Latest PTR news from World of Warcraft.
Patch 12.1 PTR hotfixes introduce class tuning for healer specs, including adjustments to Discipline Priest, Holy Paladin, Holy Priest, Mistweaver Monk, Preservation Evoker, and Restoration Druid ahead of Mythic raid testing.
Patch 12.1 PTR tooltips now display enemy forces count to a tenth of a percent in Mythic+ dungeons, reducing the need for third-party route planning addons in Midnight Season 2.
Enchanters can craft the highly animated Enchanted Voidwell Fish in Patch 12.1, allowing players to decorate their player housing with lively, undulating aquatic life.
Patch 12.1 introduces a new questline on the Coiled Isle to summon Ral'kala, a repeatable boss encounter that awards unique cosmetics and achievements for up to fifty victories.
Player housing datamining reveals the Tune-O-Tron 6000, a functional jukebox decor item that suggests players will be able to customize the music in their personal homes.
Patch 12.1 PTR datamining reveals significant class and tier set changes for Warlocks, Shadow Priests, and Survival Hunters, alongside last-minute Rogue adjustments.
Patch 12.1 PTR datamining reveals four new Artisanal Interior rooms for Player Housing, including a preview of the Springtime Westfall Barn.
Patch 12.1 PTR introduces an undocumented redesign of the in-game friends list and social pane, featuring a taller layout, a search bar, and status filters, while removing the dedicated /who and Recruit-a-Friend tabs.
Midnight Season 2 Mythic+ developer notes for July 14th introduce boss mechanic updates, pacing improvements, and enemy tuning adjustments across eight testing dungeons, including Ruby Life Pools and Altar of Fangs.
Patch 12.1 PTR development notes introduce class tuning, redesigned tier sets for Restoration Druids and Shadow Priests, Survival Hunter talent reworks, and testing for Season 2 dungeons and the Venomous Abyss raid.
Patch 12.1 PTR build 68570 introduces player housing murals and exterior styles, alongside class tuning, tier set updates, and Mythic+ nerfs to King's Rest and Ruby Life Pools.
Blizzard has scheduled four more Mythic raid tests in The Venomous Abyss on the Patch 12.1 PTR for Thursday, July 16, including Nek’zali and Vashnik.
Frost Mage guide writer Dorovon reviews the upcoming Patch 12.1 class changes and Season 2 tier set, warning that defensive adjustments may leave the spec squishier than before.
Large-size exterior houses for Human, Night Elf, Orc, and Blood Elf styles become available upon reaching Housing Level 12 in Patch 12.1, allowing players to expand their homes on the PTR.
Patch 12.1 PTR introduces massive new Amani and Haranir wall murals for player housing, obtainable through Inscription crafting, fishing, vendors, and the Venomous Abyss raid.
Patch 12.1 PTR datamining reveals previews of sixteen new artisanal interior rooms for Player Housing, featuring Human, Night Elf, Blood Elf, and Orc styles.
Arcane Mage guide writer Porom reviews the Patch 12.1 PTR changes, highlighting the new Prismatic Bolt apex talent, defensive buffs like Refractive Images, and the Season 2 tier set.
Augmentation Evoker writer Jereico analyzes the massive Patch 12.1 PTR nerf to the Scalecommander Hero Talent Wingleader, which reduces AoE cooldown reduction by an estimated 70%.
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.
