Class Changes in Build 8885 of the Wrath of the Lich King Beta: Priest

PRIEST CHANGES! I know you guys are hurting as bad as the rogues here.

Discipline

  • Unbreakable Will now reduces the duration of Stun, Fear, and Silence effects done to you by an additional 3/6/9/12/15%.
  • Improved Inner Fire moved to Tier 3: Increases the effect of your Inner Fire spell by 20/40/60%.
  • Absolution moved from Tier 3 to Tier 4.
  • Focused Power: Increases your total spell damage and healing done by 2/4%. In addition, your Mass Dispel cast time is reduced by 0.5 sec.
  • Enlightenment: Increases Intellect, Spirit and Stamina. Damage and healing bonus replaced with spell haste.
  • Reflective Shield reduced to 3 ranks: Causes 15/30/45% (old: 10/20/30/40/50%) of the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield to reflect back at the attacker.
  • Renewed Hope: Increases the critical effect chance of your Flash Heal, Greater Heal and Penance spells by 3% on targets afflicted by the Weakened Soul effect.
  • Grace: Your Flash Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance spells have a 50/100% chance to bless the target with Grace, reducing damage done to the target by 1%. This effect will stack up to 3 times. Lasts 8 sec.
  • Borrowed Times: Increases the amount absorbed by your Power Word: Shiel/d equal to 8/16/24/32/40% (old: 4/8/12/16/20%) of your spell power.
  • Penance damage and healing increased through all ranks. Duration reduced to 2 seconds, but the first tick is instant.

Shadow

  • Shadow Weaving reduced to 3 ranks: Your Shadow damage spells have a 33/66/100% chance to increase the Shadow damage you deal by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
  • Misery reduced to 3 ranks: Your Shadow Word: Pain, Mind Flay and Vampiric Touch spells also increase the chance for harmful spells to hit by 1/2/3%.
  • Pain and Suffering: Reduces the damage you take from your own Shadow Word: Death by 10/20/30%. (Previously 20/40/60%)
  • Vampiric Touch: Causes up to 10 party or raid members to gain 0.5% of their maximum mana per second while you are dealing shadow damage.

Additional Changes

  • Inner Fire now increases Spell power (old: healing spell power).

New Glyphs

  • Glyph of Fading: Reduce the mana cost of your Fade spell by 50%.
  • Glyph of Shackle Undead: Increases the range of your Shackle Undead spell by 5 yards.
  • Glyph of Levitate: Your Levitate spell no longer requires a reagent.
  • Glyph of Fortitude: Reduce the mana cost of your Power Word: Fortitude and Prayer of Fortitude spells by 5%.
  • Glyph of Shadow Protection: Increases the duration of your Shadow Protection and Prayer of Shadow Protection spells by 10 min.
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