Blizzard applied a batch of hotfixes on March 9, 2026 that reduced honor from Training Grounds by 50% and adjusted the Personal Key to the Arcantina. The update focused on a handful of class fixes, PvP changes, item and profession corrections, and several user interface updates.
Patch Notes
Below are the key hotfix entries posted on March 9, 2026. The list highlights class fixes, an Arcantina key adjustment, PvP tuning, profession corrections, and UI icon updates.
- Classes
- Evoker
- Preservation
- Fixed an issue where Merithra’s Blessing would not consistently be stored into Stasis.
- Releasing Merithra’s Blessing from Stasis no longer consumes the proc for Merithra’s Blessing.
- Preservation
- Priest
- Discipline
- Corrected an issue where several talents and Mastery: Grace did not properly affect the healing of Plea.
- Discipline
- Shaman
- Restoration
- Corrected several issues where the bonus 50% value Healing Wave during Ascendance did not properly retain bonus healing modifiers from the Unleash Life talent.
- Restoration
- Evoker
- Items
- Personal Key to the Arcantina adjusted to have a 15-minute cooldown and only port to the Arcantina. Added a two-way portal to the Arcantina in Wayfarer’s Rest for players who have obtained the key.
- Player versus Player
- Honor gains from Training Grounds matches reduced by 50%.
- Silences and Disarms no longer incorrectly cause Root effects to be placed on diminishing returns.
- Increased the likelihood of Slayer’s Rise being chosen when queueing for random Epic Battlegrounds.
- Professions
- Patrons will no longer order Alchemy or Tailoring crafts that have a cooldown.
- Fixed an issue where the Prismatic Focusing Iris was doing less damage than intended.
- Fixed an issue causing the Primal Spore Binding to do less damage and healing than intended.
- User Interface
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- Glowing Moth minimap icon in Harandar updated to prevent confusion with treasure markers.
- Updated the icons for Misplaced Tome, Ranger’s Cache, Coalesced Light, and Dead Drop repeatable treasures in Eversong Woods.
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