Class highlights for Warriors, Rogues and Shamans in WoW: Forever

Blizzard has released a video going over the major class changes for Warriors, Shamans and Rogues in WoW: Forever. Here are the points mentioned, by specialization.

Protection

• Rage from damage is now generated based on weapon speed.
• Rage generation is based on pre-mitigation damage.
• Thunder Clap is usable in Defensive Stance.
• Vanguard lets you charge from Defensive Stance.
• Shield Wall, Retaliation and Recklessness no longer share a cooldown.

Arms

• Weaponmaster combines all the old weapon specialization talents.
• Spearing Strike is a new ability that dismounts players.

Fury

• The new Raging Blows talent: Whirlwind now strikes with the off-hand and reduces the rage cost of Cleave.

Restoration

• Three new spells summon a customizable set of totems with a single cast.
• A new totem bar lets you assign totems with each cast.
• Totemic Projection lets you relocate your active totems.
• Riptide is coming to Restoration, increasing the effectiveness of Chain Heal.

Elemental

• They also get the totem bar and Totemic Projection.
• Totems last for 5 minutes.
• Fire Nova is a new spell rather than a totem.
• Lava Burst arrives with bonus damage if the target has Flame Shock on it.
• Lightning Overload gives lightning spells a chance to cast again at no cost.

Subtlety

• Rogue Energy now recovers continuously.
• Stealth and Bleed effects play a larger role in the damage rotation.
• Cutthroat allows you to cast Ambush outside of stealth.

Assassination

• Mutilate now strikes with both weapons, giving double the chance to crit.
• Venom is a new finisher that increases poison damage.

Combat

• Hack and Slash is a new talent that encompasses different weapon types.

Original report: Wowhead