November 28, 2023 Hotfixes: Patch 10.2 Class and M+ Tuning

Key Takeaways

The November 28, 2023 hotfixes were a Patch 10.2 "Guardians of the Dream" tuning pass covering class balance, Mythic+ dungeons, raid bugs, PvP, and the 19th Anniversary event.
Frost Death Knight had its Aberrus (Season 2) tier set trimmed while its Amirdrassil (Season 3) set plus Chill Streak, Obliterate, and Piercing Chill were buffed.
A Restoration Druid healing buff and an Augmentation Evoker Shifting Sands fix landed as two separate changes. Augmentation is an Evoker specialization, not a Druid one.
Murozond's Rise lost 15% of Tyr, the Infinite Keeper's health, part of Blizzard's ongoing effort to tame the season's hardest key.
Amirdrassil's Council of Dreams fixed Barreling Charge clipping players behind Urctos, while The Everbloom's Dulhu had its Noxious Charge and Discharge cut by 25%.
The 19th Anniversary Dragons of Nightmare got easier: the Lethargy stun fell to 2 seconds and Emeriss's Putrid Mushrooms lost 85% of their health.

Blizzard pushed a broad round of hotfixes on November 28, 2023, a few weeks into Dragonflight Season 3. The list touched class tier sets, the season's Mythic+ pool, a couple of Amirdrassil bugs, PvP tuning, and the anniversary bosses. This is a historical record of that patch, grouped the way the notes were.

Class Tuning and Bug Fixes

Death Knight

Frost was the headline. On the older Aberrus (Season 2) 2-set, the damage bonus to the next Frostwyrm's Fury dropped to 4% (from 5%), its effectiveness fell to 25% (from 30%), and its Howling Blast bonus was cut to 10% (from 20%). Those were nerfs to a set players were leaving behind. The current Amirdrassil (Season 3) 4-set went the other way: Chill Streak gained 3 extra bounces (up from 2) and its bonus-effect proc chance rose to 35% (from 30%). Baseline, Chill Streak damage went up 10%, Obliterate up 8%, Enduring Chill's bounce chance to 25% (from 20%), and Piercing Chill damage to 12% (from 10%).

Druid and Evoker

These were two separate entries that AI recaps love to merge. Restoration Druid gained 3% to all healing, not applied in PvP combat. Separately, Augmentation Evoker had Shifting Sands fixed so it correctly triggers twice when you cast back-to-back empower spells under Tip the Scales. Augmentation is an Evoker specialization, so there is no such thing as an "Evoker Druid."

Paladin, Priest, Rogue, and Warlock

Paladin: Retribution Aura was fixed after failing to trigger from some abilities.
Priest: Mass Dispel's cooldown now resets when an encounter ends, and Shadow gained 5% to all damage (not in PvP).
Rogue: Assassination's Envenom buff no longer lingers past its intended duration when spent with fewer than 5 combo points.
Warlock: Affliction and Destruction gained 6% to all damage dealt by the player and their pet, not applied in PvP.

With the class list covered, the dungeon and raid fixes are where the season's difficulty conversation actually lived.

Dungeon and Raid Fixes

Murozond's Rise

The hardest key of the season got a direct nerf. Tyr, the Infinite Keeper lost 15% of his health and now casts only a single Dividing Strike within a sequence of the Infinite Hand Technique. Chrono-Lord Deios was eased too, with Temporal Breath impact damage down 20% and its Infinity Nova vulnerability reduced to 75% (from 250%).

The Everbloom

The Ancient Protectors encounter centers on Dulhu. His Noxious Charge impact damage and Noxious Discharge damage were both cut by 25%, and Noxious Discharge's impact time was pushed out to 2 seconds (from 1.5), giving groups more room to react.

Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope

In the Council of Dreams encounter, Blizzard fixed Barreling Charge hitting players standing closely behind Urctos. This is a genuinely separate fix from The Everbloom's Dulhu changes, even though both involve a charging boss, so they belong to different pulls.

Loot cleanup followed the encounter fixes, which is where the item notes come in.

Item Fixes

Collectibles that drop from unique rare elites across the Forbidden Reach and Zaralek Cavern began dropping more frequently, easing a common complaint about their rarity. The Cache of Amirdrassil Treasures was also corrected to display the proper item level so players knew what they were opening.

PvP Adjustments

Demon Hunter: Havoc's Chaotic Disposition now has a 33.33% chance (base 7.77%) to increase damage by 4% (base 17%) in PvP, smoothing out its average.
Druid: Eclipse now tracks Wrath and Starfire casts even if it ends while the Druid is Cycloned, Fury of Elune deals damage to enemies out of line of sight, and Feral's Regrowth PvP penalty eased so it heals for more than before.
Evoker: Azure Strike gained 40% in PvP, Time Stop and Chrono Loop cooldowns dropped to 45 seconds (from 60), Augmentation's Upheaval lost 10% while Eruption gained 15%, and Preservation's Dream Flight healing doubled with its mana-regen penalty eased to 5% (from 10%).
Priest: Ultimate Penitence now prioritizes healing players, only topping off pets once every player is full, and Holy gained 6% to all healing in PvP.

Outside instanced content, the anniversary bosses got the season's other notable tuning.

WoW's 19th Anniversary

The Dragons of Nightmare were made far more approachable for the celebration event. The Lethargy stun was cut to 2 seconds (from 5), Emeriss's Putrid Mushrooms lost 85% of their health, and Emeriss's attack patterns were adjusted so they fired less punishingly. The full change list lives in Blizzard's dated 2023 hotfix archive.

Frequently Asked Questions

What patch were the November 28, 2023 hotfixes for?

Patch 10.2 "Guardians of the Dream," which went live on November 7, 2023 and opened Dragonflight Season 3 alongside the Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope raid.

Is there really such a thing as an "Evoker Druid"?

No. Augmentation is one of the Evoker's three specializations, alongside Devastation and Preservation. The November 28 notes had a separate Druid entry (Restoration healing) and a separate Evoker entry (Augmentation's Shifting Sands fix).

Why did Murozond's Rise keep getting nerfed?

It was flagged as over-tuned in the first weeks of Season 3 Mythic+. Cutting Tyr, the Infinite Keeper's health and reducing his Dividing Strikes made the timer more achievable for high keys.

Did the Frost Death Knight changes make it stronger or weaker?

Both, depending on your gear. The Aberrus (Season 2) tier set was nerfed, but the current Amirdrassil (Season 3) set plus Chill Streak, Obliterate, and Piercing Chill were buffed, so players in current gear generally came out ahead.

Were the Everbloom and Amirdrassil fixes the same bug?

No. The Everbloom fix targeted Dulhu's Noxious Charge and Discharge, while the Amirdrassil fix targeted Barreling Charge behind Urctos in the Council of Dreams. Two different bosses in two different instances, patched on the same day.

What was the 19th Anniversary event?

WoW's yearly celebration, running in November 2023, which brought back the Dragons of Nightmare world bosses (Emeriss, Lethon, Ysondre, and Taerar) for anniversary rewards.

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