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Nathanos Blightcaller Shadowlands Dialogue (Story Spoilers)

Overview of Nathanos Blightcaller's datamined dialogue in Shadowlands and the role he could possibly have. Story spoilers.

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Master Mathias Shaw Shadowlands Voice Over - Story Spoilers

Master Mathias Shaw has some voice over dialogue that hints at future Shadowlands developments and Alliance politics. Story spoilers.

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World of Warcraft Amigurumi - Crochet Onyxia and Lil Dragons by Krejdar

Krejdar is a plush and sculptor artist specializing in making adorable video game themed art, ranging from drawings to sculptures, enamel pins, and crochet, featured on Reddit, Instagram, and Deviantart.

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Classic World First: 40 Druids Clear Molten Core

40 Druids on the Benediction server set out to achieve the impossible - clearing Molten Core! Previously attempted by a Moonkin heavy group on the Zandalar Tribe server, the Benediction Druids managed to overcome Firelord in just under 4 hours, wiping only once each to Sulfuron and Ragnaros.

Classic World First: 40 Druids Clear Molten Core

40 Druids on the Benediction server set out to achieve the impossible - clearing Molten Core! Previously attempted by a Moonkin heavy group on the Zandalar Tribe server, the Benediction Druids managed to overcome Firelord in just under 4 hours, wiping only once each to Sulfuron and Ragnaros.

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Midsummer Fire Festival Returns for 2020

The Midsummer Fire Festival is a time of merriment and festivities celebrating the hottest season of the year!

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Midsummer Fire Festival in WoW Classic - Bonfire, Buffs, Captured Flame Pet

The WoW Classic Midsummer Fire Festival runs from June 21st through July 5th. You can earn buffs from tossing Burning Blossoms into the fire, as well as stat food and other items from quests.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 Datamining Recap - Night Elf Customization, Legendaries, De Other Side

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.34821 hit, adding Night Elf and Draenei customization options, legendary customization effects, and the ability for Worgen to customize their Human and Worgen forms separately. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 130 | Auction House Throttling

The latest economy recap covers a hot news topic: Auction House Throttling.

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40 Paladins Clear Molten Core on the Classic Test Realm

40 Paladins have bubbled their way through Molten Core, clearing the Classic raid in just over 2 hours without a single wipe! Organized and led by Wowhead guide author Askalon, this run is unique in that it took place on the Public Test Realm, rather than a live server.

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Wowhead's Artist's Corner - Daybreaker

For this month's Artist's Corner on Wowhead, we're highlighting the art of Daybreaker!

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Shadowlands Alpha Class Recap for Build 34821 - Warlock & Warrior Changes, Datamined Legendaries

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 hit, with more class and spell changes including changes to Warlocks and Warriors, datamined legendary powers, a change to Arms Warrior's Mastery, Single-Minded Fury and more!

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Discipline Priest State in Shadowlands Alpha - Mythic+ Viability, Lackluster GCDs, Covenant Abilities

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Disc Priest on the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing changes to its abilities, Mythic+ Viability, Lackluster GCDs, Covenant Abilities and more!

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Purple Vulpin - Shadowlands Mount Preview

Today's Shadowlands Mount preview highlights the Purple Vulpin, a new fox mount in Shadowlands.

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Nathanos Blightcaller Found as Outdoor Boss on Shadowlands Alpha

Nathanos Blightcaller has been found on the Shadowlands Alpha and he appears to be a world event boss.

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Twitch Sells CurseForge to Overwolf

In a surprising move, Twitch has announced that they have sold CurseForge, the home of many game mods, including WoW's addon repository, to Overwolf for an undisclosed sum. With this change, Addon management will be leaving the Twitch Client in the near future, moving to a standalone Overwolf app.

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Sturmbart's Atlas of Azeroth - Highly Detailed Maps of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor

Self professed hobby artist, full-time shaman and Warcraft addict [url=https://sturmbart.carrd.co/]Sturmbart the insane[/url] has created highly detailed maps of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, based on the in game minimap files. Showcasing the shape and character of Azeroth's surface using elevation shading and aquatic depth, as well as a fully fleshed legend showing natural and artificial features.

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June 22nd Hotfix - Combat Log Range Increased in Classic Instances

Blizzard has announced a hotfix to increase the range of detection for the combat log inside dungeons and raids, emphasizing that the out of instance range remains unchanged.

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Heroic Ny'alotha Clear with 30 Protection Warriors (Plus Normal Bosses Killed With Heroic Throw Spam)

Over the weekend, Method Naowh organized a Heroic Ny'alotha clear with 30 Protection Warriors, plus some bosses killed on Normal-mode with only Heroic Throw spam.

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Duncan Jones Talks Warcraft Movie and Sequels on Twitter

Duncan Jones, director of the 2016 Warcraft movie, answered several questions on Twitter and shared insights about the film as well as his vision for hypothetical sequels.

Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 23rd - June 26th

The third batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 23rd through 26th.

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Burning Crusade Timewalking Active - New 50% Reputation Buff for TBC Factions

Burning Crusade Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with Outland. You can also get ilvl 410 loot from Timewarped vendor loot, ilvl 425 loot from dungeons, and ilvl 445 loot from the Black Temple raid.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 92

With the Weekly Reset on June 23rd (NA) / 24th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 92. If you hit a Rank 15 Cloak and start collecting Malefic Cores this week, you are unable to catch up to players who are caught up and you will hit the cap of 125 Corruption Resistance the week after other players.

Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 92

With the Weekly Reset on June 23rd (NA) / 24th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 92. If you hit a Rank 15 Cloak and start collecting Malefic Cores this week, you are unable to catch up to players who are caught up and you will hit the cap of 125 Corruption Resistance the week after other players.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for June 23rd

This week in the Horrific Vision of Stormwind, the madnesses have swapped once again: Split Personality has returned to Stormwind combined with Leaden Foot in the Lost areas.

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Reddit AMA Recap - Overwolf on Buying Curseforge from Twitch

The CEO and Co-Founder of Overwolf is hosting an AMA on /r/IAmA to discuss the Overwolf client, including the transition of mods from the Twitch Client to Overwolf.

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New Nathanos Excerpt from Shadows Rising Novel

Blizzard Watch has revealed a new excerpt from the Shadows Rising novel featuring Nathanos, Sira Moonwarden, and some Zandalari rebels.

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June 23 Hotfixes - Reduced Mana Costs for Warlocks

Hotfixes for June 23 include a mana reduction cost for the Warlock spells Shadow Bolt and Incinerate.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Night Elf Customization, De Other Side, Night Warrior Dialogue

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the new customization options, De Other Side Dungeon, and the datamined dialogue on the first Night Warrior.

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Two Versions of the Son of the Wolf Comic - Velen's Final Words Removed

There are now two versions of the Legion comic Son of the Wolf, with the second removing Velen's proclaimed "The Light will triumph over the Shadow this day".

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Frost Mage State on the Shadowlands Alpha - Winter's Chill, Talents, Covenant Abilities

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Frost Mage and its issues on the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing Winter's Chill, Frost Talents, the Covenant abilities and more!

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Shadowlands Reveal Stream Rescheduled for July 8th at 9am PDT

Blizzard has revealed their Shadowlands stream originally scheduled for June 9th has been moved to July 8th.

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Faster Legendary Cloak Upgrades Coming

Blizzard is applying a hotfix for faster legendary cloak upgrades.

Upcoming Hotfix Allows You to Buy Malefic Cores

Blizzard is applying a hotfix for faster legendary cloak upgrades that will allow you to buy Malefic Cores from MOTHER.

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Professions in Shadowlands - Legendary Crafting, Optional Reagents, Star Ranks

Blizzard has posted an update on professions in Shadowlands, noting that the Shadowlands Alpha will now include Brokers allowing you to test Professions. Blizzard also talks about Legendary Crafting, Optional Reagents, Star Ranks and more!

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 Preamble

Preamble for Shadowlands Alpha build 34902.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 Class and Spell Changes

Class and Spell changes for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 New Loading Screens, Icons - Mists of Tirna Scithe, De Other Side, Covenant Icons

This build adds new loading screens to the Mists of Tirna Scithe and De Other Side dungeons and new Covenant icons.

Shadowlands Build 34902 Legendaries & Runeforged Powers for Warriors

We previously found new Shadowlands Alpha spells that are related to Shadowlands Legendaries for the Mage and Death Knight classes. Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 has added more spells to this database for the Warriors including the Executioner's Precision effect!

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 Preamble - New Player Mentor System Strings

The preamble for Shadowlands Alpha build 34902 adds some strings related to a new player mentor guide system.

Shadowlands Alpha Realms Down Until the 25th

With the later than usual Alpha build, Blizzard has also mentioned that servers will not be brought back online until tomorrow, June 25th.

Shadowlands Build 34902 Legendaries & Runeforged Power Updates for Warriors and Mages

We previously found new Shadowlands Alpha spells that are related to Shadowlands Legendaries for the Mage and Death Knight classes. Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 has added more spells to this database for the Warriors including the Executioner's Precision effect! Edit: Two Mage Legendary specs have been swapped, one of which being the Lust ring.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 Encounter Journal - Dungeon and Raid Bosses

We have the latest encounter journal for the Shadowlands alpha, featuring dungeon and Castle Nathria bosses.

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New Pandaren Male Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34902 - Beards, Hairstyle, Eyebrows

Shadowlands alpha build 34902 added more Pandaren male customization options, including new beards, hairstyles, and eyebrows.

Upcoming Shadow Priest Changes on the Shadowlands Alpha - Return of Devouring Plague

Blizzard has posted some upcoming changes coming to Shadow Priests in the next Shadowlands alpha build.

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New Pandaren Female Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34902 - Hairstyles, Tails

Shadowlands alpha build 34902 added more Pandaren female customization options, including new hairstyles and tails.

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Small World of Warcraft Board Game Now Available for Pre-Order

Small World of Warcraft, a new board game bringing World of Warcraft to the Small World universe is a now available for pre-order on the Blizzard and Days of Wonder stores.

Night Elf Scar Customization Options in Shadowlands

Night Elves will receive scar customization options in Shadowlands.

Malefic Cores Hotfix Now Live - Buy From MOTHER

The previously announced hotfix has gone live and MOTHER is now selling Malefic Cores for players who have a Rank 15 Cloak and are not caught up to the current Corruption Resistance cap (92 at the time of this post).

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Nightborne Earring and Eye Color Customization Options Added in Shadowlands Build 34902

We have a few Nightborne customization options added in the latest Shadowlands build, including a new earring option.

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New Troll Female Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34902 - Hairstyles, Earrings

Shadowlands alpha build 34902 added more Troll female customization options, including new hairstyles, earrings and piercings.

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New Troll Male Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34902 - Hairstyles, Tusks, Earrings

Shadowlands alpha build 34902 added more Troll Male customization options, including new hairstyles, tusks and earrings.

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One Week Left to Benefit The Trevor Project with your purchase of the Wowhead Pride Pin!

This month we're excited to release four new collectible pins to the Wowhead Shop! Each of these four new pins are limited edition (we won't be making multiple runs) and are only for pre-order. We estimate shipments will be sent out by August 2020. If you include any non-pre-order items in your purchase they will be shipped with the pre-orders. Visit the shop directly to view everything available for sale. We've made efforts to reduce the cost of shipping for international customers and we've added first-class mail as a cheaper option, domestically, for orders weighing less than one pound. Without further ado...

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Possible Shadowlands Legendary Runeforged Powers for Priests and Shamans

In today's Shadowlands Alpha build, some new uncategorized spells were added that could be Legendary Runeforged Powers for Priests and Shamans. These were not found in the same database location as the previous effects, but most of these spells are related to Legion Legendaries or Old Tier Set Bonuses.

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Voice Over Discussing Kael'thas Sunstrider in Shadowlands (Story Spoilers)

Overview of some Shadowlands audio that discusses Kael'thas Sunstrider. Story spoilers.

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Diablo IV Quarterly Update for June 2020 - Feedback from Dev Playtest on Storytelling, Open World, Items

Blizzard has posted their latest quarterly update for Diablo IV, detailing their team's feedback to storytelling, open world atmosphere, multiplayer mode, items and more after an internal playtest.

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Shadowlands Intro Experience Now Open for Testing on Alpha

Blizzard has opened up the Shadowlands intro experience for testing on alpha. You will be able to create a premade character specifically to test the introductory experience.

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Reminder: Silithus Stress Test Today at 3:00 PM Pacific

In around one hour after the publication of this article, Blizzard will start the second stress test of Silithus for events of the opening of the gates of Ahn'Qiraj.

Upcoming Hotfix to Allow Malefic Core Purchases Up to 92

Blizzard has announced that they will be applying a hotfix as soon as possible to allow players to purchase Malefic Cores all the way to 92 Corruption Resistance, instead of just to 89.

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Shadowlands Alpha - Intro Questline Playthrough (Story Spoilers)

On the latest Shadowlands Alpha build, the Shadowlands Intro questline is now available for testing. We went through this questline in this post! Story spoilers.

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Will Calia Menethil Lead the Forsaken in Shadowlands?

Ever since Calia Menethil appeared in Battle for Azeroth with her new model, players have wondered if she would eventually lead the Forsaken. With her recent reappearance on the Shadowlands alpha, we review her role in Battle for Azeroth and speculate what her position could be moving forward.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Character Customization Build 34821 - Trolls, Pandaren, Night Elves

The latest Shadowlands alpha build added many character customization options to Wowhead's Dressing Room, including most of the new Troll, Pandaren, and Night Elf options.

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Sculpted Warcraft Druid Form Figurines by Panterius Workshop

Panterius Workshop specializes in highly detailed, hand made sculpted figures from World of Warcraft and other games.

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Pearl of the Abyss Confirmed to Be Unobtainable In-Game

The Pearl of the Abyss is a toy added in Patch 8.2 that has long eluded collectors as its location was never discovered. The mystery is over: The item was never released in-game.

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Replacements for Damaged World of Warcraft Charity Server Blades Set to Ship July 2020

Emails are going out from the Blizzard Shop announcing that players who received damaged World of Warcraft Charity Server Blades will have their replacements ship in July.

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Further Updates to Druid's Convoke the Spirits Covenant Ability

Blizzard has announced some further changes to Druid's Convoke the Spirits Covenant Ability making it focused around shapeshift forms and redesigning the spell list.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Unlocking Druid Form Customizations

Looking for something to do before Shadowlands? Do you have a Druid? How about unlocking extra customizations for your Druid in Shadowlands!

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 26th - June 30th

The fourth batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 26th through 30th.

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Enhancement Shaman State on Shadowlands Alpha - Reworks, AoE Improvements and Covenants

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Enhancement Shaman on the Shadowlands Alpha discussing its reworks, AoE improvements, Covenant abilities and more!

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Shadowlands Darkmoon Decks First Look - Randomly Craft a Wildcard

As with every expansion, Shadowlands will be adding 4 new Darkmoon Decks which will continue being crafted by the Inscription Profession. The Darkmoon Decks are now in the game data, so we've previewing the new sets for each role, including the ability to randomly craft a blank card that can be used for a set of your choice.

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Running of the Trolls Charity Event Today - Donations for The Trevor Project

The Running of the Trolls event takes place today, June 27th at 6pm PST, with all donations going to The Trevor Project.

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Shadowlands Alpha Battle Pet Roundup - PvP Battle Pet Power, New Pets and Abilities

We've got some more Shadowlands battle pet news, including details on PvP pet battle power, new battle pet abilities, new pet models and some with sources!

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New Asbringer Model for Alexandros Mograine in Shadowlands

Alexandros Mograine has received a new unique Ashbringer weapon model in the latest Shadowlands alpha update.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 131 | Shadowlands Prep & Professions

The latest economy recap covers how to prep for Shadowlands and the latest blue post on Shadowlands professions!

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The Pantheon of Death - Shadowlands Lore Video by Nobbel87

Today we have a Shadowlands lore video by Nobbel87 speculating on the Pantheon of Death.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 Datamining Recap - Troll Customization, Night Elf Scars, Mentorship Program

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.34902 hit, adding Troll and Pandaren customization options, scars for Night Elves, mentorship program strings, and the introductory experience. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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First +29 Keystone Completed in Time

The first +29 Keystone was completed in Freehold with a time of 31:01. Their group consisted of a Protection Warrior, Holy Paladin, Fire Mage, Outlaw Rogue and Havoc Demon Hunter.

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Protection Paladin State on Shadowlands Alpha - Back to WoD, Covenants, and Concerns

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Protection Paladin on the Shadowlands Alpha discussing its return to the WoD playstyle, Covenant abilities, concerns and more!

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Classic Phase 5 Arrives July 28 - Scepter of Shifting Sands and War Effort

Blizzard has announced that the Ahn'Qiraj content will arrive in Classic July 28th. At that date, the Scepter of the Shifting Sands questline will become available and the War Effort will begin.

The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj Will Release July 28

Community Manager Kaivax has just announced the release date of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj event, officially launching Phase 5 of World of Warcraft: Classic!

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Commemorate 20 Years of Diablo II - New Diablo Lord of Terror Bust

It's the 20th Anniversary of Diablo II and Blizzard has released a blog post with some of the celebrations including a new Diablo Lord of Terror Bust, some in-game goodies and more!

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Wowhead Weekly #235 - Special Guest Nobbel87

For Wowhead Weekly #235, Annie and Perc discuss the latest BFA and Shadowlands news, including tons of new character customization options and the introductory experience. They're also joined by special guest Nobbel87!

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Sturmbart's Atlas of Azeroth - Northrend Updates & Online Interactive World Map

Warcraft cartographer Sturmbart has released a new detailed map Northrend, and partnered with Esdreika to create an online interactive map of the game world called the Azeroth Atlas.

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List of Nature Resist Pieces NOT Coming with Phase 5

Blizzard has released a list of Nature Resist pieces that ARE NOT coming with Phase 5 and the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort. These pieces were introduced in Naxx to help guilds clear AQ40, so they don't have a place in P5 at the start. Blizzard is evaluating when to add them.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 30th - July 3rd

The fifth batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 30th through July 3rd.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for June 30th

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week and these are the madnesses for the week of June 30th.

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Wrath Timewalking Active - New 50% Reputation Buff for Northrend Factions

Wrath Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% bonus reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 95

With the Weekly Reset on June 30th (NA) / July 1st (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 95. Don't forget that you can now buy Malefic Cores from MOTHER to help you catch up if you're behind.

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Blizzard Summer Sale - Save 50% off Select Mounts and Pets, Return of Imperial Quilen Mount

Blizzard is running a summer sale, with 50% off select mounts and pets as well as the return of the Imperial Quilen mount, originally available from the Mists of Pandaria collectors edition.

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World First 5 Mask Horrific Vision Solo with 4 AFK Players

Wyolin has soloed the first known 5 player 5 mask Horrific Vision, artificially increasing the difficulty by having the other four players AFK at the entrance.

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Sanguine Depths: Shadowlands Alpha Dungeon Preview

A preview of Sanguine Depths, a new dungeon in the Shadowlands alpha. This dungeon is located in Revendreth, home of the Venthyr Covenant.

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Blizzard Has Banned 40,000 More WoW Classic Accounts Since June 17th

Following the massive banwave earlier in the month, Blizzard has banned over 40,000 more accounts since June 17th.

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Reach Exalted with Sons of Hodir Quickly Through Intro Quests During Wrath Timewalking

With the Sign of the Scourge reputation buff active this week for Wrath Timewalking, you can reach Exalted with Sons of Hodir simply by completing their two introductory quests--no dailies or Relics of Ulduar needed.

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Update on Pelagos' Pronouns (Bastion Character) in Future Shadowlands Build

Blizzard has explained why they are changing the pronouns of Pelagos, a character in Bastion, in an upcoming Shadowlands build.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 Preamble

We have globalstrings, faction names, and mount update names for the latest Shadowlands alpha build.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 Class Changes, Spell and Anima Powers - Demon Hunter Changes

Class Changes, Spell and Anima Powers for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 including some Demon Hunter changes.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 Icons and Spires of Ascension and Sinfall Maps

In this post we present the new icons and maps in Shadowlands alpha build 34972.

Shaman and Priest Legendary Runeforged Powers Revealed in Shadowlands Build 34972

New Runeforged Powers for Shamans and Priests that are likely related to Shadowlands Legendaries have been added to the database. This includes the majority of the general Legendary Powers and most of the spec specific ones!

New Models from Shadowlands Alpha 34972 - Frog Duck, Piranha Bowl, Fae Mushroom

We have a handful of new models from the Shadowlands alpha, including a Piranha Bowl and Frog Duck.

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More Female Draenei Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34972 - Jewelry Colors

Shadowlands Alpha build 34972 added more Jewelry colors for Female Draenei Headdresses and Tail Jewelry!

Sorrowbane - Datamined Epic Bind-on-Account Epic 2H Sword

With our database updated for the latest Shadowlands alpha build, we are highlighting a curious weapon: Sorrowbane, a Battle.net Account Bound epic sword.

Feeback: Demon Hunter Class Changes

Blizzard has posted an updated on changes coming to Demon Hunters in the next build.

Shaman and Priest Legendary Runeforged Powers Revealed in Shadowlands Build 34972

New Runeforged Powers for Shamans and Priests that are likely related to Shadowlands Legendaries have been added to the database. This includes the majority of the general Legendary Powers and most of the spec specific ones! Edit: Added original sources for these powers.

Changes to Combat Potions in Shadowlands - 5 Minute Cooldown

Blizzard has announced changes to combat potions in Shadowlands, noting that combat potions will no longer have a limitation of one per encounter but have a 5 minute cooldown.

More Male Draenei Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34972 - Headdress Colors

Shadowlands Alpha build 34972 added more Jewelry colors for Male Draenei Headresses! These feature more color selections for both metal portions and gems of the jewelry options.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 Encounter Journal - Updates to Castle Nathria Bosses

In this post, we go over the updated Encounter Journal for build 34972. This build adds many changes to most Castle Nathria bosses.

Tyrannical Mythic+ Affix Modified in Shadowlands Alpha

This build brings a change to the description of the Tyrannical Mythic+ Affix, noting that only the bosses' health will increased by Tyrannical but not increasing the health of boss adds.

New Orc Male Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34902 - Hairstyles, Facial Hair, Piercings

Shadowlands Alpha build 34972 added more Orc Male customization options, including new hair and facial hairstyle, tooth and ear piercings.

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Earn Five Profession Skill Points Weekly in Shadowlands Through Journals

We've datamined an interesting catch-up mechanism for leveling professions in Shadowlands: journals that grant five skill points a week.

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More Female Gnome Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34972 - Earrings

Shadowlands Alpha build 34972 added many more earring customization options for Gnome Females!

More Female Gnome Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34972 - Earrings

Shadowlands Alpha build 34972 added many more earring customization options for Gnome Females!

Blood Elves Receive Gold and Silver Jewelry Options as Character Customization in Shadowlands

Blood Elves now have the option to choose between gold and silver variants of their jewelry in Shadowlands, including the new bracelet, earring, and necklace options.

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Hunter Pet Stable Size Increased from 60 to 200 Slots in Shadowlands

Blizzard has greatly expanded the number of available stable slots for Hunter Pets in Shadowlands. You can keep up to 205 pets, up from 65 pets in Battle for Azeroth.

More Goblin Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34972 - Earrings and Piercings

Shadowlands Alpha build 34972 added many more earring customization options for both Male and Female Goblins!

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Combat & Utility Potions Have Shared Cooldown in Shadowlands - Health Potions Unaffected

Blizzard announced earlier today that combat potions will now have a 5 minute cooldown that isn't affected by combat and many people were wondering if utility potions were affected. From testing on the Shadowlands Alpha, combat and utility potions do share a cooldown meaning you'll need to choose which one you want to use each time.

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Horde Exile's Reach Starter Zone Now Available on Shadowlands Alpha

Exile's Reach, the new starting zone developed for new players, is now available for Horde characters on the Shadowlands Alpha. Designed as an easy introduction to the basic mechanics of the game, it's a very straightforward experience focused on storytelling and learning basic mechanics through tutorial tips, culminating on a three player mini-dungeon and taking players to their faction capital.

Bolvar Arrives in Oribos - WIP Shadowlands Cutscene

We have an early look at a cutscene showing Bolvar arriving at Oribos, the capital city for players in Shadowlands.

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Battle for Azeroth Summer Sale - $20 for Level 110 Character Boost, $10 for Collector's Edition Mounts

As part of the summer sale, Battle for Azeroth is 60% off. This means players can obtain character level boosts for $20 and Collector Edition mounts for only $10!

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Mage and Warrior Soulbind Conduits in Shadowlands

We've identified several potential Soulbind Conduits for Mages and Warriors in Shadowlands. Not much about them is known so far, except that they're bonuses socketed into Covenant specific Soulbinds.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Customization for Build 34972 - Many Jewelry Options, Flowers for Male Tauren Hair

Our Shadowlands Dressing Room is now updated with a fresh round of character customization options, including jewelry options for many races and a flower option for Male Tauren.

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Community Tributes to Byron 'Reckful' Bernstein

We are saddened to hear of Byron 'Reckful' Bernstein's passing. He was a pillar of the WoW community and inspired so many players.

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Blizzard Comments on Transferring Servers to Become Scarab Lord

Blizzard has announced that after using a character transfer service in Classic WoW, a player will be prevented from opening the gates and obtaining the mount for 90 days.

Characters That Transfer Servers Cannot Open AQ Gates and Obtain Mount for 90 Days

Blizzard has announced that after using a character transfer service in Classic WoW, a player will be prevented from opening the AQ gates and obtaining the mount for 90 days.

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Soulbind Calculator Updated with All 12 Soulbind Trees - Crazy Effects and Passives

We've updated our Soulbind Calculator to include all 12 Soulbind Trees for each Covenant and Soulbind targets. These Soulbind trees have crazy effects including Cheat Death effects, effects when you successfully interrupt, improvements to flasks, enchants and potions, large stat buffs and much more making your Covenant and Soulbind choice unique!

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Blizzard Clarifies that Extra Elemental Damage from Weaons is Working As Intended

Blizzard has clarified that the extra elemental damage from weapons like Thunderfury is working as intended in WoW Classic.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for July 2nd - Operation: Mechagon Workshop Strat Fix

Hotfixes for July 2nd include a hotfix for a bug in Operation: Mechagon - Workshop.

Blizzard Announces Upcoming Low-Population Realm Connections

Blizzard has made an announcement today mentioning that they have just finished a study on realm populations for every realm in WoW, and over the course of the next 2-3 months, low population realms will be connected to other realms.

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Legendary Runeforged Powers Can Only Be Used on Specific Slots

Shadowlands Legendary Runeforged powers seem to only be able to be equipped on specific pieces of gear. We've found which pieces of gear the current known legendary Runeforged Powers can be applied to.

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Spires of Ascension: Shadowlands Alpha Dungeon Preview

A preview of Spires of Ascension, a new dungeon in the Shadowlands alpha. This dungeon is located in Bastion, home of the Kyrian Covenant.

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DesMephisto's Stream to Complete All Plate Transmog & Support Charity for Mental Health

Streamer, speed leveler, and autism awareness advocate DesMephisto is on the final stretch to achieve his goal of collecting all 11,697 plate transmogrification appearances in the game. Today's stream isn't just about a personal goal though - he's giving away a Shadowlands Epic Edition to promote charity and raise awareness, supporting the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

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Sturmbart's Atlas of Azeroth - The Mists of Pandaria

Warcraft cartographer Sturmbart has released a new detailed map of Pandaria as part of his online interactive Azeroth Atlas project.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for July 3rd - July 7th

The sixth batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for July 3rd - 7th.

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Analyzing the Shadowlands Potion Change - How Will It Affect You?

Blizzard recedntly announced that the rules surrounding potions would change in Shadowlands. In this article, we'll take a look at the current rules surrounding Potions in BFA and the problems surrounding those rules, and then we'll analyze whether these changes fix these problems, and whether they introduce any new problems.

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Blood Death Knight State on Shadowlands Alpha - Lack of Changes, Talent Choices, Legendary Review

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Blood DK on the Shadowlands Alpha discussing its lack of changes from BFA, a review of the datamined legendaries, Covenant abilities and more!

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Ahead of the Curve, Uncorrupted Voidwing

Today we are highlighting another topic from our What to do Before Shadowlands guide: obtaining Ahead of the Curve: N'Zoth the Corruptor and the Uncorrupted Voidwing mount.

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Returning to Azeroth: A Quick Guide to Unlocking Allied Races and Heritage Armor

How to unlock Allied Races for players returning to World of Warcraft. Also covers the unlock mechanisms for Heritage Armor and The Night Warrior.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 Datamining Recap - Soulbinds, Combat Potion Cooldown Change, Male Orc Customization

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.34972 hit, adding Troll and Pandaren customization options, scars for Night Elves, mentorship program strings, and the introductory experience. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 132 | Server Merges, TSM Alpha & Flipping

The latest economy recap discusses the implications of Blizzard merging low-population servers, as well as the recent TSM 4.10 Alpha updates.

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Guardian Druid Bear Form and Worgen Figurines by Panterius Workshop

Panterius Workshop specializes in highly detailed, hand made sculpted figures from World of Warcraft and other games.

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Shadowlands Alpha Class and Covenant Recap for Build 34972 - Demon Hunters, Legendaries, Soulbinds

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 contained many class changes. This includes Demon Hunter class changes, Legendary Runeforged Powers for Shaman and Priest, a first look at all 12 Soulbinds and Soulbind Conduits.

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How to Become a Raid Ranking All Star on Warcraft Logs

Pumps from Honestly has written an All Star Raid Ranking guide to help you climb the All Star ranks on Warcraft Logs. He'll cover many of the tips, tricks and key factors on how to increase your All Star points and sharpen your competitive edge while climbing the prestigious All Star ranks on Warcraft Logs.

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Darkmoon Faire in Town July 2020 - Big Experience/Reputation Gains with Timewalking and Winds of Wisdom Buffs

The Darkmoon Faire is back in town for July 2020, providing the experience and reputation buffs Darkmoon Top Hat and WHEE! which stack with the weekly Timewalking rep buffs and Winds of Wisdom.

WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire in Elwynn Forest for July 2020

The WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire is now active in Elwynn Forest for July 2020, running from the 6th through 12th. The Faire will be available in Mulgore in August 2020.

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Rextroy One-Shots Players In Arena with 27x Infinite Stars Corruption

Rextroy is back with another video pushing the limits of BFA systems! This time he one-shot players with 27x Infinite Stars in arena, reaching 2.5k MMR.

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Shadowlands Prequel Book Shadows Rising - Available in Audio Book July 14th

Blizzard has announced that Shadows Rising, the Shadowlands Prequel Novel, will also be available in Audio Book format, releasing the same day as the regular release.

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For the Alliance - Warcraft Inspired Synth-Wave by Jay the Tavern Bard

Jay the Tavern Bard has released the music track "For the Alliance" - a synth-wave track inspired by Warcraft melodies.

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Cataclysm Timewalking Active - New 50% Reputation Buff for Cataclysm Factions

Cataclysm Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% bonus reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with the Cataclysm expansion. You can also get ilvl 410 loot from Timewarped vendor loot and ilvl 425 loot from dungeons.

Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for July 7th - July 10th

The seventh batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for July 7th - 10th.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 98

With the Weekly Reset on July 7th (NA) / July 8th the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 98. Don't forget that you can now buy Malefic Cores from MOTHER to help you catch up if you're behind.

World of Warcraft Classic Patch Notes Version 1.13.5 – July 7, 2020

Blizzard has published an updated version of the World of Warcraft Classic Patch notes for 1.13.5, the AQ patch.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for July 7th

This week in the Horrific Vision of Stormwind, the madnesses have swapped once again: Split Personality is combined with Leaden Foot in the Lost Areas but there's no Scorched Feet madness!

Big Legion/BFA Reputation Gains with World Quest Bonus Event and Darkmoon Faire Active

The World Quest Bonus Event is active for the week, leading to large reputation gains with Legion and BFA factions as this overlaps with the Darkmoon Faire.

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Authenticator Bag Slots, AV Updates, Threat API Improvements Now Live in WoW Classic

Several parts of WoW Classic Patch 1.13.5 went live this morning, notably Blizzard activating an additional 4 bag slots for any player who has an authenticator attached to their WoW Classic account.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Version 1.32.7 Patch Notes - Many Bug Fixes

Blizzard has posted the latest patch notes for Warcraft III: Reforged, mainly focused on bug fixes.

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DesMephisto Has Collected All Plate Transmog in the Game

Streamer, speed leveler, and mental health advocate DesMephisto has finally achieved his personal goal of collecting all 11,697 plate transmogrification appearances in the game! The final item needed was the surprisingly hard to acquire Crimson Carapace Legplates from the Warlord's of Draenor Garrison weekly raid quest.

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Progress and Onslaught Set New Speed Clear Records in Blackwing Lair and Molten Core

With the Darkmoon Faire active in Classic WoW, it's a week for speed clears, with <Progress> and <Onslaught> setting new records in Blackwing Lair and Molten Core.

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Our Predictions for the Shadowlands Developer Update Livestream Reveals

The Shadowlands Developer Update Livestream with John Hight and Ion Hazzikostas takes place tomorrow at July 8th at 18:00 CEST / 9 AM Pacific. Here's what we're speculating might be revealed during tomorrow's livestream!

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20 Tanks Clear Mythic Carapace and N'Zoth the Corruptor

Corruptions have made full tank raid groups very popular this tier, relying on Twilight's Devastation and Strength of the Warden to scale their health and damage to ridiculous numbers.and now a group of 20 tanks have defeated Mythic Carapace and N'Zoth the Corruptor, leaving only Il'gynoth alive.

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Protection Warrior State on Shadowlands Alpha - Breaking the Rage Feedback Loop

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Protection Warrior on the Shadowlands Alpha discussing its talent changes, Legendary Runeforged Powers, rage changes and more!

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Diablolus' World Tour & Support for Mental Health Charity

Fifteen years ago, we all started our journey in World of Warcraft. Today (July 8th), CEO and Co-Founder of Diabolus Esports relives that journey. Join us on an epic adventure while Spikeenick ventures through every single dungeon and raid in a single sitting! Nick decided to undertake this challenge to raise support for the mental health charity Mind.

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Shadowlands Developer Update Liveblog with John Hight and Ion Hazzikostas

The Shadowlands Developer Update livestream with John Hight and Ion Hazzikostas will take place on July 8th at 18:00 CEST / 9 AM Pacific. We'll be liveblogging the event and highlighting important answers in this post.

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Shadowlands Beta Starts Next Week

Blizzard has just announced that Shadowlands Beta will start next week, with beta testers being able to test the Max Level Experience of Shadowlands.

Blizzard Removing All Keys from Torghast

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas announced they are shifting to removing all key restrictions from Torghast, allowing players to run the content as much as they want to.

Shadowlands Physical Collector's Edition Announced

The Shadowlands Physical Collector's Edition has been announced during today's Shadowlands Developer Update! The Physical Collector's Edition will cost $119.99 and will be available to pre-order at several retailers starting next week.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 Preamble - Followers, Allied Race Customizations

Datamining has started for Shadowlands Alpha build 35078. Notable in the preamble includes follower names and new customization options for Allied Races like Mechagnomes, Vulpera, Lightforged Draenei and Highmountain Tauren.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 - Spell and Class Changes

In this post, we highlight spell changes present in this special alpha build.

Shadowlands Covenant Adventures: Missions Evolved

In today's Shadowlands Developer Update, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas revealed many new game systems coming in Shadowlands, including a new form of Garrison Missions, called Adventures: Missions Evolved, which promises improvements and more nuance than previous iterations.

New Void Elf Skin Tones in Shadowlands

In this post, we present the new Void Elf skin tones in Shadowlands. Blizzard announced they would have all the same skin tones as Blood Elves in the expansion.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 - Soulbind and Soulbind Conduit Changes - Mage, Monk, Warrior

Blizzard has pushed new changes for Soulbinds and Conduits in today's build. These changes include new conduits for Mages, Monks, and Warriors.

Vulpera Eye Customization Options in Shadowlands

Vulpera will be able to customize their eye colors in Shadowlands.

Shadowlands Developer Update with John Hight and Ion Hazzikostas Liveblog

The Shadowlands Developer Update livestream with John Hight and Ion Hazzikostas took place on July 8th at 18:00 CEST / 9 AM Pacific. If you missed anything, check out our liveblog.

New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Warlock & Hunter

Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 includes new Legendary Runeforged Powers for Warlock and Hunter including some effects that are very familiar including Sacrolash, Implosive Potential and Call of the Wild.

New Orc Female Customizations in Shadowlands - War Paints, Hairstyles, Necklaces

Shadowlands Alpha build 35078 added more Female Male customization options, including new hair styles, war paints and scars!

Demonology Warlock Felguard Can Now Interrupt with Axe Toss!

Demonology Warlocks have gotten one of their most asked for features -- an interrupt attached to their Felguard.

Demonology Warlock Felguard Can Now Interrupt with Axe Toss in Shadowlands!

Demonology Warlocks have gotten one of their most asked for features -- an interrupt attached to their Felguard.

New Models for Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 - Venthyr Warglaive, Runecarving Runes

New models datamined in Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 include a Venthyr-themed warglaive and runes likely used at runecarving.

New Shadowlands Key Art of Bolvar and Other Press Kit Images

Following Blizzard's Shadowlands Developer update, we have some press kit images to share including new Shadowlands Key Art of Bolvar.

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Upcoming Druid Changes on Shadowlands Alpha - Feral Talent Buffs, Eclipse Requires 2 Spells

Blizzard has posted upcoming Druid changes coming to the Shadowlands alpha, including various Feral Talents buffed and Eclipse requires 2 spells down from 3.

Upcoming Changes to Protection Paladin - Holy Power Generation Changed

Blizzard has announced some upcoming changes to Protection Paladin about how the Holy Power generation has been changed. A change for Blessing of Seasons now syncs the Blessings for all Paladins in a party but amplifies the effect.

Shadowlands Physical Collector's Edition Announced

The Shadowlands Physical Collector's Edition has been announced during today's Shadowlands Developer Update! The Physical Collector's Edition will cost $119.99 and will be available to pre-order at several retailers starting next week. Edit: Added pre-order links

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Upcoming Warlock Changes on Shadowlands Alpha - Damage Tuning, Axe Toss Interrupt

Blizzard has posted upcoming Warlock changes coming to Shadowlands Alpha, including quality-of-life changes to various spells and interrupt added to Axe Toss from Felguard.

Upcoming Demon Hunter Class Change in Shadowlands - Unbound Chaos

Blizzard has posted an upcoming Demon Hunter Class change to Unbound Chaos.

Kael'thas Sunstrider Voiceovers in Shadowlands Build 35078 (Story Spoilers)

While BlizzCon 2019 teased the appearance of Kael'thas Sunstrider in Shadowlands, it's been pretty quiet on the alpha for this character. On the latest Shadowlands Alpha build, we finally managed to datamine some voiceovers from the elf himself!

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Launches Fall 2020

In today's Shadowlands Developer Update, World of Warcraft Executive Producer John Hight announced the expansion would officially launch this fall! This is in keeping with previous statements affirming that Shadowlands would launch before the end of the year, though keep in mind that fall is a generous timeframe, running from September 22 through December 21st.

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Potential Arm Jewelry Customization Option for Blood Elves in Shadowlands

We've datamined some potential arm jewelry customization options for Blood Elves in Shadowlands.

Potential Runeforged Legendary Powers for Monks in Shadowlands

In the latest Shadowlands Alpha build, we're seeing the return of some very familiar Monk spells and effects such as the Keg Smash Legendary Shoulders and the a previous Mistweaver Artifact Trait which we can speculate are upcoming Runeforged Legendary Powers. However, these aren't confirmed as they are not listed in the same location as the others ones.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Updates - Orc Customization, Void Elf Skin Tones, Vulpera Eyes

Our Shadowlands Dressing Room is now updated with a fresh round of character customization options, including many Orc customization options, Void Elf skin tones, Vulpera eyes, and flowers for Female Tauren.

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July 8th Classic Hotfixes - Time Based Instance Limit Now Character Based

Blizzard has hotfixed Classic servers to change how the new instance time locks work, changing them to be character-specific.

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Volcanic and Bursting Mythic+ Affixes Changed in Shadowlands Alpha

In the latest Shadowlands Alpha build, the Volcanic and Bursting affixes have been changed to remove their % health damage scaling for flat damage values. Volcanic now also has an additional effect when you get hit.

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Demonology Warlock Felguard Can Now Interrupt with Axe Toss in Shadowlands!

Demonology Warlocks have gotten one of their most asked for features -- an interrupt for their Felguard. EDIT: A blue post had been added clarifying on how the new Axe Toss will work.

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The Final Boss of Shadowlands

Over the past few expansions, the identity of the final boss has been shrouded in mystery until the final patch. In the Shadowlands group interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, he spoke a bit more about the identity of the final boss for the expansion.

Shadowlands Soulbind Progression Breakdown - Choosing Traits, Conduits, Changing Soulbinds

The 3 Venthyr Soulbinds have become available for testing, and so we've gotten a chance to learn exactly how Soulbinds and Conduits will work in Shadowlands.

Shadowlands Zones, Covenant Armor, and Character Customization Interview with Art Director Ely Cannon

Wowhead interviewed Art Director Ely Cannon about Shadowlands! We learned about the process behind creating the distinctive Shadowlands zones and covenant armor sets, as well as received insights on the revamped Mail Ardenweald set, customization options like blue eyes for Blood Elves, and the challenges behind creating Sylvanas' new look.

Ion Hazzikostas on Shadowlands End-Game Loot - Utility Legendaries and "Loot is Loot" Droprates

In our group interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, we asked him several questions on end-game systems, namely why players would choose utility legendaries and modified droprates after the new "loot is loot" simplification system.

Shadowlands Covenant Adventures: Missions Evolved

An early hands-on look at the Shadowlands Covenant Adventures system, an evolution of the previous Garrison mission system.

Highlights of the Ion Hazzikostas Shadowlands Group Interview

As part of the Shadowlands Event summit, Wowhead was lucky enough to participate in a group interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas.

Shadowlands Lore Interview with Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser - Elune, Sylvanas, Calia

Wowhead interviewed Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser on Shadowlands lore. We learned that reverence for Elune is not unique to Azeroth, that Sylvanas's motivations will finally become clear, and more!

Venthyr Covenant Quest Preview - Early Chapters (Story Spoilers)

After we reach max level in Shadowlands, we are able to choose a covenant and follow a special questline involving said covenant. In the latest Shadowlands build, the first two chapters for the Venthyr covenant storyline became available for testing, and we quested through it!

The Maw in Shadowlands - Level 60 Zone Preview

When we reach max level in Shadowlands, we are able to return to the Maw and explore this outdoor zone fully in more detail. In this post, we will preview the new areas of the Maw unlocked when you reached level 60.

Covenant Sanctum Systems - Upgrades, Many Resources, Transportation Network

The Venthyr Covenant Sanctum is available for testing, and we've gotten our first look at how you're going to upgrade your Covenant Sanctum. This includes the Transport Network, Anima Flow, Adventures and Ember Court systems.

Maw Questline in Shadowlands - Save Famous Characters (Spoilers)

We've played through the initial Maw questline in Shadowlands, taking us to Torghast of the Damned to rescue some famous characters. (Story spoilers).

Sinfall - Venthyr Covenant Sanctum Environment Preview

Sinfall is the home of the Venthyr of Revendreth, the base of the operations for the Covenant. In this post, we will have an alpha preview of how this Covenant Sanctum currently looks in Shadowlands Alpha.

New Class Animations on Shadowlands Character Selection Screen

With the latest Shadowlands update, Blizzard has added new class animations to the character selection screen.

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Barber Shops Will Be Able to Change Your Gender in Shadowlands - No Longer a Paid Service

In an EuroGamer interview, Executive Producer John Hight revealed that the team plans to move the gender change service to the Barber Shop in Shadowlands, instead of a paid service.

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Shadowlands Interview with Ion Hazzikostas and Lapi Liveblog

Lapi is interviewing Ion Hazzikostas on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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New Store Mount - Steamscale Incinerator - Free with a 6 Month Subscription Plan

Blizzard has added a new mount, the Steamscale Incinerator, to their shop. This mount comes for free if you buy or have a 6-month subscription. If you don't, you can purchase the mount for the usual $25 price.

Shadowlands Interview with Morgan Day and MrGM

MrGM is interviewing Morgan Day on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Judgehype Interview with Patrick Dawson - Shadowlands Content, Lore, & Prepatch

Judgehype published an interview Shadowlands Production Director Patrick Dawson, who shared some insights regarding the state of the expansion. We've highlighted some of the interesting bits below along with our own commentary, though please keep in mind the interview is originally written in French, so some pieces may not quite translate exactly and have been paraphrased below.

Shadowlands Interview with Ion Hazzikostas and Tonton

Tonton is interviewing Ion Hazzikostas on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Shadowlands Rune Carving - Legendary Crafting Alpha Preview

With today's build, players are finally able to craft legendary items in Shadowlands! In this post, we will go over how the system is working right now.

Shadowlands Interview with WarcraftRadio and Patrick Dawson

WarcraftRadio is interviewing Patrick Dawson on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

Shadowlands Interview with Morgan Day and MrGM - Class-Wide Artifact Transmog, Experience Removed from Heirlooms

MrGM is interviewing Morgan Day on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! In this interview, we learned that Blizzard is considering class-wide transmog for artifact weaopns, and that experience will be removed from heirlooms in Shadowlands.

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Shadowlands Interview with HazelNuttyGames and John Hight

HazelNuttyGames is interviewing John Hight on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

No Bonus Experience on Heirlooms in Shadowlands

During his interview with MrGM, Morgan Day mentioned that Heirlooms will no longer grant bonus experience gains. This comes alongside a number of leveling changes in Shadowlands which not only condense the level cap down to 60, but also greatly increase the pace of leveling, while allowing players to choose what expansion content they wish to level in.

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Lordmons Interview with Morgan Day Highlights - Pantheon of Death, Legendary Power Unlock

In this post, we will highlight points from the interview Lordmons, Brazilian WoW Streamer, had with Lead Designer Morgan Day. The interview touched many subjects including lore, systems, PvP, and more.

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World First Battle for Azeroth +30 Keystone Achieved in Operation: Mechagon - Junkyard!

Battle For Azeroth's first +30 keystone was just completed in time by BFC, a team on the Chinese servers!

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Shadowlands Interview with Sloot and Paul Kubit

Sloot is interviewing Paul Kubit on his Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Paul Kubit on Covenant Swapping - Changing Should be Easy, Changing Back Should be Hard

During his interview with Exorsus team member Alveona, Senior Game Designer Paul Kubit mentioned that they are still deciding exactly what restriction will be placed on Covenant swapping but the idea is that there should be some period of time or otherwise difficult hurdle in order to disincentivize players swapping covenants between raid encounters or content type.

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Players in CN/TW/KR Regions Get Panda Cub on WoW Classic from 6 Months of Game Time Promotion

Players in CN/TW/KR regions, upon purchasing the 6 months of game time promotional bundle that includes the Steamscale Incinerator mount, will also receive the Panda Cub pet for use on WoW Classic.

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Legendary Power Recipes Unlocks Account-wide in Shadowlands

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has clarified on Twitter about how legendary powers will work in Shadowlands. Today we learned that legendary power recipes will be unlocked similarly to how Essences work in BFA and now we know that they will also be account-wide from the beginning.

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Blizzard is Looking into Class-Wide Artifact Transmogs in Shadowlands

In his interview with MrGM, Lead Game Designer Morgan Day clued us in on another potential feature in the works, class-wide artifact transmog! This would allow a Beast Mastery Hunter to transmog to the Marksmanship Hunter bow, rather than being restricted to their normal gun and crossbow artifact appearances.

Shadowlands Interview with PandaTV and Ion Hazzikostas

PandaTV is interview Ion Hazzikostas on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for July 9th - New Corruption Debuff at 200 Corruption

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for July 9th, including a nerf to mana cost for Demonology and an upcoming new Corruption debuff at 200 Corruption that will kill you very quickly.

Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for July 9th - New Corruption Debuff at 200 Corruption

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for July 9th, including a nerf to mana cost for Demonology and an upcoming new Corruption debuff at 200 Corruption that will kill you very quickly.

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Pathfinder Will be Based on Covenant Renown Instead of Reputation in Shadowlands

In his interview with HazelnuttyGames, World of Warcraft Executive Producer John Hight confirmed that there will be a Pathfinder achievement in Shadowlands which will unlock flying sometime after the start of the expansion, although it will be unlocked via Covenant Renown instead of multiple faction Reputations.

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Dangers of the Maw - Eye of the Jailer Threat Levels

Currently on the Shadowlands Alpha, you can explore the Maw as a max level content zone. As you complete activities in the Maw, the Jailer will keep his eye on you, quite literally, via the Eye of the Jailer system.

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Blizzard's Shadowlands Soulbinds and Conduits System Preview

Blizzard has just posted their official blog preview on Soulbinds and Conduits, one of the new systems coming in Shadowlands that allows you to bind with a powerful NPC from your Covenant in exchange for power!

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Blizzard's Shadowlands Covenants System Preview

Blizzard posted their official blog preview on Covenants, one of the new systems coming in Shadowlands where you will align yourself with one of the powerful Covenants in the Shadowlands!

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Blizzard's Kyrian Covenant Preview and Path of Ascension

Blizzard posted their first Shadowlands Covenant Preview, the Kyrian of Bastion! This preview includes the Kyrian's exclusive feature, the Path of Ascension mini-game.

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Blizzard's Necrolord Covenant Preview and Abomination Factory

Blizzard posted their second Shadowlands Covenant Preview, the Necrolords of Maldraxxus! This preview includes the Necrolord's exclusive feature, the Abomination Factory.

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Blizzard's Night Fae Covenant Preview and Queen's Conservatory

Blizzard posted their third Shadowlands Covenant Preview, the Night Fae of Ardenweald! This preview includes the Night Fae's exclusive feature, the Queen's Conservatory.

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Blizzard's Venthyr Covenant Preview and Ember Court

Blizzard posted fourth second Shadowlands Covenant Preview, the Venthyr of Revendreth! This preview includes the Venthyr's exclusive feature, Ember Court.

Abominable Stitching Recipes from the Necrolord Covenant

The Necrolord Covenant in Shadowlands accesses the Abominable Stitching system, allowing you to craft constructs with special combat and transportation perks. Here is a closer look at the recipes.

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Blizzard's The Maw Shadowlands Zone Preview

Blizzard posted a blog post with their official preview of The Maw, the max level zone of Shadowlands.

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Blizzard is Looking into Class-Wide Artifact Transmogs in Shadowlands

In his interview with MrGM, Lead Game Designer Morgan Day clued us in on another potential feature in the works, class-wide artifact transmog! This would allow a Beast Mastery Hunter to transmog to the Marksmanship Hunter bow, rather than being restricted to their normal gun and crossbow artifact appearances. Edit: Blizzard has posted that the update will make spec-restricted transmog looks class-wide.

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Early Datamining of Path of Ascension, the Kyrian Covenant Mini-Game

The Path of Ascension is a mini-game accessible to members of the Kyrian Covenant in Shadowlands. Following Blizzard's preview of the covenant, we've datamined more achievements, rewards, and spells related to this system.

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Legendary Runecarving Testing Available on Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard has posted a feedback thread and details about the how to unlock and test the Legendary Runecarving system which is now available on the Shadowlands Beta. Details include how to unlock the system, the materials needed and updates coming in future builds.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 Datamining Recap - Orc/Void Elf Customization, Kael'thas Voiceover, Affix Changes

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.35078 hit, adding Orc and Void Elf customization, Kael'thas voiceover, a bunch of legendary runeforge powers, and some affix changes. As the datamining hit in the middle of the Shadowlands Developer Update and there was a lot going on, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Archaeology is Not Expected to Receive Updates in Shadowlands

In his interview with French news site Judgehype, Shadowlands Production Director Patrick Dawson let us know that Archaeology was not planning to make a return in Shadowlands, an announcement which has met with with a surprising amount of contention. To be clear, this does not mean that Archaeology is being removed the way First Aid was, it simply isn't expected to receive any new development with the launch of Shadowlands.

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City Guards and Civilian NPCs Will Receive Updated Diverse Appearances in Shadowlands

In a Shadowlands group interview, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas confirmed that city guards and civilian NPCs will receive updated appearances in Shadowlands, reflecting the new diverse customization options coming in the expansion.

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Corruption Will be Removed in the Shadowlands Prepatch

During his PandaTV interview yesterday, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas confirmed that Corruptions will be completely removed in the 9.0 Shadowlands Prepatch, while Essences and Azerite Powers will only stop working in Shadowlands content.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for July 10th - July 14th

The eighth batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for July 10th - 14th.

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Renown in Shadowlands Covenants: What We Know So Far

Everything we know about Renown for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, including how Renown is gained, uses, rewards, Pathfinder, catch-up system.

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Atal'Dazar Recreated in Minecraft by Shieldomirs

Players continue to build huge structures in Minecraft, many inspired by WoW assets. Today, we have an Atal'Dazar build created by Shieldomirs!

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Onyxia Defeated by Naked Raid Group in Classic WoW

Have you ever been so angry that you decided to punch a dragon? This group has proven this is a good strategy and defeated Onyxia without any Armor, Weapons, Rings, or Trinkets equipped.

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Roundup of All The Shadowlands Announcements from the Press Event This Week

This week Blizzard followed up a Developer Update with a few informational blogs and a Press Event which included a round of interviews with prominent fan sites and community figures. Here's a recap of what was talked about and all of Wowhead's coverage linked on one page.

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Bellular Interview with Ion Hazzikostas on Soulbinds and Conduit Design Philosophy

Bellular released a portion of his interview with Ion Hazzikostas, where he asks a couple questions about Soulbinds and Conduits, and the design philosophy behind why things are and aren't swappable.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 133 | Shadowlands Updates, TSM UI & Resources

The latest economy recap discusses the Shadowlands press event, including the timing of the Brutosaur removal, heirlooms without experience, and no planned updates for Archaeology.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Customization Updates - Night Elf and Orc Tattoos and Scars

We're pleased to announce that the Shadowlands Dressing Room now supports tattoos and scars for Night Elves and Orcs.

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Classic Speed Record: Onyxia in 58 Seconds with 33 Hunters

Only a day after an all naked raid group took down Onyxia, the daughter of Deathwing is being bullied once again as a raid group from <Fully Exposed> on Herod-US has set a new world speed record, slaying Onyxia in 58.73 seconds! Bringing a very stacked raid group of 33 Hunters in order to burn through the bosses time in the air during phase 2 as quickly as possible, she had just enough time to cast Bellowing Roar before falling to the combined barrage.

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BDGG Presents Raiding for RAINN - A Charity Stream

BDGG is holding a charity stream on Sunday, July 12th, 2020, from 7:30pm EST - 12:30am EST, supporting the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).

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Theater of Pain: Shadowlands Alpha Dungeon Preview

A preview of the Theater of Pain, a new dungeon in the Shadowlands alpha. This dungeon is located in Maldraxxus, home of the Necrolord Covenant.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Latest Shadowlands Interviews, Soulbind, and Covenant Info

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss all of the latest Shadowlands interviews, Soulbind, and covenant information from the last week.

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Entering a Covenant Sanctum While Not Part of That Covenant Gets You Kicked Out

In the latest Shadowlands Alpha build, you are able to start testing Covenant content by pledging yourself to the Venthyr. This comes with a price: You are kicked from other Covenants' Sanctum areas.

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Ember Court - Weekly Venthyr Activity to Throw a Party

The Ember Court is a Weekly activity that allows you to plan and participate in a party with the Venthyr, with many guests from around the Shadowlands. You can start a food fight, teach people to dance, help kill assassins and more!

Ember Court Preview - Weekly Venthyr Activity to Throw a Party

The Ember Court is a Weekly activity that allows you to plan and participate in a party with the Venthyr, with many guests from around the Shadowlands. You can start a food fight, teach people to dance, help kill assassins and more!

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Bellular Shadowlands Interview with Ion Hazzikostas - Renown, Covenant Swapping, Time Skip Speculation Dispelled

Bellular recently interviewed Ion Hazzikostas about Shadowlands content, including details on Renown catch-up mechanisms, covenant swapping, and the speculation surrounding time skips in a future expansion.

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Upcoming Nerfs to Leaden Foot and Split Personality Madnesses in Horrific Visions

Blizzard has announced that they will be nerfing the Leaden Foot and Split Personality madnesses in Horrific Visions with the weekly reset.

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Echoes of Ny'alotha Comprehensive Guide - Best Ways to Farm Echoes of Ny'alotha

Since they were introduced on March 17th, two months into Patch 8.3, Echoes of Ny'alotha have become the primary currency used to interact with most of the current endgame progression systems. This guide will detail all of their uses, how you can best go about acquiring them, and the recommended strategies for both using and earning them depending on your playstyle.

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Demonology Warlock State on Shadowlands Alpha - Legendary Powers, Covenant Abilities, Axe Toss Interrupt

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Demonology Warlock and its issues on the Shadowlands Alpha, including thoughts on the upcoming Legendary Runeforged Powers, Covenant abilities, the Interrupt change to Axe Toss and more!

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for July 14th - 17th

The first batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers once again with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for July 14th - 17th.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 101

With the Weekly Reset on July 14th (NA) / July 15th the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 101. Don't forget that you can now buy Malefic Cores from MOTHER to help you catch up if you're behind.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for July 14th - Leaden Foot Nerfed

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week and these are the madnesses for the week of July 14th. Leaden Foot now has been significantly nerfed and caps at 10 stacks.

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Mists Timewalking Active - New 50% Reputation Buff for Pandaria Factions

Mists of Pandaria Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% bonus reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with the Pandaria expansion. You can also get ilvl 410 loot from Timewarped vendor loot and ilvl 425 loot from dungeons.

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Wowhead Weekly #236 - Shadowlands Developer Update and Interviews

For Wowhead Weekly #236, Annie and Perc discuss the latest BFA and Shadowlands news. There's been a lot going on, from the Shadowlands Developer Update to dozens of interviews and even the prequel Shadows Rising coming out.

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"Zappy Boy" Zekhan Nickname Becomes Canon in Shadows Rising

The Shadowlands prequel Shadows Rising is now available, and we have a fun tidbit to share from it - the Zappy Boy nickname popularized by players for Zekhan is now canon!

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How to Sign Up for the WoW Shadowlands Beta

Learn how to opt-in to the Shadowlands beta for WoW's next expansion after Battle for Azeroth. Beta starts this week!

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Class and Covenant Recap for Shadowlands Build 35078 - New Legendaries, Conduits, Class Changes

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 contained many class, covenant, legendaries and conduits updates. This includes class changes for Druids, Protection Paladins, Warlocks and Demon Hunters, revealed Legendary powers for Warlock and Hunters, and Conduits for Mage, Monk and Warrior.

Class and Covenant Recap for Shadowlands Build 35078 - New Legendaries, Conduits, Class Changes

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 contained many class, covenant, legendaries and conduits updates.

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Kill World Boss Dunegorger Kraulok This Week for Chance at Alpaca Mount

Dunegorger Kraulok is the world boss up in Vol'dun for the week, and new to 8.3, drops an alpaca mount.

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Shadowlands Update 35167 Preamble

Shadowlands Update 35167 preamble is here with new strings, character customization and more! Many new Soulbind strings were added in this build which indicates that Soulbinds can only be swapped in a rested area.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 35167 New Icons - Inscription Assets, Darkmoon Cards

New icons added in Shadowlands Alpha Build 35167 include Inscription assets like inks and the new Darkmoon Cards coming in Shadowlands.

New Final Scenario Step for Shadowlands Tyrande Scenario (Spoilers)

The latest Shadowlands build added a new final step to a scenario involving Tyrande Whisperwind.

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Shadowlands Update 35167 Spell and Class Changes

Shadowlands update 35167 spell and class changes.

Shadowlands New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Paladins, Demon Hunters, Windwalker Monks and Holy Priests

New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Paladin. Demon Hunters, Windwalker Monks and Holy Priests have been added in this build! New Powers include the Legion Legendary power to rez after Spirit of Redemption for Holy Priest, 20yd Divine Storm for Ret Paladin, Emperor's Capacitor for Windwalker and much more!

Shadowlands Beta Build 35167 Soulbind Conduits - Death Knight, Priest, Shaman Conduits Added

Shadowlands build 35167 adds conduits for Death Knight, Priest, and Shamans, plus small updates to Monk conduits.

World of Warcraft Shadowlands Launcher Updated to Beta

While the Shadowlands beta announced last week has not yet officially begun, the World of Warcraft launcher now lists Shadowlands Beta rather than Alpha.

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Blizzard On Upcoming Changes to Paladin Covenant Ability Blessing of Seasons

Blizzard has detailed upcoming changes to the Paladin covenant ability Blessing of Seasons.

Shadowlands Warlock Class Feedback - Upcoming Destruction Talent Changes

Blizzard released a blue post mentioning more upcoming changes for Destruction Warlock talents, such as a nerf to the Focused Chaos PvP talent, buffs on Shadowburn and a cooldown reduction on Soul Fire.

Blizzard On Upcoming Changes to Druid Covenant Ability Kindred Spirits

Blizzard has detailed upcoming changes to the Druid Kyrian Covenant ability Kindred Spirits which include updating its Visuals, changing the effect when you cast it on yourself, and changing the "damager" portion Kindred Empowerment.

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Shadowlands Human Male Customization Options - Sideburns and Eyebrows

Shadowlands customization updates continue with sideburn and eyebrow options for Human Male characters.

Shadowlands Human Male Customization Options - Sideburns and Eyebrows

Shadowlands customization updates continue with sideburn and eyebrow options for Human Male characters.

Update to Speculated Legendary Runeforged Powers for Brewmaster and Mistweaver Monks in Shadowlands

In the latest Shadowlands Beta build, more familiar Monk spells and effects have been added including Face Palm for Brewmasters and the old T18 set bonus Extend Life for Mistweavers that we can speculate are upcoming Legendary Runeforged Powers. The Mistweaver ones have been convinced by developer Chris Kaleiki, but the Brewmaster ones have not.

Shadowlands Beta Level 60 Character Template Bluepost

Blizzard has made a bluepost asking players not to use the previously available Venthyr Endgame Level 60 character template, and instead urging them to test with a new level 60 template which will be made available when servers come up.

Reminder – There are no Usable Beta Keys for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

Blizzard has released a blue post reinforcing that there are no usable keys or codes for Beta access in Shadowlands. If your account becomes eligible for Beta access, it will appear in your Battle.net Client.

Shadowlands New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Paladins, Demon Hunters, Monks and Holy Priests

New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Paladin. Demon Hunters, Windwalker Monks and Holy Priests have been added in this build! New Powers include the Legion Legendary power to rez after Spirit of Redemption for Holy Priest, 20yd Divine Storm for Ret Paladin and much more! Edit: Now includes Mistweaver Monk Legendary Powers.

New Mag'har Orc Earring, Eye Color, Tusk Customization Options Coming in Shadowlands

Following the recent wave of Orc customization updates in Shadowlands, the Mag'har Orc Allied Race has also new options related to Earring, Eye Color, Tusks and more.

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Choose Your Covenant Quest Now Available on Shadowlands Beta

With the start of the Shadowlands Beta, the Choose your Covenant Quest is now available. This will be one of the first things that you will complete at Level 60!

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All Gladiator PvP Mounts Become Account Wide in Shadowlands

Blizzard has made a bluepost stating that all past and future Gladiator rank PvP mounts will become account wide in Shadowlands!

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Inescapable Consequences - New Corruption Effect for 200 Total Corruption

With this week's reset, Blizzard has pushed their new penalty for wearing 200 or more total corruption, which quickly kills you while in combat. Learn more about this new effect.

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Nobbel87 Lore Interview with Shadows Rising Author Madeleine Roux

Nobbel87 conducted a lore interview with Madeleine Roux, the author of Shadows Rising. In this interview they discuss Anduin, Bwonsamdi, Nathanos, and queer representation, as well as the unique process of writing a novel for a major franchise.

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Crowd Controlling NPCs During Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer Event No Longer Prevents Buff Application

Previously, crowd controlling NPCs during the Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer event prevented the buff application. Following a hotfix, this will no longer work.

Night Fae Ampitheater - Relive Legion and Battle for Azeroth Events as a Theater Play (Story Spoilers)

During the questline to become part of the Night Fae Covenant, one of the traditions upheld by the covenant is to witness acts of your past life... In their very own Ampitheater. In this post, we go over this amusing questline. Story spoilers.

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New Flappy Bird-Themed World Quest in Bastion

With the first Shadowlands Beta build, World Quests have become available for testing, and one WQ that has gained some attention is a Flappy Bird World Quest in Bastion!

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Upcoming Low Population Realm Connections on Next Maintenance

Blizzard has announced the first set of low population realm connections during the next maintenance period for NA servers.

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Pelagos, WoW's First Transgender Character, On His Identity in Shadowlands

Pelagos, a prominent transgender character in Shadowlands, now has a dialogue option with the player discussing his identity and past memories.

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The New Volcanic and Bursting Affixes on the Shadowlands Beta

With Mythic+ being released on the Shadowlands Beta, we've gotten our first look at the new Volcanic and Bursting affixes coming in Shadowlands. Volcanic now knocks you high into the air if you get hit by it!

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Help New Players in Shadowlands with the Newcomer Guide System

Veteran players can help newer players in Shadowlands through a new guide mentor system. Players that sign up to become a guide in game will receive a special icon in the world and eligibility to answer questions in the Newcomer Chat channel.

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World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms Cover Revealed

Recently Blizzard revealed the lavish imitation leather cover for World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, an upcoming book featuring Flynn Fairwind and Mathias Shaw.

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Preach Shadowlands Interview with Ion Hazzikostas - Liveblog

Preach is interviewing Ion Hazzikostas on his Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Conduit Destruction in Shadowlands Will Be Revamped - No Solution Yet

In Preach's interview with Ion Hazzikostas, Ion Hazzikostas mentions that Conduit Destruction will not go live as it is now. Blizzard doesn't currently have a solution to Conduits that is a semi-permanent choice that has flexibility but you can't change it from boss to boss or dungeon to dungeon.

Addons Now Available in Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard has announced that addons are now available in Shadowlands Beta!

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Full List of Revealed Legendary Powers on Shadowlands Beta

Many new Legendary Powers have been revealed in the last few weeks of the Shadowlands test for the majority of specs. This is a list of all the known Legendary Powers so far!

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July 17th Classic WoW Hotfixes - World Buff Cancelation Fix, Casting Animations, Tyrion Quests

Blizzard has updated their hotfix blog with bugfixes for Classic WoW, including the World Buff cancelation fix.

Is Dispelling Buffs a Bannable Offense? GM Watching Stream Bans Enemy Player

Dispelling enemy players is a common tactic in World PvP, but when does it cross the line between PvP and griefing? In Classic WoW, buffs are everything - particularly those hard to replace world buffs such as Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer. In today's story, we've got a curious case of a player being banned after dispelling a streamer who just so happened to have a Blizzard Game Master watching.

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How to Improve Your Mythic+ Raider.IO Score

Tettles has written a Raider.IO score guide which will give you some tips and advice when trying to raise your IO score.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 35167 Datamining Recap - Account-Wide Gladiator Mounts, New Player Guide System

Several days ago, Shadowlands Beta Build 9.0.1.35167 hit, adding a new player guide system, account-wide Gladiator mounts, max-level covenant content and more. We're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Beta discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Keystone Master, Awakened Mindborer

Today we are highlighting another topic from our What to do Before Shadowlands guide: obtaining Battle for Azeroth Keystone Master: Season Four, the Awakened Mindborer mount, and the 'the Awakened' title.

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DesMephisto Heroic N'Zoth Giveaways and Prizes for Charity

Streamer, speed leveler, and mental health advocate DesMephisto is doing weekly Ahead of the Curve: N'Zoth giveaways, from now until Shadowlands releases! This month, he's supporting the Joyful Heart Foundation, which is a charity focused on creating a world free of sexual assault, domestic abuse, and child abuse, while following months will focus on different charitable organizations focused on autism awareness and other mental health advocates.

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Upcoming Relic Equipment for Druids, Paladins and Shaman in Classic WoW Phase 5

Relics are a new type of equipment being released in Phase 5 meant for Druids, Paladins and Shaman. In this post, we go through all Relics available at Phase 5.

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Hunter DurendilLeHunt Solos Mythic Eonar

Today we have another interesting solo feat to share--Hunter DurendilLeHunt has soloed Mythic Eonar in Antorus, the Burning Throne.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 134 | Shadowlands Prep, TSM Beta & Fun Farms

The latest economy wrap-up covers TSM beta, fun ways to farm gold, and how to prepare for Shadowlands launch from a gold-making perspective.

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The D&D Inspired Art of imaDreamwalker

In our previous World of ArtCraft Community Creations roundup, we highlighted a gorgeous piece of Elwynn Forest by imaDreamwalker, a prolific artist whose work includes locations from around the World of Warcraft in the style of Dungeons & Dragons book covers. Their latest piece, Razor Hill, recently made its rounds on Reddit, and this is a great time to showcase the rest of their outstanding work.

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Story of Shadows Rising, the Shadowlands Prequel Novel, with Nobbel87

A brand new Warcraft book has been released, Shadows Rising, written by Madeleine Roux. In this month's lore collaboration with Nobbel87, we'll go over the major points of the story. As with every book, a recap doesn't do the details justice, so if you want all of that, dive into the story yourself!

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Soulbind Conduits Have 15 Ranks Which Improve the Power of the Conduit - Full List

Conduits each have 15 "ranks" which have been found in the data for the Shadowlands Beta build. These "ranks" are speculated to improve the bolded effect of the conduit. At max Conduit rank, Mages would be able to reduce the cooldown of Counterspell by 8 seconds, Warriors could increase the duration of Recklessness by 60%, Death Knights could increase the duration of AMZ by 8 seconds and much more! We've listed all the Rank values for the current conduits.

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List of New Dungeon Drops Arriving in Classic WoW Phase 5

In Vanilla WoW, several dungeons received new loot drops during Patch 1.10. In Classic WoW, these new drops are arriving together with Phase 5!

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Shadowlands Covenant Transportation Networks Preview

Transportation Networks allow members of a certain Covenant can use different means of travel to easily traverse through their Covenant's zone. We preview all networks in this post.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Shadowlands Beta, Discussion With Preach and Ion Hazzikostas

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss Shadowlands moving into beta, new covenant content, and the conversation on covenant choice between Preach and Ion Hazzikostas.

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Sturmbart's Atlas of Azeroth - The Broken Isles, Kul Tiras, and Zandalar

Warcraft cartographer Sturmbart has released a new detailed map of the Broken Isles, Kul Tiras, and Zandalar as part of his online interactive Azeroth Atlas project.

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Wowhead Weekly #237 will be LIVE on Twitch soon ™️ ! This week we have special guest Preach and we'll be discussing recent news from Shadowlands Beta! Please join us!

https://twitch.tv/wowhead

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Wowhead Weekly #237 - Shadowlands Beta Discussion with Preach

For Wowhead Weekly #237, Annie and Perc chat about the Shadowlands beta with special guest Preach, who recently conducted a livestream conversation with Ion Hazzikostas on Covenants.

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Necrolord Covenant - Abomination Factory Introduction Questline

Necrolord Covenant players have access to the Abomination Factory, where they can build constructs to help them in battle. We detail the questline to unlock it in this post!

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Havoc Demon Hunter State on Shadowlands Beta - Covenant Abilities, Legendaries, Spec Concerns

Feedback and opinions on the state of Havoc Demon Hunter on the Shadowlands Beta, discussing Covenant abilities, legendaries, concerns of the spec including the reliance on Borrowed Power and much more!

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July 20th Hotfix - Fix Out of Bounds Warsong Gulch

Blizzard has updated the Hotfix blog with a fix for accessing out of bounds areas in Warsong Gulch in Classic WoW, as well as fixing a minor issue in which some players are unable to accept Legion quests on retail.

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Pieces and Gallywix Team Up for a Ny'alotha Allseer Giveaway

With the expansion nearing an end, Pieces and Gallywix has partnered for a giveaway to help you obtain a Mythic N'Zoth Mount, the Ny'alotha Allseer!

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WoW Patch 8.3.7 Download Available for NA Servers - Extended Maintenance

Patch 8.3.7 is now available for download on the launcher for NA while extended maintenance is currently taking place for live WoW servers.

List of New Items from Tier 0.5 Questline Bosses in Classic WoW Phase 5

During the Tier 0.5 Questline added in Classic WoW Phase 5, you will be required to summon and kill several new bosses in dungeons. Each boss from this questline has a loot table with all-new drops, and we summarized the new drops in this post.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for July 21st - July 24th

The third batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers once again with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for July 21st - 24th.

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Warlords Timewalking Active - New 50% Reputation Buff for WoD Factions

Warlords Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% bonus reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with the WoD expansion. You can also get ilvl 410 loot from Timewarped vendor loot and ilvl 425 loot from dungeons.

Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 104

With the Weekly Reset on July 21st (NA) / July 22nd the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 104.

Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for July 21st

This week in the Horrific Vision of Stormwind, you get to experience the nerfed Split Personality madness for the first time. This is combined with Leaden Foot in the Lost Areas and there's no Scorched Feet this week!

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BFA Patch 8.3.7 Deployed to Live Realms - Fixes for Camera Issues

With today's maintenance, Blizzard pushed the 8.3.7 patch to live servers. This patch doesn't add anything new, besides some backstage updates for Shadowlands.

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Heroic Castle Nathria Shadowlands Raid Testing - July 23rd and 24th

Blizzard has announced the first wave of raid testing for Shadowlands, which will take place on July 23rd and 24th.

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PvP CC Break Trinket Medallion Returning in Shadowlands

The CC break trinket will be returning in Shadowlands as a powerful PvP trinket that comes exclusively from PvP.

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List of Changed Loot Sources from Dungeons in Classic WoW Phase 5

Many items in Blackrock Depths and several other dungeons had their drop locations changed during 1.10 Vanilla WoW. These drop changes are coming in Classic WoW with the release of Phase 5.

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Incendius' Race to Open the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj on a Small Server

Redditor FrigginFargo of the Incendius (US-PvP) server has posted a spreadsheet on Reddit showing the servers progress in collecting materials in preparation for the upcoming Ahn'Qiraj War Effort. While news to no one that many servers have been stockpiling for this event, it's proof of how even a relatively small server without many notable large raiding guilds have been able to complete this goal ahead of Phase 5.

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Patch Day Mythic Ny'alotha Changes - Skitra Buffed, Moving Thought Harvesters

With the launch of Patch 8.3.7, Mythic Ny'alotha has had some interesting changes tonight on NA servers, buffing Prophet Skitra and making the Thought Harvesters able to cast while moving. These are likely bugs but it's unknown when or if these changes will be fixed.

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The (almost) Complete History of World of Warcraft

Youtuber Hidden Azeroth has made a new video titled The (almost) Complete History of World of Warcraft. While a few of the plot points are truncated or lacking nuance, it does quite a good job of condensing 25 years of story into 23 minutes, with several clever turns of phrase and captions throughout.

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Class and Covenant Recap for Shadowlands Build 35167 - Class Changes, New Legendaries, Soulbind Conduits

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 35167 contained many class, covenant, legendaries and conduits updates. This build includes new Legendary Powers for Demon Hunters, Paladins, Monks and Holy Priests and Soulbind Conduits for Death Knights, Priests and Shamans.

Upcoming EU Server Realm Connection - Kilrogg & Hellfire

Blizzard has announced that the Kilrogg realm will be connected to the Hellfire realm on EU servers soon, with more coming in the future.

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List of New Recipes from Reputation Vendors in Classic WoW Phase 5

WoW Classic Phase 5 introduces a number of new recipes from reputation vendors including weapon oils and the Agility to 2H Weapon enchant. Here is a complete list of the new recipes.

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New Blizzard Gear Shop Merch Drop for SDCC 2020 - Vol'jin Statue, Midsummer Art Print, Shadowlands T-Shirts

SDCC 2020 may be cancelled, but that hasn't stopped Blizzard from launching a new line of summer collectibles including a Midsummer Art Print and Vol'jin Statue.

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Auction House Dance Party - July 22nd

The Auction House Dance Party micro-holiday is active on July 22nd.

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Windows Central Interview with Morgan Day - Unique Covenants Effects in Dungeons, Covenant and Conduit Balancing

Windows Central Interviewed Morgan Day about Shadowlands! Morgan Day gave his thoughts behind balancing Covenants, also revealing that each Covenant will have some unique effects in dungeons that can only be activated by a member of that Covenant and more!

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Spell Variance Being Added Into Shadowlands - Currently 5% Variance

Blizzard has announced that they will be adding spell variance back into WoW for most class non-periodic abilities. They're keeping the variance small -- currently 5%.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 35256 Preamble

A new Shadowlands Beta build is going live and we're starting off with preamble.

Shadowlands Beta Build 35256 Class and Spell Changes

Class and spell changes for Shadowlands Beta build 35256.

Shadowlands Soulbind Changes - Instant Cast Door of Shadows Removed

Today's build has several Soulbind changes, including a major change to Theotar's buff to the Venthyr Covenant ability Door of Shadows, which no longer makes the ability instant, but instead gives it a second charge.

Shadowlands Beta Build 35256 Soulbind Conduit Changes - Death Knight, Demon Hunter, Hunter, Paladin Conduits

This build brings many new conduits for Death Knights, Demon Hunters, Hunters, Paladins, Shamans, Warlocks, and Warriors.

New Shadowlands Legendary Runeforged Powers for Druids - First Look

This Shadowlands beta build contains most of the Shadowlands Legendary powers for Druids. Prominent returning powers include Oneth's Intuition, Arcanic Pulsar for Balance Druids, the return of Rage of the Sleeper for Guardian and more!

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Shadowlands Runeforged Legendary Powers for Monks - Face Palm, Keg Smash Shoulders

Previously, the Windwalker and Mistweaver Legendary Powers were confirmed but now, the majority of the Brewmaster and Generic Monk Legendary Powers have been revealed! This includes Face Palm, Keg Smash shoulders and much more!

Pet Battle Feedback in Shadowlands - New Content, Pets, Abilities, Balance

Blizzard has posted a lengthy blue post about what's coming in Shadowlands for Pet Battles, including content available to test starting this build. These changes include the previously announced ability rebalance, which intends to change the pet battle meta from its BFA state.

New Spirit Healer and Bloodlouse Models in Shadowlands Build 35256

New models in Shadowlands beta build 35256 include a Spirit Healer and Bloodlouse NPCs.

Spell Variance Being Added Into Shadowlands - Currently 5% Variance

Blizzard has announced that they will be adding spell variance back into WoW for most class non-periodic abilities. They're keeping the variance small -- currently 5%. Update: Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has provided an additional explanation on Twitter.

Shadowlands Beta Encounter Journal for Build 35256

Shadowlands Encounter Journal for Beta Build 35256.

PvP Honorable Medallion Talent Slot Removed in Shadowlands - Replaced by PvP Trinkets

Blizzard has updated their PvP Medallion Trinkets in Shadowlands post to confirm that the first PvP talent slot, which offers the choice of anti-CC talents Adaptation, Gladiator's Medallion, or Relentless, will be removed is Shadowlands.

New Ardenweald Toad Mount Model in Shadowlands Build 35256

One of the new models added in Shadowlands Beta Build 35256 is an Ardenweald-themed Toad Mount!

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Shadowlands Beta Build 35256 Assets - Torghast Maps, Icons

This build adds new maps for Torghast and the Runecarver Chamber, plus many new icons, including new ones for items in the New Player Experience and Covenant Pets!

Runeforged Legendary Power Name and Spell Tuning to Paladins, Priests and Warlocks

This build also contains a couple changes to Demon Hunter, Paladin, Priest and Warlock Legendary Powers.

New Shadowlands Models - Jelly Cat, Bat Pet, Tree Pet

We have a number of cute new Shadowlands models including a jelly cat, bat pet, and tree pet.

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Maw 2H Sword Models in Shadowlands

In this post, we present various tints for a new 2H Sword model, named after the Maw.

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Exile's Reach New Player Weapon Models

In Shadowlands Beta Build 35256, many new weapon models labeled "Newplayer" were datamined. These weapon models have HD models but picture many more simplistic weapon models.

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Updated Sylvanas Model in Shadowlands Beta Build 35256

Sylvanas' Shadowlands model has received a few tweaks in today's beta build, including redder eyes and lighter skin.

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More Soulbind Conduits Receive 15 Ranks in Shadowlands Beta 35256

In today's Shadowlands Beta build, over 700 more entries were added to the Soulbind Conduit Rank database for the newly revealed Conduit powers. This may indicate that Soulbind Ranks are still an active system as it's still being worked on. Highlights of the new max Rank Conduits include 10% less damage from your Hunter's Mark target, 100% longer Divine Steed, 10 minutes off Reincarnation and many more!

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July 22nd Hotfixes - Turning in World Buffs on Layered Relams

Blizzard has updated the Classic Hotfix blog with a fix for turning in the Head of Onyxia, Nefarian, or Heart of Hakkar, so that each layer will properly receive the quest dialogue and buff.

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Barber Shop Gender Change Option Preview - Shadowlands Beta

Today's build added the previously announced option to swap genders at the barbershop.

July 22nd Hotfixes - Prophet Skitra Health and Thought Harvester Changes Reverted

Blizzard has updated the Hotfix blog with a fix for the unintentional increase to Prophet Skitra's health and Thought Harvesters ability to cast while moving, which went live after yesterday's maintenance.

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Deathbringer Title and Flayedwing Mount - World PvP Meta Achievement in Shadowlands

In the latest Shadowlands Beta build, a new World PvP Meta Achievement has been discovered, with two rewards attached to it: the Deathbringer Title and a Deathbringer's Flayedwind chimera mount.

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Official Blizzard Post on Things to Do Before Shadowlands

Blizzard has published a list of things to do before Shadowlands, including things going away at launch vs the pre-patch. The Brutosaur will not be available to purchase for gold in the pre-patch.

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Upcoming US Realm Connections Delayed Due to Unforeseen Circumstances

The upcoming realm connections that were supposed to happen to specific US servers this afternoon have been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances. There is currently no new date for the connections to happen.

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Azeroth's Champion Title and Rank 4 Essences Not Obtainable in the Pre-Patch

Blizzard revealed today, in their list of what to do before Shadowlands that Rank 4 essences won't be obtainable once the 9.0 pre-patch lands later this year. With this change, players won't be able to earn the Phenomenal Cosmic Power and Azeroth's Champion title after the pre-patch arrives.

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Castle Nathria Raid Environment Preview

Today marks the beginning of Shadowlands raid testing with the first two heroic bosses being available. To celebrate, we will preview the environment of the new raid, Castle Nathria!

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First Shadowlands Beta Raid Testing for Castle Nathria (July 23rd) - Heroic Hungering Destroyer, Lady Inerva Darkvein

Today marks the first day of Shadowlands Raid Testing -- starting with Heroic Hungering Destroyer and Lady Inerva Darkvein.

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New Spell Ability Books Coming with Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj in Classic WoW Phase 5

One of the new raids released in Classic WoW Phase 5 is Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj, a new 20-man raid instance. In AQ20, some of the most sought-after loot drops are books that teach you new max ranks for several spells! In this post, we will go through all of the new book drops and what spell ranks do they teach.

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Hotfixes for July 23: Increased Drop Chance for Rank 4 Worldvein Resonance Azerite Essence

Hotfixes for July 23 include increased drop chances for the Rank 4 of the Worldvein Resonance Azerite Essence.

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Blizzard Details What to Expect From the AQ Events

Blizzard has made a long blue post on the forums detailing what to expect from the AQ events when they release next week.

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Mighty Caravan Brutosaur Not For Sale in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

The Mighty Caravan Brutosaur cannot be purchased for gold in the Shadowlands pre-patch, making the Feat of Strength Conspicuous Consumption unobtainable.

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Elemental Shaman State on Shadowlands Beta - Removal of Maelstrom, Covenant Abilities, Legendaries

Feedback and opinions for the current state of Elemental Shaman in the Shadowlands Beta including the removal of Maelstrom, Covenant abilities, Legendaries and more!

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Kael'thas Sunstrider Venthyr Covenant Questline (Story Spoilers)

One of the many characters announced to make a return in Shadowlands, Kael'thas Sunstrider is a key part of the Venthyr Covenant storyline. With more chapters now available for testing on the Shadowlands Beta, we went played through his questline! Story spoilers.

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Sturmbart's Atlas of Azeroth - The Complete Map of Azeroth

Warcraft cartographer Sturmbart has released the full completed map of Azeroth, with every continent updated as part of his online interactive Azeroth Atlas project.

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Night Warrior's Curse - Night Fae Covenant Questline (Story Spoilers)

The Night Fae covenant questline continues the story of Tyrande on her path as the Night Warrior. In the Night Warrior's Curse chapter, we learn more about past Night Warriors. Story spoilers!

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Shadowlands Beta Raid Testing for Castle Nathria (July 24th) - Heroic Sun King's Salvation, Sludgefist

Today is the second day of Heroic Castle Nathria testing, continuing with the Sun King's Salvation and Sludgefist encounters.

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Blizzard Confirms Taunts on Shadowlands Beta Are Bugged

Taunts have recently noticed that most Taunts are not applying their taunt debuff and were wondering if it was bugged. Now, Blizzard has now confirmed that Taunts are indeed bugged on the Shadowlands Beta.

Blizzard Confirms Taunts on Shadowlands Beta Are Bugged

Taunts have recently noticed that most Taunts are not applying their taunt debuff and were wondering if it was bugged. Now, Blizzard has now confirmed that Taunts are indeed bugged on the Shadowlands Beta.

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Volatile Solvent & Ultimate Form - Perfecting Fleshcraft for Necrolords with the Plague Deviser Marileth Soulbind

While most Soulbinds and Conduits are generally understood from a fairly straightforward tooltip, for Necrolords the Volatile Solvents and Ultimate Form Soulbind abilities for Plague Deviser Marileth are a source of hidden power that can be confusing as to how these augments for Fleshcraft exactly work.

Volatile Solvent & Ultimate Form - Perfecting Fleshcraft for Necrolords with the Plague Deviser Marileth Soulbind

In Shadowlands, Necrolords can choose the Plague Deviser Marileth Soulbind which provides two traits that allow you to augment your Fleshcraft ability. One of these traits will make you CC immune while the shield holds!

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Interview with James (BlindlyPlayingGames) on Gaming with Disabilities

Today, we present another interview around the theme of overcoming obstacles when playing World of Warcraft, with James (BlindlyPlayingGames), who mains a Mistweaver Monk and does a variety of content ranging from keys to arenas without vision.

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Nature Resistance in Classic Phase 5: Ahn'Qiraj

One of the most important things coming with Classic Phase 5 and the Ahn'Qiraj raids is the emphasis on Nature Resistance, where it comes from, and what bosses it's useful for. Vanilla veterans will remember stacking it throughout their raids, but similar to Fire Resistance, the changes in Classic WoW mean that exactly how important it will be can vary greatly depending on the guild in question.

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Vengeance Demon Hunter State on Shadowlands Beta - Ineffectual Changes, Rotation Issues, Covenants

Feedback and opinions on the state of Vengeance Demon Hunter on the state of Shadowlands Beta discussing the ineffectual changes, rotation issues, covenant abilities and more!

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Trials of Zo'Sorg - Return of PvP World Quests in Shadowlands

One of the more popular World Quests in Legion were PvP World Quests, where you could focus on doing PvP objectives in free-for-all PvP areas. Although these quests were not available in Battle for Azeroth, they are making a return in Shadowlands with the Trials of Zo'Sorg!

Trials of Zo'Sorg - Return of PvP World Quests in Shadowlands

One of the more popular World Quests in Legion were PvP World Quests, where you could focus on doing PvP objectives in free-for-all PvP areas. Although these quests were not available in Battle for Azeroth, they are making a return in Shadowlands with the Trials of Zo'Sorg!

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Alexandros Mograine's Destination in the Shadowlands (Story Spoilers)

Alexandros Mograine was sent Maldraxxus for his afterlife, a fact discovered as you level in the zone. A decision that left him confused, it is reflected upon during the Necrolord Campaign. Story Spoilers.

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Concept Art of Revendreth - Kael'thas and the Missing Leather Nathria Armor Set

SAGamer did a deep dive on Revendreth and the Venthyr covenant, showcasing a lot of great concept art and insights from the design process. The timing pairs nicely with with the recent focus on the zone and Castle Nathria raid testing on the Shadowlands Beta, but also fills in a missing clue regarding one of the incomplete Covenant armor sets.

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Biggest Class Changes in Phase 5 of Classic WoW and Ahn'Qiraj

Phase 5 and the release of Ahn'Qiraj is adding a whole lot to World of Warcraft Classic, including new tier, gear changes, spell ranks, crafted items, and not the least of which finally stepping away from the fire-resistant raids of Molten Core and Blackwing Lair. With those changes in mind, we're highlighting some of the interesting class changes to expect with the release of Phase 5.

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Rogue State on Shadowlands Beta - Changes, Bugs, and Placeholders

Feedback and opinions on the current state of all rogue specs on the Shadowlands Beta, discussing the changes, bugs and placeholders for the Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety rogue specs.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 35256 News Recap - Spell Variance, Castle Nathria Open, Cute Pet Models

Several days ago, Shadowlands Beta Build 9.0.1.35256 hit, with the first round of Castle Nathria testing, blue posts on the return of spell variance, and tons of cute models including Jelly Cat. We're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Beta discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 135 | Shadowlands Professions, Extinction & Classic Goldmaking

The latest economy wrap-up covers Samadan's first impressions of notable profession updates in the beta, as well as the latest Brutosaur news.

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The Addition of Seasonal Affixes to Mythic+ - Battle For Azeroth Retrospective

Battle for Azeroth introduced the seasonal affix to Mythic Plus. Beginning at Keystone Level 10, dungeons would be modified by a high-impact affix themed around the current raid. In this article, we'll analyze the four seasonal affixes of BFA and discuss the future of the seasonal affix going into Shadowlands.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Completing Conqueror of Azeroth Meta-Achievement

Today we are highlighting another topic from our What to do Before Shadowlands guide: Completing the Conqueror of Azeroth meta-achievement, earning the title %s, Conqueror of Azeroth and its respective mounts.

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Classic War Effort Guides Now Available - Everything About the Opening of the Ahn'Qiraj Gates

With Phase 5 coming to Classic WoW this week, there's a step before players can venture inside Ahn'Qiraj and face the Old God C'Thun and its minions: The War Effort and the 10 Hour War. To help players navigate these events, we've prepared guides to explain everything that is happening before the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj open.

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Wowhead's Artist's Corner and Giveaway - Bread

For this month's Artist's Corner on Wowhead, we're highlighting the art of Bread, as well as a giveaway for a digital avatar drawing.

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World of Warcraft Rated for Xbox Series X

While this could be an accident, World of Warcraft has been rated for Xbox Series X in Brazil.

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Official Blizzard Post on the WoW Classic Ahn'Qiraj War Effort and Key Art

Blizzard has released a post detailing the steps of the War Effort as well as some great key art for Phase 5!

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Big Updates to our Shadowlands Soulbind Calculator

With all the recent developments surrounding Soulbinds on the [i]Shadowlands[/i] beta, we've significantly revamped the Wowhead Soulbind Calculator with a new UI, working conduits, selectable traits, and even conduit ranks. Now you can create and share your personalized Soulbind and Conduit setups.

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Upcoming Shadowlands Beta Druid Changes - Convoke the Spirits, Adaptive Swarm, Runecarve 3

Blizzard has shared some assorted minor changes coming to Druids in an upcoming Shadowlands beta build.

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Wowhead Weekly #238 - Shadowlands Beta Models, SDCC Merch

For Wowhead Weekly #238, Annie and Perc discuss the latest Shadowlands beta updates and new SDCC merch.

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Thank You for Testing Shadowlands Alpha Achievements and Infographics

Shadowlands Alpha has officially closed, and Blizzard has sent out an email thanking players for their testing, as well as releasing some personal and community infographic gameplay achievements.

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Raid Reset Downtime for July 28 Will Now End at 9:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT

Blizzard has announced that the Raid Reset downtime for WoW Classic is now scheduled to end at 9:30 a.m. PDT / 12:30 p.m. EDT.

Blizzard on Proc Effects and the GCD

Blizzard has taken another look at Nightfall and other proc-based weapon effects and responded on the forums with some of their findings about proc effects and the GCD.

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Tier 0.5 Dungeon Sets Coming in Phase 5

Phase 5 launches tomorrow, and with it new dungeon tier sets for every class! Nicknamed Tier 0.5, as they don't require stepping into raid, the sets are much more competitive than the name might imply. While the quest chains involved in getting them can be fairly lengthy, difficult, or even expensive, many of the set pieces are surprisingly competitive and much more reliable for players who aren't raiding, or necessarily getting as much raid gear as they might like!

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Patch 8.3.7 Hotfixes for July 27th - PvP Nerfs to Warlock, Lingering Psychic Shell, Ineffable Truth

Blizzard has posted Patch 8.3.7 Hotfixes for July 27th which includes PvP nerfs to Warlocks, Lingering Pyschic Shell, Ineffable Truth and more!

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Class and Covenants Recap for Shadowlands Build 35256 - Legendaries, Soulbinds, Conduits

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 35256 contained many class, covenant, legendary and conduit updates. This build included new Legendary Powers for Druids and Monks, Soulbind Conduits for many new classes and much more!

Class and Covenants Recap for Shadowlands Build 35256 - Legendaries, Soulbinds, Conduits

Last week, Shadowlands Beta Build 35256 contained many class, covenant, legendary and conduit updates. This build included new Legendary Powers for Druids and Monks, Soulbind Conduits for many new classes and much more!

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Dungeon Updates in WoW Classic Phase 5 - New Loot, Changed Sources, Tier .5 Quests and Bosses

While the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort is the highlight of today's WoW Classic Phase 5 update, there are a number of dungeon changes coming as well, from new loot to the Dungeon Set 2 questline.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for July 28th - July 31st

The fifth batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers once again with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for July 28th - July 31st.

Windwalker Monk State on Shadowlands Beta - Covenant Abilities, Legendaries, Spec Concerns

Windwalker has thus far seen a few changes in Shadowlands, so its time that we discuss the state of Windwalkers in Shadowlands, the good, the bad, and the still ugly. This article will be mostly focused on Windwalkers in PvE content.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 107

With the Weekly Reset on July 28th (NA) / July 29th the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 107.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for July 28th

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week and these are the madnesses for the week of July 28th.

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Classic WoW Phase 5 - The Ahn'Qiraj War Effort Has Begun On US Servers

Classic WoW Phase 5 has officially started, and as of right now, US servers are able to contribute for the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort!

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New Consumables Added in Classic WoW Phase 5 - Greater Firepower, Enchanting Oils

Classic WoW Phase 5 has added a handful of new consumables, mostly focused around casters and healers. We have a list below of the newly added consumables in Phase 5, as well as their recipe locations,

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One Day Ban for Advertising in Group Finder

NargoEUW from Reddit posted a screenshot of a suspension notice, citing use of the Group Finder for in-game services such as boosts or carries, purportedly resulting in a one day ban for the player.

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Heroic Castle Nathria Shadowlands Raid Testing - July 30th and 31st

Blizzard has announced the second wave of raid testing for Shadowlands, which will take place on July 30th and 31st.

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Solo Freehold +17 by Iway the Vengeance Demon Hunter

In more news of feats of extreme time and dedication, Freehold +17 has been soloed by (surprise!) a Demon Hunter in 6 hours and 47 minutes. Facing the Fortified, Sanguine, Quaking, and Awakened affixes, a 34 minute video of the condensed run shows the lengths Iway had to go to in order to accomplish this feat.

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Relics Added in 1.11 Now Dropping in WoW Classic Phase 5

Patch 1.11 in WoW introduced some relics which are reported to drop in Phase 5. As 1.11 also introduced Naxxramas and more Nature Resistance recipes, content confirmed for Phase 6, it was widely assumed these relics would also come later--which is not the case.

Relics Added in 1.11 Now Dropping in WoW Classic Phase 5

Patch 1.11 in WoW introduced some relics which are reported to drop in Phase 5. As 1.11 also introduced Naxxramas and more Nature Resistance recipes, content confirmed for Phase 6, it was widely assumed these relics would also come later--which is not the case.

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Persistent Collection System Coming to Shadowlands Conduits

Blizzard has unveiled new details for the Shadowlands conduit system.

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Upcoming Buffs to Night Fae Signature Ability, Soulshape

Blizzard has announced some upcoming changes to the Night Fae Signature ability, Soulshape which make the ability more powerful.

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All Soulbinds Will Have 3 Potency Slots in the Future

Ion Hazzikostas has announced that all Soulbinds will have 3 Potency Slots in the future.

Adorable Baby Steward Shadowlands Pet Model

We're kicking off datamining with an adorable Baby Steward model!

Shadowlands Build 35360 Preamble - New Mythic+ Affix

Shadowlands Beta is being updated with Build 35360 including a new Keystone Affix (which is probably the Seasonal affix), new weekly reward strings and more!

Shadowlands Build 35360 Spell and Class Changes

Spell and class changes for Shadowlands build 35360.

Glory of the Nathria Raider Mount Reward - Nathria Rampart Screecher

With the latest Shadowlands beta build, more mounts are uncovered, one of them being the Glory of the Nathria Raider achievement mount reward, the Nathria Rampart Screecher!

Shadowlands Mythic+ Season One Rewards - Sinful Title and Sintouched Mount

Blizzard has revealed the Shadowlands Mythic+ Season One rewards, the Sinfall Title and Sintouched Deathwalker mount.

New Shadowlands Legendary Powers for Druids - Emerald Dreamcatcher

All the Shadowlands Legendary Powers for Druids have been added in this build. A revamp of Emerald Dreamcatcher has been added for Balance Druids and more!

Shadowlands Beta Build 35360 Soulbind Conduit Changes - Demon Hunter, Hunter, Paladin, Warlock New Conduits

Today's build brings up new conduits for Demon Hunters, Hunters, Paladins, Warlocks, and Warriors. Plus one small change to the DK Conduit Proliferation.

Soulbind Updates - Spell Changes for Venthyr and Kyrian Soulbinds

Today's build was rather light on individual class and spec changes, but included a small round of Soulbind changes, adjusting a handful of the bonuses granted by the Venthyr and Kryian covenants.

New Shadowlands Armor Doodads - Legendary Armor and Primus

We've datamined some interesting armor doodads that will be used as decoration in Shadowlands, related to the Primus in Maldraxxus and Legendary Armor by the Domination Forge.

New Shadowlands Legendary Powers for Rogues

Rogues now have their first look at some of their Legendary Powers in Shadowlands!

New Shadowlands Generic Legendary Powers - Sephuz's Proclamation

This Shadowlands build also contains 7 of the 8 generic Legendary Powers that are coming with the expansion including powers inspired by Sephuz's Secret, Norgannon's and more!

Shadowlands Legendary Power Tuning for Mistweaver Monks

Mistweaver Monks received a couple tuning changes for their Legendary Powers, applying a massive buff to Ancient Teachings of the Monastery and Soothing Focus.

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Taelia Fordragon's Discovery in Shadowlands - Spoilers Inside

Today's build adds a new voice-over for Taelia Fordragon, showing a discovery she made with the events of Shadowlands. Spoilers inside.

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Shadowlands Build 35360 - Updated Encounter Journal

In this post, we are highlighting the new Encounter Journal for build 35360. This build will see testing for Huntsman Altimor, The Council of Blood, Stone Legion Generals, and Shriekwing starting Thursday.

Sludgefist's Head - Potential Castle Nathria Raid Skip

We came across an interesting item in today's Shadowlands build strongly suggestive of a raid skip quest such as the one found in Ny'alotha and previous raids. Sludgefist's Head is an epic quality quest item with three versions citing Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties, which stacks to 4.

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Shadowlands Build 35360 Database Updates - New Pets, Toys, Sinrunner Reins

Our database is now updated for Shadowlands Build 35360 and here are some interesting item finds.

Shadowlands Build 35360 Conduit Ranks - 60% Blessing of Autumn Duration, 50% Trueshot Duration

Earlier today, it was confirmed that Conduit power will scale with Item Level. Each of the new Conduits added in today's build once again have 15 ranks. At max rank, this includes 60% increased duration on Blessing of Autumn, 50% extra duration on Trueshot, Avenger's Shield causing the target to take 45% more Holy damage and much more!

Socketed Conduits Will Not Change with Spec in Shadowlands

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has confirmed via Twitter that Conduits will not change depending on your spec - you will still need to manually change them to setup your preferred Soulbind "build" aimed at how you intend to play.

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Character Copies Now Available in the Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard released a blue post mentioning that character copies are now available in the Shadowlands Beta, with the exception of Demon Hunters and Death Knights.

Fly Before Flying - Aviana's Plume Effect in Shadowlands

In today's build, Blizzard added new toys that resemble the functionality from WoD's Aviana's Feather and Legion's Emerald Winds/Rocfeather Skyhorn Kite combo.

The Jailer's Chains - No Equipment, Talent, or Spec Swapping in Torghast

A new debuff called The Jailer's Chains has appeared within Torghast, preventing players from changing Equipment, Talents, or their Specialization within the activity. It's currently unknown if this is intended to take place everywhere throughout the Tower of the Damned, though it currently appears throughout the zone.

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The Jailer's Chains Restricted Gear & Spec Swapping and Other Torghast Hotfixes

A new debuff called The Jailer's Chains has appeared within Torghast, preventing players from changing Equipment, Talents, or their Specialization. This debuff is inactive in the Central Chamber, the start of the first floor, and when nearby helpful Brokers on non-boss floors, allowing players ample opportunity to make changes during their run.

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Covenant Swapping in Shadowlands NYI - Multiple Confirmations Required

In the latest Shadowlands Beta build, an early implementation of the option leave and rejoin a Covenant has been added.

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New Prideful Mythic+ Seasonal Affix Speculation - Single Target Reaping?

A new Mythic Keystone Affix was added in the data for this build called Prideful. It's likely that this is the new Seasonal Affix and some spells have been found that may indicate how the affix works.

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New Prideful Mythic+ Seasonal Affix Speculation - Single Target Reaping?

A new Mythic Keystone Affix was added in the data for this build called Prideful while is likely the new Seasonal Affix. Edit: From the speculated spell data, you'll be able to buff an add with your "Pride", then detonate it on a group of enemies for damage!

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Shadowlands Great Vault Objectives & UI - Choose Your Weekly Cache Reward

The latest Shadowlands build has added an early UI for the Great Vault, a system that allows you to choose your weekly cache reward. By completing certain objectives in Raids, Dungeons and PvP, you will unlock more options for your Weekly reward, and the gear's Item Level is determined by certain factors found in today's datamining.

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First Classic Ahn'Qiraj War Effort Completed in 14 Hours on Sulfuras

The first Ahn'Qiraj war effort has been completed on the Sulfuras (US-PvP) server in just 14 hours, showcasing the servers dedication to stockpiling material turn ins well ahead of Phase 5. The only thing left for them to do now is to ring the gong, which will require one more Blackwing Lair run this coming reset.

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Bolvar Fordragon Meeting in Oribos - Spoilers Inside

Today's build adds a new questline to Oribos, which has a Bolvar meeting in Oribos. Story Spoilers inside.

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Tier 2.5 Raid Sets from Ahn'Qiraj Coming in Classic WoW Phase 5

Phase 5 is currently underway in Classic WoW, and with it, a new raid set will become available with the release of AQ40! This tier set is nicknamed Tier 2.5 due to the fact that these sets have 5-pieces in total instead of the standard 8-piece sets you see through Classic.

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Night Fae Covenant Campaign - Daughter of the Night Warrior (Story Spoilers)

In one of the chapters of the Night Fae Covenant campaign, we interact with the daughter of the Night Warrior. Story spoilers.

Solo Atal'Dazar +20 by Esanara the Vengeance Demon Hunter

Esanara the Vengeance Demon Hunter has soloed Atal'Dazar +20. Congratulations!

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Shadowlands Castle Nathria Raid Testing (July 30th) - Heroic Huntsman Altimor, Council of Blood

Castle Nathria raid testing continues today with the Heroic Huntsman Altimor and Council of Blood encounters.

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Hunter Levels to 60 in WoW Classic Without Pets or Ranged Weapons

We continue to see players push their classes to the limit in WoW Classic, with Hunter Veryconfused leveling to 60 without the hallmarks of his class--no ranged weapons or pets.

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Blindfold Customization Option Available to Male Night Elves in Shadowlands

In the last beta build, Blizzard has added a new customization option to Night Elf Males: Blindfold.

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Ectoplasmic Distiller Threat Generation Has Been Fixed

The Classic Warrior and Druid discord servers have made a huge discovery regarding the Ectoplasmic Distiller quest item used in the Tier 0.5 quest chain. As relayed on Reddit, the item generates a huge amount of passive threat, which can be increased and even stacked with itself when multiple are placed.

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Scarab Lord Reputation Grind Completed Within Days of Phase 5

Several guilds have now completed their Scarab Lord reputation grinds, waiting only to clear Blackwing Lair a second time this coming reset before they ring the gong. The most arduous task, collecting nearly 42,000 Silithid Carapace Fragments, normally takes weeks, but a few guilds have managed within mere days!

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New US Realm Connections Announced for August 4

Blizzard announced realm connections for a new set of US realms. These connections are currently scheduled to happen during the weekly maintenance on August 4.

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Upcoming EU Server Realm Connections August 5

Blizzard has announced upcoming server connections for EU servers, currently scheduled for August 5th.

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New Profession Recipes from Drops in WoW Classic Phase 5 - AQ Enchants, Stormshroud Gloves

In addition to the profession recipes available from profession vendors, WoW Classic Phase 5 introduced a large number of desirable recipes from drops and quests, as well as a couple new profession reagents.

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New Diablo Immortal Trailer - Baal, Polished Models, Improved UI, Gameplay Footage

Blizzard has released a new Diablo Immortal trailer, featuring polished character models, an improved gameplay UI, and the appearance of Baal at the end.

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Limit, Pieces, and Wowhead Team Up for NA and EU Ny'alotha Allseer Giveaways

With the expansion nearing an end, Pieces, Limit, and Wowhead have partnered for several giveaways to help you obtain a Mythic N'Zoth Mount, the Ny'alotha Allseer, on EU or NA realms!

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Shadowlands Castle Nathria Raid Testing - Heroic Stone Legion Generals, Shriekwing

Castle Nathria raid testing continues today with the Heroic Stone Legion Generals, Shriekwing.

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State of Affliction Warlock in Shadowlands Beta - Legendaries, Covenant Abilities, New Toolkit

Feedback and opinions about the current state of Affliction Warlocks on the Shadowlands Beta, discussing Legendaries, Covenant Abilities, New Toolkit and more!

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Ectoplasmic Distiller Threat Generation Has Been Fixed

Blizzard has made a bluepost confirmeing that the threat generated from the Ectoplasmic Distiller quest item has been fixed. As discovered by the Classic Druid and Warrior discords, the item generated a huge amount of passive threat, which can be increased and even stacked with itself when multiple are placed.

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July 31st Hotfixes - Anachronos PvP & Draconic For Dummies

Blizzard has updated its hotfix blog with a handful of small changes, including the previously reported Ectoplasmic Distiller threat generation.

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Arms Warrior State on the Shadowlands Beta

Arms Warriors have had a tumultuous time, struggling to find an identity or forge a clear class fantasy, the spec has been subject to numerous sweeping design changes over the last several expansions. Below is our collected feedback and opinions on the current state of Arms Warriors on the Shadowlands Beta, mainly focusing on PvE viability, identity, and design intent.

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AQ40 (Temple of Ahn'Qiraj) Boss Strategy Guides for WoW Classic

To prepare for the opening of the Ahn'Qiraj raids, which will happen as early as next Tuesday for some US realms, we've published our guides for all Temple of Ahn'Qiraj bosses.

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Classic Scarab Lord Griefing - Mass Reporting Leads to Automated Ban

A Horde player working on the Scarab Lord quest chain has seemingly received an automatic suspension after being mass reported by a coalition of Alliance competitors, prompting the question of whether automated moderation tools are simply too powerful and easily exploitable for their own good.

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Classic Scarab Lord Griefing - Mass Reporting Leads to Automated Ban

Blizzard has responded to reports of a Horde player working on the Scarab Lord quest chain has seemingly received an automatic suspension after being mass reported by a coalition of Alliance competitors.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Rank 4 Essences, Phenomenal Cosmic Power, Azeroth's Champion

Today we are highlighting another topic from our What to do Before Shadowlands guide: Obtaining Rank 4 Essences before they are gone with Shadowlands Launch.

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Blizzard Targeting Scarab Lord Griefing - Actions to Reduce Disruption

Blizzard has made a bluepost emphasizing that they are aware of and going to take action against players attempting to grief one another in various ways related to the Scarab Lord questline.

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Shadowlands Torghast Gameplay Loop - Collecting Soul Ash to Craft Legendaries

Soul Ash, the currency to craft Shadowlands Legendaries, was added to Torghast in this Beta build and we've learned how the Currency drops in Torghast. We go over the Torghast core gameplay loop that you'll be looking to complete every week, detailing how much Soul Ash currently drops, allowing us to speculate how often you'll get a Legendary in Shadowlands!

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 136 | Shadowlands Vendor Flips & The Real Price of the Longboi

The latest economy wrap-up covers Shadowlands vendor flips and the importance of mental health when farming the Brutosaur.

Preach Shadowlands Dungeon Roundtable with Naowh, Fem, Jdotb and Anda

Preach is hosting a Shadowlands dungeon roundtable on his Twitch stream with Naowh, Fem, Jdotb and Anda.

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Class Guides Updated for Phase 5 and Ahn'Qiraj

With the next weekly reset, we should have the first Classic realms opening the gates of Ahn'Qiraj. In order to help you with this new raid, our guide writers have worked to update our guides to support the new raid.

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The Best Items in Ahn'Qiraj WoW Classic Phase 5

The ringing of gongs will soon herald the opening of Ahn'Qiraj, and with the new raid instance comes the availability of several new items which aren't just Best in Slot for various classes, but offer advantages beyond Phase 5. While there are many highly sought after items in the new raid, in addition to new spell books and relics, and everyone has updated BiS lists, some of the gear drops stand out more than others, capable of lasting well into Naxxramas or even the rest of Classic WoW.

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Shadowlands Great Vault - How Item Level of Mythic+ Rewards in Weekly Chest is Determined

Since the Great Vault UI and Objectives were found on the Shadowlands Beta with the datamined strings, many players have speculated how the Item Levels will be awarded for the Mythic+ objectives. We've now found additional details directly from the Great Vault UI which indicates how the Mythic+ Item Level will be determined.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Vault Weekly Chest, Conduits Not Destructible

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss Blizzard's latest updates on the Soulbind system, including indestructible conduits, as well as the new info on the Vault Weekly Chest.

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Wowhead Weekly #239 - Great Vault Loot, Conduit Changes

For Wowhead Weekly #239, Annie and Perc discuss the latest Shadowlands beta updates like Great Vault Loot and Conduit changes.

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Blizzard Clarifies How Proc and GCD Interactions Work in WoW Classic

Following up their previous discussion, Blizzard added a new post to discuss about how the GCD affects proc effects in Classic WoW. In the post, Blizzard clarifies that while the result they shared was correct previously, the reasoning was wrong, being way simpler than previously thought.

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Warcraft III: Reforged PTR Patch Notes - Version 1.32.8 - Spell Effect Visual Updates, Crypt Lord Tuning

Blizzard has posted PTR Patch Notes for Warcraft III: Reforged Version 1.32.8, including some spell effect visual updates and retuning Crypt Lord in Versus.

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Bloomberg Report Reveals Blizzard Employees Are Underpaid

Frustrated by wage disparities and poor compensation, Blizzard employees have started a spreadsheet documenting their underwhelming salaries and pay increases, as reported by Jason Schreier for Bloomberg News.

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Chinese Raiders Able to Enter WoW Classic AQ40 Before Ten Hour War Ends

Chinese Classic WoW servers have rung the gong to open the gates of Ahn'Qiraj, but rather than waiting for the Ten Hour War, they've found themselves able to enter and begin clearing the new instances immediately!

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Gong Ringing Soon in WoW Classic - Blizzard Reveals Which Servers Completed the AQ War Effort in First Reset

Blizzard released blue posts talking about the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort turn-ins on US and EU servers. Five US servers and four EU servers are able to bang the gong after their weekly reset!

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Blizzard Takes Action Against Gallywix and Gold Selling for Real Money

Blizzard has announced that they've performed a thorough investigation and identified that the Gallywix boosting organization has been taking part in gold selling for real money. Blizzard has begun taking action against those taking part in the real money trading transactions.

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The Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj - AQ20 Classic Raid Guides Now Available

With AQ20 unlocking after the Ten Hour War, which starts as soon as tomorrow for some Classic realms, it is the perfect time to highlight our Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj guides.

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Ny'alotha Hunter Tier Set Concept Art by Sercan Özyurt

Sercan Özyurt, aka Lordozy, is an Amateur Concept Artist who specializes in World of Warcraft themed concept art and armor sets, such as this Ny'alotha themed 8.3 Hunter set which takes inspiration from the monstrous minions and cultists of the Old Gods, as well as previous Hunter tier sets decorated with pieces of their prey.

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Get Shadowmeld Through Night Fae Covenant Soulbinds in Shadowlands - The Sylvari Mantle

One of the Night Fae Soulbind Traits gives you the power to drop combat, just like the Night Elf racial Shadowmeld! Players who have watched the Mythic Dungeon International or have a Night Elf character will probably know the power of Shadowmeld, especially in Mythic+ content.

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The Ten Hour War - Time-Limited Opening of Ahn'Qiraj Event

The Ten Hour War is a massive time-limited event heralding the opening of Ahn'Qiraj. In this post, we detail what to expect during this event!

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for August 4th - 7th

The seventh batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers once again with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for August 4th - August 7th.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 110

With the Weekly Reset on August 4th (NA) / August 5th the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance has been increased to a maximum of 110.

Bloomberg Report Reveals Blizzard Employees Are Underpaid

Frustrated by wage disparities and poor compensation, Blizzard employees have started a spreadsheet documenting their underwhelming salaries and pay increases, as reported by Jason Schreier for Bloomberg News. Edit: Added an alleged spreadsheet with values.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for August 4th

This week in the Horrific Vision of Stormwind, there's no Leaden Foot or Scorched Feet madnesses, making it a good week to go for your 5 Mask run if you haven't yet!

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Uther the Lightbringer Kyrian Covenant Questline (Story Spoilers)

One of the first characters that were announced to make a return in Shadowlands during BlizzCon 2019 was Uther the Lightbringer. In this post, we detail all the questlines that involve the Paladin in the expansion! Story spoilers.

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Shadowlands Shadow Priest Rework - Voidform Changes, New Talents, Core Spell Changes

Blizzard RU apparently leaked upcoming Shadow Priest changes to Shadowlands beta, including a massive spec revamp, with a complete rework of Voidform, new talents, and many core spell changes. We are working on translating and adding links to the blue post below and will be summarizing them later.

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Blizzard Ahn'Qiraj Preview - Explore the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj and Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj

Blizzard has posted their official Ahn'Qiraj preview, highlighting bosses and mechanics for the new raid.

Blizzard Ahn'Qiraj Preview - Explore the Temple of Ahn’Qiraj and Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj

Blizzard has posted their official Ahn'Qiraj preview, highlighting bosses and mechanics for the new raid.

Beta Character Wipe Tomorrow 8/5

Blizzard has announced that all beta characters will be deleted tomorrow. With this change, all testers will need to begin anew and level up copied characters. All ways of skipping content (Flaskataurs) will also be removed.

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Comp Stomp Has Been Removed from Brawl Rotation Until Shadowlands

Blizzard has announced that the Comp Stomp brawl has been removed from the rotation until Shadowlands. This week, Hotmogu will be active instead.

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Race to Ring the Gong - Recapping the NA Release of Classic Ahn'Qiraj

With this week's WoW Classic reset, guilds can now finish the Scepter questline, unlocking the Ten Hour War and Ahn'Qiraj on realms that have also completed the War Effort. Skeram will be the first NA realm to open the gates, later today at 10:25 PM EST, thanks to ONSLAUGHT guild ringing the gong.

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Activision Blizzard Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results Exceed Expectations

Activision Blizzard just finished their second-quarter financial results conference call, with Activision Blizzard surpassing expectations and second quarter revenue growing 38% to $1.9 billion. Blizzard in particular noted enthusiastic response to Shadowlands, with pre-expansion engagement at its highest point point in a decade.

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The First Scarab Lords from the Five Fastest NA Realms to Open Classic Ahn'Qiraj

Five NA Realms completed the Classic Ahn'Qiraj War Effort and the Scepter of the Shifting Sands questline today. Here is a list of the first three players to ring the gong on these realms.

Diablo Immortal Mid-Year Update - Internal Company Playtest Starting Soon

Blizzard has published a mid-year update for Diablo Immortal, revealing that internal company playtesting is starting soon.

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New US Realm Connections Announced for August 4

Blizzard announced realm connections for a new set of US realms. These connections are currently scheduled to happen during the weekly maintenance on August 4. Edit: These realms have now been successfully connected.

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Castle Nathria Raid Testing August 6th and 7th - First Raid Testing After Character Wipe

Blizzard will continue with Castle Nathria Raid Testing on August 6th and 7th. As this will occur after the beta character wipe, to facilitate testing, players who have not committed themselves to a Covenant can speak with Acquirer Ta’est inside Castle Nathria to temporarily bind themselves to one of the four factions.

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WoW Classic Hotfixes for August 4th - Scepter Shards are Epic Quality

The latest Classic hotfixes have changed the Scepter quest items to epic quality.

WoW Classic Hotfixes for August 4th - C'Thun Eye Beam Incorrectly Delayed, Scepter Shards are Epic Quality

The latest Classic hotfixes have changed the Scepter quest items to epic quality. Edit: Fixed an issue that caused C’Thun within Temple of Ahn’Qiraj to incorrectly delay casting Eye Beam when engaging in combat.

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The Ten Hour War on Sulfuras - Horde Seek Revenge for Previous Griefing

The Ten Hour War has spilled over to Tanaris, as nearly a thousand Horde and Alliance players are fighting over Anachronos in order to keep players from completing the Scarab Lord questline!

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World First Classic AQ40 C'Thun Kill by <ONSLAUGHT> on Skeram

<ONSLAUGHT> on Skeram, the first realm to bang the gong, has achieved the World First kill of Classic C'Thun in AQ40.

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NA First Full 9/9 AQ40 Clear by Rise on Netherwind

Rise on Netherwind, while not the first guild to enter AQ40 and defeat C'Thun, is the first NA guild to kill all nine bosses in Classic Ahn'Qiraj!

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Destruction Warlock State on Shadowlands Beta - Legendaries, Talent Changes and Covenant Abilities

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Destruction Warlock on the Shadowlands Beta discussing Legendaries, talent changes, covenant abilities and more!

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13 Hour War on Pagle - Extended Event Now Fixed by Blizzard

The Pagle realm had an extended version of the 10 Hour War - theirs lasted for 13 hours, due to a bug which has now been fixed by Blizzard.

13 Hour War on Pagle - Bluepost (Still Not Fixed)

The Pagle realm had an extended version of the 10 Hour War - theirs lasted for 13 hours. Edit: this prompted a bluepost by Blizzard, in which they thought it was fixed, but it is still not fixed.

14 Hour War on Pagle - Extended Event Has Now Ended, AQ Open

The Pagle realm had an extended version of the 10 Hour War - after ringing the gong, theirs lasted for 14 hours. Edit: as of 7.54 AM Pacific the gates are open.

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The First Scarab Lords from the Four Fastest EU Realms to Open Classic Ahn'Qiraj

Four EU Realms completed the Classic Ahn'Qiraj War Effort and the Scepter of the Shifting Sands questline today at the start of the weekly reset. Here is a list of the first three players to ring the gong on these realms.

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Classic Viscidus Possibly Bugged - Frost Wands Not Counting Towards Freezing The Boss

Viscidus, an encounter that relies on freezing attacks to transition into the next phase, appears to be bugged as damage from Frost Wands do not count.

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Leveling in Shadowlands and Heirloom Bonus Overhaul

Blizzard has detailed the overhaul to Heirloom Bonuses in Shadowlands--they will not grant experience buffs.

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WoW Engineering Team Celebrates 1,000,000th Change to the WoW Codebase

Today we have a special milestone from the WoW Engineering team to share--they are celebrating their 1,000,000th change to the codebase!

EU First Classic AQ40 C'Thun Kill by <Progress> on Firemaw

Progress on Firemaw, the first realm to bang the gong on EU realms, has achieved the EU First kill of Classic C'Thun in AQ40! Congratulations to them!

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Speed Leveler DesMephisto Evaluates the New Shadowlands Heirloom Bonuses

Blizzard announced tentative plans for changing heirlooms today, after last month's controversial announcement that heirlooms would no longer provide bonus experience. We asked speed leveling expert DesMephisto his thoughts on the changes, broken down into sections below covering each of the new bonuses.

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Blizzard Workers Organize List of Workplace Requests for Management Including Fair Pay

Following the Bloomberg report that Blizzard employees created a spreadsheet to share salaries and document being underpaid in the video games industry, we now have a follow-up report from Bloomberg that Blizzard workers are creating a list of workplace demands to present to management, ranging from fair pay to increased sick time.

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Shadowlands Build 35432 Premable

Build 35432 is now available for the Shadowlands Beta including many new strings for Renown, Legendaries and Conduits.

Shadowlands Build 35432 Preamble

Build 35432 is now available for the Shadowlands Beta including many new strings for Renown, Legendaries and Conduits.

More Rogue Legendary Runecarving Powers Added in Shadowlands Build 35432

More Legendary Runecarving powers have been added for Rogues this week!

Shadowlands Build 35432 Spells and Class Changes - Shadow Priest Rework, Death and Decay Target Capped

Shadowlands Beta Build 35432 spells and class changes including the shadow priest rework, a target cap for Death and Decay and more!

Shadowlands Build 35432 Soulbind Conduit Changes - New Hunter and Rogue Conduits

Today's build adds changes to a few conduits, plus many new Hunter and Rogue Soulbind Conduits.

Shadowlands Legendary Power Tuning Build 35432 - New Holy Paladin Legendary

Shadowlands Build 35432 includes the final Holy Paladin Legendary Power and nerfs the popular DK Legendary Superstrain.

Soulbind Changes on the Shadowlands Beta - Necrolord, Night Fae, & Kyrian

Today's beta build includes a number of class and spell changes, as well as several Soulbind changes for the Necrolord, Night Fae, and Kyrian Covenants. The two biggest changes significantly reduced the value of Final Moments for the Night Fae, and Ultimate Form for the Necrolords.

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New Druid Soulbind Conduits Added in Shadowlands Build 35432

Shadowlands build 35432 added many Druid soulbind conduits.

New Druid Soulbind Conduits Added in Shadowlands Build 35432

Shadowlands build 35432 added many Druid soulbind conduits.

New Icons and Assets for Shadowlands Build 35432 - Jewelcrafting Necks, Encounter Journal Portraits

New icons and assets for Shadowbuild Build 35432 include icons for the Ember Court and Jewelcrafting necks and Encounter Journal portraits.

Shadowlands Developer Notes for Build 35432 - Character Wipe Complete

Blizzard released the Shadowlands Developer notes for Build 35432, including the previously announced character wipe and heirloom bonus adjustments not currently being available for testing.

Early Raid Loot Tables - Castle Nathria and Dungeon Encounter Journal for Shadowlands Build 35432

In this post, we highlight the Castle Nathria encounter journal for Shadowlands Build 35432, including our first look at raid loot tables.

Druid Artifact Appearance Customizations Now Availabe in Barber Shops

Today's build added Druid Artifact Appearances to Barber Shops. Druids are now able to use all Legion Artifact Appearances they have unlocked as their forms, regardless of their specializations.

Shadowlands Hunter Pet Updates: Tame Coursers, Camels, Mammoths, Cloud Serpents, & Undead Beasts

We've found a handful of updates for Hunter pets, with additional Hunter pet families and new abilities for the now tameable Courser, Camel, and Mammoth families. We've also found two spell books which seem to allow Hunters to tame Pandaren Cloud Serpents and Undead beasts, although they don't seem to have any new abilities just yet.

Kul Tiran Moonkin Form Customizations in Shadowlands Beta

Today's build added new Moonkin form customizations to Kul Tiran Moonkins. These customizations are four different tints available for their Moonkin Form.

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Shadowlands Weekly Great Vault Update - PvP and Mythic+ Requirements Changed

In this Shadowlands build, the Weekly Great Vault has been updated with weekly new requirements for PvP and Mythic+, nerfing the requirements for Mythic+ objectives but increasing the requirements for PvP objectives.

Encounter Journal for Shadowlands Build 35432 - Shadowlands World Bosses

Encounter Journal has been updated for Shadowlands Build 35432, including new world bosses in Shadowlands! Each leveling zone will have one world boss.

Druid of the Flame Customization Now Available for Night Elf Druids - Shadowlands Beta

Today's build adds a new customization for Night Elf Druid: Druid of the Flame. With this customization, Night Elf Druids can customize their Cat Form to look like a Druid of the Flame's Cat Form.

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Soulbind Traits Locked Behind Covenant Renown in Shadowlands

In this Shadowlands build, more information about the rewards from Renown have been revealed. Soulbind Traits are locked behind your Covenant's Renown, with the final trait in all your Soulbinds locked behind a high Renown level.

Battle Pets, New Heirlooms, Covenant Reputation Recipes - Item Highlights from Shadowlands Build 35432

Many new items were added in Shadowlands build 35432, including Battle Pets, new heirlooms as part of the leveling revamp, and recipes from covenant reputation.

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Sinrunner Blanchy Mount in Shadowlands - Possible Secret or Quest Mount?

Old Blanchy, a well-loved horse from vanilla WoW, may be returning as a mount in Shadowlands.

Full List of Covenant Renown Rewards in Shadowlands Build 35432

The Covenant Renown rewards have been revealed in Shadowlands Build 35432 including Soulbind unlocks, World Quest item level upgrades, Sanctum upgrades and more!

EU First Classic AQ40 C'Thun Kill by Progress on Firemaw

Progress on Firemaw, the first realm to bang the gong on EU realms, has achieved the EU First kill of Classic C'Thun in AQ40! Blizzard has also released a bluepost congratulating the first guilds to have defeated C'Thun in the EU.

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New Weapon Illusion Transmogs in Shadowlands

Today's build adds new weapon enchant visuals that can be used as weapon transmog illusions by players. These appearances seem to be Covenant-themed, with two new visuals per Covenant.

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Hunter Tames in the New Courser, Mammoth, and Camel Families Including Alpacas

Hunters have three new pet families in today's Shadowlands build: Coursers, Mammoths, and Camels. Here is a rundown of what types of beasts are in each family.

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Old Hunter Pet Families Receive More Species in Shadowlands - Giraffes, Pigs, Pythons

Besides adding Courser, Camel, and Mammoth Hunter Pet families in the latest build, as well as books to tame Cloud Serpents and Undead pets, the latest Shadowlands build also added many old-world beasts like Giraffes and Hellhounds to existing Hunter Pet families.

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Level Squish in Shadowlands - What Level Will You Be After the Squish?

In Shadowlands, player levels will be squished, with level 120 characters scaled down to level 50. In this post, we'll show what every player level will convert to after the Shadowlands squish.

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Shadowlands Weekly Great Vault Update - PvP and Mythic+ Requirements Changed

In this Shadowlands build, the Weekly Great Vault has been updated with weekly new requirements for PvP and Mythic+, nerfing the requirements for Mythic+ objectives but increasing the requirements for PvP objectives.

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WoW Classic Hotfixes for August 5th - Frost Wands Now Work on Viscidus

Blizzard has now fixed the bug that prevented Frost Wands from working on Viscidus.

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Sapphiron Datamined in Shadowlands - Possible Connection to Kel'Thuzad and Arthas

Sapphiron, the blue dragon of Northrend turned undead guardian of Naxxramas has been datamined in today's Shadowlands build. While all we have so far is a model and NPC ID, the frost wyrm's connection to both Kel'Thuzad and Arthas would hint at a bigger story unfolding.

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Reckful Added As Rogue Trainer in Shadowlands

Blizzard has paid tribute to Reckful by adding him as a Rogue Trainer NPC in Shadowlands.

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Cloud Serpents Can Be Tamed in Shadowlands - Purchase Book with Order of Cloud Serpent Exalted

Hunters can tame Cloud Serpents in Shadowlands through purchasing a tome at Exalted with Order of the Cloud Serpent.

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Transmog Wands into Other Weapon Types in Shadowlands

You will be able to transmog wands into other weapon types in Shadowlands.

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Motion Sickness Accessibility Controls in Shadowlands Beta Datamining

Shadowlands beta build 35432 added a number of globalstrings describing accessibility options for players that suffer from motion sickness.

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Exile's Reach Simple Weapon Transmogs Are Purchasable After Finishing The Zone

Many weapons with simplistic models were datamined on the Shadowlands Beta a couple builds ago. These weapons are confirmed to come from Exile's Reach, and can be transmogged!

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Castle Nathria Raid Testing (August 6th) - Heroic Artificer Xy'mox, Sire Denathrius

Castle Nathria raid testing continues today with the Heroic Artificer Xy'mox encounter and the final boss of the upcoming raid, Sire Denathrius.

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How Important is Nature Resistance Gear in Classic Temple of Ahn'Qiraj?

In the last few days, Guilds from China, North America, and Europe have cleared Temple of Ahn'Qiraj. In that time, the conversation around Nature Resist gear has gone from "it's not that big of a deal" to "Oh no, we should have prepared Nature Resist gear". We'll take a look at what went right and what went very wrong for some guilds during the first week of AQ40!

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Undead Beasts Can Be Tamed in Shadowlands - Acquire Simple Tome of Bone-Binding

Hunters can tame Undead creatures in Shadowlands, including Hell Hounds, Undead Raptors, and Gluth!

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Castle Nathria Sire Denathrius Boss Intro and Encounter Room

Earlier today, the final boss of Castle Nathria, Sire Denathrius, was tested on the Shadowlands beta today and we got to see his Boss Intro RP and his encounter room!

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Conduit Collection System UI Added to Covenant Soulbinds on Shadowlands Beta

In this Shadowlands Beta build, the UI for the previously announced Conduit collection system has been added. However, it's currently unknown exactly how to acquire Conduits on the Beta.

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Scholomance Academy - Hearthstone's "Warcraft" Master Class

Class is in session! On August 7th, Hearthstone's newest expansion, "Scholomance Academy", hit the servers and reimagines one of Warcraft's most infamous dungeons: Scholomance.

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Warlock Tanking Guide for Twin Emperors - Talent Builds, Gearing, Strategy

With the gates of Ahn'Qiraj opening all over the Classic world, today we'd like to highlight our Warlock Tanking Guide for Twin Emperors written by our Classic Warlock Writer, Terryn.

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August 7th Classic Hotfixes - Trade Qiraji Quest Items

Blizzard has updated the Classic hotfix blog to allow Qiraji Hilt, Drape, and Ring quest items to be tradeable and no longer stack.

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Draka and Other Famous Necrolord Chaacters Discuss Their Lives on Azeroth (Spoilers)

As we replayed through Maldraxxus, we found new incidental dialogue options between Draka and other famous characters in the Necrolord Covenant, ranging from their thoughts on children to their chosen forms in the afterlife.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for August 7th - 11th

The eighth batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers once again with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for August 7th - 11th.

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The State of Fury Warriors on the Shadowlands Beta

Fury Warriors have enjoyed a the limelight for the past couple expansions, with near universal praise since the Legion reworks forged a new identity for the spec. Below is our collected feedback and opinions on the current state of Fury Warriors on the Shadowlands Beta, mainly focusing on PvE viability, identity, and future design intent.

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Rextroy One-Shotting 20 People With One Chaos Bolt

Even after Blizzard added new Corruption counter-measures with Inescapable Consequences, Rextroy finds a way. Today's clever use of game mechanics revolves around a lot of Void Ritual, some Bane of Havoc, and a single Chaos Bolt.

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Black Temple Fan Trailer by Hurricane

Hurricane has released a fan-made trailer for Black Temple, recreating the journey through Burning Crusade content to reach Illidan.

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DesMephisto Heroic N'Zoth Giveaways and Prizes for Charity in Support of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network

Streamer, speed leveler, and mental health advocate DesMephisto is doing weekly Ahead of the Curve: N'Zoth giveaways, from now until Shadowlands releases! This month, he's supporting the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, which provides community organization and education for autistic youth and adults, while working to improve the general public's understanding of autism and related conditions.

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New Mary Poppins-Themed World Quest in Revendreth

A new World Quest discovered in Revendreth on the Shadowlands Beta has you floating around wielding a parasol, just like Mary Poppins!

Blizzard Fixes Shadowlands Beta LUA Issues Over Weekend

Blizzard has fixed numerous LUA errors on the Shadowlands beta this weekend, which were preventing many types of content from being tested.

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World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms Preview Pages

Amazon posted several preview pages for World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, an upcoming book by Christie Golden featuring Flynn Fairwind and Mathias Shaw. In these pages, one of the characters takes notes on a zone in Azeroth, while the other provides feedback in the margins.

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State of Marksmanship Hunters on Shadowlands Beta

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Marksmanship Hunters on the Shadowlands[ Beta, mainly focusing on PvE viability, Covenant abilities, Legendaries, Conduits, and concerns going forward.

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Night Fae Covenant Bonuses in Mists of Tirna Scithe Dungeon - Activate Checkpoints, 10% Stat Buffs

In the latest Shadowlands Beta build, the Night Fae Covenant bonuses have been added to the Mists of Tirna Scithe Dungeon, allowing Night Fae players to give unique benefits to their party. With at least one Night Fae member in your group, you'll be able to open a new route, activate checkpoints, and get a 10% stat buff for your party.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 137 | Market Changes and Blizzard Updates

The latest economy wrap-up covers the changes to leveling potions in Shadowlands and the economic impact of the Gallywix bans.

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How To Get Into the Lore of World of Warcraft - Book Recommendations from Nobbel87

For this month's lore collaboration with Nobbel87, we're taking a step back to give advice to players on how to get into the lore of World of Warcraft, including books!

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Kel'Thuzad's Possible Role in Shadowlands (Speculation)

One of the most iconic villains in the Warcraft universe and known for his machinations, Kel'Thuzad could be set up as one of the villains of Shadowlands alongside the Jailer. Speculation and story spoilers.

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Super Squirt Day for EU Realms on 10th August - Level Battle Pets Quickly

Super Squirt is live for EU realms this Monday, August 10th! 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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A Peaceful Day in Shattrath City Art by Dahuang

An incredibly detailed piece of art shared on reddit with the title A Peaceful Day in Shattrath has grabbed our attention due to its incredible detail in bringing the World of Warcraft to life. The original artist, operating under the name Dahuang, aka oO大黄Oo, also has several other pieces of beautiful art definitely worth checking out.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Covenant Renown Rewards, New Hunter Pet Tames

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the latest Shadowlands updates like Covenant Renown rewards, the Shadow Priest rework, and new hunter pet tames.

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Wowhead Weekly #240 - Covenant Dungeon Perks, Hunter Tames, Heirloom Revamp

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Photonic Gearhaggle - Shadowlands Engineering Auction House in Oribos

An engineering Auction House was added to Oribos in the latest Shadowlands Beta build! This time around, Engineers get access to their own AH on the expansion launch.

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The Guildless Scarab Lord of Faerlina

After being given the Head of the Broodlord on a whim, DwPoker, better known as the professional poker player David Williams, brought the Horde players of Faerlina together to become a Scarab Lord - completely guildless!

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Upcoming NA Server Realm Connections August 13th

Blizzard has announced upcoming server connections for NA servers, currently scheduled for August 13th.

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Kyrian Covenant Bonus in Necrotic Wake Dungeon - Haste, Movement, Damage Reduction, Healing Buff

A Kyrian bonus has been found in the Necrotic Wake dungeon, allowing Kyrian players to provide their party with a buff. This expels 20 Anima orbs to split amongst the party and if your party allows a single player to have them all, that player will have an 80% haste, movement speed, healing done and damage reduction bonus for a period of time.

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Upcoming EU Server Realm Connections and Special Maintenance August 13th

Blizzard has announced additional EU server realm connections which will require a special maintenance period on August 13th.

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Brewmaster Monk State on Shadowlands Beta - Covenant Abilities, Legendaries, New Abilities

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Brewmaster Monk on the Shadowlands Beta including discussion about the Covenant abilities, Legendaries, new abilities and more!

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for August 11th - 14th

The first batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers once again with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for August 11th - 14th.

Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 113

With the Weekly Reset on August 11th (NA) / August 12th the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance has been increased to a maximum of 113.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for August 11th

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week and these are the madnesses for the week of August 11th.

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Cataclysm Timewalking Active - New 50% Reputation Buff for Cataclysm Factions

Cataclysm Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% bonus reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with the Cataclysm expansion. You can also get ilvl 410 loot from Timewarped vendor loot and ilvl 425 loot from dungeons.

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Mount, Pet, Title, and Weapon Illusion Rewards from Covenant Renown

We've datamined several more important Renown rewards for all Shadowlands covenants, including the covenant mount and title at Renown level 40.

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WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire in Mulgore for August 2020

The WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire is now active in Mulgore for August 2020, running from the 10th through 16th. The Faire will be available in Elwynn in September 2020.

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Venthyr Covenant Bonus in Sanguine Depths Dungeon - Damage and Healing Buff

A Venthyr Covenant Bonus has been found in the Sanguine Depths dungeon, allowing Venthyr players to provide their entire party with a damage and healing buff! A Venthyr player can activate an Anima Cage for a short time and any enemies that die within the Anima Cage's range will grant a stack of the buff, which is a very interesting risk-reward tradeoff.

Venthyr Covenant Bonus in Sanguine Depths Dungeon - Stacking 5% Damage and Healing Buff

A Venthyr Covenant Bonus has been found in the Sanguine Depths dungeon, allowing Venthyr players to provide their entire party with a damage and healing buff! A Venthyr player can activate an Anima Cage for a short time and any enemies that die within the Anima Cage's range will grant a stack of the buff, which is a very interesting risk-reward tradeoff.

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WoW PTR Updated to Version 9.0.1 - Shadowlands Pre-Patch

The WoW PTR client has now been updated to version 9.0.1 which means that Shadowlands Pre-Patch testing should be starting very soon!

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New Azeroth Cosmic Map with Shadowlands Included

A new cosmic map was released on the new 9.0.1 PTR build, including Shadowlands!

Icons and Encounter Journal Assets for Shadowlands Build 35522

We have new icons and Encounter Journal assets for Shadowlands build 35522.

Shadowlands New Legendary Powers for Death Knights and Priests

The remaining Legendary Powers for Death Knights and Priests have been revealed! Frost Death Knights gets their T19 bonuses as a Legendary Power and Shadow Priests get the T12 4 piece bonus as a Legendary Power.

New Keystone Affixes Added in Shadowlands Build 35522 - Inspiring, Spiteful, Storming

This Shadowlands Build 35522 includes new Keystone Affixes that were added to the database, in addition to the previously datamined Prideful affix. These affixes are Inspiring, Spiteful and Storming.

Shadowlands Build 35522 Preamble

Build 35522 is being deployed in the Shadowlands Beta and PTR servers.

Sinrunner Blanchy Flavor Text - Mount Updates for Shadowlands Build 35522

Below is a list of mount updates for Shadowlands build 35522, including new flavor text for Sinrunner Blanchy.

Shadowlands Build 35522 Spell Changes - Major Scaling Changes

In this post, we will cover the spell changes added with the first PTR build for Shadowlands.

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Legendary Power Tuning for Shadowlands Build 35522 - Timeworn Dreamcatcher, Celestial Breath, Sephuz

Several legendary powers have received tuning updates in Shadowlands build 35522.

Shadowlands Build 35522 Soulbind Changes - New Trait to Channel Fleshcraft While Moving

Shadowlands Build 35522 contains changes to the Soulbind trees including a new Emeni trait that allows Necrolords to channel Fleshcraft while moving.

Shadowlands Build 35522 Soulbind Conduit Changes - Rogue, Druid, Monk, Paladin, Priest

This build adds new conduits for Rogues, plus many changes to Druid, Monk, Paladin, and Priest conduits, among smaller changes to other classes.

Blizzard Announces Upcoming Changes to Elemental and Enhancement Shaman

Blizzard has announced the upcoming changes in this week's PTR and Beta builds for Elemental and Enhancement Shamans.

Upcoming Normal and Mythic Castle Nathria Raid Testing

Blizzard has announced more Mythic Castle Nathria testing for Thursday and Friday of this week, with Normal Castle Nathria raid testing over the weekend!

Updated Encounter Journal for Build 35522

This is the updated encounter journal for today's build. Besides the encounter journal, we've been discovering different covenant buffs for dungeons.

Marksmanship Hunter Specialization Changes in Shadowlands - Focus, Talent Updates

Blizzard released a blue post talking about upcoming changes for Marksmanship Hunters, including discussions on Focus generation and spending and changes to more problematic talents.

Fae Blessings Changed to Fae Guardians - Priest Night Fae Covenant Ability Reworked

The Night Fae covenant ability for Priests, Fae Blessings, has been reworked. The spell is now called Fae Guardians and the text is now more specific, summoning three guardians for 20 seconds rather than 10 spell casts, each of which follows specific spells - Shadow Word: Pain, Power Word: Shield, and Flash Heal (Holy) or Shadow Mend (Disc / Shadow) depending on spec.

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Blizzard on Fae Guardians - Reworked Priest Night Fae Covenant Ability

The Night Fae covenant ability for Priests, Fae Blessings, has been reworked. The spell is now called Fae Guardians and the text is now more specific, summoning three guardians for 20 seconds rather than 10 spell casts, each of which follows specific spells - Shadow Word: Pain, Power Word: Shield, and Flash Heal (Holy) or Shadow Mend (Disc / Shadow) depending on spec. Edit: Blizzard now has a blue post on the rework.

Potential Shadowlands Pre-Patch Items - Loot with Northrend Boss Names

We have datamined many epic items that appear to be part of the Shadowlands pre-patch event as they are themed after drops from Wrath dungeon and Icecrown bosses.

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WoW PTR Updated to Version 9.0.1 - Shadowlands Pre-Patch

The WoW PTR client has now been updated to version 9.0.1 which means that Shadowlands Pre-Patch testing should be starting very soon! Edit: Servers are now live allowing players to test the class changes and pre-patch event!

Shadowlands Database Updated for Build 35522 - New Items, Illusions, & Abominable Stitching

Our Shadowlands database is now updated with new items and more from build 35522, with new illusions, pets, and abomination stitching.

New Achievements for Shadowlands Build 35522 - Pet Maldraxxus Kittens

We have datamined many achievements for Shadowlands Build 35522 including an achievement to pet kittens like Mr. Jigglesworth in Maldraxxus.

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Shadowlands PTR Development Notes August 11th - Week 1 of Pre-Patch Event

Blizzard has posted Shadowlands PTR development notes for August 11th, including week 1 of the pre-patch event open for testing.

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Shadowmeld Night Fae Soulbind Trait Removed in Build 35522

We previously highlighted that one of the Night Fae Soulbind Traits would give you the power to drop combat, just like the Night Elf racial Shadowmeld. However, in the latest Shadowlands Build, this trait has been removed from the Soulbind tree and replaced.

Shadowmeld Night Fae Soulbind Trait Removed in Shadowlands Build 35522

We previously highlighted that one of the Night Fae Soulbind Traits would give you the power to drop combat, just like the Night Elf racial Shadowmeld. However, in the latest Shadowlands Build, this trait has been removed from the Soulbind tree and replaced.

Nathanos Blightcaller in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch (Story Spoilers)

With the PTR updated to allow players to test the Shadowlands pre-patch event, Nathanos Blightcaller has been found. Story spoilers.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Scourge Invasion: Undead Bosses from Northrend Return and Drop Their Epic Loot

We have datamined many epic items that are part of the Shadowlands pre-patch event. These drop from special Undead in Icecrown, such as Noth the Plaguebringer, who are returning in the pre-patch.

Blizzard On Arcane Mage Changes in Shadowlands

Blizzard has posted a lot of Arcane Mage changes for the latest Shadowlands build.

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Scourge Capital City Invasion Event Returns with the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

One of the most beloved pre-patch events there is, the Scourge Invasion is returning for the Shadowlands Pre-Patch! The event is currently available for testing on the PTR servers, no beta access required.

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Patch 8.3.7 Hotfixes for August 11th - Cataclysm Timewalking Started Too Early in Europe

August 11th hotfixes include an adjustment for Cataclysm Timewalking starting a day early in Europe.

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The Newest Spirit Beast - Elegon Can be Tamed in Shadowlands

The raid boss Elegon, celestial guardian of Mogu'shan Vaults, is now a Spirit Beast and can be tamed on the Shadowlands PTR. Interestingly, the boss was previously categorized as a mechanical, but is now a member of the Spirit Beast family.

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Spirit of Eche'ro Available from Legion Archaeology Through 8/25

For the next two weeks, the Legion Archaeology mount, Spirit of Eche'ro, is available by starting a quest chain in Dalaran. This quest is only available every 6 months, following the Legion Archaeology quest rotation, which changes every 2 weeks.

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An Insight into Uther's Character Arc in Bastion (Story Spoilers)

Uther the Lightbringer was one of the characters announced to be part of the Shadowlands expansion during the announcement at BlizzCon 2019. In this post, we talk about details from his journey in Bastion that were recently discovered. Story spoilers.

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Rextroy One-Shots Players Without Using Class Abilities

Rextroy is back with another clever video--this time, he's found a way for all classes to one-shot players without using any abilities. This tactic involves a full set of Surging Vitality Corruptions and a set of Versatility gear.

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Legion Legendary Effects Disabled for Everyone in Shadowlands

With this week's PTR build all Legion Legendaries have been flagged as Legacy Items, meaning their special effects no longer work for any character, regardless of their level.

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Gehennas World PvP and <APES> 23 Hour Scarab Lord Videos

We've got a few videos from Gehennas-EU, showcasing the huge PvP events which took place while guilds raced to complete the Scepter of Shifting Sands questline and become Scarab Lords.

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PvP Vendors Sell Legendary Power Recipes in Shadowlands

In Shadowlands Build 35522, the PvP vendors have been updated to include some Legendary Power Recipes. This is our first look at one of the sources of Legendary recipes and we've documented the Legendary Powers that are currently available from the PvP vendor.

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PvP Vendors Sell Soulbind Conduits in Shadowlands

Another PvP vendor has been updated to sell Soulbind Conduits! Unlike Legendary Recipes, Blizzard has mentioned that most Conduits will have more than one source so if PvP is not your thing, there will hopefully be another way to obtain these Conduits.

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Death's Rising Questline Week 1 - Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event (Story Spoilers)

The Pre-Patch event is currently available for testing on the Public Test Realms, with new questlines being added every week. In this post, we went through the Week 1 questline. Story spoilers.

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Motion Sickness Accessibility Options Coming in Shadowlands

New accessibility options for players that suffer from motion sickness are coming in Shadowlands.

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Blizzard's Official Preview of Adventures - Expanded Missions System in Shadowlands

Blizzard has posted their official preview of the Adventure system in Shadowlands, an expanded and refined version of the mission system from past expansions.

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Painted Ysera-Themed World of Warcraft Violin by TheFeatheredPhoenix

TheFeatheredPhoenix has painted a violin depicting scenes from Ysera's life in her dragon and human forms.

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August 13th Hotfixes - Zandalari Trolls in the Argent Tournament

Blizzard has updated the hotfix blog to allow Zanadalari Troll characters to accept the Argent Tournament quest "A Valiant of Orgrimmar".

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Death's Rising Questline Week 2 - Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event (Story Spoilers)

The Shadowlands Pre-Patch event is currently available for testing on the Public Test Realms, with new questlines being added every couple days. In this post, we went through the Week 2 questline. Story spoilers.

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Necrolord Covenant Bonus in Theatre of Pain - Versatility and Movement Speed Buff

A Necrolord Covenant Bonus has been found in the Theatre of Pain dungeon, allowing Necrolord players to provide their entire party with a buff! A Necrolord player can click on a Necrolord Banner inside the instance to buff nearby party members with 10% Versatility and Movement Speed!

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Druid of the Flame Customization Now Available for All Druid Races - Shadowlands Beta

After the discovery of the addition of the Druid of the Flame appearance for Night Elf druids last build, this week's build added the customization to every other Druid race, so every druid may now use the Druid of the Flame appearance as their Feral Form.

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Drust Helm Transmog in Shadowlands

If you liked the Drust culture in Battle for Azeroth--good news, there are several Drust helms for transmog, including the cosmetic Drust Mask of Dominance.

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Stylish Black Parasol - Shadowlands Parasol Toy in Revendreth

Many new toys have been discovered in Shadowlands, and in the latest build, a previously datamined Parasol toy has been found in-game: the Stylish Black Parasol!

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Upcoming BA Server Realm Connections and Special Maintenance August 20th

Blizzard has announced additional NA server realm connections which will require a special maintenance period on August 20th.

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Mirror of Envious Dreams - Wear Tier 3 for Free in Shadowlands

The Mirror of Envious Dreams is an item from Revendreth that transforms your character's armor into full Tier 3 from Naxxramas, or HD Tier 6 from Tomb of Sargeras. This item is notable for several reasons: it has no cooldown so you can keep your appearance indefinitely, plus Tier 3 is extremely rare, unobtainable save for the Black Market Auction House.

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Retribution Paladin State on the Shadowlands Beta - Covenants, Concerns, Legendaries

Feedback and Opinions on the current state of Retribution Paladin on the Shadowlands Beta, including discussion about the covenants, legendaries, concerns for the spec and more!

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Night Fae Covenant Bonus in De Other Side - AoE Stun

A Night Fae Covenant Bonus has been found in De Other Side dungeon, allowing Night Fae players to activate a long AoE stun in certain locations! A Night Fae player can click on Haunted Urns inside the instance to activate a long AoE stun to all enemies in the area.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for August 15th - 18th

The second batch of Corruptions are now available. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for August 15th - 18th.

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Loque'nahak Sculpture - Latest Art from Colibri Workshop

Colibri Workshop is making fantastic sculptures of popular Warcraft characters and creatures. Each beautiful piece of art is 100% handmade by commission over the course of a several weeks, well represented in the fine detail within the figurines.

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Castle Nathria: First Impressions from a World First Raider

With the first round of raid testing now complete on the Shadowlands Beta, Preheat from Complexity Limit shares his thoughts on the first raid of Shadowlands, Castle Nathria.

Castle Nathria: First Impressions from a World First Raider

With the first round of raid testing now complete on the Shadowlands Beta, Preheat from Complexity Limit shares his thoughts on the first raid of Shadowlands, Castle Nathria.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Horrific Visions, Mad World, Faceless One Title

Today we are highlighting another topic from our What to do Before Shadowlands guide: Obtaining Horrific Visions Rewards including the Mad World achievement and 'the Faceless One' title.

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Kyrian Covenant Bonus in Spires of Ascension Dungeon - AoE Stun, Enemies Take More Damage

A Covenant Bonus has been found in Spires of Ascension dungeon, allowing Kyrian players to pick up the Spear of Destiny! A Kyrian player throw the Spear of Destiny at a group of mobs, stunning them and making them take bonus damage for a period of time!

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Free T-Shirt Day Micro-Holiday on August 16th

The latest micro-holiday, Free T-Shirt Day, is here for August 16th. Pick up some unique shirts for free.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 138 | Shadowlands Gold Making Opportunities

The latest economy wrap-up covers goldmaking with Relics of the Past in Shadowlands and the economic impact of server merges.

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Legendaries Can Be Crafted at Multiple Item Levels in Shadowlands

On the Shadowlands Beta, you can now craft Legendaries at multiple item levels. Base item from crafters have 4 Ranks that will determine the item level of the Legendary you craft and you'll need more Legendary Currency, Soul Ash, to craft higher level versions. This means that you can decide if you want a lower item level Legendary earlier, or wait a longer time to get a max item level Legendary!

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event on PTR

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the Shadowlands Pre-Patch event on the PTR and speculate on how close we might be to a Shadowlands release date.

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Venthyr Covenant Bonus in Halls of Atonement Dungeon - Control Trash to Fight Alongside Party

A Covenant Bonus has been found in Halls of Atonement dungeon, allowing Venthyr players to control Loyal Stoneborn creatures! Loyal Stoneborn Trash can be found throughout Halls of Atonement and a Venthyr player can turn these trash mobs friendly, and causing them to fight alongside the party! This also gives a 10% damage reduction buff.

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Reputation Vendors Sell Some Legendary Power Recipes in Shadowlands

There are four legendary power recipes which require reputation to purchase in Shadowlands.

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NVIDIA's Latest News Highlights Shadowlands Ray Tracing Support

NVIDIA's latest news update highlights Shadowlands Ray Tracing support.

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Rextroy Explains How Sockets in PvP Make You Weaker Due to Scaling

Rextroy's latest video dives into some of the inconsistencies with PvP scaling and how sockets on gear can actually make you weaker in PvP.

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Wowhead Weekly #241 - Pre-Patch Scourge Event

For Wowhead Weekly #241, Annie and Perc discuss the latest Shadowlands updates like the pre-patch Scourge event, different legendary ranks, and all the unique covenant dungeon perks.

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The Council of Blood - Castle Nathria: Shadowlands Raid Boss Preview with FatbossTV

Castle Nathria will be the first raid in Shadowlands and FatbossTV has started releasing their raid boss previews of the dungeons after testing! The Council of Blood is a council style encounter where the bosses will heal and gain a new ability after one boss dies. However, every time a boss reaches 50% health, a dance intermission will take forcing the raid to dance... or die!

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State of Beast Mastery Hunters on Shadowlands Beta

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Beast Mastery Hunters on the Shadowlands Beta, mainly focusing on PvE viability, Covenant abilities, Legendaries, Conduits, and concerns going forward.

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Soft Reserve - Raid Loot Distribution Utility

Soft Reserve is a new tool which allows group leaders to setup loot allocations across their raid, with both preset options and manual item reservations in order to easily inform potential group members that those items are reserved.

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Necrolord Covenant Bonus in Plaguefall Dungeon - 25% Haste, 25% Damage Reduction, AoE Damage Proc Auras

A Covenant Bonus has been found in the Plaguefall dungeon, allowing Necrolord players to use their Fleshcraft ability on the corpses of slimes, granting powerful buffs for the party! Different slimes grant different buffs including a 25% Haste, a 25% Damage Reduction aura and a AoE damage proc. This may be the most powerful Covenant bonus in a dungeon so far!

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for August 18th - 21st

The third batch of Corruptions are now available. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for August 18th - 21st.

Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 116

With the Weekly Reset on August 18th (NA) / August 19th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance has been increased to a maximum of 116.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for August 18th

This week in the Horrific Vision of Stormwind, the Scorched Feet madness returns.

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Great Vault Weekly Chest - Raid Objectives Awards Raid Loot in Shadowlands

In this Shadowlands Beta build, players are finally able to open their weekly Great Vault and see their weekly rewards (or disappointments). Despite BFA not having a Weekly Raid chest, we've found out that the Raid objectives award you with Raid loot options in Shadowlands, giving you extra shots at that elusive trinket or weapon from the raid!

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Phenomenal Cosmic Power Achievement Unobtainable in Shadowlands Pre-Patch, Not Expansion Launch

Blizzard has confirmed that the Phenomenal Cosmic Power Achievement will not be obtainable when the Shadowlands pre-patch goes live, instead of Shadowlands launch as originally stated.

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Mythic & LFR Castle Nathria Shadowlands Raid Testing - August 20th & 21st

Blizzard has announced another wave of raid testing for Shadowlands, this Thursday and Friday on August 20th and 21st. Testing will cover the Mythic Stone Legion Generals, and Shriekwing on Thursday, followed by Artificer Xy'mox, The Council of Blood, and The Leeching Vaults LFR wing on Friday.

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Unholy Death Knight State on the Shadowlands Beta

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Unholy Death Knight in Shadowlands, talking about spell and talent changes, the new Runeforges, Legendary Powers, GCD Issues and more!

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New US Realm Connections on for August 20th

Blizzard announced new US realm connections, scheduled to go live on Thursday, August 20th, between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm PDT.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 35522 Mythic+ Recap - New Affixes Datamined, Night Fae Shadowmeld Removed

Last week's Shadowlands Beta build included some Mythic changes -- 3 new affixes were datamined and the Night Fae Soulbind Trait that worked like Shadowmeld was removed. In addition, at least one covenant bonus has now been found in each of the Shadowlands dungeons!

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Rextroy Finds a Pricey Workaround for Sockets Reducing PvP Performance

Rextroy has found a workaround, albeit a pricey one, for the bug where sockets reduce your performance in PvP.

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Shadowlands Legendary Power Recipes - Known Drop Locations + Community Search

Legendary Recipes, called Memories of the Runecarver, will need to be collected in order to craft your Legendary and they have started to drop on the Shadowlands Beta. There are 200 Memories of the Runecarver being added, split among all the classes, and the community has been hard at work looking for the sources of these Legendaries! This post contains everything that is known about the Memory of the Runecarver drops so far.

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Relic of the Past - Increase the Item Level of Low-Level Crafted Gear in Shadowlands

Relic of the Past is a new crafting item in Shadowlands which allows players to greatly increase the item level of low-level crafting gear, making these items viable for higher-level characters.

Shadowlands Beta Access Giveaways Have Started - Not For Sale or Resale

Blizzard has announced that Shadowlands beta access giveaways have started, however these rewards are not for sale or resale.

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Listen to the Music of Battle for Azeroth Patches

Blizzard has released soundtracks for the Battle for Azeroth patches Tides of Vengeance, Rise of Azshara, and Visions of N'Zoth.

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WoW Companion App Shadowlands Update Preview

Blizzard has posted a preview of the Shadowlands update for the WoW Companion app which will release when Shadowlands goes live. You'll be able to manage your Shadowlands adventures (missions table), view your Callings quests (emissaries), as well leave some support for Legion and Battle for Azeroth's systems.

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Shadowlands Build 35598 Preamble - Global Strings

Shadowlands Build 35598 is here and we're starting with the premable including Global Strings.

Updated Mount Sources in Shadowlands Beta Build

Many mounts have received sources in the latest Shadowlands build, such as rare spawns, adventures, and covenants.

Shadowlands Build 35598 Spell and Class Changes

Class and spell changes for Shadowlands Build 35598 including a new passive for Frost Death Knights to separate the 1-Handed vs 2-Handed playstyles.

Shadowlands Build 35598 - Shadowlands Encounter Journal Assets

A new build is currently being deployed on the Shadowlands PTR servers, and with then, new backgrounds have been found for the Shadowlands Encounter Journal page.

Upcoming Shadowlands Feral Druid Changes

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Feral Druids in Shadowlands, including a new upgrade to Shred.

Shadowlands Beta Soulbind Changes - Night Fae Dreamweaver Buff

Today's Shadowlands Beta build contains a lot of class changes, including several adjustments to the Venthyr and Night Fae Soulbinds.

Shadowlands Build 35598 Assets - New Shadowlands Map, Torghast Loading Screen

New assets coming with Shadowlands Build 35598 include an improved Shadowlands World Map and a new loading screen for Torghast, Tower of the Damned.

Covenant Ability Tuning for Shadowlands Build 35598

Many Covenant abilities were tuned in the latest Shadowlands build.

Shadowlands Experience Table Changes - XP Required from 50 to 60 Increased

In today's build, Blizzard has changed the Experience table, the table that determines the experience required to reach each level. Overall the biggest change was an increase in the experience required to level from level 50 (current 120) and the new level cap of 60. The experience required was increased by over 30% compared to the previous Shadowlands build.

New Castle Nathria Loot - Tokens for Weapons, Shields and Offhands

In Shadowlands Build 35598, new drops have been added to the Castle Nathria raid dungeon journal - Instead of weapons, Castle Nathria bosses will drop class tokens that can be exchanged for weapon tokens in your Covenant Sanctum!

Mirror of Envious Dreams Now Has a 2-Hour Cooldown

The previous controversial toy Mirror of Envious Dreams, which allowed you to change your appearance to your class' Tier 3 look, received a 2-hour cooldown with today's build. This no longer allows players to just keep the tier 3 appearance indefinitely.

Legendary Power Tuning for Shadowlands Build 35598

Blizzard has tuned many legendaries in Shadowlands Build 35598, including buffs to the Warlock legendary powers Sacrolash's Dark Strike and Madness of the Azj'Aqir.

Upcoming Subtlety and Outlaw Rogue Changes in Shadowlands

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Outlaw and Subtlety in Shadowlands, including the return of Dreadblades and Premeditiation.

Upcoming Demon Hunter Class Changes in Shadowlands - Furious Gaze Baseline, Nemesis Removed

New Demon Hunter changes on Shadowlands Build Build 35598 include the addition of Furious Gaze and Revel in Pain as baseline spells, as well as the removal of the Nemesis talent.

Upcoming Warlock Class Changes in Shadowlands - Ritual of Doom Returns, Curse of Recklessness Removed

New Warlock changes on Shadowlands Build 35598 include the return of the Ritual of Doom spell, removal of Curse of Recklessness and a new rank added to Fear, which prevents spell pushback when casting the spell.

Upcoming Frost and Unholy Death Knight Changes in Shadowlands - Might of the Frozen Wastes

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Frost and Unholy Death Knights in Shadowlands, including a new effect for Might of the Frozen Wastes, to better balance dual-wield and two-handed Frost Death Knights, as well as a few adjustments to the flow of Unholy.

Upcoming Shadowlands Priest Changes - Legacy of the Void, Void Eruption, Damage and Insanity Tuning

Blizzard has posted more changes for Priests in Shadowlands including damage and insanity tuning, updates on Legacy of the Void, and removing the Insanity requirement for Void Eruption.

Shadowlands Legendary Power Recipes - Castle Nathria Drop Sources Revealed

Today's Shadowlands Beta build revealed all the Legendary Power Recipes drops from Castle Nathria. This includes many Legendary Power recipes off the final two bosses, Stone Legion Generals and Sire Denathrius, so if you want these recipes in Shadowlands, you'll need to kill these bosses at least once!

Upcoming Protection Warrior Changes in Shadowlands - Rearranging Talents

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Protection Warriors in Shadowlands, rearranging the talent tree and buffing a few spells to help the spec's multitarget capabilities.

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Legendary Cloak Proc Draconic Empowerment No Longer Works in Shadowlands

In this latest Shadowlands Beta build, The Battle for Azeroth legendary cloak proc, Draconic Empowerment, now requires the Heart of Azeroth in the same manner that Essences and Azerite bonuses do. Because the Heart's effects are disabled in Shadowlands zones, that means the proc should no longer activate in Shadowlands content.

Potion of Unhindered Passing, Abomination Stitching - Crafting Updates for Shadowlands Build 35598

Profession updates for the latest Shadowlands build include Potion of Unhindered Passing, which makes you immune to stun and movement-impairing effects, as well as more Necrolord Covenant recipes to dress up your construct with a halo, cats, and more.

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Elethium Setting - Optional Blacksmithing Crafting Reagent to Add a Socket Removed

In the latest Shadowlands Beta build, the Elethium Setting, a Blacksmithing reagent which guaranteed a socket on crafted items, appears to have been removed.

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Shadowlands Prideful Seasonal Affix Updates - New Damage and Movement Speed Buff

In Shadowlands Build 35598, the description for the Prideful Seasonal Affix was updated, noting than when a Manifestation of Pride is defeated, players are greatly empowered! We've found the related spells in our database, as it looks like the Prideful affix will be available for testing soon!

New Level 60 Endgame Content Shadowlands Beta Realm

Blizzard is opening a special level 60 endgame content realm on the Shadowlands beta! This realm will allow you to test fully unlocked soulbinds, all legendaries, Mythic Keystone dungeons, changing covenants, and more.

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Shadowlands Developer Notes for August 19th - RTX Testing, Torghast Endgame Testing Realm

Blizzard has posted Shadowlands developer notes for August 19th, highlighting Ray Tracing options and a new testing realm for endgame content.

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Guide Mentor System Requirements Changed in Shadowlands Build 35598

In Shadowlands Build 35598, the Guide Mentor Guide System has been updated with new requirements for those wanting to players starting new.

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Ray Tracing Shadows Now Enabled on the World of Warcraft Shadowlands Beta

After months of anticipation, Ray Tracing Shadows is finally enabled on the World of Warcraft Shadowlands beta, providing enhanced shadows.

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Covenant Dungeon Bonuses Active in Mythic+ on Shadowlands Beta

Now that Mythic+ Dungeons are active on the Shadowlands Beta, we can confirm that the Covenant Dungeon Bonuses are active in Mythic+. With at least one member of your party of the required Covenant, you'll be able to activate a bonus to help your party complete the Mythic+ dungeon!

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Prideful Seasonal Affix: How It Works - Single Target Reaping with a Damage Buff on Completion

Season 1 of Shadowlands should have the Prideful Seasonal Affix for all keystones above Level 10 and we're going over how the Prideful affix works on the Shadowlands Beta. Currently, it's very similar to a single target Reaping affix, but when the mob is defeated, you get a damage, mana regen and movement speed buff for a full minute, making it a fantastic risk/reward affix that's a ton of fun!

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Special Cutscene for Crafting Shadowlands Legendaries

The latest Shadowlands beta build added a short dramatic cutscene for crafting a legendary item.

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Classic Player Levels All Eight Alliance Classes to 60 Without Boosts

A player from Pyrewood Village PVE EU has leveled all eight Alliance classes to 60 without using boosts.

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Deep Dive by Blizzard Engineers on Recreating the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort

Blizzard Engineers have published a deep dive blog explaining how they recreated the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort many years later, without nearly as many DCs or server overloads!

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Freckles - Horse Tame for Alliance Hunters (Models Previously Only Available to Horde)

Blizzard has added Freckles to the Shadowlands beta, a Courser Hunter Pet tame that cycles through Horse models previously only available to the Horde.

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World First Onyxia Three-Player Kill in WoW Classic

Onyxia has been defeated by a trio of players in WoW Classic--the world first group to complete this achievement! While Onyxia was also defeated by three players in vanilla WoW, this was done after the release of Naxxramas.

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Requirements for Testing Ray Tracing on the Shadowlands Beta

Ray Tracing is now enabled for testing on the Shadowlands beta, but many players are unsure how to activate it. Blizzard has posted a list of system requirements you must have in order to access Ray Tracing.

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Shadowlands Mythic+ Affix Tuning - Sanguine, Grievous, Explosive, Volcanic, Bursting

Blizzard has announced additional affix tuning coming in Shadowlands in addition to the previously reported Volcanic and Bursting Changes. These new changes affect Sanguine, Grievous and Explosive!

Shadowlands Mythic+ Affix Updates - Changes to Sanguine, Grievous, Explosive, Volcanic, Bursting

Blizzard has announced additional affix tuning coming in Shadowlands in addition to the previously reported Volcanic and Bursting Changes. These new changes affect Sanguine, Grievous and Explosive!

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Shadowlands Legendary Armor Sets Now Viewable in Dressing Room

Shadowlands legendary armor has distinctive Maw-themed appearances, and they are now available to preview in our Dressing Room.

August 20 Realm Connections - Two Connections Not Completed

Following their extended Realm Connection maintenance, Blizzard has announced the results of today's connections. Besides canceling the connection between Hyjal and Proudmoore, two groups of realms weren't connected due to technical complications, while the other four were connected without any issues.

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Blizzard Hotfixes Rextroy's Solution to Powerboost Sockets in Arena and Avoid PvP Scaling Penalty

Blizzard has hotfixed Rextroy's solution to powerboost sockets in arena and avoid PvP Scaling penalties.

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Diminishing Returns in Secondary Stat Ratings in Shadowlands

In recent builds, there have been changes to how secondary stats scale in Shadowlands. Likely in an effort to fight against end-of-expansion scaling for some stats, these changes will make it harder for players to reach incredibly high secondary stats in Shadowlands in beyond.

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Horde Ironforge Lockdown to Delay the Ten Hour War on Gandling

Horde on the Gandling-EU server took over Ironforge yesterday, locking down the capital city to prevent Alliance players from turning in the material needed for the Ahn'Qiraj war effort. Like some of the other faction infighting we've covered, this battle is in response to one guild trying to work against the rest of the server, with their opposition banding together to ensure it doesn't happen.

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Rextroy on Stacking Death Knights in RBGs for 1000% Longer Cooldowns on Enemy Players

Rextroy has turned his attention to a new PvP issue: stacking Death Knights to benefit from Necrotic Aura and Heartstop Aura, which stack in unexpected ways. This leads enemies to take massively more magic damage and have their abilities take an extremely long time to get off cooldown.

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Speed Leveling Shadowlands Beta in Under Three Hours Through Dungeon Boosting

Streamer MrGM has discovered that dungeon boosting works on the Shadowlands beta, allowing players to level from 10-50 in under three hours.

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All WoW Classic Realms Now One Layer & Character Transfers Restrictions Removed

Blizzard has announced that all US and EU WoW Classic Realms are now one layer and that the character transfer restrictions have been removed.

Blizzard Blog: Enabling Ray-Traced Shadows in Shadowlands

Blizzard has posted a new blog about ray tracing in Shadowlands, and all the graphical improvements which come with it - from additional light sources, shadow-casting lights, and more realistic shadows to help bring the World of Warcraft to life.

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Shadywish Charity Event - Free Horde US Voidwing Carries

The Outcasts on Area 52 are holding weekly free Voidwing carries to raise money for the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for August 21st - Socketed Gems in PvP Fix

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for August 21st, which includes a fix for socketed gems reducing players' effectiveness in PvP combat.

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Storming Added to Shadowlands Affix Rotation - Skittish & Teeming Possibly Removed?

Changes to the Affix Rotation appear to be coming in Shadowlands, with the recently datamined Storming affix being added to the rotation and we speculate that Skittish and Teeming have been removed and replaced by Inspiring and Spiteful.

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Holy Paladin State on the Shadowlands Beta - Return to Holy Power, Glimmer of Light, Infusion of Light

In this ultimate episode of the state of healers series, we'll explore Shadowlands Holy Paladin, the most changed healer to date. These devout and stalwart followers of the Light, wield their faith as a weapon to revitalize their comrades and wage a righteous war against all forms of evil. If called upon, these dogmatic lightbound soldiers will make the ultimate sacrifice laying down their own lives in service of the greater good.

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Keystone Masters: FX - BFA Mythic Dungeon Tournament

Keystone Masters is back! This tournament will have a similar MDI-style format with a few modifications to spice things up a bit. Similar to MDI, there will be a period of sign-ups and time trials, followed by a live two-day tournament.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for August 21st - 25th

The fourth batch of Corruptions are now available once again. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for August 21st - 25th.

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Shadowlands Global Mage Talk - Spec Discussion, Covenants, Dungeons and Raids

Preheat is hosting a Shadowlands Global Mage Talk on his Twitch channel which includes Mage Theorycrafters and raiders! The global mage talk will go over recent changes to the class including Rune of Power, discussion of each spec, Covenants for Mages and more!

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Sinrunner Blanchy Mount Location Discovered in Shadowlands - Nurse Blanchy For a Mount

The Sinrunner Blanchy is one of the more visually striking mounts coming in Shadowlands. The process to start obtaining this mount has been discovered!

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The Removal of Master Loot: Has Personal Loot Succeeded in Battle for Azeroth?

In Battle for Azeroth, Master Looter was removed entirely and in this article, we go over the benefits and drawbacks of Personal Loot throughout the expansion.

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Guardian Druid State on the Shadowlands Beta - Covenant Abilities, Legendaries, Conduits

Feedback and Opinions on the current state of Guardian Druid in the Shadowlands Beta including discussion about the Covenant Abilities, Legendaries, Conduits, new spells and more!

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Nine Afterlives Achievement - Find and Pet Slime Cats in Maldraxxus

The Slime Cat is definitely one of the most popular critters in all of the Shadowlands. In the Nine Lives achievement, you need to find and pet 9 of them in Maldraxxus!

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 139 | Shadowlands Relic of the Past & Pet Buying & Selling

The latest economy wrap-up covers even more updates to Relics of the Past in Shadowlands and how to buy and sell pets with TSM.

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Survival Hunter State on the Shadowlands Beta - Spec Concerns, Hunter's Mark, Covenants

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Survival Hunter on the Shadowlands beta, discussing spec concerns, Hunter's Mark, Covenants and more!

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Wowhead's Artist's Corner and Giveaway - Midsummer1942

For this month's Artist's Corner on Wowhead, we're highlighting the art of Midsummer1924, as well as a giveaway for a handmade moonkin plushie.

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#LayerArugal - Large Servers Suffer Queue Times After Layering Removed

Since Blizzard removed all layering from Classic WoW, some of the larger servers have been beset by inordinately long queue times. #SaveArugal is a movement pleading Blizzard return layering in order to reduce the queue times and allow players to once again access the game.

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Capped and Uncapped Abilities in Shadowlands - Class and Covenant Target Caps

Going into [b]Shadowlands[/b], many new spells are receiving a hard-target cap, limiting the AoE damage capability of certain classes. We've released a guide that goes through all the known information about AoE damage and healing spells, noting how many targets each of these abilities can hit in the [b]Shadowlands[/b] expansion. We also explain the different types of target caps in Shadowlands including Soft-Caps, Hard-Caps and Square Root scaling and go over how the hidden 20/6 rule works.

Capped and Uncapped Abilities in Shadowlands - Class and Covenant Target Caps

Going into Shadowlands, many new spells are receiving a hard-target cap, limiting the AoE damage capability of certain classes. We've released a guide that goes through all the known information about AoE damage and healing spells, noting how many targets each of these abilities can hit in the [b]Shadowlands[/b] expansion. We also explain the different types of target caps in Shadowlands including Soft-Caps, Hard-Caps and Square Root scaling and go over how the 20/6 rule works.

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More Ny'alotha Tier Set Concept Art by Sercan Özyurt

Earlier this month we highlighted the extraordinary Ny'alotha themed Hunter tier set concept art made by amateur concept artist Sercan Özyurt, aka Lordozy. Over the last few weeks, World of Warcraft specialized artist has released several more class-themed tier sets, themed after the Old Gods of patch 8.3 and Ny'alotha, the Waking City.

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Afterlives, Shadowlands Animated Series, to Premiere at gamescom 2020

Blizzard has announced Afterlives, an original Shadowlands animated series. It will premiere at gamescom 2020.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Prepare for Cloud Serpent Tames

Today we are highlighting another topic from our What to do Before Shadowlands guide, this time aimed for all Hunters of Azeroth: Reaching Exalted status with the Order of the Cloud Serpent to tame Cloud Serpents in Shadowlands.

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More Connected Realms Coming on August 27th

Blizzard has announced additional realm connections coming on August 27th for many new realms!

More Connected Realms Coming on August 27th

Blizzard has announced additional realm connections coming on August 27th for many new realms!

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What Content is Coming in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch?

The Shadowlands pre-patch is a time when players can experience class changes and system revamps from the upcoming expansion before new quests and end-game content are available. We've put together a guide detailing what's available with the pre-patch.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for August 25th - 28th

The fifth batch of Corruptions are now available once again. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for August 25th - 28th.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 119

With the Weekly Reset on August 25th (NA) / August 26th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance has been increased to a maximum of 119.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for August 25th

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week and these are the madnesses for the week of August 25th.

Rextroy Solos Maut Through 500% Damage Increase Berserk With 160% Versatility from Gear

Rextroy has soloed Maut through Berserk, a 500% damage increase, using 160% Versatility.

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Game Director Ion Hazzikostas on Soloing Legion Content in the Pre-Patch

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has responded to players concerned about Legion content overtuned on the Shadowlands PTR. While players may feel slightly weaker without corruptions, tuning and scaling on the PTR is not yet final. It's intended that level 50 players in the pre-patch can basically solo the same things they could at 120 in BFA.

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Sloot's Rogue Roundtable with Mystler, UndadTV and Kojiyama

Sloot is hosting a Shadowlands Rogue Roundtable on his Twitch channel with Mystler, UndadTV and Kojiyama.

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Shadowlands Raid Testing August 28-31: Second Wing of Castle Nathria LFR

Shadowlands raid testing continues the weekend of August 28th with the second wing of Castle Nathria LFR.

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Prince Arthas Statue Now On Sale from Blizzard Gear Shop

The Blizzard Gear Shop now sells a Prince Arthas statue, originally part of the Warcraft III Chinese Collector's Edition.

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Foam Doomhammer Replica by BlackSheepProps

Foam propmaster BlackSheepProps has stepped into the Warcraft universe, creating a highly detailed and ornately painted foam replica Doomhammer!

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New World of Warcraft Lore Compendium: Grimoire of the Shadowlands and Beyond

A new World of Warcraft book has been spotted on Amazon: Grimoire of the Shadowlands and Beyond.

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Engineer’s Workshop: Developing for Mobile and PC

Blizzard released an Engineer's Workshop talking about the inner workings of the Adventures feature, the spiritual successor to the mission tables of the past few expansions. This feature is being simultaneously developed for mobile and PC!

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World of Warcraft: Classic Launched One Year Ago Today

World of Warcraft: Classic launched one year ago today.

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Upcoming Balance Druid Changes on Shadowlands Beta - Shooting Stars Baseline

Blizzard has announced more upcoming changes to Balance Druid on the Shadowlands Beta which includes the Shooting Stars talent becoming baseline, Starsurge's interaction with Eclipse changing and some other minor changes.

Upcoming Changes to Paladins in Shadowlands Beta - New Retribution Talents, Ashen Hallow Rework

Blizzard has also posted changes for Paladins in this Shadowlands Beta build which includes 2 new Retribution Paladin talents, an Ashen Hallow rework, Bestow Faith generating Holy Power and more!

Upcoming Changes to Healing Priests on Shadowlands Beta - Spirit Shell Returns

Blizzard has announced upcoming changes for Holy and Disc Priests on the Shadowlands Beta which includes an adapted version of Spirit Shell returning to the game.

Shadowlands Beta Build 35679 Preamble

A new Shadowlands Beta Build has gone live. This is Build 35679's preamble which includes new and updated Loading Screen tips.

Upcoming Changes to Monk in Shadowlands Beta!!!!!!

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Monk in the Shadowlands Beta!

Updated Mount Sources and Flavor Text in Shadowlands Beta Build 35679

More mounts have received sources and flavor text in Shadowlands beta build 35679 including mounts from the Ardenweald covenant and Queen's Conservatory mini-game.

New Models for Shadowlands Build 35667 - Repaired Helm of Domination, Devourer Mounts

New models for Shadowlands Build 35667 include a repaired Helm of Domination and a few tints for a Devourer mount.

Shadowlands Beta Build 35679 Class and Spell Changes - Warrior Covenant Ability Tuning, Soulforged Embers Nerf

Shadowlands Beta Build 35679 class and spell changes which includes tuning changes to Warrior Covenant abilities, a large nerf to the Soulforged Embers Hunter Legendary and much much more!

Upcoming Changes for Shadow Priests in Shadowlands - Redesigned Mastery: Shadow Weaving

With today's build, Blizzard has released a preview of the new revamped Shadow Priest Mastery for Shadowlands. Currently, Mastery was the worst stat for Shadow Priests, with many scaling issues. This new version fits better with the new Shadow Priest redesign.

Legendary Power Tuning for Shadowlands Build 35679 - Tar Trap Legendary Nerf

More Shadowlands legendary powers have received tuning in beta build 35679, including a big nerf to the Tar Trap Hunter legendary power.

Allied Race Heritage Armor Requires Leveling to Level 50 in Shadowlands

On Shadowlands Build 35667, the new required levels to obtain the Heritage Armor sets for Allied Races has been revealed: in Shadowlands, newly created Allied Race characters will receive their Heritage Armor and achievements upon reaching level 50.

Upcoming Changes for Unholy Death Knights in Shadowlands Beta Build 35679

Blizzard has posted some upcoming changes to Unholy Death Knights on the Shadowlands beta, including a new rank upgrade for Apocalypse.

Plaguefall Dungeon Covenant Bonuses Massively Nerfed in Shadowlands

This Shadowlands build contains a change to the Plaguefall Dungeon Covenant bonuses massively nerfing the Haste and Damage Reduction Buff that Necrolords can provide to their allies.

Shadowlands Beta Soulbind Changes - Night Fae Final Moments Changed

Today's Shadowlands Beta build contains a lot of class changes, including a few small changes to Soulbinds from each Covenant, with particular improvements to Night Fae Hunt-Captain Korayn and Dreamweaver.

Upcoming Shaman Changes on Shadowlands Beta - Return of Maelstrom Resource

Blizzard has posted a blue post detailing the return of Maelstrom for Elemental Shaman!

Upcoming Warrior Changes on Shadowlands Beta - Many Covenant Abilities Updated

Blizzard has detailed upcoming changes to Warrior covenant abilities in the latest Shadowland beta build.

Massive Artifact Transmog Revamp Coming in Latest Shadowlands Build

There is a massive artifact transmog revamp coming in the latest Shadowlands build. There are no restrictions on duplicate appearances or restrictions on what hand they can be used in.

Shadowlands Build 35679 Covenant Changes - Major Warrior Changes, Druid, Paladin, Priest Changes

Shadowlands Beta Build 35679 Covenant changes which includes major tuning changes to Warrior Covenant abilities and smaller changes for Druids, Paladins, and Priests.

More Female Human Customization Options in Shadowlands - More Eyebrows

More Female Human customizations have been discovered in Shadowlands Build 35679, with many Eyebrow customizations added to Human Females.

Shadowlands Health Potions Update - 5 Minute Cooldown with Multiple Use Per Encounter

Blizzard has made an update regarding Health Potions in Shadowlands - they will now have a 5 minute cooldown, but can be used multiple times per encounter. Healthstones will continue to be on a separate cooldown and once again restore 20% health, now on a 3 minute cooldown. Additionally, the Phial of Serenity is also on a separate cooldown, meaning Kyrian players can have three different healing consumables per encounter!

Shadowlands Beta Build 35679 Class and Spell Changes - Monk Magic Stagger and Speed Taunt Returns

Shadowlands Beta Build 35679 class and spell changes which also includes the return of Brewmaster Monk's magic Stagger and Speed Taunt has returned.

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New Shadowlands Affix Speculation - Storming, Spiteful, Inspiring

New spell details have been added about the upcoming new affixes to be added to the Shadowlands affix rotation: Storming, Spiteful and Inspiring. Inspiring appears to be similar to Tide Emissaries, while Storming summons tornadoes that knock back and can stun.

Complete Leather Castle Nathria Shadowlands Raid Armor Set

In this post, we present the completed Leather armor set from the Castle Nathria raid, the first raid in the Shadowlands expansion.

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Mortal Wounds Effects Doubled Against Non-Player Enemies in Shadowlands

Blizzard is doubling Mortal Wounds effects against non-player enemies in Shadowlands.

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Storming, Inspiring and Spiteful Deep Dive - New Mythic+ Affixes in Shadowlands

The new Mythic+ Affixes Storming, Inspiring and Spiteful are now available for testing on the Shadowlands Beta and we now know how they work! These new affixes work similar to the Tide Emissary from Beguiling, Thing from Beyond from Corruption and well.. any spiraling Tornadoes mechanic.

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New Class Groupings for Weapons Tokens in Shadowlands - Vanq/Conq/Prot Groupings No More

Previously split into Vanquisher, Conquerer and Protector, the class groupings for old Tier sets have been set aside for Castle Nathria as the raid's Weapon Tokens have been updated with new Class Groups. Find out if you're an Abominable, Mystic, Venerated or Zenith weapon class and what other classes you're paired with!

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New Shadowlands Audio - More Hints on Sylvanas and Helya Meeting in Legion, Jailer VO (Story Spoilers)

In the latest Shadowlands build, we have several intriguing voice over lines. We finally hear the voice of the Jailer and receive some more context behind Sylvanas and Helya meeting in Legion!

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Upcoming Shadowlands Hunter Changes - BM Hunters Using Arcane Shot over Cobra Shot Unintended

Blizzard has announced that BM hunters using Arcane Shot over Cobra Shot isn't intended and there will be a tuning pass in the future to fix this.

More Connected Realms Coming on August 27th for NA Servers

Blizzard has announced additional realm connections coming on August 27th for many new realms! Update: Muradin and Nordrassil will not be connected to Azjol-Nerub, Blackrock, and Khaz Modan realms yet due to difficulties.

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@everyone Our parent site, Fanbyte, is hosting a charity stream this weekend for 24-hours (non-consecutive) to benefit The Bail Project. If you have the time we'd love for you to swing by, hang out, and if you can, contribute.

More information and schedule can be found here: https://www.fanbyte.com/news/fanbyte24/

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To donate: https://bit.ly/fanbyte24

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Players March on Blizzard Offices After Being Banned for Farming Too Much Linen

Since Phase 5 released, players have been banned for trolling, griefing, and even mass reporting other players, but now we have players banned for farming too much linen cloth! The players, determined to prove their innocence even went so far as to visit the Blizzard offices in Versailles, France, though they were closed at the time due to the current work from home environment.

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Artifact Transmog in Shadowlands - New Creative Weapon Combinations

With today's announcement of Artifact Transmog changes, we went to the test realms to try out the new transmog possibilities.

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Gamescom Opening Night Live 2020 - Watch the Premiere of the Afterlives Series

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2020 begins at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT / 8 PM CEST. During this livestream, Blizzard will be showing off the Premiere of the Afterlives series!

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New Shadowlands Artwork for Sale on the Blizzard Gear Shop

Blizzard has released a series of Shadowlands artwork highlighting the new zones in the expansion, available for sale on the Blizzard Gear Shop.

Afterlives: Bastion Shadowlands Animated Short Featuring Uther and Arthas

Watch the first animated short of Afterlives, featuring Uther, his memories of Arthas, and the lore of Bastion.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Release Date Is October 27th

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, the next WoW expansion after Battle for Azeroth, will release on October 27th, 2020.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Release Date Is October 27th

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, the next WoW expansion after Battle for Azeroth, will release on October 27th, 2020.

Release Schedule for Shadowlands Afterlives Animated Series

The Bastion episode of the Shadowlands Afterlives animated series premiered during gamescom today, and now Blizzard has posted the release schedule and summaries for the other three episodes.

Shadowlands Global Launch on October 26th (NA) / 27th (EU)

Shadowlands is launching on October 26th (NA) / October 27th (EU) with a global launch!

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New Artwork of Uther from Afterlives: Bastion Now On Sale on the Blizzard Gear Shop

Blizzard has added artwork of Uther from the Afterlives: Bastion animated short to the Blizzard Gear Shop.

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Kill World Boss Dunegorger Kraulok This Week for Chance at Alpaca Mount

Dunegorger Kraulok is the world boss up in Vol'dun for the week, and new to 8.3, drops an alpaca mount ( Slightly Damp Pile of Fur).

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Season 1 and Castle Nathria Opening Schedule - Shadowlands Season 1 Starts November 10th

Blizzard has posted the official schedule for Castle Nathria opening and Shadowlands Season 1.

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Shadowlands Collector's Edition is Shipping Early (October 13th) And is Restocked on Blizzard Shop

The Shadowlands Collector's Edition will ship from retailers starting October 13th! If you missed out on purchasing one, they're back on sale via the Blizzard Gear Shop.

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More Connected Realms Coming on August 27th for NA Servers

Blizzard has announced additional realm connections coming on August 27th for many new realms! Update: Blizzard did not connect Andorhal, Scilla, Ursin, and Zuluhed to Eonar and Velen today.

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Analysis of the Afterlives: Bastion Shadowlands Animated Short - Justice or Vengeance?

The Afterlives: Bastion animated short premiered earlier today at gamescom, and now that we've had time to rewatch the cinematic a few times and ponder it, we wanted to highlight some notable moments. Was Uther's actions driven by justice or vengeance? Did Devos do the right thing in helping Uther? Would Arthas' destruction have been avoided if the Kyrian had listened to Devos? And will we see Arthas return in a future patch?

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The 47 Classic Scarab Lords of Fairbanks - US/PVP

Although they fell a bit behind other servers in the War Effort, the gates of Ahn'Qiraj have finally been opened on Fairbanks-US/PvP. Going a bit slower isn't necessary a bad thing though, as it's given the server time to amass an astounding 47 Scarab Lords across the server!

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World of Warcraft: Folk & Fairy Tales of Azeroth - New Book Coming April 14, 2021

World of Warcraft: Folk & Fairy Tales of Azeroth, releasing April 14, 2021, is a series of twelve fantasy stories by bestselling authors.

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Wowhead's Shadowlands Talent Calculator Now Supports Covenant Choices

In preparation for Shadowlands, we've improved our talent calculator to support covenant choices.

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Dwarf Paladin Ram Mounts Receive Updated Mountspecial Animation in Shadowlands

Dwarf Paladin Ram mounts have received an updated mountspecial animation in Shadowlands, with a headbutt coming at the end of the original animation.

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Allied Races Updates in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch: Exalted Requirement Removed, Customization Improvements

Allied Races are receiving some notable updates in the Shadowlands pre-patch, such as the removal of the Exalted requirement to unlock each race. Here is a look at the important changes coming to Allied Races in the pre-patch, including customization improvements.

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Watch Your Clever Mouth - Cataclysm Dialogue Between Garrosh and Sylvanas Changed

Shadowlands may be about new content, but changes to some older quests have appeared on the Shadowlands beta as well, including an interesting change to the dialogue between Garrosh and Sylvanas during their encounter in Silverpine Forest. Their conversation takes a sharp turn with Garrosh's response to a snarky comment from Sylvanas, and although it's been nearly 10 years since Cataclysm released, that dialogue has now been changed.

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Watch Your Clever Mouth - Cataclysm Dialogue Between Garrosh and Sylvanas Changed

Shadowlands may be about new content, but changes to some older quests have appeared on the Shadowlands beta as well, including an interesting change to the dialogue between Garrosh and Sylvanas during their encounter in Silverpine Forest. Edit: Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser has explained the situation further on twitter.

Teeming and Skittish Mythic+ Affixes Replaced in Season 1 of Shadowlands

We previously speculated that Teeming and Skittish were being replaced by the 3 new affixes in Shadowlands. Blizzard has now confirmed that Spiteful, Inspiring and Storming are officially replacing Teeming and Skittish in Season 1 of Shadowlands Mythic+.

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August 28th Hotfixes - Fix Permanent Combustion Bug

Blizzard has updated the Classic hotfix blog to fix a bug which untentionally allowed Combustion to permanently buff critical strike chance by changing zones before the buff wears off.

August 28th Hotfixes - Meeting Their Quota

Blizzard has updated the hotfix blog to fix a bug with the interactive wine making quest Meeting their Quota in Suramar, which could not be completed since Battle for Azeroth launched.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for Aug 28th - Sept 1st

The sixth batch of Corruptions is now available on the Corruption vendor. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for August 28th - Sept 1st.

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Sinrunner Blanchy Mount Obtained - Special Mounting Animation

The first people that started nursing Blanchy finally obtained the mount on the Shadowlands Beta, and she has a special mounting animation with Revendreth anima!

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Rextroy - Killing Players Naked While Staying Mounted due to PvP Scaling

Rextroy's latest video examining the effects of PvP scaling shows how you can kill players naked while staying mounted.

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Mobile and Desktop Wallpapers for Afterlives: Bastion

Following the release of Afterlives: Bastion, Blizzard and members of the community have created wallpapers based on the stunning art.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - PvP Islands

Today we are highlighting another topic from our What to do Before Shadowlands guide: PvP Islands!

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Illustrated Rise of the Horde & Lord of the Clans Coming October 20th

Rise of the Horde and Lord of the Clans are two iconic Warcraft novels, detailing the beginnings of the Horde and Thrall's rise to power. Now these books will be re-released in a deluxe illustrated edition, coming on October 20, 2020.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 140 | Shadowlands Release & Dipping into Gold

The latest Economy roundup discusses the economic impact of the Shadowlands launch and Season 1 release dates.

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Sloot's Ret Paladin Roundtable with Mb, Bolas, and Rebdull

Sloot is hosting a Shadowlands Ret Paladin Roundtable on his Twitch channel with Mb, Bolas, and Rebdull.

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ReadyRaider Arena Trios Classic 3v3 Tournament

Following the ReadyRaider 2v2 Tournament, in which Venruki and Ziqo took first place, ReadyRaider is looking to put on an epic 3v3 tournament, with line of sight! Going live right now, the tournament will take place in pivotal locations in Warsong Gulch and Arathi Basin, where players will battle it out in a 3v3 arena scenario, where the last player standing wins!

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World of Warcraft: Legion Launched Four Years Ago Today on August 30, 2016

World of Warcraft: Legion launched four years ago on August 30, 2016.

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Shadowlands System Requirements - SSD Listed as Minimum, Processor and Graphics Increased

As Shadowlands looms closer, Blizzard has released their recommendations for "minimum" and "recommended" computer specs to play in the new expansion. Overall there isn't anything new besides Processor and Graphics Cards in each category increasing by 1 or 2 generations. The one remark is Shadowlands now having SSDs as part of the "Minimum Requirements" section.

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More Connected Realms Coming on September 2nd and 3rd for NA Servers

Blizzard has announced additional realm connections coming on September 2nd and 3rd for many new realms!

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More Connected Realms Coming on September 3rd for EU Servers

Blizzard has announced additional realm connections coming on September 3rd for EU realms.

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Heroes of the Storm Twitter Teasers - Possible Warcraft x Starcraft Crossover Event?

Blizzard has released two images on the official Heroes of the Storm twitter account over the weekend, presumably teasing a Warcraft x Starcraft event!

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Impressive Influence 100% Reputation Buff Returns - Includes Visions of N'Zoth Factions

The Impressive Influence reputation buff returns for the month of September, including the Patch 8.3 factions!

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What Reputations Are and Aren't Affected by the Impressive Influence Buff

Overview of what reputations are affected by the Impressive Influence buff returning in September 2020, granting a 100% increase to reputation gains.

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Classic Warrior and Paladin Ahn'Qiraj Tier 2.5 Armor Sets Have Duller Colors Than Intended

Since the release of Ahn'Qiraj, players have noticed that colors on some of the Tier 2.5 armor sets are less vibrant than intended.

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Naked Monk One-Shots Player in Arena with Touch of Death Due to PvP Scaling

Players continue to demonstrate the weird side effects of PvP scaling--a Monk has been one-shotting players in arenas with Touch of Death due to taking off all his gear.

Plaguefall Dungeon Covenant Bonuses Massively Nerfed in Shadowlands

This Shadowlands build contains a change to the Plaguefall Dungeon Covenant bonuses massively nerfing the Haste and Damage Reduction Buff that Necrolords can provide to their allies.

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Craft Wars Heroes of the Storm Event - King of Blades Arthas, Emperor Anduin, Draenei Artanis

Blizzard released details for the new Heroes of the Storm event, Craft Wars - A mash-up of Warcraft and StarCraft! This event includes StarCraft themed skins for Arthas, Anduin and Gazlowe, and Warcraft themed skins for Artanis and Mei.

Vendor Flipping Issues with Shadowlands Relics of the Past Items - Tuxedo Jacket Sells for 34k Gold

Relics of the Past are a new profession system coming in the Shadowlands pre-patch, allowing players to scale old crafting gear up or down to various item levels. This has led players to look into how viable vendor-flipping upgraded crafted gear will be, which has revealed some broken scaling--a level 50 Tuxedo Jacket sells for 34,000 gold!

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Wowhead Weekly #242 - Shadowlands Release and Season 1 Launch Dates

For Wowhead Weekly #241, Annie and Perc discuss the latest Shadowlands updates llike the release date, Afterlives: Bastion cinematic, and the Prince Arthas statue.

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Horde Council and Alliance Leadership Dialogue in Shadowlands

Several bits of new character dialogue have appeared on the Shadowlands Beta, with members of the Alliance Leadership and newly formed Horde Council commenting on the state of the world and abduction of their prominent faction leaders.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event Fun Items - 34-Slot Bag, HD Haunted Memento

In the Shadowlands pre-patch event, Death's Rising, two interesting items can be looted from certain Icecrown rares in the event: A 34-slot bag and a new version of the popular Haunted Memento!

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Class Changes Recap for Shadowlands Build 35679

Last week, Shadowlands Beta Build 35679 contained many class changes in addition to Covenant, Legendaries, Soulbind and Conduits updates. This build contained the return of Magic Stagger and Speed taunt for Brewmaster, a nerf to Malefic Rapture for Affliction Warlocks and there was also many blue posts about classes.

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Battle Shout, Intellect and Fortitude Buff Scrolls Not Returning in Shadowlands

Battle Shout, Intellect and Fortitude Scrolls are looking like they're not carrying over to Shadowlands. This means that if you want 5% Intellect, 5% Attack Power or 5% Stamina, you'll need to bring a Mage, Warrior or Priest respectively to your party or raid. No more scrolls to make up for a missing class!

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Insightful Rubellite Gem No Longer Grants Experience Buff in Shadowlands

The Natant Rubellite gem, which grants 5% increased experience in BFA, no longer does in Shadowlands.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for September 1st - 4th

The seventh batch of Corruptions is now available on the Corruption vendor. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for September 1st to 4th.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for September 1st

These are the madnesses for this week's Horrific Vision of Stormwind.

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Mists Timewalking Active - Great Time to Farm Rep for Cloud Serpent Hunter Tame Book

Mists of Pandaria Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% bonus reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with the Pandaria expansion. You can also get ilvl 410 loot from Timewarped vendor loot and ilvl 425 loot from dungeons. This is a great time to grind rep for the Cloud Serpent tame book available in the Shadowlands pre-patch!

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Piece of Mind - World First Raiding Show Hosted by Pieces

Top guild <Pieces> is hosting a special World First Raiding Episode on their show Piece of Mind, reviewing BFA, the growth of RWF, and Shadowlands expectations.

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Garrosh Weapons and WoD Heirloom Trinkets Can Be Equipped at Level 1 in Shadowlands

Garrosh Weapons and WoD heirloom trinkets have their minimum required levels lowered to level 1 on the Shadowlands beta.

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Updated Shadowlands System Requirements - SSD No Longer Mandatory

Blizzard has updated the text of the System Specifications for Shadowlands to clarify that minimum Storage requirements include 100GB available space on SSD or HDD.

Castle Nathria Blood from Stone LFR Wing Open for Testing September 4th

Blizzard is testing the Blood from Stone LFR Wing in Castle Nathria on September 4th.

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Argent Conscript Gear from Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event - Unused Warfront Armor Appearances

Quartermasters in the Shadowlands pre-patch sell Argent Conscript gear that resemble unused Arathi Warfront armor appearances.

Argent Conscript Gear from Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event - Unused Warfront Armor Appearances

Quartermasters in the Shadowlands pre-patch sell Argent Conscript gear that resemble unused Arathi Warfront armor appearances.

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Frost Death Knight State of on Shadowlands Beta - 2-Handed Frost, Covenants, Legendaries

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Frost DK on the Shadowlands Beta including discussion about 2-Handed Frost, Covenants, Legendaries and more!

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Gathering Exp Nerf in Shadowlands - Neutral Pandas Race to 120 Before Pre-Patch

Gathering professions appear to reward around 60% less experience in Shadowlands, which is a severe blow to the neutral and pacifist levelers which depend on that experience in lieu of completing quests or killing mobs. With two players currently racing to be the first neutral EU player to reach level 120, these changes mean they have very little time left to finish before the pre-patch makes it that much harder!

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Engineering Battle Rez Likely Being Removed in Shadowlands

The Engineering Battle Rez Item (Unstable Temporal Time Shifter) was used by many groups in Battle for Azeroth when they didn't have a class that could Battle Rez. However, it looks like the Engineering Battle Rez will be removed in Shadowlands, meaning you'll need to have a Death Knight, Druid or Warlock if you want to have access to a Brez.

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Shadowlands Season 1 Gladiator Mount is the Sinful Gladiator's Soul Eater

Today's mount preview is the Shadowlands Season 1 Gladiator reward, the Sinful Gladiator's Soul Eater.

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Shadowlands Update - Some Spells No Longer on the Global Cooldown

Blizzard released a blue post talking about removing several burst cooldown spells off the Global Cooldown in Shadowlands!

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Blizzard Removes Burst Cooldown Spells From GCD in Shadowlands

Blizzard released a blue post talking about removing several burst cooldown spells off the Global Cooldown in Shadowlands!

Blizzard Removes Burst Cooldown Spells from GCD in Shadowlands

Blizzard released a blue post talking about removing several burst cooldown spells off the Global Cooldown in Shadowlands!

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Rextroy on How To Reach Gladiator Without a Healer

Rextroy explains how he reached Gladiator without a healer! His composition used two Death Knights stacking Heartstop Aura and a Protection Paladin.

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Shadowlands Continent Loading Screen

We have a new loading screen on the beta--the Shadowlands continent!

Shadowlands Beta Build 35755 Preamble

Another week, another Shadowlands Beta build! This is the preamble for Shadowlands Build 35755.

Shadowlands Continent Loading Screen

We have a new loading screen on the beta--the Shadowlands continent!

Shadowlands Beta Build 35755 Spell and Class Changes

These are the spell and class changes for Shadowlands Beta Build 35755.

New Shadowlands and Previous Expansion Credits Screens

A new Shadowlands beta build is here, with new credits screens and a handy UI which allows you to see the credits from previous expansions as well.

Shadowlands EXP Required For 51-60 Lowered in Build 35755

After increasing the amount of experience required when leveling from 51 to 60 in Shadowlands several weeks ago, Blizzard has slightly reduced the amount of required experience today.

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New Covenant Renown Rewards in Shadowlands Beta Build 35755 Include Stamina Increases

Blizzard has added more rewards to the Covenant renown system in Shadowlands, including transmog sets, stamina increases, and the ability to upgrade PvP gear further.

Shadowlands Covenant Ability Adjustments

Today's Shadowlands Beta build contains several class and spell changes, but also a number of Covenant ability adjustments. For convenience we've highlighted them below!

Shadowlands Druid Chameleon Glyphs - Randomize your Travel Form

New glyphs have been added for Druids in Shadowlands - These glyphs will allow you to randomize what form you get when using Travel Form!

Many Old Potions No Longer Work Above Level 50 - Skystep and Lightfoot Potions Nerfed

This Shadowlands Build contains a level 50 cap to many old potions that players were still using which including the Skystep and Lightfoot Potions. A new Speed potion has been added to replace Skystep and Lightfoot potions in Shadowlands, but unfortunately the bonus movement speed granted is only 70% (down from 150%).

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Burst Cooldowns Removed from the GCD in Shadowlands Build 35755 - Includes Storm, Earth, and Fire

We've datamined a list of class abilities that have received GCD changes in Shadowlands Beta Build 35755. We found some new things, including Storm, Earth, and Fire removed from the GCD and Sweeping Strikes GCD reduced to 750 milliseconds.

Night Elf Night Warrior Customization Changed in Shadowlands - Eyes Are Now Darker

In Shadowlands Build 35755, a change was noticed to the Night Elf's Night Warrior Eye Customization - The blue tint from the eyes is now gone, being now gray instead.

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Volcanic Mythic+ Affix Changed Again - Now Deals Percent Health

The Volcanic Mythic+ Affix has been changed again, and it once again deals percent health damage. However, it now only does 20% of your max health (down from BFA's 40%) and doesn't scale but still includes the knock up effect

Shadowlands Encounter Journal for 35755 - Conduits Now Listed as Dungeon Drops

Conduits have been added to boss loot tables in the Shadowlands encounter journal for Build 35755.

New 30 Slot Bag - Recruit-A-Friend Reward for Completing Exile's Reach

Based on datamining, it looks like recruits that complete Exile's Reach while part of the Recruit a Friend program will receive a 30 slot bag.

Covenant Dungeon Buff Tuning - Necrotic Wake, Plaguefall, Halls of Atonement

Some tuning to Covenant dungeon buffs have been added to some Shadowlands dungeons including Necrotic Wake, Plaguefall and Halls of Atonement.

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Greymane and Shaw on Alliance Leadership in Shadowlands

Genn Greymane and Mathias Shaw discuss Alliance leadership in Shadowlands. Story spoilers.

How to Change Covenants in Shadowlands - Complete World Quests and Objectives

In Shadowlands Build 35755, we finally learn how to swap Covenants! When you go back to a Covenant that you previously abandoned, you'll need to complete quests and tasks in the objective zone to rejoin.

Taelia and Greymane on Bolvar Fordragon (Spoilers)

Taelia and Greymane discuss Bolvar Fordragon on the Shadowlands beta. Story spoilers.

Castle Nathria Weapon Vendors in Shadowlands

We previously covered the new weapon tokens which will drop from Castle Nathria raid content in Shadowlands, and we've now found the vendors who sell those weapons, located inside each Covenant Sanctum.

Blizzard on Shaman Changes for Shadowlands Build 35755 - Maelstrom Weapon Tooltips

Blizzard has released a blue post on Shaman for the latest Shadowlands build, clarifying that the Maelstrom Weapon tooltip has errors. You should still have a 10 maximum stack of Maelstrom Weapon.

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Blizzard on Protection Paladin Shadowlands Updates - July 8th Holy Power Change Reverted

Blizzard has published a blue post on Protection Paladins in the latest Shadowlands build.

Wowhead's Rocket Coloring Giveaway -- Win Shadowlands Beta Keys, Epic Editions, SSDs and Game Time!

Shadowlands is less than two months away! It's coming up fast and courtesy of Blizzard and Samsung we have a giveaway to occupy you in the meantime.

This giveaway will require you to color an outline of our rocket logo! We'd encourage you to print it out, if you can, and color it using whatever you have lying around the house (crayons, markers, paint, highlighters, beet juice, etc.). If you don't have a printer, don't fret, we'll also accept digital submissions using whatever photo editing software you'd like (Microsoft Paint?). If you print it out, once finished, scan or take a photo of it for upload to our gallery.

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Burst Cooldowns Removed from the GCD in Shadowlands Build 35755 - Includes Storm, Earth, and Fire

We've datamined a list of class abilities that have received GCD changes in Shadowlands Beta Build 35755. We found Sweeping Strikes' GCD has been reduced to 750 milliseconds. Edit: Blizzard has announced that Storm, Earth, and Fire, Coordinated Assault and Trueshot have been removed from the GCD as well.

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Focused PvP Testing is Underway on Shadowlands Beta

The Shadowlands PvP forums are finally up and focused testing is underway. Players can test out PvP trinkets, get Honor Currency, and try out instanced PvP maps with a scaling aura to replicate end-game item level.

How to Change Covenants in Shadowlands - Complete World Quests and Objectives

In Shadowlands Build 35755, we finally learn how to swap Covenants! When you go back to a Covenant that you previously abandoned, you'll need to complete quests and tasks in the objective zone to rejoin.

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Lore-Themed Giveaway: Another Chance for Shadowlands Beta Accesses

We're excited to announce we have five beta accesses specifically for you lore buffs out there. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling us what excites you most about Afterlives: Bastion, or about Shadowlands lore at all. The five most perceptive and interesting answers, as chosen by our panel of loremasters: Perculia and DiscordianKitty, will be selected as the winners.

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Upgrading Shadowlands PvP Gear with Honor Points

Players can upgrade Aspirant PvP gear in Shadowlands using Honor Points.

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Conjured Artifact Weapons Like Doomhammer Off-hand Can Be Transmogged in Shadowlands

You can transmog conjured artifact weapons like the Doomhammer off-hand, following the loosened class-wide transmog rules, in Shadowlands!

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90 Scarab Lords on the Flamegor-RU Server

The Russian sever Flamegor has amassed a record breaking 90 Scarab Lords! As far as we know, this is the largest amount of Scarab Lords on a live server, making it quite an impressive achievement!

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Drums Nerfed in Shadowlands to 15% Haste - Shaman, Hunter, Mage Needed for Full Haste Buff

Drums are nerfed in Shadowlands only granting 15% Haste, down from 25%. If you want a full 30% Haste in Shadowlands, you'll need to have a Shaman, Hunter or Mage in your group.

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Scourge Invasion Pre-Patch Event Changes - Weaker Zombies, Exile's Reach Recruit Immunity

The Scourge Invasion event is back for testing on the PTR, with significant changes: Ghouls are much weaker, and Exile's Reach Recruits can no longer be infected!

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PTR Zombie Invasion Stress Test - September 4th 8 AM PDT

Blizzard has posted a new schedule for a pre-patch Zombie Invasion testing to be conducted tomorrow at 8 AM Pacific Time. This testing will be held on PTR servers, so any player may join.

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Watch Afterlives: Maldraxxus - Featuring Draka and the Necrolords

Afterlives: Maldraxxus is now live, featuring Draka in the Shadowlands zone of Maldraxxus, home to the Necrolord Covenant.

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New Artwork of Draka from Afterlives: Maldraxxus Now On Sale on the Blizzard Gear Shop

Blizzard has added artwork of Draka from the Afterlives: Maldraxxus animated short to the Blizzard Gear Shop.

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Afterlives: Maldraxxus Reuses Scene from Harbingers: Illidan - Did the Necrolords Fight the Burning Legion?

Afterlives: Maldraxxus released today, showcasing Draka's experience in the Shadowlands, first as a champion of the House of Eyes before eventually rising to Baroness of the House of the Chosen. During the cinematic, playres may notice a familiar scene involving Felguards from Harbingers: Illidan, leading to speculation that the Necrolords may have fought against the Burning Legion.

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Tabards Use More Textures in Shadowlands - Waist Now Has Details

Covenant tabards in Shadowlands use more textures than tabards in the past. The waist area of the tabard, usually left blank, is now very detailed as a result!

Draka and Other Famous Necrolord Characters Discuss Their Lives on Azeroth (Spoilers)

As we replayed through Maldraxxus, we found new incidental dialogue options between Draka and other famous characters in the Necrolord Covenant, ranging from their thoughts on children to their chosen forms in the afterlife. Edit: we now have audio for these conversations!

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Ahn'Qiraj War Effort - Automatic Turn-Ins for Small Servers Not Working

Before the launch of Ahn'Qiraj, Blizzard told players that War Effort materials would start automatically turning in after 30 days, in order to make sure smaller servers keep up with the pace of content. Now 38 days past, that has yet to happen and GMs have been unable to help, leaving players wondering if they'll be given any assistance at all.

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More Connected Realms Coming on September 2nd and 3rd for NA Servers

Blizzard has announced additional realm connections coming on September 2nd and 3rd for many new realms! Edit: connecting Eredar/Gorefiend/Spinebreaker/Wildhammer to Hellscream/Zangarmarsh has been delayed.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for September 3rd - Mechagnome Racial Cooldown No Longer Removed by Immunities

Patch 8.3 hotfixes for September 3rd include a fix for the bug that allowed Mechagnomes’ Emergency Failsafe cooldown to be removed by immunities.

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Primus Voice Over Dialogue - More Background on the Jailer

Voice over dialogue from the Primus, the ruler of Maldraxxus in Shadowlands. Story spoilers.

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Ahn'Qiraj War Effort - Automatic Turn-Ins for Small Servers Starting Over the Next Few Days

Blizzard released a blue post talking about the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort automatic turn-ins for small servers. These should start over the next couple of days!

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Shadowlands Dialogue with Night Elf Spirits from the Burning of Teldrassil

In Shadowlands, players can talk to spirits of some of the Night Elf NPCs who perished in the Burning of Teldrassil. Story spoilers.

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Class Utility and the Removal of Buff Scrolls, Speed Pots, Engi Rez and Drums in Shadowlands

Over the Shadowlands Beta testing process, we've seen a few changes to how consumables and class-specific buffs will work, increasing the benefit that specific classes can bring to a group. We go over how each of these changes may affect you in raid and Mythic+ groups!

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Shadowlands Legendary Leather Set Now Complete - Helm and Waist Added

The Shadowlands Legendary Leather set is now complete, with helm and waist models added recently.

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Enemy Infiltration - Preface: Shadowlands Book on Cosmos-Wide Conflict and Deception

Enemy Infiltration - Preface is a book written by an anonymous spy working to topple the cosmic forces other then Death. There are hints this may even be a dreadlord!

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Fan-Made Concept Images of the Free Shadowlands Mounts

Players are quite excited over the free Shadowlands mount coming in Q1 2021, so we've mocked up some images of their potential appearances, using in-game models.

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Shadowlands Legendary Calculator - Select Your Powers, Secondary Stats, Upgade Level

We've created a Shadowlands legendary calculator that lets you select your powers, secondary stats, upgrade level, and item slot.

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Shadowlands Loading Screen and Afterlives: Maldraxxus Wallpapers

We've seen a lot of great art in the past week between the new Shadowlands loading screen and Afterlives: Maldraxxus, and so Blizzard and the community have been creating more wallpapers.

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Rextroy on One-Shot Burst Damage Combo in Arena

Rextroy is back with another amusing PvP interaction to bring enemies in arena from full health to zero in the span of 0.1 seconds!

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Mograine's Fatebringer Sword Origins (Story Spoilers)

We have learned more about Fatebringer, a sword that has many similarities to Ashbringer in Shadowlands.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Creating Death Knights and Demon Hunters Before Pre-Patch

Today we are highlighting another topic from our What to do Before Shadowlands guide: Creating Death Knights and Demon Hunters

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 141 | TSM 4.10 Release, Rep Buff and Gold Making

The latest economy round-up highlights the TSM 4.10 Release and how the return of the reputation buff can help you with gold making.

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Shadowlands Legendary Powers Details and Recipe Drop Sources Added to Adventure Guide

All the Shadowlands Legendary Powers have now been added to the in-game Adventure guide. In order to craft Legendaries, you'll need to find the Recipe and more drop sources have been revealed from dungeons!

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Community Artists Create Fan Art for the Free Shadowlands Mount Contest

Blizzard asked players to vote on what mount they'd like to see in Shadowlands next, and artists everywhere have been busy making concept art for them! Which mount are you voting for?

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Class Changes Recap for Shadowlands Build 35755 - Burst Cooldowns Removed From GCD

Last week, Shadowlands Beta Build 35755 contained many class changes in addition to Covenant, Legendaries, Soulbind and Conduits updates. This build contained many changes including Burst Cooldowns being removed from the GCD, Protection Paladin's getting Holy Power changes and more!

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Anti-Doom Broom - Cleanse Zombie Plagues from the Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event

One of the more interesting items you can purchase in the Shadowlands pre-patch event is the Anti-Doom Broom, an magic broom that cleanses plague for you!

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WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire in Elwynn Forest for September 2020

The WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire is now active in Elwynn Forest for September 2020, running from the 7th through 13th. The Faire will be available in Mulgore in October 2020.

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Wowhead Weekly #243 - Afterlives: Maldraxxus, Free Shadowlands Mount

For Wowhead Weekly #243, Annie and Perc discuss the latest Shadowlands updates like the Afterlives: Maldraxxus cinematic and the upcoming free mount.

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Sire Denathrius - Castle Nathria: Shadowlands Raid Boss Preview with FatbossTV

Castle Nathria will be the first raid in Shadowlands and FatbossTV have released their next raid boss preview, this time of Sire Denathrius, the final boss in the raid. Just like Blackhand, this fight takes place over multiple floors.

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Southern Barrens Warfront Concept Fan Art by Handclaw - Weapons, Armor, & Loading Screen

Graphics illustrator Handclaw has created more amazing Warcraft concept art, bringing the prototype Southern Barrens Warfront to life, complete with weapons, armor sets, mounts, and more!

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The History of Freehold Throughout Battle for Azeroth

For all of Battle for Azeroth, Freehold has been one of the most popular dungeons, and with it came a whole host of strategy changes. In this article, we'll cover the hilarious cheese, the big brain clever use of game mechanics, and pivotal strategy changes throughout the history of Freehold starting in Season 1 and moving onwards into Season 4.

The History of Freehold Throughout Battle for Azeroth - Azerite Powder Shot Cheeze, Turtle Skip

For all of Battle for Azeroth, Freehold has been one of the most popular dungeons, and with it came a whole host of strategy changes. In this article, we'll cover the hilarious cheese, the big brain clever use of game mechanics, and pivotal strategy changes throughout the history of Freehold starting in Season 1 and moving onwards into Season 4.

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WoW Classic Horde Three-Player Kill of Onyxia

Today we're highlighting another Classic feat: a 3-player kill of Onyxia, featuring a Shaman, Hunter, and Warrior. While an Alliance trio took Onyxia down in vanilla and Classic, this is the first time a Horde trio has succeeded. Congratulations!

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Argent Tournament Undercity Banner in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

The Argent Tournament is going through many changes during the Death's Rising pre-patch event in Shadowlands, but a more subtle one has been noticed by Twitter users: the Undercity Banner at the Ring of Champions has been taken down.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for September 8th - 11th

The first batch of Corruptions is now available on the Corruption vendor. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for September 8th - 11th.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to Maximum of 125

With the Weekly Reset on September 8th (NA) / September 9th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance can now be maxed out at 125 Corruption Resistance!

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Upcoming Mythic Castle Nathria Raid Testing - Shriekwing, Council of Blood, Stone Legion Generals

Blizzard has announced more Mythic Castle Nathria raid testing for Mythic Shriekwing, Council of Blood and Stone Legion Generals taking place this Friday, September 11th.

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Blizzard's Concept Art for the CraftWars Heroes of the Storm Event - WoW and StarCraft Fusion

The CraftWars event has started in Heroes of the Storm, and Blizzard has released concept art for the new hero skins fusing WoW and StarCraft together, including King of Blades Arthas.

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Valeera and Calia Menethil Dialogue in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Valeera and Calia Menethil have a special "Stay a while and listen" dialogue in the Shadowlands pre-patch, discussing their identities which bridge the Alliance and Horde. Story spoilers.

More NA Realm Connections for September 10th

Blizzard has announced more NA realm connections for September 10th.

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Fan Art of Henry Cavill in Arthas Movie - Should the Warcraft Movie Have Covered the Lich King?

A fan-made movie poster depicting Henry Cavill as Arthas has reopened the debate if the Warcraft Movie would have been more successful had it covered the story of the Lich King.

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The Ten Hour War Before the Ten Hour War on Wyrmthalak

After a small group of guilds unexpectedly attempted to complete the War Effort at a time more convenient for themselves, the Classic Russian server Wyrmthalak engaged ten hour civil war in Ironforge before the ten hour war in Silithus.

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More EU Realm Connections on September 9th

Blizzard has announced more EU realm connections for September 9th.

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Afterlives: Ardenweald Cinematic Premieres Tomorrow - Winter Queen and Ala'ron the Sylvar

Afterlives: Ardenweald premieres tomorrow, September 10th, featuring the Winter Queen and Ala'ron the Sylvar.

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Darkmoon Faire in Town September 2020 - Big Experience and Reputation Gains with Winds of Wisdom/Impressive Influence Buffs

The Darkmoon Faire is back in town for September 2020, providing the experience and reputation buffs Darkmoon Top Hat and WHEE! which stack with the Winds of Wisdom and Impressive Influence buffs. This is the last time you can take advantage of the BFA buff stacking, as they are going away in the Shadowlands pre-patch.

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Shadowlands Development Update from Ion Hazzikostas

Ion Hazzikostas has posted a long development update on the current state of Shadowlands talking about Alt Leveling, Torghast, Covenants, PvP Itemization and more!

Adding Sockets to Your Gear in Shadowlands

In today's Shadowlands Development Update, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas let us know that sockets on gear would continue to be random, but can be added using a consumable.

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Covenant Choices in Shadowlands - Blizzard Won't Pull the Ripcord

In this article, we will highlight Blizzard decisions about Covenants on their latest Shadowlands update. Among those decisions, Blizzard highlighted that they won't be pulling the ripcord, but adding systems and solutions to make the Covenant decision less burdensome.

PvP Itemization and Vendors in Shadowlands - New Solutions Being Considered

Another update from today's Shadowlands Development Update admitted the shortcomings of the current PvP vendors, outlining a few possible solutions that the development team is considering.

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Shadowlands Beta Updates to 9.0.2 - What is the Difference to 9.0.1 and What Does it Mean for Pre-Patch?

In his recent developer update, Ion Hazzikostas announced that the Shadowlands beta client is updating to 9.0.2 and that players will have two client updates during the pre-patch.

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Upcoming Death Knight Changes on Shadowlands Beta - Reduce Number of Cooldowns in Opener for Unholy

Blizzard has posted some upcoming changes for Death Knights on the Shadowlands Beta. These include making Ossuary baseline for Blood and reducing the number of cooldowns in the opener for Unholy.

Mana Tea and Innervate No Longer on GCD in Next Shadowlands Build

Blizzard has also announced that Druid's Innervate and Mistweaver's Mana Tea will no longer be on the GCD in the next Shadowlands Build.

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New World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Login Screen

We finally have the new login screen for the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion!

Shadowlands Beta Build 35854 Preamble

Shadowlands Beta build 35854 is now here with the preamble.

Shadowlands Beta Build 35854 Class and Spell Changes - Tank Tuning

Class and spell changes for Shadowlands Beta build 35854 which includes tuning for Soulbinds, Covenants and Classes. All tank specs had some tuning changes which includes Brewmaster Monks receiveinga large nerf to Celestial Brew, Protection Paladins with a buff to Shield of the Righteous, Guardian Druid with a buff to Ironfur and Protection Warriors with a buff to their Stamina and Armor passive.

New Faction Leaders For the Alliance and For the Horde Achievements in Shadowlands

Today's Beta build updates the leaders required to complete the achievements For the Alliance! and For the Horde!. Spoilers for those not following the pre-expansion events in Shadowlands.

Mount Sources in Shadowlands Build 35842 - Torghast, Shadowlands Hero, Vicious War Spider

Shadowlands Build 35842 has updated mount sources for many new mounts! These updates include the new Vicious Saddle mounts, completing Layer 8 of the Twisting Corridor in Torghast, the Glory of the Shadowlands Hero achievement, and more!

Mythic+ Keystone Vendor Disabled on Torghast Beta Realm - Keystones Acquired Through Normal Method

Blizzard has announced that the Mythic+ Keystone Vendor has been disabled on the Torghast Beta Realm. This means that you can only do Mythic+ Keystones through the normal method and you can only play the affixes of the given week.

New World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Login Screen and Title Music - Through the Roof of the World

We finally have the new login screen for the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion! Edit: we have the login screen music as well.

Blizzard Discusses Elemental Shaman's Echoing Shock

Blizzard has responded to some Elemental Shaman feedback about Echoing Shock.

Shadowlands Soulbind and Covenant Ability Changes

Today's Class and Spell Changes contained several tuning adjustments and updates for various abilities, but also a handful of Soulbind changes and some Covenant Ability tuning. Notable changes include Bron's Call to Action, Demon Hunter covenant ability buffs to compensate for the reduction of their class scaling aura, and adding a duration to Summon Steward.

Priest Class Feedback - Unholy Nova Being Looked At, No Answer Yet

Blizzard has posted a new blue post about Priests in the Class Feedback forums, this time concerning the Necrolord Covenant ability Unholy Nova.

More Shadowlands Music Including Sylvanas Free Will

This build has added a lot of Shadowlands music pieces including Sylvanas Free Will. Keep checking back as we add more!

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Shadowlands Covenant-Specific Release Spirit Animations

Death is part of the Shadowlands, and whenever you "Release Spirit" in the Shadowlands, a short animation will play. This animation will have a different pattern and set of colours depending on your Covenant, reminding you of your Covenant choice whenever you release spirit.

Enhancement Shaman Feral Spirit and Elemental Spirits Bluepost

Blizzard has made a short post in the Shaman feedback thread regarding Feral Spirit and Elemental Spirits for Enhancement Shamans.

Torghast Cosmetic Rewards from Twisting Corridors Achievements - Mount, Pet, Title, Toy

Blizzard recently announced that the Twisting Corridors in Torghast will act as the "Challenge Mode" wing with cosmetic rewards. Here is our first look at rewards tied to the achievements.

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New Brown Hair Color Customization Option for Humans in Shadowlands

Humans have received another brown hair color customization option in Shadowlands.

Torghast Special Event Testing - Beasts of Prodigum, Chorus of Dead Souls, Unbridled Darkness

Blizzard has announced they are testing special Torghast events: Beasts of Prodigum, Chorus of Dead Souls, Unbridled Darkness.

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Shadowlands Covenant Armor Set Transmog Sources Discovered

Early on in the Shadowlands datamining, many Covenant Armor tints were found. Now, the sources for most of them were added in the latest Shadowlands build!

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Stormwind City Guards and Civilians Receive Updated Diverse Appearances in Shadowlands

As announced by Blizzard at the Shadowlands Press Event, Stormwind City Guards and Civilians receive updated diverse appearances in the expansion, reflecting greater representation in Azeroth.

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Kyrian Covenant Bonus in Necrotic Wake Dungeon Reworked - AoE Damage and Healing

This Shadowlands Beta build has updated the Kyrian Covenant Bonus in the Necrotic Wake dungeon. Anima Orbs will now cause players to erupt AoE damage and healing every 4 seconds for a minute. In addition, the effect no longer stacks, so you'll no longer have to share Anima Orbs -- each player will get one, meaning no awkward stealing or splitting with your group!

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Concept Fan Art for the Free Shadowlands Mount by Peter Yu

Peter Yu is a scientific illustrator and Warcraft add-on author with some unique interpretations of Blizzard's free Shadowlands mount poll, giving each of them unique themed effects and abilities!

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Watch Afterlives: Ardenweald - Featuring Winter Queen and the Night Fae

Afterlives: Ardenweald is now live, featuring the Winter Queen in the Shadowlands zone of Ardenweald, home to the Night Fae Covenant.

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Unholy Death Knight Feedback - Dark Transformation Change Reverted

Blizzard has announced that the previous change that made Dark Transformation part of Apocalypse is being reverted, to make Dark Transformation its own ability again.

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Updated Faction Leaders in Shadowlands - Spoilers Inside

This week's build has updated the faction leaders in Stormwind and Orgrimmar, with new dialogue discussing their thoughts on leadership.

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Afterlives: Ardenweald Cinematic Analysis - Serving the Wilds, Sacrifice, and Growth

Following the premiere of Afterlives: Ardenweald, we're analyzing the finer points of the cinematic. This one is full of lore beats, starting with Ursoc's sacrifice paralleling Ysera's story, serving as a backdrop for the greater issues plaguing the Shadowlands as the anima drought has crippled Ardenweald.

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Afterlives: Ardenweald 4K Desktop Wallpapers

Check out these beautiful 4k desktop wallpapers from the Afterlives: Ardenweald Shadowlands animated short.

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The Threads of Fate - Shadowlands Adventure Mode Leveling for Alts

The Threads of Fate is a new leveling system in Shadowlands that allows alt characters to level in the most recent expansion by completing World Quests, Dungeons and zone objectives, akin to Diablo III's Adventure Mode.

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Shadowlands Logo 8k Mosaic Wallpaper Created with WoW Icons

It's been a good time for Warcraft wallpapers recently, between the Afterlives series and Shadowlands login screen. Today we have a unique take on the Shadowlands logo to share--a mosaic wallpaper using WoW icons as tiles.

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Sloot's Balance Druid Shadowlands Roundtable with Tettles, Sang, and Goop

Sloot is hosting a Shadowlands Balance Druid Roundtable on his Twitch Channel with Tettles, Sang, and Goop.

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Druids Must Train Expert Riding to Fly in Shadowlands

Druids no longer learn Expert Riding automatically upon unlocking Flight Form and must now train the skill in order to fly in Shadowlands.

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The Council of Blood Dance Intermission Reworked - Synchronized Dance with Your Raid

ver since the Council of Blood showed up in Castle Nathria's dungeon journal, players have been excited about the dance intermission. The dance mechanic has now been reworked, removing the Vehicle Bar and giving you full control of your character. You'll have to complete a synchronized dance with your raid!

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Orgrimmar Portal Room Changes in Shadowlands - Oribos Portal Moved to Upper Floor

In Shadowlands Build 35854, some portal repositions happened in the Orgrimmar Portal Room - the Oribos portal was moved to the upper floor, and the Shattrath/Warspear portals were moved to the lower floor!

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More NA Realm Connections Scheduled for September 16-17

More NA realm connections are taking place during scheduled maintenance periods on September 16 and 17.

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New Artwork from Afterlives: Ardenweald Now On Sale on the Blizzard Gear Shop

Blizzard has added artwork from the Afterlives: Ardenweald animated short to the Blizzard Gear Shop.

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Speculation on the Shadowlands Pre-Patch Date: How Long Did Each WoW Pre-Patch and Event Last?

Players are wondering when the Shadowlands pre-patch will hit, especially in light of the announcement that beta was updating to 9.0.2, so we're taking a look back at the pre-patches and special events from past Warcraft expansions.

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Rextroy Stacks +2000% Damage to Turn Bladestorm into Deathstorm

Rextroy is back with another video showcasing hilariously deadly use of game mechanics! This time he's managed to stack up around 2,000% increased damage to turn a Fury Warrior's Bladestorm into DEATHSTORM in order to massacre as many players as possible.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for September 11th - 15th

The second batch of Corruptions is now available on the Corruption vendor. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for September 11th - 15th.

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Encrypted Pet Model in Shadowlands Data - Possible Outland Dragon Whelp Battle Pet

PTR Build 35897 leaked us some interesting name for an encrypted Pet Model shipped with encryption key 325 in Beta build 35854. The Icon name tells us this will be an Outland Dragon Whelp--could this be tied to a possible Burning Crusade Classic event?

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Location of Enemy Infiltration Book References Nathrezim

The location of Enemy Infiltration - Preface has been discovered, and the name hints at the presence of the Nathrezim.

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New Mythic+ Affix Rotation in Shadowlands - The New Rotation So Far

Mythic+ has been active for a few weeks on the Shadowlands Beta and a new Mythic+ Affix Rotation has started to emerge. We've noted the Mythic+ Affix rotation that has occurred on the Shadowlands Beta so far, which includes the return of the Tyrannical Grievous combo.

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Class Changes Recap for Shadowlands Build 35854 - Tank Tuning, More GCD Changes

Last week, Shadowlands Beta Build 35854 contained many class changes in addition to Covenant, Legendaries, Soulbind and Conduits updates. This build contained many changes including Tank tuning, changes to Covenant abilities and more!

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 142 | Relic Changes, Speed Druids, First Month of Shadowlands

The latest economy wrap-up highlights changes to the Relic of the Past leveling gear system, speed Druid for gathering, and speculating on how the economy and professions will go in the first month of Shadowlands.

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Possible Shadowlands PC Gamer Magazine Cover - CGI Version of the Jailer

Players have been sharing images of a possible PC Gamer Shadowlands magazine cover to Twitter and Reddit, featuring a CGI version of the Jailer.

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Jenafur Battle Pet Secret Solved by the Secret Finding Discord

The Jenafur Battle Pet has finally been found by the Secret Finding Discord Community, after almost an entire year of searching! Our guide is updated with the final solve.

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The Story of the Cosmic War of Warcraft and Enemy Infiltration - Shadowlands Lore with Nobbel87

For our latest lore collaboration with Nobbel87, we're examining the Enemy Infiltration book in greater detail, a piece of writing that drops numerous revelations on the cosmic-wide war in Warcraft. We're going deep into Shadowlands lore and speculation, so spoiler warnings ahead!

Shadowlands PC Gamer Magazine November Cover - CGI Version of the Jailer

The Jailer is on the November cover of PC Gamer magazine, with a new enhanced CGI appearance that hints at future cinematics. Edit: we've also received more pictures of the subscriber cover and interior of the magazine from Razaron#5205.

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Raiding Without Sound - Interview with Undaunted, a Deaf-Friendly Raiding Guild

Today, as part of a serie of spotlight articles centered on players and guilds managing to overcome disabilities and excel at what they do, we have had the privilege of spending some time with Undaunted, from Area 52 (formerly Ner'zhul). They have been hard at work providing an environment where deaf and hard-of-hearing players can flourish and experience some of the most cutting-edge content present in the game!