WoW Forever patch notes 15 Oct: 34 changes

Each row paraphrases one line of Blizzard’s development notes for this post and links to it. Curated: quest-by-quest, audio and visual notes are not listed.

• 15 OctA new tutorial for new players and an Auto Attack/Auto Shot setting for Hunters.NewEveryoneBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctWands and Auto Shot need 0.5 seconds standing still before they fire.NerfEveryoneBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctHorde are no longer welcome in Dalaran; dungeon access is unaffected.NerfEveryoneBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctBattleground Marks of Honor stack to 30 (was 20).Quality of lifePvPBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctEndurance now gives 2% critical damage and healing (was 1% hit chance).Direction not statedTaurenBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctPlainsrunning also gives 3% mounted speed but needs real movement to stay on.BuffTaurenBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctCultivation cooldown is 15 minutes (was 60); War Stomp 90 seconds (was 2 minutes).BuffTaurenBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctMace Specialization is replaced by Earth Fury: 2% critical damage and healing.Direction not statedDwarfBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctFind Treasure can also turn up extra items in most chests.BuffDwarfBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctWind Blessed haste is 3% (was 1%); Walk on Air cooldown is 90 seconds (was 2 minutes).BuffSkyborneBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctSkysight and Read Leyline can be cast while moving; Read Leyline lasts at least 30 seconds.Quality of lifeSkyborneBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctSword Specialization is replaced by Ruthless: 2% critical strike chance.Direction not statedHumanBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctAxe Specialization is replaced by Savage: 1% critical strike chance.Direction not statedOrcBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctBlood Fury cooldown is 3 minutes (was 2); Shatter Curse now dispels Curses and Banes.Direction not statedOrcBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctTouch of the Grave proc chance and cooldown were adjusted to be more consistent.Direction not statedUndeadBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctEureka! is an 8-second buff with no charges and now also boosts Power Word: Shield.Direction not statedGnomeBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctQuickness movement speed now stacks with other speed increases.BuffNight ElfBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctRegeneration health bonuses are 20% (was 10%).BuffTrollBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctShred rank 1 is learned at level 20 (was 22).BuffDruidBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctMoonkin Aura and Leader of the Pack are raid-wide and affect only critical strike chance.Direction not statedDruidBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctFire traps scale with Attack Power; one Fire and one Ice trap can be active together.BuffHunterBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctPet Dismember healing reduction is 25% (was 50%); Sonic Blast cast slow is 30% (was 60%).NerfHunterBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctNew spell Frost Blast at level 24: a 1.5-second cast that deals damage and slows by 40%.NewMageBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctArcane Blast is redesigned and Arcane Wrath is a new 16-point talent.NewMageBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctIce Lance bonus against frozen targets is 200% (was 300%).NerfMageBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctBlessing of Salvation becomes Salvation, and Paladins learn Revoke to remove it.Direction not statedPaladinBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctConsecration spell power coefficient is 0.042 per tick (was 0.095).NerfPaladinBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctRighteous Fury Holy threat increase is 90% (was 60%).BuffPaladinBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctDevouring Plague cooldown is 24 seconds (was 1 minute); Shadow Word: Death 18 seconds (was 12).Direction not statedPriestBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctChain Lightning costs about 35% less Mana; Fire Nova damage and cost are cut.Direction not statedShamanBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctGrace of Air, Strength of Earth, Windfury and Flametongue Totems are raid-wide.BuffShamanBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctElemental Mastery returns as a 31-point talent; Call of Thunder is removed.Direction not statedShamanBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctShadow Mastery gives 2% to 10% Shadow damage (was 1% to 5%).BuffWarlockBetaBlizzard ↗
• 15 OctBattle Shout is raid-wide and Slam is no longer subject to spell pushback.BuffWarriorBetaBlizzard ↗

• Blizzard · WoW Forever Beta Development Notes ↗ — The four “new build” posts of Sep 24, Oct 1, Oct 8 and Oct 15, the racial pass of Oct 26 and its Oct 27 additions, and the final Nov 2 update (thread titled “Updated November 2”); read 2026-11-04.
• Warcraft Wiki · Public client builds (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗ — Forever Beta client 1.60.1, build 70532, dated 2026-10-20; Blizzard’s own posts state no build number; read 2026-11-04.

Beta numbers, read on 4 Nov from before launch on 4 Nov— they can differ from the live game.