World of Warcraft Shows Off New Plunderstorm Abilities and Features

Plunderstorm Returns to World of Warcraft with Enhanced Features and Rewards

World of Warcraft's pirate-themed battle royale, Plunderstorm, has returned, bringing with it a host of new features and quality-of-life improvements. While the end date remains unannounced, players can anticipate at least a month of high-seas mayhem in the Arathi Highlands.

This iteration boasts significant enhancements. The battlefield features revamped points of interest and respawning non-elite enemies, ensuring a constant supply of loot. Fast travel horses facilitate quicker navigation, and a new map overlay displays zone threat levels, allowing strategic planning and selectable deployment zones. A dedicated Practice Lobby offers a space to experiment with abilities, adjust keybindings, and socialize.

New Plunderstorm Features:

• Revamped points of interest
• Respawning non-elite enemies
• Fast travel horses
• Zone threat indicators on the map
• Selectable deployment zones
• Practice Lobby
• Plunderstore with new and returning rewards
• Access while playing World of Warcraft: The War Within characters

New Abilities:

The Plunderstore offers a range of new and returning rewards. Players can acquire and upgrade powerful new abilities:

• Offensive:
  • Aura of Zealotry: Passively boosts ally movement speed and provides a consecrated area for damage and further speed/melee buffs.
  • Celestial Barrage: A powerful, chargeable line attack of moonbeams.
• Utility:
  • Call Galefeather: Summons an eagle to knock back enemies.
  • Void Tear: Teleports the player to a marked location, damaging and slowing enemies upon arrival. Instant recast is possible during spellcasting.

Ability Balance Changes:

Several existing abilities have received cooldown adjustments:

• Earthbreaker: Cooldown reduced by 2 seconds.
• Slicing Winds: Cooldown increased by 2 seconds.
• Star Bomb: Cooldown reduced by 2 seconds.
• Storm Archon: Cooldown reduced by 2 seconds.
• Toxic Smackerel: Cooldown increased by 1.5 seconds.

The updated UI streamlines ability selection and pickup. Notably, the three-person Trios mode is absent from this iteration.

The Plunderstore, accessible from the Practice Lobby, login screen, and the retail WoW PvP interface, offers a central hub for acquiring Plunderstorm rewards. Prepare for a thrilling return to the high seas!