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This Weekend Only: Earn Pride Rewards in the Darkspear Dash Event

Neryssa — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:35:57 +0000

Taz’dingo! The Darkspear Dash micro-holiday event is active this weekend on both NA and EU servers. Bring your Horde character to the Echo Isles and participate in the festivities to earn pride-themed rewards!

How to Participate and Earn Rewards for the Darkspear Dash Event

To participate in the event, you must bring a Horde character to the Echo Isles. You can pick up the breadcrumb quest Doing the Dash from Holiday Enthusiasts in Silvermoon City.

In the Echo Isles, you can purchase pride items from Taz’do like Pocket Rainbow (one-use Rainbow Generator), Pocket Sand (one-use Shuffling Sands), and Rainbow Runners. You can also purchase the Darkspear Dash Tabard from them – a pride Troll-themed tabard!

By participating in a dash via the quest Darkspear Dash, you can earn the Troll Scroll of Rainbow Roll toy and the temporary title Darkspear Dasher!

The event also features plenty of festivities in the Echo Isles, as a homage to the fundraiser event that inspired the holiday. You can find plenty of NPCs across the trek through Durotar, the Plaguelands, and Eversong Woods! Some of them include:

Queen Talanji and her entourage at the starter point in the Echo Isles.
Jani, Loa of Scavengers, digging around trash north of Razor Hill.
Zekhan at the Gates of Orgrimmar by the Plaguelands portal.
Zen’tabra at the start of the Western Plaguelands trek.
Lukou, Loa of Regeneration, across images in the Plaguelands.

Darkspear Dash Event Origins

The Darkspear Dash micro-holiday event is inspired by the Running of the Trolls. This is a yearly community fundraiser event hosted by the Warcraft Cares community. The original event is being hosted for the 11th year in support of The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that provides 24/7 crisis support and services to LGBTQ+ youth.

The event is hosted annually on the last weekend of June on specific servers – Feathermoon (US) and Argent Dawn (EU)! Check out more information below.

And here’s the full official blue post:

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Run, leap, and spread rainbow cheer as a new surge of activity and celebration sweeps across Azeroth from the tropical shores of the Echo Isles to soaring spires of Silvermoon City with the Darkspear Dash.

Starts: June 27 at 12:01 am PDT
Ends: June 28 at 11:59 pm PDT

This vibrant new micro-holiday invites champions to join the Darkspear trolls and their Zandalari allies in a race across Azeroth, their path marked by celebration, spectacle, and a touch of mischievous magic.

Take a moment to honor tradition, community, and camaraderie in this race across Azeroth inspired by the Running of the Trolls community event—a charity-driven fun run held in support of the Trevor Project.

Find the Festivities and Follow the Rainbow

Accepting the quest “Doing the Dash” from a Holiday Enthusiast in any capital city will lead you to festivities and straight into the splash, sparkle, and booming beach party on the tropical shores of the Echo Isles.

From the Echo Isles, it’s full speed ahead through Durotar, Western Plaguelands, Eastern Plaguelands, Eversong Woods, and Silvermoon City as rainbow-revelers race across continents in a burst of color and chaos, ending in an extravagant pool party within the city’s grand fountain.

Passing each gate has the possibility of granting the “Ready to Roll” buff to fleet-footed runners, allowing them to leap into the air and help increase the movement speed of nearby allies.

Along the way, players can and should drink from the Horn of Mojo at water stations to become Hydrated (and faster on their feet).

A Burst of Brilliant Rewards

Completing the “Darkspear Dash” quest rewards the new Troll Scroll of Rainbow Roll toy, allowing you to leap through the air in colorful style. You’ll be a racing rainbow as you roll like a troll with this toy!

You’ll also get a 24-Hour buff that grants a 30% increase to outdoor movement speed and a colorful rainbow that trails behind you, and the “Darkspear Dasher” temporary title to let everyone know that you ran with the rainbow during the Darkspear Dash.

Colorful new items are available during the dashing festivities, and Naz’do and Taz’do also sell temporary celebration items for 10 gold each. Bonus: Many rainbow-themed toys will have their cooldowns greatly reduced during the Darkspear Dash.

Darkspear Dash Tabard: Available for 30 gold from Naz’do in the Echo Isles or Taz’do in Silvermoon City.
Pocket Rainbow: Imbue the target with rainbow power!
Pocket Sand: Be a revelry buzzkill and disorient your target for 3 seconds.
Rainbow Runners: Put some color in your step!

You can also complete some Trading Post activities throughout the dash:

Darkspear Dash: Participate in the Darkspear Dash
- Complete the “Darkspear Dash” quest.
- Rewards: 100 Travel Log Points
Darkspear Dash: Complete the Dash as a low-level Troll in Style
- Join the footrace at Echo Isles in Durotar as a level 1-15 Darkspear or Zandalari troll while wearing the Darkspear Dash Tabard.
- Rewards: 100 Travel Log Points

We look forward to seeing you dash, leap, and celebrate with the Darkspear during this festive (and colorful) holiday—taz’dingo!

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

Blizzard Fined $3.5 Million in Brazil Over Loot Boxes Sold to Minors

Anshlun — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:38:37 +0000

A judge in Brazil has fined Blizzard around US$ 3.5 million for selling loot boxes to minors in Hearthstone, Overwatch, and four Call of Duty titles.

The fine is part of a broad set of decisions against many large game companies or platform holders like Riot Games, Tencent, Apple, Microsoft, and many more. According to local reports, these companies are being fined about US$ 65 million (R$333 million) in total, given current conversion rates.

Judge’s Ruling

The ruling seeks to impose four obligations on Blizzard and the other companies.

Pay the stipulated fines to a public Youth Defense Fund (Fundo dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente do Distrito Federal).
Compensate affected minors who come forward and prove their claims.
- The ruling doesn’t define a value, but it opens the door for individuals to seek reparations from the companies.
Apply a list of changes to their games within 90 days. (Details below)
Publish the ruling to their audience, both on social media and inside the games.

Microsoft, as a company, is being fined twice by the ruling, both as a platform and as a publisher. When sizing the fine, the judge explicitly cited Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In total, Microsoft is being fined around US$12.6 million (R$65 million).

In-Game Changes Requested by the Courts

As part of the ruling, the judge requested the following reforms to the games from the publishers in question:

When purchasing Loot Boxes, warn users about the RNG nature and its prohibition to minors.
Every Loot Box must display its exact odds at the purchasing screen.
Implement robust age verification, minimizing data collection.
Offer free refunds to guardians for purchases made by children without their authorization.

Heart of the Matter: Gambling for Children

The case was brought by ANCED, a national association of child and adolescent rights defense centers, which argued that loot boxes have been used to sell gambling aimed at children, disguised as a game feature.

The judge’s core finding is that loot boxes behave identically to classical gambling. You pay something, the outcome is uncertain, the house controls the odds, and you might get something valuable or worthless.

The filed complaint is based on two pillars, argued by ANCED:

Abusive advertising directed at children
Defective and Deceptive Service

The first pillar is based on the presentation created around loot boxes. Loot boxes, in general, offer flashy animations, are offered during seasonal, limited events, and many times require multiple purchases to complete a collection. These factors exploit kids’ underdeveloped judgment and inexperience. Brazilian consumer law bans advertising that preys on a child’s deficient judgment.

The second is around their mechanics. The companies cited in the case, including Blizzard, never disclose the real probabilities of getting each item. That information and the mechanics around the randomness of the boxes are opaque. There are also no warnings about psychological risks involved in the systems. Under Brazilian consumer law, it is classified as a “defective service”, triggering strict liability without the need to prove intended harm.

The judge found that these pillars aren’t bugs in the systems; they are their very features, and the systems are created with them in mind. This conclusion was reached with the “help” of Activision Blizzard.

Registering a Patent for Encouraging Gambling?

The “help” from Activision Blizzard came from a patent registered all the way back in 2017. The patent, US 9.789.406, titled “System and method for driving microtransactions in multiplayer video games”, details a framework designed to use matchmaking algorithms to influence players into making in-game purchases. This has been a controversial patent ever since its registration by Activision Publishing. Activision claims it was just a patent and never used in their games.

The existence of this patent is being used as a basis to deny any “we didn’t know”, as it explicitly describes an ecosystem engineered to encourage players to spend. The patent consists of a company formally registering with the government a technique inducing players to buy. The judge considered this as evidence of systematic and intentional predatory design.

Consumer Protection

In her ruling, the judge emphasized that the companies are not being criminally prosecuted for illegal gambling. This is a civil action to enforce consumer and children’s rights.

Current Status and What Comes Next

The case has been running in the Brazilian courts since 2021, and the first ruling has been reached. Blizzard and the other companies cited in the lawsuit may still appeal the decision in the following weeks. The case will likely drag on for months, if not years, before it finishes.

A Lot of Buffs: Midnight 12.0.7 Class Tuning Pass, June 30th

Starym — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:04:04 +0000

We have a new class tuning pass coming with the weekly reset!

Feral gets the most changes, as it’s actually doing fine in Mythic+, but not so great in raids. And so aside from getting an overall buff and a big auto-attack one, it also gets Rampant Ferocity nerfed. The rest are pure buffs, as specs like Arcane and Devastation get 3% improvements, with Balance getting a percent more. Meanwhile, Resto Druids get a damage bump, while Resto Shamans and Holy Priests get some more healing.

The PvP changes are much more extensive, with 20 specs getting some adjustments. The PvP tweaks aren’t all uniform like the PvE ones, with plenty of buffs and nerfs to go around.

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With scheduled weekly maintenance in each region, we’ll make tuning adjustments that are primarily targeted at specs that are unperforming in group content.

In PvP, we’re continuing to improve underperforming specs, address over-performing specs, and adjust burst damage where specs have too much or too little.

Classes

Druid

Balance
- All damage increased by 4%.
Feral
- Developers’ notes: Feral is performing well in M+, but their overall damage in raid is low. These changes shore up their single-target power and total raid damage.
- All damage increased by 3%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Melee auto-attack damage increased by 15%.
- Rip damage increased by 5%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
- Rampant Ferocity damage reduced by 15%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
Restoration
- Developers’ notes: Restoration’s damage compared to other healers is lower than we’d like. We’re rebalancing some of Restoration Druid’s damage out of Thrash and into the rest of the kit.
- All damage increased by 15%.
- Bear Form Thrash damage reduced by 25%.

Evoker

Devastation
- All ability damage increased by 3%.

Mage

Arcane
- All ability damage increased by 3%.

Priest

Holy
- Holy Word: Serenity healing increased by 20%.
- Holy Word: Sanctify healing increased by 20%.

Shaman

Restoration
- All healing increased by 4%. This does not apply to PvP combat.

Player versus Player

Demon Hunter

Devourer
- Developers’ notes: Devourer Demon Hunters have been performing above expectations, especially in defensive metrics, so self-healing is being reduced.
- Shattered Souls now heals for 0.5% of maximum Health per Soul Fragment consumed (was 1%) in PvP combat.
Havoc
- Developers’ notes: Havoc Demon Hunters have been difficult to kill, but have not been as successful overall as Devourer, so they are getting some damage compensation alongside the reductions to self-healing and defensive effects.
- All ability damage increased by 4% in PvP combat
- Soul Rending now grants 3% Leech and an additional 3% in Metamorphosis (was 5% and an additional 5%) in PvP combat.
- Desperate Instincts now causes Blur to reduce damage taken by an additional 5% (was 10%) in PvP combat.

Death Knight

Unholy
- Developers’ notes: Unholy’s burst damage is overwhelming too frequently, so contributing abilities are receiving a reduction with some of that overall damage moving into the steadier output from Dread Plague.
- Putrify damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
- Soul Reaper damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
- Dread Plague damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.

Druid

Guardian
- Developers’ notes: Guardians’ burst potential with their apex talent has been higher than we would like for a tank specialization in PvP.
- Wild Guardian now echoes at 50% effectiveness (was 200%) in PvP combat.

Evoker

Augmentation
- All damage increased by 8% in PvP combat.
Preservation
- Developers’ notes: Preservation Evoker is slightly overperforming in PvP, so we’re making one additional targeted nerf to them in this pass. Temporal Burst makes it hard for enemies to react to important casts like Sleep Walk, so we’re reducing its effectiveness.
- Temporal Burst increases haste, movement speed, and cooldown recovery rate by 15% in PvP combat (was 30%).

Hunter

Marksmanship
- Double tap now causes Aimed Shot to fire at 16% effectiveness or your next Rapid Fire to fire 16% additional shots (was 40%).
- Developers’ notes: We’re reducing Double Shot’s burst potential to allow enemy players to have more time to react to the Marksmanship Hunter’s incoming damage.
Survival
- All damage increased by 3% in PvP Combat.

Mage

Frost
- Developers’ notes: We are redistributing some of Frost Mage’s damage out of Ray of Frost and into the rest of its kit with the intention of decreasing its burst capabilities and improving its steady-state pressure.
- Ray of Frost damage decreased by 20% in PvP combat.
  All damage increased 3% in PvP combat.

Paladin

Protection
- Developers’ notes: Templars’ burst capabilities have made Protection Paladin more of an offensive threat than we would like them to be in PvP.
- Divine Exaction now casts Divine Toll again at 25% effectiveness (was 75%) in PvP combat.
- Hammer of Light damage decreased by 30% in PvP combat.
Retribution
- Developers’ notes: Retribution has been performing better than expected, so we are applying a small damage reduction.
- All ability damage reduced by 3% in PvP combat.

Priest

Discipline
- Developers’ notes: Voidweaver Priests are dealing too much damage in PvP. We’re reducing some of that damage and increasing their healing to compensate.
- Expiation deals damage equal to 200% of the of the amount consumed from
- Shadow Word: Pain in PvP combat (was 300%).
- Inescapable Torment damage reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
- Shadow Word: Pain damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
- Voidweaver: Atonement healing increased by 15%.
- Oracle: Preventive Measures increases damage of Penance, Smite, Holy Nova by 20% (was 15%).
- Ultimate Penitence healing increased by 25%.
Shadow
- Developers’ notes: In addition to a needed boost of overall damage, Shadow Word: Death is also receiving a buff intended to make its damage worthwhile when striking enemies in its low-health threshold.
- All ability damage increased by 4% in PvP combat.
- Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 45% in PvP combat.

Shaman

Restoration
- Developers’ notes: Farseer Restoration Shaman has been behind in performance in PvP compared to Totemic, we’re increasing the throughput of heals and effects provided by Farseer talents and their Ancestors to help close the gap.
- Farseer: Maelstrom Supremacy increases healing of affected spells in PvP by 20% (was 15%).
- Farseer: Hydrobubble’s effectiveness is no longer reduced in PvP (was a 20% reduction).
- Farseer: Heals cast by Call of the Ancestors increased in PvP by 30% (was 20%).

Warrior

Arms, Protection
- Developers’ notes: We’re slightly reducing Colossus’ ability to tank damage to make them more of a viable kill target.
- Mountain of Muscle and Scars reduces damage taken by 3% in PvP combat (was 5%).

Warlock

Affliction
- All damage increased by 3% in PvP combat.
Demonology
- Developers’ notes: Demonology damage while freecasting has not been as effective as we would like, so we’re targeting a few adjustments to Shadow Bolt and Demonbolt with the intention of increasing their ability to punish enemies for allowing them to chain casts together.
- Shadow Bolt damage increased by 200% in PvP combat.
- Demonbolt damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.
Destruction
- Incinerate damage increased by 50% in PvP combat.

Showdown Reward Changes: Higher Level Gear, Faster Rare Spawns and More

Neryssa — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:10:11 +0000

Blizzard is listening to player feedback regarding Showdown zone events, and a batch of hotfixes is now live. These hotfixes are aimed at speeding up catch-up gearing and ensuring characters can start Heroic World Tier more quickly.

The current batch of hotfixes adds features such as warbound Heroic gear caches from Maren Silverwing, more sources for Hero Dawncrests, and Showdown zone rares having faster spawn rates.

An additional hotfix coming with the weekly reset next week is also changing the loot from Showdown world bosses – First item of the week is now guaranteed to be a Hero piece on either difficulty, and subsequent items are Champion 4/6 on Normal World Tier, and Hero 1/6 on Heroic World Tier.

Showdown Zones Guide Field Accolade Guide

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Showdown Reward Changes – June 26 and June 30

With hotfixes that are now live, we’ve made changes in response to feedback from players. In Normal World Tier, our goal is to make it easier for players to more easily gain power and graduate to Heroic World Tier content. For Heroic World Tier, we’re adding more powerful Warbound-until-equipped gear to accelerate alt gearing. We’re also increasing the frequency of rare spawns to reduce periods of downtime after all quests and objectives have been cleared:

Void-Touched Heroic Caches from Maren Silversong in Silvermoon City are now Warbound.
Rare enemies now drop twice as many crests as before.
Warp Riders and Blasktar Legion enemies can now drop Heroic Crests in the Heroic World Tier.
Dark Particles now drop in Val and Naigtal and stack to 1000.
Rare enemies can now drop Heroic items that are Warbound-until-equipped.
Increased the frequency of Rares spawning in the zones.

With scheduled weekly maintenance (on June 30 in this region):

World Bosses now drop a Warbound Heroic 1/6 item in Normal and a Warbound Heroic 4/6 item in Heroic.
- Each player-character can now receive a Champion 4/6 Soulbound item on Normal and a Heroic 1/6 Soulbound item on Heroic.

To all who have played and provided feedback on the Naigtal and Val content in Midnight: Revelations, thank you very much!

Midsummer Fire, Darkspear Dash: WoW Weekly, June 22 – 26

Starym — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:13:33 +0000

We have a pretty short weekly today, as Blizzard sum up the week’s official news. With no mention of the 12.1 PTR build, all we have is two events and a reminder of the Discord Portal Rooms officially partnered discords.

The Midsummer Fire Festival rages on for another two weeks with some fancy new rewards, including a cool roc mount, Aerial quests, and more. Then there’s the new Darkspear Dash micro-holiday, where players can race across Azeroth, inspired by the Running of the Trolls community event!

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Tend Azeroth’s Fires—the Midsummer Fire Festival Burns Until July 5

Sun Festival’s Painted Roc Mount
“Long ago, this elusive summer roc inspired many legends, many believing them to be descendants of phoenixes. The ancient tauren saw these majestic creatures as living manifestations of An’she’s fire.”

Take part in firelit revelry and celebration dedicated to the hottest season of the year. The Midsummer Fire Festival sparks a variety of activities and ignites rewards to light up Azeroth’s summer with new Midsummer Fire Festival highlights for Midnight:

Take Flight Across Azeroth in New Aerial Quests
Turn Up the Heat on Frost Lord Ahune for the Chance at a New Mount
Honor the Flames of Midnight in Five New Zones
A Plethora of New Cosmetic Items on Holiday Vendors

The Midsummer sky beckons. Take wing, follow the blossoms, and let the stories of Azeroth carry you onward.

Full details are in our previously published article.

Run, Leap, and Spread Cheer: The Darkspear Dash Begins June 27

The Darkspear Dash sweeps in a new surge of activity and celebration across Azeroth from the tropical shores of the Echo Isles to soaring spires of Silvermoon City.

Starts: June 27 at 12:01 am PDT
Ends: June 28 at 11:59 pm PDT

We look forward to seeing you dash, leap, and celebrate with the Darkspear during this festive (and colorful) holiday—taz’dingo!

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Tanky Valeera, Val Improvements: Midnight 12.0.7 Hotfixes, June 25th

Starym — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:45:38 +0000

We have a pretty large batch today as Val gets the improvement treatment!

Solo Delves get easier as Valeera takes a lot less damage when the player is in healer spec. The Omnium Folio Seeking Knowledge weekly quest is now account-wide. But the main part of the notes is set in the other new zone, Val. It gets plenty of improvements! From two World Quests with many improvements each, to Spirit Healers properly spawning, and a particularly tricky affix getting its damage nerfed, the zone should be a whole lot better.

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Delves

When tank Valeera is accompanied by a healer, she now takes significantly less damage, scaling from 45% less damage at Tier 1 to 29% less damage at Tier 11.

Dungeons and Raids

Sporefall
- Resolved an issue causing players to be able to interact with the door to Funggor Hollow.

Naigtal

Players will no longer lose their “Lighthook Grapple” ability when they log out of Naigtal.

Omnium Folio

Starting with Week 2, the weekly Seeking Knowledge quest prerequisites are now account-wide. Characters must still complete the Sunstrider Omnium unlock questline to access the weekly quests on alts.

Quests

All of the quests required for the Omnium Folio and to unlock and enter Val or Naigtal are now marked as Important quests.
Fixed a bug preventing new Midsummer quests from rewarding XP.

Val

Gravity Shackles affix damage reduced by 50%.
Adjusted the World Quest “Dissent and Divide”.
- Increased the chances of a favorable gossip reaction even when selecting inappropriate gossip options for the target.
- Increased base spawn thresholds for conversation targets.
- Added additional Veilcasters around the quest area.
- Added partial credit for killing gossip targets.
- Added a movement bonus to the Domanaar disguise.
Adjusted the World Quest “Aberration Liberation”.
- Reduced the quest objective count to 10 (was 12).
- Kills now give credit to the whole party (was the interacting player).
- Improved respawning when many players are present.
Spirit Healers now correctly spawn in Val.

Top Group Takes One Fourth of Population: The Most Played and Best-Performing Specs and Comps in Mythic+, 12.0.7 Week 1

Starym — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:09:47 +0000

There’s just no beating Guardian or the top group composition, as they just go from strength to strength. All the specs involved are getting more and more play, but Retribution and Beast Mastery manage to hang in there despite not being in the top group. Let’s see what’s happening.

The Data

The data used in this article comes from Raider.IO‘s excellent analytics tools, taking into account all Mythic+ runs across all levels of play. The data is focused on this reset and not on the season as a whole.

The Most Popular Specs in Mythic+

There’s just no stopping the orange on top. Guardians gained another huge 0.5% of the playerbase over the past week, showing no signs of slowing down. Ret took a small 0.1% hit in 2nd place, but is still solidly ahead of Beast Mastery, despite the Hunter gaining their own 0.1%. Mistweavers gain 0.2% as their participation in the top meta group is paying off. Meanwhile Demonology remains stable in 7th, but loses a big chunk of players, 0.5% down. Destruction manages to climb out of the bottom 3, leaving Assassination to jump in, despite both sitting at 0.5% total.

Spec popularity data by Raider.IO

Runs by Key Level

The 24s are getting a bit more diverse, as we see 10 specs playing them, but the vast majority is still the same 5 specs as last week, aka the big meta spec.

Spec popularity data by Raider.IO

And here are the full numbers, including the amount of runs.

Overall run data by Raider.IO

Group Composition Popularity

The group comp chart is getting sillier and sillier, as the top spec just takes up more and more space. We’re up to 24% on the Guardian, Mistweaver, Unholy, Devourer, Augmentation behemoth, with the 2nd best comp still at 6%. The rest have all been siphoned off and fed to the beast at the top.

Group Composition data by Raider.IO

Mythic+ DPS Logs

The below logs are based on POINTS, and not actual damage or healing. This means that they log the timed completion for the specs, with higher keys getting more points, obviously. The time in which the dungeon is completed is also a factor. It is a much, much smaller factor, however. It grants only a few points for significantly faster completions compared to just any in-time finish. We’re also using the Normalized Aggregate Scores numbers, for clarity. This means that the top spec is marked as 100 and then the rest are ranked in relation to that peak point.

95th percentile DPS

The top 6 remain very stable here, but we do see Enhancement drop off significantly, down two sports in 9th. Survival and Feral take advantage of the Shaman’s fall and move up, while Assassination pushes Demonology out of the final top 10 spot. The bottom 3 remain the same, as Devastation, Destruction, and Balance are regulars there.

Mythic+ All Keys 95th Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs

All Percentiles

The generalit bracket has caught up to the top percentiles, as we see Devourer move into 2nd. There are still differences here, however, as Survival is doing a lot better, managing to best Ret in 5th. Demonology is also still hanging in there a lot better, but still dropping one spot. Enhancement is fending off Fury in 8th, and the top 10 is closed out by a different Rogue, Outlaw.

Mythic+ All Keys All-Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs

Very High Key Raw DPS Numbers

Note: We’re also taking a look at the raw damage numbers from Mythicstats. They take the top runs for extremely high keys (+16-25) from WarcraftLogs and list the overall DPS for the dungeon, which includes non-combat time as well. They’re ranked by the average DPS numbers, with the very top of the top shown next to it.

Demonology has fallen off quite a bit here, down in 7th, while Outaw and Feral are rising. We see Assassination doing well here, pushing into 9th and beating Subtlety on its way, also making it three Rogues in the top 10.

Raw DPS datafrom Myticstats

For more stats and spec information, you can also head on over to our class guides and tier lists, as well as the full Raider.IO, WarcraftLogs, and Mythicstats data.

This Patch 12.1 Player Power System Won’t Follow You Into Dungeons or Raids

Neryssa — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:40:59 +0000

A new player power system is arriving in Patch 12.1! You will be able to enchant certain items with poison-related effects for open-world content.

Learn more about Corroded gear in this post!

Where Does Corrosive Power Effects Work?

Corrosive Power effects are a way to add extra power to open-world content. As such, these do not work in dungeons or raids. As of the time of writing, they do work in Delves, including Venomfall Deeps, the Delve for the Season 2 Nemesis, Azta’rec.

These are also confirmed to be temporary effects that last only through Season 2 of Midnight.

How to Obtain Corrosive Power Effects

Corrosive effects are applied by obtaining Corrosive Soul to items. You can apply Corrosive Soul effects to Bracers and Belts. They work as cantrip effects and do not replace enchants or sockets.

A corrosive item.

As of the time of writing, you can obtain them from the following sources:

From the weekly quest Turn Back the Surge, which requires completing Curse Surge events in Coiled Isle.
Once a day, from the final bosses of said Curse Surge events.
From the Trovehunter’s Bounty chest, at the end of Delves.

The Corrosive Power system has a bit of RNG baked into it. Applying a Corrosive Soul to an item once gives the item a random Corrosive Power. Applying another Corrosive Soul to an already Corrosive item changes the effect to a different one.

Corrosive Power Effects

There are a total of 12 possible Corrosive Power effects. You can preview them in-game via the Corrosive Palimpsest, obtained when looting your first Corrosive Soul, or purchased from Delve Vendors in Silvermoon.

All Corrosive Power effects are based on poisons, with most of them gaining extra effects if a target is poisoned. As some of these effects apply poisons themselves and you can wear two Corroded pieces, there is potential for combos here – Even for classes that do not naturally apply poison effects.

Corrosive Power	Effect
Ophidian Maw	Damaging an enemy has a chance to call a giant snake that erupts from below, gnashing at the target location, dealing Nature damage split between nearby enemies. Any poisoned non-boss creature damage below 20% health is executed.
Insidious Venom	Chance during combat to poison yourself, lowering all Secondary and Tertiary stats while increasing your Primary stat for 12 seconds.
Viperine Grasp	Your harmful spells and abilities have a chance to pull up to 2 nearby enemies to your target’s location, dealing Nature damage to affected targets. Up to 3 nearby poisoned enemies are also pulled in.
Virulent Mucus	Upon entering combat, gain 5 stacks of Virulent Mucus. Each stack negates an instance of damage that would exceed 5% of your maximum health. Dealing damage to poisoned enemies has a very low chance of granting you 1 stack of Virulent Mucus.
Mephitic Cloud	Chance during combat to apply Mephitic Cloud to nearby party members and enemies for 10 seconds. Affected allies’ spells and abilities poison their target, dealing additional Nature damage over 5 seconds. Afflicted enemies’ spells heal their target.
Accursed Poison	Chance during combat to inflict Accursed Poison on the strongest enemy, dealing Nature damage every second for 1 minute. The next time the afflicted target attempts to cast an interruptible spell or ability, the Accursed Poison triggers, interrupting the effect and removing itself.
Gorgoneion Gaze	Upon dropping below 50% health, petrify all enemies within 10 yards for 10 seconds. Petrified enemies are stunned and invulnerable. When they break free, they become poisoned, taking Nature damage every second and having their movement speed reduced by 50% for 5 seconds. 1 minute cooldown.
Plague of Corrosion	Chance during combat to apply a stacking poison to all nearby enemies, dealing Nature damage every 2 seconds for 1 minute. On death, the poison and its remaining duration are transferred to a new target.11
Lithic Plumage	Taking damage has a chance to fortify you, reducing incoming damage by 75%, up to 23,139 damage taken. The damage cap is increased for each nearby poisoned enemy.
Miasma Geyser	Chance during combat to trigger a Miasma Geyser under a nearby enemy that erupts after 10 seconds. The eruption deals Nature damage split between all enemy units in the area, and heals all Allies inside it. Poisoned units take increased damage or healing.
Ouroboric Cycle	Chance during combat to begin an Ouroboric Cycle, gaining increased Tertiary stats for 5 seconds, then increased Secondary stats for 5 seconds, then increased Primary Stat for 5 seconds. Slaying an enemy extends the current cycle for 1 second. While you are poisoned, all cycles are extended by 1 second.
Ula’tek’s Gift	Your harmful spells and abilities have a chance to afflict your target with 5 stacks of Ula’tek’s Gift, dealing Nature damage per application every 5 seconds for 1 minute. While you are poisoned, apply 5 additional stacks. Upon applying 20 stacks to a target, the gift corrodes, dealing the remainder of its damage and removing itself.

You can compare these to the Corrupted Powers we saw with Horrific Visions Revisited during The War Within. What do you think of these seasonal power increases? What about them not working in dungeons and raids?

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

WoW’s Secret Lightsaber Transmog: How to Unlock Ice Guardian’s Sleetblade

Emma — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:42:29 +0000

Patch 12.0.7 re-introduced the Val and Naigtal zones from Legion Invasion Points, alongside a whole host of new rewards. But there’s one secret reward that might have eluded you. Did you know Val is hiding a secret lightsaber transmog? Here’s how to get it!

Val’s Secret Lightsaber Transmog

Getting your hands on this cosmetic requires a little preparation. The Ice Guardian’s Sleetblade is looted from the Enchanted Hilt located in Val at /way 84.28 (cave entrance /way 78.76). Interacting with the Enchanted Hilt gives you the Testament buff for 30 minutes, which requires you to prove your strength by slaying foes.

Once you have this buff, you must kill two Rare creatures on Heroic World Tier in Val. The buff will then invite you back to claim your reward. Head back to the Enchanted Hilt to claim your new secret lightsaber transmog!

Geheimes Laserschwert EASY in Patch 12.0.7! – Val Guide

In WoW Patch 12.0.7 gibt es ein verstecktes Schwert, das viele vermutlich übersehen werden: die Graupelklinge des Eiswächters.
Ihr braucht dafür einen versteckten Buff, zwei Rare-Kills!#Warcraft pic.twitter.com/QtfTTeSMal
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Thanks to @ChromieDe on X for pointing out this cool cosmetic!

Auctionator Creator Is Back With Another Must-Have WoW UI Addon

Emma — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:06:13 +0000

With CurseForge’s Addon Trials competition in full swing, we’re seeing some crazy addons! From talking squirrel companions, to WoW Token trend trackers, Midnight’s addons range from goofy to extremely useful. But we think this next entry deserves some of the spotlight.

Coolinator

Plusmouse—known for creating some of WoW’s most well-known addons such as Auctionator and Baganator—is back at it again with another creation: Coolinator.

Coolinator is an improved version of WoW’s new cooldown manager, providing enhanced customisation options. Players can drag and drop abilities, auras, and class resources into flexible layout options. The addon also provides a variety of different borders, colours and groupings to choose from.

This addon is hot off the press and still under heavy development. However, new feature requests and improvements are welcome!

Download Plusmouse’s Coolinator addon on CurseForge.

Wind Serpent Mounts Just Made It Into WoW for the First Time Ever

Neryssa — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:46:21 +0000

Patch 12.1 is adding a variety of new mount types. Today, we’re taking a look at the Skyfang mounts!

Skyfangs are a new model for Wind Serpents. This is the first time Wind Serpents will be available as mounts in WoW!

Skyfang Mounts Available in Patch 12.1

The Emerald Skyfang is the reward for the achievement Pro Poison Patroller, which requires completing 250 Patrol tasks in the Vaults of Atal’Utek.

Found patrolling the skies of Atal’Utek, maintaining the peace and a full stomach.

The Violet-Backed Skyfang is one of the rewards from Zul’jarra’s Forces, the new Renown faction in Patch 12.1. Like all flying mounts from Renown, it will be available starting at Renown 19.

The wind serpents of Atal’Utek have venomous tails. You can thank Ula’tek for that.

Datamined Skyfang Model Variants

The models highlighted below are variants of the Skyfang mount model that do not include mount items or are otherwise unavailable at this point in the Patch 12.1 development. We can hope they will be added at a later date.

Wind Serpents have been a creature type since Vanilla WoW, so it is exciting to see them becoming mounts. Will you grind for these?

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

Cone and Line Effect Precast Visuals: Midnight Season 2 Mythic+ Dungeon Picks, Philosophy, and Design Goals

Starym — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:30:50 +0000

Blizzard have just posted a huge article on the Season 2 dungeon pool. They go very in-depth explaining the thought process behind the rotation chosen and everything that goes along with that.

First off, enemy cone and line abilities will be getting precast visuals! This is mostly for instant-cast abilities like breaths and lasers, and they will be introduced during the PTR. We also get very detailed explanations on why older dungeons were picked. From theming to pacing, visual style, and so on, it’s all covered. Updating the dungeons is also a big topic. We get to know how and why they get changed for the new season. The overall challenge also gets addressed, as the aim is for DPS players to share the pressure/burden a bit more, as it was all on the tanks and healers. This will be done with everything from bigger enemy HP pools, more important targeting priorities, damage checks, and abilities that debuff enemy mobility and damage instead of having a higher damage profile themselves.

There’s also a rundown of the major changes to the individual dungeons at the end. Let’s dive in.

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We’ve been paying close attention to the discussion around the Midnight Season 2 dungeon pool. Some of that discussion has focused on returning dungeons with pain points from past seasons, and some has focused on the unique mechanics in the Midnight dungeons. That feedback is useful, and it lines up with the work we do internally when building a season. We want to take this opportunity to share more about how we choose dungeons, how we update them for Mythic+, and what we’ve already done for Midnight Season 2.

Choosing Dungeons

When we begin choosing dungeons for a Mythic+ season, the first thing we look at is which dungeons might fit the theme of the upcoming update. Sometimes that means reconnecting players with a story, character, or place that is relevant to the game’s current story. With L’ura threatening the Sunwell in March on Quel’danas, it was a great time to bring that character back and show the start of her relationship with Alleria in Seat of the Triumvirate. Other times, it is more about shared themes, like the connection between trolls, snakes, and the Curse of Ul’atek. Not every dungeon needs to point at the same story or tone, though. A dungeon like Ruby Life Pools can help the pool feel more varied by giving players a change of pace from the patch’s main themes, as can a dungeon like Skyreach from Midnight Season 1.

From there, we think about the shape of the full pool. Each dungeon should bring something distinct, whether that is its theme, layout, pacing, visual style, or mechanical identity. We want the season to feel varied from key to key, with a strong mix of different places, different problems to solve, and different reasons to be excited about each dungeon in the pool.

Updating Dungeons

Selecting a dungeon for a new season is a big commitment. We need to believe that the dungeon can contribute to the goals of the season, but we also must commit to addressing aspects of the dungeon that didn’t play out well last time it was featured in a Mythic+ season.

Once we know a dungeon is returning, we look at it from a few angles: feedback from its previous appearance, our own experiences playing the live game, our internal playtests, and early discussion during the current expansion beta.

Some older dungeons give us more of a blank canvas. In those cases, our goal is to capture the essence and themes of the dungeon without players feeling like it has become something entirely different. Pit of Saron is a good example from Midnight Season 1. We rebuilt it from the ground up while keeping its core themes, spaces, and mechanics in mind, so it still felt like Pit of Saron.

Every dungeon gets a full creature review. We look at health, damage, ability packages, cast frequency, enemy placement, and how each pull contributes to the dungeon as a whole. The goal is not for every creature to feel the same, but for the dungeon to have a balanced mix of challenges within itself and alongside the rest of the season.

We also look closely at how those challenges are distributed. A mechanic can be appropriate on its own but become frustrating if too many similar asks are packed into the same section of a dungeon. The density of interruptible spells is a good example of something we watched closely in Midnight Season 1, and it is the kind of thing we’ll continue to evaluate when building a new pool.

Boss encounters are reviewed individually. Some bosses already have a strong foundation and mostly need visual polish, tuning, and pacing adjustments. Others need more substantial updates because their mechanics were too complex, did not challenge players in a compelling way, or relied too heavily on players remembering how the encounter worked in a previous season. In some cases, we see an opportunity to lean further into a boss’s core idea, giving returning players something new to engage with while reducing the knowledge gap for players seeing the dungeon for the first time.

Overall Challenge and Feel

Speaking to the discussions around difficulty, the difficulty of dungeons in Midnight Season 1 met a lot of our design goals, and our aim for Season 2 dungeons is that they feel similar overall. One key difference is that we’d like the difficulty of a dungeon to be more evenly shared across the group. Specifically, we’d like the DPS role to factor more strongly into a group’s success.

Tank and healer players often have the most immediate pressure in Mythic+. When something goes wrong, they are usually the first roles asked to solve it, whether that means surviving the pull, recovering the group, or covering mistakes long enough for the key to continue. In Season 1, key success could be too heavily shaped by those moments, while damage throughput and damage dealer execution did not always have the same impact on whether a group timed the key.

In Season 2, you’ll see slightly increased creature health pools, a larger emphasis on skills like target prioritization and damage checks, and some abilities trading raw damage effects for penalties to damage output or mobility. We still want dungeons to move at a good pace. The health changes are there so priority targets, cooldown usage, and damage checks have more room to matter. Tanks and healers will still have plenty to manage, but success should feel more evenly shared across the group.

Midnight Season 2

Before we get into dungeon specific notes, we also want to call out a broader visual clarity update that has been part of recent discussions.

General

Cone and line abilities have received updated precast visuals to better communicate their impact areas.

Over the years, cone and line attacks have used a variety of visual treatments across different eras of the game. As those dungeons rotate into Mythic+, we want that visual language to be more consistent and easier to read at a glance.

Throughout PTR, we’re introducing standardized cone and line precast visuals that share the visual style of our circular ground target effects and rims. These visuals are intended for attacks that hit instantly, such as breaths or lasers. Charges, projectiles, and other similar mechanics may use different visual treatments with a consideration for travel time of the attack. When a cone or line attack tracks its target during a cast, it will use an edge only variant of the visual, along with an arrow above the target’s head. Vaelgor’s Dread Breath in Voidspire is an example of an ability that would use this treatment.

Dungeons

Below, we’ll walk through each dungeon in the Season 2 pool, call out some of the pain points we saw from previous appearances and discussions, and share some of the updates we’ve made to help it fit this season.

Murder Row

During our internal testing as well as during the Midnight Preseason, we identified the cantina event as a potential pain point in Mythic+, as well as the large number creatures with interruptible casts following the Zaen Bladesorrow encounter. Here’s some examples of the changes we’ve made to address pain points like these:

Increased the progress contributed towards cantina event completion from successful execution of a task.
Significantly reduced the loss of progress when failing to perform a task during the cantina event.
Removed job switching during the cantina event.
Reduced the total number of caster enemies after Zaen Bladesorrow.
Removed some casted abilities from Corrupted Warlocks, Trained Fel Hunters, and Felcaster Neophytes.

Den of Nalorakk

During the Midnight Preseason, we received feedback that the pacing of the gauntlet before the Sentinel of Winter could feel frustrating. Additionally, we identified that the Sentinel of Winter’s absorb shield would not scale well into higher Mythic+ keys. Also, we saw feedback that certain RP moments across the dungeon overstayed their welcome. Here are some of the adjustments made to address feedback like the above:

Adjusted RP sequences to resolve quicker.
Adjusted the pacing and effects of the winter gauntlet to increase ease of navigation.
Updated the Sentinel of Winter’s Eternal Winter to no longer grant an absorb shield and to channel for a fixed duration.
Updated the Avatar of Starvation’s Starvation Effigy to now have a 5 second cast time before afflicting players with its health debuff.
Updated the Avatar of Determination’s Pulverize to no longer stun the targeted player.

The Blinding Vale

A pain point we identified in this dungeon is the presence of certain boss mechanics that disproportionally challenge pickup groups such as in the Ikuzz the Light Hunter and Ziekket encounters. There are also a few creature packs with an excessive amount of casters. These are some of the changes we made to address these types of issues:

Reduced the number of Bloodthorn Roots summoned by Ikuzz the Light Hunter.
Reduced the health of Lightspawn Lashers in Ziekket’s encounter.
Addressed an issue that could cause players to unfairly fail the Lightbloom’s Essence mechanic in Ziekket’s encounter.
Updated spawning across the dungeon to reduce the amount of casters found in a single creature pack.

Voidscar Arena

During internal playtests, we felt there was an opportunity to do more with routing and for more engaging mechanics in some of the boss encounters. To that end, we made adjustments such as the following:

Updated spawning prior to the first boss to make the left side melee-focused and the right side caster-focused, with each side now featuring a miniboss that provides a unique stat buff for players.
Reworked the Taz’Rah’s encounter with a new set of abilities.
Designed new abilities for Watchful Harrowers and gave them significant contribution towards completing enemy forces.
Updated spawning prior to the Charonus encounter to change creature composition and replace the four minibosses with new Domanaar lieutenants, who must be defeated in order to engage Charonus.
Adjusted mechanics in the Charonus encounter to improve their interactions with each other.

Kings’ Rest

While reviewing Kings’ Rest during our planning of the season 2 dungeon pool, we identified that Shadow of Zul’s damage was exceptionally high and did not scale well into higher Mythic+ keys. Additionally, the lack of checkpoints after each boss along with long sequences of RP scenes hurt the flow of the dungeon when compared to modern M+ dungeons. Additionally, while it was interesting for The Council of Tribes to have a different boss order from week to week, this created situations where some weeks would feel more punishing than others. We also found that Dazar, The First King featured some mechanics that felt out-of-date with modern dungeon boss design. These are some of the changes we made to the dungeon to address these issues:

Adjusted RP sequences to resolve quicker.
Switched the Council of Tribes to a fixed sequence: Kula the Butcher, then Aka’alil the Conqueror, then Zanazal the Wise.
Adjusted the Shadow of Zul’s abilities to fit modern M+ design standards.
Reworked the Dazar, The First King encounter with a new set of abilities.

Temple of Sethraliss

Certain bosses like Adderis and Aspix presented mechanics in a subtle and inconsistent manner, and Merektha had long forced downtime during Burrow. The gauntlet section prior to the last boss saw issues with bugs and general gameplay flow. Additionally, the final encounter was heavily weighted on the healer while lacking gameplay for other roles. This dungeon was heavily adjusted in terms of both trash creatures and boss encounters to address these pain points. In particular:

Adjusted Adderis and Aspix to now swap their shields on a health threshold, and their shield now provides damage resistance rather than inflicting damage to the attacker.
Reworked Merektha’s ability package to improve engagement and changed Burrow so that she now re-emerges after the defeat of her adds rather than on a timer.
Reworked the gauntlet sequence prior to the final boss to address concerns with bugs and to remove the need for a player to be in “timeout” while energizing an orb.
Reworked the final encounter to encourage more group participation in the healing of the Avatar of Sethraliss.
Reworked Cheap Shot on Shrouded Fangs to provide more opportunity for counterplay.

Ruby Life Pools

Ruby Life Pools had many pulls that felt chaotic and cramped, particularly in the first section. Additionally, the flying patrols of Thunderhead and Flamegullet were confusing to navigate around. Pulls across the dungeon often featured fast and frequent casting as well as frequent bursts of unavoidable damage. Additionally, certain abilities were presented in a way that increased the likelihood of “snowballing” mistakes or were otherwise unclear. These are some of the changes we made to address these issues:

Removed some creature packs from the first section.
Reworked abilities like Flashfrost Earthshaper’s Tectonic Slam to remove cast bar clutter and bursty group damage.
Slowed down the ability schedule and reduced the movement forces of Melidrussa Chillworn.
Changed the patrols of Thunderhead and Flamegullet to occur on the ground.
Adjusted Kyrakka’s Flaming Embers to no longer apply Infernocore and Kokia Blazehoof’s Ritual of Blazebinding to now mark the targeted player before it casts.
Changed creature pack composition and adjusted ability packages to simplify the pacing and mechanical asks of each pull

Midnight Mythic+ Season 2 Dungeon Testing, June 25th – July 22nd

Starym — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:57:06 +0000

Blizzard announced a whole bunch of test dates for the Season 2 dungeons on the PTR. We start this weekend with the new Altar of Fangs dungeon, with the testing lasting through July 1st. Right after that we have the Midnight launch dungeons that are in the rotation, and then on the 9th it’s the old dungeons’ turn. And then the final batch of testing from the 16th to the 22nd will open them all up together. As usual on the PTR, keys and portals will be very conveniently located at the test vendors in Orgrimmar and Stormwind. Item levels will be scaling up to levels needed for testing, as long as they’re 226 or higher to begin with.

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Greetings!

Midnight Season 2 dungeon testing begins on Thursday, June 25th. Please note that this schedule may be adjusted.

6/25 – 7/1: Altar of Fangs
7/2 – 7/8: Midnight Dungeons
- The Blinding Vale
- Den of Nalorakk
- Murder Row
- Voidscar Arena
7/9 – 7/15: Legacy Dungeons
- Temple of Sethraliss
- Kings’ Rest
- Ruby Life Pools
7/16 – 7/22: All Season 2 Mythic+ Dungeons

During the test period you’ll be able to acquire and customize Mythic Keystones by talking to the Keystone Vendor in Stormwind, Orgrimmar and Silvermoon. The nearby Dungeon Teleports NPC will assist you with transportation. This NPC will now also appear at the beginning of each dungeon on Mythic difficulty who can teleport players back to a capital city.

Provided that the items equipped on your character are at least item level 226, they will scale automatically to a higher level as needed to support Dungeon testing.

Thanks for testing and sharing your thoughts with us! We’ll be reviewing your feedback closely and will continue to post updates throughout the beta as changes roll out.

This Week’s Omnium Folio Upgrade Takes One Ritual Site Run

Neryssa — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:32:47 +0000

The Omnium Folio is one of the main features of Patch 12.0.7. Learn how to unlock it and what you can get from the feature in Week 2 of the Folio questline!

For more information, check our dedicated guide! And if you are looking for recommendations on what to spec your Omnium Folio, our class guides are updated with that information.

Omnium Folio Guide Icy Veins Class Guides

How to Complete Week 2 of the Omnium Folio Questline

To obtain your second Mote of Omnial Inquiry, you must return to the Sunstrider Omnium Folio location inside Magister’s Terrace and pick up the quest Seeking Knowledge Week 2 of 5: Ritualized Arcana. This quest requires Ritual Sites.

Ritual Sites Guide

You’ll need to loot eight Ritualized Arcana and complete the Ritual Site. These items drop from all “objective” mobs in the Ritual Site (for Broken Throne, this includes the three Cultist Apprentices, Captured Void Entities, Corrupted Amani Dragonhawk, and Faithbreaker Ger’lok).

This can all be done in a single Tier 1 Ritual Sites run. No challenges or higher tier required. Do not forget to loot ALL objective mobs!

Week 2 Omnium Folio Abilities

Each week, you will need to complete a new quest at Magister’s Terrace to earn a Mote of Omnial Inquiry, unlocking a new point for your Omnium Folio talent tree. The Omnium Folio menu can be accessed from your minimap.

Note that unlocking a Mote of Omnial Inquiry on one character unlocks it for your entire account. So, you only need to do this questline once.

The second unlock for the Omnium Folio adds a defensive layer to your Core Rune ability, allowing you to choose between healing, an absorption shield, or a Speed buff.

Unlock Week

Ability Choices

Week 2

– Rune of Self Mending: When below 75% health, your Core Rune ability also heals you for 4,116 health.
– Rune of Void-Tainted Shell: When struck for more than 10% of your maximum health, gain an absorb shield that will absorb up to 18,523 damage, but 50% of the absorbed amount will linger, dealing its damage over 10 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 30 seconds.
– Rune of Lynxlike Reflexes: When struck in combat, increase your Speed by 115 for 10 seconds. Cannot occur more than once every 30 seconds.

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

Vault of the Incarnates Is Suddenly Much Faster for WoW Transmog Farmers

Maursean — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:27:07 +0000

Patch 12.0.7 implemented undocumented changes to Vault of the Incarnates, changing two parts of the raid.

In an effort to speed up a few encounters, the time for the opening Assault and Broodkeeper Diurna saw significant nerfs.

Opening Assault Timer Reduced

The timer has been reduced for the opening assault, giving players only 15 seconds now instead of the intial two minutes. Players will grab a dragon and will almost immediately drop at the entrace due to the timing.

In a significant change, the trash before the first boss become signifcantly faster to kill. Max level characters will get the benefits of legacy mode, clearing it much more quickly.

The Introductory Assault get a massive time nerf

The assault ends immediately, dropping players in front of the trash.

Only Two Eggs Required for Broodkeeper

The most significant change comes to Broodkeeper Diurna, which saw a massive nerf in her Broodkeeper’s Bond ability.

Broodkeeper’s Bond empowers Diurna, impacting the amount of damage players could do to Diaurna while eggs were up. She is immune beyond 2% of her health, stacking for each egg.

Clearing this fight took players a set amount of time, even in legacy mode, as Broodkeeper Diurna would only trigger two eggs at a time with Rapid Incubation. This ability triggers over the course of the fight when she reaches 100 energy. Players were stuck waiting for her to break all of the eggs.

Patch 12.0.7 changed that, requiring her to only break two eggs before Broodkeeper’s Bond would be removed. Players no longer have to wait for the fight to completely play out.

Diurna breaks all of her eggs after just one Rapid Incubation

Available Transmogs

The Season One Dragonflight raid had a ton of cool transmogs for players. Players will be able to clear the raid much faster thanks to these changes.

Even if the tier sets are old content, you can check out our guide to get a close up look at each class.

Primalist Class Tier Set Guide

WoW Players Are Saving Time With This Auction House Search Shortcut

Emma — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:58:24 +0000

WoW’s Auction House has come a long way since the days of manually scrolling through thousands of listings. But did you know, there is an incredibly useful trick that most players don’t know about?

Whether you’re spending hours making gold by playing the Auction House, or just want to buy your crafting mats more quickly, this little shortcut can save you a lot of time.

Auction House Shorthand Searching

The Auction House search bar does not require you to type the full item name, instead requiring only the first few letters of each word. For example, searching for Infused Scalewoven Hide would only require you to type “inf sc hi”.

Did you know you can shorthand your auction house searches?
byu/ChequeBook inwow

ChequeBook on Reddit pointed out this tip, with many players saying they’ve played the game for years and never knew!

Did you know about this already, or is this simple trick new to you? Let us know!

These Award-Winning Midnight Addons Deserve a Spot in Your UI

Emma — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:26:37 +0000

CurseForge is hosting the ultimate addon competition, and the battle for the $8,100 prize pool is well underway. The Addon Trials mid-contest winners have been announced, with each creator winning $100! Here are the victors and their winning addons (which you should definitely check out.)

The Addon Trials Mid-Contest Winners

Ludius Plus by LudiusMaximus

Essences by Xepheris

Vamooses Companions by Vamoose

Wakaba Rotation Mirror by Nyarutan

QuestTally by Soap64

Ready Check Accept by Nikyou

Murloc Minder by Kagrok

Advanced Gold Tracker by sonark

TokenTrend by Kkthnx

MiniCC by Verz

Still Want to Enter?

There is plenty of time left to enter The Addon Trials! If you have created an addon for Midnight, then you could be in with a chance of winning up to $2,500!

To enter the competition, you must have published your addon to CurseForge’s project submission page, ensuring it meets the requirements, by 5th July. The contest is only for addons created on or after 11th November 2025.

After submitting your entry, all addons will be moderated and judged, with winners to be announced on 15th July.

For more details on the competition, check out The Addon Trials page on CurseForge.

The Addon Trials: Mid-Contest Winners!
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Ranged Hunters Can Finally Use Weapon Illusions in Patch 12.1

Neryssa — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:33:28 +0000

Weapon Illusions have been a staple for transmogrification since they were first introduced all the way back in the Legion expansion, almost a decade ago at this point.

Notably, the one class that could not interact at full capacity with illusions are Hunters. For the longest time, Ranged Weapons could not receive Weapon Illusions. This is because Illusions only previously worked with weapons that had actual enchants, while Hunters, for the longest time, could only use Engineering Scopes.

Only Survival Hunters, Melee weapon users, could use Illusions on their weapons… until now!

Ranged Weapons Eligible for (Some) Illusions in Patch 12.1

The latest Patch 12.1 build brings great news to Ranged Hunters: After a long, long time, Bows, Crossbows, and Guns are finally eligible for weapon illusions!

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TRANSMOGRIFICATION

Ranged weapons (bows, crossbows, and guns) can now use a variety of illusions in transmog.

As of right now on the PTR, the illusion selection is somewhat limited to enchants obtained in recent expansions. As with all things PTR, we will very likely see more options before the patch goes live.

This adds a whole new layer of customization for ranged Hunters. What illusions do you wanna use with your ranged weapons?

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

Midsummer Improvements, Mount Drop Buff, Midnight 12.0.7 Hotfixes, June 23rd

Starym — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:53:13 +0000

We have plenty of Midsummer Fire Festival fixes in today’s batch, as the event get some improvements. First off, the Reignite the Skies daily quest unlocks are now account-wide. Then there’s a doozy, where the Satchel of Chilled Goods actually re-rolled its contents whenever it was opened. This was particularly handy for those looking for the new Roc mount. Luckily, the chances for it to drop have also been doubled for the first daily attempt per account.

The rest is a mix of quite a few raid, Lorewalking, World Quest, PvP, and Profession fixes, so let’s dive in.

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Items

Rotmire’s Sporeheart once again triggers from Leech healing.

Lorewalking

During Loa Lorewalking (and Darkspear Heritage), Lukou’s portals will now allow transport while in combat.

Midsummer Fire Festival

“Reignite the Skies: Orgrimmar” and “Reignite the Skies: Stormwind” Midsummer dailies unlocks are now account-wide.
Fixed an issue that allowed the contents Satchel of Chilled Goods to reroll each time it was opened.
Sun Festival Painted Roc’s chance to drop in Satchel of Chilled Goods has been doubled for the first drop of the day on the account. The drop rate from the first satchel will continue to increase each day until it is obtained.

Player versus Player

Fixed an issue where some important effects and major defensives were not displaying on enemy player nameplates.

Professions

Fixed an issue where Empowered Mulch would result in no herbs being gathered.

Quests

The weekly offerings from Lady Liadrin should once again offer four choices to players.

Val

Adjustments made to the “Until it is Done” world quest, improving quest credit earned and increasing creature respawn rates.

Your Fastest Way to Level in WoW is Getting Nerfed – Only a Few Weeks Left

Anshlun — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:17:08 +0000

Blizzard is nerfing one of the most unorthodox leveling methods in patch 12.1: Earthen Skyriding.

To those unaware, this leveling method involves taking advantage of the Earthen racial ability Wide-Eyed Wonder, and consists of leveling exclusively by Skyriding around the world. With this method, you can level a fresh character from 10 to 90 in less than 3 hours by following the best routes. (source)

You can see an example below.

Buffs to Compensate for the Nerf

To compensate enraged Earthen enjoyers, Blizzard is buffing another Earthen racial: Ingest Minerals. The buff will increase effectiveness from the “food” buff received by the racial by 30%.

While a welcome change for those doing max-level content, for those just looking to level more alts, this change is irrelevant.

Only a Few Weeks Left to Level Earthen

Note that this change will only take place with Patch 12.1. This means you still have about 6 weeks or more to level Earthen characters using this method if you want.

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Midnight: Curse of Ula’tek PTR Development Notes

CHARACTERS

EARTHEN
- Developers’ note: In Curse of Ula’tek, we are revisiting the amount of XP gained when exploring zones. This will particularly impact the leveling speed for Earthen characters, who receive significantly more exploration experience via their Wide-Eyed Wonder racial ability. To compensate for the decrease in experience gains from exploring zones, we are increasing the benefits of Ingest Minerals for Earthen.
- Baseline experience gained from exploring zones reduced by 60%.
- Experience gained from exploring low-level zones is no longer reduced from baseline.
- Effectiveness of Well Fed gained from Ingest Minerals increased by 30%.

Play With the Blues: Vaults of Atal’Utek, June 26th

Starym — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:10:55 +0000

There’s a new event for players to play with the devs coming up this weekend! The new Vaults of Atal’Utek are getting tested on the PTR this Friday and Blizzard will be there themselves. So if you’re looking for some PTR action, head on over to the Nobundo realm and join many players and the blues for some testing action, starting at 3:00 PM PDT.

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On Friday, June 26 at 3:00pm PDT (6:00pm EDT, 00:00 CEST), come join members of the World of Warcraft development team on the Nobundo PTR realm as we playtest the new Vaults of Atal’Utek feature being added in the Curse of Ula’tek update.

The Vaults of Atal’Utek provide a challenging play space that requires players to work together to defeat the forces of Ula’tek. Aid ancient Amani spirits in fighting back evil undead and Children of Ula’tek monsters, gathering the Corrosive Coins required to power up the Altar of Corrosion and gain permanent benefits to help you survive the Coiled Isle.

The playtest starts at 3:00pm PDT (6:00pm EDT, 00:00 CEST), but activities will be available nonstop within the Vaults of Atal’Utek so feel free to show up at any point!

To prepare for this test session, make sure you’ve followed the following steps:

Open the Battle.net App and select the WoW playscreen.
In the game version drop-down menu, select Public Test Realm (Midnight 12.1.0) and Install.
The Play button should take you right into the PTR, and select the Nobundo realm.
On the character selection screen, select ‘Copy Character’ to test with a copy of one of your characters from live realms.
Travel into the Vaults of Atal’Utek using one of the three entrances available on the Coiled Isle.
The events within are immediately accessible to players once inside the Vaults of Atal’Utek.

We look forward to seeing you in the Vaults of Atal’Utek on the PTR Friday, and we appreciate all of your testing and feedback!

Many Class Changes, No Gear Upgrade Cost Scaling, Earthen XP Nerf: Midnight 12.1 PTR Development Notes, June 23rd

Starym — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:57:20 +0000

This week brings a whole lot of new content to the 12.1 PTR. We have the already announced raid testing, Vaults of Atal’utek opening up with a Play With the Blues event, Heroic Lairs, and the new dungeon. Prey Season 2 is also available, as is Housing, with both blueprints and Endeavors ready for testing. Earthen characters are getting a big nerf to their racial XP bonus from zone discoveries. Lower-level zones will no longer get XP penalties, however. They are also getting some buffs to compensate, with their Ingest Minerals benefits getting stronger. Ranged weapons will also be eligible for weapon illusions.

The scaling costs for gear upgrades seem to have been a bug, and it’s been fixed. There’s a lot of new class changes here as well, with Frost DKs and Enhancement Shamans getting the most changes. Unholy and Havoc also get a few changes, with the rest getting a little less. Let’s dive in.

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Hey testers! Here are this week’s notes for the Curse of Ula’tek PTR:

VAULTS OF ATAL’UTEK

Take part in Play with the Blues this Friday and challenge the Vaults of Atal’Utek activities with development team members. More details found here: Atal’Utek Play with the Blues – June 26

INTRODUCING LAIRS

Heroic Lair difficulty is available for testing this week.

NEW RAID: THE VENOMOUS ABYSS

Heroic raid testing begins this week. Raid testing details can be found here: The Venomous Abyss Raid Testing Schedule

NEW DUNGEON: ALTAR OF FANGS

Altar of Fangs and all its difficulties are available for testing starting on Thursday, June 25.

PREY

Prey Season 2 is now available for testing this week.

HOUSING

Housing has been enabled. Blueprints and the new Endeavors are available for testing.
Lumber nodes are now available on the Coiled Isle.

CHARACTERS

EARTHEN
- Developers’ note: In Curse of Ula’tek, we are revisiting the amount of XP gained when exploring zones. This will particularly impact the leveling speed for Earthen characters, who receive significantly more exploration experience via their Wide-Eyed Wonder racial ability. To compensate for the decrease in experience gains from exploring zones, we are increasing the benefits of Ingest Minerals for Earthen.
- Baseline experience gained from exploring zones reduced by 60%.
- Experience gained from exploring low-level zones is no longer reduced from baseline.
- Effectiveness of Well Fed gained from Ingest Minerals increased by 30%.

CLASSES

DEATH KNIGHT
- Frost
  - Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the strength of several rotational abilities that were underperforming in the overall breakdown. Additionally, we’re improving Frost Death Knight’s consistent damage outside of cooldown windows. Obliteration gameplay and tuning during Pillar of Frost remain strong, allowing us to redistribute some power into the rest of the kit.
  - Pillar of Frost now increases Strength by 20% (was 30%). This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Howling Blast damage increased by 100%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Empower Rune Weapon damage increased by 30%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Glacial Advance damage increased by 30%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Icy Death Torrent damage increased by 100%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Frost Fever damage increased by 100%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Remorseless Winter damage increased by 100%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Frostscythe damage increased by 20%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Frost Strike damage increased by 25%. Does not affect Frostbane. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Obliterate damage reduced by 25%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Breath of Sindragosa damage reduced by 20%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Frostbane damage reduced by 30%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Frostwyrm’s Fury damage reduced by 20%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Permafrost grants a shield equal to 35% of damage dealt (was 30%). This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Hero Talents
    - Deathbringer
      - Wither Away now causes Frost Fever to deal its damage 75% faster (was 100%). This does not apply to PvP combat.
      - Deathly Blows now increases Frost Strike damage by 35% (was 15%). This does not apply to PvP combat.
      - Reaper’s Mark cast and explosion damage reduced by 25%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
      - Exterminate damage reduced by 17%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
    - Rider of the Apocalypse
      - Whitemane’s Undeath damage reduced by 30%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
- Unholy
  - Developers’ notes: We are addressing the difficulty that Dread Plague creates for Unholy Death Knight’s when switching priority targets. In addition, we would like to bring the extended duration of plagues back to a more reasonable range.
  - Blightburst now causes Putrefy to extend the duration of plagues by 3 seconds (was 4.5 seconds).
  - Runic Power spenders now extend the duration of plagues by 1 second (was 1.5 seconds).
  - Dread Plague now retains its extended duration when applied to a new target while within 40 yards of the Death Knight.
DEMON HUNTER
- Havoc
  - Trail of Ruin has been updated – Damage is now applied immediately, rather than as a damage over time effect over 4 seconds.
  - Serrated Glaive has been updated – Effect is now a buff on the Demon Hunter with a 12 second duration, rather than a debuff on enemy targets with a 15 second duration.
  - Blind Fury now causes Eye Beam to generate 10/20 Fury per second (was 15/30 Fury).
  - Inner Demon has moved and is now a choice node option with Chaos Theory (was a choice node option with Chaotic Transformation).
- Vengeance
  - Sigil of Chains is now learned at level 35 and is no longer a talent.
  - Roaring Fire has moved to Sigil of Chains’ old location (was a choice node with Sigil of Silence).
  - Sigil of Silence and Feed the Demon have swapped positions in the talent tree.
DRUID
- Guardian
  - Apex Talents: Wild Guardian has been updated –
    - Bonus rage moved from rank 1 to rank 3.
    - Base chance adjusted to 10%.
    - Spirit rage generation increased to 8.
    - Rank 3 grants one guaranteed spirit and increases Thrash and Mangle damage while a spirit is active.
EVOKER
- Panacea healing increased by 25%.
- Augmentation
  - Defy Fate healing increased by 25%.
  - Molten Blood healing increased by 25%.
MONK
- Silent Sanctuary healing increased by 25%.
- Windwalker
  - Expel Harm healing increased by 25%.
PALADIN
- Protection
  - Hammer of Light, Divine Resonance, Sacrosanct Crusade, Bulwark of Order, Blessed Word, Empyreal Ward, Strength in Adversity, and Seal of Reprisal can now be tracked with the Cooldown Manager.
- Retribution
  - Radiance of the Concentrated Flame 4-set bonus effect updated – Consuming Divine Purpose with Divine Storm causes your next 2 Templar’s Verdicts to unleash Divine Arbiter at its target, dealing Holy damage and Holy damage to enemies within 8 yards.
    - Developers’ notes: Granting free casts of Templar’s Verdict after consuming Divine Purpose impacted the Holy Power economy more than we’d like.
SHAMAN
- Reactive Warding healing increased by 25%.
- Elemental
  - Stormkeeper has been updated and no longer causes Lightning Bolt to generate an additional Elemental Overload. The other effects are unchanged.
    - Developers’ notes: The PTR note from last week was confusing as it said Stormkeeper had been redesigned. The only change currently to Stormkeeper between 12.0.7 and 12.1 is that Stormkeeper no longer causes Lightning Bolt to generate an additional Elemental Overload.
- Enhancement
  - Developers’ notes: We’re happy with Enhancement Shaman’s gameplay going into Curse of Ula’tek. Our goal with these changes is to preserve that gameplay while improving performance outside of cooldown windows, where damage can feel weak. Strong interactions between Windfury procs and Maelstrom Weapon generation were making it difficult for the downtime between cooldowns to breathe.
  - Lightning Bolt damage increased by 20%.
  - Chain Lightning damage increased by 20%.
  - Lava Lash damage increased by 15%.
  - Stormstrike damage increased by 15%.
  - Melee damage increased by 15%.
  - Doom Winds now increases the chance of Windfury Weapon activating by 50% (was 100%).
  - Hero Talents
    - Stormbringer
      - Tempest main target damage reduced by 10%.
      - Tempest secondary target damage reduced by 30%.
    - Totemic
      - Surging Totem Tremor damage reduced by 15%.
      - Surging Totem Surging Bolt damage reduced by 10%.
WARLOCK
- Drain Life health drain increased by 25%.
- Zevrim’s Resilience healing increased by 25%.
WARRIOR
- Arms
  - Ignore Pain absorb increased by 25%.

ITEMS

Fixed an issue where upgrading gear had scaling upgrade costs. Gear now has flat costs to upgrade each track like in Midnight Season 1.

TRANSMOGRIFICATION

Ranged weapons (bows, crossbows, and guns) can now use a variety of illusions in transmog.

USER INTERFACE AND ACCESSIBILITY

COOLDOWN MANAGER
- Racial ability cooldowns and durations can now be tracked with the Cooldown Manager.
EDIT MODE
- The Loss of Control display can now be moved.
The Auto Loot setting is now account wide.

Players Think a Leaked Blizzard Timeline Just Revealed Classic+ Release Window

Anshlun — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:06:07 +0000

With project Camelot being all the rage, the community has exploded with more information, speculation, and hopes for the unannounced project. Let’s take a look at one interesting leak that started circling last week.

Blizzard Internal Franchise Slate “Leak”

This is one of the most eye-catching “leaks” to surface since “Camelot” came ot life. An alleged Blizzard internal timeline.

While it has become popular this week, this image first surfaced on Reddit back in August 2025. Proof of it can be found on the Wayback Machine. While not entirely proving its legitimacy, it is strongly supported by attributing the name “Camelot” to the Classic environment almost a year before the recent datamining findings.

Timeline Forecast

Looking at the timeline present, it seems consistent with plans laid out in 2024. The overall timeline fits, but there are slight delays with the Classic Progression timeline, with TBC launching in Q1 2026 instead of late Q4 2025. However, delays are not surprising for plans laid out more than a year in advance.

More interestingly, it shows Camelot as releasing in Q3 2026, which, while feasible, would mean a release before or shortly after BlizzCon. These plans have likely changed in the 2 years since, so we shouldn’t take that as gospel. Or perhaps it could be a timeline for a public beta.

Classic Progression

Besides Camelot, the timeline also confirms something the community has been wondering, which is the plans for Anniversary realms. From the plans, we see that the current Anniversary realms are likely meant to progress towards Wrath of the Lich King, past TBC. The current progression realms will be staying in Mists of Pandaria, likely creating MoP-Era stasis realms.

After Wrath releases in Anniversary realms, a new set of fresh realms is scheduled to release around 2028, likely starting a new Vanilla -> Wrath cycle. This likely means we’ll have Wrath-Era stasis realms as well, joining existing Classic and future MoP-Era ones.

Wrath of the Lich King Awkward Position

The timeline has, however, some awkwardness with the Wrath of the Lich King anniversary release. The timeline has it releasing slightly after the release of Camelot. If this projection becomes reality, it will likely mean Wrath anniversary realms will be dead on arrival, with the highly anticipated project Camelot taking the spotlight, releasing right before it.

Live Ops Observation

One thing that is interesting to observe is the comment next to Camelot: “Live Ops”. This nomenclature is currently used only to refer to Mainline/Midnight content, which receives constant updates/new features. Could this mean Blizzard is intending Classic+ to be something akin to Mainline, with a patch cycle and new/updated features over time? This would effectively mean maintaining a second MMO, since the scope of the current Classic realms and their team is incredibly reduced from their Midnight counterparts.

Other Lines: Warcraft RTS and ARPG

The timeline also “reveals” more Warcraft-universe projects, including something fans have been clamoring for a long time. If the timeline is to be believed, we might finally have “Warcraft 4”, named Warcraft Chronicles, in 2028. After the flop from Warcraft III Reforged, there isn’t much hope in the RTS scene for Blizzard, but dedication to a new game could amend this relationship.

The release of this RTS is linked to an “Anime series” which is… interesting to say the least. It would likely feature the same story from this upcoming game, so it is uncertain if it would be an already-told story or a brand new one. Suffice to say, it would be a promotional release for the new game.

Another highlight is the “Arthas ARPG” line. While it is only a name, players are already dreaming of an ARPG game that you play as the former Prince of Lordaeron through waves of Scourge forces. The game could even feature other Warcraft III characters like Jaina, Uther, and Muradin.

The Arthas ARPG line also hints at a simultaneous launch of an Arthas Live-Action series. This series could finally bring the story of Warcraft III to the TVs. Imagine something similar to Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon, but with the Warcraft III story instead.

Old Leaks and Speculation

At the end of the day, even if they are real, these are plans from 2024. A lot has changed in the past two years, and it wouldn’t be the first nor the final time something gets changed or cancelled by Blizzard, so take these with a large spoon of salt.

However, many of the features and expected dates in this presented timeline are reasonable, and it fits Blizzard’s general plans, speaking from experience. If they are not true and just another prank on the internet, it is still fun to speculate on what the future of the Warcraft franchise will be.

The Perfect Tool for Completing Midsummer Fire Festival Rewards and Tasks

Starym — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:23:41 +0000

The Midsummer Fire Festival is raging on with some new rewards (including a pretty great mount), so now is a good time to get things done for it! Luckily, one of the best sites for such endeavors has been updated with all the event’s achievement’s and rewards.

A Very Handy Site

We’ve talked about Completionism.com a few times before, and now it’s back with more. From achievements to event currency spent on rewards, flames visited, boss and satchel loot, and more, the site has you covered for everything you can get from the event.

As you can see, I’m not one for the events.

The event is here until July 5th, so there’s still plenty of time to get things done. You can check out the official preview of it here, and our guide here. And, obviously, you can head over to Completionism here.

These Datamined Patch 12.1 Mounts Are Three-Headed Serpents With Hidden Variants

Neryssa — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:20:53 +0000

Patch 12.1 is adding a variety of new mount types. Today, we’re taking a look at the Writhes mounts!

These three-headed serpent mounts are ground mounts that look quite stunning. Let’s see all the models in the PTR!

Coiled Horror Mounts Available in Patch 12.1

The Indigo Coiled Horror is one of the new rewards from Zul’jarra’s Forces, the new Renown faction in Patch 12.1. You can purchase this mount starting at Renown 17.

Writhes have three distinct temperaments, making them three times as difficult to tame.

The Writhing Brood has a chance to drop from Zul’jan, the final boss of the upcoming Altar of Fangs dungeon. The dungeon journal right now states that it can drop from any difficulty. However, this is likely to change, as recent dungeon mounts are all Mythic-difficulty only.

A grotesque conglomerate of serpents, it has yielded to you after witnessing your battle against The Writhing Coil.

The Venomous Coiler is the reward from Assault the Vault, the meta achievement for the new Vaults of Atal’Utek group activity, located in the depths of the Coiled Isle.

A native of the deadly venom pits within the Vaults of Atal’Utek, this monstrosity poisons the air it slithers past.

Datamined Coiled Horror Model Variants

The models highlighted below are variants of the Coiled Horror mount model that do not include mount items or are otherwise unavailable at this point in the Patch 12.1 development. We can hope they will be added at a later date.

This patch is launching a lot of cool ground mounts, useful in contents like the new Vaults of Atal’Utek. Will you go after one of these?

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

This Cave in Ashenvale Might be Keeping You From Kalimdor Explorer

Maursean — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:19:38 +0000

If you’re a player looking to complete your Loremaster and Exploration achievements, one place in Ashenvale has stood in the way of players for over 21 years.

The Hollow Vale in Ashenvale is one of the trickier to places to discover. This is because the map will actually “uncover” the area when discovering the Raynewood Retreat to the south.

Players will often head towards the hidden part of the map just east of where it’s located, only to not discover anything, leading to frustration.

how to discover this area in Ashenvale, immediately south of Felwood
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However, dicovering The Hollow Vale requires going towards the cave. As shown on the map below, you can see the path to The Hollow Vale, along with the coordinates to the entrance. (55.28, 33.92)

In Wrath of the Lich King and earlier, discovering the Hollow Vale was really tricky, as it required players to physically enter the cave.

With the the implementation of flying across Azeroth in Cataclysm, discovering The Hollow Vale became much easier, but it can still be tricky because of how the map uncovers it. Players can discover it now by flying directly overhead and landing inside the Vale. (54.95, 39.72)

This isn’t a unique problem to Ashenvale. Throughout the history of the game, several locations have been notoriously tricky to find, with players accidentally finding them through questlines or exploring random paths.

There’s 21 years of Azeroth to explore! Have fun!

Elemental Shaman Dominates Belo’ren’s Burn Phase in New Warcraft Logs View

Maursean — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:03:05 +0000

Warcraft Logs added per-phase statistics for the penultimate boss of the raid tier, Belo’ren.

Want to know which specs are doing the most egg damage on Belo'ren?

Ortemis added support for per-phase statistics on this boss. Check it out here: https://t.co/3edVFhy9AI

Which other bosses historically would this have been cool for? pic.twitter.com/avGTGMKn8x
— Yax @ Archon & Warcraft Logs (@WarcraftYax) June 14, 2026

The first boss of the March on Quel’danas raid, Belo’ren is a unique fight where players need to kill him as an egg in Phase Two.

This is the first time Warcraft Logs has added per-phase breakdown to a boss .

Belo’ren starts off in bird form, where players get assigned either a Light or Dark Feather and follow mechanics based on those colours. Once the boss initially hits 0%, it spawns in the centre of the room and cast Rebirth, where players do as much damage as possible for 40 seconds. Teams save lust and most offensive cooldowns for this phase to kill the boss off.

Once 40 seconds is up, the fight repeats into a more intense Phase One until his egg reaches 0%.

More Insight for Raiders and Raid Leads

When players dive into boss statistics on Warcraft Logs, they are able to see how well your specialization stacks up throughout the overall fight. Players can organize the information by boss, difficulty, and even item levels.

Breaking down the information by boss allows players to compare their specializations and class to others, giving players a better picture of what’s strong on each fight. This feature takes this to another level, allowing raiders to see what is performing well in each phase.

Some specs are better at cleave, some are better at single target, some have strong burst damage, and some excel in movement. Information like this can help raiders have more of an understanding on what parts of a fight you’ll excel.

Whether you’re a casual raider wanting to look at builds, or a cutting-edge raid leader looking to build your best roster, features like this can offer easier to find information, allowing players to make better decisions.

In the original post, Yax asked players which other bosses this feature could’ve been cool for. This might be a sign they plan on continuing this feature in the future.

dimensius p3, smolderon intermissions maybe?
— aescend (@aescendance) June 14, 2026

Elemental Shaman On Top for Burn Phase, Warriors and Mages Shine in Phase One

Phase Two highlights Elemental Shaman’s strength, where they lead the field by a sizeable margin on both Heroic and Mythic difficulties, followed by Marksmanship hunter and Windwalker Monk. Destruction Warlock, Outlaw Rogue, Fury Warriors and Arcane Mage fall near the bottom as well for both difficulties.

In Phase one, we almost see a reverse. Fury Warriors and Outlaw make the top 5 on Mythic, with Survival Hunters leading the way. Frost and Fire mage round out the top 5, and Arcane Mage is top 10. Elemental Shaman is dead last.

For Heroic, Frost DKs, Frost Mage, and Subtlety Rogue lead the way.

Should this be a feature they continue to expand on?

Midnight XP Buffs Cut Harldan’s 80-90 Leveling Route to 98 Minutes

Maursean — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:41:23 +0000

Several quests and weekly activities are receiving massive XP buffs, altering speedrunning routes and making the levelling process from 80-90 feel less grindy.

Legendary Speedrunner Harldan showed off his 12.0.7 levelling route with the upcoming buffs and XP changes, finishing with a time of 1:38:13.

I Made A Free Leveling Addon For Midnight 80-90
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The run includes the 25% Warband Mentors XP buff, the 15% XP buff from War Mode, and 10% XP buff from Darkmoon Faire. The run does not include the 30% Mastery of Timeways buff from Turbulent Timeways, since the event isn’t active until June 30th.

Turbulent Timeways Guide

Harldan shaved roughly 40 minutes off his previous record thanks to the changes, but believes further optimization is still possible.

Some Steps to Optimize the Run

He starts his run about 30 minutes before the daily reset because some delve stories are much more efficient than others. The Calamitous story from Shadowguard Point is an efficient delve and lines up with fast stories for most delves, with the exception of Parhelion Plaza. He starts his run at this time to ensure by the time he hits Parhelion Plaza, the story has changed.

Harldan uses a WW Monk because of their kit. On his discord, he explained that WW Monks have multiple shorter cooldowns that help it do heavy burst, and outside of Druid has the best mobility in the game. He cautions that not knowing how to use their defensive kit does mean you can get into some trouble, but their burst damage, mobility, and properly using Touch of Death makes them the best at leveling.

There’s some elements of RNG involved in the run. In the introduction of his video, Harldan talks about the inclusion of Saltheril’s Soiree and Prey quests into the speedrunning route. Both are worth completing, but the quests and locations can vary a lot.

On his discord, Harldan confirmed he will be looking at further optimizations, but is going to wait until Turbulent Timeways is live.

Harldan’s Addon Helps Players Level Quickly

For players looking to follow his routes to get through the level 80-90 grind, Harldan created the addon Follow The Arrow for leveling.

I Made A Free Leveling Addon For Midnight 80-90
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The addon is designed to be accessible for all players, and offers routes for players working through their first character or their alts.

The addon only covers Midnight leveling so far, with plans to eventually include a 1-80 route for each faction and a 70-80 route for TWW. It’s updated to include the 12.07. changes.

We’ve previously covered this addon, and you can read more about it here.

Are you leveling any alts with the XP buffs?

Bulging Ethereal Packs Have an Unexpected Drawback in WoW

Emma — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:09:59 +0000

Patch 12.0.7 is in full swing, and players are finally able to buy Bulging Ethereal Packs containing Void-themed ethereal weapons. But there is one downside that we didn’t expect.

Unlike the caches containing the Void Tier 2 sets, there is no duplicate protection for the Bulging Ethereal Packs. At 250 Field Accolades, this can make collecting all 11 appearances quite pricey.

Hey everyone ~ there's no duplicate loot protection buying these. 250 currency down the drain because I got the same item back to back. How is this vendor like this, but the vendor in Silvermoon for Field Accolades has duplicate protection? @BlizzardCS @Warcraft pic.twitter.com/JNLqGpsQ2d
— ➹𝕷𝖚𝖒𝖎☾ (@Lumidoom) June 18, 2026

However, there is a silver lining! The weapons can also be bought and sold on the Auction House. This is a win if you only have a couple of appearances left to collect, or you want to make a pretty penny alongside your adventures in Val and Naigtal!

Check out more World of Warcraft News on our WoW News Hub!

WoW Players Can Choose Between Dawnwell and Void Silvermoon Campsites in Patch 12.1

Emma — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:53:28 +0000

Patch 12.1 is bringing two new Warband Campsites log-in screens! Both Campsites feature Midnight’s revamped Silvermoon City, with a view of the Sanctum of Light.

Players will be able to choose between Silvermoon as it currently stands with the Dawnwell, or rewind time to display Silvermoon shrouded in Void.

We’re unsure as to how these Campsites will be unlocked just yet. As soon as the source is known, we will update. For now, check out our WoW News Hub for more Patch 12.1 info!

Abundance Fixes and Refunds, Naigtal Improvements and Rare Shields: Midnight 12.0.7 Weekly Hotfix Summary, June – 22

Starym — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:25:21 +0000

We only had two hotfix batches in the first week of the new patch, and one of them arrived only hours ago! 12.0.7 doesn’t seem to need quite as much fixing as its predecessor, which is definitely good to see. Naigtal leads the way in fixes, adding some account-wide zone utility unlocks to begin with. Rares in the zone now also have a 3-minute protection shield when they spawn, and the World Boss quest drop issue was resolved as well. Lorewalking also got a couple of improvements, from reward level scaling to an objective that wouldn’t complete getting fixed.

The most relevant fix was to Abundance, however. Players were wasting their shards as they would not trigger the event in Voidstorm. This has now been fixed and there will be an Unalloyed Abundance refund.

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Abundance

Fixed an issue where players could not begin Abundance in Voidstorm. All players who lost Shards of Dundun due to this issue will be refunded with Unalloyed Abundance in an upcoming hotfix.

Island Expeditions

Island Expeditions should be queueing correctly once again.

Items

Fixed an issue that could prevent Rotmire’s Sporeheart’s effect from triggering from certain sources of healing.
Fixed an issue where the Void-Touched Torch had lower Intellect than intended.

Lorewalking

Rewards from the Loa Lorewalking campaign should now scale all the way to level 90.
Fixed an issue where the initial objective conversation for “The Prince Who Would Be King” would not complete.

Naigtal

Rares are now enveloped in shadow for the first 3 minutes after spawning and cannot be attacked, giving players additional time to reach the encounter.
The “Bouncy Mushrooms,” “Aerospores”, and “The Grappler” unlocks in Naigtal are now account wide.
Fixed an issue that prevented Nexus-Captain Leth’ir from dropping the quest item for “Knocking Off the Top (Heroic).” Characters that encountered the issue can earn their emblem from another Heroic kill of Nexus-Captain Leth’ir or from a wrapper quest they have not completed.

Player versus Player

Resolved an issue that could cause Horde to lose reinforcements instead of Alliance when they capture the Sparring Grounds in Slayer’s Rise.

Naigtal Travel Improvements, Quest QoL Changes: Midnight 12.0.7 Hotfixes, June 22nd

Anshlun — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:09:08 +0000

The start of a new week means new hotfixes as well!

Today, we have improvements on traversing Naigtal! More bouncy mushrooms have been added to the zone, and you now get a slowfall effect while mounted, so no more fall damage.

Besides those, we also have QoL changes, with the quest for Tier 6 Ritual Sites being available in Silvermoon. Also, the Defying Gravity World Quest once again works, while the World Boss Predaxas is up.

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Delves

The Excavation Site 9 and Sidestreet Sluice delves should be reliably displaying the correct names again.

Items

Fixed an issue causing the Draconic Nullcape cloak to use an unintended appearance. This item now contributes towards the Luminant Verdict’s Vestments transmog sets.

Naigtal

More bouncy mushrooms have been added to help with some hard-to-reach locations.
The Spore Buoy’s slowfall effect now works on mounted players.

Omnium Folio

Fixed an issue with Rune of Void-Tainted Shell’s tooltip.

Quests

“Defying Gravity” should once again function with the Lair of Predaxas restored.

Ritual Sites

Players can now pick up Lady Darkglen’s new quest for Tier 6 Ritual Sites in the Silvermoon hub in addition to outside the active Ritual Site.

Midnight Season 2 Raises WoW Gear to 337, But Upgrades Cost More

Maursean — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:17:28 +0000

Update (06/23): Costs to upgrade gear no longer scales, and remains a flat cost like in Season One. You can read the patch notes here.

With the release of the 12.1 PTR, let’s take an initial look at the gear upgrade tracks for Midnight Season 2!

Item Level	Adventurer	Veteran	Champion	Hero	Myth
259	Adventurer 1/6
263	Adventurer 2/6
266	Adventurer 3/6
269	Adventurer 4/6
272	Adventurer 5/6	Veteran 1/6
276	Adventurer 6/6	Veteran 2/6
279		Veteran 3/6
282		Veteran 4/6
285		Veteran 5/6	Champion 1/6
289		Veteran 6/6	Champion 2/6
292			Champion 3/6
295			Champion 4/6
298			Champion 5/6	Hero 1/6
302			Champion 6/6	Hero 2/6
305				Hero 3/6
308				Hero 4/6
311				Hero 5/6	Myth 1/6
315				Hero 6/6	Myth 2/6
318					Myth 3/6
321					Myth 4/6
324					Myth 5/6
328					Myth 6/6

334*					Myth 8/6*
337*					Myth 9/6**

*Ascendant Venomstones can upgrade gear to this level.
** Very Rare Loot, and loot from Penultimate and Final bosses

One of the new trinkets, sitting at Myth 9/6 on the upgrade track

Like the past few seasons, Blizzard is following their formula of a 39 item level increase. A current piece of 6/6 Myth gear is equivalent to Veteran 6/6 next season. 298 gear, acquired from the Ascendant Voidcores and Mythic Sporefall, are equivalent to 1/6 Hero next season.

Crests Types

Just like Season One there’s five different crest types. One for each track:

Adventurer Mistcrest – Used to upgrade Adventurer equipment in Midnight Season 2 up to item levels 263-276. Earned from repeatable outdoor events and Tier 4 Delves.
Veteran Mistcrest – Used to upgrade Veteran equipment in Midnight Season 2 up to item levels 276-289. Earned from repeatable outdoor events, Raid Finder: The Venomous Abyss, Heroic Season Dungeons, Tiers 5 to 6 Delves, and Trovehunter’s Bounty (Tiers 4 to 5).
Champion Mistcrest – Used to upgrade Champion equipment in Midnight Season 2 up to item levels 289-302. Earned from weekly outdoor events, Normal: The Venomous Abyss, Mythic Season Dungeons, Mythic Keystone Dungeons (+2 to +3), Tiers 7 to 10 Delves, and Trovehunter’s Bounty (Tiers 6 to 7).
Hero Mistcrest – Used to upgrade Hero equipment in Midnight Season 2 up to item levels 302-315. Earned from Heroic: The Venomous Abyss, Mythic Keystone Dungeons (+4 to +8), Tier 11 Delves, and Trovehunter’s Bounty (Tiers 8 and up).
Myth Mistcrest – Used to upgrade Myth equipment in Midnight Season 2 up to item levels 315-328. Earned from Mythic: The Venomous Abyss, and Mythic Keystone Dungeons (+9 and up).

Endgame Gearing Changes in 12.1, Upgrade System Scales Like in Beta

Blizzard highlighted massive changes coming to endgame gearing with Patch 12.1, and the upgrade system is seeing some changes as well.

In the beta, Blizzard implemented scaling costs of crests. Each level of the upgrade track required an additional 10 crests. That has returned on the PTR.

To fully upgrade this heroic trinket now costs 150, up from 100 on live servers.

Blizzard eventually moved away from that to the 20 crests per level that we see on live. We’ll have to see if this change sticks, or if Blizzard will keep the system how it is on live.

Here’s a chart of what that looked that:

Item Track Level	Crests Cost
1/6	0
2/6	10
3/6	20
4/6	30
5/6	40
6/6	50
	Total: 150

This chart applies to all five upgrade tracks.

We’ll keep you updated on changes when it comes to gearing and upgrades as the PTR continues!

First 12.0.7 Raid Popularity and DPS Rankings, With Sporefall: A New No.1

Starym — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:25:13 +0000

We’re back to the raids with a brand new one to check out. Sporefall may only have one boss and basically the same item level as the earlier raids, but it’s getting a lot more play. Let’s dive right in.

Note: We are using normalized scores instead of raw DPS for the Warcraft Logs rankings. Normalized scores take into account the outlier boss fights where certain specs could stack massive DPS (due to the nature of the fight, whether it’s AoE spam or something else), which would then affect their overall score for the whole raid.

Mythic

Most Played Specs (DR,VS. MQD)

We have a big drop in Mythic since two weeks ago, when we last checked in, as the playerbase has basically halved in the old raids. This is nothing too strange for this late in the season, and there’s a brand new raid here as well, with the same maximum item level as the rest (with some free Voidforging equivalents). In terms of the specs themselves, the top two remain supreme, while Devourer has upped its game and moved two spots up into third. Retribution has dropped two spots into 6th, while Beast Mastery is still on the way up.

Mythic Spec Population

Sporefall

Sporefall has considerably more players jumping into it in its first week, as you can see each spec getting between 1K and 18K more players than the launch raids. The spec order is also slightly different, with Ret and BM doing a lot better, but it’s the same specs in the mix at the top, with Subtlety doing a little better as well.

Mythic Spec Population

Overall Damage 95th Percentile

Marksmanship makes a big play for the top here as it makes a big 5-spot leap straight into first place! It’s not alone in its soaring journey, as Augmentation moved right along with it, 3 spots up in 2nd. We then have the original top 3 right under them, with Havoc behind them making a solid play as well, two up. Windwalkers make a bit of a comeback, but the bigger mover is Fire, rising 4 spots into 9th.

All percentiles Mythic data by Warcraft Logs

Overall Damage All Percentiles

Things are much more standard here, as the top two hold on to their spots (for now), but we do see Marksmanship coming at them and fast, two spots up in third. Frost Mage moves past Subtlety and the Demon Hunters take down the Warlocks, as the two classes huddle together. Augmentation manages to make a splash here as well, making it into the top 10 with a massive 8-spot leap. Ret manages to move out of the gutter and into the bottom part of the middle of the pack.

All percentiles Mythic data by Warcraft Logs

Sporefall

We see a very different picture in Sporefall, as you might expect. Survival and Devourer are still going great, but Affliction and Arcane are the big outliers here. Elemental and Fury are also doing a lot better, and we even get to see Devastation Evoker in the top 10!

All percentiles Mythic data by Warcraft Logs

Individual Bosses

Lightblinded Vanguard (Voidspire)

Crown of the Cosmos (Voidspire)

Belo’ren (March on Quel’Danas)

Midnight Falls (March on Quel’Danas)

Heroic

Most Played Specs

While Mythic may have lost a lot of its playerbase, Heroic has absolutely cratered. Some specs are even down almost to a third of their players. The actual order of the specs hasn’t changed much at all, with Fury taking down Elemental, and that’s about it for the top spots.

Heroic Spec Population

Overall Damage All Percentiles

All percentiles Heroic data by Warcraft Logs

Sporefall

All percentiles Heroic data by Warcraft Logs

As always, you can check out our tier lists, our raid guides, and our class guides, updated with the latest changes! And for even more stats, head on over to Warcraft Logs.

WoW Midnight Is Getting Four Chameleon Mounts via the Trading Post

Neryssa — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:54:36 +0000

Patch 12.1 is adding a variety of new mount types. Today, we’re looking at the adorable Leafmimics!

The Leafmimics are adorable chameleon mounts. At this point, there are four colors for them, all currently coming from the Trading Post. They do not currently have prices, which could signal changes in how to obtain them in the future.

Leafmimic Mounts Available in Patch 12.1

Here are all the Leafmimic mounts available for the patch. Unlike other mount previews, all four colors have a source, so no model is left behind!

Crested Aqua Leafmimic

The Aqua Leafmimic is a rare sight indeed. Found only in the forests of Ashenvale, its darkened scales allow it to hide among the trees and groves undetected.

Crested Burnished Leafmimic

This sturdy Leafmimic can be found only in the warmest of areas. Its red scales allow it to hide undiscovered in the heated alcoves it prefers.

Crested Verdant Leafmimic

Found primarily in areas with dense vegetation, this Leafmimic is rarely spotted due to the natural hues of its scales, allowing it to blend in with its surroundings.

Crested Violet Leafmimic

The Violet Leafmimic can be found in most dense jungles — but only if your eyesight is keen. The patterns on their scales allow them to blend in with the vibrant foliage and shadows.

Chameleon mounts are some of the rarer mount archetypes in WoW, so it is nice to see more being added! Will you purchase any of these?

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

WoW Mythic+ Activity Holds Steady Before Patch 12.0.7, but High Keys Shift

Nighstalker314 — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:46:02 +0000

The twelfth week of Mythic+ in this season is over, and Nightstalker314 is taking a look at the weekly data provided by Raider.IO. Just before patch 12.0.7, activity remained fairly stable, with a lower-than-average drop-off of 10.25%. The biggest changes occurred once again within the high-level keys. So let’s look at the details.

Weekly Total Run Performance Compared To Other Seasons

The drop-off varied by region again. The EU servers saw the largest decline with -11.44%, followed by -10.95% in China. Activity on the US servers dropped by just 7.82%, while KR (-5.99%) and TW (-4.36%) showed more stability. Usually, these two small regions see a much healthier decline over a season. This could be tied to having a smaller player pool to begin with.

Compared to the previous seasons, the four regular regions managed to keep the pace. TWW S2 and S3, at the time, saw a massive boost from the Turbo Boost event. But this model has been altered by now, and even at the time, it felt like engagement padding and delayed grind overkill. With the upcoming vault and crest economy changes in 12.1, the devs are once more trying to smooth out the progression curve. We’ll be observing this once MN S2 is in full swing.

Total Runs Across All Dungeons

The split across all dungeons remained almost unchanged compared to week 11. Spire and Skyreach swapped positions, but their metrics were also quite close together, a difference of 4,423 runs. Maisara Caverns remains noticeably behind the rest of the pack. But this is nowhere near as bad as, for example, City of Threads in TWW S1.

The success rate barely changed with a minor increase of 0.06 percentage points to 92.90%. No major outliers are observable among the dungeon roster. This pattern of next to no changes is a combination of several factors. The depletion rates are so low that differences due to affixes or player behavior register with a much smaller impact. The tuning across the rotating affixes has improved, though Ascendant remains the strongest outlier. And later into the season, gameplay and average player experience are solidified by ever-improving distribution of information across the entire player base.

Split Across All Key Levels

89.36% of all keys were completed at key level 10 and higher. A slight shift towards the lower end of the key levels, compared to week 11. The two favorite key levels, +10 (31.63%) and +12 (23.22%), saw fewer absolute numbers, but a slight increase in relative share. The largest drop-offs occurred from key level 13 to 20, with up to -20.41%. Key level 21 and upward was once again the only high-level area with growth. And while +16 is now a solid outlier among the higher keys, the usual end-of-season pattern of cratering interest below the title range was showing once more. Delayed but also anticipated power boosts, like the new Rotmire raid loot or Omnium Folio, drive this stop-and-go mentality.

Compared to week 11, the in-time percentage only showed major outliers at the highest key levels. Long-term improvements through sheer gameplay routine lead to single-digit points growth regularly. The smaller outliers across the rest of the key levels were more pronounced drop-offs for key levels 3 and 4, as well as 7 and 8, where new players tend to stumble more often, depending on affix combinations for the latter. And there is a weak correlation observable between decreased total runs and success rate from key level 13 to 19. But these changes are smaller than a single percentage point.

Conclusion and Week 13 Forecast

The issues with long-term motivation and progression that are currently coming to light might be addressed already in the next season. An earlier addition of a new raid boss (12.1.5) and even more sources of gear from the instanced world boss (lair). Less reliance on M+ bonus rolls and a larger incentive for heroic raiding should impact the overall metrics. But better access to gear from outside of M+ should benefit the overall gear progression, which is responsible for rising through the Mythic+ ranks.

As of this writing, 120 hours after the US reset, hourly numbers for the major regions have clearly fallen behind last week’s numbers. US servers are behind by 26.80%, EU by 33.79%, and CN by 37.29%. But these values were a lot higher earlier in the ID. They should get closer to 20-30% towards the end of it. Farming the new raid boss for Sporefused loot and gearing alts in the heroic world tier took a higher priority. We’ll examine this in next week’s breakdown.

New Venomcoil Weapon Illusion Is Midnight Season 2’s PvP Reward

Emma — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:23:26 +0000

Patch 12.1: The Curse of Ula’Tek is on the horizon, and with it comes the start of Midnight Season 2. Set on the Coiled Isle, off the shore of Zul’Aman, Patch 12.1’s story centres around the Amani Trolls. So naturally, Season 2’s PvP weapon enchant had to match.

Illusion: Venomcoil

Illusion: Venomcoil features a swirling root around the hilt of your weapon, with poisonous green clouds around the blade. Thematically, it fits Patch 12.1’s story perfectly.

This weapon illusion will only be available to players with the Rival II: Midnight Season 2 achievement, for earning 1950 rating in PvP during Midnight Season 2.

To check out this illusion animation on more weapon types, check out this video by iamShorteh!

WoW Patch 12.1: Prey Season 2 Adds 13 New Housing Decor Items

Emma — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:06:34 +0000

Midnight Season 2 is introducing a new season of Prey, and of course, that means new rewards! For the Player Housing enthusiasts, Construct Ali’a has some new wares for you to spend your Remnant of Anguish on. Here’s all the new decor you can earn from Prey in Patch 12.1.

Prey Season 2 Decor

Construct Ali’a, located in Astalor’s Sanctum, will offer the following new decor items in 12.1.

Sturdy Silvermoon Crate Lid – 800 Remnant of Anguish

Mysterious Sin’dorei Candlestick – 800 Remnant of Anguish

Gilded Silvermoon Compass – 800 Remnant of Anguish

Sturdy Silvermoon Crate – 800 Remnant of Anguish

Crimson Crystal Fragment – 1200 Remnant of Anguish

Bound Silvermoon Drapes – 1200 Remnant of Anguish

Stonecarved Sin’dorei Jar – 800 Remnant of Anguish

Adorned Sin’dorei Satchel – 800 Remnant of Anguish

Hanging Blood Knights Shield – 1200 Remnant of Anguish

Crimson Crystal Column – 1200 Remnant of Anguish

There will also be three new Preyhunter’s busts on offer with Season 2. The following achievements are needed to unlock these decor items, however, additional copies can then be purchased for 1200 Remnant of Anguish.

Preyhunter’s Scaled Effigy – Scales for Days

Preyhunter’s Fanged Effigy – Fangs for the Memories

Preyhunter’s Terror Bust – One, Two, Ral’kala’s Coming for You

Source: WoWDB Housing Hub

Aerial Quests, New Roc Mount, Weapon Illusion and More: Midsummer Fire Festival 2026 Is Live

Starym — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:10:42 +0000

We have a new holiday upon us! Midsummer Fire Festival is here and lasts for two weeks, so grab what you need from the event.

Aerial quests arrive to Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms for this year’s festivities. The quests offer not only flying activities, but also some stories of the lands you’ll be flying under. A Sunwalker and a Wildhammer storyteller will be regaling us with snippets of lore and stories as we fly across Azeroth. On the practical side, we’ll be getting a whole lot of Burning Blossoms for our troubles, the event’s currency. There’s plenty to spend it on, with new ensembles, weapon illusions, various transmogs, and more.

In addition to that there’s also the new Roc mount from the new Frost Lord Ahune challenge, as well as two new achievements. You can check out last year’s event in our guide for the full rewards offering. Meanwhile, check out the full details below, with more exact Blossom rewards and plenty more information on the quests and mogs.

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Take part in a time of merriment and celebration dedicated to the hottest season of the year. The Midsummer Fire Festival brings with it a variety of activities and rewards to light up Azeroth’s summer.

When: June 21–July 5
Where: Major Horde, Alliance, and Neutral Cities
Currency: Burning Blossoms

New Midsummer Fire Festival Highlights for Midnight

Take Flight Across Azeroth in New Aerial Quests

The skies come alive with new quests that send champions soaring across Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms on aerial adventures, guided by a Sunwalker and a Wildhammer storyteller who weave together the spirit of the season with snippets of the history of Azeroth’s lands below.

Show off your flight skills and glide through drifting blossoms carried on warm midsummer winds as the story unfolds around each flight path. Unlike traditional Dragonriding races, these adventures focus less on peril and precision, and more on the tales told by fireflight.

While each storyline reflects the Alliance or Horde perspective, the adventure spans both continents. Alliance heroes turn west after the Eastern Kingdoms, while Horde champions press east beyond Kalimdor—bringing all travelers into a shared celebration of Azeroth’s Midsummer Fire Festival traditions.

Get the introduction quest in Orgrimmar or Stormwind, where champions can familiarize themselves with the mechanics before taking to the skies. These quests return as dailies, with an additional challenge in Silvermoon to keep the journey going throughout the event.

First-time completions reward a generous bounty of Burning Blossoms, with reduced—but still worthwhile—returns on subsequent runs. Adventurers can also seek out Azeroth’s traditional bonfires along their routes, doubling their efforts as they honor the season’s flames.

Aerial Quests

Northern Kalimdor, Southern Kalimdor, Northern Eastern Kingdoms, Southern Eastern Kingdoms
Rewards: 50 x Burning Blossoms (First Completion), 15 x Burning Blossoms (Repeats)

Ignite the Skies Introductory Tutorial

Stormwind, Orgrimmar
Rewards: 15 x Burning Blossoms (First Completion), 5 x Burning Blossoms (Repeats)

Daily Quests

Reignite the Skies: Stormwind, Reignite the Skies: Orgrimmar, Ignite the Skies: Silvermoon
Rewards: 15 x Burning Blossoms (First Completion), 5 x Burning Blossoms (Repeats)

Turn Up the Heat on Frost Lord Ahune

A new quest, “The Tale of the Frost Lord,” introduces a fresh lead-in to the Ahune encounter, guiding players from major cities or within the dungeon. This breadcrumb draws champions back to the Midsummer festival grounds, rewarding 15 x Burning Blossoms on first completion and 5 x Burning Blossoms on subsequent runs—while opening a clear path into the Frost Lord’s chilling challenge.

Ahune also has a chance to drop the new Sun Festival’s Painted Roc mount for those brave enough to face the frost head-on.

Sun Festival’s Painted Roc Mount

“Long ago, this elusive summer roc inspired many legends, many believing them to be descendants of phoenixes. The ancient tauren saw these majestic creatures as living manifestations of An’she’s fire.”

New Faction Achievements

Honor the flames of Midnight in the five major zones—Eversong Woods, Zul’Aman, Harandar, Voidstorm, and Silvermoon City to gain the following:

Flame Warden of Midnight (Alliance)
Flame Keeper of Midnight (Horde)

New Cosmetic Items

Burning Blossoms burning a hole in your pocket? Outfit yourself for the festivities with new Sun Festival garb available from the Holiday Vendors:

Ensemble: Sun Festival’s Flame Totems (Transmog Set)	Sun Festival’s Totemic Greataxe (Two-Hand)
Summer Sun Blossom (Weapon Illusion)	Sun Festival’s Torchblade (One-Hand)
Sun Festival’s Totemic Edge (One-Hand)	Sun Festival’s Flamebrand (Two-Hand)

These Sun Festival Painted cosmetic pieces are on the Holiday Vendors as well, but also have a chance to drop from Frost Lord Ahune:

Sun Festival’s Painted Mask (Head)	Sun Festival’s Painted Girdle (Waist)
Sun Festival’s Painted Mantle (Shoulder)	Sun Festival’s Painted Girdle (Waist)
Sun Festival’s Painted Wings (Shoulder)	Sun Festival’s Painted Sash (Waist)
Sun Festival’s Painted Hauberk (Chest)	Sun Festival’s Painted Greaves (Legs)
Sun Festival’s Painted Tunic (Shirt)	Sun Festival’s Painted Leggings (Legs)
Sun Festival’s Painted Wrap (Back)	Sun Festival’s Painted Striders (Feet)

The Midsummer sky beckons. Take wing, follow the blossoms, and let the stories of Azeroth carry you onward.

Midsummer Fire Festival Favorites Are Calling

Holiday Event Boss

Use the Group Finder (I) to participate in an encounter against Ahune, granting a Satchel of Chilled Goods (which contains holiday loot) as a daily reward. This is available to characters level 10 and above.

Daily Quests

Complete special daily quests to obtain experience, gold, and Burning Blossoms to purchase holiday items. For detailed information about the quests, check out the Midsummer Fire Festival guide on Wowhead.

WoW Classic

When: June 21–July 5
Where: Major Horde, Alliance, and Neutral Citites

Midsummer Fire Festival

Across Azeroth and beyond, brilliant bonfires have been lit to rekindle people’s spirits and ward off ancient evils. Each year, new guardians are chosen to watch over the sacred flames and ensure that they are never extinguished.

Called “Flame Keepers” or “Flame Wardens,” these chosen few request the aid of brave adventurers to traverse the land and journey into the dark recesses of Azeroth’s dungeons. It is rumored that any heroes who are willing to brave the terrors placed before them will be rewarded for their efforts through the power of the flames.

Activities

The festivities have begun as the citizens of Azeroth celebrate the hottest of seasons by playing with fire all across their worlds! Stop by a capital city to begin the event’s main quests. While in each of the capital cities, be on the lookout for enemy players; stealing the flames from capital city bonfires. Through your participation in festival quests, you’ll collect Burning Blossoms, a special holiday currency you’ll spend to purchase various items and pets available from Midsummer suppliers and merchants.

Burning Blossoms–By Fire Be Blessed: Complete quests to earn Burning Blossoms then throw them into the bonfires to receive the buff, “Fire Festival of Fury” which increases melee/spell critical chance by 3% for 1 hour.
Holiday Boss: The Frost Lord Ahune: Use the Group Finder (I) to participate in an encounter against Ahune, the Frost Lord. Once Ahune is defeated, you’ll be able to loot a Satchel of Chilled Goods containing holiday goods.
Dance Around the Ribbon Pole: At every festival camp, one of these traditional decorations stands tall beside the bonfire. Take up one of the multi-colored ribbons and dance around the pole with your friends and fellow celebrants for a 10% experience buff!
Stealing The Flames: Members of the Horde and Alliance can visit the bonfires of the opposing faction and steal them, depriving their enemies of the blessings of the fire spirits! Take care, because each side will defend its own flames.
Fire Juggling: Speak with the Master Fire Juggler near your capital’s bonfire in order to juggle flaming torches in this daily quest!
Fire in the Sky: The lengthy Midsummer Fire Festival traditionally ends with the sky itself being set alight on the last night of the festival. You won’t want to miss it!

Warning: Play with fire at your own risk. Playing with fire could get you burned. Fire is hot. Love is a burning fire. Please don’t fall into the ring of fire. In case of fire, stop, collaborate, and listen…then drop and roll. Please enjoy the Midsummer Fire Festival responsibly.

Patch 12.1’s Venom Serpent Mounts Don’t Move Like You’d Expect

Neryssa — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:34:49 +0000

Patch 12.1 is adding a variety of new mount types. As our first visit to the creatures of the Coiled Isle, we’re taking a look at the Venom Serpent mounts!

These iconic creatures look very distinct, and unlike what their appearance might lead you to believe, they’re all flying mounts!

Venom Serpent Mounts Available in Patch 12.1

The Caustic Venomfang is obtained from the Vaults of Atal’Utek, the new open world challenge area in the Coiled Isle area.

This venomfang’s toxins are potent enough to liquidate its prey in seconds.

The Crimson Venomfang is the reward for the achievement Glory of the Venomous Abyss Raider, the Glory achievement for the Venomous Abyss raid.

A venomfang’s most deadly weapon is its terrifying tail, which can mortally envenom its prey with a mere scratch.

The Sea-Dwelling Isle Serpent currently has no source, but since it has a name and a model attached, we should expect it to be added at some point in the patch’s development.

Datamined Venom Serpent Model Variants

The models highlighted below are variants of the Venom Serpent mount model that do not include mount items or are otherwise unavailable at this point in the Patch 12.1 development. We can hope they will be added at a later date.

How to Obtain All Collectibles From the Naigtal Showdown Zone

Neryssa — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:19:11 +0000

Naigtal is one of the new Showdown areas in Patch 12.0.7, and the zone available for exploration this week. There are cosmetics you can obtain from achievements and exploration. Learn how to get them before Naigtal is rotated out next week!

Patch 12.0.7 Overview Val and Naigtal – Showdown Zones Guide

Naigtal Achievement Rewards

There are two meta achievements that require doing things in Naigtal. Here’s what you can do this week and the rewards you can earn.

Heroic Showdowns

This achievement requires completing activities for both Val and Naigtal in Heroic World Tier. It is not completable this week, but you can get it started!

This achievement unlocks the Tortured Gorger mount for purchase.

Achievement	Can I Complete it This Week?
Heroic: Worlds Ahead	No. World Quests in Showdown Zones respawn every 20 minutes and last for 1 hour. You can obtain criteria for the following Naigtal World Quests this week: – Mush-Vroom! – Mashing Mushroom Mana Machines – Scrubbing Troubles – Power Overload – Sporadic Power Drain – Marsh Mana Spores – Skiff Joyride – Forest Mana Spores – Crypt Culling – Weaken Their Forces – Flying Debris
Heroic: Power Creep	Yes! Search around Naigtal for mobs with buffs and kill them. Rares have guaranteed buffs.
Heroic: Pain of Command	No. You can get credit for Nexus-Captain Leth’ir in Heroic World Rier.
Heroic Climate Strange: Val	No. Val is not available this week, so none of the Val-only achievements can be obtained.
Heroic Climate Strange: Naigtal	Yes! Complete the Bonus Objective “Subdue the Spore Storm” 5 times in Heroic World Tier for the achievement. Bonus Objectives respawn roughly every 2 hours.
Heroic Slugger	No. Rares respawn every 20 minutes with a zone announcement accompanying them. Rares are also much easier to reach since a hotfix gave players grace time before engaging. You can obtain criteria for the following Naigtal rares this week: – Interminable Uarn – Broxion – Swalewing Matriarch – Lomelith – Auredar – Warp Agent Xi-grivr – Indomitable MK XII – Slaipaan – Warbringer Thal’kuur

A Trip Through the Stars

This achievement requires completing activities in Naigtal. This achievement can be completed in either Normal or Heroic World Tier. It is not completable this week, but you can get it started!

This achievement unlocks the Netherforged Nullframe mount for purchase.

Achievement	Can I Obtain it This Week?
Into the Stars	No. The achievement requires the intro quests for both zones. You can earn credit for “A Swampy Welcome to Naigtal” this week.
Prepared for a Showdown	No. Some of those quests are in Val, some of them are timegated. You can complete “Bouncy Mushrooms”, “Aerospores” and “The Grappler” this week.
A Hal’hadar Walks into a Swamp	No. The zone quests for Naigtal are timegated, with new quests every week. You can earn credit for the “Manaforge Reconnaisance” storyline this week, by completing all quests in the base camp.
Climate Strange: Naigtal	Yes! Complete the Bonus Objective “Subdue the Spore Storm” 5 times for the achievement. Bonus Objectives respawn roughly every 2 hours.
Showdown Slugger: Naigtal	Yes! Rares respawn every 20 minutes with a zone announcement accompanying them. Rares are also much easier to reach since a hotfix gave players grace time before engaging. Not all Naigtal rares are required for the achievement.
Showdown Success: Naigtal	Yes! World Quests in Showdown Zones respawn every 20 minutes and last for 1 hour.

Naigtal Collectibles

There are not a lot of collectibles you can get in Naigtal – One Battle Pet and a few Cosmetic transmogs.

Here’s a useful map for the items below.

Sleepy Mandrake Battle Pet

The Sleepy Mandrake battle pet can be found fast asleep inside Sleeper’s Grotto, a cave on the ground level just Southwest of Manaforge: Arcvein. The mandrake will be fast asleep when first interacted.

/way #2600 68.25 51.61 Sleepy Mandrake

You can wake the little guy up by bringing him five redcap mushrooms, looted from several sources in Naigtal:

Redcap Item	Coordinates	Description
Airy Redcap	/way #2600 90.14 37.57 Start of Path /way #2600 95.09 26.67 Airy Redcap	On top of the largest mushroom East of the Sporeforge. Follow the video path to get to the mushroom: https://youtu.be/ZcWUhf9-I2
Dusty Redcap	/way #2600 27.91 49.96 Vilaldoun Crypt	Inside the Vilaldoun Crypt, on the Western portion of Naigtal. On the back of the left-most, deepest level of the crypt.
Highland Redcap	/way #2600 33.40 59.70 Start of Path /way #2600 28.90 61.76 Highland Redcap	By a cliff overlooking the Holding Pens area. A small path to the redcap can be found on the back of the Holding Pens area.
Marshy Redcap	/way #2600 75.64 38.14 Marshy Redcap	In the back of the Marshwalk Refuge cave, located in the water just East of Manaforge: Arcvein.
Partially-Digested Redcap	—	Has a chance to drop from Fungal mobs in Naigtal. Higher chance from Fungal rares such as Interminable Uarn and Swalewing Matriarch.

Pointy Half-Shell Cosmetic

If you ever liked Bowser, this is your lucky day! The Pointy Half-Shell can be found hidden under a carcass just to the left of the Vennorax Wreckage area.

/way #2600 29.95 29.25 Pointy Half-Shell

Soltian Wrangler’s Grip Fist Weapon Cosmetic

The Soltian Wrangler’s Grip fist weapon can be looted from the top of big mushrooms scattered across Naigtal. It is looted from Squirming Mollusks, which can be found atop a lot of them. To reach the top of these mushrooms, you will need to get creative with zone resources – Bouncy Mushrooms, Aerospores, and the Grappler.

The Fist Weapon itself is a yellow recolor of the fungal fist weapons first seen in The Burning Crusade.

Ancient Crypt Reliquary Weapon Cosmetics

Players who explored Naigtal have learned that it used to be a Draenei settlement, with a crypt area, Vilaldoun. Inside these ruins in the Western portion of Naigtal, players can find Ancient Crypt Reliquary chests, which reward Draenei-themed weapon cosmetics.

These chests do not show up on your minimap, so keep your eyes peeled!

Will you be going for any of these collectibles?

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Moving Around Venom – Midnight Season 2 Delve Nemesis Preview

Anshlun — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:18:34 +0000

While the new Delve nemesis, Azta’rec, isn’t testable on the PTR, we can have an idea about the fight by looking at its datamined spells and rewards.

Azta’rec Spells

There haven’t been many spells available from Azta’rec, but some were found:

Noxious Bile – Azta’rec spews forth a wav[sic] of poison, inflicting 185,104 Nature damage and applies $1 stack of Ula’tek’s Gift to all enemies in a cone in front of him.
- Noxious Bile – Same spell, but also creates pools of poison. Maybe for Tier ?? only
Sermon of Ula’Tek – Azta’rec performs a ceremony to Ula’Tek causing waves of venom to burst forth in a pattern, inflicting 154,253 Nature damage.
- Two versions: one lasting 10 seconds, one lasting 17 seconds.
Summon Echo of Azta’rec – Summons an Echo of Azta’rec.
Echo of Ula’tek – Azta’rec’s ceremony echos[sic] through the room causing waves of venom to burst forth in the same pattern as the last Sermon of Ula’Tek, inflicting 154,253 Nature damage.

The datamined spells indicate the fight will likely involve planned positioning. With Noxious Bile placing pools on the ground, limiting the arena space, and Sermon covering parts of the arena in venom waves. There will likely be a certain rhythm to the fight as well, with Echo of Ula’tek repeating the previous Sermon waves. This means that you’ll have to plan where these casts are going off to so you don’t run out of space during the encounter.

Azta’rec Rewards

Defeating Azta’rec unlocks many different rewards, a title, a back transmog, and a mount.

My Venomous Nemesis – Defeat Azta’rec in his lair before the release of the next season of delves.
- Rewards Apophic Patagia
Purging the Poison – Defeat Azta’rec in his lair on Tier ?? before the release of the next season of delves.
- Rewards “Name, the Poisonous” title.
Let Me Solo Him: Azta’rec – Defeat Azta’rec in his lair on Tier ?? without any other players in your party, before the release of the next season of delves.
- Rewards the Apophic Soul Crusher mount.
Fabled Let Me Solo Him: Azta’rec – Defeat Azta’rec in his lair on Tier ?? without any other players in your party, within the first week of the season.
- Rewards “Name, Fabled Vanquisher of Azta’rec” title.

Apophic Patagia Back Piece

Apophic Soul Crusher Mount

Two Patches, a Twitch Drop, and a Sale: WoW Weekly, Week of June 15th

Starym — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:44:25 +0000

Two topics dominated this week’s news, and they were both patches! Blizzard has our look back ready, and there’s more to see than any entry in a long time.

We thought the launch of patch 12.0.7 would be the big news of the week. However, its bigger cousin completely outshone it! While the new content update went live with plenty of new features and activities, the next season was far more interesting. 12.1 was detailed and launched on the PTR, with many new finds still popping up right now! We then have the Twitch Drop that arrived for the week. Another cuddly Murloc is still available to join your home! And finally, the Summer Sale kicked off, bringing up to 50% off on many mounts, transmogs, toys, and pets, including some awesome Medivh/Khadgar Guardian mogs and raven mounts!

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The Midnight: Revelations Content Update is Now Live

Take the next step in thwarting the forces of the Void, hunt down their leaders in two new areas, and uncover new sources of power.

Players also face a new single-boss raid in Sporefall, and Turbulent Timeways returns with Dragonflight dungeons with a new slate of rewards.

There’s more to uncover in Midnight: Revelations. Full details can be found in our previously published overview.

See you in Azeroth!

Watch and Learn About The Curse of Ula’tek in the Latest WoWCast

Dive into the next content update, Curse of Ula’tek in our latest WoWCast with community manager Bethany “Linxy” Hudson, lead quest designer Rachel Vought, and senior software engineer Taylor Garcia. They’ll take you through some of what’s to come in the next Midnight content update—Curse of Ula’tek.

Don’t forget to continue the story of Zul’jan beginning the week of July 7.

Check out the Public Test Realm (PTR) to experience some of the new content before it goes live. Learn more from our previously published article.

Link Your Battle.net Account to Discord in the Curse of Ula’tek Content Update

Whether you’re coordinating your next raid run, looking for more to join you in game for PvP, or just hanging out in your neighborhoods together, you’ll be able to send messages between the two quickly and easily. This new feature will be available to test soon on the PTR and once it goes live, it will be easy to get set up and started.

Learn more from our previously published article.

Twitch Drop Now Live! Get the Cuddly Cotton Candy Grrgle Housing Decor Item

Watch any eligible World of Warcraft stream on Twitch.tv from June 16 at 10:00 am PDT until July 14 at 10:00 am PDT to claim the Cuddly Cotton Candy Grrgle Housing decor item. Players who have claimed this new item from the Twitch Drop will also be able to visit Dennia Silvertongue in Silvermoon City to purchase more copies of this adorable decor. Additional copies can also be purchased from Tuuran in Stormwind and Gabbi in Orgrimmar (near the Trading Post).

Start Time: June 16 at 10:00 am PDT
End Time: July 14 at 10:00 am PDT

Watch 4 hours of any World of Warcraft content stream on Twitch.tv while these Twitch Drops are active to claim the Cuddly Cotton Candy Grrgle Housing decor item.

Frequently asked questions and details on linking your Twitch account can be found in our previously published article.

Hot Deals on Cool Finds—Shop the WoW Summer Sale!

Step into the heat of Azeroth with cool summer savings of up to 50% off select World of Warcraft® cosmetic bundles, mounts, transmogs, pets, and toys now through July 7.

Wherever your patch leads you, make the most of your adventure with some WoW® modern markdowns, and catch cool savings for your Classic WoW® collection.

Some exclusions apply, so visit the Battle.net shop to see the full list of discounted offerings and details.

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Let us journey alongside you, regale you with tales of adventure in faraway places, map out roads less traveled, and direct your gaze toward the legendary challenges that await. Return each week to the World of Warcraft news site, where together, we’ll uncover your destiny.

Valeera’s Poisons Become Selectable in Patch 12.1 Delves

Maursean — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:44:34 +0000

Valeera is getting a new choice node in Patch 12.1: Poisons.

Our delve companion for Midnight is getting this small change to give players more options to tackle new and exisiting delves coming in Season 2 of Midnight.

The poisons are currently a baseline ability for our rogue companion, but are chosen based on her role.

Similar to curios, players can select one of the poisons from the companion supplies menu.

It’s a small change, but it offers players more options for how to complete each delve!

Valeera’s Poisons

There are currently three choices for poisons:

Bloodcrypt Toxin reduces incoming damage from enemies and slows their haste.
Poison of the Forgotten Master increases damage done by allies
Soulthirst Venom increases tertiary stats (Leech, Avoidance, and Speed).

You can read the full descriptions below.

Bloodcrypt Toxin – Valeera applies a debilitating poison to her and her allies’ weapons. Enemies struck by these poisoned weapons have their damage reduced by 10% and their Haste reduced by 10% for 20 sec. (Currently applied when Valeera is set as a tank.)
Poison of the Forgotten Master – Valeera coats her and her allies’ weapons with an ancient poison that grows in potency over time, increasing all damage done by 5%, stacking every 3 sec while in combat up to 5. All stacks are removed if the wielder of the poisoned weapon takes damage. (Currently applied when Valeera is set as DPS.)
Soulthirst Venom – Valeera applies wicked poison to her and her allies’ weapons, increasing Leech, Avoidance, and Speed by 10%. (Currently applied when Valeera is set as a healer.)

Six New Costume Cat Battle Pets Are Coming to the WoW Trading Post

Neryssa — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:24:02 +0000

We’re taking a look at new added cosmetics in the Patch 12.1 PTR. One of the more overlooked pets are these cute costume cat battle pets! There are six of them, all of them coming from the Trading Post at this point in time.

Trading Post Costume Cat Battle Pets

First up, we have two cats dressed like Liches! Cat’Thuzad and Catsramas sport horned skull masks and lich cloaks. I wonder if Kel’Thuzad will get some ideas to dress Mr. Bigglesworth…

Our next two cats are getting inspiration straight from Uldum! Amewbis and Mewkahen are dressed like Ramkahen mummies, including the iconic back wings and wraps.

Lastly, if your Mage is looking for a new pet, why not pick ether Kirin Tor Cat or Kirin Tor Kitty? These are dressed in Kirin Tor-themed regalia!

When Can We Expect to See the New Pets in the Trading Post?

We have known the themes for all Trading Post months in 2026 since late last year. With this, it is possible to estimate when they are expected to appear.

As these Battle Pets are cats in costumes, the Costumed Calamity theme for October 2026 seems to be a safe bet for these cats to show up.

At this point in the Patch 12.1 development, all six pets are listed with Trading Post as their source. However, there is always a possibility that some of them are moved to the Hallow’s End event vendors. Most World Events are receiving revamps and new items this year, so this is definitely a possibility.

I am a dog person myself, but it is hard to not fall in love with these cats. Will you pick them for your collection, once they eventually show up?

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

WoW Players Just Solved a Battle Pet Secret Hidden Since Patch 11.2

Neryssa — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:16:23 +0000

With the release of Patch 12.0.7, one of the minor remaining secrets from The War Within has been discovered! The Unfazed Diver was a battle pet originally introduced in Patch 11.2, and it had players running around K’aresh for months in search of clues.

While purrkin have a knack for getting lost, none have ever been so talented as this one. Purrfectly unbothered however, this curious creature can thrive in any situation.

Turns out, the Unfazed Diver was just really, really lost in between Hal’hadar shipments! Learn how to obtain this cute little pet. Thanks once again to the WoW Secret Finding Discord for this find!

How to Obtain the Unfazed Diver Pet

Before anything, you need to have the following:

The Reshii Wraps obtained in K’aresh, for the Tazavesh step. If you don’t have them, learn how to get them in our guide.
Be Level 90.

Tazavesh, the Veiled Market (K’aresh)

The first step to obtain the Unfazed Diver is to head to Tazavesh. For this step, we recommend that you already have the Reshii Wraps equipped when you zone into K’aresh, to prevent any bugs when entering Phase Diving. If you forget to do so and can’t Phase Dive in Tazavesh, fly to another conduit in K’aresh and teleport to Tazavesh from there.

In K’aresh, enter Phase Diving by using the Phase Conduit in the Tazavesh area. To the left of the counter by the Phase Conduit, you will find a paper on the ground.

/way #2472 46.91 58.57 Bill of Lading

Interact with it to loot the Phase-Displaced Toy and the Bill of Lading. The Bill can be read:

Ethereum Overcroft Order

25 Mana Storage Containers – Large
50 Mana Storage Containers – Medium
100 Mana Storage Containers – Small
4 Transport Skiffs

Ethereum Overcroft, Voidstorm

You can unequip your Reshii Wraps now. The Ethereum Overcroft is an area in Voidstorm, just West of the Howling Ridge. On the East portion of the Ethereum Overcroft, just to the left of the cliff that overlooks Howling Ridge, you will find an Odd Smelling Crate. Interacting with it will give you some flavor text. You must interact and see the flavor text box in-game to gain credit and continue with the secret.

/way #2405 48.18 70.32 Odd Smelling Crate

The clue for this next step comes from the Hal’hadar Falchion you can find inside the Odd Smelling Crate. This signals that we need to go to Naigtal, one of the new Showdown Zones in Patch 12.0.7.

Manaforge: Arcvein, Naigtal

This portion of the secret is only doable on Normal World Tier. At the Manaforge: Arcvein area in Eastern Naigtal, inside the Manaforge building itself, a Specimen Container is now visible on your minimap and interactable.

/way #2600 71.54 45.28 Specimen Container

The hal’hadar prison requires a Specimen Container Key to open. You can loot this key from the Hal’hadar Manatech in the area, at a fairly high drop rate. Kill them to obtain the key, use the key to unlock the container, and congrats on your Unfazed Diver!

This mystery is solved. However, the Phase-Displaced Toy looted from the first step is not consumed. Is there more to do here?

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

WoW Players Get Decades-Old Cosmetic Request With New 12.1 Spice Witch Sets

Emma — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:36:31 +0000

The Curse of Ula’Tek is bringing some huge updates, and some not-so-big but equally exciting ones. But there’s one request players have been making for decades, which Blizzard have finally listened to in Patch 12.1!

Patch 12.1 will see us get some new Love Witch-looking transmogs: the Spice Witch sets. But the most exciting feature of these new cosmetics is not the cats lounging across the brim of the witch hats, or the spooky pumpkin-themed outfits. These sets come with the ability to toggle hair visibility!

The Spice Witch set comes in six different colours: Blue, Green, Grey, Orange, Pink, and Hallow.

While the source of these sets is currently unknown, the Hallow set will probably be tied to this year’s Hallow’s End event, with other variants likely making an appearance on the Trading Post.

For more news about Patch 12.1, check out our WoW News Hub.

Returning Midnight Season 2 Dungeons Drop New Housing Items in Patch 12.1

Emma — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:24:44 +0000

Yesterday, we got our first glimpse into the Curse of Ula’Tek, and all the fun Patch 12.1 is set to bring. We’ve got three returning dungeons for Midnight Season 2: Ruby Life Pools, King’s Rest, and Temple of Sethraliss.

From Patch 12.1, King’s Rest and Temple of Sethraliss will each drop a new piece of decor!

Royal Attendant’s Coffin – King Dazar in King’s Rest

Hatchery of Hissing Eggs – Avatar of Sethraliss in Temple of Sethraliss

Patch 12.1 is bringing some super exciting updates to Player Housing, from Blueprints, to pets, increased House Levels, Large exteriors, and a revamp of the dye system. Check out our WoW News Hub for more info on what’s to come!

Source: WoWDB Housing Hub

Players Will Chase These Seasonal Mounts in Patch 12.1

Neryssa — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:38:02 +0000

With the first build of Patch 12.1 now available to test on the PTR servers, we’re starting to take a look at some of the mounts coming with the patch. First, we will take a look at some of the new seasonal rewards: Mythic+ and PvP!

Umbral Ashes: Midnight Season 1 Champion Mount

The Umbral Ashes is the reward for finishing Season 1 of Midnight with a top 1% rating. It is a red recolor of Ashes of Belo’ren.

Its flames consume all but the worthy.

Midnight Season 2 Mythic+ Mounts

The Breath of Blight is the reward for Keystone Master for Season 2 of Midnight, which requires 2,000 M+ Rating during the season.

A sickly haze trails in its wake, poisoning earth, air, and anything foolish enough to pursue it.

The Breath of Ruin is the reward for Keystone Legend for Season 2 of Midnight, which requires 3,000 M+ Rating during the season.

Where its shadow falls, even the bravest hear the echo of forgotten wars.

Midnight Season 2 PvP Mounts

The Vicious Saddle mounts for the season are the Lightbloom Boars!

Motes of energy surround this mount, occasionally reflecting a ray of light across your vision.

The Gladiator mount this season is the Venomous Gladiator’s Goredrake.

This armored mount makes everyone around you green with envy.

All Midnight Patch 12.1 Venomous Abyss Raid Set Appearances

Neryssa — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:35:16 +0000

The first PTR build for Patch 12.1, The Curse of Ula’tek, is now available for testing! With a new season and a new raid, The Venomous Abyss, new tier sets are also a given.

We’re previewing the tier set appearances in this post! Most Venomous Abyss tier sets follow the serpent aesthetic seen in the patch trailer, featuring prominent poison motifs and troll imagery.

If you’re looking for the Tier Set bonuses instead, check our dedicated news post!

All Venomous Abyss Patch 12.1 Tier Set Bonuses

Death Knight Tier – Baleful Grave-Knight’s Crucible

Demon Hunter Tier – Abyssal Doomhound’s Pursuit

Druid Tier – Bark of the Enigmatic Dreamwatcher

Evoker Tier – Echo of Calamity

Hunter Tier – Skulking Viper’s Ambush

Mage Tier – Primal Leywarden’s Attire

Monk Tier – Guile of the Monkey King

Paladin Tier – Radiance of the Consecrated Flame

Priest Tier – Cosmic Penitent’s Raiment

Rogue Tier – Chosen Bloodslayer’s Hexweave

Shaman Tier – Ophidian Oracle’s Prophecy

Warlock Tier – Damned Necrolyte’s Shattered Restraints

Warrior Tier – Jade Warlord’s Dominion

No Short Window for Entering Delve Hall of Fame Midnight Season 2

Anshlun — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:06:38 +0000

Blizzard has changed the criteria for entering the “Delve Hall of Fame”. To enter it in Season 2, all you need to do is to defeat the new nemesis, Azta’rec, in ?? difficulty during the first week of the season.

This is a stark contrast to the Season 1 variant, which required you to be within the top 4000 characters in your region for Fabled Let Me Solo Him: Nullaeus. This restriction led to a literal race to obtain the achievement, with every region filling up in the first day.

We don’t have exact details about the fight, but it is important to mention that the achievement requires you to solo Azta’rec. Completing ?? difficulty during Midnight Season 2 will also reward you with the Apophic Soul Crusher mount.

Heroic Raid Worth Running Again – Gearing Changes in Midnight Season 2

Anshlun — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:37:58 +0000

Blizzard has announced a number of changes to gearing for Midnight Season 2, with the goal of addressing pain points from Season 1.

Players feeling discouraged from running Heroic or Normal raids, rejoice! Blizzard is addressing many of the pain points of running Heroic and Normal raids, increasing their vault rewards, and allowing you to coin Myth and Hero items on Heroic and Normal, respectively.

The tl;dr is:

Bonus Rolls will be a Great Vault reward from the start of the season.
Bonus Rolls starting from Week 8.
Using Bonus Rolls in raids will cost only 1 coin instead of 2
Raid rewards on the Vault will be one tier higher.
- LFR Vault rewards 1/8 Champion
- Normal Vault rewards 1/6 Hero
- Heroic Vault rewards 1/6 Myth
- Mythic Vault rewards 6/6 Myth
  - Loot from the last two bosses will be 9/6 Myth
  - This is already the case in the raid itself
- Bonus rolls follow the same logic, so coining a Heroic raid boss will give you a Myth track item.
Using the Catalyst will now retain the secondary stats from the original item, plus any cantrip effects.
Ascendant Voidcores will return as Ascendant Venomstones later in Season 2
- In addition to Weapons and Trinkets, you will be able to upgrade Necklaces
- Same restrictions as Season 1, only maxxed out Hero or Myth items
- Same way to obtain Venomstones, but it will cost 10 instead of 5 to upgrade an item

Bonus Rolls

Starting with Midnight Season 2, bonus rolls will be available as a direct vault option from the start of the season. You will start receiving bonus rolls around the same time as you did in Season 1, around week 8, likely Patch 12.1.5.

When using Bonus Rolls in raids, you’ll now receive the loot one tier above. That is, coins in LFR give 1/8 Champion, Normal gives 1/6 Hero, Heroic gives 1/6 Myth, and Mythic gives 6/6 Myth.

Another change is that it will only cost 1 coin to bonus roll a raid boss, down from 2.

Great Vault Updates – Better Rewards for Raiders

Raid rewards are getting updated, as many raiders felt Heroic and Normal raids have been unrewarding in Season 1, when compared to Mythic+. For that, now Great Vault rewards loot one tier above the raid you complete.

LFR Vault rewards 1/8 Champion
Normal Vault rewards 1/6 Hero
Heroic Vault rewards 1/6 Myth
Mythic Vault rewards 6/6 Myth
- Loot from the last two bosses will be 9/6 Myth
- This is already the case in the raid itself

Catalyst Items Now Retain Their Stats

Catalyst is getting a minor revamp in Midnight Season 2. Now, when you catalyze an item, it will retain its secondary stat spread, plus any cantrip effects the original item had. This change should allow for more diverse character customization.

Ascendant Voidcores Return as Venomstones

Ascendant Voidcores will return later in Season 2, once again allowing players to upgrade their maxxed-out Hero or Myth Weapons and Trinket another 2 stages. With Season 2 you will also be able to apply Venomstones to your necklace as well.

You will obtain Venomstones from the same sources as Voidcores, being guaranteed from Heroic/Mythic raid bosses, Keys above +10, Tier 11 Delves, and Nightmare Preys. It will cost 10 Venomstones to upgrade an item, up from 5 Voidcores in Season 1.

Full Blizzard Announcement

Below you can see the full post with the details about the decisions.

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Curse of Ula’tek Endgame Reward Changes

With the Curse of Ula’tek content update on the horizon, we wanted to share a few thoughts on endgame rewards and additional context on some upcoming changes.

Nebulous Voidcore Rolls

Overall, we are happy with how Nebulous Voidcores have enabled players to target specific chase items and gear up alts who have missed a few too many Great Vaults. The option to take Nebulous Voidcores as a Great Vault consolation reward also created interesting new choices around that weekly reward ritual which has otherwise changed very little over the past several expansions.

However, the resulting pace of gearing in Midnight Season 1 was a bit quicker than we initially intended due to a combination of the unlock timing and the number of Voidcore rolls per week, and the increased relative value of Mythic+ dungeon rewards was particularly detrimental to Heroic raiding.

Heading into Season 2, Nebulous Voidcores will be available as a Great Vault reward option from the beginning of the season directly from the Great Vault UI. Decimus has decided to pursue other projects but has generously offered to train Orin Straylight in the basics of weaving Nebulous Voidcores from void energy. Orin has relocated to the Catalyst in Silvermoon to continue his work. Once players have helped Orin kick off his research at the start of the season, he will require eight weeks before being able to provide players with one Nebulous Voidcore each week. Orin is significantly more independent than Decimus and will not require additional weekly quest effort from the player during his research.

This immediate access to Nebulous Voidcores as a Great Vault reward is intended to allow players to begin progressing towards their desired items from the start of the season in a way that offsets the reduced quantity and later timing of supplemental Voidcores.

The Value of Raid Rewards

To better reflect the time and effort required to defeat raid bosses and align with the rewards value proposition of Mythic+, we are making several significant changes.

Great Vault rewards for raiding will now behave in the following ways:

LFR, Normal, and Heroic Great Vault rewards will always jump to the first step of the next upgrade track; for example, all Heroic raid vault rewards will be Myth 1/6.
Mythic raid Great Vault rewards will always be Myth 6/6 apart from Very Rare items and loot from the penultimate and final bosses. These latter items will now be acquired at the equivalent of Myth 9 regardless of whether found as a boss drop or in the Great Vault.

Nebulous Voidcore costs will also be reduced from two to one for raid items. As in Season 1, the power of items acquired with Nebulous Voidcores is aligned with the equivalent Great Vault reward for that content.

Catalyst Changes

Since the Catalyst’s introduction, the value of armor item drops in class set slots has been greatly reduced because the vast majority will simply be converted into a class set item. In order to give these items their own identity and allow for further character customization, class set armor will now inherit the secondary stats from the original converted item. This will also apply to certain special effects going forward such as Ula’tek’s Venomcursed armor cantrip.

As in previous seasons, players may also still acquire class set armor directly from the Venomous Abyss raid.

Ascendant ~~Voidcores~~ Venomstones

Ascendant Voidcores will return as Ascendant Venomstones at a later point as in Season 1, allowing players to push the limits of their power to new heights.

Orin’s prowess with Ascendant Venomstones is not quite as impressive as what Decimus pulled off with Ascendant Voidcores, but he has discovered a couple of tricks of his own. In addition to weapons and trinkets, players will also be able to upgrade their necklaces to a maximum item level equivalent to Myth 8. As in Season 1, only fully upgraded Hero, Myth, and maximum quality crafted gear of the equivalent item level may be upgraded with Venomstones.

Players will acquire an Ascendant Venomstone from every Heroic or Mythic raid boss, Mythic+ Keystone dungeons at +10 or higher, T11 Bountiful Delves, and Nightmare Prey Hunt Champion gear boxes. Players will require 10 Ascendant Venomstones to upgrade each piece of equipment.

Rare Tagging Slowed, Lorewalking Rewards Buffed: Midnight 12.0.7 Hotfixes, June 18th

Starym — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:12:32 +0000

In the midst of all the 12.1 PTR furor, we have some lowly 12.0.7 hotfixes as well!

We have a big change for rares in Naigtal, as they cannot be engaged for the first three minutes after spawn. We also get some properly scaling rewards from the new Loa Lorewalking campaign, scaling to 90. Then there’s a fix to one of Rotmire’s abilities, as well as a Slayer’s Rise PvP fix.

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Items

Fixed an issue that could prevent Rotmire’s Sporeheart’s effect from triggering from certain sources of healing.

Lorewalking

Rewards from the Loa Lorewalking campaign should now scale all the way to level 90.

Naigtal

Rares are now enveloped in shadow for the first 3 minutes after spawning and cannot be attacked, giving players additional time to reach the encounter.

Player versus Player

Resolved an issue that could cause Horde to lose reinforcements instead of Alliance when they capture the Sparring Grounds in Slayer’s Rise.

12.1 Venomous Abyss Raid Testing Schedule

Starym — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:38:45 +0000

The PTR is here and raid testing is coming soon. The new Venomous Abyss 12.1/Midnight Season 2 raid is getting its first look with next week’s PTR update. We start with Heroic testing on the 25th and 26th, covering all 7 bosses (as the final boss does not get tested, as per tradition). We have to wait a bit longer for Mythic to enter the picture. We’ll also be seeing all 7 bosses on Thursday and Friday, two weeks after Heroic, on July 9th and 10th.

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Greetings!

The raid testing schedule is very fluid and subject to the realities of a test environment. There’s the possibility of having to change the time of a testing session, change the bosses being tested, or cancel a test entirely due to bugs, server hardware issues, etc.

Multiple vendors are set up on the PTR in Silvermoon City, Stormwind and Orgrimmar to allow players to quickly and easily test out end-game content (Profession Vendors and Trainers, Class Set Vendors, PvP Gear Vendors, and Trinket Vendors).

Keep an eye on the PTR forum for the encounter feedback threads and the latest information. Thank you in advance for testing and providing feedback.

The Venomous Abyss Raid Testing Schedule

The final boss in the Venomous Abyss will not be available for testing.

Thursday, June 25

Heroic

Nek’zali the Soulcoiler – 12:00 PDT (15:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST)

The Tortollan Explorers – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)

Entombed Sentinels – 14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

Friday, June 26

Heroic

Sszorak – 11:00 PDT (14:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST)

Vashnik, the Malignant – 12:00 PDT (15:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST)

The Twin Fangs – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)

The Unwilling Vessel – 14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

Thursday, July 9

Mythic

Nek’zali the Soulcoiler – 12:00 PDT (15:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST)

The Tortollan Explorers – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)

Entombed Sentinels – 14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)T)

Friday, July 10

Mythic

Sszorak – 11:00 PDT (14:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST)

Vashnik, the Malignant – 12:00 PDT (15:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST)

The Twin Fangs – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)

The Unwilling Vessel – 14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)

Q: How do I get into the raid zone?

A: In Silvermoon City, Orgrimmar, or Stormwind, you may speak to Nexus-Lord Donjon Rade to teleport into the raid zone while it is open for testing. (The option to teleport will not be available when the zone is not open for testing.)

Q: What character should I use to test the raid?

A: Whichever you prefer. We will be scaling players’ effective level to 90 for raid testing, and their item level to an appropriate threshold for the encounter(s) being tested.

Q: How long does testing last?

A: The primary purpose of testing is to give us the information we need to balance the encounters, evaluate how mechanics are playing out in practice, and identify bugs. Once we’re satisfied that we’ve received that information for a given encounter, we’ll be shutting down testing. Usually this takes around 1 hour per encounter, but there are no guarantees.

Q: How do I report feedback or bugs?

A: We’ll be posting encounter feedback threads each week prior to the start of the raid tests. Additionally, you can also submit your feedback through the in-game Issue Reporter tool.

Housing Dye System Revamp in Patch 12.1 – Color Families, Less Clutter

Neryssa — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:37:44 +0000

Dyes are one of the more fun aspects of Player Housing, and with Patch 12.1 on the horizon, the dye system is receiving a big revamp. Learn more about what is coming in the next patch!

As this is a rather long blue post, here are some highlights on what to expect:

A bug with dyed housing decor made certain colors, such as Obsidium Black, appear much darker than intended. This was stealth fixed in 12.0.5, but players had already built projects with the darker colors, so many projects ended up looking weird.
New dye colors are being added in 12.1, representing the darker variants of pre-12.0.5 dyes:
- Dark Obsidium is a darker variant of Obsidium Black.
- Dark Mahogany is a darker variant of Mahogany.
- Dark Mesquite is a darker variant of Mesquite Brown.
In addition to these, twelve more new colors are being added: Amani Green, Klaxxi Amber, Aethril Pink, Foxflower Orange, Faded Mana, Stonetalon Brick, Verdant Green, Tirisfal Green, Dusty Red, Tranquility Blue, Pearl White, and Petal Pink.
With the new colors in 12.1, we will have a grand total of 87 pigments. To help alleviate bag slot concerns with items, dye items are being revamped in 12.1: All dyes are streamlined into nine Housing Dyes, each covering one color family.
- As an example, both Void Violet and Netherstorm Fuchsia are now options when using the new Purple Housing Dye.
- Any old-system dye colors will be converted via mail to their specific new dyes of that color family.
- The Teal color category is being retired in 12.1. Every color crafted with Teal is rolled into Blue or Green Housing Dyes. Teal Dye Pigment is being converted into Blue Housing Dye in 12.1.

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I Bet You’re Dyeing to Hear About This

This is the story of how we got to the Dye Update in Curse of Ula’tek, streamlining dye crafting, reducing bag space requirements, fixing unintended color changes, and adding a bunch of new colors to use with all dyeable decor.

“These colors don’t match,” many players said after 12.0.5’s release. “This Obsidium Black isn’t as black. This Mesquite Brown isn’t as brown.”

We agreed, so we got to work.

Here’s how we got from those comments to the Dye Update that’s coming in Curse of Ula’tek.

HOW IT BEGAN

When we were first building Housing, we knew we wanted crafting to be a significant part of decor collection. Crafting is a part of WoW and has been since the very beginning, and one of the core philosophies in Housing’s rewards design was “as if it had always been there”, which is how we got to putting all those retroactive rewards on old quests and achievements and added decor rewards to all those old gameplay bits. Dyes seemed a natural fit here as well, so all 62 colors became recipes that both alchemists and scribes could make.

There were complications with the sheer number of items involved, though. One of those was that we couldn’t directly have people crafting that many inputs into that many outputs. So as a compromise, we created the dye crafting system that’s been in the game since 11.2.7: players can use Classic Inscription or Classic Alchemy to make dye pigments, the neighborhood dye stations let players turn them into the specific colors you want to use. This was good enough to ship, but we kept an eye out for ways to streamline it.

Meanwhile, and far less clear to anyone at the time, we also shipped a bug that affected dyes, some more than others, that caused the darker colors to be much more dark. Most notably, Obsidium Black went from being pretty black to almost as black as Sylvanas Windrunner’s coffee order when Housing went live.

The reason for this is technical, but essentially the way it worked is that the bug caused any light that hit an object with a dye on it to be rendered as though the light itself were the color of the dye. This significantly intensified the color, and that’s what shipped to players when we launched housing. So that’s what everyone got used to and made some truly epic creations with.

So when we fixed the bug in 12.0.5, the unintended consequence was that lots of those dyed objects looked… different. Not how players built or wanted them. As a result, we got the feedback I mentioned above: these colors don’t match.

[Thanks to our forum participants for sharing this image that demonstrates what this bug fix did to the appearance of the dye!]

Once we tracked the issue down to being inexorably tied to that bug fix, we had several tough choices. For performance reasons and the long-term health of Housing, we couldn’t revert the fix. But we needed to address the issue.

WHAT WE DID

As soon as we ruled out reverting the fix, we knew we couldn’t simply redefine the colors on people again; it was bad enough when it was unintentional. Repeating it, especially intentionally, would be too much disruption to people’s creativity. No matter how well-intended the change and how requested it was, people had been building since 12.0.5 with colors looking how they do now.

So we decided to make some new colors.

Say hello to Dark Obsidium, Dark Mahogany, and Dark Mesquite. These look a whole lot like the way Obsidium Black, Mahogany, and Mesquite Brown used to, before that 12.0.5 bug fix.

[L: Circular Elven Table with Dark Obsidium in dye slot 2; R: Circular Elven Table with Obsidium Black in dye slot 2]

[L: Circular Elven Table with Dark Mahogany in dye slot 2; R: Circular Elven Table with Mahogany in dye slot 2]

[L: Circular Elven Table with Dark Mesquite in dye slot 2; R: Circular Elven Table with Mesquite Brown in dye slot 2]

But we didn’t stop there. While we were at it, we made quite a few other new colors to play with. These are:

Amani Green

Klaxxi Amber

Aethril Pink

Foxflower Orange

Faded Mana

Stonetalon Brick

Verdant Green

Tirisfal Green

Dusty Red

Tranquility Blue

Pearl White

Petal Pink

Fifteen new colors is a lot of new items for your bags, though. And when you go to import a Blueprint that includes dyed items, that would be just enough of a new problem. Nobody wants to see a Blueprint import leave colors out because you had Midnight Blue Dye in your bags instead of Alliance Blue Dye.

But what if it didn’t matter which blue dye you needed? They all take the same resources to make anyway. It took some additional engineering work to unravel one of the assumptions made at the start—that each dye item is associated with only one dye color—but we took this opportunity to consolidate all the various dye items down to only a few.

We had 62 colors before, plus ten pigments. With 15 additional colors, that would have meant players stockpiling a full collection of dyes to maximize their flexibility in the creative moment would need to dedicate eighty-seven inventory slots just for that one purpose. With this dye consolidation, we’re down to nine, which is much more reasonable on bag space. And they still stack very high.

WHAT YOU’LL SEE

When you log into Curse of Ula’tek (including the PTR), you’ll see that you have mail. Possibly a lot of mail. For every dye pigment or housing dye item you had a stack of, you’ll get an in-game mail from Hestia Forlath, the apprentice painter in Silvermoon City. (You may remember her as a vendor associated with the Artisan Aid endeavor.) She explains what’s going on in a letter bundled with the new item that can be used in place of the old item.

For example, if you had five Alliance Blue dyes, six Horde Red dyes, and two White Dye Pigments in your inventory or bank, you’ll get three mails from Hestia. One will have five of the new Blue Housing Dyes, another will have six Red Housing Dyes, and the last will have three White Housing Dyes.

When you customize a dyeable decor in your house, it’ll work just the same, except with more colors – you’ll see every color in the game now, plus the new ones. The big change is that instead of needing different items for Void Violet or Netherstorm Fuchsia, you’ll only need that same quantity of Purple Housing Dyes.

We’ve also retired the Teal category, bringing us down from ten pigments to nine housing dye items. Every dye color that was crafted with Teal has been rolled into either the Blue or Green category, and Teal Dye Pigment will get turned into Blue Housing Dye.

And maybe what’s best here is that having so few dye items to craft means that we were able to significantly simplify the crafting process. Now it’s much simpler, as housing dye pigments are a thing of the past. Simply take the herbs you want to use to the dye station, make sure your character is an alchemist or scribe, and turn them directly into dyes by clicking the dye station. There are no recipes in your own crafting book to manage. Eliminating the intermediate step in the process should make life simpler and easier for everyone.

CONCLUSION

This all started with player feedback. And it ended up with a small package of changes that I think represent a significant quality-of-life improvement for all Housing players. Your feedback is irreplaceably valuable, so on behalf of the entire World of Warcraft development team: thank you, and please keep it coming.

All Midnight Patch 12.1 Venomous Abyss Raid Set Bonuses

Starym — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:20:31 +0000

We have all the bonuses! Blizzard have released the details on The Venomous Abyss raid bonuses for each class!

To start, the bonuses are intended to be more complex than their Season 1 counterparts. The Cooldown Manager will also play a role in the bonuses, but they won’t be turned on by default. They also won’t be big burst increases, in line with the class changes we’ve already seen. They’re intended to increase the consistency of the spec’s damage. With 80 bonuses, there’s plenty to see below.

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We’re excited to share the new set bonuses coming in Midnight Season 2.

Midnight Season 2 Tier Set Design

There are a few design goals we are looking towards for Midnight Season 2 set bonuses:

Create set bonuses that are more complex than the Season 1 set bonuses.
Create cool, impactful set bonuses that introduce a variety of gameplay in Season 2.
Utilize the Cooldown Manager where it feels correct with these set bonuses. The set bonuses are largely an extension of the spec that you’re currently playing and we should leverage the tools available to us. Note that any Cooldown Manager entry for tier set bonuses are not enabled by default on the Cooldown Manager, so you will have to opt into that.
These set bonuses should increase consistency of damage. Alongside our larger burst damage reduction initiative, we didn’t want to reduce your burst damage and then immediately reintroduce significant burst damage with the new set bonus effects.

Playing with These Bonuses and Providing Feedback

We consider the flow of testing, feedback, final design, and adjustments to be crucial to the success of an addition to the game like new class sets. As you test the new Midnight Season 2 class sets and provide your feedback here, please review the following guidelines.

To make a feedback post here, please provide:

The class and specialization being discussed.
The game content type being referred to (raiding, M+ dungeons, PvP).
When and where you feel like your set bonuses will be the most and least useful.

The types of feedback posts that are most useful include all of the above, and might also detail:

How bonuses may not have their expected value, given how the class is often played.
How bonuses could have very different value in single target and AOE situations.
How bonuses help or don’t help in specific situations that are relevant to players.
Likely degenerate or unintended impacts on rotations, including:
- Using single target abilities in AOE or vice versa.
- Being flooded with resources faster than they can be spent.
- Being encouraged to use core abilities repetitively, or not at all.

We’re always on the lookout for posts describing major upheaval in established talent builds.

To try these set bonuses on the PTR, look for Setzertauren near the current PvP and professions vendors in Orgrimmar and Stormwind City. Please share any bugs you find via the in-game bug reporting tool and your feedback about the bonuses in this thread.

Class Set Bonuses

Death Knight

Changes to Reading Buffs with Addons in Patch 12.1 – New API, Reduced Combat Info Leaks

Anshlun — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:15:52 +0000

Blizzard has announced that addons will have a new API with Patch 12.1, allowing them to filter sets of auras, reducing the amount of combat-relevant information leaking to addons. These changes continue Blizzard’s efforts to reduce the amount of automation done by addons.

This new API will expose only limited information to limit the automation potential, while still allowing for better UI customization for users. The goal is to reduce the number of leaks that have been happening from auras, as addon creators have been exploiting those to bypass restrictions intended by Blizzard for fights like L’ura.

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Addons and Auras in Curse of Ula’tek

Since the launch of Midnight, we’ve continued to iterate on the addon-related changes introduced in the Midnight pre-patch. In the 12.1 Curse of Ula’tek update, we are pleased to be taking the next major step in that work. This work reflects the insights and feedback shared by our community, with a focus on auras, commonly referred to by players as buffs and debuffs.

These changes focus on preventing auras (whether on the player, enemies, or party and raid members) from leaking important combat information that can be used for combat automation. At the same time, we want addons to continue being able to show auras in a variety of custom ways.

To support that goal, Curse of Ula’tek will introduce new APIs that allow addons to display filtered sets of auras in customized ways, without exposing the underlying aura information that could be used for automation. Addons that currently display auras will need to be updated to support these new APIs, and we’ll be working directly with addon authors throughout the Curse of Ula’tek PTR to help them adapt to these changes and gather feedback during testing.

Massive Class Changes: Midnight 12.1: Curse of Ula’tek Development Notes

Starym — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:55 +0000

We have the Public Test Realm development notes for the upcoming patch, with a crazy amount of class changes as the focus!

We got a little bit more info on some of the main features like the new zone, raid, dungeon, Delves and so on, but the main focus is the Housing and the classes. For our homes we get more info on the addition of pets and blueprints, as well as an improved dye system, including new dyes. We’re also getting level 12 houses, adding more exterior space and decor limits. We can even more our entry room to anywhere in the house!

In the case of classes, first off we have enemy damage and player health buffed by 25%. The second major change is a nerf to the throughput for the big DPS cooldowns for several specs, with a buff to their regular damage outside those cooldown windows, to smooth things out and make the non-burst period of gameplay feel less irrelevant. This particular change maybe dramatically adjusted and changed as the PTR goes on. Interrupts are getting a “missed” notification and sound if pressed when the enemy wasn’t casting a spell. Outside of that, every single class gets extensive PvE and some PvP changes.

For the full picture of what these class changes mean, you can also check out the 12.1 raid set bonuses for each spec here.

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Midnight: Curse of Ula’tek 12.1 PTR Development Notes

Curse of Ula’tek Unleashed | WoWCast

NEW CAMPAIGN CHAPTERS

Continue the story of Zul’jan as the fog lifts from the island off the east coast of Zul’Aman. We’ll join Zul’jarra as she pursues him to bring her brother and others home to Zul’Aman. We’ll delve into a long-buried history of the Coiled Isle, learn more about what is locked away, and who was left behind.

THE COILED ISLE

Within the mountain on the Coiled Isle, you’ll undertake a variety of new activities as you explore this corrupted eco-system filled with poisonous waters and venomous foes.

Plunge into the Vaults of Atal’Utek primed for challenging group content and rotating public events. Taking part in these public events will ultimately build up to a boss fight.
While in the zone players will have access to a custom talent tree that will provide different perks of player power along with quality-of-life perks. Ex: Reduce the potency of the venom in the zone.
As you adventure through the zone, you’ll come across Curse Surges which will regularly spawn rare elites at five rotating locations throughout the isle. Killing a rare elite unlocks Cursed Fishing in that location.
You’ll also discover a Local story with a tortollan sea captain named Tokka, gain reputation with his crew, and learn to fish in more cursed waters around the isle.

INTRODUCING LAIRS

Lairs are an evolution on world bosses located in instanced encounters with scaling difficulty up to flexible Mythic with 15-25 players. These will be found in specific locations similar to Delves and will come complete with a summoning stone outside the lair.

The goal is to make it easier for players to gather and take on these bosses by encountering them at specific locations where you can choose your difficulty and use the summoning stone to bring others to you.

The Lair will be available for testing in a later PTR build.

NEW RAID: THE VENOMOUS ABYSS

Arriving with the start of Midnight Season 2, players will face Ula’tek herself in the Venomous Abyss. An ancient powerful creature of hatred, corruption, and venom, Ula’tek has been unleashed by Zul’jan’s actions. This new raid dungeon will feature eight new boss encounters and you’ll ultimately face off against Ula’tek as the final boss.

Raid testing schedule can be found here: The Venomous Abyss Raid Testing Schedule

NEW DUNGEON: ALTAR OF FANGS

This new three boss dungeon will be available up to Heroic difficulty at the launch of the content update and will join the Mythic+ rotation once Midnight Season 2 begins a week after the launch.

The Altar of Fangs dungeon will be available for testing in a later PTR build.

DELVES

Take on three new Delves with one of these Delves as a new Nemesis Delve. You’ll step into The Ring of Glory, Gnarldor Isle, and the Venomfall Deeps Nemesis Delve for new rewards (and a little glory). With the start of Midnight Season 2, Bountiful Delves will become available and players will be able to push into the upper tiers to challenge themselves beyond Tier 7 and face the new Nemesis boss.

You’ll also begin encountering new snake and venom variants in existing Midnight Delves.

SEASON 2

One week after the content update goes live the new season will begin, bringing with it a new dungeon rotation for Mythic+, a new raid, new PvP Season, more Prey, and Bountiful Delves and keys become available.

Mythic+ Dungeon Rotation

New Dungeon: Altar of Fangs
Murder Row
Den of Nalorakk
The Blinding Vale
Voidscar Arena

Returning Dungeons

King’s Rest
Ruby Life Pools
Temple of Sethraliss

The Season 2 dungeons will be available for testing in a later PTR build.

PREY

Season 2 brings about new Affixes, new targets, and some new hunts on the Coiled Isle in Prey.

Astalor also has a few new voice lines to deliver to you and new Arcantina Quests are ahead.

The new Prey season will be available for testing in a later PTR build.

HOUSING

Neighborhoods and player houses will become available in next week’s build.

BLUEPRINTS
- Blueprints let players save their housing creations to swap between or share them with other players!
- Blueprint codes can be shared cross-region (excluding China) with other players for them to import as well.
- Blueprints operate on the entire house (both inside and out), the interior only, the exterior only, or a single room.
- When importing, a list of all required rooms and decor will be shown, including the budget needed, what’s missing, and so on so players know what’s about to happen or what they need.
- Importing will also try to do the “right” thing for dyed items (using correctly dyed items, potentially dyeing items, but NOT replacing already dyed items, etc).
- Players can have up to 50 “save slots” for their different layouts, as well as 10 additional ones for “auto-saves”.
  - Auto-saves are automatically created when importing a Blueprint so players can easily revert.
- Players now have an additional house permission called “Export” that defaults to no one. Other players visiting a house where they pass this permission can choose to import into their own save slots.
- Blueprint codes can be linked in chat and inspected there as well.
- Blueprints can be reported.
- A Reset button has also been added that will reset the whole house or just the interior or exterior if someone wants to start over from scratch.
PETS
- Pet Beds allow players to show off their pets both in and outside their house.
- Players can place up to 10 beds inside and up to 5 beds outside. Once a bed is placed, players can select a pet to make its home there.
- Indoor pets can be set to either Stationary or Roaming while pets placed outdoors are only Stationary for the time being.
- A small number of pets are unavailable to be placed for a variety of reasons.
ENDEAVORS
- There are 4 new Endeavors:
  - Knock-off Amani (this is the featured Endeavor with the release of Curse of Ula’tek)
    - Griftah and his travelling troupe of traders would like to visit the neighborhood to trade their “traditional Amani goods”. It’s fairly obvious that these are not original Amani items, however the neighborhood residents are interested nonetheless.
  - Every Bakar Has Its Day
    - Residents of the neighborhood love their pets, but they could use some help training them. The centaurs of the Ohn’ahran Plains have very strong bonds with their bakar and they may be willing to pass on some training tips.
  - Candle Culture
    - Strange wax deposits have started to appear in the neighborhood. Who better to find a use than the Kobolds of the Ringing Deeps? Seek their counsel on illumination.
  - Vacation Season
    - The Tortollans are a worldly folk. So worldly, in fact, that they need no introduction to your neighborhood–they’ve been vacationing here long before you put down your roots! Share in their recreational wisdom.
- Players may notice new things in their Neighborhood based on the Endeavors that have been completed, both old and new.
DYE UPDATES
- Dye crafting has been streamlined, considerably freeing up bag space taken up by dyes.
- New dye colors have been added, including those that replicate the darker appearances from before 12.0.5.
- More information can be found in the I Bet You’re Dyeing to Hear About This thread.
HOUSES
- Houses can now reach level 12, unlocking increased limits, large exteriors, and more.
- Players can now move the entry room anywhere in the house, including other floors! Finally, basement dreams can be realized!
UI
- Two new categories have been added for decor:
  - Vines and Hanging Plants
  - Pet Beds
Removed an extra pop-up when deleting a room with no Decor in it.

DISCORD

It won’t be long before you’ll be able to speak with your guildmates both in and out of the game by connecting your Battle.net and Discord accounts to chat with your guild no matter where they are. Whether you’re coordinating your next raid run, looking for more to join you in game for PvP, or just hanging out in your neighborhoods together, you’ll be able to send messages between the two quickly and easily.

This new feature will be available to test on the PTR next week. We’ll let you know when the feature is live and ready for testing!

More details can be found in our article.

CONTINUE THE HUNT FOR XAL’ATATH WITH ARATOR

We’ll also get an update on Arator as he deals with the fallout from the Voidspire and we’ll also investigate the resurgence of the Twilight’s Blade with him as we continue the hunt for Xal’atath.

DUMMY DOME ON THE PTR

Season 2’s PTR includes the DUMMY DOME!, a new test zone full of combat dummies and 50,000 pounds of MUD MUD MUD that you can reach by speaking to Nexus-Lord Donjon Rade IX in major cities. In this high-octane training arena, you can initiate fights against 1, 2, 3, or 5 dummies that have the same armor as Season 2 raid bosses and whose health decreases steadily over 5-minute encounters for maximum Execution Accuracy. Adrenaline junkies can also spawn a Hazardous Dummy that deals ramping steady damage that will literally kill you and your friends if you don’t heal through it. So rev your engines and cause some CARNAGE!

CLASSES

Player health and creature damage has been increased by 25% at max level. Health consumable values have been adjusted to match new health values.
- Developers’ notes: In Curse of Ula’tek, we’ve decided to increase player health and enemy damage by 25% for max level players. We’ve made similar adjustments at the start of Midnight and also in early Dragonflight. Our intent is for damage to be less spiky and for healing gameplay to be more satisfying. When healing is too bursty, enemies have to be tuned to deal spiky damage which requires quick reactions to survive, and we feel that leads to unsatisfying and more stressful gameplay. While we are increasing overall creature damage with this change, we are hand tuning encounter abilities to deal appropriate damage alongside these changes to meet our goals. We’re also making adjustments to several healing and absorb spells for DPS and Tank specializations so that they retain their relative impact.
In Curse of Ula’tek, we’re going to be lowering throughput for major DPS cooldown’s for several specializations and increasing their steady state damage. When damage done during cooldowns is significantly higher than damage outside of cooldowns, the pacing of combat outside of cooldowns can feel sluggish. Our priority is ensuring that cooldowns continue to be high-impact and fun moments, that damage dealt without cooldowns is effective, and that we maintain texture between specs. We’re going to be observing how this plays out on PTR and it’s possible we will need to make further adjustments or pull back on some of our changes.
All class interrupts (such as Kick, Pummel, Counterspell, etc) will now display a “missed” visual over the target’s head if used while the target was not casting a spell. It will also play a separate sound to represent a missed interrupt. This is intended to help players recognize when enemies or allies have used their interrupt ability even if a spell was not interrupted.
DEATH KNIGHT
- Blood
  - Permafrost grants a shield equal to 50% of damage dealt (was 40%).
  - Voracious grants 15% Leech (was 12%).
  - Relish in Blood healing increased by 25%.
  - Rapid Decomposition increases Blood Plague healing by 85% (was 50%).
  - Sanguinary Burst heals you for 18% of damage dealt (was 15%).
  - Umbilicus Eternus absorbs damage equal to 6 times damage dealt by Blood Plague (was 5).
- Frost
  - Permafrost grants a shield equal to 35% of damage dealt (was 30%).
- Unholy
  - Developers’ notes: With Curse of Ula’tek, we’re aiming to smooth the gap between cooldown and non-cooldown throughput. Additionally, we’re taking a look at the current summon density of Unholy Death Knight. For its rework in Midnight, Unholy Death Knight was reimagined as a summoner of the Scourge and we’re very happy with how it landed. However, combined with the previous summoning powers from the Rider of the Apocalypse Hero Talent tree, the amount of summons are exceeding the numbers we’re comfortable with. It is paramount for us to provide a clear game space for our players, and we felt there was no design space left for us to give more summoning powers without ignoring this core principle.
  - Reanimation renamed to Lord of the Dead and its secondary effect has been redesigned – When you control 3 Magus of the Dead, sacrifice them to summon their Lord of the Dead for 15 seconds, casting Frostbolts that chain between 2 enemies. Magus with higher remaining duration grant increased power.
  - Apex Talent: Forbidden Knowledge (Rank 3) has been updated – Magus of the Dead no longer grants stacking damage to Necrotic Coil and Graveyard. The effectiveness of Putrefy activated by Dread Plague has been increased to 100% (was 60%).
  - Soul Reaper has been updated – No longer consumes charges of Putrefy to cast. Now consumes up to 3 Lesser Ghoul stacks to summon them instantly.
  - Unholy Aura has been updated – Magus of the Dead now grant the Haste buff on spawn for 15 seconds.
  - Army of the Dead has been updated – Summon or empower Lesser Ghouls to form an unholy army of 8 for 30 seconds. While active, you command your army through Scourge Strike, executing Orders based on nearby enemies instead of summoning Lesser Ghouls.
    - Death Order – Lesser Ghouls strike with you, dealing Shadow damage to your target.
    - Epidemic Order – Lesser Ghouls erupt in viscera, dealing Shadow damage to nearby enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
  - Menacing Magus now has an additional effect – Your Lord of the Dead Frostbolts now chain to 3 additional enemies.
  - Lesser Ghoul damage increased by 10%.
  - Army of the Dead Lesser Ghoul damage reduced by 20%.
  - Necrotic Coil damage increased by 20%.
  - Graveyard damage increased by 20%.
  - Commander of the Dead now causes Dark Transformation to increase the damage of your summoned creatures by 10%/20% for 30 seconds (was 15%/30%).
  - Ruptured Viscera now deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
  - Players other than the Death Knight can now only see up to 3 Lesser Ghouls at a time.
  - Permafrost grants a shield equal to 35% of damage dealt (was 30%).
DEMON HUNTER
- Demon Hunters can now equip daggers.
  - Developers’ notes: This will allow Devourer Demon Hunters to acquire and use daggers with Intelligence on them.
- Devourer
  - Developers’ notes: We’re reducing the scaling of Devourer’s Mastery: Monster Within to help other stats to compete and compensating with an overall ability damage buff. Between that and a few more targeted changes, we expect damage during Void Metamorphosis to be slightly reduced while damage outside of Metamorphosis is significantly increased.
  - Mastery: Monster Within has been updated – Bonus damage during Void Metamorphosis reduced by 66%.
  - All ability damage increased by 20%.
  - Void Metamorphosis now increases Void Ray damage by 40% (was 67%).
  - Impending Apocalypse now causes each Collapsing Star to grant 20% increased damage to the next one (was 30%).
  - Consume damage increased by 60% (does not affect Devour).
- Havoc
  - Demon Blades, Blade Dance, and Chaos Strike now require equipped Warglaives, Axes, Swords, and Fist Weapons.
  - New Talent: Never Say Die – Damage increased by 3% while above 50% Health. Leech increased by 5% while below 50% Health.
  - Dash of Chaos has been removed.
- Vengeance
  - Fracture and Soul Cleave now require equipped Warglaives, Axes, Swords, and Fist Weapons.
  - Charred Warblades heals you for 5% of Fire damage you deal (was 4%).
  - Soul Cleave healing increased by 25%.
  - Fel Devastation healing increased by 25%.
  - Frailty causes you to heal for 10% of damage dealt to afflicted targets (was 8%).
  - Feast of Souls healing increased by 25%.
  - Revel in Pain causes 6% of your Fire damage to shield you (was 5%).
DRUID
- Matted Fur absorb increased by 25%.
- Heart of the Wild empowered Wild Growth healing increased by 25%.
- Balance
  - Developers’ notes: Our goal for Balance in Curse of Ula’tek is to emphasize its core gameplay of building, spending, and pooling Astral Power. In Midnight, Balance had high Astral Power generation and a lot of free spender procs, which meant there weren’t many GCDs left after casting spenders. In Curse of Ula’tek we’ve reduced Astral Power generation and the number of free spenders but increased the damage each spender does. The intent is to provide more time to react to Astral Power gain and make pooling Astral Power outside Eclipse to spend inside Eclipse more impactful. We’ve also adjusted some talent power to increase build diversity.
  - New passive ability learned at level 42: Stellar Protection – If Moonfire and Sunfire are dispelled, Stellar Flare is applied to the target. Generates 12 Astral Power.
  - Umbral Intensity has been updated – Now increases Wrath and Starfire damage by 10% at all times.
  - Apex Talent: Ascendant Eclipses (Rank 2) – Astral Smolder damage reduced to 10%/20% of critical strike damage (was 12%/24%) and its duration is increased to 8 seconds (was 6 seconds).
  - All damage dealt increased by 4%.
  - Starsurge damage increased by 10%.
  - Starfall damage increased by 10%.
  - Rejuvenation healing increased by 25%.
  - Wild Growth healing increased by 25%.
  - Regrowth healing increased by 25%.
  - Celestial Fire increases the damage of Moonfire, Sunfire, and Shooting Stars by 10% (was 8%).
  - Orbit Breaker effectiveness reduced to 50% (was 60%).
  - Touch the Cosmos chance to trigger from Wrath reduced to 12% (was 15%), and chance to trigger from Starfire reduced to 15% (was 20%).
  - Total Eclipse chance to trigger increased to 15%/30% (was 10%/20%).
  - Sculpt the Stars and Astral Communion have swapped positions in the talent tree.
  - Sculpt the Stars reduces Eclipse cooldown by 3 seconds (was 2 seconds).
  - A counter aura for Orbit Breaker has been added to show your progress toward casting a Full Moon. This aura can be tracked in the Cooldown Manager and manually cancelled to reset your Orbit Breaker progress.
  - Hero Talents
    - Elune’s Chosen
      - Lunar Calling increases the primary target damage of Starfire by 100% (was 120%).
    - Keeper of the Grove
      - Bounteous Bloom now extends the duration of Force of Nature Treants by 4 seconds instead of adding a fourth Treant.
      - Cenarius’ Might haste increase reduced to 6% (was 8%).
      - Potent Enchantments haste increase reduced to 6% (was 10%).
- Feral
  - Developers’ notes: Feral updates in Curse of Ula’tek are aimed at talent diversity. We’d like Chomp to be stronger for players who enjoy it, and we’re adjusting some other talents to get their power closer and open up more build options.
  - Saber Jaws damage bonus increased to 60% per point (was 50%).
  - Focused Frenzy damage bonus reduced to 15% (was 20%).
  - Rip and Tear damage bonus increased to 20% (was 15%).
  - Chomp damage increased by 30%.
  - Apex Predator’s Craving base chance to trigger reduced to 4% (was 5%).
  - Rejuvenation healing increased by 25%.
  - Wild Growth healing increased by 25%.
  - Regrowth healing increased by 25%.
- Restoration
  - Developers’ notes: We’re making several quality-of-life adjustments to Restoration Druid in this update with a goal of addressing usability issues with Tranquility, Nature’s Swiftness, and Incarnation: Tree of Life. We’re also making a few adjustments to Swiftmend to bring back some of its power as a punchy single-target heal. Finally, we’d like to address issues with Abundance by redesigning it with a clear threshold of when you should be using Regrowth.
  - New Talent: Overgrowth – Nature’s Swiftness causes your next Regrowth to apply Lifebloom, Rejuvenation, and Wild Growth’s heal over time effect to an ally.
  - New Talent: Flash of Clarity – Omen of Clarity increases Regrowth’s healing by 40%. Now available where Cultivation previously was in the talent tree.
  - Cultivation is now available below Flash of Clarity in the talent tree.
  - Innervate has been redesigned – Now regenerates 25% of the target’s maximum mana over 8 seconds, rather than causing spells to be free for 8 seconds.
  - Abundance has been redesigned – While you have at least 5 Rejuvenations active, Regrowth’s critical strike chance is increased by 50% and its mana cost is reduced by 50%.
  - Tranquility has been updated – Now grows protective roots at your feet, absorbing damage equal to 60% of your health and preventing knockbacks.
  - Incarnation: Tree of Life has been updated – Now casts Regrowth on up to 3 nearby injured allies when you initially shapeshift.
  - Swiftmend has been updated – Healing increased by 40% of the consumed heal over time effect.
  - Everbloom (Rank 3) has been updated – Its heal effect now triggers when you press Swiftmend (was Soul of the Forest).
  - Verdant Infusion has been updated – No longer extends heal over time effects.
  - Germination has been updated – No longer increases Rejuvenation’s duration by 2 seconds.
  - Ysera’s Gift has been updated – If its healing would overheal the Druid, the overhealing amount is instead transferred to a nearby ally.
  - All spell and ability healing increased by 6%.
  - Wild Growth healing increased by 20%.
  - Wild Growth mana cost increased by 15%.
  - Verdancy healing increased by 40%.
  - Rejuvenation mana cost reduced by 10%.
  - Regrowth mana cost reduced by 10%.
  - Lifebloom mana cost reduced by 20%.
  - Passing Seasons reduces Nature’s Swiftness cooldown by 15 seconds (was 12 seconds).
  - Symbiotic Relationship now highlights itself on the action bar while it is not active.
  - Germination and Verdancy have swapped positions in the talent tree.
  - Nature’s Splendor has been removed.
- Guardian
  - Developers’ notes: Our goals with these Guardian Druid updates are largely to address issues with the specialization’s damage composition and ability breakdown. In particular, we’re reworking Lunation in order to resolve its adverse rotational pressure, and our adjustments to Gory Fur and Wild Guardian are intended to incentivize more balance between Rage spenders as well as distribute the impact of the Apex talent across a longer duration and a broader portion of the kit.
  - Gory Fur has been redesigned – Ironfur has a chance to make your next Maul, Raze, or Ravage free. Maul, Raze, or Ravage have a chance to make your next Ironfur free.
  - Apex Talent: Wild Guardian has been redesigned (not yet implemented) –
    - Rank 1: Spending Rage has a chance to awaken a Guardian Spirit for 8 seconds, which attacks a nearby enemy and generates 3 Rage when you cast Thrash or Mangle.
    - Rank 2: Mangle and Maul deal 20%/40% additional Nature damage over 12 seconds. Your Mastery is increased by 3%/6%.
    - Rank 3: When a spirit is awakened, the cooldowns of Thrash and Mangle are reset. After casting Berserk or Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc, gain 2 charges of Wild Guardian.
      - Wild Guardian: Your next cast of Maul is guaranteed to awaken a spirit.
  - Brambles absorb increased by 25%.
  - After the Wildfire healing increased by 25%.
  - Ursoc’s Fury grants an absorb for 35% of Thrash and Maul damage (was 30%).
  - Elune’s Favored heals you for 18% of Arcane damage dealt (was 15%).
  - Lunar Beam healing increased by 25%.
  - Lunation reduces Lunar Beam’s cooldown by 20 seconds (was 3 seconds per Arcane ability).
  - Hero Talents
    - Elune’s Chosen
      - Boundless Moonlight – Lunar Beam now causes you to Leech 12% of damage dealt to affected enemies (was 10%).
EVOKER
- Augmentation
  - Developers’ notes: The additional stopping power created by Duplicate-cast Upheavals was more warping to dungeon gameplay than desired, and could be frustrating in some situations due to its uncontrolled timing.
  - Apex Talent: Duplicate – Upheaval casts by your Duplicate no longer knock enemies into the air.
  - Living Flame healing increased by 25%.
  - Verdant Embrace healing increased by 25%.
  - Emerald Blossom healing increased by 25%.
  - Hero Talents
    - Chronowarden
      - Double-time has been updated – The additional stats granted when Ebon Might critically strikes now last 15 seconds (modified by Mastery: Timewalker). Double-time’s functionality with Prescience is unchanged.
        
        Developers’ notes: The behavior of an Ebon Might critical strike’s stat bonus lasting for the full duration of the Ebon Might put more emphasis on tracking Ebon Might’s critical state than desired, and created an unintuitive decision space regarding whether re-casting Ebon Might was correct.
- Devastation
  - Developers’ notes: Devastation’s Apex talent, while powerful, hasn’t been as gameplay-affecting as we had hoped. We’ve redesigned the Rank 3 effect to override Dragonrage with a limited number of uses of a new, powerful spell, Unbound Flame, once Dragonrage is over. Additionally, Rising Fury and Risen Fury have been streamlined into one buff effect. Please give Unbound Flame a try on the PTR, and let us know how this new spell feels!
  - Rising Fury (Rank 3) has been redesigned – When Dragonrage ends, Rising Fury persists for 4 seconds per stack, and Dragonrage becomes Unbound Flame. Unbound Flame may be cast 4 times before Dragonrage finishes its cooldown.
    - Unbound Flame – Exhale destructive flame, critically striking for Fire damage to your target and nearby enemies. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets. Causes 1 Essence Burst. Instant cast and 25-yard range.
  - Tyranny has been updated – Now interacts with Unbound Flame, causing Unbound Flame to always gain the maximum benefit of Mastery: Giantkiller regardless of the targets’ health.
  - Living Flame healing increased by 25%.
  - Verdant Embrace healing increased by 25%.
  - Emerald Blossom healing increased by 25%.
  - Risen Fury has been removed.
- Preservation
  - Developers’ notes: The goal of this change is to make Dream Breath a flexible heal that can once again serve as a powerful heal over time effect or a burst heal when charged. This also further differentiates it from spells like Verdant Embrace and Merithra’s Blessing, which have filled a similar role as an on-demand burst heal.
  - Merithra’s Blessing has been updated – Now increases all healing of Dream Breath by 60% (was 250%, and previously applied only to its instant healing).
  - Font of Magic has been updated – Now also reduces the empower time of Dream Breath and Fire Breath by 20%.
  - Dream Breath instant healing reduced by 50%.
  - Dream Breath periodic healing increased by 118%.
  - Temporal Barrier absorption increased by 30%.
HUNTER
- Ranged auto-shot damage increased by 600%.
- Hunter’s Mark can now be applied to up to 5 targets (was 1).
  - Developers’ notes: This change should allow Hunters to more reliably apply the Hunter’s Mark debuff in raid or dungeon boss encounters when there are multiple bosses without the need to bring multiple Hunters.
- Hero Talents
  - Dark Ranger
    - Bleak Arrows damage increased by 300%.
    - Withering Fire’s Black Arrow damage reduced by 40%.
- Beast Mastery
  - Developers’ notes: Beast Mastery Hunters felt a bit weak outside of Bestial Wrath damage windows, so we’re increasing their steady-state damage by boosting Kill Command, Cobra Shot, and Barbed Shot. We’re increasing the duration of Beast Cleave to 10 seconds, so you should be able to maintain 100% uptime in area damage situations as long as you are using Wild Thrash when it is available.
  - Heart of the Pack renamed to Razor Sharp and has been redesigned – Increases the damage of your pet’s Bite, Claw, and Smack by 100%.
  - Piercing Fangs has been redesigned – Kill Command critical damage increased by 15%.
  - Bloody Frenzy has been updated – Now reduces Barbed Shot’s periodic rate increase by 33% (was 50%).
  - Kill Cleave has been updated – Kill Command now only cleaves 20% of its damage during Beast Cleave (was 40%).
  - Barbed Shot damage increased by 25%.
  - Kill Command damage increased by 20%.
  - Cobra Shot damage increased by 20%.
  - Beast Cleave duration increased to 10 seconds (was 8 seconds).
  - Dire Beast summons can now be tracked on the Cooldown Manager.
  - Wild Instincts has been removed.
  - Hero Talents
    - Dark Ranger
      - Dark Hound summons can now be tracked on the Cooldown Manager.
- Marksmanship
  - Developers’ notes: Marksmanship Hunter’s last round of changes reintroduced Explosive Shot as a button players can opt into, but it didn’t flow well with how the spec was playing. In Midnight Season 2, we’re making changes to Explosive Shot’s design and some of its supporting talents. The Headshot talent has also been a source of frustration, so we’re removing it and adjusting how Deathblow works to make it more predictable when you should follow up an Aimed Shot cast with a Kill Shot or Black Arrow. Finally, we’re adjusting Markmanship’s Apex Talent nodes to no longer make Aimed Shot a guaranteed critical strike to reduce the emphasis on Aimed Shot modifiers.
  - New Talent: Unstable Trigger – Explosive Shot can be used a second time if used within 3 seconds. Explosive Shot incorporates any remaining damage from previous Explosive Shots on your target.
  - Explosive Shot has been redesigned – Fire an explosive shot at your target. Every 1 second for 3 seconds, the target explodes, dealing Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets. Recasting Explosive Shot incorporates any remaining damage from previous Explosive Shots on your target.
    - Developers’ notes: We are pivoting the design of Explosive Shot quite a bit to attempt to find a stronger identity. The changes to the core Explosive Shot as well as the Explosive Shot related talents should give it a distinct feel to play with compared to your other main abilities.
  - Explosive Shot’s visual has been updated.
  - Explosive Shot’s tooltip has been updated and now includes contextual notes when Unstable Trigger is talented.
  - Precision Detonation has been redesigned – Explosive Shot lasts for 1 additional second.
  - Shrapnel Shot renamed to Incendiary Ammunition and has been redesigned – Explosive Shot’s cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds.
  - Incendiary Ammunition and Unstable Trigger are now a choice node.
  - Apex Talent: Take Aim (Rank 2) has been redesigned – Your critical strike damage is increased by 5%/10%. Your ranged abilities deal 3%/6% increased damage.
  - Apex Talent: Take Aim (Rank 3) has been updated – Spotter’s Mark now increases the damage of your next Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire against the target (was Aimed Shot only).
    - Developer’s notes: The previous version of Marksmanship’s Apex Talents put too much emphasis on Aimed Shot and its critical damage modifiers. This new version should better interact with more of your specialization’s abilities.
  - Bulletstorm has been redesigned – Rapid Fire now increases the damage of your next Aimed Shot by 20%.
  - Incendiary Ammunition renamed to Accuracy by Volume and has been redesigned – Bulletstorm now affects your next 2 Aimed Shots.
  - Deathblow has been updated – Aimed Shot now has a chance to cause your next Aimed Shot to grant the Deathblow effect.
    - Developers’ notes: Our goal with our Deathblow updates for Marksmanship Hunters is to make it clear to you when you should follow up an Aimed Shot with a Kill Shot or Black Arrow cast rather than having the uncertainty of which button to press. Rapid Fire’s 100% chance to get the Deathblow effect is unchanged, you should always be able to follow-up a Rapid Fire with a Kill Shot or Black Arrow.
  - Aspect of the Hydra has been updated – Arcane Shot no longer cleaves.
  - Aimed Shot damage increased by 20%.
  - Rapid Fire damage increased by 20%.
  - Arcane Shot damage increased by 20%.
  - Multi-Shot damage increased by 20%.
  - Kill Shot damage increased by 20%.
  - Eagle’s Accuracy is now a 1-point talent that increases the damage of Aimed Shot by 5% (was 10%) and Rapid Fire by 10% (was 20%).
  - Focused Aim now reduces the cooldown of Aimed Shot by 1 second (was 2 seconds).
  - Fixed an issue that caused Deathblow to not trigger at the expected rates when casting Aimed Shot.
  - Aimed Shot has a new icon.
  - Some talents have changed locations in the second gate of the talent tree to make Explosive Shot more easily obtained.
  - The Tenacious/Cunning talent node has been moved and is no longer required pathing to reach Trueshot.
  - Small Game Hunter is now a 2-point talent. Values unchanged.
  - The following talents have been removed:
    - Double Tap
    - Headshot
  - Hero Talents
    - Dark Ranger
      - Through the Eyes has been redesigned – Increases the damage of Kill Shot and Black Arrow by 10%.
      - Black Arrow no longer highlights itself whenever it is able to be used against the target.
      - Black Arrow direct damage reduced by 40%.
      - Ebon Bowstring now causes Black Arrow to have a chance to cause your next Aimed Shot to grant the Deathblow effect.
      - Dark Minion summons can now be tracked on the Cooldown Manager.
    - Sentinel
      - Moon’s Blessing now only causes 1 second of cooldown reduction to Aimed Shot (was 2 seconds).
- Survival
  - New Talent: Razor Edge – Raptor Strike, Raptor Swipe, and Kill Command gain 10% increased critical strike chance and 10% increased critical damage dealt.
  - Primal Surge has been moved up to an easier to access location in the talent tree.
    - Developers’ notes: We’re hoping that making this talent easier to obtain should open up more talent build variety.
  - Shower of Blood has been removed.
  - Hero Talents
    - Sentinel
      - Lethal Barbs has been updated – Auto-attacks now have a very high chance to generate 3 Focus, rather than granting 1 Focus per auto-attack.
        
        Developers’ notes: The previous version of the Lethal Barbs talent favored dual wielding the fastest attack speed weapons. We’re changing it to be a very high chance to generate 3 Focus, which should normalize the Focus gain and allow you to wield your preferred weapon types.
      - Scout’s Vigil no longer increases stealth detection radius while using Camouflage.
MAGE
- Developers’ notes: We’re making some adjustments to Mage defensives with the goal of improving Mage survivability as a whole and slightly reducing the power of Glacial Bulwark.
- New Talent: Improved Warding – Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 4%.
- Improved Prismatic Barrier has been updated – Now grants an additional charge of Prismatic Barrier, in addition to its previous bonuses.
- Temporal Realignment has been updated – Now immediately heals 20% of your health and heals an additional 30% over 6 seconds.
- Hero Talents
  - Spellslinger
    - Spellfrost Teachings’s tooltip has been adjusted for clarity. Functionality unchanged.
  - Sunfury
    - Developers’ notes: We’re redesigning Rondurmancy to lean into making your 3 orbs better, rather than giving you 5 orbs, to align more closely with the inspirations for Sunfury and reduce visual clutter on your character. We’re also uncapping Mana Cascade to match other “applications may overlap” effects.
    - Rondurmancy has been redesigned – Your chance to generate a Spellfire Sphere is increased by 6%/12%. Spellfire Spheres grant an additional 1% spell damage.
    - Ashes of Inspiration has been redesigned – Each time your Phoenix casts a spell, gain 1 stack of Mana Cascade. Exceptional Spells grant 1 additional stack.
    - Memory of Al’ar has been updated – Combustion and Arcane Surge no longer cause the Mage to gain twice as many stacks of Mana Cascade.
    - Spellfire Spheres orb generation chance reduced to 6% for Arcane Mages and 12% for Fire Mages (was 12% and 25%).
    - Mana Cascade no longer has a stack cap.
    - Mana Cascade is now also gained when the Mage casts Arcane Pulse or Prismatic Bolt.
    - Fixed an issue for Arcane that caused Mana Cascade to be gained from some unintended spells.
- Arcane
  - Developers’ notes: We’re redesigning Arcane Mage’s Apex Talent to provide a more exciting visual moment and a greater impact on your talent build and rotation. Arcane Pulse has also been redesigned to focus its identity as a significant area damage event and a way to quickly regain charges in AOE.
  - New Apex Talent: Prismatic Bolt
    - Rank 1: Arcane Barrage has a 1% chance per Arcane Salvo stack consumed to trigger Prismatic Bolt. Prismatic Bolt devastates the target with overwhelming energy, dealing Arcane damage to your target and reduced Arcane damage to nearby enemies. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets. Generates 4 Arcane Charges. Not affected by Arcane Blast talents or effects and does not scale its damage or mana cost with Arcane Charges.
    - Rank 2: Prismatic Bolt has a 50%/100% chance to grant Clearcasting. Arcane Missiles damage increased by 15%/30%.
    - Rank 3: Arcane Salvo grants an additional 1% chance to trigger Prismatic Bolt. Arcane Barrage damage increased by 15%.
  - Arcane Pulse has been redesigned – Cast time reduced to 2 seconds (was 2.25 seconds). Radius increased to 8 yards (was 2 yards). Now has a 15-second cooldown, generates 1 Arcane Charge for each enemy struck, and costs 10% of base mana. No longer has its cast time, radius, mana cost, or cast speed affected by Arcane Charges.
  - Expanded Mind has been updated – Casting Prismatic Bolt now grants 4 stacks of Arcane Salvo.
  - Impetus no longer affects Arcane Pulse.
  - Prodigious Savant no longer affects Arcane Pulse.
  - Touch of the Archmage has been removed.
- Fire
  - Developers’ notes: Our goal with these changes is to shift the relative value of Fire’s steady-state damage versus Combustion window burst. It is important that time spent outside of Combustion remains meaningful and impactful to your overall performance.
  - Pyroblast damage increased by 15%.
  - Flamestrike damage increased by 15%.
  - Apex Talent: Fired Up (Rank 1) now grants 2% increased Fire damage for 8 seconds (was 4% for 12 seconds).
  - Apex Talent: Fired Up (Rank 2) now increases Fire damage by 5%/10% (was 3%/6%).
  - Apex Talent: Fired Up (Rank 3) chance to occur during Combustion has been slightly reduced.
- Frost
  - Glacial Bulwark has been updated – No longer grants an additional charge of Ice Barrier.
  - All damage dealt increased by 4%.
  - Apex Talent: Hand of Frost (Rank 2) now grants 0.5%/1% increased spell damage (was 1%/2%).
    - Developers’ notes: Hand of Frost in combination with Frost’s Hero Talents was providing more burst than we’d like.
MONK
- Chi Transfer now causes Touch of Death to heal you for 60% of damage it deals (was 50%).
- Vigorous Expulsion increases Expel Harm’s healing by 6% (was 5%).
- Brewmaster
  - Stagger reduction from Staggering Strikes increased by 25%.
  - Spirit of the Ox chance to generate a healing sphere increased by 20%.
  - Celestial Brew and Celestial Infusion absorb increased by 25%.
  - Awakening Spirit’s maximum absorb value increased by 25%.
  - Vital Flame heals for 50% of Fire or Nature damage dealt (was 40%).
  - The following buffs are now tracked in the Cooldown Manager: Fuel on the Fire, Hot Potato, Scorched, Crackling Jade Lightning, and August Blessing.
- Mistweaver
  - Developers’ notes: We’re making a few adjustments to Mistweaver Monk with the intent of incentivizing Mastery as a more viable secondary stat and shifting some throughput out of Spinning Crane Kick and into Ancient Teachings.
  - New Talent: Vital Expenditure – Soothing Mist’s healing is increased by 300%, but its mana cost is increased by 200%. Choice node with Dancing Mists.
  - All healing reduced by 3%.
  - Mastery: Gust of Mist healing increased by 50%.
  - Spinning Crane Kick damage decreased by 15%.
  - Way of the Crane now transfers 280% of damage done (was 340%).
  - Jadefire Teachings now increases Ancient Teaching’s transfer amount by 320% (was 270%).
- Windwalker
  - Developers’ notes: We are making a few adjustments to Windwalker’s damage profile to reduce the gap between their steady-state damage and high-end burst capabilities.
  - Melee auto-attack damage increased by 30%.
  - Zenith Stomp damage reduced by 30%.
  - Blackout Kick damage increased by 50%.
  - Tiger Palm damage increased by 200%.
  - Dual Threat damage increased by 30%.
  - Weapon of Wind now increases damage during Zenith by 5% (was 10%).
  - Tigereye Brew now increases Critical Strike damage by 5%/10% (was 10%/20%).
  - Vivify healing increased by 25%.
  - Hero Talents
    - Conduit of the Celestials
      - Celestial Conduit damage reduced by 25%.
      - Temple Training increases the damage of Fists of Fury and Spinning Crane Kick by 30% (was 10%).
PALADIN
- Golden Path healing increased by 25%.
- Lightforged Blessing healing increased by 25%.
- Brought to Light healing increased by 25%.
- Hero Talents
  - Lightsmith
    - Rite of Adjuration healing increased by 25%.
- Protection
  - Developers’ notes: With these changes we’re intending to reduce the opportunity cost associated with taking Sentinel and broadening the suite of defensive talent options. We’re also transferring some power out of strong cooldown windows and into baseline throughput, with the goal of reducing associated threat pain points and improving the feel of combat outside of cooldowns.
  - New Talent: Blessed Word – Word of Glory can no longer critically strike, but its healing is increased by your critical strike chance and 80% of its overhealing done to you instead shrouds you in Light, granting an absorb shield.
  - Improved Ardent Defender has been redesigned – Now increases maximum HP by 20% while active and no longer cancels remaining duration if fatal damage is sustained.
  - Seal of Reprisal has been redesigned – Blessed Hammer reduces enemy damage dealt to you by 10% for 8 seconds.
  - Masterwork has been updated – After casting a Holy Armament, your next 3 casts of Hammer of the Righteous/Blessed Hammer/Crusader Strike bestow a Lesser Armament of the same kind on a nearby ally.
  - Judgment damage increased by 100%.
  - Consecration damage increased by 100%.
  - Shield of the Righteous damage increased by 150%.
  - Hammer of the Righteous primary damage increased by 50%.
  - Avenging Wrath increases damage and healing done by 10%, and critical strike by 10%.
  - Avenger’s Shield damage increased by 30%.
  - Lesser Weapon damage increased by 50%.
  - Hammer of Light damage reduced by 33%.
  - Empyrean Hammer damage reduced by 33%.
  - Divine Exaction’s Divine Toll effectiveness reduced to 80% (was 150%).
  - Sentinel duration increased to 20 seconds.
  - Undying Embers heals you for 125% of damage dealt by Refining Fire (was 100%).
  - Bulwark of Order absorb increased to 75% of Avenger’s Shield damage (was 60%).
  - Solace causes Consecration to heal you for 375% of damage it deals (was 300%).
  - Sacred Weapon and Holy Bulwark extend their duration when reapplied by the same caster.
  - Glory of the Vanguard now deals damage as a percentage of Avenger’s Shield’s initial damage.
  - Sentinel has been moved, and now inherits Avenging Wrath’s critical strike bonus.
  - Sanctified Wrath has been removed.
- Retribution
  - Developers’ notes: In addition to addressing the throughput spikes during cooldown windows, with Curse of Ula’tek we are aiming to smooth out the rotation by reducing the pressure on consuming Art of War/Righteous Cause effects. Alongside these changes, we are also removing some interactions with the Skyfury buff that deeply impacts the rotation and Holy Power economy. We believe this is a healthier direction for Retribution Paladin that will allow for more choice and player agency.
  - Apex Talent: Light Within (Rank 1) now has an additional effect – Art of War and Righteous Cause can now each accumulate an additional time.
  - Art of War has been updated – Now increases Blade of Justice damage by 80% (was 150%).
  - Blade of Justice damage increased by 40%.
  - Final Verdict damage increased by 15%.
  - Divine Storm damage increased by 15%.
  - Avenging Wrath now increases damage done and critical strike chance by 15% (was 20%).
  - Templar Strike damage increased by 50%.
  - Templar Slash damage increased by 50%.
  - Judgment damage increased by 50%.
  - Hammer of Wrath damage increased by 50%.
  - Divine Toll’s Judgment now deals 50% increased damage (was 100%).
  - Apex Talent: Light Within (Rank 3) damage reduced by 25%.
  - Flash of Light healing increased by 25%.
  - Word of Glory healing increased by 25%.
  - Eternal Flame healing increased by 25%.
  - Art of War no longer activates from additional Skyfury attacks.
  - Additional Skyfury attacks no longer generate Holy Power when talented into Crusading Strikes.
  - Crusading Strikes now increases auto-attack speed by 15% (was decreasing by 20%).
  - Execution Sentence area of effect radius increased to 10 yards and now includes the bounding radius of the target (was 8 yards).
  - Hero Talents
    - Templar
      - Hammer of Light damage reduced by 30%. Does not affect PvP combat.
      - Hammer of Light now costs 3 Holy Power (was 5).
PRIEST
- Discipline
  - Developers’ notes: For Discipline in Curse of Ula’tek, our changes are aimed at reducing the spec’s reliance on procs for effective healing, improving sources of consistent damage, and improving Hero talent balance. We felt the spec was too reliant on Shadow Mend and Void Shield procs for effective healing, so we’re updating Shadow Mend to be a passive upgrade to Flash Heal and adding a deterministic way to gain access to Void Shield. Additionally, Smite contributes a low amount of damage despite being frequently cast, so we’re increasing its damage and updating the talent tree for easier access to Greater Smite.
  - New Talent: Grim Deliverance – Shadow Mend heals for 30% more and applies Atonement for an additional 4 seconds, but its cast time is increased by 0.5 seconds.
  - Shadow Mend’s chance to trigger is no longer based on Shadow Word: Pain damage and has been redesigned to a passive upgrade – Flash Heal is upgraded to Shadow Mend, a stronger heal with a higher mana cost.
  - Apex Talent: Master the Darkness (Rank 3) has been updated – Mind Blast now upgrades your next Power Word: Shield to Void Shield. Void Shield’s chance to trigger from Penance reduced to 25% (was 33%).
  - Apex Talent: Master the Darkness (Rank 3) has been updated – Void Shield now reflects 15% of damage taken (was 25%).
  - Apex Talent: Master the Darkness can now accumulate up to 2 charges.
  - Flash Heal healing increased by 25%.
  - Smite damage increased by 40%.
  - Inescapable Torment damage reduced by 30%.
  - Penance no longer applies Atonement when cast on an ally.
    - Developers’ notes: We updated Penance to apply Atonement going into Midnight but have felt this has not been playing well as it causes too much friction between casting Penance on allies that need healing, allies that need Atonement applied, and enemies you want to deal damage to.
  - Greater Smite is now a 1-point talent.
  - Hero Talents
    - Oracle
      - Unfolding Vision has been redesigned – When Power Word: Shield or Void Shield expires with absorption remaining, it jumps to a nearby injured ally instead. Can only happen once per shield.
    - Voidweaver
      - Void Blast damage increased by 25%.
      - Voidwraith damage increased by 30%.
      - Void Infusion now increases Atonement healing from Void Blast and Penance by 75% while Entropic Rift is active (was 50%).
- Holy
  - Hero Talents
    - Archon
      - Resonant Energy has been slightly redesigned – Creating a Halo increases healing done by 2% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 4 times.
  - Divine Hymn has been updated – Now additionally grants Guardian Spirit while channeled.
    - Developers’ notes: We are adding a benefit to channeling Divine Hymn to make it easier to use. If you already have Guardian Spirit active on yourself, Divine Hymn will add 5 seconds to its duration. If Divine Hymn’s channeling is ended early, it will remove whatever time is remaining from the amount that it added.
- Shadow
  - Developers’ notes: For Shadow in Curses of Ula’tek, we’re intending to improve Voidform gameplay and are adding an additional source of multi-target damage to reduce the spec’s reliance on Psychic Link in AoE situations. For Voidform, we’re updating Void Volley to be a limited use ability that can be used a set number of times during Voidform which leaves more room in the rotation while giving you the chance to use it at its most opportune moment. We’ve also updated Voidform support talents to have more noticeable effects to align with our goals.
  - New Talent: Shadeburst – Shadowy Apparitions that float towards your primary target explode, dealing Shadow damage to all enemies within 8 yards. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets.
  - Improved Voidform has been redesigned – Voidform increases your spell damage by an additional 5% and grants 2 additional uses of Void Volley.
  - Ancient Madness has been redesigned – Shadow Word: Madness increases your Haste during Voidform by 2% and increases its duration by 1.5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. When Voidform ends, the Haste lingers and decays over 10 seconds.
  - Voidform now grants 3 uses of Void Volley instead of Void Volley having a cooldown during Voidform.
  - Power Word: Shield absorb increased by 25%.
  - Phantom Menace has been removed.
  - Hero Talents
    - Archon
      - Focused Outburst has been redesigned – Void Volley deals 15% increased damage and Shadow Word: Madness casts during Voidform unleash a Void Volley at your target.
      - Resonant Energy has been slightly redesigned – Creating a Halo increases your spell damage by 2% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 4 times.
ROGUE
- Class
  - Thistle Tea is now a choice talent – Players may now choose between the existing version, which casts automatically at low Energy in addition to being usable actively, and a new version that must be cast actively.
  - Atrophic Poison now reduces damage dealt by 4% (was 3%).
  - Atrophic Poison duration increased to 60 seconds (was 10 seconds). Duration remains unchanged in PvP combat.
- Hero Talents
  - Fatebound
    - Deal Fate now has a 60% chance to grant an extra combo point when you Seal Fate (was 100%).
- Assassination
  - Developers’ notes We’re making some updates to Assassination’s Energy economy in Curse of Ula’tek. We aren’t happy with how the Rank 1 Implacable apex talent is playing – it’s unintuitive for optimal play to intentionally let Envenom drop. We’re updating its design so refreshing Envenom late is consistently the best way to play and giving it consistent Energy recovery value. We’re also making some changes aimed at increasing talent build options.
  - New Talent: Unstable Toxin – Envenom damage increased by 18%, but its duration is reduced by 2 seconds.
  - Apex Talent: Implacable (Rank 1) has been updated – Envenom damage increased by 10%. Envenom now restores 2 Energy per combo point spent.
  - Internal Bleeding has been updated – Now triggers from casting Kidney Shot and Rupture, rather than also being applied when copying Ruptures with Crimson Tempest. Damage increased by 10%.
  - Iron Wire has been updated – Garrotes applied from stealth or during the Improved Garrote window now silence the target for 5 seconds. Damage reduction behavior unchanged.
  - Dashing Scoundrel has been updated – Envenom’s effect now also increases the critical strike chance of your weapon poisons by 10% (was 5%). Your Energy generation is increased by 4% for each lethal poison on your weapons.
  - All damage dealt increased by 3%.
  - Deathmark increases the damage of your Rupture, Garrote, and Lethal Poisons by 75% (was 100%).
  - Kingsbane damage reduced by 15%.
  - Shrouded Suffocation increases Garrote damage by 30% (was 20%).
  - Avulsion increases Rupture damage by 25% (was 20%).
  - Motivated Murderer Energy increased to 30% (was 20%).
  - Rapid Injection damage bonus increased to 20%/40% (was 15%/30%).
  - Venomous Wounds generates more Energy when multiple targets are affected by your bleeds.
  - Blindside’s chance to trigger reduced to 10% (was 15%), and 20% when the target is at low health (was 30%).
  - Poison Bomb’s visual has been adjusted to make other important visuals on top of it easier to see.
  - Several talents have changed positions in the talent tree.
  - Deadly Momentum has been removed.
- Outlaw
  - Developers’ notes: The changes to Outlaw in Curse of Ula’tek are intended to improve talent build diversity and flexibility. We’ve increased the power of some underperforming talents and pulled back some that could feel “locked in”. Killing Spree’s damage has been increased significantly because the damage it did wasn’t sufficiently stronger than using other abilities during its channel would have been. The talent should now increase your overall damage about as much as other comparable talents.
  - Improved Between the Eyes has been updated – Causes Between the Eyes critical strikes to deal 2.5 times normal damage (was 3 times).
  - Fast Action has been updated – Now reduces the cooldown of Between the Eyes by 8 seconds (was 5 seconds) and increases the damage bonus from each Between the Eyes stack by 1%.
  - Killing Spree damage increased by 60%.
  - Heavy Hitter increases the damage of attacks that generate combo points by 15%/30% (was 10%/20%).
  - Zero In value per stack reduced to 2% (was 3%).
    - Developers’ notes: We don’t want players to feel obligated to use off-hand daggers to maximize the value of this talent. Zero In now has a 30% chance to not proc if triggered by a weapon with 1.8 Speed, giving it the same proc rate when attacking with daggers vs. other one-handed weapons.
  - Hidden Opportunity’s chance for Ambush to grant Opportunity increased to 100% (was 80%) of the chance for Sinister Strike to grant Opportunity.
  - New connectors have been added between Ruthlessness and Find an Opening, and between the Flickering Steel choice node and Grand Melee.
- Subtlety
  - Relentless Strikes now generates 4 Energy per combo point spent on finishing moves (was 5 Energy).
  - Shadowcraft no longer stores 1 additional combo point. Frequency bonus from auto-attacks increased to 75% (was 40%).
    - Developers’ notes: Energy and Combo Point generation during cooldown windows has often been overflowing. These reductions aim to reduce circumstances of over-capping resources while maintaining potent relative generation in those windows.
  - Lingering Shadow now also applies to Shuriken Storm.
  - Shadow Dance’s tooltip has been updated to include its threat reduction effect.
  - Apex Talent: Ancient Arts now considers the total damage of Secret Technique when creating a shadow clone, instead of only its initial hit.
  - Fixed an issue that caused Secret Technique damage from secondary hits to be attributed to summoned pets instead of the attacking Rogue.
SHAMAN
- Ascendance has a new icon for all three specializations.
- Hero Talents
  - Farseer
    - Developers’ notes: In a previous tuning hotfix for Elemental Shaman, Farseer Spirits received a small change so they scale with the Elemental Fury talent. We are changing several other places where they weren’t scaling the same as the Shaman’s abilities.
    - Chain Lightning now hits up to 5 targets (was 3).
    - Lava Burst now also increases damage by a percent equal to your critical strike chance.
- Elemental
  - Developers’ notes: Elemental Shaman have higher burst during their Ascendance window with the changes in Midnight than we would like. We don’t want Ascendance to stop being a noticeable damage amplifier, but the combination of effects that boosted your Elemental Overload damage from both Ascendance and Apex talents all compounded with each other. We’re spreading a lot more damage into your spells to deal consistently higher damage while still getting a nice spike during Ascendance.
  - Power of the Maelstrom has been redesigned – Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning have a 15% chance to cause your next Lava Burst to deal 20% increased damage, stacking up to 2 times. Lava Burst consumes one stack at a time.
    - Developes’ notes: Supercharge and Power of the Maelstrom both were extra, random Elemental Overloads. We feel that the other changes will make your damage more consistent, while still allowing other parts of your talent tree to still increase the quantity or power of Elemental Overload spells.
  - Stormkeeper has been redesigned – Your next 2 Lightning Bolts become instant cast and deal 150% increased damage, or your next 2 Chain Lightnings become instant and cause an Elemental Overload on all targets hit.
  - Lava Burst damage increased by 30%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Lightning Bolt damage increased by 30%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
  - Chain Lightning damage increased by 60%.
  - Flame Shock damage increased by 60%.
  - Tempest direct damage reduced by 20%.
  - Healing Surge healing increased by 25%.
  - Earth Shield healing increased by 25%.
  - Healing Stream Totem healing increased by 25%.
  - Ascendance now increases the damage of Elemental Overload by 30% (was 75%).
  - Bonus Lava Bursts when activating Ascendance are now 50% of their normal value (was 100%).
  - Molten Wrath now increases the damage of Lava Burst by 10% (was 15%).
  - Apex Talent: Feedback Loop (Rank 1) now increases Elemental Overload damage by 10% (was 35%) and also increases Elemental damage done by 10%.
  - Apex Talent: Feedback Loop (Rank 2) now grants 15%/30% critical damage bonus (was 25%/50%).
  - Elemental Blast casts from Fusion of the Elements now only grant 40% of the normal duration of the Elemental Blast stat buffs (was 100%).
  - Fixed an issue that caused Voltaic Blaze to not be properly affected by Elemental Fury’s critical damage bonus.
  - Fixed an issue that caused Elemental Resonance to not affect periodic Elemental damage.
  - Fixed an issue where Apex Talent: Feedback Loop (Rank 2) did not properly increase the critical damage of several Elemental Shaman spells.
  - Hero Talents
    - Stormbringer
      - Supercharge has been redesigned – Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Tempest overloads deal 10% additional damage.
- Enhancement
  - Healing Surge healing increased by 25%.
  - Earth Shield healing increased by 25%.
  - Healing Stream Totem healing increased by 25%.
- Restoration
  - Healing Rain now has a 12 second cooldown and an 18 second duration. Recasting Healing Rain while one is already active will despawn the previous one. This cooldown change does not affect the Surging Totem’s Healing Rain from the Totemic Hero Talents.
    - Developers’ notes: This change should allow more flexibility for the player to move Healing Rain around when that is desirable.
WARLOCK
- Summon Demonic Gateway is now a Utility spell by default in the Cooldown Manager.
- Hero Talents
  - Hellcaller
    - Developers’ notes: We’re updating Blackened Soul to give Hellcaller a better tool for focusing damage into a priority target, increasing the overall flexibility of the hero talent tree rather than have it only excel in situations where multiple targets are present. However, we are keeping the functionality of Malevolence the same, so it remains a cool and impactful tool in Hellcaller’s toolkit.
    - Blackened Soul has been redesigned – If the target is afflicted with your Wither, your Chaos Bolt and Shadowburn increase its stack count by 1. Each time Wither gains a stack it has a chance to collapse, consuming a stack every 1 second to deal Shadowflame damage to its host until 1 stack remains.
    - Mark of Peroth’arn has been redesigned – Damaging critical strikes dealt by Wither deal 215% damage instead of the usual 200%. Damaging critical strikes dealt by Blackened Soul deal 225% damage instead of the usual 200%.
- Destruction
  - Conflagration of Chaos has been redesigned – Conflagrate and Shadowburn have a 100% chance to critically strike, and their damage is increased by your critical strike chance.
  - Conflagration of Chaos has been removed from the Cooldown Manager.
  - Apex Talent: Embers of Nihilam (Rank 1) tooltip has been updated to show players the percent chance of Incinerate evoking an Echo of Sargeras.
WARRIOR
- Developers’ notes: Rend is an iconic and core Warrior ability with a different relationship to each spec. Our approach to Rend in Midnight hasn’t worked out as we hoped, so we’re making changes to how each spec applies and interacts with Rend in Curse of Ula’tek.
- The Rend ability is now exclusive to Arms, has returned to being a single-target ability, and its Rage cost is reduced to 10. Cleave will apply Rend to all targets if the Warrior knows Rend.
- New Talent (Fury): Storm of Blood – Whirlwind applies Rend to all targets. Crashing Thunder causes Storm of Blood to also apply to Thunder Clap for Mountain Thane.
- New Talent (Protection): Blood and Thunder – Thunder Clap applies Rend to all targets.
- Thunder Clap no longer innately applies Rend if known.
- Javelineer has a new icon.
- Arms
  - Ravager has been updated:
    - Developers’ notes: Ravager is a unique ability and we want Ravager itself and its positioning to be important, but the current design puts more emphasis on its value as an AOE damage amp rather than Ravager itself. We’re redesigning Ravager slightly to address this, as well as to increase Ravager’s value in all combat situations.
    - Ravager damage increased by 50%.
    - Ravager no longer increases Cleave and Whirlwind damage while active. Ravager now causes all enemies it damages to take 25% increased damage from your Bleeds for 12 seconds.
    - Ravager’s duration is no longer reduced by Haste.
  - Bloodletting has been updated – Your abilities have a 5% increased chance to critically strike targets affected by Rend. If you know Rend, Mortal Strike inflicts Rend on targets below 35% health. Deep Wounds lasts 33% longer.
  - Broad Strokes has been updated – Colossus Smash now grants 6 stacks of Sweeping Strikes on use.
    - Stacks of Sweeping Strikes from the Sweeping Strikes ability and Broad Strokes will stack normally, regardless of the order in which they were used.
  - Sweeping Strikes now displays the number of active Sweeping Strikes charges.
  - Improved Sweeping Strikes has been removed.
  - Mass Execution and Overpowering Finish are now on a choice node with each other.
  - Battlelord and Master Tactician have swapped positions in the tree.
  - Hero Talents
    - Colossus
      - Developers’ notes: Demolish’s variable cooldown has proven to be more frustrating than interesting, so we’re changing it to align closely with Colossus Smash, enabling Arms Colossus Warriors to coordinate their use for maximum devastation.
      - Tide of Battle increases the damage of Overpower and Execute (was Overpower only).
      - Demolish’s cooldown reduced to 30 seconds (was 45 seconds).
      - Dominance of the Colossus no longer reduces the cooldown of Demolish.
- Fury
  - Whirlwind has been updated:
    - Developers’ notes: Whirlwind has historically been a core part of Fury gameplay, even in single-target situations. We’d like to open the door for Whirlwind to be a useful ability in single target again.
    - Whirlwind now generates 3 Rage innately.
    - Improved Whirlwind has been updated – No longer causes Whirlwind to generate 3 Rage innately, but still increases Rage generated by Whirlwind by 1 per target hit, up to 8 total Rage.
    - New Talent: Carving Blades – Whirlwind deals 50% additional damage when it strikes only a single target. Talent is on a choice node with Meat Cleaver.
  - Rampaging Ruin has been redesigned – While Improved Whirlwind is active, Rampage’s final strike slams the ground, dealing Physical damage to all enemies within 8 yards of your target. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets.
    - Developers’ notes: Rampaging Ruin is intended to help alleviate the AOE target cap on Fury’s rotational AOE abilities. The current design ended up being very difficult to figure out when it was best to use Rampaging Ruin, the new design should make the choice much more intuitive.
  - Hack and Slash has been updated – Rampage now has a 75% chance to refund a charge of Raging Blow and increase the damage of your next Raging Blow by 20%.
    - Developer’s notes: We feel that Fury plays best when there is a degree of uncertainty about which ability you’ll use after the one you’re currently pressing. Previous iterations of Hack and Slash provided extremely regular and consistent Raging Blow resets, causing Raging Blow to almost always be available. We believe this change will help keep Fury rotations variable and allow for more difference in rotational feel between builds that emphasize Raging Blow and those that do not.
  - Hero Talents
    - Mountain Thane
      - Developers’ notes: Thunder Clap’s base damage increased significantly in Midnight, causing overall Thunder Clap damage to rise significantly for Mountain Thane, which in turn devalued Thunder Blast. We’re moving the Crashing Thunder damage bonus into Thunder Blast itself to keep Thunder Blast feeling special and powerful.
      - Thunder Blast damage increased by 40%.
      - Crashing Thunder increases Thunder Clap damage by 10% (was 30%).
- Protection
  - Devastating Focus has been updated – Now increases Revenge and Execute damage dealt to the target (was Revenge only).
  - Bloodborne has been updated – Now increases all Bleed damage (was only Rend and Deep Wounds).
  - Fueled by Violence heals you for 125% of Bleed damage dealt (was 110%).
  - Ignore Pain absorb amount increased by 25%.
  - Brutal Vitality adds 10% of damage dealt to Ignore Pain (was 8%).
  - Ravager has been updated:
    - Developers’ notes: Ravager is a unique ability and we want the Ravager itself and its positioning to be important, but the current design puts more emphasis on its value as an AOE damage amp rather than the Ravager itself. We’re redesigning Ravager slightly to address this, as well as to increase Ravager’s value in all combat situations.
    - Ravager damage increased by 50%.
    - Ravager no longer increases Revenge and Thunder Clap damage while active. Ravager now causes all enemies it damages to take 25% increased damage from your Bleeds for 12 seconds. Duration reduced to 4 seconds with Whirling Blade.
    - Ravager’s duration is no longer reduced by Haste.
  - Hero Talents
    - Colossus
      - Developers’ notes: Demolish’s variable cooldown is difficult to integrate smoothly into Protection’s rotation, so we’re changing the cooldown to be consistent so Demolish can be available more reliably for burst damage or additional damage mitigation.
      - Demolish cooldown reduced to 30 seconds (was 45 seconds).
      - Dominance of the Colossus no longer reduces the cooldown of Demolish.
      - Tide of Battle increases the damage of Revenge and Execute (was Revenge only).
    - Mountain Thane
      - Developers’ notes: Thunder Clap’s base damage increased significantly in Midnight, causing overall Thunder Clap damage to rise significantly for Mountain Thane, which in turn devalued Thunder Blast. We’re moving the Crashing Thunder damage bonus into Thunder Blast itself to keep Thunder Blast feeling special and powerful.
      - Thunder Blast damage increased by 40%.
      - Crashing Thunder increases Thunder Clap damage by 10% (was 30%).

CLASS SETS

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DEATH KNIGHT
- Blood
  - 2-Set Bonus: Your attack speed is increased by 15%, and Crimson Scourge’s chance to occur is increased by an additional 5%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Crimson Scourge increases the damage of your next Death and Decay by 100%, and grants 5% critical strike chance for 8 seconds when consumed.
- Frost
  - 2-Set Bonus: Each time Remorseless Winter damages at least 1 enemy, gain Freezing Tempest which grants 2% attack speed and 4% increased Icy Death Torrent damage for 5 sec, stacking.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Remorseless Winter deals damage 25% more frequently, and Freezing Tempest lasts 5 seconds longer.
- Unholy
  - 2-Set Bonus: Your Magus of the Dead and Lord of the Dead cast a more powerful Necrotic Bolt instead of Frostbolt, and Withering Grasp instead of Shadow Bolt.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Necrotic Bolt’s damage is increased by 130%, and Withering Grasp’s damage is increased by 130%, against enemies below 35% health.
DEMON HUNTER
- Devourer
  - 2-Set Bonus: Harvesting 4 or more Soul Fragments with Reap has a 20% chance to cause your next Consume to be instant cast and explode in a Soulburst, dealing Cosmic damage to nearby enemies.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Soulburst generates 8 Soul Fragments and grants Moment of Craving. Reap deals 20% increased damage.
- Havoc
  - 2-Set Bonus: Blade Dance, Chaos Strike, and Essence Break deal 12% increased damage.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Essence Break now applies and benefits from the effects of Cycle of Hatred, has 25% increased initial strike damage, and has 2 seconds of increased duration.
- Vengeance
  - 2-Set Bonus: Sigil of Flame’s damage over time is increased by 50%. Soul Cleave increases the duration of Sigil of Flame on your primary target by 2 seconds.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Immolation Aura and Sigil of Spite deal 100% increased damage against targets affected by your Sigil of Flame.
DRUID
- Balance
  - 2-Set Bonus: Starsurge damage increased by 20%. Starfall also deals Astral damage instantly to all valid enemies in range when cast.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Your damage is increased by 10% while in any Eclipse. This bonus wanes to 2% at the midpoint of the Eclipse, then waxes back to 10% at the end.
- Feral
  - 2-Set Bonus: When Berserk or Incarnation ends, you deal 10% increased damage for 1 second for each combo point spent during Berserk or Incarnation.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Berserk and Incarnation last 10 seconds longer.
- Guardian
  - 2-Set Bonus: Thrash has a 20% chance to make your next Mangle deal 100% increased damage.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Thrash calls up 3 thorns, each impaling a target for Nature damage and dealing additional Nature damage to up to 5 nearby enemies, and extends the duration of Berserk by 0.5 seconds, up to 5 seconds.
- Restoration
  - 2-Set Bonus: Rejuvenation has a 15% chance and Nature’s Swiftness has a 100% chance to grant Genesis, causing all your heal over time effects to heal for 25% more for 8 seconds. Multiple applications may overlap.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Genesis duration is increased by 4 seconds, and gaining Genesis grants Clearcasting.
EVOKER
- Augmentation
  - 2-Set Bonus: Upheaval’s cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Upheaval magnifies your Fate Mirror effects for 8 seconds, increasing the amount of damage echoed to 45%.
- Devastation
  - 2-Set Bonus: Shattering Star’s damage is increased by 150%, and it always casts as if you had reached maximum empower level.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Causality reduces the remaining cooldown of your empower spells by an additional 0.1 seconds each time the effect occurs. Eternity Surge deals 10% increased damage.
- Preservation
  - 2-Set Bonus: Consuming Essence Burst sends forth a Living Flame at your target at 150% effectiveness, or at a nearby injured target if your primary target is at full health.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Green spells restore 5% more health, and Verdant Embrace has a 100% chance to grant Essence Burst.
HUNTER
- Beast Mastery
  - 2-Set Bonus: Barbed Shot causes your pets to stomp 1 additional time at 50% effectiveness.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Stomp causes your next Cobra Shot to either benefit from Beast Cleave at 20% effectiveness, or strike your primary target for 30% additional damage, stacking up to 4 times.
- Marksmanship
  - 2-Set Bonus: Explosive Shot lasts 1 second longer and deals 20% increased damage.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire damage increased by 5%. Each time Explosive Shot causes a burst of damage, the cooldown of Aimed Shot and Rapid Fire is reduced by 0.5 seconds.
- Survival
  - 2-Set Bonus: Raptor Strike damage increased by 15%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Mongoose Fury also increases the damage of Wildfire Bomb by 10%.
MAGE
- Arcane
  - 2-Set Bonus: Arcane Missiles fires 1 additional missile and deals 20% increased damage.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Each wave of Arcane Missiles increases the damage of your next Arcane Blast, Arcane Pulse, or Prismatic Bolt by 5%, up to 40%.
- Fire
  - 2-Set Bonus: Pyroclasm causes Flamestrike and Pyroblast to always critically strike.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Pyroclasm reduces the cast time of Flamestrike and Pyroblast by 20% and its damage bonus is increased by 20%.
- Frost
  - 2-Set Bonus: Each stack of Freezing Shattered has a 5% chance to generate an Icicle. Glacial Spike damage increased by 25%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Consuming Glacial Spike has a small chance to grant Glacial Spike. Shatter damage increased by 15%.
MONK
- Brewmaster
  - 2-Set Bonus: Breath of Fire ignites your next Keg Smash, causing it to explode on contact, dealing additional Flamestrike damage to its primary target and reduced damage to additional targets.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Ignited Keg Smashes cause enemies struck to take 8% increased damage from your Physical abilities, and leave a patch of flames on the ground, dealing Fire damage each second for 5 seconds.
- Mistweaver
  - 2-Set Bonus: Rising Sun Kick deals 30% increased damage and Rushing Wind Kick’s healing is increased by 100%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Rising Sun Kick and Rushing Wind Kick have a chance to cause their next cast to ignore their cooldown and have their mana cost reduced by 100%.
- Windwalker
  - 2-Set Bonus: Fists of Fury strikes an additional time at the start of its channel at 50% effectiveness.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Fists of Fury increases the damage of your next Rising Sun Kick by 10% or Spinning Crane Kick by 20% each time it strikes, stacking up to 6 times.
PALADIN
- Holy
  - 2-Set Bonus: Infusion of Light increases the healing of Flash of Light by an additional 75% and the absorb from Greater Judgment by an additional 75%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Judgment now has a 20% chance to grant Infusion of Light. Holy Light now has a 50% chance to grant Infusion of Light.
- Protection
  - 2-Set Bonus: Consecration is 30% larger and enemies within your Consecration are illuminated, increasing the chance for your abilities to critically strike them by 5%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Enemies struck by Judgment or Crusader Strike take 20% additional Holy damage. If they are struck by a critical strike, the additional damage is increased by 200%.
- Retribution
  - 2-Set Bonus: Divine Purpose has an additional 10% chance to activate and consuming it grants Divine Power, increasing Holy damage done by 10% for 12 seconds.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Consuming Divine Purpose with Divine Storm causes your next Final Verdict to be free and unleash Divine Arbiter at its target, dealing Holy damage and Holy damage to enemies within 8 yards.
PRIEST
- Discipline
  - 2-Set Bonus: Penance damage and healing increased by 20%. Casting Penance reduces the cooldown of Mind Blast by 2 seconds.
  - 4-Set Bonus: After casting Mind Blast, your next Power Word: Shield or Void Shield absorbs 25% more damage.
- Holy
  - 2-Set Bonus: Each target affected by your Renew increases your Haste by 2%, up to 6%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Renew healing increased by 10%. Light’s Resurgence now has a 100% chance to leave a Renew on the first target Prayer of Mending heals.
- Shadow
  - Developers’ notes: The Shadow Priest set will be available PTR week 2.
  - 2-Set Bonus: Tentacle Slam’s cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds and its damage is increased by 100%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: After casting Tentacle Slam, your next Vampiric Touch is instant, generates 4 additional Insanity, and conjures Shadowy Apparitions that deal 200% of normal damage.
ROGUE
- Assassination
  - 2-Set Bonus: Envenom damage increased by 10% and it increases your damage dealt by 3%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Deadly Poison increases your bleed damage on the target by 10%. Auto-attacks against targets with your Amplifying Poison deal 2% increased damage per stack. Wound Poison hits a second time.
- Outlaw
  - 2-Set Bonus: Dispatch damage increased by 15%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Sinister Strike and Ambush have a 12% chance to cause your next Dispatch to be free and deal damage as if you spent the maximum combo points.
- Subtlety
  - 2-Set Bonus: Backstab costs 10 less Energy and deals 100% increased damage. Shuriken Storm costs 5 less Energy and deals 60% increased damage.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Lingering Darkness now also benefits Eviscerate and Black Powder at 100% effectiveness.
SHAMAN
- Elemental
  - 2-Set Bonus: Earth Shock, Elemental Blast, and Earthquake damage increased by 25%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: When Stormkeeper or Ascendance fade, your next 2 Lightning Bolts, Chain Lightnings, or Lava Bursts deal 25% increased damage and cause your next Earthquake, Earth Shock, or Elemental Blast to cost 100% less Maelstrom.
- Enhancement
  - 2-Set Bonus: Voltaic Blaze causes your primary target to erupt in a Fire Nova every 2 seconds for 6 seconds. Fire Nova damage is increased by 200% if it only strikes a single target.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Fire Nova reduces the cooldown of Crash Lightning by 2 seconds and increases the damage of your next Crash Lightning by 8%, stacking up to 5 times.
- Restoration
  - 2-Set Bonus: Healing Wave and Chain Heal have a chance to create a Healing Rain at the target’s location for 10 seconds.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Every 1 second, 1 ally inside of Healing Rain gains a watery shield that absorbs X damage for 10 seconds.
WARLOCK
- Affliction
  - 2-Set Bonus: You have a 20% chance to refund a Soul Shard after spending a Soul Shard.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Each active Unstable Affliction increases your damage dealt by your spells and abilities by 2%, up to 6%. Seed of Corruption applies Unstable Affliction at 50% effectiveness to your target.
- Demonology
  - 2-Set Bonus: Wild Imp damage increased by 10%. Implosion damage increased by 20%.
  - 4-Set Bonus: When their energy depletes, Wild Imps have a 20% chance to fling themselves at their target and Implode at 150% effectiveness to their main target and 125% effectiveness to other targets.
- Destruction
  - 2-Set Bonus: Incinerate damage increased by 25% and Incinerate has a 10% increased chance to evoke an Echo of Sargeras.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Targets damaged by Echo of Sargeras take 6% increased damage from Echo of Sargeras for 6 seconds.
WARRIOR
- Arms
  - 2-Set Bonus: Mortal Strike damage increased by 10% and when you Slam a target, Slam also deals damage to enemies within 8 yards of it. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Overpower damage increased by 15%. Mortal Strike and Overpower increase the damage of your next Slam by 10%, stacking up to 3 times.
- Fury
  - 2-Set Bonus: Raging Blow damage increased by 15% and during Recklessness, Raging Blow extends the Duration of Recklessness by 2 seconds, up to 6 seconds.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Bloodthirst damage increased by 10% and during Recklessness, Bloodthirst increases the critical strike bonus of Recklessness by 5%, up to 10%.
- Protection
  - 2-Set Bonus: Free revenges deal 15% additional damage and cause your next Shield Slam to deal 20% additional damage.
  - 4-Set Bonus: Ravager and your free Revenges cause all targets to bleed for X damage over 12 sec. Ravager’s cooldown is reduced by 30 seconds.

ITEMS

Developers’ notes: With the Curse of Ula’tek content update on the horizon, we wanted to share a few thoughts on endgame rewards and additional context on some upcoming changes. Learn more in our forum thread: Curse of Ula’tek Endgame Reward Changes
RAID REWARDS
- LFR, Normal, and Heroic raid Great Vault rewards are now awarded at the first step of the next harder difficulty’s upgrade track; for example, all Heroic raid vault rewards will be Myth 1/6.
- Mythic raid Great Vault rewards are now awarded at Myth 6/6 apart from Very Rare items and loot from the penultimate and final bosses.
- Mythic raid Very Rare items and loot from the penultimate and final bosses will be acquired at the equivalent of Myth 9 regardless of whether acquired directly from a boss drop or the Great Vault.
NEBULOUS VOIDCORES
- Nebulous Voidcores acquired in Season 1 will be converted to gold upon the end of Season 1, and they may no longer be used in Season 1 content.
- Nebulous Voidcores will be available as a Great Vault reward from the start of Season 2.
- Orin Straylight has begun learning the basics of weaving Nebulous Voidcores from void energy and has relocated to near the Catalyst in Silvermoon. He will be able to provide one additional Nebulous Voidcore per week starting in the eighth week of Season 2.
- The cost to roll for a raid item is reduced from two Nebulous Voidcores to one.
- As in Season 1, items acquired using Nebulous Voidcores will continue to be equivalent to a Great Vault reward in terms of item level.
THE CATALYST
- Class set armor now inherits the secondary and tertiary stats as well as certain special cantrip effects of items converted with the Catalyst.
- Midnight Season 1 Mythic+ 1% mount: Umbral Ashes
  
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PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER

ARENA TRAINING GROUNDS
- Training Grounds has now been expanded to include combat against computer controlled players in Arenas. Use the Training Grounds section of the Player vs. Player tab in the Group Finder to queue for ‘Random Arenas’ with up to 2 other players for the activity.
Developers’ notes: In Curse of Ula’tek, we’ve decided to reduce the effectiveness of a large number of movement speed reductions in PvP. We have found in the past that when players have access to strong snares with a high uptime, there are less opportunities for enemies to use positioning and escape tactics. Our primary target has been strong snares that are auto applied during normal combat rotations, with some of the activated reductions retaining their strength. In general we’ve reduced movement speed reductions ‘a tier’ down, with 70% reduced to 50%, 50% to 30%, and so on.
DEATH KNIGHT
- Chains of Ice movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
- Enfeeble movement slow reduced to 20% (was 30%) in PvP combat.
- Grip of the Dead movement slow reduced to 60% (was 90%) in PvP combat.
- Hero Talents
  - Rider of the Apocalypse
    - Chains of Ice movement slow reduced to 20% (was 40%) in PvP combat.
    - Trollbane’s Icy Fury movement slow reduced to 20% (was 40%) in PvP combat.
- Frost
  - Blinding Sleet movement slow reduced to 50% (was 60%) in PvP combat.
  - Blinding Sleet secondary slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Unholy
  - Magus of the Dead Frostbolt movement slow reduced to 30% (was 60%) in PvP combat.
DEMON HUNTER
- Hero Talents
  - Fel-Scarred
    - Wave of Debilitation movement slow reduced to 40% (was 60%) in PvP combat.
- Havoc
  - Master of the Glaive movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Metamorphosis daze slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
  - Vengeful Retreat movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
- Vengeance
  - Sigil of Chains movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
DRUID
- Typhoon movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Ursol’s Vortex movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Wild Charge daze slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Thorns movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Balance
  - Developers’ notes: We are adding a new dispel protection passive for Balance Druids so they don’t need to commit a PvP talent to protecting their Moonfire and Sunfire. This is similar to what has been done for other specializations like Elemental Shaman, and should increase their viability in arenas and battlegrounds.
  - New baseline passive, learned at level 42: Stellar Protection – If Moonfire and Sunfire are dispelled, Stellar Flare is applied to the target. Burns the target for 36% Spell Power Astral damage, and then an additional 210% Spell Power damage over 24 seconds. If dispelled, causes 212% Spell Power damage to the dispeller and blasts them upwards. Generates 12 Astral Power.
  - Fungal Growth movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Faerie Swarm movement slow reduced to 20% (was 30%) in PvP combat.
  - The following PvP talents have been removed:
    - Crescent Burn
    - Dying Stars
- Guardian
  - Infected Wounds movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Restoration
  - Ancient of (Lore PvP Talent) has returned – Shapeshift into an Ancient of Lore, preventing all crowd control effects, reducing damage taken by 20%, and granting you access to Blossom Burst and Mass Blooming. Reduces movement speed.
    - Blossoming Burst: Heals an ally for (910% of Spell power) and applies 1 missing heal over time effect. If all of them are present, Blossom Burst critically heals.
    - Mass Blooming: Heals 5 allies for (585% of Spell power) and applies 1 missing heal over time effect.
EVOKER
- Developers’ notes: Unburdened Flight was frustrating for other players to deal with, particularly on capture the flag battlegrounds. With this new design, slowing an Evoker with Hover active will still have the effect of canceling out the Evoker’s speed bonuses. The goal is to balance Evoker’s kiting capabilities while still keeping them mobile and slippery.
- Unburdened Flight now causes Hover to prevent movement speed from being reduced below 100%, rather than granting immunity to movement-impairing effects.
- Permeating Chill movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Augmentation
  - Perilous Fate movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
  - Dreamwalker’s Embrace movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
HUNTER
- Tar Trap movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Cold Feet movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
- Concussive Shot movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Scorpid Venom movement slow reduced to 70% (was 90%) in PvP combat.
- Hero Talents
  - Dark Ranger
    - Dark Chains movement slow reduced to 30% (was 40%) in PvP combat.
    - Shadow Dagger movement slow reduced to 20% (was 30%) in PvP combat.
- Pet Abilities
  - Tendon Rip movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Talon Rend movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Blood Bolt movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Prowl movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Frost Breath movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Pin movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Ankle Crack movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Lock Jaw movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Trample movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Web Spray movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Spirit Walk movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Dust Cloud movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Warp Time movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Furious Bite movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
  - Acid Spit movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
MAGE
- Overpowered Barrier movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
- Blast Wave movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
- Freezing Cold movement slow reduced to 70% (was 80%) in PvP combat.
- Ring of Frost movement slow reduced to 50% (was 65%) in PvP combat.
- Frost
  - Snowdrift movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
MONK
- Crashing Momentum movement slow reduced to 30% (was 40%) in PvP combat.
- Spirit’s Essence movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
- Brewmaster
  - Special Delivery movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Windwalker
  - Flying Serpent Kick movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
  - Strike of the Windlord movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
PALADIN
- Hero Talents
  - Lightsmith
    - Dawnlight movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Retribution
  - Divine Hammer movement slow reduced to 20% (was 30%) in PvP combat.
  - Judgment of Justice movement slow reduced to 20% (was 30%) in PvP combat.
  - Truth’s Wake movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
PRIEST
- Shadow
  - Mind Flay: Insanity movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
  - Idol of C’Thun Mind Flay movement slow reduced to 20% (was 30%) in PvP combat.
  - Psyfiend Psyflay movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
ROGUE
- Crippling Poison movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Crippling Poison (Shiv) movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
- Assassination
  - System Shock movement slow reduced to 70% (was 90%) in PvP combat.
- Outlaw
  - Pistol Shot movement slow reduced to 20% (was 30%) in PvP combat.
- Subtlety
  - Distracting Mirage movement slow reduced to 50% (was 60%) in PvP combat.
SHAMAN
- Arctic Snowstorm movement slow reduced to 20% (was 30%) in PvP combat.
- Enfeeblement movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
- Earthbind Totem movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Thunderstorm movement slow reduced to 30% (was 40%) in PvP combat.
WARLOCK
- Dampening now causes Dark Pact to decrease the amount of health it sacrifices.
- Curse of Exhaustion movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Whiplash movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
- Destruction
  - Fel Fissure movement slow reduced to 30% (was 50%) in PvP combat.
WARRIOR
- Piercing Howl movement slow reduced to 50% (was 70%) in PvP combat.
- Hero Talents
  - Colossus
    - Boneshaker movement slow reduced to 30% (was 40%) in PvP combat.
- Arms
  - Storm of Destruction movement slow reduced to 50% (was 60%) in PvP combat.

QUESTS

New Arcantina quests.
- Developers’ notes: The new quests will be available for testing in a later PTR build.

USER INTERFACE AND ACCESSIBILITY

COOLDOWN MANAGER
- Now tracks trinkets and potions.
- Buff and debuff icons displayed on raid and party frames can now have independent sizes and border scales.
- Healers can now assign visual alerts to specific group buff spells through the Group Buff Filter UI.
- Added a new category of “Short” sounds to use for Cooldown Manager.
- Sounds from the Cooldown Manager are now available to be used for the Combat Audio Assist accessibility feature.
PING SYSTEM
- You can now ping the action bar and spells on the Cooldown Manager.
- You can now ping certain items.
- You can now ping your player resources (such as health bars) to communicate that info as a chat bubble.
- Ping icons will now show on certain unit frames (target, focus, and raid) when that unit is pinged.
- Ping System now has a new option to target the environment only, units only, or both.
- Updated ping macros to support pinging spells or items. Added the following slash commands: /pingspell:1234 (or spell name) and /pingitem:1234 (or item name)
- Adding the ability to use the [@cursor] target for ping macros. Using this will have the ping ignore all UI and units, and explicitly attempt to ping the environment wherever the cursor currently is.
NAMEPLATES
- New options added in Friendly Nameplates settings to show only the name, use class color for names, and hide realm name.
- For the “Enemy Player Buffs/Debuffs” nameplates option, “Big Debuff” is now enabled by default.
EDIT MODE
- Raid Warnings can now be moved.
- Raid and party frames now support the Frame Size setting that has been available for other unit frames. These frames can now be scaled up by 100%.
Auction House filters now persist across sessions.
In Group Finder, the refresh button no longer overlaps with the filter reset button.
ADDONS
- Added new APIs that allow addons to display filtered sets of auras in customized ways, without exposing the underlying aura information that could be used for automation. Read more information in the Addons and Auras in Curse of Ula’tek thread.
- New UI texture filenames will no longer be published to the ManifestInterfaceData DB. Existing filenames will remain available, and this change will not affect players. Addons will still be able to use these textures, and we’re informing addon developers so we can work with them to adopt these changes.

WORLD

The Amani Pass between Eversong Woods and Zul’Aman should no longer dismount players that pass through it.
Fixed several creature spawns across the entire game that could cause players to get stuck in combat.

KNOWN ISSUES

Curse of Ula’tek rares do not have their loot yet.
Lumber nodes are not placed in the new zone.

Multiple Bonus Rolls on Separate Sporefall Mythic Lockouts OKed by Blizzard

Emma — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:22:19 +0000

Patch 12.0.7 is here, alongside our first Mythic Flex raid: Sporefall! Rotmire, the raid’s singular boss, was downed in one fell swoop by Liquid. However, the speedy world first was not the only surprise this raid had in store for us.

Bonus Bonus Rolls?!

The Mythic Sporefall lockout works more similarly to a Heroic boss. Players will still have a weekly lockout from receiving direct drops from Rotmire, however, there is nothing to stop you from re-entering the raid to try your luck again through bonus rolls.

Blizzard have now clarified the situation, and it’s good news! This is not an exploit, and players are free to keep using as many bonus rolls on Rotmire as they want!

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Thanks for the discussion here! To help clear up some confusion, we don’t have plans to make any immediate changes to Sporefall’s loot lockout, and players are free to use multiple bonus rolls on repeat attempts for this encounter.

Guardian Mounts and Mog, Sa’bak: WoW Summer Sale, Up To 50% Off on Mounts, Pets, Toys, Transmog!

Starym — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:09:59 +0000

The summer sale has arrived! Blizzard have shared the details on which individual store items and bundles are getting the discount treatment, and there’s plenty of them. From the Guardian-themed mount and transmog Wings & Wisdom pack, to Murloc pajamas, the croco-dragon Sa’bak mount, and the cute Meeksi and Sunwarmed Furline mounts, there’s plenty to grab. And that’s just the mounts and some transmog! There’s plenty of toys and pets to be had as well, so check out the full offer below.

The sale ends on July 7th and features both retail and Classic items. Here’s the full list.

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Step into the heat of Azeroth with cool summer savings of up to 50% off select World of Warcraft® cosmetic bundles, mounts, transmogs, pets, and toys now through July 7*. Read on for a hint of the summer savings that await!

Some exclusions apply, so visit the Battle.net shop to see the full list of discounted offerings and details.

Make the Most of these WoW® Modern Markdowns

Wherever the path leads in Midnight, get summer savings on some items that are ready to go with you.**

Wings & Wisdom Pack

Soar the skies atop Ravens, adorned in feathery garb inspired by Medivh and Khadgar. This bundle includes two Great Raven mounts*** and two transmog sets—Feathered Archmage and Feathered Prophet, including staff weapon transmogs. The staff weapon transmogs are not available for the following classes: Death Knight, Demon Hunter, Paladin, and Rogue.

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Heavenly Regalia Pack

Illuminate your path with the radiant Heavenly Regalia Pack. Each set reflects the beauty of the celestial forces, adorning any wearer with the power of light or shadow.

The Heavenly Regalia Pack includes two color variants:

Ensemble: Radiant Vestments of the Heavens (Left)
Ensemble: Shining Vestments of the Heavens (Right)

The pieces in these sets give you the ultimate flexibility to express your fashion sensibilities. Fully replace the look of your gear or use a few accent pieces to enhance your favorite outfit for an authentic look.
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Green Snugglefin Murloc Romper

It’s easy being green when you’re this comfy. Don the Happy or Angry Hood to become one with your inner Murloc!

Green Snugglefin Murloc Romper Includes:

Happy Green Snugglefin Murloc Hood
Angry Green Snugglefin Murloc Hood
Green Snugglefin Murloc Pullover
Green Snugglefin Murloc Sweatpants
Green Snugglefin Murloc Slippers
Green Snugglefin Murloc Mittens
Green Snugglefin Murloc Backpack

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Marvelous Meeksi Mounts***

Each tea-toting panda is sold individually, and steeped in tenderly curated colors that blend perfectly with any journey in Azeroth, whether on land or in the air. Choose a tea bear perfectly paired to fuel your trek across Azeroth—Teatuft (Red), Softpaw (Gray), Rufflefur (Blue), Rollingpaw (Orange), Brewthief (Purple)

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Catch Cool Savings for your Classic WoW® Collection

Seeking summer savings to carry you through your WoW Classic adventures? We have you covered with some offerings.**

Wings of the Guardian Pack****

Soaring over Azeroth on your new black or white Great Crow will be a great caws for celebration! The Wings of the Guardian Pack includes the Prophet’s Great Crow and Archmage’s Great Crow. These Great Crow mounts are only available on WoW® Classic Progression (currently Mists of Pandaria Classic) realms.

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Sa’bak’s Favored Pet

This little gator pet is so aggressively cute, you won’t even mind if he takes a little bite out of you. Sa’bak’s Favored Pet is only available on WoW® Classic Progression (currently Mists of Pandaria Classic) realms.

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All these deals and more await you at the Battle.net shop.

*Sale ends on July 8 at 10 am PDT
**Use of these items requires a World of Warcraft® subscription or Game Time
***Shared across all present and future modern World of Warcraft® Modern (currently Midnight) characters and automatically scales to the fastest riding skill known by each character. If a character isn’t high enough level to use a flying mount, it can also be used as a ground mount.
****Shared across all present and future WoW® Classic Progression (currently Mists of Pandaria Classic) characters and automatically scales to the fastest riding skill known by each character. If they aren’t high enough level to use a flying mount, it can also be used as a ground mount.

Mythic World Boss Difficulty – World Bosses Retreat to Lairs in Patch 12.1

Anshlun — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:27:29 +0000

World Bosses are evolving in Patch 12.1, retreating from the open world to their own instances, called lairs! They will feature four difficulties, including flex Mythic.

Lairs will be actual raid instances, with four distinct difficulty levels, including flex Mythic! On release, Lairs will be available in the following difficulties: World, Normal, Heroic, Mythic. Mythic lairs will be flex 15 to 25 players, similar to Sporefall.

Lag-Free World

Even if you never complete a single World Boss, the biggest gain from this is the reduction of open-world lag. World Bosses being one of the largest zone-wide lag factors early in the expansion, this change will likely reduce those lag events drastically.

Another Avenue for Player Power

With these changes, we will likely see four distinct World Boss loot lockouts, meaning overall more loot early in the season. With Patch 12.0.7, Heroic World Bosses give Hero track loot, Mythic Lairs will possibly give Myth track loot, entering the radar of every WoW player.

Rotmire, the single boss of Sporefall, is likely a good preview of what to expect from the difficulty of a Lair boss. Rotmire has shown little challenge, even for pugs, but it could be a symptom of fully myth-geared players. Maybe having mythic lair bosses available early in the season could present challenges even for organized groups.

WoW 12.1 Player Housing Update: Blueprints, Pets and New Endeavors!

Emma — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:46:58 +0000

We’ve just had our first look into what’s coming in Patch 12.1: The Curse of Ula’Tek, and it’s safe to say, Player Housing is getting a bunch of pretty exciting updates!

Blueprints

After months of waiting, we’re finally getting an import/export feature for Player Housing, called Blueprints. With this feature, you’ll be able to import/export entire houses, or single rooms, and share these designs with other players.

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Housing Updates: Make the Most of Housing with New Blueprints and Pets!

For players who want to share their cool builds with others, you’ll be able to export the entirety of your exterior and your interior, or your interior, your exterior, or a single room alone as you like.

Other players will be able to import your exports to use with their own homes. If you want to try something new, you’ll also be able to save what you currently have in place, play around with additional layouts, and then reload if you change your mind.

If you want to start with a clean slate completely, there will also be a new Reset option which places all your items back in your storage and lets you start new.

If you’re hoping to import a blueprint but don’t have everything in that blueprint already, the system will show you a list of what is in a blueprint and tell you what you have or are missing. You will still be able to import even if some items are missing.

Pets!

In Patch 12.1 we’ll be able to welcome our pets to our in-game homes! A new decor item, the Pet Bed, will allow your non-combat pets to wander through your house through newly-developed navigation technology.

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Welcome Your Pets Home

Let your pets roam free in your home by adding a Pet Bed decor item which will let you place your noncombat companion pet inside the house. Your pet will also be able to wander through your home through some new navigation technology allowing them to make their way around your decor.

New Endeavors

We’ll see four new Endeavors added to the game with Patch 12.1, including Amani Trolls, Kobolds, Ohn’ahran Centaur, and Tortollan.

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New Endeavors Are Coming to Your Neighborhood

More Endeavors are on the way including for the Amani trolls, kobolds, Ohn’ahran centaur, and tortollan.

Check out our post on The Curse of Ula’Tek for more info on what’s to come in Patch 12.1!

Midnight Mythic+ Season 2 Dungeon Rotation

Starym — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:32:41 +0000

WoW’s next major content patch and season have been revealed, and with them we got the Mythic+ rotiation! 8 dungeons feature once more, this time with five Midnight ones, including the new Altar of Fangs that arrives with patch 12.1. The rest are Murder Row, Den of Nalorakk, The Blinding Vale, and Voidscar Arena.

We have three retutning dungeons, two of which are from Battle for Azeroth – King’s Rest and Temple of Sethraliss. The final one comes from Dragonflight, the Ruby Life Pools.

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Mythic+ Dungeon Rotation

New Dungeon: Altar of Fangs

Murder Row

Den of Nalorakk

The Blinding Vale

Voidscar Arena

Returning Dungeons

King’s Rest

Ruby Life Pools

Temple of Sethraliss

Chat Across Both Discord and In-Game Chats with Patch 12.1 Integration

Neryssa — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:24:51 +0000

One of the new features coming in Patch 12.1, The Curse of Ula’tek, is a long-awaited integration with Discord!

Players will be able to link their Battle.net accounts to their Discord servers and chat seamlessly between both platforms! The blue post provides a great preview of how to set up and what the chat window in-game will look like.

The feature will be available for testing soon on the 12.1 PTR.

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Link Your Battle.net Account to Discord in the Curse of Ula’tek Content Update

This new feature will be available to test soon on the PTR and once it goes live, it will be easy to get set up and started.

Setting Up Discord as an Administrator and Guild Leader

Administrators of a guild Discord will first need to make sure they enable the appropriate channel permissions in order to connect their guild chat to their chosen Discord chat channel.These permissions are as follows:

Manage Channels – Ability to edit channel settings
View Channel – Can see and read the channel
Send Messages – Can post messages in the channel

The rest of your connection can be performed within World of Warcraft by either the guild leader or officers with the correct permissions.

Instructions to link your Guild to a Discord channel on WoW:

Open the Guild & Communities UI with the (J) hotkey.
Select the Roster tab on the right side of the panel.
Select “Guild Settings” on the bottom right of the panel.
Under the Guild Control dropdown select Discord Settings.
In this window you will see all Discord servers you belong to and be able to select the specific channels that have linking permissions available.
Click a server to select it.
Select a linkable channel from the dropdown and click the link.
You can also create a separate Discord chat into its own channel within World of Warcraft.

Linking Your World of Warcraft and Discord Accounts

To connect your Discord account to your Battle.net account, you’ll begin by opening up the Game Menu (Escape) and opening Options. In the Social Tab, a new option will show to Enable Discord Functionality.

When you choose to connect your account to Discord, you’ll be taken to some additional screens to finalize the connection. Make sure you’re logged into Discord before attempting to connect your accounts, it will ask you to confirm the connection as well.

You’ll also be able to choose the character name you want to display when chat messages arrive from Discord by selecting it from the Display Name drop down.

Default: Use game-defined default, currently Last Online Character.
Last Online Character Name: Use the last online character for your Battle.net account in this guild.
Discord Global Name: Use your Global Name from Discord.

Chat Between Discord and Your Guild Chat

Once you’re connected, you’re ready to chat. You’ll easily be able to identify when a message has been sent from Discord or sent from within the game and be able to adjust your chat tabs accordingly so you can always keep an eye on what your guild is doing whether you’re in game or out.

Guild leaders will have the option to modify settings at any time in the guild Discord settings to filter chat so that Discord traffic goes to a regular /guild chat channel or into a new dedicated guild /discord channel.

You’ll be able to test this functionality soon on the Curse of Ula’tek Public Test Realm. Keep an eye on the PTR forum for more information. We look forward to seeing you there!

8-Boss Raid, Class Updates, New Dungeon, Delves and More: Patch 12.1: Curse of Ul’atek Revealed

Starym — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:11:16 +0000

The reveal is here! Patch 12.1 has been officially detailed, as the Curse of Ula’tek brings a ton of new content, including a brand new season.

We start off with the usual: a brand new big raid (The Venomous Abyss), new zone (The Coiled Isle), campaign continuation, and new Season. Then there’s the new additions like Housing build import and export features, as well as pets in our homes! There’s also a new players vs. bots Arena mode coming. Prey gets a Season 2, and the Arcantina gets some new quests. The new zone also brings new activities, as usual. This time around it’s Curse Surges, Cursed Fishing, and the Vault of Ula’tek, along with unspecified public events. There’s also a new dungeon coming (Altar of Fangs), as well as three new Delves, including a Nemesis one. Lairs mix Delves and World Bosses, as they feature instanced and difficulty-scaleable bosses.

There are major class updates coming as well, but we didn’t get any details on those yet.

There’s also a big WoWCast video in there, going into even more detail on all the upcoming features. The PTR is also not up yet.

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What’s Inside the Curse of Ula’tek Content Update

The Midnight Campaign Continues
New Outdoor Zone: The Coiled Isle
- New Activities:
  - Vaults of Atal’Utek
  - Public Events
  - Curse Surges
  - Cursed Fishing
New Eight-Boss Raid: The Venomous Abyss
New Three-Boss Dungeon: Altar of Fangs
New Lairs for Normal, Heroic, and Mythic World Boss Encounters
Three New Delves including a new Nemesis Delve
Midnight Season 2 Begins One Week After Launch
- Mythic+ Dungeon Updates
- New Players vs. Bots Arena
- New Dungeons
- Prey Season 2
New Arcantina Quests
User Interface Updates for Cooldown Manager and Ping System
Housing Updates:
- Save, Export, and Import Blueprints
- Welcome Pets!
Four New Endeavors
Class Updates

Explore a New Outdoor Zone—The Coiled Isle

You’ll pick up on the continuing story of Zul’jan as the fog lifts from the island off the east coast of Zul’Aman. We’ll join Zul’jarra as she pursues him to bring her brother and others home to Zul’Aman. We’ll delve into a long-buried history of the Coiled Isle, learn more about what is locked away, and who was left behind.

Enter the Mountain for New Adventures

Within the mountain on the Coiled Isle, you’ll undertake a variety of new activities as you explore this corrupted eco-system filled with poisonous waters and venomous foes.

Plunge Into the Vaults of Atal’Utek primed for challenging group content and rotating public events. Taking part in these public events will ultimately build up to a boss fight.

While in the zone players will have access to a custom talent tree that will provide different perks of player power along with quality-of-life perks. These perks can include things such as something to reduce the potency of the venom found around the isle as you explore.

Encounter Curse Surges and Face Rare Elites

As you adventure through the zone, you’ll come across Curse Surges which will regularly spawn rare elites at five rotating locations throughout the isle.

Killing a rare elite unlocks Cursed Fishing in that location. You’ll also discover a Local story with a tortollan sea captain named Tokka, gain reputation with his crew, and learn to fish in more cursed waters around the isle.

Step Into Lairs and Face the World Bosses Inside

Introducing Lairs an evolution on world bosses located in instanced encounters with scaling difficulty up to flexible Mythic with 15-25 players. These will be found in specific locations similar to Delves and will come complete with a summoning stone outside the lair.

Face Three New Bosses in a New Dungeon—Altar of Fangs

This new three boss dungeon will be available up to Heroic difficulty at the launch of the content update and will join the Mythic+ rotation once Midnight Season 2 begins a week after the launch.

Face Ula’Tek in The Venomous Abyss Raid

Venture Into Three New Delves Including a New Nemesis Delve

In the Curse of Ula’tek content update, players will be able to take on three new Delves with one of these Delves as a new Nemesis Delve. You’ll step into The Ring of Glory, Gnarldor Isle, and the Venomfall Deeps Nemesis Delve for new rewards (and a little glory). With the start of Midnight Season 2, Bountiful Delves will become available and players will be able to push into the upper tiers to challenge themselves beyond Tier 7 and face the new Nemesis boss.

You’ll also begin encountering new snake and venom variants in existing Midnight Delves.

Get Ready for Midnight Season 2

Mythic+ Dungeon Rotation

New Dungeon: Altar of Fangs
Murder Row
Den of Nalorakk
The Blinding Vale
Voidscar Arena

Returning Dungeons

King’s Rest
Ruby Life Pools
Temple of Sethraliss

Stalk New Prey in Season 2 and Explore New Stories in the Arcantina

Season 2 brings about new Affixes, new targets, and some new hunts on the Coiled Isle in Prey.

Astalor also has a few new voice lines to deliver to you and new Arcantina Quests are ahead.

Gear up for PvP Season 2

Training grounds have introduced more players to the PvP ecosystem. After the introduction to Battlegrounds versus bots, we’re introducing Arenas versus bots to players who want to dip their toes into the Arena and start learning the ropes.

Cooldown Manager and User Interface Updates Ahead

The Cooldown Manager is getting some additional updates and will be able to track trinkets and potions, helping with consumable management.

For managing other resources, we’re making more updates to the ping system. Players will be able to ping their action bar or the Cooldown Manager itself providing your team with the status of your spells.

You can also ping your own unit frames to convey things like your health to the group.

New configurations for healers on Raid Frames are also arriving allowing you to configure which kinds of healing buffs and what the priorities of them are for the ones you want to show up there. This will allow you to track what types of healing spells they’ve applied to the group.

More class changes are also on the way. Keep an eye on the PTR notes to learn more in the weeks ahead.

Housing Updates: Make the Most of Housing with New Blueprints and Pets!

If you want to start with a clean slate completely, there will also be a new Reset option which places all your items back in your storage and lets you start new.

Welcome Your Pets Home

New Endeavors Are Coming to Your Neighborhood

More Endeavors are on the way including for the Amani trolls, kobolds, Ohn’ahran centaur, and tortollan.

Continue the Hunt for Xal’atath with Arator

Check out the Public Test Realm (PTR) to experience some of the new content before it goes live. Don’t forget to continue the story of Zul’jan beginning the week of July 7.

We’ll see you on the Coiled Isle!

Unlock Incredible New Mounts and Transmogs in WoW Patch 12.0.7 Showdowns

Emma — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:32:59 +0000

Showdowns are here with Patch 12.0.7, and they’re bringing some pretty epic rewards. Most of these rewards will become available to purchase after completing specific zone-related achievements. Here is what’s on offer!

Mounts and Pets

Kifaan (/way 47.6 81.2) in Naigtal’s Umbral Base Camp sells the following items.

Fishstick Keith – Climate Strange: Val

Frosticus Maximus – Ultradon Carnage

Tortured Gorger – Heroic Showdowns

Silento – Showdown Success: Val and Showdown Success: Naigtal

Voidmancer’s Starcarver – A Trip Around the Stars

Netherforged Nullframe – A Trip Around the Stars

Kifaan also sells Bulging Ethereal Pack and Bulging Winter Pack, containing ethereal weapon cosmetics and the purple winter set transmog.

Response Team Transmogs

Fieldsmith Ventem (/way 48.6, 81.6) in Naigtal’s Umbral Base Camp sells a Void-themed recolour of Midnight’s Prey and World PvP gear sets, for Field Accolade and Voidlight Marl. These appearances also drop from Rares and Elites in Val and Naigtal.

Lightforged Decor

Zuronar (/way 50.4, 41.0) in Silvermoon also sells Lightforged decor for players who have completed the following achievements.

De-Powered Lightforged Siegebreaker – Prepared for a Showdown

Grand Artificer’s Lightforged Console – Prepared for a Showdown

Lightveil’s Transport Pad – Prepared for a Showdown

Luminant Soldier’s War Banner – Pain of Command

Luminant Defender’s Golden Barricade – Pain of Command

Luminant Scout’s Golden Fence – Pain of Command

Which items are you most looking forward to getting your hands on?

Abundance Fix and Compensation, World Boss and Quest Improvements: Midnight 12.0.7 Hotfixes, June 17th

Starym — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:44:04 +0000

The inaugural hotfix batch of the new patch is here! It’s not a huge one, but has plenty of fixes.

First off, we have the Abundace bug. Players were unable to start the activity in Voidstorm and lost their Shards when doing so. Affected players will receive Unalloyed Abundance in a coming hotfix, and the issue itself has been resolved. Then we have improvements to Naigtal, specifically quests. Three of them are now account-wide, while the World Boss item for the Knocking Off the Top (Heroic) will now drop properly. There’s also fixes to Island Expedition queueing, Lorewaking, and more.

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Abundance

Fixed an issue where players could not begin Abundance in Voidstorm. All players who lost Shards of Dundun due to this issue will be refunded with Unalloyed Abundance in an upcoming hotfix.

Island Expeditions

Island Expeditions should be queueing correctly once again.

Items

Fixed an issue where the Void-Touched Torch had lower Intellect than intended.

Lorewalking

Fixed an issue where the initial objective conversation for “The Prince Who Would Be King” would not complete.

Naigtal

The “Bouncy Mushrooms,” “Aerospores”, and “The Grappler” quests in Naigtal are now account wide.
Fixed an issue that prevented Nexus-Captain Leth’ir from dropping the quest item for “Knocking Off the Top (Heroic).” Characters that encountered the issue can earn their emblem from another Heroic kill of Nexus-Captain Leth’ir or from a wrapper quest they have not completed.

Neutralagent Gets All 8 Possible Neutral Characters to Level 90!

Starym — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:52:32 +0000

He’s done it again! In what has become a tradition for the expansion, Neutralagent has not only leveled to the new maximum level for the expansion, but he’s done it with all the classes that can get this particular feat done!

Factionless

Getting to max level is the same story with each character. Do some quests and then a LOT of mining and herbing without. Except without ever leaving the Pandaren starting zone, the Wandering Isle. This allows the character to remain factionless. They never have to choose Horde or Alliance at the end of the Isle’s questline. And while Neutralagent has been getting that first character over that imaginary line for a long time, it’s only been a few expansions that the full 8-char-strong roster has gone all the way.

The final addition to the roster was Tripleagent the Hunter, and here is his final ding:

And, in case you’re wondering why 8 classes is the max when Pandaren can play 9 classes, well, Death Knights can’t actually be factionless! They don’t start on the Wandering Isle and choose a faction at character creation.

And so Neutralagent has finished another expansion’s worth of neutrality once again. We hope to see him again in The Last ~~Neutral~~ Titan!

Sporefall Mythic Goes Down After One Pull

Starym — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:07:24 +0000

Patch 12.0.7 single-boss raid was never meant to be a competitive one, but the currently No.1 guild in the world went ahead and grabbed another World First anyway!

Liquid took down Rotmire, the single boss in the raid, with a single pull! The boss wasn’t expected to be hard, and we already have 12 guilds with a kill in Mythic.

BANG ANOTHER WORLD FIRST, WE DID IT!!!!

AFTER A GRUELING 1 (one) PULL, WE CLAIM OUR 7TH (8TH IF YOU COUNT BRD) STRAIGHT WORLD FIRST!

HUGE SHOUTOUT TO @Alienware THIS WORLD FIRST WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEM https://t.co/kjkCx0GCCv pic.twitter.com/LYNqxHz0im
— Liquid Guild (@LiquidGuild) June 16, 2026

Sporefall is an interesting raid, a small content patch addition we’ve never really seen before. As such, it was certainly not meant to be a huge challenge, but just more lateral content for players to engage in. It also added Mythic-Flex difficulty, allowing guilds to choose their Mythic raid size. This is just the first day of the raid, so we’ll see if it proves to be popular. If so, we’re likely to see many more small raids pop up in smaller content patches in the future.

This Secret WoW Football Event in Silvermoon Is Easy to Miss

Neryssa — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:59:33 +0000

Patch 12.0.7 is live this week, and a little secret has been added to match another big event going on – the World Cup. You can play football in Silvermoon and earn two faction tabards, a hidden Feat of Strength, and three Housing Decor items!

Learn how to obtain the Goal! Feat of Strength and all the rewards that come with it.

How to Unlock the Participation Tabards and Hidden Feat of Strength

First, you need to go to the Thalassian University in Silvermoon. By the area with a chess board grass patch, the NPC Richmond sells two items: Alliance Tabard of Participation, Horde Tabard of Participation and Kickable Practice Balls.

/way #2393 39.35 59.15 Richmond

Both tabards and the kickable ball costs 5 gold each. The tabards are new versions of classic Alliance and Horde tabards and look pretty cool!

For the Feat of Strength, you must either equip or transmog into your faction’s respective Participation tabard. With the Tabard equipped/transmogged, you can now place the Kickable Ball on the center of the grass field. It is time to play some football! Interact with the Ball to score three goals to earn the FoS. You must purchase a new Kickable Ball for each goal.

The Feat of Strength awards three Housing Decor items: Framed Alliance Pride, Framed Horde Pride, and Prized Orb of Azeroth, which resembles the World Cup trophy! Additional copies for all three pieces of decor can be purchased from Richmond for 5,000 gold each.

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

Cooldown Manager Buff and Debuff Bug Being Adressed

Starym — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:44:44 +0000

The latest patch wasn’t good for the Cooldown Manager, as it seems certain buffs and debuffs are not being tracked properly. Both friendly players and enemies are affected. Blizzard are working on a fix, which should come soon.

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We’ve identified an issue with the Cooldown Manager where certain buffs and debuffs aren’t tracking properly for friendly and enemy players.

We’re working on fixing the issues and will update this thread after the fix is live in-game.

This WoW System Unlocks Account-Wide Player Power – Start With the Omnium Folio

Neryssa — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:43:30 +0000

The Omnium Folio is one of the main features of Patch 12.0.7. Learn how to unlock it and what you can get from the feature in Week 1 of the patch!

For more information, check our dedicated guide! And if you are looking for recommendations on what to spec your Omnium Folio, our class guides are updated with that information.

Omnium Folio Guide Icy Veins Class Guides

How to Unlock the Omnium Folio

The Omnium Folio is unlocked via a questline that starts with The Magisters’ Call, picked up by the Field Accolade vendors in Silvermoon City. This questline leads you into some shenanigans in Magister’s Terrace and Dawnstar Spire, as you look to reactivate the ancient machinery.

Note: As of the time of writing, The Grand Magister’s Key-Cipher and The Void Reveals are a bit hard to complete, as the mob objective will only drop loot to the first five people tagging the mob. We suggest attempting to phase into empty shards or going into War Mode to complete this quest. Blizzard is aware of the issue, and a hotfix should go live later today.

Access to the Omnium Folio will be unlocked for your entire account once you complete the questline.

Week 1 Omnium Folio Abilities

Note that unlocking a Mote of Omnial Inquiry on one character unlocks it for your entire account. So, you only need to do this questline once.

For Week 1, all you need to do is complete the questline for the Omnium Folio! Seeking Knowledge Week 1 of 5: The Omnium Folio is available right after the final introduction quest. All you need to do is talk with Grand Magister Rommath at the Folio area.

The first unlock for the Omnium Folio is what’s called the Core Rune effect. This is a choice of a passive damage/healing ability.

Unlock Week

Ability Choices

Week 1
(Core Rune Effect)

– Rune of Void-Touched Orbs: Every 10 seconds, you attract a void orb to you, up to a maximum of 5. Your attacks send these orbs at your enemy, dealing 2,745 Cosmic damage for each. Your healing spells send the orbs to the lowest health ally nearby, restoring 4,116 health for each orb.
– Rune of Unleashed Fire: Your spells have a chance to call down a pillar of fire, dealing 2,745 Fire damage to an enemy or cauterizing the wounds of a nearby ally, restoring 4,116 health.

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

Patch 12.0.7: Revelations Is Live! Full Content Overview

Starym — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:36:09 +0000

Maintenance didn’t take quite as long as predicted and Midnight’s latest content patch is live!

Blizzard have condensed all the patch info into one handy overview below, including a new feature overview video! It covers everything from the new raid and locations, new expansion-long power source in the Omnium Folio, updates to Void Assaults and Ritual Sites, new Loa-themed Lorewalking, hatching some eggs, and more. There’s also the big Turbulent Timeways 6-week-long Timewalking event, another micro-holiday, and the continuation of the Midnight campaign coming a little later.

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Take the next step in thwarting the forces of the Void, hunt down their leaders in two new areas and uncover new sources of power. Players also face a new single-boss raid in Sporefall and Turbulent Timeways returns with Dragonflight dungeons with a new slate of rewards.

Travel to Val and Naigtal to Quell Leaders of the Void

Facing the forces of the Void in Void Assaults and Ritual Sites isn’t enough to stop their machinations. To cut the threat off at its source, you’ll need to hunt down the leaders behind these brutal attacks on Azeroth. Track them through a portal in Voidstorm leading to two new locations—Val and Naigtal.

The portal to these worlds is unstable and switches destinations every week, bringing a rotating set of challenges and experiences. Players can undertake World Quests, defeat rare enemies, take part in events, and ultimately have a showdown with the leaders as world bosses. Learn more in our overview article.

Gain New Power with the Omnium Folio

Join Magister Umbric and Grand Magister Rommath on a mission to reconfigure and restore the Sunstrider Omnium. This ancient elven relic was originally created by Dath’remar Sunstrider to study and observe the various schools of magic and to serve as an academic repository. After years of silence, the Sunstrider Omnium has now reawakened, unsettling the Magisters and sowing disarray among them.

Once unlocked, you’ll be entrusted with the Omnium Folio, a runic ledger containing powerful runes of power you can use in battle. Continue taking part in weekly activities to imbue more runes—customizing these initial runes and unlocking their maximum potential to aid you in the fight against the Void. Learn more in our previously published article.

Prepare to Face Rotmire in the Sporefall Raid

Introducing a new single-boss raid located in Harandar. You’ll face the fungal giant Rotmire in Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties. Players can also undertake Mythic difficulty in flexible groups of 15-25 players. You’ll earn a variety of new rewards including the Luminous Sporeglider mount.

Luminous Sporeglider Mount
“This sporeglider’s voracious appetite for luminescent spores has lent it an exquisite glow.”

Visit our previously published article to learn more.

Go Lorewalking with the Loa

Experience the lore of the loa with Assistant Lorewalker Li Li. You’ll dive deeper into the stories of the Zandalari, Drakkari, Gurubashi, and Darkspear trolls.

Help Loa Speaker Brek Hatch Jan’alai’s New Eggs

With the return of Jan’alai, Loa of Fire comes a return to past traditions. She’s ready to bring a new clutch of eggs into the world but Loa Speaker Brek requires assistance with the ceremony and with ensuring all the Loa’s young are released safely from their eggs. Be a part of welcoming the first of her offspring and protecting them as they take their first steps.

Get More with Ritual Sites and Void Assault Updates

With the content update, players will find increased rewards from Ritual Sites and Void Assaults.

Void Strikes and Incursions Grant More Experience

Experience earned from Void Strikes, Void Incursions, and weekly quests is increased. Drop rates for Dark Particles have also increased, along with the chance to receive Bulging Satchels upon completing these activities.

Shop with Trima Dawnsetter and Maren Silverwing

Trima Dawnsetter in Silvermoon City now offers pouches for purchase that contain the same cosmetics found in Bulging Satchels, available for 150 Dark Particles. These pouches include items normally dropped from Ritual Site end chests.

Maren Silverwing now sells slot-specific Bind-on-Pickup Heroic caches for 750 Field Accolades, as well as slot-specific Warbound Champion caches for 100 Field Accolades.

Challenge Yourself in Ritual Sites with a New Tier 6 Difficulty

Face greater challenges in Ritual Sites with the new Tier 6 difficulty. Select six challenges as you take on enemies within. Completing these encounters grants additional rewards, including 5 Mythic Dawncrests and 10 Heroic Dawncrests.

New weekly quests are also available at Tier 6 when specific challenges are selected. Players can earn an additional Bonus Roll from these quests during weeks 3 and 6.

Earn two new achievements:

Advanced Ritual Site Studies — Complete the six advanced challenges for Lady Darkglen.
Pinnacle Ritual Work — Complete each Ritual Site at Tier 6 with all eight challenges active.
Reward: Title — Ritual Breaker

Run, Leap, and Spread Cheer During the Darkspear Dash Micro-Holiday June 27

Join the Darkspear trolls and their Zandalari allies as they race from Echo Isles to Silvermoon City for an in-game event inspired by the Running of the Trolls community event. Prepare to run, leap, and spread rainbow cheer along the route.

Turbulent Timeways Returns the Week of June 30

Turbulent Timeways returns with new rewards over six weeks, including a new mount—Spawn of Vyranoth— and adds six Dragonflight dungeons to the rotation:

Algeth’ar Academy
Halls of Infusion
Neltharus
Ruby Life Pools
The Azure Vaults
Brackenhide Hollow

Schedule:

Week of June 30: Dragonflight
Week of July 7: Battle for Azeroth
Week of July 14: Shadowlands
Week of July 21: Classic
Week of July 28: The Burning Crusade
Week of August 4: Dragonflight

Learn more in our overview article here.

Begin the Next Chapter with Zul’jan Starting the Week of July 7

When the haranir call for a special gathering, Zul’jan attends as the Amani representative—only to be drawn into an ancient mystery surrounding the legacy of the Amani trolls. Join him and his uncle Kinduru on their journey of discovery to uncover the truth.

More User Interface Updates

We’re adding additional quality-of-life updates to raid frames, damage meters, and more.

Content Update Notes

Learn more details about the update in our Update Notes here.

There’s more to uncover in Midnight: Revelations. We’ll see you in Azeroth!

Additional Midnight Falls Nerfs with Patch 12.0.7

Anshlun — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:18:48 +0000

Blizzard has announced additional nerfs to Midnight Falls on top of the previously announced nerfs arriving this week.

The additional nerf causes Tears of L’ura to no longer be triggered when Resonance happens during Death’s Dirge.

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March on Quel’Danas Raid Tuning – June 16

Added one additional change during maintenance:

Midnight Falls
- Resonance no longer triggers Tears of L’ura.

Sporefall Is Here – Every Cosmetic You Can Get From WoW’s First Mythic Flex Raid

Neryssa — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:57:48 +0000

Sporefall is the new raid arriving with Patch 12.0.7’s release this week. The first raid in World of Warcraft history to have a Mythic Flex difficulty, the new raid offers plenty of rewards, including cosmetics that might attract even those who do not usually raid! Let’s take a look at these.

For more information on Sporefall, check our guides!

Midnight Season 1 Raids Rotmire Strategy Guide Patch 12.0.7 Content Overview

Sporefused Items

All loot from Rotmire has the Sporefused tag. Sporefused items have increased item level, as if they were already upgraded via the Voidforge system. They’re also locked to one item level and cannot be further upgraded.

LFR	259
Normal	272
Heroic	285
Mythic	298

Loot from Rotmire includes two drops for each armor type. These items are confirmed to work in the Catalyst, so they can be converted into tier pieces.

Armor Type	Tier Slot Drop	Non-Tier Slot Drop
Cloth	Chest Mycomancer’s Rot Robes	Boots Luxurious Loamstriders
Leather	Helm Festerbloom Crown	Belt Sash of the Putrid Giant
Mail	Legs Fungarian Folly Faulds	Boots Grudgefiend Stompers
Plate	Chest Putrid Tender’s Battleplate	Belt Girdle of Devouring Rot

In addition to these, Rotmire has three drops: A trinket, a Necklace and a Ring. The Neck and Ring are considered cantrip items, as they have an additional effect that does not affect the item’s total stat budget. The Necklace’s effect is tailored towards healers, and the Ring effect is tailored towards specializations that deal Nature damage.

Neck Rotmire’s Sporeheart	Your healing has a chance to spawn protective toadstools, absorbing damage for up to 12 sec. If broken, the toadstools burst to deal Nature damage to nearby enemies.
Ring Sporecaller’s Blooming Loop	Dealing Nature damage has a chance to inflict Rotbloom, dealing Nature damage over 15 sec. If the enemy is already afflicted by your Rotbloom, it is consumed to deal 120% of its remaining damage.
Trinket Sporelord’s Mycelial Insignia	Your spells and abilities have a chance to nourish the mycelium, granting you a random secondary stat and Leech for 12 sec.

Cosmetic Rewards

Rotmire also offers plenty of cosmetic rewards. These drop from all difficulties, so they can be farmed by even the most casual of players.

The Luminous Sporeglider mount is obtained in a slightly different way. Instead of it being obtained from Mythic or a low % drop, you can obtain it after a few weeks of killing Rotmire. The first Rotmire kill of the week drops a Delicious Sporesnack. Combine four of these (so, four weeks of kills) to obtain the mount!

The Madcap Redcap is a toy that spawns a mushroom. Similar to items like the Lightning-Blessed Spire, friends can interact with it to turn into a Sporeling! The transformation lasts for 20 minutes and there are many different models for them. Here’s some variants below:

The Mycomancer’s Hearthspore is a Nature-themed Hearthstone toy. While we are not able to preview the animation itself at the time of posting, we were able to determine some of particle effects used in the toy’s effect:

The Sporelord’s Shroom Cap is a mushroom Helm cosmetic.

The Luminous Rotshroom is a Housing Decor piece. It is a small mushroom lantern.

The nature theme we’re seeing from Harandar in Midnight is one of the most beautiful ones. Will you be farming any of these cosmetics?

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

New WoW 12.0.7 Trailer Teases Sporefall, Timewalking, and Big XP Upgrades

Emma — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:57:08 +0000

T’was the eve of the new Midnight: Revelations patch—and Blizzard have dropped an epic trailer highlighting all of the fun to come in 12.0.7!

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Midnight: Revelations Content Update | World of Warcraft

Pursue and defeat Xal’atath’s commanders across invasions of Naigtal and Val, expand your power through the Omnium Folio, team up with Zul’jan to uncover hidden secrets of the Amani trolls, conquer the new single-boss Sporefall raid, and so much more in Midnight [Patch 12.0.7,] Revelations!

Patch 12.0.7 is bringing so much to be excited about, from the Omnium Folio, the returning Val and Naigtal zones, and WoW’s first Mythic Flex raid: Sporefall. We’ll also see the return of Turbulent Timeways, and the introduction of Dragonflight Timewalking, alongside some epic new rewards! The patch also brings some quieter quality-of-life updates, including some major levelling XP upgrades.

Patch 12.0.7 hits EU servers tomorrow (17th June), and later today for NA servers (17th June), following some extended maintenance times.

New Spring Panda Mount Locked Behind Another CN-Exclusive WoW Promotion

Emma — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:13:10 +0000

It’s another win for CN servers, as the recently discovered Spring Panda mount seems to be part of another region-specific promotion. The Spring Panda mount is an adorable bamboo-eating Panda, featuring a baby panda sleeping on its back.

Nouvelle monture prévue pour classic, peut-être via un pack boutique pour retail? Si c’est pas le cas je serais fâché ! pic.twitter.com/vtCiV5P02s
— Skyliss (@SkylissFR) June 11, 2026

Last week, players on socials were theorising the mount could have been part of a Mists of Pandaria Classic promotion, or a new store mount. However, it turns out that the mount is part of another CN server exclusive package, including other new transmog and decor items.

The new HD Panda Mount for World of Warcraft appears to be exclusive to the CN version of the game, being part of a new promotion that also includes a range of other cosmetic rewards. pic.twitter.com/jmYJajSZe0
— MrGM (@MrGMYT) June 15, 2026

This is just the latest instance in which the rest of WoW’s fanbase have been left feeling frustrated, with no way to get their hands on the items they desire. Since the promotion is exclusive to Chinese realms, players elsewhere will once again have to watch from the sidelines, hoping these highly sought-after cosmetics eventually make their way to the global game.

Upcoming Midnight Falls Nerfs: June 16th

Starym — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:45:18 +0000

We have some unexpected hotfixes coming in with tomorrow’s maintenance! March on Quel’Danas is getting more changes, with the final boss getting even more nerfs.

Midnight Falls has been one of the tougher endbosses in a while, and it’s been getting the nerf treatment consistently, so this latest addition comes as no surprise. We have a mix of nerfs, from Mythic to Heroic-specific, so the fight’s getting easier across the board. Here are all the details.

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Raids

March on Quel’Danas
- Midnight Falls
  - Glimmering damage reduced by 20% on Mythic difficulty.
  - Reduced the spread of Midnight Crystals and Dusk Crystals.
  - Starsplinter can no longer target a player twice at the same time.
  - Criticality cast time increased to 4 seconds (was 3 seconds).
  - Dawn Crystals now begin pulsing Radiance after 6 seconds on Heroic and Mythic difficulties (was 5 seconds).
  - Dark Constellation cast time increased to 3 seconds on Mythic difficulty (was 2.5 seconds).
  - Dark Constellations now spawn further from Light Siphons.
  - Radiance damage reduced by 50% on Heroic difficulty.
  - Tears of L’ura now spawn 1 soak on Heroic difficulty (was 2).

Blizzard Moves to Shut Down Another Private WoW Server Ahead of BlizzCon 2026

Anshlun — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:20:07 +0000

Blizzard has filed a lawsuit against yet another private server; this time, it is against Ascension WoW.

What is Ascension WoW

Project Ascension is one of the largest WoW private servers still active. Ascension is based on the Wrath of the Lich King client, but changes the game significantly, removing the concept of classes and allowing players to mix and match spells and talents from multiple classes.

Lawsuit Targets

Blizzard’s lawsuit is targeting seven individuals, two companies, a donation-collecting entity, and ten other unnamed defendants. Unlike other lawsuits, most defendants are based in the United States, which means usual issues with serving defendants overseas likely won’t be an issue in this lawsuit.

Blizzard’s Claims

Blizzard’s complaint brings nine causes of action:

Direct Copyright Infringement
Inducement to Infringe
Contributory Infringement
Vicarious Infringement
DMCA Anti-Circumvention Violation (§1201)
Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations (breaking the EULA)
False Designation of Origin (Lanham Act trademark, §1125(a))
RICO – participation in an enterprise (§1962(c))
RICO conspiracy (§1962(d))

Blizzard alleges that the “Ascension Client” was conceived from a copy of a full WoW client, which had its security checks removed, redirecting the connections to Ascension’s servers. Blizzard claims that every client download is a separate infringement, with millions of clients downloading it over the years.

Private Server Lawsuit Details

The RICO counts frame it less as a WoW fan project and more as a commercial racketeering case, which happens to involve an MMORPG.

Blizzard alleges that Project Ascension uses servers tied to the Russia-based Aeza group, sanctioned in 2025 by the US Treasury Department for supporting cybercriminal activity. While the sanction does exist, the connection between Aeza and Project Ascension isn’t confirmed. The link is just alleged by Blizzard to argue willful intent.

Blizzard says it contacted the team of Project Ascension multiple times before filing the lawsuit, but they were ignored.

The base of Blizzard’s RICO case and damages is a virtual currency called “Donation Points”. Blizzard claims those are sold by Project Ascension for $0.50 each, and the server has pulled in millions of dollars from them. Blizzard also claims that the profits from these have been routed through shell companies.

What Blizzard Wants

In the lawsuit, Blizzard states clear goals. First, they want a permanent injunction (shutdown) of the servers. Plus, Blizzard is asking for the turnover of the Ascension client and code, full accounting of revenues, statutory damages up to $150,000 per infringed work (plus $2,500 per DMCA circumvention), profits, and attorneys’ fees.

Blizzard Private Server Crusade

You shouldn’t look at this lawsuit in a vacuum; this is just another one in Blizzard’s recent push against private servers. While over the years Blizzard has cracked down on private servers often, with the most popular being Nostalrius in 2016, it has increased dramatically lately.

Over the past year, Blizzard has been cracking down on many popular private servers, including Turtle WoW and Project Epoch.

The Way to Classic+?

While watching Blizzard’s recent increase in litigation against private servers, many players are wondering if that is due to an imminent announcement of Classic+ during BlizzCon 2026. This is because most of the affected servers have been “Classic+” servers, meaning they expand upon the final iteration of Classic/Vanilla. Or in the case of Ascension, expanding WotLK.

After Season of Discovery, Classic+ has been one of the largest requests of the Classic community. With even some teasing happening from content creators on social media. Will we finally hear about it in three months?

The Most Popular and Best-Performing Groups and Specs in Mythic+, 12.0.5 Week 8

Starym — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:23:13 +0000

We’re back with some dungeon data, this time of the popularity variety! We have the tank upset continuing, as Guardian moves even further out front at the very top, leaving Ret more and more behind. The top group is doing the same, and then some, as it now accounts for basically one-fifth of all compositions.

The Data

The Most Popular Specs in Mythic+

The gap has massively widened on the No.1 spot since last we checked in! Guardians are truly running amok, and the first period in a long time we’ve had a tank in the No.1 spot is going to last quite a while longer. Retribution is still at No.2, but is now a whopping 0.9% away from the top Druid, dropping 0.2% of its playerbase while Guardian gained 0.6%. Beast Mastery and Unholy both stay where they were but gain a fair chunk. Right behind them, we see Mistweaver continuing to surge, taking Resto Shaman down and becoming the most popular healer! Interestingly, both specs gained players, with the Shaman picking up 0.1%, but the Monk got a bit 0.4% bump. We’ve also seen Mistweaver at the top of the dungeon logs as well, and in close 2nd in raids, which you can check out here.

Spec popularity data by Raider.IO

Runs by Key Level

Spec variety significantly decreased in the 24s this week, as we went from over 10 in the highest completed key down to only 5. This is likely due to fewer groups actually trying/finishing the key.

Spec popularity data by Raider.IO

And here are the full numbers, including the amount of runs. If you’re interested in the change in run numbers from week to week, we have a full and very detailed breakdown and analysis of the individual dungeons and completion rates here. The runs themselves are over 20% down, week-to-week.

Overall run data by Raider.IO

Group Composition Popularity

The top comp just gets more and more popular. After the gigantic surge of Guardian, Mistweaver, Unholy, Devourer, and Augmentation a couple of weeks ago, it’s only gone from strength to strength. The group gained a whopping 3% to end up at an almost unprecedented 19%. The second most played group (swapping Devourer and Aug for BM and Ret) dropped a little, some 0.3% to 6% overall. At least the dropoff for the next groups isn’t that large, as we see a relatively normal chart from here on out.

Group Composition data by Raider.IO

Mythic+ DPS Logs

95th percentile DPS

We go down to 7th place to see the first change in the top percentiles. Enhancement is on the rise there, gaining a solid three spots as Demonology drops two. The Shaman pushes Survival down one, and the remaining two Rogues are still gathering right outside the top 10.

Mythic+ All Keys 95th Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs

All Percentiles

The generalist bracket is a little more solid, as Demonology and Survival manage to hold on to their spots. Enhancement is rising here as well, and while it’s one spot lower, in 8th, it gained an extra spot as well, four up. Shadow moves into the top 10, right behind the Shaman-displaced Fury.

Mythic+ All Keys All-Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs

Very High Key Raw DPS Numbers

We see Demonology drop off here as well, with Arms rising a couple of spots since last we checked. Ret is also down one, with Feral following in its footsteps, while Outlaw gains a spot.

Raw DPS datafrom Myticstats

For more stats and spec information, you can also head on over to our class guides and tier lists, as well as the full Raider.IO, WarcraftLogs, and Mythicstats data.

Players Stuck on Getting the Voidslayer Title can Grind it Solo Again After This Hotfix

Anshlun — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:10:43 +0000

With a recent hotfix this week, Blizzard has fixed an issue preventing the Overcoming the Unknown: Rage-Riddled Drifter world quest from spawning. The issues with this world quest were preventing players from completing Uprising.

Without being able to complete Uprising, players couldn’t complete Slayer’s Mastery and earn the Voidslayer title.

Since the change, the World Quest seems to have been correctly integrated into the Voidstorm rotation, appearing around once a day. You can see the historical data for the World Quest below, courtesy of Today in WoW. Despite tracking since before the start of the expansion, you can see the first appearance of the quest this week.

Previously, the World Quest was only available to a select few characters, seemingly at random. This should make it easier for players looking to complete Uprising and Slayer’s Mastery without rotating through alts.

Extended Maintenance Times for Patch 12.0.7: Revelations Launch

Starym — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:29:51 +0000

Blizzard have announced the maintenance times for this week’s reset, which brings with it a brand new content patch! While both NA and EU Realms are expected to have an 8-hour maintenance window, it’s almost certain the EU side won’t be that long. As for NA servers, well, it’s unlikely it will take the entire window, but it may take a while.

NA Realms are scheduled to be down from 7:00 AM PST to 3:00 PM.

EU Realms are scheduled to be down from 3:00 AM CEST to 11 AM.

For all the info on the upcoming patch, you can read the full content notes here or our guides here.

The Best Performing Tanks and Healers in Mythic+ and Raids (Logs)

Starym — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:10:54 +0000

While a new patch is dropping with this reset, it’s not going to change much. And so it’s time to take a look at how the tanks and healers are performing in the dungeons and raids! As you might expect on the tank side, everything is coming up Druid, although one spec beat it in the damage department in raids. Healing is slightly more diverse, but a certain Monk is very much dominating the field.

Mythic+ Dungeons

Warcraft Logs Points

The below logs are based on POINTS, and not actual damage or healing. This means that they log the timed completion for the specs, with higher keys getting more points, obviously. The time in which the dungeon is completed is also a factor. It is a much, much smaller factor, granting only a few points for significantly faster completions compared to just any in-time finish. We’re also using the Normalized Aggregate Scores numbers, for clarity. This means that the top spec is marked as 100 and then the rest are ranked in relation to that peak point

Tanks, All Percentiles

Completely unsurprisingly, Guardian is destroying everyone else in the dungeons. It’s by far the most played tank (and was the most played spec overall last time we checked) and is the best-performing as well. However, it’s not that incredibly far from Brewmaster in the below chart. The rest of the pack is basically identical, with Blood getting a slight upper hand and Protection Warr pulling the short straw.

Mythic+ All Keys All Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs

Healers, All Percentiles

Mistweaver broke through to the top of the healers a few weeks ago, getting a major surge in popularity as well. It’s managed to hold off Resto Shaman so far, but the once-ruler is gunning for the Monk. Disc and Holy Pala are ahead of the pack behind the top two, while Preservation and Resto Druid sit at the bottom.

Mythic+ All Keys All Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs

Raids

Healer HPS, All Percentiles

Disc is on top in the actual healing done chart, but just barely, as Mistweaver is only in second due to a few very poorly performing players down in the 30th-40th percentile range. Preservation is holding very steady in third, with Resto Druid in an almost identical spot.

Mythic Raid All Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs

Tank DPS, All Percentiles

The tank damage chart is probably the least relevant here, but we’re taking a look anyway! Warriors sit on top, but again, only due to a few poorly performing Guardians. Otherwise, the Druid would be very much on top.

Mythic Raid All Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs

For even more in-depth data, head on over to Warcraft Logs. If you’re interested in more info on the specs themselves, you can always check out our class guides or our tier lists!

WoW Mythic+ Runs Fall 21% as Players Settle Into End-of-Season Mode

Nighstalker314 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:21:32 +0000

The eleventh week of Mythic+ in this season is over, and Nightstalker314 is taking a look at the weekly data provided by Raider.IO. We once again saw the common trend after the dungeon event week. -21.50% activity overall looks like the usual drop-off. Patch 12.0.7 will go live in week 13. High-end ambitions are reduced until the season’s final upgrades are unlocked. So let’s look at the details.

Weekly Total Run Performance Compared To Other Seasons

The second major drop-off of the season varied slightly from region to region. The US was the biggest outlier with -25.15%, ahead of KR with -24.39%, and the EU (-21.64%) and TW (-21.07%). Chinese metrics dropped by just 19.54%, increasing their weekly global share to 46.60%.

When comparing the four regular regions to previous seasons, MN S1 fell below TWW S1 and S2 in absolute numbers. Given that TWW S2 and S3 had their Turbo Boost event in week 11, MN S1 once again showed the largest relative drop since week 1. All in all, the downward trend still aligns with the graph for TWW S1. In the following weeks, the short-term metric boosts from the Turbo Boost events in previous seasons once again wore off. The effect of Patch 12.0.7, Raid, and Omnium Folio might slow the end-of-season decline.

Total Runs Across All Dungeons

The split across all dungeons, as well as their order, remained the same once more. As mentioned in previous breakdowns, the most and least popular outliers continue to grow further apart. The impact of the Chinese metrics is increasing week by week, and over there, this pattern is much more pronounced.

The decrease in success rate by 0.20 points down to 92.84% can be attributed to the affix changes, but also to less ambition in higher key levels. The order of all dungeons according to their in-time percentage did not change. The impact of the affix changes is getting more and more neutered by higher item level. Nexus-Point (-0.43) was already the major outlier when this affix combination occurred, 8 weeks ago. The share of runs with affixes (41.46%) also decreases each week. Item-level boosts from the 12.0.7 raid and the Omnium Folio could bring the overall in-time percentage to a new, ridiculously high value.

Split Across All Key Levels

90.04% of all keys were completed at key level 10 and higher. A rebound upward after the dungeon week, with fewer low-level keys. +12 (23.05%) might not surpass +10 (30.82%) as the most important key level this season. The crest grind has been vastly reduced by the increased alt catch-up and the item upgrades for weapons and trinkets. So by now, 10s benefit more from fast vault runs and bonus rolls. The overall decline in run metrics was highest in the lower key levels. But +13 to +17 also saw higher-than-average drop-offs. Growth in absolute numbers was restricted to key levels 21 and above.

The overall fluctuation in success rates was quite clear for key levels 5 to 11, dropping by almost a percentage point. Affix changes still have some impact, and Devour might be the 2nd worst this season. The trend of less activity also correlates with lower rates up to the mentioned 21+ range. But this pattern stems from the EU and US impact on the global metrics. On the CN servers, the success rates were much more stable week by week. And only at the lower (2 to 5) and higher (18 to 22) ends, we saw major dips compared to week 10.

Conclusion and Week 12 Forecast

Metric patterns like this week’s represent the new end-of-season activity. Key level 16 should become a regular peak for a few seasons, since many players have missed out on several mounts. The 12.0.7 raid loot and Omnium Folio might shake things up for the final weeks. But this pattern won’t repeat in the next season. 12.1.5 will already give us a 2nd raid, at the tail-end of gear progression. And the Omnium Folio will be active for the rest of the expansion. So the end of MN S2 might be much more barren.

As of this writing, 120 hours after the US reset, hourly numbers for the major regions are showing a much smaller drop-off than last week. The US servers sit at just -5.67%, EU at -10.03%, and CN at -8.41%. We’ll look at more of that in the next breakdown.

WoW’s Gear Shop just got Six New Figurines, Murlocs and Dragons

Anshlun — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:04:47 +0000

Looking to take a few new friends home? Blizzard added six new figurines to their Gear shop! With three new Funko Pop! and three new Youtooz figurines, it is a great time to expand your collection!

The Funko Pop! figurines cost $18 each, while the Youtooz ones cost $33, except Thrall, which costs $30.

Murloc Funko Pop!

Youtooz

Alexstrasza Vinyl Figure

Alexstrasza Gear Store Page

Thrall Vinyl Figurine

Thrall Gear Store Page

Nozdormu Vinyl Figure

Nozdormu Gear Store Page

WoW Just Set a Decade-High Mythic Raiding Record, and It Happened in Midnight

Anshlun — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:31:04 +0000

Although the mood surrounding Midnight hasn’t been the best, WoW is quietly experiencing a reawakening, with the Mythic Raiding scene boasting participation numbers likely not seen in the past decade. Let’s take a deep dive into Mythic raiding participation for the past six years.

Before we start, a quick disclaimer on the numbers below. I’ve collected the data manually over the past six years for DPS rankings purposes, so they only represent DPS players. They are also not unique characters. If a character kills 10 mythic bosses in a week, they will count as +10, as they’ve logged 10 parses on Mythic during that week. More caveats about the data at the end of the article.

Shadowlands

We’ll start with Shadowlands, which has the furthest-out data I have available, week-by-week. Shadowlands had a strong start, boosted by COVID-19 and mandatory lockdowns worldwide.

However, with Blizzard taking so long to release its second raid, plus general community apathy around Patch 9.1 and Blizzard Entertainment in general at the time, Season 2 saw drastically reduced participation.

Then, with Sepulcher taking another 8 months to release, and players generally uninterested in Shadowlands, Season 3 didn’t see better results.

While exacerbated by issues, both in-game and outside, Shadowlands paints the generic picture of most modern WoW expansions, with a high participation early in the expansion, gradually reducing over time.

Dragonflight

Then comes Dragonflight. Dragonflight introduced a lot of changes to the game in response to the feedback received from Shadowlands. However, despite the changes, Dragonflight failed to capture the COVID-induced hype from Shadowlands Season 1, with Vault of the Incarnates staying in its shadows.

Participation-wise, Aberrus started with a low participation, but gained momentum as weeks went by. Amirdrassil actually surpassed Aberrus, having an overall higher Mythic participation.

Despite its weaker start, Dragonflight changed a lot of the modern raiding picture, with Mythic participation closer between its seasons when compared to Shadowlands. It is also important to highlight that this is likely due to Blizzard adopting the 8-week patch cycle. This change resulted in seasons having better-defined lengths, around 24 weeks each (5~6 months) instead of 7~8 months during Shadowlands.

The War Within

Following in the footsteps of Dragonflight, TWW continued its 24-week per season formula. The main tweak of the expansion was the addition of different “borrowed power” items in minor patches. Namely, Circe’s Circlet, D.I.S.C. Belt, and Reshii Wraps. These items effectively add new tuning knobs to raids, slightly nerfing them over time as player power grows.

With some distance from Shadowlands, Dragonflight’s model continued to deliver good population results for Mythic raiding participation. However, this is likely not due solely to more players playing the game, as in Shadowlands, but rather to a change in the encounter design philosophy.

During The War Within, we’ve seen raid encounter design steadily change from complex, compute-heavy mechanics, generally solved by addons, to simpler mechanics that addons couldn’t solve. An example of this is Stix’s Rolling Ball. Addons couldn’t tell you the path to follow to optimize your garbage collection; they only knew you were in the ball, your growth status, and if there were still priority targets to hit.

These changes, together with a slight reduction in Mythic+ difficulty in later seasons and new gearing sources like delves, which provide hero track loot to more players, lead to more players jumping into Mythic raiding.

The results are stark when compared to Shadowlands and Dragonflight. All three TWW seasons saw more Mythic raiders than in their Dragonflight counterparts, all three reaching participation levels of Shadowlands Season 1.

For the first time since Shadowlands, and maybe in the modern raiding history, an end-of-expansion raid surpassed the peak participation of the first raid tier, with Manaforge Omega reaching a peak of 515k parses during week 8, passing Nerub-ar Palace’s peak of 492k parses during week 10.

While likely due to a mix of factors, the evolving encounter design and philosophy are at least partially responsible for this success. This leads us into Midnight and the Addon-apocalypse.

Midnight

Blizzard gave Midnight the hard task of selling hardcore raiders the death of addons, with the promise that encounter design had reached a point that it was mature enough to support this decision. We can discuss the merits, if they succeeded or not, on a different post, but we can look at the results now.

Another factor in the mix is gearing changes with Midnight. With the addition of Prey, which introduced another vector for earning Champion gear and Hero gear in the vault, gear keeps getting faster with each expansion. However, the largest change in gearing was with Mythic+.

On the surface, not much has changed with Mythic+, with the formula largely unchanged from Dragonflight and TWW. The change is in the difficulty, with Midnight seeing what is likely the easiest Mythic+ season to complete your max-vault keys (+10s). With this change, more players have access to Myth track gear, even without Mythic raid.

This environment culminates in a record number of participants in Mythic raiding, with a record 780k parses recorded during week 10 of Midnight Season 1. While we don’t have the exact data going that far, this is likely the most Mythic parses recorded since Emerald Nightmare, in Legion.

Emerald Nightmare’s “success” was slightly different, fueled by Legion’s enormous hype and being one of the easiest raids in history (RWF famously ended in 18 hours). While Midnight Season 1 does have easy early encounters like Chimaerus, Imperator, and Vorasius, the whole ecosystem now eases access to Mythic raiding. Recent changes, like having Mythic be cross-realm from the start of the season, also contribute to the numbers from The War Within and Midnight.

The Dawn of Midnight’s Mythic Scene

Midnight’s record numbers are best read as four stacked layers. The first is gear-acquisition. Midnight is likely the easiest expansion to gear up, with Prey, Delves, and an easier-than-average Mythic+ season granting easy hero gear, plus myth vault gear.

The second layer is the dismantling of barriers to Mythic raid. With cross-realm and cross-faction being available from day one, region is the only barrier to forming a group. The second part of this layer is the Midnight Season 1 structure, which splits bosses into three raids, meaning three distinct lockouts. This split mimics the already existing Heroic raid structure. Players aren’t worried if their group can’t kill Chimaerus on the first try, as that’s the only boss of the raid. Failing to kill it won’t cost you a week, just your time. Historically, Mythic pug groups usually live-or-die by early attempts, as players get worried about locking themselves to a group that won’t kill the boss they want to kill.

The third layer is the post-addon encounter philosophy, which started to be implemented during TWW and has now reached a more mature status. It isn’t something mastered by Blizzard, as bosses like L’ura still show, but now most Mythic bosses ask players to solve mechanics, instead of solving if they have the same version of a WeakAura.

The final layer is momentum. Despite Midnight not being viewed as one of the best expansions right now, it is still a fresh expansion. Being new in itself attracts seasonal players to try the expansion, if only for a few weeks.

At this time, it is impossible to tell which layer – or layers – carries the most weight. That is a question for week 20, or 60, not 12.

Heroic vs. Mythic Raiding Balance

There are more indicators that show this shift toward more players participating in Mythic raiding. Looking at WarcraftLogs historical data (caveats about it in the next section), we can see that, over time, a higher percentage of recorded parses have been in Mythic difficulty.

Below, you can see the number of parses per difficulty in the final two weeks of each of the past raid tiers. This two-week window is a limitation of WarcraftLogs’ publicly available data, mentioned in the Caveats section below.

	Heroic Population	Mythic Population	% Decrease H -> Mythic	Proportion*
Midnight Season 1**	1,705,000	1,398,519	17.98%	1.22
TWW Season 3	325,714	259,194	20.42%	1.26
TWW Season 2	518,866	242,417	53.28%	2.14
TWW Season 1	535,538	251,999	52.94%	2.13
DF Season 3	839,076	150,018	82.12%	5.59
DF Season 2	914,994	167,950	81.64%	5.45
DF Season 1	349,295	200,684	42.55%	1.74
SL Season 3	415,248	198,224	52.26%	2.09

*Proportion shows “How many Heroic parses per Mythic parse.”
**Midnight data measured in the past two weeks; others are the final weeks of their seasons.

The number of players per difficulty shows how much more popular Mythic has become in comparison to Heroic. However, it is wrong to assume this has to do only with improvements to Mythic and Gearing. It is also due to issues that Heroic Raiding has faced for a while and now has been made worse, but that’s a topic for another day.

Minutes Past Midnight

Not everything is sunshine and rainbows. As many are probably eager to point out, there are still a lot of issues and asterisks with the numbers of Mythic raiding in Midnight. The first thing is the kill distribution.

Having a large delta between boss kills isn’t anything new from Midnight, but the differences are staggering given the wider participation. With easier bosses like Imperator, Vorasius, and Chimaerus, we see almost half a million individual parses per boss in the most recent two-week window. Meanwhile, only about 30,000 individual parses for Mythic L’ura.

Below, you can see the number of individual parses per boss in the previous two weeks on WarcraftLogs.

Imperator Averzian	429,987
Vorasius	357,134
Fallen-King Salhadaar	265,223
Vaelgor & Ezoorak	178,932
Lightblinded Vanguard	126,728
Crown of the Cosmos	76,113
Chimaerus, the Undreamt God	438,418
Belo’ren, Child of Al’ar	54,256
Midnight Falls	28,991

Showing all parses, including Tanks and Healers

To put it in perspective, for every player earning Cutting Edge in Crown of the Cosmos, 6 are earning it on Chimaerus, and 15 characters are killing Chimaerus for each defeating L’ura. Circling back to the Mythic success layers, this data suggests more players, maybe more than ever, are stepping into Mythic raid, chasing its loot. However, there’s still a large gap between the number of characters earning Mythic: Midnight Falls and Mythic: Chimaerus, the Undreamt God. But perhaps this is a feature, not a bug. As in, having more players participate in the Mythic scene, while still having its completion being challenging, isn’t a bad thing.

The number of parses for Mythic has also been in rapid decline in the past two weeks. Week 12 numbers are 17% lower than the peak in week 10. But it is too early to say if this is a data fluke or actually meaningful. If the decline is real, the likely candidates are community sentiment around midnight (defining it as… mid) and the introduction of Bonus Rolls in Patch 12.0.5. While bonus rolls have been well received by players, they speed up gearing to a point that players end up killing a boss fewer times than before, strictly for loot reasons.

With these, plus the addition of the Omnium Folio in a few weeks, we’ll likely see further decreases in participation for earlier bosses, but higher numbers for latter ones like Alleria and L’ura.

Caveats

The data, sadly, isn’t perfect. While the data is all sourced first-hand from WarcraftLogs, it contains issues, namely four caveats.

The first issue is that it was collected for DPS rankings analysis only, which means it is considering only DPS specs (sorry Tanks and Healers!). However, as we’re always dealing with Mythic difficulty, meaning 20 players, the comparison should be accurate enough to paint a solid picture of reality.

Second is that, unlike Mythic+ data, which is provided by Blizzard, this data is community-sourced. This means that all participation is voluntary, meaning a group that doesn’t record its raid with Warcraftlogs won’t ever be seen. For Mythic raids, however, this isn’t a big factor as logging is very prevalent, if not universal. Note that this isn’t the case for Heroic. Although we will never know the exact number of players who publish logs for raids, it is fair to assume that the percentage goes down with difficulty. That is, most Mythic kills get logged, with the percentage going down when looking at Heroic, Normal, and the lowest at LFR.

The third issue is that data collection was done manually over the past six years, as WarcraftLogs only exposes the data for the previous two weeks. This means that there are likely errors or missing weeks in the data. However, the reality shouldn’t be much different from the picture portrayed by the data.

Finally, the data isn’t complete. As the intention of the aggregation was to look at DPS balance, a couple of weeks were spent looking at Heroic info, with not enough Mythic data available for a clear analysis. I’ve removed these data points, but they are the reason a couple of seasons’ data start in week 3 or later.

Don’t Make These Mistakes Before Patch 12.0.7: What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do

Emma — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:28:41 +0000

Patch 12.0.7 launches next week, bringing the Omnium Folio, Heroic World Tier, Showdowns, and the new Mythic Flex raid: Sporefall. But if you’re still trying to squeeze as much as you can out of the final days of 12.0.5, here are a few things worth doing—and a few things that probably aren’t worth your time.

Save Your Currencies

Field Accolades are going nowhere in 12.0.7, with Tier 6 Ritual Sites and Showdowns offering the currency as a reward—and the update also brings new ways to spend these currencies! Next week, Field Accolades can be exchanged for specific item slot Hero gear (750 Field Accolades), and Warbound Champion gear boxes (100 Field Accolades).

Don’t exchange your Dark Particles! 12.0.7 introduces new Field Pouches, offering a way more reliable way of obtaining the Lost Armament weapons rewarded from Void Incursions. You can check out the weapons on offer here!

Finish Unlocking Ritual Site Challenges

The new Tier 6 Ritual Sites require six active challenges. If you haven’t completed the quest chains that unlock those challenges yet, now is the time. Waiting until 12.0.7 launches means you’ll first need to go back and complete older unlock requirements before you can access the new highest difficulty.

Prepare Your Alts!

If you’re looking to level your alts in 12.0.7 (here’s why we highly recommend it), you can prepare by completing your Delver’s Call quests now—but hold off on turning in until 12.0.7 launches as these quests are seeing substantial experience buffs.

Being ready to turn these in will give your characters a nice head start once the patch goes live, but if you want to maximise your time even more, hold off on handing in until Turbulent Timeways on 30th June for an extra 30% XP buff!

Don’t Bother Hoarding

If you’ve been sitting on Nebulous Voidcores waiting for future opportunities to spend them, 12.0.7 is already adding new ways to earn them. The quest, Sporefall: Rotmire, rewards one Nebulous Voidcore, while new Ritual Site quests also offer opportunities to earn the reward.

Because new sources are being added, there’s less reason to stockpile!

Don’t Rush To Level This Week

Leveling characters right now isn’t particularly efficient. However, Patch 12.0.7 is bringing multiple XP improvements and additional catch-up opportunities, alongside Turbulent Timeways, making next week a much better time to level your alts! Check this page out for more info on XP changes and leveling.

In short: save your currencies, finish your Ritual Site unlocks, and let your alts wait one more week—your future self will thank you when 12.0.7 arrives.

New Cotton Candy Murloc Housing Decor Twitch Drop Coming Soon!

Starym — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:23:32 +0000

The new patch just dropped its full content update notes, and there’s a lot coming! But one thing that’s not in the notes and also arrives with the patch launch is a brand new Twitch Drop.

The Cuddly Cotton Candy Grrgle decor item can be yours starting from July 16th! All you have to do is the standard 4-hours of watching any Warcraft Twitch stream and the fluffy one can be yours. That’s, of course, if your battle.net account is connected to your Twitch account. You can find the details on how to connect them below.

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Watch any eligible World of Warcraft stream on Twitch.tv from June 16 at 10:00 am PDT until July 14 at 10:00 am PDT to claim the Cuddly Cotton Candy Grrgle Housing decor item.

Eligibility

To participate, you must link your Twitch account by visiting https://account.battle.net/connections. If you have changed your password or made any changes to your Twitch or Battle.net account, you will have to relink your accounts. When you relink, there will be a 7-day cooldown before you can relink a new Twitch account. After you’ve claimed your rewards on Twitch, please make sure you’re logging into the Battle.net region you’d like to receive the drop(s) on, as the first region you log into will be where your items will be delivered. It can take up to 24 hours to receive your reward(s) in-game after claiming. Read our Frequently Asked Questions section for more information.

How do I Earn Twitch Drops?

Start Time: June 16, 10:00 am PDT
End Time: July 14, 10:00 am PDT

Watch 4 hours of eligible World of Warcraft content while these Twitch Drops are active on any channel to earn the Cuddly Cotton Candy Grrgle Housing decor item.

Players who have claimed this new item from the Twitch Drop will also be able to visit Dennia Silvertongue in Silvermoon City to purchase more copies of this adorable item. Additional copies can also be purchased from Tuuran in Stormwind and Gabbi in Orgrimmar (near the Trading Post).

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How do I link my battle.net and Twitch accounts?
A. Sign into your Battle.net account at https://account.battle.net/connections and click the Connect link for Twitch, then follow the instructions to sign in and link your Twitch account to Battle.net.

Q. What devices can I use to earn and claim drops?
A. You can earn and claim drops using your PC/Mac web browser or on the Twitch app for Android or iOS. Twitch apps on game consoles, smart TVs, and other TV apps do not support drops.

Q. Do I need to watch the same channel the entire time to earn my drops?
A. You can earn progress towards a drop on any eligible channel in the World of Warcraft category on Twitch. You can, for example, watch half an hour on one channel and then switch to another channel without losing your progress. You cannot earn progress faster by watching more than one channel at a time.

Q. Will I receive my drop rewards in-game automatically?
A. To receive your rewards, you must claim the drop on the channel you’re watching or in the Drops Inventory menu on Twitch.

Q. Do Twitch Drop rewards expire?
A. Earned Twitch Drop rewards will expire seven (7) days after they’ve been claimed if a Battle.net account has not been linked.

Q. As a streamer, how do I get Twitch Drops on my channel?
A. All you need to do is ensure your Twitch and Battle.net accounts are linked and that you’ve opted into Drops (see Drops Streamer Home).

Q. What regions are eligible for these Twitch Drops?
A. Participating regions include North America, Latin America, Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Blizzard has the right to change, pause, or cancel this Twitch Drop and its terms if it cannot run as planned for any reason, including but not limited to technical issues or unexpected factors beyond Blizzard’s control.

*Not available in World of Warcraft Classic® games. Requires World of Warcraft® Subscription or Game Time. Use and placement of decor items is limited to the Housing feature, which requires access to World of Warcraft®: Midnight.

Patch 12.0.7: Revelations Full Content Update Notes

Starym — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:03:39 +0000

The full patch notes are here! Revelations arrives with the next reset and Blizzard have shared everything that’s coming below.

The patch notes are quite big, as we visit the Val and Naigtal zones, the new Sporefall single-boss raid, and see new changes to Void Assaults and Ritual Sites, including a new difficulty level. There’s also the continuation of the campaign (starting a little after the patch launch), more Lorewalking, this time Loa-centered, and of course, the huge Turbulent Timeways Timewalking event. And then there’s the big new expansion feature, the Omnium Folio, offering new player power in the form of runes.

Abundance gets an upgrade as players will be able to use multiple shards at one time. Housing is getting a lot brighter, as lighting decor will be available outside! The decor limits have also been raised, and there’s over 100 new decor items to be grabbed. There’s also XP increases for certain Midnight quests, the removal of durability loss from weapon usage, as well as many UI improvements, from the Damage Meters to the Personal Resource Display. There’s plenty coming next week, so make sure to check out all the changes below.

You can also always check out our guides for the patch right here.

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Take the next step in thwarting the forces of the Void; hunt down their leaders in two new areas and uncover new sources of power. Players also face a new single-boss raid in Sporefall and Turbulent Timeways returns with Dragonflight dungeons with a new slate of rewards.

TRAVEL TO VAL AND NAIGTAL TO QUELL LEADERS OF THE VOID	GAIN NEW POWER WITH THE OMNIUM FOLIO
PREPARE TO FACE ROTMIRE IN THE SPOREFALL RAID	GO LOREWALKING WITH THE LOA
HELP LOA SPEAKER BREK HATCH JAN’ALAI’S NEW EGGS	RUN, LEAP, AND SPREAD CHEER DURING THE DARKSPEAR DASH MICRO-HOLIDAY JUNE 27
SOAR THROUGH TURBULENT TIMEWAYS JUNE 30 TO AUGUST 11	BEGIN THE NEXT CHAPTER WITH ZUL’JAN AVAILABLE JULY 7
ABUNDANCE	CHARACTERS
HOUSING	ITEMS
PREY	QUESTS
RITUAL SITES AND VOID ASSAULTS	USER INTERFACE AND ACCESSIBILITY

TRAVEL TO VAL AND NAIGTAL TO QUELL LEADERS OF THE VOID

GAIN NEW POWER WITH THE OMNIUM FOLIO

PREPARE TO FACE ROTMIRE IN THE SPOREFALL RAID

Take on Rotmire to unlock a range of enticing rewards, including the Luminous Rotshroom housing decor item, Luminous Sporeglider mount, Sporefused gear ranging from item level 259 on Raid Finder difficulty to 298 on Mythic difficulty, and more. [LEARN MORE]

Luminous Sporeglider Mount
This mount is earned by collecting 4 x Delicious Sporesnacks, which you can earn once per week, per account, by defeating Rotmire in Sporefall on any difficulty.

GO LOREWALKING WITH THE LOA

Experience the lore of the loa with Assistant Lorewalker Li Li. You’ll dive deeper into the stories of the Zandalari, Drakkari, Gurubashi, and Darkspear trolls.

HELP LOA SPEAKER BREK HATCH JAN’ALAI’S NEW EGGS

With the return of Jan’alai, Loa of Fire comes a return to past traditions. She’s ready to bring a new clutch of eggs into the world, but Loa Speaker Brek requires assistance with the ceremony and with ensuring all the Loa’s young are released safely from their eggs. Be a part of welcoming the first of her offspring and protecting them as they take their first steps.

RUN, LEAP, AND SPREAD CHEER DURING THE DARKSPEAR DASH MICRO-HOLIDAY JUNE 27

Join the Darkspear trolls and their Zandalari allies as they race from Echo Isles to Silvermoon City for an in-game event inspired by the Running of the Trolls community event.  Prepare to run, leap, and spread rainbow cheer along the route.

SOAR THROUGH TURBULENT TIMEWAYS JUNE 30 TO AUGUST 11

On the week of June 30, timewalk through a previous expansion each week for six consecutive weeks, beginning and ending with Dragonflight. This grand tour through World of Warcraft’s past features six Timewalking Dungeons: Algeth’ar Academy, Halls of Infusion, Neltharus, Ruby Life Pools, The Azure Vaults, and Brackenhide Hollow.

Players can also shop at a new Dragonflight vendor, Xydan, located in the Bronze Enclave in Valdrakken.

Also, for the duration of Turbulent Timeways, the Timewalking quest available from the weekly quest giver will offer an increased reward—a Heroic Cache of Quel’Thalas Treasures with items level 259–276. [LEARN MORE]

BEGIN THE NEXT CHAPTER WITH ZUL’JAN AVAILABLE JULY 7

ABUNDANCE

Abundant Harvest now offers the option to harvest with multiple Shards of Dundun simultaneously, allowing players to use 1, 2, 4, or 8 Shards of Dundun at one time. The rewarded Unalloyed Abundance scales directly with the number of Shards consumed.

CHARACTERS

Fixed an issue where certain hit sound effects were not playing for male Orc and Mag’har Orc Warriors.

HOUSING

Lighting is now available outdoors! You can now add lights to your plot. Lighting Decor will have certain restraints outdoors that they do not have indoors.
- Two lights cannot overlap and will become unplaceable when too close. Light indicator radius visuals will appear when the lights are too close and will turn red when overlapping.
Houses at level 5 and 6 have their exterior decor limit raised to 300.
Houses at level 7 and above have their exterior decor limit raised to 350.
Over 100 new common decor can be found on existing Neighborhood vendors.

ITEMS

Weapons and armor will no longer take durability damage from combat events (attacking, blocking, etc.).
- Developers’ notes: This type of durability damage affected different classes and specs in an asymmetrical way. With this change, all players should experience less durability damage in 12.0.7, but in particular, players who use shields or fast weapons should see significantly less durability damage from wear and tear.
Galactic Gladiator, Aspirant, Warmonger, and crafted PvP equipment have had their PvP item levels increased by 9.
Galactic Voidsliver and Galactic Void Matrix items can no longer be acquired. Existing copies have been removed from player inventories and replaced with their equivalent gold value.
Rebuilt how the Moth Hunt feature in Harandar gives rewards. Players will not lose any existing progress on their moth collection.
- Glowing Moths no longer give Luminous Dust when collected, and Luminous Dust has been removed from players’ bags.
- Mothkeeper Wew’tam no longer sells items for Luminous Dust, instead, Mothkeeper Wew’tam now has a quest to receive a reward for every 10 moths gathered on an account.
  - These quests will only be visible to players who have reached the collection requirements to get a specific reward, but have not already acquired it.
- Extra copies of decor may still be purchased from Mothkeeper Wew’tam for Voidlight Marl after receiving your first one.
- Mothkeeper Wew’tam now has dialogue options explaining what rewards she gives for collecting different amounts of moths.
- Added a display bar above Mothkeeper Wew’tam to show your collection progress.

PREY

Added Big Prey Hunter (Season 1) Feat of Strength for completing the Prey Journey in Season 1.

QUESTS

Significantly increased the amount of experience earned from completing the following types of Midnight quests: first time delves (Delver’s Call), Midnight dungeon quests, Prey, and weekly Renown activities.

RITUAL SITES AND VOID ASSAULTS

VOID ASSAULTS
- The weekly wrapper quests have had the XP significantly increased alongside other similar quests.
- The XP from completing Void Strikes or Void Incursions has been doubled.
  - You will also earn XP for most steps of Void Strikes and Void Incursions to help balance ones that have more steps.
- Increased the drop rate of Dark Particles from Void Strikes and Void Incursions.
- Increased the drop rate of Bulging Satchels that can drop after completing Void Strikes and Void Incursions.
- Trima Dawnsetter in Silvermoon City will also sell pouches with the same cosmetics from the Bulging Satchels for 150 Dark Particles. This also includes the cosmetic items that can drop from Ritual Sites end chest.
- Maren Silverwing in Silvermoon City now sells slot‑specific Bind‑on‑Pickup Heroic caches for 750 Field Accolades and slot‑specific Warbound Champion caches for 100 Field Accolades.
RITUAL SITES
- New Tier 6 difficulty available.
  - Requires 6 challenges to be selected.
  - Recommended 274 Item Level.
  - Rewards 5 Mythic Dawncrests and 10 Heroic Dawncrests on completion.
  - The Weekly Vault is the same as Tier 5 at Heroic 4/6.
- There are new weekly quests to take on Tier 6 Ritual Sites with specific challenges selected.
  - On Week 3 and Week 6 players can earn an extra Bonus Roll from these quests.
- Added two new achievements:
  - Advanced Ritual Site Studies – Complete the 6 advanced challenges for Lady Darkglen.
  - Pinnacle Ritual Work – Complete each Ritual Site at Tier 6 with all 8 challenges active. Reward: Title – Ritual Breaker

USER INTERFACE AND ACCESSIBILITY

Boss Timeline in the vertical orientation now has an option to set text to be on the left or right.
Adjusted colors for “gaining threat” and “high threat” on raid frames and nameplates.
Added a new option to enable or disable spell alert glows for special procs when having the Single Button Assistant on an action bar.
The Great Vault raid tooltip now displays credit for multiple raids in a better format.
The /tm macro command now supports preventing existing raid markers from being overwritten by prefixing the marker index with ~.
- For example, /tm ~4 will apply the triangle marker only if the target has no marker; if a marker is already present, the command does nothing.
DAMAGE METERS
- Added an “In Group” visibility option.
- Lowered the minimum window size, allowing you to make the Damage Meters window smaller than before.
- Shift clicking a Damage Meter row now opens a details window that stays open until manually closed.
- During PvP activities, Damage Meter bars are now a different color for allies versus enemies. If the “Show Class Colors” option is enabled, a faction icon is shown instead.
The Personal Resource Display is now more customizable:
- New options include controlling overall size, bar width, health bar height, power bar height, padding between bars, opacity, and visibility (Always, In Combat, Hidden).
- The health bar and power bar can now be hidden separately, instead of the previous single option that hid both at once.
- Added options to hide the class resource bar (Combo Points, Soul Shards) on the Personal Resource Display and Player Unit Frame.
- Added a new “Show Class Color” checkbox, which changes the health bar to the player’s class color instead of the default green.
- Added a new “Show Bar Text” checkbox, which enables numbers on the health bar, power bar, and alternate power bar.
- The Personal Resource Display has been updated with new art.
- A few Personal Resource Display bugs have been fixed for Augmentation Evokers.

To view all content update notes, click here.

For World of Warcraft customer support, please visit our Support Site or our Customer Support discussion forum. If you’ve found a bug, please let us know about it in our Bug Report Forum.

This Dragon Skeleton WoW Housing Build Has Players Begging for Import/Export

Emma — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:36:35 +0000

World of Warcraft’s Player Housing system technically makes building anything possible, but the idea of building some things seems so time-consuming and intricate that many wouldn’t even attempt. Take building an entire dragon skeleton for example—definitely possible, but where would you even start?

Well, afinebalance7 on Reddit answered that question, and the answer might not be what you expect.

She be finished
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Using the Trueshot Skeletal Dragon Head as a base, War Creche Teaching Crystals for talons, and a whole bunch of Elwynn Fenceposts, afinebalance7 managed to create a display fit for a fantasy museum. They even added a tiny little murlok plushie riding on its back!

Now the only question is: import/export feature when, Blizzard?!

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This Animated Chart Shows How Midnight’s Mythic+ Meta Evolved

Emma — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:43:38 +0000

The Mythic+ meta has been rapidly evolving ever since the start of Midnight Season 1 back in March this year. Some specs have remained dominant from day one, while others have quietly emerged as surprise success stories, or climbed the ranks as trusted player favourites.

Looking at the first 11 weeks of Season 1, in Mythic+ keys +16 or higher, @lofibanshee on X posted an interesting bar chart race visual.

Red Alert! Bar Chart Race!

Here has been the top 20 most played specs each week in +16s or higher.

If your spec is not here at any point make sure you close your spec channel in your class discord expeditiously.

Data Source: @RaiderIO_WoW Stats pic.twitter.com/sjO7dLxyPe
— jordan, loa of statistics (@lofibanshee) June 10, 2026

The infographic shows some unsurprising data, such as Brewmaster Monk’s early dominance, which lasted way into the 6th week of Season 1, before being quickly overtaken by Guardian Druid. Despite some very early hiccups, Unholy Death Knight has also remained strong throughout the higher keys.

With Patch 12.0.7 arriving next week, Nightstalker314 took a look into the statistics. An easier season and gear progression being quicker than ever means Mythic+ has seen a drop in participation recently. For a deeper dive into the numbers, check out their analysis here.

For more World of Warcraft news as 12.0.7 approaches, check out our WoW news hub.

These Mounts Are Coming to the Trading Post in Patch 12.0.7

Neryssa — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:35:56 +0000

Patch 12.0.7 will go live on June 16, and we’re taking a closer look at the Trading Post mounts that are coming in the latest update!

Goblin Rocket Mounts

Patch 12.0.7 adds four goblin rocket mounts, for 700 Trader’s Tender each. Two of the mounts have names and flavor text. The other two mounts still have placeholder names, which means they will likely be available later on.

Bligewater X-TREME Firework Rocket

“The engineers of Undermine were so preocupied with whether or not they COULD make a faster rocket, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”

Blackwater X-TREME Firework Rocket

“There is no guarantee this rocket will get you where you want to go in one piece. Warning: Rockets explode!”

Pink Rocket Mount [PH]

Green Rocket Mount [PH]

Buzzard Mount

Patch 12.0.7 adds one buzzard mount for 550 Trader’s Tender.

With the name and coloration, it is very likely a reference to Zaricotl, the rare NPC from the Badlands. Zaricotl was a terror in the zone during Classic WoW, being a much higher-level mob (55) compared to the recommended Badlands zone level at the time (36-45). In Cataclysm, it lost its elite status but gained a unique white coloration.

Badlands Buzzard

“The white buzzards are some of the rarest in all the Badlands. Rumor has it that one may even be caught and tamed to fight alongside hunters.”

When Can We Expect to See the New Mounts in the Trading Post?

We have known the themes for all Trading Post months in 2026 since late last year, so we can estimate when they are expected to appear.

The goblin rockets are themed around fireworks, both in their names and the literal fireworks strapped to the backs of the rockets. According to the datamining from last year, the July 2026 theme is literally Fireworks!. This makes it not entirely unexpected for these mounts to show up then.

For the Badlands Buzzard, its flavor text is centered on hunter taming, so it could theoretically fit in the Friendship theme for September 2026.

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

WoW Crashing on DirectX 12? Players say this NVIDIA Driver Helped

Anshlun — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:37:02 +0000

NVIDIA has just released new GeForce drivers containing direct fixes for WoW issues. If you have been experiencing random crashes or in-game stuttering with an NVIDIA Graphics Card, it is worth trying out the new drivers to see if they help with it.

The new driver, 610.52, is a hotfix driver based on the recently released 610.47. This means it might take a few days to appear on your NVIDIA app, but it is available to download directly from their customer support page.

NVIDIA Driver Impact

The official notes are vague on what the fixes are, listing only:

– FIXED [World of Warcraft] Gaming stability improvements [5563205]

However, players testing the drivers have shared their results on a Reddit thread:

New NVIDIA driver fixes WoW crashes on DX12
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From the comment section, it seems that the drivers mostly fixed issues related to DirectX 12 in WoW, which were causing frame stuttering and crashes. These were prevalent when a lot of new assets were being loaded at the same time, like when you changed zones or phases, or when browsing the appearance collection tab.

If you’ve had to switch to DirectX 11 recently due to crashes or flat-out couldn’t play the game, it is worth updating your drivers to see if it fixes any issues you were facing.

CurseForge’s Addon Trials Offers $8,100 in Prizes for WoW Addon Creators

Emma — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:10:46 +0000

UPDATE: After feedback, addons created on or after 11th November 2025 (Beta) are now eligible to enter!

Have you recently published an addon on CurseForge? To celebrate 20 years of addons on World of Warcraft, CurseForge are hosting a competition: The Addon Trials.

The Addon Trials

The Addon Trials is a contest specifically celebrating addons created for Midnight, with 20 winners, mid-contest prizes, and a total prize pool of $8,100!

Whether your addon provides a minor quality of life improvement, fixes a UI issue, or adds a whole new element to Azeroth, you could be in with a chance of winning up to $2,500!

Thinking of entering? Here are the key dates you don’t want to miss:

How to Enter

To enter the competition, you must have published your addon to CurseForge’s project submission page, ensuring it meets the requirements, by 5th July. The contest is only for addons created on or after 11th November 2025.

After submitting your entry, all addons will be moderated and judged, with winners to be announced on 15th July.

For more details on the competition, check out The Addon Trials page on CurseForge.

The Addon Trials: A WoW Contest | $8,100 Prize Pool
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Delve, Dungeon and Quest Fixes: Midnight 12.0.5 Hotfixes, June 9th

Starym — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:07:20 +0000

We have a new hotfix batch this week, featuring Delve and dungeon, as well as quest fixes.

Toads will once again feel Valeera’s vengeance in Delves, while the cart in Darkflame Cleft will no longer sometimes get stuck. We also have a couple of quest improvements, so let’s take a look.

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Delves

Valeera will no longer ignore Vile Cursed Toads when they attack you in a delve.

Dungeons

Darkflame Cleft
- Fixed an issue that could prevent the candle cart from progressing.

Quests

Fixed an issue where the quest “Overcoming the Unknown: Rage-Riddled Drifter” was not properly appearing for players.
Fixed an issue that could prevent some characters from being able to complete “Lost Legends”. Affected characters will need to abandon the quest “Lost Legends” and pick it back up from Zur’Ashar Kassameh in The Den in Harandar.

Get Ready for Patch 12.0.7 With Our Guides – Omnium Folio, Sporefall and More

Neryssa — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:09:47 +0000

Patch 12.0.7, Revelations, is releasing next week on June 16. Our guides covering all patch content are now live! Prepare yourself to engage in the new content, such as the Omnium Folio, the Sporefall raid, and more!

Patch 12.0.7 – Revelations Overview Guide

Gain More Power with the Omnium Folio

The Omnium Folio is a new feature of 12.0.7. Unlocked gradually by weekly quests, it is a new borrowed power mechanic that grants a new passive effect to your abilities. This effect can be tailored to your specifications and will last for all of Midnight!

Unlike most borrowed power mechanics from past expansions, the Omnium Folio is not tied to any gear slots, guaranteeing you complete freedom on that end.

Omnium Folio – Midnight Borrowed Power System Guide

Take the Fight to the Void in Showdown Areas

Two new zones are available in Patch 12.0.7. As a continuation of the Void Assault storylines, we’re taking the fight right to the enemy by revisiting two assault zones from Legion – Naigtal and Val! The two zones are significantly larger than their Legion counterparts and offer more activities such as World Quests, World Bosses, and even quests for Myth gear!

They also mark the return of Heroic World Tier. First brought up during the Legion Remix, you are able to engage in a significantly higher difficulty version of the zones for even more rewards. In addition to these, more sources and rewards for Field Accolade!

Val and Naigtal – Showdown Zones Guide Field Accolade Currency Guide

Sporefall: New Raid with Mythic Flex Difficulty

Sporefall is the new raid of Patch 12.0.7. Featuring one boss and significantly increased item level via the Sporefused item mechanic, Sporefall is the first raid to feature a Flex Mythic difficulty. For the first time in World of Warcraft history, players can engage in the Mythic difficulty of a raid in groups of 15-25 players.

Sporefall offers items with higher item levels and new cosmetic rewards. Read more about it on our updated Midnight Season 1 raids guide!

Midnight Season 1 Raids Guide

Dragonflight Timewalking and Turbulent Timeways V

Starting on June 30th, a new iteration of the Turbulent Timeways event is starting! This event introduces Dragonflight into the Timewalking rotation. It also finally gives us Vyranoth as a mount reward via the Spawn of Vyranoth!

Dragonflight Timewalking Event Guide Turbulent Timeways Event Guide

Assorted Updates

Patch 12.0.7 also has some minor updates to other features.

Ritual Sites now have an added difficulty with Tier 6. Tier 6 sites drop uncapped Myth Dawncrests and include a questline that eventually rewards two Nebulous Voidcores.
The PvE gearing guide is also updated. New gear sources for the Patch are there, including the Myth item quest from Showdown areas.
Our Ultimate Mount Guide is also updated for Patch 12.0.7. This patch adds 8 new mounts with a variety of sources.

Ritual Sites World Event Guide Midnight PvE Gearing Guide Midnight Mounts Guide

Players Are Using WoW Housing to Practice Mythic Raid Mechanics

Neryssa — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:13:42 +0000

Player Housing continues to be a really interesting catalyst for player creativity in WoW. A more utilitarian player is using his house not to create a home. Instead, he’s using his house to create boss arenas to help his guild learn fights!

Mythic L’ura’s Phase 2 Spread Recreated in Player Housing

Bigolbktofwtr recreated one of the hardest parts of the Midnight Falls fight for players to learn: The full raid splits for Criticality in Phase 2. In Mythic, after every Galvanize mechanic soak, all players will receive a Criticality circle. This mechanic forces every player to spread out in formation inside a small area to prevent chain damage.

As every player is supposed to stay in a specific spot and move quickly right after another positioning-intensive mechanic, building muscle memory can be difficult. Hence, Bigolbktofwtr recreated the Phase 2 arena so players can practice running into their positions without stress!

You can check his approach in the video below. He also talks about his approach to raid leading similar fights in past tiers, such as Liberation of Undermine.

Really old WoW players might see some similarities between this and an old addon from Wrath of the Lich King. The AVR addon allowed players to draw elements in the world that were visible to anyone with the addon enabled. It became very popular during Icecrown Citadel, as it was heavily used in fights with big positioning requirements like Saurfang and Sindragosa.

AVR’s functionality was broken in the final months of Wrath of the Lich King. It was never confirmed if the addon was an influence, but ground Raid Markers were first introduced to the game in Cataclysm.

Dimensius Training Grounds Were Also a Thing

This is not Bigolbktofwtr’s first boss training grounds in Housing, though. Back in The War Within, with Housing Early Access, he created a similar room to train on the Dimensius encounter.

For Dimensius, Bigolbktofwtr created two rooms: One to showcase the positions of the platforms players fly through in Phase 2. The second room was used for Phase 3, to help his raid with positioning for Voidstars during the Devour mechanic, as well as positioning for Cosmic Collapse pulls. It even includes a replica of Dimensius made entirely out of carpets!

You can check out his Dimensius Training Area video below.

Did you ever imagine Player Housing could be used in this manner? As a raid leader, would you consider using this with your raid team? It would definitely be a quick way to complete the Homecoming Housing Weekly!

For more updates on World of Warcraft: Midnight and beyond, visit our main WoW news hub.

Patch 12.0.7 Alt Leveling Gets Huge XP Buffs and Timewalking Synergy

Emma — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:08:26 +0000

Patch 12.0.7 hits live servers next week, with plenty of headline features such as the Omnium Folio, Heroic World Tier, and WoW’s first Mythic Flex raid: Sporefall. However, one of the biggest updates might not be immediately obvious.

A Patch That Respects Your Time

12.0.7 is bringing some big changes when it comes to quest XP. Completing Delver’s Call quests, Midnight dungeon quests, Prey quests, and weekly Renown quests will all offer increased experience gains—in some cases up to 8x more than currently offered in 12.0.5!

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Quests

Significantly increased the amount of experience earned from completing the following types of Midnight quests: 1st time delves (Delver’s Call), Midnight dungeon quests, Prey, and weekly Renown activities.

This is a great change in its own right, but when you pair it with Turbulent Timeways, 12.0.7 becomes an insane alt levelling opportunity.

The Turbulent Timeways event runs from 20th June to 11th August. Completing Timewalking dungeons during this event grants the Knowledge of Timeways buff, increasing experience gained from killing monsters and completing quests by 5%, and stacking up to 30%.

If you’ve been putting off levelling those last few alts, Patch 12.0.7 is going to make the grind much less painful!

Mythic and Heroic Playerbase Tied, Post-Tuning Changes: The Most Played and Best Performing Specs in the Raids, 12.0.5 Week 7

Starym — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:46:57 +0000

It’s been two weeks since we last checked on the raids, and a lot has happened. The Heroic and Mythic playerbases are almost the same, with Heroic dropping a whole lot of players in particular. We also see Retribution climbing the popularity charts, as Demon Hunters and Augmentation climb the damage ones!

Mythic

Most Played Specs

Paladins are rising in Mythic, while also totally dominating Heroic. Retribution climbs one spot into 4th, pushing Devourer down while the top 3 remain very stable. That’s actually the only movement we see in the top 10, and while Mythic is getting very close to the Heroic player count, it is dropping overall from a couple of weeks ago when we last checked.

Mythic Spec Population

Overall Damage 95th Percentile

Windwalkers may have had their day two weeks ago when we last checked, but that’s changed entirely, as the Monk drops a huge 6 spots down in 9th. Devourer is making a comeback, rising 4 spots in third, as Frost and Survival remain in place at the top, the DK pulling away pretty significantly. Subtlety is also on the rise, gaining two spots, but it’s Augmentation that’s taking the spotlight. The Evoker jumped a colossal 12 spots into 5th place after the tuning pass! Marksmanship and Frost Mage find themselves down a few spots, while Havoc moves up one. Balance claims the final top 10 spot, rising one just behind the fallen Monk. Beast Mastery may be the 6th most played spec in Mythic, but here in the top percentiles, it’s right down at the bottom with Feral and Arcane.

All percentiles Mythic data by Warcraft Logs

Overall Damage All Percentiles

The top 6 is completely solid, even after the tuning pass in the generalist bracket. We do see the same surge as in the top percentiles for the two Demon Hunters right after that, however, as Havoc comes out on top after its pretty big 5-spot jump. The Warlocks are holding on here, with Demo unmoved in 6th and Destro just dropping 1 spot in 9th. Unholy finds itself at the bottom of the top 10, three spots down from last we checked.

All percentiles Mythic data by Warcraft Logs

Boss Only Damage All Percentiles

All percentiles Mythic data by Warcraft Logs

Individual Bosses

Lightblinded Vanguard (Voidspire)

Crown of the Cosmos (Voidspire)

Belo’ren (March on Quel’Danas)

Midnight Falls (March on Quel’Danas)

Heroic

Most Played Specs

Heroic participation took a nosedive over the past couple weeks, as its numbers are almost identical to Mythic, with the top specs at almost half the player number. Paladins took over once again, from Frost Mage this time, and Beast Mastery pushed Unholy down into 4th.

Heroic Spec Population

Overall Damage All Percentiles

The top 5 remain the same, with Survival moving further ahead of the pack. Affliction and Demonology rise up a few spots, and Arms made a huge leap post-tuning, gaining 7 spots in 7th.

All percentiles Heroic data by Warcraft Logs

As always, you can check out our tier lists, our raid guides, and our class guides, updated with the latest changes! And for even more stats, head on over to Warcraft Logs.

Once They’re Gone: Fanattik’s Limited Edition WoW Collectibles Open for Pre-Order

Emma — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:12:26 +0000

Prepare your wallets—we have a fresh batch of World of Warcraft collectibles! Fanattik has partnered with Blizzard to create a super nostalgic collection of WoW-themed collectibles. But be warned: this is not the collection to sleep on. Most items are limited edition, with pieces individually numbered, so if anything catches your eye, don’t wait!

CD-ROM Replica

World of Warcraft – Limited Edition CD-ROM Replica

Officially licensed
Limited to 5,000
Individually numbered to reverse
Display stand included
Diameter 114mm

Lithograph Set

World of Warcraft – Limited Edition Lithograph Set

Officially licensed
Limited to 2,004
Individually numbered
Five individual prints
Size 420x297mm

Cover Ingot

World of Warcraft – Limited Edition Cover Ingot

Officially licensed
Limited to 5,000
Individually numbered to reverse
Display stand included
Size 60x90x4mm

Murloc Key Ring

World of Warcraft – Limited Edition Murloc Key Ring

Officially licensed
Limited to 9,995
Individually numbered to reverse
Size 50x48mm

Icon of Blood Bottle Opener

World of Warcraft – Icon of Blood Bottle Opener

Officially licensed
Magnets to reverse
Size 60x100x8mm

Pepe Pin Badge

World of Warcraft – Limited Edition Pepe Pin Badge

Officially licensed
Limited to 9,995
Individually numbered to reverse
Size 36x40mm

Sylvanas vs Anduin Wrynn Art Print

World of Warcraft – Limited Edition Sylvanas vs Anduin Wrynn Art Print

Officially licensed
Limited to 995
Individually numbered to reverse
Size 420x297mm

Whether you’re a long-time collector or just dipping a toe into Azeroth-themed merch, this is one of those drops that’s very easy to justify… and even easier to overdo.