Hotfix Updates for World of Warcraft
As passionate adventurers in the world of Azeroth continue their epic quests, the developers at Blizzard are never far behind, tirelessly working to refine the gaming experience. The following sections detail the latest hotfixes addressing diverse issues in World of Warcraft: The War Within, Cataclysm Classic, Season of Discovery, WoW Classic Era, and Hardcore modes. Some of these fixes are instant, while others may necessitate scheduled realm restarts for full implementation. Do note that certain issues require a client-side patch update and will be updated as additional fixes are applied.
Recent Hotfixes
May 22, 2025
Classes
- Death Knight
- Unholy: Resolved an issue where certain bonuses could be retained improperly by despawning and respawning the Death Knight’s pet.
- Paladin
- Retribution: Fixed an issue causing Avenging Wrath to malfunction when talented into Radiant Glory.
- Warlock
- Hellcaller: Fixed Vile Taint triggering Blackened Soul more often than intended.
- Destruction: Fixed Crashing Chaos persisting beyond the start of a Mythic+ run.
Horrific Visions
- Fixed a bug with the Voidfire Deathcycle, ensuring it behaves appropriately when destroyed too quickly.
- Torie’s items no longer require the achievement We Have the Memories.
Season of Discovery
- Warrior
- The Scarlet Enclave Protection Warrior Shoulders and Damage Warrior Feet now correctly reflect their intended item categories.
May 16, 2025
Classes
- Paladin
- Retribution: The interaction between Radiant Glory and Avenging Wrath has been resolved.
- Hunter
- Marksmanship: Fixed a bug that kept Hunters in combat after dying while channeling Rapid Fire.
Dungeons
- Priory of the Sacred Flame: Captain Dailcry can no longer be improperly rooted after using Savage Mauling.
Player versus Player
- Warrior
- Wrecking Throw and Shattering Throw now have reduced effectiveness against shields in PvP combat.
Trading Post
- Reputation earned with the Flame’s Radiance and The Cartels of Undermine factions now contributes to relevant activities.
Season of Discovery
- Items
- Spire of Sacrifice now appropriately prevents healing from Chain Heal and Healing Rain.
- Mage
- The Scarlet Enclave 4-piece healer set bonus now effectively reduces incoming damage.
- Rogue
- Carnage will no longer unexpectedly drop off during Cutthroat’s variant of Garrote.
May 9, 2025
Dungeons and Raids
- Liberation of Undermine: Lentil Sprocket now guides players accurately for X-Treme transit.
Season of Discovery
- Resolved a soft lock issue with the Corrupted Ashbringer questline in Mount Hyjal.
- Thisalee now allows players back into Mount Hyjal under specific conditions.
- Paladin
- Sunlight will now correctly benefit from the Scarlet Enclave Shockadin 6-set bonus.
May 8, 2025
Classes
- Hunter
- Survival: Several issues concerning damage output and ability range while using Aspect of the Eagle have been addressed.
Dungeons and Raids
- Liberation of Undermine: Hot Mess placement will no longer cause it to fail during the encounter.
Player versus Player
- Hunter: Fixed interactions for Master’s Call and Flanking Strike affecting status updates under specific conditions.
User Interface and Accessibility
- Opposing team names will be obscured until the start of Random Battlegrounds matches, enhancing gameplay fairness.
Season of Discovery
- The Abandoned Experiment will no longer play its proc sound effect once maximum stacks are reached.
- Paladin: Additional enhancements on set bonuses for both Shockadin and Retribution tiers.
May 6, 2025
Classes
- Demon Hunter
- Issues with tracking Art of the Glaive and damage bonuses in Havoc have been resolved.
- Druid
- Guardian: Improved tracking for cooldown-related abilities.
- Evoker
- Augmentation: Damage issues with Mass Eruption have been corrected.
Dungeons and Raids
- Liberation of Undermine
- Health reductions for various bosses on Mythic difficulty have been implemented.
Player versus Player
- Hunter
- Master’s Call will now correctly maintain its effects during combat scenarios.
Season of Discovery
- Various bug fixes and quality of life improvements to in-game items, including adjustments to quest drop rates and event timings.
These updates offer an engaging glimpse into the ongoing enhancements and fixes within World of Warcraft. For previous hotfix notes, you can refer to this link.
