WoW Forever November 9 Hotfixes: The Drowned City Damage Nerfed 30%, Mage Clearcasting & 8-Class Overhaul
Blizzard's massive November 9, 2026 hotfix rollup slashes creature damage in The Drowned City by 30%, tones down the Deathless Marrow encounter, fixes Mage Clearcasting and Arcane Concentration triggers, enables Waylaid Crates in dungeons, and resolves 15 quest bugs.
Blizzard Entertainment has published the comprehensive November 9, 2026 hotfix notes for World of Warcraft: Forever, delivering sweeping mechanical fixes across eight playable classes, a major tuning pass on the new level 35–40 dungeon The Drowned City, dungeon Waylaid Crate drop fixes, and 15 open-world quest repairs.
The Drowned City & Deathless Marrow: Major Dungeon Tuning
Adventurers pushing into the mid-30s bracket over launch weekend discovered that The Drowned City—one of WoW Forever's signature new dungeons—was punishing tank and healer groups far harder than intended. Blizzard confirmed that a bug was causing creatures throughout the instance to deal roughly 30% more damage than designed.
In addition to fixing the 30% baseline damage bug, developers deployed four targeted nerfs to the Deathless Marrow boss encounter inside The Drowned City, alongside loot and lockout fixes across Alcaz Prison, Blackfathom Deeps, Blackrock Depths, The Shaper's Terrace, and Stratholme.
Eight-Class Mechanical Fixes: Mage Clearcasting, Feral Druids & Warlock Mounts
The November 9 update resolves critical talent, spell proc, and Cooldown Manager issues across nearly every class roster:
Waylaid Crates in Dungeons, Un'Goro Diemetradons & 15 Quest Repairs
Rounding out the patch, Blizzard fixed a bug that prevented Waylaid Crates and Craftsman's Writs from dropping inside dungeons—a huge boon for groups combining the new +50% dungeon enemy XP buff with reputation and profession progression. Nifty Stopwatch no longer shares a cooldown with Sprint, Blink, or Dash, Young Diemetradons in Un'Goro Crater now spawn at levels 51–52 instead of level 58, and 15 quests—including party-shared drops for 'The Monster Surfaces', 'Croaky's Head', and 'Elmpaw's Head'—have been repaired.