Patch 10.2.5 Hotfixes: February 8, 2024 Artisan Cut & Bug Fixes

Key Takeaways

Artisan grind eased: the Support Your Local Artisans achievement dropped its Artisan's Consortium donation requirement from 70,000 to 50,000 gold.
Shaman Earth Shield: a fix stopped another Shaman's Earth Shield from overwriting yours.
Darkheart Thicket: two Archdruid Glaidalis bugs were resolved, covering a missed leap and stuck adds on elevated ground.
Dawn of the Infinite: a Dazhak ability no longer fizzled on a mid-charge death, and Chronofade began counting as an area effect.
The Everbloom: Dulhu's charge stopped firing if he died mid-cast.
PvP tidy-up: the Shadow Priest tier bonus and the Shaman's Grounding Totem both got fixes for how they interacted with pets and totems.

Here is what Blizzard adjusted in that February 8 round of hotfixes.

Support Your Local Artisans Made Cheaper

The most widely felt change targeted the Support Your Local Artisans achievement. It had asked players to donate a total of 70,000 gold to the Artisan's Consortium, and Blizzard cut that requirement down to 50,000 gold. For anyone chasing the meta-achievements of Patch 10.2.5, that was a meaningful saving of 20,000 gold and a nudge to finish the goal without grinding quite so hard for the gold.

Shaman Earth Shield Fix

Shaman players got a fix that had been a genuine nuisance. An issue where Earth Shield cast by another Shaman could override your own Earth Shield was resolved. After the hotfix, a second Shaman's shield no longer stomped on yours, so healers could keep their intended protection on a target without stepping on each other.

Dungeon and Raid Fixes

Several encounters across the dungeon and raid pool received targeted bug fixes.

Darkheart Thicket

In Darkheart Thicket, Blizzard addressed a case where Archdruid Glaidalis could fail to use Grievous Leap on a player standing on top of a nearby object. A second fix stopped Nightmare Abominations from getting stuck evading when they spawned on an elevated surface. Both smoothed out an encounter that had occasionally stalled through no fault of the group.

Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall

The mega-dungeon saw two corrections. Dazhak's Incinerating Blightbreath could fizzle if the targeted player died during Dazhak's charge, which the hotfix fixed so the ability resolved properly. Separately, Chronofade began being treated as an area-of-effect effect, bringing more consistency to how the raid's mechanics registered.

The Everbloom

In The Everbloom, the Ancient Protectors encounter had let Dulhu's Noxious Charge still go off even when he was killed mid-cast. After the fix, defeating Dulhu during the cast cleanly cancelled the charge, removing an unfair source of damage on a boss that was already down.

PvP Fixes

Two PvP-facing fixes rounded out the day, both dealing with abilities interacting with pets and totems.

Shadow Priest Tier Bonus

An issue caused the Shadow Priest's Vestments of Blind Absolution four-set bonus, the Amirdrassil tier set, to not be consumed when landing a killing blow on some pets and totems. The fix let the set bonus trigger as intended against those targets.

Shaman Grounding Totem

The Shaman's Grounding Totem received a pair of fixes. Spells that had been killing the totem without directly targeting it were stopped, and redirected damage-over-time effects no longer applied to it, restoring the totem's immunity to debuffs. For arena and battleground Shaman, that returned Grounding Totem to its reliable, spell-eating role.

Where Patch 10.2.5 Stood

These hotfixes landed during Patch 10.2.5 "Seeds of Renewal," which had launched on January 16, 2024. Dragonflight was in its third season, with Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope as the current raid and a mix of Dragonflight and older dungeons in the Mythic+ rotation. Small, targeted rounds like this one were how Blizzard kept the season's encounters and class balance steady between larger content drops. If revisiting that era's dungeons appeals to you, you can compare our Mythic+ dungeon carries for a fast, clean run.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the biggest change in the February 8, 2024 hotfixes?

The reduction of the Support Your Local Artisans achievement requirement, from 70,000 to 50,000 gold donated to the Artisan's Consortium, was the change most players noticed.

Which patch did these hotfixes belong to?

Patch 10.2.5 "Seeds of Renewal," the Dragonflight update that launched on January 16, 2024.

What did the Shaman Earth Shield fix do?

It stopped one Shaman's Earth Shield from overriding another's, so two Shaman could shield without cancelling each other's protection.

Which dungeons and raids were fixed?

Darkheart Thicket, the Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall mega-dungeon, and The Everbloom each received encounter bug fixes.

What changed for Grounding Totem in PvP?

Spells could no longer kill it without targeting it, redirected damage-over-time effects stopped applying to it, and its immunity to debuffs was restored.

Did these hotfixes affect the current game?

No. This is a historical recap of a February 2024 Dragonflight patch. The live game has since moved through The War Within and into Midnight, so these specific fixes are no longer relevant to current content.

Last reviewed 2026-07-02 against Patch 10.2.5 Seeds of Renewal. Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.