Latest fixes and what is scheduled next

The newest hotfix, dated November 8, 2026, raised kill experience in dungeons by 50%.

The list before it is dated November 6, 2026.

Bloom heals its target again, and Voidwalker base health went up by about 40.

In Maraudon, Zaetar’s Spirit spawns again after Princess Theradras dies.

Class tuning follows on Tuesday, November 10.

It covers Hunter pets, Voidwalkers, Affliction Warlocks and Enhancement Shamans.

That tuning is not live yet, and Blizzard has published no numbers for it.

Before November 6 came the November 5 list and, on November 4, the Invite-a-Friend fix.

Date (US)WhatStatus
November 10 (Tue)Class tuning: Hunter pets, Voidwalkers, Affliction Warlocks, Enhancement ShamansPlannednot live
November 8Dungeon kill experience up 50%Applied
November 6Classes, Cooldown Manager, dungeons, enemies, items, Leatherworking, quests, races, worldApplied
November 5Enemies, Zephras Isle vendors, Mild Spices, Plainsrunning in battlegrounds, questsApplied
November 4Invite-a-Friend restrictions removedApplied

From Blizzard’s US and EU forum posts listed in the sources.

Dates follow the headings in Blizzard’s US forum threads.

Posting times are given in UTC.

Checked against the official threads on November 8, 2026 at 20:13 UTC.

November 8 hotfix: dungeon kill experience up 50%

Kill experience in dungeons went up by 50% on November 8.

The hotfix went live at about 11:05 PST, or about 20:05 CET on the EU post.

In UTC, that is about 19:05 (our conversion).

The stated goal: make going back in for more runs feel better.

The posts name only kill experience in dungeons.

They give no before-and-after experience values and name no regions.

Kaivax, Community Manager, posted it on the US forum on November 8 at 19:47 UTC.

The EU forum post followed at 19:48 UTC.

Scheduled for November 10: class tuning (not live yet)

Blizzard plans these class hotfixes for Tuesday, November 10.

As of November 8, none of them is live.

Kaivax, Community Manager, posted the plan on the US forum on November 6 at 21:11 UTC.

The same text went up on the EU forum at 21:12 UTC.

Hunter pets and Voidwalkers are not as durable as tanks as Blizzard wants.

The goal is about the same tanking effectiveness as in Classic Era.

Blizzard will adjust their stats as needed to get there.

Affliction reports say nonstop Wrack beats also casting damage-over-time spells.

Siphon Life, Corruption and Bane of Agony are to stay worth casting alongside Wrack.

Blizzard says this should not change Affliction’s total damage output.

For Enhancement Shamans, Intellect and Spell Power now beat Strength and Attack Power.

The change should make Strength their strongest stat at all times.

Enhancement Shamans would then stop preferring Mage and Warlock gear.

Ideal Enhancement items: Strength or Attack Power, plus some Intellect or Spell Power.

Leveling an Enhancement Shaman? Collect Strength and Attack Power gear from now on.

That is Blizzard’s own advice.

Blizzard may find more issues over the weekend.

Further balance changes may follow on later Tuesdays if needed.

This is separate from the November 6 Voidwalker health increase listed below.

November 6 hotfixes: classes

The November 6 list fixes a Legacy talent, the Cooldown Manager and five classes.

Class or systemFix
Legacy talent
  • The Quick and the Dead sometimes did not work as intended; fixed.
Cooldown Manager
  • Crowd control durations now always display correctly, even with diminishing returns or reductions such as the orc stun reduction.
Druid
  • Bloom now heals the target.
  • The Bear Form tooltip showed the wrong health increase; the effect itself was correct.
  • The Ravage tooltip now shows the right damage; damage done is unchanged.
  • The Swiftmend tooltip no longer says it consumes the effect.
Mage
  • Mages no longer learn the Research spell and lose it on relog; only Study remains after the quest.
  • Arcane Blast now properly lasts 18 seconds.
Rogue
  • Shank tooltips show Rank 1 and Rank 2.
  • With Boot Knife talented, Shank shows how many combo points it grants.
Warlock
  • Voidwalker base health up by about 40 at all levels.
  • Soul Siphon no longer makes Wrack increase its own damage.
Warrior
  • The Reckless Swings tooltip now says it activates Gore Drinker.

Bloom now heals the target correctly.

Voidwalker base health went up by about 40 at all levels.

Arcane Blast now properly lasts 18 seconds.

Shank tooltips now show Rank 1 and Rank 2.

Several Druid, Rogue and Warrior entries only fix tooltips.

Ravage’s damage did not change.

This list was added on November 7 at 01:08 UTC, still November 6 in US Pacific time.

November 6 hotfixes: dungeons, enemies, items and Leatherworking

In Maraudon, Zaetar’s Spirit now spawns after you defeat Princess Theradras.

Some creatures in Blackmaw Hold and The Drowned City no longer drop combat by mistake.

The instance portal now teleports you inside The Drowned City.

Searing Dagger now triggers only from spells that deal damage.

The Tanning Rack now needs Leatherworking 125 (was 140).

Blizzard lowered it so it no longer blocks Leatherworking patterns that need 125.

Its skill-up range moved down by 15 points to match.

Enemy and NPC fixes cover five zones, listed in the table.

ZoneFix
Dun MoroghTroggs in Grol’bolar Quarry no longer respawn too quickly.
DurotarRidgeshade Lurkers now have loot.
RivergladesKrek the Noxious now drops the correct loot.
Swamp of SorrowsPelluk no longer fails to spawn at times (also on the November 5 list).
TeldrassilLasher Sproutlings, Blooming Lashers and Wrathvine are no longer immune to Nature damage.

November 6 hotfixes: quests, races and the world

Vorsha the Lasher in Ashenvale no longer lashes everyone in the zone.

Kerlonian Evershade falls asleep less often during The Sleeper Has Awakened.

You now start that quest with the Horn of Awakening to wake him.

In Ruins of Lordaeron, The Baron drops the Abominable Head.

The Abominable Head now offers Unending Torment to Horde players at level 15 (was 16).

Blizzard’s notes spell the item “Abomimable Head”.

Night Elf: Shadowmelded Druids no longer get access to Ravage and Pounce.

Orc: Command no longer boosts some Warlock pet abilities too much.

Other players and their targets are now easier to see across relatively large distances.

The Thunder Bluff barbershop is no longer darker than intended.

QuestFix
Vorsha the LasherVorsha no longer lashes everyone in the zone.
The Sleeper Has AwakenedKerlonian sleeps less often; you start with the Horn of Awakening.
Rough Wolf PeltsCancelled automatically if you unlearn Skinning.
Rediscovering the LightPlayers could sometimes not heal NPCs; resolved.
Ammo for RumbleshotLoot is now visible when you interact right after another player.
Riverglades questsSome quest item drops are now shared within a party.
Never Saddle on QualityMore spawns and more quest item drops.
Unending TormentOffered by the Abominable Head to Horde players at level 15 (was 16).
Damp NoteHigher drop rate.

November 5 hotfixes: the first list after launch

The first list after launch is dated November 5 and was posted on November 6 at 02:34 UTC.

Yarrog Baneshadow in Durotar no longer respawns more slowly than intended.

Lotheluum Starbreeze on Zephras Isle now trains Druids.

Some murlocs in Dustwallow Marsh no longer respawn too quickly.

The Pelluk spawn fix in Swamp of Sorrows first appears on this list.

Trade supply vendors on Zephras Isle now sell apprentice tradeskill bags.

Mild Spices now sell to vendors for 1 copper each (was 2 copper).

Plainsrunning could stack during a battleground’s preparation phase; that is fixed.

Plainsrunning no longer stacks.

Its stacks cancel when you carry a battleground flag.

The Sisterhood of Elune had incorrect text; fixed.

Deathstalker Erland now respawns much more quickly for Escorting Erland.

November 4 hotfix: Invite-a-Friend restrictions lifted

Players who joined with an Invite-a-Friend code are no longer restricted.

They can use chat channels, level past 10, join guilds, form parties and trade.

Those limits were applied by mistake, and a hotfix removed them.

Blizzard posted the fix on November 5 at 02:43 UTC.

In US Pacific time that was still November 4.

If you were affected, log out and back into WoW Forever.

Struck off the Known Issues list

One entry on Blizzard’s Known Issues list is struck through.

It covers the Ashenvale quest Vorsha the Lasher.

The quest was disabled until a bug causing a crash could be fixed.

The November 6 hotfix list also resolves a Vorsha the Lasher bug.

The list does not say when the quest was turned back on.

It was last edited on November 5 at 22:07 UTC.

Open known issues change from day to day, so this log leaves them out.

How this log is kept

Every entry comes from Blizzard’s own forum posts, newest dates first.

WoW Forever hotfixes appear on the US and EU English forums.

Blizzard’s November 6 hotfix news article has no WoW Forever section.

It covers Midnight and the Classic versions.

Entries are shortened; check the official threads for the exact wording.

Planned changes stay in their own section until Blizzard lists them as applied.

A US forum thread demanding a Warlock hotfix had 130 comments.

That count comes from the forum list we collected on November 7, 2026.

We have not tested these fixes in game.