This Week in the Meta

• Druid9 changes
  • Restoration: Improved Swiftmend increases Swiftmend healing by 40% (was 30%). Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Restoration: Regrowth healing increased by 10%. Does not affect PvP combat.
• Warlock8 changes
  • Affliction: Unstable Affliction damage increased by 20%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Destruction: Rain of Fire damage increased by 20%.
• Hunter7 changes
  • Marksmanship: Dark Ranger: Black Arrow damage increased by 40% in PvP combat.
  • Marksmanship: Deathblow’s chance to be activated by Aimed Shot increased to 25% in PvP combat.
• Priest7 changes
  • Holy: Archon: Empowered Surges now increases the healing of spells affected by Surge of Light by 10% in PvP combat (was 5%).
  • Holy: Archon: Realized Potential now increases Flash Heal healing by 25% in PvP combat (was 20%).
• Mage6 changes
  • Frost: Frostfire: Duality’s Pyroblast damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  • Frost: Frostfire: Isothermic Core’s Meteor damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Rogue5 changes
  • Assassination: Deathstalker: Darkest Night now increases the damage of the next Eviscerate by 15% in PvP combat (was 8%).
  • Assassination: Deathstalker: Deathstalker’s Mark damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.

PTR testing data — not balance-conclusive · PTR sample: 396 fight slots

1. Holy Priest8.8%
2. Arcane Mage8.6%
3. Beast Mastery Hunter8.3%
4. Blood Death Knight6.6%
5. Assassination Rogue5.6%