Neverwinter Unveils Exciting Changes in September 9 Update

Known Issues

• The updated powers for the Warlock Soulweaver are not localized for all regions at this time. This will be addressed in a future patch.

Release Notes

Content and Environment

General

• Various fight mechanics like the Pool of Decay in Castle Ravenloft that were incorrectly floating above ground or buried underneath have been fixed.

Future Events

• Summer Festival: Summer Pinatas can now be bought in bulk.
• Protector’s Jubilee: Elminster’s Lunchbox can now be bought in bulk.

Combat and Powers

Classes: Barbarian

• Mightier Leap Feat
  • Feat tooltip updated to reflect actual magnitude of Mightier Leap (780, not 600)
  • Mighty Leap and Mightier Leap are now considered melee damage.

• Hidden Daggers is now considered an area-of-effect attack.
• Not So Fast is now considered melee damage.
• Punishing Charge is now considered melee damage.
• Bounding Slam is now considered an area-of-effect attack.

Classes: Bard

• Inspiration
  • Can now target the nearest ally (not just party member), but prioritizes players.
  • Heal Magnitude increased to 400, up from 200.
• Warding Carol
  • No longer deducts and extra 100 performance after playing.

Classes: Cleric

• Anointed Army can now target up to 10 nearby allies and prioritizes players.
• Guardian of Life can now target all nearby allies and prioritizes players.
• Cleansing Light now prioritizes players over other allied targets.
• Healing Word can now target all nearby allies and prioritizes players.

Classes: Paladin

• Sigil of the Paladin artifact now prioritizes players over other friendly targets.

Classes: Ranger

• Hindering Strike
  • Should no longer go on cooldown without activating under some circumstances.
  • Hindering Strike is now considered an area-of-effect attack.
• Aimed Shot At-Will has been fixed to generate AP on the same scaling as other At-Wills.
• Rain of Swords is now considered an area-of-effect attack.
• Steel Breeze is now considered an area-of-effect attack.

Classes: Warlock (Soulweaver)

• Soulweaver Mechanics icons are now more unique.
• Soulweavers now generate less threat overall.
• Infernal Barrier (shields) has been reworked to scale with Incoming Healing.
• Command Lifespark & Lifepact (Mechanics)
  • ‘Command Lifespark’ renamed to ‘Lifelink’.
  • Lifelink and Lifepact now channel a heal from the player to the Lifemark’d target directly, eliminating the reliance on the Lifespark pet.
  • Lifelink and Lifepact are not prevented when the Lifespark is dead, missing, or sacrificed to Warlock’s Bargain.
• Infernal Barrier (At-Will)
  • Infernal Barrier has been renamed to Infernal Sanction and updated to serve as a more viable Tank shield option for Soulweavers.
  • Now heals for 50 Magnitude.
  • Infernal Barrier (shield) magnitude increased to 800, up from 450
    • Hellpact feat further increases this shield to 1000.
  • Cost increased to 80, up from 30.
• Vampiric Embrace (Encounter)
  • Vampiric Embrace has been reworked to function as a more robust healing option for Soulweaver, especially in larger Trials where players are more spread out.
  • Heal Magnitude increased to 600, up from 330.
  • Heal Radius increased to 80, up from 50.
  • Damage Magnitude decreased to 200, down from 275.
  • Feypact Feat additionally grants a 250 Magnitude Heal-Over-Time.
  • Hellpact Feat additionally grants a 50% Infernal Barrier (300 Magnitude)
  • Heal can apply to all nearby friendlies, not just party members, but prefers players over non-players.
  • No longer cleanses negative effects.
• Revitalize (Encounter) now cleanses negative effects.
• Soul Barrier (Daily) – Heal Magnitude increased to 250, up from 200.
• Soul Pact (Daily)
  • Now affects 9 targets with Heal, up from 4.
  • Heal Magnitude increased to 800, up from 500.
  • Damage Resistance applies to all nearby players (including the caster!)
• Soul Siphon (Daily)
  • Heal can now apply to all nearby friendlies, not just party members, but prefers players.
  • Heal Magnitude increased to 1,500, up from 800.
  • Radius increased to 50, up from 40.
  • The tooltip has been fixed to clarify this power only deals 600 Magnitude damage for Soulweavers.
• Soulstorm (Encounter) – Heal can now apply to all nearby friendlies, not just party members, but prefers players.
• Swift Command (Class Feature) has been renamed ‘Flowing Link’ to fit the Lifelink rename and theme.

Items and Economy

General

• Piñata cooldown (both) has been decreased to 10s, down from 15s.

Collections

• The Artifact, Crystal of Soul’s Flight, is now in the Special Artifacts category of the Artifacts collection with the Lockbox of Shadowy Flight location.

Rewards

• Hero’s Path: The final reward of the Hero’s Path, Mythic Adventurer Choice Pack – Account, no longer incorrectly contains the Demon Wings mount from the Lockbox of Shadowy Flight. The tooltip on the choice pack has been adjusted accordingly.
  • For additional information, please refer to the official Forum Post.
• Abyssal Tears: Chests at the end of successful Abyssal Tear completions now have a small chance to award a piece of mid-tier gear.

Zen Store

• The First Time Buyer’s Pack is no longer delivered via in game mail and is now claimed for free in the Zen Store.