3.08's Latest  

A few notes from the latest PTR test build:

Beast Mastery

* Ferocious Inspiration now also increase the damage of Arcane Shot by 3/6/9%

With the word being that the mana cost of Arcane Shot will be identical to that of Steady Shot when the patch goes live, it's clear that Arcane Shot will be part of the BM Rotation.

Now if it's worth taking Improved Arcane Shot remains to be seen.


Survival

* Lock and Load now has a 30 seconds cooldown.

* Explosive shot damage has been slightly decreased and now deal {RAP*0.16+428}-{RAP*0.16+428} Fire damage at level 80. (Down from {RAP*0.18+476}-{RAP*0.18+476})

We all knew this was coming. Explosive shot had just gotten too good. Survival is still looking like a serious contender for top DPS after 3.08.

Marksmanship

* Improved Stings now reduces the chance your Sting damage over time effects will be dispelled by 10/20/30%. (Old - Affected all stings)

More PVP changes? Gee, thanks.


Pet

* Spirit Strike (Spirit Beast) damage has been decreased and now Burns the enemy for 49 to 65 Arcane damage and an additional 49 to 65 damage over 6 sec at max rank. (Down from 85 to 115)

* Rake (Cat) damage has been increased, now deals 47-67 (Up from 24-34) bleed damage and an additional 19-25 (up from 10-24) damage over 9 seconds at max rank.

* Scorpid Poison damage has been increased. (From 45 to 100 Nature damage over 10 sec for the last rank)

This was very nice to see. Unlike Ghostcrawler previous statement, my Cat will still be inflicting bleed damage. Unfortunately, Scorpid Poison still does not have the stacking mechanic.

Another mixed bag.