Overview:
It's an interesting patch for healers. There are a lot of changes for wardens to take note of this time. Would defiantly not have a group without a warden with all these changes now. The other takeaway is off balance is important again and status effects will help allies differently. No major set changes for meta, but some fun ones to try.
Change Log
- Tremoscale has been removed. This change will have to be investigated further for tanks, not healers. My apologizes, for the confusion
- Type of information on staves
- Clarification on necro status in raid groups
- Added more information on set changes while commenting on disputing points of view
- Changed information on warden changes and nightblade
- Fixed numerous typos
- Added "Change Log" placeholder for future weeks.
- Added more information on sorc changes
Week 2 Changes
- The following item sets now scale based on Ultimate Spent instead of Ultimate Cost:
- Lamia’s Song
- Pillager’s Profit
- TBA
Week 4 Changes
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
Special Note
- Blessing of High Isle – Light
- 2 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
- 3 – Adds 129 Magicka Recovery
- 4 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
- 5 – When you are healed while in combat, increase your Weapon and Spell Damage by 369 for 5 seconds.
- The following item sets now scale based on Ultimate Spent instead of Ultimate Cost:
- Lamia’s Song
- Pillager’s Profit
Champion Points
- Added the following stars to the Extended Might Constellation:
- Exploiter (Returning): Increases your damage done against Off-Balance enemies by 2% per stage. 5 stages, 10 points per stage.
- Force of Nature (New): Increases your Offensive Penetration by 900 for each status effect your target has. 1 stage, 50 points.
Sets
- Order’s Wrath
- 2 – Adds 657 Critical Chance
- 3 – Adds 129 Weapons and Spell Damage
- 4 – Adds 657 Critical Chance
- 5 – Adds 943 Critical Chance
- 5 – Increases your Critical Damage and Critical Healing by 8%
- Serpent’s Disdain
- 2 – Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
- 3 – Adds 1206 Maximum Health
- 4 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
- 5 – Increase the duration of Status Effects you apply by 16 seconds.
- Pillager’s Profit – Light
- 2 – Adds 4% Healing Done
- 3 – Gain Minor Aegis at all times, reducing your damage taken from Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%.
- 4 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
- 5 – Adds 129 Magicka Recovery (Perfected only)
- 5 – Casting an Ultimate ability while in combat grants 28% of the cost as Ultimate to up to 11 group members within 12 meters. Group members can only be affected by this set every 25 seconds.
- Pearlescent Ward – Heavy
- 2 – Adds 1206 Maximum Health
- 3 – Gain Minor Aegis at all times, reducing your damage taken from Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%.
- 4 – Adds 4% Healing Taken
- 5 – Gains 1206 Maximum Health (Perfected only)
- 5 - Grants you and up to 11 other group members Pearlescent Ward. Pearlescent Ward increases Weapon and Spell Damage by up to 180 based on the number of group members that are alive. Pearlescent Ward increases damage reduction from non-player enemies out of 66% based on the number of group members that are dead.
- Elemental Catalyst: This set’s visual effects are now only visible to the wearer and enemies, to reduce the massive amount of battlefield clutter it could add to group encounters.
- Mora’s Whispers
- 1 – Gain up to 1528 Critical Chance and 10% increased Inspiration, Alliance Rank, Alliance skill, and monster kill experience based off how many books of Shalidor's Library have been collected.
Classes
Dragon Knight
- Ardent Flame
- Fiery Breath
- Engulfing Flames (morph): Reduced the Flame Damage taken bonus on this morph to a maximum of 6%, down from 10%. The total sum of Weapon and Spell Damage needed to reach the cap remains the same.
- Earthen Heart
- Obsidian Shield
- Fragmented Shield (morph): Increased the duration of Major Mending granted from this morph to 6.667 seconds at the base, up from 5 seconds. Don’t worry though, it’ll reach a nice whole number when you have your Eternal Mountain passive maxed out.
Necromancer
- Death Scythe
- Ruinous Scythe (morph):
- This morph now deals Bleed Damage, rather than Physical.
- This morph now applies the Hemorrhaging status effect on damage dealt.
- This morph now sets all enemies Off Balance on hit, rather than every 3rd cast.
Nightblade
- Teleport Strike
- Ambush (morph):
- Increased the duration of Empower granted from this morph to 10 seconds, up from 3.
- This morph now also grants Minor Berserk for its duration.
- Path of Darkness
- Refreshing Path (morph): This morph now also grants Minor Endurance and Intellect for 4 seconds each tick.
- Drain Power: Increased the duration of Major Brutality and Sorcery granted from this ability and its morphs to 30 seconds, up from 20, to make up for the fact that they require a target to gain these effects.
- Power Extraction (morph): This morph now also grants the caster Minor Courage for 30 seconds upon dealing damage.
Sorcerer
- Crystal Weapon (morph): This morph now causes your next two Light or Heavy Attacks to deal bonus damage, up from 1. There is a small cooldown on this to avoid the ability to instantly proc both, though!
- Daedric Summoning
- Summon Storm Atronach
- Summon Charged Atronach (morph): This morph’s Area of Effect damage now always applies the Concussed status effect.
- Energy Overload (morph): This morph now restores up to 1200 Magicka and Stamina, rather than up to 1192 Magicka. The restore now happens any time you use the Light or Heavy Attacks, rather than only when they deal damage.
Templar
- Restoring Light
- Rite of Passage
- Practiced Incantation (morph): This morph now allows you to move at a reduced rate while channeling it, rather than being unable to move at all.
Warden
Animal Companions- Feral Guardian
- Wild Guardian (morph):
- This morph now deals 10% more damage, up from 5%, to ensure it deals similar damage to Eternal Guardian when you take the Piercing Magic passive.
- This morph now converts the damage to Bleed Damage
- Scorch
- Deep Fissure (morph): This morph now also applies Minor Breach to enemies hit for the duration.
- Healing Seed
- Corrupting Pollen (morph): This morph now also applies Minor Cowardice to enemies in the area, to help it gain some viability in PvE areas.
- Expansive Frost Cloak (morph): Expanded the radius of this morph to 36 meters, up from 2
- Sleet Storm
- Northern Storm (morph): This morph now grants 300 Weapon and Spell Damage for up to 30 seconds after casting, rather than up to 15% Max Magicka for 30 seconds. This should help the Ultimate be more impactful across play styles.
Disclaimer: This information on changes is taken from PTS Patch Notes which can be found here.
Comment below if you see an error or disagree with something? I would like to hear your thoughts.