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    • New Raid
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HotfixBlizzard News · 12/11/2026Read the original ↗

9–11 November hotfixes: classes, equipment and bags

Original: WoW: Forever Hotfixes - November 11, 2026

Briefly summarised

The 9–11 November hotfixes include buffs, nerfs and bug fixes for eight classes. Expand your class to see each change. No Rogue class change is listed for this period. Items, professions and quests also receive fixes.

Classes at a glance

Buff and nerf counts cover only the selected changes, not an overall class rating.

Shaman12 Changes↑ Buffs: 2↓ Nerfs: 4✓ Fixes: 5↔ Changes: 1

General

  • Windfury Weapon + Windfury Totem↑ Buff

    Weapon imbue and weapon totem

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow can be used together

    Both effects can activate; no overall DPS claim.

  • Maelstrom Weapon↔ Change

    Cooldown Manager

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow verfolgbar

  • Flametongue Totem Rank 2✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Now works correctly.

  • Lightning Mastery✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Visual effect updated.

  • Lightning Overload✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Lightning Bolt deals the correct damage; no new numeric value is specified.

  • Improved Ghost Wolf✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow The Night Watchman’s Torch is held in the wolf’s mouth again.

Enhancement

  • Stormstrike↓ Nerf

    Weapon damage

    Before 150 %Now 100 %

  • Stormstrike↓ Nerf

    Cooldown

    Before 6 sNow 8 s

  • Mental Dexterity↓ Nerf

    Intellect converted to Attack Power

    Before 50/100/150 %Now 33/66/100 %

  • Maelstrom Weapon↑ Buff

    Cast time and Mana cost reduction per stack

    Before 4/8/12/16/20 %Now 20 %

    Now 20% at every talent rank; rank 5 is unchanged for this effect.

  • Maelstrom Weapon↓ Nerf

    Activation rate by talent rank

    Before 20 per minute at every rankNow 6/7/8/9/10 per minute

    An activation rate, not a guaranteed count each combat minute.

  • Maelstrom Weapon✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Tooltip activation chance accounts for main-hand speed: at 5 points, about 60% with 3.6 s and 33% with 2.0 s.

Hunter7 Changes↑ Buffs: 1↓ Nerfs: 1✓ Fixes: 3↔ Changes: 2

General

  • Pets↓ Nerf

    Pet health

    Before 150 %Now 115 %

  • Arcane Shot↔ Change

    Mana cost, all ranks

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow 11% of base Mana

    Nearly unchanged at levels 6 and 60; slightly cheaper in between.

  • Volley✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow No longer activates procs and stops when the Hunter moves.

  • Vulgara / Shrieklings of Zephras✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Assigned to the correct pet families.

  • Targeting✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Targeting no longer unintentionally attracts enemies from very far away.

Beast Mastery

  • Summon Hawk↔ Change

    Mana cost, all ranks

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow 11% of base Mana

  • Summon Hawk↑ Buff

    Hawk melee damage

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow about 80% more

Warlock9 Changes↑ Buffs: 2↓ Nerfs: 2✓ Fixes: 4↔ Changes: 1

General

  • Imp / Voidwalker / Incubus / Succubus↑ Buff

    Base health

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow about 15% more

  • Imp: Firebolt↑ Buff

    Base damage, ranks 1–4

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow increased; not quantified

  • Succubus✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Whip sound no longer plays far too often.

  • Summon Felsteed✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Grants the appropriate riding skill. If the quest was completed earlier, summon the Felsteed once.

  • Incinerate✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow No longer available outside Destruction.

Affliction

  • Soul Siphon↓ Nerf

    Qualifying effects on the target

    Before any Affliction spellNow Corruption, Siphon Life, Bane of Agony

    4/8/12% per effect for Drain Life, Drain Soul and Wrack; up to 36%.

  • Wrack↓ Nerf

    Own damage

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow −30 %

  • Wrack↔ Change

    Periodic-effect mechanic

    Before increases their damage by a percentageNow 100% faster ticks while channeling

    Applies to Siphon Life, Corruption and Bane of Agony. Total durations do not shorten; time already advanced is retained if channeling stops.

Destruction

  • Bane of Havoc✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Now incurs the global cooldown.

Druid8 Changes↑ Buffs: 1↓ Nerfs: 0✓ Fixes: 7

General

  • Omen of Clarity✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Can activate after changing specializations.

  • Cooldown Manager✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Shows Lacerate when learned instead of Berserk.

  • Idol of Ferocity✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Mangle is no longer listed as an ability it discounts.

Feral

  • Rend and Tear✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Now works on Pounce Bleed.

  • Feral Charge (Cat)✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Puts the Druid in combat immediately.

  • Natural Instinct✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Applies correctly to Lacerate and Pounce.

  • Pounce✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow The active stun debuff appears on the enemy.

Restoration

  • Nature’s Swiftness↑ Buff

    Affected spells

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow also makes Wild Growth instant

Mage2 Changes↑ Buffs: 0↓ Nerfs: 1✓ Fixes: 1

General

  • Flamestrike✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Ground ticks no longer incorrectly consume Clearcasting.

  • Arcane Concentration↓ Nerf

    Proc chance

    Before 10% on cast and per boltNow split across the cast and every bolt

    The hotfix corrects the previously repeated chance; no new absolute total is specified.

Paladin4 Changes↑ Buffs: 0↓ Nerfs: 1✓ Fixes: 2↔ Changes: 1

General

  • Judgement↔ Change

    Attack type and hit chance

    Before melee attackNow ranged attack; ranged hit chance

    No longer counts as a melee attack for item and effect procs.

  • Redoubt / Seals✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Redoubt can be tracked in the Cooldown Manager; Seals display correctly.

  • Consecration✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Retains its increased damage even if targets in the area previously despawned.

Retribution

  • Unsealed Fury↓ Nerf

    Echoes from Windfury Totem attacks

    Before possibleNow entfallen

Priest6 Changes↑ Buffs: 0↓ Nerfs: 0✓ Fixes: 6

General

  • Confounding Flash (Gnome)✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Can be used in Shadowform.

  • Revelation✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow The enchant no longer activates from Vampiric Embrace healing.

  • Fear Ward✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow No longer breaks Shadowform.

  • Power Infusion✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Correctly persists when used on allies.

Holy

  • Twilight Focus✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Works correctly in Shadowform.

  • Holy Nova✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Is correctly unlearned when untalented.

RogueNo change listed

No Rogue changes are listed in the official 9–11 November hotfixes.

Warrior2 Changes↑ Buffs: 0↓ Nerfs: 0✓ Fixes: 2

General

  • Thunderclap✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow The Cooldown Manager shows only its cooldown instead of a duration on the target.

Arms

  • Sweeping Strikes✓ Correction

    Fix

    Previous: Not quantifiedNow Does not consume a charge when no second target is hit.

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More updates

Patch NotesUpdated 04/11/2026 · published 03/11/2026

November patch: classes and races · Updated 4 November

Original: WoW Forever Beta Development Notes

All nine classes have been adjusted. Here are selected changes with before-and-after values. Blizzard is also increasing higher-level enemies’ health, so higher ability damage does not automatically mean faster levelling.

Patch Notes04/11/2026

4 November update: interface and accessibility

Original: WoW Forever Beta Development Notes

Blizzard adds fixes for the Swing Timer, nameplates, bags, Spellbook, PvP display and keybinds to the November patch. This update contains no additional class or racial tuning.

Patch NotesUpdated 03/11/2026 · published 25/09/2026

Beta Development Notes: Class Skills and Campfire

Original: WoW Forever Beta Development Notes

The beta update fixed class abilities and numerous display and quest bugs. Players could once again cast spells and craft items during the wait at Campfire.

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