Fyr'alath Legendary Axe AoE Hotfix Explained - Improvements & Remaining Issues
The latest hotfix for Fyr'alath the Dreamrender looks to improve the AoE capabilities for the new legendary axe by increasing the cap of Rage of Fyr'alath stacks to 50. Our guide writer, Mandl, details the impact of the latest hotfix and addresses the remaining issues for this legendary weapon.
Be sure to check out all the latest coverage and editorials for Fyr'alath the Dreamrender below.
How Good is Fyr'alath? — Part 1Fyr'alath DoT Hotfix Review — Part 2
Fyr'alath, the Dreamrender Legendary Axe Overview
Fyr'alath the Dreamrender Buffs… Again
On the weekly reset, Fyr'alath the Dreamrender was once again hotfixed, fixing an issue outlined in a previous article.
Previously, the on-use part of the legendary, Rage of Fyr'alath, would consume all Mark of Fyr'alath present on any target within 50 yards in order to buff both Rage of Fyr'alath and Explosive Rage by 10% per mark. Unfortunately, this capped out at five marks consumed while still consuming every additional mark, leading to a counterintuitive loss of damage beyond 5 targets.
The hotfix applied on weekly reset raises this consumption cap to 50 different Mark of Fyr'alath, yielding a new maximum of +500% damage, up from +50%. Obviously, due to the nature of dungeons and encounters this season, there aren't that many cases where this is particularly noteworthy, but it is welcome nevertheless.
All other behavior points mentioned previously still hold true: casting Fyr'alath the Dreamrender still consumes all marks (even those out of line of sight), and you can track how many the effect consumed on your logs as each mark turns into a stack of Rage of Fyr'alath — this is what buffs the legendary by 10%, and whose max cap got raised to 50.
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