Summary
World of Warcraftjust revealed a round of class tuning coming in Patch 11.0.7, primarily in the form of buffs for underperforming specializations in both PvE and PvP. These gameplay adjustments will go live along withWorld of WarcraftPatch 11.0.7 on December 17.
Siren Isle, the last content patch ofWorld of Warcraft: The War WithinSeason 1, is coming soon, bringing with it some quality-of-life improvements, character customization options, and a brand-new zone full of activities and rewards. Blizzard recently released thepatch notes for thisWorld of Warcraftupdate, but beyond describing buffs to a handful of racial abilities, there were no class balance adjustments to be found in the blog post.
Now,World of Warcrafthas revealed the class tuning that will accompany this patch. The vast majority of these changes are buffs.World of Warcraftgave Unholy Death Knight, Havoc Demon Hunters, Devastation Evokers, Marksmanship Hunters, Holy Paladins and Priests, Restoration Shamans, and Affliction Warlocks a power up in PvE content, and over a dozen specializations also got buffs specific to PvP.
Of course, a few classes caught nerfs as well. Despite the fact that they received buffs to compensate, Lightsmith Holy Paladin’s Tempered in Battle no longer activates in hard crowd control in PvE, and the damage for Windwalker’s Blackout Kick and Hellcaller Destruction Warlock’s Wither were both reduced specifically in PvP. The only class specialization to just get nerfs was the Augmentation Evoker, and even then, only for some abilities in PvP.
These class changes will go into effect on December 17,alongside the Siren Isle content update forWorld of Warcraft. Considering these adjustments are mostly numerical buffs,World of Warcraftfans who play the affected classes likely won’t have any of their talent points reset due to this patch, especially since no nodes are moving around on their trees.
Outside a few potential hotfixes, this is probably the last round of class balanceWorld of Warcraftwill see until Patch 11.1, Undermined. ConsideringThe War Withinhas been running with an eight-week cadence between patches, current estimations after accounting for the holiday season putWorld of WarcraftPatch 11.1 around mid or late February 2025. This theoretical date is corroborated by theruntime for the second Plunderstorm event inWorld of Warcraft, which is currently set to run from January 14 until February 18, right in line with this projected release window.
World of Warcraft Patch 11.0.7 Class Balance Adjustments
We regularly make class balance adjustments based on gameplay data and feedback from players on class performance. The following changes to classes that are over- and under-performing in various areas will arrive alongside the 11.0.7 patch (December 17 in this region):
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