Patch 12.1 Hotfixes — October 6, 2026
38 changes · 5 classes · 21 sections
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Unholy
- Nerf:
Blightfall — Now deals 100% of remaining plague damage, down from 200%.
- Fix:
Reattribution — Fixed Augmentation Evoker plague-erupt damage being attributed to the Death Knight.
All specializations (PvP)
- Buff:
Dark Simulacrum — Cooldown reduced to 15 seconds, down from 20.
Blood (PvP)
- Buff:
Death Chain — Now affects 4 targets instead of 3; its initial damage increased by 500%.
- Redesign:
Price of Progress — Prevents slowing below 100% normal speed and sacrifices 1% health every 1.5 seconds instead of every second.
Frost (PvP)
- Buff:
Death's Cold Embrace — Remorseless Winter damage bonus increased to 450%, up from 400%.
Devourer
- Buff:
Consume/Devour — Damage increased by 8% outside PvP.
- Buff:
Reap/Cull — Damage increased by 8% outside PvP.
- Buff:
Eradicate — Primary-target damage increased by 8% outside PvP.
- Buff:
Collapsing Star — Primary-target damage increased by 8% outside PvP.
- Buff:
The Hunt — Initial damage increased by 10% outside PvP.
- Buff:
Voidblade — Damage increased by 10% outside PvP.
All specializations (PvP)
- Buff:
Cover of Darkness — Darkness duration bonus increased to 4 seconds, up from 2.
Havoc (PvP)
- Buff:
Illidan's Grasp — Damage increased by 50%.
Vengeance (PvP)
- Buff:
Illidan's Grasp — Damage increased by 50%.
Brewmaster
- Buff:
Quick Sip — Now purifies 8% of current Stagger after gaining 3 seconds of Stagger duration, up from 5%.
- Buff:
Pretense of Instability — Now grants 10% dodge for 8 seconds after drinking a Brew, up from 5 seconds.
Mistweaver
- Buff:
Invigorating Mists — Healing increased by 15%.
- Buff:
Enveloping Mist — Healing increased by 15% outside PvP.
All specializations (PvP)
- Buff:
Mighty Ox Kick — Cooldown reduced to 20 seconds, down from 30.
Mistweaver (PvP)
- Buff:
Healing Sphere — Maximum active spheres increased to 5 from 3 and healing increased by 100%.
Windwalker (PvP)
- Buff:
Perpetual Paralysis — Now spreads to 3 player-preferred targets within 15 yards, up from 2 within 10 yards.
SubtletyTrickster
- Buff:
Fazed — Now causes enemies to take 7% more damage, up from 5%, outside PvP.
- Buff:
Unseen Blade — Damage increased by 15% outside PvP.
- Buff:
Coup de Grace — Damage increased by 10% outside PvP.
All specializations (PvP)
- Buff:
Thick as Thieves — Duration increased to 10 seconds, up from 6.
- Buff:
Death from Above — Damage bonus increased to 30%, up from 15%.
Outlaw (PvP)
- Buff:
All damage — Damage increased by 5% in PvP combat.
Enhancement
- Buff:
All abilities and auto attacks — Damage increased by 4% outside PvP.
- Buff:
Lava Lash — Damage increased by 35% outside PvP.
All specializations (PvP)
- Redesign:
Electrocute — Damage increased by 100% and changed to a rolling periodic effect.
Restoration (PvP)
- Buff:
Call of Al'Akir — Nature's Swiftness cooldown increase reduced to 20 seconds from 30.
- Buff:
Earth Shield — Healing increased by 15% in PvP.
- Buff:
Earthen Harmony — Earth Shield damage reduction increased to 8% from 5%, and missing-health healing increased to 200% from 150%.
Dungeons and Raids — Ula'tek
- Nerf:
Ula'tek — Spectral Coils damage reduced by 20% on Heroic and Mythic; Toxic Burn damage reduced by 30% on Mythic; Caustic Waves reduced to 3 waves on Mythic from 7.
- Nerf:
Ula'tek Stage 2 — Warden's Protection damage reduced by 80%; Grasping Fangs periodic damage reduced by 30% on Heroic and Mythic; Blight Vein duration reduced to 4 seconds from 6.
- Nerf:
Ula'tek Stage 3 — Blightscale Shrieker and Clutch health reduced by 20%; Slithering Clutch health reduced by 20% on Mythic; Circling Prey damage reduced by 30% on Heroic and Mythic; Serpent's Bite requires no more than 3 soakers regardless of raid size.
Player versus Player — Tanks
- Buff:
Focused Assault — Tank PvP talents that apply it now stack to 6, last 10 seconds, have a 15-second cooldown, and reach 15 yards.