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WoW Forever Hotfixes Nov 9 and 10: What Changed
Blizzard's hotfix notes for World of Warcraft: Forever (WoW Forever) list two new days of changes: November 9 (dungeon kill XP up 50%, lower zone crowding, Drowned City fixes) and November 10 (gold on most quests from level 48, class tuning, auction house deposit cut to 1 copper), as of November 10, 2026.
Quick answer: The November 10 notes, added that evening Pacific time, change Hunters, Shamans and Warlocks, set a 1 copper minimum auction deposit and add gold to most quests of level 48 and higher. The November 9 notes raised dungeon enemy XP by 50% and lowered player numbers in crowded zones.
Related: patch notes, dungeon XP hotfix, gold at level 60 and auction house deposit and fees.
Key facts
- Source: Blizzard's forum thread "WoW: Forever Hotfixes - November 10, 2026", a running list of notes
- Added: November 9 notes at about 8:23 p.m. PST, November 10 notes at about 7:27 p.m. PST
- Only the auction house items are marked "with realm restarts"
What did the November 10 hotfix change?
- Auction house: minimum deposit is 1 copper (was 1 silver); unread mail no longer wrongly shows as from the Stormwind Auction House; some mail that arrived in about 2 minutes now takes the intended 60 minutes.
- Quests: most quests of level 48 and higher now also reward gold. Blizzard's note says Forever does not include the level 60 XP-to-gold conversion, and that repeatable, already valuable and trivial quests were not changed.
- Hunter: pet health is 115% of normal (a bug gave 150%); Arcane Shot and Summon Hawk cost 11% of base mana at every rank; the Hawk's melee damage is up about 80%.
- Shaman: weapon imbues and weapon totems now work together (Windfury Weapon and Windfury Totem), and Enhancement was reworked. See the Enhancement Shaman breakdown.
- Warlock: Imp, Voidwalker, Incubus and Succubus health up about 15%; Affliction's Wrack and Soul Siphon changed. See the Affliction breakdown.
- Items and NPCs: all racial vendor mounts are now Bind-on-Pickup; Iron Grenades cost 1 silver 25 copper at vendors (was 5 silver); Shatterspear Trolls no longer give XP.
What did the November 9 hotfix change?
- Dungeons: experience for all enemy kills in dungeons increased by 50%. The Drowned City creatures were doing about 30% more damage than intended, now fixed, and the Deathless Marrow encounter was made easier (creature health down 25%, among other cuts).
- World: player population lowered in zones with significant congestion, a bigger change on the PvP ruleset, according to the developers' note.
- Warlock: completing "Summon Felsteed" now grants the riding skill; if you finished it earlier, Blizzard says summoning the Felsteed once grants Apprentice riding.
- Quests and items: "Croaky's Head" and "Elmpaw's Head" are now available to everyone in a party, and Waylaid Crates and Craftsman's Writs drop inside dungeons.
Does the class tuning match Blizzard's November 6 plan?
Blizzard's November 6 post planned pet and Voidwalker durability, Affliction DoTs next to Wrack, and Enhancement Strength. The November 10 notes change all three areas but do not say they carry out that plan; see class tuning November 10.
What are players saying?
Player-reported, not Blizzard statements: a thread titled "Nerf Shaman....for no actual reason", started after the November 10 notes, had about 150 posts when checked, and "Warlock Unplayable?", started earlier that day, about 220. Read these as opinions.
What is not confirmed yet
- Whether each change is already active on every realm and ruleset; only the auction house changes mention realm restarts.
How can the Lore Forever add-on and Willo help with hotfix news?
Willo can answer a question like "what changed for my class" out loud while you play. She can be wrong and is not official: Blizzard's notes are the source of truth. Willo is free to start with 50 answers a day and is a separate companion app for Windows 10 or 11 and Apple Silicon Macs (macOS 12 or later), per her page, so check it for your system. The free Lore Forever add-on tells the stories behind quests and zones, has no internet access and uses generated voices for narration. Both are fan-made and not affiliated with Blizzard.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a WoW Forever hotfix today?
Blizzard's thread has notes dated November 10, added that evening Pacific time, and November 9.
Did dungeon XP change?
Yes. The November 9 notes say experience for all enemy kills in dungeons increased by 50%.
Do quests give gold at level 60 now?
Most quests of level 48 and higher now also reward gold, per the November 10 notes.
What is the auction house deposit now?
The minimum deposit is 1 copper, was 1 silver, per the November 10 notes.
Were hunter pets nerfed?
Blizzard says pets wrongly had 150% health and now have 115%; it also changed Arcane Shot and Summon Hawk costs.
Sources
Reviewed November 10, 2026. Lore Forever and Willo are fan-made and are not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.