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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

10 entries

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

Classes

Discipline

  • All damage reduced by 30%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Oracle: Entropic Rift damage increased by 20%.
  • Oracle: Atonement now transfers 46% of damage into healing (was 32%). Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Oracle: Void Shield reflects 10% of damage (was 15%).

Holy

  • Enlightenment now regenerates mana 25% faster (was 10%).
  • Words of the Wise now increases the healing of Holy Word: Serenity and Holy Word: Sanctify by 40% (was 10%). Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Prompt Prognosis healing increased by 55%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Preventive Measures now increases Prayer of Mending healing by 40% (was 15%). Does not affect PvP combat.

Classes in these notes

10 of the day's lines are scoped to a class: Priest (10).

Named in these notes

Blizzard's notes for August 18, 2026 name 2 spells. Each opens its page here; the count is how many lines mention it.

Spells (2)

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.

  • Serenity Named in 1 of these notes (Priest). Physical, 2.5 sec cast. Taught through the Blacksmithing skill line.
  • Void Shield Named in 1 of these notes (Priest). Shadow, instant, lasts 30 sec. Taught through the Voidlord skill line. Current tooltip: “Encases the Voidlord in shadow energy, reducing physical damage taken for 30 sec. Each time the Voidlord is struck, a blast of Shadow damage is released, dealing Shadow damage and reducing the power of Void Shield by 20%. Auto-Cast: Use this ability when being attacked.”

How this page is built

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