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Known issues in the beta

What Blizzard says is wrong in the Forever beta, in the order it posted it, and what it says about each fix. We only repeat Blizzard's own list.

Issues listed
54
Resolved by Blizzard
2
Work in progress
13
Latest Blizzard post
8 October

Blizzard keeps one thread for the beta’s known issues, written by a Blizzard employee and updated with each batch. The page below follows that thread, newest post first, in our words. A line says “Fix planned” when Blizzard said a fix would come in a build; it is not marked resolved here until Blizzard lists it under resolved issues. Last checked 14 October 2026; the thread’s latest post is from 8 October 2026. Read the thread on Blizzard’s forum (opens in a new tab)

Added on 8 October

8 October 2026, post 7 of the thread

Blizzard’s post (opens in a new tab)
  • Quests and worldFix planned: a future build

    Skyborne Druid cat form, various Zephyr's Isle creatures and some mounts, pets and other creatures still need texture updates. Bear and travel form textures are already updated.

  • InterfaceListed

    Hunters who chose the Ferocity talent do not see their pet's critical strike chance rise on the character sheet. This is only a display problem.

  • InterfaceListed

    Some icons in the Professions window look broken.

Added on 1 October

1 October 2026, post 6 of the thread

Blizzard’s post (opens in a new tab)
  • CombatListed

    Chaining spells: the casting effects and sound of the next spell wait until the first one finishes (a second Fireball does not start glowing until the first has been cast).

  • CombatListed

    Enemies can parry and block attacks from behind when the player stands close to them. Staying away from the target avoids it.

  • Beta and installListed

    The whole installation is larger than intended. Blizzard is working on shrinking it in a later beta update.

  • InterfaceListed

    Switching to or from the gamepad interface resets the active Edit Mode layout to the default one.

  • Quests and worldListed

    The Scroll of Liminal Passage does not work correctly.

  • Quests and worldFix planned: a later build

    Dwarf player characters do not have the new splash sounds in water.

  • Classes and talentsFix planned: a later build

    Eureka does not affect every damaging or healing spell for some classes.

  • CombatListed

    Several debuffs, such as Faerie Fire and Demoralizing Shout, do not cause threat.

  • Classes and talentsListed

    Mages who learn Research can be prevented from opening it.

  • Classes and talentsListed

    Warrior Dual Wield Specialization gives the hit chance (2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 percent) to both hands, but it should go only to the off-hand.

  • Classes and talentsListed

    Retribution Aura uses the target's spell power instead of the Paladin's.

  • Quests and worldFix planned: a later build

    The Taillasher Eggs of the quest "Break A Few Eggs" respawn more slowly than intended.

  • Quests and worldWork in progress

    Anduin Wrynn and many other children unintentionally wear hats. Blizzard is removing them, and says it will take a while.

Added on 24 September

24 September 2026, post 5 of the thread

Blizzard’s post (opens in a new tab)
  • Classes and talentsListed

    Banes and Curses are not tracked correctly if you drop your target and later pick a target that already has one.

  • Classes and talentsListed

    The Healthstone cooldown cannot be tracked.

  • Classes and talentsListed

    Priests track every spell by default.

  • Classes and talentsListed

    Arcane Blast cannot be tracked.

  • Classes and talentsListed

    A Mana Gem needs the mage to cast one more spell before its cooldown starts to be tracked.

  • Group and socialWork in progress

    Creating or changing a party may move players to a different world instance. Blizzard says it is working on improvements and will update.

  • PetsListed

    Pet cooldowns cannot be tracked.

  • Classes and talentsListed

    Item enhancements such as Windfury or rogue poisons cannot be tracked.

  • InterfaceFix planned: a later build

    The Stormwind minimap has display problems.

  • InterfaceListed

    The Personal Resource Display does not show combo points.

  • Quests and worldResolved: fixed in the next beta build

    Teldrassil, quest "Escaping Ban'ethil": Sentinel Lynessa Duskblossom ran too fast and used Strike over and over.

  • Quests and worldResolved: adjusted in the next beta build

    Loch Modan, quest "Snowbound": it gave more experience than intended.

Added on 18 September

18 September 2026, post 4 of the thread

Blizzard’s post (opens in a new tab)
  • InterfaceWork in progress

    The Cooldown Manager is unfinished: how complete it is varies from class to class.

  • Classes and talentsListed

    Armor bonuses from consumables and buffs are multiplied by the armor bonus of Bear Form.

  • CombatListed

    Queueing an on-next-attack ability (Heroic Strike, Cleave, Raptor Strike) turns off the spell queue window.

  • CombatListed

    Taking damage while channeling Arcane Missiles fires a bolt with full damage instead of a shortened one.

  • CombatListed

    The duration of resurrection sickness is wrong at lower levels.

At the opening of the beta

17 September 2026, post 1 of the thread

Blizzard’s post (opens in a new tab)
  • InterfaceListed

    Barber chairs cause a Lua error.

  • Group and socialListed

    Character friends are disabled in the beta.

  • InterfaceListed

    The minimap may sit partly off the screen.

  • ProfessionsFix planned: next build

    Waylaid Crates do not work on items whose largest stack is smaller than the quantity the crate asks for.

  • ProfessionsFix planned: next build

    The Waylaid Crate: Apprentice Curiosities does not accept Greater Magic Essence and wrongly lets you target Lesser Magic Essence.

  • Classes and talentsFix planned: next build

    Starshards, the Night Elf Priest racial, does not benefit from the Twilight Focus talent.

  • Classes and talentsFix planned: next build

    Vengeance, the Retribution Paladin talent, can trigger from periodic critical strikes.

  • Classes and talentsFix planned: next build

    Raising the rank of Holy Strike does not feel good with each rank.

  • InterfaceWork in progress

    The character pane does not show level, class or titles.

  • Classes and talentsFix planned: next build

    Create Firestone ranks 3 and 4 do not show the part of their tooltip about the conjured item.

  • PetsWork in progress

    Warlock pets do not show Mana as a resource on the character sheet, nor the scaling from their master.

  • PetsWork in progress

    Warlock pets show the wrong Health scaling from Stamina on the character sheet.

  • PetsWork in progress

    The pet hit chance of Hunters and Warlocks does not show the master's scaling coefficient.

  • PetsWork in progress

    Pet Expertise is not shown for Hunters or Warlocks.

  • PetsWork in progress

    Pet movement speed on the character sheet does not show the correct base values in yards per second.

  • CombatWork in progress

    The glancing blow chance for casters is wrong at every level, and so is the damage it removes.

  • CombatWork in progress

    For melee, the damage lost to a glancing blow is wrong against targets of a higher level. The chance is right at every level and the loss is right against equal-level targets.

  • InterfaceWork in progress

    Because of the glancing blow problems, the glancing blow chances on the character sheet are not accurate.

  • InterfaceListed

    Opening the Legacy System with the Y key before level 25 causes Lua errors on its first and third tabs.

  • Group and socialWork in progress

    Some players cannot sign guild charters. As a workaround, a charter can be handed in with no signatures for now.

  • Quests and worldFix planned: next build

    Coldridge Valley does not reveal on the map when it is explored.

Something here is out of date or a line is wrong? Tell us and we will check it against Blizzard’s thread.