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The beta so far

Beta known issues

What Blizzard says is wrong in the beta right now, checked against its own thread. These are test-build problems, not launch features: they change quickly, so every line carries the date Blizzard listed it.

Beta Build CGN checked October 9, 2026Blizzard's list was last edited October 8, 2026. Nothing newer as of the check.

Still open

On Blizzard's list and with no later note saying it was fixed. The date is when Blizzard added the line.

  • Oct 1, 2026Combat. Enemies can parry and block from behind if you stand too close. Blizzard's workaround: do not stand too close to targets.
  • Oct 1, 2026Combat. Chaining spells does not play the next cast's pre-cast effects and sounds until the first cast finishes (for example two Fireballs in a row).
  • Oct 1, 2026Combat. Several debuffs, such as Faerie Fire and Demoralizing Shout, do not cause threat. On October 8 Demoralizing Shout and Demoralizing Roar were fixed; Blizzard's notes don't mention Faerie Fire, and the issue is still on its list.
  • Sep 18, 2026Combat. Queueing an on-next-attack ability (Heroic Strike, Cleave, Raptor Strike) disables your spell queue window.
  • Sep 17, 2026Combat. The glancing blow chance for casters is wrong at every level, and so is the damage reduction. Work in progress.
  • Sep 17, 2026Combat. The glancing blow damage penalty for melee is wrong against targets above your level. The chance, and the penalty against equal-level targets, are right. Work in progress.
  • Sep 17, 2026Combat. Because of the above, the glancing blow chances on the character sheet are not accurate.
  • Sep 18, 2026Combat. Resurrection sickness lasts the wrong amount of time at lower levels.
  • Sep 18, 2026Classes. Taking damage while channeling Arcane Missiles fires a full-damage bolt instead of a reduced one.
  • Sep 18, 2026Classes. Armor bonuses from consumables and buffs are multiplied by Bear Form armor bonuses.
  • Oct 1, 2026Classes. Mages who learn Research can be prevented from accessing it.
  • Oct 8, 2026Interface. Some icons in the Professions window look broken.
  • Sep 18, 2026Interface. The Cooldown Manager is still a work in progress, and how complete it is varies by class. Banes and curses do not track after you drop and re-acquire a target, Healthstone, Arcane Blast, pet cooldowns and item enhancements (Windfury, rogue poisons) cannot be tracked, a Mana gem needs another spell cast to start tracking, and Priest tracks all spells by default.
  • Oct 1, 2026Interface. Switching to or from Gamepad UI mode resets the active edit mode layout to the default preset.
  • Sep 17, 2026Interface. The character pane does not show Level, Class or Titles. Work in progress. Since October 8 it shows level and class; Blizzard hasn't mentioned titles.
  • Sep 17, 2026Interface. The minimap may be partly off the screen.
  • Sep 24, 2026Interface. The minimap in Stormwind has display issues. Blizzard says a later build fixes it.
  • Sep 17, 2026Interface. Barber chairs cause a Lua error. The October 1 build added barbershops and barbers, but Blizzard has not said this is fixed.
  • Sep 17, 2026Interface. Opening the Legacy System with the Y hotkey before level 25 causes Lua errors on tabs 1 and 3.
  • Sep 17, 2026Social and world. Character friends are disabled in the beta.
  • Sep 17, 2026Social and world. Players may be unable to sign guild charters. As a workaround you can hand one in with no signatures. Work in progress.
  • Oct 8, 2026Pets. Hunters with the Ferocity talent don't see their pet's higher critical strike chance on the character sheet. Display only.
  • Sep 17, 2026Pets. Warlock pets do not show Mana on the character sheet or their scaling from the master. Work in progress.
  • Sep 17, 2026Pets. Warlock pets show the wrong Health-from-Stamina scaling on the character sheet. Work in progress.
  • Sep 17, 2026Pets. Pet hit chance for Hunters and Warlocks does not show the master's scaling coefficient.
  • Sep 17, 2026Pets. Pet Expertise is not shown for Hunters and Warlocks.
  • Sep 17, 2026Pets. Pet movement speed on the character sheet does not show the right base values in yards per second.
  • Oct 1, 2026System. The total install of WoW: Forever is larger than intended. Blizzard is working to reduce it in a future beta update.
  • Oct 1, 2026Items and quests. The Scroll of Liminal Passage does not work correctly.
  • Oct 1, 2026Items and quests. Anduin Wrynn and many other children unintentionally have hats. Blizzard says it is removing them, but they keep running away.

Beta Build Blizzard, Oct 8, 2026 ↗

Blizzard says a later build fixes these

Blizzard said "next build" or "later build" for each. CGN has not found a later note confirming the fix, so they stay on the list until one does.

  • Oct 1, 2026Classes. Eureka! does not affect every damaging or healing spell for some classes. Blizzard says a later build fixes it.
  • Sep 17, 2026Classes. Create Firestone ranks 3 and 4 do not show the conjured item tooltip. Blizzard said the next build fixes it.
  • Sep 24, 2026Interface. The Personal Resource Display does not show combo points. The October 1 notes updated combo point art on it, but Blizzard has not said this is fixed.
  • Sep 24, 2026Social and world. Creating or changing a party may move players to a different world instance. The October 1 build adjusted instances and stopped party leaders being transferred; Blizzard has not said the problem is closed.
  • Oct 8, 2026System. Skyborne Druid Bear and Travel Forms have their updated textures, but Skyborne Cat Form, various Zephras Isle creatures and some mounts, pets and other creatures get theirs in a later build.
  • Oct 1, 2026Items and quests. Dwarf player characters do not have updated splash sounds in water. Blizzard says a later build fixes it.
  • Sep 17, 2026Items and quests. Waylaid Crates did not work on items whose maximum stack is smaller than the quantity required, and the Apprentice Curiosities crate rejected Greater Magic Essence while accepting Lesser. Blizzard said the next build fixes both.
  • Sep 17, 2026Items and quests. Coldridge Valley did not reveal on the map when explored. Blizzard said the next build fixes it.

Fixed

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  • Oct 8, 2026Retribution Aura used the target's spell power instead of the Paladin's. Fixed in the October 8 build, which also cut the aura back to Vanilla damage.
  • Oct 8, 2026The Taillasher Eggs for "Break A Few Eggs" did not respawn as fast as intended. The October 8 build added more eggs and made them respawn faster.
  • Oct 2, 2026Warriors' Dual Wield Specialization gave hit chance to both the main hand and off hand. Blizzard's October 2 Warrior update fixed it and later removed the off-hand hit chance from the talent.
  • Sep 24, 2026Starshards (Night Elf Priest) did not benefit from Twilight Focus. Fixed in the September 24 notes.
  • Sep 24, 2026Vengeance (Retribution) could trigger from periodic critical strikes. Fixed in the September 24 notes.
  • Sep 24, 2026Ranking up Holy Strike did not feel like an upgrade per rank. Its per-rank damage was changed on September 24.
  • Sep 24, 2026Sentinel Lynessa Duskblossom ran too fast and spammed Strike in "Escaping Ban'ethil". Resolved September 24.
  • Sep 24, 2026"Snowbound" in Loch Modan gave more XP than intended. Adjusted September 24.
  • Oct 8, 2026Rage from taking damage was miscalculated (your own health instead of the creature's, crits and crushing blows mishandled, absorbs counted). Fixed in the October 8 build.
  • Oct 8, 2026Druids couldn't use Mana potions in Bear, Dire Bear or Cat Form, and Cat Form lowered maximum health. Fixed October 8.
  • Oct 8, 2026Swapping several weapons within one global cooldown (for example by macro) works again. October 8.
  • Oct 8, 2026Creatures that dropped no loot can be interacted with again, as in Classic. October 8.
  • Oct 6, 2026Quest items meant to restock in a chest could disappear. Fixed in the October 6 restart.
  • Oct 6, 2026Occasional disconnects while riding an elevator or transport. Fixed in the October 6 restart.
  • Oct 6, 2026An error when joining or leaving a guild. Addressed in the October 6 restart.

Beta Build Blizzard, Sep 24, 2026 ↗ · Blizzard, Oct 1, 2026 ↗ · Blizzard, Oct 2, 2026 ↗ · Blizzard, Oct 6, 2026 ↗ · Blizzard, Oct 8, 2026 ↗

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