Latest PTR news from World of Warcraft.
Patch 12.1 PTR hotfixes nerf several dungeon encounters, reducing damage from Dazar in King's Rest, adjusting Temple of Sethraliss routing and timers, and slashing absorb shield scaling in Ruby Life Pools.
Patch 12.1 PTR datamining reveals two mystery player housing exteriors and several faction-themed artisanal room interiors, which will be purchasable with Community Coupons.
Blizzard has updated the Mythic Venomous Abyss raid testing schedule, removing the first boss, Nek'zali the Soulcoiler, from this week's lineup.
Midnight Season 2 item levels will increase by 46 levels instead of the typical 39, raising the maximum item level from Myth 9/6 gear to 344 on the Curse of Ula’tek PTR.
Patch 12.1 PTR development notes introduce Protection Paladin talent adjustments, a redesign of the Scalecommander Wingleader cooldown reduction, and extensive class tuning for Season 2.
Patch 12.1 PTR build 68569 datamines extensive class tuning, including a rework to the Evoker Scalecommander Hero Talent Wingleader, Protection Paladin tree adjustments, and numerous tier set changes.
Patch 12.1 PTR build and its scheduled dungeon testing have been delayed by one day due to build issues, according to an announcement by Blizzard.
Blizzard has released developer notes for the returning Season 2 Mythic+ dungeons on the Patch 12.1 PTR, detailing major reworks and pacing adjustments for Ruby Life Pools, Temple of Sethraliss, and Kings' Rest.
Patch 12.1 PTR build 68412 introduces Mythic+ dungeon testing, Venomous Abyss raid maps, a profession knowledge reset, map coordinates, and class editorials analyzing upcoming Season 2 tier sets.
Retribution Paladin class writer Bolas reviews the Patch 12.1 PTR class changes and the controversial Curse of Ula'tek tier set, which forces players to weave single-target and AoE spenders.
Assassination Rogues receive extensive energy economy tuning, a reworked Implacable apex talent, and the new Unstable Toxin capstone on the Patch 12.1 PTR, alongside a passive Season 2 tier set.
Patch 12.1 introduces the Mechanically Indistinguishable Pepe decor for player housing, allowing players to place duplicates of the beloved bird in their homes and click them to receive his classic 60-minute buff.
Patch 12.1 introduces a massive selection of new player housing decor, featuring Troll and Tortollan relics, stairs, trophies, and pet beds sourced from crafting, vendors, achievements, and drops.
The Shadowhunters' Hexblade is a new two-bladed cosmetic sword discovered on the Patch 12.1 PTR, offering non-Demon Hunter classes a rare warblade-style transmog option potentially bound for the Trading Post.
Prey Season 2 arrives in Patch 12.1, introducing new Nightmare difficulty targets, refreshed Torment mechanics, Corrosive Souls combat buffs, the Ral'kala boss encounter, and an updated renown track.
Midnight Season 2 Mythic+ dungeon testing is underway on the PTR, featuring significant mechanical updates, reduced caster counts, and redesigned boss encounters.
The Midnight Season 2 splash screen has been revealed on the Patch 12.1 PTR, highlighting the updated Mythic+ rotation and the new eight-boss Venomous Abyss raid.
Patch 12.1 PTR has updated the raid maps for The Venomous Abyss, providing a detailed look at the layout for the upcoming eight-boss raid featuring Hex Lord Malacrass and Ula'tek.
Player housing exteriors datamined in the Patch 12.1 PTR with "Shop" in their filenames will be earnable in-game rather than sold in the cash shop, Blizzard confirmed.
Patch 12.1 "Curse of Ula'tek" will introduce quality-of-life improvements including a one-time profession knowledge reset, map coordinates in the UI, and reduced costs for Midnight crafted housing decor.
