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Beta development notes · 2026-10-01

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Winter’s Chill’s application does not roll to see if it is resisted, since the original spell needed to hit.

ChangesMage · Frost

Winter’s Chill’s application does not roll to see if it is resisted, since the original spell needed to hit.

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BugfixDruid

Fixed an issue where players were not receiving loot reliably during the quests “The Great Cat Spirit” and “The Great Windborne Cat Spirit.”

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BugfixWarrior

Fixed a bug that was causing Dual Wield Specialization to grant its increase to Hit Chance to both weapons.

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ChangesWarrior

Queueing Heroic Strike will no longer increase off-hand hit chance.

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ChangesWarrior · Protection

Iron Will moved to the Row 1 of Protection (Was Row 2 of Fury).

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ChangesHunter · Marksmanship

Icon for Improved Stings changed to be more Vanilla feeling.

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ChangesMage

All Mage scrolls from comprehension have had an additional balance pass and can no longer be cast while moving.

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ChangesWarlock

The Incubus pet model has been replaced with a lower resolution model.

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ChangesDruid · Feral

Primal Bite: Threat generated by this ability has been roughly doubled.

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ChangesDruid

High Order Skyborne can now do the quest “Power Over Poison” to learn the Cure Poison spell.

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ChangesWarrior · Fury

Berserker Rage is now available at level 30 (Was 32)

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ChangesMage · Fire

Hot Streak has been renamed to Heating Up, since it is no longer dependent on having a ‘streak’.

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ChangesPaladin · Protection

Redoubt’s chance to Block changed to 4/8/12/16/20% (was 6/12/18/24/30%).

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ChangesDruid

Faerie Fire no longer resets your swing timer when used.

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ChangesHunter · Survival

Deflection’s Parry increase changed to 1/2/3/4/5% (Was 2/4/6/8/10%).

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ChangesWarrior · Fury

Death Wish is now required to reach the Flurry talent.

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ChangesShaman

Ghost Wolf should now be more visible while in well-lit areas.

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ChangesDruid · Feral

Connected to Shifting Power in the 5th row is a new talent - Improved Shifting Power.

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ChangesRogue · Subtlety

Setup will now only add combo points to your current target if they are the one you dodged or resisted a spell from.

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ChangesPriest · Shadow

Shadow Weaving can no longer fail to apply.

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ChangesDruid

All Shapeshift Forms are now IMMUNE to Disarm effects.

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ChangesWarlock

Hellfire can now critically strike.

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ChangesWarrior · Fury

Dual Wield Specialization no longer provides a 20/40/60/80/100% increase to your Off-Hand weapon’s Rage generation.

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NerfsMage · Fire

The number of charges of Combustion has returned to 3 (was 4).

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ChangesPriest

Devouring Plague can now correctly critically strike.

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ChangesWarrior · Protection

Improved Revenge moved to Row 2 (Was Row 3).

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BugfixRogue

Fixed an issue where Expose Armor missing would cause you to lose all of your combo points.

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ChangesWarlock

Drain Soul is now correctly interrupted if the Warlock begins casting another spell.

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ChangesWarrior · Protection

Anticipation moved to Row 2 (Was Row 1).

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ChangesWarlock · Affliction

Soul Harvesting has been renamed to Soul Harvest. It now correctly grants its 50/100% increase to Mana regeneration.

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ChangesWarrior · Protection

Improved Disarm moved to Row 3 (Was Row 4).

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ChangesWarrior · Fury

Raging Blows no longer causes your Whirlwind to strike with your offhand. Whirlwind will now always strike with both weapons without requiring a talent point.

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ChangesWarrior · Fury

Dual Wield Specialization no longer grants hit to your off-hand attacks.

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ChangesWarrior · Protection

Improved Bloodrage moved to Row 1 (Was Row 2).

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ChangesWarrior · Fury

Blood Craze no longer activates off of Bloodthirst casts.

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ChangesWarrior · Protection

Improved Shield Bash moved to Row 4 (Was Row 5).

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BugfixPriest

Fixed an issue where Shadow Word: Death was always benefitting from the Early Demise talent regardless of the target’s health %.

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ChangesWarrior · Fury

Improved Berserker Rage moved to Row 5 of Fury (Was Row 6).

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ChangesWarrior · Fury

Unbridled Wrath no longer grants twice as much Rage to two-handed weapons.

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ChangesHunter · Survival

Icon for Predator’s Edge changed to be more Vanilla feeling.

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ChangesPriest · Discipline

Inner Focus no longer applies its Critical Strike increase to Periodic Effects.

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BuffsWarrior

Additional Rage generated from landing Critical Strikes increased to 100% increased Rage (was 75%).

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ChangesWarrior

Rend and Sunder Armor will now instantly tap enemies to the Warrior.

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BuffsWarrior · Fury

Bloodthirst’s Attack Power ratio has been increased to 45% (Was 35%).

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ChangesMage · Fire

Improved Scorch’s Fire Vulnerability will not roll a second time to see if it resists.

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BugfixDruid

Fixed a bug causing Swipe to not scale with Attack Power. It will now correctly gain 3% of the Druid’s attack power.

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ChangesPaladin · Retribution

Champion of the Light’s Intellect to Spell Damage ratio changed to 20/40/60% (Was 33/66/100%).

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ChangesWarrior · Arms

Spearing Strike no longer requires a 2handed weapon. Spearing Strike requires Battle Stance.

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BugfixWarrior · Fury

Fixed an issue with Unbridled Rage having a lower proc chance than intended.

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BuffsHunter · Marksmanship

The 31st talent Sniper Shot now has a 45-yard Range and increases the range of your next 3 shots made within 10 seconds by 10 yards.

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ChangesDruid · Feral

Reduces the cooldown of your Shifting Power spell by 4/8 seconds.

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ChangesWarrior · Fury

Raging Blows now reduces the Rage cost of your Cleave and Whirlwind abilities by 3.

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BugfixShaman

Fixed an issue where Totemic Recall was not restoring Mana.

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BugfixShaman

Fixed an issue where Disease Cleansing Totem wasn’t a 5-minute duration.

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ChangesWarrior · Fury

Enrage is no longer required to reach the Flurry talent.

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ChangesWarrior · Fury

Booming Voice is now a 10/20/30/40/50% increase area of effect to your Shouts and a 5/10/15/20/25% reduction to their Rage costs.

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BuffsPaladin · Protection

Holy Shield’s chance to Block changed to 30% (was 20%).

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BuffsWarrior

Players now generate 75% increased Rage when landing a critical strike with a basic attack.

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BuffsDruid

Bear Form and Dire Bear Form now generate 75% increased Rage when landing a Critical Strike.

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NewWarrior · Fury

New Talent Furious Precision in Row 3 of Fury. Furious Precision increases your chance to hit with off-hand attacks by 4/7/10%.

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New Talent Furious Precision in Row 3 of Fury. Furious Precision increases your chance to hit with off-hand attacks by 4/7/10%.

New Talent Furious Precision in Row 3 of Fury. Furious Precision increases your chance to hit with off-hand attacks by 4/7/10%.

RemovedWarrior · Fury

The Boundless Rage talent has been removed.

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The Boundless Rage talent has been removed.

The Boundless Rage talent has been removed.

ChangesDruid · Feral

Connected to Shredding Attacks in the 4th row is a new talent - Shifting Power.: Cat Form Only. 16 second cooldown. Costs 55% of Base Mana.

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Cat Form Only. 16 second cooldown. Costs 55% of Base Mana.

Connected to Shredding Attacks in the 4th row is a new talent - Shifting Power.: Cat Form Only. 16 second cooldown. Costs 55% of Base Mana.

RemovedDruid

Tiger’s Fury has been removed.

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Tiger’s Fury has been removed.

Tiger’s Fury has been removed.

ChangesDruid · Feral

Connected to Shredding Attacks in the 4th row is a new talent - Shifting Power.: Shifting Power costs the same amount of Mana as Cat Form.

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Shifting Power costs the same amount of Mana as Cat Form.

Connected to Shredding Attacks in the 4th row is a new talent - Shifting Power.: Shifting Power costs the same amount of Mana as Cat Form.

NewWarrior · Fury

New Talent Lingering Rage in Row 2 of Fury. Lingering Rage increases the time before your Rage begins to decay when leaving combat by 2/4/6/8/10 seconds.

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New Talent Lingering Rage in Row 2 of Fury. Lingering Rage increases the time before your Rage begins to decay when leaving combat by 2/4/6/8/10 seconds.

New Talent Lingering Rage in Row 2 of Fury. Lingering Rage increases the time before your Rage begins to decay when leaving combat by 2/4/6/8/10 seconds.

RemovedWarrior · Protection

Toughness has been removed.

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Toughness has been removed.

Toughness has been removed.

RemovedDruid · Feral

Tiger’s Fury has been removed.

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Tiger’s Fury has been removed.

Tiger’s Fury has been removed.

BuffsDruid · Feral

Connected to Shredding Attacks in the 4th row is a new talent - Shifting Power.: Instantly convert 55% of Base Mana into 40 Energy. Shifting Power’s cost is reduced by effects that reduce the cost of Shapeshifting.

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Instantly convert 55% of Base Mana into 40 Energy. Shifting Power’s cost is reduced by effects that reduce the cost of Shapeshifting.

Connected to Shredding Attacks in the 4th row is a new talent - Shifting Power.: Instantly convert 55% of Base Mana into 40 Energy. Shifting Power’s cost is reduced by effects that reduce the cost of Shapeshifting.

ChangesHunter

Pets: Aggressive Mode has been brought back and can be found under the pet tab in your spell book.

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Aggressive Mode has been brought back and can be found under the pet tab in your spell book.

Pets: Aggressive Mode has been brought back and can be found under the pet tab in your spell book.

NewWarrior · Fury

New Talent Gore Drinker in Row 6 of Fury, requires the Enrage talent. Your Enrage, Berserker Rage, Bloodrage, Death Wish, and Bloodthirst abilities cause your next 3 melee attacks to restore 0.5/1% of your maximum Health.

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Corrections revise this event. Later gameplay reversals appear as separate dated events.

New Talent Gore Drinker in Row 6 of Fury, requires the Enrage talent. Your Enrage, Berserker Rage, Bloodrage, Death Wish, and Bloodthirst abilities cause your next 3 melee attacks to restore 0.5/1% of your maximum Health.

New Talent Gore Drinker in Row 6 of Fury, requires the Enrage talent. Your Enrage, Berserker Rage, Bloodrage, Death Wish, and Bloodthirst abilities cause your next 3 melee attacks to restore 0.5/1% of your maximum Health.

RemovedDruid · Feral

The King of the Jungle talent has been removed.

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The King of the Jungle talent has been removed.

The King of the Jungle talent has been removed.

RemovedWarrior · Fury

The Improved Cleave talent has been removed.

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The Improved Cleave talent has been removed.

The Improved Cleave talent has been removed.

ChangesWarlock

Pets: Aggressive Mode is back and can be found under the pet tab in your spell book.

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Corrections revise this event. Later gameplay reversals appear as separate dated events.

Aggressive Mode is back and can be found under the pet tab in your spell book.

Pets: Aggressive Mode is back and can be found under the pet tab in your spell book.

Official sources

  • Kaivax · Published 2026-10-01 · observed revision 1