World of Warcraft Hotfix Fixes Dance of Midnight’s Damage Reduction Bug

Blizzard fixed a bug affecting the Death Knight Apex talent Dance of Midnight. Ranks 2 and 3 were increasing damage taken instead of reducing it, leaving players with the opposite effect from the talent’s intended function.

The hotfix was deployed on Friday at about 12:30 p.m. PDT, according to Blizzard’s official forum post. The developer said the correction would also appear in its next hotfixes update.

For Death Knight players using Dance of Midnight, ranks 2 and 3 now provide their intended defensive benefit. The change addresses the talent’s damage-taken calculation rather than adding a broader class adjustment.

World of Warcraft: Midnight Patch Notes

This hotfix only affects Dance of Midnight Apex talent ranks 2 and 3. Those ranks now reduce damage taken as intended instead of increasing it.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Dance of Midnight Apex talent ranks 2 and 3 to incorrectly increase damage taken. They now decrease damage taken, as intended.

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World of Warcraft: Midnight

Developed by Blizzard Entertainment

The second of three announced expansions of the Worldsoul Saga.

Introducing Housing!
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Explore New and Reimagined Zones
The battle between the Light and the Void spans across four zones as you discover new allies and confront ancient enemies.
- Silvermoon City
- Eversong
- Zul'Aman
- Harandar
- Voidstorm

New Features and Improvements
As the Void invasion descends upon Quel'Thalas, an array of new features add more depth and improvements to our evolving world.
- Prey
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- Haranir
- Dungeons and Raids
- New and Returning Player Experience
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• Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
• Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
• Modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
• Release: 2026-03-02
• Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment

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