Patch 12.1 Hotfixes for August 19th - Bug Fixes for Raids and Mythic+

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for today which includes raid and dungeon fixes.

Hotfixes

August 19, 2026

Classes

Death Knight

• Resolved an issue causing Army of the Dead Epidemic Orders to cast from the Death Knight instead of the Lesser Ghoul.

Unholy

• Resolved an issue causing Forbidden Knowledge Rank 4 to not have a chance to activate when the Dread Plague target has a damage absorb effect.
• Resolved an issue causing Transfusion to not empower already summoned Lesser Ghouls.
• Resolved an issue causing Lord of the Dead to occasionally have a delay in between casts.
• Dark Simulacrum can now be tracked through the Cooldown Manager.

Druid

Restoration

• Fixed an issue where Rejuvenation could be removed early if the player gained or lost haste while it was active.

Hunter

Marksmanship

• Corrected an issue where Rapid Fire fired fewer shots than intended when hitting a second target with the Aspect of the Hydra talent.

Paladin

Retribution

• Fixed an issue where Paladins talented into Radiant Glory would not have Avenging Wrath be applied after casting Wake of Ashes while silenced.

Shaman

Restoration

• Totemic: Corrected an issue where the Whirling Water effect was not properly working.
• Delves
• Fixed an issue where the “Seasonal Refresher: Midnight” quest could not be completed.
• Fasten from Engorged Gnarlticks on Gnarldor Isle should now be removed properly when leaving a delve.
• Dungeons and Raids
• The Blinding Vale
• Ikuzz the Light Hunter
• Resolved an issue preventing Death Knights from casting Consumption after the Death Knight has been picked up by Bloodthirsty Gaze.
• Ruby Life Pools
• Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein
• Addressed an issue where Ekhart could target an unexpected player with Stormslam.
• Temple of Sethraliss
• Fixed an issue where Spark Channeler could be turned unexpectedly.
• Fixed an issue where Static Anomaly creatures did not contribute properly to the enemy forces count.
• The enemy forces requirement has been adjusted to take this fix into account. This change does not affect routing.
• The Venomous Abyss
• Resolved an issue where the door to The Twin Fangs room would close upon engaging combat but would not reopen, preventing players from backtracking to the entrance of the raid.
• Nek’zali the Soulcaller
• Addressed an issue preventing Nek’zali from leashing near the entrance of the play space.
• Vashnik, The Malignant
• Fixed an issue causing Shrouded Venom to sometimes evade after spawning.
• The Lost Explorers
• Resolved an issue where Trader Gebbo would sometimes not despawn.
• The Twin Fangs
• Resolved an issue causing Coiling Ichor to impact game client performance.
• Resolved an issue where Zul’jarra and Orweyna could fail to path across the bridge after The Twin Fangs were defeated.
• The Coiled Altar
• Fixed an issue where the encounter would end unexpectedly.
• Resolved an issue causing Hex Lord Malacrass and Zul’jan to regain too much health during their intermission.

Items

• Aman’muso, Warlord’s Vengeance is again restricted to the main-hand slot only.

Developers’ notes: The recent change to this weapon was more disruptive than anticipated and resulted in adverse incentives for certain specializations. This does not impact Zatha’tek, Breath of Corruption.

Player versus Player

• Conqueror’s Venomous Lacquer should now add PvP item level to tier shoulders when used.

Quests

• Players above level 80 can once again complete “Step Into the Light”.
• The weekly quest “Midnight: Vaults of Atal’Utek” no longer incorrectly suggests that it rewards two Sparks of Tide. This was a UI typo only.
• Fixed an issue that would prevent “Purging the Vaults” or “Vaults of Atal’Utek: A Toxic Tour” quests from being completed if you already had Trovehunter’s Bounty in your inventory.
• The required Quest Item for “Seeking Knowledge Week 5 of 5: Off-World Magic” can now drop from Elite Rares, Overseers, and Rivals on Val and Naigtal.