7.1.5 Hotfixes: February 21st

February 21 (source)

Class

Death Knight

Virulent Plague damage over time effect has been increased by 67%. Damage unchanged in PvP.

Summon Gargoyle: Gargoyle Strike damage has been increased by 50%. Damage unchanged in PvP.

Dark Arbiter: Val’kyr Strike damage has been increased by 16%. Damage unchanged in PvP.

Death Grip should no longer ignore Grounding Totem.

Hunter

(Marksmanship) Piercing Shot will no longer deal less potential damage when the Focus-cost-reduction effect of the Eagletalon Battlegear (4-piece) is active.

Paladin

The Light Saves now triggers when the Beacon of Faith target’s health drops below 50%.

Priest

Shadow Mend now deals appropriate damage to low-level players.

Shadow Word: Pain (with the Misery talent) is now properly applied to the target when out of range.

Items

(Hotfix in testing) Skardyn’s Grace: The duration of the on-use effect of item has been increased from 20 seconds to 35 seconds, and the amount of Mastery it rewards has been reduced proportionately.

Player versus Player

Death Knight

Dark Simulacrum‘s cooldown has been reduced to 25 seconds (was 30 seconds).

Blood

Blood Death Knights no longer deal reduced damage in PvP situations (was a reduction of 10%).

Unholy

Crypt Fever‘s damage has been reduced by 15%

Damage of Virulent Plague, Summon Gargoyle, and Dark Arbiter has been reduced to offset the baseline increases above, leaving these abilities unchanged in PvP.
 

Druid

Restoration

Nourish now reduces the cast time of Healing Touch by 0.2 seconds (was 0.5 seconds).

Nourish will now only apply Regrowth‘s heal over time effect (was both the initial heal and the heal over time effect).

Abundance now reduces the cast time of Healing Touch by 5% per Rejuvenation active in PvP situations (was 10%).

Fixed a bug that caused Nature’s Essence to fail to heal on Wild Growths cast in PvP if the Druid had the Nourish or Overgrowth Honor Talents.

 

Hunter

Survival

Caltrops now deals 20% less damage in PvP, and reduces movement speed by 50% (was 70% speed).

PvP Template Agility has been reduced by 2.5%.

Marksmanship

Healing Shell now heals for its full value in PvP.

Aimed Shot now deals an additional 5% damage in PvP situations.

Marksmanship Hunter’s PvP Template Agility has been increased by 5%.

Marksmanship Hunter’s PvP Template now has 150% Haste (was 175%), 100% Mastery (was 75%), and 120% Armor (was 100%).

Beast Mastery

Beast Mastery Hunter’s PvP Template now has 120% Armor (was 100%).
 

Beast Mastery Hunter’s PvP Template now has 70% Critical Strike (was 100%).

Beast Mastery Hunter’s PvP Template now has 75% Mastery (was 100%).

Beast Mastery Hunter’s PvP Template now has 125% Versatility (was 100%).

Beast Mastery Hunter’s PvP Template now has 130% Haste (was 100%).

Beast Mastery Hunter’s PvP Template Agility has been increased by 5%.

Mage

Fire

Cauterizing Blink‘s heal has been reduced by 33% in PvP situations.

Fire Mage’s PvP Template Stamina and Intellect have been reduced by 5%.
 

Paladin

Holy

Avenging Crusader once again ignores line of sight when healing.

Avenging Crusaderr will now cause Judgment and Crusader Strike to heal even if their damage is absorbed.

Fixed a bug that caused Spreading the Word to make Blessing of Freedom trigger Cleanse‘s cooldown.

Retribution

Retribution Paladin PvP template now has an additional 3% Strength.
 

Priest

Discipline

Inner Renewal now causes Power Word: Radiance to refund 25% of its mana cost when self-cast (was 50%).
 

Rogue

Assassination

Fixed a bug that caused Deadly Brew‘s additional free Wound Poison effect to increase to Kingsbane‘s damage.

Poison Bomb‘s damage has been reduced by 30% in PvP.

Wound Poison‘s healing reduction effect has been reduced to 20% in PvP (24% with Master Poisoner).

PvP Template Agility has been reduced by 5%.
 

Shaman

Elemental

Elemental Shaman’s PvP Template Intellect and Stamina have been increased by 5%.

Enhancement

Enhancement Shaman’s PvP Template Agility has been increased by 10%, and Stamina has been increased by 5%.

Stormstrike deals 20% less damage in PvP (was 15% less damage).

Restoration

Restoration Shaman’s PvP Template now has 130% Versatility (was 100%).
 

Warrior

Arms

Arms Warrior PvP template now has an additional 5% Strength, 5% Stamina, and 10% Armor.

Arms Warrior PvP template now has 150% Versatility (was 125%).

Fury

Endless Rage now increases the duration of Enrage by 1 second (was 2 seconds).
 

Warlock

Destruction

Chaos Bolt‘s damage has been increased by 25% in PvP situations.

Reverse Entropy reduces the cast time of Chaos Bolt by 0.25 seconds in PvP situations (was 0.5 seconds).

Backdraft reduces the cast time of Chaos Bolt and Rain of Fire by 15% in PvP situations (was 30%).

Demonology

Demonology Warlock’s PvP Template Intellect has been increased by 5%.

Demonology Warlock’s PvP Template now has 150% Haste (was 100%), 75% Versatility (was 100%), and 75% Mastery (was 100%).