Rake: This pet ability will now always refresh when used by the pet.
  • Savage Rend (raptor special ability): Fixed a tooltip error to correctly note this ability boosts damage rather than attack power.
  • Spirit Strike: This pet ability now has its damage increased by Prowl as intended.
  • Spore Cloud: This pet ability will now autocast properly at all ranks.
  • Steady Shot: Now does correct damage with heirloom weapons.

  • Arcane Potency: Fixed a bug where sometimes the benefit was consumed before altering the critical strike chance of the mage. In addition, will no longer benefit the critical strike chance of Molten Armor’s damage.
  • Deep Freeze: Floating combat text will now display when this ability is able to be used.
  • Focus Magic: When spell-stolen, this buff will no longer grant the originally casting mage a buff when critical strikes occur.
  • Frostbite: Fixed a bug preventing this from overwriting the effect from the Frostbite talent.
  • Ignite: The debuff from this talent now benefits properly from Arcane Subtlety. In addition, effects which modify damage done will no longer be applied a second time to the damage from this talent.
  • Master of Elements: Now refunds the correct amount of mana when used with Arcane Missiles.
  • Mirror Image: Mirror Images will now appear with maximum health and mana. In addition, this ability can no longer be used while riding any type of vehicle.
  • Slow Fall: Can no longer be cast on NPCs.
  • Torment the Weak: Now properly increases damage when used against victims of the snare from Hunter Frost Traps.

  • Beacon of Light: This spell no longer duplicates the heal on yourself if your target is currently immune to being healed due to being on a vehicle. It will simply not duplicate the heal. In addition, Divine Plea will only penalize the original heal instead of applying the penalty a second time on the duplicated heal.
  • Blessing of Sanctuary: This spell can now overwrite a Greater Blessing of Sanctuary that has less than 10 minutes duration remaining.
  • Blessing of Wisdom: It is no longer possible to have the icon for this spell and Greater Blessing of Wisdom active at the same time (which didn’t give any benefit, but was confusing).
  • Combat Expertise: This talent will now properly increase spell critical strike chance.
  • Hammer of Justice: This ability will now still interrupt casting even if the victim is immune to the stun due to diminishing returns.
  • Hammer of the Righteous: Now does correct damage with heirloom weapons.
  • Holy Shield: Damage from this ability now increases properly from attack power.
  • Judgement of Command: Fixed incorrect combat log tooltips.
  • Righteous Vengeance: Effects which modify damage done will no longer be applied a second time to the damage from this talent.
  • Sacred Shield: Now scales properly from spell power granted by Sheath of Light.
  • Seal of Vengeance/Corruption: The bonus damage applied a target which already has the maximum stack of debuffs is now properly affected by Judgements of the Pure. In addition, fixed some missing tooltips in the combat log.
  • Sheath of Light: Critical heals from Lay on Hands will now trigger this talent.

Priest Edit

  • Inner Fire: Charges of this buff will now be consumed properly if the priest is attacked while using emotes.
  • Mind Control: This spell can no longer be cast while it is already active.
  • Misery: The tooltip on this talent was badly worded and implied a bonus much larger than it actually gave. The tooltip has been rewritten to be more clear.
  • Prayer of Mending: This spell will no longer fail from “A more powerful spell is already active” errors. It will now always cast, including overwriting a weaker Prayer of Mending. In addition, trinkets which are triggered from casting a healing spell will now be triggered properly by Prayer of Mending.

Rogue Edit

  • Master of Subtlety: The amount of time remaining on the damage bonus for this talent is now displayed.

  • Dark Pact: Can no longer be cast when the warlock has an enslaved demon pet that does not have mana.
  • Demonic Circle: Summon: This spell can no longer be cast while on a transport or other moving object.
  • Fel Synergy: This talent will no longer heal vehicles the warlock is riding.
  • Ritual of Summoning: This spell can no longer be cast while on a transport or other moving object.
  • Unstable Affliction: Feedback damage from dispelling this debuff will no longer be modified by effects on the victim which modify the damage the victim does.

  • Concussion Blow: Now properly triggers a 1.5 second global cooldown.
  • Damage Shield: Fixed a bug which caused this ability to benefit from Recklessness.
  • Enrage: This ability can no longer be triggered by environmental damage.
  • Enraged Regeneration: While this is active, the warrior is blocked from using abilities that trigger being enraged (which would do nothing and waste the cooldowns).
  • Improved Revenge: This talent will now increase the damage done by Revenge by the proper amount.
  • Rend: Now does correct damage with heirloom weapons. In addition, low ranks of this ability will no longer incorrectly gain a damage bonus against targets above 75% health.
  • Slam: Slam will no longer sometimes show 2 miss messages.

  • Blood Fury: The tooltip on the attack power version of this ability will now tell how much attack power it grants to the orc.
  • Shadowmeld: Using this ability will no longer cause friendly players to deselect the night elf.

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