World of Warcraft SoD Gets Class Tuning Balance Patch - 5th March, 2024

World of Warcraft Classic's Season of Discovery (SoD) is entering its second month of phase two and Blizzard has introduced some balance changes to the classes on 5th March 2024. In a recent blue post, the WoW development team outlined the upcoming patch notes set to go live on March 5, 2024, addressing concerns and feedback from the community. Here's a breakdown of the key changes coming to Mages, Hunters, Paladins, Warlocks, and Warriors.

WoW Classic Season of Discovery Class Tuning Updates

• Hunter

  • Chimera Shot damage increased to 120% of weapon damage (was 100%) and Chimera Shot Serpent Sting damage increased to 48% of Serpent Sting damage (was 40%).

  • Explosive Shot base damage done before Attack Power increased by 15%.

  • Carve damage increased to 65% of weapon damage (was 50%).

• Mage

  • Frostfire Bolt base damage increased by 50%, and its increased damage from bonus spell damage increased by 16%, identical to the value for Fireball.

  • Spellfrost Bolt base damage increased by 50%, and its increased damage from bonus spell damage increased by 14%, identical to the value for Frostbolt.

  • Regeneration, Mass Regeneration, and Chronostatic Preservation spell power coefficients increased by 88%.

    • Developers’ notes: This is to compensate for Mage healers wearing primarily items which grant “damage and healing” instead of “healing”.

  • Chronostatic Preservation mana cost decreased by 44%.

  • Resolved some tooltip issues with Chronostatic Preservation.

• Paladin

  • Seal of Martyrdom damage increased to 50% weapon damage per swing (was 40%). Seal of Martyrdom Judgement increased to 85% weapon damage (was 70%).

  • Seal of Martyrdom Seal and Judgement effects now benefit from talents and effects that modify Seal of Righteousness, particularly Improved Seal of Righteousness.

• Warlock

  • Grimoire of Synergy now increases damage done by the Warlock and their pet by 25% when it is active (was 5%).

• Warrior

  • Devastate damage increased to 150% of weapon DPS (was 100%), before being increased by number of Sunder Armor stacks.

The update also coincides with Blizzard's plans to introduce a worldwide experience buff for sub-level 40 characters on SoD servers, making leveling easier for affected classes. These changes, combined with the class tuning updates, are expected to make gameplay more balanced and enjoyable for all players.