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Warrior: change history

140 changes across 8 patches (Feb 25, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026), newest first. Nerf Radar tracks the 10 most recent official updates for World of Warcraft (Retail), back to Feb 25, 2026.
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  1. WoW Retail Hotfixes: October 6, 2026Buff 6Nerf 1Adjust 12Fix 1Official notes ↗
    Buff
    PvP
    Dragon Charge damage increased by 300%.
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    Dragon Charge damage increased by 300%.
    Buff
    Fury · Mountain Thane
    Lightning Strike damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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    Lightning Strike damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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    Fury · Mountain Thane
    Ground Current damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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    Ground Current damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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    PvP · Arms · Colossus
    Practiced Strikes increases the damage of Slam and Mortal Strike by 40% in PvP combat (was 25%).
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    Practiced Strikes increases the damage of Slam and Mortal Strike by 40% in PvP combat (was 25%).
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    PvP · Arms · Colossus
    Arterial Bleed now increases Rend and Deep Wounds damage by 5% per stack in PvP combat (was 3%).
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    Arterial Bleed now increases Rend and Deep Wounds damage by 5% per stack in PvP combat (was 3%).
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    PvP · Arms · Colossus
    Cut to the Bone now increases Rend and Deep Wounds damage by 30% in PvP combat (was 15%).
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    Cut to the Bone now increases Rend and Deep Wounds damage by 30% in PvP combat (was 15%).
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    Arms
    The Venomous Abyss 4-set Bonus – The Winding Up bonus Slam damage buff can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
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    The Venomous Abyss 4-set Bonus – The Winding Up bonus Slam damage buff can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
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    Arms
    Rend is now able to be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
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    Rend is now able to be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
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    Protection
    The Venomous Abyss 2-set Bonus – The "Vengeful Shield" bonus Shield Slam damage buff can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
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    The Venomous Abyss 2-set Bonus – The "Vengeful Shield" bonus Shield Slam damage buff can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
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    Bladestorm now displays as an important aura on nameplates.
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    Bladestorm now displays as an important aura on nameplates.
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    PvP · Arms
    Safeguard (PvP Talent) now increases the cooldown of Intervene by 20 seconds.
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    Safeguard (PvP Talent) now increases the cooldown of Intervene by 20 seconds.
    Fix
    Fixed a bug that could cause Sudden Death to incorrectly increase cooldowns.
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    Fixed a bug that could cause Sudden Death to incorrectly increase cooldowns.
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    Protection
    Fight Through the Flames reduces Magic damage by 8% (was 6%).
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    Fight Through the Flames reduces Magic damage by 8% (was 6%).
    Buff
    PvP · Arms
    Colossus: Demolish damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Colossus: Demolish damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Arms
    Slayer: Slayer's Strike damage increased by 5% in PvP combat.
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    Slayer: Slayer's Strike damage increased by 5% in PvP combat.
    Nerf
    PvP · Arms
    Fueled by Violence healing reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Fueled by Violence healing reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    Fury
    All damage increased by 6%.
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    All damage increased by 6%.
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    Fury
    Venomous Abyss 4-piece set bonus updated – Bloodthirst damage increased by 10%, and during Recklessness, Bloodthirst increases the critical strike bonus of Recklessness by 3%, up to 6% (was 5%, up to 10%).
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    Venomous Abyss 4-piece set bonus updated – Bloodthirst damage increased by 10%, and during Recklessness, Bloodthirst increases the critical strike bonus of Recklessness by 3%, up to 6% (was 5%, up to 10%).
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    Protection
    Mountain Thane: Fixed an issue that would sometimes disable the bonus Thunder Clap damage from Crashing Thunder.
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    Mountain Thane: Fixed an issue that would sometimes disable the bonus Thunder Clap damage from Crashing Thunder.
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    Arms, Fury
    Slayer: Fixed a bug that was causing Executioner to have double the intended effect.
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    Slayer: Fixed a bug that was causing Executioner to have double the intended effect.
  2. WoW Retail: 12.1.5 Content Update NotesBuff 1Adjust 1Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Protection
    Execute damage increased by 30%.
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    Execute damage increased by 30%.
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    Protection · Colossus
    Practiced Strikes now has an additional effect – Execute and Revenge Rage cost reduced by 10.
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    Practiced Strikes now has an additional effect – Execute and Revenge Rage cost reduced by 10.
  3. WoW Retail: Curse of Ula'tek Content Update Notes (Aug 6, 2026)Buff 5Nerf 2Adjust 38New 3Removed 1Official notes ↗
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    The Rend ability is now exclusive to Arms, has returned to being a single-target ability, and its Rage cost is reduced to 10. Cleave will apply Rend to all targets if the Warrior knows Rend.
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    The Rend ability is now exclusive to Arms, has returned to being a single-target ability, and its Rage cost is reduced to 10. Cleave will apply Rend to all targets if the Warrior knows Rend.
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    New Talent (Fury): Storm of Blood – Whirlwind applies Rend to all targets. Crashing Thunder causes Storm of Blood to also apply to Thunder Clap for Mountain Thane.
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    New Talent (Fury): Storm of Blood – Whirlwind applies Rend to all targets. Crashing Thunder causes Storm of Blood to also apply to Thunder Clap for Mountain Thane.
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    New Talent (Protection): Blood and Thunder – Thunder Clap applies Rend to all targets.
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    New Talent (Protection): Blood and Thunder – Thunder Clap applies Rend to all targets.
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    Thunder Clap no longer innately applies Rend if known.
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    Thunder Clap no longer innately applies Rend if known.
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    Javelineer has a new icon.
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    Javelineer has a new icon.
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    Hero Talents · Colossus
    No Stranger to Pain has been updated – Damage prevented by each use of Ignore Pain increased by 30% (was 20%).
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    No Stranger to Pain has been updated – Damage prevented by each use of Ignore Pain increased by 30% (was 20%).
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    Hero Talents · Colossus
    Dominance of the Colossus has been updated – Enemies damaged by Demolish deal 20% reduced damage to you for 10 seconds (was 10%) and no longer reduces the cooldown of Demolish.
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    Dominance of the Colossus has been updated – Enemies damaged by Demolish deal 20% reduced damage to you for 10 seconds (was 10%) and no longer reduces the cooldown of Demolish.
    Buff
    Hero Talents · Colossus
    Demolish cooldown reduced to 30 seconds (was 45 seconds).
    45s→30s
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    Demolish cooldown reduced to 30 seconds (was 45 seconds).
    Buff
    Hero Talents · Mountain Thane
    Thunder Blast damage increased by 20%.
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    Thunder Blast damage increased by 20%.
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    Hero Talents · Mountain Thane
    Crashing Thunder increases Thunder Clap damage by 10% (was 30%).
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    Crashing Thunder increases Thunder Clap damage by 10% (was 30%).
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    Arms
    Tactical Edge has been redesigned – Colossus Smash immediately grants 1 use of Sudden Death.
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    Tactical Edge has been redesigned – Colossus Smash immediately grants 1 use of Sudden Death.
    • Developers' notes: We feel like the original design's effect was difficult to feel and eroded the uniqueness of Tactician. We think this design will be much more rotationally impactful and provide some additional interactions for Slayer and Execute-focused builds.
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    Arms
    Ravager has been updated.
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    Ravager has been updated:
    • Ravager damage increased by 50%.
    • Ravager no longer increases Cleave and Whirlwind damage while active. Ravager now causes all enemies it damages to take 50% increased damage from your Bleeds for 12 seconds.
    • Ravager's duration is no longer reduced by Haste.
    • Developers' notes: Ravager is a unique ability and we want Ravager itself and its positioning to be important, but the current design puts more emphasis on its value as an AOE damage amp rather than Ravager itself. We're redesigning Ravager slightly to address this, as well as to increase Ravager's value in all combat situations.
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    Arms
    Bloodletting has been updated – Your abilities have a 5% increased chance to critically strike targets affected by Rend. If you know Rend, Mortal Strike inflicts Rend on targets below 35% health. Deep Wounds lasts 33% longer.
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    Bloodletting has been updated – Your abilities have a 5% increased chance to critically strike targets affected by Rend. If you know Rend, Mortal Strike inflicts Rend on targets below 35% health. Deep Wounds lasts 33% longer.
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    Arms
    Broad Strokes has been updated – Colossus Smash now grants 6 stacks of Sweeping Strikes on use.
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    Broad Strokes has been updated – Colossus Smash now grants 6 stacks of Sweeping Strikes on use.
    • Developers' notes: Stacks of Sweeping Strikes from the Sweeping Strikes ability and Broad Strokes will stack normally, regardless of the order in which they were used.
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    Arms
    Dreadnaught has been updated – Dreadnaught damage increased by 100% and no longer damages your Overpower target.
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    Dreadnaught has been updated – Dreadnaught damage increased by 100% and no longer damages your Overpower target.
    Buff
    Arms
    Melee auto-attack damage increased by 100%.
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    Melee auto-attack damage increased by 100%.
    Nerf
    Arms
    Cleave damage reduced by 10%.
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    Cleave damage reduced by 10%.
    Nerf
    Arms
    Execute damage reduced by 15%.
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    Execute damage reduced by 15%.
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    Arms
    Ignore Pain absorb increased by 25%.
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    Ignore Pain absorb increased by 25%.
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    Arms
    Sweeping Strikes now displays the number of active Sweeping Strikes charges.
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    Sweeping Strikes now displays the number of active Sweeping Strikes charges.
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    Arms
    Powerful Momentum now increases Sweeping Strikes chain damage by 20% (was 25%).
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    Powerful Momentum now increases Sweeping Strikes chain damage by 20% (was 25%).
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    Arms
    Midnight Season 1 2-set bonus now increases Colossus Smash damage by 3% (was 5%).
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    Midnight Season 1 2-set bonus now increases Colossus Smash damage by 3% (was 5%).
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    Arms
    Several talents have changed locations in the talent tree.
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    Several talents have changed locations in the talent tree.
    Removed
    Arms
    Improved Sweeping Strikes has been removed.
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    Improved Sweeping Strikes has been removed.
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    Arms · Hero Talents · Colossus
    Tide of Battle increases the damage of Overpower and Execute (was Overpower only).
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    Tide of Battle increases the damage of Overpower and Execute (was Overpower only).
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    Arms · Hero Talents · Slayer
    Slayer's Dominance has been updated – Chance to trigger a Slayer's strike increased to 25% (was 15%).
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    Slayer's Dominance has been updated – Chance to trigger a Slayer's strike increased to 25% (was 15%).
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    Arms · Hero Talents · Slayer
    Opportunist grants 20% damage and 20% critical strike damage to your next Overpower (was 10% for both).
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    Opportunist grants 20% damage and 20% critical strike damage to your next Overpower (was 10% for both).
    New
    Fury
    New Talent: Carving Blades – Whirlwind deals 50% additional damage when it strikes only a single target.
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    New Talent: Carving Blades – Whirlwind deals 50% additional damage when it strikes only a single target.
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    Fury
    Whirlwind has been updated – Whirlwind now generates 3 Rage innately.
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    Whirlwind has been updated – Whirlwind now generates 3 Rage innately.
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    Fury
    Improved Whirlwind has been updated – No longer causes Whirlwind to generate 3 Rage innately, but still increases Rage generated by Whirlwind by 1 per target hit, up to 8 total Rage.
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    Improved Whirlwind has been updated – No longer causes Whirlwind to generate 3 Rage innately, but still increases Rage generated by Whirlwind by 1 per target hit, up to 8 total Rage.
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    Fury
    Rampaging Ruin has been redesigned – While Improved Whirlwind is active, Rampage's final strike slams the ground, dealing Physical damage to all enemies within 8 yards of your target. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets.
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    Rampaging Ruin has been redesigned – While Improved Whirlwind is active, Rampage's final strike slams the ground, dealing Physical damage to all enemies within 8 yards of your target. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets.
    • Developers' notes: Rampaging Ruin is intended to help alleviate the AOE target cap on Fury's rotational AOE abilities. The current design ended up being very difficult to figure out when it was best to use Rampaging Ruin, the new design should make the choice much more intuitive.
    Adjust
    Fury
    Hack and Slash has been updated – Rampage now has a 75% chance to refund a charge of Raging Blow and increase the damage of your next Raging Blow by 20%.
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    Hack and Slash has been updated – Rampage now has a 75% chance to refund a charge of Raging Blow and increase the damage of your next Raging Blow by 20%.
    • Developer's notes: We feel that Fury plays best when there is a degree of uncertainty about which ability you'll use after the one you're currently pressing. Previous iterations of Hack and Slash provided extremely regular and consistent Raging Blow resets, causing Raging Blow to almost always be available. We believe this change will help keep Fury rotations variable and allow for more difference in rotational feel between builds that emphasize Raging Blow and those that do not.
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    Fury
    Bloodbath initial damaged reduced by 12% and bleed damage increased by 300%.
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    Bloodbath initial damaged reduced by 12% and bleed damage increased by 300%.
    • Developers' notes: The intent behind Bloodbath is that the majority of the damage bonus comes from the bleed. The existing tuning hasn't been delivering on that, so we're moving some of Bloodbath's increased damage from the initial hit to the bleed. This change should be net neutral for Bloodbath's overall damage.
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    Fury · Hero Talents · Mountain Thane
    Ground Current damage increased by 150%.
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    Ground Current damage increased by 150%.
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    Protection
    Devastating Focus has been updated – Now increases Revenge and Execute damage dealt to the target (was Revenge only).
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    Devastating Focus has been updated – Now increases Revenge and Execute damage dealt to the target (was Revenge only).
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    Protection
    Bloodborne has been updated – Now increases all Bleed damage (was only Rend and Deep Wounds).
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    Bloodborne has been updated – Now increases all Bleed damage (was only Rend and Deep Wounds).
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    Protection
    Ravager has been updated –.
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    Ravager has been updated –
    • Ravager damage increased by 50% and its duration is no longer reduced by Haste.
    • Ravager no longer increases Revenge and Thunder Clap damage while active. Ravager now causes all enemies it damages to take 50% increased damage from your Bleeds for 12 seconds. Duration reduced to 4 seconds with Whirling Blade.
    • Developers' notes: Ravager is a unique ability and we want the Ravager itself and its positioning to be important, but the current design puts more emphasis on its value as an AOE damage amp rather than the Ravager itself. We're redesigning Ravager slightly to address this, as well as to increase Ravager's value in all combat situations.
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    Protection
    Revenge has been updated – Your successful dodges, parries, and auto-attacks have a chance to make your next Revenge cost no Rage (was only dodges and parries). Damage increased by 20%.
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    Revenge has been updated – Your successful dodges, parries, and auto-attacks have a chance to make your next Revenge cost no Rage (was only dodges and parries). Damage increased by 20%.
    • Developers' notes: Protection's free Revenge counter-attack mechanic has existed for a long time, and we love it, but we don't love how wildly its frequency and impact vary depending on what content you are doing. In dungeons, Revenge! triggers very frequently, contributing to many buttons being highlighted at once and overwhelming the rotation, but in raids and solo content, Revenge! frequency is so low as to feel weak and exacerbate Rage starvation issues. Our goal here is to shrink the gap between these extremes and make sure Revenge! procs feel meaningful while not crowding your rotation.
    Buff
    Protection
    All ability damage increased by 11%.
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    All ability damage increased by 11%.
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    Protection
    Fueled by Violence heals you for 125% of Bleed damage dealt (was 110%).
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    Fueled by Violence heals you for 125% of Bleed damage dealt (was 110%).
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    Protection
    Ignore Pain absorb amount increased by 25%.
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    Ignore Pain absorb amount increased by 25%.
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    Protection
    Brutal Vitality adds 10% of damage dealt to Ignore Pain (was 8%).
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    Brutal Vitality adds 10% of damage dealt to Ignore Pain (was 8%).
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    Protection
    Unyielding increases the damage reduction bonus of Defensive Stance by 6% (was 4%).
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    Unyielding increases the damage reduction bonus of Defensive Stance by 6% (was 4%).
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    Protection · Hero Talents · Colossus
    Practiced Strikes has been updated – Shield Slam generates an additional 4 Rage (was 3).
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    Practiced Strikes has been updated – Shield Slam generates an additional 4 Rage (was 3).
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    Protection · Hero Talents · Colossus
    Tide of Battle increases the damage of Revenge and Execute (was Revenge only).
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    Tide of Battle increases the damage of Revenge and Execute (was Revenge only).
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    PvP
    Piercing Howl movement slow reduced to 50% in PvP combat (was 70%).
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    Piercing Howl movement slow reduced to 50% in PvP combat (was 70%).
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    PvP · Hero Talents · Colossus
    Boneshaker movement slow reduced to 30% in PvP combat (was 40%).
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    Boneshaker movement slow reduced to 30% in PvP combat (was 40%).
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    PvP · Arms
    Storm of Destruction movement slow reduced to 50% in PvP combat (was 60%).
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    Storm of Destruction movement slow reduced to 50% in PvP combat (was 60%).
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    PvP · Arms · Hero Talents · Colossus
    Dominance of the Colossus reduces damage taken from enemies affected by Demolish by up to 10% in PvP combat.
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    Dominance of the Colossus reduces damage taken from enemies affected by Demolish by up to 10% in PvP combat.
  4. WoW Retail Hotfixes: July 28, 2026Adjust 1Official notes ↗
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    PvP · Arms, Protection
    Mountain of Muscle and Scars reduces damage taken by 3% in PvP combat (was 5%).
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    Mountain of Muscle and Scars reduces damage taken by 3% in PvP combat (was 5%).
  5. WoW Retail Hotfixes: June 12, 2026Buff 9Nerf 1Adjust 9Fix 1Official notes ↗
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    Arms
    Colossus: Practiced Strikes — Mortal Strike and Slam damage increased by 25% (was 15%). Does not apply to PvP.
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    Colossus: Practiced Strikes - Mortal Strike and Slam damage increased by 25% (was 15%). Does not apply to PvP.
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    Fury
    Mountain Thane: Thunder Blast damage increased by 30%. Does not apply to PvP.
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    Mountain Thane: Thunder Blast damage increased by 30%. Does not apply to PvP.
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    Protection
    Colossus: Practiced Strikes — Shield Slam damage increased by 25% (was 15%). Does not apply to PvP.
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    Colossus: Practiced Strikes - Shield Slam damage increased by 25% (was 15%). Does not apply to PvP.
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    PvP
    Berserker Roar's duration reduced to 5 seconds (was 10 seconds).
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    Berserker Roar's duration reduced to 5 seconds (was 10 seconds).
    Nerf
    PvP · Arms
    All damage reduced by 3% in PvP combat.
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    All damage reduced by 3% in PvP combat.
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    Protection
    Fight Through Flames reduces magic damage taken by 6% (was 4%).
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    Fight Through Flames reduces magic damage taken by 6% (was 4%).
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    Protection
    Phalanx reduces damage enemies deal to you by 8% (was 5%).
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    Phalanx reduces damage enemies deal to you by 8% (was 5%).
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    Protection
    Ignore Pain effectiveness increased by 8%.
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    Ignore Pain effectiveness increased by 8%.
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    PvP
    Berserker Roar now displays as an important buff on enemy nameplates.
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    Berserker Roar now displays as an important buff on enemy nameplates.
    Buff
    Arms
    Execute damage increased by 20%.
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    Execute damage increased by 20%.
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    Arms
    Overpower damage increased by 20%.
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    Overpower damage increased by 20%.
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    Arms
    Slayer: Slayer's Strike damage increased by 40%.
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    Slayer: Slayer's Strike damage increased by 40%.
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    Arms
    Slayer: Reap the Storm damage increased by 30%.
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    Slayer: Reap the Storm damage increased by 30%.
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    Fury
    All damage increased by 5%.
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    All damage increased by 5%.
    Buff
    Fury
    Raging Blow damage increased by 20%.
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    Raging Blow damage increased by 20%.
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    Fury
    Mountain Thane: Ground Current damage increased by 50%.
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    Mountain Thane: Ground Current damage increased by 50%.
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    Protection
    Mountain Thane: Thunder Blast damage increased by 30%.
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    Mountain Thane: Thunder Blast damage increased by 30%.
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    PvP
    Fixed an issue where Disarm was incorrectly sharing a diminishing return with root effects.
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    Fixed an issue where Disarm was incorrectly sharing a diminishing return with root effects.
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    Arms
    Slams from Fervor of Battle which critically strike will now correctly trigger Mortal Wounds.
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    Slams from Fervor of Battle which critically strike will now correctly trigger Mortal Wounds.
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    Arms
    Deep Wounds applied by Execute no longer deal double the intended damage.
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    Deep Wounds applied by Execute no longer deal double the intended damage.
  6. WoW Retail: 12.0.5 Content Update NotesAdjust 15Official notes ↗
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    Rend radius increased to 10 yards (was 8 yards).
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    Rend radius increased to 10 yards (was 8 yards).
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    Wrecking Throw will now be highlighted when the Warrior targets a unit with an active Absorb shield.
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    Wrecking Throw will now be highlighted when the Warrior targets a unit with an active Absorb shield.
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    Shattering Throw will now be highlighted when the Warrior targets a unit with an active Immunity effect, or a Mage's Ice Wall.
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    Shattering Throw will now be highlighted when the Warrior targets a unit with an active Immunity effect, or a Mage's Ice Wall.
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    Arms
    Mortal Wounds now triggers from Mortal Strike and Slam (was Mortal Strike and Cleave).
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    Mortal Wounds now triggers from Mortal Strike and Slam (was Mortal Strike and Cleave).
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    Arms
    Crushing Combo removes the cooldown from your next 2 uses of Cleave (was 3).
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    Crushing Combo removes the cooldown from your next 2 uses of Cleave (was 3).
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    Arms · Colossus
    Practiced Strikes now increases Mortal Strike and Slam damage by 15% and Cleave and Whirlwind damage by 15%.
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    Practiced Strikes now increases Mortal Strike and Slam damage by 15% and Cleave and Whirlwind damage by 15%.
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    Arms · Colossus
    Demolish's area of effect strike radius increased to 10 yards (was 8 yards).
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    Demolish's area of effect strike radius increased to 10 yards (was 8 yards).
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    Arms · Colossus
    Dominance of the Colossus reduces the cooldown of Demolish by 5 seconds when you would gain a stack of Colossal Might and are already at max stacks (was 2 seconds).
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    Dominance of the Colossus reduces the cooldown of Demolish by 5 seconds when you would gain a stack of Colossal Might and are already at max stacks (was 2 seconds).
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    Arms · Slayer
    Reap the Storm has been updated – When Cleave hits 3 or more targets you have a 20% chance to unleash a flurry of steel, striking all nearby enemies for high Physical damage and applying Overwhelmed.
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    Reap the Storm has been updated – When Cleave hits 3 or more targets you have a 20% chance to unleash a flurry of steel, striking all nearby enemies for high Physical damage and applying Overwhelmed.
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    Arms · Slayer
    Unrelenting Onslaught now also increases damage dealt by Bladestorm by 20%.
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    Unrelenting Onslaught now also increases damage dealt by Bladestorm by 20%.
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    Fury
    Hack and Slash has been redesigned – Rampage has 100% chance to refund a charge of Raging Blow.
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    Hack and Slash has been redesigned – Rampage has 100% chance to refund a charge of Raging Blow.
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    Fury
    Improved Whirlwind now causes Whirlwind to apply Rend to all targets if Rend is known.
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    Improved Whirlwind now causes Whirlwind to apply Rend to all targets if Rend is known.
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    Fury · Slayer
    Reap the Storm has been updated – When Rampage hits 3 or more targets via Improved Whirlwind you have a 20% chance to unleash a flurry of steel, striking all nearby enemies for high Physical damage and applying Overwhelmed.
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    Reap the Storm has been updated – When Rampage hits 3 or more targets via Improved Whirlwind you have a 20% chance to unleash a flurry of steel, striking all nearby enemies for high Physical damage and applying Overwhelmed.
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    Fury · Slayer
    Unrelenting Onslaught now increases damage dealt by Bladestorm by 20%.
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    Unrelenting Onslaught now increases damage dealt by Bladestorm by 20%.
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    Protection · Colossus
    Practiced Strikes now increases Shield Slam damage by 15% and Revenge and Thunder Clap damage by 15%.
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    Practiced Strikes now increases Shield Slam damage by 15% and Revenge and Thunder Clap damage by 15%.
  7. WoW Retail Hotfixes: April 17, 2026Buff 8Nerf 2Adjust 14Official notes ↗
    Buff
    PvP · Arms
    All damage increased by 3% in PvP combat.
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    All damage increased by 3% in PvP combat.
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    PvP · Arms
    Rend damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Rend damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Arms
    Deep Wounds damage increased by 100% in PvP combat.
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    Deep Wounds damage increased by 100% in PvP combat.
    Nerf
    PvP · Arms
    Colossus: Demolish damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Colossus: Demolish damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
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    PvP · Arms
    Colossus: Celeritous Conclusion now causes the final strike from Demolish to increase the critical strike chance of your next Mortal Strike by 15% (was 100%).
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    Colossus: Celeritous Conclusion now causes the final strike from Demolish to increase the critical strike chance of your next Mortal Strike by 15% (was 100%).
    Buff
    Arms
    Execute damage increased by 20%. Does not affect PvP combat.
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    Execute damage increased by 20%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    Buff
    Arms
    Overpower damage increased by 10%. Does not affect PvP combat.
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    Overpower damage increased by 10%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Arms
    Battle Stance now reduces the duration of movement impairment effects by 25% in PvP combat (was 10%).
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    Battle Stance now reduces the duration of movement impairment effects by 25% in PvP combat (was 10%).
    Adjust
    PvP · Arms
    Ignore Pain absorption increased by 20% in PvP combat.
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    Ignore Pain absorption increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Fury
    Execute damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
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    Execute damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Fury
    Mountain Thane: Burst of Power now increases the damage of Bloodthirst by 15% (was 35%).
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    Mountain Thane: Burst of Power now increases the damage of Bloodthirst by 15% (was 35%).
    Buff
    Arms
    Mortal Strike damage increased by 12%.
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    Mortal Strike damage increased by 12%.
    Buff
    Arms
    Execute damage increased by 15%.
    Source line
    Execute damage increased by 15%.
    Nerf
    Arms
    Cleave damage reduced by 10%.
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    Cleave damage reduced by 10%.
    Adjust
    Piercing Howl's cooldown increased to 90 seconds (was 30 seconds), and ally speed buff radius reduced to 6 yards (12 with Battlefield Commander).
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    Piercing Howl's cooldown increased to 90 seconds (was 30 seconds), and ally speed buff radius reduced to 6 yards (12 with Battlefield Commander).
    • Developers' notes: Piercing Howl has been available more frequently than intended and does not align with other similar effects, so we're making changes to bring this ability in line while keeping it distinct among similar effects.
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    Arms
    Master of Warfare's final rank Heroic Strike now increases the damage you deal to enemies affected by your next Colossus Smash by an additional 3%. Stacks up to 5 times.
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    Master of Warfare's final rank Heroic Strike now increases the damage you deal to enemies affected by your next Colossus Smash by an additional 3%. Stacks up to 5 times.
    Adjust
    Arms
    All damage dealt increased by 15%.
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    All damage dealt increased by 15%.
    Adjust
    Fury
    All damage dealt increased by 10%.
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    All damage dealt increased by 10%.
    Adjust
    Fury
    Slayer: chance for Reap the Storm to trigger changed to 20% (was 30%).
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    Slayer: chance for Reap the Storm to trigger changed to 20% (was 30%).
    Adjust
    Protection
    Phalanx rank 1: Thunder Clap now causes your next Shield Slam deal 10% additional damage and unleash a wave of force, dealing Physical damage to all enemies in front of you.
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    Phalanx rank 1: Thunder Clap now causes your next Shield Slam deal 10% additional damage and unleash a wave of force, dealing Physical damage to all enemies in front of you.
    Adjust
    Protection
    Phalanx rank 4: In addition to existing effects, enemies damaged by Phalanx's wave of force deal 5% reduced damage to you for 8 seconds.
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    Phalanx rank 4: In addition to existing effects, enemies damaged by Phalanx's wave of force deal 5% reduced damage to you for 8 seconds.
    Adjust
    PvP
    The duration of Intimidating Shout has been reduced to 5 seconds (was 6 seconds).
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    The duration of Intimidating Shout has been reduced to 5 seconds (was 6 seconds).
    • Developer's Note: The duration of Intimidating Shout when talented into Resonant Voice surpassed our targets for PvP crowd control duration.
    Adjust
    PvP
    Bladestorm damage no longer decreased by 23% in PvP combat.
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    Bladestorm damage no longer decreased by 23% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP
    Slayer: Unhinged now casts Mortal Strike / Bloodthirst at 40% effectiveness (was 60%) in PvP combat.
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    Slayer: Unhinged now casts Mortal Strike / Bloodthirst at 40% effectiveness (was 60%) in PvP combat.
  8. WoW Retail Hotfixes: February 25, 2026Buff 2Nerf 2Adjust 5Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Arms
    Overpowering Finish bonus damage to Overpower reduced to 15% (was 25%).
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    Overpowering Finish bonus damage to Overpower reduced to 15% (was 25%).
    Adjust
    Arms
    Mass Execution bonus damage to Cleave reduced to 20% (was 25%).
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    Mass Execution bonus damage to Cleave reduced to 20% (was 25%).
    Nerf
    Arms
    Colossus: Demolish AOE damage reduced by 20%.
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    Colossus: Demolish AOE damage reduced by 20%.
    Adjust
    Arms
    Colossus: Cut to the Bone — Bonus damage to Rend and Deep Wounds reduced to 15% (was 25%).
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    Colossus: Cut to the Bone - Bonus damage to Rend and Deep Wounds reduced to 15% (was 25%).
    Adjust
    Fury
    Slayer: Reap the Storm chance to trigger reduced to 30% (was 35%).
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    Slayer: Reap the Storm chance to trigger reduced to 30% (was 35%).
    Buff
    Protection
    Execute damage increased by 20%.
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    Execute damage increased by 20%.
    Adjust
    Protection
    Colossus: Cut to the Bone bonus damage to Rend and Deep Wounds reduced to 15% (was 25%).
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    Colossus: Cut to the Bone bonus damage to Rend and Deep Wounds reduced to 15% (was 25%).
    Buff
    PvP · Arms
    All damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    All damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Nerf
    PvP · Arms
    Slam damage reduced by 60% in PvP combat.
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    Slam damage reduced by 60% in PvP combat.

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