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Summary info on World of Warcraft game patches. Additional info: Coming soon - general info on upcoming patches. Patch mirrors - mirrors on all the latest patches. Known issues - info on known bugs and other issues. Hotfixes - information on hotfixes. Patch FAQ - official Blizzard descriptions of types of patches. Patches category - articles related to patches.

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US Implemented Patches page For links to official release notes from patch 1.2 on up.

US Under Development page For info on the next major patch.

EU (en) Implemented Patches page For links to official release notes from patch 1.2 on up.

EU (en) Under Development page For info on the next major patch.

WDN UI Version Database At WoWInterface lists all UI file changes, between all patches (including test realm versions).

Patch 5.3: Escalation

Patch notes	Release date (US)	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights & notes
Patch 5.3.0	21 May 2013	16977	50300	Initial Release
Patch 5.3.0a	21 May 2013	16981	50300	Fixed crash on Mac, stopped AVG triggering as Keylogger
Patch 5.3.0b	22 May 2013	16981	50300	Assumed fixing sound-related issue.
Patch 5.3.0c	23 May 2013	16992	50300	Changed TOC

Patch 5.2: The Thunder King

Patch notes	Release date (US)	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights & notes
Patch 5.2.0	5 March 2013	16650	50200
Patch 5.2.0a	8 March 2013	16669	50200	Bug fix patch
Patch 5.2.0b	11 March 2013	16683	50200	Bug fix patch
Patch 5.2.0c	12 March 2013	16685	50200	Bug fix patch
Patch 5.2.0d	14 March 2013	16701	50200	Bug fix patch
Patch 5.2.0e	15 March 2013	16709	50200	Bug fix patch
Patch 5.2.0f	19 March 2013	16716	50200	Bug fix patch
Patch 5.2.0g	20 March 2013	16733	50200	Bug fix patch
Patch 5.2.0h	25 March 2013	16760	50200	Bug fix patch

Patch 5.1: Landfall

Patch notes	Release date (US)	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights & notes
Patch 5.1.0	27 November 2012	16309	50100
Patch 5.1.0a	10 December 2012	16357	50100

Patch 5.0: Mists of Pandaria

Patch notes	Release date (US)	Version	Interface .toc	Highlights & notes
Patch 5.0.4	28 August 2012	16015	50001	class changes new talent system new glyphs, prime glyphs removed AoE looting account-wide pets, mounts, and achievements new buff and debuff design Battle Tag support Unified PvE queueing Cross-Realm zones
Patch 5.0.5	Sep 5 2012	16048	50001	Many minor bugfixes Many tooltips have been corrected to account for recent class balance adjustments. Druid: The 25% speed increase granted by Cat Form should no longer stack with the speed increase of Dash Hunter: All hunter aspects have been removed from the global cooldown, and they again share a 1 second category cooldown Paladin: Holy Shock’s base damage has been reduced, and its spellpower coefficient has been increased Warlock: Havoc’s cooldown has been reduced from 45 to 25 seconds
Patch 5.0.5a	Sep 13 2012	16057	50001	Bug fixes

See also

• Physical game media