Retail Patch 12.1.0 build 69299

What Blizzard said

Blizzard's own posts that name 12.1.0, captured by our tracker. The reason an entry below exists is in these words, not ours; each is linked to the original.

Blizzard published New build 12.1.0.69875 on Retail: 66 new items, 20 new spells under 12.1.0 on Sep 18, 2026.
Announcement: Blizzard Entertainment, Sep 18, 2026 Read the original →

Blizzard published New build 12.1.0.69814 on Retail: 1 new item, 21 new spells, 2 new achievements under 12.1.0 on Sep 12, 2026.
Announcement: Blizzard Entertainment, Sep 12, 2026 Read the original →

Blizzard published New build 12.1.0.69587 on Retail: 13 new spells under 12.1.0 on Sep 01, 2026.
Announcement: Blizzard Entertainment, Sep 01, 2026 Read the original →

Blizzard published New build 12.1.0.69587 on the Retail PTR: 13 new spells under 12.1.0 on Sep 01, 2026.
Announcement: Blizzard Entertainment, Sep 01, 2026 Read the original →

Blizzard published New build 12.1.0.69497 on the Retail PTR: 2 new items, 31 new spells under 12.1.0 on Aug 24, 2026.
Announcement: Blizzard Entertainment, Aug 24, 2026 Read the original →

Blizzard published New build 12.1.0.69404 on Retail: 2 new items, 18 new spells under 12.1.0 on Aug 20, 2026.
Announcement: Blizzard Entertainment, Aug 20, 2026 Read the original →

New mounts

The build adds 9 mounts. Where the client records how a mount is obtained (its source text names the vendor, drop, quest or achievement), that fact is printed as the game holds it; a mount without one is listed by name only.

Emerald Hawkstrider (Quest): Quest: The Battle of the Bridge; Zone: Silvermoon City.
Hearthkeeper's Wandering Caravan (Discovery). Comfortable as your own home and adventurous as a tortollan trader, the Hearthkeeper's Wandering Caravan will carry you in luxurious style...
Scarlet Lady (Trading Card Game). In life and in the after life the Scarlet Lady will get you where you need to go in style.
Shadow Spirehawk (Trading Card Game). Looking into the eyes of this mystical beast is like peering into a solar eclipse. Goggles are recommended when you're riding.
Stoneforged Sentinel (Discovery). Sometimes the right tool for the job cannot be simply pulled from a shelf. Craftsmen from across Azeroth have developed the Stoneforged...
The Sire's Palanquin (Trading Card Game). This mount is so comfortable that you will sleep like the dead while riding it.

The full list of 9 is in the Mounts table below.

New items

The build adds 59 items. Slot and binding come from the item record itself.

other items: Aquatic Clockwork Quacker (rare, bind on pickup); Classic Clockwork Quacker (rare, bind on pickup); Delta (epic, bind on pickup); Emerrrgl (epic, bind on pickup); Ensemble: Azshara's Darkscale Raiment (epic, bind on pickup); Ensemble: Azshara's Deepscale Raiment (epic, bind on pickup)
waist items: Azshara's Darkscale Belt (epic, bind on pickup); Azshara's Deepscale Belt (epic, bind on pickup)
feet items: Azshara's Darkscale Boots (epic, bind on pickup); Azshara's Deepscale Boots (epic, bind on pickup)
chest items: Azshara's Darkscale Breastplate (epic, bind on pickup); Azshara's Darkscale Vest (epic, bind on pickup); Azshara's Deepscale Breastplate (epic, bind on pickup); Azshara's Deepscale Vest (epic, bind on pickup)
legs items: Azshara's Darkscale Breeches (epic, bind on pickup); Azshara's Darkscale Leggings (epic, bind on pickup); Azshara's Deepscale Breeches (epic, bind on pickup); Azshara's Deepscale Leggings (epic, bind on pickup)

The remaining 19 are in the Items table below.

New spells and talent changes

The build adds 111 spells. Spell records are the noisiest family in a client build (every new item effect, aura and NPC ability is one), so the names below are examples and the true count is the number that matters.

All 111 are in the Spells table below.

New maps and zones

The client's map and area tables gained 22 new area records (Augurs' Terrace, Court of Blood, Court of the Sun and Dawning Lane). A new map record is how a zone, instance or scenario first appears in the client, usually before any quest or encounter references it.

New creatures

The build adds 43 creatures to the creature table: the NPCs, bosses and critters the new content is built from. Spawn locations are server-side and are not in the client, so only the names are known.

All 43 are in the Creatures table below.

Build at a glance

Game line: Retail
Expansion: Midnight
Patch: 12.1.0
Client build: 69299
Compared with: 12.1.0.69283
First seen: 2026-08-13
Changes counted: 234

Computed from build record 2455 (12.1.0.69283) to build record 2656 (12.1.0.69299). Every count on this page is the number of rows that changed between those two records.

Items

New 40 of 59

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Mounts

New 9

Toys

New 2

Spells

Transmog Sets

New 3

Battle Pets

New 7

Creatures

The Spells in This Build

What each spell listed above is and who uses it, read from the current game data: school, cast time and duration, the skill line or Adventure Guide boss it belongs to, and its tooltip with amounts left out (they scale with level and gear).

Aquatic Clockwork Quacker New in this build. Physical, instant. Taught through the Companions skill line. Current tooltip: “Right Click to summon and dismiss this companion.”
Avenger's Shield New in this build. Holy, instant. Current tooltip: “Hurls a holy shield at the enemy, dealing Holy damage, Dazing them and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects 14 total targets.”
Barrier Protection New in this build. Physical, instant. Current tooltip: “This creature is being shielded by a protective barrier.”
Barrier Protection New in this build. Physical, instant. Current tooltip: “This creature is being shielded by a protective barrier.”
cancel invis New in this build. Physical, instant.
Classic Clockwork Quacker New in this build. Physical, instant. Taught through the Companions skill line. Current tooltip: “Right Click to summon and dismiss this companion.”
Collect Full_Layout_Prefab_S room New in this build. Physical, 2 sec cast. Current tooltip: “Add this room to your House Chest.”
Collect Full_Layout_Rugged_Prn room New in this build. Physical, 2 sec cast. Current tooltip: “Add this room to your House Chest.”
Collect Tuskarr Fire Pit New in this build. Physical, 0.5 sec cast. Current tooltip: “Add this Decor to your House Chest.”
Collect Tuskarr Fishing Gear Rack New in this build. Physical, 0.5 sec cast. Current tooltip: “Add this Decor to your House Chest.”
Collect Tuskarr Hanging Grill New in this build. Physical, 0.5 sec cast. Current tooltip: “Add this Decor to your House Chest.”
Conjure Tidesworn Augment Rune New in this build. Physical, instant, lasts 1 day.
Consecration New in this build. Holy, instant.
Consecration New in this build. Holy, instant, lasts 8 sec. Current tooltip: “Consecrates the land beneath the caster, dealing Holy damage over 8 sec to enemies who enter the area.”
Cosmetic - Arcane Teleport New in this build. Physical, instant.
Cosmetic - Void Teleport Away New in this build. Physical, instant.
Cosmetic - Void Teleport In New in this build. Physical, instant.
Delta New in this build. Physical, instant. Taught through the Companions skill line. Current tooltip: “Right Click to summon and dismiss this companion.”
Emerrrgl New in this build. Physical, instant. Taught through the Companions skill line. Current tooltip: “Right Click to summon and dismiss this companion.”
Ensemble: Azshara's Darkscale Raiment New in this build. Shadow, instant. Current tooltip: “Collect the appearances of this armor set.”
Ensemble: Azshara's Deepscale Raiment New in this build. Shadow, instant. Current tooltip: “Collect the appearances of this armor set.”
Ensemble: Varian's Azure Dragon Attire New in this build. Physical, instant. Current tooltip: “Collect the appearances of this set.”
Enter Battle of the Bridge New in this build. Physical, instant.
Finish Battle of the Bridge New in this build. Physical, instant.

The Items in This Build

Slot, type, item level, binding and stats of the new and changed items listed above, as the current game build has them.

Azshara's Darkscale Belt Waist (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Darkscale Boots Feet (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Darkscale Breastplate Chest (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Darkscale Breeches Legs (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Darkscale Cloak Back (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Darkscale Epaulets Shoulder (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Darkscale Gloves Hands (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Darkscale Helm Head (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Darkscale Leggings Legs (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Darkscale Talons Hands (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Darkscale Vest Chest (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Deepscale Belt Waist (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Deepscale Boots Feet (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Deepscale Breastplate Chest (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Deepscale Breeches Legs (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Deepscale Cloak Back (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Deepscale Epaulets Shoulder (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Deepscale Gloves Hands (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Deepscale Helm Head (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Deepscale Leggings Legs (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Deepscale Talons Hands (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Azshara's Deepscale Vest Chest (Cosmetic), item level 1. Bind on Pickup.
Aquatic Clockwork Quacker Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this companion.”
Classic Clockwork Quacker Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this companion.”

The New Creatures in This Build

Creature type and classification of each new creature listed above, and the source line of any that is a battle pet, as the build itself has them.

Aquatic Clockwork Quacker Non-combat Pet, Normal. A battle pet species; its source line reads “Promotion: BlizzCon 2026”.
Arcanist Valtrois Humanoid, Elite.
Blood Elf Spellbreaker Humanoid, Normal.
Captain Elleane Wavecrest Humanoid, Elite.
Chief Telemancer Oculeth Humanoid, Normal.
Classic Clockwork Quacker Non-combat Pet, Normal. A battle pet species; its source line reads “Promotion: BlizzCon 2026”.
Clone Not specified, Normal.
Delta Wild Pet, Normal. A battle pet species.
Devouring Colossus Aberration, Normal.
Devouring Darkcaster Aberration, Normal.
Devouring Maw Aberration, Normal.
Devouring Remnant Aberration.

Other builds

Newer buildRetail Patch 12.1.0 build 69323 Older buildRetail PTR Patch 12.1.0 build 69299

More Retail 12.1.0 builds

Retail Patch 12.1.0 build 699332026-09-22
Retail Patch 12.1.0 build 698752026-09-18
Retail Patch 12.1.0 build 698142026-09-12
Retail Patch 12.1.0 build 695872026-09-01
Retail Patch 12.1.0 build 694042026-08-20
Retail Patch 12.1.0 build 693822026-08-18

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