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Icon-patch-22x22 Patch 7.1.0
“Return to Karazhan”
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Release date October 25, 2016
Latest version date December 9, 2016
Initial version 22900
Latest version 23222
Interface .toc 70100 (changes)
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Patch 7.1.0: Return to Karazhan is Legion's first medium patch.[1][2] It features a mythic-only dungeon that takes place in Karazhan named Return to Karazhan, the Nighthold and Trial of Valor raids, and continues the Suramar campaign with the "Insurrection" chapter.

The patch was deployed on the Public Test Realm on 14 September 2016.[3] Its release date was announced on 14 October 2016.[4]

Last patch notes update: 2016-10-24

Patch trailer[]

New content[]

New Karazhan Mythic Dungeon[]

Main article: Return to Karazhan

From the moment of its mysterious creation, the purpose of this dark tower has been intertwined with the history of the Guardians of Tirisfal, once Azeroth's greatest bulwark against the Legion. It is now best known as the home of Medivh, who tragically betrayed Azeroth and brought the unbroken chain of Guardians to an end. This legacy makes Karazhan a place of particular interest for the Legion, who have descended in full force in an effort to open a new front in their war on the denizens of Azeroth.

Gather a party of five seasoned adventurers and return to this legendary dungeon to face eight bosses on Mythic difficulty. It's an experience that may turn you upside-down!

New Trial of Valor Raid[]

Main article: Trial of Valor

Since Loken's betrayal, Odyn has been trapped within the Halls of Valor as Helya plots in the shadows to claim the souls of his valarjar champions. In recent days, however, great heroes have arrived in the lands of Stormheim in the Legion's wake. Hoping that their might and determination could tip the scales and end Helya's reign, Odyn summons these champions for a final test.

This new three-boss raid dungeon completes the story of Stormheim. Odyn, Guarm, and Helya will become available in Normal and Heroic difficulties two weeks after the launch of Patch 7.1, with Mythic and Raid Finder Difficulties opening afterward.

The Continuing Suramar Campaign[]

Your heroic efforts in Suramar continue with a series of quests that unlock over a period of nine weeks, ultimately leading you to the very entrance of the Nighthold. Delve into the story of the Nightfallen insurrection against the Nightborne and their Legion allies, and you can obtain the wondrous Inv suramarmount [Arcanist's Manasaber] mount. Look for the quest "Lockdown" to get started.

New World Quests[]

A new questline that will unlock Helarjar World Quests is now available. Look for "N [45] A Call to Action" in Dalaran to discover the depth of Helya's influence on all of the Broken Isles and contribute to the resistance.

Falcosaurs are here! The coastline of the Broken Isles is under assault from an invasive, predatory species, and they're breeding out of control! Falcosaurs drop Falcosaur Eggs and Falcosaur Feathers, reagents for new First Aid and Cooking recipes. Save an Orphaned Falcosaur pet to begin a journey toward understanding these hungry creatures, and you might find yourself with a unique new mount.

Class Changes[]

Death Knight[]

Blood

  • Spell deathknight iceboundfortitude [Icebound Fortitude] has returned, reducing damage taken by the Death Knight by 30% (remains at 20% for Frost Death Knights).

Frost

Unholy

Demon Hunter[]

Druid[]

General

Guardian

Restoration

Hunter[]

General

  • Track Mechanicals granted to all gnome and goblin hunters, as well as any hunter who uses the Inv engineering mechabond imprint matrix [Mecha-Bond Imprint Matrix].
  • Ability hunter posthaste [Posthaste] now lasts 5 seconds (was 8 seconds).
  • Vulnerable now increases damage by 50% (was 25%), stacking up to 2 times (was 3 times).
  • New Hunter talent (replacing Ability hunter aspectmastery [Dash]):
    • Ability hunter aspectmastery [Trailblazer]: Your movement speed is increased by 25% anytime you have not attacked for 3 seconds.

Survival

Mage[]

Arcane

Fire

Frost

Monk[]

General

Brewmaster

  • Brewmaster Monks now gain 15% additional Armor from gear.
  • Inv misc archaeology vrykuldrinkinghorn [Brew-Stache] now lasts 4.5 seconds (was 1.5 seconds).

Mistweaver

  • Inv staff 2h artifactshaohao d 01 [Sheilun's Gift] now activates Ability monk soothingmists [Soothing Mist].
  • Chi-Ji Crane Heal now heals for 135% of spell power (was 150%).
  • Soothing Mist now heals for 64% of spell power per tick (was 55%).

Paladin[]

General

Holy

Retribution

  • Ability paladin sanctifiedwrath [Crusade] no longer has a cap on its stacks.
  • Spell holy excorcism [Holy Wrath] now deals 200% of your missing health in damage to 4 nearby enemies, up to 120% of your maximum health.
  • Ability paladin bladeofjustice [Blade of Wrath] has been redesigned: (Passive) Your auto attacks have a chance to reset the cooldown of Ability paladin bladeofjustice [Blade of Justice].

Protection

Priest[]

General

  • Spell shadow soulleech 3 [Mindbender] now returns 0.5% of your mana per tick (was 0.75%).

Discipline

Holy

  • Spell holy renew [Renew] healing increased to 62% of spell power (was 55%).
  • Spell holy testoffaith [Desperate Prayer] now heals and increases health by 30% (was 20%).
  • Ability priest ascendance [Divinity] now lasts 6 seconds (was 8 seconds).
  • Spell holy greaterheal [Heal] now heals for 500% of spell power (was 475%).
  • Spell holy prayerofmendingtga [Prayer of Mending] now heals for 175% of spell power (was 150%).
  • Prayer of Mending now avoids jumping to targets that already have Prayer of Mending, if possible.
  • Spell holy blindingheal [Binding Heal] now costs 2.5% of mana (was 3.0%).
  • Spell holy searinglight [Holy Fire] damage increased to 200% of spell power (was 150%).

Shadow

  • Spell shadow teleport [Arcane Torrent] now generates 15 Insanity.
  • Spell holy powerwordshield [Power Word: Shield] cost increased by 51%.
  • Spell shadow shadowform [Shadowform] has returned as a new spell for Shadow Priests:
    • Assume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage dealt by 10%, and reducing your Physical damage taken by 10%.
    • You may not cast any Holy spells while in this form.
    • The shadowy visual is now tied to Shadowform.
    • Spell priest voidform [Voidform] now acts to intensify Shadowform. It automatically triggers Shadowform if not already active, and you gain the effects of both.
    • When Voidform ends, you return to Shadowform.
    • The damage of all Shadow Priest abilities has been reduced to compensate for this, resulting in no net gain or loss of damage.

Rogue[]

General

Outlaw

Shaman[]

General

Elemental

Warlock[]

General

Affliction

Demonology

Warrior[]

General

Fury

Items[]

Legion Companion App[]

  • Bounty information has been added to World Quest tooltips.
  • Added filter options on the map for active bounties.
  • Items received from completed Work Orders are now shown.
  • Performance improvements.
  • Bug fixes.

Leveling[]

In this patch, a large number of changes are made to improve the order and flow of abilities gained while leveling all classes.

  • In many cases, the level 1-10 abilities that introduce the class have changed.
  • Many special bonuses and features for class abilities are now granted by upgrades that are learned at a later level.
  • This applies to every spec for every class other than Death Knights and Demon Hunters.
  • Examples:
    • Druids below level 10 now use Spell nature wrathv2 [Wrath] and Spell nature starfall [Moonfire] as their primary damage abilities, rather than Spell shadow vampiricaura [Shred] and Ability druid ferociousbite [Ferocious Bite].
    • While Spell holy holysmite [Smite] will still be the first spell given to Priests at level 1, the added absorb shield effect will be an upgrade learned by Discipline at level 36, as the purpose of that effect is to add to healing in group content.
    • Rogues will start leveling with an ability that attacks with one weapon and generates one combo point. Rogues who choose Assassination specialization will replace that ability with Ability rogue shadowstrikes [Mutilate] at level 40.

New World Event[]

Pet Battles[]

Player Versus Player[]

Honor System[]

Rewards

  • The Item Levels of PvP gear rewards now scale as World Quest gear rewards scale, and PvP gear rewards can be Titanforged, Warforged, socketed, or include tertiary stats.
  • Players will no longer receive a bonus piece of gear based on their rating for the first two wins in each rated bracket (2v2, 3v3, 10v10).
  • Players will now receive a bonus piece of gear based on their best rating from the previous week for each rated bracket (2v2, 3v3, 10v10).
  • Bonus gear will be of the “Gladiator” type at PvP ratings below 2000, and of the “Elite” type at PvP ratings above 2000.
  • The first victory of the day bonus now includes a large Artifact Power reward.
  • The reward increase for your first victory of the day has been extended to all brackets: Skirmishes, 2v2 Arenas, 3v3 Arenas, and Rated Battlegrounds.
  • Artifact Power rewards have been increased.

Honor Talents[]

Death Knight[]

Frost

Unholy

Druid[]

  • Many talents have changed positions in the Druid Honor Talent tree.
  • Ability druid rake [Pouncing Strikes] now affects Ability druid mangle [Maim] and Ability ghoulfrenzy [Rip], but no longer affects Ability druid disembowel [Rake].
  • Pouncing Strikes no longer causes you to leap towards the target.
  • Spell nature tranquility [Tranquility] now heals for double the amount in PvP.
  • Inv misc herb talandrasrose [Disentanglement] now causes Inv misc herb talandrasrose [Efflorescence] to remove all snare effects from friendly targets when it heals.
  • Spell nature thorns [Thorns] now deals 5% of the attacker's total health in Nature damage.
  • Ability druid nourish [Nourish] has been re-designed:
    • Reduces the cast time of Spell nature healingtouch [Healing Touch] by 0.5 seconds and automatically applies one of your missing healing-over-time spells to the target. If all of them are present, Healing Touch critically heals.

Monk[]

General

  • Ability rogue fleetfooted [Fast Feet] now also reduces the duration of snares by 20%.

Brewmaster

Mistweaver

Windwalker

Paladin[]

Retribution

Shaman[]

Restoration

  • The Honor Talent version of Spell shaman spiritlink [Spirit Link] cooldown reduced to 30 seconds (was 60 seconds).
  • Spell nature skinofearth [Earth Shield]'s protection now activates when the target takes an attack equal to 6% of their total health (was 10%).

Warlock[]

Destruction

  • Multiple Honor Talents have changed positions in the Honor Talent tree.
  • Ability warlock cremation [Cremation] has been redesigned:
    • Cremation now makes Spell fire immolation [Immolate] an instant cast, and Spell fire fireball [Conflagrate] deals an additional 8% of the target's total health in Fire damage.
  • New Honor Talent: Ability warlock chaosbolt [Focused Chaos]
    • Focused Chaos increases the damage of your Ability warlock chaosbolt [Chaos Bolt] by 200%, but it no longer is also cast on your targets afflicted by your Ability warlock baneofhavoc [Havoc].
  • New Honor Talent: Ability rhyolith magmaflow wave [Entrenched in Flame]
    • Conflagrate roots targets until cancelled. This effect is not broken by damage.
  • Warlock pvp banehavoc [Bane of Havoc] no longer replaces Havoc, and both can be used.

Professions[]

Blood of Sargeras[]

Cooking[]

Fishing[]

User Interface[]

Addons and Macros[]

  • Nameplate options made less confusing.
  • Addons can no longer access the positions for player, party, and raid members in instances.
  • Addons can no longer perform actions on nameplate tokens.
  • The icons in the icon picker for macros and guild bank tabs are larger.
  • New macro conditions for "reticle" spells: @cursor and @player.

Items[]

  • Set pieces are now called out in the personal loot banner.
  • A transmogrification chat message is now displayed whenever any bind-on-equip item becomes bound to you.
  • In mail, a player's other characters have been added to the auto-complete list.
  • There is now a confirmation dialog box when sending gold or items through mail and trade.

Maps and Questing[]

  • Flight map now shows party and raid members as well as all turn-in quests and your mini-map yellow arrow quest.
  • Clicking on the dungeon/raid icon on the world map will open the Dungeon Journal.
  • So that you can now see what you are on top of, Player icon on World map no longer has a tooltip.
  • Honor rewards now appear on World Quest tooltips.
  • Added Auction House sorting by unit price and buyout.
  • World quests Bonus Objectives will now always show in the tracker, even if you have a lot of tracked quests.
  • When you click on an emissary button on the world map, the map now moves to a zone with an uncompleted World Quest for that emissary.
  • World quests can be filtered by reward.

Social and Grouping[]

  • Added support for new Quick Join system.
  • You can now show the in-raid self-highlight without a circle.
  • Group Finder now shows raid and wing names in the LFR dropdown and tooltips.

Miscellaneous[]

  • Improvements made to how the UI scaling work better with 4K monitors.
  • Now allowing for scaling of the cursor for 4K monitors.
  • Added new “For the Horde” and “For the Alliance” emotes.

References[]

 
  1. ^ BlizzCon 2016: World of Warcraft What's Next panel
  2. ^ Medievaldragon 2016-11-10. BlizzCon 2016 World of Warcraft: What’s Next Panel Transcript. BlizzPlanet.
  3. ^ chaud 2016-09-14. Patch 7.1 PTR - Build 22578. MMO-Champion. Retrieved on 2016-09-19.
  4. ^ Patch 7.1: Return to Karazhan Arrives on October 25!. Blizzard Entertainment (2016-10-14). Retrieved on 2016-10-14.
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