Patch 11.0.5 Launch Bugs: Class Issues and Nerub-ar Palace
The class and Nerub-ar Palace bugs that hit at WoW Patch 11.0.5 launch, and the hotfixes that resolved them over the following weeks.
By:
John Langan
Key Takeaways
- At Patch 11.0.5's October 22, 2024 launch, a systemic bug dropped several Patch 11.0.2 class changes, spawning a wave of spec bugs that Blizzard hotfixed over the following week.
- Wave of Souls could be applied by only one Death Knight at a time, quietly costing Frost Death Knights output; it was fixed on October 24, 2024.
- Protection Paladin's Sentinel granted roughly 40% instead of the intended 20%, alongside Worthy Sacrifice and Sacred Weapon bugs, all resolved October 24.
- Mistweaver's Rushing Wind Kick failed to consume Tea of Plenty, letting it recast on a tiny cooldown, and was fixed October 28.
- The Mythic Silken Court suffered Spike Storm desync that caused seemingly random deaths, and Queen Ansurek's Web Blades desynced badly enough to warrant its own warning.
- Blizzard tuned Queen Ansurek on November 12, cutting Web Blades to three targets and removing its overlap with Abyssal Infusion.
This recap groups the launch-week bugs by class and raid, and notes when Blizzard resolved each one.
The 11.0.5 Launch-Week Bug Wave
Patch 11.0.5, the 20th Anniversary Celebration content update for The War Within, went live on October 22, 2024, and end-game players immediately hit a spread of class and raid bugs. Part of the cause was a systemic issue that dropped a set of Patch 11.0.2 class changes from the build, which Blizzard acknowledged and re-applied by hotfix. This is a look back at the worst offenders and, just as importantly, when each one was resolved.
Class Bugs and How They Were Resolved
Death Knight and Hunter
Deathbringer, the hero tree shared by Blood and Frost Death Knights, had a raid-wide flaw: Reaper's Mark and its Wave of Souls damage debuff could sit on a target from only one Death Knight at a time. Because Wave of Souls is far more effective on your own Reaper's Mark target, Blood Death Knight opener timing left Frost Death Knights roughly 4-5% behind, and the workaround was to let the Frost player open the mark. Blizzard fixed it on October 24, 2024, so multiple Death Knights could apply the debuff.
Beast Mastery Hunters had a friendlier bug: Beast Cleave's companion effect, Kill Cleave, kept firing after Beast Cleave fell off and even hit the primary target, roughly doubling single-target Kill Command damage until it was corrected later in the 11.0.x cycle.
Monk and Paladin
Mistweaver Monks running Rushing Wind Kick, the talent that replaces Rising Sun Kick, found it did not consume Tea of Plenty, so it could recast on a tiny cooldown. That was hotfixed on October 28, 2024.
Paladin drew three fixes on October 24. Worthy Sacrifice could trigger multiple sacrifices without putting Blessing of Sacrifice on cooldown; Sentinel, a Protection Paladin talent rather than the Hunter hero tree of the same name, granted roughly 40% damage and healing instead of the intended 20%; and Sacred Weapon preferred healers over damage dealers when picking an ally. All three were resolved that day.
Rogue and Shaman
Outlaw Rogues found a game-breaking loop in the Trickster hero tree, where Coup de Grace and Fatebound interactions could chain repeated high-damage finishers. A separate issue let Underhanded Upper Hand shorten Blade Flurry's duration during Adrenaline Rush. The Trickster fixes rolled out with the October 28 hotfixes.
Shaman were hit on both sides: Elemental produced inflated AoE numbers on Mythic Ulgrax the Devourer, the first Nerub-ar Palace boss, while Enhancement suffered from a negative spec-aura modification and spells that intermittently failed. Much of this traced back to the same systemic 11.0.2-changes-went-missing issue Blizzard re-applied by hotfix.
Warrior
Fury Warriors relying on Unhinged, which makes Bladestorm cast extra Bloodthirsts, found those procs failed to feed their hero-tree payoffs. That broke two different trees at once: Slayer's Reap the Storm and Mountain Thane's Thunder Blast both stopped triggering, cutting multi-target damage until the proc handling was fixed.
Nerub-ar Palace Raid Desync
The class bugs were annoying, but the Nerub-ar Palace desync issues were the ones that ended raid nights. Two bosses stood out, and both eventually earned dedicated warnings from the community.
| Encounter | Bug | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| The Silken Court (Anub'arash and Skeinspinner Takazj) | Spike Storm circles desynced or rendered invisible; the Burrowed Eruption intermission could fail to fire | Seemingly random Mythic deaths and, at worst, lockouts with no loot |
| Queen Ansurek | Web Blades telegraphs marked correctly but damage landed afterward | Unavoidable-feeling deaths on Mythic |
The Mythic Queen Ansurek desync grew bad enough that Blizzard stepped in with dedicated tuning on November 12, 2024, cutting Web Blades to three targets from four and removing casts that overlapped with Abyssal Infusion. If you would rather leave the desync history behind and just down the boss, you can book a Nerub'ar Palace clear with our team.
FAQ
Why did Patch 11.0.5 have so many class bugs?
A systemic issue dropped several Patch 11.0.2 class changes from the 11.0.5 build. Blizzard acknowledged the problem and re-applied the missing changes through hotfixes over the days after launch.
Was the Wave of Souls Death Knight bug fixed?
Yes. On October 24, 2024, Blizzard resolved the issue that let only one Death Knight apply the Wave of Souls debuff. Afterward, multiple Death Knights could apply it, closing the roughly 4-5% gap that had hurt Frost Death Knights.
Is Sentinel a Paladin talent or a Hunter hero tree?
Both names exist. The bug here was on the Protection Paladin talent Sentinel, which granted about 40% rather than the intended 20% to damage and healing. That is separate from the Hunter Sentinel hero tree, and it was fixed on October 24, 2024.
What was wrong with the Silken Court?
The Mythic Silken Court, the council of Anub'arash and Skeinspinner Takazj, suffered Spike Storm desync where spike circles were delayed or invisible, plus a Burrowed Eruption intermission that could fail to trigger, causing random deaths and occasional lootless lockouts.
Did Blizzard fix the Queen Ansurek Web Blades desync?
Blizzard tuned it on November 12, 2024, reducing Web Blades to three targets and removing casts that overlapped with Abyssal Infusion. That eased the unavoidable-feeling deaths the desync had been causing on Mythic.
Is Patch 11.0.5 the same as The War Within?
No. Patch 11.0.5, the 20th Anniversary Celebration, is a content update within The War Within expansion. Nerub-ar Palace is the expansion's Season 1 raid, and its final boss is Queen Ansurek.
Last reviewed 2026-07-02 against Patch 11.0.5 "20th Anniversary Celebration" — Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.