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WoW: Contagion Debuff Escapes Dungeon, Devastates Moon Guard Server

WoW: Contagion Debuff Escapes Dungeon, Devastates Moon Guard Server

A bug allowed the "Withering Contagion" debuff to leak from its dungeon of origin in World of Warcraft and spread freely across the American Moon Guard server. Capital cities and social hubs evacuated in emergency, Blizzard forced into damage control: the incident lasted long enough to reactivate a specific collective memory—the Corrupted Blood plague of 2005. What this accident reveals about WoW's persistent fragility in containment systems deserves closer examination.

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Lumnix Editorial·July 7, 2026·3 min read