World of Warcraft Hotfixes Breakdown: May 22, 2026 - Class, PvP, and Dungeon Changes Explained! (2026)

Hotfixes: May 22, 2026

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Here's a list of hotfixes addressing various issues in World of Warcraft: Midnight, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Season of Discovery, Burning Crusade Classic, WoW Classic Era, and Hardcore.

Some hotfixes take effect immediately, while others require realm restarts. Some issues need client-side patch updates. This list will be updated as more hotfixes are applied.

Classes

  • Death Knight
    • Unholy
    • Forbidden Ritual aura no longer remains permanently.
    • Druid
    • Restoration
      • Reduced sounds and visuals for Flourish with Tranquility talent.
    • Priest
    • Discipline
      • Master the Darkness now tracked in cooldown manager.

Player versus Player

  • No cap on Bloody Tokens.
  • Resolved issue with Slayer's Rise Dominance.
  • Paladin
    • Protection
    • Fixed Guardian of the Forgotten Queen issue.

May 19, 2026

  • Paladin
    • Retribution
    • Templar: Fixed Hammer of Light issue in high haste situations.
    • Warlock
    • Affliction
      • Fixed Soul Swap issue in instanced areas.

Dungeons and Raids

  • March on Quel’Danas
    • Closed Hall of Fame for Mythic difficulty.
    • Midnight Falls
    • Fixed Dark Archangel issue.
    • Reduced Midnight Crystals spread.
    • Adjusted damage and criticality.

Items and Rewards

  • No cap on upgrade Crests.

Player versus Player

  • No cap on Conquest for Season 1.

Quests

  • Repeatable Legends of the Haranir quests available to Warband members.

May 15, 2026

  • Achievements

    • Reservation for One granted for Mythic-tier fish meat.
    • Fixed Champion of Pahk creature issue.
  • Classes

    • Delves
    • Fixed Nemesis Squads issue.
    • Decor Duel
    • Hiders can't swap with Enchanted Decoys.
  • Dungeons and Raids

    • The Voidspire
    • Added teleport pad for raid groups.
    • Fallen-King Salhadaar
    • Fixed Broken Oath warning issue.

May 12, 2026

  • Achievements

    • Fixed Abyss Anglers issue.
  • Classes

    • Death Knight
    • Blood
      • Adjusted damage intake and talents.
    • Demon Hunter
    • Vengeance
      • Adjusted defenses and talents.
    • Druid
    • Guardian
      • Reduced Thrash damage and Elune's Favored healing.
    • Hunter
    • Marksmanship
      • Corrected Explosive Shot issue.
    • Paladin
    • Protection
      • Adjusted defensive cooldowns and strength.
    • Shaman
    • Restoration
      • Corrected Downpour issue.
    • Warlock
    • Diabolist
      • Fixed Diabolic Oculi issue.
    • Warrior
    • Protection
      • Adjusted damage mitigation and Ignore Pain.

Delves

  • Fixed Light spores issue.

Housing

  • Players can buy additional Roofus bundle decor.

Items

  • Fixed Dundun's Abundant Travel Method issue.
  • Fixed Ascendant Voidcore upgrade issue.

Prey

  • Removed weekly restriction on Preferential Killing.
  • Increased Prey hunt progress.
  • Removed Hunter's Momentum from Hard and Nightmare mode.
  • Increased Coalescing Anguish spawns.

Player versus Player

  • Increased rating gains from 2v2, 3v3, and Solo Shuffle matches.

Void Assaults

  • Increased progress for certain Void Assault steps.

May 8, 2026

  • Abyss Anglers

    • Fixed achievement issue.
  • Classes

    • Monk
    • Mistweaver
      • Fixed Rushing Wind Kick heal issue.
    • Dungeons and Raids
    • Magisters Terrace
      • Fixed Gemellus issue.
    • Nexus-Point Xenas
      • Fixed Mana Batteries issue.
    • The Voidspire
      • Fixed teleportation issue.

Quests

  • Fixed quest issues.

User Interface

  • Fixed Wings of the Void issue.

May 6, 2026

  • Abyss Anglers

    • Fixed achievement issue.
  • Classes

    • Druid
    • Restoration
      • Fixed Incarnation: Tree of Life tracking.
    • Monk
    • Brewmaster
      • Fixed Flurry Strikes and Vital Flame issues.
    • Warlock
    • Affliction
      • Fixed Wither and Soul Harvester issues.
    • Destruction
      • Fixed Conflagration of Chaos issue.

Decor Duel

  • Fixed Decor Duel issues.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Fixed Pit of Saron issues.
  • Fixed Ick and Krick issues.
  • Fixed Windrunner Spire issues.
  • Fixed The Voidspire issues.

Player versus Player

  • Fixed Warrior issues.

May 5, 2026

  • Classes
    • Death Knight
    • Frost
      • Increased all damage.
    • Unholy
      • Adjusted Magus of the Dead, Graveyard, and Rider of the Apocalypse.
    • Demon Hunter
    • Vengeance
      • Adjusted Thick Skin and talents.
    • Druid
    • Guardian
      • Reduced burst potential and adjusted abilities.
    • Hunter
    • Marksmanship
      • Adjusted damage and talents.
    • Mage
    • Frost
      • Adjusted damage and Hand of Frost.
    • Monk
    • Brewmaster
      • Adjusted High Tolerance and Zen State.
    • Paladin
    • Protection
      • Adjusted base armor and talents.
    • Priest
    • Discipline
      • Adjusted Atonement healing.
    • Rogue
    • Outlaw
      • Adjusted damage and talents.
    • Subtlety
      • Adjusted damage and talents.
    • Shaman
    • Enhancement
      • Adjusted ability damage and talents.
    • Warlock
    • Affliction
      • Adjusted Unstable Affliction and talents.
    • Destruction
      • Adjusted damage.
    • Warrior
    • Arms
      • Adjusted Execute and Overpower.
    • Fury
      • Adjusted damage and talents.
    • Protection
      • Adjusted Execute and talents.

Decor Duel

  • Fixed Enchanted Hourglass issues.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Fixed Pit of Saron issues.
  • Fixed Skyreach issues.
  • Fixed Amirdrassil issues.
  • Fixed The Voidspire issues.

May 1, 2026

  • Classes

    • Paladin
    • Holy
      • Fixed Beacon of Light issue.
    • Rogue
    • Assassination
      • Fixed Deathmark issue.
  • Enemies and NPCs

    • Fixed Faithbreaker Ger'lok issue.
  • Sound

    • Reduced Gaze of the Alnseer volume.
  • April 30, 2026

  • Classes

    • Shaman
    • Restoration
      • Fixed Jet Stream and Stormstream Totem issues.
    • Warlock
    • Affliction
      • Fixed Fatal Echoes and Unstable Affliction issues.
  • Housing

    • Players can place non-default flooring.
  • Items

    • Fixed Cache of Void-Touched Weapons issue.
  • Player versus Player

    • Fixed Disarm issue.
  • User Interface

    • Fixed Action Bar items issue.
  • World

    • Fixed DirectX 11 graphical corruption issue.
  • April 29, 2026

  • Classes

    • Evoker
    • Flameshaper
      • Fixed Twin Flame issue.
    • Preservation
      • Fixed Dream Breath issue.
    • Shaman
    • Restoration
      • Fixed damage and talent issues.
    • Warlock
    • Affliction
      • Fixed Fatal Echoes and Unstable Affliction issues.
  • Delves

    • Fixed Valeera issue.
    • Fixed Atal’Aman issues.
    • Fixed The Darkway issue.
    • Fixed The Shadow Enclave issue.
  • Items and Rewards

    • Fixed Great Vault display issue.
  • Player versus Player

    • Fixed Demon Hunter issues.
    • Fixed Marksmanship issues.
    • Fixed Mage issues.
    • Fixed Priest issues.
    • Fixed Rogue issues.
    • Fixed Warlock issues.
    • Fixed Warrior issues.
  • Quests

    • Fixed quest issues.
  • April 28, 2026

  • Classes

    • Druid
    • Restoration
      • Fixed Blooming Infusion issue.
    • Mage
    • Frost
      • Fixed Party Sync issue.
    • Warlock
    • Affliction
      • Fixed Abyssal Immolator and Unstable Affliction issues.
  • Decor Duel

    • Fixed Decor Duel issues.
  • Dungeons and Raids

    • Fixed Algeth’ar Academy issues.
    • Fixed Maisara Caverns issues.
    • Fixed March on Quel’Danas issues.
  • April 27, 2026

  • Classes

    • Demon Hunter
    • Havoc
      • Fixed Collective Anguish issue.
    • Vengeance
      • Fixed Annihilator issue.
    • Evoker
    • Fixed Renewing Blaze issue.
    • Mage
    • Frost
      • Fixed Hand of Frost and Flurry issues.
    • Monk
    • Windwalker
      • Fixed Touch of Karma issue.
    • Rogue
    • Trickster
      • Fixed Cloud Cover issue.
    • Assassination
      • Fixed Implacable issue.
    • Warlock
    • Affliction
      • Fixed Shared Agony and Hellcaller issues.
    • Demonology
      • Fixed Fel Armaments issue.
  • Delves

    • Fixed The Darkway issue.
    • Fixed The Shadow Enclave issue.
  • April 24, 2026

  • Achievements

    • Added Midnight Keystone Myth achievement.
  • Characters

    • Fixed Pandaren character boost issue.
  • Classes

    • Death Knight
    • Unholy
      • Fixed Festering Scythe and Magus of the Dead issues.
    • Disease Cloud
      • Cast by Abomination.
    • Evoker
    • Preservation
      • Fixed Dream Breath issue.
    • Paladin
    • Holy
      • Fixed Holy Armaments issue.
    • Rogue
    • Fixed stealth audio issue.
    • Warlock
    • Affliction
      • Fixed Jinx and Foul Mouth issues.
    • Destruction
      • Fixed Demonic Gateway issue.
  • Decor Duel

    • Fixed Decor Duel issues.
  • Dungeons and Raids

    • Fixed Magisters' Terrace issues.
    • Fixed Windrunner Spire issues.
    • Fixed The Voidspire issues.
  • April 23, 2026

  • Classes

    • Hunter
    • Marksmanship
      • Fixed Unbreakable Bond and Pathfinding issues.
    • Warlock
    • Fixed Frequent Traveler issue.
    • Diabolist
      • Fixed Abyssal Dominion issue.
    • Affliction
      • Fixed Blight of Weakness and Tongues issues.
  • Decor Duel

    • Fixed Decor Duel issues.
  • Dungeons and Raids

    • Fixed Magisters' Terrace issues.
    • Fixed Windrunner Spire issues.
    • Fixed The Voidspire issues.
  • April 22, 2026

  • Characters

    • Fixed Night Elf character issue.
  • Classes

    • Death Knight
    • Fixed Commander of the Dead issue.
    • Evoker
    • Preservation
      • Fixed Dream Breath issue.
    • Paladin
    • Holy
      • Fixed Holy Armaments issue.
    • Rogue
    • Fixed stealth audio issue.
    • Warlock
    • Affliction
      • Fixed Jinx issue.
  • Decor Duel

    • Fixed Decor Duel issues.
  • Dungeons and Raids

    • Fixed March on Quel’Danas issues.
    • Fixed Midnight Falls issues.
  • Items

    • Fixed Champion item issue.
    • Fixed Nebulous Voidcore issue.
  • Professions

    • Adjusted Thalassian Competitor's Chain Tunic cost.
  • Quests

    • Fixed quest issues.
World of Warcraft Hotfixes Breakdown: May 22, 2026 - Class, PvP, and Dungeon Changes Explained! (2026)

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