World of Warcraft Hotfixes: August 25, 2026

Player versus Player

• In Training Grounds, Arena opponents will now properly display their surrender animation when forfeiting their match after a teammate has died.

Demon Hunter

• Glimpse now reduces damage taken by 20% while active (was 25%).

Devourer

• Void Ray damage increased by 33% in PvP combat.
• Blur now reduces damage taken by 15% in PvP combat (was 25%).
• Armor of Souls now increases Armor by 65% (was 100%).

Havoc

• Blur now reduces damage taken by 15% in PvP combat (was 25%).
• Desperate Instincts now reduces damage taken by 5% while below 35% health in PvP combat (was 10%).

Druid

Feral

• Druid of the Claw: Ravage damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Rip damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Rake damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.

Evoker

Augmentation

• Damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
• Ebon Might grants 10% primary stat in PvP combat (was 8%).
• Inferno's Blessing damage increased by 25% in PvP combat.

Hunter

Marksmanship

• Sentinel: Moonlight Chakram damage reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
• Rapid Fire damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Arcane Shot damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.

Survival

• Sentinel: Moonlight Chakram damage reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
• Raptor Strike and Raptor Swipe damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Kill Command damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.

Mage

Fire

• Burnout now explodes for 50% of remaining Ignite damage in PvP combat (was 75%).
• Pyroclasm now increases the damage of Pyroblast and Flamestrike by 180% in PvP combat (was 230%).
• Molten Fury now increases damage to targets below 35% health by 10% in PvP combat (was 15%).

Monk

Brewmaster

• Fixed an issue where Hot Trub PvP talent was incorrectly counting as both a Disorient and an Incapacitate. It now counts as an Incapacitate only.

Windwalker

• Rushing Wind Kick damage reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
• Rising Sun Kick damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
• Tigereye Brew now increases critical strike damage by 3/6% in PvP combat (was 5/10%).

Paladin

Holy

• Developer's notes: Holy Paladin throughput has increased with recent changes past our targets for them in PvP.
• All healing reduced by 4% in PvP combat.

Protection

• Guardian of the Forgotten Queen duration reduced to 6 seconds.
• Guardian of the Forgotten Queen cooldown increased to 4 minutes.
• Guardian of the Forgotten Queen now has a 6 second internal cooldown.
• Sacrifice of the Just reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Sacrifice by 30 seconds in PvP combat (was 60 seconds).

Retribution

• Shield of Vengeance absorption reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
• Divine Protection now reduces damage taken by 20% in PvP combat (was 25%).
• Templar: Seal of the Templar now increases the damage of Templar's Verdict by 35% (was 25%).
• Templar: Hammer of Light's damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.

Priest

• Mindgames direct damage increased by 150%.
• Mindgames healing and damage reversal increased by 150%.

Discipline

• Flash Heal and Shadow Mend healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Atonement healing increased by 5% in PvP combat.

Holy

• Enlightenment regenerates mana 10% faster in PvP combat (was 25%).
• Prayer of Mending healing reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
• Holy Word: Serenity healing reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
• Oracle: Prompt Prognosis healing reduced by 25% in PvP combat.

Shadow

• Shadow Word: Madness damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Void Volley damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.

Rogue

Assassination

• Kingsbane initial damage reduced by 12% in PvP combat.
• Implacable (Rank 3) Physical and Nature damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
• Fatebound: Fatebound Coin (Tails) damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.

Outlaw

• Dispatch damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Between the Eyes damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.

Subtlety

• Eviscerate damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
• Goremaw's Bite bleeding damage increased by 33% in PvP combat.

Shaman

Elemental

• Stormbringer: Tempest damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
• Lava Burst damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
• Earth Shock damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
• Earthquake damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.

Restoration

• Mana regeneration is now reduced by 65% in PvP combat (was 60%).
• Totemic: Splitstream now causes Healing Stream Totem to heal an additional ally at 15% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 30%).
• Totemic: Earthsurge now causes allies affected by your Earthliving to receive 5% additional healing from you in PvP combat (was 15%).

Warlock

Affliction

• Agony damage increased by 50% in PvP combat.
• Unstable Affliction backlash damage increased by 20%.

Demonology

• Soul Harvester: Wicked Reaping damage reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
• Soul Harvester: Necrolyte Teachings now causes Power Siphon to increase the damage of Demonbolt by an additional 10% in PvP combat (was 20%).
• Power Siphon now increases the damage of your next 2 Demonbolts by 20% in PvP combat (was 30%).

Destruction

• Chaos Bolt damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Shadowburn damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.

Warrior

Arms

• Colossus: Demolish damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Slayer: Slayer’s Strike damage increased by 5% in PvP combat.
• Fueled by Violence healing reduced by 15% in PvP combat.