Here is a list of AA Ability changes that are planned for August’s update. Note that this list may change before this update goes live. You have been crit by a wall of text.
All - A large number of ability lines have been moved from the Class AA window category to either the Archetype or Focus category.
All - Ranks 1-15 of the 7 general Innate Statistic AA abilities have been consolidated to a single line that impacts all 7 statistics named Innate Eminence. Ranks 16-55 of these abilities have been consolidated to be ranks 21-60 of Planar Power.
All - Ranks 1-15 of the 5 general Innate Resist AA abilities have been consolidated into a single line that impacts the 5 basic resist types named Innate Spell Resistance. Consolidated Innate Corruption Protection to be ranks 16-20 of this combined line.
All - Consolidated Bandage Wound to be ranks 4-13 (4-18 for Berserkers and Warriors) of First Aid.
All - Made the following adjustments to the First, Second, and Third Spire lines:
- The Fundament line that was previously required to purchase the first rank of each Spire has had its cost and effects consolidated into the first rank of each Spire.
- Classes that had a Spire hastening line for each spire have had these abilities consolidated to be ranks 4-8 of each spire.
- Classes that had a Spire hastening line that applied to all three spires have had these abilities split and consolidated to be ranks 4-8 (5-9 for Rogues) of each spire.
Multiple - Consolidated Planar Durability to be ranks 5-7 of Natural Durability. The portion of Physical Enhancement (and Improved Physical Enhancement for Rogues) that increases base hit-points by a percentage has been moved to be new ranks 4 and 11 (and 12) of Natural Durability.
Multiple - Consolidated Spell Casting Fury to be ranks 1-3 of Destructive Fury and Fury of Magic. Moved the component of ranks 16+ of Fury of Magic that increased the damage of critical direct-damage spells to Destructive Fury so that all ranks of Fury of Magic impact only the critical direct-damage chance and all ranks of Destructive Fury impact only the critical direct-damage damage-multiplier.
Multiple - Consolidated Hastened Forceful Rejuvenation to be ranks 2-10 of Forceful Rejuvenation.
Multiple - Consolidated Hastened Improved Twincast to be ranks 5-12 of Improved Twincast.
Multiple - Consolidated Elemental Agility to be ranks 1-3 of Companion's Agility, these ranks are now available to all classes that have access to Companion's Agility.
Multiple - Consolidated Elemental Durability to be ranks 1-3 of Companion's Durability, these ranks are now available to all classes that have access to Companion's Durability.
Multiple - Renamed Sturdy Companion to Companion's Sturdiness.
Multiple - Renamed Divine Companion Aura to Companion's Divine Aura.
Berserker, Monk, Rogue - Reduced the amount of damage done by attacks triggered from Destructive Force, Rake's Rampage, and Furious Rampage.
Berserker, Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Rampage to be ranks 2-8 of Rampage.
Berserker, Warrior - Consolidated Dauntless Perseverance to be rank 4 of Stalwart Endurance and made this rank available to Berserkers.
Berserker, Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Vehement Rage to be ranks 4-6 and 10-11 of Vehement Rage.
Cleric, Druid, Shaman - Consolidated Hastened Curing to be ranks 4-6, 13-15, and 21 and Quickened Radiant Cure to be ranks 16-20 of Radiant Cure.
Cleric, Druid, Shaman - Consolidated Cascade of Life to be ranks 6, 12, 18, and 24 of Abundant Healing.
Cleric, Paladin - Consolidated Extended Yaulp to be rank 4 of Yaulp (Lesser).
Druid, Ranger, Shaman - Consolidated Fortified Foraging to be ranks 2-4 of Foraging.
Druid, Shaman - Consolidated Affliction Mastery to be ranks 7-15 and 19-27 of Critical Affliction.
Enchanter, Magician, Wizard - Consolidated Hastened Arcane Whisper to be ranks 8-12 of Arcane Whisper.
Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Wizard - Intelligence casters have been given access to ranks 1-6 of Twinproc.
Paladin, Shadowknight - Consolidated Quickened Helix of the Undying to be ranks 3-7 of Helix of the Undying.
Paladin, Shadowknight - Consolidated Hastened Ageless Enmity to be ranks 4-8 of Ageless Enmity.
Paladin, Shadowknight - Made a number of modifications to Shield Specialist:
- Ranks 1-5 of Shield Specialist are now ranks 1-5 of Knight's Weapon Mastery, which increases the base damage of all weapon types wielded by the knight regardless of wearing a shield.
- Added a 6th rank and increased the effectiveness of all ranks of this ability.
Paladin, Shadowknight - Reduced the effectiveness of Knight's Sedulity from 5% to 4%.
Paladin, Shadowknight - Consolidated Fearless to be rank 4 of Fear Resistance.
Paladin, Shadowknight - The various Summon Mount abilities have been moved from the class category to the Special category of the AA ability window.
Bard - Consolidated Hastened Shield of Notes to be ranks 16, 20, 24, and 28 of Shield of Notes.
Bard - Consolidated Selo's Enduring Cadence to be ranks 6-8 of Innate Run Speed.
Beastlord - Consolidated Warder's Fury to be ranks 1-15, 19-23, and 27-29 of Companion's Fury.
Beastlord - Consolidated Warder's Alacrity to be ranks 1-14 and 18-26 of Companion's Alacrity.
Berserker - Consolidated Hastened Binding Axe to be ranks 3, 5, and 7 of Binding Axe.
Berserker - Consolidated Undaunted Fury to be rank 4 of Fear Resistance.
Berserker - Renamed the ability 'Two Hands, No Mercy' to 'Weapon Proficiency'.
Berserker - Renamed the ability 'Juggernaut's Proficiency' to 'Juggernaut's Weapon Mastery'.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Focused Celestial Regeneration to be ranks 13-17 of Focused Celestial Regeneration.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Purification of the Soul to be ranks 2-8 and 10-11 of Purify Soul.
Cleric - Consolidated Extended Shield of Reverence to be rank 4 and Hastened Shield of Reverence to be ranks 5-11 of Shield of Reverence.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Divine Guardian to be ranks 6-8 and 10-11 of Divine Guardian.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Channeling the Divine to be ranks 2-6 of Channeling the Divine. Additionally, combined the effects of Price of Divinity into Channeling the Divine so that this ability will no longer take two buff slots.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Group Purify Soul to be ranks 2-6 of Group Purify Soul.
Cleric - Consolidated Quickened Call of the Herald to be ranks 2-5 of Call of the Herald.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Turn Undead to be ranks 9-17 and 25 and Quickened Turn Undead to be ranks 20-22, 26, and 33 of Turn Undead.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Divine Retribution to be ranks 7-9 and 13-15 of Divine Retribution.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Celestial Regeneration to be ranks 19-21 and 28-29 of Celestial Regeneration.
Cleric - Consolidated Extended Healing Frenzy to be rank 7 of Healing Frenzy.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Divine Avatar to be ranks 10-15 and 22-24 of Divine Avatar.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Blessing of Resurrection to be ranks 2-4 and Quickened Blessing of Resurrection to be ranks 5-7 of Blessing of Resurrection. Added a 600 point mana cost to this ability to match Reviviscence.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Divine Resurrection to be ranks 2-6 of Divine Resurrection.
Cleric - Consolidated Hastened Celestial Hammer to be ranks 16-21 of Celestial Hammer.
Druid - Consolidated Hastened Nature's Boon to be ranks 15, 19, and 23-25 of Nature's Boon.
Druid - Consolidated Hastened Swarm of Fireflies to be ranks 5-9 of Swarm of Fireflies.
Enchanter - Consolidated Hastened Soothing Words to be ranks 4-6 and 13 of Soothing Words.
Enchanter - Consolidated Hastened Reactive Rune to be ranks 7-11 of Reactive Rune.
Enchanter - Phantasmic Reflex will now only trigger on level 110 and lower spells.
Enchanter - Ethereal Manipulation has been renamed Tashan's Lingering Cry and will now cause single target Tashani spells cast by the enchanter to trigger a debuff which increases the damage of direct-damage and damage-over-time spells that land on the target.
Enchanter - The various Enchant Metal abilities have been moved from the class category to the Special category of the AA ability window.
Magician - Consolidated Hastened Second Wind Ward to be ranks 4-8 of Second Wind Ward.
Magician - Consolidated Elemental Fury to be ranks 1-15, 19-38, and 42-46 of Companion's Fury.
Magician - Consolidated Elemental Alacrity to be ranks 1-14 and 18-37 of Companion's Alacrity.
Monk - The passive ability Dragon Punch has been changed to an activated ability named Dragon Force. Rather than augmenting your existing Dragon Punch skill to trigger a knockback effect on your opponent it will directly trigger the knockback effect when activated.
Monk - Consolidated Weightless Steps to be ranks 6-8 of Innate Run Speed.
Necromancer - Consolidated Greater Blood Tithe to be ranks 13-15 and 18-20 and Affliction Mastery to be ranks 7-12, 16-17, 21, and 25-33 of Critical Affliction.
Necromancer - Consolidated Hastened Dead Mesmerization to be ranks 2-4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14-15, and 17 of Dead Mesmerization.
Necromancer - Consolidated Death's Fury to be ranks 1-5 and Death's Wrath to be ranks 6-15, 19-40, and 44-46 of Companion's Fury.
Necromancer - Consolidated Quickening of Death to be ranks 1-10 and 14-23 of Companion's Alacrity.
Necromancer - Added 3 ranks of Fear Resistance to which Dread Incarnate is now rank 4.
Paladin - Consolidated Hastened Hand of Piety to be ranks 7-9, 25-26, and 39-40 of Hand of Piety.
Paladin - Consolidated Hastened Projection of Piety to be ranks 3-7 of Projection of Piety.
Paladin - Consolidated Hastened Marr's Salvation to be ranks 2-6 and 8-9 of Marr's Salvation.
Paladin - Consolidated Hastened Armor of the Inquisitor to be ranks 16-18 of Armor of the Inquisitor.
Paladin - Reduced the base reuse time of Thunder of Karana to 9 minutes to match the reduction previously offered by Hastened Armor of the Inquisitor.
Paladin - Consolidated Hastened Gift of Resurrection to be ranks 2-4 and Quickened Gift of Resurrection to be ranks 5-8 of Gift of Resurrection. Added a 700 point mana cost to this ability to match Resurrection.
Paladin - Consolidated Divine Fury to be ranks 12-14 of Divine Stun.
Paladin - Consolidated Quickened Force of Disruption to be ranks 15-17 of Force of Disruption.
Paladin - Consolidated Hastened Leap of Faith to be ranks 3-7 of Leap of Faith.
Paladin - Consolidated Quickened Radiant Cure to be ranks 7-11 of Radiant Cure.
Paladin - Consolidated Hastened Beacon of the Righteous to be ranks 4-8, 12, and 17 and Extended Beacon to be ranks 13-14 of Beacon of the Righteous.
Paladin - Consolidated Extended Speed of the Savior to be ranks 2 and 7 and Hastened Speed of the Savior to be ranks 3-6 of Speed of the Savior.
Paladin - Consolidated Hastened Shield of Brilliance to be ranks 7-9 and 15-18 and Extended Shield of Brilliance to be rank 10 of Shield of Brilliance.
Paladin - Consolidated Extended Blessing of the Faithful to be ranks 7-9 of Blessing of the Faithful.
Ranger - Increased the critical chance for archery attacks granted by Combat Fury to equal the critical chance for melee attacks (~6% increase).
Ranger - Consolidated Hastened Grasp of Sylvan Spirits to be ranks 2-7 of Grasp of Sylvan Spirits.
Ranger - Consolidated Hastened Outrider's Accuracy to be ranks 10-14 of Outrider's Accuracy.
Ranger - Consolidated Hastened Outrider's Evasion to be ranks 3-5 of Outrider's Evasion.
Ranger - Consolidated Hastened Outrider's Attack to be ranks 3-8 and 13 and Extended Outrider's Attack to be ranks 10-12 and 16 of Outrider's Attack.
Ranger - Consolidated Hastened Group Guardian of the Forest to be ranks 4-6 and 13 of Group Guardian of the Forest.
Ranger - Consolidated Hastened Protection of the Spirit Wolf to be ranks 13-17 and 24-26 of Protection of the Spirit Wolf.
Ranger - Consolidated Hastened Imbued Ferocity to be ranks 2-7 of Imbued Ferocity.
Ranger - Consolidated Hastened Harmonious Arrow to be ranks 2-4 of Harmonious Arrow.
Ranger - Consolidated Hastened Auspice of the Hunter to be ranks 13-15 and 30-32 and Quickened Auspice of the Hunter to be ranks 22-26 of Auspice of the Hunter.
Ranger - Consolidated Hastened Guardian of the Forest to be ranks 16-20 and 29 of Guardian of the Forest.
Ranger - Consolidated Pathfinder's Grace to be ranks 6-8 of Innate Run Speed.
Rogue - Increased the critical chance for throwing attacks granted by Combat Fury to equal the critical chance for melee attacks (~13% increase).
Rogue - Consolidated Extended Thief's Eyes to be ranks 1-2 of Enhanced Thief's Eyes.
Rogue - Consolidated Massive Strike Recurrence to be ranks 7, 12, and 18-19 and Flurry of Daggers to be ranks 8, 13, and 20-21 of Massive Strike.
Rogue - Consolidated Speed of the Scoundrel to be rank 6 of Innate Run Speed.
Rogue - The various Cunning Disguise abilities have been moved from the class category to the Special category of the AA ability window.
Rogue - Consolidated Improved Physical Enhancement to be rank 3 of Physical Enhancement.
Shadowknight - Consolidated Hastened Projection of Doom to be ranks 3-7 of Projection of Doom.
Shadowknight - Consolidated Hastened Visage of Decay to be ranks 4-6 of Visage of Decay.
Shadowknight - Consolidated Hastened T`Vyl's Resolve to be ranks 3-7 of T`Vyl's Resolve. Reduced the incoming damage modifier of T`Vyl's Weakness I-III from 15, 30, 35% to 15, 17, 20% and removed the 1500 hit limit restriction on the ability.
Shadowknight - Consolidated Hastened Thought Leech to be ranks 5-7 of Thought Leech.
Shadowknight - Consolidated Hastened Visage of Death to be ranks 4-9 and 13-15 of Visage of Death.
Shadowknight - Consolidated Hastened Hate Step to be ranks 2-4 and 6-7 of Hate Step.
Shadowknight - Consolidated Death's Fury to be ranks 1-5 and Death's Revenge to be ranks 9-21 and 25-27 of Companion's Fury.
Shaman - Consolidated Hastened Call of the Ancients to be ranks 9-13 of Call of the Ancients.
Shaman - Consolidated Hastened Spirit Guardian to be ranks 8-12 of Spirit Guardian.
Warrior - Consolidated Extended Resplendent Glory to be ranks 6-9 of Resplendent Glory.
Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Area Taunt to be ranks 2-7 and 9 of Area Taunt.
Warrior - Consolidated Mass, Affected to be ranks 11-13 of Sturdiness.
Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Warlord's Tenacity to be ranks 7-11, 21-23, and 31 of Warlord's Tenacity.
Warrior - Consolidated Hastened War Cry to be ranks 7-12 of War Cry.
Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Ageless Enmity to be ranks 4-6 of Ageless Enmity.
Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Gut Punch to be ranks 4-8, 11-13, and 19-22 of Gut Punch.
Warrior - Consolidated Lasting Bravery to be ranks 2-4 and 11-13 and Hastened Warlord's Bravery to be ranks 7-9 and 14-18 of Warlord's Bravery.
Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Projection of Fury to be ranks 2-4 and 6-9 of Projection of Fury.
Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Wars Sheol's Heroic Blade to be ranks 3-7 of Wars Sheol's Heroic Blade.
Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Mark of the Mage Hunter to be ranks 7-9 and 13-14 of Mark of the Mage Hunter.
Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Press the Attack to be ranks 5-12 of Press the Attack.
Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Rage of Rallos Zek to be ranks 2-6 of Rage of Rallos Zek.
Warrior - Consolidated Hastened Blast of Anger to be ranks 4-12 and 20-22 of Blast of Anger.
Warrior - Consolidated Warlord's Resolve to be rank 4 of Fear Resistance.
Warrior - Made a number of modifications to Shield Specialist and Improved Shield Specialist:
- Ranks 1-13 of Shield Specialist and ranks 1-3 of Improved Shield Specialist are now ranks 1-16 of Warlord's Weapon Mastery, which increases the base damage of all weapon types wielded by the warrior regardless of wearing a shield.
- The chance to trigger Strike of Ire when attacking that was previously granted by ranks 1-3 of Improved Shield Specialist is now granted by ranks 10-12+ of Infused by Rage.
- Strike of Ire can now trigger when wielding either a shield or a weapon in your offhand.
- The bonus chance to trigger weapon effects that was previously granted by ranks 1-3 of Improved Shield Specialist is now granted by the Defensive Proficiency buff triggered by using a shield with Weapon Stances activated.
Wizard - Consolidated Hastened Ward of Destruction to be ranks 6-7, 13, and 15-16 of Ward of Destruction.
