WoW Forever Patch Notes: October 15, 2026 Beta Update and Every Change

Druid: 6 changes

• Leader of the Pack and Moonkin Aura now reach the whole raid. Since the hotfixes of 29 to 31 October Leader of the Pack raises all critical strike chance.
• Furor now keeps the Energy you had in Cat Form when you shift to Bear Form. Bear Form still stops Energy regeneration.
• Faerie Fire now generates threat in Bear Form.
• Shred is learned at level 20 (was 22).
• Several Druids can now keep Rejuvenation on the same target.
• The hotfixes of 29 to 31 October remove Berserk from the Feral tree.

The full kit is in our Druid guide.

Hunter: 7 changes

• Auto Shot now needs 0.5 seconds of standing still before it fires, and it still fires while you cast Aimed Shot.
• Fire traps now scale with attack power, and you can have 1 Fire Trap and 1 Ice Trap out at once (was 1 trap of any type). Since 2 November all traps share 1 cooldown of 30 seconds.
• Dismember (Crocolisk) now cuts healing by 25% for 6 seconds, with a cooldown of 15 seconds (was 50% for 10 seconds, every 6 seconds). Sonic Blast (Bat) and Mine! (Bird of Prey) are weaker, with longer cooldowns.
• Trueshot Aura now reaches the whole raid.
• Strider Kick now works while disarmed.
• A new Auto Attack/Auto Shot setting switches between the 2 for you, gamepad included.
• Pets now take Expertise and the higher of your melee or ranged crit.

The full kit is in our Hunter guide.

Mage: 8 changes

• Arcane Blast is redesigned with a cast time of 1.5 seconds. On 15 October each cast granted 15% of your Intellect as extra spell damage and raised the cost of the next Arcane Blast. Since the hotfixes of 29 to 31 October each stack grants 12% for 18 seconds.
• Arcane Wrath is a new 16-point gold talent: a cast of 3.5 seconds with damage close to Fireball's, plus damage as if you had 5% of your maximum mana as spell power.
• Missile Barrage becomes a 2-point talent, and Arcane Missiles hits can now trigger it. It moved to the 1st row on 15 October and to the 2nd row in the 29 October build.
• Critical Mass took up to 5 points for 10% crit on 15 October. Since the 29 October build it takes 3 points for 6%, and Incineration takes 5 points for 10% crit on Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast and Scorch. Fire Power is redesigned as a 3-point talent worth up to 12% Fire damage, and Fire Blast always adds a Heating Up charge.
• Ice Lance against frozen targets dropped to 200% more damage on 15 October (was 300%). Since the 29 October build it deals 300% more again, with a cooldown of 8 seconds.
• Frost Blast was a new level 24 spell on 15 October. The November 2 notes remove it.
• Cone of Cold slows the 1st 4 targets it hits by an extra 10%, for 3 seconds longer. Winter's Chill is redesigned around Cone of Cold and no longer adds crit chance.
• The hotfixes of 29 to 31 October make Ice Barrier raise your Frost damage by 15%, plus 5% while the shield holds. Winter's Chill now raises the damage of your next Cone of Cold by 20%.

The full kit is in our Mage guide.

Paladin: 8 changes

• Consecration's spell power per tick drops from 0.095 to 0.042.
• Righteous Fury's Holy threat rises from 60% to 90%.
• Seal of Righteousness no longer gains almost double the intended benefit from spell damage.
• Salvation, Mass Salvation and Revoke are removed in the November 2 notes, and so is Blessing of Light. Righteous Fury is trained at level 10 and raises all threat by 33%.
• Holy: a bug that gave Holy Shock 50% more damage against enemies through Infusion of Light is fixed.
• Protection: Shield Specialization now returns 4% mana (was 6%), and Reckoning stores a charge each time it triggers, for extra attacks on your next swing.
• Retribution: Champion of the Light adds 12/24/36/48/60% of your Intellect as spell damage over 5 ranks.
• The hotfixes of 29 to 31 October add 5 Paladin talents: Oath of Light, Boundless Light, Stoicism, Shieldsworn and Turn Evil.

The full kit is in our Paladin guide.

Priest: 9 changes

• Devouring Plague's cooldown drops from 1 minute to 24 seconds.
• Shadow Word: Death now has a cooldown of 18 seconds.
• Vampiric Embrace's cooldown drops from 1 minute to 30 seconds, and it can no longer be resisted.
• Dark Inspiration is a new row 4 talent: Mind Blast and a full Mind Flay raise your and your party's Spirit by 3 to 15% for 10 seconds.
• Devouring Contagion now spreads Devouring Plague to 2 targets; the bounce no longer costs mana or resets your cooldown.
• Power in Light now boosts Smite and Penance on targets with Holy Fire or Shadow Word: Pain. Twin Disciplines now covers Shadow Word: Death, Mind Flay, Starshards and Penance.
• Mental Strength now tops out at 10% Intellect (was 15%).
• Several Priests can now keep Renew on the same target.
• Since the hotfixes of 29 to 31 October Shadow Word: Death's backlash deals 30% of your maximum health when the target survives (was 10%).

The full kit is in our Priest guide.

Rogue: 1 changes

• Rogue gets fixes only in the 15 October notes, and Sap no longer triggers weapon procs.
• The November 2 notes add Shank at level 24, Poised at 18 and Death Mark as the 31-point talent.

The full kit is in our Rogue guide.

Shaman: 7 changes

• Grace of Air, Strength of Earth, Windfury and Flametongue totems now reach the whole raid.
• Chain Lightning costs about 35% less mana on all 4 ranks.
• The November 2 notes remove Lava Burst. Call of Thunder takes its place: 5% more critical strike chance for Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning.
• Elemental Mastery returned as the 31-point gold talent and is now named Lightning Mastery.
• Stormstrike now costs 8% of base mana (was 125 mana at every level). Its debuff is no longer used up when your spell does not land.
• Water Shield now triggers from any critical spell (was critical heals only). Mana Tide Totem gains a rank at level 38.
• Fire Nova deals less damage and costs much less mana.

The full kit is in our Shaman guide.

Warlock: 3 changes

• Shadow Mastery now adds 2/4/6/8/10% Shadow spell damage (was 1/2/3/4/5%).
• A bug that stopped Soul Link from being cast on your pet is fixed.
• Malediction is replaced by Grim Reach, +10/20% range on Affliction spells. Destructive Reach now adds 10/20% range to Destruction spells.

The full kit is in our Warlock guide.

Warrior: 4 changes

• Battle Shout now reaches the whole raid.
• Slam is no longer subject to spell pushback, and Overpower now works against much lower level enemies.
• Lingering Rage no longer stops health regeneration after combat. Shield Bash and Shield Slam no longer trigger Weaponmaster's Sword Specialization.
• Protection gets no changes in the 15 October notes. Since 2 November Defensive Stance threat is 80% (was 30%).

The full kit is in our Warrior guide.