Upcoming Class tuning for March 31

Here’s a detailed breakdown of the latest class tuning changes coming to World of Warcraft: Midnight with the weekly reset on March 31, 2026. These adjustments are based on early Mythic raiding, Mythic+ data, and PvP feedback from Season 1.

Blizzard aims to buff underperforming specs in PvE (raids/Mythic+) while making targeted PvP adjustments to reduce burst outliers, improve healer balance, and address specific talent issues. Most PvE changes do not apply in PvP.PvE / General Changes (Raids & Mythic+)

• Death Knight
  • Frost: All damage dealt increased by 4%. (Not applied in PvP.)
• Druid
  • Feral: All damage dealt increased by 3%. (Not applied in PvP.)
    Frantic Frenzy damage reduced by 8%. (Not applied in PvP.)
    Developer note: Improves raid damage without boosting already-competitive Mythic+ performance.
• Hunter
  • Beast Mastery: All damage dealt increased by 4%. (Not applied in PvP.)
  • Survival: All damage dealt increased by 4%.
• Mage
  • Arcane: Burden of Power now increases Arcane Blast damage by 25% (was 5%) and Arcane Pulse damage by 15% (was 5%).
    Developer note: Helps Arcane Sunfury catch up in single-target damage.
• Priest
  • Shadow: Major buffs focused on execute and multi-target.
    • Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 80%.
    • Mind Blast and Void Blast damage reduced by 10%.
    • Shadow Apparition and Void Apparition damage increased by 35%.
    • Spectral Horrors now increases Shadowy Apparition damage against targets affected by Shadow Word: Madness by 30% (was 50%).
    • Psychic Link causes direct damage spells to inflict 25% of their damage on all targets afflicted by Vampiric Touch (was 20%).
    • Void Spike from Things from Beyond now deals 25% additional damage to secondary targets.
    • Mind Sear from Void Lashers now deals 25% additional damage.
      Developer note: Shadow Word: Death was underperforming even in execute range. Power is shifted toward multi-target via Apparitions and AoE sources.
• Warrior
  • Arms: Execute damage increased by 20% (does not affect PvP). Overpower damage increased by 10% (does not affect PvP).
    Developer note: Arms single-target (especially Execute) remains below expectations.

Notable context: Shadow Priest receives the biggest overall buffs here. Changes are relatively conservative as Blizzard gathers more data post-Mythic launch and ahead of the March on Quel’Danas event.PvP-Specific ChangesThese target burst, healer throughput, and defensives:

• Hunter
  • Marksmanship: Aimed Shot damage reduced by 10%. Kill Shot and Black Arrow damage increased by 15%. Rapid Fire damage increased by 15%.
    Developer note: Reduces burst peaks while preserving sustained power.
• Druid
  • Restoration: All healing increased by 8%. Regrowth healing increased by 40%. Swiftmend healing increased by 25%. Barkskin now reduces damage taken by 30% (was 20%).
    Developer note: Substantial buffs needed for throughput and defensives.
• Mage
  • Arcane: Arcanosphere damage increased by 250%.
    Developer note: Brings it in line with other sources (pairs with the PvE Sunfury buff).
  • Fire: Each stack of Fired Up now increases Fire damage by 2% (was 4%). Burn It All now increases spell damage by 5% during Combustion (was 10%).
    Developer note: Tones down excessive Combustion burst while keeping sustained damage similar.
• Monk
  • Mistweaver: All healing reduced by 4%. Conduit of the Celestials: Heart of the Jade Serpent (Thunder Focus Tea effect) reduced to 30% for 8 seconds (was 75%). Celestial Conduit healing reduced by 50%.
    Developer note: Mistweaver remains ahead of other healers in sustained output and cooldown frequency.
  • Windwalker: Rising Sun Kick damage reduced by 5%. Rushing Wind Kick (or Zenith Stomp) damage reduced (reports vary slightly by source, but burst window toned down). Fists of Fury damage increased by 15%. Touch of Karma absorbs 20% more damage.
    Developer note: Makes burst easier to react to and improves survival.
• Paladin (All Specs)
  • Vengeful Wrath now increases Hammer of Wrath damage by up to 20% based on target health (was 50%).
  • Blessing of Spellwarding duration reduced to 6 seconds (was 10 seconds) in PvP.
  • Holy: Herald of the Sun: Eternal Flame healing increased by 20%.
    Developer note: Shores up Herald of the Sun after other changes.
  • Protection: All damage reduced by 10%.
  • Retribution: Templar’s Verdict and Final Verdict damage increased by 25%. Herald of the Sun: Dawnlight damage increased by 30%.
    Developer note: Adds punch to finishers and improves Herald viability.
• Rogue
  • Subtlety: Death Perception effects now increase finisher damage by 3% each (was 5%). Replicating Shadows bonus damage for Shadow Clones reduced to 5% (was 15%).
    Developer note: Reduces frequent burst potential while preserving overall kit strength.
• Shaman
  • Lightning Lasso damage increased by 450%. Electrocute damage increased by 35%.
  • Elemental (Farseer): All Ancestor healing increased by 20%.
  • Enhancement (Stormbringer): Tempest damage reduced by 15%.
    Developer note: Enhances underused PvP talents; tones down outlier burst on Tempest.

These changes go live with the March 31 weekly reset (typically Tuesday morning, region-dependent). They reflect cautious tuning to avoid disrupting ongoing progression while addressing clear outliers.