Patch

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A patch or build is an update to the game files. Expansions (Patch X) are the most massive type of content patches, adding entire new continents, new playable races or classes, multiple zones, dozens of instances and other game features. Major patches (Patch X.Y) can include new instances, zones and features. Minor patches (Patch X.Y.Z) can also add new game features, instances and scenarios, but tend to focus on updates such as balance changes. Hotfixes are small, instant changes to the game, which are done server-side and require no download or server takedown (majority of the time).

Shadowlands

This section concerns content related to Shadowlands.

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
Patch 9.1.0	TBA
Patch 9.0.5	March 9, 2021	37862	90005
Patch 9.0.2	November 17, 2020	37474	90002 (api)
Patch 9.0.1	October 13, 2020	36216	90001 (api)

Battle for Azeroth

This section concerns content related to Battle for Azeroth.

Patch	Release date	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights
Patch 8.3.7	July 21, 2020	35249	80307 (api)
Patch 8.3.0	January 14, 2020	33062	80300 (api)	Assaults Horrific Visions Ny'alotha, the Waking City raid Mechagnome and Vulpera allied races Worgen and goblin heritage armor Auction House revamp Battle for Azeroth Season 4
Patch 8.2.5	September 24, 2019	31921	80200 (api)	Model update for goblin and worgen Party Sync Recruit A Friend revamp
Patch 8.2.0	June 25, 2019	30918	80200 (api)	Nazjatar zone and The Eternal Palace raid Mechagon Island zone and megadungeon The Robodrome arena Tauren and gnome heritage armor New island expeditions: Crestfall and Snowblossom Village Heroic Warfront difficulty Mount equipment slot and items Flying unlocked
Patch 8.1.5	March 12, 2019	29683	80100 (api)	Kul Tiran human and Zandalari troll allied races unlocked Darkmoon Faire rollercoaster ride Children's Week update New Micro-holidays: Wanderer's Festival, Vashj'ir Diving Day, Free T-Shirt Day, etc. Warlords of Draenor timewalking Portal rooms in Stormwind and Orgrimmar Tools of the Trade profession questlines Return of the Brawler's Guild, including a new murder mystery questline Remastered Warsong Gulch and Arathi Basin New PvP Brawl: AI Comp Stomp
Patch 8.1.0	December 11, 2018	28724	80100 (api)	Darkshore warfront Battle of Dazar'alor and Crucible of Storms raids Continuation of the War Campaign Faction Assaults New island expeditions: Jorundall and Havenswood Dwarf and blood elf heritage armor Gnomeregan pet battle dungeon
Patch 8.0.1	July 21, 2018	27026	80000 (api)	War of the Thorns pre-event Battle for Lordaeron pre-launch event Battle for Azeroth release

Past major patches

• Legion
• Warlords of Draenor
• Mists of Pandaria
• Cataclysm
• Wrath of the Lich King
• The Burning Crusade
• Vanilla
• Pre-release

List of builds

Main article: Public client builds

See also

• Known issues
• Localization patch