WoW Retail Hotfixes: October 20, 2026: what changed
WoW Retail Hotfixes: October 20, 2026 includes 73 adjustments and 27 fixes.
Who this matters to
PvP players
October 20 uncaps Conquest and Bloody Tokens, adds the Spoils of War buff (Conquest gains up 50%, Honor gains up 40% in Battlegrounds and Arenas) and puts the Venomous Equipment Chest on sale at the conquest quartermaster, Irissa Bloodstar.
Labyrinth and Delves players
October 20 extends Fabled: Let Me Solo Him: Kindo'jan to the week of October 27 and fixes the "Fools and Curses" scenario and Spirit Conduit Loa powers working during Kindo'jan's fight. October 16 fixed Valeera's Stagger, group scaling and Sha'kuro's Soul Storm.
Gearing players
October 20 uncaps Mistcrests, makes Ascendant Venomstones available after "Ascending with Venomstones", lets Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art glove enchantments go on Warbound Until Equipped items and stops Kith'ix's armor Void Eruption hitting targets you aren't fighting.
All 100 changes
Achievements
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The availability of Fabled: Let Me Solo Him: Kindo'jan has been extended and can now be earned until weekly maintenance during the week of October 27.
Labyrinth
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Fixed an issue that could sometimes prevent the "Fools and Curses" scenario from completing.
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Fixed an issue where Spirit Conduit Loa powers could be used during Kindo'jan's fight.
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Mistcrests are now uncapped.
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Ascendant Venomstones are now available after completing the quest "Ascending with Venomstones".
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The Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art glove enchantments can now be applied to Warbound Until Equipped items.
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The Void Eruption effect on Kith'ix's armor pieces can no longer hit targets you aren't in combat with.
Player versus Player
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Conquest and Bloody Tokens are now uncapped.
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The Spoils of War buff is now available – Conquest gains increased by 50% and Honor gains increased by 40% in Battlegrounds and Arenas.
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The Venomous Equipment Chest is now available for purchase from the conquest quartermaster, Irissa Bloodstar.
Quests
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The furbolgs required for the quest "Not Quite Nalorakk" have returned from their hibernation.
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Fixed an issue where spending Nebulous Voidcores on non-raid sources would not grant credit towards completing the "A Nebulous Endeavour" tutorial quest. This objective will be completed the next time a character spends a Nebulous Voidcore on any Season 2 bonus roll source.
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Resolved an issue where the Skardyn Behemoth could become unattackable, preventing completion of "Draw Its Ire."
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Fixed an issue that prevented the completion of the Voidstorm quest "To Be Changed".
Murder Row
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Added a visual indicating the safe zone of a barrel during Murder in a Row.
- Developers' notes: Recently, we addressed an issue where Zaen Bladesorrow's Murder in a Row could incorrectly assign a player's safe spot to a barrel they weren't hiding behind. With the fix, players must stand closer to a barrel to be protected. To better communicate this change, each barrel will now have a visual indicator showing the radius of the safe area players need to hide behind a barrel during Murder in a Row.
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Fixed an issue where the achievement Watch Out Behind You was unable to be completed by raid groups larger than 20 players.
Labyrinth and Delves
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Fixed an issue with the "Returning the Bounty" scenario in Jan'alai's Refuge that would occasionally prevent the Pit Boss from spawning in the labyrinth.
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Fixed an issue that caused Valeera's Stagger to not function when there was a healer present in the delve or labyrinth.
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Fixed an issue that caused the Scar of Kathra'natir damage over time effect to deal more damage to Valeera than intended.
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Fixed a rare issue that could cause players to fall through the map in The Speaker's Chamber area of The Labyrinth of Kindo'jan.
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The Loa-Blessed Wayfarer mount and Loa-Blessed Victory toy are now granted after completing the labyrinth by speaking with Kinduru if they were forgotten to be looted from the Ancestral Bounty chest before leaving.
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Fixed an issue where some creatures and bosses scaled their health and damage values higher than intended when playing in a group.
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Fixed an issue where Sha'kuro's Soul Storm could be interrupted before all Unfortunate Souls were defeated, negating the damage window gained from the stun.
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Fixed an issue where L00T RAID-R Mini could only be used once while inside The Labyrinth of Kindo'jan.
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Fixed an issue where faction-specific mounts were hidden from the Mount Journal on characters of the opposite faction.
Labyrinth
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Fixed an issue where Sullied Revenant and Sha'Kuro's health would not reset properly when failing the encounter.
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Impressive Treasure Chest, Impressive Treasure Pile, and Impressive Treasure Trove now require level 80 to loot (was 90).
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Scenario bosses should now properly give credit if defeated a second time on the same run.
Quests
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Battle for Azeroth quests should no longer be appearing on the quest logs of characters that didn't complete them when outside of Battle for Azeroth content.
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Fixed an issue where quest NPCs weren't available to turn in "De Legend of de Hash'ey" in Zul'Aman.
Aqir Invasions
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Fixed an issue where the final boss of the invasion was not properly randomizing between the three different types.
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Fixed an issue causing Rebirth in Bear Form to have an incorrect mana cost.
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Fixed an issue preventing the Bear Form version of Heart of the Wild from being cast.
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Fixed an issue causing Persistence to grant an incorrect amount of armor.
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Fixed an issue where Nature's Bounty could cause Abundance to fall off the Druid early.
Delves
History · 8 patches →Source line
Dundun has returned and hides within Bountiful delves once again. May you revel in his radiant prosperity!
Labyrinth
History · 2 patches →Source line
Fixed an issue where the kill credit for a boss may not register if it was the second time the boss had to be defeated in the same Labyrinth run.
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Fixed an issue where the Kindo'jan encounter would fail to successfully complete when Kindo'jan reached 1 health.
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Fixed an issue in the "Returning the Bounty" scenario that could sometimes prevent the initial bag interaction from being completable.
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Fixed an issue in the "Returning the Bounty" scenario where Hording Looters could sometimes stop spawning.
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Fixed an issue where Ancient Hash'ey Battle Arts enchantment effects can trigger outside of delves and The Labyrinth of Kindo'jan.
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Increased the maximum item level for the Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art enchantment to 344 (was 334).
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Players can no longer cleanse Cursed Energy in the "Fools and Curses" scenario.
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Enemies in Halazzi's Lair no longer spawn within the walls.
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Characters can no longer fall through the terrain when respawning in Nalorakk's Rest.
Quests
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Ancient Foes in the Vaults of Atal'Utek will now properly reward Primordial Venom Motes to players who defeat them while in raid groups.
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Fixed issue where NPCs in Amani'Zar Village weren't visible during the quest "De Legend of de Hash'ey".
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Piercing Hiss damage reduced by 25%.
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Piercing Hiss cooldown increased by 10%.
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Health reduced by 9%.
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Health reduced by 6%.
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Paralyzing Shot periodic damage reduced by 20%.
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Paralyzing Shot duration reduced to 14 seconds (was 20 seconds).
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Blood Sacrifice healing absorb reduced by 12%.
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Rattle periodic damage reduced by 25%.
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Evolve now has a more prominent visual effect during channel.
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Health reduced by 5%.
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Health reduced by 21%.
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Health reduced by 25%.
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Venom Burst damage reduced by 50%.
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Carrion Burst periodic damage reduced by 10%.
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Axegrinder periodic damage reduced by 15%.
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Fire Bomb damage reduced by 33%.
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Earthbound's Imprint impact damage reduced by 21%.
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Earthbound's Imprint periodic damage reduced by 13%.
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Health reduced by 27%.
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Living Bomb debuff can now be dispelled and the explosion damage will not occur when dispelled.
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Thunderous Stomp damage reduced by 18%.
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Tempest Stormshield absorb percentage of maximum health reduced to 15% (was 20%).
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Infused Whelp's Cold Claws cooldown increased.
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Blazebound Firestorm health reduced by 12.5%.
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Blazebound Firestorm's Inferno impact damage reduced by 18%.
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Blazebound Firestorm's periodic damage reduced by 14%.
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Spark Step damage reduced by 25%.
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Reduced health by 11%.
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Spouting Floret periodic damage reduced by 16%.
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Belch Sore damage reduced by 16%.
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Reduced the number of Belch Sore projectiles per tick to 3 (was 5).
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Light Bolt Volley damage reduced by 16%.
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Lightfire periodic damage reduced by 15%.
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Pulverizing Strikes damage reduced by 12%.
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Lightspawn Lasher health reduced by 10%.
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Lightspore Shot damage reduced by 16%.
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Oozing Xylem damage reduced by 16%.
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Vicious Regrowth haste and damage buff reduced to 20% (was 30%).
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Increased the time for Sszorak to reach 100 rage by 5 seconds on Mythic difficulty.
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The initial total number of orbs that spawn during Toxic Deluge in Phase 1 reduced to 8 on Mythic difficulty (was 10).
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The number of Virulent Mutations that spawn in Phase 1 reduced to 4 on Mythic difficulty (was 5).
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Virulent Mutation and Mutagenic Venom radius reduced to 6 yards (was 8 yards).
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The number of players Dreadmarch targets reduced to 3 on Mythic difficulty (was 4).
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Manifestations of Dread now immediately display their red glow visuals to their fixated target the moment they began fixating on all difficulties.
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Manifestations of Dread now despawn if their fixated target dies instead of re-fixating on a new player on all difficulties.
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Increased the angle Manifestations of Dread are detected and stunned by 10 degrees on all difficulties.
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Eternal Nightfall cast time increased by 2 seconds on all difficulties.
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Savage Leap cooldown increased by 25%.
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Insidious Aura channel duration reduced to 8 seconds (was 10 seconds).
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Brutal Slams damage increase per slam reduced to 8% (was 10%).
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Poison Splash periodic damage reduced by 11%.
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Toxic Aura periodic damage reduced by 20%.
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Condensed Mass periodic damage reduced by 20%.
Structured by Nerf Radar from the official notes (parsed automatically and reviewed by hand). Blizzard's living hotfix article for the October content update (article 24307310), as fetched; Classic sections are skipped. Supersedes wowr-2026-10-16: same article, retitled "Hotfixes: October 20, 2026" with an October 20 section (16 lines) added on top; the October 16 and earlier sections are unchanged. Its October 13-15 sections were moved here from the older article 24296142 (published as wowr-2026-10-15, kept as a snapshot). Source: worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com · fetched Oct 20, 2026.