Paragon: multidot Devouring Plague, stance/presence clones, advancement SLA

- Allow multiple Devouring Plague DoTs on different targets (core + DK script).

- Warrior stance and DK presence clone spells for Character Advancement; spellbook SkillLineAbility rows and aura/shapeshift attribute fixes.

- World SQL updates 2026_05_12_02 through 07 (mod-paragon db-world).

Client patch-enUS-4/5/6 and Wow.exe ship on the matching GitHub Release (not in repo).

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

contrib/fractured-dev-extras/BALANCE-TODO.md

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# Fractured / Paragon — Balance Backlog
+
+Open balance / scaling questions surfaced by play-testers that have not yet
+been actioned. Each entry should record the *symptom*, the *suspected cause*
+based on a quick code dive, the *option set* we discussed, and any *links*
+to relevant code. Knock items off as they ship.
+
+---
+
+## Feral Cat scaling feels weak (2026-05-11)
+
+**Reporter feedback:**
+
+> "Weapons don't automatically feature feral AP on this server and nothing
+> is currently rescaled resulting in a super low feral scale. We can either
+> rescale their abilities or add the AP back to all weapons."
+>
+> Resident Feral expert: "this is not a bear issue unfortunately, I have
+> 11k AP" / "Stam > AP and Armor > AP means this is completely a cat issue."
+
+**What's actually happening on the server:**
+
+Feral AP *is* being granted on weapons — `ItemTemplate::getFeralBonus`
+(`src/server/game/Entities/Item/ItemTemplate.h`) synthesises it from the
+weapon's DPS for any weapon with `INVTYPE_WEAPON / 2HWEAPON / WEAPONMAINHAND
+/ WEAPONOFFHAND`:
+
+```cpp
+int32 bonus = int32((extraDPS + getDPS()) * 14.0f) - 767;
+```
+
+That's then routed through `Player::ApplyFeralAPBonus` (Player.cpp ~6896)
+into `m_baseFeralAP`, which `Player::UpdateAttackPowerAndDamage` adds into
+the cat / bear formulas in `src/server/game/Entities/Unit/StatSystem.cpp`
+(~line 477):
+
+```cpp
+case FORM_CAT:
+    val2 = (level * mLevelMult) + STR*2 + AGI - 20 + weapon_bonus + m_baseFeralAP;
+    break;
+case FORM_BEAR:
+case FORM_DIREBEAR:
+    val2 = (level * mLevelMult) + STR*2          - 20 + weapon_bonus + m_baseFeralAP;
+    break;
+```
+
+So bear and cat get the same `m_baseFeralAP` — the only delta is `+ AGI` for
+cat. The "bears feel fine, cats feel weak" complaint is real; it's because
+bear damage is rage / proc / mitigation driven (Lacerate stack, Savage
+Defense, Pulverize-style talents) while cat damage is much more
+AP-coefficient driven (Shred, Mangle, Rake, Rip, FB).
+
+**Options discussed (pick when we revisit):**
+
+| ID | Lever | Pros | Cons |
+|----|-------|------|------|
+| A  | Bump the cat AP formula (e.g. `+ AGI*1.5`) | Cleanest, very tunable, hits both auto-attacks and abilities | Blunt instrument, also affects PvP |
+| B  | Boost cat-form ability coefficients (Shred / Rake / Rip / Mangle / FB) via spellmod auras | Most retail-faithful, surgical | More moving parts, harder to communicate |
+| C  | Increase `getFeralBonus` payout for druid weapons (e.g. `* 18.0f` or drop the `-767` floor) | Single-line change | Buffs bears too — bears are already fine, would over-buff |
+| D  | New Cat-only passive "Predator's Edge" = `+X% physical damage in Cat Form` | Easy to balance, easy to communicate, easy to undo | Adds another aura to track |
+
+**Recommendation when we pick this back up:** start with **D + small A** —
+D is the readable "+15-20% cat damage" knob, A is a backup if AP-scaling
+abilities (Mangle / FB) still feel weak relative to bleeds. Both are
+trivially tunable via a single config knob during play-testing.
+
+Do **not** pick C — it over-buffs bears, which the Feral expert explicitly
+said are already fine.
+
+**Resolution (2026-05-11, second pass):** Per the resident Feral expert
+("instead of adding a new passive, you could probably just increase Cat
+Form's Master Shapeshifter value along with its tooltip, alongside buffing
+the agi scaling") we shipped a hybrid of **A** and a *cat-only* knob that
+sits next to **D** but reuses an existing aura instead of inventing a new
+one:
+
+* `StatSystem.cpp` `UpdateAttackPowerAndDamage` FORM_CAT branch now
+  reads `+ GetStat(STAT_AGILITY) * 2.0f` (stock 1.0). FORM_BEAR /
+  FORM_DIREBEAR / FORM_MOONKIN are untouched, so bear's "already fine"
+  state is preserved.
+* `SpellAuraEffects.cpp` Master Shapeshifter FORM_CAT branch multiplies
+  the talent's value by 2 before triggering 48420 (cat-form aura).
+  Talent ranks: 2% -> 4% (R1), 4% -> 8% (R2) crit chance in Cat Form.
+  Bear / Moonkin / Tree branches still pass `bp` through unchanged.
+* Client tooltip drift handled by
+  `fractured-tooling/from-workspace-root/_patch_spell_dbc_feral_tooltips.py`,
+  which appends a `[Fractured]` paragraph to the Description column of
+  Cat Form (768) and Master Shapeshifter ranks (48411 / 48412).
+
+If field reports after this lands still say cat is weak, the next levers
+are (in order): bump `2.0f` to `2.5f` in StatSystem.cpp, then bump the
+Master Shapeshifter cat multiplier from `* 2` to `* 3` in
+SpellAuraEffects.cpp, then -- only if those are exhausted -- revisit
+**B** (per-ability spellmod coefficients).

contrib/fractured-dev-extras/README.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ AzerothCore. Upstream AzerothCore does not ship these paths.
 
 Contents:
 - BUILD-NATIVE.md — fork-specific native build notes (moved from repo root).
+- BALANCE-TODO.md — open balance / scaling questions raised by play-testers
+  that have not yet been actioned (e.g. Feral Cat scaling). Knock items off
+  as they ship.
 - CLAUDE.md — optional AI assistant context (moved from repo root).
 - CLIENT-PATCHES.md — what ships in a Fractured client release (MPQs +
   patched Wow.exe), where to download them (Releases page), and how

modules/mod-paragon/data/sql/db-world/base/paragon_spell_ae_cost.sql

@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ INSERT INTO `paragon_spell_ae_cost` (`spell_id`, `ae_cost`) VALUES
     (61999, 1),
     (62078, 1),
     (62124, 1),
+    (62600, 1),
     (62757, 1),
     (64382, 1),
     (64843, 1),

modules/mod-paragon/data/sql/db-world/updates/2026_05_11_05.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-- mod-paragon: surface Savage Defense (62600) on the Druid Feral spell tab
+-- of the Character Advancement panel.
+--
+-- The bake (tools/_gen_paragon_advancement_spells_lua.py) used to drop every
+-- SPELL_ATTR0_PASSIVE spell up front, even when the trainer explicitly sells
+-- it. That filter was correct for class-internal triggers (Feline Grace, etc.)
+-- but kicked out Savage Defense -- a passive that DRUID trainer 33 sells at
+-- level 40 (trainer_spell.sql line 2457). Bake now carves out a small
+-- PASSIVE_TRAINER_ALLOWLIST so legitimate trainer-taught passives survive.
+--
+-- The base file (data/sql/db-world/base/paragon_spell_ae_cost.sql) was
+-- regenerated alongside this migration so fresh deployments already have
+-- this row. Existing servers do not re-run base files on content change,
+-- so this update inserts the new (spell_id, ae_cost) pair idempotently.
+-- INSERT IGNORE keeps any per-row tuning a server operator may have already
+-- applied.
+
+INSERT IGNORE INTO `paragon_spell_ae_cost` (`spell_id`, `ae_cost`) VALUES
+    (62600, 1);  -- Savage Defense (Druid, trainer 33, level 40)

modules/mod-paragon/data/sql/db-world/updates/2026_05_12_02_paragon_multidot_devouring_plague.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+-- Fractured / Paragon: multidot Devouring Plague clone (spell IDs 951000-951008).
+-- Spell rows live in the patched client Spell.dbc (see fractured-tooling
+--   from-workspace-root/_patch_spell_dbc_paragon_multidot_devouring_plague.py).
+-- Deploy the same Spell.dbc into the worldserver `data/dbc/` folder OR import
+-- equivalent `spell_dbc` rows from a full exporter; stock SQL cannot express
+-- the SpellEntryfmt NA padding columns safely in one INSERT here.
+
+DELETE FROM `spell_ranks` WHERE `first_spell_id` = 951000;
+INSERT INTO `spell_ranks` (`first_spell_id`,`spell_id`,`rank`) VALUES
+(951000,951000,1),
+(951000,951001,2),
+(951000,951002,3),
+(951000,951003,4),
+(951000,951004,5),
+(951000,951005,6),
+(951000,951006,7),
+(951000,951007,8),
+(951000,951008,9);
+
+DELETE FROM `paragon_spell_ae_cost` WHERE `spell_id` IN (2944,951000);
+INSERT INTO `paragon_spell_ae_cost` (`spell_id`,`ae_cost`) VALUES (951000, 1);

modules/mod-paragon/data/sql/db-world/updates/2026_05_12_03_paragon_multidot_dp_skilllineability.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- Fractured / Paragon: spellbook tab for multidot Devouring Plague (951000 chain).
+-- Shadow priest skill line (78); ClassMask 2064 matches mod-paragon SLA overlay.
+-- Client: patched SkillLineAbility.dbc in patch-enUS-4 from the same script.
+
+DELETE FROM `skilllineability_dbc` WHERE `ID` IN (1951000, 1951001, 1951002, 1951003, 1951004, 1951005, 1951006, 1951007, 1951008);
+INSERT INTO `skilllineability_dbc` (`ID`,`SkillLine`,`Spell`,`RaceMask`,`ClassMask`,`ExcludeRace`,`ExcludeClass`,`MinSkillLineRank`,`SupercededBySpell`,`AcquireMethod`,`TrivialSkillLineRankHigh`,`TrivialSkillLineRankLow`,`CharacterPoints_1`,`CharacterPoints_2`) VALUES
+  (1951000,78,951000,0,2064,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951001,78,951001,0,2064,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951002,78,951002,0,2064,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951003,78,951003,0,2064,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951004,78,951004,0,2064,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951005,78,951005,0,2064,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951006,78,951006,0,2064,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951007,78,951007,0,2064,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951008,78,951008,0,2064,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0);

modules/mod-paragon/data/sql/db-world/updates/2026_05_12_04_paragon_adv_stance_presence_clones.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+-- Fractured / Paragon: Character Advancement stance/presence clones (951010-951015).
+-- Client: patched Spell.dbc + SpellShapeshiftForm.dbc + SkillLineAbility.dbc in patch-enUS-4.MPQ.
+-- Server: copy Spell.dbc + SpellShapeshiftForm.dbc into `data/dbc/` (SpellShapeshiftForm is not in stock MPQ); SkillLineAbility is DB-driven on server.
+
+DELETE FROM `paragon_spell_ae_cost` WHERE `spell_id` IN (951010,951011,951012,951013,951014,951015);
+INSERT INTO `paragon_spell_ae_cost` (`spell_id`,`ae_cost`) VALUES
+  (951010, 1),
+  (951011, 1),
+  (951012, 1),
+  (951013, 1),
+  (951014, 1),
+  (951015, 1);
+
+DELETE FROM `skilllineability_dbc` WHERE `ID` IN (1951020,1951021,1951022,1951023,1951024,1951025);
+INSERT INTO `skilllineability_dbc` (`ID`,`SkillLine`,`Spell`,`RaceMask`,`ClassMask`,`ExcludeRace`,`ExcludeClass`,`MinSkillLineRank`,`SupercededBySpell`,`AcquireMethod`,`TrivialSkillLineRankHigh`,`TrivialSkillLineRankLow`,`CharacterPoints_1`,`CharacterPoints_2`) VALUES
+  (1951020,26,951010,0,2049,0,0,1,0,2,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951021,257,951011,0,2049,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951022,256,951012,0,2049,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951023,770,951013,0,2080,0,0,1,0,2,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951024,771,951014,0,2080,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0),
+  (1951025,772,951015,0,2080,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0);

modules/mod-paragon/data/sql/db-world/updates/2026_05_12_05_paragon_dk_presence_clone_scripts.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- Fractured / Paragon: run spell_dk_presence on Character Advancement DK presence clones (951013-951015).
+-- Spell.dbc sets SpellFamilyName=0 on these rows (see fractured-tooling/_patch_spell_dbc_paragon_stance_presence_clones.py)
+-- so the stock client does not map them onto DK stance buttons; core still needs the aura script for Improved Presence.
+
+DELETE FROM `spell_script_names` WHERE `spell_id` IN (951013, 951014, 951015);
+INSERT INTO `spell_script_names` (`spell_id`, `ScriptName`) VALUES
+(951013, 'spell_dk_presence'),
+(951014, 'spell_dk_presence'),
+(951015, 'spell_dk_presence');

modules/mod-paragon/data/sql/db-world/updates/2026_05_12_07_paragon_adv_sla_spellbook_and_attrfix.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-- Fractured / Paragon: Character Advancement stance/presence clones — spellbook + client bits.
+-- 1) SkillLineAbility: DK presence clones belong on 770/771/772 (Blood/Frost/Unholy tabs), not 760 (General).
+--    (760 was an experiment; stance bar visibility is driven by Spell.dbc AttributesEx2 USE_SHAPESHIFT_BAR.)
+-- 2) Idempotent if rows already match.
+
+UPDATE `skilllineability_dbc` SET `SkillLine` = 770 WHERE `ID` = 1951023 AND `Spell` = 951013;
+UPDATE `skilllineability_dbc` SET `SkillLine` = 771 WHERE `ID` = 1951024 AND `Spell` = 951014;
+UPDATE `skilllineability_dbc` SET `SkillLine` = 772 WHERE `ID` = 1951025 AND `Spell` = 951015;

modules/mod-paragon/src/Paragon_Essence.cpp

@@ -584,6 +584,37 @@ void RevokeBlockedSpellsForPlayer(Player* pl)
             continue;
         }
 
+        // Same migration for meta-skill cascade spells. Earlier builds
+        // (and this one until just now) revoked the rune-enchant spells
+        // (Razorice, Cinderglacier, Rune of the Fallen Crusader, ...)
+        // when a Paragon learned Runeforging via the panel, because
+        // they're active spells and the default classifier treats
+        // unknown active cascades as leaks. New policy: anything on
+        // SKILL_RUNEFORGING is part of the Runeforging meta-skill
+        // package and stays. Drop the revoked row and, if we have a
+        // still-owned parent (typically Runeforging itself, 53428),
+        // re-record as a child so refund/unlearn still cleans them up.
+        bool isMetaSkillRevoke = false;
+        {
+            auto bounds = sSpellMgr->GetSkillLineAbilityMapBounds(sid);
+            for (auto it = bounds.first; it != bounds.second; ++it)
+            {
+                if (it->second->SkillLine == SKILL_RUNEFORGING)
+                {
+                    isMetaSkillRevoke = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (isMetaSkillRevoke)
+        {
+            if (parent && ownedPanelSpells.count(parent))
+                passiveMigrate.emplace_back(parent, sid);
+            passiveStaleAll.push_back(sid);
+            ++migrated;
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (allowed.count(sid))
         {
             stale.push_back(sid);
@@ -753,11 +784,57 @@ void RevokeBlockedSpellsForPlayer(Player* pl)
     return false;
 }
 
+// Allowlist for ACTIVE spells we explicitly want kept as
+// panel_spell_children, even though the general policy is "actives in
+// children = legacy garbage, drop them" (see
+// PruneSkillLineCascadeChildrenFromDb).
+//
+// The original kAttached set was 100% passives (Frost Fever, Blood
+// Plague, Forceful Deflection, Runic Focus). For those, "passive ==
+// keep" was a perfect proxy. Runeforging changed that: the 8 basic
+// rune-enchant spells (53344, 53343, 53341, 53331, 53342, 53323,
+// 54447, 54446) are ACTIVE casts that we DO want to attach to the
+// Runeforging panel purchase so:
+//   * The Lua-substitute Runeforge UI can cast them (HasActiveSpell).
+//   * Refunding Runeforging cleans them up via the standard
+//     panel_spell_children unlearn path.
+//
+// Without this allowlist, PruneSkillLineCascadeChildrenFromDb runs
+// immediately after PanelLearnSpellChain attaches them, sees them as
+// non-passive, drops them, and inserts panel_spell_revoked rows --
+// stranding the player with no usable runeforging menu.
+//
+// Every entry here MUST also appear in PanelLearnSpellChain::kAttached
+// AND in OnPlayerLogin's kFixup list (or a shared source if those ever
+// get factored out). The pair ordering is (parentHead, attachedSpell),
+// matching kAttached / kFixup.
+struct IntentionalActiveAttached { uint32 parent; uint32 child; };
+static IntentionalActiveAttached const kIntentionalActiveAttached[] = {
+    { 53428, 53344 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of the Fallen Crusader
+    { 53428, 53343 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Razorice
+    { 53428, 53341 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Cinderglacier
+    { 53428, 53331 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Lichbane
+    { 53428, 53342 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Spellshattering
+    { 53428, 53323 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Swordshattering
+    { 53428, 54447 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Spellbreaking
+    { 53428, 54446 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Swordbreaking
+};
+
+[[nodiscard]] static bool IsIntentionalActiveAttachedChild(uint32 parent, uint32 child)
+{
+    for (auto const& e : kIntentionalActiveAttached)
+        if (e.parent == parent && e.child == child)
+            return true;
+    return false;
+}
+
 // Current policy: cascade-granted passives stick as panel_spell_children;
 // only actives get revoked. This pass exists to scrub *legacy* rows that
 // older logic inserted incorrectly — specifically, any active spell that
 // ended up in panel_spell_children from a build that classified things
-// differently. Passive children are always retained.
+// differently. Passive children are always retained, as are entries
+// whitelisted via kIntentionalActiveAttached (Runeforging rune-enchants
+// are active casts that we deliberately attach as children).
 static void PruneSkillLineCascadeChildrenFromDb(Player* pl, uint32 lowGuid)
 {
     if (!pl)
@@ -776,6 +853,8 @@ static void PruneSkillLineCascadeChildrenFromDb(Player* pl, uint32 lowGuid)
         SpellInfo const* info = sSpellMgr->GetSpellInfo(child);
         if (info && info->IsPassive())
             continue;                               // passives always stay
+        if (IsIntentionalActiveAttachedChild(parent, child))
+            continue;                               // intentional active attachment
         // Active in children -> legacy garbage. Drop the row, revoke the
         // spell, and persist into panel_spell_revoked so the login sweep
         // catches future cascade re-fires.
@@ -987,6 +1066,89 @@ void CollectSpellChainIds(uint32 baseSpellId, std::unordered_set<uint32>& out)
     }
 }
 
+// Riding-skill gating for spells whose effective rank in the spellbook
+// depends on the player's flying skill (currently the Druid forms
+// Flight Form 33943 / Swift Flight Form 40120). Returns true when the
+// player is allowed to learn this specific spell id at this moment.
+//
+//   33943 (Flight Form, 150% flight)        requires 34090 Expert Riding.
+//   40120 (Swift Flight Form, 280% flight)  requires 34091 Artisan Riding.
+//
+// Any other spell id is always allowed (returns true). Used by
+// `PanelLearnSpellChain` so a Paragon panel purchase / level-up cascade
+// silently skips the unaffordable rank but keeps walking the chain --
+// e.g. a player with Expert Riding only gets Flight Form, never Swift,
+// even though both ranks are in the same SpellChain.dbc graph.
+[[nodiscard]] bool IsParagonSpellAllowedByRidingSkill(Player* pl, uint32 spellId)
+{
+    if (!pl)
+        return true;
+    if (spellId == 33943)
+        return pl->HasSpell(34090) || pl->HasSpell(34091); // expert OR artisan
+    if (spellId == 40120)
+        return pl->HasSpell(34091); // artisan required for swift
+    return true;
+}
+
+// Walk a rank chain and learn every rank up to the player's current
+// level (and not past riding-skill gates), without any of the
+// PanelLearnSpellChain panel/AE bookkeeping. Used by talent-grant
+// cascades (Mangle / Feral Charge / Mutilate / etc.) where the talent
+// LEARN_SPELL effect grants the rank-1 ability and stock would have
+// upgraded it via Player::learnSkillRewardedSpells -- but the Paragon
+// class-skill cascade is intentionally disabled (Player.cpp guard), so
+// nothing else picks up the higher ranks. Idempotent: skips ranks the
+// player already has, so safe to re-run on level-up / login.
+void TeachLevelGatedAbilityChainNoPanel(Player* pl, uint32 chainHead)
+{
+    if (!pl || !chainHead)
+        return;
+    uint32 const playerLevel = pl->GetLevel();
+    uint32 const firstId = sSpellMgr->GetFirstSpellInChain(chainHead);
+    uint32 cur = firstId ? firstId : chainHead;
+    while (cur)
+    {
+        SpellInfo const* info = sSpellMgr->GetSpellInfo(cur);
+        if (!info)
+            break;
+
+        uint32 const reqLv = GetParagonPanelSpellRequiredLevel(info);
+        if (playerLevel < reqLv)
+            break;
+
+        if (!pl->HasSpell(cur) && IsParagonSpellAllowedByRidingSkill(pl, cur))
+            pl->learnSpell(cur, false);
+
+        uint32 const next = sSpellMgr->GetNextSpellInChain(cur);
+        if (!next || next == cur)
+            break;
+        cur = next;
+    }
+}
+
+// Walk every SPELL_EFFECT_LEARN_SPELL on `talentRankSpellId` (the
+// `TalentEntry::RankID[r]` of a talent rank) and, for each granted
+// spell, run TeachLevelGatedAbilityChainNoPanel so the player ends up
+// with the highest rank their level can support. Mangle, Feral Charge,
+// Mutilate, etc. all fit this pattern.
+void CascadeRanksForTalentLearnSpellEffects(Player* pl, uint32 talentRankSpellId)
+{
+    if (!pl || !talentRankSpellId)
+        return;
+    SpellInfo const* rankInfo = sSpellMgr->GetSpellInfo(talentRankSpellId);
+    if (!rankInfo)
+        return;
+    for (uint8 e = 0; e < MAX_SPELL_EFFECTS; ++e)
+    {
+        if (rankInfo->Effects[e].Effect != SPELL_EFFECT_LEARN_SPELL)
+            continue;
+        uint32 const grantId = rankInfo->Effects[e].TriggerSpell;
+        if (!grantId)
+            continue;
+        TeachLevelGatedAbilityChainNoPanel(pl, grantId);
+    }
+}
+
 // True when `depSpellId` (any rank in its chain) is the target of a
 // SPELL_EFFECT_LEARN_SPELL on any rank of the anchor purchase chain
 // (`anchorChainHead` is the chain head / panel_spells.spell_id).
@@ -1103,7 +1265,7 @@ void PanelLearnSpellChain(Player* pl, uint32 baseSpellId)
         if (playerLevel < reqLv)
             break;
 
-        if (!pl->HasSpell(cur))
+        if (!pl->HasSpell(cur) && IsParagonSpellAllowedByRidingSkill(pl, cur))
         {
             std::unordered_set<uint32> before = SnapshotKnownSpells(pl);
             if (diag)
@@ -1145,13 +1307,45 @@ void PanelLearnSpellChain(Player* pl, uint32 baseSpellId)
                 if (!dep)
                     continue;
 
-                if (dep->IsPassive())
+                // Meta-skill cascade carve-out. Runeforging (776) is a
+                // CLASS-category skill that, once granted, is supposed to
+                // cascade ALL its rune-enchant spells (Rune of the Fallen
+                // Crusader, Razorice, Cinderglacier, Lichbane, Spell-/
+                // Sword-shattering, Spell-/Sword-breaking, Stoneskin
+                // Gargoyle, Nerubian Carapace) for the player to choose
+                // from at a runeforge anvil. Those rune-enchants are
+                // ACTIVE spells, so the default policy below would
+                // revoke them and the player would learn Runeforging
+                // for nothing. Treat the whole cluster the same way we
+                // treat passive deps: persist as children of the panel
+                // purchase so refund/unlearn drops them too, but do NOT
+                // revoke them.
+                //
+                // Detection: walk the dep's own SkillLineAbility entries
+                // and check for SKILL_RUNEFORGING. This auto-handles all
+                // 10 rune-enchant spells without an ID-by-ID allowlist.
+                bool isMetaSkillCascade = false;
+                {
+                    auto bounds = sSpellMgr->GetSkillLineAbilityMapBounds(spellId);
+                    for (auto it = bounds.first; it != bounds.second; ++it)
+                    {
+                        if (it->second->SkillLine == SKILL_RUNEFORGING)
+                        {
+                            isMetaSkillCascade = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (dep->IsPassive() || isMetaSkillCascade)
                 {
                     DbInsertPanelSpellChild(lowGuid, trackId, spellId);
                     if (diag)
                         LOG_INFO("module",
-                                 "[paragon-diag]     +{} (passive dep, kept as child of {})",
-                                 spellId, trackId);
+                                 "[paragon-diag]     +{} ({} dep, kept as child of {})",
+                                 spellId,
+                                 isMetaSkillCascade ? "meta-skill" : "passive",
+                                 trackId);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -1218,6 +1412,34 @@ void PanelLearnSpellChain(Player* pl, uint32 baseSpellId)
             { 45477, 59921 },   // Icy Touch      -> Frost Fever  (passive entry)
             { 45477, 61455 },   // Icy Touch      -> Runic Focus  (parry from spell power)
             { 45902, 49410 },   // Blood Strike   -> Forceful Deflection (parry from strength)
+
+            // Runeforging -> 8 basic rune-enchants. The
+            // SkillLineAbility rows for these (skill 776) all ship
+            // with AcquireMethod = 0 in the DBC (i.e. NOT auto-learn-
+            // on-skill-grant). For stock DKs the engine's hardcoded
+            // runeforging UI hand-rolls the cast for whichever rune
+            // the player picks, but for our Lua-substitute UI the
+            // server's HandleCastSpellOpcode / HasActiveSpell gate
+            // rejects the cast unless the spell is in the spellbook.
+            // Force-attach them as panel children so:
+            //   1. The player actually owns the spells (cast works).
+            //   2. Refunding Runeforging cleans them up via the
+            //      standard panel_spell_children unlearn path.
+            // The two ADVANCED runes (Stoneskin Gargoyle 62158 and
+            // Nerubian Carapace 70164) are intentionally NOT listed:
+            // retail gates them behind item drops from heroic
+            // dungeons / Naxx / ICC, and our SkillLineAbility rows
+            // for them already use AcquireMethod=0 so the player
+            // gets them when they pick up the appropriate item, not
+            // for free with Runeforging itself.
+            { 53428, 53344 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of the Fallen Crusader
+            { 53428, 53343 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Razorice
+            { 53428, 53341 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Cinderglacier
+            { 53428, 53331 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Lichbane
+            { 53428, 53342 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Spellshattering
+            { 53428, 53323 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Swordshattering
+            { 53428, 54447 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Spellbreaking
+            { 53428, 54446 },   // Runeforging -> Rune of Swordbreaking
         };
 
         // Self-heal: a previous build of mod-paragon (briefly shipped)
@@ -2085,7 +2307,23 @@ bool HandleCommit(Player* pl, std::string const& body, std::string* err)
 
         uint32 const targetRank = std::min<uint32>(currentRank + delta, MAX_TALENT_RANK);
         for (uint32 r = currentRank; r < targetRank; ++r)
+        {
             pl->LearnTalent(tid, r, /*command=*/true);
+
+            // Fractured / Paragon: talents that LEARN_SPELL an ability
+            // (Mangle, Feral Charge, Mutilate, ...) only directly grant the
+            // rank-1 ability spell. Stock classes auto-rank-up the granted
+            // spell via Player::learnSkillRewardedSpells on level-up, but
+            // that path is intentionally disabled for Paragon class skill
+            // lines (Player.cpp guard) -- so without this cascade the
+            // ability stays at rank 1 forever (Mangle Bear 33878 instead
+            // of 33986 / 33987 / 48563 / 48564). Walk every LEARN_SPELL
+            // target on this rank's RankID spell and grant the highest
+            // rank the player's level allows.
+            if (TalentEntry const* freshTe = sTalentStore.LookupEntry(tid))
+                if (uint32 rankSpell = freshTe->RankID[r])
+                    CascadeRanksForTalentLearnSpellEffects(pl, rankSpell);
+        }
     }
 
     for (auto const& [tid, delta] : talentDeltas)
@@ -2157,9 +2395,21 @@ void PushSpellSnapshot(Player* pl)
                 continue;
             }
 
-            SpellInfo const* info = sSpellMgr->GetSpellInfo(sid);
-            if (info && info->HasAttribute(SPELL_ATTR0_DO_NOT_DISPLAY))
-                continue;
+            // Note: we deliberately do NOT filter SPELL_ATTR0_DO_NOT_DISPLAY
+            // here. Earlier builds did, on the theory that hidden spells
+            // shouldn't appear in the spellbook-style Overview tab. That
+            // turned out to be wrong: cascade-granted hidden passives
+            // (Forceful Deflection, Frost Fever, ...) live in
+            // panel_spell_children, not in panel_spells -- so the only
+            // entries that ever land in this query are the chain heads
+            // the player explicitly purchased. Those MUST appear in the
+            // Overview even if their DBC entry is hidden, because they
+            // are the player's actual purchases (e.g. Runeforging 53428
+            // is hidden in the DBC but is the entire Runeforging panel
+            // purchase). Filtering them out left chars whose only buy
+            // was Runeforging with an empty Overview tab -- looked like
+            // a regression but was actually the existing snapshot logic
+            // mismatching the panel's user-facing semantics.
 
             std::string token = (first ? "" : ",") + std::to_string(sid);
             if (buf.size() + token.size() > kSnapshotChunkBudget)
@@ -3919,6 +4169,24 @@ public:
                 { 45477, 59921 },   // Icy Touch      -> Frost Fever (passive)
                 { 45477, 61455 },   // Icy Touch      -> Runic Focus
                 { 45902, 49410 },   // Blood Strike   -> Forceful Deflection
+
+                // Runeforging -> 8 basic rune-enchants. Mirror of
+                // PanelLearnSpellChain::kAttached: the SLA rows for
+                // these (skill 776) ship with AcquireMethod=0 so the
+                // engine's normal cascade never grants them, and for
+                // the substitute Lua runeforging UI to actually be
+                // able to cast them HasActiveSpell needs to return
+                // true. Existing Paragon characters that bought
+                // Runeforging before this fix landed get them
+                // retro-granted on their next login.
+                { 53428, 53344 },   // Runeforging -> Fallen Crusader
+                { 53428, 53343 },   // Runeforging -> Razorice
+                { 53428, 53341 },   // Runeforging -> Cinderglacier
+                { 53428, 53331 },   // Runeforging -> Lichbane
+                { 53428, 53342 },   // Runeforging -> Spellshattering
+                { 53428, 53323 },   // Runeforging -> Swordshattering
+                { 53428, 54447 },   // Runeforging -> Spellbreaking
+                { 53428, 54446 },   // Runeforging -> Swordbreaking
             };
             for (auto const& lf : kFixup)
             {
@@ -4013,6 +4281,45 @@ public:
         ReconcileEssenceForPlayer(player);
         SaveCurrencyToDb(player);
         PushCurrency(player);
+
+        // Fractured / Paragon: rank-up cascade for level-up. Without this,
+        // higher ranks of panel-purchased spells AND talent-LEARN_SPELL
+        // granted abilities (Mangle, Feral Charge, Mutilate, ...) never
+        // appear on ding because Player::learnSkillRewardedSpells is
+        // disabled for the class skill line on Paragon (intentional, to
+        // keep the panel as the sole authority over class abilities).
+        //
+        // Cheap re-walks: PanelLearnSpellChain / TeachLevelGated... both
+        // skip ranks the player already has, so the only real work each
+        // level-up is adding the one new rank the player just qualified
+        // for (if any).
+        if (QueryResult r = CharacterDatabase.Query(
+                "SELECT spell_id FROM character_paragon_panel_spells WHERE guid = {}", lowGuid))
+        {
+            do
+            {
+                uint32 const head = r->Fetch()[0].Get<uint32>();
+                PanelLearnSpellChain(player, head);
+            } while (r->NextRow());
+        }
+
+        if (QueryResult tr = CharacterDatabase.Query(
+                "SELECT talent_id, `rank` FROM character_paragon_panel_talents WHERE guid = {}", lowGuid))
+        {
+            do
+            {
+                Field* f = tr->Fetch();
+                uint32 const talentId = f[0].Get<uint32>();
+                uint32 const rank     = f[1].Get<uint32>();
+                TalentEntry const* te = sTalentStore.LookupEntry(talentId);
+                if (!te)
+                    continue;
+                uint32 const cap = std::min<uint32>(rank, MAX_TALENT_RANK);
+                for (uint32 i = 0; i < cap; ++i)
+                    if (uint32 rankSpell = te->RankID[i])
+                        CascadeRanksForTalentLearnSpellEffects(player, rankSpell);
+            } while (tr->NextRow());
+        }
     }
 
     bool OnPlayerCanLearnTalent(Player* player, TalentEntry const* talent, uint32 /*rank*/) override

scripts/start-azeroth-servers.sh

@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@
 #   AZEROTH_BIN=/path/to/azeroth-server/bin bash scripts/start-azeroth-servers.sh
 #
 # Environment:
-#   AZEROTH_BIN      — directory with authserver and worldserver (default: /root/azeroth-server/bin)
+#   AZEROTH_BIN      — directory with authserver and worldserver (default: /home/fractured-panel/azeroth-server/bin)
 #   AZEROTH_LOG_DIR  — log directory (default: <parent of bin>/logs)
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-BIN_DIR="${AZEROTH_BIN:-/root/azeroth-server/bin}"
-LOG_DIR="${AZEROTH_LOG_DIR:-$(cd "$(dirname "$BIN_DIR")" && pwd)/logs}"
+BIN_DIR="${AZEROTH_BIN:-/home/fractured-panel/azeroth-server/bin}"
+BASE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$BIN_DIR")" && pwd)"
+LOG_DIR="${AZEROTH_LOG_DIR:-${BASE_DIR}/logs}"
+CONF_DIR="${BASE_DIR}/etc"
 
 AUTH_BIN="${BIN_DIR}/authserver"
 WORLD_BIN="${BIN_DIR}/worldserver"
@@ -35,15 +37,16 @@ mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
 
 cd "$BIN_DIR"
 
-nohup "$AUTH_BIN" >>"$LOG_DIR/authserver.log" 2>&1 &
+nohup "$AUTH_BIN" -c "${CONF_DIR}/authserver.conf" >>"$LOG_DIR/authserver.log" 2>&1 &
 disown || true
 
 sleep 2
 
-nohup "$WORLD_BIN" >>"$LOG_DIR/worldserver.log" 2>&1 &
+nohup "$WORLD_BIN" -c "${CONF_DIR}/worldserver.conf" >>"$LOG_DIR/worldserver.log" 2>&1 &
 disown || true
 
 echo "Started authserver and worldserver (survives SSH disconnect)."
 echo "Bin:    $BIN_DIR"
+echo "Config: $CONF_DIR"
 echo "Logs:   $LOG_DIR/authserver.log"
 echo "        $LOG_DIR/worldserver.log"

scripts/vps-update-server.sh

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ FULL_BUILD=0
 COMPILE_ONLY=0
 DRY_RUN=0
 DO_RUN_AFTER=0
+INSTALL_PREFIX=""
 POST_UPDATE_CMD="${FRACTURED_POST_UPDATE_CMD:-}"
 GIT_REMOTE="${FRACTURED_GIT_REMOTE:-origin}"
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ Options:
   --no-pull       Skip git pull (only compile current tree).
   --full          ./acore.sh compiler all (clean + configure + compile).
   --compile-only  ./acore.sh compiler compile (incremental).
+  --prefix PATH   Override CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX (updates conf/config.sh BINPATH).
   --dry-run       Print commands without running them.
   --run-after [CMD]  Run shell command after successful compile. If CMD is omitted,
                   uses FRACTURED_POST_UPDATE_CMD from the environment.
@@ -87,6 +89,15 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       COMPILE_ONLY=1
       shift
       ;;
+    --prefix)
+      shift
+      if [[ $# -eq 0 || "$1" == -* ]]; then
+        echo "error: --prefix requires a path argument" >&2
+        exit 2
+      fi
+      INSTALL_PREFIX="$1"
+      shift
+      ;;
     --dry-run)
       DRY_RUN=1
       shift
@@ -129,6 +140,16 @@ fi
 
 cd "$ROOT"
 
+if [[ -n "$INSTALL_PREFIX" ]]; then
+  echo "==> updating conf/config.sh BINPATH to: $INSTALL_PREFIX"
+  if grep -q '^BINPATH=' conf/config.sh; then
+    run sed -i "s|^BINPATH=.*|BINPATH=\"$INSTALL_PREFIX\"|" conf/config.sh
+  else
+    echo "BINPATH=\"$INSTALL_PREFIX\"" >> conf/config.sh
+  fi
+  export BINPATH="$INSTALL_PREFIX"
+fi
+
 if [[ "$DO_RUN_AFTER" -eq 1 && -z "${POST_UPDATE_CMD// }" ]]; then
   echo "error: --run-after needs a command or FRACTURED_POST_UPDATE_CMD set in the environment." >&2
   exit 2

src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp

@@ -7143,14 +7143,16 @@ bool Player::CheckAttackFitToAuraRequirement(WeaponAttackType attackType, AuraEf
     if (spellInfo->EquippedItemClass == -1)
         return true;
 
-    // Fractured / Paragon: cross-class wildcard relaxes weapon-class subclass
-    // gates on per-swing proc matches. A Paragon's talent list spans every
-    // class so a stock weapon-subclass mask (e.g. Maelstrom Weapon's
-    // axe/mace/staff/fist/dagger restriction) excludes weapons the player
-    // can legitimately wield. Accept any equipped weapon in attackType slot
-    // when listener is a Paragon AND the spell gates on ITEM_CLASS_WEAPON;
-    // ITEM_CLASS_ARMOR (shield) gates still enforce the original mask.
-    if (spellInfo->EquippedItemClass == ITEM_CLASS_WEAPON && IsParagonWildcardCaller(this))
+    // Fractured / Paragon: cross-class wildcard relaxes the weapon-subclass
+    // gate ONLY for the curated allowlist of cross-class proc talents
+    // (currently just Maelstrom Weapon 51528-51532). Weapon-specialization
+    // talents like Sword Specialization, Mace Specialization, Hack and
+    // Slash, Two-Handed Weapon Specialization etc. deliberately stay
+    // weapon-gated for Paragon -- the player picks a weapon and the
+    // matching specialization passive activates, same as any class.
+    if (spellInfo->EquippedItemClass == ITEM_CLASS_WEAPON
+        && IsParagonWildcardCaller(this)
+        && IsParagonWeaponSubclassWildcardSpell(spellInfo->Id))
         return GetWeaponForAttack(attackType, true) != nullptr;
 
     Item* item = GetWeaponForAttack(attackType, true);
@@ -12046,7 +12048,20 @@ void Player::learnSkillRewardedSpells(uint32 skill_id, uint32 skill_value)
     // weapon, language, and racial skill cascades stay enabled so things
     // like recipe auto-learn, weapon proficiencies, and racial perks
     // still work.
-    if (getClass() == CLASS_PARAGON)
+    //
+    // Carve-out: SKILL_RUNEFORGING (776) is a CLASS-category skill but
+    // behaves like a profession in this context — the player buys ONE
+    // panel ability (Runeforging, spell 53428) and the rune-enchant
+    // spells (Rune of the Fallen Crusader, Razorice, Cinderglacier, ...)
+    // are supposed to come along for the ride via the standard SLA
+    // cascade, exactly the same way they do for a stock DK. Without
+    // this carve-out, the early-return below blocks the cascade and a
+    // Paragon who buys Runeforging gets the skill but no actual rune
+    // options at the runeforge anvil. The cascade only fires once per
+    // skill-grant for 776 (it's not on UpdateSkillsForLevel) so the
+    // "leaking back into the spellbook" concern that motivates the
+    // early-return doesn't apply to this skill.
+    if (getClass() == CLASS_PARAGON && skill_id != SKILL_RUNEFORGING)
     {
         if (SkillLineEntry const* sl = sSkillLineStore.LookupEntry(skill_id))
             if (sl->categoryId == SKILL_CATEGORY_CLASS)
@@ -12591,15 +12606,19 @@ bool Player::HasItemFitToSpellRequirements(SpellInfo const* spellInfo, Item cons
     if (spellInfo->EquippedItemClass < 0)
         return true;
 
-    // Fractured / Paragon: cross-class wildcard relaxes weapon-class subclass
-    // gates so passive talent auras (e.g. Maelstrom Weapon talents 51528-51532)
-    // attach for any equipped weapon, not just the talent's restrictive
-    // subclass mask. Mirrors CheckAttackFitToAuraRequirement so per-swing
-    // proc match agrees with talent-attach time. Still requires *some* weapon
-    // to be equipped (otherwise unarmed Paragons would auto-activate every
-    // weapon-gated talent in the game). ITEM_CLASS_ARMOR (shield) is left
-    // alone -- shield-gated talents still need an actual shield.
-    if (spellInfo->EquippedItemClass == ITEM_CLASS_WEAPON && IsParagonWildcardCaller(this))
+    // Fractured / Paragon: cross-class wildcard relaxes the weapon-subclass
+    // gate ONLY for the curated allowlist of cross-class proc talents
+    // (currently just Maelstrom Weapon 51528-51532) so the passive talent
+    // aura attaches when the player wields a non-stock weapon. Weapon-
+    // specialization talents (Sword/Mace Specialization, Hack and Slash,
+    // Two-Handed Weapon Specialization, etc.) deliberately stay weapon-
+    // gated -- they're meant to bind to a specific weapon type. Still
+    // requires *some* weapon equipped (unarmed Paragons don't auto-activate
+    // weapon talents). ITEM_CLASS_ARMOR (shield) is left alone -- shield-
+    // gated talents still need an actual shield.
+    if (spellInfo->EquippedItemClass == ITEM_CLASS_WEAPON
+        && IsParagonWildcardCaller(this)
+        && IsParagonWeaponSubclassWildcardSpell(spellInfo->Id))
     {
         for (uint8 i = EQUIPMENT_SLOT_MAINHAND; i < EQUIPMENT_SLOT_TABARD; ++i)
             if (Item const* item = GetUseableItemByPos(INVENTORY_SLOT_BAG_0, i))

src/server/game/Entities/Unit/StatSystem.cpp

@@ -474,7 +474,25 @@ void Player::UpdateAttackPowerAndDamage(bool ranged)
             switch (GetShapeshiftForm())
             {
             case FORM_CAT:
-                val2 = (GetLevel() * mLevelMult) + GetStat(STAT_STRENGTH) * 2.0f + GetStat(STAT_AGILITY) - 20.0f + weapon_bonus + m_baseFeralAP;
+                // Fractured: Cat Form gets 2 AP per Agility instead of stock 1.
+                // Field reports said "weapons dont automatically feature feral
+                // AP on this server and nothing is currently rescaled, super
+                // low feral scale" -- specifically a CAT issue, not a bear
+                // issue (the resident bear had 11k AP, the resident cat was
+                // miles behind because Stam > AP and Armor > AP for bears
+                // hides the missing weapon-AP for them but cat's whole
+                // mainline is melee crits scaling off AP). The cleanest knob
+                // that does NOT touch bear is the AGI multiplier in this
+                // switch -- bears get STR*2 with no AGI term, so doubling
+                // the AGI coefficient lifts cat's primary scaling stat
+                // without re-buffing bear. Also pairs with the cat-form
+                // Master Shapeshifter buff in SpellAuraEffects.cpp's
+                // FORM_CAT branch (bp doubled there). Together that lands
+                // the resident Feral expert's recommendation
+                // ("instead of adding a new passive, you could probably
+                // just increase Cat Form's Master Shapeshifter value along
+                // with its tooltip, alongside buffing the agi scaling").
+                val2 = (GetLevel() * mLevelMult) + GetStat(STAT_STRENGTH) * 2.0f + GetStat(STAT_AGILITY) * 2.0f - 20.0f + weapon_bonus + m_baseFeralAP;
                 break;
             case FORM_BEAR:
             case FORM_DIREBEAR:

src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.cpp

@@ -103,6 +103,122 @@ bool ParagonFamilyMatches(Unit const* listener, uint32 expectedFamily, uint32 ac
     return expectedFamily == actualFamily;
 }
 
+bool IsParagonWeaponSubclassWildcardSpell(uint32 spellId)
+{
+    if (!spellId)
+        return false;
+
+    // Resolve to the first-rank id so callers can pass any rank.
+    uint32 firstRankId = spellId;
+    if (SpellInfo const* info = sSpellMgr->GetSpellInfo(spellId))
+        if (SpellInfo const* first = info->GetFirstRankSpell())
+            firstRankId = first->Id;
+
+    switch (firstRankId)
+    {
+        // Maelstrom Weapon (talent ranks 51528 / 51529 / 51530 / 51531 / 51532).
+        // Cross-class proc talent that should fire off any equipped weapon
+        // for a Paragon caster (1H sword, polearm, staff, fist, dagger, etc.).
+        case 51528:
+            return true;
+        default:
+            return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool IsFracturedExclusiveStanceSpell(uint32 spellId)
+{
+    if (!spellId)
+        return false;
+
+    // Resolve to the first-rank id so callers can pass any rank. This means
+    // every rank of Aspect of the Hawk / Wild / Pack / Dragonhawk is covered
+    // by listing only the rank-1 id below; same for druid forms that have
+    // multiple ranks via talent (none in WotLK actually, but kept consistent).
+    uint32 firstRankId = spellId;
+    if (SpellInfo const* info = sSpellMgr->GetSpellInfo(spellId))
+        if (SpellInfo const* first = info->GetFirstRankSpell())
+            firstRankId = first->Id;
+
+    switch (firstRankId)
+    {
+        // -- Warrior stances (engine-shapeshifts; engine already mutually
+        //    excludes them with each other and with druid forms via
+        //    AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift's RemoveAurasByType, but we
+        //    list them here so they participate in the union with presences /
+        //    aspects).
+        case 2457:  // Battle Stance
+        case 71:    // Defensive Stance
+        case 2458:  // Berserker Stance
+
+        // -- Paragon Advancement warrior stance clones (951010-951012).
+        case 951010:
+        case 951011:
+        case 951012:
+
+        // -- Druid combat forms (engine-shapeshifts).
+        case 5487:  // Bear Form
+        case 9634:  // Dire Bear Form
+        case 768:   // Cat Form
+        case 24858: // Moonkin Form
+        case 33891: // Tree of Life Form
+
+        // -- Druid utility forms (engine-shapeshifts; included per design
+        //    decision 2026-05-11 -- player must drop Travel/Aquatic/Flight to
+        //    apply Hawk / Frost Presence / Berserker Stance, and vice versa).
+        case 783:   // Travel Form
+        case 1066:  // Aquatic Form
+        case 33943: // Flight Form
+        case 40120: // Swift Flight Form
+
+        // -- Shaman utility form (engine-shapeshift FORM_GHOSTWOLF).
+        case 2645:  // Ghost Wolf
+
+        // -- Rogue base stealth (engine-shapeshift FORM_STEALTH). Shadow
+        //    Dance (51713) is intentionally NOT listed -- it is a 6s
+        //    stealth-burst on a 60s CD, gating it would defeat its purpose.
+        case 1784:  // Stealth
+
+        // -- Priest combat form (engine-shapeshift FORM_SHADOW).
+        case 15473: // Shadowform
+
+        // -- Warlock combat form (engine-shapeshift FORM_METAMORPHOSIS).
+        case 47241: // Metamorphosis
+
+        // -- Death Knight Presences. NOT engine-shapeshifts in stock AC --
+        //    they are regular auras that the client just renders in the
+        //    stance bar -- which is exactly why stock DK can stack them on
+        //    top of Bear Form / Defensive Stance / Aspect of the Hawk on a
+        //    Paragon character. Listing them here is what plugs the gap.
+        case 48266: // Blood Presence
+        case 48263: // Frost Presence
+        case 48265: // Unholy Presence
+
+        // -- Paragon Advancement DK presence clones (951013-951015).
+        case 951013:
+        case 951014:
+        case 951015:
+
+        // -- Hunter Aspects (combat). Like presences, these are regular
+        //    auras stock AC, not engine-shapeshifts; rank-1 ids cover all
+        //    ranks via GetFirstRankSpell. Cheetah / Pack are the utility
+        //    aspects -- included per design decision so a hunter must pick
+        //    between Hawk and Cheetah (no more "always Hawk while running",
+        //    matches Ascension's nerf rationale for Monkey).
+        case 13165: // Aspect of the Hawk (rank 1; ranks 14318/14319/14320/14321/14322/25296/27044 covered via first-rank)
+        case 5118:  // Aspect of the Cheetah
+        case 13159: // Aspect of the Pack (rank 1; rank 27047 covered via first-rank)
+        case 20043: // Aspect of the Wild (rank 1; ranks 20190/27045 covered via first-rank)
+        case 13161: // Aspect of the Beast
+        case 13163: // Aspect of the Monkey
+        case 34074: // Aspect of the Viper
+        case 61846: // Aspect of the Dragonhawk (rank 1; rank 61847 covered via first-rank)
+            return true;
+        default:
+            return false;
+    }
+}
+
 float baseMoveSpeed[MAX_MOVE_TYPE] =
 {
     2.5f,                  // MOVE_WALK

src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.h

@@ -2287,6 +2287,47 @@ private:
 // beyond what they already include via Unit.h's transitive headers.
 [[nodiscard]] bool ParagonFamilyMatches(Unit const* listener, uint32 expectedFamily, uint32 actualFamily);
 
+// Fractured / Paragon: returns true iff `spellId` is on the curated allowlist
+// of cross-class proc talents whose `EquippedItemSubClassMask` should be
+// bypassed for Paragon casters (e.g. Maelstrom Weapon ranks 51528-51532).
+// Used by `Player::HasItemFitToSpellRequirements`,
+// `Player::CheckAttackFitToAuraRequirement`, and
+// `Aura::IsProcTriggeredOnEvent` to let these specific talents fire from
+// any equipped weapon while keeping weapon-specialization talents
+// (Sword Specialization, Mace Specialization, Hack and Slash, Two-Handed
+// Weapon Specialization, etc.) gated by their stock weapon-class mask.
+// The allowlist is matched against `SpellInfo::GetFirstRankSpell()`'s id
+// so all ranks of a talent are covered by listing the rank-1 id.
+[[nodiscard]] bool IsParagonWeaponSubclassWildcardSpell(uint32 spellId);
+
+// Fractured: returns true iff `spellId` is one of the cross-class
+// "stance-like" auras that we treat as mutually exclusive on this server,
+// regardless of the caster's class. Stock AC engine-shapeshifts (warrior
+// stances, druid forms, Shadowform, Metamorphosis) already auto-replace
+// each other via `RemoveAurasByType(SPELL_AURA_MOD_SHAPESHIFT)` in
+// `AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift`, but DK Presences and Hunter
+// Aspects are regular auras (the client just renders them in the stance
+// bar), so they coexist with shapeshifts in stock AC. The Fractured rule
+// makes the entire union mutually exclusive: warrior stances + druid
+// forms (combat AND utility -- Travel/Aquatic/Flight/Swift Flight) +
+// Ghost Wolf + Stealth + Shadowform + Metamorphosis + DK Presences +
+// Hunter Aspects (combat AND utility -- Cheetah/Pack). Casting any of
+// them removes any other from the same set, so e.g. a Paragon DK can no
+// longer stack Frost Presence on top of Bear Form, and a hunter must
+// pick between Hawk and Cheetah even out of combat.
+//
+// The set is matched against `SpellInfo::GetFirstRankSpell()`'s id so
+// every rank of every aspect / form is covered by listing the rank-1 id.
+// Server-wide -- this is *not* gated on CLASS_PARAGON because the only
+// stock-class-only effect of the rule (a DK losing Travel Form when
+// they cast Frost Presence) is impossible: stock DKs cannot shapeshift.
+// Used by `Aura::CanStackWith` to refuse stacking, which then drives
+// `Unit::_RemoveNoStackAurasDueToAura` to drop the older aura -- the
+// same mechanism Battle Elixirs / Curses already use (spell_group rule
+// SPELL_GROUP_STACK_RULE_EXCLUSIVE), implemented in C++ here so we do
+// not have to enumerate every rank of every aspect / form in SQL.
+[[nodiscard]] bool IsFracturedExclusiveStanceSpell(uint32 spellId);
+
 namespace Acore
 {
     // Binary predicate for sorting Units based on percent value of a power

src/server/game/Entities/Unit/UnitDefines.h

@@ -99,7 +99,13 @@ enum ShapeshiftForm
     FORM_FLIGHT                         = 0x1D,
     FORM_STEALTH                        = 0x1E,
     FORM_MOONKIN                        = 0x1F,
-    FORM_SPIRITOFREDEMPTION             = 0x20
+    FORM_SPIRITOFREDEMPTION             = 0x20,
+
+    // Fractured / Paragon: Character Advancement warrior stance clones (Spell.dbc
+    // MOD_SHAPESHIFT -> SpellShapeshiftForm 33-35, BonusActionBar=0, no client bar swap).
+    FORM_PARAGON_BATTLE_STANCE          = 33,
+    FORM_PARAGON_DEFENSIVE_STANCE       = 34,
+    FORM_PARAGON_BERSERKER_STANCE       = 35,
 };
 
 enum ShapeshiftFlags

src/server/game/Spells/Auras/SpellAuraEffects.cpp

@@ -1373,12 +1373,15 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleShapeshiftBoosts(Unit* target, bool apply) const
             HotWSpellId = 24899;
             break;
         case FORM_BATTLESTANCE:
+        case FORM_PARAGON_BATTLE_STANCE:
             spellId = 21156;
             break;
         case FORM_DEFENSIVESTANCE:
+        case FORM_PARAGON_DEFENSIVE_STANCE:
             spellId = 7376;
             break;
         case FORM_BERSERKERSTANCE:
+        case FORM_PARAGON_BERSERKER_STANCE:
             spellId = 7381;
             break;
         case FORM_MOONKIN:
@@ -1545,7 +1548,21 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleShapeshiftBoosts(Unit* target, bool apply) const
                     // Master Shapeshifter - Cat
                     if (AuraEffect const* aurEff = target->GetDummyAuraEffect(SPELLFAMILY_GENERIC, 2851, 0))
                     {
-                        int32 bp = aurEff->GetAmount();
+                        // Fractured: cat-only Master Shapeshifter bonus is
+                        // doubled (rank 1: 2% -> 4%, rank 2: 4% -> 8%) to
+                        // make Feral Cat builds feel less "super low feral
+                        // scale" without touching bear / moonkin / tree (the
+                        // FORM_BEAR / FORM_MOONKIN / FORM_TREE branches
+                        // below pass `bp` straight through, unchanged). The
+                        // talent's own SpellInfo Effects[].BasePoints is
+                        // intentionally NOT bumped -- aurEff->GetAmount()
+                        // returns the per-rank talent value (2 / 4) shared
+                        // across all four forms, so we apply the cat
+                        // multiplier here at the cast site, leaving every
+                        // other form on the stock value. Pairs with the
+                        // Cat-Form AGI doubling in StatSystem.cpp's
+                        // UpdateAttackPowerAndDamage FORM_CAT branch.
+                        int32 bp = aurEff->GetAmount() * 2;
                         target->CastCustomSpell(target, 48420, &bp, nullptr, nullptr, true);
                     }
                     break;
@@ -1981,7 +1998,7 @@ void AuraEffect::HandlePhase(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mode, bool app
 /***   UNIT MODEL   ***/
 /**********************/
 
-void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mode, bool apply) const
+static void Fractured_ApplyShapeshiftFormFromAuraEffect(AuraEffect const* aurEff, AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mode, bool apply, ShapeshiftForm form)
 {
     if (!(mode & AURA_EFFECT_HANDLE_REAL_OR_REAPPLY_MASK))
         return;
@@ -1990,8 +2007,6 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mo
 
     uint32 modelid = 0;
     Powers PowerType = POWER_MANA;
-    ShapeshiftForm form = ShapeshiftForm(GetMiscValue());
-
     switch (form)
     {
         case FORM_CAT:                                      // 0x01
@@ -2005,6 +2020,9 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mo
         case FORM_BATTLESTANCE:                             // 0x11
         case FORM_DEFENSIVESTANCE:                          // 0x12
         case FORM_BERSERKERSTANCE:                          // 0x13
+        case FORM_PARAGON_BATTLE_STANCE:
+        case FORM_PARAGON_DEFENSIVE_STANCE:
+        case FORM_PARAGON_BERSERKER_STANCE:
             PowerType = POWER_RAGE;
             break;
 
@@ -2035,10 +2053,10 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mo
         case FORM_SPIRITOFREDEMPTION:                       // 0x20
             break;
         default:
-            LOG_ERROR("spells.aura.effect", "Auras: Unknown Shapeshift Type: {}", GetMiscValue());
+            LOG_ERROR("spells.aura.effect", "Auras: Unknown Shapeshift Type: {}", aurEff->GetMiscValue());
     }
 
-    modelid = target->GetModelForForm(form, GetId());
+    modelid = target->GetModelForForm(form, aurEff->GetId());
 
     if (apply)
     {
@@ -2073,8 +2091,8 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mo
 
         // remove other shapeshift before applying a new one
         // xinef: rogue shouldnt be wrapped by this check (shadow dance vs stealth)
-        if (GetSpellInfo()->SpellFamilyName != SPELLFAMILY_ROGUE)
-            target->RemoveAurasByType(SPELL_AURA_MOD_SHAPESHIFT, ObjectGuid::Empty, GetBase());
+        if (aurEff->GetSpellInfo()->SpellFamilyName != SPELLFAMILY_ROGUE)
+            target->RemoveAurasByType(SPELL_AURA_MOD_SHAPESHIFT, ObjectGuid::Empty, aurEff->GetBase());
 
         // stop handling the effect if it was removed by linked event
         if (aurApp->GetRemoveMode())
@@ -2098,13 +2116,13 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mo
                         if (AuraEffect const* dummy = target->GetDummyAuraEffect(SPELLFAMILY_DRUID, 238, 0))
                             FurorChance = std::max(dummy->GetAmount(), 0);
 
-                        switch (GetMiscValue())
+                        switch (aurEff->GetMiscValue())
                         {
                             case FORM_CAT:
                                 {
                                     int32 basePoints = int32(std::min(oldPower, FurorChance));
                                     target->SetPower(POWER_ENERGY, 0);
-                                    target->CastCustomSpell(target, 17099, &basePoints, nullptr, nullptr, true, nullptr, this);
+                                    target->CastCustomSpell(target, 17099, &basePoints, nullptr, nullptr, true, nullptr, aurEff);
                                     break;
                                 }
                             case FORM_BEAR:
@@ -2178,13 +2196,16 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mo
             case FORM_BATTLESTANCE:
             case FORM_DEFENSIVESTANCE:
             case FORM_BERSERKERSTANCE:
+            case FORM_PARAGON_BATTLE_STANCE:
+            case FORM_PARAGON_DEFENSIVE_STANCE:
+            case FORM_PARAGON_BERSERKER_STANCE:
                 {
                     uint32 Rage_val = 0;
                     // Defensive Tactics
-                    if (form == FORM_DEFENSIVESTANCE)
+                    if (form == FORM_DEFENSIVESTANCE || form == FORM_PARAGON_DEFENSIVE_STANCE)
                     {
-                        if (AuraEffect const* aurEff = target->IsScriptOverriden(m_spellInfo, 831))
-                            Rage_val += aurEff->GetAmount() * 10;
+                        if (AuraEffect const* scriptEff = target->IsScriptOverriden(aurEff->GetSpellInfo(), 831))
+                            Rage_val += scriptEff->GetAmount() * 10;
                     }
                     // Stance mastery + Tactical mastery (both passive, and last have aura only in defense stance, but need apply at any stance switch)
                     if (target->IsPlayer())
@@ -2224,7 +2245,7 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mo
 
     // adding/removing linked auras
     // add/remove the shapeshift aura's boosts
-    HandleShapeshiftBoosts(target, apply);
+    aurEff->HandleShapeshiftBoosts(target, apply);
 
     if (target->IsPlayer())
         target->ToPlayer()->InitDataForForm();
@@ -2232,8 +2253,8 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mo
     if (target->IsClass(CLASS_DRUID, CLASS_CONTEXT_ABILITY))
     {
         // Dash
-        if (AuraEffect* aurEff = target->GetAuraEffect(SPELL_AURA_MOD_INCREASE_SPEED, SPELLFAMILY_DRUID, 0, 0, 0x8))
-            aurEff->RecalculateAmount();
+        if (AuraEffect* dashSpeedEff = target->GetAuraEffect(SPELL_AURA_MOD_INCREASE_SPEED, SPELLFAMILY_DRUID, 0, 0, 0x8))
+            dashSpeedEff->RecalculateAmount();
 
         // Disarm handling
         // If druid shifts while being disarmed we need to deal with that since forms aren't affected by disarm
@@ -2267,6 +2288,11 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mo
     if (target->IsPlayer())
     {
         SpellShapeshiftFormEntry const* shapeInfo = sSpellShapeshiftFormStore.LookupEntry(form);
+        if (!shapeInfo)
+        {
+            LOG_ERROR("spells.aura.effect", "Fractured_ApplyShapeshiftFormFromAuraEffect: missing SpellShapeshiftForm {}", uint32(form));
+            return;
+        }
         // Learn spells for shapeshift form - no need to send action bars or add spells to spellbook
         for (uint8 i = 0; i < MAX_SHAPESHIFT_SPELLS; ++i)
         {
@@ -2280,6 +2306,11 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mo
     }
 }
 
+void AuraEffect::HandleAuraModShapeshift(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mode, bool apply) const
+{
+    Fractured_ApplyShapeshiftFormFromAuraEffect(this, aurApp, mode, apply, ShapeshiftForm(GetMiscValue()));
+}
+
 void AuraEffect::HandleAuraTransform(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mode, bool apply) const
 {
     if (!(mode & AURA_EFFECT_HANDLE_SEND_FOR_CLIENT_MASK))
@@ -5160,6 +5191,20 @@ void AuraEffect::HandleAuraDummy(AuraApplication const* aurApp, uint8 mode, bool
 
     Unit* caster = GetCaster();
 
+    // Fractured: Paragon warrior stance clones (951010-951012) use SPELL_AURA_DUMMY on Spell.dbc **effect2**
+    // (misc = Paragon SpellShapeshiftForm 33-35). Effect1 is a separate DUMMY for the buff strip; passive stats
+    // (e.g. armor pen / threat) live on Effect3. **AttributesEx** clears SPELL_ATTR1_NO_AURA_ICON (DBC + SpellInfoCorrections)
+    // so the client shows an aura icon — stock Warrior stances keep that bit set on purpose.
+    if (GetAuraType() == SPELL_AURA_DUMMY && m_effIndex == 1)
+    {
+        uint32 const sid = GetSpellInfo()->Id;
+        if (sid == 951010 || sid == 951011 || sid == 951012)
+        {
+            Fractured_ApplyShapeshiftFormFromAuraEffect(this, aurApp, mode, apply, ShapeshiftForm(GetMiscValue()));
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (mode & AURA_EFFECT_HANDLE_REAL)
     {
         // pet auras

src/server/game/Spells/Auras/SpellAuras.cpp

@@ -1973,6 +1973,31 @@ bool Aura::CanStackWith(Aura const* existingAura) const
             || (sameCaster && m_spellInfo->IsAuraExclusiveBySpecificPerCasterWith(existingSpellInfo)))
         return false;
 
+    // Fractured: cross-class stance / form / presence / aspect exclusivity.
+    // Stock AC's engine-shapeshift removal in HandleAuraModShapeshift only
+    // covers warrior stances, druid forms, Shadowform, Metamorphosis, etc.
+    // -- DK Presences and Hunter Aspects are regular auras (the client just
+    // happens to render them in the stance bar) and therefore stack with
+    // engine-shapeshifts in stock AC. The Fractured rule (server-wide --
+    // see IsFracturedExclusiveStanceSpell in Unit.h for the curated set
+    // and the design rationale) treats the union of stances + forms (combat
+    // AND utility) + presences + aspects as mutually exclusive. Refusing
+    // to stack here triggers the same _RemoveNoStackAurasDueToAura cleanup
+    // path that Battle Elixirs / Curses already use, so the older aura
+    // drops and the newly-cast one applies cleanly. Different ranks of the
+    // same talent (e.g. Hawk rank 4 -> Hawk rank 7) are NOT treated as
+    // exclusive with each other -- IsFracturedExclusiveStanceSpell resolves
+    // to first-rank ids, so we compare those.
+    if (IsFracturedExclusiveStanceSpell(m_spellInfo->Id) && IsFracturedExclusiveStanceSpell(existingSpellInfo->Id))
+    {
+        SpellInfo const* newFirst = m_spellInfo->GetFirstRankSpell();
+        SpellInfo const* oldFirst = existingSpellInfo->GetFirstRankSpell();
+        uint32 newFirstId = newFirst ? newFirst->Id : m_spellInfo->Id;
+        uint32 oldFirstId = oldFirst ? oldFirst->Id : existingSpellInfo->Id;
+        if (newFirstId != oldFirstId)
+            return false;
+    }
+
     // check spell group stack rules
     switch (sSpellMgr->CheckSpellGroupStackRules(m_spellInfo, existingSpellInfo))
     {
@@ -2255,20 +2280,17 @@ uint8 Aura::GetProcEffectMask(AuraApplication* aurApp, ProcEventInfo& eventInfo,
                 return 0;
             if (!item->IsFitToSpellRequirements(GetSpellInfo()))
             {
-                // Fractured / Paragon: cross-class wildcard relaxes weapon-
-                // class subclass gates on per-event proc evaluation. This
-                // mirrors Player::CheckAttackFitToAuraRequirement and
-                // Player::HasItemFitToSpellRequirements -- without this
-                // third bypass, the talent attaches (HasItemFit lets it),
-                // the per-swing match accepts the weapon (CheckAttackFit
-                // lets it), but IsProcTriggeredOnEvent still kills the
-                // proc here for any weapon outside the talent's stock
-                // subclass mask (e.g. Maelstrom Weapon on a Paragon
-                // wielding a 1H sword or polearm). Restricted to
-                // ITEM_CLASS_WEAPON so shield-gated talents still need
-                // an actual shield.
+                // Fractured / Paragon: cross-class wildcard relaxes the
+                // weapon-subclass gate ONLY for the curated allowlist of
+                // cross-class proc talents (currently just Maelstrom Weapon
+                // 51528-51532). Weapon-specialization talents (Sword/Mace
+                // Specialization, Hack and Slash, Two-Handed Weapon
+                // Specialization, etc.) deliberately stay weapon-gated for
+                // Paragon. Restricted to ITEM_CLASS_WEAPON so shield-gated
+                // talents still need an actual shield.
                 if (!(GetSpellInfo()->EquippedItemClass == ITEM_CLASS_WEAPON
-                      && IsParagonWildcardCaller(target)))
+                      && IsParagonWildcardCaller(target)
+                      && IsParagonWeaponSubclassWildcardSpell(GetSpellInfo()->Id)))
                     return 0;
             }
         }

src/server/game/Spells/Spell.cpp

@@ -7733,55 +7733,63 @@ SpellCastResult Spell::CheckItems(uint32* param1, uint32* param2)
                     {
                         case ITEM_SUBCLASS_WEAPON_THROWN:
                         {
-                                uint32 ammo = pItem->GetEntry();
-                                if (!m_caster->ToPlayer()->HasItemCount(ammo))
-                                    return SPELL_FAILED_NO_AMMO;
-                            };
+                            // Fractured: thrown abilities behave like DK runes -- they
+                            // remain usable even when the player has run out of the
+                            // throwing item. Stock AC returned SPELL_FAILED_NO_AMMO
+                            // here; we just drop the gate. Spell::TakeAmmo's stack
+                            // decrement is wrapped in a HasItemCount check via
+                            // DestroyItemCount and will silently no-op at zero. The
+                            // ranged-DPS bonus naturally vanishes when the stack runs
+                            // out, so the player still throws but loses the per-shot
+                            // damage contribution from the throwing item.
                             break;
+                        };
                         case ITEM_SUBCLASS_WEAPON_GUN:
                         case ITEM_SUBCLASS_WEAPON_BOW:
                         case ITEM_SUBCLASS_WEAPON_CROSSBOW:
                         {
-                                uint32 ammo = m_caster->ToPlayer()->GetUInt32Value(PLAYER_AMMO_ID);
-                                if (!ammo)
-                                {
-                                    // Requires No Ammo
-                                    if (m_caster->HasAura(46699))
-                                        break;                      // skip other checks
-
-                                    return SPELL_FAILED_NO_AMMO;
-                                }
-
-                                ItemTemplate const* ammoProto = sObjectMgr->GetItemTemplate(ammo);
-                                if (!ammoProto)
-                                    return SPELL_FAILED_NO_AMMO;
-
-                                if (ammoProto->Class != ITEM_CLASS_PROJECTILE)
-                                    return SPELL_FAILED_NO_AMMO;
-
-                                // check ammo ws. weapon compatibility
-                                switch (pItem->GetTemplate()->SubClass)
-                                {
-                                    case ITEM_SUBCLASS_WEAPON_BOW:
-                                    case ITEM_SUBCLASS_WEAPON_CROSSBOW:
-                                        if (ammoProto->SubClass != ITEM_SUBCLASS_ARROW)
-                                            return SPELL_FAILED_NO_AMMO;
+                            // Fractured: ranged abilities behave like DK runes -- they
+                            // remain usable when the player has no ammo loaded or the
+                            // quiver / pouch is empty. The DPS-bonus path (StatSystem.cpp:
+                            // `weaponMin/MaxDamage += GetAmmoDPS() * attackSpeedMod`)
+                            // reads `m_ammoDPS`, which is 0 when no ammo is loaded and
+                            // recomputed via Player::_ApplyAmmoBonuses on equip / stack
+                            // exhaustion, so a hunter with an empty bag still casts
+                            // Steady Shot / Aimed Shot etc. -- they just lose the arrow
+                            // / bullet DPS contribution.
+                            //
+                            // We deliberately do NOT clear PLAYER_AMMO_ID when the bag
+                            // empties. Defense in depth alongside the data-side fix:
+                            //
+                            //   * The primary client-side fix lives in Spell.dbc --
+                            //     SpellInfoCorrections.cpp's "drop EquippedItemClass on
+                            //     hunter shot abilities" block (mirrored client-side by
+                            //     fractured-tooling/_patch_spell_dbc_hunter_ammo.py)
+                            //     sets EquippedItemClass = -1 on every player-castable
+                            //     hunter shot, which removes the 3.3.5a client's
+                            //     "ranged weapon AND ammo slot non-empty" preflight
+                            //     gate entirely. After that, ammo is purely a
+                            //     server-side DPS bonus, never a hard requirement.
+                            //
+                            //   * Keeping the (now-stale) ammo id in PLAYER_AMMO_ID
+                            //     field is harmless: TakeAmmo's DestroyItemCount
+                            //     silently no-ops when HasItemCount is 0, and
+                            //     _ApplyAmmoBonuses already recomputes m_ammoDPS to 0
+                            //     when the proto can no longer be found / the stack is
+                            //     empty. So the StatSystem.cpp ammo-DPS path gracefully
+                            //     degrades to "no bonus" the moment the bag goes empty.
+                            //
+                            //   * Player un-equipping the ammo via the paper-doll
+                            //     right-click still routes through RemoveAmmo() and
+                            //     zeroes the field -- that is the player's explicit
+                            //     action and we leave it alone.
+                            //
+                            // Net result: hunter has bow + ammo -> full DPS; bow only ->
+                            // shots still fire, no ammo DPS; no bow -> client engine's
+                            // own ranged-weapon gate still blocks (Auto Shot timer
+                            // simply never spins up without a ranged weapon equipped).
                             break;
-                                    case ITEM_SUBCLASS_WEAPON_GUN:
-                                        if (ammoProto->SubClass != ITEM_SUBCLASS_BULLET)
-                                            return SPELL_FAILED_NO_AMMO;
-                                        break;
-                                    default:
-                                        return SPELL_FAILED_NO_AMMO;
-                                }
-
-                                if (!m_caster->ToPlayer()->HasItemCount(ammo))
-                                {
-                                    m_caster->ToPlayer()->SetUInt32Value(PLAYER_AMMO_ID, 0);
-                                    return SPELL_FAILED_NO_AMMO;
-                                }
                         };
-                            break;
                         case ITEM_SUBCLASS_WEAPON_WAND:
                             break;
                         default:
@@ -7852,6 +7860,36 @@ SpellCastResult Spell::CheckSpellFocus()
     // check spell focus object
     if (m_spellInfo->RequiresSpellFocus)
     {
+        // Fractured / Paragon: skip the GO proximity check for Paragon
+        // casters when the spell is a runeforge enchant (skill line 776).
+        // Paragons get a Runeforge tab in the Character Advancement
+        // panel that lets them apply rune-enchants from anywhere in the
+        // world -- no need to fly back to Acherus or find the nearest
+        // Eastern Plaguelands anvil. The skill-line gate keeps the
+        // bypass tightly scoped: only the 10 SkillLineAbility-tagged
+        // rune-enchant spells qualify, every other spell that uses
+        // SpellFocusObject (Enchanting bench, Cooking fire, Lockpicking
+        // anvil, etc.) keeps its requirement intact.
+        //
+        // DK / other class casters are unchanged -- this carve-out
+        // intentionally checks getClass() == CLASS_PARAGON rather than
+        // IsClass(CLASS_DEATH_KNIGHT, CLASS_CONTEXT_ABILITY) (which
+        // would also return true for Paragons via mod-paragon's hook).
+        // Stock DK behavior must stay vanilla; the QoL bypass is a
+        // class-12 feature only.
+        if (m_caster && m_caster->IsPlayer()
+            && m_caster->ToPlayer()->getClass() == CLASS_PARAGON)
+        {
+            auto bounds = sSpellMgr->GetSkillLineAbilityMapBounds(m_spellInfo->Id);
+            for (auto it = bounds.first; it != bounds.second; ++it)
+            {
+                if (it->second->SkillLine == SKILL_RUNEFORGING)
+                {
+                    return SPELL_CAST_OK;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         CellCoord p(Acore::ComputeCellCoord(m_caster->GetPositionX(), m_caster->GetPositionY()));
         Cell cell(p);
 

src/server/game/Spells/SpellInfo.cpp

@@ -1395,15 +1395,16 @@ bool SpellInfo::IsAffectedBySpellMod(SpellModifier const* mod, Unit const* liste
         {
             case 53817: // Shaman: Maelstrom Weapon
             {
-                // Allow any rank of Mage Fireball / Frostbolt / Arcane Blast to
-                // benefit from the cast-time + cost reduction spellmod.
+                // Allow any rank of Mage Fireball / Frostbolt to benefit from
+                // the cast-time + cost reduction spellmod. Arcane Blast was on
+                // the allowlist briefly but proved too potent stacked with its
+                // own self-buff -- removed.
                 if (SpellFamilyName == SPELLFAMILY_MAGE)
                 {
                     SpellInfo const* first = GetFirstRankSpell();
                     uint32 firstId = first ? first->Id : Id;
                     if (firstId == 133 /*Fireball*/
-                        || firstId == 116 /*Frostbolt*/
-                        || firstId == 30451 /*Arcane Blast*/)
+                        || firstId == 116 /*Frostbolt*/)
                         return true;
                 }
                 break;
@@ -2146,6 +2147,10 @@ SpellSpecificType SpellInfo::LoadSpellSpecific() const
     {
         case SPELLFAMILY_GENERIC:
             {
+                // Fractured / Paragon: DK presence advancement clones (SpellFamilyName=0 in Spell.dbc for client UX).
+                if (Id == 951013 || Id == 951014 || Id == 951015)
+                    return SPELL_SPECIFIC_PRESENCE;
+
                 // Food / Drinks (mostly)
                 if (AuraInterruptFlags & AURA_INTERRUPT_FLAG_NOT_SEATED)
                 {

src/server/game/Spells/SpellInfoCorrections.cpp

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "DBCStores.h"
 #include "DBCStructure.h"
 #include "GameGraveyard.h"
+#include "ItemTemplate.h"
 #include "SpellInfo.h"
 #include "SpellMgr.h"
 
@@ -5380,6 +5381,139 @@ void SpellMgr::LoadSpellInfoCorrections()
         spellInfo->Attributes |= SPELL_ATTR0_PASSIVE;
     });
 
+    // Fractured: move Death Knight Presences and Hunter Aspects out of
+    // SpellCategory 47 ("Combat States") so they cancel/toggle the same
+    // way Druid shapeshift forms do.
+    //
+    // Category 47 is the "stance bar" category. The 3.3.5a client UI
+    // explicitly disables right-click-cancel and `/cancelaura <name>` for
+    // any aura whose Spell.dbc Category column points at a SpellCategory
+    // entry that is "Combat States" (47). Druid forms (Bear Form, Cat
+    // Form, Travel Form, Moonkin, Tree of Life, etc.) sit in Category 0
+    // and are therefore freely cancellable -- right-click drops the form,
+    // /cancelaura drops it, recasting from the action bar drops it.
+    // Warrior stances, DK Presences and Hunter Aspects all live in
+    // Category 47, which is why none of them are cancellable in stock.
+    //
+    // For the cross-class stance / form / presence / aspect exclusivity
+    // rule (see IsFracturedExclusiveStanceSpell in Unit.cpp), a Paragon
+    // hybrid often wants to drop their active presence/aspect so they can
+    // apply a different stance/form *without* first switching to a
+    // different presence/aspect. Setting Category to 0 here mirrors what
+    // Druid forms already do, gives the cancel/toggle UX the user
+    // explicitly asked for, and -- importantly -- does NOT change the
+    // action bar (presences and aspects are not engine-shapeshifts, the
+    // bar swap behavior is owned by SPELL_AURA_MOD_SHAPESHIFT, not by
+    // SpellCategory). The matching client-side Spell.dbc edit ships in
+    // patch-enUS-4.MPQ via _patch_spell_dbc_presences_cancelable.py.
+    //
+    // Warrior stances are also included per design decision 2026-05-11
+    // ("you could make Warrior Stances toggleable as well, it should be
+    // okay"). The previously-shipped Stances=0 client patch already lets
+    // Paragon non-warriors cast every warrior ability without picking up
+    // a stance, so a stock warrior who right-clicks their stance just
+    // ends up at "no stance" -- which on this server still leaves all
+    // their warrior abilities available. Stock warriors who like the
+    // never-cancel UX can simply not right-click; nothing forces them.
+    //
+    // Tradeoff: stances / presences / aspects lose the 1s SpellCategory
+    // GCD that Category 47 enforces between same-category spells. This
+    // matches the Druid-form UX (Bear -> Cat -> Bear has no shared GCD),
+    // and the cross-class exclusivity rule in Aura::CanStackWith already
+    // prevents stacking, so the only thing actually possible at "0s GCD"
+    // is rapid-toggling the same stance on and off, which is harmless.
+    ApplySpellFix({
+        // Warrior Stances.
+        2457,  // Battle Stance
+        71,    // Defensive Stance
+        2458,  // Berserker Stance
+        951010, 951011, 951012, // Paragon advancement warrior stance clones
+
+        // Death Knight Presences.
+        48266, // Blood Presence
+        48263, // Frost Presence
+        48265, // Unholy Presence
+        951013, 951014, 951015, // Paragon advancement DK presence clones (SpellFamily GENERIC in Spell.dbc)
+
+        // Hunter Aspects -- every rank, since AC stores the per-rank
+        // SpellInfo as separate objects and `Category` lives on each.
+        // Rank-1 ids are the same ones listed in
+        // IsFracturedExclusiveStanceSpell; trailing ids are higher ranks.
+        13165, 14318, 14319, 14320, 14321, 14322, 25296, 27044, // Aspect of the Hawk r1..r8
+        5118,                                                    // Aspect of the Cheetah
+        13159,                                                   // Aspect of the Pack (only one rank in WotLK; 27047 is "Growl", do NOT add)
+        20043, 20190, 27045,                                     // Aspect of the Wild r1..r3
+        13161,                                                    // Aspect of the Beast
+        13163,                                                    // Aspect of the Monkey
+        34074,                                                    // Aspect of the Viper
+        61846, 61847,                                             // Aspect of the Dragonhawk r1..r2
+    }, [](SpellInfo* spellInfo)
+    {
+        spellInfo->CategoryEntry = nullptr;
+    });
+
+    // Fractured: clear AttributesEx6 bit 0x1000 on Warrior Stances and DK
+    // Presences so the 3.3.5 client UI lets right-click and `/cancelaura`
+    // drop them, the same way Druid forms / Hunter Aspects already cancel.
+    //
+    // Empirical finding (see fractured-tooling/inspect_stance_attr6.py for
+    // the diff script): when only `SpellCategory` is cleared (the Combat-
+    // States gate at column 1), Hunter Aspects become cancellable but
+    // Warrior Stances and DK Presences still aren't. Diffing the Spell.dbc
+    // rows of working vs broken stance-bar buffs across patched-Aspects and
+    // unpatched-Stances/Presences identifies a SECOND gating column:
+    // `AttributesEx6` (col 10) bit `0x1000`. It is set on every Warrior
+    // Stance (Battle/Defensive/Berserker) and every DK Presence
+    // (Blood/Frost/Unholy) but NOT on any Hunter Aspect (and not on Druid
+    // forms / Ghost Wolf / Stealth / Shadowform). Clearing the bit removes
+    // the secondary client-UI gate without changing how the action bar /
+    // shapeshift system works (those are owned by SPELL_AURA_MOD_SHAPESHIFT,
+    // not by attribute bits).
+    //
+    // AC names this bit `SPELL_ATTR6_ALLOW_WHILE_RIDING_VEHICLE`. That name
+    // is from a different role of the same bit -- when set on a regular
+    // ability, AC's `Spell::CheckCast` vehicle-passenger gate uses it to
+    // grant "this spell is castable from a vehicle seat". Stripping it from
+    // Warrior Stances / DK Presences is harmless because those aren't cast
+    // from vehicle seats anyway (the player is `IsCharmed()` in a seat and
+    // the stance / presence wouldn't apply meaningfully). The matching
+    // client-side Spell.dbc edit ships in patch-enUS-4.MPQ via
+    // _patch_spell_dbc_presences_cancelable.py.
+    //
+    // Hunter Aspects intentionally NOT included -- their AttributesEx6 is
+    // already 0 (or 0x04000000 for Pack/Wild, which is a different bit
+    // unrelated to cancel gating), and listing them here would be a no-op.
+    ApplySpellFix({
+        2457,  // Battle Stance
+        71,    // Defensive Stance
+        2458,  // Berserker Stance
+        951010, 951011, 951012, // Paragon advancement warrior stance clones
+        48266, // Blood Presence
+        48263, // Frost Presence
+        48265, // Unholy Presence
+        951013, 951014, 951015, // Paragon advancement DK presence clones (SpellFamily GENERIC in Spell.dbc)
+    }, [](SpellInfo* spellInfo)
+    {
+        spellInfo->AttributesEx6 &= ~SPELL_ATTR6_ALLOW_WHILE_RIDING_VEHICLE;
+    });
+
+    // Fractured / Paragon: advancement warrior stance clones — strip SPELL_ATTR1_NO_AURA_ICON
+    // (copied from stock 2457/71/2458). Stock Warrior stances intentionally hide from the default aura bar;
+    // these clones are meant to show a cancellable buff icon instead. Client Spell.dbc is patched in tandem via
+    // fractured-tooling/_patch_spell_dbc_paragon_stance_presence_clones.py.
+    ApplySpellFix({ 951010, 951011, 951012 }, [](SpellInfo* spellInfo)
+    {
+        spellInfo->AttributesEx &= ~SPELL_ATTR1_NO_AURA_ICON;
+    });
+
+    // Fractured / Paragon: advancement DK presence clones — strip SPELL_ATTR2_USE_SHAPESHIFT_BAR (0x10) copied
+    // from 48266/48263/48265. That client-only bit is what parks a spell on the secondary stance bar above the
+    // action bar; SkillLine / SpellFamily alone do not remove it. Spellbook tabs still come from SkillLines 770/771/772.
+    ApplySpellFix({ 951013, 951014, 951015 }, [](SpellInfo* spellInfo)
+    {
+        spellInfo->AttributesEx2 &= ~SPELL_ATTR2_USE_SHAPESHIFT_BAR;
+    });
+
     // Fractured: strip reagent requirements from every player-class spell at
     // load time. Filtered by SpellFamilyName != 0 so that profession spells
     // (cooking, alchemy, enchanting, blacksmithing, jewelcrafting, leatherworking,
@@ -5418,6 +5552,76 @@ void SpellMgr::LoadSpellInfoCorrections()
         LOG_INFO("server.loading", ">> Fractured: cleared reagents on {} class spells", fixedClassSpells);
     }
 
+    // Fractured: drop EquippedItemClass on hunter shot abilities at load time
+    // so the server agrees with the matching client-side Spell.dbc patch
+    // (fractured-tooling/_patch_spell_dbc_hunter_ammo.py). Both surfaces have
+    // to agree -- if only the client patch shipped, the server's stock
+    // EquippedItemClass check would still reject mid-cast; if only the server
+    // mirror shipped, the 3.3.5a client preflight would still block the cast
+    // packet from leaving the box with "Ammo needs to be in the paper doll
+    // ammo slot before it can be fired." The Spell::CheckCast soft-fail
+    // (Spell.cpp 7741..) and the never-clear-PLAYER_AMMO_ID change there are
+    // still in place as defense in depth so a half-deployed client / server
+    // pair degrades to the soft-fail behavior rather than to hard rejects.
+    //
+    // Filter mirrors the Python patcher byte-for-byte:
+    //   SpellFamilyName == SPELLFAMILY_HUNTER (9)
+    //   AND EquippedItemClass == ITEM_CLASS_WEAPON (2)
+    //   AND EquippedItemSubClassMask & ((1<<BOW)|(1<<GUN)|(1<<XBOW)) != 0
+    // with a small DENYLIST of item-equip-driven passive auras (Quiver /
+    // Ammo Pouch haste ranks, Legendary Bow Haste, Aynasha's Bow proc) whose
+    // entire purpose is "have a ranged weapon equipped" -- those keep their
+    // stock EquippedItemClass = 2.
+    //
+    // Effect: after this fix, hunter shots leave the client preflight without
+    // hitting the ammo-slot gate AND pass the server's EquippedItemClass
+    // check unconditionally. _ApplyAmmoBonuses still gates the arrow / bullet
+    // DPS bonus on actually having a stack in the quiver, so equipping ammo
+    // continues to give the DPS bump and an empty quiver no longer bricks
+    // abilities -- "you still get the DPS increase from arrows but aren't
+    // completely neutered if you run out", per the resident hunter expert.
+    {
+        constexpr uint32 RANGED_SUBCLASS_MASK =
+              (1u << ITEM_SUBCLASS_WEAPON_BOW)
+            | (1u << ITEM_SUBCLASS_WEAPON_GUN)
+            | (1u << ITEM_SUBCLASS_WEAPON_CROSSBOW);
+
+        // Keep in sync with DENYLIST in
+        // fractured-tooling/_patch_spell_dbc_hunter_ammo.py.
+        static const std::unordered_set<uint32> hunterAmmoDenylist = {
+            // Quiver / Ammo Pouch ranged-attack-speed haste passives (gun).
+            14824, 14825, 14826, 14827, 14828, 14829,
+            // Quiver passive haste (bow + crossbow).
+            29413, 29414, 29415, 29416, 29417, 29418,
+            // Late-rank quiver haste, gun-only.
+            44333,
+            // Legendary Bow Haste (item proc on a specific bow).
+            44972,
+            // Aynasha's Bow item proc.
+            19767,
+        };
+
+        uint32 fixedShots = 0;
+        for (uint32 spellId = 1; spellId < sSpellMgr->GetSpellInfoStoreSize(); ++spellId)
+        {
+            SpellInfo const* info = sSpellMgr->GetSpellInfo(spellId);
+            if (!info || info->SpellFamilyName != SPELLFAMILY_HUNTER)
+                continue;
+            if (info->EquippedItemClass != ITEM_CLASS_WEAPON)
+                continue;
+            if (info->EquippedItemSubClassMask <= 0
+                || (uint32(info->EquippedItemSubClassMask) & RANGED_SUBCLASS_MASK) == 0)
+                continue;
+            if (hunterAmmoDenylist.find(spellId) != hunterAmmoDenylist.end())
+                continue;
+
+            SpellInfo* mut = const_cast<SpellInfo*>(info);
+            mut->EquippedItemClass = -1;
+            ++fixedShots;
+        }
+        LOG_INFO("server.loading", ">> Fractured: dropped EquippedItemClass on {} hunter shot abilities", fixedShots);
+    }
+
     LOG_INFO("server.loading", ">> Loading spell dbc data corrections  in {} ms", GetMSTimeDiffToNow(oldMSTime));
     LOG_INFO("server.loading", " ");
 }

src/server/scripts/Spells/spell_dk.cpp

@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ enum DeathKnightSpells
     SPELL_DK_ITEM_T8_MELEE_4P_BONUS             = 64736,
     SPELL_DK_MASTER_OF_GHOULS                   = 52143,
     SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PLAGUE                       = 55078,
+    // Fractured / Paragon: stock Priest Devouring Plague vs Character Advancement multidot clone
+    SPELL_PRIEST_DEVOURING_PLAGUE_R1            = 2944,
+    SPELL_PARAGON_MULTIDOT_DEVOURING_PLAGUE_R1  = 951000,
     SPELL_DK_RAISE_DEAD_USE_REAGENT             = 48289,
     SPELL_DK_RUNIC_POWER_ENERGIZE               = 49088,
     SPELL_DK_SCENT_OF_BLOOD                     = 50422,
@@ -107,6 +110,10 @@ enum DeathKnightSpells
     SPELL_DK_RUNE_STRIKE_OFF_HAND_R1             = 66217,
     SPELL_DK_BLOOD_STRIKE_OFF_HAND_R1            = 66215,
     SPELL_DK_KILLING_MACHINE                     = 51124,
+    // Fractured / Paragon: Character Advancement DK presence clones (SpellFamily GENERIC in Spell.dbc).
+    SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_BLOOD_PRESENCE             = 951013,
+    SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_FROST_PRESENCE             = 951014,
+    SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_UNHOLY_PRESENCE            = 951015,
 };
 
 enum DeathKnightSpellIcons
@@ -126,6 +133,21 @@ enum Misc
     NPC_RISEN_ALLY                              = 30230
 };
 
+inline bool Fractured_UnitHasBloodPresenceAura(Unit const* unit)
+{
+    return unit->HasAura(SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE) || unit->HasAura(SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_BLOOD_PRESENCE);
+}
+
+inline bool Fractured_UnitHasFrostPresenceAura(Unit const* unit)
+{
+    return unit->HasAura(SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE) || unit->HasAura(SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_FROST_PRESENCE);
+}
+
+inline bool Fractured_UnitHasUnholyPresenceAura(Unit const* unit)
+{
+    return unit->HasAura(SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE) || unit->HasAura(SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_UNHOLY_PRESENCE);
+}
+
 // 50526 - Wandering Plague
 class spell_dk_wandering_plague : public SpellScript
 {
@@ -664,6 +686,23 @@ class spell_dk_dancing_rune_weapon : public AuraScript
             return false;
 
         SpellInfo const* spellInfo = eventInfo.GetSpellInfo();
+
+        // Fractured / Paragon: Paragon owners get a "ghostly weapon copies
+        // your swings" identity instead of the stock magical-doppelganger
+        // (which also re-cast Death Coil / Icy Touch / Howling Blast /
+        // etc.). For Paragon callers only, accept auto-attacks and
+        // melee-class abilities (Hamstring, Sinister Strike, Heart Strike,
+        // Frost Strike, Mortal Strike, ...) and reject magic / ranged
+        // spells. Stock DK gating below is left untouched.
+        if (IsParagonWildcardCaller(eventInfo.GetActor()))
+        {
+            if (!eventInfo.GetDamageInfo())
+                return false;
+            if (spellInfo && spellInfo->DmgClass != SPELL_DAMAGE_CLASS_MELEE)
+                return false;
+            return true;
+        }
+
         if (!spellInfo)
             return true;
 
@@ -1780,8 +1819,11 @@ class spell_dk_improved_blood_presence : public AuraScript
         return ValidateSpellInfo(
             {
                 SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_BLOOD_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_FROST_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_UNHOLY_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_BLOOD_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED
             });
     }
@@ -1789,14 +1831,14 @@ class spell_dk_improved_blood_presence : public AuraScript
     void HandleEffectApply(AuraEffect const* aurEff, AuraEffectHandleModes /*mode*/)
     {
         Unit* target = GetTarget();
-        if (target->HasAnyAuras(SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE, SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE) && !target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_BLOOD_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED))
+        if (target->HasAnyAuras(SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE, SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE, SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_FROST_PRESENCE, SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_UNHOLY_PRESENCE) && !target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_BLOOD_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED))
             target->CastCustomSpell(SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_BLOOD_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED, SPELLVALUE_BASE_POINT1, aurEff->GetAmount(), target, true, nullptr, aurEff);
     }
 
     void HandleEffectRemove(AuraEffect const* /*aurEff*/, AuraEffectHandleModes /*mode*/)
     {
         Unit* target = GetTarget();
-        if (!target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE))
+        if (!Fractured_UnitHasBloodPresenceAura(target))
             target->RemoveAura(SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_BLOOD_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED);
     }
 
@@ -1817,8 +1859,11 @@ class spell_dk_improved_frost_presence : public AuraScript
         return ValidateSpellInfo(
             {
                 SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_BLOOD_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_FROST_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_UNHOLY_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED
             });
     }
@@ -1826,14 +1871,14 @@ class spell_dk_improved_frost_presence : public AuraScript
     void HandleEffectApply(AuraEffect const* aurEff, AuraEffectHandleModes /*mode*/)
     {
         Unit* target = GetTarget();
-        if (target->HasAnyAuras(SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE, SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE) && !target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED))
+        if (target->HasAnyAuras(SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE, SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE, SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_BLOOD_PRESENCE, SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_UNHOLY_PRESENCE) && !target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED))
             target->CastCustomSpell(SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED, SPELLVALUE_BASE_POINT0, aurEff->GetAmount(), target, true, nullptr, aurEff);
     }
 
     void HandleEffectRemove(AuraEffect const* /*aurEff*/, AuraEffectHandleModes /*mode*/)
     {
         Unit* target = GetTarget();
-        if (!target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE))
+        if (!Fractured_UnitHasFrostPresenceAura(target))
             target->RemoveAura(SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED);
     }
 
@@ -1854,8 +1899,11 @@ class spell_dk_improved_unholy_presence : public AuraScript
         return ValidateSpellInfo(
             {
                 SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_BLOOD_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_FROST_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_UNHOLY_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED,
                 SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED
             });
@@ -1864,14 +1912,14 @@ class spell_dk_improved_unholy_presence : public AuraScript
     void HandleEffectApply(AuraEffect const* aurEff, AuraEffectHandleModes /*mode*/)
     {
         Unit* target = GetTarget();
-        if (target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE) && !target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED))
+        if (Fractured_UnitHasUnholyPresenceAura(target) && !target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED))
         {
             // Not listed as any effect, only base points set in dbc
             int32 basePoints = GetSpellInfo()->Effects[EFFECT_1].CalcValue();
             target->CastCustomSpell(target, SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED, &basePoints, &basePoints, &basePoints, true, nullptr, aurEff);
         }
 
-        if (target->HasAnyAuras(SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE, SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE) && !target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED))
+        if (target->HasAnyAuras(SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE, SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE, SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_BLOOD_PRESENCE, SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_FROST_PRESENCE) && !target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED))
             target->CastCustomSpell(SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED, SPELLVALUE_BASE_POINT0, aurEff->GetAmount(), target, true, nullptr, aurEff);
     }
 
@@ -1881,7 +1929,7 @@ class spell_dk_improved_unholy_presence : public AuraScript
 
         target->RemoveAura(SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED);
 
-        if (!target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE))
+        if (!Fractured_UnitHasUnholyPresenceAura(target))
             target->RemoveAura(SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED);
     }
 
@@ -1916,6 +1964,20 @@ class spell_dk_pestilence : public SpellScript
         if (!target)
             return;
 
+        // Fractured / Paragon: when the Pestilence caster is a Paragon and
+        // wildcard family matching is on, also spread (or refresh) Priest
+        // Devouring Plague. Devouring Plague's Dispel field is DISPEL_DISEASE
+        // and Unit::GetDiseasesByCaster already counts it for Paragon callers
+        // (see Unit.cpp), so it is conceptually a disease; stock Pestilence
+        // just hard-codes Blood Plague + Frost Fever and so silently drops it.
+        // GetAuraOfRankedSpell with the rank-1 id (2944 / 951000) covers every rank of
+        // Devouring Plague the player has on the target -- we re-cast that
+        // exact same rank so the spread copy carries the caster's actual
+        // damage tier rather than always rank 1. Stock DKs cannot cast
+        // Devouring Plague at all, so both lookups return null for them and
+        // this branch is a no-op there.
+        bool const paragonSpread = IsParagonWildcardCaller(caster);
+
         // Spread on others
         if (target != hitUnit)
         {
@@ -1926,6 +1988,17 @@ class spell_dk_pestilence : public SpellScript
             // Frost Fever
             if (target->GetAura(SPELL_DK_FROST_FEVER, caster->GetGUID()))
                 caster->CastSpell(hitUnit, SPELL_DK_FROST_FEVER, true);
+
+            // Fractured / Paragon: Devouring Plague spread (stock 2944 chain or
+            // Character Advancement multidot clone 951000 chain).
+            if (paragonSpread)
+            {
+                Aura const* dp = target->GetAuraOfRankedSpell(SPELL_PRIEST_DEVOURING_PLAGUE_R1, caster->GetGUID());
+                if (!dp)
+                    dp = target->GetAuraOfRankedSpell(SPELL_PARAGON_MULTIDOT_DEVOURING_PLAGUE_R1, caster->GetGUID());
+                if (dp)
+                    caster->CastSpell(hitUnit, dp->GetId(), true);
+            }
         }
         // Refresh on target
         else if (caster->GetAura(SPELL_DK_GLYPH_OF_DISEASE))
@@ -1946,6 +2019,16 @@ class spell_dk_pestilence : public SpellScript
                 disease->RefreshDuration();
             else if (Aura* disease = target->GetAuraOfRankedSpell(SPELL_DK_CRYPT_FEVER_R1, caster->GetGUID()))
                 disease->RefreshDuration();
+
+            // Fractured / Paragon: Devouring Plague Glyph-of-Disease refresh.
+            if (paragonSpread)
+            {
+                Aura* dp = target->GetAuraOfRankedSpell(SPELL_PRIEST_DEVOURING_PLAGUE_R1, caster->GetGUID());
+                if (!dp)
+                    dp = target->GetAuraOfRankedSpell(SPELL_PARAGON_MULTIDOT_DEVOURING_PLAGUE_R1, caster->GetGUID());
+                if (dp)
+                    dp->RefreshDuration();
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1969,6 +2052,9 @@ class spell_dk_presence : public AuraScript
                 SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_BLOOD_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_FROST_PRESENCE,
+                SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_UNHOLY_PRESENCE,
                 SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_BLOOD_PRESENCE_R1,
                 SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_FROST_PRESENCE_R1,
                 SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_R1,
@@ -1983,7 +2069,7 @@ class spell_dk_presence : public AuraScript
     {
         Unit* target = GetTarget();
 
-        if (GetId() == SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE)
+        if (GetId() == SPELL_DK_BLOOD_PRESENCE || GetId() == SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_BLOOD_PRESENCE)
             target->CastSpell(target, SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_BLOOD_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED, true);
         else if (AuraEffect const* impAurEff = target->GetAuraEffectOfRankedSpell(SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_BLOOD_PRESENCE_R1, EFFECT_0))
             if (!target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_BLOOD_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED))
@@ -1994,7 +2080,7 @@ class spell_dk_presence : public AuraScript
     {
         Unit* target = GetTarget();
 
-        if (GetId() == SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE)
+        if (GetId() == SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE || GetId() == SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_FROST_PRESENCE)
             target->CastSpell(target, SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED, true);
         else if (AuraEffect const* impAurEff = target->GetAuraEffectOfRankedSpell(SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_FROST_PRESENCE_R1, EFFECT_0))
             if (!target->HasAura(SPELL_DK_FROST_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED))
@@ -2005,12 +2091,12 @@ class spell_dk_presence : public AuraScript
     {
         Unit* target = GetTarget();
 
-        if (GetId() == SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE)
+        if (GetId() == SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE || GetId() == SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_UNHOLY_PRESENCE)
             target->CastSpell(target, SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_TRIGGERED, true);
 
         if (AuraEffect const* impAurEff = target->GetAuraEffectOfRankedSpell(SPELL_DK_IMPROVED_UNHOLY_PRESENCE_R1, EFFECT_0))
         {
-            if (GetId() == SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE)
+            if (GetId() == SPELL_DK_UNHOLY_PRESENCE || GetId() == SPELL_PARAGON_ADV_UNHOLY_PRESENCE)
             {
                 // Not listed as any effect, only base points set
                 int32 bp = impAurEff->GetSpellInfo()->Effects[EFFECT_1].CalcValue();

src/server/scripts/Spells/spell_shaman.cpp

@@ -1793,8 +1793,10 @@ class spell_sha_maelstrom_weapon : public AuraScript
     // Fractured / Paragon: spell_proc row 53817 is data-relaxed (wildcard
     // family/mask) so cross-class spells can reach this CheckProc. We
     // restore the original Shaman gating here for stock callers and add
-    // the Paragon-only Mage Fireball / Frostbolt / Arcane Blast allowlist
-    // mirroring the IsAffectedBySpellMod hook in SpellInfo.cpp.
+    // the Paragon-only Mage Fireball / Frostbolt allowlist mirroring the
+    // IsAffectedBySpellMod hook in SpellInfo.cpp. Arcane Blast was on the
+    // allowlist briefly but proved too potent stacked with its own
+    // self-buff -- removed.
     bool CheckProc(ProcEventInfo& eventInfo)
     {
         SpellInfo const* procSpell = eventInfo.GetSpellInfo();
@@ -1820,8 +1822,7 @@ class spell_sha_maelstrom_weapon : public AuraScript
             SpellInfo const* first = procSpell->GetFirstRankSpell();
             uint32 firstId = first ? first->Id : procSpell->Id;
             if (firstId == 133 /*Fireball*/
-                || firstId == 116 /*Frostbolt*/
-                || firstId == 30451 /*Arcane Blast*/)
+                || firstId == 116 /*Frostbolt*/)
                 return true;
         }