Blizzard Slashes MoP Classic Gold Costs 90% in June 23 WoW Hotfix Wave

Blizzard Entertainment has issued its June 23, 2026 hotfix batch for the subscription-based World of Warcraft, touching Midnight, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Season of Discovery, Burning Crusade Classic, WoW Classic Era, and Hardcore across class tuning, raid encounters, seasonal events, and a raft of quest and progression bugs.

The heaviest volume lands on MoP Classic, which is mid-season for its Challenge Mode and Siege of Orgrimmar content. A few fixes carry real catch-up weight: the Transmog outfit and slot gold costs introduced in Patch 5.5.4 have been cut by 90% after Blizzard confirmed they were set too high by mistake, and the Coffer of Celestial Chance Lesser Charms reward has jumped from 20–30 to 50–60. For context on the pace of these corrections, the June 17 hotfix wave covered similar ground across the same branches.

Key Fixes by Category

• Demon Hunter Havoc - Aldrachi Reaver: Death Sweep damage up 10% to correct a prior Blade Dance scaling mismatch; Reaver's Glaive up 15% and Warblade's Hunger up 55%, with Blizzard citing the Hero Talent spec as underperforming its alternatives.
• Siege of Orgrimmar - Celestial Dungeons: Kor'kron Arcweavers now respect line of sight, Kor'kron Banners health significantly reduced, and Kor'kron forces respawn rate stretched from 5 minutes to 2 hours. August Stone Clusters cap raised from 70 to 200.
• Garrosh Hellscream: Defeating Garrosh now offers a chance at a bonus loot roll, effective after this week's realm maintenance.
• MoP Classic - Experience Gains: Players can toggle XP gains via Grendag Brightbeard in Ironforge or Orgrimmar; the 1g toggle cost is temporarily waived due to a known logout persistence bug.
• Challenge Conqueror: Platinum (Season 3): Now correctly earnable; the Realm First! version remains disabled in North America while Blizzard works out correct winner attribution.
• Midsummer Fire Festival: Reignite the Skies daily unlocks are now account-wide; the Sun Festival Painted Roc drop chance from Satchel of Chilled Goods doubled for each account's first daily pull, with rate increasing until obtained.
• Burning Crusade Classic - Arena: Post-match UI now displays pre-match Matchmaking Ratings (MMR) for both teams to give rating context.
• Prideful Gladiator gear: Removed from World Boss loot tables after being awarded unintentionally.
• MoP Classic system requirements: Windows 7 and 8 installs are no longer supported.

The Aldrachi Reaver numbers are the most actionable item here for Midnight Demon Hunters - a 55% bump to Warblade's Hunger is not a minor nudge, and players running the spec in any competitive context should re-evaluate their talent builds against the updated tuning. The broader MoP Classic corrections fit the pattern visible in the Midnight Revelations 12.0.7 patch, where Blizzard has been iterating quickly on reward rates and accessibility friction. Expect further passes as the Midnight pre-launch period continues to compress its schedule toward 12.1.x content.

Further reading: Official WoW Hotfixes - June 23, 2026 (Blizzard Entertainment)