Patch 12.1 Hotfixes — September 1, 2026
73 changes · 11 classes · 33 sections
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Frost
Blizzard is increasing Frost performance in single-target and two-target cleave.
- Buff:
Howling Blast — Main-target damage increased by 15%.
- Buff:
Obliterate — Damage increased by 15%.
- Buff:
Frost Strike — Damage increased by 20%.
- Buff:
Melee damage — Increased by 10%.
Unholy
- Fix:
Mastery: Dreadblade and Foul Infections — Fixed an issue where they did not increase the critical-strike chance of Plague Erupt effects.
Player versus Player
- Nerf:
Chains of Ice — Movement slow reduced to 50% in PvP combat, down from 70%.
- Nerf:
Enfeeble — Movement slow reduced to 20% in PvP combat, down from 30%.
Havoc
- Buff:
All damage — Increased by 4%; this does not affect PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Rain from Above — Now deals damage equal to 6% of maximum health per bolt in PvP combat, down from 8%.
Vengeance
Blizzard is increasing universal mitigation and Fel Devastation healing because the specialization is below defensive expectations.
- Buff:
Demonic Wards — Damage taken reduction increased to 15%, up from 12%.
- Buff:
Void Reaver — Frailty now reduces damage taken by 6%, up from 5%.
- Buff:
Fel Devastation — Healing increased by 25%.
Devourer
- Buff:
All ability damage — Increased by 5% in PvP combat.
Druid
- Buff:
Shred — Damage increased by 10%.
Balance
- Buff:
All ability damage — Increased by 4%; this does not affect PvP combat.
Feral
Blizzard is raising Feral's overall and single-target raid damage.
- Buff:
All ability damage — Increased by 5%; this does not apply to PvP combat.
- Buff:
Auto-attack damage — Increased by 10%.
- Buff:
Ferocious Bite — Damage increased by 10%.
- Buff:
Ravage — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Survival Instincts — Damage reduction reduced to 40% in PvP combat, down from 50%.
Restoration
- Buff:
All healing — Increased by 4%.
- Nerf:
Swiftmend — Healing reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
Beast Mastery
- Buff:
All damage dealt by you and your pets — Increased by 7%.
- Fix:
Wild Thrash — Fixed an issue where it did not account for target bounding radius.
- Nerf:
Bloodshed — Damage reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Bestial Wrath — Initial damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Pack Leader: Stampede! — Damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
Survival
- Buff:
All damage dealt by you and your pet — Increased by 7%, or 3% while engaged in PvP combat.
Fire
- Buff:
All ability damage — Increased by 3%; this does not apply to PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Blazing Barrier — Absorb reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
All damage — Reduced by 3% in PvP combat.
Frost
- Buff:
All ability damage — Increased by 6%.
- Nerf:
Ice Barrier — Absorb reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
Arcane
- Nerf:
Prismatic Barrier — Absorb reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
Mistweaver
Blizzard is increasing Mistweaver healing and the value of its four-piece set bonus.
- Buff:
All healing done — Increased by 5%.
- Buff:
The Venomous Abyss four-piece set bonus — Activation chance increased to 25%, up from 20%.
Windwalker
- Buff:
All ability damage — Increased by 4%; this does not affect PvP combat.
Protection
Blizzard is adjusting Protection damage to help it keep pace in dungeons.
- Buff:
Blaze of Glory — Damage increased by 150%.
- Buff:
Consecration — Damage increased by 30%.
- Buff:
Divine Guidance — Damage increased by 30%.
Holy
- Nerf:
All healing — Reduced by 5% in PvP combat.
- Nerf:
Judgment — Damage reduced by 30% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Avenging Crusader — Now transfers 80% of damage done into healing in PvP combat, up from 55%.
Retribution
- Buff:
All damage — Increased by 8% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Final Verdict — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Hammer of Light — Damage increased by 25% in PvP combat.
Discipline
- Buff:
Shadow Mend — Mana cost reduced by 20%.
- Buff:
Void Shield — Absorption increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Power Word: Shield — Absorption increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Atonement — Healing increased by 10% in PvP combat.
Assassination
- Fix:
Caustic Spatter — Fixed an issue allowing it to trigger from non-class Nature damage sources, such as trinkets.
- Nerf:
All ability damage — Reduced by 4% in PvP combat.
Player versus Player
- Nerf:
Preemptive Maneuver — Now reduces damage taken by 25% while active, down from 40%.
Farseer
- Fix:
Natural Harmony — Fixed an issue where it increased Nature's Guardian healing by 20% instead of its intended 10%.
- Nerf:
Natural Harmony — Now reduces Nature's Guardian cooldown by 10 seconds in PvP combat, down from 15 seconds.
Elemental
- Buff:
Stormbringer: Tempest — Damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Stormbringer: Natural Gift — Nature damage increase raised to 4% in PvP combat, up from 2%.
- Buff:
Stormbringer: Stormcaller — Nature-spell critical-strike damage increase raised to 10% in PvP combat, up from 5%.
Enhancement
- Nerf:
Healing Surge — Healing reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Stormstrike — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Buff:
Lava Lash — Damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
Arms
- Nerf:
Safeguard — The PvP Talent now increases Intervene cooldown by 20 seconds.
Fury
- Nerf:
Safeguard — The PvP Talent now increases Intervene cooldown by 20 seconds.
Delves
- Nerf:
Trinket drops — Trinkets no longer drop as abundantly in Delves.
Dungeons and Raids
- Fix:
Den of Nalorakk Food Offering — Fixed an issue where interacting while mounted could leave it non-interactable briefly.
- Nerf:
Nek'zali the Soulcoiler — Health reduced by 15% on Raid Finder difficulty.
- Nerf:
Entombed Sentinels — Breath of Ula'tek and Blood of Ula'tek health reduced by 15% on Raid Finder difficulty.
- Nerf:
The Coiled Altar — Multiple Mythic and group-size raid-damage, health, cast-time, and failure-threshold reductions were applied.
- Nerf:
Tidebound Grotto Frost Orb — Initial and periodic damage reduced by up to 33% on Normal and Heroic, and by up to 17% on Mythic for lower group sizes; aura duration reduced to 12 seconds, down from 16 seconds.
Items
- Fix:
Satchel of Corrosive Coins — The item sold by Er'iyne is no longer unique.
Player versus Player
- Nerf:
Gladiator's Distinction — Set bonus grants 5% primary stat for healing specializations, down from 10%.
- Fix:
Training Grounds interrupt quest — Fixed credit for casting an interrupt; players may need to abandon and re-accept the quest.
Quests
- Fix:
Midnight World Quests — Fixed an issue preventing them from rewarding Adventurer Crests.