Cataclysm Beta - Build 13221

Guild Achievements

• Heroic: Deadmines Guild Run now properly requires you to defeat Vanessa VanCleef.

General

• Dual Talent Specialization level requirement has been reduced to 30, down from 40.
• To All the Squirrels Who Cared for Me - The Cataclysm has brought more critters to Azeroth. You must /love them too.

Quests

• Glutton for Punishment is gone and has been replaced by 3 achievements.
• Glutton for Fiery Punishment - In Archmage Xylem's Trial of Fire in Azshara, gain 10 stacks of Fire Dancing without taking damage.
• Glutton for Icy Punishment - In Archmage Xylem's Trial of Frost in Azshara, gain 20 stacks of Essence of Ice without taking damage.
• Glutton for Shadowy Punishment - In Archmage Xylem's Trial of Shadow in Azshara, trap 20 Weeping Souls without taking damage.

Racial

• Magic Resistance (Blood Elf) no longer reduces your chance to be hit by spells, increases your resistance to Arcane instead.
• Shadow Resistance (Draenei) no longer reduces your chance to be hit by Shadow spells, increases your resistance to Shadow instead.
• Frost Resistance (Dwarf) no longer reduces your chance to be hit by Frost spells, increases your resistance to Frost instead.
• Explorer (Dwarf) no longer increases your Archaeology skills, now allows you to find additional fragments when looting archaeological finds. Still allows you to survey faster.
• Aberration (Worgen) no longer reduces the duration of all Curses and Diseases used against you. Now increases your resistance to Nature and Shadow effects.

Archaeology

• Survey now has a 5 sec cooldown, up from 4 sec.

Death Knight (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Unholy

• Unholy Might now increases your Strength by 10%, down from 15%.

Druid (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Balance

• Soothe now has a 1.5 sec cast time, up from Instant.

Feral

• Thrash (Bear) now deals 15% of AP + 243 damage, down from 19% of AP + 304 damage. Bleed effect reduced from 3% of AP + 189 to 3% of AP + 152.
• Swipe now deals 171 base damage, down from 214.
• Brutal Impact now causes victims of Skull Bash to have a 5/10% increased mana cost on their spells, down from 15/30%.
• Stampede now increase melee haste by 30%, up from 15%. Causes Feral Charge (Cat) to cost 100% less energy, down from 50%.

Restoration

• Rebirth now has a 10 min cooldown, down from 30 min.
• Swift Rejuvenation is now a 1-Rank talent, down from 2 Ranks. Now reduces the GCD of Rejuvenation by 0.5 sec.
• Efflorescence now heals nearby targets for 20/40/60% of the amount healed by Swiftmend over 7 sec, down from 7.5 sec.
• Natural Shapeshifter now also increases the duration of Tree of Life by 5/10 sec.

Hunter (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Beast Mastery

• Widow Venom now reduces healing by 10%, down from 25%.
• Kill Command now deals 43% of Ranged AP + 848 damage. Up from 35% of RAP + 772 damage.

Marksmanship

• Steady Shot now scales from 2.1% of Ranged AP, down from 10 of Ranged AP.
• Chimera Shot now deals 28.8% of Ranged AP + 973 damage. Up from 24% of Ranged AP + 401.

Survival

• Explosive Shot now scales from 22% of Ranged Attack Power, up from 18%.
• Black Arrow doesn't seem to scale from Ranged Attack Power anymore, or maybe Blizzard just removed the scaling value from the tooltip.

Pets

• Demoralizing Screech (Carrion Bird) no longer deals damage or reduces the attack power of enemies in range. Now reduces the physical damage caused by all enemies within 8 yards by 10% for 10 sec. No longer has a focus cost.
• Froststorm Breath base damage reduced from 244 to 41.
• Monstrous Bite now reduces healing by 10%, down from 25%.
• Burrow Attack now scales from 76.8% of Ranged AP and deals 1432 damage, up from 9.6% RAP + 257.

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Mage (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)

 

• Molten Shields now causes your Blazing Speed effect to also removes any movement slowing effects.
• Blazing Speed now dispells all effect that prevent movement.

Frost

• Permafrost now reduces the target's healing by 3/7/10%, down from 8/16/25%.

Paladin (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Holy

• Holy Radiance's effectiveness now diminish on targets farther than x yards away.
• Divine Light base healing has been increased by 30%. From 8538-9512 to 11100-12366
• Holy Wrath now scales from 61% of SpellPower, up from 30%. Base damage reduced by 22%, from 3122 to 2435.
• Exorcism now scales from 34.4% of SpellPower or AP, up from 15%. Base damage increased by 15% from 2343 to 2741.
• Flash of Light base healing has been increased by 30%. From 5313-5961 to 6907-7750.
• Lay on Hands no longer restores mana.
• Holy Light base healing has been increased by 30%. From 3202-3567 to 4162-4637.
• Beacon of Light now lasts 5 min, up from 1 min.
• Mastery: Illuminated Healing now absorbs 10% of the amount healed, up from 8%. Now lasts 8 sec, up from 6 sec. Each point of mastery increases the absorb amount by an additional 1.25%, up from 1%.
• Holy Shock base healing has been increased by 30%. From 3033-3285 to 3943-4271.

Retribution

• Templar's Verdict now deals 235% weapon damage with 3 Holy Power, up from 225%.
• Hammer of Wrath base damage has been reduced by 22%. From 4890-5404 to 3814-4215.
• Seal of Truth now scales from 12.85% of Attack Power and Spell Power (up from 12.5%) but now deals 15% weapon damage when stacked 5 times. Down from 16%.
• Crusader Strike now deals 115% weapon damage, down from 150%.

Protection

• Avenger's Shield now has a 15 sec cooldown, down from 24 sec.
• Shield of the Righteous now deals 609/1828/3656 damage depending on Holy Power. (Old - Deals 20%/60%/120% of Attack Power as damage)
• Shield of the Templar no longer reduces the cooldown of Avenger's Shield. Now allows your Divine Plea to generate 1/2/3 Holy Power.
• Guarded by the Light now increases Word of Glory by 15/30%, down from 30/60%.
• Wrath of the Lightbringer now increases the damage of Crusader Strike by 50% at Rank 1, up from 30%. (Not sure if the plan is to make it a single rank, or a 2 Ranks 50/100%, seems bugged)

Priest (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Discipline

• Inner Fire now increases Spell Power by 531, up from 425.

Holy

• Holy Nova affects target within 10 yards. (Tooltip fix)
• Binding Heal base healing increased by 20%. From 3295-4237 to 3959-5091. Now costs 28% of base mana, down from 29%.
• Prayer of Healing now costs 26% of base mana, down from 36% of base mana.
• State of Mind no longer affects Renew, affects Prayer of Mending instead.
• Chakra no longer works with Renew. No longer costs mana. Sanctuary (Prayer of Healing, Prayer of Mending) now increases healing done by your AoE spells and Renew by 15%. (Old - Only increased AoE spells by 10%)
• Revelations now has a 40 sec cooldown.
• Rapid Renewal (Tier 4) *New* - Reduces the global cooldown of your Renew by 0.5 sec.
• Tome of Light is now a Tier 3 talent, down from Tier 4.

Shadow

• Vampiric Embrace now heals you for 6%, down from 15%.
• Improved Mind Blast now reduces healing by 10%, down from 25%.

Rogue (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Asssassination

• Mastery: Potent Poisons now increases damage done by your poisons by 28%, up from 20%. Each point of Mastery increases damage by an additional 3.5%, up from 2.5%

Combat

• Mastery: Main Gauche now has a 16% chance to grant an extra off hand attack, up from 10%. Each point of Mastery increases the chance by an additional 2%, up from 1.25%.

Subtlety

• Mastery: Executioner now also increases the effectiveness of Slice and Dice and Recuperate.

Shaman (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Restoration

• Chain Heal now costs 20% of base mana, up from 17% of base mana.

Warlock (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Affliction

• Drain Life now costs 12% of base mana, down from 17% of base mana.

Warrior (Forums / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Arms

• Mortal Strike now reduces healing by 10%, down from 25%.

Fury

• Furious Attacks now reduces healing by 10%, down from 25%.
• Slam now costs 15 rage, down from 20.

Protection

• Shield Slam base damage has been increased by 125%. From 826-868 to 1871-1967.