Blizzard is making changes to Torghast, Tower of the Damned in the latest patch of World of Warcraft. The patch, set to go live after the servers restart in North America, will increase the difficulty of floors two, four, and five by increasing enemy health and damage. These changes will primarily affect solo players, as enemy health for healing specializations and enemy physical damage for tanking specializations will be increased. However, the impact of these changes will be reduced when players are in a group.
Overall, these changes are aimed at making Torghast feel more challenging and creating a steeper learning curve. Lower-geared players will be significantly impacted by these changes.
In addition to the adjustments in Torghast, Blizzard has also made changes to Anima Powers for several classes and the Venthyr and Night Fae Covenants. These changes include buffs and nerfs to various powers.
Here are the specific changes for Torghast, Tower of the Damned:
– Enemy health increased for healer specializations and enemy physical damage increased for tank specializations. These changes are targeted towards solo players and have a reduced effect while in a group.
– Enemy health and damage increased on floors two, four, and five.
– Dark Ascended Corrus, Warden Skoldus, and Cellblock Sentinel received minor ability adjustments and health tuning to bring them more in line with other bosses.
Here are the changes to Anima Powers:
Venthyr:
– Murmuring Shawl now increases your chance to dodge by 40% (was 20%) for 20 seconds (was 15 seconds). Obtainable two times (was three).
Night Fae:
– Clinging Fog now reduces the movement speed of enemies by 70% (was 30%). Obtainable one time (was three) and it will appear as a choice slightly less often.
Druid:
– String of Fangs and Talons can be obtained three times (was five).
– Steelwood Slab can be obtained three times (was five).
– Writings of Lycara gives 140 of a secondary stat (was 43). Obtainable three times (was five).
– Bottle of Moonshine can be obtained two times (was one).
– Draught of Midnight Blazes now properly grants its damage and healing increase while Moonfire is active on three targets.
Hunter:
– Amplifying Mirror increases your Misdirection’s target damage by 50% (was 20 percent). Obtainable two times (was five).
– Necrotic Venom damage increased to 50% (was 30 percent). Obtainable two times (was three).
– Euphoria Emblem reduces Exhilaration’s cooldown by 30 seconds (was 20 seconds). Obtainable two times (was three).
– Bone Barbs increases Kill Shot damage by 100% (was 20 percent). Obtainable two times (was one).
– Piercing Scope increases damage taken to Hunter’s Mark target by 15% (was 10 percent). Obtainable two times (was three).
– Neural Pet Enhancer pet damage while under the effects of Eyes of the Beast increased to 500% (was 200 percent). Obtainable one time (was three).
– Cadaverous Cleats damage reduction now also applies to your pets. The tooltip will be updated in a future patch.
Mage:
– Constellation Shield damage reduction increased to 20% (was 15 percent). Obtainable three times (was four).
– Resolute Medallion absorb amount increased to 70% (was 40 percent). Obtainable three times (was five).
– Runecloth Wrappings damage increased for casting Arcane Blast, Fireball, and Frostbolt while Invisible reduced to 500% (was 2000 percent). Obtainable three times (was 10).
– Pandemonium Lens no longer increases the radius of Flamestrike, Blizzard, and Arcane Explosion. Now increases the damage of Flamestrike, Blizzard, and Arcane Explosion by 15 percent. Obtainable three times (was five).
– Seeker’s Scroll now always increases the damage of your Fireball, Frostbolt, and Arcane Blast. Fireball, Frostbolt, and Arcane Blast damage per stack reduced to 2 percent (was 10 percent). Stacks 100 times. Obtainable one time (was 10).
– Everwarm Socks now also heals 60% of your maximum health over Ice Block’s duration.
Paladin:
– Ancient Writ of Order can be obtained three times (was five).
– Blood Beacon can be obtained three times (was five).
– Shattered Gauntlet can be obtained three times (was five).
– Defiled Prayer Beads now correctly affects Blessing of Seasons. Obtainable two times (was one).
– Radiant Essence increases Forbearance damage dealt by 15 percent (was 25 percent). Obtainable two times (was three).
– Ember of the Carillon can be obtained two times (was four).
– Hallowed Candle now deals 30% increased damage or healing from Ashen Hallow (was 50 percent).
– Golden Plume increases the effects of Avenging Wrath by 60 percent (was 100 percent).
Priest:
– Mask of Sheer Terror damage required to break Psychic Scream increased to 400 percent (was 300 percent). Obtainable three times (was 10).
– Painwheel now also causes Shadow Word: Pain to deal 25% increased damage. Obtainable five times (was 10).
– Vandal’s Zeal has been redesigned and now gives you one percent Mind Blast and Holy Fire damage per Phylactery destroyed, up to a maximum of 40 percent. Obtainable one time.
– Enemies affected by Pandemonium now run away much slower.
– Soul Sapper causes Power Infusion’s cooldown to recover 200 percent faster (was 100 percent).
– Fragments of Obscurity now always causes Fade to grant freedom from movement reduction abilities and provides 40 percent increased movement speed. Additional stacks of this power only reduce the cooldown of Fade further.
Rogue:
– Resolved an issue where Draped Prism Shawl’s effect didn’t increase when obtaining multiples of this anima power.
Shaman:
– Wailing Winds reduces the cooldown of Wind Shear by 4 seconds (was three seconds). Obtainable two times (was three).
– Deadened Earth reduces the cooldown of Earth Elemental by 40 percent (was 20 percent). Obtainable two times (was four).
– Storm Conduit increases Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning damage by 50 percent (was 30 percent). Obtainable three times (was five).
– Essence of the Ancestors now grants an additional 15 percent Haste to Bloodlust (was 10 percent). Obtainable three times (was five).
– Elemental Core now requires 20 stacks to reduce the cooldown of Lava Burst or Stormstrike by 50 percent (was 50 stacks) and the increased damage per stack is now three percent (was one percent).
– Leeching Lilypad damage increased by 50 percent. Obtainable one time (was three).
– Flames of the Cauldron now causes Flame Shock’s damage over time effect to happen 40 percent more frequently (was 20 percent). Obtainable two times (was three).
– Tsunami Relic increases healing spelling cast speed by 50 percent (was 20 percent). Obtainable two times (was five).
– Fixed an issue where Deathseer’s Satchel would not drop a Liquid Magma Totem.
Warlock:
– Blood-Stained Dagger pet damage reduction increased to 35 percent (was 10 percent). Obtainable one time (was three).
– Claw of Endereth drains health 25 percent faster (was 10 percent). Obtainable two times (was seven).
– Hellfire Pact increases summoned demons’ damage by 50 percent (was 25 percent). Obtainable three times (was 10).
– Pact of Thickness primary summoned demons health increased to 50 percent (was 25 percent). Obtainable three times (was 10).
– Thirsting Chain increases Drain Life healing by 40 percent (was 20 percent). Obtainable two times (was 10).
– Warlock’s Bargain has been redesigned and now grants the Warlock 20 percent Haste at the cost of 10 percent of the Warlock’s health.
– Dissolving Vial now also makes Corruption instant for Demonology and Destruction Warlocks. For all three Warlock specializations, it now also increases Corruption’s damage by 100 percent.
– The bonus damage from Demonic Consumption (Talent) will now only apply to a single Demonic Tyrant when summoned in Torghast, rather than all Demonic Tyrants.
Warrior:
– Bloodstained Whetstone increases the damage of Whirlwind and Thunder Clap by 50 percent (was 30 percent). Obtainable three times (was five).
– Champion’s Decree increases the damage of next Revenge or Slam by 50 percent (was 20 percent). Effect stacks up to 40 (was 100). Obtainable three times (was five). This power will appear as a choice slightly less often.
– Succulent Carpaccio can be obtained three times (was five).
– Soulwrought Studs can be obtained three times (was five).
– Resonant Throatbands increases damage taken by 30 percent (was 20 percent). Obtainable three times (was five).
– Zovaal’s Warbanner increases the duration of major cooldowns by 60 percent (was 40 percent). Obtainable three times (was five).
– Scratch Knife increases the damage of the first Shattering Throw on each floor by 4000 percent (was 10000 percent). No longer works against bosses.
These are the changes that players can expect in the latest patch of World of Warcraft. With increased difficulty in Torghast and adjustments to Anima Powers, players will face new challenges and have new opportunities to enhance their characters.