Notes

List of Blizz 11.2 Patch Notes in Chronological Order

• June 19
• June 24
• July 3
• July 8
• July 10
• July 14

Hunter 11.2 Changes

• New Talent: Harmonize
  • Pet damage increased by 4% (choice node with Explosive Shot).
    Dev note: Explosive Shot hasn’t found a great home in Beast Mastery’s kit, so we’re offering an opportunity to trade it for some pet damage.
• Blackrock Munitions
  • Now also increases the pet-damage bonus of Harmonize by 2%.
• Moment of Opportunity
  • Remove internal cooldown.

Hero Talent Specific Changes

Dark Ranger

• Bleak Powder
  • Now deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
• Reposition several talents.
• New Talent: Umbral Reach
  • Black Arrow periodic damage ↑ 100%.
  • Bleak Powder now applies Black Arrow’s periodic effect to each enemy it damages.
  • If Bleak Powder damages ≥ 2 enemies, gain Beast Cleave/Trick Shots (if talented).
    Dev note: Making Black Arrow’s periodic damage effect easier to apply should make Phantom Pain substantially easier to use.
• The Bell Tolls
  • Now baseline on Black Arrow: casting Black Arrow increases all you & pet damage by 3% for 12 s (can overlap).
• Soul Drinker
  • Black Arrow damage ↑ 15%; Bleak Powder damage ↑ 20%.
• Withering Fire
  • Now prioritizes targets without Black Arrow’s periodic effect.
• Black Arrow’s periodic damage is now a rolling periodic.
• Dark Hounds no longer have a chance to summon alongside Dire Beasts.
• Black Arrow damage ↑ 20% for Beast Mastery only.
• Phantom Pain share ↑ 20% for Beast Mastery; ↑ 30% for Marksmanship.
• Removed Talents:
  • Embrace the Shadows
  • Shadow Surge
• Manaforge Omega 2-Set (Hunter Dark Ranger 11.2 Class Set 2pc)
  • Beast Mastery: Black Arrow arrow damage ↑ 10% and Bleak Powder damage ↑ 20%; Call of the Wild cooldown ↓ 60 s.
  • Marksmanship & Survival: Black Arrow arrow damage ↑ 10% and Bleak Powder damage ↑ 20%; Trueshot cooldown ↓ 30 s.
• Manaforge Omega 4-Set (Hunter Dark Ranger 11.2 Class Set 4pc)
  • Withering Fire’s Black Arrow damage ↑ 50% (was 25%).
  • Consuming Deathblow has a 50% chance (all specs) to cause all Black Arrow barrages during your next Withering Fire to fire 1 additional Black Arrow.

Pack Leader

• Shell Cover
  • When < 60% health, summon a Turtle reducing damage by 15%, scaling up to 35% at 10% health. 90 s cooldown.
• Better Together
  • Pet damage ↑ 5% / 15%; Frenzy’s attack speed ↑ 4% / Tip of the Spear’s damage ↑ 10%.
• Howl of the Pack Leader
  • Now shows an activation overlay when a Beast summon is ready.

Sentinel

• Lunar Storm
  • Reset cooldowns of Rapid Fire and Wildfire Bomb immediately when Lunar Storm becomes available.
    Dev note: Reduces cognitive load and adds excitement.
• Manaforge Omega 2-Set (Hunter Sentinel 11.2 Class Set 2pc)
  • Marksmanship: Rapid Fire damage ↑ 25%; when Lunar Storm fades, gain Boon of Elune—next 2 Aimed Shots deal Arcane damage and +20%.
  • Beast Mastery & Survival: Wildfire Bomb damage ↑ 10%; when Lunar Storm fades, gain Boon of Elune—next 2 Wildfire Bombs deal Arcane damage and initial damage ↑ 150%.
• Manaforge Omega 4-Set (Hunter Sentinel 11.2 Class Set 4pc)
  • Sentinel’s damage ↑ 25%.
  • Boon of Elune now remains active for the duration of Lunar Storm at 100% effectiveness (no extra-stack activation).

Beast Mastery

General

• New Talent Skeleton
• Season 3 Tier Set
  • Item IDs
  • 2-set Auras and Interactions if applicable
  • 4-set Auras and Interactions if applicable

Spec Changes

• Reposition many talents.
• New Talent: Wildspeaker
  • Dire Beasts obey Kill Command at 30% effectiveness.
  • Bestial Wrath now enrages your Dire Beasts for +15% damage for 15 s.
  • Dire Beasts summoned during Bestial Wrath now benefit from Wildspeaker’s damage bonus at a reduced duration.
• Mastery: Master of Beasts
  • Now also increases damage of your shots & traps at 50% value.
    Dev note: Reduces player-sourced damage imbalance (Black Arrow, Barbed Shot).
• Dire Beast → Passive: your bleed effects have a 7% chance to attract a wild beast for 8 s.
• Bloodshed (redesigned):
  • Duration 12 s (was 18 s); tick every 1 s (was 3 s); bleed damage ↑ substantially; higher Dire Beast chance.
• Killer Instinct
  • Kill Command damage ↑ 5% / 10%.
    Dev note: Tames Beast Mastery’s execute compared to Marksmanship.
• Huntmaster’s Call
  • Now requires 6 Dire Beast summons; Fenryr’s Ravenous Leap damage ↑ 500%.
• Barbed Shot
  • Now replaces Steady Shot.
• Hunter’s Prey
  • Kill Shot no longer hits additional targets.
    Dev note: Prevents unintended AoE bleed creep for Dark Ranger.
• Remove tracking of Dire Beast in Cooldown Manager.
• Update Master Handler icon.
• Removed Talents:
  • Barrage
  • Shower of Blood
  • Venomous Bite

Marksmanship

General

• New Talent Skeleton
• Season 3 Tier Set
  • Item IDs
  • 2-set Auras and Interactions if applicable
  • 4-set Auras and Interactions if applicable

Spec Changes

• Reposition many talents.
• New Talent: Unmatched Precision
  • Precise Shots damage bonus ↑ 20% / 40%.
• Shrapnel Shot (redesigned): Explosive Shot has a 100% chance to grant Lock and Load.
  Dev note: Aiming for Liberation of Undermine–style gameplay.
• Avian Specialization (formerly Improved Spotter’s Mark)
  • Now also teaches your Eagle to Fetch loot.
• Precise Shots
  • Now also reduces global cooldown of affected spells by 50%.
    Dev note: Makes Precise Shots feel snappier.
• Kill Zone
  • Line-of-sight bypass lingers 3 s after removal.
• Light Ammo (returned)
  • Now also increases Aspect of the Hydra damage bonus by 15%.
• Calling the Shots
  • Trueshot cooldown ↓ 30 s.
    Dev note: Simplifies and improves consistency.
• Ohn’ahran Winds
  • Eagle’s Spotter’s Mark now 100% to one additional nearby enemy at full effectiveness.
    Dev note: Increases consistency.
• Moving Target
  • Aimed Shot bonus ↓ 8%.
    Dev note: Shifts some power into baseline Aimed Shot.
• Aimed Shot damage ↑ 10%.
• Lock and Load trigger chance ↑ 10% (was 8%); now has bad-luck protection.
• Precision Detonation bonus ↑ 40% (was 25%).
• Unerring Vision no longer affects Calling the Shots.
• Combine Calling the Shots & Unerring Vision into a choice node.
• Bullseye is no longer a 2-point node.
• Fix targeting issues with Ohn’ahran Winds.
• Removed Talents:
  • Killer Mark
  • Quickdraw

Survival

General

• New Talent Skeleton
• Season 3 Tier Set
  • Item IDs
  • 2-set Auras and Interactions if applicable
  • 4-set Auras and Interactions if applicable

Spec Changes

• Kill Command cooldown resets no longer show activation overlay.
• Improved Wildfire Bomb (returned)
  • Wildfire Bomb damage ↑ 8%.
    Dev note: Simpler, stronger replacement for Wildfire Arsenal.
• Cull the Herd (redesigned): Kill Shot deals +30% damage over 6 s.
  Dev note: Boosts power and simplifies feedback.
• Born to Kill (redesigned): +5% chance to gain Deathblow & Kill Shot damage ↑ 25%.
• Wildfire Bomb initial damage ↑ 50%.
• Ruthless Marauder (Tip of the Spear) trigger chance ↑ 100% (was 20%).
• Explosives Expert
  • Now increases Wildfire Bomb & Explosive Shot damage by 5% / 10% (was 2.5% / 5%).
• Bloodseeker no longer causes Kill Command to Bleed.
• Removed Talent: Wildfire Arsenal

Hunnter 11.2 Tier Set Info

spec:RegisterGear( "tww3", 237644, 237645, 237646, 237647, 237649 )
spec:RegisterAuras( {
    -- Pack Leader
    -- Mastery
    grizzled_fur = {
        id = 1236564,
        duration = 8,
        max_stack = 1
    },
    -- Haste
    hasted_hooves = {
        id = 1236565,
        duration = 8,
        max_stack = 1
    },
    -- Crit
    sharpened_fangs = {
        id = 1236566,
        duration = 8,
        max_stack = 1
    },
    -- Sentinel
    boon_of_elune_consumable = {
        id = 1236644,
        duration = 20,
        max_stack = 2
    },
    boon_of_elune_storm = {
        id = 1249464,
        duration = 12,
        max_stack = 1
    },
    -- Dark Ranger
    blighted_quiver = {
        id = 1236975,
        duration = 3600,
        max_stack = 10
    },
} )

All 3 specs merged to 11.2, all routine changes.