Spark of Tides Fix - Patch 12.1 Hotfixes for September 15th

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for today, which includes giving players who are behind on Spark of Tides their missing sparks.

September 15, 2026

Classes

Hunter

Marksmanship

Fixed an issue where Aimed Shot was not properly playing its cast animation when using a gun or crossbow.

Paladin

Protection

Fixed an issue where Consecration’s first tick would not benefit from the Venomous Abyss tier set’s increase to its critical strike chance.

Priest

Holy

Fixed an issue where Renewed Vigor from the Venomous Abyss 2-piece tier bonus could exceed 3 stacks.
Dungeons and Raids
The Venomous Abyss
Sszorak
Tempest damage reduced by 20% on Heroic and Mythic difficulties.
Caustic Claws no longer forms a pool of Caustic Residue on Heroic difficulty.
Twin Fangs
Corrosive Spit damage reduced by 20% on Mythic difficulty.
Reduced the amount of Broodlings of Ithraz spawned by Rouse the Brood to 10.
Visceral Burst cast time increased by 0.5 seconds.
The Coiled Altar
Venom Rupture damage reduced by 10% on Heroic and Mythic difficulty.
Mutagenic Venom damage reduced by 15%.
Wail of Terror cast time increased to 12 seconds on Heroic difficulty.
Wail of Terror cast time increased to 10 seconds on Mythic difficulty.
Spiteful Soulcoiler’s spawning and relocation when interrupted are now more predictable.
1 Spiteful Soulcoiler will always spawn nearby Malacrass on Mythic difficulty.
The number of players targeted by Dreadmarch no longer increases throughout the phase on all difficulties.
Manifestations of Dread now deprioritize fixating on players that currently have Unnerving Fixation.
Manifestations of Dread revealed by interrupting Wail of Terror now remain visible for an additional 3 seconds.
The number of Fragments of Malacrass that spawn during the intermission reduced by 25% on Mythic difficulty.
Fixed an issue where Coalesced Venoms and Virulent Mutations would fail to drop on the ground if a priest carrying one enters Spirit of Redemption.
Ula’tek
Failing to stand within Mother’s Wrath now only inflicts 1 stack of Stone Venom onto the raid on Raid Finder difficulty.
Doomscale Warden’s Malice cast time increased to 5 seconds (was 1.5 seconds) and damage reduced on Raid Finder difficulty.
The number of Bligthscale Spawn reduced to 6 during Stage 2 on Raid Finder difficulty.
Ula’tek’s Unchecked Rage damage reduced on Raid Finder difficulty.
Gore Rattler’s Rattler Slam damage reduced on Raid Finder difficulty.
Stone Venom damage reduced on all difficulties.
Putrid Membrane duration reduced to 30 seconds on Mythic difficulty (was 1 hour).
The number of Blightscale Spawn summoned from Serpent’s Call reduced to 8 per wave during Stage 1 on Mythic difficulty (was 13).
The number of Blightscale Spawn reduced to 12 per side during Stage 2 on Mythic difficulty (was 14).
The number of eggs dropped by Serpent’s Call during the intermission reduced to 8 on Mythic difficulty (was 14).

Items

Players who are behind on Spark of Tides (they have more Spark Dust than they do Sparks in their bags/gear), will be receiving their missing sparks directly into their bags upon login.

Quests

Fixed an issue where the Hijacked Portal for “Still Behind Enemy Portals” was failing to teleport players to the correct destination.
Delves should once again count for progress towards the objective of “Hope in the Darkest Corners”.
The Coiled Isle
Curse Surges now rotate every 30 minutes (was 45 minutes).