Site updates
What we added or changed, newest first. Every guide also shows the date it was last checked.
New build guides and a Legacy perks guide
Seven spec build guides are now live: Fury Warrior, Frost Mage, Combat Rogue, Holy Priest, Restoration Druid, Beast Mastery Hunter and Holy Paladin. Each one credits the experienced players whose guides we followed. We also added a guide to the best Legacy perks and the fastest Legacy Points.
November 11 hotfixes: Judgement now a ranged attack
Blizzard's November 11 hotfixes make Paladin Judgement a ranged attack that uses ranged hit and no longer triggers melee procs. Retribution's Unsealed Fury no longer echoes Windfury Totem attacks. Hunter Volley no longer triggers procs, Rend and Tear now works with Pounce Bleed, and Shadowform Priests can use Confounding Flash and Twilight Focus. Five Tailoring bags need one more bolt of cloth. The Auction House changes from November 10 now arrive with weekly maintenance on November 17 (November 18 in Europe).
November 10 hotfixes: first class tuning
Blizzard's first class tuning since launch. Enhancement Shaman: Stormstrike deals 100% weapon damage on an 8-second cooldown (was 150% and 6 seconds), Maelstrom Weapon is reworked, and Windfury Weapon now works alongside Windfury Totem. Affliction: Wrack deals 30% less damage but makes Corruption, Siphon Life and Bane of Agony tick 100% faster while you channel. Warlock demons get about 15% more health, the Beast Mastery hawk deals about 80% more melee damage, and Hunter pet health is fixed at 115%. Most quests from level 48 now also give gold.
November 9 hotfixes: more dungeon experience
Blizzard's November 9 hotfixes give 50% more experience from dungeon enemies and make The Drowned City easier. Class fixes: Incinerate is now Destruction only, Power Infusion stays on allies, Flamestrike ticks no longer use up Clearcasting, Natural Instinct works with Lacerate and Pounce, and the Felsteed quest now grants riding skill. Tauren Cultivation's cooldown now starts when the cast finishes. Crowded zones hold fewer players.
November 6 hotfixes and class tuning on November 10
Blizzard's November 6 hotfixes raise Voidwalker health, stop Soul Siphon boosting Wrack itself, and tone down Orc Command for Warlock pets. Blizzard also says class tuning comes on Tuesday, November 10: tougher Hunter pets and Voidwalkers, Affliction damage over time worth casting alongside Wrack, and Strength as the best stat for Enhancement Shamans.
Plainsrunning flag change
Blizzard's November 5 hotfixes: in battlegrounds, the Tauren racial Plainsrunning no longer stacks, and its stacks are cancelled, when you carry a flag. No class changes.
Invite-a-Friend level 10 cap fixed
Blizzard hotfixed a bug that capped Invite-a-Friend players at level 10 and blocked groups, guilds and trading. Log out and back in to get the fix.
Shaman, Warlock, Warrior and racials
The rest of Blizzard's November 2 notes. Shaman: Lava Burst is replaced by Call of Thunder, Elemental Mastery is renamed Lightning Mastery, and Stormstrike has a 6-second cooldown. Warrior: Defensive Stance threat rises to 80%, with new Fury talents Reckless Swings and Improved Whirlwind. Warlock pets get less health from your Stamina. Several racials changed. Bags must now be equipped by hand.
Final beta class changes, and a new buffs and nerfs page
Blizzard's last beta notes before launch raise class damage and higher-level creature health. Updated Druid, Paladin, Mage, Rogue, Priest and Hunter: Berserk, Twist of Light, Salvation, Frost Blast, Thousand Cuts and Binding Heal are gone, with new talents such as Bloom, Oath of Light, Unsealed Wrath, Death Mark and Holy Binding, and the Rogue ability Shank. New spells no longer go on your action bars automatically.
Name check bug
Blizzard found a bug that blocked some allowed character names, such as names containing "con". The fix comes with the next realm restarts. Added to the names guide.
Contents, "Read next" and your class
Long guides now have a contents list that follows you as you read, and shareable links to every section. Star a class on its page and the homepage keeps a shortcut to it. The timeline now includes Blizzard's planned update pace.
Zone maps, launch checklist and icons
Every zone and dungeon on the leveling chart links to its interactive WoW Forever map on Wowhead. New launch day checklist you can tick off.
Tools, search and five new guides
Leveling zones by level, a class finder, a launch countdown and site search. New guides on rulesets and names, raids and Onyxia attunement, Darkspear Islands, camping and professions, and gear and transmog.
All nine classes published
Class pages, what changed from Classic and leveling guides with Blizzard's confirmed milestone talents, for every class.