WoW: Midnight patch 12.0.5 live
Patch 12.0.5 for World of Warcraft: Midnight is live and brings major class tuning—big nerfs to Unholy Death Knights, Shadow Priests and Guardian Druids while Warriors received notable buffs—and Blizzard says Season 1 balance adjustments touch raid, Mythic+ and PvP PCGamesN. The patch also grants Dracthyr players the long-requested ability to choose their form, a quality‑of‑life change earning praise from the community, and patch reactions are being amplified by recap videos covering the “biggest surprises” in 12.0.5 mein-mmo.de Biggest Surprises in 12.0.5! Saturday WoW News.
Blizzard posted the 12.0.5 content preview on March 12, 2026, as a PTR‑facing look at upcoming Midnight additions. news.blizzard.com Blizzard signalled that the Season 1 class tuning will go live with the Season 1 weekly maintenance on March 17, 2026. wowhead.com Unholy Death Knight receives a blanket 20% reduction to "all damage" in the Season 1 tuning notes. wowhead.com Guardian Druid took targeted cuts: Moonfire damage is reduced by 10% while "all other abilities" were listed as cut by 20% in the Season 1 patch summary. pcgamesn.com Blizzard is adding a new Dracthyr toggle called Battle Visage that will automatically swap a character into draconic form for abilities that require it and back to visage afterwards — the feature is described as a Chosen‑Identity‑style toggle and not yet available for PTR testing. wowhead.com Player responses spiked on Blizzard forums with threads like "20% Unholy nerf inc 3/17" and creators immediately amplified the PTR surprises with recap videos such as HazelnuttyGames' "Biggest Surprises in 12.0.5!" covering Battle Visage and Nebulous Voidcores. us.forums.blizzard.com
