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World of Warcraftjust previewed some of the visual updates coming to certainShadowlandscovenant abilities soon. These skills have their appearances, along with some of their names and gameplay effects, altered inWorld of WarcraftPatch 10.2.5.
Seeds of Renewal, the firstWorld of Warcraftpatch of 2024, goes live on January 16, bringing with itthe newWorld of Warcraftcity of Bel’ameth, story epilogues, worldwide Dragonriding, and other exciting gameplay updates. One of these new features is a visual upgrade to most of the former Covenant abilities introduced inShadowlands, and later baked into various class talent trees inDragonflight.
Now,World of Warcrafthas shown off some of these visual updates in a brief video shared on its official Twitter account. Each of these retooled abilities uses new visual and sound effects to make the abilities better meld with each class’ aesthetic. The video shows off Faeline Stomp, Shifting Power, The Hunt, Spear of Bastion, and Soul Rot, but players can expect almost every one of these formerShadowlandsabilities to look and feel different onceSeeds of Renewal goes live inWorld of Warcraft.
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Some of these abilities are changing in more ways than just visually.Covenant abilities that specifically refer toShadowlandselementsare being renamed to better fit each class’ fantasy, like Spear of Bastion becoming Champion’s Spear and Faeline Stomp becoming Jadefire Stomp. A few are even having their gameplay effects changed, such as Shifting Power dealing Arcane damage instead of Nature, letting them better synergize with certain class builds.
Fans are excited about these new visual updates. ThoughShadowlandswas a divisive expansion, the Covenant abilities were both powerful and fun to use, and players were glad to see many of them make their way into the talent trees. However, the jarring visuals they used made them stand out from the rest of each class kit, and even caused some players to avoid taking the abilities completely. This update makes theseWorld of Warcraftabilities fit better visuallyand mechanically, making them even better tools in each class kit.
This change will be even more important onceThe War Withincomes out. The next expansionadds Hero Talents toWorld of Warcraft, which will also include visual changes to certain abilities that let characters embody iconic classes from the game’s long history. Between Hero Talents and these updatedShadowlandsCovenant ability visuals,World of Warcraftplayers will soon have a whole new look on the battlefield.
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.
