World of Warcraft Hotfixes: August 14, 2026

Achievements

• Reaching Renown 20 with Zul'jaara's Forces now correctly grants Zul'jarra's Forces Champion.
• Family Battler of Outland and all associated type- Battler of Outland achievements now require Bloodknight Antairi (was incorrectly Gorma Asaan).

Classes

Evoker

Devastation

• Shattering Star now correctly benefits from Mastery: Giantkiller.

Warrior

Arms, Fury

• Slayer: Fixed a bug that was causing Executioner to have double the intended effect.

Warlock

• Fixed an issue where Warlock pets would continually learn Soul Leech.

Demonology

• Soul Harvester: fixed an issue where Shadow Bolt and Hand of Gul'dan would be disabled in the cooldown manager.

Delves

• Fixed an issue where Gorgoneion Gaze would not trigger.
• Fixed an issue where Ula'tek's Gift would not deal damage.
• Fixed an issue where Ula'tek's Gift would not apply more stacks while poisoned.

Dungeons and Raids

• Archmage Timear again permits players to queue for the Raid Finder wings of Tomb of Sargeras.

Ruby Life Pools

Thunderhead

• Fixed an issue where Electrical Discharge would sometimes fail to hit players.

Voidscar Arena

• Addressed an issue where Brutok's Smashing Charge can charge through doors.

Items

• Void-Twisted Sporbits no longer grant Nebulous Voidcores. Nebulous Voidcores obtained in this way after the end of Season 1 have been removed for Season 2.
• Tanks may now roll Need on Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique.
• Survival Hunters may now roll Need on two-handed axes and swords with Agility.

Trinkets

• Coiled Fangstone: damage increased by 15%.
• Crucible of Erratic Energies: critical strike reduced by 15%.
• Fang of Umbral Malignance: damage increased by 15%.
• First Mate's Shellward: damage increased by 25%.
• Font of Venomous Rage: damage increased by 20%.
• Gaze of the Alnseer: primary stat reduced by 20%.
• Gebbo's Bottomless Bag: secondary stat effects reduced by 29%.
• Hex Lord's Dooming Idol: intellect lost per stack reduced by 33% and intellect granted on use per stack increased by 15%.
• Idol of the Howling Nexus: agility and strength on proc increased by 5%.
• Knot of Writhing Serpents: damage increased by 15%.
• Knot of Writhing Serpents no longer drops for healing specializations.
• Kyrakka's Searing Embers: healing increased by 80% and damage increased by 50%.
• Mindpiercer's Sigil: damage increased by 15%.
• Mycolic Medicine: all healing increased by 30%.
• Preternatural Antivenom: healing increased by 30% and fixed an issue preventing the healing effect from consistently triggering after the aura has been applied to an ally depending on the source of incoming damage.
• Sapling of the Dawnroot: damage increased by 15%.
• Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel: absorb reduced by 15%.
• Sszorak's Ferocity: damage increased by 15%.
• Tiny Electromental in a Jar: damage increased by 15%.
• Tumor of the Swarm: damage increased by 15% and healing increased by 40%.
• Unstable Felheart Crystal: absorb increased by 30%.
• Vaelgor's Final Stare: mastery reduced by 10%.
• Vashnik's Sanguine Rancor: damage increased by 15%.
• Vexhul's Everflowing Gland: damage increased by 15%.

Lairs

• Resolved an issue causing some Bubblefin Shorerunners to not despawn when reaching the Alluring Bubble.

Player versus Player

• Fixed an issue where Ula'tek's Gift was dealing more damage to players than expected.

Professions

• Fixed an issue that prevented Flat Snakeskin Canopy from being crafted.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Flat Snakeskin Canopy from being added to the decor collection when used.

Quests

• Fixed a bug causing Amani Endeavor daily quests to only be offered weekly.
• Players on the quest “Void Walk With Me” are now correctly advanced in the “Traitor's Due” story when entering The Shadow Enclave.
• “Story of a Memorable Victory” no longer drops outside of the Dragon Isles.
• Fixed an issue preventing progress on the quest “Cut Her Strings” in Voidstorm.
• “Awe of She” is no longer stalled by weather effects on the player.
• Fixed a bug preventing players who are seated before entering the Worldsoul Terror as Nek'zali from properly interacting with Injured Hunters on “Fuel the Calling”.

Trading Post

• The Trading Post activity "Complete 'A Call for Aid' Storyline" should now require only quests within that storyline.