World of Warcraft news » Hotfixes: July 20, 2018

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

Hotfixes

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July 20, 2018

Classes

• Monk
  • The Earth and Fire clone from Storm, Earth, and Fire should correctly mimic Rushing Jade Wind, regardless of the player’s target.
• Paladin
  • Protection
    • Fixed a bug preventing the Light’s Vanguard Battleplate 4-piece bonus from activating and deactivating as intended.
    • Fixed an issue where Consecration occasionally failed to provide its self-buff.
• Rogue
  • Assassination
    • Fixed a bug where Blindside was not learnable until level 40.
• Warlock
  • Demonology
    • The Command Demon version of Spell Lock can no longer be cast without a target.
    • Demonic Calling can now correctly be activated by casting Demonbolt.

Character Services

• Characters at level 110 and above may now move up to 1,000,000 gold when performing a Character Transfer.

Creatures and NPCs

• Fixed a visual bug that caused some characters to lose the tops of their heads.

 Dungeons and Raids

• The health and damage of all enemies in Emerald Nightmare, Trial of Valor, The Nighthold, and Tomb of Sargeras has been significantly reduced.
• The experience awarded on completion of a random dungeon has been increased.
• Antorus, the Burning Throne
  • Fixed a bug preventing Death’s Advance from functioning correctly in certain encounter situations, such as Aggramar’s Flame Rend.
• Eye of Azshara
  • Damage dealt by Lightning Strike, Warlord Parjesh’s Crashing Wave, and Quicksand have been significantly reduced.
• The Nexus
  • Chaotic Energy Bursts from Chaotic Rifts no longer inflict excessive damage.
• Obsidian Sanctum
  • Sartharion’s Large Satchel of Spoils should again contain loot.
• Return to Karazhan
  • Mana Confluences’ Ablative Shield should no longer absorb an excessive amount of damage.
• Utgarde Keep
  • Dragonflayer Runecaster’s Bolthorn's Rune of Flame now deals less damage.

Items

• Darkmoon Deck: Promises no longer reduces some non-mana resources.
• Fixed a bug that prevented banners from granting expected honor, experience, and reputation bonuses.
• Fishing Chair and Nat's Fishing Chair have been temporarily converted into objects that are not chairs, while a bug with their functionality is fixed. They will return to their former function in a future patch.

Player versus Player

• Adjusted PvP scaling to reduce the difference in power and damage between players of different item levels at level 110.
• Fixed a bug preventing some players from obtaining Honorable Medallion while PvP-enabled.

Professions

• Fishing
  • Fixed a bug that caused the wrong sound when casting.

Quests

• Fixed a bug with the reputation bonus on completion of "Death to Agogridon". If you previously completed the quest, speak to Karnum Marshweaver in Desolace to receive your reward.
• The talking quest NPC should no longer appear for players who are nearby, but are not the Hunter on “Never Hunt Alone”.
• Players should again be able to complete “All Charged Up”.
• Fixed a bug with the conversation required for “Secrets of Wrymskull Uncovered”, allowing completion of “The Echo of Ymiron”.
• Low-level players are now able to do appropriate damage to the  Devilsaur Queen during "The Ballad of Maximillian”.
• “Pitching In” can again be completed.

World

• It is again possible to earn credit toward "Field Photographer" when using the S.E.L.F.I.E. cam anywhere within the Path of Uther.
• Alliance characters can again complete "Uther's Blessing" by approaching Uther's statue.

Hotfixes

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July 19, 2018

Classes

• Death Knight
  • Unholy
    • Gravewarden Armaments 4-piece set bonus now reduces the cooldown of Army of the Dead by 2.0 seconds per Rune spent (was 6.0 seconds per Rune spent).
• Hunter
  • Marksmanship
    • Serpenstalker Guise 2-piece set bonus has been changed to increase all physical damage dealt by 5% (was an incorrect melee attack power increase).
    • The Trick Shots effect will now always correctly apply when Multi-Shot hits three or more targets.
• Mage
  • Shimmer should not interrupt channeled spells.
  • Displacement functions correctly if you cast Shimmer while casting another spell.
• Warrior
  • Protection
    • Juggernaut Battlegear 2-piece set bonus has been changed to increase Armor by 5%.

 Creatures and NPCs

• Damage dealt by all creatures below level 100 has been reduced by up to 25%.
• Defeating Shok’Thokar creatures in Desolace now grants both Gelkis and Magram reputation.
• The Sky Crystal no longer instantly kills Alani when used by a high-level player, and Alani is once again lootable.

 Dungeons and Raids

• Antorus, the Burning Throne
  • Reduced the damage done by a number of "tank swap" abilities throughout the zone.
  • Argus the Unmaker
    • Reduced the damage dealt by Sweeping Scythe by 30%.
• The Arcway
  • Ivanyr
    • Volatile Magic damage reduced on Mythic difficulty.
• Dire Maul
  • Prince Tortheldrin
    • Whirlwind should no longer deal excessive damage.
• Heart of Fear
  • Empress Shek’zeer
    • Casting spells within Shek’zeer’s Dissonance Field once again depletes its energy.
• Neltharion's Lair
  • Dargrul
    • Corrected an issue that caused Dargrul’s energy to refill too rapidly.
• The Nighthold
  • Gul’dan
    • Soul Siphon no longer heals for an excessive amount.
• Return to Karazhan
  • Shade of Medivh
    • Piercing Missiles should no longer deal excessive damage.

• Scarlet Halls
  • Houndmaster Braun
    • Bloody Mess should no longer deal excessive damage.
• Scarlet Monastery
  • Commander Durand
    • Dashing Strike no longer deals excessive damage.
• Ulduar
  • Reforged Hammer of Ancient Kings should again reliably drop from Yogg-Saron for "Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings".

Player versus Player

• The effectiveness of trinkets that are obtained via PvE sources such as Dungeons and Raids have been reduced by 75% in PvP.
• Arenas and Battlegrounds
  • Corrected the amount of damage dealt by players to creatures and vehicles in Alterac Valley and Isle of Conquest.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented end-of-match rewards from dropping at the end of Battlegrounds and Arenas.

• War Mode
  • Premade Group Finder groups in the Quest and World Boss categories will now properly filter listing according to the War Mode state of the party leader and potential applicants.

Professions

• Fixed a bug that prevented several First Aid recipe items from requiring the appropriate Profession.
• Corrected an issue that could cause Draenor Garrison NPCs to fail to offer work orders.
• Alchemy
  • Fixed a bug preventing players from discovering new Pandaren Alchemy recipes.
  • Some older-expansion flasks no longer provide more stats than Legion flasks and potions.

• Cooking
  • The cooking achievement Dinner Impossible no longer requires Strand of the Ancients.

• Fishing
  • Fixed a bug that prevented some players from gaining Legion fishing ranks when using rare fish.

• Herbalism
  • Fixed an issue that could cause herb nodes from Outland through Pandaria to yield the wrong herb type.
• Mining
  • Corrected an issue that could cause players to receive no ore from mining nodes.

Quests

• The start of the Mage Tower artifact storyline quest no longer requires an impossible-to-meet artifact trait condition.
• Fixed an issue that could cause Strom’kar to be invisible to certain races during its acquisition.
• The Slitherblade Naga vehicle's abilities should now deal damage and heal properly on "Wetter than Wet".
• The Frightened Miner should now reliably follow his path for "Miner Troubles".
• The delicious contents of Yak’s Milk Flask again heals “Fallen Sentinels”.
• Wyrmcult Blackwhelps can now be collected for "Whelps of the Wyrmcult".
• General Nazgrim is again present for "The Art of War" and "Warchief's Command: Jade Forest".
• During “Bringer of the Light” at the Exodar, Fel Annihilator’s Sonic Boom no longer deals excessive damage.

Hotfixes

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July 18, 2018

Classes

• Demon Hunter
  • Chaos Brand correctly has unlimited duration outside of PvP.

• Druid
  • Restoration
    • Tranquility’s heal-over-time can correctly critically heal.
• Hunter
  • Marksmanship
    • Explosive Shot will now correctly despawn if the projectile collides with an obstacle or reaches maximum range, and refund partial cost and cooldown.
• Monk
  • Mystic Touch correctly has unlimited duration outside of PvP.

• Mage
  • Arcane
    • Soul of the Archmage now grants the talent Amplification (was Temporal Flux).
    • When Arcane Missiles activate Clearcasting, the subsequent (free) Missiles will correctly have reduced channel time and be affected by Slipstream.
• Priest
  • Shadow
    • Psychic Horror is correctly usable below level 74.
• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • Soul of the Farseer should now correctly grant the talent Echo of the Elements.

Dungeons and Raids

• Tomb of Sargeras
  • Maiden of Vigilance
    • Wrath of the Creators should no longer deal excessive damage.
• Icecrown Citadel
  • Lady Deathwhisper again has an appropriate amount of mana.
• Dire Maul
  • Alzzin the Wildshaper’s Wild Generation should no longer heal for an excessive amount.
• The Arcatraz
  • Fixed a bug causing Eredar Deathbringer to deal much more damage than intended.

NPCs

• Fixed a bug causing centaurs in Desolace to deal more damage than intended.
• Druids can again interact with Skycaller Faeb.

Player versus Player

• Honor and Conquest rewards for Epic Battlegrounds have been increased.
• Corrected the amount of damage dealt by players to creatures and vehicles in Alterac Valley and Isle of Conquest.

Professions

• Corrected the display of ranks in Profession recipe windows.

Quests

• The Staff of Pei-Zhi can again be looted for “An Urgent Plea”.
• Fixed a bug preventing the completion of some Garrison campaign quests in Draenor.
• In Highmountain, Small Ceremonial Drum can again be interacted with for "Ceremonial Drums".
• Merchant Greenfield again gives the player seeds for "Learn and Grow I: Seeds".
• Fixed a bug preventing Kol Ironpaw from grilling the Bloody Plainshawk Leg for "A Gift for Fung".
• It is again possible to collect Fizzle’s Hand for “Fizzled”.
• Aprika’s Doll can again be collected for “Small Comforts”.
• Players can again interact with Mana-Drained Whelplings for "Their Dying Breaths".
• The Eye of Kilrogg is again obtainable for “Eye See You”.
• The Soulweave Vessel can again be looted for “The Cure For Death” and “Vessel of Virtue”.

World

• Legion Assaults now correctly scale down to player level 98.