WoW Forever Hotfixes Retune Classes and Add Quest Gold
Blizzard's WoW: Forever hotfixes cut the Auction House deposit, retune Enhancement and Affliction, and add gold to most quests from level 48 up.
Blizzard's November 10, 2026 hotfixes drop the Auction House deposit from 1 silver to 1 copper once realms restart and stop unread mail from showing up as from the Stormwind Auction House.
Druids get Omen of Clarity after a specialization swap, and Nature's Swiftness makes Wild Growth instant. Hunter pets are 115% health, not 150%. Arcane Shot and Summon Hawk cost 11% of base Mana on every rank. Hawk melee is up about 80%. Imbues and weapon totems can be used at the same time.
Stormstrike is now 100% weapon damage on an 8-second cooldown, from 150% and 6 seconds. Mental Dexterity converts at 33/66/100%, from 50/100/150%. Maelstrom Weapon cuts cast time and Mana 20% per stack at all ranks and activates 6/7/8/9/10 times a minute by rank, not a flat 20 a minute. Blizzard said, "We want to make this adjustment now because it has significant implications for gearing in the upcoming raid."
Warlock pets gain about 15% health. Soul Siphon only boosts Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack, up to 36%. Wrack damage is down 30% and, while you're channeling it, Corruption, Siphon Life, and Bane of Agony tick twice as often, and the time those faster ticks skip stays on them after the channel ends. Bane of Havoc incurs a global cooldown. Sweeping Strikes no longer loses charges if no second target is hit.
Shatterspear Trolls grant no XP. "They're dancers, not fighters!" Racial vendor mounts are Bind-on-Pickup. Sparklance Wand deals Arcane damage. Rage of the Storm is 16 Strength at 3.6 speed. Swiftstrike Shot and Swiftfeather Arrow are not Bind-on-Pickup, and not available until raids open.
Most quests from level 48 up also reward gold. Blizzard didn't want you banking those quests on the way to 60 and then turning them in for a huge gold payout. Quest bugs are fixed, including the murloc eyes one. "Mmmmm, murloc eyes." Deaths go to the right graveyard. Pyrewood spawns around dawn and dusk again. "Probably nothing to worry about; the villagers seem fine and love howling at night."
