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Talent structure
51 points at 60. Gold-medal milestones at 11, 16 (new), 21 and 31 points.
Row k needs 5×(k−1) points in that tree, so a 31/20 split reaches the second tree's 16-point gold, and 21/30 reaches row 6 of the second tree.
Dual Specialization at level 40. Respecs at a capital-city class trainer.
Separate account-wide Legacy talents (Professions, Adventure, Resourcefulness trees), up to 16 points per character in the beta.
Stats and buffs
One Hit stat and one Crit stat for melee, ranged and spells. Hybrid gear stops being split across three hit caps.
Bonus Healing also gives some Bonus Damage, which makes healer-gear DPS hybrids workable.
Kings, Divine Spirit and Improved Mark of the Wild are baseline. So are Consecration, Aimed Shot, Fear Ward and Devouring Plague.
Raid-wide since Oct 15: Battle Shout, Trueshot Aura, Leader of the Pack, Moonkin Aura, and the Grace of Air, Strength of Earth, Windfury and Flametongue totems. LotP is now melee/ranged crit and Moonkin is spell crit, so a raid can run both.
Racials (Oct 15 build)
Every race has 2 active and 2 passive racials. Resistance racials are gone, and weapon specs now give crit instead of weapon skill.
Human Ruthless: +2% crit on everything. Orc Savage +1% crit, Blood Fury +10% AP and SP. Dwarf Earth Fury +2% crit damage and healing. Tauren +5% HP, +2% crit damage and healing. Troll Berserking and 20% in-combat regen.
Skyborne (new, both factions): +3% haste and +5% damage to Elementals. A strong default for casters.
Undead Touch of the Grave now procs 30% of the time for casters. Gnome Eureka! gives an 8-second cost and damage buff.
The guide
31 level-60 builds
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Day-one questions
Several builds hinge on one interaction the tooltips don't settle. Check these at 60.
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Builds it decides
Does a Summon Hawk count as an active pet for Lone Wolf?
Lone Wolf Sniper, Hawk Lord
Do Exorcism and Holy Wrath still only work on Undead and Demons?
Shockadin, Battle-Cleric Ret
Does Frostfire Bolt's slow count as a Chill for Permafrost and Frost talents?
Frostfire Shatter
Does Genesis boost Lacerate and Rake bleeds?
Lacerate Bear
Does Thundering Strikes' crit bonus apply to heals, and so feed Water Shield?
Thunder Tide Resto
How much threat does Rockbiter add with Spirit Weapons, and can a shieldless Shaman survive heroic-level dungeon packs?
Rockbiter Warden
Do Demonic Sacrifice buffs scale with your gear now that pets scale with the Warlock?
Demonic Pact, Shadow Pandemic
Is Rupture strong enough at 60 for Thousand Cuts to matter?