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Mixology Awards a Minimum of Two Potions - Season of Discovery Updates on July 24th
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Mixology Awards a Minimum of Two Potions - Season of Discovery Updates on July 24th

The blog post provides a summary of the latest hotfixes from Blizzard on July 24th, focusing on class and item adjustments. Highlights include increased drops for Librams of Resilience, tweaks to Darkmoon Card: Decay, and various fixes and improvements for different classes like Druid, Mage, Paladin, Priest, and Warrior.
Created: August 28, 2025
Updated: June 13, 2026
By:
John Langan
John Langan

Item Updates and Class Adjustments

Important Changes to Items

Several key items received updates in this hotfix batch:

  • Burning Essences — now always drop from the Dark Coffer in Blackrock Depths.
  • Libram of Resilience — enhanced drop chance from specific bosses in Blackrock Depths and Blackrock Spire.
  • Darkmoon Card: Sandstorm — adjusted to only affect enemies within line of sight, preventing unintended hits on out-of-combat targets.
  • Darkmoon Card: Decay — internal cooldown increased to 3 seconds to balance its proc frequency.

Enhancements to Professions

Professions received two targeted improvements:

  • Mixology now guarantees at least two potions per craft.
  • Expert and Artisan rank requirements reverted to their original levels, restoring the intended progression path for alchemists.

Class Modifications

Five classes received ability tweaks in this pass:

Class Change
Druid Updates to idols that enhance Starfall, Sunfire, and Mangle.
Mage Mana Shield now replaces previous casts; adjusted spell pushback resistance.
Paladin Adjustments to Divine Protection cooldowns and Avenger's Shield targeting.
Priest Vampiric Embrace healing range extended from 30 to 40 yards.
Warrior Rampage now correctly appears as a visible active buff.

These class adjustments address edge cases in ability interactions that emerged during Phase 5 testing.

Miscellaneous Updates

Creature and Mount Updates

  • When using the Chronoboon, the Might of Stormwind buff now displays correctly and applies to the player's pet.
  • Mounting while the Gift of Gobi is active is now permitted.

Vendor Updates

Pix Xizzix now sells Drakestone caster offhands in exchange for Undermine Real. These items are sourced from the Sunken Temple, confirmed by developers as the appropriate origin for this gear tier.

Summary of Changes

The July 24, 2024 hotfixes addressed item drop reliability, profession balance, and five class ability edge cases. Mixology's guaranteed two-potion yield was the most broadly applicable change; the Libram of Resilience drop-rate buff directly improved Paladin gearing runs through Blackrock Depths. Players who ran Season of Discovery Phase 5 content could browse Season of Discovery carry services on WowCarry for progression support.

Last reviewed 2026-06-13 against Season of Discovery Phase 5 (July 2024 Hotfixes) — Maintained by WowCarry's WoW Classic team.