Damage Reduction Increased for World PvP in Season of Discovery

Luxrah Luxrah • Updated June 7, 2025

Blizzard has implemented a change to the way that health and damage works in PvP via hotfix for Season of Discovery. Players will no longer receive up to 50% increased health while inside a battleground. Instead, the global damage reduction for abilities used in PvP combat has been increased. This is intended to leave battlegrounds effectively unchanged while also applying a similar effect to PvP in the open world.

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Kaivax

March 20, 2025

Season of Discovery

  • Player versus Player
    • The (up to) 50% health increase in Battlegrounds has been removed.
    • The global Damage Reduction to spells in PvP has been increased to 50% Physical/60% Magic reductions (was 25% Physical/40% Magic reductions).
      • Developers’ notes: Players should now have 50% more effective health in PvP against both Physical and Magical damage in the open world, and PvP in Battlegrounds should feel unchanged.
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