The best bow for hunters is massively nerfed. Were weeks of farming in World of Warcraft all for nothing?
For many weeks, hunters in World of Warcraft Dragonflight have been trying to earn a very special bow that drops very rarely. But apparently it turned out to be too strong. Therefore, Blizzard pulls the ripcord with patch 10.0.7 and gives the bow a massive nerf. We reveal what’s behind it.
What weapon is it? It’s about the bow “Neltharax, enemy of the sky”. This bow drops exclusively from Raszageth on all difficulties, but can also be obtained from the weekly treasury if you defeated Raszageth that week.
What makes the bow so strong? The bow has an extremely powerful effect that sets it apart from all other current bows. Because the investing effect says:
“Basic Attacks grant you 6% Attack Speed, stacking up to 5 times. This bonus is reset by auto attacking another target.”
In plain language, this means that hunters consistently have 30% more attack speed in boss fights where the target does not have to be switched. But a “hidden” thing about the bow was even more powerful. Because Neltharax has not only increased the attack speed of the hunter, but also that of all of the hunter’s pets!
What is Blizzard changing? Blizzard changes the bow’s bonus significantly. In the future, companions will no longer be affected by the effect, only the hunter will receive a boost from the bow. At the same time, however, the effect is modified and no longer affects tempo, instead the bonus in patch 10.0.7 reads as follows:
“Basic Attacks increase the damage of your Basic Attacks by 10%, stacking up to 5 times. This bonus is reset by auto attacking another target.”
Overall, this is a clear nerf to the bow.
New buffs are designed to compensate for nerf: However, since Hunters have drawn much of their current strength from the bow, there are a few Hunter class buffs to mitigate this:
Initial calculations assume that hunters will generally be stronger after the change, even with the bow being heavily nerfed.
What do you think of the nerfs? Is it good that hunters can also use other weapons? Or was all the farming not worth it at all?