Patch 12.1 Hotfixes — August 20, 2026

Tranquility — Fixed an issue where the tooltip for Tranquility incorrectly described how long it extended heal over time effects.

Overgrowth — Fixed an issue where Overgrowth was applying healing over time effects to the incorrect target when used in tandem with Soul of the Forest.

Precise Shots — Corrected an issue where Hunters could benefit from the Precise Shots effect twice by casting Arcane Shot or Multi-Shot as Rapid Fire finishes channeling while talented into Unload.

Explosive Shot — Corrected an issue where the AoE damage from Explosive Shot was not properly reduced by damage taken reduction effects.

Benediction — Fixed an issue where casting Benediction and queuing a Holy Word would consume the proc.

Master of the Elements — Resolved an issue causing Master of the Elements to not increase the damage of Earthquake.

Blackened Soul — Fixed an issue where Blackened Soul could trigger from Unstable Affliction periodic damage.

Malefic Grasp — Fixed an issue where Malefic Grasp was not affected by Withering Bolt.

Withering Bolt — Fixed an issue where Withering Bolt did not account for Wither when increasing Shadowbolt Volley damage.

Wither — Fixed an issue where Wither would not count toward Darkglare Eye Beam damage increase.

Unstable Affliction — Fixed an issue where the Unstable Affliction granted by the Venomous Abyss 4-piece set bonus would not grant a stack of Wither.

Azta'rec — Fixed an issue where if Azta'rec killed a player it would display that Zek'vir has burrowed away and did not drop loot.

Fixed an issue where certain abilities could cause their breath spells to cancel unexpectedly.

Fixed an issue where the progress bar could reach 100% when the Avatar reached 99% health.

Resolved an issue where players could fall through the world in The Serpent Warren.

Stygian Burst — Fixed an issue causing Stygian Burst to inflict damage in a larger area than intended.

Shrouded Venom now has significant health and shields.

Fixed an issue causing players to get hit multiple times from the same wave in a short period of time.

Fixed a rare issue where players using Harpoon on a Venom while inside the Malignant Cavity would cause them to fall through the playspace.

Fixed an issue where the encounter would rarely fail to properly transition to Phase 3 at the end of the intermission.

Blight Vein — Blight Vein damage reduced on Heroic difficulty.

Grasping Fangs — Grasping Fangs now targets three players per side on Heroic difficulty, no matter the instance group size.

Volatile Purge's — Volatile Purge's area of effect now scales with raid size in Normal and Heroic difficulties — largest in a 10-player raid, gradually decreasing to its smallest size in a 30-player raid.

Spectral Coils — Resolved an issue causing the damage of Spectral Coils to unintentionally scale on non-Mythic difficulties.

Spectral Coils — Spectral Coils now requires 40% of the raid to reduce its damage to a minimum value.

Spectral Coils — Spectral Coils adjusted on Heroic difficulty so it has more consistent timing.

Blight Vein — Corrected an issue where the Blight Vein debuff did not properly inflict its damage based on the number of stacks applied, on Heroic and Mythic difficulties.

Corrected an issue where Hunters' Stampede pets from the Pack Leader hero talents would not properly damage the Heart of Ula'tek during the encounter.

Companion Command Crystal is now bind-on-pickup.

Rune of Unleashed Fire — Fixed an issue with a previous change to the Omnium Folio's Rune of Unleashed Fire that resulted in pulling enemies you were not in combat with.

Toxic Snare — Decreased the damage and slow effect of Toxic Snare.

"The Venomous Abyss" campaign quest should now complete for players who were dead at the end of the last encounter.

Fixed an issue that reduced player-characters' turn speed after starting the world quest "Swift of Foot".

Fixed an issue where the Unguarded Chest would spawn without Farthik the Plunderer.