The War Within September 26 Hotfixes Recap

Key Takeaways

On September 26, 2024, Blizzard shipped a batch of Patch 11.0.2 The War Within Season 1 hotfixes covering a Priest ability, two raid bosses, a dungeon bug, the Hallowfall Fishing Derby, and a crafted item.
Priest Void Leech, a Voidweaver hero-talent ability, stopped interrupting eating and drinking.
Chi Burst could no longer pull enemies through walls before E.D.N.A. died in The Stonevault.
In Nerub-ar Palace, Rasha'nan could no longer become unkillable, and Queen Ansurek's Expulsion Beam visual stopped lingering after the caster died.
The Hallowfall Fishing Derby moved Derby Marks and quests to per-character tracking and added a choice of crafting-thread rewards.
Feral Hide Drums stopped working on players above level 70.

On September 26, 2024, Blizzard rolled out a round of The War Within Season 1 hotfixes for Patch 11.0.2. The batch tidied up a Priest hero-talent ability, two Nerub-ar Palace encounters, a Stonevault wall exploit, the Hallowfall Fishing Derby event, and a legacy Dragonflight crafted item. Here is the recap of what changed that day, kept as a record of the Season 1 tuning cycle rather than current live content.

Class and Ability Fixes

The Priest change targeted Void Leech, the Voidweaver hero-talent ability added in The War Within. Before the hotfix it could interrupt eating and drinking; afterward it left those resting actions alone, so a Shadow Priest could top off mana between pulls without the ability breaking the cast.

In The Stonevault megadungeon, Chi Burst had been able to pull enemies through walls before E.D.N.A., the dungeon's first boss, was defeated. The hotfix closed that gap so the Monk ability respected the geometry of the encounter.

Nerub-ar Palace Raid Fixes

Two bosses in Nerub-ar Palace received corrections. Rasha'nan, the raid's fourth boss, could become unkillable if she was defeated at certain moments, which the hotfix resolved so the kill registered cleanly.

The other fix addressed Queen Ansurek's Expulsion Beam. Its visual effect had lingered on screen after the caster died mid-cast, and the hotfix made the beam disappear on schedule so the fight read correctly during the pull.

Nerub-ar Palace headlined the Season 1 raid tier. Players chasing the current raid can compare our WoW raid carries.

Hallowfall Fishing Derby Changes

The Hallowfall Fishing Derby, the recurring fishing event in Hallowfall, picked up several fairness changes:

Derby Marks: Marks earned for each fish caught under the Derby Dasher aura became character-specific instead of shared across the Warband, at 20 Marks per character.
Quests: Captain Oathmyt's Hallowfall Fishing Derby quest became character-specific rather than shared, and completing it awarded 10 Mereldar Derby Marks.
Reward choice: Finishing a derby quest let players pick 2 Soaked Journal Entries, 2 Algari Seekerthreads, or 2 Algari Anglerthreads.

Special fish pools also got a quality-of-life pass: spots such as the Royal Ripple and the Swarm of Slum Sharks were made to persist longer once they appeared, giving anglers a wider window to fish them out.

Item Tuning

The item change hit Feral Hide Drums, the Dragonflight Leatherworking drums that grant a Bloodlust-style haste burst. The hotfix stopped them from working on players above level 70, which kept the older drums from being used in level-80 Season 1 content where the current crafted drums were intended.

FAQ

What did the September 26, 2024 WoW hotfixes change?

They adjusted Priest Void Leech so it stopped interrupting eating and drinking, fixed a Chi Burst wall-pull bug in The Stonevault, corrected Rasha'nan and Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace, reworked Hallowfall Fishing Derby rewards to per-character tracking, and stopped Feral Hide Drums from affecting players above level 70.

Is Void Leech a real Priest ability?

Yes. Void Leech is a Voidweaver hero-talent ability introduced for Priests in The War Within. The September 26, 2024 hotfix simply stopped it from breaking eating and drinking, it did not remove or rework the ability itself.

What changed for the Hallowfall Fishing Derby?

Derby Marks earned under the Derby Dasher aura became character-specific at 20 per character, Captain Oathmyt's quest became per-character and awarded 10 Mereldar Derby Marks, and quest completion offered a choice of 2 Soaked Journal Entries, 2 Algari Seekerthreads, or 2 Algari Anglerthreads. Rare pools like the Royal Ripple also lasted longer.

Why were Feral Hide Drums limited to level 70?

Feral Hide Drums are a Dragonflight Leatherworking item. The hotfix stopped them from working on players above level 70 so they could not substitute for the current crafted drums in level-80 The War Within Season 1 group content.

Which raid bosses were fixed?

Both fixes were in Nerub-ar Palace. Rasha'nan could become unkillable if defeated at specific moments, and Queen Ansurek's Expulsion Beam visual lingered after the caster died mid-cast. Both behaviors were corrected.

Which patch were these hotfixes for?

These were Patch 11.0.2 hotfixes for The War Within Season 1. The War Within has since been followed by Midnight, so this batch is part of the game's 2024 history rather than current live tuning.

Last reviewed 2026-06-27 against Patch 11.0.2 The War Within. Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.