Patch 2.3.2, a somewhat beefy addendum to the already weighty 2.3 patch, went to the PTRs earlier this weekend, revealing a few large changes for a few classes. The whole notes are here but here are a few key excerpts:
* Cold Snap (Frost) cooldown reduced. It is now in the Ice Block position in the talent tree. This ability will no longer reset the cooldown on Fire Ward.
* Conjure Mana Gem (Rank 6 - Emerald) now restores 1800 to 3000 mana and has three charges.
* Ice Block (Frost) is now available on the trainer to all mages at level 30.
* Icy Veins (NEW Frost Talent) decreases casting time of all spells by 20% and increases the chance your chilling effects will freeze the target by 25%. Lasts 20 sec. 3 min cooldown. It is now in the Cold Snap position in the talent tree.
* Crusader Strike (Retribution) now causes 110% of weapon damage and no longer gains any bonus from spell damage.
* Water Shield now restores mana periodically regardless of how many charges remain. Duration increased to 10 minutes.
The majority of the classes changes are buffs for mages to go along with making ice block trainable, but the change to Crusader Strike, as predicted removes the need for retadins to stack spell damage. Will we see a change to the tiered retribution sets in the future?





