WarCraft III: Reforged - Patch 2.0.2

[e][h]Patch 2.0.2

Patch Information

Version:

22692

PTR Release Date:

2025-03-24

Release Date:

2025-04-16

Highlights

• General
• Balance
• Lighting
• Map Pool
• World Editor

Chronology

2.0.1.22490

2.0.2.22796

Performance

• Fixed an issue on production servers that caused the game to hitch every few seconds for some players

General

• Fixed an issue where players could not join a private custom game by name if they did not have the map downloaded
• Added Classic Campaign background screens which will be enabled if players are playing through the Campaign on Classic graphics
• Added Classic menu screen from ROC and TFT which can be customized in the option menu
• Updated various Reforged Campaign background screens

Lighting

• Reforged environment lighting direction adjusted to match Classic/Classic HD
• Dungeon biome lighting overhauled to better fit Classic lighting
• Minor brightness adjustments

Map Pool

• 1v1,2v2,3v3,and 4v4 Map Pool have been updated.

World Editor

• New Orb of Slow of ability (AIno) and new Orb of Slow debuff (Bson)
• Fixed the Defense Type Change upgrade effect so it now properly changes armor

Balance

Items

• Sentry Wards are now magic immune
• Sentry Ward vision reduced from 1600 to 1200, health reduced from 200 to 50
• Healing Wards are now magic immune
• Healing Ward charges reduced from 3 to 2; duration reduced from 30 to 25 seconds; area of effect reduced from 500 to 450
• Ring of Protection +4 removed from drop pool; Ring of Protection +3 added to drop pool
• Ring of Protection +3 gold cost reduced from 150 to 125 (matches Ring of Protection +4)
• Backpack shop requirement removed for all races
• Orb of Darkness will now spawn Dark Minions instead of Lesser Dark Minions
• Ancient Janggo of Endurance movement speed increased from 5% to 7.5% and attack rate from 3% to 3.5%
• Legion Doom-Horn movement speed increased from 5% to 7.5%, hp regen per second increased from 0.3 to 0.35

Human

• Orb of Fire replaced with Orb of Slow: Orb of Slow provides +5 damage, has a 25% chance to proc on units, and 10% chance to proc on heroes; applies a 25% attack speed and 55% movement speed slow to the target for 10(5) seconds; costs 325 gold. It is undispellable, affects magic immune units and stacks with other sources of slow.
• Blood Mage Flame Strike mana cost reduced from 135 to 125
• Blood Mage Siphon Mana area of effect range reduced from 800 to 700
• Blood Mage Banish cooldown increased from 0/0/0 to 4/2/0
• Paladin Holy Light cooldown increased from 5 to 5.5 seconds
• Paladin Devotion Aura armor bonus decreased from 2/4/6 to 2/3.5/5.
• Militia armor reduced from 4 to 3
• Footman Defend piercing damage reduction reduced from 65% to 50%, deflection chance reduced from 30% to 25%
• Footman Defend cost reduced from 150/100 to 125/75 and research time reduced from 45 to 40
• Sorceress Slow duration reduced from 60 to 45 seconds
• Sorceress Invisibility range increased from 300 to 400
• Priest Heal range increased from 250 to 350
• Flying Machine movement speed reduced from 400 to 375
• Arcane Vault tech requirement removed from the Dragonhawk Rider and the Cloud upgrade

Orc

• Orb of Lightning damage against summons increased from 150 to 200
• Blademaster Mirror Image cooldown increased from 3 to 5 seconds
• Great Hall build time from 140 to 135
• Wind Rider level reduced from 4 to 3
• Wind Rider Envenomed Spears damage per tick reduced from 4 to 3
• Wind Rider movement speed reduced from 320 to 310
• Witch Doctor Sentry Ward, Stasis Trap, and Healing Wards are now magic immune
• Witch Doctor Sentry Ward vision reduced from 1600 to 1200, health reduced from 200 to 50
• Witch Doctor Stasis Trap Ward health reduced from 100 to 25; detonation radius reduced from 400 to 350; stun duration reduced from 6(2.5) to 4(2)
• Witch Doctor Healing Ward duration reduced from 30 to 25 seconds; area of effect reduced from 500 to 450
• Tauren now have Resistant Skin
• Tauren cost increased from 280/80 to 300/100

Night Elf

• Orb of Venom damage per tick reduced from 9 to 8
• Keeper of the Grove strength gain increased from 1.8 to 2
• Keeper of the Grove Treant attack cooldown reduced from 1.75 to 1.65
• Wisp lumber gather interval reduced from 8 to 7 seconds
• Huntress Moon Glaive now changes the Huntress armor type from unarmored to heavy; added a persistent visual effect
• Huntress Moon Glaive cost increased from 100/150 to 125/175; research time increased from 35 to 60 seconds
• Huntress movement speed reduced from 350 to 340
• Ultravision research time reduced from 45 to 30 seconds
• Chimaera movement speed increased from 250 to 270
• Glaive Thrower Vorpal Blades upgrade now gives an additional 10 damage

Undead

• Wand of Negation charges increased from 2 to 4; (undocumented) cooldown reduced from 5 to 0 seconds.
• Wand of Negation is now a single target dispel that deals 200 damage to summoned units
• Ritual Dagger gold cost reduced from 100 to 75; healing increased from 175 to 200
• Ritual Dagger charges reduced from 2 to 1
• Lich Frost Nova range reduced from 800 to 700
• Dreadlord Carrion Swarm damage increased from 75/125/200 to 75/135/200
• Nerubian Tower attack cooldown reduced from 1.3 to 1.15 seconds
• Burrow research time reduced from 45 to 30 seconds
• Gargoyle movement speed reduced from 375 to 350
• Necromancer Cripple mana cost decreased from 100 to 90
• Banshee Anti-magic Shell blocked damage reduced from 420 to 300
• Disease Clouds spawned on Abomination deaths no longer have collision
• Frost Wyrm ground and air attack range increased from 300 to 375; air attack now has an area of effect (same as ground attack)

Neutral

• Pit Lord Rain of Fire cast range increased from 700/800/800 to 800/800/800
• Dark Ranger Life Drain can now transfer life to a friendly unit.

Creeps

• Poison Treants no longer have Entangling Roots. HP increased from 290 to 350
• Spitting Spider armor type changed from heavy to medium - HP reduced from 400 to 350
• Giant Spider HP reduced from 550 to 500
• Satyr Hellcaller level reduced from 9 to 8
• Giant Wolf stock delay increased from 220 to 440
• Satyr Shadowdancer cost decreased from 200 to 190 gold
• Immolation damage reduced from 10 to 5
• Entangling Roots duration from 10(3) to 6(3). Range reduced from 800 to 600
• Frost Nova slow decreased from 4 to 2
• Unholy Frenzy HP drain reduced from 4 to 2
• Brilliance Aura reduce mana regeneration from 1 to 0.5
• Polymorph mana cost reduced from 225 to 200. Duration reduced from 25 to 20
• Healing Wave amount reduced from 215 to 130. Jumps from 4 to 3
• Cold Arrows duration increased from 3(0.75) to 3(1) and damage from 0.25 to 1
• Disease Cloud duration reduced from 120 to 75
• Animate Dead duration reduced from 120 to 40 seconds and mana cost reduced from 250 to 150. Cooldown reduced from 240 to 180
• Parasite duration reduced from 30 to 15 seconds
• Blizzard casting time reduced from 1 to 0.599
• Rain of Fire casting time reduced from 1 to 0.599
• Skink movement speed reduced from 200 to 100
• Apprentice Wizard HP increased from 180 to 200 and damage by 2
• Fallen Priest damage increased by 2
• Lightning Lizard armor type changed from heavy to medium. HP increased from 280 to 300. Dice damage reduced by 2
• Salamander Hatchling armor type changed from heavy to medium. Damage reduced by 1
• Arachnathid Earth-borer Shadow Strike and mana removed. HP increased from 400 to 450
• Mur'gul Snarecaster HP increased from 375 to 400. Damage reduced by 1
• Skeletal Orc Champion - Death Coil removed. Now has Cripple and Vampiric Aura
• Infernal Machine now has Unholy Aura
• (Undocumented, unintended) Infernal Permanent Immolation and Pandaren Permanent Immolation damage decreased from 10 to 5.

External links

• Initial PTR Patch Notes.
• Patch Notes.