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World of Warcraft: Midnight Hotfixes - May 22, 2026

  • Kaivax By Kaivax

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This post was originally published on the Battle.net forums by Kaivax from the Community Manager team.

May 22, 2026

Classes

  • Death Knight
    • Unholy
      • Resolved an issue causing Forbidden Ritual aura to remain permanently on the Death Knight.
  • Druid
    • Restoration
      • Reduced the number of sounds and visuals that play when using the talent Flourish with Tranquility.
  • Priest
    • Discipline
      • Master the Darkness can now be tracked in the cooldown manager.

Player versus Player

  • There is no longer a cap on the total number of Bloody Tokens a player may accumulate.
  • Resolved an issue that could prevent players from earning Slayer’s Rise Dominance while holding all bases.
  • Paladin
    • Protection
      • Fixed an issue where Guardian of the Forgotten Queen could not be interrupted by some crowd control effects as intended.

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