Ruby Life Pools: change history

1. Oct 6, 2026WoW Retail Hotfixes: October 6, 2026Adjust 14Fix 3Official notes ↗
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   Addressed an issue where Blazebound Destroyers or Primalist Flamedancers could fail to contribute towards enemy forces if no player was on their threat table when they finished their death sequence.

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   Addressed an issue where Blazebound Destroyers or Primalist Flamedancers could fail to contribute towards enemy forces if no player was on their threat table when they finished their death sequence.

   • Developers' notes: A known side-effect of this change is that these creatures will no longer display their contribution towards enemy forces on their tooltip in the default UI.
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   Fixed an issue where the Radiant Drake entrance-return NPC did not appear in Mythic+ after defeating the final boss.

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   Fixed an issue where the Radiant Drake entrance-return NPC did not appear in Mythic+ after defeating the final boss.

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   Replaced the Flashfrost Chillweaver nearest to Defier Draghar with a Deepstone Earthshaper, and moved one of the preceding Earthbound Guardians next to this creature.

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   Replaced the Flashfrost Chillweaver nearest to Defier Draghar with a Deepstone Earthshaper, and moved one of the preceding Earthbound Guardians next to this creature.

   • Adjusted enemy forces requirement to keep routing the same as before.
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   Deepstone Earthshaper's health reduced by 8%, and Techtonic Strikes damage vulnerability reduced to 25% (was 35%).

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   Deepstone Earthshaper's health reduced by 8%, and Techtonic Strikes damage vulnerability reduced to 25% (was 35%).

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   Flashfrost Chillweaver's health reduced by 10%.

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   Flashfrost Chillweaver's health reduced by 10%.

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   Primalist Cinderweaver's Living Bomb periodic damage and explosion damage reduced by 10%.

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   Primalist Cinderweaver's Living Bomb periodic damage and explosion damage reduced by 10%.

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   Thunderhead and Flamegullet

   Fixed an issue where certain abilities could cause their breath spells to cancel unexpectedly.

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   Fixed an issue where certain abilities could cause their breath spells to cancel unexpectedly.

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   Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein

   Addressed an issue where Ekhart could target an unexpected player with Stormslam.

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   Addressed an issue where Ekhart could target an unexpected player with Stormslam.

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   Melidrussa Chillworn

   Hailburst cast time increased to 3 seconds (was 2 seconds).

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   Hailburst cast time increased to 3 seconds (was 2 seconds).

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   Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein · Flaming Embers

   Reduced radius of each ember to 5 yards (was 7 yards).

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   Reduced radius of each ember to 5 yards (was 7 yards).

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   Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein · Flaming Embers

   Reduced amount of randomness in the spawn pattern.

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   Reduced amount of randomness in the spawn pattern.

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   Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein

   Kyrakka no longer immediately begins casting after she lands for the final phase of the encounter, allowing for her to be repositioned.

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   Kyrakka no longer immediately begins casting after she lands for the final phase of the encounter, allowing for her to be repositioned

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   Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein

   Increased the movement speed of Kyrakka after she lands for the final phase of the encounter.

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   Increased the movement speed of Kyrakka after she lands for the final phase of the encounter

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   Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein

   Addressed an issue where Kyrakka could melee attack unexpected targets after landing for the final phase.

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   Addressed an issue where Kyrakka could melee attack unexpected targets after landing for the final phase

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   Flashfrost Chillweaver

   Ice Shield precast visual visibility improved.

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   Ice Shield precast visual visibility improved.

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   Earthbound Guardian

   Multiple applications of the Earthbound's Imprint debuff can no longer overlap.

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   Multiple applications of the Earthbound's Imprint debuff can no longer overlap.

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   Thunderhead

   Fixed an issue where Electrical Discharge would sometimes fail to hit players.

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   Fixed an issue where Electrical Discharge would sometimes fail to hit players.

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