Patch 12.1 PTR Development Notes — July 24, 2026

Devourer

• ▼Nerf:

  Reap — Reap damage reduced from 673.2% to 632.8% of Spell Power.

• ▼Nerf:

  Eradicate — Eradicate damage reduced from 673.2% to 632.8% of Spell Power.

• ▲Buff:

  Collapsing Star — Collapsing Star damage increased from 562.5% to 630% of Spell Power.

Restoration

• ●Fix:

  Abundance — Fixed an issue where Abundance's bonus critical strike chance to Regrowth was not working correctly.

• ●Fix:

  Abundance — Fixed an issue where the Abundance effect would not properly be extended by Flourish.

• ▼Nerf:

  Regrowth — Regrowth healing reduced by 20%.

Preservation

• ●Fix:

  Consume Flame — Fixed an issue where Consume Flame healing was not being increased by Grace Period or similar effects.

• ▲Buff:

  Fluttering Seedlings — Fluttering Seedlings healing is now also increased by Titan's Gift.

Beast MasteryHero Talents — Dark Ranger

• ●Fix:

  Through The Eyes — Fixed an issue where Through The Eyes was not properly increasing Withering Fire's damage.

• ▼Nerf:

  Withering Fire — Withering Fire additional Black Arrow effectiveness reduced from 50% to 30%.

MarksmanshipHero Talents — Dark Ranger

• ●Fix:

  Spotter's Mark: Rapid Fire — Fixed an issue where applying Spotter's Mark: Rapid Fire after Rapid Fire had finished channeling but before all projectiles reached the target would improperly consume the debuff.

• ●Fix:

  Aimed Shot — Fixed an issue where casting Aimed Shot twice in a row while talented into Aspect of the Hydra incorrectly prevented the second cast from causing a Deathbringer proc from the Deathblow talent.

• ●Fix:

  Aimed Shots — Fixed an issue where secondary Aimed Shots from Aspect of the Hydra would incorrectly consume the Deathbringer buff from Deathblow.

• ●Fix:

  Explosive Shot — Fixed an issue where Explosive Shot was incorrectly damaging the primary target with explosion damage.

• ●Fix:

  Through The Eyes — Fixed an issue where Through The Eyes was not properly increasing Withering Fire's damage.

• ▼Nerf:

  Withering Fire — Withering Fire additional Black Arrow effectiveness reduced from 50% to 30%.

Survival

• ●Fix:

  Raptor Swipe — Fixed an issue where Raptor Swipe could cause Sentinel's Mark to be applied to a target that was not your currently selected target.

• ●Fix:

  Outland Venom — Fixed an issue where Outland Venom was not properly applied by various periodic effects from the Hunter, their current pet, or other summons from the Pack Leader Hero Talents.

• ●Fix:

  Mastery: Spirit Bond — Fixed an issue where Mastery: Spirit Bond incorrectly affected some summons from the Pack Leader Hero Talents twice.

Brewmaster

• ●Fix:

  Flurry Strikes — Fixed an issue where Flurry Strikes' Physical damage was not being correctly increased by Bring Me Another or the Venomous Abyss 4-set bonus.

Mistweaver

Morning Breeze's value is being adjusted down in accordance with the Mastery: Gust of Mist increases in Curse of Ula'tek. This should leave the talent's effectiveness at a similar overall level.

• ▼Nerf:

  Morning Breeze — Morning Breeze effectiveness reduced by 60%.

Windwalker

• ▲Buff:

  Rising Sun Kick — Rising Sun Kick Mastery scaling value updated to 208 (datamined).

• ▲Buff:

  Core passive damage/healing modifier increased from 1909% to 2311%.

• ▲Buff:

  Jade Ignition — Jade Ignition (Chi Explosion) damage increased from 234% to 351% of Attack Power.

• ▲Buff:

  Whirling Dragon Punch — Whirling Dragon Punch damage increased from 241.5% to 313.95% of Attack Power.

HolyHero Talents — Lightsmith

We are happy with the rotational impact of the Venomous Abyss class set for Holy Paladin, but it has also caused the specialization to be more mana efficient than intended. We are adding an effect that increases the mana cost of Holy Light to the set bonus and also increasing Holy Paladin's overall output alongside this adjustment to compensate for this change. We will keep a watchful eye on where gameplay lands from here and make further adjustments if necessary.

• ▲New:

  Holy Light — The Venomous Abyss 4-set bonus now additionally increases Holy Light's mana cost by 60%.

• ▲Buff:

  All healing increased by 5%.

• ▲Buff:

  Core passive healing modifier updated to 813% (datamined).

• ▲Buff:

  Consecration — Consecration immediate damage multiplier increased from 1.08 to 1.13 per Holy Power ability cast.

Discipline

• ▲Buff:

  Master the Darkness — Apex Talent: Master the Darkness — Void Shield absorption increased by 3%.

Subtlety

• ▼Nerf:

  Midnight Season 1 Tier Set — Finishing moves now deal 1.0% more damage per combo point spent (was 1.5%).

Arms

• ▼Nerf:

  Rend — Rend instant damage reduced from 124.5% to 81% of Attack Power.

• ▼Nerf:

  Rend — Rend bleed damage over 15 seconds reduced from 190.4% to 65% of Attack Power.

Player versus Player

• ▲Buff:

  Spoils of War — Spoils of War now grants 50% increased Conquest gain (was 30%).

Mythic+ Dungeons

• ▲Buff:

  Creature health in Mythic+ increased by 4%.

Dungeon Quality of Life — Ruby Life Pools

• ◆Redesign:

  Kokia Blazehoof — Molten Boulder — Kokia Blazehoof — Molten Boulder: The location of the final explosion is now shown immediately when the cast begins.

• ▲Buff:

  Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein — Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein: Increased the time after Kyrakka lands for the final phase before she can attack.

Dungeon Quality of Life — Temple of Sethraliss

• ◆Redesign:

  Loose Sparks — Reduced the detection radius of Loose Sparks to better match the visual.

• ●Fix:

  Avatar of Sethraliss — Avatar of Sethraliss: Mistweaver's Way of the Crane can now target the Avatar for healing when healing is not blocked by Defiling Taint.

• ▼Nerf:

  Twisted Hexxer — Hex Muck — Twisted Hexxer — Hex Muck: Reduced the periodic tick rate to every 2 seconds (was every 1.5 seconds).