Patch 10.2.5 Hotfixes: Murozond's Rise Nerfs (Jan 23, 2024)
Blizzard's January 23, 2024 hotfixes for Patch 10.2.5 cut enemy health across Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise and fixed a Demonology Warlock imp bug.
By:
John Langan
Key Takeaways
- Blizzard's January 23, 2024 hotfixes for Patch 10.2.5 "Seeds of Renewal" trimmed the health of eight enemies inside Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise, easing the Mythic+ half of the megadungeon.
- Chrono-Lord Deios, the final boss of Murozond's Rise, lost 16% of his Temporal Breath initial damage and 14% of its damage-over-time, softening the route's hardest check.
- Demonology Warlocks finally got their fix: Wild Imps summoned by Spiteful Reconstitution stopped fixating on far-away targets.
- Holy Paladin picked up two bug fixes, restoring Righteous Judgment's Consecrations and Blessing of Autumn's cooldown reduction on Avenging Wrath.
- In PvP, the Mettle effect on the Infurious gear line was corrected to trigger on interrupts, closing a defensive gap for several specs.
These hotfixes landed a week after Seeds of Renewal went live on January 16, 2024, and they were aimed squarely at the season's Mythic+ pool and a short list of class bugs. Blizzard released the changes as server-side fixes, so no download was needed. Here is what changed on January 23 and why it mattered for the Dragonflight Season 3 push.
Murozond's Rise: The Mythic+ Enemy Nerfs
Murozond's Rise is the second half of the Dawn of the Infinite megadungeon; its sibling wing is Galakrond's Fall. Through Dragonflight Season 3 the two halves ran as separate Mythic+ dungeons, and Murozond's Rise was the harder timer of the pair. The January 23 pass reduced enemy health across the board and stretched several ability recast timers, which lowered both the damage taken and the healing strain on a tight key.
| Enemy | Change |
|---|---|
| Valow, Timesworn Keeper | Health reduced by 16%. |
| Lerai, Timesworn Maiden | Health reduced by 16%, and Ancient Radiance recast time increased. |
| Spurlok, Timesworn Sentinel | Health reduced by 16%, and Shrouding Sandstorm's recast time increased. |
| Tyr, the Infinite Keeper | Radiant Barrier damage absorb reduced by 15%. |
| Infinite Riftmage | Health reduced by 10%, and Infinite Burn recast time increased. |
| Time-Lost Battlefield | Battle Senses and Thirst for Battle damage reduced by 20%, and Bladestorm movement reduction increased from 33% to 50%. |
| Chrono-Lord Deios | Temporal Breath initial damage reduced by 16%, and its damage-over-time reduced by 14%. |
| Infinite Keeper | Health reduced by 10%, Chronal Burn damage reduced by 15%, and Infinite Blast damage reduced by 10%. |
Taken together, the health cuts on the trash packs and the two bosses shaved real seconds off the clock, while the softer Radiant Barrier absorb on Tyr meant fewer wasted cooldowns burning through his shield. The recast bumps on Ancient Radiance, Shrouding Sandstorm, and Infinite Burn also gave healers a little more breathing room between casts.
Class Fixes: Paladin and Demonology Warlock
Two Holy Paladin bugs were squashed. Righteous Judgment's Consecrations were being despawned by newer Consecrations, which quietly cost the spec ground-effect uptime; that was fixed. Separately, Blessing of Autumn was not reducing the cooldown of Avenging Wrath as intended, and that interaction was restored.
The headline class change, though, was for Demonology Warlock. Wild Imps summoned by Spiteful Reconstitution had been fixating on far-away targets, sending the pets wandering off instead of piling damage onto the pack in front of you. Because Wild Imps are the backbone of Demonology's pet damage, that bug bled output on exactly the multi-target pulls the spec is built to farm.
📌 A common misread at the time was blaming low Demonology numbers on tuning. The real culprit on many pulls was this imp-fixation bug: once Spiteful Reconstitution's imps stopped chasing distant targets, cleave damage on Mythic+ trash snapped back to where it should have been.
Player versus Player: Infurious Gear and Shaman
The Mettle effect on the Infurious PvP line, including the Infurious Warboots of Impunity, Footwraps of Indemnity, Infurious Boots of Reprieve, and Binding of Gesticulation, had not been triggering when a player interrupted a spell. That kick-to-Mettle interaction was fixed, restoring a defensive proc that several specs leaned on in arena.
Shaman got a targeted correction on the same set. The Mettle effect from the Infurious Boots of Reprieve had been granting fewer stats than intended when triggered through Earthgrab Totem and Capacitor Totem, and that was brought back in line.
What the January 23 Hotfixes Meant for Season 3
None of this was a rebuild; it was mid-season housekeeping. The Murozond's Rise health cuts made the tougher Dawn of the Infinite wing more forgiving for the average key pusher, which mattered most in the +16 to +20 range where enemy health checks start to bite. The Paladin and Warlock fixes cleaned up two specs that were losing damage or utility to bugs rather than tuning. The same hotfix day also touched several other specs, and you can compare the class and PvP fixes in our companion breakdown.
If you were chasing a title or a portal in that season, the softer megadungeon made the grind noticeably kinder. Players who want to skip straight to a timed clear today can book a Mythic+ dungeon carry and let a coordinated group handle the route.
FAQ
What did the January 23, 2024 WoW hotfixes change?
They reduced the health of eight enemies in Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise, fixed two Holy Paladin bugs, corrected a Demonology Warlock Wild Imp targeting issue, and restored the Mettle proc on the Infurious PvP gear line. All of it shipped as server-side hotfixes for Patch 10.2.5 Seeds of Renewal.
Which dungeon was nerfed on January 23?
Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise, the second half of the Dawn of the Infinite megadungeon. Its sibling wing, Galakrond's Fall, was not touched in this particular hotfix batch. Enemies from trash packs up to the final boss lost health.
Who is the final boss of Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise?
Chrono-Lord Deios. On January 23 he lost 16% of his Temporal Breath initial damage and 14% of that ability's damage-over-time, which softened the hardest damage check on the route without changing his mechanics.
What was the Demonology Warlock imp bug?
Wild Imps summoned by Spiteful Reconstitution were fixating on far-away targets instead of attacking the enemies in front of the Warlock. The fix kept the imps on the intended target, which recovered Demonology's cleave damage on Mythic+ trash.
Did the January 23 hotfixes affect PvP?
Yes. The Mettle effect on the Infurious gear line was fixed to trigger when a player interrupted a spell, and a Shaman-specific issue with the Infurious Boots of Reprieve granting reduced stats through Earthgrab Totem and Capacitor Totem was corrected.
What patch were the January 23, 2024 hotfixes part of?
Patch 10.2.5, "Seeds of Renewal," which launched on January 16, 2024 for Dragonflight. The January 23 hotfixes were the first round of tuning after that content update went live.
Last reviewed 2026-07-02 against Patch 10.2.5 Seeds of Renewal. Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.