New in the client: build 1.60.1.70707, detected Oct 31, 2026

What build 70707 changes for players

According to the game files of client build 1.60.1.70707 (read on Oct 31, 2026), Mages and Hunters get talent and spell changes, and there are 10 new items. This is data from the client, not Blizzard patch notes. It isn't confirmed and can still change or be removed. Our talent calculator and class pages still show client 70658 (Oct 28, 2026); the class changes above aren't included there yet.

• Mage: Ice Lance now has an 8-second cooldown (before: none). Elemental Precision is now called Precision and raises hit chance with all spells instead of only Frost and Fire spells. Arcane Focus has been removed from the talent tree. Critical Mass now has 3 ranks instead of 5 (2/4/6%), and Incineration 5 ranks instead of 3 (2–10%). Four talents have moved in the tree. → Mage talent calculator changed
• Hunter: Trueshot Aura now gives 15 ranged attack power instead of 30. Aspect of the Hawk is lower on every rank (20/35/50/70/90 → 15/22/30/38/47). According to the game data, Surefooted now also increases spell hit chance by 1/2/3% per rank; the tooltip doesn't mention it and it hasn't been tested in game. changed
• Other classes: Paladins get Righteous Fury at level 10 instead of 16. Warlocks' Bane of Agony gets an additional effect. changed
• New items: Superior Healing Potion, Superior Mana Potion, Swiftness Potion, the two-hander Earthshaker, Choker of the Fire Lord and five rings, including Band of Sulfuras and Ring of Spell Power. new
• Also: 16 signets renamed in the German client, 13 new spells (apparently for NPCs), 99 changed spells. No new quests or zones. changed

New items

• Superior Healing Potion new
• Superior Mana Potion new
• Swiftness Potion new
• Earthshaker new
• Choker of the Fire Lord new
• Quick Strike Ring new
• Heavy Dark Iron Ring new
• Band of Sulfuras new
• Cauterizing Band new
• Ring of Spell Power new

New spells

• Spell 50015 new
• Spell 56787 new
• Spell 1326619 new
• Spell 1327064 new
• Spell 1327078 new
• Spell 1327079 new
• Spell 1327211 new
• Spell 1327241 new
• Spell 1327245 new
• Spell 1327248 new
• Spell 1327251 new
• Spell 1327505 new
• Spell 1327506 new

Changed items

3 items changed compared with build 1.60.1.70685:

• 1 Binding
• 1 Required level
• 1 Tooltip text

• Faintly Glowing Staff Binding changed
• Corrupted Gemstone Required level changed
• Formula: Enchant Weapon - Insight Tooltip text changed

What we couldn't compare

4,302 rows in the game data are still encrypted. What they contain will only show once Blizzard releases them.

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