World of Warcraft Hotfixes: August 18, 2026

Dungeons

• The lockout for Mythic difficulty for Season 2 dungeons now resets daily.

The Blinding Vale

Thorny Saptor

• Hunting Leap visibility of ground visual improved.

Ziekket

• Lightbloom’s Essence periodic damage reduced by 25%.

Altar of Fangs

• Added a way for players to return to the entrance from the chamber of Rav’i.
• Hunting Leap visibility of ground visual improved.

Den of Nalorakk

• Barrel of Apples are now interactable without requiring opposable thumbs. Nature finds a way.

Warding Incense

• Increased Versatility buff to 5% (was 3%).
• Now benefits all allies in the instance.
• Now persists through death.

Sentinel of Winter

• Rimeshatter soak area visual updated.

Spirit of Hunger

• Insatiable Hunger debuff now limited to 5 stacks.

Kings’ Rest

• The Council of Tribes
• Encounter now ends immediately after defeating Zanazal the Wise.

Dazar, The First King

• Impaling Spear ground visual updated to improve visibility.

Shadow of Zul

• Dark Revelation now prefers non-tank players.

Ghostly Brute

• Seismic Upheaval visual updated to improve visual clarity.

Honored Raptor

• Hunting Leap visibility of ground visual improved.

Murder Row

• Reduced required enemy forces to 655 (was 690).
• Removed the creature pack of a Corrupted Warlock and two Wrathguard Flayers before Xathuux the Annihilator.

Cantina event

• Five Star Review duration increased to 5 minutes (was 4 minutes).
• Food Missiles now targets specific locations around the room.

Felmaster Lucsei

• Blade Dance now has a 2-second cast time, and impact damage reduced by 10%.

Ruby Life Pools

Melidrussa Chillworn

• Hailburst cast time increased to 3 seconds (was 2 seconds).

Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein

Flaming Embers

• Reduced radius of each ember to 5 yards (was 7 yards).
• Reduced amount of randomness in the spawn pattern.

• Kyrakka no longer immediately begins casting after she lands for the final phase of the encounter, allowing for her to be repositioned
• Increased the movement speed of Kyrakka after she lands for the final phase of the encounter
• Addressed an issue where Kyrakka could melee attack unexpected targets after landing for the final phase

Flashfrost Chillweaver

• Ice Shield precast visual visibility improved.

Earthbound Guardian

• Multiple applications of the Earthbound’s Imprint debuff can no longer overlap.

Temple of Sethraliss

Avatar of Sethraliss

Corrupted Guardian

• Corrupted Lifeforce time to soak increased to 6 seconds (was 4.5 seconds) and visibility improved.

Corruption

• Reduced physical vulnerability to 250% (was 300%).
• Increased periodic damage by 33%.

Tainted Strike

• Reduced periodic damage by 50%.
• Capped applications at 2.
• Increased duration to 25 seconds.

Cleansed Lifeforce

• The passive healing aura can no longer grow beyond 3 applications.
• Slowed the tick rate of the passive healing to every 3 seconds (was every 2 seconds).

Faithless Tormentor

• Reduced the size of the fixate visual over the head of the healer.
• Fixed an issue where Faithless Tormentors could melee their fixate target from further than intended.

Essence Defiler

• Defiling Taint is now displayed as a debuff on the Avatar’s unit frame.

Lightning Serpent

• Multiple applications of the Lingering Storm debuff can no longer overlap.

Voidscar Arena

• Proof of Mastery and Proof of Endurance are now buffs.

Aegyra the Unyielding

• Champion’s Spear health reduced by 15%.

Raj’kess the Spellstorm

• Disruption Orb disruption cast time reduced to 13 seconds (was 15 seconds).