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Hotfixes

September 21, 2026

Classes

• Evoker
  • Fixed an issue preventing Unravel from activating when Fire Breath was cast with Tip the Scales.
  • Fixed an issue where Unravel may not hit all targets struck by Fire Breath.

Dungeons and Raids

• Fixed an issue where following Lindormi's Guidance in Den of Nalorakk and Altar of Fangs would lead to ending the dungeon short of the enemy forces requirement.
• The Venomous Abyss
  • The Coiled Altar
    • Fixed a rare issue where Toxic Deluge would fail to create Coalesced Venoms and Virulent Mutations.
    • Fixed a rare issue where Fangs of the Crucible and Defilement of the Crucible would not create area denial on both halves of the platform.
    • Resolved an issue where pets could engage Zul'jan during the roleplay.
  • Ula’tek
    • [<em>With weekly restarts</em>] Ula'tek's Stone Venom damage reduced by 40% on all difficulties.
    • [<em>With weekly restarts</em>] Boiling Venom on Mythic difficulty is now an Important Aura.
    • Fixed an issue where Stone Venom could fail to inflict damage to players far from Ula'tek.

September 17, 2026

Dungeons and Raids

• Ruby Life Pools
  • Addressed an issue where Blazebound Destroyers or Primalist Flamedancers could fail to contribute towards enemy forces if no player was on their threat table when they finished their death sequence.
    • Developers’ notes: A known side-effect of this change is that these creatures will no longer display their contribution towards enemy forces on their tooltip in the default UI.
• The Venomous Abyss
  • The Coiled Altar
    • Fixed an issue where Unnerving Fixation was targeting tanks more often than intended.

Player versus Player

• Significantly increased PvP rating inflation for all rated PvP modes with emphasis on Battleground Blitz, Rated Battlegrounds, and Rated 3v3 Arena.
  • Developers' notes: We've seen your feedback that achievable PvP ratings are not meeting expectations, so we're applying a significant increase to PvP rating inflation starting now for all rated PvP modes with emphasis on Battleground Blitz, Rated Battlegrounds, and Rated 3v3 Arena. As with past changes to inflation, this adjustment is intended to improve progression as the season continues and support healthier ladder movement. We'll continue monitoring rating distribution and make further adjustments as necessary. Thank you for your continued feedback and we'll see you on the battlefield!
• Font of Venomous Rage trinket damage reduced by 50% in PvP combat.

September 15, 2026

Classes

• Hunter
  • Marksmanship
    • Fixed an issue where Aimed Shot was not properly playing its cast animation when using a gun or crossbow.
• Paladin
  • Protection
    • Fixed an issue where Consecration's first tick would not benefit from the Venomous Abyss tier set's increase to its critical strike chance.
• Priest
  • Holy
    • Fixed an issue where Renewed Vigor from the Venomous Abyss 2-piece tier bonus could exceed 3 stacks.

Dungeons and Raids

• The Venomous Abyss
  • Sszorak
    • Tempest damage reduced by 20% on Heroic and Mythic difficulties.
    • Caustic Claws no longer forms a pool of Caustic Residue on Heroic difficulty.
  • Twin Fangs
    • Corrosive Spit damage reduced by 20% on Mythic difficulty.
    • Reduced the amount of Broodlings of Ithraz spawned by Rouse the Brood to 10.
    • Visceral Burst cast time increased by 0.5 seconds.
  • The Coiled Altar
    • Venom Rupture damage reduced by 10% on Heroic and Mythic difficulty.
    • Mutagenic Venom damage reduced by 15%.
    • Wail of Terror cast time increased to 12 seconds on Heroic difficulty.
    • Wail of Terror cast time increased to 10 seconds on Mythic difficulty.
    • Spiteful Soulcoiler's spawning and relocation when interrupted are now more predictable.
    • 1 Spiteful Soulcoiler will always spawn nearby Malacrass on Mythic difficulty.
    • The number of players targeted by Dreadmarch no longer increases throughout the phase on all difficulties.
    • Manifestations of Dread now deprioritize fixating on players that currently have Unnerving Fixation.
    • Manifestations of Dread revealed by interrupting Wail of Terror now remain visible for an additional 3 seconds.
    • The number of Fragments of Malacrass that spawn during the intermission reduced by 25% on Mythic difficulty.
    • Fixed an issue where Coalesced Venoms and Virulent Mutations would fail to drop on the ground if a priest carrying one enters Spirit of Redemption.
  • Ula’tek
    • Failing to stand within Mother's Wrath now only inflicts 1 stack of Stone Venom onto the raid on Raid Finder difficulty.
    • Doomscale Warden's Malice cast time increased to 5 seconds (was 1.5 seconds) and damage reduced on Raid Finder difficulty.
    • The number of Bligthscale Spawn reduced to 6 during Stage 2 on Raid Finder difficulty.
    • Ula'tek's Unchecked Rage damage reduced on Raid Finder difficulty.
    • Gore Rattler's Rattler Slam damage reduced on Raid Finder difficulty.
    • Stone Venom damage reduced on all difficulties.
    • Putrid Membrane duration reduced to 30 seconds on Mythic difficulty (was 1 hour).
    • The number of Blightscale Spawn summoned from Serpent's Call reduced to 8 per wave during Stage 1 on Mythic difficulty (was 13).
    • The number of Blightscale Spawn reduced to 12 per side during Stage 2 on Mythic difficulty (was 14).
    • The number of eggs dropped by Serpent's Call during the intermission reduced to 8 on Mythic difficulty (was 14).

Items

• Players who are behind on Spark of Tides (they have more Spark Dust than they do Sparks in their bags/gear), will be receiving their missing sparks directly into their bags upon login.

Quests

• Fixed an issue where the Hijacked Portal for "Still Behind Enemy Portals" was failing to teleport players to the correct destination.
• Delves should once again count for progress towards the objective of "Hope in the Darkest Corners".

The Coiled Isle

• Curse Surges now rotate every 30 minutes (was 45 minutes).

September 10, 2026

Classes

• Death Knight
  • Unholy
    • Resolved an issue causing Magus of the Dead to occasionally spawn at extreme vertical differences.
• Hunter
  • Survival
    • Corrected an issue where the initial damage of Wildfire Bomb would not happen if the Hunter was affected by crowd control effects while the bomb hit the target.
    • Corrected an issue where Strike As One would not deal damage with a Raptor Swipe that benefit from Tip of the Spear if Aspect of the Eagle is active.
• Mage
  • Hero Talents
    • Spellslinger
      • Fixed an issue causing Splinters from Augury Abounds to sometimes strike crowd-controlled targets when other non-crowd controlled targets are available.
• Paladin
  • Holy
    • Fixed an issue that caused Ringing of the Heavens to not function if cast as Lightsmith while targeting an enemy.
  • Protection
    • Fixed an issue where Glory of the Vanguard was not dealing full damage to its primary target.
• Rogue
  • Both versions of Thistle Tea can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • Fixed an issue where Soothing Rain did not properly reduce the cast time of Healing Rain by 0.5 seconds.

Delves

• Fixed an issue where Domanaar Enforcer's could Devour an already dead corpse.
• Explorer's League Supplies and the Abandoned Restoration Stone will now appear in the Twilight Crypts delve variant "Loosed Loa."

Dungeons and Raids

• Den of Nalorakk
  • Addressed an issue where Nalorakk's Echoing Maul can sometimes trigger unintentionally.
• The Venomous Abyss
  • The Lost Explorers
    • Mor'zahi's damage escalation during Final Ascension will now reset if his cast is interrupted.

Player versus Player

• Evoker
  • Fixed an issue where Unburdened Flight was causing Deep Breath to move the player forward during Hover.
  • Hero Talents
    • Chronowarden
      • Fixed an issue where Warp was still causing the player to become immune to snares while talented into Unburdened Flight.

Prey

• The buff from Afflicted and Tormented Souls is no longer removed on death, by entering a battleground or arena, or by switching specializations, and cannot be accidentally removed by the player.

The Burning Crusade Classic

• Arena Season 2 belts, bracers, boots, rings, and necklaces can now be purchased at a discounted honor cost from vendors in the Hall of Legends (Orgrimmar) and Champion's Hall (Stormwind).

September 9, 2026

Achievements

• Soft Underbelly is now an account-wide achievement.

Classes

• Death Knight
  • Blood
    • Resolved an issue causing Grip of the Dead from Death and Decay to permanently be active on targets.
• Druid
  • Guardian
    • Fixed an issue where Wild Guardian was incorrectly increasing Thrash and Mangle damage regardless of whether Rank 3 was selected.
• Paladin
  • Protection
    • Fixed an issue that caused Glory of the Vanguard to sometimes fail to deal damage to distant targets.
• Priest
  • Fixed an issue where Flash Heal could not be tracked on the Cooldown Manager for Discipline and Shadow specializations.
• Shaman
  • Enhancement
    • Fixed an issue where damage from Doom Winds could interrupt channeled effects, such as the Font of Venomous Rage trinket.
    • Stormbringer: Fixed an issue where Crash Lightning could cause unintended targets to be hit by Windfury Weapon.
• Warrior
  • Arms
    • The Venomous Abyss 4-set Bonus – The Winding Up bonus Slam damage buff can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
    • Rend is now able to be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
  • Protection
    • The Venomous Abyss 2-set Bonus – The "Vengeful Shield" bonus Shield Slam damage buff can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
    • Rend is now able to be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.

Delves

• Fixed an issue that prevented Bountiful Coffers from rewarding Zul'jarra's Forces reputation.

Dungeons and Raids

• Den of Nalorakk
  • Addressed an issue where player pets were unable to damage The Winter Squall.
• The Venomous Abyss
  • Entombed Sentinels
    • Toxic Droplets are no longer instantly stepped on if they land directly on top of a player.
    • Living Venom no longer pierces immunities.
  • The Lost Explorers
    • Fixed a visual effect issue that sometimes occurred when the tortollans were empowered.
    • Hoji will now teleport back to the main platform if he falls from the bridge.
  • Ula’tek
    • Added in health backstops to ensure the boss transitions out of Rage of the Shackled when reaching specific health thresholds.

Items

• Fixed an issue causing the Preternatural Antivenom trinket effect to only be applied to the trinket wearer.
• Void Elf and Blood Elf eyebrows are now visible when wearing either the Aquatic or Brick Gloomcap.
• Removed Bouncy Mushrooms collision.

Player versus Player

• Evoker
  • Preservation
    • Fixed an issue where Stasis could be used in the starting room of arenas and battlegrounds to store spells for after the gates opened.

Prey

• Players may now receive 500 Corrosive Coin daily on each character that defeats Ral'kala after reaching Preyhunter's Journey rank 6 (was only the first character).

The Burning Crusade Classic

• Fixed an issue where Akama in Shadowmoon Valley could no longer be interacted with after turning in his quests in a very specific order.

September 4, 2026

Classes

• Druid
  • Balance
    • Stellar Amplification can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
    • Twin Moons' range is now increased by target combat reach, meaning it can spread to farther targets when attacking large enemies.
• Shaman
  • Enhancement
    • Corrected an issue where the Venomous Abyss 4-set bonus was not properly increasing the upfront damage of Crash Lightning.

Dungeons and Raid

• The Venomous Abyss
  • Ula’tek
    • Fixed an issue where applications of Ingested Venom could apply on a target affected by Serpent's Bite.

Housing

• Endeavors
  • Vacation Season
    • Fixed instances where collecting a Secret Souvenir could fail to grant achievement credit. Players who were affected by this bug should see their achievement progress retroactively granted upon entering a housing neighborhood. Taggi is sorry for the mishap.

Items

• Fixed an issue where some non-set class armor items appeared to be eligible for redundant Catalyst conversion.
• Fixed an issue causing the Preternatural Antivenom trinket absorb effect to have a reduced cap for healer specializations as well as healing for a lower percentage of incoming damage than intended.

September 3, 2026

Achievements

• Fixed an issue where the achievement Spark in the Night was not granting credit for the Sparks of War quest if completed in the Coiled Isle, Val, or Naigtal.

Classes

• Priest
  • Holy
    • Fixed an issue with the Venomous Abyss 2-set bonus that caused Renew to not reliably grant Renewed Vigor.
• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • Totemic: Corrected an issue where Oversurge did not properly increase the healing done by Surging Totem or Overflowing Shores.

Dungeons and Raids

• Ruby Life Pools
  • Fixed an issue where the Radiant Drake entrance-return NPC did not appear in Mythic+ after defeating the final boss.
• The Venomous Abyss
  • Ula’tek
    • Caustic Waves have been adjusted so they cannot be avoided by swimming under them.
    • Corrected an error in the Blight Vein spell description that was pointing to the wrong damage value.

Items

• The Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique trinket effect, Perfected Guillotine, will no longer target enemies who are not engaged in combat for its second target.

Quests

• The Darkwell should now remain for characters who have not finished the “War of Light and Shadow” Campaign but have completed the Arator quests for “Curse of Ula'tek” Campaign.

September 2, 2026

Classes

• Druid
  • Feral
    • Apex Talent: Unseen Predator (Rank 1) now prefers targets that are not immune to damage or taking less than 5% physical damage.
• Warlock
  • Destruction
    • Fixed an issue where the Font of Venomous Rage trinket channel could be immediately canceled if spell-queued after Cataclysm.
• Warrior
  • Bladestorm now displays as an important aura on nameplates.

Dungeons and Raids

• The Venomous Abyss
  • Ula’tek
    • Soul Constrictor duration reduced to 5 seconds on Mythic difficulty.
    • Blight Vein damage reduced by 25% on Mythic difficulty.
    • Corrected an issue where a Doomscale Egg could still be picked up after the Ravenous Doomscale spawns while the Doomscale Warden is alive.
    • Added additional protections against triggering an egg pickup multiple times from one egg.

Items

• Any remaining items sourced from the Great Vault that could not be converted with the Catalyst have been fixed.
• Fixed an issue where certain non-armor items could appear to be convertible at the Catalyst. Affected characters may need to relog.

Player versus Player

• Druid
  • Balance
    • Fixed an issue where Faerie Swarm was not a large debuff on raid frames.
• Evoker
  • Fixed an issue where staves were not being shown for Evokers on the PvP gear vendor.
  • Preservation
    • Fixed an issue where Rewind could fail to reverse damage taken on allies if the Evoker was affected by Cyclone.

September 1, 2026

Classes

• Death Knight
  • Frost
    • Developers’ notes: We’re aiming to increase Frost Death Knight’s performance in single target and two target cleave scenarios.
    • Howling Blast main target damage increased by 15%.
    • Obliterate damage increased by 15%.
    • Frost Strike damage increased by 20%.
    • Melee damage increased by 10%.
  • Unholy
    • Resolved an issue causing Mastery: Dreadblade and Foul Infections to not increase the critical strike chance of Plague Erupt effects.
• Demon Hunter
  • Havoc
    • All damage increased by 4%. This does not affect PvP combat.
  • Vengeance
    • Developers’ notes: Vengeance is still performing below expectations defensively, so universal mitigation effects are getting a buff. Additionally, Fel Devastation’s effectiveness as a recovery tool has fallen behind as maximum health pools go up, so its healing is being increased.
    • Demonic Wards now reduces damage taken by 15% (was 12%).
    • Void Reaver now causes Frailty to reduce damage taken by 6% (was 5%).
    • Fel Devastation healing increased by 25%.
• Druid
  • Shred damage increased by 10%.
  • Balance
    • All ability damage increased by 4%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Feral
    • Developers’ notes: Feral is performing below expectations, particularly in raid encounters, so we’re providing both an overall lift as well as some specific buffs to single-target abilities.
    • All ability damage increased by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
    • Auto-attack damage increased by 10%.
    • Ferocious Bite damage increased by 10%.
  • Restoration
    • All healing increased by 4%.
• Hunter