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World of Warcraft Classicjust shared a short video showcasing a few of the new Runes players can find in Phase 2 of Season of Discovery. Fans will be able to find these secrets and more onceWorld of Warcraftreleases the newClassicupdate on February 8.
Season of Discovery is the newest experimentalWorld of Warcraftserver that introduces twists to theClassicformula. Among these changes, Runes – collectible abilities and passivesWorld of Warcraftplayers can engrave on their equipment – are one of the most exciting, as they can completely change how certain classes can operate.Phase 2 ofWoW ClassicSeason of Discovery goes live on February 8and adds a slew of new Runes to every class in the game.
World of Warcrafthad previously teased some of these new Runes in ablog post, but now it has shown off how some of them work firsthand. In a short video on its official Twitter,World of Warcraftshowcased just a few of these Runes in action, including Mage’s Chronostatic Preservation, Hunter’s Trap Launcher, Shaman’s Maelstrom Weapon, and Priest’s Dispersion. Though each of these Runes looks amazing, this video is only a taste of the dozens of Runes coming in Season of Discovery Phase 2.
Starfire and Wrath buff each other
King of the Jungle
Tiger’s Fury damage boost increases, but with a cooldown
Paladin
Belt
Melee attacks increase spell power, and healing crits create a HoT
Guarded by the Light
Weapon hits regen mana, but reduces healing potency
Reduces Raptor Strike and Mongoose Bite cooldowns
Hunter
Boots
Drop traps up to 40 yards away, in or out of combat
Gain chance to make Slam instant cast and free
Increase maximum health for party members
AoE attack that generates combo points
Attacks from stealth do more damage
Deal damage and increases Mind Spike damage
Buff that reduces damage a target takes
Avoid damage and crowd control
RefreshingDoT effectsdeals instant damage
Dance of the Wicked
Warlock
Caster and pet gain dodge chance and regain mana on crits
Certain spells gain a chance to improve Arcane Missiles
Mage
Fuse fire, arcane, and frost magic together for a massive heal
Use melee attacks to make spells instant-cast
Spirit of the Alpha
Increase target’s threat generation
Chest
Two-handed weapon attacks increase attack speed
Most of the new Runes are engravings for the Boot and Belt slot, allowing each class to equip two more Runes alongside the ones from Phase 1.World of Warcraftconfirmed each class in Season of Discoverywould be getting around six or seven new Runes total in Phase 2, which means, when combined with the 108 from Phase 1, there will be over 160 Runes in total for players to collect, with even more on the way in future Season of Discovery phases.
That isn’t allClassicplayers can look forward to in Season of Discovery Phase 2.World of Warcraftis also adding Skill Booksto certain dungeons. These rare drops unlock quality-of-life passive and active abilities but do not take up Rune engravings slots, meaning they can be used at the same time. Fans will be able to participate in the Blood Moon PvP event in Stranglethorn Vale, and they can enter the new 10-man raid version of Gnomeregan when they reach the raised level cap of 40.World of Warcraftis also giving all players below level 25 a permanent 50% experience boost, which is already live in the game, so now is the perfect time to hop in and see what the Season of Discovery is all about.
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