[2023] WoW Hotfixes - Updated May 22

Hey all! Here are today’s hotfixes.

May 17, 2023

Achievements

• The achievement Slow and Steady Wins the Race now correctly checks to see if you actually purchased treats for the racer that won before awarding credit.
• Fixed an issue where Obsidian Aspectral Earthstone would not be rewarded upon completing Dragonflight Season 2 Hero.

Classes

• Evoker
  • Devastation
    • Fixed an issue causing Pyre to fail to deal damage if the target moved out of line of sight after the spell was cast.
• Paladin
  • Protection
    • Fixed an issue where Gift of the Golden Val’kyr would not correctly extend the duration of Guardian of Ancient Kings when overridden by Glyph of the Queen.
    • Removed the increase to auto-attack range from Crusader’s Reprieve for Protection only.
      • Developers’ notes: This was causing clarity issues with stationary bosses, where a player might be able to attack the boss while the boss thought the player was out of range.
• Warlock
  • Demonology
    • Fixed an issue where Imp Gang Bosses would not spawn on Magmorax’s platform.
  • Destruction
    • Fixed an issue where Channel Demonfire would not be usable after being resurrected before Immolate expires.

Dungeons and Raids

• Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
  • Colossal Draconic Golem no longer has a visible ‘True Sight’ aura but retains its ability to detect invisible units.
  • Echo of Neltharion
    • Fixed an issue where players could get stuck with Sundered Reality during phase 3 of the encounter.
• Mythic+

  • Brackenhide Hollow

    • Fixed an issue that caused Shoot used by Rotbow Gnolls to inflict more damage than intended.
    • Gutshot
      • Fixed an issue that could cause the encounter to reset if Gutshot wasn’t attacked for long periods of time.

  • Halls of Infusion

    • Fixed an issue where Khajin the Unyielding’s Hailstorm, Gulping Goliath’s Overpowering Croak, and Primal Tsunami’s Tempest’s Fury could target player pets.

  • Neltharion’s Lair

    • Fixed an issue where Dargrul’s Crystal Spikes could target player pets.

  • Neltharus

    • Fixed an issue where Forgemaster Gorek’s Forgestorm, Forgemaster Gorek’s Blazing Eruption, Forgemaster Gorek’s Blazing Hammer, and Magmatusk’s Magma Eruption could target player pets.
    • Qalashi Warden should no longer using Blazing Slash simultaneously.

  • The Underrot

    • Fixed an issue where Crawmaw the Infested’s Tantrum, Sporecaller Zancha’s Festering Harvest, Living Rot’s Foul Sludge, and Blood Tick’s Blood Burst could target player pets.

  • Vortex Pinnacle

    • Fixed an issue where Minister of Air’s Overload Grounding Field could target player pets.

Items and Rewards

• Ashkandur, Fall of the Brotherhood now sheathes closer to the center of the player’s back.
• After logging out and back in, off-hand items will now correctly count towards a character/account’s peak (used to determine the threshold for upgrade discounts) on off-hand items (including shields) for Paladins and Shaman.

Player versus Player

• Classes
  • Mage
    • Fire
      • Fixed a bug that caused Ignite to deal increased damage when spread while using the Glass Cannon PvP Talent.

Quests

• Reputation gains from Zaralek Cavern will now be correctly boosted by the Sign of the Emissary from the ongoing World Quest event.
• “I Need… a Tailor” will no longer consume all Vibrant Wildercloth Bolts in a player’s inventory on turn-in.