August 14th Hotfixes - Bugs and Trinket Tuning

Blizzard has published new hotfixes, correcting issues with delves, dungeons, quests, class bugs, and the previously datamined trinket tuning.

August 14, 2026

Achievements

Reaching Renown 20 with Zul’jaara’s Forces now correctly grants Zul’jarra’s Forces Champion.
Family Battler of Outland and all associated type- Battler of Outland achievements now require Bloodknight Antairi (was incorrectly Gorma Asaan).

Classes

Evoker

Devastation

Shattering Star now correctly benefits from Mastery: Giantkiller.

Warrior

Arms, Fury
Slayer: Fixed a bug that was causing Executioner to have double the intended effect.

Warlock

Fixed an issue where Warlock pets would continually learn Soul Leech.

Demonology

Soul Harvester: fixed an issue where Shadow Bolt and Hand of Gul’dan would be disabled in the cooldown manager.
Delves
Fixed an issue where Gorgoneion Gaze would not trigger.
Fixed an issue where Ula’tek’s Gift would not deal damage.
Fixed an issue where Ula’tek’s Gift would not apply more stacks while poisoned.
Dungeons and Raids
Archmage Timear again permits players to queue for the Raid Finder wings of Tomb of Sargeras.
Ruby Life Pools
Thunderhead
Fixed an issue where Electrical Discharge would sometimes fail to hit players.
Voidscar Arena
Addressed an issue where Brutok’s Smashing Charge can charge through doors.

Items

Void-Twisted Sporbits no longer grant Nebulous Voidcores. Nebulous Voidcores obtained in this way after the end of Season 1 have been removed for Season 2.
Tanks may now roll Need on Zul’jin’s Guillotine Technique.
Survival Hunters may now roll Need on two-handed axes and swords with Agility.
Trinkets
Coiled Fangstone: damage increased by 15%.
Crucible of Erratic Energies: critical strike reduced by 15%.
Fang of Umbral Malignance: damage increased by 15%.
First Mate’s Shellward: damage increased by 25%.
Font of Venomous Rage: damage increased by 20%.
Gaze of the Alnseer: primary stat reduced by 20%.
Gebbo’s Bottomless Bag: secondary stat effects reduced by 29%.
Hex Lord’s Dooming Idol: intellect lost per stack reduced by 33% and intellect granted on use per stack increased by 15%.
Idol of the Howling Nexus: agility and strength on proc increased by 5%.
Knot of Writhing Serpents: damage increased by 15%.
Knot of Writhing Serpents no longer drops for healing specializations.
Kyrakka’s Searing Embers: healing increased by 80% and damage increased by 50%.
Mindpiercer’s Sigil: damage increased by 15%.
Mycolic Medicine: all healing increased by 30%.
Preternatural Antivenom: healing increased by 30% and fixed an issue preventing the healing effect from consistently triggering after the aura has been applied to an ally depending on the source of incoming damage.
Sapling of the Dawnroot: damage increased by 15%.
Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel: absorb reduced by 15%.
Sszorak’s Ferocity: damage increased by 15%.
Tiny Electromental in a Jar: damage increased by 15%.
Tumor of the Swarm: damage increased by 15% and healing increased by 40%.
Unstable Felheart Crystal: absorb increased by 30%.
Vaelgor’s Final Stare: mastery reduced by 10%.
Vashnik’s Sanguine Rancor: damage increased by 15%.
Vexhul’s Everflowing Gland: damage increased by 15%.
Lairs
Resolved an issue causing some Bubblefin Shorerunners to not despawn when reaching the Alluring Bubble.

Player versus Player

Fixed an issue where Ula’tek’s Gift was dealing more damage to players than expected.

Professions

Fixed an issue that prevented Flat Snakeskin Canopy from being crafted.
Fixed an issue that prevented Flat Snakeskin Canopy from being added to the decor collection when used.

Quests

Fixed a bug causing Amani Endeavor daily quests to only be offered weekly.
Players on the quest “Void Walk With Me” are now correctly advanced in the “Traitor’s Due” story when entering The Shadow Enclave.
“Story of a Memorable Victory” no longer drops outside of the Dragon Isles.
Fixed an issue preventing progress on the quest “Cut Her Strings” in Voidstorm.
“Awe of She” is no longer stalled by weather effects on the player.
Fixed a bug preventing players who are seated before entering the Worldsoul Terror as Nek’zali from properly interacting with Injured Hunters on “Fuel the Calling”.
Trading Post
The Trading Post activity “Complete ‘A Call for Aid’ Storyline” should now require only quests within that storyline.