World of Warcraft news » Patch 5.1 Hotfixes - November 27

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the recently released World of Warcraft patch 5.1. 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.

November 28

• Classes
  • Shaman
    • Stormlash Totem now has a radius of 40 yards (was 30).
  • Warrior
    • Skull Banner now has a radius of 40 yards (was 30).
• Quests
  • Quest targets on Bilgewater Beach in Krasarang Wilds will no longer improperly apply PvP flags to attacking players.
  • Agent Malley, the Operation: Shieldwall Quartermaster, now accepts the proper currency for his wares.
  • The quest "Touching Ground" can now be completed correctly.
  • NPCs in Domination Point will no longer ask PvP Guards to assist them in combat.
  • Great Cranes now drop Pristine Jet Crownfeathers more frequently.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes prevent players from witnessing their respective faction's landing on the shore of Krasarang Wilds.
• Pet Battles
  • Mr. Bigglesworth will no longer drop from Kel'Thuzad, as he can now be obtained from the achievement Raiding With Leashes.

• Dungeons, Raids & Scenarios
  • Fixed an issue that could cause some players to be friendly with the denizens of the Black Temple.
  • The Heart of Fear
    • Garalon will no longer despawn when moved near the outside edges of his platform.
  • Mogu'shan Palace
    • Trial of the King
      • Defeating Kuai the Brute while he is casting shockwave will no longer sometimes prevent players from completing this encounter.
  • A Little Patience
    • It is no longer necessary to slay the Kor'kron Elite preceding Commander Scargash to engage him.
• PvP
  • Players are once again correctly affected by silencing effects in PvP.
• Items
  • Scavenged Pandaren Weapons are now correctly Bind on Pickup.
  • The Malevolent Gladiator's Ripper now has the correct amount of PvP Power.
• Bug Fixes
  • Character specific macros should no longer sometimes be removed from action bars when logging into the game for the first time.
  • Players that have faction changed will now receive the correct Pandaren Campaign commissions for their current faction.
  • Field Merchant Skevin now appears on the Skyfire.
  • Spirits of Harmony can no longer be sold, auctioned or mailed.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause players to become disconnected during the Domination Point event.
  • The Sturdy Crane Crate, Sturdy Tiger Trap, and Sturdy Crab Crate are now consumed once the quests they offer are accepted.
  • Guild tabards will now display correctly on the character selection screen.
  • Classes
    • Rogue
      • Mutilate, Killing Spree, and Fan of Knives once again apply poisons correctly.
    • Shaman
      • The effects of Symbiosis: Prowl will now correctly be removed once the duration of Symbiosis expires.
    • Warrior
      • Safeguard once again properly removes snares and rooting effects.

November 27

• Classes
  • Hunter
    • Aspect of the Hawk and Aspect of the Iron Hawk now increase ranged attack power by 15% (was 10%).
  • Monk
    • Desperate Measures now also resets the cooldown on Expel Harm when the Monk is below 35% health.
  • Paladin
    • Light of Dawn's healing has been increased by 5%.
    • Holy Prism will now always heal the 5 closest allies with the lowest health.
  • Rogue
    • The cooldown of Vanish has been reduced to 2 minutes (was 3 minutes).
  • Warlock
    • Curse of Enfeeblement and Aura of Enfeeblement now reduce the physical damage dealt by all targets by 10% (was 20%).
    • Aura of Enfeeblement and Aura of the Elements now cost 150 Demonic Fury (was 50), and have a 10 second cooldown.
• Creatures
  • Polluted Viceclaw Scuttlers are now much tougher customers.
• Items
  • Sky Crystals can no longer function against Alani once Nimbus Shroud has been dispelled.

• Dungeons, Raids & Scenarios
  • Terrace of Endless Spring
    • Corrupted Protectors now deal less damage in the Raid Finder version of this raid.
    • The Sha of Fear
      • A number of bug fixes and adjustments have been made to the Heroic mode version of this encounter:
        • The Sha of Fear will now transition to the Dread Expanse at 66% health (was 50%), and no longer heals when entering the second phase of the encounter.
        • Dread Spawns can now gain up to 5 stacks of Gathering Speed (was 3).
        • Dread Spawns now spawn at a reduced rate.
        • Dread Spawns will no longer sometimes cast Eternal Darkness on an incorrect target.
        • Dread Spawns will now always cast Sha Spine when a player picks up the Orb of Light; the damage of Sha Spine has been reduced.
        • Dread Spawns are no longer fooled by Feign Death.
    • Tsulong
      • The Raid Finder version of this encounter has been tuned to be more appropriate for its intended difficulty.
      • Tsulong will no longer despawn unexpectedly in the Heroic mode version of this encounter.
    • Lei Shi
      • Lei Shi's Spray Ability now increases frost damage taken by 10% per stack in the Raid Finder version of this encounter (was 12%).
• Bug Fixes
  • Classes
    • Druid
      • Clearcasting is no longer consumed by damaging spells while Heart of the Wild is active.
    • Monk
      • Renewing Mist can no longer sometimes be cast while mounted.
    • Paladin
      • Fixed an issue that could cause Illuminated Healing to apply absorption shields when no healing was generated.
    • Rogue
      • Anticipation now generates the correct number of combo points when Crimson Tempest is used.
  • Players can now properly earn credit for the Last Man Standing achievement.
  • The Turkey Shooter can no longer be used on mounted players.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause various items to be awarded to players of the incorrect class or specialization in Raid Finder encounters.
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent some items from The Terrace of Endless Spring from being disenchanted.