Test Public Realm Patch 5.2 Update - February 25

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Updated February 25

World of Warcraft Public Test Realm Patch 5.2

• Classes
  • General
    • Area Damage Limit: The area damage limit is now 20 targets (was 10). This means that damaging area of ​​effect spells now reach maximum damage when hitting 20 targets. If more than 20 targets are hit, the total damage dealt is divided evenly by the actual number of targets present.
  • Death Knight
    • Blood Plague now deals 15% more damage.
    • Frost Rush now deals 15% more damage.
    • Now Blood Parasite Summons Bloodworms that have 15% of the Death Knight's health (was 18%) and now Blood Burst heals for 25% per stack of Blood Thrust (instead of 30% per accumulation).
    • Frost
      • Howling Blast now deals 8% increased damage to main goal. Damage to other enemies in the area of ​​effect remains unchanged.
      • Icy Claws now increases attack speed by 25% (was 20%).
      • Might of the Frozen Wastes now increases melee damage by 15% (was 10%).
    • Profane
      • Scourge Strike now deals 3,8% increased damage.
  • Druid
    • Symbiosis
      • Dispersion now has a 3 minute cooldown for Druids (was 2 minutes).
    • Rip now deals 15% more damage.
    • Restaurants
      • Wild Mushrooms from the Wild Mushroom spell will now gain a 25% of excess healing done by the druid's Rejuvenation effects, up to a maximum of 33% of the druid's health into bonus healing, and doing so will make them bigger. When Wild Mushroom Bloom is cast, this healing bonus will be split evenly among targets in the area of ​​effect.
    • The Balance or Restoration druid's PvP glove bonus now increases Cyclone duration by 2 seconds (previously increased Cyclone range by 5 yards).
  • Hunter
    • Retreat Pet now has a 3 second cooldown (was 2 seconds).
    • Power Shot now cancels Camouflage when it begins to cast.
    • Steady Shot now deals 20% more damage.
    • Aim
      • Aimed Shot now deals 10% more damage.
      • Chimera Shot now deals 25% more damage and heals the player for 5% (was 3%) of their total health.
    • Survival
      • Black Arrow now deals 10% more damage.
      • Explosive Shot now deals 10% more damage.
  • Wizard
    • Enchanter's Ward can now be removed by magic dispels.
    • Frost
      • Frostbolt now deals a 32% more damage, but its debuff no longer increases subsequent Frostbolt damage.
      • Water elemental
  • Monk
    • If Spear Hand Strike is used on a target in front of the Monk, it is silenced for 2 seconds (was 4 seconds).
    • Mist weaver
      • Now Atizar costs a 8% (was 4%) of base mana.
      • Now casting the glyph version of Inspire costs one 16% base mana (was 6,6%).
      • Soothing Mist now generates Chi more consistently and the average spawn rate is slightly higher.
      • Xuen will now lock onto the monk's original target.
      • Teachings of the Monastery now provides extra benefits.
      • Muscle Memory is a new passive ability for Mistweaver Monks. Successful Poke and Spinning Crane Kicks that damage at least 3 enemies will trigger Muscle Memory. Muscle Memory causes the next Tiger Palm or Monk's Dark Kick to deal 150% more damage and restore a 4%of mana.
      • Prepare: Tiger's Eye Brew now gains 1 charge after spending 3. Chi (was 4), increases damage by 1% per stack (was 2%), can stack up to 20 charges, but only 10 charges can be consumed per activation, and an alert is displayed on the UI of user when reaching 10 loads. Tiger's Eye Brew stacks are removed at the beginning of a raid encounter. This ability is enhanced with Bottled Fury.
  • Paladin
    • Vengeful Wrath now has a 2 min cooldown on Retribution Paladins (instead of 3 min). The cooldown remains unchanged for Holy and Protection paladins.
    • Rebuke
      • Retribution 4-piece PvP set bonus has been replaced. Now reduces the cooldown of Vengeful Wrath by 65 sec.
      • The level 4 Retribution 14-piece set bonus has been changed to increase the damage of all Seals and Judgments by 10%.
  • Priest
    • Word of Power: Comfort has been replaced with a new talent: Comfort and Insanity
      • For Sombra, this ability causes Mind Flay to gain the Insanity effect when cast against a target afflicted by Devouring Plague. when cast against a target with 3 Shadow spells of damage over time. Insanity increases Mind Flay damage by 33% per Shadow Orb consumed.
    • Power Infusion now increases the Priest's damage by 5% in addition to its current effects.
    • A priest's psychic fiend will no longer cast Psychic Horro at the same target twice.
    • Discipline
      • Mastery: Shield Discipline now also increases healing done by a lower amount, but the bonus from Mastery has been reduced by 36%.
      • Penance damage and healing increased by 20%, now has a cooldown of 9 seconds (was 10 seconds), and has a range of 40m for both friendly and hostile targets (up from 40m for friendly and 30m for hostiles).
    • Shade
      • Mind Blast damage has been increased by 20%.
      • Shadowform now increases the priest's Shadow damage by 25% (was 20%).
    • The level 4 14-piece set bonus Holy / Discipline now reduces the cooldown of Penance by 3 seconds (was 4 seconds).
  • Rogue
    • Murder
      • Dispatch now deals 15% more damage.
      • Poison now deals 20% more damage.
  • Shaman
    • Elemental
      • Elemental Focus now increases the Shaman's spell damage by 15% (was 10%).
      • Shamanism now increases the damage of Lightning Bolt by 70% (was 50%).
    • Constant improvement
      • Path of Spirit now has a 1 min cooldown (was 2 min).
  • Sorcerer
    • Immolate now deals 20% more damage.
    • Shadow Bolt now deals 15% more damage.
    • Kil'jaeden's Cunning is now a passive talent and its activated ability has been removed.
    • Grimoire of Sacrifice now increases the damage of abilities by 15% (up from 25%) for Destruction Warlocks, and a 35% (up from 50%) for Affliction Warlocks. Additionally, it now provides the Anguillazo spell instead of Seduction when sacrificing a Succubus.
    • Demonology
      • Now Hand of Gul'dan inflicts a 15% more damage.
      • Now Shadow Flame inflicts a 15% more damage.
      • Soul Fire now deals 22% more damage.
      • Now Touch of Chaos inflicts a 15% more damage.
      • Wild Imp's Firebolt now deals a 15% more damage.
    • Destruction
      • Conflagrate now deals 20% more damage.
      • Incinerate now deals 10% more damage.
  • Guerrero
    • Execute now deals 25% less damage.

• Pet battles
  • Players will now be able to participate in pet battles while in the Throne of Thunder room.
  • There are no longer different races available for Shining Kaliri, Jade Tentacle, Tirisfal Bat-Bat, Firefly, Baby Jade Crane, Gilnean Raven, or Shore Crawler
  • Anubisath Idol: Sandstorm and Detour have swapped ability positions.

• Raids, dungeons and quests
  • Throne of Thunder raid bosses have a chance to drop items designated as Thunder Forges on Normal and Heroic Difficulties. Thunderforges items have 6 more item levels than their normal or heroic counterparts and will drop more frequently in 25-player raids. To know more details about this change read this discussion thread.

• Careers
  • Archeology
    • Mantid archeology has been added. Players will be able to discover common and rare mantid artifacts.
    • Players can purchase the Mantid Acoustic Locator to focus exclusively on mantid excavations.
    • The hermit's map now includes all of Pandaria's excavations, up from just 1.
    • The "museum" on the Throne of Knowledge has been updated.
  • Ironworks.
    • New raid and PvP skins have been added and can be acquired through daily quests for Lightning Steel Ingots.
    • Veteran Blacksmiths will be able to find a way to craft Lightning Steel Ingots once their kingdom has unlocked The Forges of Thunder on the Isle of Thunder. These ingots will allow blacksmiths to recreate powerful weapons from the past, updated for Mists of Pandaria. These powerful weapons will bind when you equip them and it will take a lot of dedication to craft them.
    • For blacksmiths who have abandoned their trade (ie: who have not practiced blacksmithing since Burning Crusade) there is a way (although perhaps not the most economical) to get up to speed. Blacksmiths at each faction's shrine in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms can teach you designs to create common household items with Ghost Iron.
  • Fishing
    • Players with a high level of fishing skill have a chance to catch new pets. The Pet Diary contains clues to where to find these elusive pets.
    • Fish of the Day: Each day there will be a location in Pandaria where a particular type of pandaren fish will be abundant.
    • Ben Booming Voice, located near El Mercado del Alcor, will inform players about the "Fish of the Day" and mark the location on the map.
  • Jewelry
    • Jewelers will be able to find the Dragon Heart designs and uncut primal diamonds during their adventures (World Objects).
    • Dragon Heart has a daily cooldown and consumes multiple Serpent Eyes to create a Random Quality Random Pandaren Gem. Also, there is a small chance that the player will discover the design of the Sapphire Cub or Jade Owl.
    • Designing for uncut primal diamonds requires spirits of harmony and large quantities of unusual gemstones.
  • Leatherworking
    • The patterns for Leather Magnificence and Scale Magnificence can be found as World Items. These patterns allow the furrier to create magnificent hides more economically and share in daily cooldown. In addition to creating great hides, the leatherworker will learn a new 5.2 or PvP raid pattern.
    • A new 36-slot Leather Bag (Magnificent Hide Satchel) can now be crafted with Leatherworking.
  • Tailoring
    • New raid and PvP patterns have been added, and tailors can acquire these new patterns with the Imperial Silk daily cooldown.