Official issue report
Listed issue · current client not yet tested
The report does not identify an affected build, quantify a damage gain or establish that this still occurs in your client. It is not a basis for a Mage build recommendation.
What to check next
- Record the client build, Arcane Missiles rank, pushback-related talents, buffs and target. Enable the combat log or capture a recording before the comparison.
- On the same target, record a normal channel's individual bolt damage. Mark critical hits, resists and any changing damage modifiers instead of treating them as comparable hits.
- Repeat with incoming damage during the channel. Record when the hit landed, which bolt followed it, that bolt's damage and whether the channel ended. Keep the target, rank and modifiers as similar as possible.
- Compare the hit-associated bolt with an otherwise comparable normal-channel bolt. Repeat both conditions and keep inconsistent or failed trials; if the log cannot identify the affected bolt, mark the result inconclusive.
- After a named client update, repeat the same comparison. A patch announcement or one unreproduced trial does not prove the issue is fixed.
Read the evidence
- Blizzard: WoW Forever Beta Known Issues — October 1 ↗Official · Reviewed October 8, 2026October 1 thread and dated replies checked October 8. The parent retains older entries; next-build promises are not confirmation of released fixes.