Hotfixes August 27: Vashnik LFR Nerfs, Blur PvE, Vicious Saddle

August 27 is another clean-up list — no class-tuning wave. The Aug 26 bugfixes already unstuck catalyst and sockets; this pass is LFR Vashnik, a leaked PvP defensive, and a handful of raid/M+ blockers.

Vashnik (Raid Finder / Normal)

Vashnik the Malignant on Raid Finder is the player-facing raid beat:

• Siphoning Infection and Siphon Blood damage −33%
• Healing reduction on the soak 100% → 80%
• Siphoning Infection healing +500% on Raid Finder (and +10% on Normal)

Twin Fangs also gets a readability fix: Caustic Globule / Barbed Bulwark world indicators no longer clear before the missile lands.

Coiled Altar and classes

The Coiled Altar — bringing Zul’jan to 1 health at the end of the intermission could leave him unkillable in Phase 3. That’s closed. (Separate live Mythic health-bonus cuts landed overnight during the Race to World First; they are not in this published list.)

Demon Hunter — Blur’s recent PvP damage-reduction trim was incorrectly applying in PvE. Outside PvP, Blur is back to the previous intended values.

Also: Protection Paladin Blessed Hammer can hit Ula’tek’s Venomous Heart again; Deathstalker Mark no longer falls off unattackable targets without granting Darkest Night; Destruction Mayhem tracking; Emerald Communion visual loop; Flameshaper Lifecinders tooltip.

Dungeons, items, PvP

• Temple of Sethraliss — the Voidbound Emissary M+ affix creature could despawn Galvazzt. Fixed.
• Delves — Mislaid Curiosities spawn again in The Darkway Eggsplosive Growth variant.
• Contract: Zul’jarra’s Forces applies to the whole Warband.
• Sszorak’s Ferocity — Tempest tornado is wearer-only and smaller.
• Several writhe mounts scaled up for consistency.
• Vicious Saddle weekly progress can be earned again.

Source: Hotfixes: August 27, 2026.