WoW Hotfixes - Updated 13 July

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Hey all! Here are today’s hotfixes.

May 17, 2023

Achievements

  • The achievement Slow and Steady Wins the Race now correctly checks to see if you actually purchased treats for the racer that won before awarding credit.
  • Fixed an issue where Obsidian Aspectral Earthstone would not be rewarded upon completing Dragonflight Season 2 Hero.

Classes

  • Evoker
    • Devastation
      • Fixed an issue causing Pyre to fail to deal damage if the target moved out of line of sight after the spell was cast.
  • Paladin
    • Protection
      • Fixed an issue where Gift of the Golden Val’kyr would not correctly extend the duration of Guardian of Ancient Kings when overridden by Glyph of the Queen.
      • Removed the increase to auto-attack range from Crusader’s Reprieve for Protection only.
        • Developers’ notes: This was causing clarity issues with stationary bosses, where a player might be able to attack the boss while the boss thought the player was out of range.
  • Warlock
    • Demonology
      • Fixed an issue where Imp Gang Bosses would not spawn on Magmorax’s platform.
    • Destruction
      • Fixed an issue where Channel Demonfire would not be usable after being resurrected before Immolate expires.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
    • Colossal Draconic Golem no longer has a visible ‘True Sight’ aura but retains its ability to detect invisible units.
    • Echo of Neltharion
      • Fixed an issue where players could get stuck with Sundered Reality during phase 3 of the encounter.
  • Mythic+

    • Brackenhide Hollow

      • Fixed an issue that caused Shoot used by Rotbow Gnolls to inflict more damage than intended.
      • Gutshot
        • Fixed an issue that could cause the encounter to reset if Gutshot wasn’t attacked for long periods of time.

    • Halls of Infusion

      • Fixed an issue where Khajin the Unyielding’s Hailstorm, Gulping Goliath’s Overpowering Croak, and Primal Tsunami’s Tempest’s Fury could target player pets.

    • Neltharion’s Lair

      • Fixed an issue where Dargrul’s Crystal Spikes could target player pets.

    • Neltharus

      • Fixed an issue where Forgemaster Gorek’s Forgestorm, Forgemaster Gorek’s Blazing Eruption, Forgemaster Gorek’s Blazing Hammer, and Magmatusk’s Magma Eruption could target player pets.
      • Qalashi Warden should no longer using Blazing Slash simultaneously.

    • The Underrot

      • Fixed an issue where Crawmaw the Infested’s Tantrum, Sporecaller Zancha’s Festering Harvest, Living Rot’s Foul Sludge, and Blood Tick’s Blood Burst could target player pets.

    • Vortex Pinnacle

      • Fixed an issue where Minister of Air’s Overload Grounding Field could target player pets.

Items and Rewards

  • Ashkandur, Fall of the Brotherhood now sheathes closer to the center of the player’s back.
  • After logging out and back in, off-hand items will now correctly count towards a character/account’s peak (used to determine the threshold for upgrade discounts) on off-hand items (including shields) for Paladins and Shaman.

Player versus Player

  • Classes
    • Mage
      • Fire
        • Fixed a bug that caused Ignite to deal increased damage when spread while using the Glass Cannon PvP Talent.

Quests

  • Reputation gains from Zaralek Cavern will now be correctly boosted by the Sign of the Emissary from the ongoing World Quest event.
  • “I Need… a Tailor” will no longer consume all Vibrant Wildercloth Bolts in a player’s inventory on turn-in.