Posts by Blizzard staff on the US World of Warcraft forums, newest first: hotfixes, development notes and announcements, each linked to the original thread.
We’ve updated this article to note some additional stock availability. We are making additional English versions of the World of Warcraft: Forever Collector’s Edition available for purchase starting as early as today (exact timing will vary by retailer) in North America, United Kingdom, Europe, Au…
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We’ve updated this article to note some additional stock availability.
We are making additional English versions of the World of Warcraft: Forever Collector’s Edition available for purchase starting as early as today (exact timing will vary by retailer) in North America, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, giving those interested another opportunity to add this keepsake set to their collection to display their Warcraft pride beyond Azeroth. Please note, orders placed from this restock are expected to be shipped and delivered February 2027, after the November 4, 2026, launch of WoW: Forever. Also note, there is a strict purchase limit of one (1) copy per household on the Blizzard Gear Store.
<a href="https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/blog_header/ep/EPSTZUAPQ9TV1790269181996.png">[Watch the World of Warcraft: Forever Podcast, Ep. 1]</a> Join Senior Game Designer Josh “Aggrend” Greenfield, Lead Classic Designer Tim Jones, and content creators Countdown To Classic and Xaryu in the first episode of the World of Warcraft: Forever Podcast. <a href="https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/
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Join Senior Game Designer Josh “Aggrend” Greenfield, Lead Classic Designer Tim Jones, and content creators Countdown To Classic and Xaryu in the first episode of the World of Warcraft: Forever Podcast.
September 23, 2026 Classes Death Knight Unholy Resolved an issue with Blightfall doing less damage as more time passes since the plague was applied. Monk Windwalker Fixed an issue that caused PvP adjustments to Windwalker’s Celestial Conduit and Flurry Strikes to apply in PvE as well. …
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September 23, 2026
Classes
Death Knight
Unholy
Resolved an issue with Blightfall doing less damage as more time passes since the plague was applied.
Monk
Windwalker
Fixed an issue that caused PvP adjustments to Windwalker’s Celestial Conduit and Flurry Strikes to apply in PvE as well.
Delves
Fixed issue where Valeera becomes unable to change talents and gain abilities after a faction change. Players experiencing this will need to enter a delve on the affected character, then leave the delve, and then log out to correct the issue.
Corrected the text of the Coiled Altar hotfix from September 15: 1 Spiteful Soulcoiler will always spawn nearby Malacrass on Mythic difficulty. Increased the likelihood a Spiteful Soulcoiler will spawn near Malacrass on Mythic difficulty.
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Corrected the text of the Coiled Altar hotfix from September 15:
1 Spiteful Soulcoiler will always spawn nearby Malacrass on Mythic difficulty.
Increased the likelihood a Spiteful Soulcoiler will spawn near Malacrass on Mythic difficulty.
<a href="https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/blog_header/q7/Q7DCITNH6C9A1790133996517.png">[Get to Know the World of Warcraft: Forever Legacy System]</a> Explore the Legacy System in World of Warcraft: Forever, an account-wide progression system that lets you complete challenges, earn Legacy Points, unlock character-specific perks, and collect cosmetic rewards as you adventure across Azeroth.&hel
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Explore the Legacy System in World of Warcraft: Forever, an account-wide progression system that lets you complete challenges, earn Legacy Points, unlock character-specific perks, and collect cosmetic rewards as you adventure across Azeroth.
We’ve been tracking an issue in the WoW Forever Beta where the 0.5-second cast time that precedes a Hunter’s auto-shot or the use of a wand is not functioning properly. Due to a bug, these auto-shots are currently incurring a much shorter cast time, which in practice means that Hunters and wand use…
A few moments ago, we made a new client build available to Beta testers: WoW Forever 1.60.1 Build 69977 Exit the Beta, go to your Battle.net App, and update your client to this new build to test fixes for: Fixed some display issues and stability issues on Macs. Controller navigation should now w…
September 22, 2026 Classes Death Knight Blood Developers’ notes: San’layn is dealing quite a bit more damage in AoE than our intended target for tanks. We will be reducing their overall damage to reduce the disparity. However, we will be increasing Death Strike’s damage and reducing its cleave …
The 12.1.5 PTR has been updated for the week. <a name="p-30157204-achievements-1" class="anchor" href="#p-30157204-achievements-1" aria-label="Heading link"></a>ACHIEVEMENTS The achievements Snake Eyes, Snake Eater, and Good Night, Sweet Prince are no longer required to complete the achievement Glory of the Wartorn Hero.
<a href="https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/blog_header/to/TO55V6TRR1RW1790054798721.png">[WoW: Forever Meet the New Skyborne]</a> The Skyborne, also known as the shen’dorei, or hidden people, are a new playable race in World of Warcraft: Forever. Their journey begins on Zephras Isle, a level 1-12 starting experience that blends classic Warcraft aesthetics with elemental architecture and a sto&h
Posted by BlizzardEntertainment (Blizzard News) on the US forums, Sep 22, 2026. Read the original thread →
I just want to thank you and others who have provided us with such incredibly detailed and useful reporting. We have multiple different analyses (and potential fixes) for Mac issues underway, and posts like yours are extremely helpful.
<a href="https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/blog_header/md/MD8WVKVK66W31790051503373.png">[Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever]</a> Explore the playable races, class combinations, and updated racial traits coming in World of Warcraft: Forever, including new options for familiar favorites along with the introduction of the Skyborne. <a href="https://worldofwarcraft.com/en
Posted by BlizzardEntertainment (Blizzard News) on the US forums, Sep 22, 2026. Read the original thread →
Gathering as much information as possible, so that we can be sure of our understanding of both the issue and our fix for it. Thank you for your patience. We recognize that Beta testing is very different than playing a live game.
Hopping onto the most prominent of several threads about this-When reporting an issue like this, please provide the name of the Beta character that you’re locked out of, and if possible, the exact time you were last successfully playing the character (and got disconnected). That will help us narr…
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 Nalo…
Confirming that we implemented fixes for this earlier. The issue was: The event that takes place during “A Firm Response” would become stuck and Windshaper Skyborne on Zephras Isle could not proceed. You’d walk up to talk to Belathaan Brightwish near the Shrine of Akir on Zephras to start the event…
Made the following changes to the original post: DEATH KNIGHT Blood Death Strike damage increased by 15%. Developers’ notes: We are making a small adjustment to the Death Strike damage increase. We are reducing the damage increase to 15%, down from 25% which will still be a buff in single targe…
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