Class Changes in Shadowlands - The Unpruning

Pioggia di Stelle is returning to its Warlords of Draenor version. It now extends the duration of Moonfire and Sunfire and its once again cast around the Druid.

Guardian

Rinnovo Istantaneo is now a Guardian talent as well.

Restoration

Guarigione Immediata is returned to its original effect of consuming a heal-over-time effect on the target to heal them.

Rapidità della Natura is returning, granting an instant cast on Ricrescita, Pronto Ritorno or Radici Avvolgenti.

Nutrizione is now a normal talent.

Hunters

Tiro Arcano, Eye of the Beast, Marchio del Cacciatore, Tiro Mortale, Scare Beast and Tiro Tranquillizzante are now returning and available to all specializations.

Mages

Dardo di Gelo, Detonazione di Fuoco and Esplosione Arcana are once again available to all specializations.

Immagine Speculare is no longer a talent, now a baseline ability for all specializations.

Alter Time is back, although the Fire and Frost version (Alterazione Temporale) differs from the Arcane version (Alterazione Temporale).

Magia Concentrata is returning as a talent.

Arcane

Tocco del Magus is now a baseline ability.

Fire

Fiamme della Fenice has returned baseline.

Monks

Espulsione del Dolore, Birra Fortificante, Calcio Rotante della Gru and Tocco della Morte are once again available to all specializations.

Tocco della Morte also returns to its original design of killing an enemy with less health than the Monk and granting different effects depending on the specialization.

Brewmaster

Brewmaster Monks can once again choose between using two One-Handed Weapons or one Two-Handed Weapon.

Scontro and Invocazione: Niuzao, lo Yak Nero are now baseline.

Passo Barcollante has returned as a mechanic, in place of Ironskin Brew.

Killing a target with Tocco della Morte will also clear all remaining Stagger damage.

The Legion Artifact ability Barile d'Esplosivo is returning as a talent!

Windwalker

Windwalker Monks can once again choose between using two One-Handed Weapons or one Two-Handed Weapon.

Killing a target with Tocco della Morte will also spawn chi spheres for the Monk.

Invocazione: Xuen, la Tigre Bianca is now a baseline ability.

Paladins

Consacrazione, Benedizione del Sacrificio, Martello dell'Ira, Scudo del Virtuoso and Parola di Gloria are now baseline abilities for all specializations.

Holy Power returns as a resource for all specializations, with abilities such as Assalto del Crociato and Martello dell'Ira generating Holy Power and Parola di Gloria and Scudo del Virtuoso as Holy Power spenders.

Auras are returning: Aura della Concentrazione, Aura del Castigo, Aura del Crociato and Aura della Devozione are now available for all specializations.

Sense Undead and Repulsione del Male are returning abilities.

The talents Intento Divino, Vendicatore Sacro and are now available for all specializations, with their effects standardized.

Holy

The Azerite Trait Barlume di Luce is now a level 50 talent.

Maestria dell'Aura will once again interact with the chosen Paladin auras.

Retribution

Scia di Ceneri is now a baseline ability.

The Azerite Trait Potenza Empirea is now a talent.

Priests

Parola d'Ombra: Morte and Parola d'Ombra: Dolore are once again available to all specializations.

Pacificazione Mentale and Infusione di Potere are returning abilities.

Preghiera Disperata is available to all specs.

Discipline

Detonazione Mentale now provides a powerful burst of damage, Atonement healing and an absorption shield for a significant mana cost.

Holy

Circolo di Guarigione is now a baseline ability.

Shadow

Piaga Divoratrice is back!

Rogues

Poisons are returning for all specializations: Instant Poison, Veleno Paralizzante and Veleno Stordente.

Evasione and Colpo ai Reni are once again available for all specializations.

Stilettata has returned with changes.

Fendenti Furiosi is back to baseline for all specs.

Assassination

Imboscata returns as an Assassination ability.

Outlaw

The old Combat Rogue Bandit's Guile mechanic is returning as a Legendary effect, Talismano dell'Astuzia.

Subtlety

Individuazione Debolezze is now a baseline ability.

Perforazione returns as a baseline ability.

Premeditazione is back as talent, but sadly in name and icon only. The effect is completely new.

Shaman

Assalto Primordiale, Catena di Guarigione, Catena di Fulmini, Arma della Lingua di Fuoco, Folgore del Fuoco, Folgore del Gelo and Scudo di Fulmini are once again available for all specializations.

Totems are returning for all specializations.

Enhancement

Arma del Maelstrom and Totem della Furia del Vento return as baseline abilities.

Esplosione di Fuoco is back as a talent.

Detonazione Elementale and Custode della Tempesta are now talent options for Enhancement, both effects being improved by Maelstrom Weapon.

Restoration

Totem della Marea di Mana, Scudo d'Acqua, Scudo di Terra are now baseline.

Warlocks

Curses are returning: Maledizione dello Sfinimento, Maledizione delle Lingue, and Maledizione della Debolezza are returning as baseline abilities.

Circolo Demoniaco is once again a baseline ability.

Sacrifice is a thing again with Rituale della Rovina

Warriors

Esecuzione, Azzoppamento, Insensibilità, Scudo Saldo, Colpo di Scudo, Contusione, Rifletti Incantesimo and Turbine are now available to all specializations.

Urlo di Sfida, Intervento and Lancio Frantumante return as baseline abilities.

Doppia Carica and Macchina da Guerra are available as talents for all specializations.

Arms

Urlo Penetrante returns as a baseline ability.

The Azerite Power, Onda Sismica, is now baked into Dominazione.

Fury

Demolitore returns as a talent option.

Sorted By CategoryClass Defining Mechanics

Paladin Auras: Devotion, Retribution, Crusader, Concentration

Shaman Totems: Healing Stream, Searing, Tremor, Cap

Rogue Poisons: Instant, Deadly, Creeping, Numbing

Warlock Curses: Doom, Tongues, Recklessness, Weakness

Class Range

Different Schools: Example Mages have Frostbolt, Fire Blast and Arcane Explosion.

Different Roles: Example Priests have Mind Blast, Flash Heal and Shadow Word Death.

Different Weapons: Example Warrior: Shield and Mace.

Iconic Class Abilities

Raise Dead

Frost Shock

Consecration

Ursol's Vortex

Shiv

Talents and Honor Talents

Demonic Circle

Summon Gargoyle

Hunter's Mark

Hammer of Wrath

Cyclone

Anti Magic Zone

Long Lost Friends

Shattering Throw

Kill Shot

Ritual of Doom

Challenging Shout

Eyes of the Beast.

Commenti

Commento di magicottermew

This is excellent news.

Commento di lostsoup

So glad that Shamans are getting Tremor Totem and Capacitor Totem back, the class just doesn't feel the same without them.

Oh, wait... :P

Also, in the Deep Dive they showed Death Coil as a class-wide ability as well, but it's missing from this guide. Should probably be added.

Edit: By the way, in an interview it was confirmed that Death and Decay and Chains of Ice will be available to all three DK specs. They're currently missing from Frost and Blood respectively.

Commento di Dhrall

DH and Monk changes probably coming soon :>

Commento di Creskenk

Kill Shot and Eyes of the Beast are once again available to Hunters according to the guide: how does Killshot will work with survival? (currently playing as my main)

Commento di Crusadyr

Only one further change for Paladin.
Exorcism needs to be returned.
We are going into an expac with the dead.
Exorcism is a must.

Commento di Degno

I hope warlocks get curse of elements back as well, they need to spread the DH and Monk debuffs to other classes, even to just another one.

Commento di Wrankore

Resonance Trap: Hurls a resonance trap to the target location that fills the area with echoing anima for 10 sec when the first enemy approaches it. The effect causes your attacks to ignore line of sight to enemies in the area, and you have 30% increased critical strike chance against them. Trap will exist for 1 min.

So... does it mean that SV hunter will become ranged again?

Commento di Magicnizlaja

Why dont return Icy Touch to be available to frost DK spec. It's currently missing from Frost respectively...

Commento di Demoware

" Summon Gargoyle is now baseline for all specializations instead of a talent." wut? was Gary always available to all specs?

Commento di CrayZg8mr

really hope harpoon reset becomes baseline again it was super useful for getting around in dungeons.

Commento di selkie47

I wonder what we are getting in place of the ex-talent abilities? I hope they aren't just going to do the same, pull something we normally get then make us "buy" the ability back.

Commento di greenegg

this is just me nitpicking I guess, but why do the abilities that come from literal angels not deal holy damage?

Commento di darkelemental1

Seriously hope they dont think thats going to fix classes. A small number of returning abilities wont make up for everything removed since MoP nor make the classes anymore fun to play. Most of them need a rehaul back to better designs, not just a few flavor abilities.

Commento di NeveahScottis

Ugh, why are they homogenizing classes? What happened to the idea of each specialization and talent selection feeling unique and purposeful? I thought Shadowlands was going to be alt friendly, but apparently not so much so that each alt feels like playing a different character, because they certainly won't if two characters of the same class share too many of the same abilities. That means playing alts of the same class is going to be boring.

Why would I want to use frost and arcane as a fire mage? Why do I need more DPS abilities if the ones I already have already do their job? Why do I need shadow DPS abilities as a holy priest? Why do I need abilities that other classes and specs have, making them less unique and special?

I'm just not even going to add some of this clutter to my bar. I want to play a video game, not a piano.

Commento di Sarthorius

That warrior Shattering Throw... INVULNERABILITY BREAKER? Holy S...
Was in the hope that Symbiosis would return to Druids too.

Commento di Goodk4t

As a Rogue, I like the way the specs are currently and I don't welcome poisons to all specs, it's stupid.

They should give back garrote to all specs, even if only castable from stealth, because it's a CC Subtlety and Outlaw lost. They could give disarm to all specs, because frankly, it's another CC Subtlety and Assassination lost. They could give Shadowstep to all specs, and make a talent for Outlaw to replace it with Grappling Hook. You know, give back the skills that are actually useful and were taken away from some specs just to fit the spec theme?

But don't go ahead and throw spec thematic out off the window, because Legion overhaul was a good thing and I don't want to go back to "all specs feel the same, just pick the one with higher DPS" option we had back in the days.

Commento di Solivarnik

Please, PLEASE, give us back talent trees. The reason, why they were removed (if I remember it) was, that with lvl 90,100,120... there would be a huge amount of talents and people would be just lost in them.
With level 60, it seems manageable! But so we can make builds, not like in cataclysm, where you had to take them all.

Also, pre-cata warlock was the most fun to play. After MOP it was just not much fun. Can we get the cool warlock, instead of hunter recolor?

Commento di volibjorn

druids have to much allready >.< my bars are literaly FULL! :p id love to get cyclone back but i must allready choose not to take it as a warmode spell cus... well i dont have space on ma bars and i only have 10 fingers xD if there is one class that does not need much unpruning it is the balance druid.. :p

meanwhile my blood dk has like 3 spells to press :p and so much room for more spells X,D

Commento di NivekNosaj

Best ideal ability to return for Pally's is Reckoning.
RECKONBOMB

Commento di s0cr4t3s

And curse of elementals for warlock?

Commento di Khromash

Shattering throw for warrior , beware mages and paladins !

Commento di Esoxxorin

Ok clearly shows that whoever is giving Shield Block back to all specs for warriors hasn't play warrior. Fury has never been able to use shields so how is it even remotely a spec it should be available for?

Commento di Jupreelit

I will trade the silly Shadow Word: Death for Shadow Word: Pain anyday. This is the DoT I miss as I run holy. Mind Blast is meh and as ShadowForm (Shadow) do I really need a Flash Heal when I have a heal already? Besides, using it always would take you out of ShadowForm (for a reason), so no.

Commento di Kibagami

I want the Gladiator stance for prot spec warrior back plz!

Commento di Solartis29

they removezd so much of the class and killed them. this expansion feel underwhelming gameplay wise, only 1 new spell? and some passives talents...no new class, no cross class system (like the revolution was D&D 2 to D&D 3 , 4th spec ?

at least bring back more gameplay changing talents:
- Gladiator warrior
- Mageladin
- Trap hunter (without pet please)
- Tank restauration earth shaman (eath ascendant is missing) or totem shaman.
-3rd spec for demon hunter
- mid ranged rogue (pistolero?)
-more freedom for druid (mixing abilities and form)

we need more gameplay customisations , cosmetic is secondary.

edit: this aticle don't mention anything about class weapon changes

Commento di TehLucario

As long as plague strike stays off teh table. Don't need that one anymore.

Commento di Solartis29

only one ability and some generic ultra simple talent tree from soulbind per class :/

Commento di projecteulogy

This is all but admission they screwed up. Stat/Level Squish is going to screw up a lot of stuff like it always does. I'm curious how badly its going to nerf doing older content for xmog/mats/mounts.

But we're kinda used to raising the bar only to squish it, reskin it and call it an expansion. gg blizzard.

Commento di Wretchedmist

On behalf of all priests out there, please give us Silence back. It really, really sucks not having that as disc and/or holy. It's definitely missed. Super useful and fun spell. I also miss Mind Soothe, although it was really specific in its application.

Getting Mind Blast, Flash Heal, and Shadow Word: Death does nothing for me as a disc priest. Nothing interesting there. We already have Schism, Smite, Penance, Shadow Word:Pain (or Purge the Wicked), and Holy Nova. Mind Blast doesn't make sense in that we already have DPS options. The same goes for Shadow Word: Death - does nothing for us. Flash Heal also doesn't make sense since we already have Shadow Mend.

Something that could actually help disc would be some kind of baseline emergency group heal that doesn't rely on Atonement healing. We used to have Prayer of Healing, and that was good. It would also be nice to have some kind of basic passive HoT again, like Renew or Prayer of Mending. Just something to help smooth over certain types of damage that we currently can't deal with well. Either that or give us absorb effects back and/or empower Power Word: Shield in some way, even if minor. I love disc but it definitely does not feel like I'm a "priest" sometimes. We also can't remove poisons, which has always annoyed me.

These are just ideas. Even one minor addition would be really helpful. I would be so giddy if we got Silence back. Just that one thing. I can deal with the lame healing situations with certain key affixes.

Commento di Dantor

I would like to see the pre-cataclym dispell-system see a return and give more support abilities back to non-healer for example blessing of sacrifice.
I think its better game play wise because you are not focused on doing only one thing and fits better into the lore of the game.

Commento di GreenchiliStudio

A lot of these are meh and abilities are not worth using when they get return to our toolkit, feels like Neutering to specs then giving them anything new to table, just to satisfy Classic fanboys

Commento di Regisnox

Spells for mages are a total joke... Give us back PoM Pyro and frostfire bolts... and Ignite that is applied by every fire spell... and dont give us junk spells for mages... What is shadow nature damage for mages... Blizard pls go back to Wotlk spells and stop with that bul*!@#...

Commento di Gesika6

Eyes of the Beast is coming back? That's Awesome!

Commento di TheInsane1990

Excited

Commento di Aerynsun8449

Contagion Bolt? Mages have diseases? I’ve played a mage since BC, I don’t recall ever having an ability to cast a disease. I may be wrong, and I apologize if I am, a mage was my primary for only one xpac. But I've kept it up as an alt since. I just don't recall being able to do anything with diseases. That sounds more like Death Knight, or Warlock, not mage. I suppose, being around warlocks since vanilla and death knights since WotLk they might have learned a thing or two. Might be interesting to play.

Commento di Aerynsun8449

Curious, are all classes getting an ability from the covenants, or just the ones listed above? Or, is this just a partial list and the others haven't been revealed from Blizzard yet?

Edit: Reading further I found the answer. Not all abilities have been released yet. Ok, very good. It's not like Blizzard to leave out a good portion of the classes in things like this, which is what had me wondering.

Commento di Luciusvrenus

Get rid of holy power or go home. I have no interest in being a holy rogue.

Commento di Perpantaq

while these additions to shaman is welcome it's not enough. what about restoration, it needs a tank heal. or enchantment, now that there is no maelstrom, what would happen to the little survivability through healing surge? will it have a cast time making it unusable or will it be instant? or elemental? without a group elemental is a joke.
forget raid or mythic+, pve is a challenge for shaman. I've tried to do assaults with my shaman, killing an elite was hard, rares almost impossible without all the cooldowns. no other class has this kind of difficulty.

Commento di firefly1103

I just want my damn spirit dust ability back

Commento di whocares

@solartis29,
most of what you asked for is already in game or would be too strong without a compromising overhaul.
-mageladin...So shockadin or priest, if you want more spells they would have to either A) lower the class of armor they use from heavy to chainmail at least, or B)
lower their damage so they are weaker than any of the other ranged casters
-trap hunter...that would be a survival hunter which is already in game
-tank restoration earth shaman … Lol so you want a class that can tank, or maybe just OT, heal with the best of them, be ranged, wear chain mail? Come on man,
that's way too strong. I COULD see a tank SPEC though. Chain mail, shield and 1h, the weapon buff that used to generate threat
(forgot the name) earth shock for extra threat, passives to reduce dmg taken from say casters or something, or a totem.
-3rd spec for DH … While I do agree this would be nice, figuring it out that wouldn't break the fantasy or that makes sense is the tough part. can't do ranged DH,
breaks fantasy, doesn't make sense, healer? I don't see it, doesn't make sense, only thing I could see would be another DPS spec. maybe a DoT
spec, so kind of be like a melee affliction lock. That's about all I can think of.
-mid-ranged rogue (pistoleer) - This one is kinda in game except for the midranged part, but I think they could make the pirate spec rogue full ranged, would be a
different way to play rogue instead
-more freedom for druid (mixing abilities and form) - They have this to a lesser degree than what im guessing you are talking about. Do too much mixing and you have
unkillable tanks, cats who can fry you from ranged as well as melee. Its an extremely delicate balancing act when
intermixing the specs, cant make it too strong or it dominates everything, too weak and all the hardcore druid
players do nothing but complain.

Commento di Kurtcaine

Hopefully we will see more weapon options for classes other than Frost DK and Monk going forward. Warrior, Shaman, DK and SV Hunter all deserve to be able to utilise both the two handed and dual wield options.

Commento di AzureDragon

Mage changes are a joke. Nothing really interesting. I think frost should have deep freeze back, otherwise it still lack the ability to reliably take on any melee. Since legion, the melee has way too mutch gapcloser. The only reliable caster against them is a destru lock, with it's high burst damage, and tankiness. (Btw nice addittion to give them back demonic circle as a baseline) But back to mages, they still lack the ability to defend themselves, especially frost. They are far less mobile than a fire, relying on casted frostbolts and some lances. But they will be forced into defensive play so fast and they are bad in that too. Especially if we think about that warriors getting back shattering throw. Oh yeah, ice block doesn't help them. The biggest problem is, it is almost impossible to get a window for bursts.

About shadow priests... well... pretty useless outside of 3s or battlegrounds. Until Legion it always relyed on DoTs backed up with some mindflay, sometimes a mind blast. Now it rely on casted spells, like void eruption etc. The SH lost so mutch of it's mobility, that it cannot withstand against melees or really anything in a 1v1 sceneario.

About warlock, hm... seems pretty ok for me, the demonic circle and the curses are a good step forward.Still the only one caster (outside of elem sham and/or balance dud) that I can imagine standing its ground against most classes. (PS.: Fire mage can do that too, thanks to its mobility)

Commento di Weshout

I'm excited about Power Infusion returning! Perhaps this will change the perspective of the community for priests in M+ (and more!)

Infuses the target with power, increasing their spell damage and healing by 20%.

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