Build 43254 is now live on the PTR!
9.2.5 PTR Development Notes – April 18, 2022
New Items
Here are some of the new items added in this build. Check out of the full list on the WoWDB PTR site.
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Achievement Changes
Covenant Sanctums
Expansion Features
- Re-Re-Re-Renowned (New) Reach Renown level 80 with each of the four Covenants. 10 points.
- Shadowlands Dilettante (New) Complete each of the Covenant Special Feature achievements below. 10 points. Account Wide.
Events
Feats of Strength
- The More You Know* (New) Catch 100 falling stars, using the 2022 Vintage Winter Veil gift, Falling Star Catcher.
- To Catch Falling Stars (New) Proud owner of the 2022 Vintage Winter Veil gift, Falling Star Catcher.
Feats of Strength
- Back from the Beyond (New) Leave the Shadowlands better than it was when you entered by completing the following achievements. Title Reward: Veilstrider. Account Wide.
Shadowlands
Exploration
- Walking in Maw-mphis (New) Complete the Maw achievements listed below. Title Reward: Maw Walker. 10 points. Account Wide.
Quests
- Dead Men Tell Some Tales (New) Complete all four Covenant campaigns. 10 points. Account Wide.
- On the Offensive
Complete sixComplete four of the covenant assault achievements listed below. 15 points. Account Wide.
Shadowlands Dungeon
Dungeons & Raids
- Mythic: So’leah’s Gambit (New) Defeat So’leah in So’leah’s Gambit on Mythic Keystone difficulty. 10 points.
- Mythic: Streets of Wonder (New) Defeat So’azmi in Streets of Wonder on Mythic Keystone difficulty. 10 points.
- Myths of the Shadowlands Dungeons (New) Complete each of the following Shadowlands dungeons on Mythic or Mythic Keystone difficulty. 10 points. Account Wide.
Spell Changes
Shaman (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Windlash A massive gust of air that deals 100 Physical damage.
30 yd range. Instant.Requires One-Handed Axes, One-Handed Maces, Fist Weapons. 30 yd range. Instant. - Windlash Off-Hand A massive gust of air that deals 100 Physical damage.
30 yd range. Instant.Requires One-Handed Axes, One-Handed Maces, Fist Weapons. 30 yd range. Instant.
Elemental
- Elemental Shaman Elemental Shaman baseline passive Increases damage/healing by 5%: Chain Lightning, Earth Shock, Earthen Rage, Earthquake, Echoing Shock, Elemental Blast, Flame Shock, Flametongue Attack, Frost Shock, Icefury, Lava Burst, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Shield, Liquid Magma Totem, Maelstrom, Static Discharge, Stormstrike, Stormstrike Off-Hand, Thunderstorm, Windfury Attack, Windstrike, Windstrike Off-Hand Increases periodic damage/healing by 5%: Chain Lightning, Earth Shock, Earthen Rage, Earthquake, Echoing Shock, Elemental Blast, Flame Shock, Flametongue Attack, Frost Shock, Icefury, Lava Burst, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Shield, Liquid Magma Totem, Maelstrom, Static Discharge, Stormstrike, Stormstrike Off-Hand, Thunderstorm, Windfury Attack, Windstrike, Windstrike Off-Hand Increases damage/healing by 13%: Healing Surge and Swelling Waves Increases damage/healing by 68%: Earth Shield Shaman – Elemental Spec. Shaman – Elemental Spec.
Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator)
Affliction
- Nightfall Corruption damage has a chance to cause your next
Shadow Bolt to be instant andDrain Soul to deal 50% increased damage. Affliction Warlock – Level 15 Talent. Affliction Warlock – Level 15 Talent. - Shadowfall Gain the Nightfall talent with 100% increased chance to
cause your next Shadow Bolt to be instantgain its effect. If you already have this talent, you may select another in the same row. PvP Talent. PvP Talent. Requires Warlock. Requires level 10.
Anima Powers
Shaman (Forums, Talent Calculator)
- Heart of the Deathseer (Enhancement) Lava Lash damage is increased by
500%s.500%. - Heart of the Deathseer (Enhancement) Lava Lash damage is increased by
500%s.500%.
Item Effects
- Decrypting Ancient Cyphers Combine 20 Confounding Antique Cyphers to create the Cosmic Creation Impetus, which can be used to improve
EmpoweredFated raid items to Heroic quality. 2 sec cast. - Decrypting Ancient Cyphers Combine 20 Confounding Ancient Cyphers to create the Sacred Creation Impetus, which can be used to improve
EmpoweredFated raid items to Mythic quality. 2 sec cast. - Healialic
Restores 1%Restores 2% of max health to raid or party members within 30 yards every12 sec. This effect will last for 15 min. Only works in Shadowlands outdoor areas or Oribos. 3 sec cast. - Illdari Bane Increases spell power against Demons by
185. Instant.0. - Mark of the Chosen Has a 2% chance when struck in combat of increasing
all stats by 25your primary stat by 0 for 60 sec. Rank 1. Rank 1. - Noise-Cancelling Earplugs
Instant.Put in the earplugs, blocking out the vocal exclamations of those around you. Instant. 5 min cooldown. - pscar test trinket Realize the potential in
an Empowereda Fated raid item, upgrading it to Heroic quality. Instant. - pscar test trinket 2 Fulfil the destiny of
an Empowereda Fated raid item, upgrading it to Mythic quality. Instant. - Star Flinger (New) Instant. 3 sec cooldown.
- Star Slam 2 (New) Knockback nearby starcatchers. Instant. 3 sec cooldown.
- Starcatcher Name changed from “Sticky Hands” to “Starcatcher”. Instant.
12 sec cooldown.3 sec cooldown. - Throw
Toss to a friend, or onto a burning building. 15-60 yd range. Instant.Fling a star to a starcatcher! 20-60 yd range. Instant. 3 sec cooldown.
Raid & Dungeon Abilities
- Deconstructing Energy Lihuvim causes protoform energy to collapse around several players, inflicting 10 Cosmic damage every 1 sec for 6 sec. Limited to 1 target. 300 yd range. Instant.
8 sec cooldown.14 sec global cooldown. - Reconfiguration Emitter Name changed from “[PH] Interruptible Add” to “Reconfiguration Emitter”.
[PH] Interruptible Add Unlimited range. Instant.Taints a player, inflicting 15 Cosmic damage every 1 sec. for 15 sec. Upon removal this power manifests as an attackable enemy, which continuously casts. Successful casts inflict 40 Cosmic damage to all players. While present the caster grants all players 5% increased damage done, 15% increased damage taken, and 15% increased healing done. This effect is disabled while the caster is unable to act. Unlimited range. Instant. - Reconfiguration Emitter Name changed from “[PH] Interruptible Add” to “Reconfiguration Emitter”.
Unlimited range. Instant.Taints a player, inflicting 15 Cosmic damage every 1 sec. for 15 sec. Upon removal this power manifests as an attackable enemy, which continuously casts. Successful casts inflict 40 Cosmic damage to all players. While present the caster grants all players 5% increased damage done, 15% increased damage taken, and 15% increased healing done. This effect is disabled while the caster is unable to act. Unlimited range. Instant. - Reconfiguration Emitter Name changed from “[PH] Interruptible Add” to “Reconfiguration Emitter”.
[PH] Interruptible Add Unlimited range. Instant.Taints a player, inflicting 15 Cosmic damage every 1 sec. for 15 sec. Upon removal this power manifests as an attackable enemy, which continuously casts. Successful casts inflict 40 Cosmic damage to all players. While present the caster grants all players 5% increased damage done, 15% increased damage taken, and 15% increased healing done. This effect is disabled while the caster is unable to act. Unlimited range. Instant. - Reconfiguration Emitter Name changed from “[PH] Interruptible Add” to “Reconfiguration Emitter”.
$@spelldescTaints a player, inflicting 15 Cosmic damage every 1 sec. for 15 sec. Upon removal this power manifests as an attackable enemy, which continuously casts. Successful casts inflict 40 Cosmic damage to all players. While present the caster grants all players 5% increased damage done, 15% increased damage taken, and 15% increased healing done. This effect is disabled while the caster is unable to act Unlimited range. Instant. - Replicating Essence (New) Ensnares afflicted players, reducing movement speed by 15% and inflicting 15 Cosmic damage every 1 sec. for 5 sec. Upon removal this essence patterns inself as 2 |4attackable enemy:attackable enemies;, which continuously channels 2 Cosmic damage every 0.5 sec. into targeted players for 4 sec. Upon defeat grants all players 2% increased damage done and 2% increased healing and absorbs done for 10 sec. Upon reaching full power, this essence replicates itself into 2 |4additional copy:additional copies;, exhausting itself preventing additional replication and no longer grants players any beneficial effects upon defeat. Exhausted Essences continuously channels 5 Cosmic damage every 1 sec. into multiple targeted players for 4 sec. Unlimited range. Instant.
Strings Changes
- ERR_LFG_NO_CROSS_FACTION_PARTIES – Cross faction
parties are not allowed to queue for this instance.groups can’t queue for this instance - ERR_MEETING_STONE_CANT_TARGET_UNFRIENDLY_IN_OVERWORLD (New) – You can’t target this player outside of an instance
- TRANSFER_ABORT_NOT_CROSS_FACTION_COMPATIBLE – This instance
is not available to cross faction parties.isn’t available for cross-faction groups
Misc Changes
Battle Masters
- All Arenas – Brawl. Level: 50-60. Players: 8-15. Rated players: 5. Maps: Ashamane’s Fall, Black Rook Hold Arena, Blade’s Edge Arena, Dalaran Sewers, Empyrean Domain, Enigma Chamber, Hook Point, Maldraxxus Coliseum, Mugambala, Nagrand Arena, Ruins of Lordaeron, The Robodrome, The Tiger’s Peak, Tol’Viron Arena.
- All Arenas – Level: 20-60. Players: 5. Rated players: 5.
Map: Enigma Arena.Maps: Ashamane’s Fall, Black Rook Hold Arena, Blade’s Edge Arena, Dalaran Sewers, Empyrean Domain, Enigma Chamber, Hook Point, Maldraxxus Coliseum, Mugambala, Nagrand Arena, Ruins of Lordaeron, The Robodrome, The Tiger’s Peak, Tol’Viron Arena. - Enigma Chamber (New) – Level: 60. Players: 6. Map: Enigma Chamber.
- Enigma Chamber (New) – Level: 60. Players: 5. Rated players: 5. Map: Enigma Chamber.
Character Titles
- %s, Maw Walker (New)
- Veilstrider %s (New)
Group Finder Activities
Questing
- Shadowlands > Korthia (New) – Area: Korthia.
- Shadowlands > Zereth Mortis (New) – Area: Zereth Mortis.
Item Name Descriptions
- Fated – Name changed from “Empowered” to “Fated”.
[color=#00FF00]EmpoweredFated - Fated Heroic – Name changed from “Heroic Empowered” to “Fated Heroic”.
Heroic EmpoweredFated Heroic - Fated Mythic – Name changed from “Mythic Empowered” to “Fated Mythic”.
Mythic EmpoweredFated Mythic
Map Areas
Enigma Chamber
- Enigma Chamber (New)
Map Difficulties
- Enigma Chamber (New)
Maps
Shadowlands
- Enigma Chamber (New) – Directory: 2547. Type: Arena. Time is always 12:00am.