Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Burning Crusade Classic and WoW Classic. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied.
Hotfixes
November 17, 2023
Classes
- Shaman
- Elemental
- Resolved an issue causing Earth Shock Overload from Mountains Will Fall to deal 6% less damage than intended.
Dungeons and Raids
- Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope
- Council of Dreams
- Fixed a rare timing issue where the Council members could finish casting Rebirth when the encounter should have ended.
Items
- The Great Vault should now display consistent item levels when previewing raid rewards.
Player versus Player
- Hunter
- Beast Mastery
- Resolved an issue that could cause unintended spells to be cast during Call of the Wild.
November 16, 2023
Classes
- Monk
- Mistweaver
- Fixed an issue that caused Essence Font to fire one more bolt than intended per second channeled.
- Developers’ notes: We’re aware of an issue that will cause Essence Font's tooltip to display an incorrect channel rate after this fix. This will be addressed in a future update.
- Rogue
- Assassination
- Fixed an issue that allowed Sanguine Blades damage from vulnerability damage increases on enemies to be unintentionally doubled.
- Fixed an issue that allowed Poisoned Edges (Aberrus 2-piece set bonus) damage from vulnerability damage increases on enemies to be unintentionally doubled.
Dungeons and Raids
- Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope
- Fyrakk
- Developers’ notes: Both player feedback and data have indicated that Heroic Fyrakk doesn't pose as much of a challenge as we'd intended. We'd like Fyrakk to be a satisfying ending to Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope for the vast majority of players who have yet to encounter him, so we're making a few adjustments to the overall difficulty of the encounter.
- Burning Scales damage increased by 40%.
- There is now an additional occurrence of Blaze during Stage Three.
- Blaze damage increased by 40%.
- Damage of colliding with a Swirling Firestorm increased by 60%.
- Dawn of the Infinite
- Resolved an issue that could cause Chromie to get stuck channeling on Blight of Galakrond during a Mythic Keystone run.
- Resolved an issue which could prevent Manifested Timeways from spawning.
Items
- Fixed an issue that prevented Gift of Ursine Vengeance from stacking Rising Rage properly.
- Fixed an issue preventing Hearthstone of the Flame from being tradeable to other eligible party members.
- Rings and neck pieces from Throne of the Tides should now drop correctly for all classes.
User Interface
- Restricted addon functions that allowed for in-combat distance checking between players.
- Developers’ notes: This change was intended to be implemented with the launch of the Guardians of the Dream patch, to avoid requiring that addon authors update their addons separately after the content is already being played. We apologize for the confusion and inconvenience.
November 15, 2023
Classes
- Evoker
- Augmentation
- Ebon Might now properly benefits from the 4-piece class set bonus from Aberrus as well as Close as Clutchmates.
- Hunter
- Hunter pet attacks now scale with weapon attack power.
- Kill Command, Bite, Claw, Smack, Flanking Strike, Froststorm Breath, and Burrow Attack damage reduced by 32.5%.
- Developers’ notes: In a recent hotfix aimed at correcting an issue with Augmentation Evokers and their damage logging, we adjusted how Hunter pet damage is calculated. A side effect of this was that Hunter pet attacks started scaling with weapon attack power, increasing the damage of a Hunter pet's special attacks by about 32.5% at 450 item level. This is actually something we would like to retain, as it means that Hunter pet damage will now benefit from weapon upgrades.
- Mend Pet and Revive Pet are now separate pet utility buttons and are no longer automatically swapped back and forth based on your pet's state. This is a temporary change to resolve some issues with interactions between Call of the Wild, Mend Pet, and Revive Pet. Mend Pet can be found in the "Pet Utility" flyout menu in the main Hunter spellbook.
- Rogue
- Outlaw
- Fixed an errant interaction that caused Soulrip to apply without the rogue dealing combat damage.
- Warlock
- Fixed an issue where damage from Dimensional Rift would not break Fear effects.
- Demonology
- Resolved an issue causing Malefic Impact to not grant the proper amount of critical strike chance to Hand of Gul'dan.
Dragonriding
- Fixed an issue where Ride Along passenger whelps were animated incorrectly.
Dungeons and Raids
- Amirdrassil
- Smolderon
- Reduced the duration of Smoldering Ground puddles to 2.5 minutes (was 5 minutes) on Raid Finder difficulty.
- Volcoross
- Fixed an issue that caused Shadowstrike to teleport Subtlety Rogues into the lava.
- Antorus the Burning Throne
- Resolved an issue causing Foul Steps to remain on players after defeating the Eonar the Life-Binder encounter.
- Dawn of the Infinite
- Fixed an issue that caused Coalesced Time and Timestream Leech to be Arcane damage, instead of the intended Physical damage.
- The Everbloom
- Reduced the effectiveness of Enraged Growth on players.
- Throne of the Tides
- Fixed an issue that allowed players to line of sight Commander Ulthok's Festering Shockwave.
Items
- Cataclysmic Signet Brand’s self-damage effect can no longer be dispelled.
- The Porcelain Crab trinket from Throne of the Tides should no longer drop for non-melee classes.
Player versus Player
- The Battleground Blitz brawl no longer grants progress toward the PvP quest “Proving in Battle”, which is intended to reward participation in random battlegrounds.
- Shaman who reached Combatant I during Dragonflight Season 3 should now be granted the Elite cloak appearance.
- Priest
- Discipline
- Fixed an issue that caused the Guardians of the Dream 2-piece tier set to not extend Atonements while using the Trinity PvP talent.
Superbloom
- The Emerald Bounty location for Whisperbloom planting should now be available at all times, and not just during the Superbloom.
WoW Classic Era
- [With realm restarts] Fixed an issue that prevented respeccing from refunding all of the character’s talent points as expected.
November 14, 2023
Classes
- Death Knight
- Unholy
- Death Coil damage increased by 10%.
- Scourge Strike/Clawing Shadows damage increased by 10%.
- Ghoul damage increased by 8%.
- Virulent Plague damage increased by 20%.
- Apocalypse ghoul damage increased by 5%.
- Demon Hunter
- Havoc
- Chaotic Disposition has been reworked to directly benefit the damage of affected abilities instead of duplicating portions of the damage they dealt. The amount of damage generated by the effect has not changed.
- Chaotic Disposition: Your Chaos damage has a 7.77% chance to be increased by 17%, occurring up to 3/7 total times.
- Vengeance
- Sigil of Silence base duration reduced to 5 seconds (was 6 seconds). PvP duration has not changed.
- Fel Flame Fortification reduction to magic damage taken reduced to 10% (was 12%).
- Illuminated Sigils now increases Parry chance against affected targets by 15% (was 20%).
- Druid
- Guardian
- Mangle now grants 12 Rage (was 10).
- Cat Form energy regeneration increased by 50% (was 35%).
- Balance
- Cat Form energy regeneration increased by 50% (was 35%).
- Restoration
- Rip damage increased by 140%. Does not apply in PvP Combat.
- Rake damage increased by 60%.
- Shred damage increased by 140%.
- Ferocious Bite damage increased by 200%. Does not apply in PvP Combat.
- Cat Form energy regeneration increased by 50% (was 35%).
- Evoker
- Augmentation
- Developers’ notes: The amount of utility that Augmentation Evoker brings on top of its high damage has proven to be too powerful despite recent changes. Therefore we are further reducing their damage contributions to the group in order to balance them against other specializations.
- Ebon Might grants 6.5% of the Evoker’s primary stat (was 8%).
- Close as Clutchmates increases the effectiveness of Ebon Might and Breath of Eons by 10% (was 20%).
- The amount of Versatility granted by Shifting Sands has been reduced by 15%.
- Hunter
- Various pet abilities that deal damage such as Kill Command, Bite, and Flanking Strike will now properly reattribute damage to an Augmentation Evoker who has buffed the Hunter in the combat log.
- Beast Mastery
- Corrected an issue where the Bloody Frenzy talent was granting the effects of Beast Cleave for longer durations than intended and was not properly updating the personal nameplate Beast Cleave icon.
- Paladin
- Retribution
- All ability damage increased by 3%.
- Priest
- Discipline
- Developers’ notes: Discipline healing throughput (particularly in raids) is slightly higher than we would like, given their damage and utility contributions to the group. To balance them, we’re reducing some talents that are giving a lot of power for only 1 talent point. The goal is to improve talent balance while also bringing them in line with other healers.
- Divine Aegis absorption reduced to 5% of healing done (was 10%).
- Inescapable Torment damage reduced by approximately 19%.
- Rogue
- Assassination
- Fixed an issue that caused Internal Bleeding to be incorrectly applied by Deathmark's version of Rupture.
- Fixed an issue that caused Internal Bleeding to not contribute to Sudden Demise.
- Fixed an issue that caused Shrouded Suffocation to incorrectly generate combo points when a duplicated Garrote was applied with Deathmark's effect.
- Warlock
- Destruction
- Unstable Tear damage increased 5%.
- Shadowy Tear damage increased 5%.
- Chaos Tear damage increased 30%.
- Demonology
- Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible 2-piece Set Bonus now reduces the cooldown of Grimoire: Felguard by 0.5 second (was 1 second).
- Developers’ notes: We’re reducing the power of Demonology’s previous set bonus to bring it in line with other set bonuses from Aberrus.
Items
- Renown items purchased from Moon Priestess Lasara should now be eligible for conversion at the Revival Catalyst.
- Fixed a bug that prevented Emerald Dream pets from being caged.
- Seedbloom now stacks.
- Jewelcrafting
- Fixed a bug that granted the Band of New Beginnings a higher stamina value than intended.
Player versus Player
- Fixed a bug that prevented the first-win-of-the-day bonus from being properly awarded in Battleground Blitz.
- Battlegrounds
- The following items will be enabled for unrated battlegrounds and battleground brawls, excluding Battleground Blitz:
- Engineering Bombs:
- The chance for bomb malfunctions is now standardized to 5% for all players while in a battleground, regardless of other factors.
- Grease Grenade
- Primal Deconstruction Charge
- Polarity Bomb
- Gravitational Displacer
- Sticky Warp Grenade
- and their EZ-Thro counterparts.
- War Mode Consumables:
- Curious Primordial Fungus
- Pest Fogger
- Wild Dragon Fruit
- Wild Truffle
- Duration reduced to 12 seconds (was 20 seconds).
- Energized Temporal Spores
- Gritty Stone Potion
- Speed penalty reduced to 15% (was 30%).
- Warbanner of Ire
- Now on the Battle Standard cooldown of 10 minutes.
- Bonus primary stat reduced to 5% (was 10%).
- Prismatic Snail Mucus
- Critical strike chance bonus reduced to 30% (was 50%).
- Soothing Emerald Tea
- Now on the Healing Potion cooldown of 5 minutes.
- Immediate health increased to 25% (was 20%). Health over time increased to 40% (was 15%).
- Volatile Crimson Embers
- Damage bonus increased to 30% (was 25%).
- Damage taken over time reduced to 1% every 3 seconds (was 3% every 3 seconds).
- Duration increased to 24 seconds (was 15 seconds).
- Additionally, War Mode consumables have been adjusted to no longer be Unique and no longer have charges. These will be stackable items all the way up to 200, and their cost has been reduced from 100 Bloody Tokens down to 50 for a stack of 5. Seltherex now offers these items for 500 Honor for a stack of 5.
November 13, 2023
Classes
- Demon Hunter
- Fixed an issue that caused the Demon Hunter to briefly remain rooted when The Hunt's cast was cancelled or interrupted.
- Druid
- Balance
- Incarnation: Chosen of Elune will no longer transform you into an armored Moonkin if you are using a new barbershop customization. The armored Incarnation model will show if you are using classic Moonkin form.
- Evoker
- Preservation
- Spiritbloom will now bounce to friendly targets that are meant to be healed during quests and encounters.
- Hunter
- Beast Mastery
- Fixed an issue where Wild Instincts would not properly apply when multiple different hunters were using Call of the Wild.
- Monk
- Fixed an issue causing Chi Torpedo to not trigger Mighty Roar.
- Priest
- Discipline
- Fixed an issue where Schism could fail to apply to your target if they ran out of your range or line of sight as Mind Blast completed.
- Rogue
- Leeching Poison should no longer fall off when changing instances.
- Fixed an issue with the interaction between Premeditation and Shadow Technique.
- Assassination
- Lethal Dose should no longer cause Crimson Tempest, Serrated Bone Spike, or Mutilated Flesh (from Doomblade) to benefit, but not contribute from its effect.
Dungeons and Raids
- Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
- Scalecommander Sarkareth no longer casts an erroneous Void Slash in Stage 3.
Items
- Fixed an issue that could cause some gear, such as gear obtained in Fyrakk Assaults, Time Rifts, or Dreamsurges to lose the option to be further upgraded when converted to an Aberrus set item.
Player versus Player
- Demon Hunter
- Fixed an issue that prevented Darkness from having its effect increased to 50% in PvP combat, as intended.
- Hunter
- Rapid Reload (Marksmanship Blazing Dreamstalker 4-piece set bonus) effectiveness reduced by 40% in PvP situations.
Quests
- Balloon drivers who are “Cataloging Thaldrazsus” are now less confused, and no longer send players on a very strange trip to Waking Shores.
User Interface
- Fixed an issue where Dragonriding vigor bars would occasionally show incorrect vigor values on login.
November 10, 2023
Achievements
- Treasures of the Emerald Dream again rewards the Forest Lord’s Antlers.
- Developers’ notes: While this was originally intended to be the reward for the Dream On achievement, a bug resulted in it being rewarded by the Treasures of the Emerald Dream achievement, so we’re going to leave it there permanently and look for something else to potentially reward for Dream On.
Classes
- Druid
- Guardian
- Fixed an issue causing Innate Resolve to not correctly increase Frenzied Regeneration healing.
- Restoration
- Abundance stacks will no longer incorrectly decrease if you happen to have more Rejuvenations active than the maximum amount of Abundance stacks.
- Evoker
- Fixed an issue that caused Evokers who used a Boost to lose 10 item levels.
Emerald Bounty
- Fixed an issue with Scurfpea bloom chest not showing.
- Fixed an issue where Dream Daisys might report an active chest you did not have.
- Dragon's Daffodil should no longer occasionally report an active chest that is not there.
- The user interface at Lavatouched Lilies should now reflect contributions correctly.
Items
- Reduced the Spirit effect on the Imbued Frostweave Slippers by 70%.
- Developers’ notes: After reviewing the performance of this effect, we've decided to pull it back quite a bit as to not overshadow other items to the degree that it is. While this is a fun effect that will remain, we feel these slippers don’t necessarily need to be a required optimization for healers.
Quests
- Alt player-characters can now complete the World Quest "Dryad Fire Drill" without completing Chapter 1.
- Fixed an issue preventing completion of the Hunter Class Hall Campaign quest “Survive the Night”.
November 9, 2023
Classes
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the talent frame to show the incorrect number of points on talents when trying to refund talent points for Priest, Demon Hunter, and Rogue.
- Druid
- Guardian
- Fixed an issue causing Blood Frenzy to not benefit from Haste or Cycle of Life and Death.
- Priest
- Discipline
- Ultimate Penitence now clears root effects when cast, instead of returning the error message "You are unable to move."
Items
- Fixed an issue with Paracausal Fragment of Thunderfin, Humid Blade of the Tideseeker where the trinket effect was not functioning properly.
- The Sarannis' Mystic Sheen absorb is reduced by 68% and the cloak now has primary stats.
Professions
- You can now place crafting orders for Mark of the Auric Dreamstag.
- Alchemy
- Fixed an issue that prevented Phial and Potion cauldrons from being usable in non-keystone Mythic dungeons.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes allowed for Phial auras to persist in rated PvP environments and Battleground Blitz.
- Jewelcrafting
- Cataclysm Jewelcrafting figurines now drop for all classes to aid with completion of the Fantastic Figurines achievement.
Reputation
- Dream Wardens reputation from Emerald Dewdrop contributions into Medium and Large Emerald Blooms during Emerald Bounty now reward a large amount of reputation with the first five each week.
User Interface
- The Quest Journal will now properly display the Emerald Dream portal in the Emerald Conclave in Valdrakken.
Wrath of the Lich King Classic
- 310% mounts now correctly fly at 310% speed in Outland.
November 8, 2023
Dragonriding
- Fixed an issue where Dragon Glyph Resonance was not appearing for specific mounts.
The Emerald Dream
- Firebrand Fystia now correctly knows when she’s dead, and no longer shows up on the zone map.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Seedbloom from being rewarded through the completion of the weekly Blooming Dreamseeds quest. Additionally, if you completed the quest before our hotfix went out, go to the Emerald Dream and then check your mail. The local postmaster should be sending out replacement Seedblooms.
- Filling up a Dreamseed with Emerald Dewdrops should now grant reputation with the Dream Wardens.
Player versus Player
- [With realm restarts] Fixed an issue where Temple of Kotmogu and Silvershard Mines in the Deep Six brawl could have a maximum of 8 players.
Quests
- The Timewalking weekly quest “A Savage Path Through Time” again properly rewards a chest containing random Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible items.
Reputation
- Fixed an issue that prevented players who used a level 70 Boost from being able to obtain the intended Renown with Dragonflight factions. Players who have remained logged into the game may need to log out and back into the game on any affected boosted characters.
The hotfix notes for the previous patch can be found here.