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WoW: Forever Hotfixes for November 9 Buff Dungeon XP and Fix Class and Dungeon Bugs

OFFICIAL Written by GPN · Nov 10, 2026, 1:22 AM ET · World of Warcraft · Gaming

Blizzard has rolled out a new set of hotfixes for World of Warcraft: Forever, dated November 9. The update touches classes, dungeons, quests and more, and it is headlined by a 50% increase to the experience earned from enemy kills inside dungeons.

Classes

Every class gets attention in this round. Druids see Cooldown Manager fixes, including Berserk no longer showing once learned and Lacerate showing correctly instead, plus Feral Charge putting the Druid into combat right away and Natural Instinct applying correctly to Lacerate and Pounce. Hunters get Vulgara the Insatiable and the Shrieklings of Zephras moved to the correct pet families, and a fix for Hunters pulling enemies from very far away. Mages get a fix for Flamestrike ticks wrongly consuming clearcasting, and Arcane Concentration now splits its activation chance across the cast and every bolt. Paladins get a Consecration damage fix and Seals showing correctly in the Cooldown Manager. Priests keep Shadowform when casting Fear Ward, and Power Infusion now persists correctly on allies. Shamans get a new Lightning Mastery visual, correct Lightning Overload damage, and a fix for Improved Ghost Wolf not holding the Night Watchman's Torch. Warlocks completing Summon Felsteed now get the right riding skill, and Incinerate is locked to Destruction as intended. Warriors get a Thunderclap display fix in the Cooldown Manager.

Dungeons

Experience from all enemy kills in dungeons is up by 50%. Defeating Zarla Ober in Alcaz Prison now drops loot, and players can no longer get stuck unable to release after dying in Blackfathom Deeps. In Blackrock Depths, the throne room doors now open properly if the party wipes on Emperor Thaurissan, and the Heart of the Mountain can be looted more than once. The Drowned City gets the biggest tuning pass: creatures there were doing about 30% more damage than intended, and the Deathless Marrow encounter is eased, with creature health down 25%, the Deathless Sorcerer's Fireball down 25%, the Deathless Watcher's Charge down 50%, and the Deathless Guardian's Shield Slam firing about half as often. The Shaper's Terrace bosses now drop loot and higher-level skinning materials correctly, and Cinder spawns properly after using the Archival Panel. Players can also no longer mount inside Stratholme.

Enemies and NPCs

Ivar the Foul in Silverpine Forest now respawns at the intended rate, Ferocitas the Dream Eater in Teldrassil spawns faster, Young Diemetradons in Un'goro Crater now spawn at level 51 to 52 instead of 58, and Malduko Cloudcrush in Zephras respawns slightly more slowly.

Items

The Pouch of Violet Dust now grants the extra hour of Camp Benefits aura duration as intended, and Waylaid Crates and Craftsman's Writs can drop inside dungeons again. Berdun's Trusty Rifle no longer has random stats and is no longer Bind-on-Equip, the Nifty Stopwatch no longer shares a cooldown with Dash, Blink, Sprint and other movement abilities, the Zephrali Greatstaff and Fallen Dragon's Scepter sit correctly on the back when sheathed, and the Gloves of Holy Might now work as intended.

Player versus Player

An invisible wall that was wrongly blocking the roof of the Alliance base in Warsong Gulch has been removed.

Quests

Several quest items are now available to all players in a party, including The Monster Surfaces, Croaky's Head and Elmpaw's Head. Mistreating Astor Hadren during The Deathstalkers now properly angers him so he can be fought, Jom-jom can continue his escape, the door after Ever After teleports players correctly, and Terry Longdrink no longer stays alive wrongly during Unwelcome Guests. Find Bingles is now categorized under Loch Modan instead of Ironforge, Skonk's list on A Quick Grocery Run is readable by everyone, Henrig Lonebrow's Journal respawns faster and has moved slightly down the road, and fixes land for A Recipe for Death, Fetch 'n' Fletch, Mission: Possible not Probable, the Bloodmaster's Ring, and Feathers in Flight for players below level 60.

Races

Tauren Cultivation now only goes on cooldown after the cast completes.

World

Blizzard has lowered the population of players in various zones where there was significant congestion, with an even bigger change on the PvP ruleset after players reported feeling overcrowded. The flight path from Camp Taurajo to Thunder Bluff no longer passes through objects.

Blizzard notes the list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied.

Facts gathered from

• Blizzard

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