Summary
- The Prismatic Blessing leveling buff in WoW Dragonflight areas is bugged, causing characters to be immortal.
- The buff, inspired by the five Dragonflights, is meant to help new players but has caused gameplay issues.
- Blizzard is working on a fix for the glitch.
The Prismatic Blessing leveling buff World of Warcraft gives new players in Dragonflight areas is bugged in a way that makes it impossible for characters to die. Though this glitch will be resolved soon, World of Warcraft characters currently cannot be killed as long as they have this buff.
With the launch of World of Warcraft: The War Within, Dragonflight has become the default leveling experience for new players. People who have never played World of Warcraft before transition from Exile’s Reach to Dragonflight content until level 70, after which they start The War Within. To help facilitate this, these characters get the Prismatic Blessing – a powerful zone buff inspired by the five Dragonflights of World of Warcraft to help new players on the Dragon Isles as they complete content originally designed for high-level veterans.
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However, there appears to be a bug with one aspect of the Prismatic Blessing that is making characters unkillable. When a player dies, the Ruby Blessing is supposed to bring them back up to full hit points on a one-hour cooldown. That said, the cooldown is currently not triggering, meaning a character with the buff keeps popping up to full indefinitely, making them functionally immortal. Wowhead captured footage of this buff in action, with multiple Elite enemies attacking the character to no avail.
Prismatic Blessing Buff in WoW: Dragonflight Areas
- Emerald Blessing – Increases out-of-combat regeneration.
- Obsidian Blessing – Prevents durability loss and decreases damage from environmental hazards.
- Blessing of the Bronze Dragonflight – Occasionally increases attack, casting, and movement speeds by 40%.
- Azure Blessing – Gain a shield equal to 10% max health outside of combat.
- Ruby Blessing – Heal back to full when reaching 0 HP once per hour (currently bugged to have no cooldown).
World of Warcraft is aware of the glitch, and is currently working on a fix for it, so the cooldown for the Ruby Blessing should work correctly before long. However, the Prismatic Blessing is also currently being applied to all World of Warcraft characters below level 70 on the Dragon Isles, rather than only brand-new players. It remains to be seen if that will be fixed as well, or if everyone will keep the leveling buff.
This bug has brought attention to some problems with the Prismatic Blessing. While the powerful buff undoubtedly helps new players level up in World of Warcraft, some fans have concerns that it may be too strong a handicap for them – even without the hilarious immortality glitch. Players lose the buff at level 70 when they are thrown into Khaz Algar, meaning the gameplay experience suddenly becomes much harder as they adapt to slower movement and casting speeds, less survivability, and harsher hazards on top of high-level play.
Nonetheless, there are few better times to get into World of Warcraft than right now. The 20th anniversary event likely starts in a few weeks, giving all World of Warcraft players a massive buff to experience gains. Most of the holiday events can be started as early as level 10, so new players can easily participate in the festivities.
- Released
- August 26, 2024
- Base Game
- World of Warcraft
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard
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