Official 12.1.5 Patch Notes - Class Changes, Labyrinths, Kith'ix Raid
Patch 12.1.5 releases October 13–14 with the single-boss Kith’ix raid, nine-chamber Labyrinth of Kindo’jan, Aqir Invasions, class changes, and Season 2’s mid-season power refresh.
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Ula'tek Bug Fix - Patch 12.1 Midnight Hotfixes for September 29
Ula’tek’s Mother’s Wrath now correctly targets the highest-threat player, while Coren Direbrew loot uses the recipient’s required level in September 29 hotfixes.
Kith'ix Raid Boss Music Added on Patch 12.1.5 PTR
Kith'ix receives new raid boss music on the Patch 12.1.5 PTR. The one-boss Midnight raid encounter follows Ula'tek's defeat, with players aided by Lady Liadrin.
Class Changes and Bug Fixes - Midnight Patch 12.1.5 PTR Development Notes
Patch 12.1.5 PTR adds class tuning, bug fixes, updated Rogue visuals, Protection Warrior changes, and Trading Post preview settings that remember your choices.
Keystone Myth Requires 3,600 Mythic+ Score in Patch 12.1.5
Keystone Myth returns in Patch 12.1.5 with a 3,600 Mythic+ rating requirement, up from 3,400 in Season 1—roughly more than half the dungeons at +18. Blizzard also plans targeted tuning for difficulty outliers.
Midnight Patch 12.1.5 Releases on October 13th
Patch 12.1.5 launches October 13 (NA) and October 14 (EU), adding Kith’ix’s single-boss raid, the Labyrinth of Kindo’jan, Keystone Myth, a new campaign, and Aqir Invasions.
Rextroy Solos Twin Fangs in Venomous Abyss
Rextroy solos the Twin Fangs in the current-tier Venomous Abyss raid by using line-of-sight and range to avoid Eternal Venom, then waiting out the enrage before finishing the bosses.
Massive Buff to Unholy DKs Due to Bug Fix - Patch 12.1 Hotfixes for September 23rd
Unholy Death Knights gain 12% single-target and 6% AoE damage after Blizzard fixes Blightfall’s damage decay in the September 23, 2026 hotfixes.
Spiteful Soulcoiler Clarification on Mythic Coiled Altar
Spiteful Soulcoilers now have an increased chance, not a guarantee, to spawn near Malacrass on Mythic Coiled Altar after Blizzard clarified the hotfix.
Class and Trinket Tuning Now Live - Patch 12.1 Hotfixes for September 22nd
Patch 12.1 hotfixes for September 22, 2026 bring broad class, hero-talent, trinket, dungeon, and PvP tuning live, alongside fixes for Altar of Fangs, Temple of Sethraliss, and the Rustbolt Jetpack.
Glory of the Wartorn Hero Achievement Changes in Patch 12.1.5 - PTR Development Notes
Glory of the Wartorn Hero drops Snake Eyes, Snake Eater, and Good Night, Sweet Prince in Patch 12.1.5, compensating for the Temple of Sethraliss rework that made them impossible.
Expected DPS Changes with September 22nd Class Tuning
September 22 class tuning brings estimated throughput gains across specs, with class writers weighing raid and Mythic+ impact. Feral remains spectacularly overlooked despite another round of buffs.
Ula’tek Nerf on Weekly Reset - Patch 12.1 Hotfixes for September 21st
Ula’tek gets a 40% Stone Venom damage nerf on all difficulties in Patch 12.1’s September 21 hotfixes, while Mythic Boiling Venom is now an Important Aura.
Update to Class Tuning on the Weekly Reset - Blood DK and Vengeance DH
Class tuning buffs Blood DK, Vengeance DH, and Warrior specs on the weekly reset, with Death Strike, Reaver’s Glaive, Lightning Strike, and Ground Current damage increases; Warrior changes exclude PvP combat.
Mythic Nymrissa May Guarantee Great Vault Loot Slots
Mythic Nymrissa may guarantee a Great Vault slot containing her loot when paired with an odd number of Mythic Venomous Abyss kills, potentially targeting items like Wavecaller's Seastone.
Augmentation Evoker Buff - Class Tuning Incoming
Augmentation Evoker gets major damage buffs as Blizzard’s weekly-reset class tuning pass also adjusts hero talents and specs across Mythic+, raids, and PvP.
Ula'tek Buffed - Tank Debuff Can No Longer Be Outranged
Ula'tek's Stone Venom tank debuff now has a 50,000-yard range instead of 100, preventing tanks from outranging its Phase 2 damage on Heroic and Mythic.
Fixed Count Issues in Ruby Life Pools - Patch 12.1 Midnight Hotfixes
Patch 12.1 Midnight hotfixes ensure Ruby Life Pools mobs grant enemy-force count, stop Unnerving Fixation targeting tanks, increase rated PvP rating inflation, and halve Font of Venomous Rage damage in PvP.
Mythic Kith'ix No Longer Drops Myth 9/6 Loot on Patch 12.1.5 PTR
Kith'ix's Mythic loot was downgraded from Myth 9/6 (item level 344) to Myth 3/6 (item level 324) on the Patch 12.1.5 PTR, leaving Coiled Altar and Ula'tek as the only Myth 9/6 sources.
Undocumented Fixate Change and Soulcoiler Spawn Change Not Working on Mythic Coiled Altar
Mythic Coiled Altar’s Soulcoiler spawn fix appears inactive, while an undocumented ghost-fixate change now sends tanks into the wave-three rotation.
