Server Update - September 16, 2026

AzerothCore update successfully applied, with 74 improvements and fixes.

Update applied: 2026-09-16 04:57


Raids and dungeons

  • Ulduar: capped exposure to Elder Brightleaf's unstable sunbeams.
  • Ulduar: Elder Brightleaf now gives itself the lifetime of unstable sunbeams.
  • Ulduar: Freya's items now receive the appropriate emblems.
  • Ulduar: Algalon receives a period of immobilization after the Big Bang.
  • Ulduar: Yogg-Saron's Psychosis and Mind Disease no longer pick targets with low Sanity.
  • Ulduar: corrected loot pools on 10 and 25 player modes.
  • Ulduar: Flame Leviathan no longer saves the raid when pulling.
  • Ulduar: Razorscale's wing burst now fires once per immobilize.
  • Ulduar: Yogg-Saron's laughing skulls now respect line of sight.
  • Ulduar: Razorscale remains immobilized during the permanent ground phase.
  • Ulduar: Ignis now grants the Stokin' the Furnace success on kills.
  • Ulduar: fixed stacking of Sky Darkener effect on Freya's minions.
  • Ulduar: the vacuum area that appeared in XT-002 in hard mode no longer remains in the fight with the players.
  • Ulduar: a target item associated with Mimiron no longer enters combat.
  • Ulduar: Freya's Ward area vigil crushers from Flame Leviathan get their own targeting intelligence.
  • Ulduar: Synchronized the full reset signal on Freya's 25 player mode.
  • Ulduar: XT-002 no longer summons help after death.
  • Removed fossilized bone from random loot lists.
  • Ulduar: Hodir's rare chest now respawns with the boss.
  • Ulduar: Used correct spell ids for Thorim's Sif (10 player mode).
  • Ulduar: Fixed Steelbreaker's 10 player hard mode loot.
  • Ulduar: Expedition Base Camp camp protection bubble no longer reappears after the start of the creature wave stage.
  • Ulduar: corrected visual rotation and wipe desynchronization for Mimiron's laser salvo.
  • Ulduar: Kologarn's body now remains as a bridge between dungeon reloads.
  • Stopped incorrect acceleration of defense (parry) speed on powerful level 7-10 bosses.
  • ICC: the waves from Crusaders' Pinnacle are now coming out of the ground and heading towards the banner.
  • ICC: restored Svalna's spear kill on Argent captains.
  • ICC: restored rocket artillery in Gunship Battle.
  • ICC: Lady Deathwhisper's elevator now waits 7 seconds at each stop.
  • ICC: restored flight animations for Sindragosa, Rimefang, Spinestalker and Spire Frostwyrm.
  • Corrected the loot permissions of Ahune's chest in Slave Pens.
  • Magtheridon's Lair: The release countdown is now anchored to when the creature channeling the release spell is attacked.
  • Scholomance: guaranteed at least one rare loot from Lord Alexei Barov.
  • Vault of Archavon: Emalon's helpers now reappear and are announced.
  • Allowed Kirtonos the Herald pocket loot to offer higher than normal level items, plus at least two guaranteed pieces of equipment.

Quests

  • Implemented the correct behavior of the construction mission from Argent Tournament.
  • Escort movement for City of Light now starts correctly.
  • Added the summoning of Lord Kragaru from the Serpent Statue.
  • Displayed objective indicator on Zaxxis creatures.
  • The Gordunni trap mound in Feralas is now summoned by its own spells.

Open world and creatures

  • Corrected the aggression dialogue lines of some creatures, so that they start from the correct source.
  • Winterfall Runners can now attack nearby players.
  • Now play the music specific to the Darkmoon Fair.
  • Prevent the double triggering of the Pyrewood Ambush event in Silverpine.
  • Alystros' dream in Dragonblight now correctly affects players.
  • Corrected the movement of the Serpentbloom Snake creature according to its AI script.
  • Removed the Mogg creature link to a non-existent event from its AI script.

Classes and spells

  • Fixed the Mage's Tier 8 (4 pieces) bonus not saving procs correctly.
  • Corrected the order of application of spell cost modifiers.
  • Ritual type spells no longer go into recovery when canceled.
  • Preserved the value of the charged aura when the one who initially cast the spell is absent.
  • The Priest Glyph for Lightwell now correctly increases the healing it provides.
  • Paladin type auras from different sources are now allowed to coexist.
  • Taunt challenges no longer affect totems.
  • All custom attribute rows of spells in the database are now loaded.
  • Unlocked on the client the item that opens, even if it was opened while the player was dead.
  • Capital letters are now accepted for colors in chat links, plus the "found" tag.
  • Preserved the original text from the game database when the override field is empty.

Stability and core

  • Ghosts are brought back to life when a workshop in Wintergrasp is contested.
  • Validated seasonal event data on upload to prevent corrupt data.
  • A seasonal event is no longer considered active in its construction phase.
  • Clears movement counters before sending the full immobilize effect.
  • Corrected movement and tracking angle of pets against very large targets, for example Yogg-Saron's brain.
  • Fixed a memory management problem when teleporting vehicles.
  • Pets resume tracking after delayed spells.
  • Waypoints no longer cross the ground during smooth motion transitions.
  • Forced spells no longer inherit the position of the one who casts them as their destination.
  • Pets remain motionless while a spell is cast repeatedly, automatically.
  • Corrected the identification of the winner when rolling the loot in the group.
  • Properly completed loot votes that expire due to lack of response.
  • Kept a spell's own cooldown versus category cooldowns.
  • Allowed to reopen the database connection after an initial connection failure.
  • The limit of the number of connected players (PlayerLimit) is now also applied when reloading the server configuration.

Mail

  • Added configuration option for automatic refresh of outdated mailboxes.