Hotfixes of 4 and 5 October, tank focuses and a mana regeneration fix
Hotfixes to the game data and a set of simulator fixes, with tank builds per focus and new fights: only the three-minute single-boss fight has results on both sides.
Game data and sim 6 Oct 2026 · 1 boss · 3 min
The game data and our simulator both changed: a move can come from either, so it is not on its own a Blizzard buff or nerf. The notes say what each side changed.
What changed
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- GameGame data: Blizzard's hotfixes of 4 and 5 October to client 1.60.1.70205.Blizzard: WoW Forever beta development notesSimulator data: hotfixes of 4 OctoberSimulator data: hotfixes of 5 October
- SimMana regeneration while casting: Rapid Recuperation, Resourcefulness and Improved Stormstrike now return the mana they promise (their buffs did not refresh the mana tick), and the hunters were re-optimised.
- SimTanks get a mitigation and a balanced build beside the threat one, Fury/Prot warrior and Discipline priest join, and the one-minute fights arrive (they have no earlier results).
- SimSimulator updates from upstream: shaman totems and imbues (Flametongue Totem, Rockbiter Weapon, one air totem per party), Cold Blood with Mutilate, Penance's rank for Smite, Unbridled Wrath from white swings only, and Balance druid gear and rotation.Upstream simulator
Biggest winners
Damage specs, by the change of their DPS
Smite Priest +6.4 %606.3 → 645.2 · #21 → #19
Feral Druid +4.1 %660.7 → 687.5 · #18 → #17
Arcane Mage +1.3 %685.0 → 694.2 · #17 → #16
Fire Mage +0.3 %722.6 → 724.7 · #12 → #8
Biggest losers
Damage specs, by the change of their DPS
Fury Warrior −8.1 %1,048.1 → 962.9 · #1
Assassination Rogue −8.0 %654.6 → 602.2 · #19 → #20
Combat Rogue its best build changed−7.8 %707.1 → 651.9 · #15 → #18- Arms Warrior −7.8 %829.6 → 764.9 · #4 → #5
Subtlety Rogue −6.4 %642.9 → 601.6 · #20 → #21
Damage ranks, before and after
One line per spec, from its place before the update to its place after; thick lines moved three places or more.
Damage
In DPS.
| Fury Warrior | 1,048.1 | 962.9 | −8.1 % | #1 | #1 | = |
 Retribution Paladin | 930.7 | 923.5 | −0.8 % | #2 | #2 | = |
 Marksmanship Hunter | 831.6 | 809.9 | −2.6 % | #3 | #3 | = |
 Demonology Warlock | 775.7 | 771.2 | −0.6 % | #6 | #4 | ▲2 |
| Arms Warrior | 829.6 | 764.9 | −7.8 % | #4 | #5 | ▼1 |
 Beast Mastery Hunter | 804.2 | 756.9 | −5.9 % | #5 | #6 | ▼1 |
 Shadow Priest | 745.5 | 744.3 | −0.2 % | #8 | #7 | ▲1 |
| Fire Mage | 722.6 | 724.7 | +0.3 % | #12 | #8 | ▲4 |
 Frost Mage | 719.9 | 719.6 | ±0.0 % | #13 | #9 | ▲4 |
 Destruction Warlock | 722.6 | 718.5 | −0.6 % | #11 | #10 | ▲1 |
 Balance Druid | 730.4 | 712.5 | −2.4 % | #10 | #11 | ▼1 |
 Enhancement Shaman | 755.3 | 708.0 | −6.3 % | #7 | #12 | ▼5 |
 Affliction Warlock | 707.9 | 703.9 | −0.6 % | #14 | #13 | ▲1 |
 Survival Hunter | 737.5 | 697.2 | −5.5 % | #9 | #14 | ▼5 |
 DS/Ruin Warlock | 700.2 | 697.2 | −0.4 % | #16 | #15 | ▲1 |
| Arcane Mage | 685.0 | 694.2 | +1.3 % | #17 | #16 | ▲1 |
| Feral Druid | 660.7 | 687.5 | +4.1 % | #18 | #17 | ▲1 |
| Combat Rogue build changed | 707.1 | 651.9 | −7.8 % | #15 | #18 | ▼3 |
| Smite Priest | 606.3 | 645.2 | +6.4 % | #21 | #19 | ▲2 |
| Assassination Rogue | 654.6 | 602.2 | −8.0 % | #19 | #20 | ▼1 |
| Subtlety Rogue | 642.9 | 601.6 | −6.4 % | #20 | #21 | ▼1 |
 Elemental Shaman | 578.2 | 562.9 | −2.7 % | #22 | #22 | = |
 Stormcaller Shaman | 571.4 | 559.5 | −2.1 % | #23 | #23 | = |
Tanks · Threat
In TPS.
 Protection Warrior | 1,039.2 | 977.8 | −5.9 % | #2 | #1 | ▲1 |
 Feral Druid | 1,655.9 | 891.3 | −46.2 % | #1 | #2 | ▼1 |
 Protection Paladin | 873.5 | 865.7 | −0.9 % | #3 | #3 | = |
 Fury/Prot Warrior new | – | 844.9 | – | – | #4 | – |
Tanks · Mitigation
In DTPS (less is better).
| Protection Paladin new | – | 288.9 | – | – | #1 | – |
| Protection Warrior new | – | 345.0 | – | – | #2 | – |
| Feral Druid new | – | 398.0 | – | – | #3 | – |
Tanks · Balanced
In TPS / 100 DTPS.
| Protection Warrior new | – | 227.5 | – | – | #1 | – |
| Protection Paladin new | – | 194.6 | – | – | #2 | – |
| Feral Druid new | – | 160.4 | – | – | #3 | – |
Healers · Single target
In HPS.
 Restoration Druid | 910.3 | 950.3 | +4.4 % | #2 | #1 | ▲1 |
 Discipline Priest new | – | 947.8 | – | – | #2 | – |
 Restoration Shaman | 911.1 | 923.6 | +1.4 % | #1 | #3 | ▼2 |
 Holy Priest | 901.9 | 911.5 | +1.1 % | #3 | #4 | ▼1 |
 Holy Paladin | 700.9 | 696.2 | −0.7 % | #4 | #5 | ▼1 |
Each list is the rankings’ of that day: one row per spec, the best of its builds, ranked by its role’s number. A spec whose best build is another build than before is marked, and its change is the spec’s. Both sides are the benchmark’s simulations of each build’s optimised setup on 1 boss · 3 min.