Blizzard Reschedules AH 1c Deposit to Nov 17, Unifies Wild Growth Cooldown & Normalizes Maelstrom PPM

Following intense community feedback and rapid client-side bug audits, Blizzard Entertainment has published an official update clarifying the deployment status of the anticipated 1-copper Auction House deposit floor, alongside targeted live combat adjustments unifying Restoration Druid Wild Growth cooldowns and standardizing Enhancement Shaman Maelstrom Weapon activation scaling.

Auction House 1-Copper Floor: Rescheduled for November 17 Maintenance

When Blizzard initially announced the rollback of the flat 1-silver minimum deposit down to 1 copper to safeguard low-level gathering and trade economies, players quickly reported that the in-game auction house user interface continued displaying and deducting 1 silver. Server telemetry confirmed a desynchronization bug between client UI manifests and realm auction engines.

In an official developer blue post, Community Manager Kaivax confirmed that the change has been temporarily shelved from hotfix injection and will instead deploy during the scheduled weekly realm maintenance on Tuesday, November 17 (Wednesday, November 18 for European realms), ensuring a clean client restart and full database alignment.

Restoration Druid: Wild Growth Multi-Rank Cooldown Unification

Restoration Druids in mid-level dungeon groups had discovered an unintended throughput advantage by staggering different ranks of Wild Growth. Because lower ranks did not trigger a cooldown on higher ranks, healers could apply multiple active Wild Growth healing-over-time waves simultaneously to party members.

The November 12 hotfixes enforce a unified 6-second cooldown across all ranks of Wild Growth. Casting Rank 1, 2, or 3 will now trigger the 6-second cooldown on all available ranks in the spellbook, restoring the intended single-active HoT design pattern.

Enhancement Shaman: Maelstrom Weapon PPM Scaling Normalized

Following the recent enhancement balance pass that permitted Weapon Imbues to stack with Weapon Totems, developers addressed weapon speed disparities for Maelstrom Weapon. Previously, rapid 1.3 to 1.5 weapon-speed daggers were generating 5-stack instant-cast lightning bolts at significantly higher frequencies than traditional 2.6+ speed physical axes and maces.

The update normalizes Maelstrom Weapon via a standard Procs Per Minute (PPM) mechanic. Slower weapons now receive an increased per-swing proc percentage, equalizing cast-time reduction and mana benefits regardless of weapon speed archetype.