In a hotfix that went out today for Season of Discovery, the Boon of Blackfathom World Buff Spell will no longer apply to pets, whether it drops in the city or released from a Chronoboon Displacer. Blizzard did publish hotfixes and explained that this is intentional in their Developer's Notes.
- Increases hit chance of spells by 3%, critical chance of melee, and ranged by 2%, grants 20 attack power, 25 spell damage, and increases movement speed by 20%. 120 minute duration.
NEW Added: Only On Player
NEW Added: Not On Player Controlled NPC - Increases hit chance of spells by 3%, critical chance of melee, and ranged by 2%, grants 20 attack power, 25 spell damage, and increases movement speed by 20%. 120 minute duration.
NEW Added: Only On Player
NEW Added: Not On Player Controlled NPC
Thanks Hathorne for the tip!
Blue Post with Hotfix and Developer's Note
Hotfixes
January 4, 2024 Season of Discovery - Boon of Blackfathom no longer applies to pets.
Developer’s Note: We are essentially removing the ability for pets to get Boon of Blackfathom for now. Now that pets scale with stats, allowing them to get certain world buffs would effectively let them “double dip” on these effects and gain far more damage than intended. We’ll continue to review this as we move through the content phases and make adjustments to how world buffs interact with pets as needed.
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