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30% Off All Warcraft Statues - National Video Game Day Sale

To celebrate National Video Game Day, Blizzard is holding a special sale on all of their statues. Warcraft statues are 30% off and Overwatch statues are $99.

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Notable Classic WoW Quests and Items From Level 30-39

It's been several weeks since WoW Classic launched, so we're highlighting some notable quests and items you may be interested in the level 30-39 range.

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Most Popular WoW Classic Class and Leveling Guides (Sept 13)

We're back with another popularity report, looking at what WoW Classic class and leveling guides are the most popular here on Wowhead. Check out what leveling guides people have been using the most from September 11th through 13th, with First Aid and Uldaman on the rise.

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Amara Lunastar and Jenafur - Notable NPCs from 8.2.5 PTR Build 31812

With our database updated for the latest 8.2.5 PTR build, there are two notable NPCs worth highlighting: the unusual elf Amara Lunastar and cat pet Jenafur. Minor spoilers/speculation.

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Today in Nazjatar and Mechagon for September 13th - Fungarian Furor and Paint Vial: Overload Orange

Today in Mechagon, Fungarian Furor is back! Fungarian Furor has the best drop rate for the Paint Vial: Overload Orange, so if you need this rare of the Paint Vial for the Mechagon Meta achievement, today is the day to head to Mechagon! Today in Nazjatar, Mrrl is selling the Ominous Looking Tome.

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More Specialized Wowhead News Webhook Options - Live and In-Development

With the success of our Classic-only news webhook, we're pleased to announce two more specialized Discord webhooks: Live/Retail news and In-Development (Beta and PTR) news.

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Blizzard Hotfixed Command to Increase Nameplate Range in Classic WoW

Last night, Blizzard hotfixed a command that allowed players to increase their Nameplate distance. The maximum range for Classic WoW nameplates is now 20 yards for all player's friendly and enemy nameplates.

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Most Classic Timbermaw Hold and Argent Dawn Reputation Rewards Not Coming in Phase 1

Most Argent Dawn and Timbermaw Hold recipes are not available in Phase 1 of Classic WoW. As players have hit level 60 and worked on reputation, we've been able to confirm which recipes are available.

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Classic WoW Realm Population Report - Data Aggregated Through Community

Today we will be looking into a community response to a limitation present in Classic: the lack of a character API. Members of the Classic community have developed a website to build an approximation of the realm population

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Today in Nazjatar and Mechagon for September 14th - Drill Rigs

Want to know more about these zones? Check out our Comprehensive Mechagon Guide and Nazjatar Guide.

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Blackrock Depths Loot Tables Use Pre 1.10 Sources in Classic WoW

As players level up and start setting foot in Blackrock Depths, we wanted to clarify how some loot drops worked. While Classic uses 1.12 itemization, the items in Blackrock Depths use the pre-1.10 boss loot tables. Several of these items are pre-raid Best in Slot, so you will want to take note to make sure you farm the correct boss.

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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up: Recruit A Friend, Booty Bay Gazette, Realm Layering

The 94th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up, with a look at the return of Recruit A Friend, Booty Bay Gazette plus Classic Realm Layering.

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WoW Classic Pre-Raid Best in Slot Gear From Level 40-49 Dungeons and Quests

Overview of pre-raid best in slot items from lower-level dungeons and quests. If you're rushing to 60, don't vendor these items along the way.

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WoW Classic with Creators - Pat Nagle

In Blizzard's latest WoW Classic with Creators video, they interview Pat Nagle, the namesake of Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme. In real life, Pat Nagle is a WoW quest designer, not a fishing trainer.

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Most Popular WoW Classic Class and Leveling Guides (Sept 15)

For this weekend's WoW Classic popular guide report, we're seeing a max-level Best in Slot guide make the list for the first time! Check out what guides players have been using the most from September 13th through 15th on Wowhead.

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Today in Nazjatar and Mechagon for September 15th - Relaxing Day

Want to know more about these zones? Check out our Comprehensive Mechagon Guide and Nazjatar Guide.

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WoW Classic Sunken Temple Class Quests Not Available in Phase 1

The WoW Classic Sunken Temple Class Quests are not available in Phase 1; they will likely be available in Phase 4.

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Repeat Instance Exploit To Be Fixed and Blizzard Issuing Punishments

Recently the community had become aware of an exploit that allowed players to farm the last boss of any dungeon Classic without having to clear any of the earlier mobs in the instance and bypassing the 5 dungeons per hour lockout. Blizzard has announced that they have a fix and are deploying it live with realm restarts later tonight. Blizzard has also announced that they will be identifying those who knowingly abused this exploit and issue punishments for those players.

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WoW Classic Pre-Raid Best in Slot Gear From Crafted Profession Recipes

As you level to 60 and start farming your pre-raid Best in Slot Gear, don't forget that some powerful pieces come from professions in WoW Classic. In this article, we'll outline notable gear from professions you may want to craft before heading into your first raid!

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Today in Nazjatar and Mechagon for September 16th - Toys for Destruction, Chromie

Today in Mechagon, the Toys for Destruction daily is back and Chromie returns. If you need the Personal Time Displacer blueprint or more weapons for the Mechagon Meta achievement, today is the day to head to Mechagon!

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8.2.5 PTR - Party Sync Feature Preview

Relive Azeroth’s History Together Sync to Their Level Accept the sync request to join your friends on their adventure!

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Choosing Between Dragonscale, Elemental, and Tribal Leatherworking in Classic WoW

Leatherworking is a vital Profession within a healthy market, as many classes will be seeking out some of the finest armor pieces a Leatherworker can craft. This article compares the benefits of the three Leatherworking specializations: Dragonscale, Tribal, and Elemental.

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Navigating Around Stormwind City in WoW Classic

Stormwind is one of the capital cities for the Alliance in WoW Classic, and Blizzard has put together a guide of the various districts so you can easily find class trainers, profession trainers and more.

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Blizzard on Why Punishments are Coming for the WoW Classic Dungeon Layering Exploit

With the recent announcement that Blizzard will be punishing players who knowingly exploited the dungeon layering bug, Community Manger Lore has written a post on how they draw the line between a punishable exploit and an accident.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Recruit A Friend Rewards, End of the War Campaign

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss this past week's news topics, including the reveal that 8.2.5 will mark the end of the War Campaign as well as the revamped Recruit a Friend rewards.

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Today in Nazjatar and Mechagon for September 17th - OOX-Avenger/MG, Sparkqueen P'Emp

Today in Mechagon, the OOX-Avenger/MG and Sparkqueen P'Emp rares are active. In Nazjatar, Mrrl is selling the Grimy Manapearl Bracelet and Shadow-Cloaked Shell.

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Snapback Scuttler Mount Now Available for Completing the Nazjatar Meta Achievement

The Nazjatar Meta Achievement, Undersea Usurper, is now available to players who have kept up with their Nazjatar exploration and achievements. This achievement requires at least 13 weeks and this is the 13th week, allowing the Snapback Scuttler crab mount to become available for the first time.

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Patch 8.2.5 Content Update Patch Notes

Blizzard has posted the Patch 8.2.5 content update patch notes including new items on the Black Market Auction House, the WoW 15th Anniversary Event and much more!

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Battleground Mercenaries Will Not Benefit From 50% Honor Bonus in Patch 8.2.5

In today's Patch 8.2.5 Patch Notes, there was a line added in the Battleground section that announced that Mercenaries will no longer benefit from the Enlistment Bonus buff. This buff grants 50% bonus honor to the faction with less population. This will make the grind for the Blood of the Enemy Essence about 50% longer for players on the less populated side.

Wowhead Weekly #208 - 8.2.5 Patch Notes, War Campaign

For Wowhead Weekly #208, Annie and Perculia talk about the happenings this week in WoW, including the the 8.2.5 Patch Notes, end of the War Campaign, and Party Sync.

Battleground Mercenaries Will Not Benefit From 50% Honor Bonus in Patch 8.2.5

In today's Patch 8.2.5 Patch Notes, there was a line added in the Battleground section that announced that Mercenaries will no longer benefit from the Enlistment Bonus buff. This buff grants 50% bonus honor to the faction with less population. This will make the grind for the Blood of the Enemy Essence about 50% longer for players on the more populated side.

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September 17th Hotfixes - Overzealous Hulks Not Affected by Snares

Blizzard has posted some Live and Classic hotfixes for September 17th, including Overzealous Hulks on the Azshara encounter no longer affected by snares, and a bugfix for the quest "For the Horde."

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Most Classic Thorium Brotherhood Reputation Rewards Including Nightfall Not Coming in Phase 1

As more data comes in, we've been able to confirm that most Classic Thorium Brotherhood rewards, which were added in Patch 1.6 in vanilla, are not available in Phase 1 of Classic WoW. This includes notable items like Nightfall and Corehound Belt.

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Classic Latin American Realms: Classic Brazilian Realm Planned

A couple days ago, Blizzard released a statement noting that Latin America Classic Realms were coming up in the future. Today, Brazilian CM Lorielyth released a new post, commenting that a Brazilian Classic PvP realm, separate from the Latin American servers, was also in the works.

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Most Popular WoW Classic Class, Leveling, and BiS Guides (Sept 18)

For this mid-week WoW Classic popular guide report, we're seeing many end-game guides on top, including a variety of Best in Slot guides. Check out what guides players have been using the most from September 15th through 18th on Wowhead.

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Today in Nazjatar and Mechagon for September 18th - Drill Rigs, Fungarian Furor

Today in Mechagon, you can get extra spare parts from killing the Drill Rig rares and if you need the Paint Vial from Fungarian Furor, today is a good day to head to Mechagon. In Nazjatar, Mrrl is selling the Ominous Tome once again.

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Pirate's Day - Dreadwake Mount and Cap'n Crackers Pet 50% Off

Pirate's Day starts tomorrow and Blizzard has started a 50% sale for the Dreadwake Mount and Cap'n Crackers Pet in preparation for the special day!

Pirate's Day - Dreadwake Mount and Cap'n Crackers Pet 50% Off

Pirate's Day starts tomorrow and Blizzard has announced a 50% sale for the Dreadwake Mount and Cap'n Crackers Pet.

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Blizzard's Patch 8.2.5 Stormsong Valley Preview - Honey Harvester Bee Mount, Butterfly Pets

Blizzard has posted a preview to some of the unbee-lievable changes in Stormsong Valley that are coming in Patch 8.2.5. Alliance players will be able to work towards getting the Honey Harvester Bee Mount, all players will be able to collect new Butterfly pets and new hidden treasures can be found in the zone.

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WoW Classic Hotfix for Buff Slots and Aura Problems

Blizzard has identified a complicated problem where buffs are getting pushed off below 32 helpful auras, and will be implementing hotfixes shortly.

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Classic WoW Brazilian Portuguese Realm Sul’thraze (PvP) Opens September 19th

The first Brazilian Portuguese Classic WoW Realm is opening on September 19th. There will be free character moves from all PvP realms to the new realm, Sul’thraze, for 11 days.

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Free Character Transfers for Classic WoW NA and Oceanic Realms - September 19th

Blizzard is opening up more free character transfers for select NA and Oceanic realms, starting September 19th at 11am PDT.

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Classic WoW Spanish Realm Mandokir (PvP) Opens September 19th

The first Spanish EU Classic WoW Realm is opening on September 19th. There will be free character moves from all PvP realms to the new realm, Mandokir.

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WoW Classic Molten Core Raid Strategy Guides and Boss Tips

Strategy guides for WoW Classic Molten Core raid bosses, including tips for handling each notable boss ability and loot tables.

Classic WoW Latin American Spanish Realm Loatheb (PvP) Opens September 19th

The first Latin American Spanish Classic WoW Realm is opening on September 19th. There will be free character moves from all PvP realms to the new realm, Loatheb, for 11 days.

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Free Character Transfers for EU Classic WoW Servers Coming on September 20th

Blizzard has announced additional Free Character Transfers for EU Classic WoW Servers coming on September 20th.

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Black Market Auction House New 8.2.5 Items Revealed - Tusks of Mannoroth, Solar Spirehawk and More

Blizzard has posted the new Black Market Auction House listings that are coming in Patch 8.2.5 on the French version of the Patch 8.2.5 notes.

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Tides Emissary Beguiling Tip #1 - Emissaries Aren't Linked

This Week in Mythic+, it's the Tides Emissary Beguiling rotation. This week, we're going to go over some tips for the Emissary of the Tides. The first tip is how to pull Emissary packs without getting in combat with the Emissary.

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Pirate's Day 2018 - September 19th

Pirate's Day is here for one day, September 19th! Pick up the Jolly Roger toy and earn a special holiday achievement. Now live on EU realms.

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Embed Wowhead's Classic Talent Calculator On Your Own Site - New Feature

We're happy to announce a new feature on Classic Wowhead, which expands our Talent Calculator! Now 3rd party sites can embed an interactive Classic Wowhead talent calculator, letting players mouseover all the talents to read tooltips.

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Today in Nazjatar and Mechagon for September 19th - Mechagon Fight Club

Today in Mechagon, the Mechagon Fight club is active! If you're not interested in looking the chest, then it's going to be a relaxing day for you.

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Pirate's Day 2019 - September 19th

Pirate's Day is here for one day, September 19th! Pick up the Jolly Roger toy and earn a special holiday achievement. Now live on EU and US realms.

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Blizzard Closure on Recent DDoS Attacks to WoWClassic and Retail Servers

Blizzard has posted an update on the EU forums giving closure on the recent DDoS attacks that targeted the WoW Classic and Retail servers on the weekend of September 7th. Blizzard worked with local and international law enforcement to track the source of the DDoS and believe that they have identified and arrested a suspect.

Blizzard Closure on Recent DDoS Attacks to WoWClassic and Retail Servers

Blizzard has posted an update on the EU forums giving closure on the recent DDoS attacks that targeted the WoW Classic and Retail servers on the weekend of September 7th. Blizzard worked with local and international law enforcement to track the source of the DDoS and believe that they have identified and arrested a suspect.

WoW Classic Flight Points, Zeppelin, and Ships

Overview of available flight points in WoW Classic, as well as Zeppelins for the Horde and Ships for the Alliance. Check out our new travel guide with flight point maps!

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WoW Classic Feign Death Bug Report Investigation

Blizzard has posted that they are aware of several bugs related to Feign Death in WoW Classic, but are still investigating the issues without a clear solution.

WoW Classic Summer Bass Bug - Not Available Through Fishing

With summer coming to an end soon in Azeroth, Blizzard has posted they are aware of a bug preventing the seasonal fish Raw Summer Bass from being fished up.

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Most Popular WoW Classic Class, Leveling, and BiS Guides (Sept 20)

For this mid-week WoW Classic popular guide report, we're seeing many end-game guides on top, including more Best in Slot and PvE profession guides. Check out what guides players have been using the most from September 18th through 20th on Wowhead.

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Today in Nazjatar and Mechagon for September 20th - Drill Rigs

Today in Mechagon, the Drill Rigs are back! If you need Spare Parts or any of the Drill Rig rares or Blueprints, today is the day to head to Mechagon!

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Wowhead's Classic Talent Calculator Now Shows Talent Order for Leveling

We're happy to share another improvement to Classic Wowhead today. The Talent Calculator now displays the order in which you've selected talents, so you can document your exact leveling path.

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Brewfest 2019 Holiday Updates and Guide

Brewfest runs through September 20th through October 6th! Learn all about the themed drinks, ram racing, special toys, and mounts in our holiday guide. There's a ton of new stuff this year including a pretzel hat and two toys.

Brewfest 2019 Holiday Updates and Guide

Brewfest runs through September 20th through October 6th! Learn all about the themed drinks, ram racing, special toys, and mounts in our holiday guide. There's a ton of new stuff this year including a pretzel hat and two toys.

Patch 8.2.5 Now Available in the Background Downloader

Blizzard has pushed the data for the upcoming patch 8.2.5 to the background downloader of the Battle.net Application. The patch will download in the background if you have that setting enabled in your client. Currently we have no scheduled date for Patch 8.2.5, as Blizzard has not released a date, and the PTR builds are still on the testing phase.

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Patch 8.2.5 PTR Release Candidate

A new build is currently being deployed on the 8.2.5 PTR servers. This is the first Release Candidate build, which means we are getting close to a 8.2.5 release date!

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Navigating Around Orgrimmar in WoW Classic

Orgrimmar is one of the capital cities for the Horde in WoW Classic, and Blizzard has put together a guide of the various districts so you can easily find class trainers, profession trainers and more.

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Patch 8.2.5 Battle for Azeroth Goes Live September 24 (US) / September 25 (EU)

The Blizzard homepage has updated to show Patch 8.2.5 going live on September 24th (US) and September 25 (EU).

Patch 8.2 Hotfixes for September 20th - Brewfest

Today's Patch 8.2 Hotfixes for September 20th includes fixes for the Brewfest holiday and more!

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WoW Classic Hotfixes for September 20th - Seasonal and Ocean Fish

Blizzard has hotfixed fishing in Classic WoW, making Seasonal and Ocean fish able to be caught again.

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Blizzard Breaks Census Addons in Classic - /who Function Now Protected

Earlier this week, Blizzard has pushed a hotfix to Classic servers that changed the /who function to be a protected in Classic WoW. With this, addons cannot automatically send /who calls on behalf of players.

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Classic WoW World First Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros

The Classic WoW world first legendary weapon Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros has been created by Kembria of the guild Senseless on Firemaw-EU.

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Today in Mechagon for September 21st - Cogfrenzy Construction Day

Today in Nazjatar, Mrrl is selling the Crimson Tidestallion. In Mechagon, it's Cogfrenzy Construction Day which means it's another chance to get those elusive Cogfrenzy blueprints for the Mechagon meta achievement!

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WoW Classic Benediction/Anathema Guide - Iconic Priest Class Weapon

Benediction/Anathema is an iconic weapon Priests can collect starting in Phase 1 of WoW Classic.

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Molten Core Loot Added in Later Vanilla Patches Available in Classic WoW Phase 1

We've been posting a lot about Classic loot that many are surprised didn't make it into launch, so we also wanted to highlight loot from later vanilla phases that is available at launch. While a large portion of Molten Core loot was added in 1.4 and 1.5, these powerful items are all available at Classic launch.

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WoW Classic Goldmaking Guide - Best Professions, Farming Spots, Auction House

We have several guides for making gold in Classic WoW, including lucrative zones for professions, farming dungeons, and playing the auction house.

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Tides Emissary Beguiling Tip #2: Z-Axis Stealth Hotfix

A few weeks ago, a stealth hotfix was added to remove the Emissary of the Tides' aura from affecting things along the Z-Axis. You're able to use this new stealth hotfix to your advantage, if you pull an Emissary of the Tides and need to interrupt a mob.

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Today in Nazjatar and Mechagon for September 22nd - Toys for Destruction, Steelsage Gao

Today in Mechagon, Steelsage Gao has returned and the Toys for Destruction daily is active. If you need the Armed for Action achievement or Steelsage Gao's blueprint, today is the day to head to Mechagon!

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WoW Classic Pre-Raid Best in Slot Gear From Quests

Overview of WoW Classic quests which are a good source of pre-raid Best in Slot Gear.

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Best DPS Tier List for WoW Classic - Phase 1 Molten Core and Onyxia

We've created a DPS tier list for Molten Core and Onyxia in Classic WoW, based on Warcraft Logs submissions from hundreds of guilds and thousands of players.

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Import Your WoW Classic Character's Gear and Talents Onto Wowhead

We're happy to announce that you can now import your Classic WoW character directly onto Wowhead's Gear Planner by utilizing the Wowhead Client.

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Today in Nazjatar and Mechagon for September 23rd

Today in Mechagon, Data Anomalies have returned. If you need any of the special Data Anomaly rewards, today is a good day to head to Mechagon!

WoW Classic Fishing Guides

Spotlight on Wowhead's three WoW Classic Fishing Guides - leveling fishing, best fishing spots, and rare fun items from fishing.

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Stinging Sands Weapon Illusion from Recruit A Friend - Early Preview

We've made an early unofficial preview of how the Stinging Sands Weapon Illusion, coming with the Recruit a Friend system in Patch 8.2.5, may look.

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WoW Classic with Creators Episode 5: Alex Afrasiabi

In Blizzard's latest WoW Classic with Creators video, they interview Alex Afrasiabi. Known in the World of Warcraft forums as Furor, Afrasiabi is nowadays the Creative Director for World of Warcraft.

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More Quest Data on Classic Wowhead - Unlocks and Requirements

We're happy to announce we're now displaying more quest series data on our WOW Classic pages by popular request!

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Patch 8.2.5 Battle for Azeroth Survival Guide

Comprehensive Guide to World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth 8.2.5 - War Campaign Finale, New Worgen and Goblin Models, Bee Mount, Recruit-a-Friend, Party Sync and much more!

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Classic Triples WoW Subscription Revenue in August

According to data shared by SuperData, August saw WoW revenue skyrocket by 223% compared to July. Even with Classic launch, however, subscription revenue is still beneath levels reached by Battle for Azeroth launch.

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Most Popular WoW Classic Class, Leveling, and BiS Guides (Sept 24)

For this mid-week WoW Classic popular guide report, we're seeing many end-game guides on top, including more Best in Slot and PvE profession guides. Check out what guides players have been using the most from September 20th through 24th on Wowhead.

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Livestream of the 8.2.5 War Campaign

Patch 8.2.5 is live and we're playing through the War Campaign! Spoilers.

War Campaign Cinematic - Anduin and Saurfang For Azeroth (Spoilers)

We've started off the 8.2.5 War Campaign with a cinematic as Anduin and Saurfang discuss the true legacy of the Horde. Spoilers.

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War Campaign Cinematic Finale - Saurfang and Sylvanas (Spoilers)

The War Campaign comes to a thrilling conclusion as Saurfang and Sylvanas, representing different parts of the Horde, clash outside the gates of Orgrimmar. Spoilers.

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War Campaign Sylvanas Loyalist Ending - Sylvanas' Plan Revealed (Spoilers)

Players that have chosen to side with Sylvanas on the War Campaign get a unique finale, revealing more of Sylvanas' master plan. Spoilers.

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War Campaign Saurfang Loyalist and Alliance Finale (Spoilers)

Players that have chosen to side with Saurfang as the Horde on the War Campaign, or play as the Alliance, get a special finale where they deal with the aftermath of the earlier cinematics. Spoilers.

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War Campaign Alliance Epilogue - Calia Menethil and Derek Proudmoore (Spoilers)

After the final cutscene of the War Campaign, the Alliance head back to Boralus, where there's an epilogue quest involving Jaina, Calia and Derek. Spoilers.

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Accord Ring Enchants Stealth Nerfed in Patch 8.2.5

The servers came up early on US realms today and players have noticed a stealth nerf to the Accord of X Ring enchants.

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Hunter Feign Death / Trap Bugfix Progress

Blizzard has made some progress on the bugs affecting Feign Death and Trap, and one of the fixes is already live in North America.

Orgrimmar NPC Dialogue After War Campaign Finale - Eitrigg, Sylvanas Loyalists, Baine, Gazlowe

After you complete the War Campaign, NPCs will occasionally start interesting dialogue in Orgrimmar. There's some dialogue between the Orgrimmar NPCs and Former Banshee Loyalists with some Faction Leaders coming in to quell the commotion. There's also some dialogue with Eitrigg.

Craft Galvanic Oscillators and Chain Ignitercoils in Mechagon in Patch 8.2.5

Short on Galvanic Oscillators or Chain Ignitercoils, but have a large number of other parts? You're now able to craft Galvanic Oscillators and China Ignitercoils with Patch 8.2.5, which should help with getting the Rank 3 Mechagon essences!

Accord Ring Enchants Bugged in Patch 8.2.5

The servers came up early on US realms today and players have noticed a stealth nerf to the Accord of X Ring enchants which was an error and will be hotfixed soon. Edit: Blizzard has responded that this is a bug and will be hotfixed soon.

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Patch 8.2.5 Wrathion Quest Requires Azshara Kill and War Campaign Completion

Patch 8.2.5 introduces a new Wrathion-related questline, but there are some requirements to complete first.

Where is Tyrande in the War Campaign? (Spoilers)

Patch 8.2.5 heralded the end of the War Campaign, as many leaders from the Alliance and Horde came together to shape the future of the faction conflict. However, two leaders were noticeably absent - Tyrande and Malfurion

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Patch 8.2.5 Hotfixes for September 24th - Wrathion Quest Hotfix, WoD Timewalking Rewards

The first batch of Patch 8.2.5 hotfixes are here, featuring a clarification that players must now earn the Circle of Stars and Veteran of the Fourth War achievements for the Wrathion quest series.

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Zekhan Dialogue in Orgrimmar After the War Campaign

After the events of the War Campaign, Zekhan can be found in Orgimmar. Periodically, he will engage in some dialogue with some of the NPCs around him. In addition, when clicking on him, he has some other dialogue as well. Warning: Spoilers.

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Alliance NPC Dialogue After War Campaign Finale - Boralus and Stormwind

Upon completion of the Patch 8.2.5 War Campaign, Stormwind and Boralus NPCs begin discussing the recent events of the war.

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Honeyback Hive and Honeyback Harvester Bee Mount Guide

Patch 8.2.5 launched today which means that it's possible for Alliance players to head to Stormsong Valley and start the grind for the Honeyback Harvester Bee Mount! Our guide will help you through the introduction quest chain and the best ways to grind for reputation.

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More Items Added to the Black Market Auction House in 8.2.5: Legion Paragon Mounts, Shackled Ur'zul

Last week, we had reported that many items were added to the Black Market Auction House listings in 8.2.5. As of today, it has also been discovered that Legion Paragon Mounts, Argus rare mount drops and raid drop mounts such as the Abyss Worm and Shackled Ur'zul are now in the listings as well!

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Track Your WoW Classic Character's Quest Progress on Wowhead

We're happy to announce that you can now track your WoW Classic character's quest progress across Classic Wowhead, in the Classic Quest Completion Tracker as well as on any quest page and site tooltip.

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Saurfang's Journey to Reclaim Honor - War Campaign Finale Analysis (Spoilers)

In this analysis of Saurfang's heroics in the War Campaign finale, we'll break down his risky, courageous gambit, look at his concept of honor, and speculate on where the role of Warchief could go next.

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September 25th Hotfixes for Patch 8.2.5 - Lesser Soul Fragment Fix

September 25th hotfixes include a fix for Lesser Soul Fragments as well as a bug preventing Ragnaros from spawning on Heroic difficulty in Firelands.

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Firelands Raid Uses Flex Mode, Not 10/25 Player Raid Sizes, in Patch 8.2.5

Firelands is no longer separated into 10 and 25 sizes, now only supporting Normal and Heroic difficulties. Blizzard made it flex mode so the more people you have in the raid, the more loot you get.

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Sylvanas's Plan - The End of Hope and Rise of the Lich Queen - War Campaign Finale Analysis (Spoilers)

With the finale of the War Campaign, Sylvanas Windrunner closed one chapter of her plan to master death and embarked upon another step in her shadowy path. We'll examine Sylvanas' dialogue from the loyalist ending, her current bargains, and how likely it is we're going to the Shadowlands. Story spoilers.

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Jenafur Cat Battle Pet - New WoW Secret Puzzle Added in Patch 8.2.5

The WoW Secret Finding Discord is diligently working to solve the puzzle of Jenafur, a cat battle pet secret added in Patch 8.2.5.

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Thrall and Overlord Geya'rah in Orgrimmar after the War Campaign Finale

After the War Campaign Finale, Thrall can be found in Orgimmar. Occasionally, an event will play involving Overlord Geya'rah, the leader of the Mag'har Orc Allied Race.

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WoW Classic Leveling Guide and Class Overviews

With WoW Classic out for a month, we've been highlighting a lot of max-level content here on Wowhead such as pre-raid Best in Slot guides or raid tips. But we know there are many beginner players still out there, as well as retail players returning for 8.2.5 that want to check Classic out, so we're highlighting a new series of overviews to help you get started in Classic Azeroth.

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Stealth Nerfs to Orgozoa and Za'qul in the Eternal Palace

With the launch of Patch 8.2.5, Blizzard has stealthily nerfed the Orgozoa and Za'qul encounters in the Eternal Palace raid. These changes also affect the Mythic version of these encounters.

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WoW Classic Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers Guide - Iconic Hunter Class Weapon

Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers is an iconic weapon Hunters can acquire starting in Phase 1 of WoW Classic.

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September 27th Hotfixes - An Old Scar and Conch of Wa'mundi Fixes

September 27th hotfixes include fixes to An Old Scar and Conch of Wa'mundi.

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The Mystery of the Reins of the Bengal Tiger Mount in Patch 8.2.5

The Reins of the Bengal Tiger, an unused mount from vanilla, has some curious hints in Patch 8.2.5.

Wow Classic Not A Bug List - No Training Dummies in Wow Classic

There's another round of additions to the WoW Classic Not a Bug list, including no training dummies in Classic, a high drop rate on the Eye of Shadow, and most Thorium Brotherhood recipes coming in Phase 3.

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Best Healer Tier List / Rankings for WoW Classic - Phase 1 Molten Core and Onyxia

We've created a Healer tier list for Molten Core and Onyxia in Classic WoW, based on Warcraft Logs submissions from hundreds of guilds and thousands of players.

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Upcoming Arcane Mage Buff on October 1st

Blizzard has announced that they are planning to make a tuning adjustment for Arcane Mages with the weekly reset on October 1st (2nd for EU).

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Sylvanas Loyalist Whispers in Orgimmar after War Campaign Finale

After the War Campaign finale, those who have chosen to be loyal to Sylvanas can receive a special NPC whisper during an Orgrimmar event.

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War Campaign Finale Quest Walkthrough

We're happy to share that our quest walkthrough for the War Campaign finale is now up! Completing the campaign rewards the achievement The Fourth War and the title, %s, Veteran of the Fourth War.

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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up: Retail Review, Qyune's Gold Challenge plus Classic AH Pricing Data

The 95th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up, with a look at Retail in review, Qyune's Gold Challenge plus Classic AH Pricing Data

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The Quest: Interview with "50 DKP MINUS" Onyxia Raid Leader, Dives

If you have been a player or fan of World of Warcraft for any length of time you have most likely seen the now-infamous "Onyxia Wipe Animation" video. Gareth "Athalus" Cales was fortunate enough to have been able to track down Dives, the raid leader shouting orders, and interview him in person to ask him exactly how things went down in Wipe Club's fateful raid.

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WoW Classic Best Enchants for Phase 1 By Slot

Overview of the best WoW Classic enchants for end-game PvE content in Phase 1, including recipe sources and reagents.

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Most Popular WoW Classic BiS, Profession, and Class Leveling Guides (Sept 28)

For this weekend's WoW Classic popular guide report, we're seeing end-game guides decisively on top, including many Best in Slot guides, as leveling content takes a backseat. Check out what guides players have been using the most from September 24th through 28th on Wowhead.

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Choosing a Class in WoW Classic - What Class is Best for You?

Choosing a class in WoW Classic is a momentous decision, as there are no character boosts or alt-friendly leveling mechanisms. If you're not sure what class to pick, our "Choosing a Class" guide will cover what to expect from each class in terms of leveling, raid demand, and farming potential.

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Story of the 8.2.5 War Campaign Finale With Nobbel87

This month's lore spotlight with Nobbel87 will walk you through the thrilling finale of the Battle for Azeroth War Campaign! Learn what happens in the story from all perspectives.

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Best Tank Tier List / Rankings for WoW Classic - Phase 1 Molten Core and Onyxia

We've created a Tank tier list for Molten Core and Onyxia in Classic WoW, based on Warcraft Logs submissions from hundreds of guilds and thousands of players.

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WoW Classic Weapons - Leveling Weapons, Best Weapons for Each Class, Weapon Trainers

WoW Classic weapon guides for each class, covering weapon trainers, leveling weapons, and best weapons for each class at level 60.

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Varok Saurfang Mega-Cinematic (Spoilers)

Blizzard has released a cinematic edit for Varok Saurfang, weaving together key movements from his past Battle for Azeroth cinematics. This video is over 20 minutes long and contains major spoilers.

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WoW Classic City Tour - Darnassus

Blizzard has published a spotlight on Darnassus in WoW Classic, with locations to all the important NPCs like class and profession trainers.

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Epic Battleground Honor Quests Nerfed and No Longer Count Towards Essence Achievements

As if Blood of the Enemy and the other Battleground Essences weren't hard enough to get in Patch 8.2.5 with the changes to Mercenary mode, Blizzard has made another stealth change to make it take even longer. In addition, some of the quests also now have nerfed rewards.

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BlizzCon 2019 Virtual Ticket Items - Finduin and Gillvanas Murlocs, Wendigo Woolies Transmog

Blizzard has revealed all of the BlizzCon 2019 Virtual Ticket items, including Finduin and Gillvanas Murlocs, and Wendigo Woolies Transmog, as the WoW rewards.

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October 1st Hotfixes - Arcane Mage Buff, Virulent Plague Bugfixes

October 1st Hotfixes include an Arcane Mage buff, with the damage of all abilities increased by 8%.

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Wendigo Woolies BlizzCon 2019 Transmog Now in Dressing Room

We're happy to announce that all the Wendigo Woolies transmog items, part of the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, are now in Wowhead's Dressing Room.

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Honor Requirements for Essences Will Be Nerfed

Blizzard is hotfixing the honor requirements for Artifice of Time, Blood of the Enemy, and Sphere of Suppression essences to be less.

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WoW Classic Tailoring - Alternate Cheap Leveling 1-300 Methods

Not rolling in gold? Want to level tailoring without losing your shirt? Learn to analyze recipes, recognize the money makers vs. losers, and level cheaply.

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WoW Classic Warlock Demon Pet Guides

We've long had a Classic Hunter Pet guide on the site, and by popular request, we've created a similar guide to Classic Warlock Demon Pets!

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Classic Dueler's League Coming to Faerlina - $50,000 Prize Pool for Season 1

TipsOutBaby in partnership with Method has announced the Classic Dueler's League, with a $50,000 prize pool for Season 1.

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WoW Classic with Creators - Tom Chilton

In Blizzard's latest WoW Classic with Creators video, they interview Tom Chilton, who served as a Senior Game Designer during vanilla WoW, designing all the different talents.

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Patch 8.3 Encrypted Vendor Build 32044 - PTR Soon?

Patch 8.3 hit WoW's vendor CDN today, hinting that the 8.3 PTR is coming soon. This build is encrypted so we cannot start datamining yet.

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The Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft

Blizzard has unveiled The Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft: Volume 1, a 250-page celebration of art, design, and a retrospective look at the cinematic history from the game's launch through the [i]Warlords of Draenor[/i] expansion.

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Class Armor Sets Highlights - All Gear Sets in Classic WoW for Every Class

We've prepared pages highlighting all class-specific gear sets in Classic WoW, from the Tier 0 set, to the Tier 3 Naxxramas gear, and even covering the PvP sets like Field Marshal/Warlord sets. These guides cover all class-specific gear sets for every class in Classic WoW, highlighting when they will become available, their appearances, how to obtain them, and what bonuses and stats they provide.

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Classic Realms Layer Update - First Realms with a Single Layer

Blizzard has posted an update about layering in Classic WoW. As of now, a number of realms have reached their final layer objective and now only have one layer permanently. It has been a promise by Blizzard to have all Classic realms with a single layer only before Phase 2 launches, this update showing that we're heading in that direction.

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EU Classic Realms Layering Update - 6 Realms on a Single Layer

Blizzard has posted another update about layering on EU servers in Classic WoW, noting that 6 realms on EU servers are now locked in to a single layer.

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WoW Classic Phase 2 Coming in Late 2019

According to an interview between Game Director Ion Hazzikostas and PCGamer, Phase 2 of WoW Classic will launch in late 2019.

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Most Popular WoW Classic BiS, Profession, and Class Leveling Guides (Oct 4)

For this weekend's WoW Classic popular guide report, we're seeing Best in Slot guides now on top, with Scarlet Monastery finally declining. Check out what guides players have been using the most from September 28th through October 4th on Wowhead.

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BlizzCon 2019 Viewing Parties at Meltdown Bars

Blizzard has organized a series of viewing parties for BlizzCon 2019 with Meltdown bars in over twenty locations.

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One Map to Rule Them All - Classic Azeroth Detailed Map by Rhianolord

Reddit user Rhianolord has posted a gigantic map of Azeroth in the ClassicWoW subreddit, with as many in-game details as possible, including sub-regions, level ranges, fly paths, boat routes, and much more.

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Hotfixes October 4th - Fan of Knives Combo Points, Well of Existence, War Campaign UI

Blizzard has updated their hotfix blog with the latest bug fixes for Patch 8.2.5.

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Classic Hunter Pet Skill Training Calculator - New Site Feature

We're happy to announce that we've created a Classic Hunter Pet skill training calculator, tracking the abilities each pet family can learn and their Training Point costs.

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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up: Virtual Ticket & 8.2.5, Classic AH Sniping plus Classic Farming!

The 96th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up, with a look at the Virtual Ticket and 8.2.5 gold-making tips plus Farming & Sniper tips in Classic!

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Wowhead Weekly #209 - BlizzCon Virtual Ticket Rewards

For Wowhead Weekly #209, Annie and Perculia talk about the recent happenings in WoW, such as the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket rewards.

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Story of Wrathion and True Battle for Azeroth with Nobbel87

October's month's lore spotlight with Nobbel87 highlights the new Wrathion quest in Patch 8.2.5.

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Darkmoon Faire October 2019 - Reputation Increase for Bee Mount

The Darkmoon Faire is back in town for one week. This is a great time to visit and get a 10% experience and reputation buff, to help you grind out the Honeyback Hive reputation and the Bee Mount.

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Visions of N'Zoth - Battle for Azeroth Development Preview

Blizzard has previewed the next content update for Battle for Azeroth - Visions of N'Zoth.

Dire Maul Arrives October 15th - Separately from Other Phase 2 Content

Blizzard has just shared in their content preview that Dire Maul will arrive with the reset of October 15th, separately from the rest of the Phase 2 content to give players more to do in the game.

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New Worgen and Goblin Heritage Armor Coming in Patch 8.3

The Worgen and Goblin Heritage Armor, originally supposed to come in Patch 8.2.5 and then delayed, is arriving in Patch 8.3, Visions of N'Zoth!

Vulpera and Mechagnomes Allied Races Coming in Patch 8.3 - Available in the Dressing Room

In the new content update video for WoW, Blizzard has announced that Patch 8.3 will introduce the long-waited Vulpera for the Horde and Mechagnomes for the Alliance as Allied Races. In order to unlock them, you must complete their storylines and reach Exalted with their faction, Vol'dun Storyline and Voldunai for Vulpera and Mechagon Storyline and Rustbolt Resistance for Mechagnomes.

Titanforging May Be Replaced in Patch 8.3 by Something More "Twisted and Corrupt"

During today's patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth development preview, game director Ion Hazzikostas has announced that Titanforging may be removed in the patch and replaced with something more "twisted and corrupt" that preserves the value of item level and the correlation between difficult content and the best rewards.

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Titan Assaults in Visions of N'Zoth: Vale of Eternal Blossoms Restored

One of the major new features coming in Visions of N'Zoth are Titan Assaults: N'Zoth's minions will assault key locations that hold Titan facilities in Azeroth. During these assaults, the zone will change drastically to match N'Zoth's aesthetics. The restored Vale of Eternal Blossoms is one of these zones!

Horrific Visions - New Solo/Group Challenges in Patch 8.3

In their latest Development Preview, Blizzard has shared a new challenge for players: Horrific Visions. This new experience will have 1-5 players facing the vision that N'zoth has to the world.

8.3 PTR Achievements (Spoilers)

Datamining has started with 8.3 PTR achievements, including the names of some raid bosses (spoilers).

Vulpera and Mechagnome Classes - PTR Build 32044

With the new PTR build, information on the classes available for each new Allied Race is available in the client. You can check them in this post.

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N'Zoth Old God Creature Model Coming in 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth

N'Zoth is unleashed upon the world in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth, and we've datamined his model! Gaze upon an Old God.

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New Wrathion Dragon Models in Patch 8.3 (Spoilers)

Wrathion has several new dragon models in Patch 8.3 (Spoilers!)

First Patch 8.3 PTR Build - Class & Essence Changes

With the first Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth PTR build, we have the latest Patch 8.3 Class and Essence Changes. These changes include Glimmer of Light nerfs for Holy Paladin, Brewmaster nerfs, an Affliction nerf, Windwalker buffs, Disc Priest changes, Essence tuning and much more!

Ny'alotha Raid Boss List (Spoilers)

We have the names and descriptions of bosses from the Ny'alotha raid, featuring N'Zoth. Spoilers!

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Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth New Essences for the Heart of Azeroth

As announced in the Developer Update, Blizzard will be adding new Essence in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth. These are called

New Mounts, Titles, Factions from 8.3 PTR

We have a datamined list of some new mount, titles, and factions in 8.3.

8.3 PTR Maps, Scenario Steps, New Affix, Global Strings

Datamining continues with a look at the new map names, scenario steps (spoilers), Season 4 affix, and global strings.

New Vulpera and Mechagnome Racials in Patch 8.3 PTR

The 8.3 PTR servers just went live, and with them, we have discovered the racial abilities for both Vulpera and Mechagnome Allied Races!

Vulpera Allied Race Totems

Vulpera can play Shaman as Allied Races in Patch 8.3, and they come with unique racial totems.

Vulpera and Mechagnome Allied Race Mounts

We have model previews of the new mounts for Allied Races: Caravan Hyena for recruiting the Vulpera (Horde) and Mechagon Mechanostrider for recruiting the Mechagnomes (Alliance).

Blizzard Official Class Changes for Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth

Blizzard has posted their official class changes for Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth. In addition to our earlier datamining, these include further nerfs to Brewmaster, a buff to Vision of Perfection and more!

N'Zoth-Themed Mounts: Ny'alotha Allseer, N'Zoth Serpent (PH)

There are two N'Zoth-themed mounts added in today's 8.3 PTR build: Ny'alotha Allseer and N'Zoth Serpent (Dark).

Patch 8.3 PTR Vision of N'zoth - First Content Update Development Notes

Blizzard has posted development notes for the first Patch 8.3 PTR Vision of N'zoth build. This includes a new Servant of N'zoth event for PvP players who are bounty hunted, a new infinite progression slot in the Heart of Azeroth after you hit level 85 in your Heart of Azeroth, Hertiage Armor for Goblin and Worgen and more!

Patch 8.3 New Maps - Corrupted Stormwind & Orgrimmar, Worgen/Goblin Heritage Armor, Vision of N'zoth

This first Patch 8.3 PTR Build adds five new maps: Corrupted Stormwind and Corrupted Orgrimmar for Horrific Visions, Worgen and Goblin Heritage Armor Quest Maps, and a fifth one called Vision of N'zoth that is a map of Boralus Harbor.

Encounter Journal for Nya'lotha Raid and Grand Empress Shek'zara World Boss for 8.3

With the 8.3 PTR live, we have datamined the encounter journal entries for both the new raid in Visions of N'Zoth, Nya'lotha, and the new World Boss, Grand Empress Shek'zara, Below we have entries for both boss abilities and placeholder loot.

Worgen, Goblin, Mechagnome, Vulpera Heritage Armor Sets Now In Dressing Room

We're happy to announce that with our database now updated for Patch 8.3, you can try out all the new Heritage Armor sets in the Dressing Room!

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Azshara's Real Plan Revealed in 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth (Broadcast Text Spoilers)

Datamined broadcast text points to a role Azshara will play in the upcoming 8.3 patch. Last we saw Azshara, she was defeated at the end of the Eternal Palace, ominously taken away by N'Zoth after helping to free him. Now in the 8.3 broadcast text, we learn more about her schemes.

Azshara's Real Plan Revealed in 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth (Broadcast Text Spoilers)

Datamined broadcast text points to a role Azshara will play in the upcoming 8.3 patch. Last we saw Azshara, she was defeated at the end of the Eternal Palace, ominously taken away by N'Zoth after helping to free him. Now in the 8.3 broadcast text, we learn more about her schemes.

Allied Races Preview: Vulpera and Mechagnomes - Unlocking Requirements, Classes

Blizzard has posted the official Allied Race preview for Vulpera and Mechagnomes.

Tyrande's Opinion on the Fourth War in Patch 8.3 (Broadcast Text Spoilers)

Tyrande, conspicuously absent from the Fourth War in Patch 8.2.5, has returned with some opinions on the end of the War Campaign. Story spoilers.

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Fate of the Forsaken Leadership in Patch 8.3 (Broadcast Text Spoilers)

With Sylvanas and Nathanos disappearing, the Forsaken are left without a leader in Patch 8.3. We learn a bit more about future plans.

Interesting New Items on the 8.3 PTR

We're highlighting just a few of the 1,200 new items datamined from the Patch 8.3 PTR.

Fate of the Horde Leadership and Warchief in 8.3 (Broadcast Text Spoilers)

The Horde tries to rebuild after the Fourth War, addressing the question of who should be Warchief. Story Spoilers.

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Worgen Heritage Armor Quest Playthrough - 8.3 PTR (Story Spoilers)

With the first 8.3 build being accessible on the PTR. we have played through the Worgen Heritage Armor scenario. Like other non-Allied Races, you will need to be a level 120 Worgen who is exalted with [faction=1134] to be able to start this questline. Strory spoilers!

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Ny'alotha Raid Armor Sets Now in Dressing Room

All of the Ny'alotha armor sets are now up in the PTR Dressing Room! Hope you like eyeballs.

Alleria Windrunner and Turalyon in Patch 8.3 (Broadcast Text Spoilers)

We've datamined several bits of broadcast text from the Patch 8.3 PTR. Here, Alleria Windrunner and Turalyon experience the effects of N'Zoth's evil.

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Vulpera and Mechagnome Allied Race Jokes and Flirts

Have a laugh with the new Vulpera and Mechagnome datamined jokes and flirts!

The Dragonflights in Patch 8.3 (Broadcast Text Spoilers)

We've datamined several bits of broadcast text from the Patch 8.3 PTR. In this piece, we see the Dragonflights come together to discuss the growing threat of N'Zoth's Black Empire.

New Creatures for Patch 8.3 - Void Dragons, N'zoth's Minions, Mounts

In this article, we go over all the new creature models added in the recent Patch 8.3 build.

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Other Characters in Patch 8.3 (Broadcast Text Spoilers)

We've datamined several bits of broadcast text from the Patch 8.3 PTR, including several short pieces exploring various characters lives. While none of these are grand reveals, they give a small bit of insight into these supporting actors.

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Goblin Heritage Armor Quest Playthrough - 8.3 PTR (Story Spoilers)

With the first 8.3 build being accessible on the PTR. we have played through the Goblin Heritage Armor scenario. Like other non-Allied Races, you will need to be a level 120 Goblin who is exalted with the Bilgewater Cartel to be able to start this questline. Story Spoilers.

Ny'alotha Raid Weapon Models

Check out all of the weapon models from the Ny'alotha raid, featuring many tentacles and eyeballs.

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Corrupted Rings with Kiss/Curse Effects on Patch 8.3 PTR

We've datamined a number of "Corrupted" rings with interesting effects that provide both benefits and drawbacks.

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Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth - Buy Island Expedition Salvage Boxes with Dubloons

In Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth, Blizzard has added a new Dubloon vendor that allows players to purchase Salvage Crates. Each Salvage Crate will contain loot from pre-determined creature types in a loot box-like system. If you've been chasing a certain mount, make sure you save up your Dubloons to spend on that Salvage Crate that contains pirate gear!

Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth - Buy Island Expedition Salvage Boxes with Dubloons

In Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth, Blizzard has added a new Dubloon vendor that allows players to purchase Salvage Crates. Each Salvage Crate will contain random loot from pre-determined creature types in a loot box-like system. If you've been chasing a certain mount, make sure you save up your Dubloons to spend on that Salvage Crate that contains the gear you want!

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What's Coming in WoW Classic Dire Maul - Quel'Serrar, Librams, Class Mounts, World Buffs

Dire Maul, a dungeon with three wings, comes to WoW Classic the week of October 15th. The addition of this dungeon does not simply bring about more bosses that drop loot; Dire Maul is a gigantic dungeon filled with ways to get World Buffs, an epic tanking weapon, class-specific trinkets, class mounts, and a variety of recipes. In this article, we'll dive into all the content and benefits provided by Dire Maul.

Mechagnome Allied Race Recruitment Questline (Broadcast Text Spoilers)

The Mechagnome recruitment questline does not appear to be accessible on the PTR, but we have hints of the storyline through broadcast text, involving the High Tinker.

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Guardian Druid Mage Tower Appearance Dance on the 8.3 PTR

The Guardian Druid Mage Tower appearance, Might of the Grizzlemaw, lacked a dance of its own - Until the 8.3 PTR!

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More 8.3 PTR Models - Wrathion Backpack and Aqir Flying Mount

We've datamined a few new 8.3 PTR models - a Wrathion backpack and Aqir Flying Mount.

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Mechagnome and Vulpera Dance Animations - 8.3 PTR

With the 8.3 PTR now available, Mechagnomes and Vulpera are available for testing. Although things like their unlock questlines are not available on this first build, their dances are!

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Corrupted is the Season 4 Mythic+ Affix in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth

Announced in yesterday's Vision of N'zoth Preview, Ion Hazzikostas announced the Season 4 Mythic Affix, Corrupted! This Corrupted Affix will allows players to make some interesting skips with the need for a rogue or invisibility.

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Auction House Improvements in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth

Blizzard has announced auction house improvements in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth. This includes buying exactly the quantity of material you need, the ability to favorite items, an updated UI and more!

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Alpaca Mount Models (Early Preview) on the 8.3 PTR

The 8.3 PTR added early models for Alpaca mounts.

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How Large is N'Zoth? Old Gods Size Comparison and Old Nazjatar Map

Patch 8.3, Visions of N'Zoth, brings us finally into battle against N'Zoth the Corruptor. We started our 8.3 datamining with a look at this Old God's model, and now we're back with a size comparison between humans and the other Old Gods.

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Blacktalon Shroud - Wrathion Legendary Cloak in Visions of N'zoth

In Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth, a new Legendary Cloak will be available for players to obtain and upgrade called the Blacktalon Shroud. This cloak will be useful in Horrific Visions and even the raid!

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WoW Classic Class Trainer Locations

Not sure where your class trainers are located in WoW Classic? We've published a series of guides detailing all the locations, broken down by class--and what cities have nothing for each class.

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Dire Maul Classic WoW Dungeon Loot Tables

Dire Maul is the next WoW Classic dungeon opening, coming the week of October 15th. We've published loot tables for all bosses below, so you can start planning our your updated gear sets.

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8.3 PTR: Mechagnome and Vulpera Character Screens, Icons

Time for a new 8.3 PTR build! This one has character screen backgrounds for Mechagnomes and Vulpera, as well as some icons for their racial and Wrathion's backpack.

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8.3 PTR: Another Vulpera Mount

Today's 8.3 PTR build adds another Vulpera-themed amount, called "VulperaMount2" in the data.

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Lich King Expansion Incoming? Allied Race Death Knight Assets + Encrypted Lich King Voice Over

The 8.3 PTR updated with many assets for Allied Race Death Knights! There is also an encryption key with an Icecrown map, as well as Darion Mograine and Lich King Bolvar Voice Over.

8.3 PTR Build 32151 Class Changes and Preamble

Class changes and preamble for build 32151includes some Mistweaver Monk changes.

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Updated Alpaca Mount Models on the 8.3 PTR Build 32151

Today's PTR build has updated the Alpaca mount model, now placing the saddle armor in the correct location.

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Patch 8.3 Build 32151 New Mounts - Chalcendony Cloud Serpent, Clutch of Ha-Li, Sandy Nightsaber

Patch 8.3 Build 32151 introduces 3 new mounts, one of which is a new Cloud Serpent!

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Warcraft III Reforged Beta Option Added to Launcher - Beta Near BlizzCon?

Blizzard has pushed a configuration update for its Battle Net Application that includes a beta option for Warcraft III: Reforged.

Vulpera and Mechagnome Allied Race Jokes and Flirts

Have a laugh with the new Vulpera and Mechagnome datamined jokes and flirts! Edit: the second 8.3 PTR build added audio files for all dialogue.

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Anduin and Jaina Discuss Bolvar the Lich King (Broadcast Text Spoilers)

We have another snippet of broadcast text dialogue from the 8.3 PTR, as Anduin and Jaina discuss Bolvar the Lich King.

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8.3 PTR - Rustbolt Resistance Insignia No Longer Gives Reputation Above Exalted

The Rustbolt Resistance Insignia Reputation from Mechagon will no longer work to provide reputation above Exalted on the 8.3 PTR. This is probably a reaction to the massive number of Spare Crates that World First Guilds are saving in order to get an Artifact Power boost for next tier.

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8.3 PTR Broadcast Text - Horrific Vision of Stormwind, New Trade Prince

In addition to the dramatic dialogue between Anduin and Jaina about Bolvar Fordragon, there's some other noteworthy snippets of broadcast text in today's 8.3 PTR build, including appointing the new trade prince and more details on the horrific vision of Stormwind featuring Alleria Windrunner.

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8.3 PTR Voice Over - Whispers of Il'gynoth, Queen Azshara, Gallywix

We now have the voice over audio files for several important characters in Patch 8.3, including more Whispers of Il'gynoth.

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Legendary Cloak Updated - Ashjra'kamas, Shroud of Resolve and Increased Item Level

The Legendary cloak received some updates in the latest 8.3 PTR Build. It's now called Ashjra'kamas, Shroud of Resolve and has a higher item level!

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Updated Ny'alotha and 8.3 World Boss Encounter Journal for Build 32151

We have the updated encounter Journal for Ny'alotha, the Waking City and 8.3 World Bosses, including the names of three more world bosses. Most loot from Ny'alotha, the Waking City now has real names as well.

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8.3 PTR Ny'alotha, the Waking City First Raid Testing - Heroic Shad'har the Insatiable

The first raid testing of Ny'alotha, the Waking City is now available on the 8.3 PTR, starting with Heroic Shad'har the Insatiable. This is the 6th boss in the upcoming raid!

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First Look at Ny'alotha, the Waking City's Raid Environment

We got our first look at Ny'alotha, the Waking City's raid environment, with the launch of the raid testing today. We've gotten to see an open area of Ny'alotha, as well as inside a maw. These areas contain the encounter rooms for bosses 4 through 7.

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Reaping Affix Returns At Blizzcon's Mythic Dungeon International

The player-favorite seasonal affix, Reaping, is making its return at Blizzcon's Mythic Dungeon International Finals.

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Vulpera Allied Race Customization Options

Vulpera are a confirmed Horde Allied Race coming in the Visions of N'Zoth Content Update. In this article we'll share all the customization options for Male and Female Vulpera.

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Running of the Gnomes Charity Event on October 12th

The Running of the Gnomes in-game charity event takes place October 12th, 2019, at 4pm PST on the Scarlet Crusade server, with proceeds benefitting The Pink Fund.

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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up: 8.3 PTR and the Auction House Overhaul

The 97th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up, with a look at patch 8.3 on the PTR including the Auction House Overhaul!

Warcraft III Reforged Beta Client Screenshots

Blizzard has pushed a version of the Warcraft III Reforged Client to their CDN. Here are the first screenshots from the new Reforged Client for Warcraft.

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Warcraft III Reforged Art Assets - Loading Screens, Portraits, Campaign Screens

Following our client exploration, we've datamined many new art assets from the new Warcraft III Reforged client, including beautiful works of art in the Warcraft Universe.

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How to Unlock Player Portraits in Warcraft III Reforged

Continuing our datamining of the Warcraft III Reforged client, we've discovered the criteria to unlock every portrait currently available in the game. Note that all these are subject to change in the future.

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Warcraft III Reforged Human Units

Continuing with our coverage of Warcraft III Reforged, we have a look at the updated Human Unit models.

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Warcraft III Reforged Orc Unit and Hero Models

Continuing with our coverage of Warcraft III Reforged, we have a look at the updated Orc Unit and Hero models.

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Warcraft III Reforged Pandaren Brewmaster Model

Next up in our Warcraft III Reforged previews is the Pandaren Brewmaster, the prototype for the playable Pandaren race in World of Warcraft.

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Warcraft III Reforged Character Models - Arthas, Sylvanas, Jaina, and More

Our next set of Warcraft III Reforged model previews cover major characters selectable from the the single-player campaign, related to the Alliance storyline.

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Warcraft III Reforged Horde Character Models - Thrall, Vol'jin, Rexxar, and More

Our next set of Warcraft III Reforged model previews cover major characters selectable from the the single-player campaign, related to the Horde storyline.

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WoW Classic Dire Maul Guides - Tribute Run, Boss Strategies, Loot

In preparation for Dire Maul opening the week of October 15th, we've published a series of guides to the three wings (Dire Maul East, West, and North), covering boss strategies, abilities, and loot.

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Warcraft III Reforged Alliance Character Models - Muradin Avatar, Dagren the Orcslayer

Today's Warcraft III datamining covers some more Alliance character models, including Muradin with Avatar enabled and Magroth the Defender.

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Wowhead Weekly #210 - 8.3 PTR, Warcraft III Reforged, 9.0 Hints

For Wowhead Weekly #210, Annie and Perculia talk about the recent happenings in WoW. It's been a busy week with two 8.3 PTR builds, the Visions of N'Zoth content update, Warcraft III Reforged models, and even some possible hints on 9.0.

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Upcoming Ny'alotha Raid Testing on 8.3 PTR - Wrathion, Maut, Prophet Skitra, Ra-den

More raid testing has been announced for the Ny'alotha raid, scheduled for this Thursday and Friday. These bosses include Wrathion, Maut, Prophet Skitra and Ra-den which are the first, second, third and ninth bosses in the raid.

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Warcraft III Reforged Demon Character Models - Archimonde, Kil'jaeden, Magtheridon

The latest Warcraft III datamining post covers some of the villains and demons, like Archimonde, Magtheridon, and Mannoroth.

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The World of Warcraft Pop-Up Book

Blizzard has unveiled The World of Warcraft Pop-Up Book, a charming little exploration of the Horde and Alliance capital cities of Azeroth.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Visions of N'Zoth Datamining

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss this past week's news topics, including Visions of N'Zoth datamining.

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Dreadsteed and Charger Class Mount Quests Coming With Dire Maul

The Warlock Dreadsteed and Paladin Charger class mount quests are coming with the opening of Dire Maul this week. We have published step-by-step guides to acquiring these mounts!

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Classic Dire Maul Will Release In All Regions at 10am PDT

Classic Dire Maul will release in all regions, including NA and EU, at 10am PDT.

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8.3 PTR Build 32203 Icons and Assets

A new PTR build has gone live with new icons and assets. Some of these assets include some pictures of well-known locations from previous expansions.

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Classic Hotfix: Enchantments No Longer Count as Helpful Auras

Blizzard has hotfixed enchantments on gear to no longer count as helpful auras. This comes after a previous post about the Buff Cap and Hidden Auras.

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Cross Realm Eternal Palace Available Next Reset - Alliance Hall of Fame Complete

The Hall of Fame for Eternal Palace will be closing soon for the Alliance faction with over 100 Alliance Guilds having defeated Mythic Azshara. After this lockout, cross-realm Mythic Eternal Palace should become available starting on the next weekly reset.

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Classic Class Guides Updated for Dire Maul

Dire Maul released this week ahead of its place in the Phase 2 schedule, so we've updated all our Classic Class Guides to reflect the new content and items available.

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October 16th Hotfixes - Increased Chance for Rank 4 Condensed Life-Force Essence

October 16th hotfixes include an increased chance for players to loot the the Rank 4 Condensed Life-Force Essence from Mythic Queen Azshara.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Spell Animations Preview

Today we're previewing some of the iconic spell animations coming in Warcraft III: Reforged including Volcano and Bladestorm.

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WoW Classic Attunement Tracker - Track Your Endgame Quest Chain Progress

We're happy to announce a new quest feature on Wowhead - the Classic Attunement tracker. With this tool you can track your progress on endgame quest chains like Onyxia attunement, acquiring the Scholomance Key, and completing the Linken's Adventure quest chain.

8.3 PTR Build 32218 - Achievements and Spells

Check out the new achievements and spell changes from the latest 8.3 PTR build.

8.3 PTR Build 32218 - Ny'alotha Maps

8.3 PTR datamining continues with Ny'alotha maps.

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Updated N'Zoth Model on 8.3 PTR

The 8.3 PTR updated N'Zoth's model, adding more spikes.

Auction House Revamp Feedback - Uncollected Items, Battle Pets, Default Funcionality

Today Blizzard posted a flurry of replies in the Revamped Auction House feedback thread. We've collected the replies here so you can find them quickly.

8.3 PTR Build 32218 Models - Aqir Prophet and Faceless General of N'Zoth

Check out more 8.3 PTR models - the Aqir Prophet and Faceless General of N'Zoth - in our model viewer.

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8.3 PTR - New Death Knight Ebon Blade Swords

There are four new Death Knight Ebon Blade swords in today's PTR build, furthering the speculation that the next expansion takes us back to the Lich King and Northrend.

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8.3 PTR - New Battle Pets from Horrific Visions, Ny'alotha Raid, Assaults

With the latest PTR build for Patch 8.3, 22 new Battle Pets have been added! In this post, you can see sources, flavor texts, and what they look like.

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Americas and Oceania Free Character Moves - October 17

Blizzard has announced more free character transfers for the Americas and Oceania starting on October 17th at 11:00 a.m. PDT. Select servers will be able to transfer to other servers for free.

Warcraft III Reforged Night Elf Sentry and Warden Models

We have an early look at a few of the Warcraft III Reforged Night Elf Models - the Sentry and Warden, as well as the dragon Tharifas and a Prison Wagon.

Blizzard Updated Class Changes in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth - Discipline Priest Nerf

Blizzard has updated their list of class changes list for Visions of N'zoth on the 8.3 PTR. This latest update contains a slight nerf to Discipline Priest.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Skins - Thrall, Champion of the Horde and Jaina, Daughter of the Sea

We've datamined Warcraft III: Reforged Skins for Thrall, Champion of the Horde and Jaina, Daughter of the Sea, both unlocked through purchasing Spoils of War.

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Patch 8.3 N'zoth Assaults - Uldum's Amathet Advance Preview

In Patch 8.3, Blizzard has added another Assault feature. Today, we're previewing the Amathet Advance assault in Uldum, going over some of the objectives, dailies and more!

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Europe Free Classic Character Moves - October 18

Blizzard has announced more free character transfers for the European Realms starting on October 18th at 01:00 CEST. Select servers will be able to transfer to other select servers for free.

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8.3 PTR Broadcast Text - Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar

New datamined broadcast text from the Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar, a challenge players can complete that sends them into a corrupted alternate universe where N'Zoth was victorious.

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8.3 PTR Broadcast Text - Ny'alotha Raid Boss Dialogue and Plan to Defeat N'Zoth (Spoilers)

Overview of important dialogue from the Ny'alotha raid, including Magni and MOTHER's plan to defeat N'Zoth. Visions of N'Zoth spoilers.

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October 17th Ny'alotha Raid Testing on 8.3 PTR - Wrathion, Maut

More Ny'alotha Raid testing on the PTR is occurring today, with the first two bosses of the raid being tested!

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Ny'alotha, the Waking City Includes a Raid Skip Quest

Players have been hoping for a Raid Skip quest for this entire expansion, but there hasn't been one since Antorus, the Burning Throne. After today's raid testing, a raid skip has been found after you defeat the first boss.

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Second Look at Ny'alotha, the Waking City's Raid Environment

We got to take a look at a different section of the Ny'alotha raid today! We got to see an indoors area of Ny'alotha, which is the area of the 2nd and 3rd bosses.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Models - Dark Portal, Alliance, Horde, Campaign Buildings

Today's Warcraft III: Reforged model preview covers a variety of buildings, including the Dark Portal, Campaign buildings, Alliance buildings, and Orc buildings!

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8.3 PTR Vulpera Hearthstone Racial Animations

With the latest 8.3 build, the upcoming Vulpera Allied Race has received new animations for their two Hearthstone-esque racials: Make Camp and Return to Camp.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Models - Diablo Immortal and Undead Cars

Warcraft III: Reforged includes several unusual models: Diablo riding a Diablo Immortal car and Kel'Thuzad driving an Undead car.

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2019 Fanbyte US Marketing Survey and Giveaway

Every few months Wowhead runs surveys regarding market research here and it's that time again! To this end, we're running a survey this week, asking Wowhead users, who reside in the United States, to answer some questions on their gaming and purchase behaviors.

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WoW Classic Hallow's End Event Guide

Learn about Hallow's End in WoW Classic, featuring costumes, apple bobbing, the Wickerman Festival, and buffs.

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Eternal Palace End of Hall of Fame Nerfs - Ashvane e Queen Azshara

Blizzard has announced a new set of nerfs for Lady Ashvane and Queen Azshara on the Eternal Palace raid since the Hall of Fame has officially closed for the raid.

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Hallow's End in BFA 2019 Holiday Updates and Guide

Hallow's End runs October 18th through November 1st! Learn all about the Tricky Treats, spooky loot, candy buckets, and Headless Horseman in our Hallow's End 2019 Guide.

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October 18th Ny'alotha Raid Testing on 8.3 PTR - Prophet Skitra, Maut

More Ny'alotha Raid testing on the PTR is occuring today, with the 3rd and 9th bosses of the raid being tested -- Prophet Skitra and Maut.

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Warcraft III: Reforged High Elf and Blood Elf Models - Sylvanas, Anasterian, Kael'thas

Today's Warcraft III: Reforged model preview looks at some of the High Elf and Blood Elf Models, including Sylvanas, Anasterian, and Kael'thas.

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Analysis of the Mythic Azshara Nerfs - How Does This Affect the Strategy?

Blizzard recently announced some Mythic Azshara nerfs, but many people are unsure on how this will affect the strategy due to some unclear numbers. In this post, we'll look at how much "5 points" more on the wards actually matters and how this will affect the overall strategy.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Build 13445 Updates - Starting Doors, Gnolls, Lava Spawn

The Warcraft III: Reforged client updated with a small build overnight, including three new models and the starting doors updated to Ultra HD quality.

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Dire Maul East Jump Run Farming Guide

We've added a step-by-step guide to Dire Maul East Jump Runs in WoW Classic, allowing you to skip trash and farm three bosses quickly and easily for boss loot, gold, librams, and more.

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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up: Deposit Costs, 8.3 Auction House Updates plus Hallow's End!

The 98th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up, with a look at deposit costs, updates to 8.3 AH overhaul and Hallow's End gold-making!

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Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth Battle for Azeroth Content Hub Now Live

Our cumulative guide to all the changes and content coming in patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth is now live.

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2019 BlizzCon Virtual Ticket Giveaway: Week 1

BlizzCon 2019 is VERY soon, and we'd like to help you join in on the fun with a giveaway! We'll be running a series of Virtual Ticket giveaways leading up to BlizzCon so dozens of lucky winners can get free tickets.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Human Models - Arthas with Frostmourne, Uther, Medivh

We're having tons of fun covering Warcraft III: Reforged, and as you may have noticed, we've been improving the quality of our models in the past few days. We now have high-definition models of Human characters for you, including Arthas with Frostmourne, Uther, Jaina, and Medivh.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Models - Elite Tauren Chieftain

The band members of Elite Tauren Chieftain have received model revamps in [I]Warcraft III: Reforged[/I].

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Warcraft III: Reforged Models - Frostmourne and Lich King Armor

Frostmourne hungers! We're taking a look at Frostmourne's model from Reforged in greater detail, as well as the Lich King's armor.

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Patch 8.3 N'zoth Assaults Preview - Vale of Eternal Blossom's The Warring Clans

Continuing our preview of the new Assaults added in Patch 8.3, today we are covering the restored Vale of Eternal Blossoms and the Warring Clans Mogu assault. We'll be going over some of this assault's objectives, dailies, and more!

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Lich King Datamining Hints

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss this past week's news topics, including the datamined Death Knight Ebon Blade swords.

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Diablo IV - German Magazine Mentions Diablo IV in an Ad for "Art of Diablo" Book

In its latest issue, a German magazine featured an ad for Blizzard books, including the upcoming The Art of Diablo book. The ad for the book, that is suspiciously scheduled to release the day before BlizzCon, contains the description "Featuring over 500 artworks from Diablo, Diablo II, Diablo III, and Diablo IV.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Demon Models - Archimonde, Corrupted Hellscream, Mannoroth

We're having tons of fun covering Warcraft III: Reforged, and as you may have noticed, we've been improving the quality of our models in the past few days. We now have high-definition models of Demon characters for you, including Archimonde, corrupted Grom Hellscream, Mannoroth, and the Queen of Suffering.

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Wowhead Weekly #211 - Warcraft III Models, Death Knight Swords and More

For Wowhead Weekly #211, Annie and Perculia talk about the recent happenings in WoW. The Visions of N'Zoth discoveries continue with ominous swords for Death Knights, new N'Zoth models and more! Warcraft III Reforged datamining also continues with many more models unveiled.

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Ny’alotha Raid Testing - October 24th & 25th - Dark Inquisitor Xanesh, The Hivemind, Il’gynoth, Vexiona

Blizzard has announced their next set of dates for Raid Testing Ny'alotha, The Waking City encounters. The next test, happening this upcoming Thursday and Friday, will be Dark Inquisitor Xanesh, The HIvemind, Il'gynoth, and Vexiona, all on Heroic mode.

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New Death Knight Intro In-Game Cinematic in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth

We've now found a string in the data for the 8.3 PTR that references a new Death Knight Intro In-Game Cinematic that was added in the last PTR build. Unfortunately, it's encrypted so we don't know exactly what the cinematic is about but could it be related to the recent datamining of Allied Race DK textures and New Ebon Blade Swords?

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Patch 8.3 PTR In Game Cinematic List - Ny'alotha Raid, Raid Epilogue, Wrathion Scenario

In addition to the Death Knight Intro In Game Cinematic, we've now found a list of other In Game Cinematics that were recently added to the 8.3 PTR which include the Ny'alotha Raid, Wrathion, the Raid Epilogue and more! While we can't view any of the cinematics, we have found some broadcast text and the NPCs present in the Raid Epilogue cinematic. Warning: Spoilers!

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Ny'alotha Raid Finale In-Game Cutscene (Spoilers!)

Wondering how the Ny'alotha raid is going to end? We've now datamined the Ny'alotha Raid Finale cutscene. Warning: Large Spoilers Ahead!

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Wrathion in Blackwing Descent Cutscene (Spoilers!)

We've datamined an in-game cutscene related to Wrathion in Patch 8.3. Warning: story spoilers!

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Deathwing is the next Heroes of the Storm Hero

The Heroes of the Storm official Twitter page has just released a new video confirming the next hero for the hero brawler Heroes of the Storm: Deathwing! Deathwing has been a highly anticipated hero, requested by fans for years now.

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BlizzCon All-Access Gear Store is Now Live - Blink Store Opens October 28th

Blizzard has opened their BlizzCon All-Access Gear Sale, open to everyone attending BlizzCon or watching it from home. For people attending the Con, Blink Store will open next Monday, October 28th.

BlizzCon 2019 Schedule

Blizzard has just released the schedule for BlizzCon 2019! You can check the schedule for BlizzCon on the official BlizzCon site.

The Updated Recruit-a-Friend Program is Now Live

The updated Recruit-a-Friend program for WoW is now live! With this new program, you will be able to recruit even friends that already have WoW account if they have not been playing recently, plus get a stream of rewards that goes well beyond the original system.

BlizzCon 2019 Floor Map Revealed

The BlizzCon website just uncovered the Event Floor Map on their Event Info Page!

October 22nd Hotfixes - Eternal Palace Nerfs, Battle for Nazjatar Randomization, Energy Cells for Everyone

Blizzard has updated their list of hotfixes for Patch 8.2.5 with the previously announced Eternal Palace Nerfs, some randomization in the timer for Battle for Nazjatar, and hotfixes for the Mechagon Quest Energy Cells for Everyone.

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BlizzCon 2019 Preview - Mobile App Live, Select Developer Panels Free to Watch

Blizzard has released more BlizzCon news, including the BlizzCon Mobile app. New to 2019, select Developer Panels will be free to watch for everyone!

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Hotfix for Solenor the Slayer

Solenor the Slayer, part of the Rhok'delar questline for Hunters, will receive a hotfix after restarts tomorrow.

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Blizzard Comments on the Formless Void Essence in Patch 8.3

Blizzard has commented on the new 8.3 Essence, Formless Void, about the Essence's purpose. This Essence has a Major Power which allows you to copy the Essence of another player, including Essences outside of your normal role!

BlizzCon 2019 Collector's Guide - Pins, Badges, Golden Sylvanas Funko POP!

Learn about all the special loot you can collect from BlizzCon 2019, including collectible pins, badges, and a Golden Sylvanas Funko POP! to celebrate WoW's 15th anniversary.

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8.3 PTR Build 32272 - N'zoth's Eye, Ny'alotha, Icons

A new Patch 8.3 PTR Build is here. We're starting with some miscellaneous icons, Ny'alotha and N'zoth's Eye art.

8.3 PTR Build 32272 Preamble - Wrathion Scenario Steps, Corruption Strings

Preamble for Build 32272 includes the Wrathion Scenario Steps and strings that are related to the corruption level of players. Corruption appears to be some mechanic that increases some strength at the cost of additional side effects, but can be cleansed. There's also corruption resistance. Could this be the replacement for Titanforging?

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Tyrande Whisperwind Voice Over in Patch 8.3

We have new Tyrande Whisperwind Voice over lines in Patch 8.3 that was added in today's build.

Patch 8.3 Build 32272 Blizzard Class Changes - Affliction Warlock Drain Soul, Nightfall Buffs

Blizzard has updated their official class changes in Visions of N'zoth blog with Affliction Warlock buffs to Drain Soul and Nightfall.

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Patch 8.3 Build 32272 Achievements and Class Changes

Following Blizzard's own list of important class changes, the 8.3 PTR has fully updated and we have the full list of updated achievements and spells.

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8.3 PTR - Updated Ebon Blade Death Knight Sword Models

Blizzard has updated the models for the datamined Ebon Blade Death Knight swords added on the 8.3 PTR.

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8.3 PTR Build 32272 - Shaping Essences Item Set, Rajani War Serpent, Ny'alotha Encounter Journal

Our database is updated for the latest 8.3 PTR build, including the Rajani War Serpent.

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8.3 PTR Build 32272 Broadcast Text - Fearbreaker, MOTHER, N'Zoth

Check out the latest broadcast text updates from the 8.3 PTR, including dialogues on Fearbreaker and Algalon being bored.

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Layered Realms Update for October 22nd

Blizzard has announced that a new wave of Classic realms no longer has multiple layers active.

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Corrupted Items is The New Titanforging: Details & How It Works

This recent PTR build has added a new stat called Corruption. This is likely the replacement to Titanforging that Ion Hazzikostas was teasing in his 8.3 preview. The Corruption stat can grant you benefits, but at a cost.

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Mythic+ Season 4 Affix Corrupted: Details & How It Works

The Season 4 Mythic+ Affix, Corrupted, is now available for Testing on the PTR. Activate Black Empire Obelisks to enter and traverse N'zoth's realm, defeat N'zoth's lieutenants and clear the dungeon! Skips are now available to everyone with the Corrupted affix and in addition, the Bwonsamdi buff is back from Season 2!

8.3 PTR - Magni's Plan Questline Part 1 (Story Spoilers)

With the latest PTR build, a new questline has been given to Magni for Visions of N'Zoth. This questline is meant to expand the story leading to the new Ny'alotha raid, as well as introduce some of the new mechanics for Patch 8.3. Story spoilers!

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Corrupted Items - Positive Affix Tiers and Corrupted Stat Ranges

We had our first look at Corrupted Items earlier today with the PTR build. We've now done some testing and found different tiers for the positive affixes and how much Corruption can roll for each tier.

Corrupted Items - List of Positive Affixes and Corruption Stat Ranges

We had our first look at Corrupted Items earlier today with the PTR build. We've now done some testing and found different tiers for the positive affixes and how much Corruption can roll for each tier.

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New German RP Realm Celebras Opening on October 25th

Blizzard is opening a German RP Realm, Celebras, on Friday October 25th. Free character moves will also open on select realms at this time.

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Update: Mythic Queen Azshara Hotfix Analysis

Last week we released an article analyzing the Mythic Queen Azshara nerfs. Now that the nerfs are live, we have a correction to how much Ward Soaks changed and an update the Short Circuit nerf and how the Short Circuit nerf is actually a very large nerf to the encounter.

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Corrupted Items - Corruption Debuff Breakpoints and Scaling of Debuffs

Yesterday's PTR build revealed Corrupted Items and in this article we're going over the Corruption Debuffs and how fast they scale based on your Total Corruption.

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Group Combat Leashing Fix and Eyes of the Beast Threat Bug

After yesterday's announcement of a hotfix for Solenor the Slayer, Blizzard comments on the reason for the bug fix and when it applies to group combat leashing. In addition, Blizzard has announced that they've found another bug related to Eyes of the Beast and threat.

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Quaking Affix Nerfed in Season 4 of Mythic+ Dungeons

Blizzard has announced that Quaking has been nerfed in the next season of Mythic+ Dungeons. Quaking will no longer deal damage to yourself, but deal increased damage to other players that you hit.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Models - Illidan Stormrage and Lady Vashj

Today's Warcraft III models spotlight highlights Illidan Stormrage and his ally from The Frozen Throne, Lady Vashj.

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Blizzard Confirms that Corruption Replaces Warforging and Titanforging

Blizzard has posted a long blog post on Corrupted Items, confirming that Corruption will replace Warforging and Titanforging for PvP, Mythic+, Ny'alotha and Heroic Darkshore Warfront. This blog post highlights how the Corruption system works and their goals.

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Layered Realms Update for October 24th

Blizzard has announced that a new wave of Classic EU realms no longer has multiple layers active.

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October 24th Ny'alotha Raid Testing on 8.3 PTR - Dark Inquisitor Xanesh, The Hivemind

More raid testing is available on the PTR today with the 4th and 5th bosses of Ny'alotha, the Waking City being available for testing. These bosses are Dark Inquisitor Xanesh and the HIvemind. Dark Inquisitor Xanesh has players playing a modified game of pool, trying to bounce Orbs into rifts to neutralize them.

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Azshara's Role in the Dark Inquisitor Xanesh Ny'alotha Encounter (Spoilers)

We first saw Queen Azshara in the 8.3 Developer Preview and today we got to see that area in the Ny'alotha raid. Queen Azshara has some unique RP that takes place before and after the Dark Inquisitor Xanesh Encounter.

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8.3 PTR - Alliance Leaders Dialogue In Stormwind

In the latest 8.3 PTR build, almost all Alliance leaders can be seen hanging around the Stormwind Embassy. They can be interacted with, talking about their expectations about the future now that the Alliance and the Horde are in peace after Sylvanas' disappearance.

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Thank You To Our Con Before the Storm BlizzCon 2019 Party Backers!

With less than a week until our BlizzCon party, we wanted to thank all of our backers for supporting Con Before the Storm 2019, powered by Wowhead!

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Corruption Values Will Become Static Values on Corrupted Items

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has confirmed on Twitter that Corruption Values on Corrupted Items will become static values in the next PTR update.

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Oct 25 Update to Blizzard's Class Changes in Patch 8.3 - Mistweaver Buff

Blizzard has updated their official class changes in Visions of N'zoth blog with another Mistweaver buff.

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October 25th Ny'alotha Raid Testing on 8.3 PTR - Il'gynoth, Vexiona

More raid testing is available on the PTR today with the Il’gynoth, Corruption Reborn and Vexiona bosses of Ny'alotha, the Waking City being available for testing.

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The New Il'gynoth Whispers in Visions of N'Zoth (Analysis/Speculation)

Il'gynoth, returning as a boss in the Nya'lotha raid, has several new whispers for us to puzzle over. With Il'gynoth raid testing earlier today, as well as speculation surrounding 8.3 datamining, broadcast text, and Death Knight swords leading up to BlizzCon, now seemed to be a good time to analyze the whispers! Story spoilers.

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2019 BlizzCon Virtual Ticket Giveaway: Week 2

BlizzCon 2019 is VERY soon, and we'd like to help you join in on the fun with a giveaway! We're running a series of Virtual Ticket giveaways, courtesy of Blizzard, leading up to BlizzCon so dozens of lucky winners can get free tickets.

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The Art of Diablo - New Book from Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard has unveiled The Art of Diablo, a 250-page look at the evolution of art and design over three decades of Diablo history.

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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up:

The 99th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up, with a look at an addon to help you pick your gathering farm, plus managing your Auctions!

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Naga Units - Snapdragon, Naga Sea Witch, Myrmidon, Royal Guard, Siren

In this article, we will highlight the new models for the Naga Race in Warcraft III Reforged. While not a normal playable race in Warcraft III, the Naga are prominent in the Frozen Throne campaign, plus their units are often used in custom games and many became common NPCs in WoW, including the recent Royal Snapdragon mount.

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BlizzCon 2019 Speculation: What's Next for Diablo?

BlizzCon 2019 is right around the corner, and as is our custom, we're diving into the depths of our imagination to speculate on what might be revealed this year. Here's our thoughts on Diablo IV, Diablo Immortal, and Diablo II Remastered.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Murlocs - Flesheater, Nightcrawler, Plaguebearer, Warrior, Mutant

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Murlocs in Warcraft III Reforged. Murlocs had their first appearance in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos as creep enemies, before being popularized later on in WoW.

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Overwatch 2 Leak from ESPN

ESPN has reported inside sources and BlizzCon-related documents citing Overwatch 2, direct sequel to the award winning competitive shooter, will be unveiled at BlizzCon 2019. The details include a new logo, new game modes, new heroes, and perhaps most importantly add PvE elements to the game.

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Mobile Games at BlizzCon - Should We Expect New Mobile Game Announcements? (Speculation)

With BlizzCon creeping around the corner, we've decided to talk more about speculations about what may come in the highly anticipated BlizzCon 2019. In this article, we will talk about one of the most controversial possible topics about BlizzCon: Mobile Games.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Pandaren Brewmaster and Chen Stormstout

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Pandaren Brewmaster and Chen Stormstout in Warcraft III Reforged. The Pandaren were introduced to the Warcraft universe in Warcraft III, with Chen Stormstout being part of the Frozen Throne Orc campaign, The Founding of Durotar. Another Pandaren addition in the game was the Neutral Hero Pandaren Brewmaster, available in normal games.

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Blink Shopping Now Live for BlizzCon 2019

Blink Shopping is now live for BlizzCon 2019 attendees! You can place your orders now and pick them up in the North Hall starting Thursday October 31st.

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Esports at BlizzCon 2019 Schedule

Learn how to watch the Hearthstone Global Finals, the StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals, the World of Warcraft Arena World Championship, the World of Warcraft Mythic Dungeon International, and the Overwatch World Cup Hearthstone Global Finals from BlizzCon 2019.

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Submit Your Questions for the World of Warcraft BlizzCon 2019 Q&A

Learn how to submit your questions for the World of Warcraft BlizzCon 2019 Q&A, taking place on November 2nd at 2:15pm PDT.

Bolvar Lich King Art on Blizzard Gear Shop - Is Shadowlands the Next WoW Expansion?

With the Blink Shopping Sale now live for BlizzCon 2019, intrepid fans have discovered a fine art print of Bolvar, the Lich King, on the Gear Shop site. Does this mean Shadowlands is all-but-confirmed as the next WoW Expansion?

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Overwatch 2 Key Art With Echo Leak

In addition to the Bolvar Lich King fine art print on the Blizzard Gear Shop, there's also key art for Overwatch 2, featuring Echo who is rumored to be the next hero.

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Wowhead Weekly #212 - BlizzCon 2019 Predictions and Leaks

For Wowhead Weekly #212, Annie and Perculia talk about the recent happenings in WoW, in the final show before BlizzCon 2019. We've got the BlizzCon schedule, leaks, merchandise, and more to discuss.

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WoW Classic Realm Population Labels Now Based on Peak Population

Blizzard has changed the way the realm population labels work on WoW Classic realms. The population labels will now be based on peak population, rather than on the real-time population level.

Oct 28th Update to "Not a Bug" List - Thrash Mechanic, Righteous Fury, Sharpening Stones

Blizzard has updated the "Not a Bug" list with 3 new entries regarding "Thrash" mechanics, Righteous Fury, and Sharpening Stones.

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BlizzCon 2019 Adventurer's Guide

Whether you're heading to the convention or watching from home. Blizzard has posted a guide to BlizzCon 2019 for everyone!

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Nerubians - Queen, Seer, Spiderlord, Warrior, Webspinner

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Nerubians in Warcraft III Reforged. Nerubians were added to the Warcraft lore in Warcraft III, being part of the new Undead race.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Beta Starts This Week, More Spoils of War Rewards

Blizzard has announced that the multiplayer beta for Warcraft III: Reforged starts this week, as well as a few more goodies in the Spoils of War edition including several skins.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Site Updates - Beta Forums Live, Night Elf Art

With the announcement that Warcraft III: Reforged beta starts this week, Blizzard has made a few updates to their Reforged website.

BlizzCon 2019 Charity Auction Starts October 31st

BlizzCon 2019's charity auction starts October 31st, with proceeds going to CHOC Children's. Check out some of the auction items, including a World of Warcraft 15th anniversary charity server blade.

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8.3 PTR Character Wipe on November 6th

Blizzard is wiping existing characters on the 8.3 PTR on November 6th. After the maintenance, players can test the introductory experience on new characters.

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Collectible Warcraft Anniversary Mug at BlizzCon 2019

Blizzard will be giving out special collectible anniversary mugs on Friday November 1st in the Arena Plaza Beer Garden with purchase of any drink.

TItan Residuum Resetting at the Start of Season 4

Blizzard has announced that they are going to reset Titan Residuum at the start of Season 4. Blizzard explains that the change was made in order to bring Titan Residuum down to understandable levels and to remove the feeling of obligation to save the currency as fast as possible at the start of a season.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Ogres - Ogre Magi, Ogre Lord, Ogre Mauler, Armored Ogres

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Ogres in Warcraft III Reforged. While Ogres have been part of the Warcraft universe before Warcraft III, they've received a lot of attention in Warcraft III PvP maps, as popular creeps.

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Upcoming Site Navigation Improvements - Design Preview

World of Warcraft is constantly changing, and as part of that process, the Wowhead team evaluates our own site content to see if we can do anything better. We have been hard at work revamping the navigation menus at the top of every page, and have a preview to share with our users today.

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Next WoW Expansion Speculation: Faction Divide, Alliance, Horde, Heritage Armor

With Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth already revealed, it's extremely likely BlizzCon 2019 will focus on what's next in the 9.0 expansion. Today, we're focusing on the faction conflict and how that storyline can evolve beyond the Fourth War, including removing the faction divide.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Kobolds and Centaurs

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Kobolds and Centaurs in Warcraft III Reforged. Kobolds and Centaurs are present in creep camps and are present in many different PvP maps.

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Next WoW Expansion Speculation: Shadowlands, Sylvanas, Lich King, Death Knights

We're continuing our series of BlizzCon 2019 speculation articles with a closer look at what a Shadowlands expansion could entail, including Death Knights for all races, the return of the Lich King, and Sylvanas' plan.

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Arthas Statue in Warcraft III: Reforged China Collector's Edition

In addition to announcing more Spoils of War digital collectibles this week for Warcraft III: Reforged, Blizzard also unveiled a statue of Arthas for the boxed collector's edition in China.

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More Warcraft III: Reforged Character Art - Sylvanas, Illidan, Arthas

The Chinese site for Warcraft III: Reforged updated with art for main characters like Tyrande, Arthas, Sylvanas, and Thrall.

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Next WoW Expansion Speculation: Tyrande and Elune

For our final article speculating on what is to come in the next WoW expansion, we're looking at the continuation of Tyrande's storyline as she seeks vengeance for the Night Elves and reasons why Elune abandoned her people.

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New Mounts and Pets Added to Live Clients - Yak and Gronn Mount, Monkey Pet

Today, Blizzard has pushed three new models to the live BFA Client, all three of them encrypted. With the time of the release, those are likely tied to BlizzCon rewards, like pre-order bonuses or Charity events.

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BlizzCon Store Mystery Items - To Be Revealed After the Opening Ceremony

Today with the badge pickup, BlizzCon attendees received the listings for the BlizzCon store, which includes everything in the Blink Store, plus a set of Mystery Items, which will be revealed only after the opening ceremony.

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Con Before the Storm Powered by Wowhead: 5pm-12am Today, October 31st!

The Wowhead staff is very excited to throw our annual BlizzCon party tonight, Thursday, October 31st, at the Hilton Anaheim! This year, we've partnered up with Con Before the Storm to bring you Con Before the Storm, Powered by Wowhead!

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Death Knight Eye Meshes for Allied Races

Originally when the first four Allied Races were added back in 7.3.5, most of them didn't have the special features ready to make into Death Knights. However, over the Battle for Azeroth patches, Blizzard has been stealthily adding those features to most Allied Races.

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BlizzCon 2019 Predictions - Shadowlands, Diablo IV, Overwatch 2

BlizzCon 2019 is upon us very soon, so we're sharing our BlizzCon predictions for WoW and the other Blizzard games.

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BlizzCon 2019 Giveaway

BlizzCon 2019 is upon us and what would it be without an awesome giveaway?

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Warcraft Radio Live Streams BlizzCon

Warcraft Radio, Azeroth’s First Livestream, returned to streaming a couple months back after a ten year hiatus and they are excited to show you what they do best: bringing BlizzCon to you at https://twitch.tv/WarcraftRadio.

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Diablo Demo Area at BlizzCon 2019

The doors have opened for BlizzCon 2019 and there's a Diablo demo area, which was not included on the initial BlizzCon floor plan. The Diablo demo area is located next to the Mythic stage.

How to Watch BlizzCon 2019 Panels for Free - Opening Ceremony, Mythic Developer Panels

BlizzCon 2019 starts today, November 1st, with the opening ceremony and select developer panels available to watch for free.

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BlizzCon 2019 Opening Ceremony Liveblog

We're bringing you the latest news from BlizzCon 2019, starting with a liveblog of the opening ceremony announcements from the World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm games! Be ready to hear tons of news about your favorite titles as Blizzard brings us epic news on everything related to their franchises.

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Diablo IV is Announced at BlizzCon 2019

BlizzCon 2019 is in full swing, and the very first announcement of the day is Diablo IV!

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BlizzCon/Virtual Ticket Holders Will Have Access to Deathwing and WC3 Reforged Beta

In one of the announcements during the BlizzCon 2019 Opening Ceremony, it has been announced that both BlizzCon 2019 attendees, as well as Virtual Ticket holders, will have access to both the newest hero in Heroes of the Storm, Deathwing, as well as access to the beta for Warcraft III: Reforged, starting next Tuesday on November 5th!

Diablo IV Unveiled

Blizzard has released a blog post about Diablo IV's story.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is the Next WoW Expansion

Blizzard has announced that the new WoW Expansion will be Shadowlands!

New World of Warcraft Expansion Revealed: Shadowlands

The newest World of Warcraft expansion has been revealed: Shadowlands.

Descent of Dragons is the new Hearthstone Expansion

Blizzard has announced that Descent of Dragons is the new Hearthstone Expansion.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Collector's Edition Pet and Mount

We have datamined the Collector's Edition Pet and Mount for WoW: Shadowlands.

Classic Phase 2 Arrives November 12th

Blizzard has announced that Phase 2 of WoW Classic arrives on November 12th.

WoW Shadowlands Expansion Pre-Order Now Available - Pandaren/Allied Race Death Knights

The pre-order for World of Warcraft's newest expansion, Shadowlands, is now available for purchase! You are able to purchase three different editions starting at $39.99 for the Base edition, each with more bonuses than the last. Included in the base edition are Pandaren and Allied Race Death Knights, coming in Visions of N'Zoth!

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Shadowlands Level Squish - 120 Players Squished to 50, Level to 60 on Expansion.

Shadowlands will introduce the level squish that Blizzard has been talking about for so long. On the pre-patch, players will be brought to level 50, leveling to 60 when the expansion launches.

Overwatch 2 BlizzCon Cinematic Zero Hour and Gameplay Trailer

With the announcement of Overwatch 2, they've released a new cinematic called Zero Hour and a Gameplay Trailer for the update.

BlizzCon 2019 Schedule Fully Revealed: All "Coming Soon" Panels Announced

When the BlizzCon 2019 Schedule was first announced, there were several panels that were hidden and marked as "Coming Soon". Now. with the opening ceremony finished, all the Coming Soon panels are revealed!

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Shadowlands Talent Unlock Levels - Still Seven Talent Rows

With the Shadowlands demo open, we've been able to have an early look at the talents in the next expansion. While there is a level squish, with the max level going from 120 to 60, seven talent rows remain, just awarded at different levels with the final one at level 50.

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Diablo 4 - A Return to Darkness

The Diablo 4 Unveiled panel at BlizzCon 2019 has given us more information on the dark and gritty world of Sanctuary.

BlizzCon 2019 World of Warcraft: Shadowlands - What's Next Panel

The World of Warcraft: What's Next Panel has begun. We'll be liveblogging the event and highlighting notable details on the new features.

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WoW Shadowlands: Choose Which Expansion You Want to Level Alts

With the level squish, the max level of the expansion will be 60. However, all current players will start the expansion at 50. New characters, however, will be able to level in whatever expansion they choose to.

WoW Shadowlands Zones and Covenants - Re-Encounter Popular Deceased Souls

In the WoW What's Next Panel at BlizzCon 2019, one of the main features announced for the Shadowlands are Covenants, factions that have fallen out of power and need to be restored to glory. Many known souls that are sent to the Shadowlands align themselves with Covenants to help find purpose in death (or rebirth!).

Overwatch 2 What's Next Panel Recap and Concept Art

The Overwatch 2 What's Next Panel at BlizzCon 2019 reveals new information on the PvE content, heroes, customization, and PvP game modes, along with plenty of concept art.

WoW Shadowlands: New Character Customizations - Trolls, Dwarves, Undead, Humans

In the WoW What's Next Panel at BlizzCon 2019, one of the new features announced is extra customizations for several races. Races showcased on the What's Next panel are Trolls, Dwarves, Undeads and Humans!

Legendaries Are Back in Shadowlands

Shadowlands will bring Legion-style legendaries, with strong items that influence your playstyle. However, instead of being random drops, they will be created through the new solo/group content progression, Torgeth, Tower of the Damned.

Shadowlands Preview: Bastion and the Kyrian Covenant

Blizzard has released a preview of a new zone in Shadowlands, Bastion, and the Kyrian Covenant which rules there.

Draenei Customization Options in Shadowlands

Before the What's Next panel, Wowhead interviewed Jeremy Feasel and Ely Cannon about Shadowlands. We learned about some more draenei customization options not covered in the panel.

WoW Shadowlands: Uuna Returns in Shadowlands, More Secrets Coming

In one of the interviews we've conducted with Senior Game Designer Jeremy Feasel, he talks a bit about upcoming secrets in Shadowlands, including secret pets and more adventures involving Uuna!

All Races can be Death Knights in Shadowlands

After many hints and a lot of speculation, in our exclusive BlizzCon interview, Jeremy Feasel confirmed that all races will be able to be Death Knights in Shadowlands, including Pandaren and all Allied Races.

Battle.net Launcher Beta Updates

The Battle.net launcher has been updated with a brand new look for those using Beta mode.

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WoW Shadowlands Pre-Order Transmog and Illusion: Eternal Traveler Vestments, Wraithchill

One of the Shadowlands Pre-Order bonuses for the Heroic and Epic Editions is the Ensorcelled Everwyrm. This mount also starts a quick questline for an entirely new transmog set, the Vestments of the Eternal Traveler!

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Covenant Rewards - Long Term Rewards, Covenant Swaps, Reward Eligibility

In our exclusive BlizzCon interview, we've asked Blizzard more about Covenant rewards and how will they work in Shadowlands.

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Diablo IV BlizzCon 2019 Gameplay

Several streamers are showcasing Diablo IV gameplay and commentary live from BlizzCon 2019.

Shadowlands BlizzCon 2019 Gameplay

Several streamers are live at BlizzCon 2019 showcasing gameplay and commentary from the Shadowlands demo.

Shadowlands: Craft Your Own Custom Legendary in the Forge of Domination

In our exclusive BlizzCon interview, we learned more about how the new legendaries will work in Shadowlands, how the Forge of Domination will aid us in our journey, and how will player agency be applied to legendaries.

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Sylvanas/Saurfang Narrative Wrapped Up - No Gameplay Impact in Shadowlands

In one of our exclusive BlizzCon interviews, we asked about the impact of player choice in the BFA War Campaigns moving forward in Shadowlands.

WoW Shadowlands Anima Power & Soulbinding - No Infinite Grind of Anima

We got to interview Blizzard developers earlier today and we found out some more information about the briefly mentioned Soulbinding Mechanic, one of the Covenant systems in WoW Shadowlands which has been referenced as a Talent Tree.

Sylvanas/Saurfang Narrative Wrapped Up - No Gameplay Impact in Shadowlands

In one of our exclusive BlizzCon interviews, we asked about the impact of player choice in the BFA War Campaigns moving forward in Shadowlands.

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BlizzCon 2019 Community Night Cosplay Gallery

It's time for Community Night, showcasing the creativity and talent of the Blizzard community. Check out the cosplay creations featured at this event.

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Diablo Immortal Update and Gameplay Trailer

Today was a big day for Diablo at BlizzCon with the announcement of Diablo IV. However, we also received some more news about Diablo Immortal. While a release date wasn't announced, Diablo Immortal published a new gameplay video today and Blizzcon attendees were able to demo the Demon Hunter class for the first time.

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Heroes of the Storm at BlizzCon 2019 - Deathwing, Toys II - Mephisto's Revenge

Heroes of the Storm at BlizzCon 2019 revealed more details about their latest hero, Deathwing, as well as the upcoming Toys II event, Mephisto's Revenge.

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Kyrian Class-Specific Covenant Abilities

WoW Shadowlands has four covenants, each with a set of unique rewards including a class-specific ability. We previewed all of Kyrian class-specific covenant abilities earlier today at the Shadowlands demo.

WoW Shadowlands Pre-Order Transmog and Illusion: Eternal Traveler Vestments, Wraithchill

One of the Shadowlands Pre-Order bonuses for the Heroic and Epic Editions is the Ensorcelled Everwyrm. This mount also starts a quick questline for an entirely new transmog set, the Vestments of the Eternal Traveler! Edit: this transmog set is now visible in the Dressing Room.

All the Diablo Announcements at BlizzCon 2019 - Diablo IV, Lilith Wings, Diablo Immortal

It's been a busy day for Diablo at BlizzCon, with the reveal of Diablo IV, Diablo Immortal updates, and the reveal of the Diablo III Virtual Ticket reward, Lilith’s Embrace. Check out Blizzard's recap of all the Diablo announcements for the first day of BlizzCon 2019.

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All the BlizzCon 2019 Announcements So Far - Day 1 Recap

Recap of all the BlizzCon 2019 announcements including WoW Shadowlands, Diablo IV, and Overwatch 2.

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Dotty the Baby Alpaca Charity Pet - Proceeds to Make-A-Wish Foundation and WE.org

In love with the alpacas that have been added in Battle for Azeroth? Now you can get your very own Alpaca mini-pet, and help two charity organizations in the process!

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Kyrian Class-Specific Covenant Abilities in WoW Shadowlands

WoW Shadowlands has four covenants, each with a set of unique rewards including a class-specific ability. We previewed all of Kyrian class-specific covenant abilities earlier today at the Shadowlands demo.
Edit: Added a video showing all abilities' effects.

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Voices of Azeroth: A Hero's Journey

Our liveblog of BlizzCon 2019 continues with an intimate roundtable talk with the people who bring our favorite characters to life in the Voices of Azeroth: A Hero's Journey.

Shadowlands: Leveling Changes Spotlight

Our coverage of BlizzCon 2019 and the next [i]World of Warcraft[/i] expansion, [i]Shadowlands[/i], continues with a look at the leveling changes coming in 9.0.

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World of Warcraft Shadowlands Deep Dive Liveblog - The Unpruning Panel

The WoW Shadowlands Deep Dive panel is going live at BlizzCon 2019 and we're liveblogging the event! This panel will be covering Torgast, Tower of the Damned, the unpruning of classes with Holinka and more!

BlizzCon 2019 Artists at Work: Diablo

BlizzCon 2019 Artists at Work: Diablo

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All Mage Covenant Abilities - Radiant Spark, Contagion Bolt, Shifting Power, Mirrors of Torment

Blizzard has unveiled in the Deep Dive panel all mage Covenant abilities: Radiant Spark, Contagion Bolt, Shifting Power, Mirrors of Torment.

Shadowlands Covenant Abilities Uncovered - Utility Abilities for All Covenants

Covenants in Shadowlands provide different abilities to players, depending on your choice of Covenant. We've covered all General Covenant abilities!

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Demon Hunters and Death Knights will Start at Level 1 in Shadowlands

Blizzard has announced that, as part of the level squish, Demon Hunters and Death Knights will start at level 1 in Shadowlands, instead of level 98 and 55 respectively.

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BlizzCon 2019: Liveblog Diablo IV: Systems & Features Panel

Lots more information to come on Diablo IV, and today we've got the liveblog of the Systems & Features Panel! Be ready to hear more details about game features coming with the new installment in the Diablo franchise.

New Shadowlands Leveling Path - Exile's Path Starting Zone, Choose Your Expansion

In Shadowlands, leveling will be revamped once more - With the level squish lowering the Shadowlands level cap to 60, the leveling experience before Shadowlands is entirely different, with an entirely new starting zone experience and the option to level at any pre-Shadowlands expansions!

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Torghast, the Tower of the Damned - Overview

Inside the Maw is the Tower named Torghast. It's a scalable dungeon from 1-5 players. When you ascend, both you and your enemies grow in power. The lower levels are a standard dungeon crawl, but as you ascend you start seeing traps.

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Returning Class Abilities in WoW Shadowlands - The Unpruning Is Here

Many abilities have been pruned through the years as classes go through many different iterations. In Shadowlands, many previously pruned abilities are now returning to the game! Many abilities that became talents are also becoming baseline once more, as a way to recover some class identity rather than spec identity.

Covenant Armor and Cloaks / Back Attachments in Shadowlands

The Covenants in Shadowlands have many rewards, as we learned throughout BlizzCon 2019. In this post, we will spotlight the revealed armor sets and cloaks / back attachments revealed at BlizzCon 2019.

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BlizzCon 2019 Liveblog Designers at Work: World of Warcraft World Creation

BlizzCon 2019 Liveblog Designers at Work: World of Warcraft World Creation The Designers at Work: World of Warcraft World Creation panel is going live at BlizzCon 2019 and we're liveblogging the event! A team of World of Warcraft world builders and level designers give a live demonstration of how a zone is created, from concept to completion.

FinalbossTV and Preach Interview with Ion Hazzikostas and Steve Aguilar

FinalbossTV and Preach got to interview Ion Hazzikostas and Steve Aguilar about sockets on Benthic gear, Soulbinds, the Anima Grind, factions and more!

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WoW Shadowlands Expansion Pre-Order Now Available - Earn yourself a chance at 2 Epic Editions!

The pre-order for World of Warcraft's newest expansion, Shadowlands, is now available for purchase! You are able to purchase three different editions starting at $39.99 for the Base edition, each with more bonuses than the last. Included in the base edition are Pandaren and Allied Race Death Knights, coming in Visions of N'Zoth!

BlizzCon 2019 World of Warcraft: Q&A Liveblog

The World of Warcraft: Q&A has begun. The World of Warcraft development team answers your questions about lore, zones, dungeons, raids, and more. We'll liveblog notable details from this panel here.

Diablo IV Talent Trees and Skills

Continuing our BlizzCon 2019 coverage, we're taking a look at the skills and talents coming to the three currently announced classes for Diablo IV: The Barbarian, Sorceress, and Druid, to help get a feel for what customization and play styles might look like down the road.

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Legendaries Will Be Transmoggable in Shadowlands

In the World of Warcraft Q&A Panel at BlizzCon 2019, a very popular question has been asked once more - About transmogging legendaries. Well, the answer is finally a good one - Players will be able to transmog legendaries in Shadowlands!

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The Jailer is the Main Villain of Shadowlands - Working with Sylvanas Since "Edge of Night"

In the World of Warcraft Q&A Panel, a question was asked about Sylvanas' motivations and her relationship with The Jailer. As it turns out, Sylvanas has been working with the jailer for quite some time now.

Overwatch 2 Blizzard Recap - New Mode, New Heroes, New Story

Blizzard has published a new blog over on PlayOverwatch which dives into the new map type Push, new heroes, updates to the original game, and even some story details for Overwatch 2.

Faction Restrictions Will Not Be Loosened in Shadowlands

In the World of Warcraft Q&A Panel at BlizzCon 2019, a question was asked about whether faction restrictions would be loosened in Shadowlands. Short answer - They won't.

BlizzCon 2019 Liveblog Diablo IV: World & Lore

BlizzCon 2019 Liveblog Diablo IV: World & Lore We'll be liveblogging the Diablo IV World & Lore panel at BlizzCon 2019. Join the Diablo developers as they explore the world of Sanctuary, there will also be a Q&A.

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Blizzard 2019 Overwatch: Evolving the Art Panel

This morning at BlizzCon 2019, some of the very talented artists and developers on the Overwatch team showed us the evolution of the designs on the Heroes and the world of Overwatch in Overwatch 2!

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For Azeroth - 25 Years of Warcraft

Blizzard has just released a new Youtube video, titled For Azeroth - 25 Years of Warcraft, celebrating the series illustrious career and showcasing the evolution from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994.

BlizzCon Art Gallery Picture

In the midst of the craziness of the announcements, sometimes we forget to admire the amazing art Blizzard artists create for the games we love. We visited the gallery and took pictures of all the work shown there.

Tyrande in World of Warcraft Shadowlands

In an interview conducted by Blizzard Watch with Lead Game Designer Morgan Day and Game Producer Shani Edwards, they learned that Tyrande will play a large role in Ardenweald, one of the new Covenants in Shadowlands.

Warcraft III Reforged Cinematics and Screencaps

In our continuing coverage of BlizzCon 2019, we're taking a look at the Warcaft III: Reforged Deep Dive panel, where we get a chance to see the outstanding work the Classic Games Team has done to breathe new life into the 17 year old masterpiece.

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BlizzCon 2019 Closing Ceremony Bands Announced

BlizzCon 2019 Closing Ceremony Bands Announced

The Art of Diablo Recap

In our continuing coverage on BlizzCon 2019, the Diablo Art Team is giving us a look at how they're creating a grimmer, darker world of Sanctuary in Diablo IV.

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Diablo IV Feature Overview

Blizzard has published a new blog on Diablo IV, showing off several of the game's features, including classes, environments, bosses, itemization, and more along with several gifs and screenshots.

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Essences Will Not Be Account Wide in Patch 8.3 - Possible Requirement Changes

We've learned from Ion Hazzikostas, at BlizzCon 2019, that the Heart of Azeroth Essences will not become account-wide in Patch 8.3, Visions of N'zoth. However, they are considering changing the requirements for some Essences to help any character, including mains, get the Essence faster.

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Are Old Gods Dead? Shadowlands Interview with Steve Danuser and r/WoW

r/Wow interviewed Blizzard developers at BlizzCon 2019, and one notable question concerned the fate of the already-defeated Old Gods.

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Sylvanas in Shadowlands - "Edge of Night" and the Jailer of the Damned

Shadowlands raises many new questions regarding Sylvanas' path, as she opens the way to the Shadowlands and along with it the way to the mysterious Jailer, master of death. Several Blizzcon reveals tie together loose plot points, which we'll examine as well as the short story "Edge of Night'--where her deal began.

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Holinka Announces Monks Will Be Unpruned As Well in Shadowlands

The BlizzCon panel unpruned many classes but Monks were not one of them. Holinka announced on Twitter that Monk pruning will be coming, but is not quite ready yet.

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Diablo Immortal - Post BlizzCon 2019 update

Diablo Immortal Director Wyatt Cheng has released a post on Reddit talking about the reason for the low coverage of the upcoming Diablo Immortal game during BlizzCon 2019.

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Diablo IV: Item Affixes from the BlizzCon 2019 Demo

Diablo IV: Item Affixes from the BlizzCon 2019 Demo With a new game announced, we're learning lots already learning lots about Diablo IV. Reddit user [url=https://www.reddit.com/user/TheDarkAmbience/]/u/TheDarkAmbience[/url] has compiled a list of affixes on items found in the Demo for Diablo IV that was playable on the show floor at BlizzCon 2019 and items shown during the Diablo IV panels.

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MrGM Shadowlands Interview with Frank Kowalkowski & Steve Danuser

MrGM recorded a group video interview at BlizzCon with World of Warcraft Technical Director Frank Kowalkowski and Narrative Designer Steve Danuser, talking about Shadowlands.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Dragons - Azure, Black, Bronze, Green, and Red Dragons

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Dragons in Warcraft III Reforged. Back in Warcraft III dragons weren't as well-established in the lore as they are today, so most dragon appearances are as normal creeps in maps or as campaign side-objectives.

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Diablo IV Concept Art and Press Kit Screenshots - Barbarian, Sorcerer, Druid, Lilith

Throughout BlizzCon 2019, we've been treated to many Diablo IV panels, showcasing artwork and screenshots in the presentations detailing new game features. Below you'll find high-resolution versions of all the concept art and screenshots from Blizzard's Press Kit.

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Everything That Happened at BlizzCon 2019 - Diablo IV, Overwatch 2, Shadowlands

Blizzard has released a short video with a recap of the main events from BlizzCon 2019. You can learn more about all of them with the links to our coverage inside.

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World of Warcraft Group Interview Recap - Torghast, Level Squish, Flying

One of the interviews held during BlizzCon was the Group Interview, where Blizzard invites everyone from the media community to ask developers about the future of WoW. This year the interview was held by Assistant Art Director, Steve Aguilar, and Technical Director Frank Kowalkowski.

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Diablo IV Lilith Premium Statue Available For Purchase at the Blizzard Gear Store

A new commemorative Diablo IV Statue, featuring Lilith, is available for purchase at the Blizzard Gear Store! The statue is an incredible 24.5'' tall and costs $500.

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World of Warcraft's 15 Year Anniversary Starts Tomorrow

World of Warcraft's 15 year anniversary starts tomorrow, giving players a chance to celebrate the game and earn exciting rewards such as a Deathwing inspired mount!

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Creep Units - Forest Trolls, Furlbogs, Hydras, Direwolves

In this article, we will highlight the new models for all many different Creeps in Warcraft III Reforged. Creeps are usually non-playable enemies that you find in maps in mob camps.

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WoW's 15th Anniversary Event Now Live - 15% Bonus Experience and Reputation

WoW's 15th Anniversary Event is now live on NA servers! The Anniversary comes with access to a 15% bonus experience and reputation buff, the old World Bosses, experience the Alterac Valley of Olde and some old raid bosses in Memories of Azeroth. Participate in these events to earn some unique rewards such as the Obsidian Worldbreaker mount!

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15th Anniversary Sugary Soul Shard - New Inky Black Potion

The WoW 15th Anniversary is live and one of the new items is the Sugary Soul Shard. This turns you ethereal, turns the sky purple and darkens the environments, similar to the Inky Black Potion from the Darkmoon Faire.

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Patch 8.3 Released in Early 2020 - Visions of N'Zoth and Ny'alotha Raid

Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth will go live in early 2020.

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Early Access to Hearthstone Battlegrounds Now Live

As we learned at BlizzCon 2019, Hearthstone Battlegrounds is a new 8 player mode coming soon to Hearthstone. Today, November 5th, Early Access has opened for Hearthstone Battlegrounds and continues until November 12th.

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Warcraft 3 Reforged Beta Build 1.32.0.13594

A new Warcraft 3 Reforged beta build is here, and we're streaming the datamining!

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Blizzard Restored Missing 15th Anniversary Pets and Mounts

Blizzard has pushed a hotfix to fix missing 15th Anniversary Pets and Mounts which weren't rewarded due to multiple bugs.

Warcraft III Reforged 1.32.0.2 Beta Notes - Undead and World Editor Added

Blizzard has posted update notes for the Warcraft III Reforged beta, which includes the World Editor and Undead.

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November 5th Hotfixes - MOTHERLODE, WoW's 15th Anniversary

November 5th hotfixes include bug fixes to WoW's 15th Anniversary including the restoration of the Lil’ Nefarian battle pet and Obsidian Worldbreaker mount.

Shadowlands Lore Interview with The Lost Codex

We've got another Shadowlands interview with World of Warcraft Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser and Technical Director Frank Kowalkowski, courtesy of the Lost Codex.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - BlizzCon 2019 Special!

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss everything about BlizzCon in a special live show with guest panelists!

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Patch 8.3 N'zoth Assaults Preview - N'zoth's Assault on the Vale of Eternal Blossoms

Continuing our preview of the new Assaults added in Patch 8.3, today we are covering an assault by the Black Empire itself on the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. We'll be going over some of this assault's objectives, dailies, and more.

Nazjatar and Mechagon Essence Requirements Nerfs in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth

We found out at BlizzCon 2019 that Essences would not become account-wide in Patch 8.3. However, we now have more details on the requirements nerfs on the Nazjatar and Mechagon Essences, which includes Memory of Lucid Dreams. This also includes a BoA Nazjatar reputation token that can be bought for Manapearls.

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New Winter Veil Pepe Model

Pepe now has a new costume for Winter Veil!

8.3 PTR Build 32424 - Achievements, Essence, Spell Changes

Overview of changed achievements, essence, and spell changes from the latest 8.3 PTR build.

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8.3 PTR Mythic+ Rewards - The Awakened Title, Awakened Mindborer Mount

In the latest PTR build, the Seasonal Mythic+ achievements Keystone Conqueror and Keystone Master now have a title and mount attached to completing them!

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Upcoming Ny'alotha Raid Testing - Heroic Dest'agath, Carapace of N'zoth & Normal Bosses

Blizzard has announced more upcoming Raid Testing with more Heroic bosses tomorrow and the first Mythic Tests on Friday, November 8th. Over the weekend, normal Ny'alotha will be available for testing.

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8.3 PTR - Corruption Crit Damage Affix Nerfed, Heart of Darkness Raid Azerite Armor Trait

A new build means more changes to the Corrupted Items Mechanic with the Crit Damage positive affix getting nerfed by around 50%. A Ny'alotha Azerite Armor Raid Trait has also been revealed in this build and requires you to have a certain amount of Corruption to activate!

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8.3 PTR Build 32424 Mounts - Brown Alpaca, Mail Muncher, Malevolent Drone

The 8.3 PTR added several more mounts, including a Brown Alpaca from reputation, Mail Muncher from Horrific Visions, and Malevolent Drone from Uldum.

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Updated Ny'alotha Dungeon Journal - Updated Phase Descriptions of N'zoth

We now have the updated Ny'alotha Dungeon Journal which includes an updated description of each Phase of the N'Zoth encounter.

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Earn Up to 75% Bonus Reputation This Week in WoW

This week is a fantastic week to farm reputation in World of Warcraft with players earning up to 75% bonus reputation due to the Anniversary Event, World Quest Bonus Event and Darkmoon Faire all lining up! These buffs are also nice for leveling!

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Diablo 4 Interview with IGN - Creating the Reveal Trailer and Why It's So Dark

Jeff Chamberlain, VP of Story and Franchise at Blizzard, sat down with IGN to discuss the iconic Diablo 4 announcement cinematic and how it got so dark.

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Suramar Replicated in The Sims 4 by SatiSim

SatiSim has done it again, combining their love for Warcraft and The Sims 4 by rebuilding Suramar in The Sims 4.

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Invincible, Ashes, Fire Hawk, Infinite Timereaver - Obtainable in 15 Anniversary Timewalking

From the Memories of Azeroth expansion raid wings, we get sent back in time to defeat iconic bosses such as Kael'thas, The Lich King and Ragnaros. Four notable mounts can drop from the 15h anniversary Timewalking raid, including Invincible.

Diablo IV Hands-on Preview with The Telegraph: Crossplay Coming to D4

In an interview with The Telegraph, Tiffany Wat and Allen Adham talk about Diablo IV - Cross-Play is one of the upcoming features in Diablo IV!

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November 7th Ny'alotha Raid Testing on 8.3 PTR - Drest'agath, Carapace of N'Zoth

The Ny'alotha Raid Testing continues on the PTR, with the 7th and 11th bosses being tested -- Drest'agath and Carapace of N'Zoth.

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Activision-Blizzard Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Activision Blizzard just finished their third-quarter financial results conference call, with positive mentions across the board for the three main pieces of the company between Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, and King.

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November 7th Hotfixes - Korrak's Revenge, Guardian Spirit

Blizzard has updated their hotfix blog with fixes for Priest's Guardian Spirit and the Korrak's Revenge Special Battleground.

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8.3 PTR 32424 Corrupted Updates - Corrupted Weapons, Corruption Resistance on Legendary Cloak, Crit Damage Nerf

With a new PTR build comes some small updates to Corrupted Gear. The Weapons with unique effects revealed yesterday are actually Corrupted Weapons with static Corruption rolls, the Legendary Cloak has received some Corruption resistance as previously mentioned, and the Crit Damage Positive Affix has been nerfed.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Critters - Chickens, Rabbits, Pigs, Zerglings, Sheeps

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Critters in Warcraft III Reforged. While usually ignored, Blizzard has given a lot of attention to this critter models, adding a lot of details to them.

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WoW Classic Update Character - Free Character Moves, Layering Removed, PvP System and World Bosses

Blizzard has posted a schedule for the upcoming week, detailing some notable updates including Free Character Moves, the removal of Layering and when the PvP System and World Bosses of Phase 2 will begin.

WoW Classic Coming Soon - Free Character Moves, Layering Removed, PvP System and World Bosses

Blizzard has posted a schedule for the upcoming week, detailing some notable updates including Free Character Moves, the removal of Layering and when the PvP System and World Bosses of Phase 2 will begin.

Method's Interview with Shani Edwards and Morgan Day - Mythic+ vs Raid Gear, Duplicate

Method has released an interview with Shani Edwards and Morgan Day at BlizzCon 2019, which has topics such as Mythic+ vs Raid Gear, Duplicate Items, why there isn't a new class in Shadowlands, Mythic+ affixes and more!

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WoW Classic Coming Soon (EU) - Free Character Moves, Layering Removed, PvP System and World Bosses

Following the earlier US realms post, Blizzard has announced Free Character Moves for EU realms, plus a schedule for the removal of Layering, the addition of the PvP System, and World Bosses.

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November 8th Mythic Ny'alotha Raid Testing - Il'gynoth, Shad'har

Today, the first Mythic raid testing will occur for the Ny'alotha raid starting with the Il'gynoth and Shad'har encounters!

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GameInformer December 2019 Issue Cover Art Featuring Bolvar

Bayard Wu, Illustrator and Concept Artist for Blizzard, has shared in his Artstation Page a new artwork featuring Bolvar.

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Purchasing a WoW Shadowlands Collector's Editions Will Refund Digital Versions

Blizzard has put out a blog post detailing exactly what happens when you upgrade your copy of WoW Shadowlands. This includes notes on refunds if you purchase a WoW Shadowlands Collector's Editions and have already bought a digital version of the game.

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WoW Classic November 8th Hotfixes - Guard PvP Behavior, Onyxia Fireball Threat

Blizzard has updated their hotfix blog with hotfixes for Classic. They've implemented fixes on Guard behavior when assisting players in PvP and a bug that was preventing Onyxia to clear threat from targets of her Fireball.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Gnolls - Archer, Assassin, Brute, Overseer, Snarlmane, Warden

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Gnolls in Warcraft III Reforged. Gnolls are a very popular race of creeps, being forever immortalized in WoW with Hogger.

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Visions of N'Zoth Class and Essence Changes Guide in Now Live

Our cumulative guide to class and essence changes between live and 8.3: Visions of N'Zoth is now live.

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Shadowlands Overview Guides Now Live! - Covenants, Class Changes, Leveling and Zones

World of Warcraft Shadowlands was announced at BlizzCon 2019 and will be the expansion after Battle for Azeroth. There was a lot of information that came out of BlizzCon 2019 from panels to interviews and we now have guides covering the major features for the expansion -- Expansion Overview, Covenants, Class Changes, Leveling Changes and the new Zones.

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Diablo IV Content Overview Guide Now Live! - Everything We Know So Far...

Last week at BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard announced Diablo IV, the next installment in the Diablo franchise. Find out more about Diablo IV in our Comprehensive Content Guide -- the Story and Lore, World of Sanctuary, the three announced classes, and even some of the more specific questions answered by developers.

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Vulpera Allied Race Unlock Questline - 8.3 PTR

The Vulpera unlock questline is currently available for testing on the 8.3 PTR. In this post, we go through the complete questline to unlock the Allied Race! Story Spoilers.

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Patch 8.3 Darkmoon Faire - New Games at the Mechafun Arcade

The Darkmoon Faire gets another update in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth with the Mechafun Arcade! When interacting with the Darkmoon Arcade Console, you can play 6 games, including some fan-favorite games from World Quests and HexSweeper, a game where you put your life on the line to find and avoid mines!

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Broken Draenei - Akama

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Draenei in Warcraft III Reforged. Back in Warcraft III, the only Draenei present were the followers of Akama, which were all Broken Draenei, instead of being like the playable class in WoW.

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Patch 8.3 N'zoth Assaults Preview - N'zoth's Assault on Uldum

Continuing our preview of the new Assaults added in Patch 8.3, today we are covering the last type of assault currently available for testing. This is a Black Empire's assault on Uldum, in an attempt to disable the Forge of Origination in the Halls of Origination. We'll be going over some of this assault's objectives, dailies, and more.

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8.3 PTR - Tailoring, Leatherworking, Blacksmithing Season 4 Crafted Raid Gear is Corrupted

In another update to Corrupted Gear, the Season 4 Crafted Raid gear that comes from Tailoring, Leatherworking and Blacksmithing now comes Corrupted. These pieces will craft with +25 Corruption and one pre-determined Tier 3 Secondary stat positive affix.

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November 11th Free Character Move Update - Some Transfers Horde Only

Blizzard has posted an update on today's Free Character Moves, noting that the character moves from Herod, Incendius, Kromcrush, Skeram and Stalagg are Horde only.

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Diablo IV Sneak Peak Development Gallery

Diablo on Facebook has shared several early development environmental photos of the world of Sanctuary in Diablo IV.

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November 12th (EU) Free Character Move Update - Some Transfers Horde Only

Similar to the US Free Character Move Update, Blizzard has posted an update on today's EU Free Character Moves, noting that the character moves from Noggenfogger are Horde only. In addition, Horde on Shazzrah now have additional realms to transfer to.

Upcoming Ny'alotha Raid Testing - N'zoth the Corruptor

Blizzard has announced the next encounters that are being tested in the Ny'alotha raid. The final Heroic encounter, N'zoth the Corruptor, is scheduled, with testing starting at 14:00 PST on Friday, November 15th!

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Korrak's Revenge Changes to Timewarped Badges - Quests Nerfed, Battleground End Buffed

Blizzard has applied a hotfix which changes the quantity of Timewarped Badges obtained from quests and from winning/losing. The amount of badges from quests have been significantly nerfed and the amount of badges from Battleground end have been doubled.

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Korrak's Revenge Changes to Timewarped Badges - Quests Now Made Daily, Battleground End Buffed

Blizzard has applied a hotfix which changes the quantity of Timewarped Badges obtained from quests and from winning/losing. Some quests have been made daily and award 10 Badges, the amount of badges from repeatable quests has been significantly nerfed after the first turn in and the amount of badges from Battleground end have been doubled. Edit: Daily Quests award 10 Timewarped Badges.

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Korrak's Revenge Timewarped Badge Items

Overview of the Timewarped Badge items available from the Korrak's Revenge 15th Anniversary event.

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All Realms Down to a Single Layer in Classic WoW

Classic WoW has had layering removed today, with all realms on both US and EU servers down to a single layer!

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Moonkin Festival Micro-Holiday

The adorable Moonkin Festival Micro-Holiday runs on November 12th! Head to Moonglade to meet the fluffy baby moonkin and get a temporary companion of your own. Now live on EU realms.

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Patch 8.2.5 Hotfixes for November 12th - List of Daily Quests in Korrak's Revenge

Blizzard has posted today's hotfixes for Patch 8.2.5, including some fixes for Korrak's Revenge. The hunter talent Mending Bandage healing more on non-player targets is fixed and Blizzard has provided a list of the daily quests in Korrak's Revenge.

Classic Hotfixes for November 12th - Gadgetzan Guards Have Longer Attack range

For today's Classic hotfixes, Blizzard is increasing the range of ranged attacks on the Gadgetzan, Booty Bay, and Everlook guards. This is to combat players abusing line-of-sight rules, which is against the Terms of Service.

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Wrath Timewalking Event - Ulduar and Northrend Bosses

Northrend Timewalking, featuring Ulduar Timewalking, is active for the week.

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Shadowlands Retail Collector's Edition Includes Everything in Epic Edition

Blizzard confirmed that the retail Collector's Edition for Shadowlands, to be unveiled at a later point, will contain everything in the digital Epic Edition.

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Faerlina Has a 2 Hour Queue on US Servers

When Blizzard announced that Layering was going to be removed today, Blizzard warned of excessive queue times on popular servers. Most servers still have no queue time, but Faerlina currently has over a 2 hour queue.

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8.3 PTR Build 32489 - New Icecrown Citadel Map

The PTR has just been updated and we've found a new Icecrown Citadel map.

8.3 PTR Build 32489 - Achievements, Spell Changes, Mounts

Overview of the changes in 8.3 PTR Build 32489 including achievements and spell changes.

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8.3 PTR Build 32489 - Mythic N'zoth Mount & Title, Glory of the Ny'alotha Raider Mount

This PTR build has revealed the Mythic N'zoth mount and title, as well as the Glory of the Ny'alotha Raider Meta mount reward.

8.3 PTR Build 32489 - New Weapon Enhancement Illusions

We've found a few new spells relating to more weapon enhancements similar to the Wraithchill Shadowlands pre-order bonus.

8.3 PTR - Lich King Bolvar Fordragon and Darion Mograine Voice Over

With the news that Death Knights can be playable by all races in Shadowlands, and the importance of Bolvar in the expansion, we now have the fateful dialogue between Bolvar and Darion Mograine that forges their partnership.

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8.3 PTR Build 32489 Mounts - More Alpacas, Wrathion Vendor Mount, Assaults

Today's PTR build added more sources for datamined mounts, including more Alpacas!

8.3 PTR Build 32489 Gouged Eye of N'Zoth - Create Your Own Sockets?

A mysterious new item has been found in the database for this PTR called the Gouged Eye of N'zoth. The tooltips seem to indicate that you can use it to upgrade an item to have a socket.

Ahead of the Curve Mount from Ny'alotha Raid - Uncorrupted Voidwing

Based on today's datamining, the Ahead of the Curve mount from the Ny'alotha raid is the Uncorrupted Voidwing.

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More Corrupted Weapons on the 8.3 PTR - Dagger, Fist Weapon, 2H Strength DPS Weapon

Blizzard has added more Corrupted weapons on 8.3 PTR, which now gives every Class and Spec at least one Corrupted Weapon that they can use. This build added a Dagger, a 1H Fist Weapon, a 2-Hander for Strength DPS and more!

Toys, Void Leash, and Pepe Costume in the 8.3 PTR Build 32489

We've found several interesting new items on the Patch 8.3 PTR including toys, consumables, and a new pepe costume!

8.3 PTR Build 32489 Ny'alotha Dungeon Journal

We now have the updated Ny'alotha Dungeon Journal which includes more corrupted weapons from bosses. Don't forget that N'Zoth will be tested for the first time on Friday the 15th!

Heart of Azeroth Updates - 4th Essence at 75, Purity of the Worldsoul Infinite Trait

The Heart of Azeroth has been updated on the 8.3 PTR with the level that you unlock the 4th Essence slot moved and the infinite Purity of the Worldsoul trait added.

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Cleanse Corrupted Items Through Titanic Purification - How It Works & Cost

Blizzard has added the Titanic Purification system to the 8.3 PTR, which allows players to cleanse Corrupted Items! We now know how it works and how much it costs to cleanse your Corrupted Items that you don't want.

The Keyring Won't Come with Phase 2 - To Be Added Later This Year

Blizzard has replied to a comment saying that the Keyring won't be coming with the Phase 2 launch. The Keyring should arrive with a patch coming on later this year.

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Obedient Drone - Mount from Taming Aqir Hatchling Friendship

Based on datamining, we'll be able to tame an Aqir in 8.3, acquiring the Obedient Drone mount.

Eye Changes for Death Knight and Elves Coming in Visions of N'zoth

Blizzard has published a post announcing that there will be changes to eyes from Death Knights and Elves in Visions of N'zoth. This new implementation is an early step for the new customizations coming in Shadowlands. In today's PTR build, this change will affect Death Knights, Night Elves, and Blood Elves.

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8.3 PTR Broadcast Text - Dark Ranger Velonara, Gift of N'Zoth Players

Broadcast Text for 8.3 PTR Build 32489 includes dialogue pertaining to Dark Ranger Velonara's loyalties and how players with the Gift of N'Zoth react to the events in the Ny'alotha raid.

Classic Phase 2 Queue Report - Queues on Faerlina, Fairbanks, Herod, Incendius, Whitemane

When Blizzard announced that Layering was going to be removed today, Blizzard warned of excessive queue times on popular servers. Most servers still have no queue time, but Faerlina currently has over a 2 hour queue.

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Wrathion Vendor - Gouged Eye of N'zoth, Wicked Swarmer, Vessel of Horrific Visions

Starting with today's PTR build, Wrathion, located at the Chamber of Heart, has started selling different items related to Horrific Visions, including a mount and an item that may allow you to add a socket in your gear for 25.000 Corrupted Mementos. Thanks to Endo for finding the vendor.

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Diablo: Immortal Interview with Venturebeat

Venturebeat interviewed Diablo: Immortal lead game designer Wyatt Cheng and lead game producer Caleb Arseneaux on how the mobile game will set itself apart from other games in the franchise.

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Letter from Diablo IV Game Director Luis Barriga - BlizzCon 2019

Diablo IV Game Director Luis Barriga has posted a letter reflecting on BlizzCon 2019 and future game updates. Lead Systems Designer David Kim will be clarifying some details on items and stats in the upcoming weeks, and the team is preparing a quarterly update for February of 2020.

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Blackrock Depths Pet Battle Dungeon Preview

Overview of the Blackrock Depths Pet Battle dungeon coming in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth, including encounters and rewards.

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Classic WoW PvP Class Tier List - Best Classes for PvP

Classic Phase 2 is on the horizon, and with it comes the addition of the much anticipated PvP Honor System, so we're taking a look at all the Classic WoW classes and their popular PvP specializations, to see how well they fare in PvP combat and what each of them brings to the table.

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Warcraft III Reforged Build 13680 - 3v3, 4v4, FFA Multiplayer Options

The latest Warcraft III Reforged build update added 3v3, 4v3, and FFA multiplayer options.

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November 13th Hotfixes - Memories of Fel, Frost, and Fire Account-Wide

November 13th hotfixes include the achievement Memories of Fel, Frost and Fire is now account-wide.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Mor'gul Murlocs

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Mor'gul in Warcraft III Reforged. The Mor'gul are a race of Murlocs that have been enslaved by the Naga in The Frozen Throne expansion. They are used by Naga both as labor and military power.

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Prepare for the Honor System Launch with our Classic PvP Guides

With the global release of the PvP Honor System Thursday, November 14th, 11 am PDT, we believe it is a good time to highlight our main PvP guides for Phase 2.

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WoW Classic Phase 2 Now Live - World Bosses and PvP Honor System

Blizzard has announced that Phase 2 is now live and has put together a quick blog post summarizing the new features.

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November 14th Ny'alotha Raid Testing - Mythic Vexiona, Wrathion

Today's raid testing encounters are the Mythic Vexiona and Mythic Wrathion encounters.

Wowhead Weekly #213 - 8.3 PTR and Shadowlands with Taliesin and Evitel

For Wowhead Weekly #213, Annie and Perculia talk about the recent happenings in WoW, including Shadowlands highlights and the recent 8.3 PTR build, with special guests Taliesin&Evitel!

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Classic Best in Slot Gear Guides Updated for Phase 2 - World Boss and PvP Loot

With the start of WoW Classic Phase 2, our Class Writers have updated their Best in Slot gear lists for current content, including new notable pieces from World Bosses and PvP Honor Sets.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Revenants - Death, Frost, Ice, Lightning, Seas, Tides, Waves

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Revenants in Warcraft III Reforged. In Warcraft III, Revenants are creatures from beyond the grave attuned to a certain element. Revenants were present in WoW mostly during Wrath of the Lich King in Northrend, with a few apparitions later in Firelands, but without the undead-theme attached to them.

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Play with the Blues Testing - Redesigned Deepwind Gorge and Teeming Islands

On Friday, November 15th, starting at 10am PST, Blizzard is testing some new PvP content on the PTR--the Teeming Islands Brawl and redesigned Deepwind Gorge.

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Gorgeous Title from Deepwind Gorge Still Available in Patch 8.3

Blizzard has confirmed that the Gorgeous title will remain available in Patch 8.3, from the new version of Deepwind Gorge.

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Recent Corruption Changes in 8.3 - Negative Effects, No Corruption on Crafting Gear

Corruption is an important feature in Patch 8.3 as it's replacing Titanforging and it's continually undergoing more changes on the PTR. This post will summarize some of the recent changes to Corruption including some negative effect changes, new corrupted weapons, the removal of corrupted crafted gear and Titanic Purification.

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November 15th Ny'alotha Raid Testing - Mythic Maut, Heroic N'zoth, the Corruptor

Today's Ny'alotha raid testing encounters are the Mythic Maut and then the Heroic final boss of the raid, N'zoth, the Corruptor.

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Pet Battles in Visions of N'Zoth - Toxic Fumes, More Weather Buffs, Future Balance Changes

Blizzard has shared some upcoming pet battle plans for Visions of N'Zoth and beyond, including the new weather type Toxic Fumes, more buffs associated with each type of weather, and balance changes in future patches.

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Classic Honor System and PvP Rewards for Phase 2

With the Honor System releasing Thursday, it is important to know what is coming and what will happen once the system is active. We've prepared guides explaining in detail how the Honor System works and highlighting all the gear rewards you can obtain from it,

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Corrupted Items Guide Now Live - Random Corruption Drops, Corruption Resistance

Corrupted Items are a major feature in Patch 8.3 and we now have a guide explaining how the new system works! This guide goes over all the information we've learned about Corruption so far including the random Corruption Drops, Corruption Resistance, Titanic Purification and more!

Corrupted Items Guide Now Live - Random Corruption Drops, Corruption Resistance

Corrupted Items are a major feature in Patch 8.3 and we now have a guide explaining how the new system works! This guide goes over all the information we've learned about Corruption so far including the random Corruption Drops, Corruption Resistance, Titanic Purification and more!

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Tuskarrs

In this article, we will highlight the new models for the Tuskarr in Warcraft III Reforged. The Tuskarr are a tribe of creeps from cold maps, showing up as early-level camps. In WoW, they appeared prominently during Wrath of the Lich King.

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New Black Empire Bind-on-Account Catch Up Gear in Patch 8.3

Blizzard has added new Bind-on-Account catch up gear in Patch 8.3, which can be sent to alts. This gear is very similar to the gear tokens from the Timeless Isle and drop for a specific Armor type.

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Korrak's Revenge is a Fantastic Way to Level Alts Above Level 60

Want to level your alts before Patch 8.3 or Shadowlands? The 15th Anniversary Event, Korrak's Revenge, is a fantastic way to level alts above level 60. This Anniversary event allows players to level characters from 110 to 120 with Heirlooms in less than 3 hours, so log in, celebrate WoW's 15th Anniversary and get your characters to max level.

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WoW Classic Engineering for PvP

Overview of important Engineering items for WoW Classic PvP.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Satyrs

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Satyrs in Warcraft III Reforged. Popular in forest maps, Satyr creeps are very common and show up both as early and high level camps.

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Diablo IV Class Guides Now Live! - Barbarian, Druid, and Sorceress

As part of the Diablo IV reveal at BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard announced three of the five classes coming in the newest installment: the Barbarian, Sorceress, and Druid. As classes that were in previous Diablo games, each class comes with a rich background and a lot of nostalgia for veteran players. We've compiled guides for each of the classes including art, story beats, skills, and talent trees. Come see how the classes have evolved in Diablo IV.

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Mechagnome Allied Race Unlock Questline - 8.3 PTR

The Mechagnome unlock questline is currently available for testing on the 8.3 PTR. In this post, we go through the complete questline to unlock the Allied Race! Story Spoilers.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Phase 2, Patch 8.3, and WoW Anniversary

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the latest Warcraft updates, including WoW Classic Phase 2, the new socket item on the 8.3 PTR, and WoW's 15th Anniversary.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Ships, Balistas, Warcarts

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Ships, Ballistas, and Warcarts in Warcraft III Reforged. Warcraft III had a large number of units dedicated to sea battles and siege in the World Editor, even tho that was never part of the main gameplay.

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WoW Classic Honor System Bugs - First Week Honor Totals Miscalculated

With the US reset, the Honor System Ranks for the first week of WoW Classic PvP now display in-game, but players are reporting some possible bugs with calculations.

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Vanish Hotfix Now in Effect - Bugfix for Enemies Not Dropping Target

Blizzard has implemented a hotfix for a bug which prevented Vanish from dropping enemy targets.

Diablo IV Systems Design Update

Blizzard has posted some updates on Diablo IV systems, clarifying ancient items, keyed dungeons, and sources of power.

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New Healing Changes in Visions of N'zoth - Mistweaver Monks, Holy Paladins, Disc Priests

Blizzard has updated their Class Changes for Visions of N'zoth post with changes for Mistweavers, Holy Paladins, and Discipline Priests.

Rewards from Mythic+ Increased in Season 4 Up to +15 Keystones

Blizzard has announced that in Season 4 of Mythic+, the rewards will continue to improve up through Mythic +15.

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Infinite Heart of Azeroth Trait Removed on 8.3 PTR

Blizzard has announced that they are removing the Infinite Heart of Azeroth Trait on the 8.3 PTR. In its place, a new item will be added, that can be obtained from defeating N'zoth, to add additional Corruption Resistance on the cloak allowing players to wear more Corruption Resistance over time.

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Players Will Receive Correct Honor Rank After Realm Restarts

Blizzard has announced that there's a caching issue with the Honor system, causing players to still see last week's Honor. The kills are being counted and after realm restarts, you'll see the correct rank.

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Night Elf Models from Warcraft III Reforged - Tyrande, Malfurion, Faerie Dragon

Elune-Adore! The Night Elf models have now been added to Warcraft III Reforged. Check out the updated appearances for Tyrande Whisperwind, Malfurion Stormrage, critters like the Faerie Dragon, and heroes like the Demon Hunter.

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Upcoming Ny'alotha Raid Testing - N'zoth Round 2, Mythic Hivemind & Prophet Skitra

Blizzard has announced more raid testing for this Friday, starting with another test of Heroic N'zoth after his issues last time. Mythic Hivemind and Prophet Skitra will be tested as well.

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Night Elf Buildings - Warcraft III Reforged

Continuing with our Warcraft III Reforged Night Elf datamining, we'll highlight all the Night Elf Campaign buildings from today's build!

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All Death Knight Covenant Abilities in Shadowlands

Gameinformer, in their special December magazine titled The Blizzard Issue, has revealed the four Death Knight covenant abilities coming in Shadowlands.

Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley Battlegrounds Open Week of December 10th

Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley are coming the week of December 10th, while Blackwing Lair and the Darkmoon Faire are coming later in early 2020.

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New Restoration Druid and Condensed Life-Force Changes in Visions of N'zoth

Blizzard has posted some changes for Restoration Druids and the Condensed Life-Force Essence in Visions of N'Zoth.

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Blizzard Responds to Continued Honor Issues in Classic WoW

Blizzard has posted another update on the Classic Honor issues.

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Blizzard Launches Guild and Community Finder

Expand your world with our new Guild & Communities Finder (default hotkey: J)! Search for guilds or communities based on your preferences, such as raiding or PvP, guild size, and the class roles they’re seeking. Apply with a note and your specializations so officers can review your application. You’ll also be able to apply to multiple guilds and communities that you’re eligible for.

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Warcraft III Reforged Story Campaign Backgrounds

In addition to adding Night Elves in the latest Warcraft III: Reforged update, there are also new backgrounds for different story campaigns, including Legacy of the Damned.

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Hotfix Incoming for Stackable Buff Bug with Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer

Blizzard has acknowledged bugs related to Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer; when the Onyxia buff is active, you cannot use certain items for attack power or critical strike bonuses. A hotfix is coming very soon to address the issue.

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Gameinformer Revendreth Shadowlands Zone Preview - New Brokers Faction

Gameinformer revealed some more details about Revendreth in their hands-on look at the zone as part of The Blizzard Issue, including the introduction of the Brokers, a faction that can move freely around the Shadowlands.

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Base Mythic Dungeons Scaling Increased to 45% to Season 4 on 8.3 PTR

On the 8.3 PTR, we've now found out that the base mythic dungeons have been scaled by 45% when transitioning from Season 3 to Season 4. We go over what this change means for the new Mythic+ cap of +15.

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New Infinite Augment Rune Coming in Visions of N'zoth

Blizzard has confirmed on Twitter that the new augment rune datamined in the last Patch 8.3 PTR build, Lightning-Forged Augment Rune, is indeed an infinite augment rune

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Warcraft III Reforged - Datamining Hints for Male Death Knight and Demon Hunter Heroes

Currently in Warcraft III: Reforged, players can only choose female Demon Hunter and Death Knight heroes, a departure from the options in the original game. However, looking at the code and audio in greater detail, it looks like male counterparts are also planned, but are still in development.

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Patch 8.3 PTR Build 32593 - Class Changes, Achievements, Global Strings

Check out the highlights from the latest 8.3 PTR build, including class changes and global strings.

Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth Content Splash Screens

Check out the splash screens for Patch 8.3 and Season 4 content, highlighting featured content in Visions of N'Zoth.

Corruption Spell Changes in Build 32593 - Corrupted Weapon Nerfs, New Corruption Effect

We've found some new Corruption Spell Changes from our datamining of Build 32593. These spells indicate that the Blood DK Corrupted Weapon and 2H Agi staff has been nerfed and a new corruption effect has been found.

Stackable Buffs Bug with Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer Hotfixed

A bug regarding buffs stacking with Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer buff was found on Classic yesterday. This has since been hofixed!

Stackable Buffs Bug with Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer Hotfixed

A bug regarding buffs stacking with Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer buff was found on Classic yesterday. This has since been hofixed!

Dottie the Baby Alpaca - Charity Pet Model

Check out the model for Dottie the Baby Alpaca, the Blizzard Charity Pet for 2019.

New Mighty Caravan Brutosaur Feat of Strength Coming in 8.3

Mighty Caravan Brutosaur owners will receive a new Feat of Strength in Visions of N'Zoth. Don't have one yet? Then amass that gold, because the FoS is likely going away in Shadowlands!

8.3 PTR Build 32593 - New Vulpera Racial Increases Bag Size

We've found a new vulpera racial in our datamining for the 8.3 PTR which increases backpack size!

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Mighty Caravan Brutosaur Not Purchasable in Shadowlands - Added to Black Market AH Instead

After receiving a new Feat of Strength, Blizzard has confirmed that the Mighty Caravan Brutosaur will no longer be purchasable in Shadowlands - Instead, it will become part of the Black Market AH rotation.

8.3 PTR Build 32593 - New Horrific Vision Mask Transmogs

New Mask transmogs have been found in this PTR build which relate the Horrific Vision masks!

Death Knight Eye Glows for All Races Now in Dressing Room - Allied Races / Pandaren

Our PTR Dressing Room now depicts reflects Death Knight eye glows for ALL races, as Allied Races and Pandaren can be Death Knights with pre-purchase of Shadowlands.

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Wowhead Weekly #214 - New 8.3 PTR Build!

For Wowhead Weekly #214, Annie and Perculia talk about the recent happenings in WoW, including the 8.3 PTR build from earlier today!

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In-Game Combat Log Range Reduced to 50 Yards in Classic WoW

Blizzard has applied a hotfix which has reduced the in-game combat log range to 50 yards in Classic WoW.

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Corruption Changes: New Cascading Disaster Effect at 60, Creeping Death Moved to 80

The PTR is now up and we've noticed a some changes to the Corruption system. The 60 Corruption negative effect Creeping Death has been moved to 80 Corruption and at 60 Corruption, a new spell has been added called Cascading Disaster.

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Transmog Legendary Weapons and Armor in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth

BlizzCon 2019 announced that legendary items would become transmoggable in Shadowlands. This has since been anticipated, with legendary items being transmoggable on the latest 8.3 PTR build!

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Carapace of N'zoth and N'zoth Encounters Drop 10 Item Level Higher Loot

In this build, the Carapace of N'zoth and N'zoth encounters, which are the penultimate and final boss of the Ny'alotha raid, have had their loot upgraded and will now drop gear that is 10 item levels above the rest of the instance, including Azerite Armor. As Titanforging as removed, these two encounters are currently the only source of 485 gear in Patch 8.3.

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Wowhead's Tooltips Bot for Discord

We're excited to announce the launch of Wowhead's Tooltips Bot for Discord! Look up Wowhead tooltips for Live or Classic WoW through Discord.

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Visions of N'Zoth 8.3 PTR Known Issues - Appearances, Allied Race Intros, NPCs

Blizzard has posted a list of some known issues on the Visions of N'Zoth PTR, including bugs related to missing Vulpera ears and buggy Night Warrior eyes.

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November 22nd Ny'alotha Raid Testing - Mythic Prophet Skitra & Hivemind, Heroic N'zoth the Corruptor

More raid testing is available on the PTR today with two more Mythic encounters being tested, as well as the Heroic N'zoth fight!

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November 22nd Hotfies - Mecha-Done Achievement Account-Wide

November 22nd hotfixes include a change to the Mecha-Done achievement--it is now account-wide.

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Your "Best" Trait Will Be on Every Piece of Ny'alotha Azerite Armor

We've taken a look at the Ny'alotha Raid Azerite Armor, and it seems that Blizzard has attempted to hand-pick the best Azerite Trait for every spec and has placed it on every piece of Ny'alotha Azerite Armor. For Example, Furious Gaze, Glimmer of Light and Blaster Master are on all pieces of Raid Azerite. Did Blizzard get your "best" trait right?

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How to Do Mythic +15s and Getting Into Mythic Dungeon Keys - The Titanforge Podcast Ep #24

With the recent announcements about Mythic+ gear and cosmetic rewards capping out at +15s, we wanted to highlight Titanforge Podcast episode #24 with Dratnos, Tettles and Trell which explains how to make the jump to +15 keystones!

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WoW Classic Engineering: Leveling for PvP

Engineering has long been considered the best profession for PvP. This is a PvP-centric leveling path that will make things you can use along the way.

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World of Warcraft Turns 15 Today

Today, November 23rd, is the 15th anniversary of the release of World of Warcraft! This also marks the 25th anniversary of the entire Warcraft franchise.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Clutch of Ha-Li

As we return to Pandaria to deal with Black Empire invasions, new Pandaria-themed mounts are available for collection. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Clutch of Ha-Li.

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Patch 8.3 PTR Build 32593 Datamining Recap - Dottie, Legendary Transmog, Brutosaur Removal

Several days ago, Patch 8.3 PTR Build 32593 hit, adding legendary transmogs, the model for Dottie the charity pet, higher item levels for N'Zoth loot, and more. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier PTR discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth - Mantid Assault Preview

Continuing our coverage of the new Assaults coming in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth, today we are previewing yet another assault type on the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. This time by ancient servants of the Old Gods, the Mantid. This preview will cover specific objectives and dailies for this assault.

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Wow Economy Weekly Wrap-Up - 100th Edition

Welcome to the 100th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! Help us welcome our new writer Samadan, taking over from Gumdrops.

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Titanic Purification - New Questline, Cleansing a Corrupted Item Does Not Give a Socket

A new quest was added to introduce Titanic Purification in the recent PTR build. Titanic Purification cleanses a Corrupted Item removing the Equip Effects and the Corruption Stat from the Item for the cost of 5 Corrupted Mementos. It does not add a Socket.

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Wowhead's Artist's Corner and Giveaway - Fanfoxy

For this month's Artist's Corner on Wowhead, we're highlighting the art of Fanfoxy, as well as a giveaway for a digital avatar drawing.

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Pilgrim's Bounty is Here for 2019!

Pilgrim's Bounty runs November 25th through December 2nd! Learn all about the achievements, pets, and holiday transmog in our Pilgrim's Bounty Guide. This holiday is live on EU servers.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Phase 2, Patch 8.3, and WoW Anniversary

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the latest Warcraft updates, including Patch 8.3 loot changes, the removal of the Brutosaur mount, and the announcement that Classic battlegrounds will open the week of December 10th.

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Deathwing Now on Heroes PTR - Spotlight, Skins, Destroyer Brightwing

As revealed last month, Deathwing is coming to Heroes of the Storm! Today, the PTR updated with Deathwing, allowing players to try this hero out and preview the new skins for both Deathwing and Destroyer Brightwing.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Black Serpent of N'Zoth

As N'Zoth's invasion of Azeroth rages on, many new creatures hailing from Ny'alotha will become available as mounts. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Black Serpent of N'Zoth.

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Legendary Cloak Ashjra'kamas Now Has a Main Stat Proc When Upgraded

In the recent PTR build, the Legendary Cloak Ashjra'kamas, Shroud of Resolve now comes with an additional equip effect when you upgrade the Cloak to a certain level. This effect is a proc that will increase your primary stat for 8 seconds, making upgrading your Legendary Cloak very important in Patch 8.3!

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New Phase 2.5 Item Filters on Classic Database

With the recent announcement that Battlegrounds are coming earlier than Blackwing Lair and the Darkmoon Faire, we've split up our content phase filters.

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Interview with Andrew Morgado - Voice Actor for Saurfang

Jay the Bard recently interviewed Andrew Morgado, the voice of High Overlord Saurfang, on The Bard's Tavern podcast.

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Blizzard's Black Friday Sales - 50% Off WoW, Diablo, Overwatch Through December 2nd

Blizzard has announced their Black Friday deals through December 2nd, 2019, including 50% off WoW, Diablo, and Overwatch.

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Naxx-Era Rank 14 Weapons and Rare-Quality PvP Sets Available in Phase 2

With the Honor Rankings update today, our Classic writers have confirmed that the Honor vendors sell items initially added with Naxxramas in Patch 1.11, including some epic weapons and revamped rare-quality PvP sets.

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Diablo IV: AusGamers Interview with Game Director Luis Barriga and Art Director John Mueller

Recently AusGamers published an interview with Diablo IV Game Director Luis Barriga and Art Director John Mueller. Part 1 covered the Return to Darkness, Lilith, and the Shift to an Open-World Sanctuary and Part 2 covered the Technology Behind Sanctuary, Making Your Character Unique, Trading, and PvP.

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BlizzCon 2019 What's Next Panels Now Free to Watch

Blizzard has uploaded four What's Next panels from BlizzCon 2019 to YouTube, making them free to watch: Diablo, Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Overwatch.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Sea Creatures - Sea Elementals, Sea Giants, Sea Turtles

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Sea Creatures in Warcraft III Reforged. Sea Giants and Sea Turtles are high-level creeps in maps with ocean access or Naga-themed.

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A Solid Foundation - Excerpt from The WoW Diary by John Staats

Last year, John Staats published The WoW Diary, a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of vanilla Warcraft. With Classic WoW now launched, we thought it was the perfect time to check back in with Staats and highlight the book again, with a weekly essay series on vanilla WoW by the author.

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Mythic+ Push Week: Great Week to Get Your Season 3 Keystone Master Achievement

This long awaited Mythic+ week is finally here with the weekly affixes of Bursting, Volcanic, Fortified and the Enchanted pattern of Beguiling. This is the best week for pushing higher keys and a great week to complete your +15 Achievement.

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PvP Brawl Changed to Arathi Blizzard from Comp Stomp

Due to technical issues, Blizzard has swapped the weekly brawl from Comp Stomp to Arathi Blizzard.

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Corruption Values Are Now Static on the 8.3 PTR

We've been researching Corruption gear on the 8.3 PTR and we're now confident that Corruption Values were made static within their Affix Tiers. This removes one layer of RNG from the Corruption System.

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How To Recruit-A-Friend Yourself For All Rewards At Once

With World of Warcraft on sale this week, it's the cheapest time to set up Recruit-a-Friend yourself to acquire all twelve months of rewards!

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Special Heroes - Medivh, Misha, Marin Noggenfogger, Volcanus, Gazlowe, Lord Garithos

In this article, we will highlight the new models for special Heroes in Warcraft III Reforged. Many different lore characters have special models in Warcraft III, including the ones below. Which one is your favorite?

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Black Friday Sales for Blizzard Fans - 2019

Tis' the season for getting deals on some Blizzards various games as well as merchandise! Check out great Black Friday deals for gamers in our post.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Ivory Cloud Serpent

As we return to Pandaria to deal with Black Empire invasions, new Pandaria-themed mounts are available for collection. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new Cloud Serpent you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Ivory Cloud Serpent.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Polar Bear and Polar Furbolgs

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Polar Bears and Polar Furbolgs in Warcraft III Reforged.

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Fury of the Sunwell Remastered Fan Cinematic by IKedit <pending approval>

IKEdit, the creator of famous fan-made cinematics like Silithus: Extinction and the recreation of the Warcraft movie trailer using WoW assets, released the Fury of the Sunwell Remastered fan cinematic.

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Great Weekend for Reputation Gains - 35% Bonus Reputation

With this week's Darkmoon Faire (now live on EU servers), you are able to stack multiple reputation buffs with the Pilgrim's Bounty event WoW's 15th Anniversary, for 35% extra reputation gains.

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Blizzard Investigating Honor Calculation Bugs

Since the Honor system launched a few weeks ago, Blizzard has been addressing bugs related to calculating ranks. Today, in a rare Saturday post, they address another issue where kills made during certain times of the day were not being displayed in the in-game panel.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Ny'alotha Allseer

As N'Zoth's invasions of Azeroth rage on, news mounts are available to players. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Ny'alotha Allseer.

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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up - 101st Edition

Welcome to the 101st edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up, covering Black Friday sales, Reputation Day, and more.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Orcs - Playable and Special Units

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Orcs in Warcraft III Reforged. Orcs are one of the primary playable races in Warcraft III, with their campaign telling the story about how the group led by Thrall founded the Horde we play today in World of Warcraft.

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Diablo Immortal Content Overview Guide Now Live! - Everything We Know So Far...

At BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard provided an update to the development of Diablo Immortal, the mobile installment in the Diablo franchise set between Diablo II and Diablo III. While we don't traditionally cover Diablo news, we wanted to provide a guide to Diablo Immortal on Wowhead, especially since the game did not receive as much coverage at BlizzCon 2019.

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Titanforge Podcast Q&A on the Mythic+ vs Raid Loot Debate

With all the recent discussion about the item level changes to Mythic+ and raid loot, we decided to have a Q&A with the Titanforge Podcast, a show dedicated to high end content. We ask Trell, Dratnos and Tettles about how they feel about the increase in Item Level to Mythic+ and Raid Loot.

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Classic Honor Calculations Bug Currently Being Worked On

Blizzard has released two new blue posts over the last couple minutes explaining how they are tackling the Honor Calculations Bug that has been happening over the past couple of weeks.

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Wrath of the Lich King Cinematic Remastered to Ultra HD 8k Resolution with Machine Learning

Reddit user eolos21 has published a video on YouTube with a remastered Wrath of the Lich King Cinematic in Ultra Full HD resolution! This has been done with the help of machine learning technology.

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Dottie - The 2019 Charity Pet - Is Now Available for Sale

Blizzard has pushed an update to live realms enabling the purchase of Dottie, the 2019 charity pet, announced at BlizzCon. The pet sells for the normal pet price $10/€10 and 100% of its profits will be donated by Blizzard to a charity foundation.

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Diablo IV Systems Design Update Part 2: Item Affixes, Attack/Defense Changes, Ancient Legendaries

Blizzard has released a second blog post on their systems design update for Diablo IV. In this blog post, they touch on item affixes, ancient legendaries and more.

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Dottie Plushie Now Available for Sale at the Gear Store

Together with the new Dottie Pet, Blizzard has added a brand new Dottie Plushie to the gear store for $29.99. Similar to the in-game pet, part of the revenue from the plushie will be donated to charity.

December 6th Visions of N'zoth Raid Testing - Mythic Dark Inquisitor, Mythic Ra-den and LFR Vision of Destiny

Blizzard has announced the next wave of Visions of N'zoth raid testing, taking place this Friday, December 6th.

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PTR Build 32712 Achievements, Spells, Premable - No Class Changes This Build

A new PTR build is here and we're starting with achievements, spells and premable. There are no Class Changes in this build.

Keystone Master and Conqueror Achievements will be Account-Wide in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth

In the new PTR build, Blizzard has changed the Keystone Master and Conqueror achievements, to complete all Mythic+ dungeons in +15, to be account-wide. This change means that you can complete each dungeon in a separate toon and still complete the achievement. This is important with Season 4 since completing Keystone Master will grant players a season-exclusive mount and Keystone Conqueror a season-exclusive title.

Patch 8.3 Build 32712 - Mythic Dungeon Tuning

This build contains some Mythic Dungeon tuning which includes nerfs to Azerite Powder Shot and Pistol Shot from Skycap'n Kragg, Powder Shot from Captain Eudora, and many abilities from Operation: Mechagon before it enters Mythic+.

8.3 PTR Build 32712 Adds Two Encrypted Cinematics

In the latest 8.3 PTR build, Blizzard has added two encrypted cinematics.

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Visions of N'zoth Music - Patch 8.3 Ny'alotha Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Visions of N'Zoth is now up! Listen to 2 hours of music coming in the patch.

8.3 PTR Build 32712 Corruption Changes - Secondary Stat Tuning, Critical Healing

Corruption Weapons Eyestalk of Il'gynoth - Wand Ineffable Truth   Your Spells and Abilities have a chance to show you the Ineffable Truth, increasing the rate your cooldowns recover by 20% for 12 sec.30% for 10 sec.

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Updated Encounter Journal for Ny'alotha and Potential Trash BoEs

We've posted the updated encounter journal for Ny'alotha in time for raid testing on the 6th! Blizzard also added several BoE epics, which based on the item level, could be trash drops.

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Icecrown Bolvar Lich King Music

The 8.3 PTR has added music for Bolvar, the Lich King, at Icecrown Citadel.

Corrupted Weapons Now Have Different Amounts of Corruption

In this PTR build, Corrupted Weapons now have different amounts of corruption. The highest value of Corruption on a weapon is a massive +75 Corruption that you'll take when you equip it!

Vulpera Bag of Tricks Racial - Discover New Tricks and Customize the Spell

In the latest PTR build, the Vulpera racial Bag of Tricks was changed to be customizable with tricks that you are able to find around the world!

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Mechagon Essences Have Had Their Costs Reduced in Patch 8.3

In addition to reducing the reputation requirements for the Mechagon Essences, Blizzard has also reduced the cost of the Mechagon Essences by about half.

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Warcraft III Reforged Build 1.32.0.3.1 - Male DH/DK Hero Hints, Patch Notes

The latest Warcraft III Reforged build enabled collections, which included collection strings allowing you to swap between Male and Female Death Knight and Demon Hunter heroes.

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The Weekly Mythic+ Chest Can Drop Corrupted Weapons on the 8.3 PTR

We decided to test out the Weekly Mythic+ Chest on the PTR and happened to get a Corrupted Mechagon Weapon. Details are still unclear about how this works; the Corrupted Weapon effects could randomly roll on Mythic+ cache weapons, or maybe any non-Corrupted Weapon can occasionally roll a Corrupted Weapon effect but this seems like good news for Mythic+ players!

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Corrupted Weapon Effects Have Multiple Tiers and Can Roll From Mythic+ Cache

With more testing done with the Mythic+ cache, it seems that the Ny'alotha Corrupted Weapon effects have multiple tiers, with matching values of Corruption, and can roll on more than just Weapons. We've seen these "weapon" effects on Trinkets, Belts and Rings from the Weekly Mythic+ cache. Thanks to Jeathebelle for helping test this.

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Black Empire BoA Gear Now a Higher Item Level on 8.3 PTR

We recently reported that Patch 8.3 will contain new pieces of Bind-on-Account gear. In the recent PTR build, these Gear Tokens were changed to reward higher item level pieces of gear.

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Free Character Moves Closing Soon in Classic WoW

Blizzard has announced that the Free Character Moves for Classic WoW will be closing soon!

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Corruption Negative Effect Changes: Legendary Cloak On Use, Eye of Corruption, Grand Delusions

In this last PTR build, there's even more Corruption changes and this post will cover the changes to the negative effects of Corruption. The Legendary Cloak now has a new On Use ability, we take some pictures of the new Eye of Corruption effect and Grand Delusions was nerfed, making it much more feasible for classes like Outlaw Rogue to take higher levels of Corruption.

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Shadowbarb Drone Questline Start - Raise Your Own Aqir Mount

In a previous datamining post, we have uncovered the new 8.3 mount, the Shadowbarb Drone, and how it would be a raised mount similar to Kua'fon's Harness. On the latest PTR build, we found out how to start the questline to raise your own Aqir mount!

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Making WoW - Excerpts from The WoW Diary and AMA with Author John Staats

It's time for another excerpt from The WoW Diary as well as an AMA with author John Staats. Ask your questions about vanilla WoW development in the comments!

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8.3 Class Changes Update: Penance Healing Increased

Blizzard has updated their 8.3 Class Changes thread announcing that Penance healing has been increased.

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Updates on Classic Honor System Bug Calculations

Blizzard has released another post on the ongoing issues surrounding Honor System Calculations in Classic WoW. It appears upon investigation that the week 3 data has been calculated properly.

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Titan Residuum - Vendor Prices, Amount From Mythic+ Chest and Scrapping

Blizzard has updated the PTR with the new Titan Residuum prices. Find out how much Titan Residuum you will get from your Mythic+, chest and scrapping, and how much it'll cost to buy Azerite Armor in Season 4!

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Super Squirt Day for US Realms on December 5th - Level Battle Pets Quickly

Super Squirt is live for US realms this Thursday, the 5th of December! Super Squirt is a rare occurrence where the Pet Battle Event lines up with Squirt being active in the Garrison Menagerie. This day is great for leveling battle pets.

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Some Corruption Positive Affixes Seem to Have Been Removed

Blizzard appears to have removed some of the less popular Positive Corrupted affixes from the pool of possibilities. This should should make the Crit Damage roll that everyone wants slightly more likely to show up.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Lobstrokk and Makrura

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Lobstrokk and Makruka in Warcraft III Reforged. Both Makruka and Lobstrokk are creep races that often show up in maps and campaign missions that are Naga-themed. Both also have appearances in WoW, with Makrura recently playing a small role in Nazjatar.

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Upgrading Your Legendary Cloak Ashjra'kamas in Horrific Visions

Upgrading your Legendary Cloak Ashjra'kamas, Shroud of Resolve is an important part of Patch 8.3 as it reduces your Sanity Drain in Horrific Visions and the Raid, increases your Corruption Resistance, and upgrades its Item Level. This post goes over the stats of each rank of the Legendary Cloak, as well as how to upgrade it.

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Rathma Confirmed in Diablo 4 - A Brief Cinematic Analysis

At BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard announced Diablo IV, the next installment in the Diablo franchise, with an epic cinematic called 'By Three They Come.' In this 9 minute reveal, we see a group of adventurers unwittingly perform a blood ritual with the assistance of a mysterious pale figure. At the completion of this ritual, Lilith, Daughter of Hatred, returns to the world of Sanctuary setting up the events of Diablo IV. But who is this mysterious pale figure and what exactly is this temple?

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Awakened Mindborer

As N'Zoth's invasions of Azeroth rage on, news mounts are available to players. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Awakened Mindborer.

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The Auction House NPC Will Not Be Removed from Brutosaur Mount

Blizzard has clarified that the Auction House NPC on the Brutosaur mount will not be removed in Shadowlands. The NPC and the convenience they provide will remain on the mount in future expansions.

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December 6th Ny'alotha Raid Testing - Mythic Dark Inquisitor Xanesh, Ra-den

More Mythic Raid testing is available on the PTR today with Mythic Dark Inquisitor Xanesh and Ra-den!

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Ny'alotha Raid BoEs Can Roll Corrupted Effects

With Mythic raid testing today, we've seen some raid BoEs drop and these BoEs can become Corrupted. It seems like the Corrupted "weapon" effects are now just part of the regular Corrupted pool.

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8.3 PTR Build 32712 Datamining Recap - Many Corruption Changes, Music, Encrypted Cinematics

Several days ago, Patch 8.3 PTR Build 32712 hit, with a number of surprise Corruption changes, Visions of N'Zoth music, and account-wide progress on Mythic+ Keystone achievements. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier PTR discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Get PvP Essences and Marks of Honor Quickly with Comp Stomp Brawl!

This week, the active PVP Brawl is Comp Stomp, and it is a fantastic way to earn the Battlefield Tactician achievement required for the PvP Essences. It is also a great way to earn Marks of Honor!

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The Burning Crusade Cinematic Remastered to Ultra HD 8k Resolution with Machine Learning

Brazilian Youtuber Upscale aka Redditor eolos21 has published a remastered The Burning Crusade Cinematic video in Ultra HD 8k resolution.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Lizards

In this article, we will highlight the new models for LIzards in Warcraft III Reforged. Lightning Lizards are usually present in desert maps, like Durotar, and are usually high-level camps.

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Descent of Dragons - Warcraft's Best and Worst Dragons come to Hearthstone

We’re taking a look at hints towards past and current World of Warcraft lore in Hearthstone’s third expansion of 2019, Descent of Dragons!

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Mechagon Mechanostrider

As a new Allied Race joins the ranks of the Alliance, a new mount is also introduced to the game. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Mechagon Mechanostrider.

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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up - 102nd Edition - Useful Addons for Goldmaking

Welcome to the 102nd edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up, featuring useful addons for goldmaking!

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Spiders

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Spiders in Warcraft III Reforged. They are terrifying.

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Classic Class Guides Updated - PvP Best in Slot Items for All Classes

Today we're going to highlight the newest addition to our Classic Class Guides: PvP BiS Pages! Over the last couple weeks, our Classic writers have been working on creating this page that works similarly to the already existing BiS page but specializes in gear for PvP content, already including items coming next week with the addition of Warsong Gluch and Alterac Valley.

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Show Your Pride with New Goblin and Worgen Heritage Armor

Blizzard has published an article highlighting the new Goblin and Worgen Heritage Armor arriving with Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth.

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Blizzard's December Limited Edition Art Print is Diablo 4 - The Goatmen

Blizzard has revealed their September art print for the Blizzard Gallery--it's the key art for Patch 7.2, featuring Illidan in front of the Tomb of Sargeras.

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Warcraft III Reforged - 1.32.0.4 Beta Notes - Custom Games Testable

The latest Warcraft III Reforged beta build enables custom games.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Build 1.32.0.4 - Mac Client Support, Azeroth Grand Prix Cars, Starcraft Marine

The latest Warcraft III: Reforged build adds Mac client support as well as models for the Grand Prix cars and the Starcraft Marine Easter egg!

WoW Classic Patch Notes 1.13.3 - Battlegrounds and Keyring Release December 10th

We have the patch notes for WoW Classic 1.13.3! Battlegrounds, the keyring, and Elemental Invasions will be live after maintenance on Tuesday, December 10th.

WoW Classic Patch 1.13.3 LUA API Change - Disabling Addons from Communicating in Custom Channels

With the Classic patch tomorrow, Blizzard is disabling the ability for addons to communicate in custom player-created channels.

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Warcraft III Reforged Story Campaign Backgrounds - Part 2

More campaign backgrounds continue to be added to Warcraft III: Reforged, including Curse of the Blood Elves and Founding of Durotar.

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Updated on the Honor Calculation Bug - Standings of Weeks 1 and 2 Now Fixed

Blizzard has published a new reply about the Honor Calculation bug that has been plaguing Classic for the last few weeks. According to this update, the bug should now be fixed and the standings for the past week should be correct based on those fixes.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Dottie, Patch 8.3 Gear, Corruption

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the latest Warcraft updates, including all the gear updates on the Patch 8.3 PTR and the new charity pet Dottie.

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Elemental Invasions - Good Way To Farm Essences in WoW Classic

Elemental Invasions arrive with Patch 1.13.3 and they're a great way to farm essences.

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Classic Battlegrounds Turned on With Weekly Reset in EU

Blizzard has announced that Classic battlegrounds on EU realms will not launch the same time as NA; they will launch with the weekly EU reset at 8am CEST.

Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley Battlegrounds Now Live in WoW Classic

The Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley battlegrounds are now live in WoW Classic on NA realms.

Warsong Gulch Vendor Item Clarifications

Blizzard has clarified what items will be available from the Warsong Gulch vendors at battleground launch. Items added in 1.6 will be available when Blackwing Lair opens in 2020.

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Cataclysm Timewalking Spotlight - New Firelands Raid

Cataclysm Timewalking is active for the week, allowing you to run older dungeons for Timewarped Badges, which can be exchanged for mounts, toys, and even some Korrak's Revenge Items. New to December 2019 is the Timewalking Firelands Raid.

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WoW Classic 1.13.3 Known Issues List - December 10th - Battle Standard Models, Alliance Flag, Keyring, Oozeling

Blizzard has released a list of known issues for the new Classic Patch.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Malevolent Drone

As players help contain N'Zoth's invasion of Azeroth, news mounts are discovered. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Malevolent Drone

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Don Rodrigo's Band Is Not Available on Alterac Valley Reputation Vendors

The caster ring Don Rodrigo's Band is currently not available for purchase on Alterac Valley reputation vendors. This is likely because of the Spell Penetration stat.

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December 13th Ny'alotha Raid Testing - Mythic Prophet Skitra, LFR 2nd Wing

More Mythic Raid testing will take place this Friday, with the 2nd Wing of the Ny'alotha LFR being tested over the weekend.

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Classic Bugs - Marks of Honor Last Too Long, Monday Honor Issues, Runeblade Proc

Blizzard has addressed several WoW Classic bugs in blue posts: Marks of Honor lasting way too long in mailboxes, issues with calculating Monday's honor, and incorrect scaling with the Runeblade of Baron Rivendare proc.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Wriggling Parasite

As N'Zoth's invasions of Azeroth rage on, news mounts are available to players. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Wriggling Parasite.

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Making WoW - AMA with John Staats and Working Quality Assurance at Blizzard Essay

It's time for another excerpt from The WoW Diary as well as an AMA with author John Staats. Ask your questions about vanilla WoW development in the comments!

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Upcoming Tank Threat Changes in Visions of N'zoth

Blizzard has announced that all Tanks will be getting a passive bonus threat modifier in Visions of N'zoth. However, there is no longer any bonus threat for each unlocked Heart of Azeroth slot.

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Wowhead Weekly #215 - Battlegrounds, Dottie, PTR Updates

For Wowhead Weekly #215, Annie and Perculia talk about the recent happenings in WoW, including Classic Battlegrounds, Dottie the charity pet, and PTR updates.

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8.3 PTR Build 32805 - Achievements, Mrrl's Secret Stash Account-Wide Progress

In this 8.3 datamining post, we'll highlight achievement changes, global strings, and uncategorized spells.

Patch 8.3 Build 32805 Class and Essence Changes - Condensed Life Force Nerf, Mistweaver Monk Buff

This PTR Build contains more Class and Essence changes. Everyone's favorite Rockboi (Condensed Life Force) is getting hit by the nerf bat, Mistweaver Monks are getting more buffs and more Essence tuning has been done this build.

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Veteran of the Fourth War - New Death Knight Ability

Blizzard has added the Death Knight ability Veteran of the Fourth War, reflecting the recent War Campaign in Battle for Azeroth.

Mythic N'zoth Has a Secret Last Phase in Ny'alotha

When looking at the Dungeon Journal for Mythic N'zoth, the Phase 3 dungeon Journal description has changed and no abilities are listed. This indicates that Mythic N'zoth now has a secret last phase from the other difficulties and follows the hidden Dungeon Journal entries from previous End Bosses. We list some of the possible new Mythic N'zoth abilities.

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New Death Knight Eye Glows on 8.3 PTR

Blizzard has updated the eye glows for Death Knights once again on the 8.3 PTR.

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Black Dragonscale Backpack - New Transmog Item in Patch 8.3

Players can purchase the Black Dragonscale Backpack for 40000 Corrupted Memento, a transmoggable cloak that resembles a backpack.

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Visions of N'zoth Essences - Spirit of Preservation Interaction with Vivify Fixed for Mistweaver Monks

Blizzard has replied on the forums about a bug with the new Spirit of Preservation Essence and the Mistweaver Monk spell Vivify. Today's build should fix the issue, making the Essence work as intended.

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N'lyeth, Sliver of N'Zoth - Kill Your Own Faction for N'Zoth Toy and Title

With the latest 8.3 PTR build, players who wish to further serve N'Zoth can do so in World PvP! With the help of N'lyeth, Sliver of N'Zoth, you are able to become a Servant of N'Zoth and attack your own faction's members. Killing them enough times grants you a toy and a title.

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Wrathion Blackwing Descent Cutscene in Visions of N'Zoth (Spoilers)

One of the cutscenes from the introductory Patch 8.3 quests has been added to the PTR, featuring Wrathion! 8.3 story spoilers.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Mail Muncher

As players venture N'Zoth's horrific visions, news mounts are discovered. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Mail Muncher.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Quillbeasts and Razormane

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Quillbeast and Razormane Clansmen in Warcraft III Reforged. Both creep units are popular in desert maps, such as ones situated around Durotar.

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Reckoning Bug Fixes and "Not A Bug" Behaviors

A couple bugs have been found relating to the Protection Paladin talent Reckoning, as well as a few behaviors which are "Not A Bug".

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8.3 PTR Build 32805 Datamining Recap - Wrathion Backpack, Death Knight Eye Glow

Several days ago, Patch 8.3 PTR Build 32805 hit, with updates like a transmoggable backpack, new Death Knight eye glows, and a N'Zoth item to kill members of your own faction. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier PTR discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Uncorrupted Voidwing

As N'Zoth's invasions of Azeroth rage on, news mounts are available to players. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Uncorrupted Voidwing.

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Shadowbarb Drone Questline Larva Stage - Aqir Egg Cluster Toy

Previously, we have discovered how to start the questline for the new flying mount of Patch 8.3, the (Item #174771). 10 days after, our little egg has hatched into a cute Aqir larva!

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Caravan Hyena

As a new Allied Race joins the ranks of the Horde, a new mount is also introduced to the game. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Caravan Hyena.

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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up - 103rd Edition - Preparing for 8.3

Welcome to the 103rd edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up, covering the Feast of Winter Veil and how to prepare for Patch 8.3 as a gold maker.

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How Will Class Tuning, Essences and Corruption Change the Healer Meta in 8.3? - An Analysis

With Patch 8.3 on the horizon for Battle for Azeroth, we analyze class changes, new and existing essences, corrupted gear, the new seasonal affix and the new raid to determine how healing will evolve in Patch 8.3.

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WoW Classic Feast of Winter Veil Holiday Event Guide (December 15 - January 2nd)

Feast of Winter Veil is one of the oldest holidays in WoW, and it's active in WoW Classic through January 2nd! While the event differs from the version in Battle for Azeroth, there are many things to do in WoW Classic Feast of Winter Veil, such as collecting seasonal recipes, freeing Metzen the Reindeer, and looting Snowballs in Alterac Valley.

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Feast of Winter Veil 2019 Holiday Updates and Guide

Blizzard has just released a blue post announcing that the Feast of Winter Veil event is arriving on Retail WoW for 2019! The event is currently live on EU servers and should go live on US servers in a few hours.

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Activision Blizzard Media Launches King's Council - Research Group for Advertising Feedback

Activision Blizzard has launched King's Council, a hand-picked group of players intended to provide feedback on their games to optimize the company's advertising strategy.

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Feast of Winter Veil 2019 Holiday Updates and Guide

Blizzard has just released a blue post announcing that the Feast of Winter Veil event is arriving on Retail WoW for 2019! The event is currently live on EU servers and should go live on US servers in a few hours.

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Class Changes for Visions of N'zoth - Mistweaver Monks, Discipline Priests, CLF & Worldvein Essences

Blizzard has updated their list of Class Change for Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth, including changes for Mistweaver Monks and Discipline Priests, plus Essence changes.

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Upcoming Mythic Eternal Palace Tuning - Nerfs to Orgozoa, Queen's Court and Queen Azshara

The Holidays are getting close and Blizzard has announced nerfs coming this week to Mythic Eternal Palace, focused on the Orgozoa, Queen's Court and Queen Azshara fights.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Sandy Nightsaber

With Patch 8.3, some mounts are receiving some previously unreleased models. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Sandy Nightsaber!

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Classic Battlegrounds, N'Zoth Toy

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the latest Warcraft updates, including the launch of Classic battlegrounds and subsequent issues, the N'lyeth, Sliver of N'Zoth toy allowing you to attack your own faction, and Mythic N'Zoth's secret last phase.

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WoW Classic Gets Paid Character Transfers

Paid Character transfers are now available in WoW Classic for $25. Notably, you can transfer characters from PvP to PvE or RP servers.

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Greatfeather Pepe Missing from 2019 Feast of Winter Veil

Santa Pepe is coming to town with a new costume for Winter Veil, but it appears he's only on the 8.3 PTR for Winter Veil 2019, not live servers.

Warcraft III: Reforged Release Date is January 28, 2020

Warcraft III: Reforged releases on January 28th, 2020 at 3pm PST.

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Timewalking Event Quest Gives Heroic Raid Cache in Patch 8.3

On the 8.3 PTR, the Timewalking Event Quest to complete 5 Timewalking dungeons awards a piece of Heroic Ny'alotha loot. This brings the reward for this quest back to Legion levels, whereas BFA only awarded Normal raid loot for the entire expansion.

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Old Recruit A Friend Rewards Must Be Redeemed Before December 31, 2019

With the release of the new Recruit A Friend system, Blizzard has announced that the rewards from the old system must be redeemed before the end of 2019.

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War Mode Bonuses Increase Rewards From Assault Daily Quests in Patch 8.3

Turning on War Mode in Patch 8.3 will also increase all rewards, including Coalescing Visions, from the Assault Daily Quests in Patch 8.3. While War Mode doesn't traditionally increase rewards, these Dailies in 8.3 are unique, likely due to the lack of new World Quests.

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Making WoW - Learning from the Mistakes of Nomad, AMA with Author John Staats

It's time for another excerpt from The WoW Diary as well as an AMA with author John Staats. Ask your questions about vanilla WoW development in the comments!

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8.3 PTR Build 32861 - Many Achievements Have Account-Wide Progress

For this week's late night PTR build, there are many achievements that now have account-wide progress, such as The Shado-Master.

8.3 PTR Build 32861 - King's Rest Dungeon Nerfs

This PTR build comes with nerfs to various abilities in King's Rest.

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Patch 8.3 PTR Build 32861 - Corruption Stat Affix Buffs

Blizzard has buffed the Corruption positive stat affixes by a pretty massive amount, doubling the amount of stats from the passive stat affixes and increasing the amount from the stat procs.

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Rank 4 Memory of Lucid Dreams Essence Account Wide in 8.3

With today's PTR build, Blizzard made the requirements to unlock the rank 4 of Memory of Lucid Dreams account-wide in Visions of N'zoth. Note that this makes Rank 4 available only for characters that had already unlocked rank 3 Memory of Lucid Dreams.

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Legendary Cloak Sanity Effect May Not Work on N'zoth Raid Encounters

With a tooltip update to the Legendary Cloak in this PTR build, the tooltip of the Legendary Cloak seems to hint that the Sanity Reduction effect may no longer work in the Ny'alotha raid.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Ren's Stalwart Hound

As players explore zones assaulted by N'Zoth, new mounts are discovered. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, Ren's Stalwart Hound.

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Blizzard Holiday Sale - 50% off Mounts and Pets, Special Cat Pack Bundle

Blizzard's annual holiday sale is here with 50% off most mounts and pets, and a special cat pack bundle!

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Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth Releases on January 14th

Blizzard has announced Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth will be releasing on January 14th (NA) / 15th (EU)! The Ny'alotha raid will open on January 21st (NA) / 22nd (EU), with Mythic opening the week after.

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Wowhead Weekly #216 - Patch 8.3, Winter Veil, Special Guest BrutallStatic

For Wowhead Weekly #216, Annie and Perculia talk about the recent happenings in WoW, including the 8.3 release date and Feast of Winter Veil.

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Engineering Crafted Azerite Helmets have Secondary Stats on the 8.3 PTR

Engineering crafted Azerite helmets have secondary stats on the 8.3 PTR.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Hydras, Jungle Beast, Ents

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Hydras, Jungle Beasts, and Ents in Warcraft III Reforged. All those creep families are found are medium to high-level ones in forest-themed maps.

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Overwhelming Power Azerite Trait Nerfed in Patch 8.3

On the 8.3 PTR, Blizzard has nerfed the Proc rate of the Overwhelming Power Azerite Trait. This trait was overwhelmingly powerful for the ring that it was on.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Wastewander Skyterror

As players explore zones assaulted by N'Zoth, new mounts are discovered. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Wastewander Skyterror

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December 20th Classic Hotfixes - Reckoning Stacks

Blizzard has posted a blue post about an incoming hotfix to Reckoning. Paladins in Classic were losing stacks of Reckoning if they were not facing their target or were out of range of them when the stacks were gained. With the next realm restarts, this should be fixed.

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Weekly Mythic+ Cache Guarantees A Corrupted Piece Except On Trinkets

In the latest PTR build, Blizzard has made the Weekly Mythic+ Cache guarantee Corrupted Gear on all drops except for Trinkets. In addition, it appears that Blizzard has removed Cloaks from the list of drops, as players will be using the Legendary Cloak next patch.

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December 20th Hotfixes - Chess Event Loot, Azerite Trait Effectiveness in PvP

December 20th hotfixes include correctly setting the Azerite Traits Burning Soul, Pack Spirit, and Twist Magic to 20% effectiveness in PvP, down from 25%.

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What To Do Before Patch 8.3 - Be Prepared for Visions of N'Zoth

Patch 8.3 is coming January 14th (15th in EU)! Here are some things you can do now to get a head start and ensure you don’t need to do old content when the patch hits.

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More Corruption Changes on the 8.3 PTR

The 8.3 PTR contains 2 other changes to the Corruption system, reducing the Corruption cost of the Tier 3 generic affixes and reducing the Tier of the Glipse of Clarity effect. In addition, we now have values for all the special Corruption effects.

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Wowhead Model Viewer Improvements - Tattoos, Ribbons, Animated Items

We're pleased to announce a new set of updates to the Wowhead Model Viewer, including support for animations to items like Challenge Mode sets and improving the display of tattoos such as Nightborne customization options!

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Wicked Swarmer

As players explore N'Zoth's horrific visions, news mounts are discovered. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Wicked Swarmer.

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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up - 104th Edition - Tidespray Shuffles & Battle Pet Flipping

Welcome to the 104th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up, covering Tidespray Shuffles and Battle Pet Flipping.

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Story of the Val'kyr with Nobbel87

This month's lore spotlight with Nobbel87 will talk about the different types of val'kryr in Warcraft as we prepare for Shadowlands expansion.

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How Many Coalescing Visions Can You Get a Week? - Entering Horrific Visions in Patch 8.3

In a previous PTR update, the economy of Coalescing Visions, which are used to run Horrific Visions and upgrade your legendary Cloak, has been altered allowing you to do more Horrific Visions a week. In addition, the largest sources of Coalescing Visions require very little upkeep which is great news for alts!

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The Great Worm From Beyond and Flying in the N'zoth Assaults

In the Patch 8.3 N'zoth Assaults, you'll be able to use your Flying mount to help get to locations more quickly. However, N'zoth has released some annoying creatures in the air above the assaults, that will annoy you and slow down the speed of your flying mount.

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An Introduction to Warcraft 3: Reforged - Content Overview Guide Now Live!

This week, Blizzard announced the release date for Warcraft III: Reforged, the complete reimagining of the real-time strategy classic. As such, we wanted to provide an overview of the content coming to players in the new year.

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Wowhead's 2019 Winter Veil Giveaway

As the snow falls outside of Ironforge and Orgrimmar, the Wowhead team is taking a moment to reflect how great 2019 has been to us.

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Earn Up to 65% Bonus Reputation This Week in WoW

This week is a fantastic week to farm reputation in World of Warcraft with players earning up to 65% bonus reputation due to the Anniversary Event and World Quest Bonus Event all lining up! Now is a great time to unlock Allied Races.

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Feast of Winter Veil 2019 Special Presents - Wild Holly and Crashin' Thrashin' Battleship

The Feast of Winter Veil 2019 presents have been discovered - Wild Holly and Crashin' Thrashin' Battleship!

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Blizzard's "Thank You For A Great 2019" - Happy Holidays!

Blizzard has posted a quick recap of World of Warcraft in 2019, from the release of WoW Classic, to the Battle of Dazar'alor. They've also released some interesting statistics about the 15th Anniversary Event including the deadliest and least deadliest anniversary boss and more. Happy Holidays!

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Feast of Winter Veil 2019 Special Presents - Now Live in EU and NA

The Feast of Winter Veil 2019 presents have been discovered - Wild Holly and Crashin' Thrashin' Battleship! Edit: Now Live in US and EU

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Festive Winter Veil Bosses - Siegecrafter Blackfuse, Blackwater Behemoth

Some raid bosses are celebrating Feast of Winter Veil with funny holiday decorations, including Siegecrafter Blackfuse whose festive appearance is only active on December 25th!

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Waste Marauder

As players explore zones assaulted by N'Zoth, new mounts are discovered. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Wicked Swarmer.

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Dragons in Shadowlands - Expansion Lore Hints from Ahead of the Curve Mounts

While Shadowlands easily lends itself to speculation about the Titans and ongoing storylines surrounding Bolvar, Vol'jin, and Tyrande, the Ny'alotha Ahead of the Curve mount hints at ongoing stories for the dragonflights. The past three Ahead of the Curve mounts have tied into the next expansion's story, so in this article, we'll look at how the Uncorrupted Voidwing could hint at Shadowlands developments.

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Hotfix Incoming for Warsong Gulch Queue

Blizzard has announced that a hotfix is incoming for Warsong Gulch queues.

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Preparations for Patch 8.3 - Flashfire Brew Available From Island Expeditions This Week

Prepare for Patch 8.3 by picking up some Flashfire Brew. This item is available for purchase from Island Expeditions, and will greatly increase the speed at which you complete Island Expeditions. Save them until Patch 8.3 launches to quickly reach Heart of Azeroth level 75 and unlock the third MInor Essence slot!

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Vicious White Warsaber

With the dawn of a new PvP season, new mounts are available to players. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Vicious White Warsaber.

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Should I Switch to a Blood Death Knight in Patch 8.3? - An Analysis

Recently, a number of streamers have advocated Blood Death Knight as the go-to tank for the upcoming Ny’alotha raid, citing a number of reasons, ranging from the type of encounter to class design. This has led to an increase in questions regarding the veracity of these claims. In this article, we’ll go over a number of the arguments put forward, and provide a balanced and objective take on it.

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Warcraft III Reforged Models - Skeletons, Sludges, Zombies

In this article, we will highlight the new models for Undead Creeps in Warcraft III Reforged. Today we will look at Skeletons, Sludges, and Zombies, which are usually used in the campaign or as minion summons by other creeps or units.

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WoW's 15th Anniversary Celebration Event in Taiwan - Special Anniversary Medallion

Blizzard Taiwan is holding a party the weekend of December 28th-29th to celebrate WoW's 15th Anniversary, featuring a special anniversary medallion.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Springfur Alpaca

With the new patch arriving, mounts previously teased to players become available to them. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Springfur Alpaca.

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Changes to Mythic+ Scaling on the 8.3 PTR - Base Season 4 Scaling, K Value, Dungeon Changes

With Patch 8.3 coming soon, we're covering some more changes to the Mythic+ dungeon scaling on the 8.3 PTR for Season 4. This includes an increase in the base dungeon scaling, since we last reported on it, a K value increase that reduces the defensive power of all tanks and all the dungeon changes that have been found so far.

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Battle Pet Content in Visions of N'Zoth

With Visions of N'zoth fast approaching, it's important to be prepared for every aspect of the patch, including pet battles! Today we're previewing some of the pet battle related content coming in patch 8.3, Visions of N'zoth.

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Wow Economy Weekly Wrap-Up - 105th Edition - 2019 Recap & Gold Summary

Welcome to the 105th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up, looking back at the year in gold making!

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Secrets of Ulduar Remastered Fan Cinematic by IKedit

IKEdit, the creator of famous fan-made cinematics like Silithus: Extinction and the recreation of the Warcraft movie trailer using WoW assets, released the Secrets of Ulduar Remastered fan cinematic.

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Wowhead's Artist's Corner and Giveaway - Fabcrab

For this month's Artist's Corner on Wowhead, we're highlighting the art of Fabcrab, as well as a giveaway for a digital avatar drawing.

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8.3 Preparations: Season 4 Awakened Affix - Overview, Obelisk Rotation, Deplete Buff Removed

Prepare for Patch 8.3 by learning about the Seasonal Awakened Affix! This is the Season 4 Affix for Mythic+ and some recent changes have been found on the PTR including an Obelisk Rotation, the removal of the Deplete Buff ("Bob" buff) and a very hard hitting Physical Tankbuster.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Vicious White Bonesteed

With the dawn of a new PvP season, new mounts are available to players. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Vicious White Bonesteed.

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8.3 Preparations: Visions of N'zoth Introduction Questline - Legendary Cloak, Horrific Visions, Assaults

Prepare for 8.3 Visions of N'zoth by learning about the requirements and how to complete the Visions of N'zoth Introduction Questline, which unlocks the new legendary cloak, Horrific Visions, and Assaults. This questline is not account-wide and must be done once on every character, taking around 1.5 hours to complete on each character once you know what to do and where to go.

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This Year in World of Warcraft 2019

An overview of the major in-game events, content updates, Blizzard announcements, and discoveries throughout 2019.

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8.3 Operation: Mechagon - Heroic Difficulty, Mythic+ Tuning and Vision of Perfection

Operation: Mechagon will be available on Heroic and Mythic+ difficulties and split into two different sections: Junkyard and Workshop. In addition, special tuning has been made to enemies in Mythic+ and the end-of-dungeon chest can award Progression Sockets for Rank 3 Vision of Perfection.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Mollie

With the new patch arriving, mounts previously teased to players become available to them. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, Mollie.

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New Year's Eve 2019 Fireworks and Dance Party in Azeroth

Beginning at 6pm realm time on December 31st, watch fireworks light the skies in Azeroth.

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Wowhead's 2019 Year in Review and Happy New Year

2019 for the Wowhead team was very rewarding and busy with the launch of Classic WoW as well as major BFA updates like Rise of Azshara. Here's a look back at what we're particularly proud of on our site in the past year.

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BFA Arena Season 3 Now In Off Season, Server Latency and Disconnects

BFA Arena Season 3 appears to have been ended before the release of Patch 8.3, as rating now appears to be locked and the UI now says Off Season. However, this may be related to the latency and disconnection issues that are occurring on live servers.

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BFA Arena Season 3 Now In Off Season, Server Latency and Disconnects

BFA Arena Season 3 appears to have been ended before the release of Patch 8.3, as rating now appears to be locked and the UI now says Off Season. However, this may be related to the latency and disconnection issues that are occurring on live servers. Edit: Blizzard has confirmed that this is a bug and are working on a fix.

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Vulpera Bag of Tricks Racial - Flames of Fury and Sinister Shadows Trick

Since our previous Vulpera Bag of Tricks racial post was released, two variations of tricks have been discovered on the PTR: Flames of Fury and Sinister Shadows!

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8.3 Preparation: How to Unlock the Vulpera Allied Race

With Visions of N'zoth getting closer every day, today we will highlight how to unlock the Vulpera Allied Race.

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8.3 Prep: Extra Mysterious Treasure Maps from Island Expeditions After Patch

Prepare for Patch 8.3 by stockpiling 2 extra Mysterious Treasure maps from Island Expeditions. If you complete these after the patch launches, you'll get two extra chances at some bonus rewards. While the reward is RNG, you can get lucky and roll either Artifact Power or Titan Residuum which will speed up your character progression in Patch 8.3.

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Update your AddOns: WoW Classic Threat Meters Switch to a New Library

Last week a major update to the Classic threat library, the backbone of threat meters such as the Details TinyThreat plugin and ClassicThreatMeter, was released.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Xinlao

As players explore zones assaulted by N'Zoth, new mounts are discovered. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, Xinlao.

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Update on Arena Season 3 Ending Early

Blizzard has posted an update on Season 3 ending early for arenas, noting that they are working on a hotfix and intend to restart all realms when the hotfix is ready.

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Patch 8.3 Horrific Visions of N'zoth Overview Guide - Now Live!

Horrific Visions are a main system in Patch 8.3 and our Guide Overview is now live. While there are many rewards from Horrific Visions, you only have a limited number of attempts per week so it's important to be prepared!

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Elusive Quickhoof

With the new patch arriving, mounts previously teased to players become available to them. Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the new mount you can obtain in Patch 8.3, the Reins of the Elusive Quickhoof.

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Arena Season 3 Has Resumed

Arena Season 3, temporarily closed after an unscheduled pause around New Years, has returned to retail servers.

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8.3 Gouged Eye of N'zoth: Adding Sockets to Your Gear - Details and Restrictions

We finally got to test the Gouged Eye of N'zoth item on the 8.3 PTR and we can confirm that it does add a socket to a piece of gear. However, there are some restrictions on what you can add a socket to, preventing sockets on Eternal Palace gear.

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Patch 8.3 Ny'alotha Raid Guides - Wrathion, Maut, Prophet Skitra

Patch 8.3 is getting close and we're starting to release our Ny'alotha raid guides, written by FatbossTV! Today, we're releasing guides for the first three bosses of the raid -- Wrathion, Maut and Prophet Skitra. Brush up on those Dragon mechanics: Tail Swipe and a Frontal Breath!

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15th Anniversary Event Ending Soon

The 15th Anniversary Event is ending in a couple days, so it's time to make sure that you have all the rewards -- Lil' Nefarian, Stormpike Battle Ram, Frostwolf Snarler and Obsidian Worldbreaker.

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The Mounts of Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth

Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth adds over 20 new mounts from Horrific Visions, N'Zoth Assaults, Ny'alotha and more. We finally get a Mythic+ mount reward as well as some alpacas!

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Patch 8.3 Horrific Visions Rewards

Horrific Visions are a main feature of Patch 8.3 and we wanted to highlight all the rewards that are available from the system. You can get gear that is close to Mythic raid item level, Azerite Essences, Legendary Cloak Upgrades, cosmetics rewards, the ability to add sockets to gear and a backpack transmog item!

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Darkmoon Faire is in Town - Prepare for 8.3 with Extra Reputation for Allied Races and Paragon Caches

The Darkmoon Faire is in town once again! This coming of the monthly fair is well-timed, as the event provides 0% more experience and reputation.

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Wow Economy Weekly Wrap-Up - 106th Edition - TSM 8.3, 2020 Goals & Multiboxing

Welcome to the 106th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up, covering TSM 8.3, 2020 Goal and Multiboxing.

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8.3 PTR - Male Worgen Eye Updates

On the 8.3 PTR, the Male Worgen Eyes have been updated!

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Patch 8.3 N'Zoth Assault Guides - Now Live!

N'Zoth invasions are a main feature of Patch 8.3 and our guide overview is now live. Invasions are a great source of Coalescing Visions, needed to purchase Vessel of Horrific Visions for Horrific Visions. The invasions also have many rares which drop notable items for collectors like Reins of the Drake of the Four Winds.

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Shadowbarb Drone Questline Hatchling Stage - Shadowbarb Hatchling Pet

[db=ptr]The Shadowbarb Hatchling questline is currently testable on the Visions of N'Zoth PTR, and we have grown our Aqir egg into a hatchling, receiving the second reward for the questline, the Shadowbarb Hatchling battle pet!

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Reins of the Drake of the Four Winds

Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the Reins of the Drake of the Four Winds, a mount resembling the popular dragon model introduced in Cataclysm.

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Wowhead's Visions of N'Zoth Interview with Mike Bybee and Steve Danuser

Wowhead interviewed Senior Game Producer Mike Bybee and Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser on Patch 8.3, Visions of N'Zoth! We learned about upcoming skip options for the intro questline, more details about how keeping the Gift of N'Zoth may affect your character, the possible return of Xal'atath and more!

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Battle for Azeroth Early End of PvP Season 3 Fixed & Rewards Updated

Blizzard has posted a couple updates regarding the unexpected close of Season 3, having fixed the issue while retaining player's rating and tier updates with the coming weekly reset.

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Titanic Research Upgrades in Horrific Visions

In order to progress deeper into Horrific Visions, you're going to need to spend Corrupted Mementos at the Titanic Research Archive. This is a talent tree that is specifically made for Horrific Visions that grants powerful traits, and once you unlock all the traits, you unlock some special rewards from Wrathion!

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Patch 8.3 Ny'alotha Raid Guides - Dark Inquisitor, The Hivemind, Shad'har the Insatiable

Our next batch of Ny'alotha raid guides has been released, with guides for the Dark Inquisitor Xanesh, HIvemind and Shad'har the Insatiable encounters!

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New Essences in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth - Abilities and Sources

One of the many improvements of the Heart of Azeroth system was the implementation of further character customization via Essences. With Visions of N'Zoth, seven new Essences will become obtainable by players - One for all specializations, two for DPS specializations, two for tanks and two for healers. On this post, we will look at their effects and how to unlock them!

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WoW Classic Hotfixes for January 7th - Somnus & Attack Macro Fixes

Blizzard has posted WoW Classic hotfixes for January 7th including fixes for Somnus evading and Attack macro fixes.

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Classic Not-A-Bug - Juju Flurry Buff

Blizzard has posted a reply on the forums about a supposed bug with Juju Flurry in Classic WoW. The supposed bug, however, isn't a bug, and Juju Flurry is behaving as it should when compared to the 1.12 client. The bug in question was only fixed in the Burning Crusade pre-patch (2.0).

January 7th Hotfixes - PvP Titles, Classic Macros, Jenafur has grown Tentacles?

Blizzard has updated their hotfix blog with the corrections below. The most interesting seems to be that Jenafur has grown tentacles, which doesn't seem healthy for a cat.

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Blizzard's Visions of N’Zoth Raid Preview: Ny’alotha, the Waking City

Blizzard has published their preview of the Ny'alotha, the Waking City raid!

Upcoming Ny'alotha Raid Testing - LFR Gift of Flesh

Blizzard has announced more Ny'alotha Raid Testing for Friday through the weekend -- LFR Gift of Flesh (Wing 3).

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Guide to Corrupted Mementos in Patch 8.3 Now Live

We're highlighting some of the guides that have been put together to help players understand the new systems, currencies, and activities in Visions of N'Zoth. Corrupted Mementos are a currency obtained from Horrific Visions used to purchase upgrades and powerful items in Patch 8.3!

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Titan Residuum Will Be Converted to Gold on Next Reset

Blizzard has reiterated that Titan Residuum will be converted to gold on the next reset, not at Season 4 launch. If you want to buy any last minute Azerite Armor before Titan Residuum is converted into gold, now is the time to do so!

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8.3 PTR Hotfixes - Corrupted Weapon Retuning

Some of the Corrupted Weapons that drop from the Ny'alotha have had their effects and/or Corruption values retuned. We're not sure if this affects random Corruption procs but we've listed out all the changes to the guaratneed Corrupted weapons seen on the PTR so far.

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8.3 PTR Spell and Ability Hotfixes - Corruption Tuning, Raid Tuning

We now have spell changes for the recent hotfixes to the PTR including Corruption tuning for the majority of the randomly rolled affixes and raid tuning.

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8.3 PTR Hotfixes - Changes to Corrupted Weapons and Randomly Rolled Affixes

We now have more information on all the changes to Corrupted Weapons and all the buffs to the Corruption affixes. The tuning seems to make other Corruption affixes try to match the power of the Echoing Void.

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Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth - What to Do On 8.3 Patch Day & During the First Week

Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth launches on January 14th and since it is a Patch with many new systems, we're highlighting what is most important to focus on during Patch Day and the first week! This will help you stay up to date and make sure that you don't miss anything.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Rajani Warserpent

Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights the Rajani Warserpent, a new cloud serpent mount in Patch 8.3.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Strategy Guide - Now Live!

Today we are happy to announce that our Horrific Vision of Stormwind guide is now live, detailing all the objectives, creatures that will drain sanity, and the bosses in each part of the city.

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Method Announces Race to World First for Ny'alotha!

Method has announced that they will be hosting their Race to World First for Ny'alotha! They'll be at the TakeTV studios in Germany, as they try to claim another World First!

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Blizzard's Allied Race and Pandaren Death Knight Preview

Blizzard has posted their official Allied Race DK preview! In this blog, Blizzard highlights that Allied Race Death Knights will also receiving their racial mount, and Heritage Armor CAN obtained on Allied Race characters by leveling to 110.

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Patch 8.3 Mythic+ - Item Level Changes, "Bob" Deplete Buff

Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth is launching soon and item levels from Mythic+ will be changing when Season 4 starts. In addition, the "Bob" deplete buff has returned on the PTR, but... there's a catch.

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What Tank Should I Play in Season 4 of Mythic+?

Wonder what Tank you should play if you want to focus on Mythic+ in Season 4? This article by Trell will explore how tanks will be shaping up in the new Mythic+ Season, discuss new challenges that will appear for tanks, and will hopefully help you decide on a Tank class if you're on the fence.

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Visions of N'Zoth Mount Preview - Corrupted Gladiator's Proto Drake

Today's Visions of N'Zoth mount preview highlights Corrupted Gladiator's Proto-Drake, the Season 4 Gladiator Mount.

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Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth Official Patch Notes

The official Patch Notes for Visions of N'Zoth are here!

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What to Expect on Patch 8.3 Launch and Season 4 - Artifact Knowledge, Corruption, Item Levels

Blizzard has posted a large post detailing what will be changing on Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth launch and with Season 4 launch. This goes over Artifact Power requirements, Artifact Knowledge, when Corrupted Gear will start dropping, item levels and much much more!

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What to Expect on Patch 8.3 Launch and Season 4 - Artifact Knowledge, Corruption, Item Levels

Blizzard has posted a large post detailing what will be changing on Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth launch and with Season 4 launch. This goes over Artifact Power requirements, Artifact Knowledge, when Corrupted Gear will start dropping, item levels and much much more!

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Blizzard's Legendary Cloak and Corrupted Gear Preview

Blizzard has released their official preview for Wrathion's Legendary Cloak and the replacement for Titanforging, Corrupted Gear!

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Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth Official Patch Notes

The official Patch Notes for Visions of N'Zoth are here! Edit: The Patch Notes have been updated with Class Dungeon and Item Changes.

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Blizzard's Patch 8.3 Auction House Update Preview

Blizzard has posted their official preview of the Patch 8.3 auction house changes. They've also announced that when changing over to the new Auction House, all unsold commodities will be removed and the deposit will not be refunded, so don't list any last minute auctions before the Patch!

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Peace Treaty Between Alliance and Horde? - New Questline Coming in Visions of N'zoth (Spoilers)

Blizzard released today a video with the highlights from patch 8.3, Visions of N'zoth. One of these highlights is the announcement of a questline hidden in the PTR, which deals with the aftermath of the Fourth War and a peace treaty between Alliance and Horde.

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Keystones Will Be Downgrading by Extra Levels on Season 4 Launch

A very common question that we've heard in the WoW Community recently is "What Level Keystone Should I Do?" in order to get a +15 Keystone on Season 4 launch. Blizzard has now updated their recent blue posts, noting that Keystones will indeed be downgrading by extra levels on Season 4 launch.

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Blizzard's Visions of N'Zoth Assaults and Horrific Visions Preview

Blizzard has released a preview of the upcoming N'Zoth Assaults and Horrific Visions!

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Classic WoW Content Drop on Feb 12th! - Blackwing Lair, Level 50 Class Quests, Eternal Quintessence

Blizzard has announced that a new Classic WoW content drop will be going live on February 12th! This includes Blackwing Lair, Level 50 Class Quests, Eternal Quintessence and more. The Blackwing Lair attunement quest will also become available starting tomorrow on all realms!

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Patch 8.3 PTR Spell Changes - Horrific Vision Tuning, Skip Quest, Corruption Bow Buff

More spell changes have been hotfixed on the 8.3 PTR, targeting Horrific Visions. In addition, some new spells have been added that reference the Intro quest skip and the Corruption Ny'alotha bow has gotten changed as well.

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2020 Fanbyte Marketing Survey and Giveaway

Every few months Wowhead runs surveys regarding market research here and it's that time again! To this end, we're running a survey this month, asking Wowhead users to answer some questions on their gaming and purchase behaviors.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Strategy Guide - Now Live!

Today we are happy to announce that our Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar guide is now live, detailing all the objectives, creatures that will drain sanity, and the bosses in each part of the city including corrupted Thrall.

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Artifact Power in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth - 6 Free Weeks of Artifact Knowledge

Yesterday, Blizzard announced the upcoming Artifact Power requirements to go from 70 to 71 in your Heart of Azeroth. With 6 free weeks of Artifact Knowledge, the grind from 70 - 75 is now very similar to the AP grind from Patch 8.2, except with one less week before the raid launches.

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Blackhand's Command Now Available in Classic WoW

Blizzard has announced that Blackhand's Command, an item required to start the process to attune yourself to Blackwing Lair, has started dropping in Classic WoW.

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What to Expect on Patch 8.3 Launch and Season 4 - Artifact Knowledge, Corruption, Item Levels

Blizzard has posted a large post detailing what will be changing on Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth launch and with Season 4 launch. This goes over Artifact Power requirements, Artifact Knowledge, when Corrupted Gear will start dropping, item levels and more! Edit: Blizzard has clarified that only Season 4 Mythic+ Chests and Season 4 Azerite will drop Titan Residuum.

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Profession Updates in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth - New Recipes, Void Focus

With Patch 8.3 around the corner, we're pleased to announce our profession guides are updated for Visions of N'Zoth. In this patch, the Void Focus must be crafted at Wrathion to perform high level crafts and most of your Recipes will be obtained from farming N'Zoth-related creatures in the invasions!

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Visions of N'Zoth Legendary Pet Battle Strategy Guide - Now Live!

New legendary pet battles are coming in Visions of N'Zoth, and we've prepared a guide for you to easily defeat them. Pet battles grant 75 reputation with 8.3 factions.

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Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth Survival Guide & Giveaway

Comprehensive guide to World of Wacraft Battle for Azeroth 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth -- Horrific Visions, Legendary Cloak, Corrupted Gear, Vulpera and Mechagnome Allied Races, Allied Race DKs and much more!

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Mechagnome Allied Race Transmog Limitations and Customization Options

Mechagnomes are a new Allied Race coming in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth. This race has unique robotic limbs that can be customized, but they are the only Allied Race to have transmog slot limitations.

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What's Changing in Mythic+ Dungeons in Patch 8.3 and Season 4?

In Patch 8.3 there will be many changes coming to M+ dungeons in the form of some nerfs, mechagon being added, and the new seasonal affix Awakened. This article aims to be a comprehensive for all these changes and how to prepare for M+ coming into 8.3.

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What Healer Should You Play in Season 4 of Mythic+?

Season 4 of Mythic+ will be launching on January 21st with the new Awakened Affix, Operation: Mechagon Mythic+, class change,new gear and new Item Levels. In this article, AutomaticJak takes a look at all the Season 4 changes and analyzes how the meta might shift in Season 4 of Mythic+.

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Heart of Azeroth Essence Changes in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth - Acquisition Nerfs, Tuning

In addition to seven new Essences introduced in Patch 8.3, several Essences from Patch 8.2 are receiving tuning changes or easier acquisition methods. Here's a look at what's changes are coming to existing Essences in Patch 8.3.

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Visions of N'Zoth Legendary Weapon Transmog Updates

In Visions of N'Zoth, legendary weapons will be able to be transmogged, as we have documented on our previous post on the subject. Since then, a couple upgrades happened to this, with a few limitations being added on certain legendary weapons.

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Wow Economy Weekly Wrap-Up - 107th Edition - Spotlight on New Auction House

Welcome to the 107th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up, covering a close look at the new Auction House coming in 8.3.

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How to Raise the Shadowbarb Drone Mount in Visions of N'Zoth - Guide Now Live!

The Shadowbarb Drone mount is the final reward for a month-long questline where you raise an Aqir egg until he is ready to carry us into battle!

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Patch 8.3 FatbossTV Ny'alotha Raid Guides: Drest'agath, Il'gynoth, Vexiona

We're highlighting more of FatbossTV's Ny'alotha raid guides! Today, we're highlighting the raid guides for 3 more bosses: Drest'agath, Il'gynoth and Vexiona.

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Transmog and Character Customization Updates in Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth

Patch 8.3 adds many transmog options and updates to character customization. Here's an overview of all the cosmetic updates you can expect in Visions of N'Zoth, including a transmoggable backpack, new Death Knight swords, and Heritage Armor sets.

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How Not to Fail Horrific Visions - Solo vs. Group Runs, Cooking Sanity Recipes, Faceless Masks, Routes

In preparation for Patch 8.3 release this week, we've prepared multiple guides to help you with everything you need to know about the patch. Horrific Visions will be one of the main avenues to obtain upgrades to your Legendary Cloak, so we prepared a strategy guide talking about groups, extra zones, faceless masks, consumables, and much more.

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What DPS Should You Play in Season 4 of Mythic+?

Figuring out which character to play in Mythic Plus can be a daunting prospect, so this article, written by Dratnos, will take a look from a few perspectives to try and help you make the best choice on what DPS to play in Season 4.

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The Mounts of Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth

Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth adds over 20 new mounts from Horrific Visions, N'Zoth Assaults, Ny'alotha and more. We finally get a Mythic+ mount reward as well as some alpacas!

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Race and Faction Changes 30% Off Until February 3

Blizzard has announced that Race and Faction changes will be 30% off until February 3rd, so if you're interested in playing a Vulpera or Mechagnome after you unlock them, you can buy it now in preparation for Patch 8.3 tomorrow!

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Alliance Blood War Epilogue Cinematic - BFA War Campaign Epilogue, Tyrande, Anduin - Spoilers!

We were able to datamine the Alliance War Campaign Epilogue, which is arriving with tomorrow's patch. The cinematic covers the epilogue of the War Campaign for Alliance leaders, focusing on Tyrande and Anduin.

Horde Blood War Epilogue Cinematic - BFA War Campaign Epilogue - Spoilers!

We were able to datamine the Horde War Campaign Epilogue, which is arriving with tomorrow's patch. The cinematic covers the epilogue of the War Campaign for Horde leaders and who should become the next Warchief.

Vulpera Allied Race Intro Cutscene

We were able to datamine the intro cutscene shown when you create your Vulpera character.

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Pandaren and Allied Race Death Knight Intro Cutscene

We were able to datamine the intro cutscene shown when you create your Pandaren or Allied Race Death Knight.

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Ra-den's Fate Cutscene - Visions of N'zoth Introduction Questline Finale

We've datamined the Ra-den's Fate cutscene that plays during the end of the introduction questline. Spoilers if you haven't done the Patch 8.3 intro questline yet.

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Mechagnome Allied Race Intro Cutscene

Today Blizzard added a new version to the Mechagnome Allied Race introduction. We had it datamined previously, but it didn't have any voiceovers.

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Introduction Questline Cutscenes - Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms

Following our new cutscenes of the day, we have the cutscenes for the Visions of N'zoth Intro questline, which show the situation in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms as we arrive in the zones.

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Legendary Cloak Upgrades Will Be Weekly Capped With A Catch-Up Mechanism

Blizzard has announced that the Legendary Cloak Upgrades will be hard capped on launch, with one new step becoming available each week. This will prevent players from having an infinite grind of Coalescing Visions, just to upgrade the cloak and add a catch-up mechanism for players who are behind or failed a Horrific Vision run. Edit: Now updated with an analysis containing charts and what it means for you?

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Patch 8.3 Legendary Cloak Stats and Overview - No Capes From Ny'alotha and Weekly Chests

Wrathion's Legendary Cloak is in important part of Patch 8.3, providing Corruption Resistance, special Equip and On Use effects and scales to Item Level 500. Because all players will be using the Legendary Cloak, the weekly Mythic+ chest will no longer drop Cloaks, but it does appear that end-of-dungeon chests can still drop cloaks.

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Visions of N'zoth - Patch 8.3 Compiled Class Changes

With Patch 8.3, Visions of N'zoth launching this week, we'd like to highlight our compiled class changes for every class. In these pages, you'll find everything that changed (or not!) for your class in the upcoming patch.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Why You SHOULDN'T Come Back For 8.3 (And Why You Should)

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the recent Warcraft updates, covering Patch 8.3 Visions of N'zoth release in this episode.

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Find Your Best Corruptions - Class Guides Updated for Visions of N'Zoth

Patch 8.3: Visions of N'Zoth launches tomorrow, and in preparation of its arrival we're releasing our Class Corruption guides! Each of our class authors have added a new page to their guides, detailing the Corruptions available in patch 8.3, how they work, which ones you should prioritize, and how they compare to one another. If you're wondering which Corruptions are good, bad, or currently overtuned, then these guides are for you!

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Primal Elementalist Shaman Change Removed From Visions of N'Zoth

Blizzard has confirmed that the Primal Elementalist Shaman change in the Patch 8.3 Patch Notes has been removed and will no longer be in the patch due to a bug.

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Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth Survival Guide & Giveaway

Comprehensive guide to World of Wacraft Battle for Azeroth 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth -- Horrific Visions, Legendary Cloak, Corrupted Gear, Vulpera and Mechagnome Allied Races, Allied Race DKs and much more! Edit: NA Servers are now live!

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Visions of N'Zoth Patch Trailer

Blizzard has uploaded a Visions of N'Zoth patch trailer, highlighting the features in the patch and the corruption of the Old Gods.

Wrathion and Anduin Introduction Cinematic in Visions of N'Zoth

Following the deluge of cinematics from yesterday, we have one more cinematic to share; the introductory cinematic where Wrathion and Anduin reunite.

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Visions of N'Zoth Known Issues

Blizzard has posted a list of known issues for Visions of N'Zoth, including several issues with the Teeming Islands brawl.

Visions of N'Zoth Key Art and Concept Art

Blizzard has revealed the Visions of N'Zoth Key Art, as well as some concept art of N'Zoth and Wrathion.

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Ny'alotha and Underrot Trinket Adjustments in PvP

Several trinkets from the Ny'alotha raid and Underrot dungeon will be adjusted in PvP.

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 14th - Patch Day

This patch includes N'Zoth invasions, which have daily quests and events. While the daily quests show on the map, the daily events do not show up on the map. This post will have the coordinates of all the events, to help you get reputation with the Rajani and Uldum Accord.

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 14th - Patch Day

Patch 8.3 includes N'Zoth invasions, which have daily quests and events. While the daily quests show on the map, the daily events do not show up on the map. This post will have the coordinates of all the events, to help you get reputation with the Rajani and Uldum Accord.

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Start Raising Your Shadowbarb Drone Mount Right Now in Uldum

The questline for the Shadowbarb Drone mount can be started right now in Visions of N'Zoth! Head to Uldum and find the Voidtouched Egg located near Ankhaten Harbor to start the questline to raise your own Aqir mount.

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Gift of N'Zoth Remains in Patch 8.3

The Gift of N'Zoth visual effect is not removed in Patch 8.3; Blizzard has confirmed the only way to remove it is through a quest.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for January 14th - Honorbound/7th Legion Items

The first round of Patch 8.3 Hotfixes are here, including a fix for Honorbound and 7th Legion items that incorrectly received both Titanforging and Corruption benefits.

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Unlocking Mechagnomes - Clarifying Requirements for Horde Players

Blizzard has clarified the process to unlock Mechagnomes on Horde characters. They are also resolving a bug with the Allied Race banner UI that is causing confusion.

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Reaching Key Locations for Visions of N'zoth - Teleportation and Travel Guide

Throughout the intro quests for Visions of N'zoth and the patch, there will be a lot of travel involved, as it uses known locations from previous expansions like the Vale of Eternal Blossoms and Uldum.

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This Week in Island Salvage Crates for January 14th - Crestfall, Rotting Mire, Jorundall

In Patch 8.3, you can now spend your Dubloons on Salvage Crates by the Island Expedition vendor. This week, the Salvage Crates are from Crestfall, Rotting Mire and Jorundall offering a possible 4 mounts if you have enough Dubloons.

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Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 15th

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, new dailies and events are available to complete for Rajani and Uldum Accord reputation. If you're looking to complete all the daily events that don't show up on this map, use this post!

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Visions of N'Zoth Known Auction House Issues

Blizzard has posted a list of current issues with the new Auction House, including issues with filters, an incorrect warning when attempting to cancel an auction and more.

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Hotfixes for January 15: Mechagnome Requirements, Against Overwhelming Odds

Hotfixes for January 15 include a hotfix for unlocking Mechagnomes for Horde characters and credit for Against Overwhelming Odds on the new invasion zones.

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Millenium Interview with Ion Hazzikostas - No Patch 8.3.5

Gaming website Millenium recently interviewed Ion Hazzikostas[/url], Game Director for World of Warcraft, talking about Patch 8.3, N'Zoth, Shadowlands, and a big reveal in that there are currently no plans for a Patch 8.3.5 between now and Shadowland.

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Making WoW - The Pros and Cons of Making a Game Engine, AMA with Author John Staats

It's time for another excerpt from The WoW Diary as well as an AMA with author John Staats. Ask your questions about vanilla WoW development in the comments!

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Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 16th

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, new dailies and events are available to complete for Rajani and Uldum Accord reputation with one of the Vale events hidden way underground and being very hard to find. If you're looking to complete all the daily events that don't show up on this map, use this post!

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Squeakers Flying Rat Mount Now Available in the Shop

A new deal is available in the shop for the Squeakers mount! This is the first flying rat mount available in WoW.

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Mechagnomes Now Unlockable on Heroic in Addition to Mythic Operation: Mechagon

Blizzard has just stated that you can run Operation: Mechagon on Heroic difficulty to unlock Mechagnomes, if you haven't done so yet.

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Wowhead Weekly #217 - Visions of N'Zoth

For Wowhead Weekly #217, Annie and Perculia talk about Visions of N'Zoth going live!

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Complexity-Limit Announces Race To World First For Ny'alotha!

Limit, now known as Complexity-Limit, has announced that they are hosting a Race to World First event for Ny'alotha! This event will take place at Complexity's headquarters, the GameStop Performance Center in Frisco, TX.

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Season 4 Visions of N'Zoth Content Update Notes

Blizzard has posted the official patch notes for Season 4 Visions of N'Zoth, the content update which includes the Ny'alotha raid and Awakened Mythic Dungeon Affix.

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Blizzard Removing Recent Bans for Repeatedly Looting Black Empire Coffer

Earlier today, players reported short duration bans with the apparent link being farming and looting the Black Empire Coffer in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms Assault. Blizzard has announced that they will be removing the bans that were issued for this reason due to further investigation.

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Infinite Stars Getting Nerfed by 25%

Blizzard has announced that Infinite Stars is getting a 25% nerf. This trait was doing massive damage for its Corruption cost and should be brought down more in line.

Additional Auction House Issues in Visions of N'Zoth

Blizzard has posted an additional round of issues affecting the revamped Auction House in Visions of N'Zoth.

Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms Dailies Have Reset

After the maintenance, the Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossom dailies have reset on NA servers, and BlizzardCS has tweeted that it's okay to do them!

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Change in Wording to Mythic Keystone Decay in Season 4

In today's Season 4 Patch Notes, Blizzard has updated their statement about the Mythic Keystone decay that will happen on the launch of Season 4. The statement about Mythic Keystone decay in the Season 4 Patch Notes has the word "additional" in the statement, which means that you'll probably want to complete a +20 key instead of a +19 this week, if you want a +15 key for next week.

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Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 17th - Aqir Invasion Soon

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, the Ama'thet Assault will finish for NA servers at 7 PM Pacific / 10 PM Eastern and transition to the Aqir Assault. You have until this time to finish the Assault, today's related dailies and events before they reset, so if you're looking to complete all the daily events that don't show up on this map, use this post!

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Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 17th - Aqir Invasion Soon

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, the Ama'thet Assault will finish for NA servers at 7 PM Pacific / 10 PM Eastern and transition to the Aqir Assault. You have until this time to finish the Assault, today's related dailies and events before they reset! Edit: The Unearthed Artifact daily quest has now been hotfixed.

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Blackrock Depths Pet Battle Dungeon Strategy Guide - Now Live!

We're pleased to announce our Blackrock Depths Pet Battle Dungeon guide is now live, with strategies to defeat all of the pet tamers in the new 8.3 pet dungeon.

Blackrock Depths Pet Battle Dungeon Strategy Guide - Now Live!

We're pleased to announce our Blackrock Depths Pet Battle Dungeon guide is now live, with strategies to defeat all of the pet tamers in the new 8.3 pet dungeon.

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Warcraft III Patch 14391 - Mac Support, Reign of Chaos Credits

The latest Warcraft III: Reforged update adds support for Mac as well as the Reign of Chaos credits.

Horrific Vision Rewards Are Awarded at Specific Milestones, Not RNG

Blizzard has provided more details about how Horrific Vision rewards work. These rewards are not random, but are awarded at specific milestones once per week.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for January 17th - Breath of the Dying Proc Rate, Rare Respawn Increased

Blizzard has posted Patch 8.3 hotfixes for January 17th including a fix to the Breath of the Dying proc rate, an increase in rare respawns, fixes to the Auction House and more!

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Auction House Mail Delivery Issue in Visions of N'Zoth

Blizzard has posted an update on the issue where players are not receiving mail from the AH on sold items. This fix will take a few days to solve and the 30-day countdown will only start when the fix is in place.

Complete a +19 Keystone This Week If You Want a +15 Next Week

Blizzard has officially confirmed that you need to complete a +19 keystone this week if you want a +15 next week. The patch Notes have also been altered to remove the "an additional" words, meaning that Keystones will be decreasing by exactly 4 as we originally predicted.

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Today in Uldum for January 17th Part 2 - Aqir Assault Starts

Secondary Assault - Uldum This week the secondary N'Zoth Assault is in Uldum. The Aqir Assault has begun.

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Patch 8.3 FatbossTV Ny'alotha Raid Guides: N'Zoth, Ra-den, Carapace of N'Zoth

We're highlighting more of FatbossTV's Ny'alotha raid guides, including the strategy guide for the final boss of the expansion--N'Zoth.

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What Tank Should I Play in the Ny'alotha Raid?

The Ny'alotha Raid will be releasing on January 21st with 12 new bosses. In this article, Panthea compares the 6 tanks to what is known about the 12 encounters in the raid, and analyzes how the Tank meta might shift in Ny'alotha. This article may help you if you're on the fence about what Tank to play.

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Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 17th

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, it's the first full day of the Aqir Assault.

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Rare Spawns in Visions of N'zoth Assaults - Guide To Locations and Loot

We're pleased to announce that our guide to rare spawns in Visions of N'Zoth is now live, covering notable loot drops like mounts, TomTom coordinates, and useful spawn information.

Rare Spawns in Visions of N'zoth Assaults - Guide To Locations and Loot

We're pleased to announce that our guide to rare spawns in Visions of N'Zoth is now live, covering notable loot drops like mounts, TomTom coordinates, and useful spawn information.

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Malevolent Drone Mount Now Drops from Corpse Eater Rare

Malevolent Drone, a new mount in Visions of N'Zoth, is now dropping from the Corpse Eater rare in Uldum.

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Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 19th

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, it's rare day in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms! The rares have been hotfixed to spawn faster and you only need to defeat 3 rares now.

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Wow Economy Weekly Wrap-Up - 108th Edition - 8.3 Auction House Woes & Success Stories

Welcome to the 108th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up, covering the launch of the revamped Auction House in Patch 8.3.

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War Mode Bonus Disabled for Visions of N'Zoth Daily Quests

Blizzard has confirmed that the War Mode bonus for Visions of N'Zoth daily quests have been disabled since Thursday, January 16th. War Mode bonuses for all other BFA daily quests are still working as intended.

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Story of Patch 8.3 Visions of N'Zoth with Nobbel87

Learn all about the story of the final Battle for Azeroth patch, Visions of N'Zoth, in our monthly lore spotlight with Nobbel87!

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What Healer Should You Play in Mythic Ny'alotha?

On January 21st the gates of Ny'alotha will open, allowing daring adventurer's to raid the city's depths and hopefully vanquish the Old God N'Zoth and his vast army of tentacled madness. Along the way, your raid may need a few heals in order to survive the insanity that surely lies within. But which healers stand to be the most valuable against N'Zoth's madness?

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Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 20th

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, it's rare day in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms! The rares have been recently hotfixed to spawn faster and you only need to defeat 3 rares now.

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Battle for Azeroth Season 4 Begins January 21 (NA) / January 22 (EU)

Battle for Azeroth Season 4 begins January 21 (NA) / January 22 (EU). Blizzard has posted an overview of what to expect including Mythic Keystone Dungeons, gear rewards, and PvP updates.

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Ny'alotha Raid Strategy Guides For All Bosses by FatbossTV - Now Live!

The fifth and final raid of Battle for Azeroth, Ny'alotha, opens the week of January 21st and our detailed strategy guides to all bosses are now live, written by FatbossTV

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Upgrading Your Legendary Cloak to Rank 6 & Next Week's Objective in Horrific Visions

Many players have started to reach Rank 5 on their Legendary Cloak and will get enough Coalescing Visions for their final Horrific Vision run today. Starting at this point, in order to upgrade your Cloak to Rank 6 and above, the objectives will change. We're highlighting the Rank 6 and Rank 7 upgrade quest objectives, which are the caps for this week and next week respectively so that you won't miss out on a Cloak Upgrade.

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What DPS Should You Play in Mythic Ny'alotha?

Tettles analyzes what types of encounters are in Mythic Ny'alotha and discusses the pros and cons of each spec in the upcoming raid. If you're on the fence about what DPS to play, this may help you decide!

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Visions of N'Zoth Season 4

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the Patch 8.3 launch and what's coming in Season 4 like the Ny'alotha Raid.

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Patch 8.3 Season 4 - What to Do On Season 4 Launch Day & During the Week

Season 4 of Battle for Azeroth launches on January 21st (NA), 22nd (EU) with the Ny'alotha raid, the new Awakened Mythic+ Affix, and a new PvP season becoming available. Within these systems, gear will be dropping at a higher Item Level, all Season 4 relevant content can now drop Corrupted Gear and Profession gear should actually become available.

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Call of the Scarab Micro-Holiday (Jan 21-23rd)

Running from January 21st through 23rd, Call of the Scarab celebrates the opening of the gates of Ahn'Qiraj. This event is now live on EU and NA realms.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Guide - Overview and Basics

With the Weekly Reset on January 21st (NA) / 22nd (EU), the Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar should be swapping over to Stormwind and this means that there will be 5 new zones containing different creatures, abilities and ways to fail your run. In this article, we'll give a quick overview of each zone, describing the most dangerous creatures and sharing important notes to give you a leg up and hopefully reduce your chance of failure.

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Patch 8.3 Season 4 - What to Do On Season 4 Launch Day & During the Week

Season 4 of Battle for Azeroth launches on January 21st (NA), 22nd (EU) with the Ny'alotha raid, the new Awakened Mythic+ Affix, and a new PvP season becoming available. Within these systems, gear will be dropping at a higher Item Level, all Season 4 relevant content can now drop Corrupted Gear and Profession gear should actually become available.

War Mode Bonus Granted Again - UI Bugged

Last Thursday, Blizzard disabled the War Mode bonuses from Visions of N'Zoth daily quests. Today the War Mode bonus has returned, but the UI is buggy and does not reflect it.

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Heroic Battle for Darkshore Warfront Available Next Time Darkshore Under Attack

Season 4 Battle for Azeroth adds the Heroic Battle for Darkshore Warfront, but it is not available on launch day. The Heroic Warfront will be made available the next time Darkshore comes under attack.

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Faction Change Bug - Characters Losing MOTHER's Research on Faction Change

If you have started your patch 8.3 MOTHER's Research and have plans to swap factions, you might do well to wait for now. Currently, there is a bug that makes your character lose progression in their MOTHER Research, losing ranks on any trait that has more than one rank, resulting in research trees like the one below.

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Wrathion and N'zoth Ny'alotha Cinematic - Spoilers

The first Ny'alotha raid cinematic is here, featuring Wrathion and N'zoth.

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N'Zoth the Corruptor Finale Cutscene in Ny'alotha Raid (Spoilers)

Ny'alotha has been cleared and we now know how the Ny'alotha Raid ends! Instead of a cinematic this time, we have an in-game cutscene featuring our character (Spoilers Ahead).

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Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 21st - Assault Flip, Grand Empress Shek'zara

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, Season 4 is here, bringing the World Bosses in the mix, plus flipping the major Assault to Uldum and the minor to Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

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January 21st Hotfixes - BRD Pet Dungeon, Ny'alotha, World Boss

The first round of Season 4 hotfixes are here.

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Rajani Warserpent Drop Discovered - Kill Rei Lun for the Pristine Cloud Serpent Scale

One of the mounts of Patch 8.3, the Rajani Warserpent, went through the entire Visions of N'Zoth PTR cycle without being found. With the new Mogu Assault in Vale of Eternal Blossoms, this mount has been found!

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Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 22nd

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, the amount of reputation and Coalescing Visions obtained from the Daily QUESTS has been increased.

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Assault Daily Quests Now Award More Reputation and Coalescing Visions

With last night's Weekly Reset on EU and this morning's Weekly Reset on NA, the Assault daily quests now award 66% more reputation and 400% more Coalescing Visions! This will probably make those Rare daily quests much more enticing to do as the buffs basically reward a full extra Horrific Vision run if you do all your dailies!

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 22nd

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, the amount of reputation and Coalescing Visions obtained from the Daily QUESTS has been increased! Edit: The final Uldum Event has been found and it doesn't show up on the minimap -- Thanks to Furion for finding it and letting us know.

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Heroic Darkshore Warfront Now Available to EU Horde Players

The new Heroic Darkshore Warfront is now available to EU Horde players, despite the Warfront flipping before Season 4 began on EU realms. For the next 2 days, EU Horde players will be able to queue at their Warfront Table in Dazar'alor to fight in this Warfront.

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Battle for Azeroth Maintenance Today (Jan 22) Between 1 and 2 pm PST

Blizzard has announced surprise maintenance for Battle for Azeroth, between 1 and 2 pm Pacific time.

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Void Wraith Secret - Become a Powerful Rare Mob!

A new secret has been discovered in Assault zones in Visions of N'Zoth, one that has ties with a previously unsolved item! As you complete this secret questline, you will become a powerful rare mob able to kill players.

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Delayed Auction House Mail Is Now Delivered

Blizzard has posted that the Auction House mail that was delayed due to AH bugs is now delivered and accessible for characters on NA realms.

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Ny'alotha Raid Strategy Guides and Top Builds

W have boss strategy guides for Ny'alotha the Waking City written by FatbossTV, along with tips, tricks, and top builds from our own class authors.

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Hotfixes for January 22: Assault Daily Quest Rewards, Friendly Alpaca Raid Credit

Hotfixes for January 22 include the previously reported reward increases for the Visions of N'Zoth Assault dailies and a bug fix to the Reins of the Springfur Alpaca.

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Making WoW - The Games Magazine Industry, AMA with Author John Staats

It's time for another excerpt from The WoW Diary as well as an AMA with author John Staats. Ask your questions about vanilla WoW development in the comments!

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Uncorrupted Voidwing is the Ahead of the Curve Mount from Ny'alotha Raid

With the defeat of Heroic N'Zoth, we've confirmed that the Uncorrupted Voidwing is the Ahead of the Curve mount from the Ny'alotha Raid.

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New Datamined Undead Hairstyles Coming in Shadowlands

We've datamined several new hairstyles for Undead characters in Shadowlands, now available to preview in our Dressing Room.

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Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms for January 23rd

Today in Uldum and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, the Summoning Ritual event in Uldum is up again, but doesn't show up on the minimap.

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Upcoming WoW Classic Alterac Valley Changes

Blizzard has announced some upcoming Classic WoW changes that are coming to Alterac Valley in the near future, including making honorless targets unlootable, allowing parties of 5 to queue together, removing the number in the name of the battleground screen and more!

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Vision of Perfection Items Hotfixed into Mythic Keystone Mechagon

Blizzard has pushed a hotfix allowing items for the Vision of Perfection essence to drop in end-of-run chests from Mythic Keystone Mechagon.

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Wowhead Weekly #218 - Ny'alotha Cinematics with Special Guest Nobbel87

For Wowhead Weekly #218, Annie and Perculia are joined by special guest Nobbel87 to discuss the Ny'alotha ending.

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Simulating Corruption in Patch 8.3 with Raidbots

Corruption effects are extremely powerful new bonuses in Patch 8.3, which have left a lot of players uncertain just what pieces of gear are best for them anymore. Luckily, [url=https://www.raidbots.com/simbot]Raidbots[/url] has been updated with several new features to help you evaluate Corruption, set limits to avoid the nasty negative effects, and figure out just which of the bonuses you may have been lucky enough to acquire so far are worth using!

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for January 23 - Corrupted Item Damage Scaling

The latest Patch 8.3 hotfixes include changes to how damage scales on some Corrupted items.

Corruption Hotfixes - Infinite Stars and More No Longer Scale With Attack and Spell Power

Infinite Stars, Twisted Appendages, Lash of the Void corruption effects, as well as the Gushing Wound Azerite Trait, now scale on Item Level.

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Ny'alotha Raid Trash Lieutenants Drop 200 Corrupted Mementos Each

In the Ny'alotha Raid, there's a lot of trash, but within all the trash are 4 lieutenant creatures that will drop 200 Corrupted Mementos each when defeated. If you need more Corrupted Mementos for your Horrific Vision runs, make sure to clear some of the raid!