World of Warcraft Hotfixes: October 13, 2026

Dungeons and Raids

Primal Serpent

• Piercing Hiss damage reduced by 25%.
• Piercing Hiss cooldown increased by 10%.

Ravenous Descendant

• Health reduced by 9%.

Twinfang Harrower

• Health reduced by 6%.
• Paralyzing Shot periodic damage reduced by 20%.
• Paralyzing Shot duration reduced to 14 seconds (was 20 seconds).

Ritual Chieftain

• Blood Sacrifice healing absorb reduced by 12%.

Rattling Writhe

• Health reduced by 6%.
• Rattle periodic damage reduced by 25%.

High Evolutionist

• Evolve now has a more prominent visual effect during channel.

Bloodletter

• Health reduced by 5%.

Ascendant Serpent

• Health reduced by 21%.

Living Venom

• Health reduced by 25%.
• Venom Burst damage reduced by 50%.

• Carrion Burst periodic damage reduced by 10%.

Zul'jan

• Axegrinder periodic damage reduced by 15%.

• Fire Bomb damage reduced by 33%.

Earthbound Guardian

• Earthbound’s Imprint impact damage reduced by 21%.
• Earthbound’s Imprint periodic damage reduced by 13%.

Defier Draghar

• Health reduced by 27%.

Primalist Cinderweaver

• Living Bomb debuff can now be dispelled and the explosion damage will not occur when dispelled.

Storm Warrior

• Thunderous Stomp damage reduced by 18%.

High Channeler Ryvati

• Tempest Stormshield absorb percentage of maximum health reduced to 15% (was 20%).

• Infused Whelp’s Cold Claws cooldown increased.

Kokia Blazehoof

• Blazebound Firestorm health reduced by 12.5%.
• Blazebound Firestorm’s Inferno impact damage reduced by 18%.
• Blazebound Firestorm’s periodic damage reduced by 14%.

Static Anomaly

• Spark Step damage reduced by 25%.

Sporeblight Belcher

• Reduced health by 11%.
• Spouting Floret periodic damage reduced by 16%.
• Belch Sore damage reduced by 16%.
• Reduced the number of Belch Sore projectiles per tick to 3 (was 5).

Radiant Spellsower

• Light Bolt Volley damage reduced by 16%.

Lightwarden Ruia

• Lightfire periodic damage reduced by 15%.
• Pulverizing Strikes damage reduced by 12%.

• Lightspawn Lasher health reduced by 10%.
• Lightspore Shot damage reduced by 16%.
• Oozing Xylem damage reduced by 16%.
• Vicious Regrowth haste and damage buff reduced to 20% (was 30%).

• Increased the time for Sszorak to reach 100 rage by 5 seconds on Mythic difficulty.

The Coiled Altar

• The initial total number of orbs that spawn during Toxic Deluge in Phase 1 reduced to 8 on Mythic difficulty (was 10).
• The number of Virulent Mutations that spawn in Phase 1 reduced to 4 on Mythic difficulty (was 5).
• Virulent Mutation and Mutagenic Venom radius reduced to 6 yards (was 8 yards).
• The number of players Dreadmarch targets reduced to 3 on Mythic difficulty (was 4).
• Manifestations of Dread now immediately display their red glow visuals to their fixated target the moment they began fixating on all difficulties.
• Manifestations of Dread now despawn if their fixated target dies instead of re-fixating on a new player on all difficulties.
• Increased the angle Manifestations of Dread are detected and stunned by 10 degrees on all difficulties.
• Eternal Nightfall cast time increased by 2 seconds on all difficulties.

Feral Saberon

• Savage Leap cooldown increased by 25%.

Chitigoth

• Insidious Aura channel duration reduced to 8 seconds (was 10 seconds).

Brutal Overseer

• Brutal Slams damage increase per slam reduced to 8% (was 10%).

• Poison Splash periodic damage reduced by 11%.
• Toxic Aura periodic damage reduced by 20%.

• Condensed Mass periodic damage reduced by 20%.