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Hotfixes of November 13

A reply in Blizzard’s thread WoW: Forever Hotfixes - November 13, 2026

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Blizzard’s November 13 hotfixes double Restoration Wild Growth healing and add fixes for seven classes, items, quests and dungeons. Drowned City enemies now respawn after 2 hours.

Highlights

  • Wild Growth healing coefficient 6.6% (was 3.3%), and it can no longer be cast while moving
  • Judgement of Command counts as a melee attack; other Judgements stay ranged
  • Dungeon kills give zero experience to the whole party if the enemy is trivial to any member
  • Drowned City non-boss respawn 2 hours (was 1 hour)
  • Channeler's Ring has Spell Power (was Spirit), with a one-way swap for Blessed Band of Light
  • Action Bar settings no longer reset on logout after learning Secondary Talents

What this means for players

Restoration Druids should look at Wild Growth again, since it now heals more and needs you to stand still. Paladins who seal with Command get melee on-hit effects from its Judgement. Groups that level together will find dungeon kills worth nothing if one member has outleveled the enemy. Anyone wearing a Blessed Band of Light should read the swap terms before trading it, because it cannot be reversed.

Classes

Restoration Druids get the one buff: Wild Growth heals for twice its old coefficient and stops working on the move. Paladin Judgement of Command now counts as a melee attack with on-hit effects. Blizzard says it was the only Judgement that behaved that way, so the others stay ranged. The rest are fixes. Stuns on creatures now have diminishing returns in both directions, Frost Nova breaks on proc and Blizzard damage, The Quick and the Dead cuts the Mana cost of Divine Spirit, Windfury Totem triggers from all melee abilities, Siphon Life Rank 1 cannot be cast while silenced, and Berserker Rage removes Sap.

Dungeons and the open world

In a dungeon, a kill now pays no experience to anyone when the enemy is trivial to any one party member’s level. Non-boss enemies in The Drowned City respawn after 2 hours. Smaller fixes cover Sneed in The Deadmines and Balnazzar’s credit toward Master Spelunker. Several zones also get spawn tuning: fewer Quillboar and Venture Co. in the Mulgore starting area, more Lesser Rock Elementals in the Badlands and more tigers, panthers and raptors in Stranglethorn Vale.

Items and quests

Ten items have stats, descriptions or texture corrected; Channeler's Ring now carries Spell Power, and a Blessed Band of Light can be swapped for it once, for good. Fourteen quest fixes touch shared drops, party credit and Riverglades. The Stranglethorn weekly fishing tournament now has more winners per ruleset.

Changes

Classes

Classes
ChangeWhat changedKind
Diminishing returns on creature stunsPlayers had no diminishing returns on stuns against creatures, and none when using stuns against creatures. Both gaps are fixed.Fixed

Druid: Restoration

Druid: Restoration
ChangeWhat changedWasNowKind
Wild GrowthCould be cast while moving by mistake; that is fixed.Fixed
Wild GrowthThe spell healing coefficient is doubled.3.3%6.6%Buff

Mage

Mage
ChangeWhat changedKind
Frost NovaDamage from procs and from Blizzard now breaks it, as intended.Fixed

Paladin

Paladin
ChangeWhat changedKind
Judgement of CommandNow triggers on-hit effects, and the game treats it as a melee attack. The developers say every other Judgement stays a ranged attack, because Command was the only melee one.Changed

Legacy

Legacy
ChangeWhat changedKind
The Quick and the DeadThe Legacy perk now cuts the Mana cost of Priest Divine Spirit, as it should.Fixed

Shaman

Shaman
ChangeWhat changedKind
Windfury TotemNow triggered by all melee abilities, even ones that do not use the main hand weapon. The developers add that Whirlwind and Mutilate offhand strikes still cannot trigger it, though their main hand strike can.Fixed

Warlock

Warlock
ChangeWhat changedKind
Siphon LifeRank 1 can no longer be cast while silenced.Fixed

Warrior

Warrior
ChangeWhat changedKind
Berserker RageWas not removing Sap; it now does.Fixed

Dungeons and raids

Dungeons and raids
ChangeWhat changedWasNowKind
Experience from trivial enemiesA dungeon kill pays nothing to any party member when the enemy is trivial for even one of them.Changed
SneedShould now eject properly when Sneed's Shredder is stunned as it reaches 0% health in The Deadmines.Fixed
Drowned City respawnsNon-boss enemies in The Drowned City take longer to respawn.1 hour2 hoursChanged
BalnazzarDefeating him in Stratholme now counts toward the Legacy Challenge Master Spelunker.Fixed

Enemies and NPCs

Enemies and NPCs
ChangeWhat changedKind
TechbotIn Gnomeregan, the respawn time is reduced for the quest Save Techbot's Brain!Changed
Lesser Rock ElementalIn the Badlands, spawns should appear more often.Changed
Unexpected aggroEnemies in Stratholme and Eastern Plaguelands sometimes aggroed unexpectedly, mostly when players resurrected. Fixed.Fixed
Quillboar spawn rateIn the Mulgore starting area, they spawn less, so they are less aggressive.Changed
Venture Co. spawn rateIn the Mulgore starting area, they spawn less, so they are less aggressive.Changed
Nethergarde Keep guardsIn the Blasted Lands, they no longer drop loot and behave like other guards.Changed
Tiger, panther and raptor spawnsIn Stranglethorn Vale, they should appear more often.Changed
Nyalah BrightfireThe vendor in Valanaar on Zephras Isle now offers a wider range of cooking supplies.Changed

Items

Items
ChangeWhat changedWasNowKind
Gloves of Holy MightThe description is corrected. The gloves now trigger only from harmful spells and abilities that deal damage.Fixed
Glimmering Mithril InsigniaAnyone can now use the trinket, whether or not they can wear Mail armor.Fixed
Cloak of the FleshborerHad no texture; fixed.Fixed
Taran IcebreakerNow behaves as a 2-handed Mace, as intended. It was acting as a 1-handed Mace.Fixed
Darkspear signet ringsMp5 corrected to match the Alliance equivalent rings.Fixed
Everstaring Abomination EyeSpirit stats corrected.Fixed
The Bad HatNo longer gives the wrong amount of spell power.Fixed
Souvenir Sea ShellStats corrected.Fixed
Blessed Band of LightThe Hit stat is removed.Changed
Channeler's RingNow has Spell Power instead of Spirit. Owners of a Blessed Band of Light can swap it for the ring, which is the first item on Pix Xizzix’s vendor list until raids open; the swap cannot be undone.SpiritSpell PowerChanged

Quests

Quests
ChangeWhat changedKind
The Talisman of KazdorRogues entered the wrong version of Zul'Farrak during this quest. Fixed.Fixed
Quest items from killsDeadwood Key, Drop of Stolen Life, Ring of the Fallen Soldier, Venom-dripping heart and Blackthorne Intelligence now drop for every party member on the matching quest.Fixed
A Quick Grocery RunSkonk's list can be read by everyone.Fixed
Pix Xizzix’s weekly dungeon questsAre now removed from the quest log at weekly reset.Fixed
Coyote Huntin'Sootfur's pelt should now be shared with every party member.Fixed
Crow EffigyOn Mount Hyjal, it should now be visible to anyone who meets the quest requirements to interact with it.Fixed
Crate ExpectationsThe Unstable Package can no longer proc during a taxi ride, and its misfire damage is reduced.Fixed
Return to the PortPicking it up could wipe nearby players’ quest items for The Cook in the Cage. Fixed.Fixed
Yashiro's WindwalkHealers who assist Yashiro should now get kill credit for Doomguard Xarkul.Fixed
Bloodmaster's RingIn Riverglades, Jezap Jinglesprocket refused to offer quests to players attempting it. Fixed.Fixed
Gordunni CobaltSeveral issues in Feralas are fixed.Fixed
Gaseous GoldIn Riverglades, it now shows the correct amount required.Fixed
Riverglades woodpilesNo longer lootable by players who are not on the matching quests.Fixed
Library booksIn Stormwind and Undercity, Garion Wendell and Owen Thadd refused to accept any books. Fixed.Fixed

World

World
ChangeWhat changedKind
Stranglethorn Fishing ExtravaganzaThe weekly tournament now lets many more players per ruleset win. The developers say performance work continues, with more fixes in the coming weeks.Changed

User interface

User interface
ChangeWhat changedKind
Action Bar settingsReset on every logout for players who had picked up Secondary Talents. Fixed.Fixed

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