August 2023 - Patch 11/11.5 and 11.8 Highlights:

Racial Abilities Update:

• Each original race now has new racial abilities.
• Some racial abilities for other races have been reworked.

Human:

1. Master Strategist: Reveals enemy weaknesses in a 10yd radius, increasing their damage taken by 5% for 10 seconds.
2. Human Spirit: Increases damage done to undead by 5%.

Dwarf:

1. Stout-Hearted Swig: Grants increased critical strike chance, critical damage, and health regeneration for 15 seconds but stuns for 4 seconds afterward.
   
   

Night Elf:

1. Starshards: Rains down Arcane damage on the enemy target.
   

Gnome:

1. Blast-Proof Stature: Reduces damage from area of effect abilities by 10%.

Draenei:

1. Astral Connection: Increases spell damage, healing, and attack speed.

Worgen:

1. Startling Roar: Breaks allies out of crowd-control effects within 15 yards.
   
   

Lightforged Draenei:

1. Light's Path: Increases holy damage with Holy spells by 3%.
   
   

Void Elf:

1.  Chill of Night: Grants 3% increased shadow damage.
   
   

Demon Hunter:

1. Illidari Vengeance: Increases damage against undead as a flat modifier.
2. Track Demons: Shows the location of nearby demons on the minimap.

Orc:

1. Bloodline of the Elements: Reduces Fire, Frost, and Nature damage taken by 5%.
2. Horde's Vanguard: Increases movement speed by 25% for 6 seconds.

Undead:

1. Resistant to diseases and poisons, reducing damage taken by 10%.
2. Death's Whispers: Increases dodge and parry chance by 5% for 7 seconds.

Racial Abilities and Fixes:

• Some race-specific issues, like helmet fixes for Vulpera, have been addressed.
• Adjustments and fixes have been made to racial abilities, including increased speed for Orcs and cooldowns for Trolls.

Class Changes:

• Rogue: Blades of Desolation now has a new spell visual and adjusted cooldown and damage.
• Druid: Wrath can now be cast while moving, and they gain Stampeding Roar at level 20.
• Warrior: Colossus Smash has been reworked.
• Death Knight: New Tier 3 set bonuses and abilities.
• Mage: Fixed missing rank 1 Frostbolt.
• Several other class-specific changes and adjustments.

World Bosses:

• Patchqwerk's Poison Bolt Volley has reduced damage and range.

Items:

• Several item changes and fixes, including rebalanced items, new effects, and more.
  

New AQ40 Boss - The Hidden Watcher:

• Introduces a new boss fight with unique mechanics and loot.
• Key mechanics include Shadow Aura, Chaos Bolt, Void Tentacles, Heralds, Dark Minions, Arcane Blast, Fear, Dark Chaos, and Enrage