Undocumented changes to Unholy DK talents (July 31)

[Yanberry]

Clawing shadows got a 25% nerf (from 200% damage to 150%)

Therefore many guides recommending a clawing shadows/ebon fever build are out-of-date, as it's no longer optimal.

The new talent build is:

• Bursting Sores
• Epidemic for aoe, Pestilent Pustules for single target
• Castigator
• Sludge Belcher
• 75 is fight dependant
• Infected claws
• Dark Arbiter (this talent is the best by FAR as long as ring is relevant)

Or

• Ebon Fever
• Epidemic for aoe, Pestilent Pustules for single target
• Castigator
• Sludge Belcher
• 75 is fight dependant
• Shadow Infusion
• Dark Arbiter

You can also use Bursting Sores/Shadow Infusion combo.

Since we are no longer using the shadow damage bonus from Clawing Shadows, and instead we are using Castigator, our stat weights have shifted. They are now:

Strength>>>>>>Crit>Haste>Versatility>Mastery

[LazyDk]

Here is a video about the change to Unholy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QMvvqr8bkM

[Yanberry]

Keeping this up-to-date as we discover more things

[Hantevirus]

Celestalon commented on this change in a tweet -- said it wasn't meant to be a stealth hotfix - but it went out on a friday and before the notes could be updated the note writers went home for the weekend.

At least that was what he tweeted.

https://twitter.com/Celestalon/status/7 ... 8066669568

[Nocte]

Celestalon commented on this change in a tweet -- said it wasn't meant to be a stealth hotfix - but it went out on a friday and before the notes could be updated the note writers went home for the weekend.

At least that was what he tweeted.

https://twitter.com/Celestalon/status/7 ... 8066669568

Too late, already got my torch and pitchfork.

Changes don't seem that bad if you consider what it means for max level in Legion, although it is kind of a blow for the time being- it's not like Unholy is all of a sudden a non-viable spec (like Ret Paladins or Outlaw Rogues). CS damage goes back up to 175% AP @ 110, the thing that worries me is the Dark Arbiter change on Beta.