First published Sep 25, 2026 Updated Oct 4, 2026

A hooded character in a dark, glowing Azeroth scene from World of Warcraft: Forever.

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Comparing Oct 8 → Oct 15 · 21 changes

fixedbugfixOct 8
Casting, Campfire and client fixes
The update fixes casting animations, Campfire actions, Mac display artifacts, a memory leak and several other client bugs.
addedclientOct 8
Cooldown Manager and gamepad support
Cooldown Manager testing expands, with new class-specific gamepad flyouts and targeting options.
changedspelldruidOct 8
Druid healing spells
Rejuvenation, Tranquility and Wild Growth can critically heal; Wrath base damage also increased by about 50%.
changedspelldruidOct 15
Druid spell and aura fixes
Fixed Druid healing-rank interactions and clarified Bear-form Faerie Fire threat; Moonkin Aura and Leader of the Pack now provide raid-wide effects.
changedspellmageOct 8
Fire Mage buff windows
Wake of Fire lasts 30 seconds and Hot Streak lasts 20 seconds; Ignite no longer double counts percentage damage modifiers.
addedspellmageOct 15
Frost Blast
Added Frost Blast at level 24: a 1.5-second cast that deals damage and slows the target by 40%.
changedspellpaladinOct 8
Holy Strike and Holy talent changes
Holy Strike ranks gain more consistent weapon-damage scaling, its cooldown is shorter, and Improved Holy Strike becomes baseline.
changedclasshunterOct 15
Hunter and pet tuning
Adjusted Auto Shot, traps, pet expertise and several pet abilities, including Dismember, Sonic Blast and Mine!.
changedclasshunterOct 8
Hunter pet and Survival updates
Furious Howl is reduced, Bat pets gain Sonic Blast, and several pet and Survival interactions are fixed.
changedclasswarlockOct 8
Life Tap and Voidwalker Sacrifice
Life Tap tooltips are corrected, and Voidwalker Sacrifice now scales with Warlock spell healing.
After
10% of the Warlock's spell healing
addedclientOct 8
Newly listed Cooldown Manager and UI limitations
The notes list tracking gaps for several cooldowns and enhancements, plus a Stormwind minimap issue.
changedsystemOct 8
Quest rewards, objectives and interface fixes
Quest rewards, spawn rates and objectives are adjusted across multiple zones; nameplate and resource-display visuals are updated.
changedsystemOct 15
Racial abilities
Racial abilities were adjusted for Tauren, Dwarf, Skyborne, Human, Orc, Undead, Gnome, Night Elf and Troll.
changedsystemOct 8
Racial ability fixes and requirements
Several racial abilities receive scaling, tooltip, crowd-control and level-requirement changes.
changedspellpriestOct 8
Renew and Power Word: Shield
Renew can critically heal, and Power Word: Shield can replace an existing shield when Weakened Soul is absent.
fixedclassrogueOct 8
Sap and PvP flagging
Using Sap on a PvP-flagged target now correctly flags the Rogue.
changedclasswarriorOct 8
Sunder Armor, Protection and Arms tuning
Threat values and talent progression are corrected; Bloodthrill procs more often and Slam has a longer cooldown.
changedspellshamanOct 8
Totem stacking and Riptide
Riptide can critically heal; Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, totem stacking and Elemental talent progression also change.
addedsystemOct 15
Tutorial and control options
Added a new-player tutorial, a Bloom Intensity slider in Advanced graphics, and an Auto Attack/Auto Shot option with gamepad support.
fixedbugfixOct 15
Visibility, reputation and creature fixes
Fixed overly bright fog, unintended Horde Kirin Tor reputation, out-of-combat health regeneration, torch visuals and drink mana-regeneration tooltips.
changeditemOct 8
Wizard Oil, wands and ammunition
Wizard Oil returns to Classic Era spell-power values, and wands no longer scale with user spell damage.
After
Minor 8, Lesser 16, standard 24 spell power

Default comparison: Oct 8 → Oct 15

Fixed bugfix

Casting, Campfire and client fixes

The update fixes casting animations, Campfire actions, Mac display artifacts, a memory leak and several other client bugs.

The notes also adjust water-jump and Human death sounds, Pet Happiness at max loyalty, Undercity Canal brightness, fog settings and in-game mail surnames. Players may buff, craft and cast while waiting for Campfire buffs.

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Changed spell druid

Druid healing spells

Rejuvenation, Tranquility and Wild Growth can critically heal; Wrath base damage also increased by about 50%.

Thorns now dynamically uses the caster's spell power. Mangle is renamed Primal Bite, Primal Fury uses the Blood Frenzy name and icon, and Cat Feral Charge can no longer target allies.

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Changed spell priest

Renew and Power Word: Shield

Renew can critically heal, and Power Word: Shield can replace an existing shield when Weakened Soul is absent.

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Changed spell shaman

Totem stacking and Riptide

Riptide can critically heal; Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, totem stacking and Elemental talent progression also change.

Ranks 3 and 4 of Lightning Bolt gain damage. Flametongue Totem is permanent until replaced and no longer stacks with itself, Flametongue Weapon or Windfury; air totems do not stack across Shamans. Elemental Fury and Elemental Alacrity swap rows, Lava Burst ranks 1 and 2 gain about 10% base damage, and Rage of the Far Seer loses its spell-casting-speed bonus.

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Changed spell mage

Fire Mage buff windows

Wake of Fire lasts 30 seconds and Hot Streak lasts 20 seconds; Ignite no longer double counts percentage damage modifiers.

Arcane Missiles now checks line of sight once when the channel begins rather than on each missile.

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Changed spell paladin

Holy Strike and Holy talent changes

Holy Strike ranks gain more consistent weapon-damage scaling, its cooldown is shorter, and Improved Holy Strike becomes baseline.

Retribution Aura now scales dynamically with spell power; Consecration receives targeting fixes; Righteous Fury Holy threat falls from 90% to 60%. Retribution Vengeance caps at 3 stacks, Two-Handed Specialization changes to 2/4/6%, Sacred Arbiter rises to 20%, and Twist of Light reduces Seal mana costs by 20%.

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Changed class hunter

Hunter pet and Survival updates

Furious Howl is reduced, Bat pets gain Sonic Blast, and several pet and Survival interactions are fixed.

Furious Howl grants 40% less Attack Power. Tame Beast no longer works on Beasts above the Hunter's level; Lone Wolf no longer applies a 4% damage penalty while a pet is active. Lacerating Strikes can critically hit, and Strider Kick grants 30% movement speed for 3 seconds.

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Fixed class rogue

Sap and PvP flagging

Using Sap on a PvP-flagged target now correctly flags the Rogue.

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Changed class warlock

Life Tap and Voidwalker Sacrifice

Life Tap tooltips are corrected, and Voidwalker Sacrifice now scales with Warlock spell healing.

After: 10% of the Warlock's spell healing

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Changed class warrior

Sunder Armor, Protection and Arms tuning

Threat values and talent progression are corrected; Bloodthrill procs more often and Slam has a longer cooldown.

Focused Rage and Bastion swap talent rows. Bloodthrill rises to 4/8/12/16/20% from 2/4/6/8/10% and only triggers from main-hand attacks. Slam changes from a 15-second to an 18-second cooldown; Improved Slam reduces it by 1.5 or 3 seconds.

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Changed system

Racial ability fixes and requirements

Several racial abilities receive scaling, tooltip, crowd-control and level-requirement changes.

Gnome Eureka discounts Mana, Rage or Energy abilities by 10%; Contingency Plan can critically hit. Night Elf Starshards gains pushback resistance from Twilight Focus. Undead Touch of the Grave no longer breaks crowd control or triggers from non-damaging actions; Tauren Cultivation gains herb-based player-level requirements.

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Added client

Cooldown Manager and gamepad support

Cooldown Manager testing expands, with new class-specific gamepad flyouts and targeting options.

Druid, Mage, Priest, Warrior and Warlock are testable in Cooldown Manager; spell ranks are not yet supported. Gamepad additions include class flyouts, compact action bars, fixed party targeting and updated map and quest-log bindings.

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Changed item

Wizard Oil, wands and ammunition

Wizard Oil returns to Classic Era spell-power values, and wands no longer scale with user spell damage.

After: Minor 8, Lesser 16, standard 24 spell power

Brilliant Wizard Oil is unchanged. A handful of guns and bows are also corrected so they consume or use ammunition properly.

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Changed system

Quest rewards, objectives and interface fixes

Quest rewards, spawn rates and objectives are adjusted across multiple zones; nameplate and resource-display visuals are updated.

The notes include changes in Dalaran, Dun Morogh, Durotar, Elwynn Forest, Mulgore, Silithus, Silverpine Forest, Teldrassil, Undercity, Westfall and Zephras Isle. This is a grouped summary, not a complete quest-by-quest transcription.

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Added client

Newly listed Cooldown Manager and UI limitations

The notes list tracking gaps for several cooldowns and enhancements, plus a Stormwind minimap issue.

Known limitations include Banes and Curses, Healthstones, Arcane Blast, Mana Gems, pet cooldowns, item enhancements and combo points in Personal Resource Display. These are listed as issues, not confirmed fixes.

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Fixed bugfix

Visibility, reputation and creature fixes

Fixed overly bright fog, unintended Horde Kirin Tor reputation, out-of-combat health regeneration, torch visuals and drink mana-regeneration tooltips.

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Added system

Tutorial and control options

Added a new-player tutorial, a Bloom Intensity slider in Advanced graphics, and an Auto Attack/Auto Shot option with gamepad support.

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Changed system

Racial abilities

Racial abilities were adjusted for Tauren, Dwarf, Skyborne, Human, Orc, Undead, Gnome, Night Elf and Troll.

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Changed spell druid

Druid spell and aura fixes

Fixed Druid healing-rank interactions and clarified Bear-form Faerie Fire threat; Moonkin Aura and Leader of the Pack now provide raid-wide effects.

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Changed class hunter

Hunter and pet tuning

Adjusted Auto Shot, traps, pet expertise and several pet abilities, including Dismember, Sonic Blast and Mine!.

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Added spell mage

Frost Blast

Added Frost Blast at level 24: a 1.5-second cast that deals damage and slows the target by 40%.

The notes also redesign Arcane Blast and add Arcane Wrath; see the complete official notes for other class changes.

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Sources

Oct 15 Confirmed Last verified Oct 18, 2026