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Classic Season of Discovery Hotfixes 23 Jul 2024

Released 2024-07-23. Hotfixes: July 22, 2024. 68 class and item changes, 5 encounter changes. Source: official post

9 buffed · 3 nerfed · 56 adjusted

July 22, 2024 · Classic Season of Discovery (17)

Buffs (2)

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Gift of Gob

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  • Gift of Gob will no longer cancel on stealth.
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All runes sold by the Emerald Wardens quartermasters

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  • All runes sold by the Emerald Wardens quartermasters no longer require reputation to purchase. Catnip and Wolfshead Trophy no longer require Emerald Wardens reputation to purchase.

Adjusts (15)

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Devilsaur gauntlets should

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  • Devilsaur gauntlets should no longer require core leather. They now require 12 Devilsaur leather and 8 Essence of Fire in addition to their other existing mats. Devilsaur leggings should now require 20 Devilsaur leather and 10 Essence of fire in addition to their other mats.
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Made some improvements to the respawn rate of mobs and quest objects on

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  • Made some improvements to the respawn rate of mobs and quest objects on Alcaz Island.
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Made some improvements to Bolvar Fordragon's respawn time

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  • Made some improvements to Bolvar Fordragon's respawn time.
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Zor Lonetree's wares are available while completing Rune discoveries

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  • Zor Lonetree's wares are available while completing Rune discoveries.
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Darkmoon Card

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  • Darkmoon Card: Sandstorm will no longer ignore line-of-sight.
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Quests from Zalgo the Explorer

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  • Quests from Zalgo the Explorer no longer erroneously give Zandalar Tribe reputation. They now give reputation for the Emerald Wardens up to friendly 5999/6000. These quests will always reward the same amount of reputation based on level.
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“The Lost Tablets of Mosh'aru”

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  • “The Lost Tablets of Mosh'aru” should now be completable if you've previously completed “The God Hakkar”.
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In Nightmare Incursions, Ghamoo-Raja

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  • In Nightmare Incursions, Ghamoo-Raja will now leash and no longer has infinite range on certain attacks.
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  • Explosive Shot will no longer ignore line-of-sight.
  • Fixed an issue with Lethal Shots that made it stop working after death until the Hunter re-equips their ranged weapon.
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  • When the Carnage rune is engraved, Crimson Tempest will now correctly apply Carnage to all enemies struck by the DoT.
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  • Clearcasting will now correctly be consumed if you have 5 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon and you cast a non-Maelstrom Weapon empowered spell.
  • Totem of Earthen Vitality will no longer activate when the Shaman is merely struck.
  • Overcharged will no longer ignore line-of-sight.
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  • Master Channeler's Drain Life will no longer prematurely end vs. large enemies like Lord Kazzak.
  • Mark of Chaos will no longer fail to refresh if the target has Curse of the Elements or Curse of Shadows active on them.
  • Curse of the Elements and Curse of Shadows will now return 'A more powerful spell is already active.'

July 16, 2024 · Classic Season of Discovery (22)

Buffs (1)

BUFF

Developers’ notes: Because Fingers of Frost is applied through Frozen Orb and would be consumed quickly by it, Frozen Orb does not consume or benefit from Fingers of Frost.

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  • Presence of Mind now causes Chronostatic Preservation to instantly cast the Healing Portion of the spell, even if you did not have the buff active.
  • Presence of Mind is not consumed if Chronostatic Preservation's buff was already present and a release of the heal is used. This means you can Chronostatic Preservation pre-cast, use PoM, and release two Chronostatic Preservation casts back-to-back.
  • Ice Armor and Frost Armor will no longer proc Brain Freeze.
  • Brain Freeze and Hot Streak will no longer overwrite each other and can now both exist on a character at the same time.
  • Your Arcane Missiles will correctly have their cost reduced when both Missile Barrage and Brain Freeze are active at the same time.
  • If Hot Streak is gained while already casting Pyroblast, it will no longer be consumed. This can result in two free Pyroblasts back-to-back.
  • Frozen Orb will no longer despawn early if cast near a wall.
  • Arcane Barrage will now correctly interact with the Shatter talent when your target is Frozen or you have Fingers of Frost active.
  • Frozen Orb will now benefit from the Shatter talent if the target is Frozen.

Nerfs (1)

NERF

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  • Storm, Earth, and Fire's Earthbind Totem effect will now correctly hit every target instead of just one.
  • Shamans will no longer gain charges of Lightning Shield from Rolling Thunder when the rune is not equipped.

Adjusts (20)

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Possibly due to “Demonic Deceptions”, the Owlbeasts of Winterspring

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Demon Fall Canyon

  • Possibly due to “Demonic Deceptions”, the Owlbeasts of Winterspring have attended a guided meditation retreat, expanding their pineal glands.
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Zilbagob

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Demon Fall Canyon

  • Zilbagob will now always be accessible when The Destructor's Wraith and Grimroot have been defeated.
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A new item -- Hand of Injustice

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Items

  • A new item -- Hand of Injustice -- is now available from Pix Xizzix, the Undermine Real vendor.
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Added new shield enchant that grants 30 spell power and 55 healing

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Items

  • Added new shield enchant that grants 30 spell power and 55 healing power – Law of Nature. Available to learn for Enchanters. The pattern is available from Timbermaw Hold at Revered.
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Added a temporary shield enchantment that grants 24 spell power, much

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Items

  • Added a temporary shield enchantment that grants 24 spell power, much like wizard oil -- Conductive Shield Coating. Available to learn for Enchanters. The pattern is available from Thorium Brotherhood at Honored.
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Drinkable Stratholme Holy Water from Argent Dawn reputation

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Items

  • Drinkable Stratholme Holy Water from Argent Dawn reputation will now recover 6618 mana over 30 seconds and will also grant 10 per Holy Water turned-in.
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The quests “More Greater Moonstones” and “More Moondragon Scales”

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Quests

  • The quests “More Greater Moonstones” and “More Moondragon Scales” now have the correct item requirements to complete.
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Players who were unable to fully access Mokvar and Deliana's Tier 0.5

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Quests

  • Players who were unable to fully access Mokvar and Deliana's Tier 0.5 exchange vendor options should now have full access if they have completed the corresponding quests:
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“An Earnest Proposition” - Bracer

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Quests

  • “An Earnest Proposition” - Bracer
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“Just Compensation” - Belt, Gloves

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Quests

  • “Just Compensation” - Belt, Gloves
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“Anthion's Parting Words” - Boots, Legs, Shoulders

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Quests

  • “Anthion's Parting Words” - Boots, Legs, Shoulders
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“Saving the Best for Last” - Helm, Chest

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Quests

  • “Saving the Best for Last” - Helm, Chest
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Developers’ notes: Unlike in Cataclysm, Nourish in SoD has more upsides to it than just the mana cost - like the casting speed. So it makes sense for it to benefit from Clearcasting and to consume it as well.

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ADJUST

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  • If you have have Lone Wolf engraved on your gear, spirit healers in battlegrounds will no longer resurrect your pet alongside you.
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  • Mark of Chaos will no longer fall off after 1 minute when Curse of Recklessness or Curse of Weakness is used.
  • Rune of Infernal Armor now drops for players even if they haven't previously completed discovery for Rune of Shadowflames.
ADJUST

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  • “Rift Away” can now be obtained at level 55.
  • Khonsu's fall catcher mechanism for Thunder Stomped players should be slightly better at rescuing them.

July 15, 2024 · Classic Season of Discovery (21)

Buffs (4)

BUFF

Increased the experience awarded by enemies in Demon Fall Canyon to

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  • Increased the experience awarded by enemies in Demon Fall Canyon to brave adventurers who enter before reaching level 60.
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The spawn rates of creatures for Blackrock Eruptions

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Blackrock Eruption

  • The spawn rates of creatures for Blackrock Eruptions have been increased.
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  • Improved Barkskin no longer erroneously requires Tree Form.
  • Improved Swipe combined with Blood Frenzy will no longer cause Druids to lose their combo points on their current target when Swipe (Cat) crits against a target other than their primary target.
BUFF

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  • The number of charges on Shadowflame's application of Shadow Vulnerability has been increased to 30 total charges (was 10).
  • Explorer Imps should now have an easier time traveling to the Legion prison-world Niskara.

Nerfs (1)

NERF

The number of quest creatures required for some Blackrock Eruption

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Blackrock Eruption

  • The number of quest creatures required for some Blackrock Eruption quests has been reduced.

Adjusts (16)

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Activities involving Reginald Windsor event in Stormwind Keep

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  • Activities involving Reginald Windsor event in Stormwind Keep should now complete more reliably when Highlord Bolvar Fordragon, Lady Katrana Prestor, and Reginald Windsor are all alive.
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Hellscream's Phantom

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  • Hellscream's Phantom should now respawn after an unsuccessful attempt.
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Fixed some ring engravings so that all the benefitting classes can

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  • Fixed some ring engravings so that all the benefitting classes can learn them:
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Arcane Specialization

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  • Arcane Specialization: Now learnable by Druid and Hunter (was only Mage).
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Defense

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  • Defense: Now learnable by Rogue, Warlock, Warrior, Paladin, and Shaman (was only Druid).
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Frost

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  • Frost: Now learnable by Hunter (was only Mage).
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The correct version of Necromantic Band

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  • The correct version of Necromantic Band now drops from the Death Knight Darkreaver in Scholomance.
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The Ashenvale quests “Clear the Forest!” and “Repelling Invaders”

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  • The Ashenvale quests “Clear the Forest!” and “Repelling Invaders” have been scaled to level 60.
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Fixed a bug in UBRS preventing Jed Runewatcher from spawning

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  • Fixed a bug in UBRS preventing Jed Runewatcher from spawning.
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The teleporter in Gnomeregan

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  • The teleporter in Gnomeregan will no longer send you to Azshara. Oops.
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The Flamestone Cluster quest item required for the quest "Oh, Shiny!"

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Blackrock Eruption

  • The Flamestone Cluster quest item required for the quest "Oh, Shiny!" has been added to other dark iron creatures in Searing Gorge as well. This is not reflected in the quest text.
ADJUST

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  • Hunters can now engrave both the Rune of Nature Specialization and the Rune of Fire Specialization.
  • Wyvern Strike will no longer return an ‘immune’ message against targets that are immune to its Bleed effect. It will now deal its direct damage, but not apply the Bleed.
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  • Fixed an issue with Hallowed Ground that caused multiple Paladins using it to generate too many healing events.
  • Hallowed Ground will now calculate its healing correctly when wearing items with bonus healing effects.
  • Calculations for Sheath of Light now properly include the Attack Power multiplier from Vindication.
ADJUST

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  • Greater Ghost Wolf rune now works with Rolling Thunder rune discovery.
  • Lava Lash will now correctly gain bonus damage from the extended duration of Flametongue Weapon Rank 6.
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  • Sebastian Jurgens will now despawn for only 30 seconds after a player turns in "Bookin' it Back".
  • The quest item carried for "Bookin' it Back" will now be pushed to players after they re-accept the quest "Guided Buoyancy Accelerant" will now be offered to players on Lost and Found who have completed "Poacher's Den".
  • “Infinite Midnight” should now always be completable at Khonsu.

July 10, 2024 · Classic Season of Discovery (5)

Buffs (1)

BUFF

Main Gauche

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  • Main Gauche will now always apply its discount to Sinister Strike, even if the ability does not land. Both of Main Gauche's buffs will now be removed when the rune is removed.

Nerfs (1)

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The 6-hour wait between applications of Rallying Cry of the

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  • The 6-hour wait between applications of Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer and Warchief's Blessing has been reduced to 1 minute.

Adjusts (3)

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the Rolling Thunder rune where it only worked if you also had the

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  • Fixed an issue with the Rolling Thunder rune where it only worked if you also had the Shield Mastery rune equipped. That requirement was accidental and is now removed.
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Alchemists specialized in Mixology and Transmutation

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  • Alchemists specialized in Mixology and Transmutation will now always get at least 1 extra resource produced by their specialized recipes. The maximum received from a single recipe is still 4.

June 3, 2024 · Classic Season of Discovery (1)

Adjusts (1)

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caused quest "Goblin Solutions" to sneakily steal extra mines from you

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  • Addressed an issue that caused quest "Goblin Solutions" to sneakily steal extra mines from you.

May 28, 2024 · Classic Season of Discovery (1)

Buffs (1)

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Updated many items that drop in Sunken Temple to be better for casters

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  • Updated many items that drop in Sunken Temple to be better for casters and more rewarding in general. A number of previously non-Epic items are now Epic quality, and in many cases, stats have been added or increased.

May 8, 2024 · Classic Season of Discovery (1)

Adjusts (1)

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Efflorescence generating frequent immune messages on totems

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  • Fixed an issue with Efflorescence generating frequent immune messages on totems.

Encounters (5)

Buffs (1)

BUFF

All non-Elite, non-Boss enemies in Nightmare Incursions

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  • All non-Elite, non-Boss enemies in Nightmare Incursions now have health and damage values the same as a standard creature of their level. Previously, most had 50% more damage and health. Experience values for these enemies has been reduced by 33% in most cases, which is still more than standard creatures.

Adjusts (4)

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The Chipped Drakefire Amulet and Valor of Azeroth spell book

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  • The Chipped Drakefire Amulet and Valor of Azeroth spell book are now available from Squire Rowe in Stormwind and Eitrigg in Orgrimmar for players who have completed the Onyxia quest chain.
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A Nearby Kor'kron Elite and Ironforge Guard will also provide access to

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Quests

  • A Nearby Kor'kron Elite and Ironforge Guard will also provide access to these vendor lists if Mokvar or Deliana are occupied.
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Fixed the health and damage of creatures inside Alterac Valley

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  • Fixed the health and damage of creatures inside Alterac Valley Battleground so that they align with outdoor world and dungeon creatures.
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Bottomless Bag and Onyxia Hide Backpack

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  • Bottomless Bag and Onyxia Hide Backpack now have 20 slots.

171 spell or item names in Classic Season of Discovery notes stay plain text. No single id matched.

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