WoW Shadowlands Update 9.1 Patch Notes

By Michael On Jun 24, 2021 Last updated Jun 24, 2021

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Update 9.1 is released, and here is the full list of changes and fixes added in this patch. WoW Shadowlands Patch 9.1, Chains of Rule, breaks the eight-month content drought that followed the launch of World of Warcraft: Shadowland last year, adding a new zone, raid, mega-dungeon, and more.�

There are various class tweaks, Torghast and the Maw have been redesigned, and there’s even a new Shards of Domination system that Raiders can use (though not without a few grumbling). Everything is new here with World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Update 9.1.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Update 9.1 Patch Notes

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CLASS CHANGES IN SHADOWLANDS NEW UPDATE 9.1

DEATH KNIGHT
- Anti-Magic Zone duration reduced to 8 seconds (was 10 seconds) and now fades when it absorbs 150% of the caster’s health.
- Fixed an issue where Anti-Magic Zone damage reduction was removed earlier than intended when two Death Knights cast Anti-Magic Zone.
- blood
  - The damage of all spells and abilities has been increased by 6%.
- frost
  - Ice Chains now has a magic highlight in the action bar when the death knight has 20 stacks of Cold Heart (talent).
- Unholy
  - Fixed an issue where the Phearamones (rune carving power) haste bonus was being applied twice to the Death Knight’s Dead Ghoul.
  - Fixed an issue that prevented the summoning of the dead (line) from being carried out if festering wounds were burst from a fatal blow.
GHOST HUNTER
- Ripping Soul (Talent) now increases leech by 10% (was 5%) and an additional 20% (was 25%) while Metamorphosis is active.
- Fixed an issue that prevented The Hunt (Night Fairy ability) from hitting cloaked enemies in its path.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Imprisonment from being used on targets immune to charm effects.
- devastation
  - Demon Bite damage increased by 15%.
  - Demon Blades (Talent) damage increased by 15%.
  - Chaos Blast damage increased by 15%.
  - Annihilation damage increased by 15%.
  - Chaos Unleashed (Talent) now increases the damage of your next Fel Rush by 500% (was 600%).
  - Netherwalk (Talent) duration increased to 6 seconds (was 5 seconds).
  - Desperate Instincts (Talent) now trigger Blur with 50% reduced duration and 50% reduced cooldown when falling below 35% health.
  - Unnatural malice (conduction) now increases The Hunt’s damage over time (Night Fairy ability) (initial damage to primary target has been increased).
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Relentless Onslaught’s second strike (lead) from triggering the cycle of hatred (talent) and its anger restitution.
DRUID
- Mature Instincts (Leadership) cooldown increased by 50% at all ranks.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Adaptive Swarm (Necrolord ability) from spreading if the druid died while the ability was active.
- Fixed an issue where Adaptive Swarm was incorrectly affecting initial regrowth healing.
- Fixed an issue where Starfall and Convoke the Spirits could target creatures under the Turn Evil crowd control effect.
- balance
  - New Moon (Talent) now has a recharge time of 20 seconds (up from 25 seconds).
  - New moon and crescent damage increased by 33%.
  - Solstice (Talent) now drops falling stars 250% more often (up from 300%).
  - Stellar Drift (Talent) has been redesigned – Starfall damage has been increased by 50% and allows you to cast while moving while Starfall is active, but it has a 12-second cooldown.
  - The free Starfall from Oneth’s Clear Vision (Rune Carving Power) ignores the cooldown of Starfall from Stellar Drift (Talent).
  - The Balance of All Things (Runic Carver Power) now grants a 24% increased critical strike chance (was 40%) and a 3% per second decrease (was 8% per second).
- Feral
  - Fixed an issue where Skull Slash could interrupt targets that were under the intervention effect.
  - Fixed an issue where Apex Predator (Rune Carving Power) would refund the wrong amount of energy when casting Savage Bite while Soul of the Forest (Talent) was selected.
- Guardian
  - Ursine Adept’s damage reduction now only applies to bear-form druids.
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in Guardian Druid’s Ironfur rarely outlasting its full duration.
  - Fixed an issue where the bleeding from Rage Ribbon (Runic Carving Power) benefited twice from increased damage effects on the target.
- Restoration
  - Fixed an issue that resulted in Balance Affinity (Talent) not increasing the range of Nourish (Talent).
  - Fixed an issue where Regrowth could not consume clear casting while the druid was under the effect of an innervation cast on another player.
HUNTER
- Death Chakram (Necrolord ability) can now properly jump on targets that are not directly in front of the hunter.
- to survive
  - Raptor Strike damage increased by 15%.
  - Kill Order damage increased by 15%.
  - Mongoose Bite (Talent) damage increased by 15%.
  - Flanking Strike (Talent) damage increased by 15%.
  - Wildfire bomb no longer hits targets very high in the air.
- Pets
  - Classic Pterrordax Pets and Mists of Pandaria Python Pets are now bigger.
  - Mammoth family
    - The trample is now instantaneous (was 6 seconds channel).
  - Pterrordax family
    - New ability: updraft – your pet flaps its powerful wings, slowing the rate of fall of itself and the hunter for 30 seconds.
MAGIC
- Fixed an issue that prevented Shifting Power (Night Fae ability) from reducing the cooldown of Alter Time and Spellsteal while Kleptomania was talented.
- Fire
  - Flame Strike damage reduced by 10%.
  - Flamepot (Talent) damage reduced by 10%.
  - Kindling (Talent) cooldown reduction for Combustion has been reduced to 1 second (was 1.5 seconds).
  - Infernal Cascade (line) Fire damage bonus reduced by 20%.
  - Fixed an issue where Phoenix Flames would not deal damage if the spell was hit while the mage was out of sight of the target.
  - Fixed an issue that caused Triune Ward (rune carving power) to reduce the effectiveness of Blazing Barrier when used by Blazing Soul.
  - Fixed an issue that allowed Ignite to spread to targets that couldn’t be hit by spells, such as B. Rogues under the effect of Cape of Shadows.
- frost
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Triune Ward (rune carving power) from applying all 3 barriers after using Cold Snap to reset the Ice Barrier’s cooldown.
MONK
- Fallen Order (Venthyr ability) now has its cooldown reset when an encounter ends.
- Firming Brew will now have its cooldown reset when an encounter for Windrunner and Mistweaver Monks ends.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Bone Dust Brew (Necrolord ability) damage and healing from being critically hit.
- Brewmaster
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Weapons of Order (Kyrian ability) from stacking when multiple Brewmaster Monks were present.
- Mistweaver
  - Tiger Palm damage increased by 10%.
  - Blackout Kick damage increased by 10%.
  - “Tread of the Rising Sun” damage increased by 10%.
  - Whirling Crane Kick damage increased by 20%.
  - Enveloping Mist mana cost reduced to 5.6% of base mana (was 6%).
  - Resurrection (Rank 2) is now learned at level 56 – Resurrection now triggers a gust of mist on every target healed.
  - Revive healing reduced by 10%.
  - The soothing Mists channel will no longer be interrupted by Mana Tea or Zen Focus Tea.
  - Radiant Fog (Pipe) now properly affects Chi-Ji, the Red Crane’s Smoke Blast.
  - Denial of Damage (Conduction) now properly increases healing from Cast out damage when used on an ally.
  - Fixed an issue that caused Enveloping Mists’ healing bonus to decrease twice as much.
  - Fixed an issue where the healing from Morning Tear (Runic Carving Power) was not benefiting from Mist Wrap (Talent).
  - Fixed an issue where the damage increase from Touch of Death did not increase the healing of Ancient Teachings of the Monastery (Runic Carving Power).
  - Fixed an issue where Monks summoned by Fallen Order (Venthyr Skill) could sometimes not cast Enveloping Mists.
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Thunder Focus Tea from increasing the healing of Tear of the Morning (Runic Carving Power) Enveloping Mists on allies with Renewing Mists.
- Wind hiker
  - Fixed an issue that prevented bone marrow hops (pipe) from increasing Bonedust Brew (Necrolord ability) damage from Storm, Earth and Fire, and Xuen the white tiger.
  - Fixed an issue that caused queued damage to cast out to cancel the spinning crane kick.
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Keefer’s Skyward Reach (Runic Carving Power) from increasing the critical strike chance of Storm, Earth, and Fire imagery.
PALADIN
- Blessing of Winter from Blessing of Seasons (Night Fairy ability) can now be applied to multiple targets at once.
- Fixed an issue where paladin auras would be removed when the paladin swapped specializations.
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Aura of Retribution from activating when a Holy Priest’s Spirit of Redemption occurred. The Aura of Retribution is correctly activated when a Holy Priest enters the Spirit of Redemption and the priest is not wearing X’anshi, Return of Archbishop Benedictus.
- Holy
  - Flash of Light healing increased by 20%.
  - Light Infusion consumed by Holy Light now causes Holy Light to generate 1 Holy Power (was 30% additional healing).
  - All skill damage reduced by 8%.
  - Ashen Hollow (Venthyr ability) damage reduced by an additional 10%.
  - Hammer of Wrath damage reduced by an additional 10%.
  - Judgment damage reduced by an additional 10%.
  - Crusader Strike mana cost increased to 11% (was 9%) of base mana.
  - Might of the Crusader (Talent) reduces the cooldown of Holy Shock by 1 second (was 1.5 seconds).
  - Sunwell Inflorescence (Runicarver Power) now gives Holy Light a 30% chance to generate 2 Holy Power when consuming Light Infusion.
  - Fixed an issue that increased Sacred Discrimination (Venthyr Pipe) damage to Holy Paladins.
- protection
  - Fixed an issue that prevented the Righteous Protector (Talent) cooldown reduction from working with Divine Intent (Talent) and Glowing Light when the Paladin was using the Queen’s Glyph.
  - Fixed an issue where Royal Decree’s Word of Glory (Conduit) was consuming Shining Light and Divine Purpose (Talent).
PRIEST
- Clear Mind (lead) effectiveness reduced by 25%.
- discipline
  - Spirit Armor (Talent) cooldown increased to 90 seconds (was 60 seconds).
  - Fixed an issue that prevented “Hold On” (General Draven Soulbind) from increasing the absorption of Spirit Shell.
  - Fixed an issue where Schisma’s damage increase (Talent) would not affect the first Damage Event of a Penalty in the queue.
  - Fixed an issue where Power Word: Barrier’s damage reduction was removed earlier than intended when two Discipline Priests cast Power Word: Barrier.
- Holy
  - The Symbol of Hope has been redesigned – Increases the morale of party or raid members within 40 yards. They each recover 60 seconds of cooldown on an important defence ability and regain 18% of their missing mana over 5 seconds.
- shadow
  - Shadow Word: Pain damage increased by 25%.
  - Vampiric Touch damage increased by 25%.
  - Devouring Plague damage reduced by 18%.
  - Shadowflame Prism (Runic Carving Power) Shadowflame Rift damage reduced by 16%.
  - Talbadar’s Stratagem (Rune Carving Power) Mind Blast damage increase decreased by 8%.
  - Dissonant Echoes (Conduction) now grant 20% increased Void Bolt damage (up from 35%).
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Death and Madness (Talent) from granting Madness and resetting the cooldown of Shadow Word: Death if Shadow Word: Death was cast while the target is dying.
Villain
- Feint duration increased to 6 seconds (was 5 seconds).
- Serrated Bone Spike (Necrolord) bleeding now properly benefits from critical strike chance.
- Camouflaged in Shadows (Line) shield is now 50% …

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is out there on PC. For extra data concerning this patch, go to the official World of Warcraft website.