That, thankfully, should now be less of a problem.
Blizzard’s latest June 9 hotfixes include a small but very satisfying Delves fix: Valeera will no longer ignore Vile Cursed Toads when they attack you in a delve.
Heroism is back on the menu. The frogs have been noticed.
Valeera Was Apparently Taking the Stealth Part Too Seriously
Valeera Sanguinar is not exactly some random quest helper with a wooden spoon and optimism. She is a legendary rogue, a major Warcraft character, and someone players reasonably expect to react when hostile creatures start chewing on their face.
So when Vile Cursed Toads attacked players in Delves and Valeera ignored them, it felt less like a bug and more like deeply suspicious workplace behavior.
Players could still handle the enemies, of course. This was not a “game is broken, uninstall immediately” disaster. But Delves are built around the feeling that your companion is part of the run, not decorative stealth furniture with opinions.
Why This Small Fix Matters
Small Delves fixes can matter more than they look on paper.
Delves are meant to work as compact solo or small-group adventures where companion behavior, pacing, enemy pressure, and readable mechanics all feed into the experience. When your companion fails to respond to specific enemies, the whole thing feels a little off.
It is not just about damage. It is about trust.
If players bring an NPC ally into content, that ally needs to behave consistently. When enemies attack, the companion should help. When something dangerous happens, the companion should react. When cursed toads arrive, the legendary rogue should probably stop pretending she did not see the cursed toads.
The June 9 Hotfixes Clean Up More Than One Annoyance
The same hotfix batch also fixed a few other irritations, including a Darkflame Cleft issue that could prevent the candle cart from progressing and a quest issue where Overcoming the Unknown: Rage-Riddled Drifter was not properly appearing for players.
Those are more obviously progression-related fixes. A stuck dungeon cart or missing World Quest can block players hard.
Valeera ignoring toads is smaller, but it is also funnier, which means it deserves its own moment in the spotlight. Sometimes the best hotfix note is not the biggest one. Sometimes it is the one that makes everyone ask, “Wait, she was doing what?”
Delves Need Reliable Companions
This fix also points to the bigger Delves issue Blizzard has to keep managing: companion AI needs to feel dependable.
Players will forgive a lot of jank in big chaotic group content because there are five or twenty-five other people making everything worse anyway. In Delves, the experience is more focused. If your companion behaves strangely, it is much more obvious.
Valeera does not need to carry the entire run. She does not need to solo every enemy, cure every mistake, or personally apologize for your positioning.
But if cursed toads attack, she should probably stab something.
The Toads Are No Longer Invisible to the Rogue
This is not a huge balance change. It is not a new reward. It will not reshape the Delves meta or make players suddenly declare amphibian justice complete.
But it is a good little fix.
Valeera now helps with Vile Cursed Toads. Delves feel slightly less like betrayal. And players can once again expect their legendary rogue companion to notice when hostile frogs enter the murder zone.
That is progress.
For more Delves updates, hotfix chaos, and useful Azeroth nonsense, keep an eye on Master of Warcraft.
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