World of Warcraft news » Patch 5.0.5 Hotfixes

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the recently released World of Warcraft patch 5.0.5. Hotfixes are updates we make on our end without requiring you to download a new patch. Some of the hotfixes below went live the moment they were implemented, while others may require your realm to be restarted to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. We will continue to update this list in the days to come as additional hotfixes are applied.

Patch Information

• Patch Notes
• Known Issues
• Patch 5.0.5 Survival Guide

September 14

• General
  • Talents can no longer be removed if they are currently on cooldown.
    
     

• Classes
  • Druid
    • Druids under the effect of Dash no longer gain the Stampeding Roar buff from other Druids.
    • Eclipse should no longer provide bonus damage after it fades.
  • Hunter
    • The Devilsaur Hunter pet ability Terrifying Roar should no longer apply to player pets or guardians.
  • Mage
    • Pyroblast and Combustion should combine to do the expected amount of damage and critical damage.
    • The initial damage of Combustion is now properly affected by Shatter, increasing its crit chance accordingly.
    • Cauterize can now only absorb up to twice the mages's maximum health.
    • Glyphed Inferno Blast should properly apply the Pyromaniac debuff.
  • Paladin
    • Holy Paladins should now get the intended 15% bonus to spell hit.
  • Priest
    • Shadow Word: Pain should now interrupt flag captures and other similar processes with its initial damage (but not it's periodic damage over time).
  • Rogue
    • Crimson Tempest should now stack correctly with Sanguinary Veins and Mastery: Executioner.
    • Cheat Death can now only absorb up to twice the rogue's maximum health.
  • Warlock
    • Shadowburn should always return a Burning Ember when it instantly kills the warlock's target.
    • Soul Leech now causes Fel Flame to heal the Warlock for 10% of damage dealt in all three specs.
    • Fel Armor now increases Warlock's health by 10%.
      
       
• Dungeons and Raids
  • Scholomance
    • Jandice Barov's Gravity Flux and Whirl of Illusion should now interact with players' immunity abilities as expected.
      
       
• Items
  • The level requirement for use of a number of elixirs has been fixed.
    
     
• Quests
  • Players are now able to complete the quest Mimicking Nature's Call by using the Carved Horn near the frozen waterfall in Howling Fjord.
  • The quest objective for Call of Duty should again require that players "Ride the mercenary ship to Vashj'ir".
    
     
• Bug Fixes
  • Level 10 characters logging into patch 5.0.5 for the first time will now learn Control Pet and Control Demon properly.
  • Death Knights advanced via a scroll of resurrection should now receive all level appropriate abilities including Death Gate and the two unique mounts: the Deathcharger and the Winged Steed.
  • In the Gilneas starting area, Lady Sylvanas' health has been returned to normal.

September 12

• General
  • The Ethereal Soul-Trader pet is now immune to player abilities.
  • We've made numerous fixes to the behavior of various systems in Cross-Realm Zones.
    
     

• Classes
  • Druid
    • Dash again provides the intended speed bonus when reactivated after shifting out of and back into Cat Form.
    • Feral stealth has been made more effective.
  • Hunter
    • Camouflage should no longer be cancelled on the hunter when an effect causes it to be cancelled on the hunter's pet. Cancelling a hunter's Camouflage should always cancel it on the pet.
    • It should no longer be possible to spell reflect Narrow Escape.
  • Mage
    • Combustion should no longer ignore target damage multipliers when calculating the damage of the Pyroblast DoT on the target.
  • Paladin
    • Divine Purpose should only have one chance to activate once per finisher (which must land on at least one target).
  • Priest
    • Lightwell charges are no longer consumed and wasted if a player rapidly clicks on the Lightwell.
  • Rogue
    • Stealth has been made more effective.
      
       

• Dungeons and Raids
  • The Glory of the Cataclysm Hero meta achievement no longer improperly requires a Mists of Pandaria dungeon achievement.
  • Karazhan
    • The Chess encounter should once again proceed at its former, more leisurely pace.
  • The Eye
    • Kael’thas Sunstrider’s Gravity Lapse should once again function properly.
  • The Ruby Sanctum
    • Halion should no longer despawn shortly after entering combat.