Update 48.8 Release Notes

Update 48.8 Release Notes

[p align="start"]Here are the Release Notes for Update 48.8: A Glorious Hunt, Patch 8, released on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026.

News and Notes:

• Within the public dungeon "Dungeons of Barad-dûr" in Dor Amarth, rubble piles have been reduced in size to allow for easier traversal. Additionally the quest "Lost Lore of Gorgoroth: Dor Amarth" is no longer blocked by an offending rubble pile.

• Pagru-kirít, Garden of Corpses

• A new Tier 3 deed has been added for those up to the challenge!

• Trash

• Reduced ranged on Rending Cleave

• Khardâmu

• Added additional check for banner effects

• Reduced effective range on Ending Strike

• Ushkudâsh

• Increased cooldown of Weave Shadows

• Increased cooldown on Song of Nuzêru

• Reduced Area size of Song of Nuzêru pulsing from players

• Reduced damage on Shadow Spit

• Added callout for Call for Aid

• Reduced frontal size for the Spawn of Ushkudâsh fire breath

• Reduced damage on Shattering Roar

• Echoes of Nuzêru can no longer heal other Echoes of Nuzêru

• Rotting Blood now correctly gets removed when a player is healed to full health on Tier 3.

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