World of Warcraft Hotfixes Patch Notes (14th July 2026)
Blizzard has rolled out hotfixes targeting PvP balance across Demon Hunters, Death Knights, Druids, and more, alongside fixes for quest progression and The Voidspire raid.
Blizzard has deployed hotfixes across World of Warcraft targeting PvP balance and several lingering bugs that were blocking progression. The changes span Midnight, Mists of Pandaria Classic, and other game versions, with the bulk of today's work focused on reining in classes that have been overperforming in arena and battleground combat.
The PvP adjustments are sweeping. Devourer Demon Hunters, Unholy Death Knights, and Protection Paladins all take damage reductions to their burst abilities, whilst Preservation Evokers see Temporal Burst's haste bonus cut from 30% to 15%. On the flip side, Shadow Priests and Survival Hunters gain buffs to help them keep pace. Restoration Druids also receive a 4% healing increase outside PvP, addressing a long-standing concern about their raid output compared to other healers.
Quest fixes include the restoration of missing housing rooms for players who didn't receive Daylight Circle or Evening Circle Rooms at the correct house levels, and a correction to the Delves Nemesis loot drop for the Seeking Knowledge quest line. The Voidspire raid also saw a fix preventing the Lightblinded Vanguard from respawning after a soft reset. Check the full breakdown of every class adjustment and bug fix below.
Full Patch Notes
✓ Fix◆ TweakHere you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Midnight, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Season of Discovery, Burning Crusade Classic, WoW Classic Era, and Hardcore. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied.
Hotfixes
July 14, 2026
Player versus Player
- Rune of Lingering damage-over-time damage no longer interrupts flag captures in PVP.
Quests
- Fixed a bug preventing the quest item for “Maisara Caverns: Master of Souls” from dropping in Mythic difficulty.
- Grand Magister Rommath has now provided a portal to the Magister's Terrace next to the Magister's Missive for all those seeking knowledge through the Omnium Folio Weekly Quests.
Spells
- Lighthook Grapple will now only appear as an extra action button for player-characters who are in Naigtal.
Mists of Pandaria Classic
- Challenge Modes: Platinum toys should now be purchasable from the Challenge Mode Exchange if players have earned Platinum level achievements for Season 2 or 3.
Sources
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