Blizzard published a set of midnight hotfixes on March 11, 2026 that center on Guardian Druid fixes and minor tuning while also touching other classes, dungeons, PvP, professions, and quest issues. At a glance, the update makes the global cooldown from Sundering Roar scale with haste and requires the ability to be used in Bear Form. Several Echo and Celestial Might interactions were corrected for damage and resource consumption. The patch also enables additional cooldowns to be tracked in the Cooldown Manager, reduces certain dungeon ability radii and damage, and increases Sparks of War drop rates for players in War Mode.
World of Warcraft – March 11, 2026 Hotfixes
These hotfixes are focused and largely bug fixes and tuning adjustments rather than broad class reworks. Guardian Druid receives the most attention with both functional fixes and UI/tracking updates. Dungeons receive targeted nerfs to specific mechanics. Other class and profession issues were fixed to address incorrect behavior and tracking.
Classes
- Druid
- Guardian
- The global cooldown incurred by Sundering Roar is now affected by haste.
- Sundering Roar requires Bear Form.
- Fixed an issue where Echo of Maul was not applying Vicious Brambles without Rank 4 of Wild Guardian.
- Fixed an issue where Vicious Brambles from Echo of Maul, Echo of Raze, and Echo of Ravage were dealing an incorrect amount of damage.
- Echo of Maul now casts with the correct delay.
- Fixed an issue where Raze and Ravage were dealing incorrect damage to secondary targets.
- Fixed an issue where Echoes of Maul, Raze or Ravage were consuming Ravage procs.
- Fixed an issue where extra casts of Maul, Raze or Ravage from Celestial Might were consuming Ravage procs.
- Fixed an issue where extra casts of Maul, Raze or Ravage from Celestial Might were consuming extra Rage with Killing Blow.
- Casts of Maul, Raze and Ravage from Celestial Might now respect damage increases from Killing Blow.
- Fixed an issue where Mangle was not generating additional Rage while Red Moon was active.
- Lunar Wrath should now be trackable via the Cooldown Manager.
- Moonfire cast by Galactic Guardian with Red Moon talented should now display the correct visual.
- Red Moon is now shown on enemy nameplates.
- Moonless Night now procs from casts echoed by Wild Guardian and Celestial Might.
- Restoration
- Dash, Tiger Dash, Forestwalk, Ursine Vigor, Matted Fur, and Frenzied Regeneration can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
- Wildstalker: Strategic Infusion, Bloodseeker Vines, and Root Network can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
- Keeper of the Grove: Power of Nature can now be tracked in the Cooldown Manager.
- Guardian
- Evoker
- Preservation
- Fixed an issue where players would sometimes accidentally consume 2 charges of Time Dilation.
- Preservation
- Monk
- Mistweaver
- Added Dance of the Wind and Transcendence to the cooldown manager.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Sheilun’s Gift from activating Courage of the White Tiger.
- Mistweaver
- Shaman
- Enhancement
- Totemic: Resolved an issue causing Sliptstream Sundering to benefit from Whirling Earth.
- Resolved an issue causing Slipstream Sundering to summon a Totem of Wrath.
- Enhancement
Dungeons
- The Blinding Vale
- Ziekket
- Fluorescent Outburst’s damage reduced by 50%.
- Lightbloom’s Essence movement speed reduced by 33%.
- Ziekket
- Murder Row
- Lithiel Cinderfury
- Felfire Core’s impact radius reduced to 8 yards (was 12 yards).
- Fingers of Gul’dan’s radius reduced to 6 yards (was 8 yards).
- Lithiel Cinderfury
- Voidscar Arena
- Protective Turtle should more reliably cast Shell Guard.
- Atroxus’ Lingering Poison now only effects players.
Items
- Increased the drop rates of Sparks of War in Eversong Woods, Zul’Aman, and Harandar while in War Mode.
Player versus Player
- Fixed an issue where the PvP combat dummies in Silvermoon City would not activate PvP talents.
- Due to an issue with the Shado-Pan Showdown map, we’ve temporarily changed this week’s Brawl to Temple of Hotmogu. Shado-Pan Showdown will return!
Professions
- Herbalism
- Vengeful Lashers that appear when gathering Wild herbalism nodes in Zul’Aman will now always drop herbs for the gathering herbalist. Your Perception stat will still contribute towards a chance to get even more herbs from them.
Quests
- Fixed a bug allowing players to damage other players in war mode on “Special Assignment: Push Back the Light.”
- Fixed an issue preventing players from turning in “A Boyhood Dream”, “Argent Call: The Trial of the Crypt”, and “Argent Call: The Noxious Blade” to Maxwell Tyrosus in Eastern Plaguelands.
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