World of Warcraft Hotfixes: September 1, 2026

Classes

Death Knight

Frost

• Howling Blast main target damage increased by 15%.
• Obliterate damage increased by 15%.
• Frost Strike damage increased by 20%.
• Melee damage increased by 10%.

Unholy

• Resolved an issue causing Mastery: Dreadblade and Foul Infections to not increase the critical strike chance of Plague Erupt effects.

Demon Hunter

Havoc

• All damage increased by 4%. This does not affect PvP combat.

Vengeance

• Demonic Wards now reduces damage taken by 15% (was 12%).
• Void Reaver now causes Frailty to reduce damage taken by 6% (was 5%).
• Fel Devastation healing increased by 25%.

Druid

• Shred damage increased by 10%.

Balance

• All ability damage increased by 4%. Does not affect PvP combat.

Feral

• All ability damage increased by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
• Auto-attack damage increased by 10%.
• Ferocious Bite damage increased by 10%.

Restoration

• All healing increased by 4%.

Hunter

Beast Mastery

• All damage dealt by you and your pets increased by 7%.
• Resolved an issue causing Wild Thrash to not take target bounding radius into account.

Survival

• All damage dealt by you and your pet increased by 7%. This increase is only 3% while engaged in PvP combat.

Mage

Fire

• All ability damage increased by 3%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Frost

• All ability damage increased by 6%.

Monk

Mistweaver

• All healing done increased by 5%.
• The Venomous Abyss 4-piece set bonus chance to activate has been increased to 25% (was 20%).

Windwalker

• All ability damage increased by 4%. Does not affect PvP combat.

Paladin

Protection

• Blaze of Glory damage increased by 150%.
• Consecration damage increased by 30%.
• Divine Guidance damage increased by 30%.

Priest

Discipline

• Shadow Mend mana cost reduced by 20%.

Rogue

Assassination

• Fixed an issue allowing Caustic Spatter to trigger from non-class Nature damage sources, such as trinkets.

Shaman

Hero Talents

Farseer

• Fixed an issue that caused Natural Harmony to increase the healing of Nature’s Guardian by 20% instead of its listed and intended 10%.

Delves

• Trinkets no longer drop as abundantly in Delves.

Dungeons and Raids

Den of Nalorakk

• Addressed an issue where interacting with Food Offering while mounted can cause it to no longer be interactable for a short period.

Murder Row

• Addressed an issue where Xathuux the Annihilator's Axe Toss can sometimes inflict less damage than intended.

The Venomous Abyss

Nek'zali the Soulcoiler

• Nek'zali’s health reduced by 15% on Raid Finder difficulty.

Entombed Sentinels

• Breath of Ula'tek and Blood of Ula'tek health reduced by 15% on Raid Finder difficulty.

Sszorak

• Sszorak's health reduced by up to 10% for smaller raid sizes on Normal and Heroic difficulties.
• Reduced the number of players targeted by Raging Crosswinds on Normal and Heroic difficulties.

The Twin Fangs

• Resolved an issue where immunities would prevent players from receiving additional applications of Eternal Venom beyond the death threshold on Mythic difficulty.
• Increased the number of applications before the target dies from Eternal Venom to 10 on Mythic difficulty.
• Increased the number of minimum targets to 4 for Ravenous Feast on Mythic difficulty.
• Vexhul and Ithraz health reduced by 20% on Raid Finder difficulty.
• Reduced the maximum health damage effect of Eternal Venom to 50% on Raid Finder difficulty.
• Resolved an issue where Protection Paladin's Mastery did not function correctly against Caustic Deluge or Eternal Venom.

The Coiled Altar

• Coalesced Venom damage reduced by 15% on Mythic difficulty.
• Venom Rupture damage reduced by 10% on Mythic difficulty.
• Venom Rupture damage reduced by up to 15% on smaller group sizes on Heroic difficulty.
• Volatile Venom damage reduced by up to 15% on smaller group sizes on Raid Finder, Normal, and Heroic difficulties.
• Spiteful Soulcoiler health reduced by up to 10% on smaller group sizes on Heroic difficulty.
• Zul'jan's health reduced by up to 10% on smaller group sizes on Raid Finder, Normal, and Heroic difficulties.
• Wail of Terror cast time increased by up to 20% on smaller group sizes on Heroic difficulty.
• Reduced the minimum players needed to be hit by Guillotine and Grim Guillotine to avoid failure damage to 3 players on Raid Finder, Normal, and Heroic difficulties.

Ula’tek

• Killing a Blightscale Wretch while outside of its Toxic Womb no longer triggers the Spectral Head to submerge.
• Adjusted the impact animation on a creature affected by the application of Revenge so their nameplate does not shift making interrupts more difficult.

Tidebound Grotto

• Nymrissa Wavecaller and her murlocs’ health reduced by up to 10% for lower group sizes on Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties.
• Frost Orb initial and periodic damage reduced by up to 33% for lower group sizes on Normal and Heroic difficulty.
• Frost Orb initial and periodic damage reduced by up to 17% for lower group sizes on Mythic difficulty.
• Frost Orb aura duration reduced to 12 seconds (was 16 seconds).

Voidscar Arena

• Updated visuals of Taz'Rah's Darkbloom orbs to better match their impact radius.

Items

• Satchel of Corrosive Coins sold by Er'iyne is no longer unique.

Player versus Player

• Gladiator’s Distinction set bonus grants 5% primary stat for all healing specializations (was 10%).
• Fixed an issue where the Training Grounds quest for casting an interrupt was not properly granting credit. Note that you may need to abandon and re-accept the quest for this fix to apply.

Demon Hunter

Devourer

• All ability damage increased by 5% in PvP combat.

Havoc

• Rain from Above now deals damage equal to 6% of max health per bolt (was 8%).

Druid

• Innervate grants 20% mana in PvP combat (was 25%).

Feral

• Ravage (Druid of the Claw) damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Survival Instincts reduces damage taken by 40% in PvP combat (was 50%).

Restoration

• Potent Enchantments increases the duration of Incarnation: Tree of Life by 4 seconds in PvP combat (was 6 seconds).
• Reforestation grants Incarnation: Tree of Life for 8 seconds in PvP combat (was 10 seconds).
• Swiftmend healing reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
• Blossom Burst (Ancient of Lore PvP talent) costs 1.89% base mana (was free).
• Blossom Burst (Ancient of Lore PvP talent) now prioritizes applying Rejuvenation over Lifebloom.
• Mass Blooming (Ancient of Lore PvP talent) costs 3.5% base mana (was free).

Evoker

Devastation

• Disintegrate triggers Consume Flame at 200% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 150%).
• Enkindle damage increased to 30% in PvP combat (was 20%).
• Expanded Lungs increases damage of Fire Breath’s periodic by 40% in PvP combat (was 30%).

Preservation

• Mana regeneration is now reduced by 35% in PvP combat (was 30%).

Hunter

Beast Mastery

• Bloodshed damage reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
• Bestial Wrath initial damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
• Pack Leader: Stampede! damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.

Mage

• Improved Conjuration reduces the cooldown of Mirror Image by 15 sec in PvP combat.
• Winter’s Protection reduces Ice Block cooldown by 15/30 sec in PvP combat. Tooltip in PvP will be updated in a later patch.

Arcane

• Prismatic Barrier absorb reduced by 25% in PvP combat.

Fire

• Blazing Barrier absorb reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
• All damage reduced by 3% in PvP combat.

Frost

• Ice Barrier absorb reduced by 25% in PvP combat.

Priest

Discipline

• Void Shield absorption increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Power Word: Shield absorption increased by 15% in PvP combat.
• Atonement healing increased by 10% in PvP combat.

Rogue

• Preemptive Maneuver now reduces damage taken by 25% while its effect is active (was 40%).

Assassination

• All ability damage reduced by 4% in PvP combat.

Shaman

Elemental

• Farseer: Natural Harmony now reduces the cooldown of Nature’s Guardian by 10 seconds in PvP combat (was 15 seconds).
• Stormbringer: Tempest damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
• Stormbringer: Natural Gift now increases Nature damage by 4% in PvP combat (was 2%).
• Stormbringer: Stormcaller now increases Nature spell critical strike damage by 10% in PvP combat (was 5%).

Enhancement

• Healing Surge healing reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
• Stromstrike damage increased by15% in PvP combat.
• Lava Lash damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.

Warrior

Arms

• Safeguard (PvP Talent) now increases the cooldown of Intervene by 20 seconds.

Fury

• Safeguard (PvP Talent) now increases the cooldown of Intervene by 20 seconds.

Quests

• Fixed an issue that prevented Midnight World Quests from rewarding Adventurer Crests.