WoW: Forever Hotfixes - November 5, 2026

Here you will find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Forever.

Key updates and verified adjustments for Classes.

• Fixed a bug causing players to have no diminishing returns against creature stuns.
• Fixed a bug causing players to have no diminishing returns when using stuns against creatures.
• Druid Restoration Fixed a bug incorrectly allowing Wild Growth to be cast while moving.
• Wild Growth spell healing coefficient increased to 6.6% (was 3.3%).
• Mage Frost Nova is now correctly broken by damage from procs and damage from Blizzard.
• Paladin Judgement of Command now activates on-hit effects and counts as a melee attack.
• Developers’ notes: All other judgements will continue to be considered Ranged attacks. This matches Command's uniqueness across the Judgements, where it was the only one considered a Melee attack. All other seals were considered Spells, but in WoW: Forever they are being considered Ranged attacks.
• Priest The Legacy Perk The Quick and the Dead will now correctly reduce the Mana cost of Divine Spirit.

Key updates and verified adjustments for Dungeons.

• Killing enemies in dungeons now awards zero experience to all party members if the level of the enemy is trivial to the level of one or more of the party members.
• The Deadmines Sneed should now properly eject if the Sneed's Shredder is stunned when reaching 0% health.
• The Drowned City Non-boss enemies now respawn 2 hours after being killed (was 1 hour).
• Stratholme Defeating Balnazzar should now correctly count toward the Legacy Challenge Master Spelunker .

Key updates and verified adjustments for Enemies and NPCs.

• Gnomeregan - Techbot's respawn time reduced for the quest "Save Techbot's Brain!"
• Badlands - Lesser Rock Elemental spawns should now appear more frequently.
• Eastern Plaguelands - Fixed an issue that caused enemies to sometimes aggro unexpectedly in Stratholme and Eastern Plaguelands, particularly when resurrecting.
• Mulgore - Quillboar spawning rates have been reduced in the starting area and should now be less aggressive.
• Mulgore - Venture Co. spawn rates have been reduced in the starting area and should now be less aggressive.
• Blasted Lands - Nethergarde Keep guards no longer drop loot and should have behavior consistent with other guards.
• Stranglethorn Vale - Tiger, panther, and raptor spawns should now appear more frequently.
• Zephras Isle - Nyalah Brightfire in Valanaar should now provide a more extensive array of cooking supplies for aspiring culinary artists.

Key updates and verified adjustments for Items.

• Gloves of Holy Might now have the correct text description. Gloves of Holy Might is now only activated by spells and abilities that are harmful and deal damage.
• The Glimmering Mithril Insignia trinket no longer requires the ability to wear Mail armor.
• Fixed an issue where Cloak of the Fleshborer had no texture.
• Taran Icebreaker now correctly behaves as a 2-handed Mace (was incorrectly behaving as a 1-handed Mace).
• Darkspear signet rings have had their Mp5 corrected and now match Alliance-equivalent rings.
• Everstaring Abomination Eye’s Spirit stats corrected.
• The Bad Hat no longer provides an incorrect amount of spell power.
• The Souvenir Sea Shell’s stats have been corrected.

Key updates and verified adjustments for Quests.

• Fixed an issue during the quest "The Talisman of Kazdor" where rogues would enter the wrong version of Zul'Farrak.
• Deadwood Key, Drop of Stolen Life, Ring of the Fallen Soldier, Venom-dripping heart, and Blackthorne Intelligence should now drop for all players in the party who have the associated quest(s).
• On "A Quick Grocery Run", Skonk's list can be read by everyone.
• Pix Xizzix's weekly dungeon quests are now properly removed from the quest log on weekly reset.
• When you’re "Coyote Huntin'", Sootfur's pelt should now be shared for all members of your party.
• The Crow Effigy should now be visible if you meet the quest requirements to interact with it on Mount Hyjal.
• Unstable Package should no longer have a chance to proc while on a taxi during “Crate Expectations” and the misfire damage has been reduced.
• Fixed a bug that caused a player picking up the quest "Return to the Port" to delete nearby players' quest items for "The Cook in the Cage".

Key updates and verified adjustments for Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza.

• Improved the weekly fishing tournament by greatly increasing the number of players per ruleset who can win. Developers’ notes: We continue to work on performance issues with the tournament, and we will deploy additional fixes in the weeks to come.

Key updates and verified adjustments for User Interface.

• Fixed a bug that caused Action Bar settings to reset every time players who acquired Secondary Talents logged out of the game.

Key updates and verified adjustments for Classes.

• Druid Feral Rend and Tear now works on Pounce Bleed.
• Hunter Fixed an issue where Volley was activating procs.
• Fixed an issue where Volley would continue to channel even when the Hunter had started moving.
• Paladin Judgement changed to now be considered a Ranged Attack. This means it no longer counts as a Melee attack for the purposes of item and effect procs and uses the Paladin's Ranged Hit chance.
• Retribution With the fix to Windfury Totem activating from Holy Strike, we have changed Unsealed Fury. Unsealed Fury no longer generates echoes from Windfury Totem attacks.
• Priest Confounding Flash (Gnome) can now correctly be used while in Shadowform.
• Holy The Twilight Focus talent will now correctly work while in Shadowform.
• Shaman Fixed a bug where Flametongue Totem Rank 2 was not working.

Key updates and verified adjustments for Customer Support.

• The Item Restoration service has been disabled while we investigate and address a critical bug.