World of Warcraft’s Coiled Altar Nerfs Are Scheduled for October 13

Blizzard’s 12.1.5 update will ease several mechanics in The Coiled Altar when it goes live on October 13 in this region. On Mythic difficulty, phase one will have fewer Toxic Deluge orbs and Virulent Mutations, and Dreadmarch will target one fewer player.

The changes also reduce the radius of Virulent Mutation and Mutagenic Venom from 8 yards to 6. Manifestations of Dread will show their red glow to the fixated target immediately, disappear if that target dies, and be detected and stunned across an angle increased by 10 degrees. Eternal Nightfall’s cast time will increase by 2 seconds on all difficulties.

The same tuning pass covers Altar of Fangs, Murder Row, Ruby Life Pools, Temple of Sethraliss, The Blinding Vale, and Voidscar Arena. Blizzard’s October 13 tuning announcement says the changes will arrive with the 12.1.5 content update.

World of Warcraft 12.1.5 Patch Notes

Dungeons and Raid

• Altar of Fangs
  • Primal Serpent
    • Piercing Hiss damage reduced by 25%.
    • Piercing Hiss cooldown increased by 10%.
  • Ravenous Descendant
    • Health reduced by 9%.
  • Twinfang Harrower
    • Health reduced by 6%.
    • Paralyzing Shot periodic damage reduced by 20%.
    • Paralyzing Shot duration reduced to 14 seconds (was 20 seconds).
  • Ritual Chieftain
    • Blood Sacrifice healing absorb reduced by 12%.
  • Rattling Writhe
    • Health reduced by 6%.
    • Rattle periodic damage reduced by 25%.
  • High Evolutionist
    • Evolve now has a more prominent visual effect during channel.
  • Bloodletter
    • Health reduced by 5%.
  • Ascendant Serpent
    • Health reduced by 21%.
  • Living Venom
    • Health reduced by 25%.
    • Venom Burst damage reduced by 50%.
  • Rav’i
    • Carrion Burst periodic damage reduced by 10%.
  • Zul’jan
    • Axegrinder periodic damage reduced by 15%.
• Murder Row
  • Zaen Bladesorrow
    • Fire Bomb damage reduced by 33%.
• Ruby Life Pools
  • Earthbound Guardian
    • Earthbound’s Imprint impact damage reduced by 21%.
    • Earthbound’s Imprint periodic damage reduced by 13%.
  • Defier Draghar
    • Health reduced by 27%.
  • Primalist Cinderweaver
    • Living Bomb debuff can now be dispelled and the explosion damage will not occur when dispelled.
  • Storm Warrior
    • Thunderous Stomp damage reduced by 18%.
  • High Channeler Ryvati
    • Tempest Stormshield absorb percentage of maximum health reduced to 15% (was 20%).
  • Melidrussa Chillworn
    • Infused Whelp’s Cold Claws cooldown increased.
  • Kokia Blazehoof
    • Blazebound Firestorm health reduced by 12.5%.
    • Blazebound Firestorm’s Inferno impact damage reduced by 18%.
    • Blazebound Firestorm’s periodic damage reduced by 14%.
• Temple of Sethraliss
  • Static Anomaly
    • Spark Step damage reduced by 25%.
• The Blinding Vale
  • Sporeblight Belcher
    • Reduced health by 11%.
    • Spouting Floret periodic damage reduced by 16%.
    • Belch Sore damage reduced by 16%.
    • Reduced the number of Belch Sore projectiles per tick to 3 (was 5).
  • Radiant Spellsower
    • Light Bolt Volley damage reduced by 16%.
  • Lightwarden Ruia
    • Lightfire periodic damage reduced by 15%.
    • Pulverizing Strikes damage reduced by 12%.
  • Ziekket
    • Lightspawn Lasher health reduced by 10%.
    • Lightspore Shot damage reduced by 16%.
    • Oozing Xylem damage reduced by 16%.
    • Vicious Regrowth haste and damage buff reduced to 20% (was 30%).
• The Venomous Abyss
  • The Coiled Altar
    • The initial total number of orbs that spawn during Toxic Deluge in Phase 1 reduced to 8 on Mythic difficulty (was 10).
    • The number of Virulent Mutations that spawn in Phase 1 reduced to 4 on Mythic difficulty (was 5).
    • Virulent Mutation and Mutagenic Venom radius reduced to 6 yards (was 8 yards).
    • The number of players Dreadmarch targets reduced to 3 on Mythic difficulty (was 4).
    • Manifestations of Dread now immediately display their red glow visuals to their fixated target the moment they began fixating on all difficulties.
    • Manifestations of Dread now despawn if their fixated target dies instead of re-fixating on a new player on all difficulties.
    • Increased the angle Manifestations of Dread are detected and stunned by 10 degrees on all difficulties.
    • Eternal Nightfall cast time increased by 2 seconds on all difficulties.
• Voidscar Arena
  • Feral Saberon
    • Savage Leap cooldown increased by 25%.
  • Chitigoth
    • Insidious Aura channel duration reduced to 8 seconds (was 10 seconds).
  • Brutal Overseer
    • Brutal Slams damage increase per slam reduced to 8% (was 10%).
  • Atroxus
    • Poison Splash periodic damage reduced by 11%.
    • Toxic Aura periodic damage reduced by 20%.
  • Charonus
    • Condensed Mass periodic damage reduced by 20%.

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