Major patchOriginal Vanilla · 2004–2006
Patch 1.8.0 — Dragons of Nightmare
Published: UnknownDeployed: 15 changesOriginal Blizzard archive
Emerald Dream dragons, Silithus, and Druid talents.
Dungeons & Raids
- Four corrupted Green Dragonflight bosses guard the Great Tree portals; Silithus gains high-level content.
Talents— Druid
- Druid talent revisions refund spent points.
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General
- Instant-attack Attack Power uses fixed speeds: 3.3 for two-handed weapons, 1.7 for daggers, and 2.4 for other one-handers; normal weapon swings are unchanged.
Items
- Vendors allow buying back the last 12 items sold during the current session.
- Item hit chance offsets the dual-wield miss penalty; transforming Benediction/Anathema or Thunderstrike/Shadowstrike preserves enchants and durability.
Classes— Druid
- Hurricane becomes trainable at level 40, targets an area up to 30 yards away, and benefits from Nature’s Reach; multiple Hurricanes no longer stack their slow.
- Tranquility’s cooldown becomes 5 minutes and Mana cost falls 25%; Swipe loses its own cooldown.
Classes— Rogue
- Ambush, Backstab, and Sinister Strike use normalized Attack Power; Blade Flurry correctly copies special attacks and Vanish removes Frost Armor’s Chilled effect.
Classes— Warrior
- Mortal Strike, Overpower, and Whirlwind use normalized Attack Power; Charge is immediately available after a trinket removes immobilization.
Classes— Warlock
- Death Coil gains a short undiminished Fear with a shorter cooldown and higher Mana cost; Curse of Agony lasts 24 seconds, keeping approximately the same total damage.
- Bane also reduces Soul Fire/Hellfire casting time; Intensity and Pyroclasm affect Soul Fire. Soul Link’s damage split and Ruin’s critical-damage bonus are reduced.
Professions
- Cenarion Circle reputation unlocks Silithid leatherworking armor; Twilight’s Hammer encoded messages award tailoring and blacksmithing recipes.
- Blue, Green, and Black Dragonscale armor gain set bonuses; Artisan First Aid, Fishing, and Cooking quests require level 35 instead of their old minimum.
- Expert Alchemy now requires 125 skill; crafted enchanting wands become green-quality items with increased damage.
PvP
- Battleground victories award three Marks of Honor and losses one; Warsong Gulch adds levels 10–19. Alterac Valley starts with 20 players per side, admits players in balanced pairs, and reduces NPC power by 15–30%.