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Patch Notes — Patch Notes · WoW TBC

Explore the history of updates, balancing changes, and gameplay improvements.

Original TBC notes from 2006–2008 and modern Classic and Anniversary updates. Choose a period to browse.

10 updates of 10

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2008

5 updates
Minor patchOriginal TBC (2006–2008)

Patch 2.4.3 — Mounts at level 30

Published: UnknownDeployed: 3 changesOriginal Blizzard archive

Lower-level riding and the final major maintenance patch before Wrath.

General

  • Apprentice Riding and basic mounts unlock at level 30; training costs 35 gold.

Classes— Paladin

  • Paladins can learn Summon Warhorse from their trainer at level 30.

General

  • Blood Elf flightmasters near Silvermoon and Tranquillien use dragonhawks.
Minor patchOriginal TBC (2006–2008)

Patch 2.4.2 — Class and profession fixes

Published: UnknownDeployed: 4 changesOriginal Blizzard archive

A follow-up patch for class abilities, profession access and item behavior.

Classes— Druid

  • Primal Fury rank two is correctly removed when unlearning the talent.

Classes— Hunter

  • Aspect of the Viper gains mana per five seconds equal to 35% of level; pet Growl scales with Hunter attack power.
Show more · 2 changes

Classes— Mage

  • Theramore and Stonard teleport and portal spells are trainable at level 35.

PvP

  • Arena point awards use personal rating when it falls more than 150 below team rating.
Minor patchOriginal TBC (2006–2008)

Patch 2.4.1 — Sunwell follow-up fixes

Published: UnknownDeployed: 2 changesOriginal Blizzard archive

Targeted encounter and ability fixes following 2.4.0.

Classes— Hunter

  • Tranquilizing Shot no longer incorrectly restricts other Hunter abilities.

User Interface

  • Combat logs retain the last 300 entries; filters persist when changing zones.
Major patchOriginal TBC (2006–2008)

Patch 2.4.0 — Fury of the Sunwell

Published: UnknownDeployed: 8 changesOriginal Blizzard archive

Sunwell Plateau, the Isle of Quel’Danas and major combat and interface updates.

Dungeons & Raids

  • Sunwell Plateau adds a 25-player raid; Magisters’ Terrace adds a five-player dungeon.

General

  • The Isle of Quel’Danas introduces Shattered Sun Offensive progression; the daily-quest limit becomes 25.
  • Spirit mana regeneration now scales with Intellect. Spell haste reduces the global cooldown to a minimum of one second.
Show more · 5 changes

Items

  • Primal Nether and Nether Vortex become tradeable; G’eras sells Nether Vortex for 15 Badges of Justice.

Classes— Warlock

  • Curse of Shadows is removed; Curse of the Elements also affects Arcane and Shadow damage.

Classes— Warlock

  • Ritual of Summoning works inside instances when the target meets entry requirements.

PvP

  • Honor from kills is awarded immediately without repeated-kill diminishing returns.

User Interface

  • A redesigned combat log, spell and talent chat links, friend notes and free-bag-space display are added.
Minor patchOriginal TBC (2006–2008)

Patch 2.3.2 — Class and profession corrections

Published: UnknownDeployed: 4 changesOriginal Blizzard archive

Maintenance updates to resources, expertise and profession recipes.

Classes— Mage

  • Ice Block becomes trainable at level 30; Icy Veins joins the Frost tree.

Classes— Druid

  • Refreshing Lifebloom uses the incoming effect’s strength; Ravage increases to 385% damage.
Show more · 2 changes

Classes— Paladin

  • Crusader Strike deals 110% weapon damage and no longer gains spell-damage scaling.

Professions

  • Transmutation Mastery’s proc rate is corrected; Goldthorn Tea can be learned again.

2007

4 updates
Major patchOriginal TBC (2006–2008)

Patch 2.3.0 — The Gods of Zul’Aman

Published: UnknownDeployed: 9 changesOriginal Blizzard archive

A new ten-player raid, faster old-world leveling, guild banks and substantial class changes.

Dungeons & Raids

  • Zul’Aman adds a ten-player raid and a timed hostage-rescue challenge.

General

  • Levels 20–60 require less experience; quests at levels 30–60 award more experience.
  • Many old-world elite quests become solo-friendly; Dustwallow Marsh receives additional quests.
  • Guild banks provide shared storage. Expertise reduces dodge and parry chances.
Show more · 5 changes

Classes— Paladin

  • Crusader Strike cooldown drops from ten to six seconds.

Classes— Priest

  • Fear Ward is available to every Priest at level 20; Meditation provides 10/20/30% casting regeneration.

Classes— Shaman

  • Lightning Bolt base cast time becomes 2.5 seconds; Lightning Overload reaches a 20% proc chance.

Classes— Rogue

  • Hemorrhage deals 125% weapon damage.

Classes— Warrior

  • Devastate applies Sunder Armor and benefits from its related talents and items.
Minor patchOriginal TBC (2006–2008)

Patch 2.2.2 — Brewfest and Hallow’s End

Published: UnknownDeployed: 2 changesOriginal Blizzard archive

Seasonal events and holiday encounter additions.

General

  • Brewfest arrives with holiday activities and rewards.

Dungeons & Raids

  • The Headless Horseman encounter is added to Hallow’s End.
Major patchOriginal TBC (2006–2008)

Patch 2.2.0 — Voice Chat

Published: UnknownDeployed: 4 changesOriginal Blizzard archive

Voice chat and class corrections, including resource and area-damage rules.

User Interface

  • Integrated voice chat adds push-to-talk, microphone volume and per-player muting.

Classes— Hunter

  • Aspect of the Viper regenerates more mana as the Hunter’s remaining mana falls.
Show more · 2 changes

Classes— Mage

  • Blizzard receives an area-damage cap and higher spell-damage coefficients.

Classes— Druid

  • Night Elf Cat Form melee reach is increased; Cyclone cannot hold two outdoor targets simultaneously.
Major patchOriginal TBC (2006–2008)

Patch 2.1.0 — The Black Temple

Published: UnknownDeployed: 10 changesOriginal Blizzard archive

Black Temple, Swift Flight Form, new daily-quest factions and broad class updates.

Dungeons & Raids

  • Black Temple opens in Shadowmoon Valley.
  • Skettis, Ogri’la, the Ethereum Prison and Netherwing add level-70 progression outside raids.

General

  • Netherwing reputation awards 280%-speed Netherdrakes; the Ruins of Lordaeron join the arena roster.
Show more · 7 changes

Classes— Druid

  • A quest chain unlocks Swift Flight Form and the Anzu encounter in Sethekk Halls.

Classes— Hunter

  • Mend Pet becomes an instant periodic heal instead of a channel.

Classes— Mage

  • Trainers gain another Ice Barrier rank; Arcane Missiles consistently fires five missiles at ranks 3–11.

Classes— Paladin

  • Avenging Wrath and Divine Shield can no longer be combined.

Classes— Priest

  • Shadow Word: Death has a 12-second cooldown; Shadowfiend is more likely to hit higher-level enemies.

Classes— Shaman

  • Windfury Weapon off-hand procs receive their intended bonus damage.

Classes— Warrior

  • Spell Reflection no longer triggers the global cooldown.

2006

1 update
Minor patchOriginal TBC (2006–2008)

Patch 2.0.1 — Before the Storm

Published: UnknownDeployed: 12 changesOriginal Blizzard archive

The expansion prepatch changes talents, combat rules and the Honor system. Outland and the level-70 cap are not unlocked by this prepatch.

Talents

  • All talent points are refunded; every class receives expanded trees with 41-point talents.

General

  • Pets inherit portions of their owner’s armor, stamina, attack power, spell damage and resistances.
  • Low-rank spells receive downranking penalties; periodic and channeled spell coefficients are rebalanced.
  • Healing-over-time effects from different casters can stack.
Show more · 8 changes

PvP

  • Honor becomes spendable currency; battleground marks also buy rewards. Old rank titles remain cosmetic.
  • Resilience reduces incoming critical hits and their damage. Arenas offer 2v2, 3v3 and 5v5 matches.

Classes— Hunter

  • Traps can be placed in combat with a two-second arming delay; Agility grants one ranged attack power.

Classes— Shaman

  • Dual Wield becomes a talent; each weapon can receive its own weapon imbue.

Classes— Warrior

  • Damage-based rage generation now blends damage dealt with weapon-speed normalization.

Items

  • Hit, critical strike and other equipment bonuses use combat ratings; the same rating is weaker at higher levels.

User Interface

  • A group-finding interface is added; meeting stones summon with help from a second party member.
  • Enemy cast bars, one-click auto-loot, expanded keyrings and more precise character-sheet statistics are available.

Original 2006–2008 TBC notes are separated from the 2021–2022 Classic recreation and 2026 Anniversary. This curated archive covers major milestones and selected fixes. Historical patch changes do not override the calculator’s pinned 2.5.6.70006 data; modern content unlocks can follow a different schedule.