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WoW Forever Beta Patch Notes, October 8: City of Dalaran, Dungeon XP, and Rage Fixes

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The October 8 WoW Forever beta build opens the City of Dalaran dungeon and raises dungeon kill experience by about 20%.

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October 8 Beta Changes at a Glance14 rows

  • DungeonsCity of Dalaran dungeon now open for testingGuide: City of Dalaran
  • Dungeon XPKill XP in dungeons up about 20%Guide: Dungeon XP
  • Party XPKill XP set by your own level, not the group's highestGuide: Dungeon XP changes
  • RageRage from damage taken fixed; more Rage for most Warriors and DruidsGuide: Warrior
  • LegacyEvery beta player gets the Legacy Challenge, 16 points; respec costs 1sGuide: Legacy
  • DruidBear threat bonus 50% (was 30%); Thorns ratio 6% (was 13.3%)Guide: Druid
  • PaladinRetribution Aura ratio 6% (was 13.3%); Reckoning 1.5 sec cooldownGuide: Paladin
  • PriestPenance damage and healing reduced; rank 1 mana cost up 50%Guide: Priest
  • HunterExpose Prey lasts 10 sec (was 5); Disengage threat drop doubledGuide: Hunter
  • WarriorDeep Wounds required for Impale again; Last Stand health fixedGuide: Arms Warrior
  • PvPCritical strikes no longer reduced in PvPGuide: PvP
  • Cooldown ManagerAll classes, racials and trinkets supportedGuide: Cooldown Manager
  • Voice chatDiscord Voice option; Group Finder posts can set a voice modeGuide: Systems
  • QuestsDesolace Gelkis and Magram quests need level 35 (was 30)Guide: Quests

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  1. Blizzard Entertainment (Kaivax, official forums)Main sourceWoW Forever Beta Development Notes, October 8
  2. Blizzard Entertainment (Kaivax, official forums)Beta Realm Maintenance - October 8
  3. Blizzard Entertainment (Aggrend, official forums)The WoW: Forever Podcast: Episode 3 - Dive Into Dungeons With Devs
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It also fixes party XP and Rage, gives every tester the Legacy Challenge, and tunes eight of the nine classes.

Blizzard posted the October 8 beta development notes at 21:32 UTC, after maintenance that began at 9 a.m. PDT. The build opens the City of Dalaran dungeon, raises dungeon kill experience by about 20%, and fixes how party XP and Rage are calculated. Eight of the nine classes get tuning; Rogue gets none.

Everything below is a beta change in the October 8 build, and Blizzard confirms it. It can still change before the November 4 launch. The October 1 patch notes cover the build before this one.

WoW Forever beta loading screen for the City of Dalaran, a violet sketch of spired towers and domed rooftops

The City of Dalaran loading screen. The dungeon opened for testing in the October 8 build.
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City of Dalaran and Dungeon XP

The October 8 notes put one line in bold: "Now available for testing: the new City of Dalaran dungeon."Blizzard: WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, October 8, checked Oct 9, 2026. It is the levels 28 to 33 dungeon under the rebuilt mage city, and it was missing from the October 1 access list.

Our City of Dalaran guide covers the faction entrances, the Horde Sewer Key chain, bosses, and loot.

Experience from killing creatures in dungeons rises by about 20%. Blizzard also fixed party experience. Until this build, the kill penalty for low-level enemies used the highest-level member of your group. Now it uses your own level, as Classic Era did.

Blizzard, October 8 development notes

We believe the combination of these two changes will dramatically increase experience earned in dungeons for most players.

One rule stays: if anyone in the party is far above the enemy's level, nobody gets experience. Josh Greenfield explains why dungeons still won't beat questing in our podcast Episode 3 story. The dungeon XP page tracks every change build to build.

Rage Fixes for Warriors and Druids

Blizzard fixed three bugs in how Rage is earned from taking damage. The notes say "the typical Warrior or Druid should be gaining more Rage from taking damage."Blizzard: WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, October 8, Classes, checked Oct 9, 2026.

  • Rage used your own health, not the creature's. Fixed.
  • Crits and crushing blows now give their full extra Rage.
  • Damage absorbs are ignored when Rage is calculated.

Rage was also balanced around Warriors with 50% armor, a tank value. Blizzard now balances it on 20% to 40% armor by level, which fits questing Warriors.

Looting, Pulls and Forsaken

The notes include two general fixes and one Forsaken-specific fix. Creatures that dropped no loot can be interacted with again, as in Classic. A bug that caused unintended long-distance pulls is fixed, which matters in dungeon groups. And Forsaken characters can again use Will of the Forsaken while asleep or charmed, a fix PvP players will feel.

See the Forsaken guide.

Class Changes

Druid

  • Mana Potions work in Bear, Dire Bear and Cat Form.
  • Crit Rage bonus: 100% more Rage (was 75%).
  • base damage back to Vanilla; ratio 6% (was 13.3%).
  • Cat Form no longer lowers your maximum health.
  • Bear and Dire Bear threat bonus: 50% (was 30%).
  • Demoralizing Roar now generates threat.
  • Wrath ranks 1-5 rescaled; new ranks always upgrade.
  • Feral: Predatory Instincts renamed Natural Instinct.
  • Natural Instinct adds 12/25% of Intellect as healing.
  • Feral: Shifting Power unusable at full Energy.
  • Feral: Thick Hide now works when you swap gear shifted.

Fewer effects now override your form. Blizzard wants other players to see which form a Druid is in. Noggenfogger Elixir still transforms you, because it lets you breathe underwater.

Open the Druid guide

Hunter

  • Disengage threat reduction now doubled, as intended.
  • Pets no longer regain health repeatedly when low.
  • Beast Mastery: Unleashed Fury now raises pet damage.
  • Marksmanship: Improved Concussive Shot proc chance fixed.
  • Survival: Improved Wing Clip proc chance fixed.
  • Survival: lasts 10 sec (was 5).
  • Survival: Entrapment now has diminishing returns.
  • Survival: Entrapment triggers only on Frost Trap's first activation.

Open the Hunter guide

Mage

Open the Mage guide

Paladin

  • uses the Paladin's spell power now.
  • Retribution Aura base damage cut about 33%.
  • Retribution Aura spell power ratio: 6% (was 13.3%).
  • Protection: Reckoning has a 1.5 second internal cooldown.
  • Protection: Seal of Fury mana needs Improved Seal of Fury.
  • Seal of Fury and Shield Specialization mana returns: no threat.

Open the Paladin guide

Priest

  • Smite ranks 1-4 rescaled.
  • Lesser Heal and Heal low ranks rescaled.
  • Discipline: damage and healing reduced.
  • Penance rank 1 mana cost up 50%.
  • Penance ranks 2 and 4 heal more.

Penance was being treated as a 3-second channel instead of a 2-second one. Blizzard says the changes bring it "more in line with powerful spells that have a cooldown."

Open the Priest guide

Shaman

Open the Shaman guide

Warlock

  • Your pet is stunned while you summon another.
  • Shadow Bolt ranks 1-4 rescaled.
  • Demonology: Demonic Brand high threat only on Shadow damage.

Open the Warlock guide

Warrior

  • Demoralizing Shout now generates threat.
  • Arms: is required for Impale again.
  • Arms: Deep Wounds no longer scales with off-hand attack power.
  • Protection: grants the right health.

Open the Warrior guide

Legacy, Cooldown Manager and Gamepad

Every beta player now has the Legacy Challenge completed, which awards 16 Legacy Points for testing. The cheapest Legacy talent respec costs 1 silver, and the price drops by one respec per hour; Blizzard says that rule is beta only. Our Legacy guide and Legacy planner explain the system.

The Cooldown Manager now supports all classes, racial abilities and trinkets. Consumables come in a later patch. Gamepad support gets edit mode for the Gamepad Action Bar and layouts saved per UI type. Your old Gamepad Action Bar options do not carry over: set them again in edit mode.

Items, PvP and Professions

  • Wolfshead Helm: shifting power grants 5 extra Energy.
  • Several dungeon quest rewards drop from Rare to Uncommon.
  • Truthseeker's Bow now requires level 40.
  • Booty Bay Bruiser's Buckshot no longer knocks back.
  • Desolace Gelkis and Magram rewards retuned.
  • Discolored Healing Potion damage no longer breaks crowd control.
  • PvP crits are no longer reduced.
  • Shipwreck Cove capture point moved to the right spot.
  • Attack power armor kits no longer double ranged attack power.

Sixteen Desolace rewards from the Gelkis and Magram chains, starting with "Valley of Bones," were retuned: most had power-level adjustments, while some had stat changes. A coming hotfix will make them require level 35, matching the quests. Swapping several weapons within one global cooldown works again, for example a macro from a two-hander to sword and board.

Quests and Interface

  • Barbers in capital cities replaced with local barbers.
  • Stitches is hostile again in Darkshire.
  • Tirisfal: Shadowvale and Bandarion Keep levels raised.
  • Desolace: "Valley of Bones" chain needs level 35 (was 30).
  • Durotar: more Taillasher Eggs, faster respawn.
  • "Blood Tithe" can be started again.
  • Hillsbrad: "Elixir of Pain" now gives Stanley's XP.
  • Shaman: "Storm, Earth, and Fire" totems drop more often.
  • Discord Voice can run voice chat for your party.
  • Group Finder posts can pick an in-game voice mode.
  • Quest Log and Tracker show quest types as text.
  • Quest Tracker shows level requirements.
  • View Talents sits under Inspect in the target menu.

Blizzard's barber line reads: "We anticipate no fallout from this among the goblin cartels."

New Known Issues

  • Some Skyborne Druid and Zephras Isle textures come later.
  • Hunter Ferocity pet crit is a display bug only.
  • Some Professions window icons look broken.

Sources

SourceDetails
WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, October 8Kaivax, Blizzard forums, posted 2026-10-08T21:32Z; checked October 9, 2026.
Beta Realm Maintenance - October 8Kaivax, Blizzard forums, posted 2026-10-08T14:58Z; checked October 9, 2026.
The WoW: Forever Podcast, Episode 3 threadJosh Greenfield's post on dungeon XP (post 20), 2026-10-08T17:05Z; checked October 9, 2026.

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