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World of Warcraft Hotfixes: September 22, 2026

Official Blizzard notes

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

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September 22, 2026

91 entries

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

Classes

Death Knight

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Blood

  • All ability and minion damage reduced by 6%.
  • Death Strike damage increased by 15%.
  • Deadly Reach now causes Death Strike now to deal 60% of its damage to 2 nearby enemies (was 75%).

Deathbringer

  • Exterminate damage increased by 25%.
  • Reaper’s Mark damage increased by 20%.
  • Wave of Souls damage increased by 20%.
  • Bind in Darkness now increases Blood Boil damage by 50% (was 30%).
  • Deathly Blows now increases Death Strike damage by 20% (was 12%).
  • Swift and Painful now increases Strength by 15% (was 10%).

Frost

  • Frostreaper damage increased by 100%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Obliterate damage increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Unholy

  • Scourging now causes your plagues to erupt at 65%/100% (was 50%/70%). Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Blightfall deals 200% of the plague damage remaining (was 100%). Does not apply to PvP combat.

San’layn

  • Infliction of Sorrow causes Vampiric Strike to erupt plagues with 75% increased effectiveness (was 30%).
  • Thrill of Blood increases Dread Plague damage by 20% (was 10%).
  • Frenzied Bloodthirst now increases Death Coil and Death Strike damage by 5% per stack.

Demon Hunter

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Devourer

  • Collapsing Star damage to primary target increased by 25%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Consume/Devour damage increased by 8%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Havoc

Aldrachi Reaver

  • Art of the Glaive now increases the damage of enhanced strikes by 15% (was 10%) and 30% (was 20%).
  • Reaver’s Glaive damage increased by 25%.
  • Reaver’s Mark now increases your damage to the target by 7% (was 6%).
  • Broken Spirit chance to shatter a Soul Fragment increased to 20% (was 15%).

Vengeance

Aldrachi Reaver

  • Art of the Glaive now increases the damage of enhanced strikes by 15% (was 10%) and 30% (was 20%).
  • Reaver’s Glaive damage increased by 25%.
  • Reaver’s Mark now increases your damage to the target by 8% (was 7%).

Druid

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Hero Talents

Wildstalker

  • Bursting Growth damage increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Feral

Wildstalker

  • Patient Custodian increases bleed damage by 10% (was 8%). Does not apply to PvP combat.

Restoration

  • All healing increased by 4%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Fixed an issue where Photosynthesis could trigger from other players’ heal over time effects.

Evoker

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Augmentation

  • Eruption damage increased by 15%.
  • Fire Breath damage increased by 60%.
  • Upheaval damage increased by 40%.
  • Blistering Scales damage increased by 100%.

Devastation

  • Pyre damage increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Unbound Flame damage increased by 25%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Fire Breath damage increased by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Azure Strike damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Azure Sweep damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Shattering Star damage increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Hunter

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Marksmanship

  • Trick Shots now causes Aimed Shot or Rapid Fire ricochets to hit for 75% of damage (was 60%).
  • Volley damage increased by 10%.

Survival

  • Wildfire Bomb damage increased by 20%.
  • Wildfire Bomb now only hits the primary target for 50% additional damage (was 80% additional).

Mage

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Fire

  • Meteor’s damage over time increased by 100%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Frostfire

  • Dualcasting Adept now increases Flamestrike damage by 15% (was 10%).

Sunfury

  • Burden of Power now increases Flamestrike damage by 6% (was 3%).

Frost

  • Frozen Orb damage increased by 15%.
  • Comet Storm damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Frostbite’s Shatter damage to nearby enemies increased by 10%.
  • Glacial Assault icy comet damage increased by 50%.

Monk

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Mistweaver

  • All healing increased by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Vivify healing increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Sheilun’s Gift healing increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Windwalker

  • Melee auto-attack damage increased by 25%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Dual Threat damage increased by 20%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Rising Sun Kick damage increased by 8%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Paladin

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Protection

  • All ability damage increased by 6%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Retribution

Templar

  • Hammer of Light damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Empyrean Hammer damage increased by 12%.

Priest

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Discipline

  • Atonement healing is increased by 40% when not in a raid or battleground instance.
  • Penance mana cost reduced by 20%.

Shadow

  • Mind Blast damage increased by 15%.
  • Void Blast damage increased by 15%.
  • Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 15%.
  • Shadow Word: Madness damage increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Mind Flay damage increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Mind Flay: Insanity damage increased by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Psychic Link now causes direct damage spells to inflict 20% of their damage to all other targets afflicted by Vampiric Touch (was 25%). Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Shadeburst damage reduced by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Rogue

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Subtlety

Trickster

  • Unseen Blade damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Coup de Grace damage increased by 30%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Warrior

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Fury

Mountain Thane

  • Lightning Strike damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Ground Current damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Protection

Mountain Thane

  • Lightning Strike damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
  • Ground Current damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.

Classes in these notes

91 of the day's lines are scoped to a class: Death Knight (19), Demon Hunter (12), Evoker (12), Priest (12), Mage (8), Hunter (6), Monk (6), Warrior (5), Druid (4), Paladin (4) and Rogue (3).

Named in these notes

Blizzard's notes for September 22, 2026 name 9 spells. Each opens its page here; the count is how many lines mention it.

Spells (9)

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.

  • Fire Breath Named in 2 of these notes (Evoker). Fire, instant, lasts 2.5 sec. Taught through the Evoker skill line. Current tooltip: “Inhale, stoking your inner flame. Release to exhale, burning enemies in a cone in front of you for Fire damage, reduced beyond 5 targets. Increases the duration of your active Ebon Might effects. Empowering causes more of the damage to be dealt immediately instead of over time. I: Deals damage instantly and.”
  • Annihilator Named in 1 of these notes (Demon Hunter). Physical, 2.5 sec cast. Taught through the Blacksmithing skill line.
  • Azure Strike Named in 1 of these notes (Evoker). Frost and Arcane, instant. Taught through the Evoker skill line. Current tooltip: “Project intense energy onto 2 enemies, dealing Spellfrost damage to them.”
  • Blood Boil Named in 1 of these notes (Death Knight). Physical, instant. Taught through the Companions skill line. Current tooltip: “Right Click to summon and dismiss your Blood Boil.”
  • Death Coil Named in 1 of these notes (Death Knight). Shadow, instant. Taught through the Death Knight skill line. Current tooltip: “Fires a blast of unholy energy at the target, causing Shadow damage to an enemy or healing an Undead ally. Extends the duration of Dread Plague and Virulent Plague.1 sec.”
  • Meteor Named in 1 of these notes (Mage). Fire, instant. Taught through the Pet - Primal Fire Elemental skill line. Current tooltip: “Call down a molten meteor on your target, dealing damage to enemies of your target.”
  • Sheilun's Gift Named in 1 of these notes (Monk). Nature, 2 sec cast. Taught through the Monk skill line. Current tooltip: “Draws in all nearby clouds of mist generated by Sheilun, healing the target per cloud absorbed.”
  • Subtlety Named in 1 of these notes (Rogue). Physical, 2 sec cast. Taught through the Enchanting skill line. Current tooltip: “Permanently enchant a cloak to decrease threat from all attacks and spells by 2%. Cannot be applied to items higher than level.”
  • Vivify Named in 1 of these notes (Monk). Nature, 1.5 sec cast. Taught through the Monk skill line. Current tooltip: “Causes a surge of invigorating mists, healing the target and all allies with your Renewing Mist active.”

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