Changes: Patch 9.1.0

Patch 9.1.0
“Chains of Domination”
Announcement date	February 19, 2021
Release date	TBA
Latest version date	April 13, 2021
Initial version	38312
Interface .toc	(changes)
Highlights & notes
	Sanctum of Domination 10-boss raid; Tazavesh: the Veiled Market 8-boss megadungeon; Korthia new area in the Maw; New wing and new layers in Torghast, Tower of the Damned; More Covenant Renown and rewards Unlock flying in Covenant zones and Covenant specific flying mounts; A cosmetic armor set per Covenant worn by any armor type; ;
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Revision as of 17:57, 14 April 2021

Patch 9.1.0: Chains of Domination is the first upcoming major content patch of Shadowlands, announced at BlizzConline on February 19, 2021.

It was pushed to the Public Test Realm on April 13, 2021.

Description

February 19, 2021

The traitorous Sire Denathrius has been defeated, but the power of the Maw still grows. In Chains of Domination, the upcoming major content update for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, players will delve into new depths of the Jailer’s hopeless domain, seeking to understand the true nature of his malignant plans. Backed by the renewed might of the four Covenants, the champions of the Horde and the Alliance will take the fight for the Shadowlands to the seat of the Jailer’s power. But the Banished One has a terrible new champion in his service—a cruel instrument of despair conscripted by Sylvanas Windrunner, capable of instilling dread into the hearts of Azeroth’s heroes like no creature of the Shadowlands.

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Classes

Druid

Balance
- [New Moon] (Talent) now has 20 second recharge (was 25 seconds).
- [Solstice] (Talent) now causes [Shooting Stars] to fall 200% more often (was 300%).
- [Stellar Drift] (Talent) has been redesigned – [Starfall] damage increased by 25% and allows you to cast while moving while Starfall is active, but it has a 15 second cooldown.
- The free Starfall from Oneth's Clear Vision (Runecarving Power) ignores the Stellar Drift (Talent) Starfall cooldown.
- Balance of All Things (Runecarving Power) now grants 24% increased critical strike chance (was 40%) and decreases by 3% every 1 second (was 8% every 1 second).

Mage

Fire
- [Flamestrike] damage reduced by 10%.
- [Flame Patch] (Talent) damage reduced by 10%.
- [Kindling] (Talent) cooldown reduction for Combustion reduced to 1 second (was 1.5 seconds).
- [Infernal Cascade] (Conduit) Fire damage bonus reduced by 20%.

Priest

Discipline
- [Spirit Shell] (Talent) cooldown increased to 90 seconds (was 60 seconds).

Holy
- [Symbol of Hope] has been redesigned – Bolster the morale of party or raid members within 40 yards. They each recover 60 seconds of cooldown on a major defensive ability, and they regain 12% of their missing mana over 5 seconds.

Shadow
- [Dissonant Echoes] (Conduit) now grants 20% increased [Void Bolt] damage (was 35%).

Rogue

The shield from [Cloaked in Shadows] (Conduit) is now 50% larger, lasts for 4 seconds (previously had no duration) and no longer decays while the Rogue is out of stealth.

Warlock

[Dark Pact]'s (Talent) additional absorb shield has been increased by 216%.
Destruction
- [Chaos Bolt] damage increased by 10%.

Affliction
- [Malefic Rapture] damage reduced by 18%.
- [Agony] damage increased by 20%.
- [Shadow Embrace] now lasts 16 seconds (was 12 seconds) and can now only be applied to 1 target at a time.
- [Focused Malignancy] (Conduit) effectiveness reduced by 53%.
- Sacrolash's Dark Strike (Runecarving Power) has been redesigned – Corruption damage is increased by 25% (was 15%), and each time Corruption deals damage, it extends the duration of all your Curses active on the target by 2 seconds (was Corrupted targets movement speed slowed by 50%).

Covenants

New Covenant Campaign Chapters
40 new Renown levels

Soulbinds

New Soulbind Tiers
- All existing Soulbinds now have 4 new rows:
  - 3 new Conduit slots (1 Potency, 1 Endurance, and 1 Finesse)
  - 2 new Traits
  - 1 Capper Trait

Kyrian
- [Soulsteel Clamps] (Forgelite Prime Mikanikos) now reduces duration of stun and incapacitate effects by 20% (was 30%).
- [Sparkling Driftglobe Core] (Forgelite Prime Mikanikos) cooldown increased to 1 minute (was 45 seconds) and now triggers at 30% health (was 35%).

Necrolord
- [Sulfuric Emission] (Emeni) fear duration reduced to 3.5 seconds (was 4.5 seconds).

Venthyr
- [Familiar Predicaments] (Nadjia the Mistblade) now reduces incoming interrupt, snare and root effects by 20% (was 25%).

Dungeons and Raids

New Raid: Sanctum of Domination
- The following encounters will be available for testing on April 16:
  - Tarragrue
  - Guardian of the First Ones

Items and Rewards

The [Empyreal Ordnance] trinket now puts other on-use trinkets on a 40 second cooldown when used (was 20 seconds).

Player Versus Player

Death Knight

Frost
- New PvP Talent: [Shroud of Winter].
- [Heartstop Aura] (PvP Talent) has been removed.

Mage

[Kleptomania] (PvP Talent) is now Arcane only.
[Dampened Magic] (PvP Talent) has been removed.
Arcane
- New PvP Talent: [Arcanosphere].
- [Arcane Blast] now deals 20% more damage in PvP combat.

Fire
- New PvP Talent: [Ring of Fire].
- [Controlled Burn] (PvP Talent) has been redesigned – Ignite deals 100% more damage while [Combustion] is not active.
- [World in Flames] (PvP Talent) now causes [Flamestrike] to reduce the cast time of Flamestrike by 50% (was 1.25 seconds) and increases its damage by 30% for 3 seconds (was 20% permanently).

Frost
- New PvP Talent: [Ice Wall].
- [Frostbolt] now deals 100% more damage in PvP combat (was 15%).
- [Deep Shatter] (PvP Talent) now increases the damage of Frostbolt by 75% on Frozen targets (was 150%).
- [Burst of Cold] (PvP Talent) now increases the damage of [Cone of Cold] by 600% (was 400%).

Monk

Mistweaver
- New PvP Talent: [Peaceweaver].
- New PvP Talent: [Dematerialize].
- New PvP Talent: Thunderous Tea.
- [Counteract Magic] (PvP Talent) has been redesigned – Each hostile Magic effect removed from a target increases the healing they receive from you by 2% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 10 times.
- [Refreshing Breeze] (PvP Talent) has been redesigned – Healing done by [Soothing Mist] increases the healing of the next [Expel Harm] on the target during the channel, and causes it to dispel 1 Magic, Poison, or Disease effect.
- [Eminence] (PvP Talent) has been redesigned – [Transcendence: Transfer] can now be cast while stunned and its cooldown is decreased by 15 seconds if it is cast while not stunned.
- [Surging Mist] (PvP Talent) has been removed.