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World of Warcraft Hotfixes: August 18, 2026

Official Blizzard notes

152 entries posted by Blizzard Entertainment for this date, shown in full.

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August 18, 2026

6 entries

Source Hotfixes: October 15, 2026, by Blizzard Entertainment (worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com)

Player versus Player

Restoration

  • All healing increased by 4% in PvP combat.
  • Storm Conduit now reduces the cooldown of affected spells by 2 seconds (was 4 seconds).
  • Storm Conduit now reduces the duration of interrupts on Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning by 40% (was 65%).
  • Farseer: Healing Wave, Healing Surge, and Chain Heal healing from Ancestors increased by 35% in PvP combat.
  • Farseer: Hydrobubble absorption increased by 35% in PvP combat.

Classes in these notes

6 of the day's lines are scoped to a class: Shaman (6).

Named in these notes

Blizzard's notes for August 18, 2026 name 1 spell. Each opens its page here; the count is how many lines mention it.

Spells (1)

The Spells in These Notes, as the Game Data Has Them

Each spell the notes name, read from the current game build: school, cast time, duration, the skill line that teaches it and its tooltip with amounts left out.

  • Healing Surge Named in 1 of these notes (Shaman). Nature, 1.5 sec cast. Taught through the Shaman skill line. Current tooltip: “A quick surge of healing energy that restores of a friendly target's health. Consumes Stormweaver for increased cast speed and healing.”

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