BlueTracker

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands and WoW Classic. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied.

Hotfixes

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December 9, 2020

Classes

• Hunter
  • Survival
    • Resolved an issue that could cause Wildfire Bomb to deal more damage than intended to targets that were falling.
• Monk
  • General
    • Fixed an issue where Tear of Morning (Legendary Effect) would cause the replicated Enveloping Mist to cast Gust of Mists.
  • Brewmaster
    • Fixed an issue that caused the Stagger passive to not apply to the character when switching specializations while in Soulshape (Night Fae Ability).
• Rogue
  • Assassination
    • Resolved an issue that prevented Doomblade (Legendary Effect) from working in Rated Battlegrounds and Arenas.

Covenants

• Kyrian
  • Fixed an issue where Kyrian players who had finished Chapter 3 of their campaign could float on top of the Crest of Ascension, and could see players from a previous state as if they were floating. Forgelite Prime Mikanikos has applied a new invention to prevent this from occurring.
  • Energy Core and Forgeflame from the Eternal Forge in Bastion can no longer be used outside of the area.
  • Fixed an issue where player pets would display as if they were floating above the Crest of Ascension for Kyrian players who had finished Chapter 3 of their campaign.
  • Fixed additional issues causing Kyrian players with the Unburden effect to encounter issues when using a flight path.

Creatures and NPCs

• Corrected the back seats of the Revendreth Carriages so players are no longer hovering in the wrong direction when riding in back.
• Valfir the Unrelenting has taken a break and will only spawn if anima is sent to Tirna Scithe.

Dungeons and Raids

• Castle Nathria
  • Huntsman Altimor
    • Resolved an issue that caused Sinseeker’s damage over time to scale too aggressively with raid size on all difficulties.
    • Sinseeker’s cast time increased to 5.5 seconds on all difficulties (was 4 seconds).
    • Devour Soul buff reduced to 100% on Normal difficulty and 150% on Heroic difficulty (was 200%).
    • Devour Soul duration decreased to 30 seconds in Normal and Heroic difficulties (was 60 seconds).
  • Hungering Destroyer
    • Hungering Destroyer will now target up to 1 fewer player when casting Gluttonous Miasma on Normal and Heroic difficulties.
    • The cast time of Hungering Destroyer's Volatile Ejection has been increased to 4.5 seconds on Normal difficulty (was 4 seconds).
  • Lady Inerva Darkvein
    • Harnessed Specters should be less prone to using Condemn while a tank is engaged with them.
  • Sun King’s Salvation
    • Soul Pedestal healing substantially increased on all difficulties.
    • Enemies in this encounter now berserk after 14 minutes on Normal and Heroic difficulties.
    • Rockbound Vanquisher's Concussive Smash damage reduced by 15% on Normal and Heroic difficulties.
    • Bleakwing Assassin's Crimson Flurry initial damage and damage over time reduced by 15% on Normal and Heroic difficulties.
    • Shade of Kael'thas's Ember Blast reduced by 20% on Normal and Heroic difficulties.
    • Fixed an issue where the Shade of Kael'thas could fail to disappear when defeated.
  • Artificer Xy’Mox
    • Glyph of Destruction periodic damage over time reduced by 50% on Normal difficulty.
    • Rift Blast cast time increased to 3.75 seconds on Normal difficulty (was 3 seconds).
    • Rift Blast damage reduced by 18% on Normal difficulty.
    • Fleeting Spirit now summons 2 spirits in a 10 person raid, scaling with raid size to up to 6 spirits on all difficulties.
    • Limited the number of healing specialized players that can be targeted by Fleeting Spirits on all difficulties.
    • Seeds of Extinction cast time of Extinction increased by 2 seconds on Normal difficulty.
  • Sludgefist
    • Fixed an issue where Hateful Gaze would sometimes not cast immediately when Sludgefist hits 100 rage.
• Halls of Atonement
  • High Adjudicator Aleez
    • Resolved an issue where High Adjudicator Aleez's mirror teleporters functioned prior to her being defeated.
• Necrotic Wake
  • A Winged Champion will now appear to teleport players to the Stitchwerks once the dungeon has been completed on Mythic Keystone difficulty.
• Plaguefall
  • Slime tentacles no longer continue to cast Vile Spit while banished.
  • Using Banish while in the Crushing Embrace of a Slime Tentacle within Plaguefall will now release you.
  • Resolved an issue where Margrave Stradama's Plague Crash is affecting players in unintended locations.

Items and Rewards

• Fixed an issue that caused the Extinguished Soul Anima from Castle Nathria to grant excessive credit for Anima-collection quest progress.
• Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect should now show up in the correct slot filter in the Auction House.
• The Heart of Azeroth should no longer grant bonus threat to tanks in Shadowlands areas.
• Gluttonous Spike will no longer drop for Holy Paladins.

Player versus Player

• Zo'sorg and his business associates now offer a quest for rated PvP.

Quests

• Threads of Fate
  • Threads of Fate players will now see the anima engorged Maw as a result of the ending of Revendreth's storyline.
• Bastion
  • Fixed an issue during the quest "You Go First" where the Chamber Incense Burner could fail to spawn.

Torghast, Tower of the Damned

• Empowered Coldheart creatures no longer cast Fallen Armaments or Dark Fortress.
• Empowered Coldheart Agents cast Shadow Spear less frequently.
• Monk
  • Anima Powers
    • Fae Aftershock (Night Fae) now deals damage correctly for Windwalker Monks.
    • Fae Aftershock (Night Fae) now deals damage every 2 seconds for 10 seconds (was a 2 second duration).

User Interface

• All Shadowlands dungeon and raid entrances are now visible on the map, regardless if their locations have yet to be discovered.

World Quests

• Players who disconnect during the Bastion World Quest "Flight School: Flapping Frenzy" will now be placed at the quest start on login.

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December 8, 2020

Achievements

• Fixed an issue where completing the Paragon's Challenge during the Bastion World Quest "Flight School: Flapping Frenzy" could fail to grant credit for both the Flight School Graduate and Aerial Ace achievements at once.

Classes

• Monk
  • Brewmaster
    • Resolved an issue that caused Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox's Stomp damage to be higher than intended when purifying Stagger damage with Purifying Brew.
  • Windwalker
    • Fixed the interactions between Storm, Earth, and Fire spirits and Mastery: Combo Strikes.
    • Your spirits now benefit from your Hit Combo (Talent) stacks, instead of maintaining their own.
    • Resolved an issue that prevented some damaging abilities cast by Storm, Earth, and Fire spirits from contributing to Xuen's Empowered Tiger Lightning.
    • Resolved an issue that prevented Touch of Karma damage from contributing to Xuen's Empowered Tiger Lightning.
• Rogue
  • General
    • Resolved an issue that prevented the Rotbriar Sprout trinket's area of effect damage from breaking Sap.
  • Subtlety
    • Shadow Blades no longer benefits from increased damage taken effects twice.
• Warlock
  • General
    • Subjugate Demon now cancels Grimoire of Sacrifice (Talent).
• Warrior
  • General
    • Signet of Tormented Kings (Legendary Effect) no longer has a cooldown on how often its effect can occur.

Covenants

• Fixed an issue where “Replenishing the Reservoir” could not be progressed while in a raid group.
• Fixed an issue where professions and pet battle World Quests could fail to give credit for "Bolstering Bastion", "Rallying Maldraxxus", "Support the Court", and "Reinforcing Revendreth."
• Fixed an issue where the world map marker would not display for the quest "Choosing Your Purpose."
• Venthyr
  • Reduced the Ember Court weekly restock requirement of Infused Rubies to 20 (was 50).
  • Reduced the cost of the Blank Invitation (used to reroll a guest) to 8 Infused Rubies (was 15).
  • New Venthyr members completing their first Ember Court will now also see a Blank Invitation alongside the item opening their second guest slot.
    • Developers’ note: While players have had a lot of time to gather enough Infused Rubies for the first week, we want to give players a bit more freedom to customize their guest list and account for the other activities starting in Season 1 that will take more of their time.

Creatures and NPCs

• Inquisitors in the Halls of Atonement area of Revendreth now correctly provide full reputation rewards to all players who attacked them, including the player who breaks the Inquisitor's immunity.
• Aspirant Eolis should now still be able to be summoned if one player loots the Fragile Humility Scroll without using it.
• Shadowlands World Bosses should now be properly supported by the Premade Group Finder.
• The Broker fishing vendors has stopped hogging the cooking station and allowed the Broker cooking vendor and trainer to take their rightful spot.
• Restricted the total number of additional Rotting Minions that World Boss Mortanis can spawn.

Dungeons and Raids

• De Other Side
  • Resolved an issue where Dark Lotus would inflict too much damage when the Risen Cultist is player controlled.
• Plaguefall
  • The slime tentacles in the gauntlet have moved to placements that better suit their purposes.

Items and Rewards

• Instructor's Divine Bell trinket now gives the correct amount of Mastery.
• Enchant Chest: Eternal Bounds now shows the correct Mana gain when applied to equipment.
• The Cloudwalker's Coffer will no longer appear available to players that aren't yet eligible. This will reduce wasted journeys into the heights without rewards.

Player versus Player

• The Engineering gadgets Momentum Redistributor Boots and 50UL-TR4P are no longer usable in rated arenas and battlegrounds.
• Ambroria Dew can now be used in PvP arena and battlegrounds.
• Corrected the amount of Honor credited toward the Great Vault for the first 3v3 win of the day.
• N'Zoth no longer has an active communication link between Azeroth and Shadowlands, preventing Horde and Alliance Assassins in War Mode from hearing the whispers in Shadowlands...
• The following Battle for Azeroth trinkets have had their effectiveness reduced by 60% while engaged in combat with enemy players:
  • Forbidden Obsidian Claw
  • Remote Guidance Device
  • Mirror of Entwined Fate
  • Rotcrusted Voodoo Doll
  • Razdunk's Big Red Button
  • Trunksy
  • Merektha's Fang
  • Cyclotronic Blast
• The following Battle for Azeroth trinkets have had their effectiveness reduced by 55% while engaged in combat with enemy players:
  • Writhing Segment of Drest'agath
  • Aquipotent Nautilus
  • Tidestorm Codex
  • Invocation of Yu'lon
  • Grong's Primal Rage
  • Inoculating Extract
  • Bottled Lightning
  • Revitalizing Voodoo Totem
  • My'das Talisman
• The following Battle for Azeroth trinkets have had their effectiveness reduced by 50% while engaged in combat with enemy players:
  • Idol of Indiscriminate Consumption
  • Shiver Venom Relic
  • Living Oil Canister
  • Mayor Striggs

The Maw: Eye of the Jailer

• While in the Maw, harvesting Nightshade now increases the threat level of Eye of the Jailer and rewards Stygia.
• Threat Level 5: Immediate Extermination now retains its stacks when you leave the zone and re-enter.
• Stygia and reputation gains in the Maw are now only disabled when Immediate Extermination reaches 10 stacks, rather than when it is first applied to you. Push your luck a little further... if you dare!
• Fixed a rare issue which could cause Eye of the Jailer to fail to reset if you were present in the zone during the daily reset.
• Lingering Cloak of Ve'nari now applies to end-game players as they enter The Maw.

Torghast, Tower of the Damned

• Added three new Common self-healing powers: Bloodgorged Leech, Refilling Elixir of Life, and Orb of Replenishment.

World Quests

• Bastion's resilience at the Temple of Courage has spurred the Maldraxxi assailants to increase their efforts, resulting in more available targets during the World Quest "Air Supremacy."
• Players can no longer have more than 8 Neglected Souls at a time during the World Quest "Battered and Bruised."

WoW Classic

• Naxxramas
  • To prevent an issue with the cage door remaining locked, Noth the Plaguebringer can no longer die while he’s preparing to teleport.
  • Fixed an issue where Heigan the Unclean's slow eruptions could sometimes overlap with the fast eruptions.

WoW Companion App

• Fixed a crash affecting players on Android 10 and 11. Users will need to reset their settings.
• Various bug fixes and improvements on Android.

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December 7, 2020

Adventures

• The companion buff indicators now remain visible when swapping between the Companions and Adventures tabs on the Command Table.

Allied Races

• (With realm restarts) Resolved an issue where some players were unable to create a new Allied Race character.

Classes

• Druid
  • Casting Nourish will no longer incorrectly cancel Nature's Swiftness.
• Hunter
  • Marksmanship
    • Fixed an issue where Wild Spirits (Night Fae ability) was benefitting from the damage increase of the mastery stat twice.
    • Damage of Wild Spirits has been increased by 25% for Marksmanship Hunters.
• Monk
  • Fixed an issue with Tear of Morning ( Runecarving ) that caused Enveloping Mists to not spread Renewing Mists.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Tear of Morning ( Runecarving ) to grant Vivify additional healing on targets without Renewing Mists.
  • Mistweaver
    • Resolved an issue with the interaction between having both Summon Jade Serpent Statue (Talent) and Invoke Yu'lon, the Jade Serpent active.
  • Windwalker
    • Resolved an issue that prevented Dance of Chi-Ji from triggering from Chi spent by Spinning Crane Kick.
    • Resolved an issue that prevented Xuen's Empowered Tiger Lightning from counting damage dealt by Storm, Earth, and Fire spirits.
• Priest
  • Mindgames (Venthyr ability) will now display on nameplates to the casting Priest.
• Rogue
  • Shadowy Duel (PvP Talent) will no longer sometimes cause the Rogue to be invisible to the target being dueled.

Covenants

• Necrolord
  • The objectives for "Challenges in Maldraxxus" Venthyr Callings quest are now easier to locate on the map.
• Night Fae
  • Players will no longer be able to use the Pinch of Faerie Dust item while they have the Faerie's Blessing from a Basket of Enchanted Wings.
  • Fixed an issue where Podtender ( Soulbind ) would sometimes stun the player after dying and releasing.
  • Podtender now displays an icon on raid frames while the player is rejuvenating in the wildseed .

Creatures and NPCs

• (With realm restarts) Huntmaster Petrus now always spawns accompanied by Reza and Geza. Should he fall in battle, it's possible his pets might be left behind and open to making new friends.
• (With realm restarts) Skuld Vit's barrier can now be bypassed by those with the right tricks.
• Feenix Arcshine in Orgrimmar has learned the art of Arcane Momentum and will offer his training to fellow mages.
• Battle for Azeroth creatures that increase their health as the player’s item level increases now stop scaling at a lower, more appropriate item level.
• Gorm spawned near Decayed Husks will now respawn at a more appropriate rate.

Dungeons and Raids

• Plaguefall
  • Margrave Stradama
    • Resolved an issue where players could inadvertently avoid Plague Crash while swimming in and around Margrave Stradama's plague jacuzzi.
• Sanguine Depths
• Fixed an issue with General Kaal where her door could become stuck and lock players out after a wipe.

Items and Rewards

• Weapons sold for Conquest by Zo'sorg in Oribos will not require additional Achievements to purchase.
• Corrected an issue that could allow crafted Common-quality base items for Runecarving to incorrectly affect tradability of items obtained in raids and dungeons.
• Resolved an issue preventing Conduit item icons from matching in the Soulbind user interface.
• Players now receive an understandable error when trying to add the Arboreal Gulper mount to their collection, if they are ineligible.
• Fixed a bug that could cause some of the unique Revendreth consumables to be mailed to you when you already had one of them in your inventory.
• Fixed a bug preventing Memory of the Arbiter's Judgment from being obtainable .

Player versus Player

• (With realm restarts) The number of players on each side in Ashran has been increased to 30 (was 25).
• Resolved an issue in The Maw that caused Player vs Player deaths to incur a larger Stygia penalty than intended.
• Fixed a bug that was causing PvP trinkets’ spell visuals and sounds to not play.
• Hunter
  • (With realm restarts) Aimed Shot no longer deals 10% increased damage in PvP situations.
  • (With realm restarts) Double Tap's extra Aimed Shot deals 50% reduced damage in PvP situations.
• Paladin
  • (With realm restarts) Ringing Clarity (Kyrian) can now trigger up to 2 multi-casts in PvP situations (was 3).
  • (With realm restarts) Judgment (Kyrian) cast from Divine Toll deals 75% increased damage in PvP situations (was 100%).
  • (With realm restarts) Final Reckoning increases the damage of Holy Power abilities by 30% in PvP situations (was 50%).
• Rogue
  • (With realm restarts) Reverberation's (Kyrian) increase to Echoing Reprimand (Kyrian) damage has been reduced by 30% when engaged in combat with enemy players.

Professions

• (With realm restarts) Blacksmiths and Engineers can now use the anvil in Sinfall to craft their recipes.

Torghast, Tower of the Damned

• (With realm restarts) The Empowered enemies at the end of a floor have been made more threatening.
• (With realm restarts) Wing bosses Binder Baritas and Watchers of Death have been made more threatening as they were previously too easy to defeat.
• Frostbite Wand's effect now hits for a percentage of current health (was a percentage of maximum health).
• Frostchipper's effect now hits for a percentage of current health (was a percentage of maximum health).
• Vitality Guillotine's effect no longer reduces the health of a boss enemy. Its function is unchanged against rare and elite enemies .
• Heart-Piercing Spine's effect now reduces targets to 70% health (was a r educ tion to 50% health ) .

World

• The capitals Stormwind and Orgrimmar will once again no longer shard on Role Playing realms.

World Quests

• Fixed an issue where unintended buffs would display during the Bastion World Quest "AHH! Real Monsters!"

• Fixed an issue where one of the jumps would occasionally fail to work during the Bastion World Quest "Flight School: Up and Away!"

WoW Classic

• Naxxramas
  • Spell Penetration bonuses no longer decrease the effect of Frost Resistance on Sapphiron's Frost Aura.

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December 4, 2020

Allied Races

• Bloodthirsty Vulpera no longer get lost on the return home to their camps after leaving the Arena.

Classes

• Paladin
  • General
    • Punish the Guilty (Potency Conduit) damage has been reduced by 70%.

Creatures and NPCs

• Valfir the Unrelenting has bolstered his defense, making oncoming attacks much less effective. Players that wish to take down the beast will first need to send anima to this location to unlock the key to Valfir's demise.
• Valfir the Unrelenting will no longer wander quite so far from his spawn.

Dungeons and Raids

• Sanguine Depths
  • General Kaal
    • After rescuing Essence of Z'rali and before the final fight, General Kaal now removes her Evasive Mantle upon entering combat to alleviate an issue if she is pulled to her next position in the gauntlet early.

Items and Rewards

• [With regional restarts] Battle for Azeroth Emissary quests and Paragon caches will have their gold rewards reduced to 10% of their current value when Shadowlands Season 1 begins in each region.
• The Engineering device Disposable Spectrophasic Reanimator is now disposed upon use.
• Fixed an issue where Forgemaster’s Crate and the Tailoring items, Lace Draperies and Excuisitely Woven Rug, could not be opened.
• Scorched Crypt Keys will no longer drop if you already have one in your inventory.

Professions

• Fixed an issue where some professions were able to learn the recipe Novice Crafter’s Mark before Crafter’s Mark 1.

Quests

• Covenant Campaign
  • “Prove Your Worth” can now be obtained after clearing quests from a full quest log.
• Covenant Campaign
  • Players will now be able to complete the Ember Court unlock questline even while the World Quest "Tea Tales" is active. Affected players should seek out Tubbins in the Ember Ward to accept the quest "Formal Refreshments" to continue.
• Oribos, the Eternal City
  • Highlord Bolvar Fordragon and Taelia Fordragon have leveled up on their listening skills and no longer talk over one another after the “A Glimpse into Darkness” quest cinematic has ended.
• Bastion
  • Players who pass through Oribos, the Eternal City, and have an extra Broken Kyrian Flute in their bags that they cannot get rid of, should be taken care of thanks to an undisclosed Broker contact in the area.
• Ardenweald
  • The location of Marasmius is now shown on the map for completing the daily quest “Glittering Gritty Goodness.”

The Maw: Eye of the Jailer

• Daily and weekly quests within the Maw can no longer be held beyond the day or week in which they were picked up by the player.

Torghast, Tower of the Damned

• Flame Vents and Soul Emanation traps now trigger less frequently and have slightly larger areas of effect.
• Rogue
  • Anima Powers
    • First Steps now correctly increases the damage of Subtlety’s Secret Technique (Talent).
• Warrior
  • Anima Powers
    • New Anima Power: Notched Axe Head (Rare) – Gain the Victorious effect every 20 seconds, allowing the use of Victory Rush (or Impending Victory, when talented).
    • New Anima Power: Tarnished Medallion (Uncommon) – Berserker Rage restores 5% health instantly, and every 3 seconds.

World Quests

• Nasho is now less distracted when rushing into the Forgotten Forge to stop Specialist Entra during the world quest “Forged in Secret.”
• The teapot for “Tea Tales: Gubbins and Tubbins” is now easier to see.
• Fixed an issue during the Bastion World Quest "Centurions, Assemble!" where the Steward Mechanic ability would fail to heal the player's chosen centurion.
• Players should no longer be able to get into a state where they are unable to pick up dredgers in the "Dirty Job: Wood Work" and "Dirty Job: Demolition Detail" world quests.

WoW Classic

• Pets will now automatically attack hostile enemies and players when set to Aggressive stance.
• Addressed an issue where Damaged Necrotic Shards do not take damage from defeating Shadows of Doom.
• Entering Naxxramas now places you on the lower platform, while the teleport to Sapphiron's Lair is triggered on the upper platform, allowing you to zone in and explore the 4 wings.
  • Developers’ note: The behavior of immediately teleporting players to Sapphiron's Lair upon re-entry to the raid following the defeat of the 4 wing-bosses, IS authentic, but we felt the inability to return and collect Frozen Runes that had been missed was punishing enough to warrant a change here. In keeping with the theme, however, there is still no escape from Frostwyrm Lair short of using your Hearthstone or teleporting. Naxxramas is, among other things, a prison, from which the damned find escape difficult.

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December 3, 2020

Classes

• Demon Hunter
  • General
    • Demon Hunters can now dodge and parry while casting The Hunt (Night Fae Ability).
    • The animation and visual effects when Metamorphasis ends has returned.
• Mage
  • General
    • Fixed an issue where enemies under the effects of Frost Nova with the Grisly Icicle (Legendary Effect) would not be broken out by other player attacks.
• Monk
  • Brewmaster
    • Resolved an issue that prevented Blackout Combo (Talent) from empowering Celestial Brew.
• Rogue
  • General
    • The use of a Stealth ability provided by Sepsis (Night Fae Ability) will no longer be consumed while under the effects of Stealth, Vanish, Subterfuge, Shadow Dance, and Shadowmeld.
• Warlock
  • Demonology
    • Bilescourge summoned from Nether Portal (Talent) no longer melee while casting Toxic Bile.

Creatures and NPCs

• Valfir the Unrelenting has bolstered his defense, making oncoming attacks much less effective. Players that wish to take down the beast will first need to send anima to this location to unlock the key to Valfir's demise.
• Valfir the Unrelenting will no longer wander quite so far from his spawn.

Dungeons and Raids

• De Other Side
  • Mueh'zala
    • Resolved an issue that could allow Mueh'zala to be attacked prior to defeating the other bosses of De Other Side.
• Halls of Atonement
  • The visual effects of Depraved Obliterator’s Curse of Obliteration spell will now more closely match the range of the spell's impact, regardless of the player’s race.
• Necrotic Wake
  • Nalthor the Rimebinder
    • Summoned pets will now properly follow their master back to Nalthor the Rimebinder’s platform after completing the Dark Exile gauntlet.
• Sanguine Depths
  • Decanter of Anima-Charged Winds will now have a chance to drop for Survival Hunters.
  • General Kaal
    • Fixed an issue where General Kaal would not provide loot while also being declared defeated if players were being knocked off the platform as they finished the fight.

Items and Rewards

• Increased the drop rate of Legendary Memories in dungeons.
• The stats on Battle for Azeroth gems, Leviathan’s Eye and Kraken’s Eye, have been reduced.
• The Unholy Aura buff from Runeblade of Baron Rivendare works for players level 50 and above once again.
• Fixed an issue where players who deleted a Purian could not loot it again for collecting the Scroll of Aeons toy.
• Fixed an issue where some warglaives were not sheathing properly.
• Party members are now able to escape the slime summoned from the Phial of Ravenous Slime toy.

Player versus Player

• Completing Battleground objectives will now provide credit for the weekly PvP quests, “Observing Battle” and “Observing War.”
• PvP World Quests will now count for the associated zone’s defense Callings.

Professions

• Increased the cost of the following reagents to 9 Gold:
  • Luminous Flux
  • Machinist’s Oil
  • Malleable Wire
  • Sealing Wax
  • Distilled Death Extract
  • Curing Salt
  • Penumbra Thread
  • Immortal Shard
• Increased the amount of vendor reagents required for crafting several Shadowlands armor and weapon recipes.
• Crafted Shadowlands weapons and armor now yield less Soul Dust when disenchanted.
• Reduced the number of vendor reagents required for Relic of the Past IV and Relic of the Past V for all professions and expansions.
• Jewelcrafters will no longer lose the “Jewelcrafting: Gem Studded Bangle” World Quest recipe when they leave and return to the world quest location.
• Writ of Grave Robbing can now be placed in Inscription bags.

Quests

• Threads of Fate
  • Players who are eligible for Threads of Fate but choose to replay the narrative campaign now retain the option to visit Fatescribe Roh-Tahl and skip the remainder of the campaign after reaching level 60.
  • Threads of Fate characters at level 60 who still have "Bolstering Bastion", "Rallying Maldraxxus", "Support the Court", and "Reinforcing Revendreth" quests available can now receive credit from doing max-level World Quests.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented players who chose the Venthyr Covenant from using the Sinfall flightmaster until they had completed the quest "Sinfall" at level 60.
• Covenant Campaign
  • Players will now be able to complete the Ember Court unlock questline even while the World Quest "Tea Tales" is active. Affected players should seek out Tubbins in the Ember Ward to accept the quest "Formal Refreshments" to continue.
• Bastion
  • The quest "RSVP: Kleia and Pelagos" will now allow the player to use the soul mirror again and face their memories if they were defeated in a previous attempt.
• Ardenweald
  • Brigdin now offers her quest “Forest Disappearances” while she’s in combat.
  • Fixed an issue where the Croaking Bag ability disappeared when a player exits and returns to the game while on the quest “To Serve Spriggan.”

The Maw: Eye of the Jailer

• Ve'nari has upgraded her wards in The Maw, granting players a brief window of invisibility and immunity as they exit her refuge or after landing from an Animaflow flight.

Torghast, Tower of the Damned

• Reduced the damage of Observer Zelgar’s Ocular Beam on higher Layers.
• Mawsworn Shadestalkers called in by Torments have had their health reduced by 30%.
• Mawsworn Seekers called in by Torments have had their damage reduced by 15%.
• The Brokers working in Torghast will now bring with them some Stygian Stew for those brave adventurers that find themselves without refreshments.
• Deadsoul Chorus now appears less frequently within a single floor.
• Reduced the drop rate of Edgelurker and Protective Phantasma anima powers.
• Monk
  • Anima Powers
    • Resolved an issue that prevented the Tiger Style and Crane Style buffs by Tiger and Crane Figurines from providing the correct amount of Mastery, Versatility, Critical Strike, and Haste.
• Rogue
  • Anima Powers
    • Organized Vial Satchel now reduces the cooldown of Crimson Vial by 10 seconds per stack (was 5 seconds) and has a max stacks of 3, for 30 seconds cooldown reduction (instant cast vials).
    • Restless Onyx Geodes now grants 15 seconds of Cloak of Shadows, Evasion, Feint, or Crimson Vial when casting Shadowstep or Grappling Hook (was 3 seconds).
    • Scroll of Forewarning now has a max stack of 3 and now increases the duration of Evasion, Feint, Cloak of Shadows, and Vanish by 3/6/9 seconds (was a 1 second increase).
    • Leather Apron is now Common rarity.
    • Leather Apron now has a max stack of 2 and decreases a target’s damage dealt by 15/30% after recovering from your crowd control abilities (was a flat 10%).
    • Quicksilver Mixture is now in the defense category.
    • Quicksilver Mixture now grants Cloak, Evasion, or Feint for 6 seconds when casting Crimson Vial (was 4 seconds).
• Warrior
  • Anima Powers
    • Periapt of Furor now increases the duration of Berserker Rage by 300% (was 100%), and now stacks up to 2 times (was 3 times).
    • Hurricane Heart now causes Whirlwind and Thunder Clap to heal for 80% of damage dealt (was 50%), and now stacks up to 3 times (was 5 times).
    • Unbound Fortitude now increases the duration of a major defensive ability by 20% per stack of Soul Remnant’s Blessing (was 10%), and now stacks up to 3 times (was 5 times).
    • Bladed Bulwark now makes Ignore Pain have a 50% chance to cast your major defensive ability (was 20%), and no longer stacks.

User Interface

• The Broker’s Den in Oribos is now easier to find on the map.

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December 2, 2020

Achievements

• Players can once again earn the achievement Straight Six from the Elegon raid encounter in the Mogu’shan Vaults.
• Removed the Draenor and the Broken Isles Pathfinder achievement requirements for released spirits to quickly fly back to their bodies.

Characters

• Fixed an issue where Kyrian players using a flight path with the Unburden buff would encounter issues on the resulting flight.

Classes

• Death Knight
  • Unholy
    • Clawing Shadows (Talent) damage is now properly capped at 5 targets while inside Death and Decay.
• Demon Hunter
  • General
    • Growing Inferno (Potency Conduit) damage is now capped at 10 times Immolation Aura's base damage.
    • Updated the names and icons of several Legendary Memories to better represent their effects.
    • Throw Glaive now correctly throws 3 glaives per Fel Bombardment (Legendary Effect) stack.
• Monk
  • Windwalker
    • Storm, Earth, and Fire can now be cancelled.
• Warlock
  • General
    • Fixed an issue where Fel Commando (Potency Conduit) would not enhance a Felguard that’s under the effect of Glyph of Wrathguard.
• Warrior
  • General
    • Fixed an issue where, when Signet of Tormented Kings (Legendary Effect) would trigger a second Ravager, any existing Ravagers would stop dealing damage and generating Rage.

Creatures and NPCs

• Sinrunner Blanchy now has new custom sounds. Now ride forth on this noble steed and avenge her unjustly demise.
• Added new sounds for the Hulking Deathroc mount. He is now less chatty.
• The rewards from Gorged Shadehound can now be looted once a week.
• Blackthorn Ambushers and Mire Tricksters in Ardenweald will no longer cast Swift Slash.

Dungeons and Raids

• Corrected an issue causing Castle Nathria to show up in the Adventure Guide prematurely. This will return next week!
• Plaguefall
  • Margrave Stradama
    • Fixed an issue that caused Infinitely Divisible Ooze to drop for players in healer specializations.
• Sanguine Depths
  • Fixed an issue where Essence of Z’rali could no longer be picked up after dying multiple times while holding the naaru.
• Spires of Ascension
  • Oryphrion
    • Improved the visual performance on Empyreal Ordnance. Instances of this should now leech less anima from graphics cards.
• Vault of the Wardens
  • Dreadlord Mendacius’ summoned Grimguard now deals appropriate damage.

Items and Rewards

• The Overflowing Ember Mirror trinket now properly notes that it deals 33% of the remaining absorb for the explosion when it expires.
• Fixed an issue where the Unbound Changeling trinket was granting less Haste than indicated in the tooltip. Additionally, the Unbound Changeling transformation that provides all three stats (Critical Strike, Haste and Mastery) has had the stats reduced by 16% and the transformation now persists through death.
• Strength of Blood offered by Ta’tru now increases Strength by 10 and is comparable to the other stat potions he barters.
• The Tuft of Smoldering Plumage trinket now correctly instantly heals players that suffer lethal damage.
• Fixed an issue where the minions summoned from the Satchel of Misbegotten Minions trinket would sometimes run in place if they triggered on a target that died. The minion should now rush to your current target or the location where the previous enemy was defeated.
• The Enchanted Chest in Ardenweald will now respawn instantly when looted.

Player versus Player

• PvP trinkets should no longer break stuns that weren't breakable with conventional stun breaks (e.g. Ice Block).

Quests

• Covenant Campaign
  • Venthyr players will no longer sometimes incorrectly receive the Gracious Guest debuff, preventing them from completing the Ember Court scenario.
  • Some material costs for Ember Court restock quests have been adjusted to account for current market values.
  • Fixed an issue where Night Fae players could complete the Maw quest "Setting the Ground Rules" without having first done the Night Fae quest "Do What We Cannot." Players who did not do this quest and have the campaign chapter "For Queen and Grove!" displaying as incomplete should be fixed the next time they return to Oribos.
• Ardenweald
  • “That Darn Fox” will once again provide quest rewards, including the adorable pet vulpin Renny.
• Battle for Azeroth
  • Lady Sylvanas Windrunner is now in the appropriate phase for turning in the Horde quest “A Cycle of Hatred.”

The Maw: Eye of the Jailer

• Fixed an issue which prevented some Maw daily quests from granting bonus rewards while in War Mode.
• Mawsworn Crossbows no longer deal excessive damage to enemy players in War Mode.

Torghast, Tower of the Damned

• Patrician Cromwell and Synod have had ability adjustments to bring them more in line with other bosses.
• Observer Zelgar, Kosarus the Fallen, Binder Baritas, and Warden of Souls have had minor ability adjustments to be more melee friendly.
• Kosarus the Fallen now gains stacks of Enrage at a slower rate while under the effects of Predator's Gaze and his health has been reduced by 20%.
• Reduced the health of enemies when 4 or 5 players are present.

World Quests

• To prevent phasing issues, “Tied Totem Toter” must now be completed before being eligible for the World Quest “Trouble at the Gormling Corral.”
• Picking up an Acolyte's Spear will no longer stop players from using their Purity Chime during “Vesiphone’s Vicious Vesper.”
• Fixed an issue during the Bastion World Quest "Remedial Lessons" where players could destroy the Mirror Fragments and Mirrors of Ancient Teachings, blocking progress on completed objectives.
• Fixed an issue where the Kyrian Wings could continue outside of the intended course area during the Bastion World Quest "Flight School: Flapping Frenzy.”

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December 1, 2020

Adventures

• The tutorial quests for your covenant's Command Table can now be completed, even if you abandon the quests after completing the tutorial mission.
• The tutorial tip explaining troops at the Command Table has been updated to more accurately convey that multiple troops of any type can be assigned in a single Adventure.

Classes

• Demon Hunter
  • General
    • The Fodder to the Flame (Necrolord Ability) buff is now removed when the summoned demon is defeated.
  • Havoc
    • Felborn Pendant (Torghast Power) now correctly applies to Chaos Strike.
• Druid
  • General
    • Using Soulshape (Night Fae Signature Ability) while in a shapeshift form will once again correctly return Druids to their previous form after Soulshape ends.
    • Kindred Spirits (Kyrian Ability) now correctly allows the casting Druid to be bound to only one ally at a time.
    • Fixed an issue where Thorns (PvP Talent) was not dealing damage to attackers after being melee attacked.
• Hunter
  • Marksmanship
    • Corrected an issue where the Secrets of the Unblinking Vigil (Legendary Effect) was being consumed at the same time as the Lock and Load (Talent) effect. Also corrected an issue where an in-flight Aimed Shot could incorrectly consume the Secrets of the Unblinking Vigil effect.
• Mage
  • General
    • Fevered Incantation (Legendary Effect) is now activated only by Mage spell critical strikes (was all critical strikes).
    • Memory of a Temporal Warp (Legendary Effect) can now be crafted by all three specializations.
  • Fire
    • Fixed an issue where Phoenix Flames critical strikes would not grant Fevered Incantation (Legendary Effect) stacks.
    • Combustion no longer interrupts the channeling of Shifting Power (Night Fae Ability).
• Paladin
  • General
    • Fixed an issue that was causing Paladins that were boosted with a Shadowlands Character Boost to give the incorrect item level of equipment. The fix will only apply to newly created boost characters. If your boosted character still has the lower item level equipment, please contact Customer Support.
    • Memory of a Relentless Inquisitor (Legendary Effect) can now be crafted by all three specializations.
• Priest
  • General
    • Fixed an issue where Flash Concentration (Legendary Effect) was not reducing Heal's cast time by 0.2 seconds per stack as indicated by the tooltip.
  • Shadow
    • Surrender to Madness (Talent) will no longer play a heartbeat sound after the enemy is defeated.
• Rogue
  • General
    • Memory of Deathly Shadows (Legendary Effect) can now be crafted by all three specializations.
• Warrior
  • General
    • Fixed an issue causing Battle Shout to grant more Attack Power than intended to Hunters.

Covenants

• Summon Steward (Kyrian Ability) will now provide Phials of Serenity to players who are stealthed.
• Summon Steward (Kyrian Ability) now offers Ambroria Dew and Ethereal Pomegranates for sale, in addition to the Candied Walnuts and Purified Skyspring Water they already carried.

Creatures and NPCs

• Wingsmash can no longer be knocked off the cliff by Harika the Horrid's ability, Colossal Blowback.
• Mystic Rainbowhorn now only has a chance to drop Runestag Soul for players who have joined the Night Fae Covenant.
• Scunner has had his difficulty lowered and apologizes for any trouble.
• Depraved Stalker’s health and damage has been reduced.

Dungeons and Raids

• Removed the daily lockout on Shadowlands dungeons on Heroic difficulty.
• De Other Side
  • Mueh'zala
    • Resolved an issue that could cause a Primeval Grasp totem to be interactable when unintended.
    • Resolved an issue that could prevent Mueh'zala from visually entering his defeated state.
• Mists of Tirna Scithe
  • Fixed an issue where one of the incorrect doors in the maze would not send the party back to the beginning of the maze on Mythic difficulty.
• Sanguine Depths
  • General Kaal
    • Fixed an issue where General Kaal would respawn after she was defeated.
• Theater of Pain
  • Players holding the Strange Orb now drop the orb when they accept a summon or leave the platform the orb is supposed to be used on.
  • Soulletting Ruby will now have a chance to drop for all Intellect users.

Items and Rewards

• Treatise on Sinstone Fragment Acquisition is now consumed on use.
• Unusually Large Mushroom no longer drops after defeating Humon’gozz for the day.
• Fixed an issue that caused level 55 and 60 water to return the same amount of mana. The level 60 water now returns 40,000 mana and the level 55 water was increased to return 20,000 mana.
• Level 55 food no longer scales up to level 60 and is now a static value.
• The level 60 food and water now costs slightly more than the level 55 food and water.
• The tooltip text displaying eligibility to purchase and upgrade Covenant armor sets now correctly matches the requirements.

Pet Battles

• Gorgemouth in the Failed Experiment World Quest has correctly applied its Spiked Skin passive ability so that it now properly reduces and reflects damage to its attackers.

Professions

• Fixed several herb and mining nodes in Ardenweald that were unreachable to gather.
• Fixed an issue in The Maw where Elethium Deposits could be gathered before players had unlocked the Eye of the Jailer.
• Warlords of Draenor neck enchantments can no longer be applied to items above Item Level 99.

Quests

• Covenant Campaign
  • Kyrian players helping to defend Maldraxxus will now face the bony wastes with an Aspirant at their side for "Training in Maldraxxus" Calling quest.
• Maldraxxus
  • Players are no longer trapped in the Sepulcher of Knowledge if they abandon the quest “Trust Fall” or are defeated inside the Sepulcher while on the quest.
• Ardenweald
  • The "Anima-Laden Dreamcatcher" will now direct players to Dreamsong Fenn to turn in the quest.
  • Fixed an issue where the quest “Break a Leg” could not be completed if Glimmerdust, As Kil’jaeden throws the player off the stage.
  • Increased the number of captured night fae to free for the quest “Cult of Personality.”

Reputation

• The Court of Night faction now appears in the Reputation tab.

The Maw: Eye of the Jailer

• Absorb shields and pets are no longer effective against Threat Level 5: Immediate Extermination. No one is safe when they’ve caught the Jailer’s attention.
• Fixed an issue that caused the defeat of some rare creatures while in a raid group to not increase your Threat Level.

Torghast, Tower of the Damned

• Broker Ve'ken has gathered information about your Torghast run and will now share with you the identity of the next boss you will face.
• Unnatural Power (Torghast Power) no longer grants interrupt immunity upon reaching 10 stacks.
• 10 stacks of Unnatural Power no longer makes the enemy immune to Priest’s Mind Flay.

World Quests

• Moved the minimap location of Sarah Wight so she’s easier to locate to complete the World Quest “Thrashin’ the Camp.”
• The enemies required for “Spore Losers” now respawn faster.
• Reduced the damage dealt by enemies during the Bastion World Quest "Air Supremacy."

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November 30, 2020

Achievements

• Opening Misplaced Supplies should now count progress towards the achievement Treasures of Maldraxxus. Players may need to collect it a second time to earn credit.
• The Elusive Faerie Cache required for Treasures of Ardenweald is now less elusive.

Classes

• Hunter
  • Beast Mastery
    • Wild Spirits (Night Fae Ability) will no longer deal damage multiple times when using Bestial Wrath with Animal Companion (Talent) or when using Barbed Shot with Stomp (Talent).
  • Marksmanship
    • Corrected an issue where Shadowcore Oil Blast would incorrectly interfere with Steady Focus (Talent) when casting two Steady Shots in a row.
    • Corrected an issue where Bursting Shot was causing Wild Spirits (Night Fae Ability) to unintentionally deal multiple hits to the enemy.
• Death Knight
  • General
    • Resolved several issues with Death Knight voice effects. Go forth and intimidate your enemies with a clearer /roar!
• Priest
  • General
    • Phantasmic Detonation will now properly explode when the Volatile Phantasm (Torghast Power) illusion is defeated.
• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • [Work in progress] The Primal Tide Core Legendary effect will now only apply Riptide to friendly players.

Covenants

• Added two Battle Ready Tauralus outside the Seat of the Primus for faster travel through the covenant hall.

Creatures and NPCs

• Nikara Blackheart at Sophia's Aria in Bastion now deals appropriate damage and is now less challenging.
• Wingsmash is now ready to help fight Harika the Horrid in Revendreth no matter how many players give him weapons at the same time. Additionally, the Ballista Bolts respawn more frequently, and Sacks of Dredhaven Tools will no longer spawn as they are obsolete. Wingsmash will also no longer get stuck at the broken ballista and now resets properly.

Dungeons and Raids

• De Other Side
  • Mueh'zala
    • Added a power bar to Mueh'zala so that he may better convey when his next Soulcrusher is coming.
• Necrotic Wake
  • Dungeon enemies can no longer immediately recast Spine Crush.
• Plaguefall
  • Infinitely Divisible Ooze now correctly drops for Agility and Intellect classes.
• Spires of Ascension
  • The transport kyrian will now carry druids in their combat shapeshift forms.

Items and Rewards

• Reduced the idle sound effect volume of the Warstitched Darkhound mount.
• The Hearty Dragon Plume toy now has a 15 minute cooldown (was 5 minutes).
• Players are now able to watch other’s strum their Fae Harp toy. Enjoy the show!
• Fixed an issue that caused characters to remain laughing after using the S.E.L.F.I.E. Camera MkII.
• Deep Fried Seraph Tenders now only work outdoors and not in dungeons or battlegrounds. Tooltips will be updated to reflect this in a future patch.
• Pre-Mixed Pot of Noodles now grants an appropriate amount of Versatility for Pandaren characters at level 60.

Player versus Player

• Oribos PvP quests, such as “Observing Battle,” should now show a turn-in location once completed.
• Hunter
  • Hunter’s Mark now lasts 30 seconds instead of indefinitely when used against an enemy player.

Professions

• [With regional restarts] Resolved an issue where experience gained from crafting a Legendary item would sometimes not retain after relogging into the game.
• Budding Lashers now reward Herbalists loot after gathering their corpses.

Quests

• Covenant Campaign
  • Fixed an issue where players below level 50 who entered into the Threads of Fate experience would have issues accessing quests in the Shadowlands.
  • Fixed an issue where Anima Salvage Callings could not be abandoned or completed after changing covenants.
• Bastion
  • Fixed an issue where opening Silver Strongboxes would sometimes not reward credit for “The Sweetest Tribute” quest.
  • "A Friendly Rivalry" can now be turned in while the “Training Regimen” World Quest is available.
  • Fixed an issue where the quest, "Hero's Rest" could not be turned into the ever-present version of Kalisthene.
  • Fixed an issue where the Chamber Incense Burner could be not be interacted with during the quest "You Go First."
• Maldraxxus
  • Mounts are no longer allowed on the island that holds the Unfinished Blade for “Through the Fire and Flames.”
  • Players on the quest "Return to Draka" will now find her at the Seat of the Primus.
  • More enemies now have a chance to drop Poxedskin Samples required for the dungeon quest “Plaguefall: Knee Deep In It.”
  • Increased the Traitor’s Head drop rate required for “Bring Me Their Heads.”
  • The Animates required to recruit for the quest “Ani-Matter Animator” has been lowered to 12 (was 15) and the respawn rate has been increased.
  • Increased the respawn rate of the Ash Ghouls required for “Unbearable Light.”
  • Enemi should now offer the quests "Slaughter Daughter" and "Bottled up Inside' for players who have lost them.
• Ardenweald
  • Fixed a bug that caused quest objectives to sometimes be invisible on "Cut the Roots" and "Take the Power."
• Revendreth
  • Stonehead is hungry! "Snacks for Stonehead" should now correctly be available to all players in the Ember Ward.
  • "Halls of Atonement: Your Absolution" should now be correctly offered to all Venthyr covenant players by Archivist Fane in Halls of Atonement.
• The Maw
  • Prince Renathal now stealths when the player enters stealth during the storyline quest, “Torghast, Tower of the Damned.”
  • Added more souls to rescue within Cocyrus for the quest “Rule 1: Have an Escape Plan.” We're not proud about damning more souls into the Maw... but it should help make completing the quest easier.
• Exile's Reach
  • Fixed an issue where players on Exile's Reach who completed either "Down with the Quilboar" or "Forbidden Quilboar Necromancy" without accepting the other quest would be unable to see Mithdran Dawntracker to continue the story.

Soulbinds

• Run Without Tiring (Niya Soulbind Ability) no longer continues to heal when health is full.

The Maw: Eye of the Jailer

• Saving Souls with the Soulkeeper present no longer grants Stygia after reaching Threat Level 5.
• Fixed an issue which could cause the Soulkeeper to unexpectedly be present with your character in the Maw when Anima Salvage was an active calling. It will once again only be present when you are tasked with collecting souls.

World Quests

• Fixed an issue with world quest “Allay Their Fears” not appearing.
• Fixed an issue where Korinna's Allaying Crook could be used on living targets during the Bastion World Quest "Allay Their Fears."
• Fixed an issue where it was more challenging than intended to maintain a Precision streak during the Bastion World Quest "We'll Make an Aspirant Out of You."
• Fixed an issue where “Battles Won Long Ago” could erroneously be repeated.
• Battle Pet World Quests should now properly count for Callings that require you to complete activities in a zone.
• Increased the respawn rate of the Crates of Salvaged Explosions for the Maldraxxus World Quest “Gettin’ Even.”

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November 27, 2020

Classes

• Mage
  • General
    • Fixed an issue where Clouded Diamond (Torghast Anima Power) would not trigger with Arcane Momentum.
• Warlock
  • General
    • Corrected an issue where Soul Rot (Night Fae Ability) was unable to be used if the warlock was low on health.

Covenants

• Corrected an issue that could cause players who were trying to switch covenants to incorrectly be treated as having previously been a member of their desired new covenant.

Creatures and NPCs

• Stablemaster Vasilica has taken up shop in Sinfall to help Venthyr covenant members recover their lost pets.

Items and Rewards

• The Mistcaller Ocarina trinket now refreshes its buff duration when the buff is already applied and the buff now lasts 15 minutes (was 5 minutes).

Quests

• Covenant Campaign
  • Fixed an issue where characters who chose to enter the Threads of Fate could have quests in their log from "The Looming Dark" campaign that could no longer be completed.
• Bastion
  • Fixed an issue where there were two Centurion Colossi visible during the quest "The Final Countdown."
• Maldraxxus
  • Characters in Threads of Fate mode should no longer be offered the Maldraxxus quest "WANTED: The Key of Eyes" as it takes place in a level 60 area.
• Ardenweald
  • Fixed an issue during the quest "Ride to Heartwood Grove" where the Riding Stag would not want to be mounted.
• Revendreth
  • Players who logout during “Refuge of Revendreth” should no longer be required to restart the quest to complete it.
  • Archivist Fane will now allow those sworn to the Venthyr to obtain the quest "Halls of Atonement: Your Absolution."
  • Prince Renathal will now accept the turn in of "Cages For All Occasions" while mounted on a Bridled Shadehound.
• The Maw
  • Resolved an issue where Brethlun the Brand can become stuck and permanently evade all oncoming attacks during the quest "The Brand Holds the Key."
• Battle for Azeroth
  • Fixed an issue where Tyrande could get stuck in combat during the Battle for Azeroth Alliance scenario "In Darkest Night."

Torghast, Tower of the Damned

• Any Soul Ash that was not looted from defeated enemies will now be sent directly to your character's currency collection the next time you log back into the game.

World Quests

• Increased the spawn frequency of Brittle Bark Mischief-Makers needed for the World Quest “Spriggan Size Me!”
• Fixed an issue where Kleia could display incorrectly during the Bastion World Quest "Flight School: Falling With Style."

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November 26, 2020

Character

• [With regional restarts] Oribos no longer separates players with War Mode enabled from those who have it disabled.
• Falling off the edge of the Shattered Grove in Maldraxxus will no longer send the character to Westfall or the Barrens. Falling to your death is enough punishment.

Classes

• Mage
  • General
    • Fixed an issue where Dimensional Blade (Torghast Anima Power) would sometimes not instantly kill Mawrats when Blinking through them.
• Paladin
  • Retribution
    • Seraphim (Talent) now correctly triggers Selfless Healer (Talent).
• Shaman
  • Enhancement
    • Windfury Totem procs now have sound and the volume of the Maelstrom Weapon proc sound has been lowered.

Covenants

• Players who switch covenants after completing the Maw introduction and gathering 5 Redeemed Souls for their first covenant should now find that they have 5 Redeemed Souls waiting for them in their new covenant. Players who changed covenants prior to this fix and were roadblocked by missing Redeemed Souls should visit Oribos, which will perform a process that corrects the issue.
• Adventures missions now appear immediately after completing the tutorial when switching covenants.
• Kleia is now a bit more chatty and now welcomes being the chosen Soulbind in Elysian Hold.
• Fixed an issue that caused a player to be rejected from their chosen covenant. Covenant pacts lost in this way can now be re-selected.

Creatures and NPCs

• Scorched Crypt Key can now open the Crypt Door to Innervus.
• Night Fae characters in Soulshape form can now pass through the barrier protecting Skuld Vit.
• Derwynnthlmn will now offer his Flight Master services to players that have chosen the Night Fae Covenant.

Dungeons and Raids

• Halls of Atonement
  • Fixed an issue where Revendreth players with combat pets could not correctly interact with Loyal Stoneborn.

Items and Rewards

• The cooldown of Slumberwood Band's effect can no longer be prematurely cleared by death or by using immunities and similar effects.
• The Oribobber now makes sound when a fish is hooked.
• Resolved an issue where Master Duelist's Chit trinket would fail to correctly display its visual effect when striking targets at range.

Quests

• Covenant Campaign
  • Fixed an issue where depositing anima during the Covenant Campaign tutorial quest “Into the Reservoir” could sometimes consume the player's earned anima instead of the tutorial anima.
  • Fixed an issue where Night Fae players who skipped parts of Covenant Chapter 1 by speaking to the Winter Queen, but had not yet done the campaign quests at the Star Lake Amphitheater on any character, would be unable to turn in the quest "Show, Don't Tell."
  • The boss will no longer reset when dealing the killing shot at the same time as being ejected from Bron during the Mikanikos “Path of Ascension” scenario.
  • Lady Moonberry has finished her prank and is no longer in two places at once for Night Fae who leveled via Threads of Fate during the quest "The Boon of Shapes."
• Bastion
  • The chest for “Trial of Courage” no longer despawns as soon as you reach it.
  • Fixed an issue where the Chamber Guardians could fail to attack during the quest, "You Go First."
• Maldraxxus
  • The Harvesting Hook required for "Give Them a Hand" now displays that it’s on cooldown.
  • To prevent phasing issues, “Kill Them, Of Course” must be turned in before “Secrets Among the Shelves” can be accepted.
  • Ve'nari's Orb of Teleportation now correctly brings all members of a party along for the ride during the quest “Hope Never Dies.”
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a door to not open while progressing through the quest, “Secrets Among the Shelves.”
• Ardenweald
  • Elder Finnan, Elder Gwenna, and Groonoomcrooek have all returned to their homes, if you are searching for them for the Lady of the Falls after accepting "Ages-Echoing Wisdom."
  • Nesting Valeshrieker will now respawn after a hunter tames the beast while on the quest "Wildseed Rescue."
• Revendreth
  • Fixed an issue where Stage 3 of “The Master of Lies” scenario completed automatically if the objective’s area was reached on an earlier stage.
  • General Kaal will now accept the turn in for "The Master Awaits" after dismounting Myskia.

Torghast, Tower of the Damned

• Added missing sounds to some creatures and boss abilities.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Arch-Suppressor Laguas to become afflicted with Thrall’s Earthen Crush ability and permanently evade all oncoming attacks.
• Fixed an issue that allowed Unnatural Power to be removed with mind control abilities.

World Quests

• Fixed an issue where some players could not see the obstacles during the Bastion World Quest, "Flight School: Flapping Frenzy."
• Increased the respawn rate of the enemies required for completing "Pest Removal."
• “Calling the Champions” now gives credit to all party members.

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November 25, 2020

Character

• Players can now hearthstone from the Maw despite being afflicted with Immediate Extermination.

Classes

• Demon Hunter
  • Vengeance
    • The impact from Soul Cleave now has sound.
• Paladin
  • Retribution
    • Execution Sentence (Talent) now has a more pronounced sound.
• Rogue
  • General
    • Resolved an issue that prevented the reactivation of Flagellation (Venthyr Ability) and granting Haste while the Rogue's target is still alive.

Covenants

• Beginning construction of the Venthyr Anima Conductor now properly consumes available Anima.

Creatures and NPCs

• Battle Ready Tauralus can no longer be interacted with while mounted.
• Male Gilnean guards now have male voices.
• Stygian Abductors now abide by the laws of gravity after being slain.
• Resolved an issue that caused the Forlorn Prisoner’s Forlorn's Grace buff to increase damage instead of decrease damage.
• A Plague Watcher now stands watch at the Marileth Camp in Blighted Scar.
• Fixed an issue where Sundancer’s Echo of Dresaelus buff could be taken into unintended areas.

Dungeons and Raids

• Mists of Tirna Scithe
  • Fixed an issue in the Misty Forest where a maze door would not open when approaching the door from the side.
  • Slain gorms should now drop loot as intended.
  • Tred'ova
    • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Mind Link to become unbreakable if targeted players were 40 yards apart when the spell was cast.
• Theater of Pain
  • Mistress Dyrax
    • Players are no longer afflicted by Mass Temptation after combat has ended.

Items and Rewards

• Fixed an issue which caused Selfless Forgelite's mail armor on Forgelite Neptira to be incorrectly ineligible for purchase and use in transmogrification.
• Slumberwood Band can no longer trigger in Arena or Rated Battlegrounds.
• Veiled Satchel of Cooperation can now be opened from characters level 50 to 60. Satchels earned prior to the fix will require reaching level 60 to open.
• The Garb of the Harmonious transmogrification set now displays the correct chestplate.
• Turning in Twinklestar’s Gardening Toolkit to Twinklestar no longer consumes other players’ toolkits.
• Many Shadowlands Inscription supplies can now be placed in an Inscription bag.
• The Brimming Ember Shard trinket channel is now intentionally interrupted when casting another spell during the channel.

Quests

• Covenant Campaign
  • Fixed an issue where players who choose to skip portions of Chapter 1 of their Covenant Campaign would not have any Redeemed Souls available to them. Players who experienced this issue should now receive the Redeemed Souls the next time they visit their Covenant Sanctum.
  • Fixed an issue where the quests following the Covenant Campaign quests "A Call to Service" could become unavailable if players logged out before accepting the next quest.
  • Fixed an issue where the Kyrian Covenant Campaign quest "Our Most Precious Resource" could become unavailable if players logged out before accepting it.
  • Fixed an issue where players aligned with the Kyrian Covenant who skipped the campaign quest "It's All Coming Together" would not see the chapter "Among the Kyrian" as complete.
  • Sesselie now appears in the appropriate phase to offer the Night Fae Covenant Campaign quest “Replenish the Reservoir.”
  • The patrol have bolstered themselves and can no longer be defeated while on the Night Fae Covenant quest “A Night in the Woods.”
• Bastion
  • Fixed an issue where players could be unintentionally killed while escaping the Necrotic Wake during the quest, "A Time for Courage."
  • The objective to the quest "The Mnemonic Locus" should now be visually clearer.
  • A teleportation pad is now available to use after jumping off the platform while completing "The Hand of Doubt" in Bastion.
• Maldraxxus
  • Stringy Spores and Stringy Growths are now visible on the minimap for easier collecting during the quests, “Spores Galore” and “Pulling Hairs.”
  • The Unfinished Blade required for “Through the Fire and Flames” can now be looted by multiple players at the same time and respawns faster.
  • Players who defeat Chelicera without first obtaining the Key of Eyes will no longer be blocked from completing the quest, "WANTED: The Key of Eyes.”
  • Aspirant Thales and the Rune of Might are now immediately available after exiting the Soulfused Construct during the quest, “In The Flesh.”
  • Renny the Fox, the sly star of “That Darn Fox” has been given a stern talking to and should be responsive to players trying to catch him after their heroic rescue in Maldraxxus.
  • Increased the respawn rate of the enemies required to complete “The Hunt for the Baron.”
• Ardenweald
  • Fixed an issue where players who completed "Shooing Wildlife" would not see Dreamweaver to start "Tending to Wildseeds."
  • Guardian Molan is now visible for turning in “Blooming Villains.”
  • Te’zan and Niya now return to the forest after completing “Recovering the Heart” in Ardenweald.
  • Primrose will now correctly stealth if the player uses stealth during “Break it Down.”
• Revendreth
  • Characters should no longer get stuck in combat for extended durations in the Ember Ward while on the quest “An Uneventful Stroll.”
  • Lord Chamberlain’s Protection now applies to all party members on the quest “The Accuser’s Secret.”
  • Fixed an issue where some players were unable to speak to Vorpalia to complete the quest “In the Ruin of Rebellion.”
  • Prince Renathal should now make an appearance at the end of the “Master of Lies” scenario even if players have killed all the Royal Nightcloaks between Myskia and Sire Denathrius.
• Fixed an issue where the fight event during the Rogue Order Hall Campaign quest “Picking A Fight” would sometimes not start.
• Master Cheng now deals appropriate damage while on the Monk quest, “Begin Your Training: Master Cheng.” Master Hight had a talk with Cheng about how many new monks were being battered, bruised, and literally set on fire within the Peak of "Serenity" and asked that he scale it back a bit.

The Maw: Eye of the Jailer

• Fixed an issue where players who reached Threat Level 5 would still have the Eye of the Jailer Stygia and Ve'nari Reputation reduction debuff the next day.

Torghast, Tower of the Damned

• Fixed an issue that prevented Frostbite Wand (Torghast Anima Power) from healing targets under the effect of Cyclone.

World Quests

• The manifestations for "Swarming Souls" now respawn more frequently and the completion requirement has been lessened.
• Fixed an issue where some players could not interact with Gatamatos during the Bastion World Quest "Training Regimen."
• Increased the health of the accompanied dredger and the time between waves of enemies for “Demolition Detail.”

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November 24, 2020

Classes

• Hunter
  • General
    • Resolved an issue where Hunters leaving their Resonating Arrow (Kyrian Ability) area effect could apply the Resonating Arrow debuff to unintended targets.
    • Wild Spirit’s (Night Fae Ability) visual effects now appear for enemy players.
• Monk
  • General
    • Calculated Strikes (Potency Conduit) no longer causes Spinning Crane Kick to deal less damage than intended when using a two-handed weapon.
  • Windwalker
    • Resolved an issue that prevented Bonedust Brew (Necrolord Ability) from refunding Chi when using Spinning Crane Kick.
• Shaman
  • General
    • Deathseer Choker (Torghast Anima Power) now properly increases the damage of any summoned units.
    • Vesper Totem (Kyrian Ability) will no longer incorrectly pulse a heal when casting Stormkeeper (Talent) as Elemental and Enhancement specializations.
  • Elemental
    • Fixed an issue that allowed Chain Harvest (Venthyr Ability) to work with Echoing Shock (Talent).
  • Restoration
    • Mana Tide Totem will no longer incorrectly applies to enemy players in PvP combat.
• Warlock
  • General
    • Fixed an issue that caused Smoking Shard of Teleportation (Torghast Anima Power) to not work properly if an active demon isn't summoned.

Creatures and NPCs

• Zo'sorg and Purveyor Zo'kuul went on a brief hiatus while an issue was being resolved. The PvP vendors should now be back in Oribos at the usual location.
• Players above level 50 now properly retain their full combat bonus when fighting enemies from the Legion expansion.
• Fixed an issue where some of the Aspirant Defenders at Aspirant's Rest in Bastion would not help nearby players. They have since come to an agreement that you need no further training and are once again ready to assist.
• Indomitable Schmitd should now react to the Fuseless Special bomb more reliably.
• Foreman Thorodir is now immune to damage and will accept your quest turn in without interruption from nearby gorm.

Dungeons and Raids

• Spires of Ascension
  • The kyrian in Path of Ascension will stay lower to the ground when using their diving attacks.

Items and Rewards

• The Phial of Ravenous Slime toy has been temporarily disabled.
• Pinch of Faerie Dust should now only be usable in Ardenweald, and should be unavailable inside dungeons, including Mists of Tirna Scithe.
• Kyrian Javelins are no longer able to be used against enemy players.
• The Empyreal Ordnance trinket from the Spires of Ascension dungeon should now only drop for caster specializations.
• The Overflowing Ember Mirror trinket no longer double dips into Versatility.
• The Brimming Ember Shard trinket channel has been reduced to 1.2 seconds (was 6 seconds) and the number of pulses during the channel has been increased. Additionally, the overall healing has been increased by 36% and the overall damage increased by 56%.

Professions

• Alchemy
  • Spectral Flask of Power should no longer provide a 2 hour duration for non-Alchemists.
• Leatherworking
  • Bone Bound Knuckles are now Bind on Equip.

Quests

• Changed a setting that should allow players to consistently see and interact with others in their group in the four Shadowlands zones and the introductory Maw.
• The quest "Shadowlands: A Chilling Summons" should no longer be offered to players who have not activated the expansion.
• All quest credit for "Through the Shattered Sky" is now shared with all party members when Party Sync is enabled.
• Horde players on the Battle for Azeroth War Campaign will automatically be removed from the instanced version of Orgrimmar while on the introductory quests for Shadowlands.
• The Echoes of Mortality required for the quest "The Eternal Traveler" are now obtainable in the Shadowlands.
• Darion Mograine should no longer be phased out for some party members before accepting the quest "Field Seance."
• Fixed an issue that caused players to disconnect if they fall into the Maw’s dark abyss during the introduction questline. The Jailer won’t be pleased to hear the news of your escape…
• Fixed an issue where party members were unable to see Thanikos Spinerender during the Bastion quest "A Time for Courage."
• Fixed an issue during the Bastion quest "A Temple in Need" where Galistos' Burdens would appear before players had successfully completed the previous wave of Galistos’ Burdens.
• Fixed an issue where the Hurl Kyrian Hammer vehicle ability could fail to appear during the Bastion quest "The Enemy You Know."
• Players may now turn in the Bastion side quest "Functioning Anima Core" to Kalisthene when they first meet her during the campaign quest "Go in Service."
• Fixed an issue where players who were not eligible to close Swelling Tears in Bastion could see them.
• Fixed several issues that would prevent Andira from being retrieved for some players during the quest, “Larion at Large."
• Fixed an issue where neutral enemies would attack players unprovoked during the Bastion world quest "A Crisis of Memory."
• Adjusted the Ardenweald Campaign so that it will no longer overlap with the Maldraxxus Campaign.
• "The Arbiter's Will" and "A Land of Strife" are now under Chapter 1 of the Maldraxxus Campaign.
• Secutior Mavix no longer disappears after abandoning the Maldraxxus quest, “A Deadly Distraction.”
• Ve'nari's Anima Shroud stealth aura has been buffed while on the quest, “Delving Deeper.”
• The quest objectives needed to complete “Hazardous Waste Collection” should now spawn more frequently.
• Players can no longer be attacked by enemy players while under the effects of Paralytic Plague during the quest “Fit For a Margrave” and while stunned in the air during the quest “Through the Fire and Flames.”
• Baroness Vashj is now able to multitask and will accept the turn in for the Maldraxxus quest “Straight to the Heart” while she’s engaged in combat. She does have four arms after all.
• Quest credit for “A Bond Beyond Death” will now continue after defeating Deslan the Torturer.
• Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause the cutscene in the Grove of Awakening to fail to play.
• Fixed an issue where grouped players could have a party member become unable to complete the Ardenweald quest "Wildseed Rescue."
• Fixed an issue where the Blighted Beast would become stuck with no way to complete the quest, “Toppling the Brute.”
• Dreamweaver’s position has been updated for accepting the quest, “Hungry for Animacones.”
• Flutterby has given her questly duties to Sesselie so now players can turn in the quest "Replenish the Reservoir."
• While on the Revendreth quest “A Reflection of Truth”, the ground visual for Crimson Barrage should remain visible when Projected Textures is disabled in the System Settings menu.
• Fixed an issue where grouped players could have a party member become unable to complete the Revendreth quest "A Reflection of Truth."
• "The Master of Lies" scenario will now advance beyond Stage 1 for the entire party, regardless of watching or exiting the cutscene. Additionally, the area required for completing Stage 3 is now easier to locate.
• The Signaling Beacon required for completing the Maw quest “Rule 3: Trust is Earned” should no longer be affected by combat in its vicinity.

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November 23, 2020

Classes

• Druid
  • General
    • Fixed an issue where characters would occasionally be shifted out of Travel Form when logging in after being disconnected or force quitting the game.
  • Balance
    • Fixed an issue where Adaptive Swarm (Necrolord Ability) would not increase the damage of damage over time effects.
  • Feral
    • Each Ferocious Bite from Convoke the Spirits (Night Fae Ability), with Sabertooth (Talent) selected, should now extend Rip by 5 seconds.
• Priest
  • Shadow
    • Shadowform is now learned at level 10 (was level 12).
    • Devouring Plague is now learned at level 12 (was level 10).
• Mage
  • Frost
    • Resolved an issue where Ray of Frost (Talent) would sometimes not grant 2 charges of Fingers of Frost after the channeled icy beam has completed.

Creatures and NPCs

• Fixed an issue that could cause Mothbane the Mighty to despawn immediately when engaged in combat.

Dungeons and Raids

• Halls of Atonement
  • Halkias
    • The damage from Refracted Sinlight should now properly align with the beam’s visual effect.
• Black Rook Hold
  • Reduced the damage from being hit by boulders in the boulder gauntlet.

Items and Rewards

• The Draught of Ten Lands is now capped at level 49 (was level 50).
• The maximum level on Lightning-Forged Augment Rune has been increased to 59 (was level 50).
• Ashjra'kamas, Shroud of Resolve will no longer grant Draconic Empowerment for characters above level 50.
  • Heart of Azeroth
    • Fixed an issue that could cause some characters who had previously used Laser Matrix (Azerite Trait) to enter combat with creatures even after the trait was unequipped.

Quests

• The Death Gate to the Maw should now be available when ready to turn in the Alliance quest, "The Path to Salvation."
• Fixed an issue where groups doing the Bastion quest "The Work of One's Hands" could get into a state where the heat bar would fail to progress.
• The House of Rituals has sent reinforcements to Bastion, resulting in more available targets for the quest "Double Tap."
• Fixed an issue where groups could have difficulties completing the Bastion quest "Step Back From That Ledge, My Friend."
• Fixed an issue where interacting with Vulnerable Aspirants would dismount you during the Bastion quest "On the Edge of a Revelation."
• Necrotic Droplets in the Temple of Courage are no longer level 60 and are very sorry for being so aggressive.
• Fixed an issue where Gerdus would not always be available to turn in the Bastion quest, "WANTED: Gorgebeak."
• Fixed an issue that caused the name of The Jailer to be missing from the subtitles in the Maw cinematic.

World Events

• Death Rising vendor, Crusader Adevald Ironbeard, has found his way to the Argent Tournament grounds and has stationed himself alongside the tournament reward vendors.

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The hotfix notes for the previous patch can be found here.