Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, 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

October 27, 2022

Achievements

• The achievements for the Season 4 Fated Raids were prematurely moved out of the Dungeon & Raid category, as they are still earnable. They are once again visible.

Classes

• Shaman
  • Enhancement
    • Fixed an issue where some unintended spells could grant a stack of Maelstrom Weapon.

Covenants

• Kyrian
  • Path of Ascension
    • Fixed an issue where Splinterbark Nightmare's melee was consuming charges of Drustbloom Embrace.

Creatures and NPCs

• Fixed an issue where the gold dragon frame was missing on Elite enemy and World Boss nameplates.

Quests

• Fixed an issue where “The Sunken Vault" could not be completed.
• You can once again communicate with the following NPCs:
  • Arluin during the quests "Or Against Us" and "If Words Don't Work..."
  • Runecarver during the quest "The Weak Link."
  • Lord Herne during the quest "Meet the Queen."
• Falstad Wildhammer should now correctly offer and accept quests during the “Blood in the Water” quest line.

User Interface and Accessibility

• Fixed an issue where melee attacks could not be canceled by pressing the Esc key when Action Targeting is enabled.
• The stance bar is no longer centered when closing Edit Mode after moving the bar.
• Spells are once again visible on the action bar when moved around while the Always Show action bar setting is disabled.
• The Group Finder eye icon will once again stay searching and visible after a loading screen occurs.
• Fixed an issue where party frames were missing in Arena when Raid Style Party Frames is enabled.
• The Reagent Bag slot has been removed and will return when Dragonflight launches.

October 26, 2022

Classes

• Druid
  • Fixed an issue where Ashamane’s Guidance, Ursoc’s Guidance, and Cenarius’ Guidance could stack with Celestial Spirits (Runecarving Power).
  • Feral
    • Freedom of the Herd (PvP Talent) now reduces the cooldown of Stampeding Roar by 15 seconds (was 60 seconds).
• Hunter
  • Survival
    • Fixed an issue where Fury of the Eagle (Talent) was causing more damage from Wild Spirits than intended.
• Priest
  • Fixed an issue where sometimes Mind Sear couldn’t be used above 50 Insanity.

Dungeons and Raids

• Fixed an issue where Fated raid gear were dropping at an incorrect item level.
• Fixed an issue where Mythic and Mythic+ dungeon weapons were dropping at an incorrect item level.

Quests

• Fixed an issue in “The Hunter of Heroes” scenario where Vigfus could not be defeated.
• Horde Warriors are once again able to complete the quest "What's Your Specialty."
• Draenei Rogues should now be able to complete "Rescue the Survivors!" through the use of Gift of the Naaru.

October 25, 2022

Wrath of the Lich King Classic

• Classes
  • Paladin
    • Fixed an issue where the Glyph of Seal of Vengeance was still granting its expertise bonus while the glyph was not active.
    • Fixed an issue where Judgements of the Pure (Talent) was still active after switching specializations.
• Items and Rewards
  • Fire Leaf is now correctly classified as a Trade Good.
• Player versus Player
  • Completing Battlegrounds during holiday weekends will now reward an appropriate amount of gold based on a win or a loss.
• Professions
  • Fixed an issue where Engineering bombs were breaking their Incapacitate effect with their own damage.
    • Developers’ note: It is intended that low-level Engineering bombs still have a large failure rate on targets above their level.

The hotfix notes for the previous patch can be found here.