Patch 12.1 Hotfixes — August 31, 2026
86 changes · 13 classes · 37 sections
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Unholy
- Fix:
Dread and Virulent Plague Erupt — Resolved an issue causing the effects to not work as intended with target and caster damage modifiers, including Foul Infections, Thrill of Blood, Incite Terror, Morbidity, Soul Reaper, Brittle, and Rune of the Apocalypse's War debuff.
Player versus Player
- Nerf:
Glimpse — Damage reduction while active reduced to 20% from 25% in PvP combat.
Devourer (PvP)
- Buff:
Void Ray — Damage increased by 33% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Blur — Damage reduction reduced to 15% from 25% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Armor of Souls — Armor increase reduced to 65% from 100% in PvP combat.
Havoc (PvP)
- Nerf:
Blur — Damage reduction reduced to 15% from 25% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Desperate Instincts — Damage reduction below 35% health reduced to 5% from 10% in PvP combat.
Restoration
- Fix:
Grove Guardians — Fixed an issue where they were not prioritizing healing the target of Swiftmend or Wild Growth.
- Fix:
Everbloom — Fixed an issue where it could incorrectly heal 6 targets instead of the intended 5.
Feral (PvP)Druid of the Claw
- Buff:
Ravage — Damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Rip — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Rake — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
Augmentation (PvP)
- Buff:
Damage — Damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Ebon Might — Primary stat granted increased to 10% from 8% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Inferno's Blessing — Damage increased by 25% in PvP combat.
Marksmanship (PvP)Sentinel
- Nerf:
Moonlight Chakram — Damage reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Rapid Fire — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Arcane Shot — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
Survival (PvP)Sentinel
- Nerf:
Moonlight Chakram — Damage reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Raptor Strike and Raptor Swipe — Damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Kill Command — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
Fire
- Fix:
Flamestrike — Resolved an issue where the 2-piece set bonus did not correctly always grant Hot Streak when a Pyroclasm-guaranteed critical strike occurred.
Fire (PvP)
- Nerf:
Burnout — Now explodes for 50% of remaining Ignite damage, down from 75%, in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Pyroclasm — Pyroblast and Flamestrike damage increase reduced to 180% from 230% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Molten Fury — Damage increase below 35% health reduced to 10% from 15% in PvP combat.
Mistweaver
- Fix:
Soothing Mist — Fixed an issue where it could rarely cause the incorrect aura to be canceled.
Brewmaster (PvP)
- Fix:
Hot Trub — Now counts as an Incapacitate only rather than both a Disorient and an Incapacitate.
Windwalker (PvP)
- Nerf:
Rushing Wind Kick — Damage reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Rising Sun Kick — Damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Tigereye Brew — Critical strike damage increase reduced to 3/6% from 5/10% in PvP combat.
Holy (PvP)
- Nerf:
Healing — All healing reduced by 4% in PvP combat.
Protection (PvP)
- Nerf:
Guardian of the Forgotten Queen — Duration reduced to 6 seconds and cooldown increased to 4 minutes; it now has a 6-second internal cooldown.
- Nerf:
Sacrifice of the Just — Blessing of Sacrifice cooldown reduction reduced to 30 seconds from 60 seconds in PvP combat.
Retribution (PvP)
- Nerf:
Shield of Vengeance — Absorption reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Divine Protection — Damage reduction reduced to 20% from 25% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Templar: Seal of the Templar — Templar's Verdict damage increase raised to 35% from 25%.
- Buff:
Templar: Hammer of Light — Damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
Holy
- Fix:
Guardian Angel — Fixed an issue where it would not reduce Guardian Spirit's cooldown when placed on an ally.
Player versus Player
- Buff:
Mindgames — Direct damage and healing and damage reversal each increased by 150%.
Discipline (PvP)
- Buff:
Flash Heal and Shadow Mend — Healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Atonement — Healing increased by 5% in PvP combat.
Holy (PvP)
- Nerf:
Enlightenment — Mana regeneration increased by 10% rather than 25% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Prayer of Mending — Healing reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Holy Word: Serenity — Healing reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Oracle: Prompt Prognosis — Healing reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
Shadow (PvP)
- Buff:
Shadow Word: Madness — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Void Volley — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Shadow Word: Death — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
Assassination (PvP)
- Nerf:
Kingsbane — Initial damage reduced by 12% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Implacable (Rank 3) — Physical and Nature damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Fatebound: Fatebound Coin (Tails) — Damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
Outlaw (PvP)
- Buff:
Dispatch — Damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Between the Eyes — Damage increased by 12% in PvP combat.
Subtlety (PvP)
- Buff:
Eviscerate — Damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Goremaw's Bite — Bleeding damage increased by 33% in PvP combat.
Elemental (PvP)Stormbringer
- Buff:
Tempest — Damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Lava Burst — Damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Earth Shock — Damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Earthquake — Damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
Restoration (PvP)Totemic
- Nerf:
Mana regeneration — Reduction increased to 65% from 60% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Splitstream — Healing Stream Totem's additional ally heal reduced to 15% effectiveness from 30% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Earthsurge — Additional healing from Earthliving reduced to 5% from 15% in PvP combat.
AfflictionHellcaller
- Fix:
Blackened Soul — Fixed an issue where it would not activate from Unstable Affliction applied via Fatal Echoes.
Affliction (PvP)
- Buff:
Agony — Damage increased by 50% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Unstable Affliction — Backlash damage increased by 20%.
Demonology (PvP)Soul Harvester
- Nerf:
Wicked Reaping — Damage reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Necrolyte Teachings — Power Siphon bonus damage for Demonbolt reduced to 10% from 20% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Power Siphon — Next 2 Demonbolts damage increase reduced to 20% from 30% in PvP combat.
Destruction (PvP)
- Buff:
Chaos Bolt — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Shadowburn — Damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.
Arms (PvP)Colossus
- Buff:
Demolish — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Slayer's Strike — Damage increased by 5% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Fueled by Violence — Healing reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
Delves
- Nerf:
Minchi's Osseous Adventure — Minchi now requires adventurers to investigate only 4 bone piles, down from 6, on Gnarldor Isle.
Dungeons and Raids
- Fix:
The Coiled Altar: Coalesced Venom — Fixed a rare issue where it could spawn inside a Virulent Mutation rim on Mythic difficulty.
- Fix:
The Coiled Altar: Soul Sever — Fixed an issue where it incorrectly highlighted which Manifestations of Dread would be destroyed.
- Nerf:
The Coiled Altar: Defilement — Healing absorb reduced by 20% on Mythic difficulty.
- Redesign:
Ula'tek: Carrying Eggs — Damage is now treated as periodic damage rather than direct damage.
- Fix:
Ula'tek: Blight Vein and Toxic Burn — Resolved issues where either could occasionally inflict additional damage.
- Fix:
Ula'tek: Dancing Rune Weapon — Resolved an issue that could cause it to fail to cast spells when targeting the Venomous Heart.
- Buff:
Ula'tek: Grasping Fangs — Range increased.
- Fix:
Ula'tek intermission — Corrected an issue that could cause Ula'tek to re-emerge during the intermission.
Omnium Folio
- Fix:
Rune of Lingering — Fixed a bug that could cause it to break crowd-controlled enemies.
Housing and User Interface
- Fix:
Decor Catalog — Previewing decor now shows accurate Voidlight Marl prices for decor sold by Silvermoon's Disguised Decor Duel Vendor.
- Fix:
Housewarming housing quest — Groups are now listed in the Questing section of the Premade Group Finder rather than Custom.
Player versus Player
- Fix:
Training Grounds — Arena opponents now properly display their surrender animation when forfeiting after a teammate dies.