Patch

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A patch or build is an update to the game files. Expansions (Patch X) are the most massive type of content patches, adding entire new continents, new playable races or classes, multiple zones, dozens of instances and other game features. Major patches (Patch X.Y) can include new instances, zones and features. Minor patches (Patch X.Y.Z) can also add new game features, instances and scenarios, but tend to focus on updates such as balance changes. Hotfixes are small, instant changes to the game, which are done server-side and require no download or server takedown (majority of the time).

Types of patches

As of 31 January 2005, patches consist of "content patches" (x.y.x), a "minor patch" (x.x.y), hotfixes, or a localization patch.

Starting with Legion, medium-sized patches were introduced as "x.x.5" which may feature some new content such as events or questchains, with patch 7.1.0 being an example of these patches and continuing with the ".5" going forward. Dragonflight extended the medium-sized patches by doing "x.x.7" patches as well such as patch 10.0.7.

Patch FAQ - 1/31/05 | 2006-08-17 01:34 |  Eyonix

To provide better communication with our players, we would like to inform our community about the various methods used to update World of Warcraft. The following are the four major methods of updating the game:

Content patch – The content patch introduces major additions and/or changes to the game, whether in terms of functionality, content, economy, social interaction, or combat. For example, we recently opened up the dungeon Maraudon, as well as adding the priest spell Prayer of Fortitude as part of the same content patch. Content patches require a maintenance period of several hours and are accompanied by a download and patch notes.

Hotfix – A hotfix is a change made to the game deemed critical enough that it cannot be held off until a regular content patch. Hotfixes require only a server-side change with no download and can be implemented with no downtime, or a short restart of the realms. Because there is no download component to a hotfix, there are no downloadable patch notes. Instead, we will announce hotfix information through the forums, the in-game message of the day, and in the Server Alert window on the login screen.

Minor patch – A minor patch is identical to a hotfix, with the exception that a minor patch requires a download and will be accompanied by patch notes.

Localization patch – The game is currently translated into three languages with plans to introduce more. While not often, there are times when we must make changes to text within the game to accommodate the various languages, and this takes the form of a localization patch. Localization patches, when they occur, take place across all language versions of the game and are accompanied by a download and patch notes. Oftentimes, bug fixes will also be included with a localization patch to better utilize the downtime. These bug fixes will be documented in the patch notes as well.

We hope that this information provides more insight to our players regarding the update process, and in the future, we will use this guideline in order to keep our players informed on the World of Warcraft update process.

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On Warcraft Wiki, the first patch (unless otherwise noted) of an expansion is called the systems patch but still classify as a content patch above.

The War Within

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
11.0.2	August 13, 2024	55522	110002 (api)	Class tuning and user interface polish.
11.0.0	July 23, 2024	54605	110000 (api)	Warbands Skyriding extended to all flying mounts Questline: Visions of Azeroth Pre-expansion event: Radiant Echoes

Dragonflight

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
10.2.7	May 7, 2024		100207 (api)	WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria Dark Heart campaign Troll & draenei heritage armor Hunter pet stable UI overhaul
10.2.6a	April 23, 2024		100206	Dragonflight Season 4: PvP season Mythic+ season Dragonflight raids revisited
10.2.6	March 19, 2024	53840	100206 (api)	New limited-time event: ☠️ Plunderstorm
10.2.5	January 16, 2024	52902	100205 (api)	Dynamic Flying expanded to all flyable areas. Dracthyr's [Soar] turned into full dragonriding. Reclaiming Gilneas Dragonflight Follower Dungeons Dragon Isles epilogues Troll and draenei customizations Additional warlock demon customizations Love is in the Air holiday update
10.2.0	November 7, 2023	52068	100200 (api)	New zone - The Emerald Dream New raid - Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope New legendary weapon Class sets New public events - Superbloom & Emerald Bounty Dream Wardens - Renown & Rewards New PvP season & new Mythic+ dungeon pool Blood elf customizations Dragonriding updates - New races, mounts, & customizations Class talent updates - Rogue & Demon hunter
10.1.7	September 5, 2023	50587	100107 (api)	Ping system Night elf and Undead Heritage armor Dawn of the Infinite Heroic mode Dreamsurges Eastern Kingdoms Cup Brewfest and Hallow's End refresh New Night Elf, Undead and Draenei customizations
10.1.5	July 11, 2023	50401	100105 (api)	New megadungeon - Dawn of the Infinite New Evoker specialization - Augmentation Time Rifts Kalimdor Cup Dragonflight Season 2 New Warlock pet customizations
10.1.0	May 2, 2023	49255	100100 (api)	New zone - Zaralek Cavern New raid - Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Fyrakk Assaults Niffen Renown & Rewards Dragonflight Season 2 New Mythic+ Dungeon Pool New Dragonriding Drake User Interface improvements Profession Updates
10.0.7	March 21, 2023	48520	100007 (api)	Return to Forbidden Reach Human and Orc heritage armor Monk class available for goblins, Lightforged draenei and worgen Holiday updates New rewards for Recruit-A-Friend
10.0.5	January 24, 2023	47799	100005 (api)	Trading Post (available February 1) The Storm's Fury in The Primalist Future Poor and common item transmogs
10.0.2	November 15, 2022	46658	100002 (api)	Dracthyr evokers now available New zone, Forbidden Reach Pre-expac event: Tempest Unleashed Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr available at level 60 for the duration of the pre-expac event.
10.0.0	October 25, 2022	46293	100000 (api)	New Talent System New User interface

Shadowlands

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
9.2.7	August 16, 2022	44981	90207 (api)	Auction House region-wide commodities Auction House now available in the WoW Companion App New trade services channel.
9.2.5a	August 2, 2022	44908	90205	Shadowlands Season 4 Fated Raids Shrouded affix
9.2.5	May 31, 2022	43519	90205 (api)	Cross-Faction Instances New race-specific questlines for blood elves and Dark Iron dwarves. Dark ranger elf customization All Torghast wings are available at all times.
9.2.0	February 22, 2022	42423	90200 (api)	Zereth Mortis zone Sepulcher of the First Ones raid Zovaal's final chapter
9.1.5	November 2, 2021	40871	90105 (api)	Quality of Life changes
9.1.0	June 29, 2021	39185	90100 (api)	Sanctum of Domination 10-boss raid Tazavesh, the Veiled Market 8-boss megadungeon New areas in the Maw Korthia zone Helgarde Keep subzone Torghast reworked, new layers added and new bonus floors: Adamant Vaults More Covenant Renown and rewards Covenant-specific flying mounts A cosmetic armor set per Covenant worn by any armor type Transmog each shoulder separately Unlock flying in Covenant zones
9.0.5	March 9, 2021	37862	90005 (api)
9.0.2	November 17, 2020	37474	90002 (api)	Level cap: 60 Shadowlands content
9.0.1	October 13, 2020	36216	90001 (api)	Level squish Exile's Reach new 1-10 starting experience Timewalking Campaigns New character customization options and interface Death Rising – Limited Time Event

Battle for Azeroth

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
8.3.7	July 21, 2020	35249	80307 (api)
8.3.0	January 14, 2020	33062	80300 (api)	Assaults Horrific Visions Ny'alotha, the Waking City raid Mechagnome and Vulpera allied races Worgen and goblin heritage armor Auction House revamp Battle for Azeroth Season 4
8.2.5	September 24, 2019	31921	80200 (api)	Model update for goblin and worgen Party Sync Recruit A Friend revamp
8.2.0	June 25, 2019	30918	80200 (api)	Nazjatar zone and The Eternal Palace raid Mechagon Island zone and megadungeon The Robodrome arena Tauren and gnome heritage armor New island expeditions: Crestfall and Snowblossom Village Heroic Warfront difficulty Mount equipment slot and items Flying unlocked
8.1.5	March 12, 2019	29683	80100 (api)	Kul Tiran human and Zandalari troll allied races unlocked Darkmoon Faire rollercoaster ride Children's Week update New Micro-holidays: Wanderer's Festival, Vashj'ir Diving Day, Free T-Shirt Day, etc. Warlords of Draenor timewalking Portal rooms in Stormwind and Orgrimmar Tools of the Trade profession questlines Return of the Brawler's Guild, including a new murder mystery questline Remastered Warsong Gulch and Arathi Basin New PvP Brawl: AI Comp Stomp
8.1.0a	January 22, 2019	29139	80100 (api)	Battle for Azeroth Season 2: PvP season Mythic+ season Battle of Dazar'alor raid
8.1.0	December 11, 2018	28724	80100 (api)	Darkshore warfront Crucible of Storms raid Continuation of the War Campaign Faction Assaults New island expeditions: Jorundall and Havenswood Dwarf and blood elf heritage armor Gnomeregan pet battle dungeon
8.0.1	July 21, 2018	27026	80000 (api)	War of the Thorns pre-event Battle for Lordaeron pre-launch event Battle for Azeroth release

Legion

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
7.3.5	January 16, 2018	25860	70300	Zone scaling Ulduar timewalking Silithus: The Wound Seething Shore battleground
7.3.2	October 24, 2017	25326	70300 (api)	Bug fixes
7.3.0	August 29, 2017	24920	70300 (api)	Argus storyline Antorus, the Burning Throne raid Seat of the Triumvirate dungeon Artifact relic customization (Netherlight Crucible) Invasion Points Profession updates New world quests
7.2.5	June 13, 2017	24330	70200	New micro-holidays Black Temple timewalking The Deaths of Chromie scenario
7.2.0	March 28, 2017	23835	70200 (api)	Broken Shore zone Tomb of Sargeras raid Cathedral of Eternal Night dungeon New Order Hall and Artifact quests New artifact appearances from solo class-mastery quests Broken Isles Legion Invasions Flying in the Broken Isles and class-specific flying mounts PvP Brawls Dungeon updates
7.1.5	January 10, 2017	23360	70100	Micro-holidays Brawler's Guild Season 3 Mists of Pandaria Timewalking dungeons Blade's Edge Arena update Class updates
7.1.0	October 25, 2016	22900	70100 (api)	New Karazhan dungeon Trial of Valor raid The Nighthold raid
7.0.3	February 18, 2016	22248	70000 (api)	New Collection tab: Appearances for transmog PvP Progression and Honor System revamped Broken Isles (available August 30) Demon hunters Legion Invasions pre-expac event until August 30

Warlords of Draenor

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
6.2.4	22 March 2016	21345	60200 (api)	Battle.net back-end upgrades
6.2.3	17 November 2015	20726	60200	Cross-realm Mythic raiding Cataclysm Timewalking dungeons [Valor] and Item upgrading
6.2.2a	14 September 2015	20490	60200	Bug fixes
6.2.2	1 September 2015	20395	60200	Flying in Draenor PvP Mercenary Mode
6.2.0a	25 June 2015	20182	60200	Hotfixes
6.2.0	23 June 2015	20173	60200 (api)	Tanaan Jungle Hellfire Citadel Garrison Campaign continuation  [Left Shark]
6.1.2	23 March 2015	19802	60100	[WoW Token]
6.1.0	24 February 2015	19678	60100 (api)	Heirlooms tab Twitter integration Updated Blood elf models
6.0.3b	18 December 2014	19342	60000	Hotfixes
6.0.3a	13 November 2014	19243	60000	post-launch content of Warlords of Draenor
6.0.3	28 October 2014	19243	60000	Preparation for Warlords of Draenor
6.0.2	21 August 2014	18764	60000 (api)

Mists of Pandaria

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
5.4.8	May 7, 2014	18224	50400 (api)
5.4.7c	March 11, 2014	18019	50400 (api)
5.4.7b	February 27, 2014	17957	50400
5.4.7a	February 20, 2014	17903	50400
5.4.7	February 18, 2014	17898	50400	Warlords of Draenor Collector's Edition preparation
5.4.2a	December 18, 2013	17688	50400
5.4.2	December 10, 2013	17658	50400 (api)
5.4.1	October 29, 2013	17538	50400 (api)
5.4.0b	September 25, 2013	17399	50400
5.4.0a	September 16, 2013	17371	50400
5.4.0	September 10, 2013	17359	50400 (api)	Initial release
5.3.0f	June 27, 2013	17128	50300
5.3.0e	June 26, 2013	17116	50300
5.3.0d	June 11, 2013	17055	50300	Unspecified
5.3.0c	May 23, 2013	16992	50300	Fixed sound-related issue, and Divine Protection casting while stunned
5.3.0b	May 22, 2013	16983	50300	Unspecified
5.3.0a	May 21, 2013	16981	50300	Fixed crash on Mac, stopped AVG triggering as Keylogger
5.3.0	May 21, 2013	16977	50300 (api)	Initial release
5.2.0j	April 9, 2013	16826	50200	Durumu maze effects tweaks
5.2.0i	March 25, 2013	16769	50200	Fixing login for 32-bit client
5.2.0h	March 25, 2013	16760	50200	Unspecified bug fixes
5.2.0g	March 20, 2013	16733	50200	Unspecified bug fixes
5.2.0f	March 19, 2013	16716	50200	Unspecified bug fixes
5.2.0e	March 15, 2013	16709	50200	Unspecified bug fixes
5.2.0d	March 14, 2013	16701	50200	Fixed premature closing of dialog boxes
5.2.0c	March 12, 2013	16685	50200	Fixed an exploit with mining/herbalism resource nodes
5.2.0b	March 11, 2013	16683	50200	Fixed a compatibility issue with Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm
5.2.0a	March 8, 2013	16669	50200	Fixed a Battle.net exploit
5.2.0	March 5, 2013	16650	50200 (api)	Initial release
5.1.0a	December 3, 2012	16357	50100	Pet battle missile/projectile visual bugfix Night will now fall at the proper time on all realms. Objective icons in Scenarios will no longer incorrectly persist until the Scenario is complete. Fixed an issue that could cause crashes during Pet Battles.
5.1.0	November 13, 2012	16309	50100 (api)	The Pandaren Campaign begins! Item Level Upgrades Legendary Quest Brawler's Guild Lesser Charms of Good Fortune no longer take up bag space, and are now recorded in the currency tab of the Character Sheet Grand Commendations are now available for purchase from all Mists of Pandaria faction vendors at Revered reputation Many class changes Pre-Mists raids no longer need a raid group
5.0.5b	October 8, 2012	16135	50001	Resolved an issue that prevented some players from interacting correctly with objects.
5.0.5a	September 13, 2012	16057	50001	Bug fixes
5.0.5	September 5, 2012	16048	50001	Many minor bug fixes Many tooltips have been corrected to account for recent class balance adjustments. Druid: The 25% speed increase granted by Cat Form should no longer stack with the speed increase of Dash Hunter: All hunter aspects have been removed from the global cooldown, and they again share a 1 second category cooldown Paladin: Holy Shock’s base damage has been reduced, and its spellpower coefficient has been increased Warlock: Havoc’s cooldown has been reduced from 45 to 25 seconds
5.0.4	August 28, 2012	16015	50001 (api)	Class changes New talent system New glyphs, prime glyphs removed AoE looting Account-wide pets, mounts, and achievements New buff and debuff design Battle Tag support Unified PvE queueing Cross-Realm zones

Cataclysm

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
4.3.4	April 10, 2012	15595	40300	New bug submitting and player reporting interfaces
4.3.3	February 28, 2012	15354	40300	Bug Fixes
4.3.2	January 31, 2012	15211	40300	Cross-Realm Raids Minor Class Balance Fixes Beta 64-Bit Client Bug Fixes
4.3.0a	December 2, 2011	15055	40300	Bug Fixes
4.3.0	November 29, 2011	15005	40300	5-man Dungeons : End Time - Well of Eternity - Hour of Twilight Dragon Soul raid Transmogrification Void Storage Raid Finder Darkmoon Island
4.2.2	August 30, 2011	14545	40200	Firelands Ragnaros visibility enhancement Raid UI enhancements Multiple accounts players fixes
4.2.0a	August 8, 2011	14480	40200	Bug fixes
4.2.0	June 28, 2011	14333	40200	Firelands raid Firelands Invasion daily quests  [Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest]
4.1.0a	May 5, 2011	14007	40100	Bug fixes
4.1.0	April 26, 2011	13914	40100 (api)	Zul'Aman and Zul'Gurub return as level 85 5-player heroics
4.0.6a	February 11, 2011	13623	40000	Bug fixes
4.0.6	February 8, 2011	13596	40000	Tooltip fixes Class changes
4.0.3a	November 22, 2010	13329	40000	New zones, new quests, new combos
4.0.3	November 16, 2010	13287	40000	Additional preparations for the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Bug fixes User interface changes Background content download for the impending shattering of Azeroth
4.0.1a	October 26, 2010	13205	40000	Bug fixes
4.0.1	October 12, 2010	13164	40000 (api)	Talent tree changes Blizzard Launcher update Reforging Flexible Raid Lock System [Justice Points] and new Honor Points Lots of UI changes

Wrath of the Lich King

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
3.3.5a	June 29, 2010	12340	30300	Bug fixes
3.3.5	June 22, 2010	12213	30300 (api)	Release of Ruby Sanctum Cross-realm/faction/game chat
3.3.3a	March 26, 2010	11723	30300	Bug fixes
3.3.3	March 23, 2010	11685	30300 (api)	Updated battleground system Class balancing
3.3.2	February 2, 2010	11403	30300	Spell changes Dungeon balancing Arena Season 8
3.3.0a	December 14, 2009	11159	30300	Bug fixes
3.3.0	December 8, 2009	10958	30300 (api)	Release of the Icecrown Citadel Kalu'ak Fishing Derby Cross-server LFG
3.2.2a	September 25, 2009	10505	30200	Bug fixes
3.2.2	September 22, 2009	10482	30200	Re-Release of Onyxia's Lair
3.2.0a	August 19, 2009	10314	30200	Bug fixes
3.2.0	August 4, 2009	10192	30200 (api)	Release of the Crusaders' Coliseum Release of the Isle of Conquest Arena season 7
3.1.3	June 2, 2009	9947	30100	Bug fixes Current version (sans-Wrath) in mainland China
3.1.2	May 19, 2009	9901	30100	Bug fixes Equipment Manager implemented
3.1.1a	April 28, 2009	9835	30100	Bug fixes
3.1.1	April 21, 2009	9806	30100	Bug fixes
3.1.0	April 14, 2009	9767	30100 (api)	Ulduar Argent Tournament with Argent Tournament Grounds Dual Talent Specialization Many class changes
3.0.9	February 10, 2009	9551	30000	Bug fixes Class balancing
3.0.8a	January 28, 2009	9506	30000	Bug fixes
3.0.8	January 21, 2009	9464	30000 (api)	Many bug fixes Class balancing
3.0.5	December 10, 2008	9294	30000	Not released in North America, Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or Macau (dealt only with Simplified Chinese localization). Details are same as patch 3.0.3.
3.0.3	November 4, 2008	9183	30000 (api)	Minor bug fixes
3.0.2	October 14, 2008	9056	30000 (api)	New class spells and talents Stormwind Harbor Barbershops in capital cities Zeppelin towers outside of Orgrimmar and Tirisfal Glades Two brand-new Arenas featuring challenging new layouts, terrain hazards, and moving obstacles Guild calendar Hunter pet skill revamp New profession: Inscription

The Burning Crusade

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
2.4.3	July 15, 2008	8478	20400	Mounts at level 30! Bug fixes
2.4.2	May 13, 2008	8209	20400 (api)	Bug fixes
2.4.1	April 1, 2008	8125	20400	Bug fixes
2.4.0	March 25, 2008	8089	20400 (api)	Isle of Quel'Danas zone with two new instances: Magisters' Terrace - 5-Man instance Sunwell Plateau - 25-Man raid New Badge gear! Combat log improvements
2.3.3	January 22, 2008	7799	20300	Bug fixes
2.3.2	January 08, 2008	7741	20300	Class changes Many bug fixes
2.3.0	November 13, 2007	7561	20300 (api)	Zul'Aman Guild banks Season 3 Arena rewards Paladin Retribution Tree revamp Level 20-60 revamp
2.2.3	October 9, 2007	7359	20200	Bug fixes for sound
2.2.2	October 2, 2007	7318	20200	Holiday content Brewfest Hallow's End
2.2.0	September 25, 2007	7272	20200 (api)	Many class balance changes Voice Chat Improved Chat Interface Mac Movie Capture
2.1.4	—	—	—	Not released in North America, Europe, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or Macau (dealt only with Simplified Chinese localization). Details are the same as patch 2.1.3.
2.1.3	July 10, 2007	6898	20100	Read in-game mail will now be kept for 30 days Improved the performance of conditional macros Warlock spell incinerate has had the performance of its graphical spell effect improved Several bug fixes
2.1.2	June 19, 2007	6803	20100	PvP Trinkets redesigned Arena rewards reduced in price for Season 2 Many instances tweaked Many bugfixes
2.1.1	June 5, 2007	6739	20100	A couple of bugfixes
2.1.0	May 30, 2007	6729	20100 (api)	Fixed a crash issue.
2.1.0	May 22, 2007	6692	20100	Black Temple introduced Many new solo and small group quests and quest hubs Interface additions Druid epic flight form added New arena, Ruins of Lordaeron Arena Many, many, many bug fixes Class changes
2.0.12	April 3, 2007	6546	20003
2.0.11	March 24, 2007	6489	—	Not released in North America or Europe (dealt only with Traditional Chinese localization). Details are same as patch 2.0.10, with the locale-specific changes planned for 2.0.9 added.
2.0.10	March 6, 2007	6448	20003	Many bugfixes Class changes
2.0.9	—	—	—	Not released in North America or Europe (dealt only with Traditional Chinese localization). It was replaced by patch 2.0.11 before the maintenance of servers in Taiwan was done.
2.0.8	February 16, 2007	6403	20003
2.0.7	February 13, 2007	6383	20003
2.0.6	January 23, 2007	6337	20003
2.0.5	January 14, 2007	6320	20003	Several bugfixes
2.0.4	January 12, 2007	6314	20003	Several bugfixes
2.0.3	January 9, 2007	6299	20003	Addition of some TBC content General bugfixes Dark Portal opening event started
2.0.1 (MD5)	December 5, 2006	6180	20000 (api)	This is the patch that comes with the TBC installation CDs/DVD See also 2.0 consolidated changes for Iriel's compiled list of API changes Looking for Group Interface Tool New Talents Revamped honor system Arena battles UI Changes

Vanilla

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
1.12.3	November 14, 2006 (Traditional Chinese)	6141	1300
1.12.2	October 13, 2006 (EU)	6005	3975	Spanish client bug fix
1.12.1	September 26, 2006	5875	3975	Major Mount changes
1.12.0	August 22, 2006	5595	3975	Rogue adjustments and talent revamp World Outdoor PvP enhancements Cross-Realm Battlegrounds
1.11.2	July 11, 2006	5464	3975
1.11.1	June 28, 2006	5462	3975
1.11.0	June 20, 2006	5428	3975	Mage adjustments and talent revamp Shaman adjustments and talent revamp Naxxramas, (40-player raid instance), a massive necropolis floating above Stratholme API additions
1.10.2	May 2, 2006	5302	3975
1.10.2	April 11, 2006	5230	3975
1.10.0	March 28, 2006	5195	3975	Weather effects Tier 0.5 armor sets Priest talent revamp
1.9.4	February 14, 2006	5086	3975	Some minor fixes Guild recruiting channel added
1.9.3	February 7, 2006	5059	3975	Love is in the Air - Valentine's Day support. Zul'Gurub modified Fights changed: Hakkar, Panther, Spider, Bloodlord. Number of trash mobs reduced to allow quicker completion. Zandalar reputation points increased. Loot drop rate modifications Support for Intel Mac OS X
1.9.2	January 12, 2006	4996	3975	Movement smoothing bugfix
1.9.1	January 10, 2006	4983	3975	Bugfixes
1.9.0	January 3, 2006	4937	3975	Instances: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj The Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj (outdoor 20-player instance) The Temple of Ahn'Qiraj (indoor 40-player instance) New Tier 2 Epic Armor Models and graphics Linked Auction Houses Raid Dungeons Timers (Forum Post) Timbermaw Hold Quests Revamp Paladin Talent Revamp New, 15-minute raid versions of blessings, and the ability to bless all members of a certain class with one click Shard Bags
1.8.4	December 5, 2005	4878	3975	Minimum battleground time for Mark of Honor received by losers. (10 min) Feast of Winter Veil preparations. Bug fixes. Patch 1.9 preparations.
1.8.3	November 15, 2005	4807	3975	Blizzard Launcher The AddOn button should now properly show on the character selection screen for players using custom interfaces.
1.8.2	October 27, 2005	4784	3975	This patch has only been rolled out in Europe (because of a bug in the German client). Fixed a crash with loot-roll messages.
1.8.1	October 25, 2005	4769	3975	Battlegrounds Certain geometry exploits in Arathi Basin have been fixed. User Interface Fonts should once again display properly. Fixed bug preventing UI scripting error messages from wrapping. Fixed per-character saved variables for non-English character names.
1.8.0	October 10, 2005	4735	3975	Dragons of Nightmare - The four corrupted dragons from the Emerald Dream. Silithus - Totally revamped zone for level 60 solo players and 5-man parties. Druid Talent update.
1.7.1	September 22, 2005	4695	3975	Altered geometry in Arathi Basin to prevent a possible exploit.
1.7.0	September 13, 2005	4671	3975	Zul'Gurub (new 20-player raid instance) Arathi Basin (15-player resource battleground instance) Hunter Talent update Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza High-Level Items
1.6.1	August 2, 2005	4544	3975	Bug fixes
1.6.0	July 12, 2005	4500	3975	Blackwing Lair introduced Darkmoon Faire introduced Battlemasters introduced Warlock talent trees revamped Warrior talent trees revamped
1.5.1	June 14, 2005	4449	3975	Fixed an assertion that was preventing Mac clients from playing in the battlegrounds and causing a memory leak on PCs when they did Improved error reporting to give more useful information to development
1.5.0	June 7, 2005	4442	3975	Battlegrounds are introduced: Alterac Valley Warsong Gulch All members of both the Horde and Alliance are reporting low stockpiles of various textile resources! Donations of cloth are now being accepted in the following locations: Darnassus, Stormwind, and Ironforge for the Alliance; Orgrimmar, Undercity, and Thunder Bluff for the Horde. Seek out an official Cloth Quartermaster for more information.
1.4.2	May 3, 2005	4375	3975	Minor patch has been released to address a crash issue in 1.4.1.
1.4.1	May 3, 2005	4364	1300	Bug fixes
1.4.0	April 8th, 2005	4341	3975	Epic Priest quest introduced Epic Hunter quest introduced PvP Honor System introduced
1.3.1	March 22, 2005	4297	3975	Fixed a crash bug that would happen infrequently when teleporting Fixed a UI error that could occur in certain zones
1.3.0	March 7, 2005	4284	3975	Meeting Stones Dire Maul Azuregos Lord Kazzak
1.2.4	February 22, 2005	4222	3975	Improved performance when large numbers of players are gathered in a small area of the world.
1.2.3	February 22, 2005	4211	3975	This is a minor patch to address localization issues.
1.2.2	February 15, 2005	4196	3975
1.2.1	December 21, 2004	4150	3975	The EU version of patch 1.2 Rolling for items in the French and German will now work properly Resolved an issue with looting in click to move mode that could cause crashes Performance issues occurring with certain CPUs have been resolved
1.2.0	December 18, 2004	4149	3975	Maraudon is introduced: Gurubashi Arena Event Cloak / Helm Graphics can be toggled The first Feast of Great-Winter Event
1.1.2	December 6, 2004	4125	3975	The EU release version Removed time zone tabs from realm list for U.S., all servers now appear in one list.
1.1.1	November 17, 2004	4062	3975	Many bug fixes and additions
1.1.0	November 7, 2004	4044	3975	The US release version.
0.12	October 11, 2004	3988	26	Item durability added Some class changes Assorted other changes
0.11	September 29, 2004	3925	26	New model & animation system New looting methods Some class changes Assorted other changes
0.10	September 18, 2004	3892	26	2 new dungeons introduced: Blackrock Spire and Stratholme Raid groups Deeprun Tram Level cap raised to 60 Some class changes Assorted other changes Bug fixes
0.9.1	August 24, 2004	3810	26	Bug fixes
0.9	August 17, 2004	3807	—	Hunter class introduced Boats and Zeppelins partially implemented (more to come) Items had a major overhaul Sharing quests with party Level cap raised to 55 Major class changes Assorted other changes
0.8	July 7, 2004	3734	—	Auction Houses implemented Guard system implemented 2 new dungeons introduced: The Sunken Temple and Razorfen Downs Level cap raised to 50 Minor class changes Assorted other changes
0.7.6	June 26, 2004	3712	—
0.7.5	June 23, 2004	—	—	Mac only
0.7.3	June 17, 2004	—	—	Mac only
0.7.2	June 16, 2004	—	—	Mac only
0.7.1	June 14, 2004	3702	—
0.7	June 15, 2004	3694	—	PVP system testing commenced 2 testing servers: PVE and PVP All items deleted and quest progress reset Postal system implemented Mounts introduced Level cap raised to 45 Major class changes Assorted other changes 2 new dungeons introduced: Gnomeregan and Uldaman
0.6	April 13, 2004	3592	—	Rest State, Inns & Hearthstones and Guilds implemented Changes to the Combat system 2 new Dungeons introduced: The Scarlet Monastery and Blackfathom Deeps New Skill system Class changes
0.5.5	March 18, 2004	3494	—	All-Alliance push
0.5.4	January 15, 2004	—	—	Tri-Horde push
0.5.3	December 11, 2003	3368	—	Undead push
0.4.0	August, 2003	—	—	Internal alpha patch. Introduced minimap, world map, and Undercity
0.3.4	May 3, 2003	2953	—

See also

• Public client builds
• Known issues