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Last Two Bosses of Castle Nathria Raid Drop Higher Item Level Loot

In Shadowlands, the last two bosses of the Castle Nathria raid will drop higher item level loot than the rest of the instance. On Mythic difficulty, these two raid bosses currently drop item level 233 loot, which is 7 item levels higher than loot from any other drop in Shadowlands Season 1.

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Warcraft Cinematic Wallpapers Upscaled to 8k with SnazzyAI

Redditor Snazzy3DPrints has used their SnazzyAI to upscale several popular cinematic wallpapers from World of Warcraft history all the way up to 8k, greatly enhancing their image quality, sharpness, and color.

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More EU Realm Connections for September 17

More EU realm connections have been announced for September 17.

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Reaching Rank 14 Grand Marshal in WoW Classic at Level 59

After a long and arduous grind, Crashgaming247 is set to become a Grand Marshal of the Alliance, but unlike everyone else who has reached PvP rank 14, Crash is only level 59.

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Castle Nathria Boss Artificer Xy'mox Drops 32-Slot Bag

Artificer Xy'mox, a boss in Castle Nathria, drops a 32-slot bag, the Portable Pocket Dimension.

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Early Look at Shadowlands Castle Nathria Raid Trinket Procs

We're taking an early look at Castle Nathria trinket procs today. Many of these items have not yet been assigned bosses or names, so they are subject to change before launch.

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Wowhead Weekly #244 - Special Guest Naguura

For Wowhead Weekly #244, Annie and Perc are joined by special guest Naguura to discuss the latest Shadowlands updates like Ion's developer update and Afterlives: Ardenweald.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Ion's Shadowlands Dev Update, New Login Screen

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss Blizzard's latest developer update on not pulling the ripcord, some things still missing from beta, and recent additions like the Shadowlands login screen.

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September 14th Hotfixes - Resetting Ossirian the Unscarred

Blizzard has updated the Classic Hotfix Blog to address the last boss of the Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj, Ossirian the Unscarred, not properly resetting when repeatedly engaged in combat.

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The Jailer's Parody Rendition of South Park's "Up There"

YouTuber esjastad created a Jailer lipsync rendition to "Up There", sung by Satan on the South Park movie "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut".

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The History and Future of PvP Gearing: Which Systems Would Work Best in Shadowlands?

With the recent development update for Shadowlands, Ion Hazzikostas stated that the team agrees with the constructive feedback regarding PvP itemization. In this article, Mystzr analyzes the PvP gearing systems of the past and what could be done in the future as we await the details of the PvP vendor rework on the Shadowlands beta.

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Weekly Great Vault Rewards Can Offer Duplicate Items in Shadowlands

The Great Vault in Shadowlands offers many weekly objectives to complete, in order to increase your options at the piece of loot that you want. However, as Twitch streamer Tettles has found out, the Great Vault can offer duplicate items along the same row if you're unlucky.

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Weekly Great Vault Rewards Can Offer Duplicate Items in Shadowlands - Confirmed Unintended

The Great Vault in Shadowlands offers many weekly objectives to complete, in order to increase your options at the piece of loot that you want. However, as Twitch streamer Tettles has found out, the Great Vault can offer duplicate items along the same row if you're unlucky. Edit: Ion has confirmed on Twitter that receiving duplicates from the Great Vault isn't intended and they are looking into how this happened.

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Piece of Mind Show - Mythic+ Episode Hosted by Pieces

Top guild <Pieces> is hosting a special Mythic+ Episode on their show Piece of Mind, reviewing BFA, the growth of RWF, and Shadowlands expectations.

How to Change Covenants in Shadowlands - All Quest Steps to Return to a Previous Covenant

All the quest steps to swap and return to a previous Covenant that you have abandoned are now available on the Shadowlands Beta. We go over all the steps that are needed in order to swap Covenants, and how long it'll take.

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Engineering Deep-Dive: WoW Companion App in Shadowlands Supports Multiple Expansions

Blizzard Engineering has released another deep-dive article, explaining the challenges that went into redesigning the WoW Companion app to support all expansions.

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Blizzard Applied Fix to Broken Conduits on Shadowland Beta

Blizzard has just pushed out a fix for broken conduits on the Shadowlands beta.

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Blizzard Email - Last Chance to Get BFA Mounts Before Shadowlands - Pre-Patch Soon?

Many EU players received an e-mail from Blizzard mentioning certain Battle for Azeroth mounts going away in Shadowlands. Are we close to the Pre-Patch?

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Wowhead's Rocket Coloring Giveaway Winners & Staff Favorites

Last week we hosted a giveaway requiring the community to submit a drawing/coloring of our rocket outline and you all really delivered! We received over 5,000 entries and so much talent and effort was seen in those submissions. It definitely brought a smile to many of us all throughout the week and we'll be considering future giveaways with the same theme someday in the future.

Check inside to see the winners, a list of some favorites, and to view the entire submission gallery!

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Now Available in the Background Downloader

Blizzard has pushed the data for Shadowlands pre-patch to the background downloader of the Battle.net Application.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Build 35917 Class and Spell Changes - Mistweaver's Chi-Ji, Unholy's Runic Corruption

The background downloader for the Shadowlands Pre-Patch had some additional spell and class changes that will likely be applied in a future build. These include changes to Unholy DK's Runic Corruption, Mistweaver's Invoke Chi-ji and many changes to tooltips.

Non-Shadowlands Gear Enhancements Level Cap Limited to 50

In Shadowlands Build 35917, many gear enhancements from past expansions have been changed to reflect the upcoming level squish. All items and enchants from past expansions are now limited to level 50.

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Retrospective of Warcraft Expansion Pre-Patch Events and Rewards

As the Shadowlands pre-patch draws closer, we thought it would be fun to look back at events tied to past Warcraft pre-patches, like the Zombie Invasion and the Shattering, to see how long each lasted and what rewards each had.

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Shadowlands Season 1 Mythic+ Item Level Loot Table - Max End-of-Dungeon Reward Reduced to Below Heroic Raid

We've datamined the item level loot tables for Season 1 of Shadowlands Mythic+. There's some interesting changes to the item level table which includes the highest item level end-of-dungeon reward reduced to below Heroic raid level.

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Afterlives: Revendreth Cinematic Premieres Tomorrow - Return of Garrosh?

Afterlives: Revendreth premieres tomorrow, September 17th, featuring Sire Denathrius and possibly Garrosh Hellscream. This cinematic is the fourth and final in a series of Shadowlands shorts examining each covenant in greater detail.

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Swift Gloomhoof - Shadowlands Mount with Ursoc and Afterlives: Ardenweald Reference

Today's Shadowlands mount preview is the Swift Gloomhoof, which possibly references Ursoc and the events of Afterlives: Ardenweald.

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Shadowlands PvP Update - 2 Piece Set Bonus from PvP Trinkets, Conquest Gear Has Versatility

Blizzard has posted a Shadowlands PvP update, announcing Conquest gear will always include Versatility and they'll be adding a new 2-piece set bonus which is activated by equipping 2 PvP trinkets.

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World of Warcraft Classic Fall Conquest - Arathi Basin Esports

Blizzard has introduced another WoW Classic esports tournament--this time in Arathi Basin!

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Shadowlands Login Screen Available to Players in Latest Build

We datamined the Shadowlands login screen last week, and in today's build, it's available to players.

Blizzard Bans Thousands of Bots a Day in WoW Classic

Blizzard has posted some additional information about hacks and cheats in WoW Classic. They've announced that they ban over a thousand bots a day with the anti-cheat team focusing on popular botting spots such as Dire Maul.

Shadowlands Pre-Patch Build 35944 Class and Spell Changes - Moonkin DoTs Buffed, Death Sweep Target Capped

Shadowlands Pre-Patch Build 35944 is now available and we've datamined the class and spell changes. This is a 9.0.1 PTR build and there could be more updates to the Shadowlands Beta at a future point. This build includes a buff to Moonkin DoTs, and adds a hard-target cap to Demon Hunter's Death Sweep.

Shadowlands Pre-Patch Build 35944 Class and Spell Changes - Moonkin DoTs Buffed, Death Sweep Dodge Removed

Shadowlands Pre-Patch Build 35944 is now available and we've datamined the class and spell changes. This is a 9.0.1 PTR build and there could be more updates to the Shadowlands Beta at a future point. This build includes a buff to Moonkin DoTs, and removes the dodge chance from Demon Hunter's Death Sweep.

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More Shadowlands Music Added in Build 35944

We are datamining more music from the Shadowlands expansion!

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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. Edit: The connection for Exodar and Medivh to Alleria and Khadgar cannot be completed tomorrow.

Burning League - World of Warcraft Tournament for Level 20 Players

The Burning League is a World of Warcraft tournament for level 20 players, running on September 19th and 20th.

Fan-Made Shadowlands Login Screen with Shadowlands-Colored Assets by BarraDois

The Shadowlands login screen was datamined last week, and reddit user BarraDois improved upon it by creating Shadowlands-colored assets and buttons!

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Crashgaming Earns World First Level 59 PvP Rank 14 Grand Marshal

With the weekly reset, Crashgaming has reached PvP Rank 14, becoming the first known Grand Marshal of the Alliance at level 59!

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Battle for Azeroth Retrospective - Did Corruption Succeed in Patch 8.3?

Patch 8.3 brought the biggest upheaval to high-end itemization in World of Warcraft's history with the Corruption system. Today, we're going to break down the system and talk about where it succeeded and where it failed.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Now Supports Class-Wide Artifact Transmog

We're happy to announce that the Shadowlands Dressing Room now supports the new artifact transmog rules coming in the expansion, allowing for more creativity.

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Watch Afterlives: Revendreth - Featuring Sire Denathrius and the Venthyr

Afterlives: Revendreth is now live, featuring Sire Denathrius in the Shadowlands zone of Revendreth, home to the Venthyr Covenant.

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Afterlives: Revendreth - Fate of Garrosh Hellscream in Shadowlands

We learn more about the fate of Garrosh in the Afterlives: Revendreth animated short.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 35938 Preamble

Preamble for Shadowlands Beta Build 35938.

Shadowlands Beta Build 35938 Class and Spell Changes

Spell and Class Changes for Shadowlands Beta Build 35938 -- which includes more tuning for Legendaries, Conduits and more!

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New Necrolord Abomination Stitching Achievement Rewards - Tauralus Mounts, Abominable Title

In Shadowlands Build 35938, the new rewards have been added to achievements related to the Necrolord Covenant's minigame, the Abomination Factory. These rewards are two Tauralus mounts and the Abominable title.

Shadowlands Engineering Battle Rez Item Added to Shadowlands Beta

Battle for Azeroth's Engineering Battle Rez item was level capped at level 50 previously, but there's a new Shadowlands version that was added in this build! The item is called the Disposable Spectrophasic Reanimator and seems to act exactly the same as BFA's version, complete with the low chance that you kill yourself when using it.

Updates to Covenant Renown Reward Unlock Levels - Campaign Steps, Transmot

Blizzard has updated the renown levels at which players unlock some covenant rewards in Shadowlands, including the story campaign.

Shadowlands Trinket PvP Set Bonus - Extra Versatility in PvP

As previewed on this week's Shadowlands PvP Update, today's build added the new PvP trinket set bonus, plus new unused effects for PvP trinkets, similar to the ones available in BFA.

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Additional Castle Nathria Trinkets Added in Shadowlands - Drop Sources Revealed

This Shadowlands Beta build includes more Castle Nathria trinkets, as well as revealing where these trinkets will drop. This tells us which trinkets will have an increased Item Level as they drop off the final two bosses!

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Encrypted Jailer and Prince Anduin Shadowlands Models

The latest Shadowland build adds some interesting encrypted data: two model files for the Jailer and Prince Anduin, associated with an encrypted cutscene from earlier build 35167.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 35938 Dungeon Tuning - Plaguefall Barrels Changed

This Shadowlands Beta Build contained tuning changes to dungeons, especially in the Sanguine Depths and Spires of Ascension. In addition, the Plaguefall Barrels had their effects changed to no longer deal 80% of a target's health.

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Druid Kindred Spirits Removed From GCD in Shadowlands Build 35938

Shadowlands Build 35938 includes another spell to be removed from the GCD, the Druid Covenant spell Kindred Spirits! When you empower your bond, this spell has been taken off the GCD.

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Torghast, Tower of the Damned Temporarily Disabled on Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard has temporarily disabled the Torghast, Tower of the Damned feature on beta.

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Afterlives: Revendreth 4K Desktop Wallpapers

Afterlives: Revendreth presented a twisted gothic fantasy, and now Redditor NostraDavid has created a series of 4k desktop wallpapers, just like he did for the other animated shorts.

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Possible New Hunter Tames in Shadowlands Build 35938 Including Slime Cat

We have datamined several more beasts that are marked as hunter tames in the latest Shadowlands build, including Slime Cat!

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Shadowlands Adds Entrance Indicators on Zone Maps for Old-World Dungeons and Raids

Old-world dungeons and raids will have entrance indicators on zone maps in Shadowlands.

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Last Chance to Vote for Blizzard's Free Shadowlands Mount Poll

Blizzard's Choose the Next Shadowlands Mount poll ends in just under 12 hours, making this your last chance to swing the vote and decide which free mount players will receive!

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New Artwork from Afterlives: Revendeth Now On Sale on the Blizzard Gear Shop

Blizzard has added artwork from the Afterlives: Revendreth animated short to the Blizzard Gear Shop.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Collecting Artifact Appearances

Today we are highlighting another topic from our What to do Before Shadowlands guide: Collecting Artifact Appearances for the new artifact transmog options in Shadowlands.

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Wandering Ancient Will Be The Next Free Shadowlands Mount

Blizzard's Choose the Next Shadowlands Mount poll has ended, with the Wandering Ancient winning in both the NA and EU!

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Wandering Ancient Will Be The Next Free Shadowlands Mount

Blizzard's Choose the Next Shadowlands Mount poll has ended, with the Wandering Ancient winning in both the NA and EU! Edit: we now have an official statement from Blizzard on the winner.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for September 18th - 22nd

The fourth batch of Corruptions are now available. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for September 18th - 22nd.

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Pirate's Day 2020 - September 19th

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

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Pirate's Day Transmog Guide by Hidden Azeroth

We have a special guest article by Hidden Azeroth on how to put together the perfect Pirate Transmog! You may remember Hidden Azeroth from The (almost) Complete History of World of Warcraft in 23 Minutes.

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Keystone Masters: FX Mythic+ Tournament Now Live

It's time Mythic+ enthusiasts! The Keystone Masters: FX will be held later today, September 19th, and tomorrow, September 20th. Come celebrate the final tournament for BFA, held on Blizzard's tournament realms.

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Rextroy - One-Shotting Players in ilvl 272 Gear Without Corruption

Rextroy, recently highlighting powerful Corruption setups, has found a way to one-shot players without any Corruption effects. This process is quite elaborate, relying on precise timing, swapping multiple gear sets, and of course, our good friend PvP scaling.

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Weekly Great Vault Currency Option is Anima in Shadowlands

On the Shadowlands Beta, Blizzard previously announced that the Weekly Great Vault will offer a currency option if you choose to not pick a piece of gear. The currency option in the Great Vault is Anima!

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Shadowlands Maw Weapon Models

We've datamined some Maw weapon models that match the legendary armor sets coming in Shadowlands.

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Borr-Geth's Fiery Brimstone - Fly Short Distances in The Maw in Shadowlands

A new toy was found in Shadowlands Beta: Borr-Geth's Fiery Brimstone, a toy that propels you up in the air and allows you to fly short distances in The Maw.

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Dalaran Recreated in Minecraft Survival

Redditor LapisBroSammy has recreated Dalaran in Minecraft Survival, even going so far as to replicate some interiors and alcoves.

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Synergy 3v3 Community PvP Tournament - Sunday, September 20th

The community-run Synergy 3v3 PvP Tournament is taking place on Sunday, September 20th. Everyone can enter and you don't need a team to join--teams will be randomly generated through a personalized algorithm.

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Afterlives: Revendreth - Anima, Corruption, and the Good People of Revendreth

Afterlives: Revendreth, the fourth and final installment in the Afterlives series of shorts introducing players to the Covenants of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands speaks of a corrupt kingdom falling into ruin.

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Chromie Time - Level to 50 in Any Expansion

With pre-patch coming soon™, today we'd like to highlight our guide to Chromie Time, a new feature coming with Patch 9.0 that allows players to level up to 50 (Current 120) in any expansion up to BFA.

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Brewfest 2020 Holiday Is Here - Mounts, Toys, Games, Experience Buff and More!

Brewfest runs September 20th through October 6th! Learn all about the themed drinks, ram racing, special toys, and mounts in our Brewfest Guide.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 143 | WoD Transmog, Connected Realms, Using TSM

For the latest Economy round-up, we look at WoD crafted transmogs potentially going away in Shadowlands and why you should make DK/DHs before the pre-patch and level squish.

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Death Warden's Greatblade - Shadowlands 2H Sword With Silver Hand Symbol

The Shadowlands rare Dark Watcher drops Death Warden's Greatblade, a 2H sword featuring the Silver Hand symbol.

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Wowhead's Artist's Corner and Giveaway - Ruthie

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

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Will Wipe for Achievements - Charity Event Stream

The Will Wipe for Achievements charity event stream is taking place tonight, September 20th, from 7 PM CST to 12 AM CST.

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The Fate of Vol'jin and Bwonsamdi in Shadowlands - Night Fae Covenant Campaign (Spoilers)

Vol'jin's story continues in Shadowlands, as we learn about his fate and get some of his questions from BFA answered during the Night Fae Covenant campaign.

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Shadowlands Season 1 PvP Sinful Gladiator and Aspirant Armor in Dressing Room

Preview all of the Sinful Gladiator and Aspirant armor, the Season 1 PvP sets, in the Shadowlands Dressing Room.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Hard Mode Operation: Mechagon and Hertz Locker

Today we are highlighting another topic from our [url=https://www.wowhead.com/what-to-do-before-shadowlands]What to do Before Shadowlands[/url] guide: Completing Hard Mode Operation: Mechagon and Hertz Locker.

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Shadowlands The Maw and Torghast Introduction Questline Changes (Story Spoilers)

In the latest Shadowlands beta build, the introduction questlines for The Maw and Torghast, Tower of the Damned have received significant changes. Although Torghast is currently not available for testing, we are able to see what has changed in both those quests!

BlizzConline is February 19-20, 2021

Blizzconline is February 19th and 20th, 2021.

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Appearance Change Service in Blizzard Shop is Retiring in Shadowlands

Due to the Barber Shop additions in Shadowlands, Blizzard has announced that the Appearance Change service in the Blizzard Shop will be retiring before the release of the Pre-Patch. Shadowlands includes many new customization options that will be available at the Barber Shop.

Blizzard's Updates in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch Blog - End of PvP Season Soon

Blizzard has posted a blog that contains many of the updates coming in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch, to help remind you of all the things that are changing. This includes a level, itemm and stat squish, a new starting experience and leveling experience, and announcing the end of the Battle for Azeroth PvP Season 4 is "soon".

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Wowhead Weekly #245 - Virtual BlizzCon and Shadowlands Pre-Patch Soon?

For Wowhead Weekly #245, Annie and Perc discuss the latest news updates like virtual BlizzCon and the end-of-season warning, hinting at the Shadowlands pre-patch!

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Message from the Primus in Shadowlands - Lore with Nobbel87 (Spoilers)

This week, we have a special bonus collab with Nobbel examining the datamined audio of The Primus, the master strategist and tactician in Maldraxxus.

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Class Changes Recap for Shadowlands Build 35755 - Legendary, Class and Conduit Tuning

Last week, Shadowlands Beta Build 35938 contained many class changes in addition to Covenant, Legendaries, Soulbind and Conduits updates. This build contained many changes including a nerf to the popular Subtlety Rogue Legendary, a buff to a Guardian Druid Legendary and more!

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Quest Design Insights: Introducing Talanji and Zul in the Stormwind Extraction Scenario

World of Warcraft quest designer Jennifer Klasing shared a design document on Twitter, giving insight to the process behind creating the Stormwind Extraction scenario in which Horde players meet Princess Talanji and Zul of the Zandalar Tribe at the start of Battle for Azeroth

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The Heart of Darkness Azerite Trait in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Until Shadowlands launches on October 26th/27th, Azerite Armor will still be available for use, even in the Pre-Patch. With the lack of Corruption in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch, it's worth mentioning that you'll be unable to activate the Heart of Darkness Azerite Trait in its current state.

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Castle Nathria Raid Armor in Shadowlands Dressing Room - LFR, Normal, Heroic, Mythic Tints

Overview of the different armor tints for Castle Nathria raid gear on LFR, Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulty.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for September 22nd - 25th

The fifth batch of Corruptions is now available on the Corruption vendor. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for September 22nd - 25th.

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World of Warcraft Cosmology Chart in Color by AJT_GameArt

Redditor AJT_GameArt has created another version of his popular World of Warcraft Cosmology Chart in Color, adding even more recognizable leaders and paragons from each respective power.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for September 22nd

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week. This week may be your last chance to complete the Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar objective for the Mad World achievement and the Faceless One title. Good news, no Scorched Feet madness this week!

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Legendaries Can Be Upgraded in Shadowlands for Additional Base Crafting Items

We've learned how to upgrade the Item Level of Legendaries in Shadowlands! While you can craft a Legendary directly at the Item Level that you want, if you want the Legendary's effect earlier, you can initially craft it at a lower item level and then upgrade it with using additional base crafting items.

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More NA Realm Connections for September 24 and 25

Blizzard has announced more NA realm connections for September 24 and 25.

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Upcoming Raid Testing in Castle Nathria - Mythic Sun King's Salvation, Council of Blood

Blizzard has announced additional raid testing for Castle Nathria this Friday, September 25th for the Mythic Sun King's Salvation and Council of Blood encounters. The Council of Blood dance was recently changed and a little buggy, so it's probably why they're testing it again!

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Bonus Rolls Do Not Exist for Shadowlands Content

In a post discussing Shadowlands PvE loot today, Blizzard confirmed that bonus rolls no longer exist in Shadowlands as their value is provided with the Great Vault.

Blizzard on Loot Item Levels from Mythic+, Raiding and PvP in Shadowlands

Following the discussion about item levels from Mythic+ and Raiding, Blizzard has made a blue post discussing the big picture of loot in World of Warcraft Shadowlands and what kind of item levels you can expect from each type of content. They also note that Bonus rolls will no longer exist in Shadowlands.

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Patch 9.0.1 Shadowlands PTR Release Candidate

A new build is currently being deployed on the 9.0.1 PTR servers. This is the first Release Candidate build, which means we are getting close to a 9.0.1 pre-patch release date! Patch 9.0.1 was also available for background download last week.

Shadowlands Pre-Patch Build 35989 Class and Spell Changes - Old Potion Level Caps Changed

Another PTR build has hit the servers. There aren't many class and spell changes, but this build contains a change to many old potions, including Skystep Potions, which have had their level caps lowered from Level 50 to 49, making them immediately unusable once the Pre-Patch hits.

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Mythic+ Scaling Modifier Reduced in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Shadowlands Pre-Patch Build 35989 contains a reduction to the Mythic+ Scaling factor, likely to accommodate for the loss of corruption effects. This means that dungeons will scale much slower with key level in the Pre-Patch.

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Warcraft 2 Movie Unconfirmed Rumors

Rumors about a possible Warcraft 2 movie have been flying around the WoW community for a few days now. The movie might actually be a reality, as Blizzard legend Chris Metzen has tweeted about it!

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Mike Morhaime Announces New Game Company: Dreamhaven

Co-founder and former Blizzard Entertainment President Mike Morhaime announced the launch of Dreamhaven, a new games company overseeing two studios: Moonshot Games and Secret Door, staffed by Blizzard Entertainment veterans with a passion for gaming.

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Xorothian Cultists Channeling Through October 6th - Fun Shadowlands Pre-Patch Speculation, But Debunked

The Xorothian Cultists are channeling once again! Back in Legion, some of their channel durations lined up with patch updates, so players are wondering if this new cast predicts the Shadowland pre-patch on October 6th. While the speculation is fun, we have a detailed explanation on how the channeling works, which debunks prediction theories.

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Upcoming Changes for Monks to the Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Monks to the Shadow which includes a rework for Weapons of Order, Rising Sun Kick Rank 2 for Windwalker being restored and more! In addition, Blizzard is aware of balance concerns regarding Windwalker Monks dual wield vs 2-handed weapons and many bugs related to Storm, Earth and Fire.

Upcoming Changes for Windwalker Monks to the Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Windwalker Monks to the Shadowlands Beta which includes a rework for Weapons of Order, the return of Rising Sun Kick Rank 2 and more! In addition, Blizzard is aware of balance concerns regarding Windwalker Monks dual wield vs 2-handed weapons and many bugs related to Storm, Earth and Fire.

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Upcoming Changes to Demon Hunters on Shadowlands Beta - Covenant Ability Tuning

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for the Demon Hunter class on the Shadowlands beta, which includes Covenant ability tuning!

Upcoming Changes for Arms Warrior on the Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Arms Warrior on the Shadowlands Beta which includes changing Colossus Smash and Warbreaker to also apply Deep Wounds from their Mastery.

Upcoming Changes to Death Knights in Shadowlands Beta - Death's Due (Blue DnD) Changed

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Death Knights on the Shadowlands Beta noting that Death's Due (aka Blue DnD) has been changed.

Upcoming Changes for Mages in the Shadowlands Beta - Mirrors of Torment

Blizzard has now posted upcoming changes for Mages on the Shadowlands Beta, which includes new functionality for the Mirrors of Torment Covenant ability.

Upcoming Changes for Warlocks on the Shadowlands Beta - Soul Rot, Decimating Bolt

Blizzard has posted an upcoming changes for Warlocks, which includes tweaks to the Covenant abilities Soul Rot and Decimating Bolt.

Upcoming Changes for Shamans in the Shadowlands Beta - Chain Harvest, Fae Transfusion, Primordial Wave

Shaman Time! Upcoming changes for Shamans in the Shadowlands Beta include changes to the Covenant abilities Chain Harvest, Fae Transfusion and Primordial Wave.

Upcoming Changes for Hunters on the Shadowlands Beta - All Covenant Ability Updates

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Hunters on the Shadowlands Beta which includes updates for all the Hunter Covenant abilities.

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Upcoming Changes to Priests in Shadowlands Beta - Devouring Plague Follows Ignite Mechanic, New Hungering Void Talent

Blizzard has posted many upcoming changes for Priests on the Shadowlands beta, which includes a new Fae Guardians Conduit. In addition, Shadow Priest's Devouring Plague will function very similar to the Mage's Ignite Mechanic, there's a new Hungering Void Talent and more!

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Upcoming Changes to Rogues in Shadowlands Beta - New Venthyr Ability: Flagellation

Blizzard has posted an update about Rogues on Shadowlands beta. Next build rogues should see a new Covenant Ability for Venthyr, called Flagellation, which replaces their current one, Slaughter.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 35978 Preamble

reamble for Shadowlands Beta Build 35978.

Shadowlands Beta Build 35978 Class and Spell Changes - Covenant Ability Tuning

Class and spell changes for Shadowlands Beta Build 35978. This includes Covenant ability tuning for many abilities and classes!

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Shadowlands Covenant Changes and Tuning - New Rogue Venthyr Ability

Today's Shadowlands build includes a number of class and spell changes, but also a whole lot of covenant changes for Death Knights, Demon Hunters, Hunters, Mages, Monks, Priests, Rogues, Shaman, and Warlocks; many of which we heard about in Blizzard's upcoming class changes posts earlier today.

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Three More Castle Nathria Raid Trinkets in Shadowlands Beta Build 35978

This Shadowlands Beta build includes three more Castle Nathria trinkets!

Manifest Aethershunt Spell Added - Randomly Upgrade the Rank of One of Your Lowest-Rank Conduits

This Shadowlands Beta build added the first spell that references conduit Ranks, a system that is still a large unknown in Shadowlands. This spell references the ability to unlock a new conduit or randomly upgrade one of your lowest Rank conduits.

Shadowlands Music Soundtrack Including Ember Court Band

This build has added a couple more Shadowlands music pieces, including two Broker themes and music for the band for the Ember Court.

Torghast is Once Again Available on the Shadowlands Beta - New Meeting Stone

Torghast, Tower of the Damned, is once again available for testing on the Shadowlands Beta, along with a new meeting stone, allowing players to find others in order to play the activity with as a group.

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Upcoming Elemental Shaman Class Changes - Deeply Rooted Elements

Blizzard has posted an update in the Shaman class feedback thread, noting a change in which the legendary Deeply Rooted Elements will only benefit from hard casted Lava Bursts rather than bonus spells casts gained from Ascendance or Primordial Wave.

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Upgrade Conduit Ranks and Add Sockets at Ve'nari in the Maw for Stygia

Ve'nari, the Broker in the Maw has been updated and now sells some new items for Stygia, the Maw currency. You'll be able to buy items to learn new Conduits, upgrade Conduits, and add sockets, but you'll need to gain Reputation with Ve'nari before you can buy it.

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Castle Nathria Weapons Have Covenant-Specific Appearances

Today build added new vendors to Ardenweald and Maldraxxus, allowing players of the Night Fae and Necrolord Covenant to purchase Castle Nathria weapons. These weapons, instead of using the same look like the previsouly found Venthyr Covenant ones, have Ardenweald and Maldraxxus themed looks, matching their Covenant transmog.

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Playing World of Warcraft on a Solid State or Hard Disk Drive

With Shadowlands updating its system requirements, Redditor player112304 made a video showcasing the huge difference in loading speeds between using a Hard Disk Drive and a Solid State Drive.

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Super Squirt Day for EU Realms on September 24th - Level Battle Pets Quickly

Super Squirt is live for EU realms this Thursday, September 24th! 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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Rextroy - Killing Players with Overpowered Starsurge and Powerful Azerite Traits

Rextroy is back with another video using unexpected gear combinations to deal massive damage to players with Starsurge. Today's setup is not reliant on specific Corruptions or PvP scaling, but does rely heavily on Azerite Traits providing large stat boosts that aren't nerfed in PvP.

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Blizzard's Shadowlands Preview: Character Customization

Blizzard released a blog post previewing the new Character Customizations coming in Shadowlands.

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Upcoming Changes for Hunters on the Shadowlands Beta - All Covenant Ability Updates

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Hunters on the Shadowlands Beta which includes updates for all the Hunter Covenant abilities. Edit: Blizzard has made another post, stating that Wild Spirits dealing AoE damage multiple times from a single button press isn't intended.

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Blizzard Plans to Fix Improved Weapons Totems Bug

Blizzard has announced they will fix the Improved Weapon Totems talent bug in a future Classic update.

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DesMephisto Has Collected All One-Handed Sword Transmog Appearances

Not content with collecting all plate transmog items in the game, DesMephisto has taken it a step further and collected all one-handed sword transmogs to go along with his new armor options!

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Black Market Auction House Location in Shadowlands

The Black Market Auction House is present in Shadowlands and can be found in Revendreth. This time around, it is controlled by a Broker cartel.

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Light-Infused Frostmourne Fan Art by LightCurse

Fan Artist LightCurse shared a beautifully colored Light-Infused Frostmourne on Reddit, showing us what a holy themed version of the dreaded runeblade might look like.

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Choosing a Class in Shadowlands - Each Class' Gameplay Updates and Strengths in the Pre-Patch

What class are you interested in playing in Shadowlands? Choosing a class or spec can be a really difficult question, especially for returning players, as so much has changed for some classes during the Shadowlands testing cycle.

With that in mind, with the help of our Class Writers, we've prepared an initial set of class guides highlighting major gameplay changes for every specialization in the Shadowlands pre-patch.

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21 Exalted Reputations in Classic WoW - A Rep Grinder's Tale

Scarab Lord Hycran has reached 21 exalted reputations in Classic WoW, finishing a months long journey of achievement which included several Classic world firsts, obtaining the Black Qiraji War Tank, and forging Sulfuras.

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Everlasting Boneforged Greataxe - Recolor of Bryntroll Available from Maldraxxus Chest

Bryntroll, the Bone Arbiter, is an iconic weapon from Icecrown Citadel. Now, players can acquire a different weapon tint in Maldraxxus!

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Death Knight and Demon Hunter Hair Colors Usable By All Classes in Shadowlands

Shadowlands introduces many new customization options, but there's an exciting update to current options as well. The hair colors previously locked to Death Knights in BFA will be available to all classes of that particular race in Shadowlands.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch PTR Reverted to Test Candidate

Blizzard has pushed a late-night update to PTR and Beta that didn't bring any noticeable changes to the game, however, this build removed PTR client's Release flag, which was added in this week's build.
There is no way to know if this change has any actual meaning, but it might indicate we will have the Pre-Patch launching later than expected.

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Upcoming Realms Connections on September 29th

Blizzard has announced additional realm connections for Tuesday, September 29th to complete the connections between Exodar and Medivh, and Alleria and Khadgar that was previous planned.

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Arena World Championship BFA Finals Hype Trailer by IKEdit

IKEdit, the creator of famous fan-made cinematics like Silithus: Extinction and the recreation of the Warcraft movie trailer using WoW assets, has created a new video for Blizzard to hype up the Arena World Championship finals this weekend.

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Community Highlight - Data for Azeroth - Character and Account Leaderboards

Today we'd like to highlight a new site that has caught the attention of many players recently, especially collectors, Data for Azeroth!

This website uses information from the Blizzard API to create leaderboards and rankings for many different activities in the game, including Collected Mounts, Collected Pets, Pet Score, Honor, Achievement Points, Titles, and much more.

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The Unused Challenging Version of HK-8 Hard Mode from the 8.2 PTR

With Battle for Azeroth coming to a close, we wanted to highlight the original HK-8 Hard Mode in Operation: Mechagon. The Original encounter had a different Phase 2 that never made it off the PTR and involved the entire group working together.

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DesMephisto Heroic N'Zoth Giveaways and Prizes for Charity in Support of the California Fire Foundation

Having raised over $11,000 so far, streamer, speed leveler, and mental health advocate DesMephisto is continuing his weekly Ahead of the Curve giveaways, now in support of the California Fire Foundation, which provides emotional and financial assistance to firefighters, their families, and the communities they protect.

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Sorrowbane - Bind on Account Recolor of Armageddon Sword Coming in Shadowlands

Sorrowbane is a recolored version of the iconic Naxxramas weapon Armageddon coming in Shadowlands! It is Bind on Account, with an interesting equip effect and complicated means of acquisition.

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Shadowlands Maldraxxus Lore Interview - What Happens to AU Souls, Future Draka Reunion (Spoilers)

Lorekeeper.net, SA Gamer, and Cybersport conducted an interview with Lead Narrative Designer on Maldraxxus in Shadowlands, discussing what happens to alternate universe souls and possible reunions for Draka.

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Wildseed Cradle - Shadowlands Flying Ardenweald Cradle Mount

Many new mounts are being added to the game in Shadowlands, one of the most unique and striking ones being the Wildseed Cradle, a cradle mount hailing from Ardenweald!

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Tomb of Sargeras Recreated in Minecraft by EternalDawn

EternalDawn has recreated the Tomb of Sargeras in Minecraft.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 144 | Shadowlands Enchanting, TSM Ledger & Garrison Goldmaking

The latest Economy wrap-up features Shadowlands enchanting, the TSL Ledger tool, and Garrison goldmaking in the future expansion.

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40 Paladins from Sulfuron-EU Clear Classic Molten Core

We have another Classic world first, as a group of 40 Paladins cleared Molten Core on the French realm Sulfuron-EU in another outstanding example of community achievement. While 40 Paladins previously cleared the raid on the Ahn'Qiraj PTR, this is the first time it has been accomplished on live servers by players all of the same realm.

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Rextroy on Huge Self-Healing For Alliance Players via Gently Squeezed Toad

Gently Squeezed Toad makes an appearance in many of Rextroy's one-shot videos, and now it is the spotlight of a video showing how any Alliance player, regardless of class, can generate huge amounts of self-healing with Leech gear.

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Mounting in the Maw with the Corridor Creeper Mount

Completing all 8 layers of the Twisting Corridors in Torghast has a very unique reward: the Corridor Creeper mount. However, the Corridor Creeper mount is very special as it can currently be used to mount in the Maw while other mounts cannot!

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Congratulations to the AWC Battle for Azeroth Regional Champions

The Arena World Championships took place this weekend and two regional winners were crowned. Congrats to Wildcard Gaming and M2KC!

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Chronicles of the Second War - Fan Made Warcraft 2 Remaster

An ambitious group of fans are remaking Warcraft 2 with the Warcraft 3: Reforged engine, adding new gameplay features, custom models, voice overs, story elements, quests and more, with the first four missions of Chronicles of the Second War: Tides of Darkness already available for beta testing!

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Class Changes Recap for Shadowlands Build 35978 - Covenant Ability Tuning and Reworks

Last week, Shadowlands Beta Build 35978 contained many class changes as well as many tuning changes for Covenant abilities. Some Covenant abilities had some large changes as well!

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GideonAI's List of Hidden Internal Cooldowns for WoW Classic Items, Set Bonuses, and Spells

In WoW, many items and spells have internal hidden cooldowns on their effects. GideonAI has compiled a list of all these cooldowns in WoW Classic, including a 4-minute cooldown on the ZG Primal Blessing set!

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Overwolf's Shadowlands Roadmap for Curseforge App

Overwolf, the company that now owns Curseforge following the Twitch sale, has published a newsletter covering their app development plans leading up to Shadowlands.

Viewer’s Guide to WoW Classic Fall Conquest - Arathi Basin

Blizzard has released a complete viewer's guide to the WoW Classic Fall Conquest, starting on Saturday with the EU qualifiers.

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Some WoD Crafted Armor Sets and Weapons Unobtainable in Shadowlands

Due to the profession revamp and level squish coming in Shadowlands, some WoD crafted armor may no longer be obtainable.

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Wowhead Weekly #246 - Covenant-Specific Raid Weapons, No Pre-Patch Date, Dreamhaven

For Wowhead Weekly #246, Annie and Perc discuss the latest news updates like Mike Morhaime forming a new game company and covenant-specific weapons from the Castle Nathria raid.

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Conduit Ranks Are Tied to Item Level on the Shadowlands Beta

A script has been found by Acidweb, which has allowed players to determine how Conduit Ranks will scale with Item Level on the Shadowlands Beta.

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Some WoD Crafted Armor Sets and Weapons Unobtainable in Shadowlands - Blizzard Reply

Due to the profession revamp and level squish coming in Shadowlands, some WoD crafted armor may no longer be obtainable. Edit: Blizzard replied to the concerns.

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Blizzard Explains Conduits and Conduit Item Levels in Shadowlands

Blizzard has posted a blue post, explaining some of the details behind Conduits and Conduit Item Levels in Shadowlands.

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Blizzard Explains Conduits and Conduit Item Levels in Shadowlands

Blizzard has posted a blue post, explaining some of the details behind Conduits and Conduit Item Levels in Shadowlands. Edit: Added follow up tweet about multiple conduits for a given class from a single boss.

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Shadowlands Beta Character Wipe Coming This Week With Weekly Build

Blizzard has announced that a character wipe is happening this week on the Shadowlands Beta when it undergoes its weekly update.

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Ajour - Open Source Simple World of Warcraft Addon Manager

As people return to Warcraft and prepare for Shadowlands, we wanted to highlight a community-created addon manager, Ajour.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Chromie Time, Removal of Bonus Rolls

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the elusive pre-patch date, Chromie Time leveling, the removal of Bonus Rolls and more.

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Classic WoW Harvest Festival - Good Quest Experience and Free Food for Alts

The Harvest Festival is a small celebration to honor the fallen heroes of the Horde and Alliance. In Classic WoW, this holiday rewards some free food/water as well as good quest experience for alts.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for September 29th

The Horrific Vision of Stormwind is back this week. This week may be your last chance to complete the Horrific Vision of Stormwind objective for the Mad World achievement and the Faceless One title. There's no Split Personality this week!

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Diablo IV Quarterly Update - Major Revamp to Skills and Talents, Sorceress Enchantment System

In today's installment of the Quarterly Diablo IV Developer Update, Blizzard previewed a major revamp to the Skills and Talent systems and the Sorceress' unique Enchantment system. They additionally touched on some feedback from both the community and their internal playtests about topics they covered in their previous development blogs including itemization, Ancestral/Angelic/Demonic Power, legendaries, and End-Game Progression systems.

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Shadowlands PTR Stress Test on Wednesday September 30th

Blizzard is conducting a stress test on the Shadowlands PTR tomorrow, September 30th.

Shadowlands Custom Premade Group Finder Unlocks at Level 50

In a departure from past expansions, the custom premade group finder in Shadowlands will unlock at level 50, the equivalent of BFA level 120.

Sloot's Frost and Unholy Death Knight Shadowlands Roundtable with Bicepspump, Atlas, and Miniaug

Sloot is hosting a Shadowlands Frost and Unholy Death Knight Roundtable on his Twitch Channel with Bicepspump, Atlas, and Miniaug.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Build 36074 Class and Spell Changes - Heart of Darkness Azerite Trait Always On

Spell and class changes for Shadowlands Pre-Patch Build 36074 which includes a fix for the Heart of Darkness Azerite Trait to always be active, a nerf to Shuffle granted by Keg Smash for Brewmaster Monks and another armor buff for Protection Warriors.

Patch 9.0.1 Shadowlands Pre-Patch Release Candidate Tag Returns

After being reverted to a test candidate late last week, today's build re-added the Release flag to the PTR client.

War Mode Automatic Scaling of Experience and Rewards Will Continue in Shadowlands

Blizzard has announced that War Mode's automatic scaling of experience and rewards will continue in Shadowlands, as it does in Battle for Azeroth.

Shadowlands Pre-Patch Build 36074 Class and Spell Changes - PvP Tuning & Heart of Darkness Azerite Trait Always Active

Spell and class changes for Shadowlands Pre-Patch Build 36074 which includes a fix for the Heart of Darkness Azerite Trait to always grant extra stats after the removal of Corruption, a nerf to Brewmaster Monks' cooldown reduction granted by Keg Smash, and another buff to Vanguard granting Protection Warriors more armor.

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Battle for Azeroth Expansion Dungeon and Raid Encounters Additional Nerfs in the Pre-Patch

This Shadowlands Pre-Patch build includes over 1,600 NPC spell changes. These are mostly additional nerfs to Dungeon and Raid encounters to account for the removal of Corruption in Pre-Patch. The BFA expansion has taken the nerf-bat.

Battle for Azeroth Expansion's Dungeon and Raid Encounters Have Additional Nerfs in the Pre-Patch

This Shadowlands Pre-Patch build includes over 1,600 NPC spell changes. These are mostly additional nerfs to Dungeon and Raid encounters to account for the removal of Corruption in Pre-Patch. The BFA expansion has taken the nerf-bat.

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Face Mask & Window Decal Now Available on the WowheadShop

You've asked for it, even demanded it, and we're happy to oblige! Announcing the Wowhead Face Mask & Window Decal, now available on the Wowhead Shop.

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Black Temple Raid in Warcraft III - Custom Heroes, Raid Loot, and Every Boss

Youtuber and Warcraft III enthusiast Ferchoxx Poemmer has recreated the Black Temple inside Warcraft III, to include all of 9 custom heroes, all the iconic boss encounters, and even loot from the original raid!

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One of Every Specialization - Leveling 36 Characters before Shadowlands

Redditor Maezriel_ has accomplished a personal goal to level one character for each of the 36 specializations over the course of three months!

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Warcraft Radio Launches WoW and Blizzard Podcast Directory

Warcraft Radio, Azeroth's first livestream, has launched a new Blizzard podcast directory together with Realm Maintenance.

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Blizzard Nerfs Experience from Warlords Bonus Objectives in Shadowlands Leveling

Throughout the Shadowlands testing cycle, Warlords bonus objectives have provided strong sources of experience, making it the best expansion to level through. Blizzard has now nerfed the experience provided by WoD bonus objectives.

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Warlords Timewalking Active - 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.

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Raider.IO's BFA Expansion Review - Personalized Raid and Mythic+ Statistics

With BFA drawing to a close soon, Raider.IO has launched a neat feature recapping your character's Raid and Mythic+ statistics over the expansion.

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The Original Fate of Sapphronetta Flivvers and Grizzek Fizzwrench in Before the Storm

The relationship between gnome Sapphronetta Flivvers and goblin Grizzek Fizzwrench was a cute side-plot in the BFA novel Before the Storm. Now, Author Christie Golden has shared on Twitter what was originally intended for these characters at the end of the novel, which was later changed!

Shadowlands PTR Pre-Patch Fury Warrior Talent Hotfix (9/30) - War Machine, Frothing Berserker

Players have noticed that on the Shadowlands Pre-Patch PTR, two Fury warrior talents have received a tuning hotfix which will affect Rage generation for the spec: War Machine and Frothing Berserker.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 36086 Preamble

Shadowlands Beta Build 36086 is here and we're starting with Preamble.

Shadowlands Beta Build 36806 Class and Spell Changes - More Covenant Ability Tuning

Shadowlands Beta build 36806 has many class and spell changes. This includes some Covenant abilities which received a target capped, a change to the Death Knight Necrolord Covenant ability, and more!

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"Famed Slayer of Denathrius" Title Added in this Build

The "Famed Slayer of Denathrius" title has been added in this build which is the reward for being one of the top 100 guilds worldwide on each faction to defeat Mythic Sire Denathrius in Castle Nathria.

New 30 and 32 Slot Crafted Bags from Shadowlands Tailoring

Blizzard has added recipes for 30 and 32 slot bags for Tailors in the latest Shadowlands build!

Death Knight Shadowlands Feedback - Abomination Limb and Shackle the Unworthy Updates

Blizzard has released a new blue post in the Death Knight Feedback thread talking about the changes to Abomination Limb and Shackle the Unworthy.

Shadowlands Warrior Changes Bluepost - Mass Spell Reflect Now Only Affects One Target

Blizzard has made a bluepost regarding today's Warrior legendary power, Misshapen Mirror, reducing the potency of mass spell reflect. The effect was quite powerful before, but rather than affecting the entire party, it will now only affect the closest ally.

Blizzard Announces Covenant Tuning is Underway on Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard has announced that they are actively in the process of rebalancing Covenant abilities.

Outlaw Rogue Changes Bluepost - Between the Eyes Crit Chance & Blade Flurry Poison

Blizzard has made a bluepost buffing Outlaw Rogues' AoE capability to match that of Assassination and Subtlety by allowing Blade Flurry to apply poisons to every target hit. Between the Eyes also now grants increased critical strike chance rather than critical hit damage in order to better work with Blade Flurry.

Shadowlands Covenant Item Sets with Set Bonuses

The armor that you acquire from completing a Covenant Campaign now has 3 piece, 5 piece, and 8 piece set bonuses. These bonuses focus on out-of-combat regenerations, buffing your Signature primary ability, and increasing stats.

Malfunctioning Goliath Gauntlet - Thanos Snap Reference in Shadowlands

In the latest Shadowlands build, an item referencing the Marvel villain character Thanos was added - The Malfunctioning Goliath Gauntlet.

Datamined Conduit Rank Item Levels - Mythic Castle Nathria Speculated to Drop Rank 7 Conduits

We've datamined a new database in this Shadowlands Beta build that gives us the correlation between Conduit Ranks and Item level. It looks like Conduits will scale from Rank 1 from World Quest Item Levels to Rank 7 from Mythic Castle Nathria in Shadowlands Season 1.

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Diablo IV Skills and Talents Bluepost Update - User Interface Still a Work-in-Progress

Following yesterday's Diablo IV Quarterly Update in which Blizzard announced a major revamp to skills, talents, and the Sorceress' unique enchantment system, a bluepost has been made clarifying that the user interface examples shown are still a work in progress.

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Battle for Azeroth Gladiator Ensembles Purchased with Marks of Honor in Shadowlands

In this week's build, Blizzard has added the transmog ensembles forBattle for Azeroth's PvP Gladiator sets to beta. These items allow players to acquire the looks from previous PvP season sets and are always added in the expansion after the set was launched. The ensembles for BFA PvP Sets are sold by Marshal Gabriel and Xander Silberman in Boralus and Mugambala respectively.

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Aegis of Salvation - Hyrja's Shield Now Transmog Option in Shadowlands

The Shadowlands beta continues to add interesting transmog items, as today we have the Aegis of Salvation, a shield resembling Hyrja's weapon from the Halls of Valor.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 36806 Dungeon Tuning - Grievous Massively Nerfed, Sanguine Depths Covenant Bonus Buff

Many tuning changes have occurred in Shadowlands Dungeons over the last two beta builds and this post summarizes these changes! This includes the Venthyr Covenant bonus in Sanguine Depths getting buffed a massive nerf to the Grievous affix, many bosses getting damage nerfs and more!

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Managing and Updating Your Addons with WowUp.io

WowUp.io is an up and coming addon manager which allows you to manage and auto-update your World of Warcraft addons, with support for Curse, Github, and Tuk/ElvUI. It's very similar to the Twitch client many players are familiar with, and offers an alternative to Cursebreaker, Overwolf, or one of the many other options available, while still including support for Classic, Retail, PTR, and Beta clients.

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World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer Upscaled to 4k at 48 FPS with SnazzyAI

The deep learning tool SnazzyAI has been used to upscale the original World of Warcraft cinematic trailer to 4k at 48 FPS, a major improvement to the 24 FPS the trailer was originally shot in.

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Rextroy on Using PvP Scaling for Level 20s to Destroy Level 120 Players

Rextroy's usual PvP Scaling videos focus on max-level gameplay, but today we have a video showing how a Level 20 player can kill Level 120s, aided by a 8000% damage boost from PvP Scaling!

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Blizzard on Night Fae Soulshape Behavior

Blizzard has clarified some mechanics for the Night Fae Covenant ability Soulshape.

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Transmog Updates Coming in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch - Artifacts, Wands, Exile's Reach Weapons

Overview of the transmog updates coming in the Shadowlands pre-patch, including changes to artifact and wand transmog.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Release Date is October 13th

The Shadowlands Pre-Patch release date is October 13th!

Shadowlands Expansion Delayed Until Later This Year

John Hight, Executive Producer of World of Warcraft, has made a blog post announcing that Shadowlands will be delayed until later this year.

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Impressive Influence 100% Reputation Buff Continues Through October

With the earlier announcement of the Shadowlands Pre-Patch date and the delay of the Shadowlands expansion, the Impressive Influence reputation buff has returned and will remain throughout the month of October.

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Speculation on the New Delayed Shadowlands Release Date

Earlier today, Blizzard announced they are delaying the Shadowlands expansion launch. In this post, we speculate on when the new date could be coming based on the duration of past pre-patches.

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Chromie Time Disabled and Teleports Players Out at Level 50

Chromie Time allows players to choose an expansion to level in, scaling the game world up along with them as they make their way to maximum level, but it automatically disables itself and ports the player out as soon as they reach level 50.

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Conduit Item Level and Rank Scaling Now Implemented on the Shadowlands Beta

The Item Level and Rank scaling of Conduits is now available for testing on the Shadowlands Beta. The Dungeon Journal now lists Conduit Item Levels for dungeons, and players have tested getting Conduit drops from various Mythic+ keystones, getting a Rank 6 Conduit from a +15 End-of-Dungeon chest.

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Chopper Drive 2020 Oceanic Charity Event in Support of Beyond Blue

On October 3rd, the Carpe Diem guild is holding the Chopper Drive, a charity event raising money for Beyond Blue, an Australian mental health and wellbeing support organization.

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AQ Turn-Ins Will Autocomplete on October 6th

Blizzard has announced that AQ turn-ins will autocomplete to 100% on October 6th, for realms that have still not finished supply turn-ins.

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Blizzard Offers Refunds for Shadowlands Pre-Order After the Delay Announcement

Following the news about the Shadowlands expansion being delayed, players who pre-ordered the expansion have been offered refunds via e-mails sent by Blizzard.

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Blizzard Announces Ahn'Qiraj War Effort Will Auto Complete After Several Realms Notice Less Automatic Turn Ins

Blizzard has announced that AQ turn-ins will autocomplete to 100% on October 6th, for realms that have still not finished supply turn-ins.

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World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms Book Delayed to November 24th

World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, an upcoming book by Christie Golden featuring Flynn Fairwind and Mathias Shaw, has been moved back from October 20th to November 24th.

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The Deaf Raiding Guild <Undaunted> Has Defeated Mythic N'Zoth

The World of Warcraft's largest deaf raiding guild Undaunted (Area 52-Horde) has defeated Mythic N'Zoth, earning Cutting Edge and finishing out the expansion strong! You can see the reactions of several guild members pushing for the kill, while the game chat explodes as the raiders celebrate their hard earned victory.

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Huntsman Altimor - Castle Nathria: Shadowlands Raid Boss Preview with FatbossTV

Castle Nathria will be the first raid in Shadowlands and FatbossTV have released their raid boss video preview and written guide for Hunstman Altimor. He is one of the options for the second boss in the raid and a solid 2-target cleave encounter!

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Spell Effects and Animations from Shadowlands Trinkets

With this week's character wipe in Beta, Blizzard has added a trinket vendor containing all new trinkets from Shadowlands. For this post, we tested every trinket with a proc or on-use effect to see their animation and catalogued them below.

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Barbershop Updates Coming in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch - Druid Forms, Change Gender

In addition to customization options coming in the Shadowlands pre-patch, the barbershop has some notable updates as well, including the ability to change your character's gender and Druid Forms.

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Refunding Shadowlands Pre-Order Locks Boosted Character from Heroic/Epic Edition Perk

Boosted characters tied to refunded Heroic and Epic Shadowlands expansion purchases will appear locked on the character selection screen.

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Refunding Shadowlands Pre-Order Locks Allied Race and Pandaren Death Knights

As a follow-up to our last post on Shadowlands refunds, we wanted to remind players that refunding the Shadowlands pre-order will lock any Allied Race or Pandaren Death Knights you've created.

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The Removal of Corruption in Shadowlands Pre-Patch and Impact on Classes

The Shadowlands pre-patch coming on October 13th removes the entire Corruption system for classes.

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Covenant Ability Recap for Shadowlands Beta Build 36806 - Tuning Changes, AoE Caps

Last week's Shadowlands Beta Build contained many more Covenant Ability changes including tuning for many Covenant abilities and some additional target caps for Covenant abilities. This is our recap of those changes.

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Darkmoon Faire in Town October 2020 - Big Experience and Reputation Gains with Winds of Wisdom/Impressive Influence Buffs

The Darkmoon Faire is back in town for October 2020, providing the experience and reputation buffs Darkmoon Top Hat and WHEE! which stack with the Winds of Wisdom and Impressive Influence buffs.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 145 | Shadowlands Delay & Pre-Patch Gold Implications

The latest economy wrap-up covers how the October 13th pre-patch date and Shadowlands delays will affect gold-making opportunities.

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Overwolf Addon Management App Now Launching on Oct 20th

Overwolf reached out to Wowhead with updates to their October Roadmap, moving up the release of their WoW addon management app to October 20th in order to better prepare for the launch of Shadowlands.

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List of Death Knight Hair Colors Available to All Classes in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

All the class-specific Death Knight hair colors will be accessible to all classes in the Shadowlands pre-patch. Here is a look at all the new colors available!

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World of Synthcraft - Warcraft Inspired Synthwave Music Album by Jay the Tavern Bard

Warcraft musician and BlizzCon talent contest winner Jay the Tavern Bard has released a full 11-track long Warcraft inspired synthwave music album titled World of Synthcraft, free for use by the Twitch and Youtube streaming community.

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Legendary Changes Recap for Shadowlands Beta Build 36806 - Tuning and Target Caps

Last week's Shadowlands Beta Build contained many more Legendary Power changes including tuning and some additional target caps. This is our recap of those changes.

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All Shadowlands Legendary Recipe Drop Sources Revealed on Shadowlands Beta

The latest Shadowlands Beta build has added drop sources for all the Shadowlands Legendary Recipes. These sources are different for every class and can come from Dungeons, Raids, the Honor Vendor, Reputation, Torghast or World Bosses. Find out where your Legendary patterns will drop!

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Shadowlands Delays, Pre-Patch Date

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the Shadowlands delays and newest beta additions like Conduit Ranks and Covenant set bonuses.

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Rextroy on Invisible One-Shots Using Thing From Beyond, Null Barrier, and PvP Scaling

Rextroy has found a way to one-shot players while staying stealthed, using the Thing from Beyond, Null Barrier Azerite Trait, and PvP Scaling.

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Shadowlands Developer Update for October: The Maw, Conduits, Covenant Balance

Blizzard released a blue post talking about their objectives for Shadowlands development in the month of October, mentioning the Maw, Conduits and Covenant Balance.

Weekly Cooldown on Conduits Will Be Changed in Shadowlands

Blizzard has announced that they will be changing the Weekly Cooldown on Conduits to a new system in the upcoming build.

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Timewalking Holidays in Shadowlands Require Level 50

Timewalking in Shadowlands will require level 50, following the massive leveling revamp and addition of Chromie Time.

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Wowhead Weekly #247 - Shadowlands Delays, Pre-Patch Date, Special Guest Luxthos

For Wowhead Weekly #247, Annie and Perc discuss the latest news updates like the Shadowlands delays, pre-patch date, and October developer updates. They are also joined by special guest Luxthos!

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Blizzard Devs React to Henry Cavill as Arthas Fan Concept

Last month, a faux Wrath of the Lich King movie poster [url=https://www.wowhead.com/news=317880/fan-art-of-henry-cavill-in-arthas-movie-should-the-warcraft-movie-have-covered-t]featuring Henry Cavill as Arthas Menethil[/url] took the internet by storm, inspiring the dreams of fans everywhere. Reactions have since been overwhelmingly positive, with former Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Development Chris Metzen, Senior Writer Christie Golden, and Associate Narrative Designer Anne Stickney also voicing their support of the role.

Blizzard Devs React to Henry Cavill as Arthas Fan Concept

Last month, a faux Wrath of the Lich King movie poster featuring Henry Cavill as Arthas Menethil took the internet by storm, inspiring the dreams of fans everywhere. Reactions have since been overwhelmingly positive, even among Blizzard devs, with Chris Metzen, Christie Golden, and Anne Stickney also voicing their support of the role.

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WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire in Mulgore for October 2020

The WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire is now active in Mulgore for October 2020, running from the 5th through 11th. The Faire will be available in Elwynn in November 2020.

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Gifted Shadowlands Pre-Orders Can Be Refunded

Continuing with our series of Shadowlands refund reminders, today we are highlighting the fact that gifted Shadowlands pre-orders can be refunded.

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LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in WoW Shadowlands - The TechRadar Interview

TechRadar conducted an interview with Blizzard employees on LBGTQ+ inclusivity in Shadowlands.

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October 5th Hotfixes - A Cycle of Hatred War Quest Fix

The latest BFA hotfixes include a fix for turning in "A Cycle of Hatred " while also on the quest to unlock Vulpera.

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Last Chance to Complete 5 Mask Solo Stormwind for Mad World Achievement

This is the last chance to complete the Stormwind objective for the Mad World achievement in Horrific Visions before the achievement is removed in the Pre-Patch. Once the weekly reset happens, the achievement will be unobtainable if you have not completed the Stormwind objective.

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Professions in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch - What's New and Changing?

Professions are receiving some major changes in the Shadowlands Pre-patch with the addition of Optional Reagents and Relic of the Past as well as the general change in item levels for crafted gear.

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Soulbind Potency Conduit Slot Changes in Shadowlands - Renown to Unlock Triple Potency Conduits

In the latest Shadowlands Beta build, Blizzard has moved the location of some Potency Conduit slots in the Soulbind trees to prevent certain Covenants from unlocking triple Potency slots weeks earlier than others. However, even after these changes, Necrolords unlock a triple Potency option the fastest, likely weeks before the slowest Covenant, Venthyr.

Renown to Unlock Triple Potency Conduit Slots in Soulbinds

In the latest Shadowlands Beta build, Blizzard has moved the location of some Potency Conduit slots in the Soulbind trees to prevent certain Covenants from unlocking triple Potency slots weeks earlier than others. However, even after these changes, Necrolords unlock a triple Potency option the fastest, likely weeks before the slowest Covenant, Venthyr.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for October 6th

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back. This week is your very last chance to complete the Mad World achievement and the Faceless One title but you must have already completed the solo 5-mask Stormwind objective in the past. Good news, no Scorched Feet madness this week!

Activision Blizzard to Close Their Versailles-France Office

Blizzard Employees in France were reportedly told this morning that the Activision Blizzard Versailles office will be closed down in the near future, according to Bloomberg.

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Blizzard's Shadowlands Pre-Patch Video Survival Guide

Blizzard has released their Shadowlands Pre-Patch Video Survival Guide in preparation for its launch next week on October 13th!

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Warcraft Logs Acquires Wipefest - More Integration Between Both Tools

Warcraft Logs and Wipefest have always been used as tools to help players improve their performance. Today, Warcraft Logs has officially announced their acquisition of Wipefest, making Wipefest the first addition to the Warcraft Logs family!

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Battle for Azeroth Season 4 Ending Next Week

Blizzard has officially confirmed that Battle for Azeroth Season 4 will be ending next week with the Shadowlands Pre-Patch.

WoW Classic Phase 6 PTR Build 1.13.6.36149

A new PTR build for Classic WoW just appeared, titled 1.13.6.36149. Following previous naming conventions, with Classic WoW itself being patch 1.13, this would point toward the launch of Phase 6 and Naxxramas as the final raid tier of Classic WoW!

WoW Classic 1.13.6 PTR Patch Notes - Naxxramas!

Blizzard has released patch notes for WoW Classic PTR Build 1.13.6 which includes Naxxramas, new Items and Content!

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Shadowlands PTR Class and Spell Hotfixes for Oct 6th - Hunter's Mark Damage Component Removed

Blizzard has pushed hotfixes to the Shadowlands PTR which includes the removal of the damage component to Hunter's Mark and additional Shadow Priest changes.

Blizzard Clarifies Mythic Raid Mounts Have 100% Droprate in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Blizzard has clarified that the Mythic BFA raid mounts, Glacial Tidestorm and Ny'alotha Allseer, will have a 100% droprate through the Shadowlands pre-patch. They will go down to a 1% droprate at Shadowlands launch.

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Auras and Buffs Will Properly Apply to Ranged Attack Power in WoW Classic Phase 6

Many helpful auras and buffs that improve Attack Power will properly apply to Ranged Attack Power in WoW Classic Phase 6, making Hunters more viable!

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Returning Class Abilities in Shadowlands Pre-Patch And Impact on Gameplay

The Shadowlands pre-patch coming on October 13th adds many class abilities from past expansions. Our class writers have a look at the impact of these additional abilities in the pre-patch.

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Shadowlands Hunter Pet Guide - New Hunter Pets in Shadowlands and Pre-Patch

With Shadowlands pre-patch on the horizon, Hunters will find themselves with many new choices for pets. Here is all the information about pet changes and new pets arriving for Hunters in Shadowlands!

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

Dunegorger Kraulok is the world boss up in Vol'dun for the week of October 6th(7th for EU), and new to 8.3, drops an alpaca mount ( Slightly Damp Pile of Fur).

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73 Year Old Dad Achieves Rank 13 in WoW Classic

WoW Classic is truly a game for everyone, as HeavyHammerVR has shared the news that his 73 year old dad has hit Rank 13 in the GM Grind!

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Fire Mage Jaina by Glenn Rane - Unused Blizzard Hearthstone Art

Blizzard artist Glenn Rane has shared unused Blizzard art of Fire Mage Jaina, an alternate take on her Battle for Azeroth appearance.

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WoW Classic PvP Rank Pools Hotfix Coming October 13th

Blizzard has announced a hotfix coming to WoW Classic honor calculations. Deleted player characters will no longer count towards the PvP pool.

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Monk Wand Shuffle Creating More Issues with Vendor Flipping - Relic of the Past

Making gold through Relic of the Past vendor flipping has been well documented and is an interesting addition to the gold making possibilities in the game come pre-patch. However, there have been a few balancing issues and today we are highlighting an issue with Monks crafting wands.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 36165 Preamble

Preamble for Shadowlands Beta Build 36165 which includes new strings referencing the new Conduit Energy system.

Shadowlands Beta Build 36165 Class and Spell Changes - Legendary Tuning

Shadowlands Beta build 36165 includes many new class and spell changes. This includes a tuning pass on many Legendaries and some Covenant abilities!

Shadowlands Pet Battle Achievements - Beta Build 36165

Blizzard has added many pet battle achievements in the latest build, including achievements which reward Spriggan Trickster and Winterleaf Spriggan.

Torghast Bug for Build 36165 - Form Parties Before Entering Torghast

Blizzard announced a known bug with Torghast for this build. To avoid it players must form their groups before entering Torghast.

New Shadowlands Splash Screen Featuring Bolvar, Covenants, & Character Customization

Today's build features a new Shadowlands splash screen! Although we don't have any words to go along with it just yet, the screen prominently features Bolvar, the four Shadowlands Covenants, and hints of some of the new character customization coming with the expansion.

Slime Serpent - N'Zoth Serpent Mount Recolor from Plaguefall Dungeon

In the latest Shadowlands build, a new mount has been discovered - The Slime Serpent, a sickly green recolor of the N'Zoth serpent.

Conduit Bluepost - Soulbinds Trees Reduced to Two Potency Conduit Slots Each

Blizzard has made a bluepost addressing Soulbind Conduits, reducing each tree down from three Potency Conduit slots to two. The removed Potency slots will now be either Endurance or Finesse slots, which are less spec specific.

Shadowlands Beta Hunter Blue Post - Hunter's Mark Bonus Damage Removed

Blizzard has posted a blue post for the Shadowlands Beta, noting that Hunter's Mark will have its bonus damage removed but remain on the GCD.

Shadowlands Beta Rogue Blue Post - Shadow Vault

Blizzard has posted notes for Rogues on the Shadowlands Beta, focusing on Shadow Vault.

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Battle Pets in Shadowlands Build 36165 - Spectral Cat, Perky Pug Costumes, Maw Leash

Blizzard has added some interesting battle pet items in the latest Shadowlands build, including the spectral cat Lucy and some covenant-themed Perky Pug disguises.

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Soulbind Tree Updates - Before and After Potency Conduit Change

With today's change reducing each Soulbind tree from three to two Potency conduit slots, some of the trees have also been rearranged a bit, introducing new connections that weren't present before.

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More Shadowlands Music - Bwonsamdi, Castle Nathria, Steward Hoot N Doot

We have even more Shadowlands music to share today, including music for the Castle Nathria raid and the adorably-named "Hoot N Doot" tune for the Kyrian Steward.

Blizzard to Buff Shadowlands Legendaries in an Upcoming Shadowlands Build

Blizzard has announced that in their Shadowlands Beta tuning pass, they were aiming too low with respect to their power. Blizzard will be doing another tuning pass on Shadowlands Legendaries in an upcoming build.

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New Skip Added to Covenant Intro Quest for Alts in Shadowlands

The latest Shadowlands Beta build has added a skip to the Covenant Intro Questline for alts that are familiar with World Quests, the Covenant Sanctum, Adventures and the Maw. This new skip will likely save you at least 30 minutes on a fresh level 60 character!

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Henry Cavill as Arthas Menethil by BossLogic, Actor Approves

The extremely prolific artist BossLogic created a mockup of Henry Cavill as Arthas Menethil, complete with Frostmourne in hand, based on the recent Witcher Season 2 promotional photo of the actor as Geralt of Rivia.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch PTR Class and Spell Hotfixes for Oct 7 - Balance Druid Changes

Hopefully you haven't had enough of class changes for today, as the Shadowlands Pre-Patch on the PTR has received a fresh set of hotfixes. These changes include a buff to Balance Druids, a reduced cooldown of Monk's Fortifying Brew and Holy Paladin's Holy Shock, and a change to Disc Priest's Schism!

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Relics of the Past Vendor Shuffle Nerfed in Latest Shadowlands PTR Build

The Relics of the Past vendor shuffle has been nerfed in the latest PTR update due to the addition of Shadowlands vendor items as reagents.

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Covenant Abilities Disabled Outside of Shadowlands Content

Covenant abilities such as Spear of Bastion are now disabled outside of Shadowlands instances and zones.

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Leveling Fast in Shadowlands - Which Expansion is Right for You?

Shadowlands is undergoing a leveling squish, but thanks to the addition of Chromie Time it also introduces new approaches to leveling, allowing players to pick the expansion they want and play through a fully scaling story experience. So when presented with seven different expansion choices, which one is fastest, and which one is right for you? Whether you're looking for the fastest possible route or a relaxing stroll down nostalgia lane, there's an option for everyone coming in the upcoming expansion.

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List of Class Abilities Unavailable in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch - Ossuary, Power Infusion, Fear Effect

Some class abilities are unavailable in the Shadowlands pre-patch as you learn them from 51 through 60, such as Power Infusion and Ossuary. Here is a list of all the new abilities, returning abilities, and spell perks from higher ranks coming at Shadowlands launch, not the pre-patch.

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Save 30% on Select Game Services - Race Change, Faction Change, and Character Transfer

Blizzard announced that they're holding a 30% off promotion on the Race Change, Faction Change, and Character Transfer services in the Blizzard Shop. This promotion will last through November 15.

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Blizzard Shop Updates: Appearance Change Service and Battle for Azeroth

Blizzard published a news post talking about some changes on the Blizzard Shop, including the retirement of the Appearance Change service and Battle for Azeroth being included on the World of Warcraft subscription.

World of Warcraft Shadowlands Pre-Expansion Patch Notes - Patch 9.0.1

Blizzard has released the Patch Notes for the 9.0.1 Shadowlands Pre-Expansion Patch coming next week.

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Shadowlands Collector's Edition Sneak Peek - Pins, Art Book, Mousepad

Wowhead has a sneak peek of the Shadowlands Collector's Edition, including Covenant pins and the Shadowlands art book.

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Championing Mists of Pandaria Factions for Bonus Reputation Removed in Shadowlands

Today's pre-expansion patch notes for Shadowlands included an unexpected change removing the ability to earn bonus reputation with Mists of Pandaria factions.

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Only Max Level Characters Can Use the Black Market Auction House in Shadowlands

Starting with the Shadowlands Pre-Expansion Patch, only max level characters will be able to use the Black Market Auction House. This is a direct hit against characters using communities to move gold to other realms to use their BMAH.

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Water Regenerates Mana Slower in the First Seconds of Drinking in Shadowlands - Details & Analysis

Blizzard announced in today's Shadowlands Pre-Patch Patch Notes that water regenerates mana slower in the first few seconds, increasing to a rapid return as you drink continuously. We tested regular food, mage food and the Darkmoon Fish Feasts and explain why Darkmoon Fish Feasts will maintain their dominance in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch for Regenerating mana.

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Ion Hazzikostas on Covenant Abilities Outside of Shadowlands

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has confirmed that the recent change to Covenant abilities being unavailable outside of Shadowlands will be reverted.

Patch 9.0.1 PTR Class Changes for October 8th - Fury Warrior Buffs, Blade Flurry Nerfs

Blizzard has pushed a hotfix to the PTR with Class changes which include buffs for Fury Warriors and nerfs to Blade Flurry for Outlaw Rogues.

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Classic Phase 6 Patch Notes Update - Scarab Brooch Bugfix

Blizzard has made a small update to the Classic Phase 6 patch notes, including a change which fixes a bug with the behavior of the Scarab Brooch persistent shield proc.

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Humble Bundle Releases World of Warcraft Legends Library: An E-Book Bundle

Humble Bundle has released a World of Warcraft books bundle, featuring 25 books worth of content! This bundle can be purchased through October 28.

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Level Up Faster in Shadowlands with Azeroth Auto Pilot

Azeroth Auto Pilot is an addon designed to help players make their way to max level as quickly as possible, using quest trackers, waypoint arrows, and automated features to create the most efficient leveling route.

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List of AoE Target Caps in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch and Impact on Classes

Blizzard is introducing target caps to AoE abilities in the Shadowlands pre-patch. Learn what abilities are affected and how this impacts your spec in Shadowlands.

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Update on Diminishing Returns for Secondary Stats in Shadowlands - New Thresholds, New Penalty Zone

A couple of beta builds ago, Blizzard how the new Diminishing Returns for secondary stats work in Shadowlands. The change increased when the new Diminishing Returns kick in, starting at 30% instead of 25%. On top of this change, a new penalty zone of 50% reduction was added.

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Rextroy, the Raid Boss of Orgrimmar - Massive Leech Boosts

To send BFA off in style, Rextroy has ventured to Orgrimmar and utilized all of his Leech tricks to turn himself into an unkillable raid boss.

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Even More Photoshop of Henry Cavill, This Time As Paladin Arthas Menethil

The photoshops of Henry Cavill as Arthas Menethil continue! Today we have a photoshop of Henry Cavill as Prince Arthas, complete with the Lordaeron seal and gold/silver armor.

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Blizzard Adds Option to Disable Experience Gains in Shadowlands Chromie Time

Blizzard has confirmed they have added a way to disable experience gains while questing in Shadowlands.

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Lore Reveals from the Shadowlands Collector's Edition Art Book - Jailer's Plan for Helm of Domination

We received a copy of the Shadowlands Collector's Edition, which featured a deluxe art book with many lore reveals in addition to stunning pieces of concept art. We've compiled the major lore updates in this post, including the Jailer's plan for the Helm of Domination, so spoilers beware!

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New Death Knight Spell "Off Balance" Restricts Weapon Swapping to Abuse Runeforge Bonuses

Off Balance is a new spell found in this weeks beta build which leaves Death Knights unable to benefit from Runeforge enchants for a short time after swapping weapons, in order to restrict juggling multiple runeforge enchantments.

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Patch 9.0.1 PTR Class and Spell Hotfixes for October 9th - Frost DK Nerfed, Feral Druid and Fire Mage Buffed

More class and spell change hotfixes have been applied to the PTR in preparation for the Shadowlands Pre-Patch on Oct 13th / 14th! This is the 3rd day in a row for class hotfixes and these ones contain nerfs to Pillar of Frost and 2H Frost DK, and buffs to Feral Druid and Fire Mage!

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Blizzard To Improve Leveling Experience Ardenweald and Revendreth - Temp XP Beta Boost In Meantime

Blizzard has announced they are improving experience in Ardenweald and Revendreth, and in the meantime, there is a beta hotfix that boosts quest exzperience.

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Brawler's Guild No Longer Available in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Yesterday's pre-expansion patch notes for Shadowlands confirm that the Brawler's Guild will no longer be available once the Shadowlands Pre-Patch launches next week on Tuesday, October 13th.

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October 9th Hotfixes - Players Can Loot Spires of Arak Treasures

Quick set of hotfixes today, as Blizzard has fixed the issue preventing some players from looting treasures in Spires of Arak.

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Overwolf Blog Post on Scraping CurseForge

Overwolf, new owners of Curseforge and developers of a standalone WoW addon manager to replace the TwitchApp, have released a new blog post regarding the perils of third party tools scraping Curseforge, while asking third party mod managers to reach out to them.

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Raw Gold Farm Nerfs with Shadowlands Pre-Patch - Items Selling for Up to 50% Less Gold

With less than a week for the 9.0 Pre-Patch, it is a good time to highlight that most sources of raw gold farming will be receiving quite a hit with Patch 9.0. In the current state, Players can expect a nerf between 35% and 50%, depending on the raw gold source.

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Concept Art of Covenant Armor and Weapons from the Shadowlands Art Book

We've been sent the Shadowlands Collector's Edition, which comes with an art book highlighting concept art of armor and weapons from each zone! Here is a look at the art of the Covenant, Oribos, and Maw armor.

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Running of the Gnomes Charity Event on October 10th 4pm PDT

The Running of the Gnomes in-game charity event takes place October 10th, 2020, at 4pm PDT on the Scarlet Crusade server, with proceeds benefitting the Tuohy Vaccine, which is being created to prevent Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

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The Burning Crusade Cinematic Trailer Upscaled to 4k at 48 FPS with SnazzyAI

Like the original World of Warcraft cinematic trailer before it, The Burning Crusade trailer has been upscaled to 4k at 48 FPS, using SnazzyAI's deep learning technology to give the fourteen year old video a brand new look.

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Confusion Surrounding Rank 4 Essences - Will They Be Unobtainable in Shadowlands Pre-Patch?

As we enter the final weekend before the Shadowlands pre-patch, many players are making a push for Phenomenal Cosmic Power to earn Rank 4 Essences. However, there is some confusion if certain Rank 4 Essences can be obtained in the Shadowlands pre-patch due to inconsistent wording.

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Use Experience Elixirs Before They Get Destroyed In Shadowlands Pre-Patch

This is a reminder to use up your experience elixirs before the Shadowlands pre-patch on Tuesday, as they are turning to useless grey junk items due to the leveling revamp!

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How to Play Your Class in the Shadowlands 9.0.1 Pre-Patch - Class Guides for All Specializations

Wowhead is proud to launch our new Shadowlands Pre-Patch Class Guides! Our guide writers have been working hard for months to acquire and test the best class knowledge for you. With the 9.0.1 Pre-Patch on October 13th / 14th, the first installment of our Shadowlands guides is now live with the Pre-Patch Class Guides.

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Wowhead's Leveling Guides for Shadowlands - Best Talents, Best Routes, Leveling Tips and Tricks

Looking for the quickest way to level in Shadowlands? We just finished revamping our leveling guides for Shadowlands! These guides cover everything to the level squish, how to level with each class, tips, and consumables you might want to use while leveling.

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Have You Ever Stepped Foot in an Arena? A Look at PvP Participation Over WoW's History

Shadowlands is almost upon us, and with it come many changes that will define how people participate in PvP. In this article, Vultz analyzes the history of the community's interaction with PvP and how we have defined this unique part of the game.

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5000 Character Specific Achievement Points on a Level 1 Twink

Winterly has reached 5,000 character specific achievement points on their Level 1 Hunter, aptly named Achievements.

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Best Addons for the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

We've compiled a list of useful addons for the Shadowlands pre-patch, whether you are looking for UI improvements, help managing your inventory, or where to find objectives.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 146 | Relic of the Past Nerfs and Opportunities

The latest economy wrap-up covers the big Relic of the Past nerfs and what to do moving forward!

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Zoning Into Pandaria Broken on Shadowlands PTR

Zoning into Pandaria or logging into the continent is broken on the Shadowlands PTR, so to be safe, you may want to move your characters out of the continent if the bug persists when the pre-patch goes live.

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Zoning Into Pandaria Broken on Shadowlands PTR - Ion Hazzikostas Reply It Will Be Fixed for Pre-Patch

Zoning into Pandaria or logging into the continent is broken on the Shadowlands PTR. Edit: Ion Hazzikostas has replied it will be fixed for the pre-patch.

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Ion Hazzikostas on Overpowered Shadowlands Trinkets in PvP - Tuning Still To Come

Answering concerns about the strength of Shadowlands trinkets in PvE, Ion Hazzikostas confirmed that trinkets are largely untuned currently, with the WoW team's immediate focus on class abilities in the pre-patch.

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Last Chance to Buy Mighty Caravan Brutosaur Before Extinction Event

This is your last chance to buy the Mighty Caravan Brutosaur before the extinction event occurs with the Pre-Patch. After the Shadowlands Pre-Patch goes live on Oct 13th/14th, the Mighty Caravan Brutosaur will only be available through the Black Market Auction House.

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Biggest Gameplay Changes for All Classes in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

We're less than two days away from the Shadowlands Pre-Patch and while the main expansion systems like Covenants, Soulbinds, and Legendaries won't be available right away, players will be able to feel the difference the minute the log in the Pre-Patch, as all core Shadowlands Class changes will be available to them.

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Last Chance to Obtain Awakened Mindborer - Battle for Azeroth Season 4 Ends This Week

Shadowlands Pre-Patch arrives October 13th/14th and, with it, the end of Battle for Azeroth Season 4. With the end of the Season, the chance to obtain its rewards is also going away, some to never return, like the Awakened Mindborer, a reward from Battle for Azeroth Keystone Master: Season Four. In this article, we will highlight all that is going away with the end of BFA Season 4.

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Shadowlands Character Customization Development Insights

Over the last several days, Senior UI Designer Jeff Liu has been sharing insights on the development of the new Character Creation and Customization features coming in Shadowlands!

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Secretlab x World of Warcraft Gaming Chairs Available for Pre-Order

Secretlab has launched a series of World of Warcraft gaming chairs in partnership with Blizzard Entertainment. These are the first officially licensed WoW gaming chairs, with options for the Alliance and Horde!

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Reminder - Death's Rising Scourge Invasion Event Not Coming at Start of Shadowlands Pre-Patch

One of the highlights of the Shadowlands pre-patch is the Scourge Invasion event. This is a reminder that the event will not be available when the Shadowlands pre-patch goes live, but available at a later date before launch.

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Blizzard Announces Long Maintenance For the Shadowlands Pre-Patch Launch

Blizzard announced on the in-game login screen and Battle.net launcher that the maintenance for October 13th, or the release of the Shadowlands pre-patch, will take longer than usual. According to the Battle.net launcher, the maintenance for US servers will start at 7am PDT and is scheduled to end at 3pm PDT.

Wowhead Weekly #248 - Shadowlands Collector's Edition Unboxing, Pre-Patch Prep

For Wowhead Weekly #248, Annie and Perc discuss Shadowlands pre-patch changes and have a look at the Shadowlands Collector's Edition!

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch PTR Class and Spell Hotfixes for Oct 12 - Legendary Cloak Proc Nerf, Longstrider Buff

A small batch of new hotfixes have been applied to the Shadowlands Pre-Patch PTR. These hotfixes include a buff to the Longstrider Azerite Trait and a nerf to the Legendary Cloak's Draconic Empowerment proc.

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Last Chance to Jumpstart Death Knight and Demon Hunter Leveling Before the Shadowlands Prepatch

With the Shadowlands prepatch going live tomorrow, today is your very last chance to jumpstart Death Knight and Demon Hunter leveling by creating a new character before the leveling squish!

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Undead Hunters Can Tame Undead Pets in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Undead beasts are a new type of Hunter pet coming in Shadowlands, but in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch they are available exclusively to Undead Hunters.

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Wowhead's Dressing Room Receives a New Design Just in Time for Shadowlands!

We're excited to announce that Wowhead's Dressing Room has received a UI revamp just in time for Shadowlands! We've added many fun features over the years to the Dressing Room, and with WoW's own character customization system receiving an overhaul in Shadowlands, it felt like the right time to update our display as well.

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Shadowlands 9.0.1 Pre-Expansion Patch Survival Guide & Giveaway

Comprehensive guide to World of Warcraft Shadowlands Pre-Expansion Patch 9.0.1. Learn about the large number of features and updates including Class Changes, new Character Customizations, a Level Squish, Chromie Time Leveling and more!

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ElvUI Addon and Guide Updated for Shadowlands Pre-Patch

With the release of the Shadowlands Pre-Expansion Patch, one major point of frustration for players can come from UI and addon issues. Whether you're a brand new player or one returning from a long hiatus, the ElvUI team has you covered for Shadowlands with a completely updated version of ElvUI, a comprehensive UI replacement. In addition, Luckyone, an ElvUI team member, has written a comprehensive guide here on Wowhead to help install, setup, and customize ElvUI complete with tips, tricks, and plugin suggestions all updated for today's pre-patch.

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Blizzard Has Delayed PvP Rank Pools Hotfix

Blizzard has delayed the hotfix to PvP Rank Pools.

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Rextroy's Final BFA One-Shot Video - Anima of Life and Death Health Boosting

Rextroy sends a final goodbye to Battle for Azeroth with a final AOE one-shot video, involving the Anima of Life and Death Azerite power and stacking health effects!

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Yeti X World of Warcraft Blue Microphone - Now On Sale

Blue Microphones and Blizzard Entertainment have partnered to bring you a special Yeti x World of Warcraft microphone, which doubles as a voice modulator for WoW races!

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Shadowlands Pre-Patch

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the Shadowlands pre-patch and some of the surprising recent decisions on the Shadowlands beta.

How to Update Your Addons for the Shadowlands Pre-Patch and Addon Manager Options

With Shadowlands Pre-Patch launching today for US players, players are excited to try out the new Shadowlands changes! Your first step to prepare to enjoy the new features is, however, outside the game. Shadowlands brings with it many back-end addon changes, so it is very important to update all your addons to make sure they work smoothly.

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Blizzard Extends NA Shadowlands Pre-Patch Maintenance to 4pm PDT

Blizzard has extended the NA maintenance for the Shadowlands pre-patch to 4pm PDT.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch PTR Class and Spell Hotfixes for Oct 13 - Abyssal Health Potions, Brewmaster Azerite Trait

A small batch of last minute hotfixes have been applied to the Shadowlands Pre-Patch PTR which should go live once maintenance is completed. These hotfixes include a 50% nerf to Abyssal Healing Potions from previous builds and a change to the Brewmaster Straight, No Chaser Azerite Trait to work with Shuffle.

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NA Servers Up! - Shadowlands Pre-Expansion Patch 9.0.1 Now Live

The NA servers are now live with the Shadowlands Pre-Patch! Have fun with all the new features and class changes.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Cinematic (Spoilers)

We have datamined a cinematic for the Shadowlands pre-patch, featuring Bolvar and various faction leaders.

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Unions Call for Strike in Response to Activsion Blizzard Closing Office in Versailles

Following last week's announcement that Activision Blizzard would be shutting down their Versailles office in France, three unions are calling for employees to go on strike.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch PTR Achievements Hotfixes for Oct 13 - New Heart of Azeroth Achievements

A small batch of achievement hotfixes have been pushed to the Shadowlands PTR, including a set of new achievements for the Heart of Azeroth.

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Blizzard Announces Long Maintenance For the EU Shadowlands Pre-Patch Launch

Blizzard announced on the in-game login screen and Battle.net launcher that the maintenance for October 14th, or the release of the EU Shadowlands pre-patch, will take longer than usual. According to the Battle.net launcher, the maintenance for EU servers will start at 7 CEST and is scheduled to end at 15 CEST.

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Hunters Can Tame the Rajani Warserpent - Unique Thundering White Cloud Serpent Model

Hunters are able to tame Cloud Serpents in Shadowlands and the Rajani Warserpents in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms have a unique model and were originally thought to be untamable. However, Sanghelios has discovered a way to tame these creatures and obtain the Thundering White Cloud Serpent color variant!

Guide Mentor System - Help New Players Starting Out in Shadowlands

The Guide System is a new feature in Shadowlands where veteran players who are willing to help new players can do so more easily, via the Newcomer Chat. In this post, we went through the Guide system from both perspectives!

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Mythic N'Zoth's Paranoia Overtuned in Pre-Patch - Deals Almost 3 Times More Damage

Those brave enough to face Mythic N'Zoth on Pre-Patch day have found out that N'Zoth's Paranoia mechanic is dealing much more relative damage in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch. We've determined its dealing about 3 times more relative damage in the Pre-Patch compared to Battle for Azeroth.

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Notable Undocumented Changes in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch 9.0

We've compiled a list of some of the most notable undocumented changes in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch, including new tames, potions unavailable over 50, and Artifact Weapon transmogs.

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Best WeakAuras Packages for Shadowlands Pre-Patch - Publik's and Afenar's WeakAuras Collections

With the Shadowlands pre-patch here, many players are looking for new WeakAuras for old and new characters alike. To help players out, we've prepared a selection of the best WeakAura Collections from excellent WeakAuras authors to prepare your characters for Shadowlands pre-patch and beyond. These collections are written by Publik and Afenar.

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PvP Scaling is No More in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Rextroy has discovered that PvP Scaling is no more in the Shadowlands pre-patch!

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Known Issues in the the Shadowlands Pre-Patch 9.0

Blizzard support is compiling a list of common known issues in the Shadowlands pre-patch 9.0.1. If you are experiencing difficulties, your issue may be tracked with a solution!

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Relics of the Past - Crafted Gear Item Level Nerfs

Blizzard has nerfed the item level boosts granted by Relic of the Past, including Rank 5 crafted gear at ilvl 54, down from 87.

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Addons Can Be Installed and Updated Without Closing the Game

Addons can now be installed, updated, and removed using the /reload command, without closing the WoW game client!

ElvUI Addon and Guide Updated for Shadowlands Pre-Patch - Alternate Links if Site is Down

With the release of the Shadowlands Pre-Expansion Patch, one major point of frustration for players can come from UI and addon issues. Whether you're a brand new player or one returning from a long hiatus, the ElvUI team has you covered for Shadowlands with a completely updated version of ElvUI, a comprehensive UI replacement. Edit: we have provided several alternate download links if ElvUI's site is down.

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Classic Naxxramas PTR Testing on October 15th - Military Quarter

Blizzard is testing the Military Quarter of Naxxramas on the Classic PTR on October 15th.

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New Starter Account Limitations in Shadowlands

With the level squish and new leveling systems added in Shadowlands, Starter Accounts have also received a couple changes to accomodate those changes. In this article, we go through what you can and cannot do on starter accounts in WoW in Shadowlands.

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Blizzard Clarifies Gladiator Titles are Character Specific, Not Account-Wide

Yes, and there were changes made to Gladiator titles and mounts over the course of the Shadowlands Beta, so we’d like to clarify our intentions.

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Exile's Reach Transmog - Unimplemented Shields and Weapons Including Warglaives

Players completing the Exile's Reach experience can unlock a variety of simple HD weapons. However, datamined shield and warglaive models were not implemented.

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WoW Classic Scourge Invasion Testing Now Available on Classic PTR

Blizzard has announced that the Scourge Invasion is now available for testing on the WoW Classic PTR.

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@everyone We're happy to finally be able to announce the results of our charitable efforts benefiting The Trevor Project during Pride Month this past June. Thank you to everyone who contributed and for all the support!

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch 9.0.1 Hotfixes for Oct 14th - Azerite Trait Fixes and Dungeon Tuning

We've datamined some Shadowlands Pre-Patch hotfixes that have been applied to the live servers. This includes fixes for Azerite Traits which affected a spell that doesn't exist anymore and some nerf to specific spells from BFA dungeons.

WoW Companion App Temporarily Unavailable (October 14th)

The WoW Companion app is temporarily unavailable on October 14th, due to a bug with the new pre-patch version of the app. Blizzard should be releasing a corrected version shortly, but it will only work properly after WoW realm restarts.

Blizzard Aware of the Current "Character Not Found" Issue - Working on a Fix

BlizzardCS has announced on Twitter that they are aware of the current "Character Not Found" issue and are working on a fix.

Blizzard Working on Solution for Players with Older GPUs to Run Shadowlands

With the graphical improvements in the Shadowlands expansion, WoW no longer supports GPUs which are incompatible with shader-model-5. However, a small number of players still runs WoW on older hardware, and as a result, cannot play the game. Blizzard has announced they are working on a solution to allow Shadowlands to run on older hardware, with some features unavailable, but it will take at least some weeks to implement.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Hotfixes for October 14th

<p><strong>Allied Races</strong></p> <ul> <li>Unlocking Mechagnome no longer requires reaching exalted with the Rustbolt Resistance.</li>

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Class Bugs and Bugfixes - October 14th

As the second day of Shadowlands Pre-Patch comes along, we've decided to compile the most noticeable bugs with Classes reported by players around Discords and Reddit. Below is our compilation of known bugs and bugfixes that happened today.

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Pathing Restrictions Laxed for Heroic Leap, Gateway, and Infernal Strike in Shadowlands

In Shadowlands, certain movement abilities have received buffs in their pathing! You can now use these abilities to cross much bigger gaps.

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WoW Companion App Should Work After Scheduled Maintenance for NA Realms - October 15th at 7am PDT

Blizzard has announced maintenance for NA realms on October 15th, 7am PDT, which should last approximately one hour. Following maintenance, the WoW companion app should work on NA realms.

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Chromie Time Legion - Great for Artifact Appearances, Class Mounts, Allied Race Unlocks

With the class-wide artifact transmog rules introduced in the Shadowlands pre-patch, we wanted to draw attention to the benefits of leveling through Legion.

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Game Director Ion Hazzikostas Clarifies Shadowlands Beta Calendar is Not Indicative of Launch Date

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has clarified that the weekly event entries on the Shadowlands beta calendar are old data and should not be used to predict the launch date.

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New Way to Skip Warlords of Draenor Introductory Quests in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

There is a new way to skip the introductory quests from Warlords of Draenor in the Shadowlands pre-patch.

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Loot-A-Rang Now Requires Cataclysm Engineering 70 to Use in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

The Loot-A-Rang now requires Cataclysm Engineering 70 to use in the Shadowlands pre-patch, up from Engineering skill level 1.

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Super Squirt Day for NA/OCE Realms on 15th October - Level Battle Pets Quickly

Super Squirt is live for NA/OCE realms this Thursday, October 15th! 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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Transmog Level Requirements Loosened - Most Appearances Available At Level 10 in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

A new positive effect with the level squish has been discovered on the Shadowlands pre-patch: Characters can now transmog items up to level 50 starting at level 10!

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Shadowlands "Through the Roof of the World" Title Screen Theme

Blizzard has released an official version of the Shadowlands title screen music theme, "Through the Roof of the World"!

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Blizzard Aware of EU Login Issues for World of Warcraft

BlizzardCS has tweeted that they are aware of the recent login issues for EU servers on World of Warcraft and are working to resolve it ASAP.

Raid Difficulties Can No Longer Be Changed Inside A Raid in Shadowlands - Harder To Farm Mounts

One of the undocumented changes in the Shadowlands pre-patch is a change to difficulties for Legacy raids - You can no longer change raid difficulties when inside a raid.

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Visit the New Rogue Trainer Reckful in the Stormwind Cathedral

Don't forget to go visit the new Rogue trainer in the Stormwind Cathedral! Reckful, twitch streamer, Esports champion, and pillar of the World of Warcraft community was immortalized as an NPC during the Shadowlands Beta, and has now appeared in the live game.

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Purchase BFA Aspirant and Gladiator Ensembles with Marks of Honor at Shadowlands Launch, Not Pre-Patch

In Shadowlands, you can purchase BFA Aspirant and Gladiator Ensembles with Marks of Honor. However, this option is available at expansion launch, not in the pre-patch.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 36206 Preamble

It's time for another Shadowlands Beta build and here is the Preamble.

Shadowlands Beta Build 36206 Class and Spell Changes -

Here are the newest class and spell changes for Shadowlands Beta Build 36206. This includes many changes to Legendaries and Covenant abilities!

Shadowlands Beta Build 36206 Class and Spell Changes - New Havoc Demon Hunter Legendaries

Here are the newest class and spell changes for Shadowlands Beta Build 36206. There are many changes to Legendaries and Covenant abilities which includes 2 new Havoc Demon Hunter Legendaries!

Shadowlands Beta Build 36206 Achievements - Fun Guy / Gal Title

Here is a look at the achievements for Shadowlands beta build 36206 including one that rewards the Fun Guy / Gal title!

Experience Required to Reach Level 60 Massively Reduced in Shadowlands Beta

In today's build, Blizzard pushed massive changes to the experience required to reach level 60.

WoW Classic Naxxramas Military Quarter Guides Now Live - Four Horsemen, Gothik, Instructor Razuvious

With Classic Naxxramas testing opening on the PTR today, we've published our strategy guides to the Military Quarter by Rokman.

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Three Hour Playtime Penalty for Chinese Players Showing up on the Shadowlands Beta

A playtime restriction warning mandated by the Chinese government for players in that region has mistakenly shown up for other players on the Shadowlands Beta.

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Upcoming WoW Classic PTR Naxxramas Testing for October 16th

Blizzard have announced more raid testing on the WoW Classic PTR for Naxxramas, this time testing the Arachnid Quarter.

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Chromie Time Temporarily Restricts Group Finder to Dungeons from that Expansion

Choosing a timewalking campaign with Chromie Time does more than direct you to an expansion to level in, it also restricts which dungeons the group finder will initially search for.

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Blizzard To Stop Major Development Updates for StarCraft 2

Blizzard has announced they are halting major development updates for StarCraft 2, such as additional for-purchase content. StarCraft 2 esports will continue through ESL Gaming and GSL.

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Hunters Can Now Use Weapon Oils in the Shadowlands Beta

Hunters can now buff their weapons with weapon oils crafted by Alchemists in the Shadowlands Beta.

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Legion Order Hall Weapons Now Require Level 45 To Equip

Blizzard has hotfixed the required level of the Legion Order Hall weapons sold by quartermaster vendors to level 45

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Hotfixes for October 15th - Heart of Azeroth Quest Fix

Players who reach level 50 will once again receive the quest, “A Dying World”, and will be directed to Magni Bronzebeard in Silithus to obtain their Heart of Azeroth. There is no escaping from his storytelling!

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2 Hour Refund Time Counts Down While Offline in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

The 2 Hour Refund Time has changed in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch with as the refund time counts down while offline. This is different than the 2 Hour Trading Time that you get to trade Raid Loot to another person, which is unchanged.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Class Bugs and Bugfixes - October 15th

As the third day of Shadowlands Pre-Patch dies down, we've compiled the most noticeable bugs with Classes reported by players around Discords and Reddit. Below is our compilation of known bugs and bugfixes that happened today.

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Azerite Armor Can Now Be Vendored in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

In another undocumented change, Azerite Armor now has a vendor price and can be sold instead of telling you to scrap or disenchant it for Azerite Armor. This makes cleaning up your bags much easier!

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Exile's Reach New Player Experience Key Art by Caio Monteiro

Blizzard has commissioned key art of Exile's Reach by Brazilian artist Caio Monteiro.

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To All The Squirrels Forgotten Over The Years - New Critter Achievements in Shadowlands

The Shadowlands pre-patch added new critter love achievements!

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Sloot's Holy Paladin Shadowlands Roundtable with Jeath, Pelinal, and Ellesmere

Sloot is hosting a Shadowlands Holy Paladin Roundtable on his Twitch Channel with Jeath, Wowhead Guide Writer Pelinal, and Ellesmere.

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New Leader PvP Achievements in Shadowlands - Kill Turalyon in Stormwind and Rokhan in Orgrimmar

With the events of the Shadowlands Pre-Patch, new faction leaders are available to be killed for PvP achievements!

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WoW Classic Naxxramas Arachnid Quarter Guides Now Live - Anub'Rekhan, Faerlina, Maexxna

With more Classic Naxxramas testing today, we've published our strategy guides to the Arachnid Quarter by Rokman.

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Mighty Caravan Brutosaur Black Market Auction House Bid Price Starts at 5 Million Gold in Shadowlands

Players who have missed out on the Mighty Caravan Brutosaur can still get it from the Black Market Auction House in Shadowlands - At a hefty starting bid price of 5 million gold.

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Rare Pandaria Scenario Transmog Harder To Get in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Several transmog sets from Mists of Pandaria scenarios are harder to get in the Shadowlands pre-patch.

Shadowlands Pre-Patch Hotfixes for October 16th - Character Customization Fixes, Mage Portals

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for October 16th which includes character customization Barber Shop fixes, Mage Portals and more!

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Most Popular Shadowlands Pre-Patch Class Guides and News on Wowhead

With the Shadowlands Pre-Patch, we've had many players using Wowhead to learn about their class, new features and even old content! We've decided to highlight some of the most popular guides here on Wowhead so far.

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Analysis of the Sub-30 Minutes SALAD BAKERS AQ40 Speedrun

We're analyzing the runs from last week's AQ40 speedrun push when the Darkmoon Faire was active, including SALAD BAKERS sub-30 min run!

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The Curious Case of the Missing Exile's Reach Boots

Exile's Reach awards people with weapons and a full matching set of armor--except for boots.

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Sun Darter Hatchling Secret Battle Pet Harder To Obtain in Shadowlands Pre-Patch Due To 5-Minute Potion Cooldown

The Sun Darter Hatchling is a secret Battle Pet that requires using many consumables inside a cave. However, due to the 5-minute potion timer in Shadowlands, this secret became more annoying to complete.

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Draenor Garrison Building Level Changes in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Warlords of Draenor is a popular leveling zone in the Shadowlands pre-patch, due to rares, treasures, bonus objectives, and Garrison perks. The Garrison itself has not changed as far as what you need to do to open different features, but the levels required to do so HAVE changed. So we've put together a guide on all the important changes to Garrison level changes in the Shadowlands pre-patch.

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Rextroy One Shots Players with Unsquished Nazjatar Totems

Can Death Knights solo an army of enemy players? Rextroy's newest showcase combines Unholy Death Knight minion buffs with a small army of unsquished Nazjatar totems to tear through enemy players in PvP combat!

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Level Up Faster with Azeroth Auto Pilot - Now Updated for Shadowlands

Azeroth Auto Pilot has been updated for the Shadowlands Prepatch and is now available to help players make their way to max level as quickly as possible, using quest trackers, waypoint arrows, and automated features to create the most efficient leveling route.

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Mists of Pandaria Cinematic Trailer Upscaled to 4k at 48 FPS with SnazzyAI

The Mists of Pandaria cinematic trailer has been upscaled to 4k at 48 FPS, using SnazzyAI's deep learning technology to give the eight year old video a brand new look.

WoW Classic Hallow's End Event Guide

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

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Hallow's End in 2020 Holiday Updates and Guide - 10% Experience Leveling Buff

Hallow's End runs October 18th through November 1st! Learn all about the Tricky Treats, spooky loot, candy buckets, and Headless Horseman in our Hallow's End 2020 Guide.

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Recruit A Friend Issues on EU Accounts - Contact a GM to Manually Refer A Friend For Now

Since the Shadowlands pre-patch, several EU accounts have noticed eligibility issues with the Recruit-A-Friend Program. For now, a manual solution is to have the recruitee contact a GM.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 147 | How Pre-Patch Affected Gold Making

The latest economy wrap-up covers how the Shadowlands pre-patch affected gold making.

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Uncorrupted Voidwing and Mythic Raid Mounts Still Obtainable During Shadowlands Pre-patch

The Uncorrupted Voidwing, Glacial Tidestorm, and Ny'alotha Allseer mounts are still available during the [i]Shadowlands[/i] Pre-patch, so don't miss your opportunity to earn some cool mounts before they're removed entirely or have their drop rates are reduced!

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Class Changes Recap for Shadowlands Build 36206 - New Havoc DH Legendaries & Legendary Tuning

Last week, Shadowlands Beta Build 36206 contained many class changes as well as many tuning changes for Legendary Powers. There were two new Legendaries for Havoc Demon Hunters and some reworked General Legendary Powers!

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Magic Broom Has New Mountspecial Animation in Hallow's End 2020

Blizzard has added a new mountspecial for the Magic Broom mount in Hallow's End 2020.

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PvP Rank 42 - Three Grand Marshals on One WoW Classic Account

Sundrix of Herod (US-PvP) has now earned Grand Marshal on three characters, all on the same account!

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Hunters Can Tame the Ivory Cloud Serpent - Unique White/Pink Cloud Serpent Model

Hunters are able to tame Cloud Serpents in Shadowlands and the Ivory Cloud Serpent in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms have a unique model and were originally thought to be untamable. However, a method has been discovered on how to tame this unique model!

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Quest in Argus to Unlock Two Allied Races - Void Elves and Lightforged Draenei

With Chromie Time in the Shadowlands pre-patch, you can level in the Legion zone of Argus while unlocking two Allied Races along the way.

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Patch 9.0.1 Hotfixes for October 19th - Rated Battlegrounds, Quest Fixes

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for October 19th, 2020 which includes the return of Rated Battlegrounds and a couple quest fixes!

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Analysis of Shadowlands DPS, Tank and Healer Rankings for Pre-Patch on Warcraft Logs

Now that the Shadowlands Pre-Patch has launched, we're going over the updated Mythic Ny'alotha rankings on Warcraft Logs for DPS, Tanks and Healers. We're comparing the rankings of classes in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch versus BFA Season 4, discussing which specs improved the most and which were hit the hardest.

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Burning Crusade Boss Gems Giving Twice as Many Stats as BFA Gems

As we reach the end of the first week of Shadowlands Pre-Patch, it is a good time to highlight that some Burning Crusade dungeon drop gems, like Etched Tanzanite, are currently giving more stats than their BFA counterparts, some giving as much as double the amount.

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One-Shot New Explosives in Mythic+ - Explosive Affix Massively Nerfed in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

The Shadowlands Pre-Patch has brought some changes to the Explosive Affix in Mythic+, making Explosive health no longer scale with key level. However, that's not all, as the health pool of Explosive has been massively reduced, allowing basically any instance of damage to one shot the Explosive! This makes it much easier to deal with for many classes and makes the affix much more of a team effort, then handled by melee specs only.

One-Shot New Explosives in Mythic+ - Explosive Affix Massively Nerfed in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

The Shadowlands Pre-Patch has brought some changes to the Explosive Affix in Mythic+, making Explosive health no longer scale with key level. That's not all, as the health pool of Explosive has been massively reduced, allowing basically any instance of damage to one shot the Explosive!

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Rextroy on Using Starfall While Stealthed to Ambush the Horde

With the changes to Starfall in the Shadowlands pre-patch, Rextroy was able to amass a small group of Druids and synchronize an attack on many enemy players only using Starfall while stealthed.

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New Sprite Darter's Wings Transmog on the In-Game Shop

A previously datamined Sprite Darter's Wings transmog set has finally made it in-game! It is purchasable together with a 6-month subscription through December 13.

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Piece of Mind Show - PvP Episode Hosted by Pieces

Top guild Pieces is hosting a special PvP Episode on their show Piece of Mind! This show is today at noon PST on the Pieces Twitch Channel.

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Burning Crusade Boss Gems Giving Twice as Many Stats as BFA Gems in Shadowlands - Now Fixed

As we reach the end of the first week of Shadowlands Pre-Patch, it is a good time to highlight that some Burning Crusade dungeon drop gems are currently giving more stats than their BFA counterparts. Edit: Blizzard has fixed this issue.

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Former Blizzard Developers at Frost Giant Studios Raise $4.7 Million to Create new Real Time Strategy Game

Frost Giant Studios is a small new game company made up of former Blizzard developers focused on revitalizing the real-time strategy genre. Backed by investors including Riot Games (League of Legends), the company has raised $4.7 million to create a brand new RTS game.

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Blizzard Hotfixes Powerful Spellpower Set Bonus from Whitemend Crafted Gear

Blizzard has hotfixed the powerful set bonus from the 2-pc Whitemend set from Burning Crusade crafting. It is now flagged as a legacy set bonus.

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Upcoming WoW Classic PTR Naxxramas Testing for October 21st - Plague Quarter

Blizzard has announced more raid testing on the WoW Classic PTR for Naxxramas, this time testing the Plague Quarter.

Vision of Perfection Nerfed in Hotfix to No Longer Drop Rune of Power for Mages

The Vision of Perfection Essence has been hotfixed for Mages to no longer drop Rune of Power when it procs. This nerfs a popular major Essence for Mages in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch.

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Blizzard Fixes Heart of Azeroth to Require Level 40 to Equip

The Heart of Azeroth now requires level 40 to equip, following players finding workarounds to acquire it at level 10.

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Patch 9.0.1 Hotfixes for October 20 - Class Fixes, Sun Darter Hatchling

Hotfixes for October 20 include some class fixes and a fix for the previously broken Sun Darter Hatchling puzzle.

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Why the Compedium of Storms is a Good Trinket in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Today we are taking a look at why most of the top parses in WarcraftLogs are using the trinket Highborne Compendium of Storms.

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Some Rank 4 Essences Still Obtainable in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

The Pre-Expansion Patch Notes for Shadowlands indicated that all Rank 4 Essences would be unobtainable in the Pre-Patch. However, we have confirmed that a few notable Rank 4 Essences are still obtainable on live servers including The Formless Void, The Crucible of Flame, Spark of Inspiration, Strength of the Warden, and Unwavering Ward.

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Diabolus Deathbowl - PvP Pre-Patch Tournament

The Diabolus Deathbowl is a 3v3 arena tournament, hosted by Diabolus Esports, that will be played on the Shadowlands Pre Patch. The focus of the tournament is to celebrate the madness and unpredictability of the Pre-Patch PVP to lead up to the new expansion.

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Ghostcrawler's Thoughts on Leveling in Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Greg Street aka Ghostcrawler, the former Lead Systems designer for World of Warcraft, has returned to playing the game after a long break, sharing his initial leveling thoughts on Twitter.

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How to School Your Serpent Reputation Clarification

Due to confusion surrounding the account-bound description on the tooltip, Blizzard has created a support article explaining how the "How to School Your Serpent" book works.

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Upcoming Shadow Priest Shadowlands Beta Changes

Blizzard has announced upcoming Shadow Priest changes on the Shadowlands beta.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 36294 Preamble

Shadowlands Beta Build 36294 is here and we're starting with the Preamble.

Shadowlands Beta Build 36294 Class and Spell Changes - Soulbind and Conduit Tuning

Class and spell changes for Shadowlands Beta Build 36294. This Build includes tuning changes to Soulbind Traits and Conduit Ranks for every class, and some class and Covenant changes!

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Shadowlands Covenant Soulbind Ability Changes - Many Buffs and Pathing Changes

Today's Class and Spell Changes contained several tuning adjustments and updates for conduits and class abilities, but also numerous Soulbind changes with buffs nearly across the board.

Shadowlands Development Update Notes for October 21st

Blizzard has posted Development Update Notes for today's Shadowlands Beta build which includes a new Renown User Interface, many changes to Soulbinds talent locations and new Ve'nari Torghast Items!

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Soulbind Tree Updates - Capstone Abilities Moved to the Start of Each Tree

Along with today's Soulbind updates which saw buffs to a number of abilities, Blizzard also commented that most of the capstone abilities which were previously at the bottom of each Soulbind tree are now available from the start, so that players begin with those abilities rather than unlock them at the end.

Sugar-Crusted Fish Feast Nerfed to Stop Working Above Level 50

The popular Sugar-Crusted Fish Feast from the Darkmoon Faire is now level capped at 50, ending its dominance when Shadowlands launches. A new Extra Sugary Fish Feast has been added to replace it, but it has the same mana regeneration as regular food meaning healers will be drinking for longer between pulls.

WoW Classic Naxxramas Plague Quarter Guides Now Live - Noth, Heigan, Loatheb

With more Classic Naxxramas testing today, we've published our strategy guides to the Plague Quarter by Rokman.

New Torghast and The Maw Permanent Upgrades from Ve'nari

In the latest Shadowlands build, many new items were added to Ve'nari in The Maw, giving us permanent upgrades that allow us to last longer in The Maw and Torghast.

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Experience Changes in Shadowlands Beta Build 36294

Blizzard has adjusted the experience required to level from 51 to 60 in the latest beta build. Every level now requires more experience, but every kill also awards more experience.

Castle Nathria Trinket Tuning for October 21st

Today's beta build introduced many trinket changes, including changes to all Castle Nathria trinkets. Below you can check for their changes.

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Demonology Warlock's Felguard Axe Toss Now a Regular Interrupt in Shadowlands

This Shadowlands Beta build has changed the Demonology Warlock's Felguard Axe Toss to be both an Interrupt and Stun to a target. This makes Axe Toss an actual interrupt for Demonology Warlocks in Shadowlands!

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Class and Spec Tuning Hotfixes (Oct 21) - Shadow Priest and Arcane Mage Nerfs

New hotfixes have been pushed to live servers which includes some class and spec hotfixes. The changes are nerfs to Shadow Priests and Arcane Mages by nerfing powerful Azerite Traits.

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Patch 9.0.1 Hotfixes for October 21st - Low Level Atonement Fix, Demon Spikes

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for Patch 9.0.1 which includes the nerfs that we noted earlier to Arcane Mage and Shadow Priests as well as some other class bug fixes to Atonement at low levels and Demon Spikes.

Shadowlands Beta Bluepost on Druid Covenant Ability Convoke the Spirits

Blizzard has made a blue post on the Druid Covenant ability Convoke the Spirits, which as of the most recent build will try to use a consistent number of current form abilities.

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Shadowlands Covenant Cloaks Now Hide Weapons on Your Back

Blizzard recently changed how weapons behave when using one of the new Covenant cloaks. While having your weapons sheathed, if your weapons rest on your back normally, they won't appear while having one of the new Covenant cloak appearances transmogged.

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Speculation on the Original Source for the Sprite Darter Set - BlizzCon Virtual Reward? Dreamgrove Murder Mystery?

The new Sprite Darter Set is both a reward for recurring subscriptions and in-game shop item, but some have speculated that it may have been originally intended as a BlizzCon 2020 item, or Dreamgrove Murder Mystery reward.

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How to Obtain Catch-Up Gear Before the Scourge Invasion in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

With the delay of the Scourge Invasion event, alts need to wait a little longer to obtain catch-up gear. Should you want to kickstart the process, we prepared a list of activities that can be done to obtain catch-up gear!

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All Non-Shadowlands Versions of Drums Will Be Deactivated At Level 50 in Shadowlands

This recent Shadowlands Beta Build has nerfed all non-Shadowlands versions of Bloodlust / Heroism Drums, disabling their use once a character reaches Level 50. This will apply once Shadowlands goes live, so it's time to use up all your remaining Drums before launch!

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Classic Beta Back to the Battle.net Catalog - Classic TBC Soon?

Blizzard has readded the Classic Beta client to the Battle.net app catalog. Currently, it has outdated information and is marked as deprecated, but this could mean that Blizzard is preparing to use it for a Classic The Burning Crusade beta testing.

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Additional Encrypted Armor Set - Will Blizzard Include More Transmog Sets as Promotional Rewards?

Following the Sprite Darter's transmog set available for purchase on the Blizzard shop, players have been curious if more promotional armor sets will be on the way. Therefore, we wanted to highlight another encrypted armor set, added in 8.3.0.32151.

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Upcoming WoW Classic PTR Naxxramas Testing for October 23rd - Abomination Quarter

Blizzard have announced more raid testing on the WoW Classic PTR for Naxxramas, this time testing the Abomination Quarter.

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How to Complete Legion Artifact Quests in Chromie Time Before Learning Required Abilities

Players using Chromie Time to level through Legion content have found that they haven't actually learned the spells required to finish some artifact acquisition questlines! Luckily Blizzard already thought of this, and automatically adds those spells to the quest tracker UI.

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Patch 9.0.1 Hotfixes for October 22nd - Retribution Aura Fix for Crusade, Hunter Feign Death

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for October 22nd which includes some class fixes for Hunter and Paladin, as well as a fix for Basher Tentacles on the N'Zoth encounter.

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Madness at the Darkmoon Faire - The Old Gods Return to Hearthstone

While Visions of N'Zoth is finally laid to rest in World of Warcraft, Hearthstone today revealed an expansion featuring the Darkmoon Faire, Old Gods, and Corruption mechanics!

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Undocumented Changes to Mythic Ny'alotha in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Mythic Ny'alotha had a couple of undocumented changes in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch to the Vexiona and N'Zoth encounters.

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Most Popular Classes and Specs in Raids - Analyzing Player Representation from WoD through BfA

Today we'd like to highlight a data collection made by Babylonius using the raw data provided by Warcraft Logs to look at overall class popularity for DPS players in raiding for the past three expansions.

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Rextroy on AoE One-Shots with Frost Shock

Today we are looking at using Frost Shock to one-shot players on your Shaman! Rextroy turns Frost Shock into a killer by taking advantage of an Enhancement talent which persists into Elemental spec,

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Mythic Ny'alotha Tuning Adjustments - Damage and Health of All Enemies Reduced 10%

Blizzard has made a few adjustments to Ny'alotha on Mythic difficulty.

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BlizzCon 2020 Would Have Started Today, October 23rd

BlizzCon 2020 would have started today, October 23rd, were it not for the pandemic.

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Ghostcrawler on Leveling in Mists of Pandaria

Former Lead Systems Designer Ghostcrawler has shared more thoughts on playing Shadowlands, this time focusing on leveling a warrior through Pandaria.

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WoW Classic Naxxramas Abomination Quarter Guides Now Live - Grobbulus, Patchwerk, Gluth, Thaddius

With more Classic Naxxramas testing today, we've published our strategy guides to the Abomination Quarter by Rokman.

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Updated Covenant Renown UI in the Latest Shadowlands Beta Build

Renown has gotten a great new UI upgrade in the latest Shadowlands beta build.

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Hotfixes for October 23 - Mythic Ny'alotha Nerfs, Wand Transmogrification

Hotfixes for October 23 include a blanket 10% damage and health nerf for Mythic Ny'alotha, additional nerfs to Mythic Carapace of N'Zoth, and a fix that allows wands to be transmogged into Legion two-handed artifact weapons.

Wands Can Be Transmogrified Into Legion Artifact Staff Appearances

Blizzard has announced that wands can now be transmogrified into Legion Artifact staff appearances.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Mythic+ Item Level Loot Tables

The Shadowlands Pre-Patch included an item level squish, so we wanted to highlight the new item level tables for the end-of-dungeon and weekly chests in Mythic+.

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Lich King Bolvar and Castle Nathria Pixel Art by Dragumagu

Today in the World of Artcraft, we're highlighting Dragumagu, a freelance artist from Brazil who has created some very cool pixel art showcasing the bosses from the upcoming Castle Nathria raid in Shadowlands!

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Guild Exorsus Faction Changed to Alliance for Castle Nathria

At some point during this week, the Russian Guild Exorsus (Экзорсус, EU-Howling Fjord), one of the contenders for the World First crown in Castle Nathria, has faction changed to Alliance.

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New Warchief Thrall Statue Available at the Blizzard Gear Store

Blizzard has updated their gear store with a new Warcraft Statue: Warchief Thrall! The statue comes in two different versions: Limited Edition and Premium.

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New Blizzard Gear Store Merch - Shadowlands CE Pin, Calendar, Desk Mats, Ceramic Stein

Following the release of the Warchief Thrall statue, Blizzard added even more items to the gear store, all themed around Shadowlands. These items include a Collector's Edition pin, a 2021 calendar, two desk mats, and a ceramic stein.

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Leveling Up Without a Spec - the Most Arduous Path to Level 50

A new style of challenge leveling has emerged to join the ranks of speed and neutral leveling, as players have begun making their way to level 50 without ever having chosen a spec! Since its been discovered that Allied Races start at level 10 without an initial specialization selected, and regular races do not have one automatically assigned upon reaching level 10, players have taken it upon themselves to level up without ever choosing how to specialize.

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Authentication Server Issues on Retail WoW - October 24

Many players are currently unable to log in-game to play retail WoW. Blizzard has stated they're aware of the issue and are currently working on a fix.

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Mounts and Pets to Match the Sprite Darter Wings Transmog

Now that the Sprite Darter's Wings have been in the game for a few days, we're looking at what mounts or pets you may want to pair with your new transmog!

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Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Modelling of Diablo IV's Cinematic "By Three They Come"

In an ArtStation Magazine article by Amelia Savery from Blizzard's Global Communications, we get a fantastic behind the scenes look at the modeling process that was involved in the "By Three They Come" cinematic that revealed Diablo IV to the world at BlizzCon 2019. In 'It’s a Gate: The Modelling BehindDiablo IV’s “By Three They Come"' we learn more about the cinematic modeling process where artists leveraged concept art and live-actor performances to deliver compelling yet convincing close-up human performances to convey the darker and grittier narrative of Diablo IV.

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Naxxramas WoW Classic Phase 6 Fan Trailer - Awakening by IKEdit

IKEdit has released a fan trailer, Awakening, for Naxxramas coming in WoW Classic Phase 6.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 148 | Undocumented Changes in Pre-Patch & Gold Making Opportunities

The latest economy wrap-up covers undocumented changes like lockboxes and new gold making opportunities surrounding Hallow's End.

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Bolvar's Shadowlands Hammer Recreated by KamuiCosplay

Veteran cosplayer KamuiCosplay has recreated Bolvar's hammer from the Shadowlands cinematic, including color-changing effects, motion sensors, and smoke!

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Wowhead's Artist's Corner and Giveaway - imdrunkonTea

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

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More Ghostcrawler on Shadowlands Pre-Patch Leveling and Returning Player Challenges

Former Lead Systems Designer Ghostcrawler has shared another round of thoughts on leveling in the Shadowlands pre-patch. This time, he dusts off his MoP-era end-game character and discusses the challenges returning players face after a break.

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Bursting Affix Nerfed in Shadowlands Pre-Patch - Scaling Damage Capped at Mythic +15

Next week should have the Bursting affix in Mythic+ on live servers and the Shadowlands Pre-Patch has brought some changes to the Bursting Affix. Bursting is now a Magic debuff dealing a flat amount of damage, but there seems to be an undocumented mechanic preventing Bursting damage from scaling with Key Level beyond Mythic +15.

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Full Body Bolvar Cosplay with Molded Head and Foam Body by HartiganCosplay

Redditor HartiganCosplay has created an astounding full body Bolvar cosplay, complete with latex body, foam armor, and even a molded head in order to capture all of the smoldering details.

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Ion Hazzikostas on Legendaries and Renown in Shadowlands - No Advantage for Speed Leveling

WoW Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has replied to a tweet announcing that players that reach the max level in Shadowlands before their region's first weekly reset in Shadowlands won't have benefits when compared to players that take a little longer to level as far as Legendary and Renown progression goes.

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Handclaw's Death Knight Armor Fan Concepts for Allied Races

Fan artist Handclaw, best known for his Heritage Armor designs for all classes and races, has created armor designs themed around all Allied Race Death Knights.

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Wowhead Weekly #249 - Sprite Darter Transmog, Warcraft Chairs, New Blizzard Merch

For Wowhead Weekly #249, Annie and Perc discuss the Sprite Darter Transmog, new Warcraft chairs, and other new Blizzard merch!

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Shadowlands Would've Now Been Live

If not for the delay in the Shadowlands launch, the expansion would've launched by the time this article went live. Blizzard decided to delay the expansion in order to further polish the experience, something many players wish happened with Battle for Azeroth, and we're all grateful for it. Still, it is still sad that we're not venturing into a new expansion today.

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California Wildfires in Orange County Near Blizzard HQ

Over 90,000 residents of Irvine California, home to Blizzard Entertainment, have been evacuated as the Silverado Canyon Fire has spread over 7,200 acres.

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Blizzard Announces Dungeon Experience Hotfix

Blizzard has announced that they've made a hotfix to dungeon experience, closing the loophole that granted bonus experience when in party with less than 5 players.

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Shadowlands Beta Class Tuning Recap - Guide Writer Insights & Opinions

Last week, Shadowlands Beta Build 36294 contained many class and spec changes for the upcoming expansion including tuning changes for Conduits, as well as Legendary and Covenant ability changes. Due to the large number of tuning changes, we've had some of our class writers analyze the updates, discussing how the Covenant and Legendary changes have affected their overall specializations.

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Costume and Disguise Rewards from Hallow's End

In this article, we will be highlighting some of the fun non-essential items from Hallow's End that provide character disguises or fun visual effects!

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Comparison of Unique Customization Combinations for All Races - Orc Male and Night Elf Female In The Lead

The Shadowlands pre-patch introduced new customization options for many races, but who ended up with the most unique customization combinations?

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Chris Metzen Announces Warchief Gaming Tabletop Company

Chris Metzen, former Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Development at Blizzard Entertainment, has announced his new tabletop gaming company, Warchief Gaming.

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World Quest Bonus Event and Impressive Influence Overlap - Huge Reputation Gains

The World Quest Bonus Event is active this week, overlapping with the Impressive Influence reputation buff running throughout the rest of October, overlapping +50% reputation gains from World Quests with +100% reputation gains for Legion and BFA content. With both buffs stacked up, you can earn huge amounts of bonus reputation from Legion and Battle for Azeroth content.

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Nathanos Blightcaller World Boss Available in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Certain players have spotted Nathanos Blightcaller in the Eastern Plaguelands, but as he awards no loot, this is likely an oversight on Blizzard's part.

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Upcoming Paladin Changes on Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard has announced two upcoming changes for Paladins in the next Shadowlands Beta build.

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Former Lead Narrative Designer Dave Kosak Leaves Blizzard After 12 Years

Former Lead Narrative Designer Dave "Fargo" Kosak announced he is leaving Blizzard Entertainment after 12 years at the compan

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Classic Paladin One Shot in Shadowlands - Rextroy with the Return of Reckoning

Today we are looking at another smart PvP move to be used during the Shadowlands pre-patch, this time around involving a clever mix of Paladin Azerite traits, Aura of Reckoning, and Azerite Essences. The trick is based on the fact of many Azerite Trait effects and Aura of Reckoning itself not going away when you remove the traits or even swap specs!

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New Mythic+ Affix Rotation in Shadowlands Season 1 - The Return of Tyrannical + Grievous

Only 3 of Battle for Azeroth's affix combinations are continuing into Shadowlands, with the other weeks containing a Bolstering/Necrotic/Tyrannical week, the return of Tyrannical/Grievous weeks, and more! Find out about the upcoming Shadowlands Season 1 affix rotation here.

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The World of Warcraft: Comic Collection: Volume One - Now On Sale

There's a new item available for Warcraft collectors and comic enthusiasts, the 136 page World of Warcraft: Comic Collection brings together eleven digital World of Warcraft comic books for the first time ever in print!

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Last Chance to Purchase World of Warcraft Legends Library: An E-Book Bundle

Today is the last possible day to purchase World of Warcraft Legends Library: An E-Book Bundle, a collection of 25 Warcraft e-books by Humble Bundle!

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Warcraft Highlighted in AMD's Radeon™ RX 6000 Graphics Card Unveiling - Feature Video Coming November 10th

AMD has unveiled the Radeon RX 6000 graphics card series, highlighting many games in their presentation including World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. A feature video on RTX in WoW will be coming on November 10th as well.

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Scarlet Monastery Rendered in Unreal Engine

3D Artist David Chan has recreated iconic Warcraft dungeon Scarlet Monastery in Unreal Engine.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 36401 Preamble

It's time for a new Shadowlands Beta Build! Here's the preamble.

Shadowlands Beta Build 36401 Class, Covenant and Spell Changes - Eonar's Legendary Rework

Here are the class, covenant and spell changes for Shadowlands Beta Build 36401. This build includes a nerf to Frost Mage's Ice Lance Conduit, another rework to Eonar's Legendary and Conduit, Covenant ability, Legendary and base class ability tuning changes to various classes and specs.

New Customizations for Shadowlands Build 36401 - Void Elf Eye Color

A new customization option was added for Void Elves in Shadowlands Build 36401 - Void Elves have received a new eye color option, a purple color with a defined iris and sclera.

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Several Classes Unable to Generate Resources on the Shadowlands Beta

Today's Shadowlands beta build is fairly small and servers have already come back up, but players have noticed an interesting bug come back wit hit - many classes, including Hunters, Demon Hunters, and Windwalker Monks no longer have any resources! Far from any kind of intentional change, the resource bars are still there, players are simply unable to generate any Focus, Fury, or Energy.

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Massive Buff to PvP Trinkets in Shadowlands - Gladiators Distinction Bonus to Versatility Doubled

In today's build, Blizzard has doubled the effectiveness of the new set bonus to players wearing two PvP trinkets, Gladiator's Distinction. PvPers had concerns about PvE trinkets being too strong in Arenas and Battlegrounds, but instead of nerfing the effects of PvE trinkets in those scenarios, Blizzard apparently wants to improve PvP trinket power.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event Video on YouTube Ads - The Event is Currently NOT Live

Players have been receiving an advertisement for the Shadowlands Pre-Patch event on YouTube, stating that the event is currently live. However, the event is currently NOT live.

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Chronicle of Lost Memories Awards An Unlearned Shadowlands Legendary Recipe

A new item has been added to the Shadowlands Beta called Chronicle of Lost Memories which will grant you an unlearned Shadowlands Legendary recipe. This makes this item a Wildcard Legendary recipe, allowing you to learn Legendary Recipes from content that you don't want to do.

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Blizzard on Changes to Demon Hunter on the Shadowlands Beta - Unbound Chaos

Blizzard has commented on the changes to Demon Hunter's Unbound Chaos talent on the Shadowlands Beta.

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Mankrik's Wife Found in the Shadowlands Beta

One of the biggest memes created within WoW has seemingly found a final resolution in the Shadowlands: Mankrik's Wife has (finally) been found!

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Hotfixes for October 28th - Aura of Reckoning Buff Doesn't Persist After Changing Specs

The latest Shadowlands pre-patch hotfixes include a fix for Aura of Reckoning persisting after switching specs.

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New Speed Leveling Route from Level 10 to 50 in Under 6 Hours

A new speed leveling route has been discovered, taking Horde players from level 10 to 50 in just 5 hours and 44 minutes! The new route saves around 40 minutes by repeatedly switching between Warlords of Draenor and Cataclysm content in order to avoid inefficient areas.

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Shadowlands Tank Mythic+ Popularity for Pre-Patch on Benched.me

The Shadowlands Pre-Patch has been out for 2 weeks and we're going over the Mythic+ participation statistics on Benched.me for DPS, Tanks and Healers over the next few days. We're starting with Tanks today and comparing the participation of Tanks in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch versus BFA Season 4, with some of our Class Writers commenting on why things may have changed.

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World of Warcraft: New Flavors of Azeroth - Upcoming Official Cookbook Featuring Nomi

Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, author of World of Warcraft: The Official Cookbook, has returned to the Blizzard universe for a follow-up book - World of Warcraft: New Flavors of Azeroth. With Nomi as our guide, we'll explore some of the more-recent dishes of Azeroth, including meals from the Shadowlands expansion!

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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands New Release Date is November 23

The new release date for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is November 23!

Shadowlands Season 1 and Castle Nathria Launches December 8th

Blizzard has announced that Shadowlands Season 1 and Castle Nathria will launch on December 8th!

Shadowlands Prepatch Event Begins on Nov 10th

Along with the announcement of a launch date for Shadowlands, we've also been given a date for the pre-patch, which will see the return of the Scourge starting on November 10th!

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Story Trailer

With the November 23 Shadowlands announcement, Blizzard has also released a story trailer! The trailer has glimpses of relevant Shadowlands storyline characters such as Sylvanas, Anduin, the Jailer, the Winter Queen, Sire Denathrius, Nathanos and Tyrande.

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Shadowlands Release Date and Times on November 23rd / 24th - Global Release

With Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th, Blizzard has released a map containing the release times for your Region!

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Castle Nathria Mythic Opens on December 15th - Full Raid Unlock Schedule

Blizzard has revealed the full Castle Nathria raid schedule, including Mythic opening on December 15th.

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Ion Hazzikostas on the Castle Nathria & Shadowlands Season 1 Release Date

Ion Hazzikostas has commented on Twitter regarding the current Shadowlands Season 1 and Castle Nathria release date, noting that they "try to" avoid holiday conflicts whenever possible but delaying the game to avoid the Mythic conflict wouldn't be right for everyone who has been waiting.

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Legacy of Arthas Menethil in Shadowlands - Screen Rant Interview with Steve Danuser Preview - Spoilers

In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Steven Danuser, Lead Narrative Designer for World of Warcraft, revealed some of the major story points to be covered beyond the initial storyline of Shadowlands, including pieces discussing the legacy of Arthas Menethil. The full interview isn't currently available, just this teaser about the fallen prince.

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Shadowlands Releases on WoW's 16th Anniversary - Will XP Buff Be Active for 50-60 Leveling?

Shadowlands releases on WoW's 16th anniversary, November 23rd. This has led players to wonder if the anniversary experience buff, now up to a 16% increase, will be active at launch for Shadowlands leveling zones.

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Activision Blizzard Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results - Ahead of Expectations

Activision Blizzard just finished their third-quarter financial results conference call, announcing better than expected third quarter results, with tremendous success in the Call of Duty franchise and Shadowlands driving unprecedented engagement ahead of an expansion release.

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Fan Created, Shadowlands Inspired UI by Hodag

Hodag has created a World of Warcraft UI addon, Shadowlands UI, using custom assets based on art that Blizzard created for Shadowlands. They created this purely for personal use, but have been generous enough to share their gorgeous work with everyone.

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Shadowlands Healer Mythic+ Popularity for Pre-Patch on Benched.me

We're continuing to go over the Mythic+ participation statistics on Benched.me for DPS, Tanks and Healers over the next few days. We're continuing with healers today and comparing the participation of Healers in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch versus BFA Season 4, with some of our Class Writers commenting on why things may have changed.

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Bolvar Fordragon's Shadowlands Warhammer by HartiganCosplay

HartiganCosplay has created a life sized replica of Bolvar Fordragon's warhammer, to go along with the astounding full body Bolvar cosplay showcased earlier this week.

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WoW Classic 1.13.6 Live on December 1st, Naxxramas Raid December 3rd

The WoW Classic Naxxramas raid will go live on December 3rd.

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How To Get Attuned to Wow Classic Naxxramas - Argent Dawn Rep, Materials, Gold

The release date has been announced for WoW Classic Naxxramas--December 3rd. You'll be able to get attuned to Naxx with the content unlock, but there are things you can do in advance to prepare for the attunement.

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Shadowlands: Bastion From Above - Blizzard's Bastion Zone Video Preview

Blizzard has released the Shadowlands: Bastion from Above video, giving you a cinematic preview of the Bastion Zone and Kyrian Covenant in the Shadowlands Expansion!

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WoW 16th Anniversary In-Game Event Moved to November 1st - 22nd: Ends Before Shadowlands

The WoW 16th Anniversary Event appears to have been moved to November 1st through 22nd on the in-game calendar to not overlap with the Shadowlands launch on November 24th. No bonus experience or reputation in Shadowlands this time!

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Soul Ash Drop Rates and Requirement to Craft Legendary Increased in Shadowlands

Soul Ash is an important currency in Shadowlands, as it's used to craft and upgrade Legendaries. The amount of Soul Ash that drops from Torghast and the amount needed to craft a Legendary has been increased in this Shadowlands Beta build. With the new values, it seems you will no longer be able to craft a Legendary on week 1 of the expansion and will take at least 2 weeks.

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World First Mythic Keystone +34 Completed in Time - Mechagon Junkyard

The World First Mythic Keystone +34 Dungeon has been completed in time! Bamesjond, Equibus, Flippyx, Lagbugdc and Som have completed a +34 Mechagon Junkyard with 1:34.325 left to spare.

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Shadowlands DPS Mythic+ Popularity for Pre-Patch on Benched.me

We're on the final article of the Mythic+ participation statistics from Benched.me. We're finishing with the DPS specs today and comparing the participation of DPS specs in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch versus BFA Season 4, with some of our Class Writers commenting on why things may have changed.

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Deliberate Subtle Details in Afterlives Shadowlands Cinematics - Screen Rant Interview with Steve Danuser Preview

Following their Arthas teaser posted yesterday, Screenrant has published their full Shadowlands interview with Steve Danuser, covering the expansion's new zones, POV of Chronicles, and details from the Afterlives series like Uther's soul split.

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Shadowlands: Maldraxxus From Above - Blizzard's Maldraxxus Zone Video Preview

Blizzard has released the Shadowlands: Maldraxxus from Above video, giving you a cinematic preview of the Maldraxxus Zone and Necrolord Covenant in the Shadowlands Expansion!

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WoW 16th Anniversary Event - Possible Return of Korrak's Revenge, Doomwalker World Boss

With the change of the Anniversary Event to start November 1st, Blizzard has also pushed hotfixes that hints at what's to come for this year's festivities, which include a likely return of the player loved Korrak's Revenge and a new World Boss in Tanaris: Doomwalker!

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100% Reputation Buff Impressive Influence Gone on November 1st

As mentioned by Blizzard during the return of the reputation buff, European players have reported that the (Spell #328136) buff is gone as European clocks have ticked midnight for November 1st.

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Crafted Cloak of War - New WoW's 16th Anniversary Transmog Item

WoW's 16th Anniversary starts today, and a new addition to the event is the Crafted Cloak of War, sold for 200 Timewarped Badges.

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Korrak's Revenge Mounts Are Still Obtainable During WoW's 16th Anniversary

The Korrak's Revenge mounts added for WoW's 15th anniversary can still be obtained this year during the 16th anniversary!

WoW's 16th Anniversary Buff Only Gives +15% Quest Rep & Experience

It's been discovered that WoW's 16th Anniversary Event buff only grants +15% reputation and experience for quests, while the full +16% is given for mob kills.

Day of the Dead 2020 (November 1st - 3rd)

Day of the Dead runs from November 1st through 3rd, with special pets and toys to collect.

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Korrak's Revenge Experience Greatly Nerfed - Over an Hour to Get A Single Level

With the 16th Anniversary event now live for EU players, we were able to test how is Korrak's Revenge working in a post-leveling rework world. The answer, sadly, is not good.

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Darkmoon Faire November 2020 - Skill Requirement Removed from Profession Quests

The Darkmoon Faire is back in town for November 2020, and the skill requirement has been removed from the Faire profession quests.

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Shadowlands: Ardenweald From Above - Blizzard's Ardenweald Zone Video Preview

Blizzard has released the Shadowlands: Ardenweald from Above video, giving you a cinematic preview of the Ardenweald Zone and Night Fae Covenant in the Shadowlands Expansion!

Celebrate 16 Years of World of Warcraft! - Korrak's Revenge, Classic World Bosses, Transmog Cloak

Blizzard released a blue post announcing the beginning of the 16th WoW Anniversary event in all regions!

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 149 | Shadowlands is Coming & Professions Preparation

In the 149th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up, Samadan focuses on professions preparation for Shadowlands now that we have a release date!

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No Doomwalker World Boss for 16th Anniversary Event - Possible Burning Crusade Classic Hints?

The datamined Doomwalker world boss does not seem to be part of the 16th Anniversary event. Perhaps it is coming in a future anniversary event, if the speculation is true and TBC Classic is coming soon.

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Kyrian Pegasus Mount - Fan Art by Sercan Özyurt and Unused Official Concept Art

Amateur concept artist Sercan Özyurt, aka Lordozy, has created fan concept art for a Kyrian Pegasus mount. This led us to review the Shadowlands Collector's Edition art book, where we found unused concept art for a Kyrian Pegasus too!

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Shadowlands Beta Build Class Tuning Recap - Covenant, Conduit and Legendary Tuning

Last week's Shadowlands Beta Build contained many class tuning changes for the upcoming expansion, which now has a release date of November 23rd / 24th! This post is a quick recap of the datamining.

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New Merch on Sale for Blizzard GearFest - Season 7 Collector's Pins, Sylvanas, Illidan, Murloc Funkos

Blizzard has released a new line of merchandise as part of the Blizzard GearFest celebration just in time for the holidays! The first wave of products includes special Illidan, Murloc, and Sylvanas Funkos, as well as Season 7 of Blizzard's Collector's Edition Pin Set.

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Shadowlands: Revendreth From Above - Blizzard's Revendreth Zone Video Preview

Blizzard has released the Shadowlands: Revendreth from Above video, giving you a cinematic preview of the Revendreth Zone and Venthyr Covenant in the Shadowlands Expansion!

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Warcraft Short Story: “Terror by Torchlight” - Prequel to Exploring Azeroth: Eastern Kingdoms

Blizzard has posted a free prequel to their upcoming book, Exploring Azeroth: Eastern Kingdoms on their website. In this story, named "Terror by Torchlight", we follow the protagonists of the book, Flynn Fairwind and Mathias Shaw in a treasure-hunting mission.

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Blizzard's Fireside Chat 2020 with J. Allen Brack - BlizzConline Will Be Free to Watch

With no BlizzCon this year, president J. Allen Brack has addressed the community recapping Blizzard's updates in 2020, as well as revealing that BlizzConline in February 2021 will be free to watch!

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Upcoming Mythic Castle Nathria Testing - Stone Legion Generals, Sludgefist, Council of Blood

Blizzard has announced more upcoming Mythic Castle Nathria testing for the Stone Legion Generals, Sludgefist and Council of Blood encounters! These bosses have received some reworks or changes since the last Raid Testing.

Wowhead Weekly #250 - Shadowlands Release Date, WoW's 16th Anniversary, Blizzard GearFest

For Wowhead Weekly #250, Annie and Perc discuss the new Shadowlands release date, WoW's 16th Anniversary, and new collectibles from Blizzard GearFest.

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Secret Purple Murloc Battle Pet - Find Glimr and the Glimmerfin Tribe in Grizzly Hills

A new small secret has been discovered in Grizzly Hills! A new murloc tribe has settled there, the purple Glimmerfin tribe, and helping them out will give you the new purple murloc battle pet Glimr!

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Frost Mage Rotational Problems in Shadowlands - Cancel 20% of Frostbolts for Max DPS

In Shadowlands, Blizzard has made changes to Frost Mage's Flurry changing it to only apply Winter's Chill when it first hits the target. This interaction is having mages cancel part of their rotation to maximize their damage.

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AQ Nature Resist Catchup Gear Now Available in WoW Classic

Blizzard has announced that they've hotfixed in WoW 1.11 Nature Resist gear into WoW Classic.

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DesMephisto's New Speed Leveling Record - 4 Hours 17 Minutes to Level 50 in Shadowlands

DesMephisto has hurtled through the Shadowlands Pre-patch leveling process once again, using the 16 Year Anniversary Event and Darkmoon Faire buffs to set a new record from level 10 to 50 in just 4 hours and 17 minutes!

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Patch 9.0.1 Hotfixes for November 2nd - 16% Experience and Reputation, Korrak's Revenge Queue Fix

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for November 2nd, which includes fixes for Korrak's Revenge queues after a restart and 16% quest experience and reputation gains during the 16th Anniversary Event.

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Diablo IV Lead Systems Designer David Kim Joins World of Warcraft as Principle Game Designer

David Kim, former Lead Systems Designer for Diablo IV, has been promoted to Principle Game Designer on the World of Warcraft team!

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Dwarf Stoneform and Kyrian Phial No Longer Removes Some Castle Nathria Bleeds

There have been a lot of talks about World First Guilds possibly swapping to Alliance for the Dwarf Racial Stoneform to remove some bleed effects from Castle Nathria. Some bleeds, including the important ones on the Stone Legion Generals encounter, have been altered in the last Shadowlands Build seemingly preventing Dwarf Stoneform and Kyrian Phial from removing them.

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New Shadowlands Covenant Guide - Best Covenants for All Classes in Raid and Mythic+

With Shadowlands launching on November 23rd / 24th, with the help of our Class Guide writers we now have a guide with the Best Covenant for all classes and specs for the current Shadowlands Build! We'll be updating this Guide every week with the Shadowlands Beta build to keep you up to date on what Covenant performs the best for each spec.

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Matt Villers Promoted to Lead Encounter Designer for World of Warcraft

Matt Villers has been promoted to Lead Encounter Designer for World of Warcraft!

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Shadowlands: The Maw From Above - Blizzard's The Maw and Torghast Zone Video Preview

Blizzard has released the Shadowlands: The Maw from Above video, giving you a cinematic preview of the The Maw and Torghast in the Shadowlands Expansion!

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Shadowlands Two-Handed Kyrian Mace Recreated by Hench and Scrap Foundry

Hench and Scrap Foundry is participating in a collaboration project with Blizzard ANZ creating one of each Covenant Weapons as a cosplay prop! For their first portion of this project, they are creating one of the Two-Handed Maces from the Kyrian Covenant!

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Policy Update for Input Broadcasting Software Which Will Affect Multi-boxing

Blizzard is updating their policies to be able to take actionable offense against input broadcasting software which allows a single keystroke to be automatically mirrored to multiple game clients. This software is no longer allowed while playing World of Warcraft and is commonly used in Multi-boxing.

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Upcoming WoW Classic PTR Naxxramas Testing for November 4th - Sapphiron and Kel'thuzad

Blizzard have announced more raid testing on the WoW Classic PTR for Naxxramas, this time testing the Sapphiron and Kel'thuzad encounters!

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Shadowlands Release Date and Challenges

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the Shadowlands release date and challenges caused by its timing.

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Multiboxing is Not Bannable - Blizzard Clarifies ToS Measures Taken to Prevent Botters & Cheating

In order to clarify their stance on Multiboxing, which many players were confused after their policy update, Blizzard has released a Support Article about Multiboxing, clarifying that the act of Multiboxing is not against the Terms of Service. However, using input broadcasting software is now a violation.

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New Shadowlands Legendary Guide - Best Legendaries for All Classes in Raid and Mythic+

With Shadowlands launching on November 23rd / 24th, with the help of our Class Guide writers we now also have a guide with the Best Legendaries for all classes and specs for the current Shadowlands Build! We'll be updating this Guide every week with the Shadowlands Beta build to keep you up to date on what Legendary performs the best for each spec.

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StatCast - Smart Light Resource Tracking by Minokar

Redditor Minokar has come up with an ingenious way of tracking resources in World of Warcraft, by hooking up Wi-Fi enabled LED smart lights which change color and intensity based on the amount of energy, rage , combo points, or current health value!

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Shadowlands Preview: Forge Your Own Legendary Items

Blizzard released a blue post previewing one of the main features of Shadowlands - The ability to craft and customize your own legendaries with the mysterious Runecarver imprisoned within Torghast!

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WoW Classic Naxxramas Frostwyrm Lair Guides Now Live - Sapphiron and Kel'Thuzad

With more Classic Naxxramas testing today, we've published our strategy guides to the Frostwyrm Lair by Rokman.

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Blizzard Sends Chris Metzen Thrall Statue

Chris Metzen, the voice of Thrall, has received a special gift from Blizzard--the new Thrall statue from the Gear Shop.

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Shadowlands Beta Build 36512 Preamble

It's time for another Shadowlands Beta! Shadowlands launches in 19 days, and we're starting with the Preamble.

Shadowlands Beta Build 36512 Spell and Class Changes - Covenant, Soulbind, Legendary Tuning

Here are the class and spell changes for Shadowlands Beta Build 36512! This build contains some Covenant abilities, Soulbind and Legendary tuning and more!

Shadowlands Beta Build 36512 Spell and Class Changes - Pelagos Soulbind Nerfed

Here are the class and spell changes for Shadowlands Beta Build 36512! This build contains some Covenant abilities, Soulbind and Legendary tuning and more -- with a nerf to Pelagos' Soulbind trait Let Go of the Past.

Souls of Darnassus - New Shadowlands Music

Blizzard has added another piece of Ardenweald music in the Shadowlands beta - Souls of Darnassus.

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DesMephisto Tribute Item in Shadowlands - Desm's Fistos

Streamer, speed leveler, and mental health advocate DesMephisto has been honored with the in-game item, Desm's Fistos in today's Shadowlands build, a tribute to his dedication to the Warrior class and everything he has done both inside and out of the WoW community!

New World-Drop Shadowlands BoEs Added in Build 36512 - Covenant Ability Cooldown Reduction Trinket

Blizzard has added many epic BoEs in today's Shadowlands build, which will likely be the gold-making world-drop BoEs from the upcoming expansion. One of the items is a trinket which reduces the cooldown on your covenant signature ability.

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Old Tomes and Codexes Used for Changing Talents Are Level Capped in Shadowlands

Similar to the all old versions of Drums in Shadowlands, this Beta Build has nerfed all old versions of Talent Changing Tomes and Codexes to include a level cap. Battle for Azeroth tomes will be available until level 60, while the others will be level capped at level 51. This will apply once Shadowlands goes live, so it's time to take a look at your stock before launch!

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Blizzard Comments on Hunter's Trueshot Change on Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard has commented on the recent change to Markman Hunter's Trueshot on the Shadowlands Beta.

Blizzard on Shaman Changes in Shadowlands Beta Build 36512

Blizzard has explained some of the Shaman changes in Shadowlands Beta Build 36512.

Blizzard Comments on Demon Hunter Covenant Ability Rework to Fodder to the Flame

Blizzard has commented on the change to the Demon Hunter Covenant ability, Fodder to the Flame in this week's Shadowlands Beta Build.

Blizzard on Shadowlands Priests - Unholy Nova and Shadow Crash Changes

The latest Blizzard posts on Shadowlands Priests covers the changes to Unholy Nova and Shadow Crash.

Hotfixes for November 4 - Players Stuck in Chromie Time, Zidormi in Tirisfal Glades

Hotfixes for November 4 include a fix for Zidormi in Tirisfal Glades for characters that have completed Exile's Reach and Chromie rescuing level 50 players stuck in Chromie Time.

Blizzard's Torghast Focused Testing on the Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard has posted a call for some focused testing for Torghast Focused Testing on the Shadowlands Beta, noting that they'd like as many people as possible to head into Torghast and test using some new templates! Come help Blizzard tune the difficulty curve of Torghast!

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Shadowlands Leatherworking Armor Kits Nerfed - Less Stamina Granted

Blizzard has reduced the amount of stamina granted from Shadowlands Leatherworking Armor kits in today's beta build.

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Rextroy Battlegrounds - 40 Death Knights vs 40 Hunters

Are Death Knights better than Hunters? Rextroy's newest showcase takes a break from bugs and exploits to find out who will win in an all out brawl between 40 Death Knights and 40 Hunters!

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Overwolf Releases CurseForge Beta App for World of Warcraft Addons

Overwolf has released the CurseForge beta app, available for Windows and supporting World of Warcraft addons.

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Join the Welcome Back Weekend November 5–9

Blizzard has announced a special Welcome Back weekend giving all players with inactive WoW accounts full access to BFA.

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Thassarian and Koltira Deathweaver in Shadowlands

Two of the most famous Death Knights, Thassarian and Koltira Deathweaver, make an appearance in Shadowlands.

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Blizzard Experimenting with Changes to Warsong Gulch on Classic WoW PTR to Fix Terrain Exploits

Blizzard has announced that they've been experimenting with some changes to Warsong Gulch and Arathi Basin on the Classic WoW to fix some terrain exploits. Some of those have been reverted but are looking for feedback for any testers that want to help!

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Hotfixes for November 5 - Legacy Consumables Limited to Level 50

Hotfixes for November 5 include the addition of a previously datamined level limitation to old legacy consumables - Now old consumables such as Swiftness Potions and Free Action Potions are limited to level 50 maximum.

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2002 WoW Gameplay Demo Video with Enhanced Lighting and Spell Effects

Redditor GTXERA unearthed a rare World of Warcraft gameplay video from 2002, which shows a glimpse of a design in progress that many players never got to see.

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New Speed Leveling Record - DesMephisto Reaches Level 50 in 3 Hours 33 Minutes

DesMephisto just broke his own record, using the 16 Year Anniversary Event and Darkmoon Faire buffs to go from level 10 to 50 in a mere 3 hours and 33 minutes!

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Blizzard Starts Sending Out Warnings to Players Using Input Broadcast Software

Following the announcement a few days ago that Blizzard has updated their policies to take actionable offense against input broadcasting software, players are reporting that initial warnings are starting to go out.

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Blizzard Opens Pre-Orders for Face Masks

Blizzard has started to sell face masks with patterns from various games.

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WoW Classic Not A Bug List - Neretzek's Proc Doesn't Scale with Spell Damage

Blizzard has confirmed that the proc effect from Neretzek, The Blood Drinker does not scale with spell damage.

Blizzard Opens Pre-Orders for Face Masks - Warcraft Masks Now Available

Blizzard has started to sell face masks with patterns from various games.

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Shadowlands 9.0.2 Build 36532 Now a Release Candidate

A new Shadowlands 9.0.2 Build has hit, and this build is now flagged as a release candidate!

Shadowlands 9.0.2 Build 36532 Class and Spell Changes

This Shadowlands 9.0.2 Release Candidate Build contains minor changes to spells, which includes tuning for a couple Anima Powers and fixes for a couple Conduits.

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Mana Tide Totem No Longer Stacks Multiplicatively in Shadowlands

Previously, Restoration Shaman's Mana Tide Totem would stack multiplicatively when dropped with others, making the value of the Totem increase with more dropped Mana Tides. However, this Shadowlands Beta build has changed the interaction and Mana Tide Totems now stack additively, making the Totem the same value no matter how many Restoration Shamans were in the raid.

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Shadowlands Armor Kits Now Only Affect Chest Armor -- Stamina and Cost Per Kit Increased

Blizzard has made more hotfixes to the Shadowlands Beta, this time affecting Shadowlands Armor Kits! Armor Kits now provide more Stamina per kit but are now only applied to the one piece of gear (down from 4), and take 4 times the mats to craft -- a nice quality of life change!

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Shadowlands Beta Hotfixes (11/6) - Castle Nathria Tuning, Armor Kits

Some hotfixes have been applied to the Shadowlands Beta, which includes changes to Armor Kits and Castle Nathria Tuning.

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Play the Sounds of Shadowlands with Wowhead's Audio Library + Yeti X World of Warcraft

Shadowlands transports Warcraft players to new fantastical realms, heightened with evocative zone music and memorable dialogue from characters like Bolvar and Sire Denathrius. Using Wowhead's database alongside the new Yeti X Warcraft microphone, you can play around with the new Shadowlands sounds (as well as audio from past expansions) to create exciting audio samples.

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Diabolus Deathbowl Live Now! 3v3 Pre-Patch Tournament

The Diabolus Deathbowl is a 3v3 arena tournament, hosted by Diabolus Esports, being played on the Shadowlands Pre-Patch.

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Wowhead's Not a Tier List - Why It's Still Too Early to Decide the Best Class in Shadowlands

Everyone wants to know what class to play in Shadowlands, but between bugs, tuning, and redesigns, it's impossible to say what looks good this week will still be best the next. We're going over some of the things to look out for, and the reasons it's still too early for a tier list!

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Rextroy on the Broken Trinket Figurehead of the Naglfar

Rextroy shows how to use the broken trinket Figurehead of the Naglfar for one-shot combos!

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 150 | Multiboxing Nerfs & Profession Opportunities in Speed Leveling

The latest economy wrap-up discusses the nerfs to multiboxing following Blizzard's changes to policies regarding Input Broadcasting Software.

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New Site Feature - Shadowlands Build Planner - Link Talents, Soulbinds, Covenant, and Legendaries on One Page

In preparation for Shadowlands, we're excited to announce a new class feature: the Shadowlands Build Planner. This tool allows you to choose your talents, soulbinds, covenant, trinkets, and legendaries on one page, without swapping between different calculators!

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Best Covenants for All Classes in Raid and Mythic+ - Shadowlands Covenant Guide Now Updated

With the Weekly Shadowlands Beta Build on November 4th having more class and spell tuning, we've updated our Best Covenant Guide for All Classes! This build contained nerfs to the Pelagos Soulbind Tree, as well as Covenant and Legendary tuning, so find out what Covenant is best for your spec now and an explanation of why from our Class Guide Writers!

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Shadowlands Necrolord Staff Recreated by Hench and Scrap Foundry

Hench and Scrap Foundry is participating in a collaboration project with Blizzard ANZ creating one of each Covenant Weapons as a cosplay prop! In the second portion of the collaboration, they recreated one of the Staves from the Necrolord Covenant!

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Keystone Masters: Beta Bash - Shadowlands Beta Mythic Dungeon Invitational

Keystone Masters has decided to throw together a small Mythic Dungeon Invitational, played on the Shadowlands Beta realms!

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Monk Necrolord Bonedust Brew Conduit Nerfed in a Hotfix on Shadowlands Beta

Over the weekend, Monks have found a hotfix to the Necrolord Bonedust Brew Conduit, Bone Marrow Hops on the Shadowlands Beta. This hotfix caps the Cooldown reduction provided by the Bone Marrow Hops conduit, which was previously uncapped.

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Wowhead Weekly #251 - Pre-Patch Event Very Soon, Policy Update on Input Broadcasting Software

For Wowhead Weekly #251, Annie and Perc discuss the upcoming pre-patch event and Blizzard's policy update on input broadcasting software.

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Brewmaster Monk in Shadowlands - Tank Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Llarold, will provide details on the current state of Brewmaster Monk in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Beast Mastery Hunter in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Impakt, will provide details on the current state of Beast Mastery Hunter in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Class Tuning Changes - Threat Generation Increased for Tanks

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes for Class tuning changes in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch. This includes increasing threat generation for all tanks and buffing Windwalker, Arms, Fury, Retribution and many many more changes for other specs that are coming with the Weekly reset.

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Shadowlands Beta Class and Spell Hotfixes (11/9) - Blood DK Death Strike Buffed, Vengeance DH Legendary Nerfed

More class tuning is here, through some hotfixes have been applied to the Shadowlands Beta. Here are the class and spell hotfixes which includes a nerf to the best Vengeance Demon Hunter Legendary Razelikh's Defilement, a buff to Blood DK's damage and healing of Death Strike, changes to Kyrian Soulbind Traits and more!

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Arcane Mage in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Malon, will provide details on the current state of Arcane Mage in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Death's Rising Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event - How to Obtain Limited Time Rewards

With the weekly maintenance ending this Tuesday on NA servers and Wednesday on EU servers, the Shadowlands Pre-Patch event, Death's Rising, will be underway! In this post, we highlight all time limited rewards you can obtain from this event.

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Best Legendaries for All Classes in Raid and Mythic+ - Shadowlands Legendary Guide Now Updated

With the Weekly Shadowlands Beta Build on November 4th having more class and Legendary tuning, we've updated our Best Legendary Guide for All Classes! Find out what the best Legendary is best for your spec and an explanation of why from our Class Guide Writers!

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Unholy Death Knight in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Bicepspump, will provide details on the current state of Unholy DK in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Class Changes - Guide Writers Comment on Tuning to their Specs

We've invited our Class Guide Writers to give insight on the changes Blizzard announced yesterday for multiple specs. By the nature of the changes, they all seem to be towards Shadowlands launch balance and not Pre-Patch-related, as they touch many points that are important for the level 60 gameplay and not so much level 50.

Death's Rising Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event - Now Live on NA Servers

The Death's Rising pre-patch event is now live on NA servers!

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Nathanos Blightcaller's Fate Cinematic

The Pre-Patch event is live with a new cinematic showing the fate of Nathanos Blightcaller.

Tank Threat Hotfix Now in Shadowlands Pre-Patch - 11% Overall Threat Boost

Tank Threat has been hotfixed in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch as announced in yesterday's class tuning blog. However, it may not be as much of a buff as Tanks had hoped, providing only an 11% overall threat boost.

Shadowlands Pre-Patch World Boss Drops ilvl 115 Loot

The Shadowlands pre-patch world boss drops ilvl 115 loot, equivalent to Heroic Ny'alotha items, using Darkshore Warfront models.

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Shadowlands Preview: Cleanse the Scourge in the Shadowlands Pre-Expansion Event

Blizzard released a blue post previewing all the rewards and features in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch event, Death's Rising!

Icecrown Rares in Death's Rising Event Drop ilvl 110 Loot - Rares Spawn on Set Rotation

The special Icecrown rares from the Death's Rising event drop ilvl 110 loot for level 50 players, on par with Normal N'Zoth loot.

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Nathanos Blightcaller's World Boss Loot Has Been Fixed - Now Drops Items for Correct Spec

Blizzard has fixed the bug where Nathanos Blightcaller awarded loot for the wrong specialization.

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Bronjahm Rare Icecrown Boss Spawns in ~20 Minutes on NA Servers - Chance For a 34-Slot Bag

One of the features of the Death's Rising event is the return of many bosses from Wrath of the Lich King as rares in Icecrown. One of the most sought after rares that can drop a 34-slot bag will spawn for the first time in 20 minutes!

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Alliance Leaders React to Shadowlands Pre-Patch Events - New Stay a While and Listen Dialogues

Alliance leaders react to the events of the Shadowlands pre-patch, including two new "Stay a While and Listen" dialogues covering Bolvar Fordragon and Turalyon.

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Horde Council Reacts to Shadowlands Pre-Patch Events - New Stay a While and Listen Dialogue

The Horde Council in Orgrimmar reacts to the events of the Shadowlands pre-patch, as well as Valeera and Calia discussing their neutral roles in a new "Stay a While and Listen" dialogue.

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Nathanos Blightcaller Loot Tied to World Quest - Don't Release If You Die

Some players have had issues receiving loot when defeating Nathanos Blightcaller in Eastern Plaguelands. It is important to highlight that the loot from the World Boss comes from its World Quest, which means players must be nearby whenever the boss is defeated to receive loot.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event Quests Phase Players Out from Argent Tournament Dailies

An unintended side-effect of the Shadowlands pre-patch event quests in Icecrown is that players are phased out of the regular zone, unable to complete Argent Tournament dailies.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event - Extra Chances to Obtain Blue Proto-Drake Mount

While killing the new Icecrown Rares, players have discovered that you're able to obtain the highly sought after Reins of the Blue Proto-Drake when killing Skadi the Ruthless, the rare version of the Utgarde Pinnacle boss.

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Hotfixes for November 10 - Nathanos World Quest Bugs Fixed

Hotfixes for November 10 include some fixes for previously reported bugs on the Nathanos Blightcaller World Boss encounter such as players not receiving loot or not triggering the cinematic on his defeat.

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Bronjahm Rare Icecrown Boss Spawns Every 6 Hours 40 Minutes - Chance For a 34-Slot Bag

One of the features of the Death's Rising event is the return of many bosses from Wrath of the Lich King as rares in Icecrown. One of the most sought after rares that can drop a 34-slot bag will spawn again at 7:20 Pacific!

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Holy Paladin in Shadowlands - Healer Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

hadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Pelinal, will provide details on the current state of Holy Paladin in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Destruction Warlock in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Loozy, will provide details on the current state of Destruction Warlock in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Outland Zones in Unreal Engine 4 by Blizzard Lighting Artist Mike Marra

Blizzard Lighting Artist Mike Marra has recreated Nagrand, Hellfire Peninsula, and Shadowmoon Valley in Unreal Engine 4 using Quixel Megascans and Speedtree.

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AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Partner Showcase with World of Warcraft Shadowlands

World of Warcraft had teamed up with AMD to show off DirectX® Raytraced Shadows and FidelityFX™ Ambient Occlusion, which promise to increase graphical fidelity and performance in Shadowlands.

Blizzard Hosting Shadowlands Launch Test on November 13th on Shadowlands Beta

On November 13th, Blizzard is hosting a test for the launch of Shadowlands on the Shadowlands Beta. Help Blizzard test the launch of the Shadowlands experience!

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Protection Warrior in Shadowlands - Tank Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Llarold, will provide details on the current state of Protection Warrior in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Nightfall, Sulfuras, Hand of Rag Can Proc While Bearer is on GCD in Patch 1.13.6

In patch 1.13.6, Blizzard will be removing the data flag that prevents many items such as Nightfall, Hammer of the Northern Wind, and Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros from proccing while the bearer is on the Global Cooldown.

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Updates to the 1.13.6 WoW Classic Patch Notes - AQ Shoulder Color Fix, WSG Terrain Exploits

Blizzard has published some updates to the 1.13.6 WoW Classic patch notes, including the changes to weapon procs and the GCD, a fix for plate AQ shoulders showing the wrong colors, and resolving some WSG terrain exploits.

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Shadowlands Beta Class and Spell Hotfixes (11/11) - Demon Hunter Elysian Decree Target Cap

Some hotfixes have been applied to the Shadowlands Beta, this time adding a soft target cap to Kyrian's Elysian Decree Covenant Ability for Demon Hunters, some tuning for a couple spells from Castle Nathria and many other uncategorized spells!

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Today in WoW Updated to Track Icecrown Rares - Shows Next Bronjahm Spawn for the 34 Slot Bag

We've updated Today in WoW to track the Shadowlands Pre-Patch Icecrown Rare spawn times for both NA and EU. This comes with an extra special timer for Bronjahm, the NPC who drops the 34 Slot Bag!

WoW Classic Deep Dive into Sapphiron's Frost Aura - Frost Damage Dealt Every 2 Seconds

Blizzard has published a deep dive into WoW Classic Sapphiron, explaining why they've chosen to have Frost Damage dealt every 2 seconds instead of 1 second.

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Blizzard to Adjust Australian Dollar Price for WoW Subscription, Game Time, and WoW Tokens December 15th

Blizzard has announced an Australian Dollar price increase for WoW subscriptions, game time, and WoW tokens which will go into effect on December 15th.

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WoW Classic Deep Dive into Sapphiron's Frost Aura - Frost Damage Dealt Every 2 Seconds

Blizzard has published a deep dive into WoW Classic Sapphiron, explaining why they've chosen to have Frost Damage dealt every 2 seconds instead of 1 second. Edit: Blizzard has returned to say they are replicating the inconsistent behavior present in vanilla, where there is a 1% chance for the Frost Aura to deal an extra tick of damage!

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Battered Hilt Dropping from All Icecrown Mobs Including Pre-Patch Rares

WoW gold farmers have discovered that the Battered Hilt, used for the Quel'Delar weapons, now drops in Icecrown including pre-patch rares and regular mobs in the zone. Prior to the Shadowlands pre-patch event, this only dropped from mobs in the three Icecrown dungeons.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Hotfixes For November 11th - Trial of the Crusade Raid Accessible During Death's Rising

The latest hotfixes allow players to access the Trial of the Crusader raid and Trial of the Champion dungeon during the Death's Rising event.

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Outlaw Rogue State in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Undad, will provide details on the current state of Outlaw Rogue in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Shadowlands Beta Class and Spell Changes - Class, Conduit, Legendary Tuning

There was no big beta build today, but that doesn't stop Blizzard from making their weekly class tuning changes on the Shadowlands Beta. With less than 2 weeks until launch, today's changes contains more tuning for Class abilities, Conduits and Legendaries, and much more!

Shadowlands Beta Class and Spell Changes November 11th - Class, Conduit, Legendary Tuning

There was no big beta build today, but that doesn't stop Blizzard from making their weekly class tuning changes on the Shadowlands Beta. With less than 2 weeks until launch, today's changes contains more tuning for Class abilities, Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries, and much more!

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Ghostcrawler on Leveling Shadow Priests and Legion Quests

Former Lead Systems Designer Ghostcrawler has shared another round of thoughts on leveling in the Shadowlands pre-patch. This time, he discusses the Legion quest experience, as well as playing a Shadow Priest.

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Rextroy on Using Death Knight Minions to One-Shot Enemy Teams

Rextroy's latest one-shot trick is perfectly-themed for the Shadowlands pre-patch--here he uses Death Knight minions to one-shot the enemy team.

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Seasonal Reset Coming with Shadowlands - Titan Residuum and Honor to Silver

Blizzard has posted a warning that all Titan Residuum and Honor will be converted to Blizzard when Shadowlands launches on November 23rd/24th. Plus your Conquest bar will be reset preparing for the Shadowlands Season 1.

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November 12th Update to Shadowlands Pre-Expansion Patch Notes

Blizzard has updated their Pre-Expansion Patch Notes with some new changes reflecting recent hotfixes.

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Frost Mage in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Malon, will provide details on the current state of Frost Mage in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion and is updated for yesterday's hotfixes!

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November 12th Update to Shadowlands Pre-Expansion Patch Notes - Live on November 17th

Blizzard has updated their Pre-Expansion Patch Notes with updates that reflect recent hotfixes and other notes. Edit: These changes will go live on November 17th

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What Do Blizzard's Recent Changes Mean for the Future of WoW Classic?

Blizzard recently published a series of Blue Posts detailing the reasoning behind the recent proc effect change in Classic WoW coming with Patch 1.13.6, using peculiar language such as "err on the side of fun", "we know that perfect authenticity is ultimately impossible", and "keep Classic fun, in the “spirit” of the original game". In addition to other incoming changes, Blizzard seems to be fixing and adjusting various issues across Classic that doesn't necessarily apply directly to Phase 6 or Naxxramas in general... could these changes be a clue to the future of Classic WoW?

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Rextroy on Using Death Knight Minions to One-Shot Enemy Teams - Now Hotfixed

Rextroy's latest one-shot trick is perfectly-themed for the Shadowlands pre-patch--here he uses Death Knight minions to one-shot the enemy team. Edit: Blizzard has announced that the Azerite Trait Last Surprise is now hotfixed!

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Mistweaver Monk in Shadowlands - Healing Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Anomoly, will provide details on the current state of Mistweaver Monk in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Shadowlands Beta Class and Spell Changes November 12th - Pelagos Nerf, Conduit Tuning

I hope you enjoy class tuning as more hotfixes have been applied to the Shadowlands Beta, this time nerfing the Pelagos Soulbind even further, but also tuning some Conduits. Lastly, there's also some tuning changes to the Council of Blood Castle Nathria raid encounter.

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Massive Ban Wave on Classic WoW - Possibly Terrain Exploitation Related

Today in Classic WoW, many players through the game have received a ban. Although the causes of this ban wave are currently unknown, it is likely related to terrain exploitation.

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Today in WoW Icecrown Rares Update - Now Shows Next Skadi Spawn for the Blue Proto-Drake Mount

Yesterday we added the Shadowlands pre-patch Icecrown Rares to Today in WoW, and following the warm reception for this feature, we've now added an extra special timer for Skadi, the NPC who drops the Blue Proto-Drake mount.

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Survival Hunter in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by GrayHound, will provide details on the current state of Survival Hunter in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Retribution Paladin in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Bolas, will provide details on the current state of Retribution Paladin in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Shadowlands Zone Pixel Art by Dragumagu

Last month, we highlighted the Castle Nathria boss pixel art of Dragumagu, and the freelance artist from Brazil has just finished representing the four primary Shadowlands zones in beautiful pixel art.

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IKEdit Remasters Kael'thas Heroes Trailer Using Shadowlands Assets

IKEdit has remastered the Kael'thas Sunstrider trailer from Heroes of the Storm with a fun twist--using Shadowlands assets including the zone of Revendreth.

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Vengeance Demon Hunter in Shadowlands - Tank Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Itamae, will provide details on the current state of Vengeance Demon Hunter in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Keystone Masters: Beta Bash - Shadowlands Beta Mythic Dungeon Invitational

Keystone Masters has decided to throw together a small Mythic Dungeon Invitational, played on the Shadowlands Beta realms! EDIT: Keystone Masters Beta Bash has been moved to the following day, Saturday, November 14th due to an upcoming stress test held during our original time.

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Burning Crusade Fantasy Map of Azeroth by Radulee

Redditor Radulee has created a map of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms of Azeroth, using the online fantasy map maker Inkarnate.

12th Anniversary of Wrath of the Lich King and Warlords of Draenor Turns Six

Today marks the anniversary of two WoW expansions: Wrath of the Lich King and Warlords of Draenor. Wrath turns twelve-years-old and Warlords turns six! Do you remember these expansion launches? We've collected launch features from each expansion launch to help your memory.

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Fury Warrior in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

We're taking another look at the state of Fury Warriors in Shadowlands, a specialization which has remained very popular despite poor tuning and a general lack of changes over the last few months.

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Assassination Rogue in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Undad, will provide details on the current state of Assassination Rogue in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Shadowlands Beta Class and Spell Changes November 13th - Frost/Fire Mage Nerfs, Shadow Priest Nerfs

It's time to summarize the daily class and spell change hotfixes that were made to the Shadowlands Beta! Today, we have some hotfixes for Mages which nerfs both Frost and Fire Mage, a nerf to some Shadow Priest Conduits, a reworked Retribution Paladin Legendary and a change to Disc Priest's Spirit Shell.

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Clear Out Crowds Using the Overtuned Corgi Goggles Anniversary Item

Redditor Bardakikel has found an ingenious way of dealing with the crowds of players surrounding quest NPCs, by using WoW's 14th Anniversary Overtuned Corgi Goggles to turn them into corgis!

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A Look at Covenant Power in Shadowlands - Why is Pelagos the Best Soulbind?

Today we'd like to take a closer look at the subject of Covenant choice in Shadowlands or more precisely, explore the reason why are so many specs recommending Kyrian to be their best covenant option.

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Nathanos Blightcaller Says Get Off My House!

Turns out Nathanos Blightcaller really doesn't like people climbing up on his roof, as the Shadowlands Pre-patch world boss ruthlessly flings players from it!

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Arms Warrior in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

We're taking another look at the state of Arms Warriors in Shadowlands. Since our last article looking at Arms performance and development over the course of the Shadowlands Beta, the specialization remains beset by a handful of design flaws, although a few recent improvements have offered a measure of respite, even if the underlying issues remain.

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Classic Molten Core Full Clear with 40 Mages

Yet another full class clear of WoW Classic Molten Core has been achieved, this time from an unlikely composition: 40 Mages on the EU-PvP server Venoxis managed to fully clear Molten Core in 3 and a half hours.

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Affliction Warlock in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Xyronic, will provide details on the current state of Affliction Warlock in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Blizzard Employee Tribute Items in Shadowlands

Several BoE items were added in the last Shadowlands build, honoring Blizzard employees and community members. We reached out to a few who have allowed us to share their tributes.

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Restoration Druid in Shadowlands - Healer Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Jaydaa, will provide details on the current state of Restoration Druid in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Rextroy's Protection Warrior One Shot Combo Featuring Two-Handed Weapons

Rextroy has come up with a new PvP one shot combo, equipping his Protection Warrior with a two-handed weapon and combining five different abilities to deal devastating damage!

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 151 | Shadowlands Legendary Base Items & Crafting Profits

The latest Shadowlands economy wrap-up covers crafting base legendary items, rep-gated recipes, and changes to combining and shattering Enchanting reagents.

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Tyrande Whisperwind Cello - Fan-Created 3D Prop

Artist Rogier Stam has created a 3D cello prop inspired by Tyrande Whisperwind for a Creating Stylized Game Assets course.

Prince Arthas Statue, Shadowlands Art Prints, Apparel and More 25% Off Today!

The Blizzard Gear Store is currently offering 25% off several popular items today until 9:00 PM Pacific on purchases greater than $34 with code MASTER. We've highlighted a few items below. If you missed our past earlier this month containing new items that were originally going to be sold at BlizzCon, feel free to take a gander here. We've been told to expect a second wave of items tomorrow, primarily containing apparel, we'll keep you updated.

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Story of the Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event - Lore Synopsis with Nobbel87

With Death's Rising in full swing during the Shadowlands pre-patch, Nobbel87 is here to explain the story behind the pre-patch event and a spoiler-free look at the Shadowlands.

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Guardian Druid in Shadowlands - Tank Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Pumps, will provide details on the current state of Guardian Druid in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Classic Speed Record: Onyxia in 53.9 Seconds with 32 Warriors

Every time the Darkmoon Faire is in town, Classic players attempt new speed clears with the Faire buffs. This time around, Boom Blasters from Pyrewood Village (EU) defeated Onyxia in 53.9 seconds with 32 warriors present!

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Story of the Reins of the Bengal Tiger - Special Make-A-Wish Mount Unavailable to Players

We've learned the story behind the Reins of the Bengal Tiger, an unused mount from vanilla that was recently added to the game as a Make-a-Wish gift for Amara, the player behind Jenafur's secret.

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Windwalker Monks in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Babylonius, will provide details on the current state of Windwalker Monk in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Prince Arthas Statue, Shadowlands Art Prints, Apparel and More 25% Off Today!

The Blizzard Gear Store is currently offering 25% off with code LEGEND25. We've highlighted a few items below. If you missed our past earlier this month containing new items that were originally going to be sold at BlizzCon, feel free to take a gander here. We've been told to expect a second wave of items tomorrow, primarily containing apparel, we'll keep you updated. Edit: the discount code has been extended. We've updated the code for reference and it seems even more items are now eligible.

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Covenants for All Classes in Raid and Mythic+ (11/15) - Shadowlands Best Covenant Guide Updated

Shadowlands is almost a week away and many more hotfixes were applied to Classes, Covenants and Legendaries last week. As such, we've updated our Best Covenant Guide for All Classes to help you decide what Covenant provides the most power to your class -- so find out what Covenant is best for your spec now and an explanation of why from our Class Guide Writers!

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Necrolord Plate and Venthyr Mail Covenant Boots Cover Feet on Trolls

Tired of your troll running around barefoot? The Necrolord Plate and Venthyr Mali boots cover feet on trolls, finally looking like normal shoes.

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Week 2 of Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event Now Live - Zombie Invasions in Capital Cities, More Dailies

The next phase of Death's Rising, the Shadowlands pre-patch event, is upon us which features more story quests, zombie invasions in capital cities, and more Icecrown dailies!

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New Apparel for All Franchises Now on Sale for Blizzard GearFest - Featuring Bolvar and The Jailer

Blizzard has released their 2nd wave of products as part of the Blizzard GearFest celebration just in time for the holidays! This wave currently consists entirely of apparel. The first wave of products, released Nov. 2nd, included special Illidan, Murloc, and Sylvanas Funkos, as well as Season 7 of Blizzard's Collector's Edition Pin Set.

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Limited Blizzard Bundle - Warforged Nightmare Mount and Framed Bolvar Art Print

Blizzard has announced a special limited promotion--get a framed Shadowlands art print of Bolvar Fordragon together with the Warforged Nightmare mount for $79.99!

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Shadowlands Launch Cinematic - Beyond the Veil

Blizzard has released a new cinematic, Beyond the Veil, for Shadowlands launch!

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New Record Time for WoW Classic Onyxia Three-Player Kill

A trio of Horde players has set a new record for 3-manning Onyxia. Congrats to Cowmmunist (Shaman), Zura (Hunter), and Shadrick (Warrior) for defeating Onyxia in 32:09!

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Concept Art for the Shadowlands Launch Cinematic

The Shadowlands Art Book included concept art for the "Beyond the Veil" Shadowlands launch cinematic released today!

Shadowlands Patch 9.0.2 is November 17th/18th

Patch 9.0.2 goes live with the weekly reset.

Blizzard Announces Long Maintenance For NA Realms on November 17th

Blizzard announced that the maintenance for November 17th (NA) and November 18th (EU), the final weekly reset before Shadowlands launch, will take longer than usual.

Icecrown Bosses now Spawn Every 10 Minutes - Rotation Down to 3 Hours and 20 Minutes

Blizzard has pushed a hotfix to change the Icecrown rares to spawn every 10 minutes instead of 20 minutes. With this change, a full rare rotation now takes 3 hours and 20 minutes, down from 6 hours and 40 minutes.

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Today in WoW Updated with New 10 Minute Icecrown Rare Timers - Tracks Next Bronjahm and Skadi Spawn

We've updated Today in WoW to track the new 10 minute Shadowlands Pre-Patch Icecrown Rare Timers for both NA and EU! As before, this comes with extra special timers for Bronjahm and Skadi.

Wowhead Weekly #252 - Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event, Beyond the Veil and Nathanos Cinematics

For Wowhead Weekly #252, Annie and Perc discuss the new pre-patch event updates and the recent cinematics "Beyond the Veil" and "For Teldrassil."

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Naxxramas Attunement Now Available in WoW Classic

Blizzard has announced that you can now start the Naxxramas attunement in WoW Classic, in order to prepare for its release on December 3rd!

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Shadowlands Beta Patch 9.0.2 Hotfixes - Popular BFA Trinket Nerfs

Some last minute Trinket Hotfixes have been applied to the 9.0.2 Shadowlands Beta, which nerfs many popular Battle for Azeroth trinkets. As Patch 9.0.2 is being pushed to live servers tomorrow, these trinket nerfs will probably be applied to live servers tomorrow and will make your character weaker for the final week of the Pre-Patch.

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New Arbiter Art Print for Sale on Blizzard Gear Store

Blizzard has added new Shadowlands art prints of the Arbiter to the gear shop, this is in addition to the Bolvar print shared earlier today.

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Blizzard on Overperforming Shadowlands PvE Trinkets in PvP Before Shadowlands

Blizzard has noted that they are addressing a number of overperforming Shadowlands PvE trinkets in PvP before Shadowlands launches. Edit: Blizzard has updated the original list to note that the changes for Shadowlands trinkets in PvP content.

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Item Tuning Adjustments Coming with Patch 9.0.2 - Heart of Azeroth Nerfed

Blizzard will be nerfing the Heart of Azeroth and BFA trinkets tomorrow with the launch of Patch 9.0.2 as these items were too strong for their item level, especially going into Shadowlands.

Discipline Priests in Shadowlands - Healer Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Jak, will provide details on the current state of Discipline Priest in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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CurseForge Suspending Addon Updates During Shadowlands Launch Week

Curseforge has posted an important update stating that site support will be suspended during the launch of Shadowlands, disallowing any new addons or project updates between 11/24 to 11/30, while finalizing transition to Overwolf.

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November 16th Hotfixes - Spirit Shell Changes

Blizzard has posted changes to Spirit Shell in the latest hotfixes.

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Mac Support Update in Shadowlands 9.0.2 - Native Apple Silicon Support

Blizzard has announced they are adding native Apple Silicon support in Patch 9.0.2.

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Feral Druid in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Guiltyas, will provide details on the current state of Feral Druid in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Subtlety Rogue in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Undad, will provide details on the current state of Subtlety Rogue in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Patch Notes for Shadowlands Pre-Patch 9.0.2 - Class and Trinket Tuning

We have compiled all of the changes in Shadowlands pre-patch 9.0.2, coming on November 17 (NA) / November 18 (EU) with a focus on class and trinket tuning.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - The Final Countdown

We are only one week away from the global launch of Shadowlands. To celebrate, we decided to do one last highlight content that can be done while you wait for the expansion, highlighting especially content that is being removed with the expansion launch or becomes exceedingly harder.

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Old Gods and More Blizzard Franchise Art Prints On Sale

Blizzard has added even more merchandise to the store today, including art prints for every franchise. Earlier we covered apparel drops, a Bolvar print, and Arbiter. This post will cover the remaining items now available.

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Patch 9.0.2 Now Live on NA Servers!

Maintenance has completed early and Patch 9.0.2 is now live on NA servers. This patch contains more class changes, some trinket nerfs and all the information that is required for Shadowlands!

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Azerite Vendor Problems in 9.0.2 - Missing for Some Players, Awarding Low ilvl Loot for Others

With Patch 9.0.2, players have reported several problems with Azerite Vendors--the vendor is missing for some players, or awarding low ilvl loot for others.

Engineer’s Workshop: Enhancing Character Customization in Shadowlands

One of the main features of Shadowlands is the enhanced options for Character Customization. In this blog post, Blizzard tells us a bit more about the process that was needed to accomplish this revamped character customization in World of Warcraft.

Blizzard Has Temporarily Disabled Azerite Vendors To Fix Issue with Low ilvl Rewards

With Patch 9.0.2, players have reported several problems with Azerite Vendors--the vendor is missing for some players, or awarding low ilvl loot for others. Edit: Blizzard has replied stating they have temporarily disabled azerite vendors to fix the low ilvl loot issue.

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Improved Graphical Fidelity in WoW with AMD FidelityFX

Blizzard released a blue post thanking AMD for including the FidelityFX Combined Adaptive Compute Ambient Occlusion (CACAO), a new implementation of screen-space ambient occlusion. This will lead to improved graphical fidelity in WoW.

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Chinese Servers Testing WoW Classic World Buff Changes

In a recent Reddit Post on the classicwow subreddit, user csf3lih explains that on Chinese realms, Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer is being handed out in Stormwind without players having to turn in the necessary Dragon head.

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Frost Death Knight in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Bicepspump, will provide details on the current state of Frost DK in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Bursting Affix Damage Increased with the Launch of Patch 9.0.2 - May Be Scaled for Level 60

This week's Mythic+ affixes are Bursting, Skittish, Tyrannical and Awakened -- however, with the launch of Patch 9.0.2 it seems that the Bursting affix is doing much more damage than the last Bursting week and may be scaling its damage as if players were level 60.

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BFA Finale Quests Return in Patch 9.0.2 - Hear Faction Leaders Discuss Aftermath of War

The BFA finale quests were deprecated by accident in the Shadowlands pre-patch and have returned in 9.0.2. In addition, you don't need to kill N'Zoth to progress on the finale now.

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Player Turns Botters into Zombies Thanks to the Shadowlands Pre-Patch Scourge City Invasions

Botters are annoying in World of Warcraft, and one player has found an ingenious way to deal with them--turn them into zombies!

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Azerite Vendor Has Returned - Make More Gold from Titan Residuum with this Macro

Titan Residuum will be converted to Gold at a low conversion rate with the Shadowlands launch. Use the Azerite Vendor to gain more Gold out of your Titan Residuum!

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November 17th Hotfixes - Jaina & N'Zoth Mythic Mount Drops

Blizzard has updated their hotfix blog to address a handful of class, dungeon, and raid bugs, as well as ensuring that Jaina Proudmoore in The Battle of Dazar'alor and N'Zoth the Corruptor in Ny'alotha correctly drop 2 mounts on Mythic difficulty.

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Shadowlands Beyond the Veil Desktop and Phone Wallpapers

Blizzard has released a series of desktop and phone wallpapers for their Shadowlands launch cinematic "Beyond the Veil."

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Class and Spell Changes Hotfixes for Shadowlands Systems (11/17) - Kleia Soulbind Tuning

Blizzard has pushed some hotfixes to the live Shadowlands servers, which includes Soulbind tuning -- specifically a large nerf to Kleia's Valiant Strikes.

Class and Spell Changes Hotfixes for Shadowlands Systems (11/17) - Kleia Soulbind Tuning

Blizzard has pushed some hotfixes to the live and beta Shadowlands servers, which includes Soulbind tuning -- specifically a large nerf to Kleia's Valiant Strikes.

Players Turned to Zombies Can't Loot Icecrown Rares or Nathanos World Boss

With the Scourge Invasion kicking in today, players have started to notice that Zombies cannot receive loot from Icecrown Rares or Nathanos Blightcaller.

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Recruit-a-Friend Issues with Patch 9.0.2 - Bonus Experience No Longer Working

With today's Patch, Recruit-a-Friend experience bonuses appear to be no longer be working. The experience bonus, that was reduced to 50% in 2018, was working normally before today's maintenance, but now seems inactive.

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Zombie Invasions Bring Fun Chaos to Azeroth

With the Zombie Invasion event live in the Shadowlands pre-patch event, we're taking a look at some of the creative chaos players spread through Azeroth, including zombie raids on faction leaders and infecting Goldshire!

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Protection Paladin in Shadowlands - Tank Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Lincoln, will provide details on the current state of Protection Paladin in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Blizzard Cinematics Directors Panel for CTN Online

Players eagerly await Blizzard's newest cinematics, which set the gold standard for storytelling in video games. Today at the CTN Online convention, Blizzard's cinematic directors sit down to chat with Taliesin & Evitel, sharing interesting details on the creative process behind recent cinematics developed for the Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch franchises.

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Enhancement Shaman in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Wordup, will provide details on the current state of Enhancement Shaman in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Leveling in Darkness with the Ultimate Demon Hunter Immersion Addon

Redditor DaveyGunfaceIV used the Ultimate Demon Hunter Immersion addon to sacrificed their vision, spending 21 hours stumbling through the darkness to reach level 50 on their Demon Hunter!

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What DPS Class Is Best at the Freehold Challenge? Community Event by Rextroy

Rextroy has organized a fun event in Freehold, seeing what DPS was most successful battling the second boss captains, who received a 100% damage and health boost due to skipping the intro event!

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New Purple Eye Color Customization Option for Blood Elves and Void Elves - Undocumented 9.0.2 Change

Blood Elves and Void Elves have received a new purple eye color customization option in Patch 9.0.2.

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BoE Cosmetics Now Have Pink Corners In Your Bags - Undocumented 9.0.2 Change

A neat undocumented change in Patch 9.0.2 affects BoE cosmetics in your inventory--they now have pink corners to stand out in your bags.

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Upcoming Soulbind Changes - Further Pelagos Nerfs, Emeni and Heirmir Changes

Blizzard just posted a blue post more Soulbind Changes, including more nerfs to Pelagos and changes to Emeni and Bonesmith Heirmir.

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Game Designer Chris Kaleiki Leaves Blizzard After 13 Years - Worked on Shadow Priest Revamp

Game Designer Chris Kaleiki has left Blizzard after 13 years, publishing a video detailing his reasons for leaving and his thoughts on the state of the game. He most recently worked on Shadowlands Monk Legendaries and the Shadow Priest revamp.

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We Ride Forth - New Shadowlands Short Story on The Four Horsemen

Blizzard has published a new short story leading up to Shadowlands, "We Ride Forth," focusing on the Four Horsemen.

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CurseForge Transition to Overwolf Delayed - Addons Can Be Updated Until November 30th

Overwolf has struck a deal with Twitch to delay the transition of CurseForge to November 30th, giving addon creators an extra week to update projects during the Shadowlands expansion launch.

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World Boss Dunegorger Kraulok Up This Week - Mollie, the Alpaca Mount Currently not Dropping

Dunegorger Kraulok is the world boss up in Vol'dun for the week of November 17th(18th for EU), and since patch 8.3, drops an alpaca mount (Slightly Damp Pile of Fur).

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Several Helms Now Hide Draenei Horns in Patch 9.0.2 Including The Horseman's Horrific Hood

In Patch 9.0.2, several helms no longer show visible Draenei horns, likely to avoid clipping issues. However most races and helms are unaffected by this change, with their ears and horns continuing to poke through helms.

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Mythic+ Dungeons are Harder This Week Due to Shadowlands Scaling Aura and Trinket Nerfs

If you're trying to get any last minute Mythic+ in BFA, Mythic+ dungeons are harder this week compared to other weeks in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch as the Patch pushed the Shadowlands Mythic+ scaling aura. Dungeons now scale much faster with key level than other Pre-Patch weeks and trinkets have been nerfed this week as well.

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Peon's Mining Pick Can Now be Purchased in Your Garrison

With 9.0.2 Blizzard has added the ability for players to purchase Peon's Mining Pick from their Garrison Mining Work Order NPCs, Timothy Leens and Gorsol.

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World Boss Dunegorger Kraulok Up This Week - Mollie, the Alpaca Mount Dropping Once Again

Dunegorger Kraulok is the world boss up in Vol'dun for the week of November 17th(18th for EU), and since patch 8.3, drops an alpaca mount (Slightly Damp Pile of Fur). Edit: Blizzard has fixed the drop and the mount is obtainable again.

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Blizzard's Preview of the Eight New Shadowlands Dungeons

Blizzard has published a preview of the eight new dungeons coming in Shadowlands!

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November 18th Class Changes Hotfixes - Pelagos and Emeni Nerfs

Blizzard has pushed hotfixes with today's announcement of Soulbind changes and some other changes.

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch November 18th Hotfixes - Mollie Once Again Drops, Twitter Integration Fixed

Fixed an issue that caused Dunegorger Kraulok to not drop the mount, Mollie. Players that previously defeated Dunegorger Kraulok can defeat it again for a chance at its loot.

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Restoration Shaman in Shadowlands - Healer Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Niseko, will provide details on the current state of Restoration Shaman in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Beyond the Veil Shadowlands Cinematic Upscaled to 4k with SnazzyAI

SnazzyAI has upscaled the Beyond the Veil Shadowlands cinematic to 4k.

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Shadowlands Class and Spell Change Hotfixes (11/18) - Power Word: Shield Nerf, Legendary Crafting Costs Changed

In addition to today's earlier hotfixes, Blizzard has pushed even more hotfixes onto live servers, which includes the announced change to Bonesmith Heirmir, a nerf to Power Word: Shield for Priests and a change to the amount of materials needed to craft a Shadowlands Legendary Base Item.

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Elemental Shaman in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Gistwiki, will provide details on the current state of Elemental Shaman in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Argent Crusade Paladins Have Unique Unhappy Dialogue for Death Knights in the Pre-Patch Event

The Argent Crusade has not forgotten the Death Knights repeatedly attacking Light's Hope Chapel in Wrath and Legion, referencing these events in special class-specific pre-patch dialogue you will only see as a Death Knight.

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Shadowlands Venthyr Sword and Shield Recreated by Hench and Scrap Foundry

Hench and Scrap Foundry is participating in a collaboration project with Blizzard ANZ creating one of each Covenant Weapons as a cosplay prop! In the second portion of the collaboration, they recreated one of the Staves from the Necrolord Covenant!

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Exclusive Shadowlands Interview with Ion Hazzikostas - Class Balance, Covenants, Season 1

The Wowhead team sat down with Ion Hazzikostas for an exclusive interview on Shadowlands, the upcoming expansion for World of Warcraft! We learned about some of their design goals for Class Balance in Shadowlands, how Blizzard plans to handle Covenant and Legendary balancing post-launch, how many pieces of loot drop from a Mythic raid boss in Castle Nathria and more.

No Flight Master's Whistle in Shadowlands, But Flying Won't Require Reputation

The Flight Master's Whistle won't be upgraded to work in Shadowlands zones, but the requirements for learning flying will not require reputation for change.

Shadowlands Legendaries Cannot be Transmogged at Launch, But Full Appearance Set Will Be Available Later

In a group Shadowlands interview with Ion Hazzikostas, we inquired into the potential of Shadowlands legendary transmog. You will not be able to transmog any Shadowlands legendaries at launch, but there are plans to allow transmog of the full set in a future patch, and it is very likely you will be able to obtain additional armor tints!

Only Three Layers of Torghast Available at Shadowlands Launch - Can't Craft Legendary Week 1

In a group interview with Ion Hazzikostas, we asked about Torghast progression and received the surprising answer that Torghast will have a staggered opening, with only three layers available to complete at Shadowlands launch. This affects the amount of Soul Ash players can acquire on a weekly basis, and you won't be able to craft a legendary week 1 now.

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Mythic Castle Nathria in Shadowlands Will Drop 3 Pieces of Loot Per Boss

In our exclusive interview, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas revealed that Mythic Castle Nathria will drop only 3 pieces of loot per boss.

New Shadowlands Concept Art for Covenants and Zones

As part of the final round of Shadowlands interviews, Blizzard has shared a new press kit filled with concept art! Many of these pieces were previously only seen in the Shadowlands Collector's Edition, but some of the artwork is brand new to everyone too.

Shadowlands Storytelling from Ion Hazzikostas Interviews - Sylvanas, Nathanos, Narrative Lessons Learned from BFA

The lore of Shadowlands with a focus on Sylvanas' characterization was discussed in recent interviews with Ion Hazzikostas, including past parallels to Garrosh and the the challenges of developing a character that elicits passionate community responses.

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Blizzard's Shadowlands Profession Preview

Blizzard has released a preview of professions in Shadowlands, highlighting optional reagents, consumable types from past expansions like Armor Kits making a return, and the legendary runecarver.

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Ion Hazzikostas on Shadowlands Delays - Patch Schedule Still on Track, Maw Improvements, Development Challenges WFH

The topic of Shadowlands delays inevitably came up in the recent round of interviews with Ion Hazzikostas. In addition to discussing the general delays and challenges of working from home, he also highlighted recent Maw improvements and confirmed that the future Shadowlands patch cadence was still on track.

Blizzard's Official Survival Guide Video for Shadowlands

Blizzard has released their Official Survival Guide Video for Shadowlands, which is releasing on November 23rd / 24th!

Blizzard Wallpapers for Shadowlands Zones, Dungeons, and Continent Loading Screens

Blizzard has released a series of beautiful wallpapers covering the Shadowlands continent loading screen, as well as every zone and dungeon.

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Loot from Last Two Nathria Bosses added to Great Vault Rewards After You Kill Them Once

From our exclusive interview with Ion Hazzikostas, he revealed that rewards from the Great Vault will not contain loot from the Stone Legion Generals or Denathrius bosses until you've defeated them at least once. The loot of these bosses is higher item level and you won't be able to RNG into a Mythic Denathrius Item only having killed the first couple bosses of Mythic.

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Ion Hazzikostas on Engagement Metrics Impact on Development

During the recent round of interviews, World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas took a question from Polygon regarding player engagement metrics and how those numbers drive developers, touching on why players spending a lot of time in an activity doesn't necessarily mean that it's successful or even fun.

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Ion Hazzikostas on Classes - Class Balance, The Meta and "The Best", Class Utility

Classes are a hot topic in World of Warcraft and in the Group Interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, he talked about class balance throughout Beta and the answer to what is "the best", and how they're approaching balancing after Shadowlands goes live.

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Shadowlands Launch Cinematic Character Stills - Denathrius, Winter Queen, Krexus, Jailer

Blizzard has released several new high resolution stills and stares of several Shadowlands characters, previously highlighted in our Shadowlands Launch Cinematic Concept Art coverage.

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Blizzard Working to Fix Helm Clipping for Draenei Characters - Horseman's Horrific Hood and Others

Yesterday we had reported that Several helms, including the Horsemen Helm, now hide Draenei horns. This has been confirmed as a bug and Blizzard is now working to actively correct it!

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Fire Mage in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Preheat, will provide details on the current state of Fire Mage in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Marksmanship Hunter in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Moofzy, will provide details on the current state of Marksmanship Hunter in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Rank 4 Essences no Longer Obtainable with Patch 9.0.2

Rank 4 Essences, which were still obtainable on Patch 9.0.1, are reportedly no longer obtainable by players with Patch 9.0.2.

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Balance Druid in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Goopzilla, will provide details on the current state of Boomkin in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Hotfixes for November 19 - More Discipline Priest Nerfs, Execution Sentence Buff

Hotfixes for November 19 include more nerfs to Discipline Priest in addition to yesterday's Power Word: Shield changes and a buff to the Retribution Paladin talent Execution Sentence.

Shadowlands Class and Spell Change Hotfixes (11/19) - Disc Priest Nerfs, Druid & DK Covenant Ability Changes

More class and spell hotfixes have been pushed to live servers, with buffs to Night Fae's Convoke the Spirit for Guardian, Balance and Feral Druids, a target cap for the Venthyr Covenant ability for Death Knights, Discipline Priest nerfs to their damage output and more!

Upcoming Changes to Druids in Shadowlands - Convoke the Spirits Change

Blizzard has made a blue post for Druids that announces a change to the Night Fae Covenant ability, Convoke the Spirits.

Shadowlands Class and Spell Change Hotfixes (11/19) - Disc Priest Nerfs, Druid & DK Covenant Ability Changes

More class and spell hotfixes have been pushed to live servers, with buffs to Night Fae's Convoke the Spirit for Guardian, Balance and Feral Druids, Death Knight Covenant Ability changes, Discipline Priest nerfs and more! Edit: A new hotfix has been added that changes the Necrolord DK Covenant ability.

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Gunshoes No Longer Work in the Maw in Shadowlands

As you can't mount in the Maw at the start of the expansion, you'll have limited mobility to traverse the area. The most popular solution was Gunshoes, but on the Shadowlands Beta, these have been hotfixed and now no longer can be activated in the Maw, but still work in other zones.

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Shadowlands Class and Spell Change Hotfixes (11/19) - Kleia Soulbind Nerf, Ret Paladin Legendary Nerf

Even more class and spell hotfixes have been pushed to live servers with tuning coming to Kleia's Soulbind and Paladin's Relentless Inquisitor Legendary which have been nerfed.

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Shadowlands Great Vault - PvP Reward Requirements Changed to Honor

The Shadowlands Great Vault requirements for PvP rewards have changed today in some hotfixes, and it now requires Honor earned from Rated PvP instead of Conquest.

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Asia Pacific Activision Blizzard Layoffs - Roughly 30 Positions at Sydney Office

MCV/DEVELOP has reported that more Activision Blizzard layoffs are expected as the company looks to outsource more non-development staff. The company has since responded, confirming that they are considering centralizing some roles, although only around 30 employees from the Sydney office are facing redundancy.

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French Community Interview with Steve Danuser - Shadowlands Lore Interview

The French Community had a chance to interview Steve Danuser, with the interview being posted on the YouTube Channel from Sam Vostok.

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Blood Death Knight in Shadowlands - Tank Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Mandl and Panthea, will provide details on the current state of Blood DK in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Shadowlands Leveling to 60 in 5 Hours and 37 Minutes with DesMephisto

DesMephisto has set his sights on the expansion launch, speed leveling to 60 in just 5 hours and 37 minutes on the Shadowlands Beta!

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Tirion Fordring vs 120 Zombies in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Tirion Fordring is normally unattackable, but due to the Shadowlands pre-patch event, Rextroy was able to amass an army of zombies to fight the Highlord!

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Vicious War Spider Shadowlands PvP Mount Accidentally Rewarded from an Pre-Patch Arena Match

The Vicious War Spider, a new PvP mount in Shadowlands Season 1, has accidentally been awarded to a player following a pre-patch arena match.

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WoW Classic Phase 6 Fixes - Might of the Scourge Ranged Attack Power and Jom Gabbar in Shapeshift Forms

Blizzard has confirmed they are fixing bugs with Ranged Attack Power on the shoulder enchant Might of the Scourge as well as the AQ trinket Jom Gabbar not working in shapeshift forms.

WoW Classic Phase 6 Fixes - Patchwerk Hateful Strike, Might of the Scourge, Jom Gabbar in Shapeshift Forms

Blizzard has confirmed they are fixing bugs with Ranged Attack Power on the shoulder enchant Might of the Scourge as well as the AQ trinket Jom Gabbar not working in shapeshift forms. Edit: Blizzard has made another post confirming a bugfix for Patchwerk's Hateful Strike.

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Finding the Shadowlands Support You Need

Blizzard has put together a support guide for Shadowlands.

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Final Weekend To Acquire Limited-Time Rewards from Shadowlands Pre-Patch Event

With Shadowlands launching on November 23 / 24, time is running out to acquire the unique rewards from the Shadowlands pre-patch event.

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Fan Casting Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Nathanos Blightcaller for the Arthas Movie

The fan concept Arthas movie has been the gift that keeps on giving, as fans continue to envision the perfect actors suited to play various World of Warcraft characters. The latest fan casting has chosen none other than Jeffrey Dean Morgan to portray Nathanos Blightcaller!

Ion Hazzikostas Confirms Mythic 0s, Torghast and Renown Closed Until First Reset in Shadowlands

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has confirmed that Mythic Dungeons, Torghast and Renown quests will be closed in Shadowlands until the first reset so that no region gets an advantage for leveling quickly.

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Shadowlands Zone Music Lo-Fi Remixes - Safe from DMCA

Four artists have put their own Lo-Fi spin on the Shadowlands soundtrack in partnership with Blizzard! The remixes include the the main theme from each zone, "Maldraxxus", "Revendreth", " Ardenweald", and "Bastion".

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Blizzard Starting to Send Out Bans to Multiboxers Using Input Broadcasting Software

Following the recent announcement that Blizzard has updated their policies to take actionable offense against input broadcasting software, Blizzard is now banning multiboxers that remain in violation of the terms of service.

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Shadowlands Lo-Fi Desktop Wallpapers for Each Covenant

Blizzard has released a series of desktop wallpapers with art used for the Shadowlands Lo-Fi tracks released earlier today.

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Shadowlands PvP Rewards

Blizzard has explained the Shadowlands PvP reward system.

Shadowlands Class and Spell Change Hotfixes (11/20) - Tuning for DH & Hunter Covenant Abilities

Some hotfixes have been pushed to live servers to tune some Demon Hunter and Hunter Covenant Abilities. In addition, Fortifying Brew for Monks had its cooldown reduced and Ret Paladin had another nerf to another one of their conduits.

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Holy Priest in Shadowlands - Healer Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Jak, will provide details on the current state of Holy Priest in Shadowlands, helping you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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How to Increase Your Movement Speed in the Maw - Hunger of the Pack Trinket, Druid & Worgen Abilities

You can't mount or use Gunshoes in the Maw, so we're covering multiple ways to increase your movement speed in the Maw to prepare for Shadowlands. This includes Druid and Worgen special abilities to travel at mount speed, while all players can get the Hunger of the Pack Legion trinket from Halls of Valor!

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Unions Call for Second Strike to Protest Closing Versailles Office

Following last month's strike over the planned closure of Activision Blizzard's office in Versailles, French representative unions are organizing another strike on November 24th.

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VG247 Interview with Johnny Cash and Ely Cannon - Borrowed Power and Secrecy Surrounding Final Boss

VG247 conducted an interview with Assistant Lead Quest Designer Johnny Cash and Art Director Ely Cannon about all things Shadowlands.

Shadowlands Class and Spell Change Hotfixes (11/20) - DH Covenant Ability Rework, Mage Covenant Ability Tuning

With 3 days until launch, even more hotfixes have been pushed to live servers today, this time completely reworking the Demon Hunter Necrolord Covenant Ability and doing some Covenant tuning to the Night Fae Mage ability.

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Hotfixes: November 20, 2020

The issue with helms hiding Draenei horns has been fixed!

Blizzard on Vision of Unending Growth's Proc Rate - Restoration Druid Legendary

Blizzard has commented on the proc rate of the Restoration Druid Legendary, Unending Growth.

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Weekly Renown Progression - When Do You Unlock Soulbind Rows and Potency Slots in Shadowlands?

In the Shadowlands, you'll earn Renown with your Covenant in order to unlock new cosmetic and power rewards. This post covers Renown that players will have each week in the Shadowlands, highlighting what week you'll unlock each Soulbind Row and Potency Conduit slots, and show how Dreamweaver unlocks its second Potency Conduit slot at least 3 weeks before all other Soulbinds.

Weekly Renown Progression - When Do You Unlock Soulbind Rows and Potency Slots in Shadowlands?

We're going over how fast players will earn Renown in Shadowlands! Want to know what week you'll unlock each Soulbind Row and the Potency Conduit slots? Find out in this article!

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Shadow Priest in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Djriff, will provide details on the current state of Shadow Priest in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Collecting Soul Ash in Shadowlands and Crafting Legendaries - Torghast, Mission Table, Intro Questline

Soul Ash is used for crafting Legendaries in Shadowlands, making it an important currency. Most of your Soul Ash will come from Torghast, but Soul Ash will also drop from an Intro Questline and your Covenant's Mission Table!

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Burning Crusade Fantasy Map of Outlands by Radulee

After recently making a Burning Crusade-era map of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, Redditor Radulee has created a map of the Outlands to go along with it!

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Havoc Demon Hunter in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Kib, will provide details on the current state of Havoc DH in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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WoW Classic Naxxramas Frost Resistance Gear Shopping List

In preparation for Naxxramas, we're highlighting our new guide to Frost Resistance gear and consumables you may want to farm for Sapphiron.

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Carbot Animations - Shadowlands Cinematic Trailer Parody

Carbot Animations has released a parody of the Shadowlands opening cinematic as part of their popular WoWCraft series.

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Ion Hazzikostas on Draught of Ten Lands for Leveling - Fix Likely Coming to Not Work Above Level 49

Players have recently found out that you can Party Sync down to level 50 during Shadowlands Leveling in order to continue to apply the Draught of Ten Lands. Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has commented that it's on their radar and the current plan is likely to make them no longer function above 49.

Ion Hazzikostas on Draught of Ten Lands for Leveling - Blue Post Confirms Will No Longer Work At Level 50

Players have recently found out that you can Party Sync down to level 50 during Shadowlands Leveling in order to continue to apply the Draught of Ten Lands. Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has commented that it's on their radar and a Blue Post has now confirmed that Draught of Ten Lands will be disabled for all players level 50 or higher.

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Legion Raids Harder to Solo at 60 in Shadowlands

While investigating the difficulty of doing legacy content at level 60 in beta, we discovered that, currently, it is way harder to solo Legion content at 60 than it is at 50.

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Polished Pet Charm Pricing in Shadowlands

As we head into the final week of Beta for Shadowlands, we are taking a look at the (likely) finalized prices of battle pets. These prices have changed a lot during Beta, and may change again prior to launch. Some battle pets require additional currencies, however those won't be available until Shadowlands. Given Polished Pet Charms are obtainable on live, you are able to prepare right now for these pets!

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Shadowlands Pre-Patch Zombie Invasion Strikes Again - New Players Die During Intro Cutscenes

The Scourge infection has made its way into the new player starting areas, where redditor Superab has loaded into the game world for the first time already dead - killed by zombies during the new character introductory cutscene!

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Best Covenant Recommendations for Shadowlands DPS, Tanks and Healers Updated for Launch

Shadowlands is launching in less than 2 days and many hotfixes to Covenants and classes were made over the last week. With the help of our Class Guide writers, we've updated our Best Covenant Guide for all DPS, Tank and Healer specs to help you decide what Covenant provides the most power to your class. Over half the specs have made an update to their Best Covenants this week -- Come find out what are the best Covenants for your spec now!

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Demonology Warlock in Shadowlands - DPS Strengths, Best Covenants, Soulbinds and Legendaries

Shadowlands launches on November 23rd / 24th and all classes will be getting new toys to play with -- from Covenant abilities, to Conduits and returning Legendary effects! This article, written by Not, will provide details on the current state of Demonology Warlock in Shadowlands, to help you to prepare for the upcoming expansion!

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Dreamstate Sets New #1 Horde Speedrun Time in AQ40 - Sub 30-Minute Run

Dreamstate, of Gehennas EU, set the fastest speedrun of AQ40 for Horde at a scorching 29:59, one second under the 30 minute mark.

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Best Covenant, Soulbind, and Conduit Guides for Every Class in WoW Shadowlands Now Live

Wowhead is proud to launch our new Shadowlands guide pages detailing the best covenants, soulbinds, and conduits for your spec.

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Last Chance: The 16th WoW Anniversary Event Ends November 22nd 10 am

With Shadowlands launching very soon, today is time to wrap-up the 16th Anniversary Event. The event is already over for EU players, while US players have a few hours to enjoy the festivities and extra experience bonuses.

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Ve'nari Rep and Stygia May Be Locked Until First Weekly Reset in Shadowlands

A new debuff has been found in the Maw on the Shadowlands Beta, hotfixed into the game at a late hour on Friday night. This debuff has lead us to believe that Ve'nari Reputation and Stygia will not be obtainable until the first Weekly Reset once Shadowlands launches.

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Best Legendary Guides for Every Class in WoW Shadowlands Now Live

Players can craft powerful legendaries at the Runecarver in Shadowlands, but which should you craft first? Fortunately, our Shadowlands legendary guides are now live, recommending the best legendary powers and item slots to craft for every class and spec.

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Crafting Legendary Base Items with Professions in Shadowlands and How to Craft Higher Ranks

In Shadowlands, the crafting professions of Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Tailoring and Jewelcrafting have an important role -- they can craft an item that every player will need in needed to craft a Legendary. This post explains how crafting a Legendary base item works, and how to craft higher ranks of Legendary base items.

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Heroes of the Storm Twitter Teasers - Hogger is Possibly Next Hero

Based on teasers posted on the official Heroes of the Storm twitter, it's very likely that Hogger will be next hero coming to the game. WoW is not enough for Hogger, this boss needs more bones to gnaw on in the Nexus!

Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 152 | Shadowlands Gold Making, Flipping & Professions

Are you ready for Shadowlands? SamadanPlaysWoW is here for the final economy roundup before Shadowlands, covering more gold making advice including flipping resources.

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Justicar's Vengeance One Shot Combos with Rextroy

Rextroy is busy inventing new ways to one shot enemy players, turning Justicar's Vengeance into a nuclear one shot combo capable of dealing over 20k damage! Unlike many of his previous showcases, this build is quite ingenious as it doesn't actually focus on any bugs - just a clever way of combining several instant cast abilities into 0.5 seconds of pain and destruction.

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Day 1 Leveling Tips: Beating the Maw Bottleneck - Swapblasters, Monelite Keys, Speed Items

At the start of Shadowlands, ALL players will be funneled through the Maw quests. If you plan on leveling quickly, Shadowlands leveling is linear, so it's going to be important to get ahead of other players in the Maw to not get bottlenecked. We've compiled some tips and tricks in order to help you get ahead of the pack while leveling!

Day 1 Shadowlands Leveling Tips: Beating the Maw Bottleneck - Swapblasters, Monelite Keys, Speed Items

At the start of Shadowlands, ALL players will be funneled through the Maw quests. If you plan on leveling quickly, Shadowlands leveling is linear, so it's going to be important to get ahead of other players in the Maw to not get bottlenecked. We've compiled some tips and tricks in order to help you get ahead of the pack while leveling!

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WoW Shadowlands Release Time - What Time Will Shadowlands Go Live?

Shadowlands launches tomorrow on November 23 / 24, so we've broken down when the expansion will release across time zones and popular cities!

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Last Chance for Uncorrupted Voidwing and Bronjahm 34-Slot Bag Before Shadowlands Launch

With Shadowlands launching on November 23 / 24, time is quickly running out to obtain the Uncorrupted Voidwing and 34-slot bag from Bronjahm, as well as collect some other items before Shadowlands makes the process significantly harder! You have less than 24 hours to finish up some content.

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Calcluating Tyrande's DPS Against Nathanos with Taliesin & Evitel

Taliesin & Evitel have used the Nathanos Blightcaller world boss encounter to calculate exactly how much DPS Tyrande Whisperwind dishes out during the For Teldrassil cinematic, in which she finds a small measure of justice against the Champion of the Banshee Queen.

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Wowhead's Artist's Corner and Giveaway - Schneissy

For this month's Artist's Corner on Wowhead, we're highlighting the art of Schneissy as well as a giveaway for a digital 3D avatar image.

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Shadowlands Covenant Armor and Weapon Transmog Guides Now Live

Wowhead is proud to launch our new Shadowlands guide pages detailing all Covenant Armor and Weapons available for you! These guides include sources and dressing room links to preview them on your character!

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Forbes Interview with Ion Hazzikostas - End Game Faction Imbalance

Forbes was lucky enough to get a private interview with World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, in which he acknowledged the end-game faction imbalance between Alliance and Horde player populations, but made clear that the team is not prepared to announce any plans to address it.

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How to Gear in the First Two Week of Shadowlands - Rewards and Item Level

In the first two weeks of the expansion, there will be a multiple ways to get gear and increase your Item Level. In this guide, we're highlighting the notable Gear drops and their Item Level in the first two weeks of the Shadowlands expansion, and recommending the activities that you can do to optimize your gear.

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Where to Log Out in Preparation for Shadowlands Launch

The Shadowlands launch is almost upon us, and if you're looking to get ahead of the pack in order to start your journey to level 60 as soon as possible, you need every advantage you can get. We're going to ruin that advantage by letting everyone know exactly where they need to be in order to log in and begin Shadowlands campaign questline as soon as possible tomorrow!

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Shadowlands 50-60 Leveling Guide by DesMephisto

DesMephisto has posted the finalized version of his Shadowlands Leveling Guide, detailing the quickest routes through the expansion campaign and including specialized tricks to help you get ahead of the crowd and into the end game as quickly as possible!

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Shadowlands Global Launch Survival Guide & Giveaway

Comprehensive guide to World of Warcraft Shadowlands' Global Launch. Learn about when Shadowlands will launch, how to prepare, details on Covenants, what to do at level 60 and more!

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Shadowlands Dungeon Guides Now Live - Most Important Mechanics to Know, Boss Strats, Loot Tables

Learn how to clear Shadowlands dungeons quickly and farm the loot you want with our new set of dungeon guides!

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10th Anniversary of Pre-Cataclysm Event that Shattered Azeroth Forever Today

Ten years ago today, Deathwing took to the skies and changed the face of Azeroth forever. This Cataclysm Pre-Patch event was known as the Shattering.

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Shadowlands Covenant Rewards and Renown Threshold Guides Now Live - Mounts, Pets, and More

With the Shadowlands getting closer and closer to being released, many players are looking into what Covenants they want to be a part of. With this in mind, we have created Covenant Reward and Renown guides to help you decide and keep track of your Covenant rewards!

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Blue Post on Warlock Covenant Ability Tuning

Blizzard has released a post on Warlock covenant ability tuning.

Blizzard on Venthyr Hunter Covenant Ability Tuning

The Venthyr ability Flayed Shot had its chance to generate a free Kill Shot increased.

Shadowlands Death Knight Covenant Ability Tuning - Abomination Limb and Swarming Mist

Blizzard has made changes to Abomination Limb and Swarming Mist.

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Shadowlands Venthyr Hunter Covenant Ability Tuning

The Venthyr ability Flayed Shot had its chance to generate a free Kill Shot increased.

Shadowlands Content Update Notes

New updates are highlighted in gold . New Level Cap: 60 Five New Zones Bastion

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Draught of Ten Lands Hotfixed - Now Level Capped at 49

As announced last week, the Draught of Ten Lands experience potion has been hotfixed and is now level capped at 49.

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World of Warcraft Shadowlands Original Soundtrack Now on Spotify

The 16 track World of Warcraft Shadowlands Original Soundtrack is now available on Spotify!

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Shadowlands Class and Spell Change Hotfixes (Launch Day) - Warlock Covenant Tuning, Bonesmith Heirmir

It's Shadowlands launch day but that hasn't stopped more hotfixes from being pushed to the servers. This includes an undocumented tuning change to one of Bonesmith Heirmir's Soulbind traits and the announced Warlock Covenant ability tuning, but the Hunter tuning changes don't seem to have been hotfixed in yet.

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Leveling via Dungeons in Shadowlands - Dungeons Won't Unlock Until You've Reached that Zone in Campaign

Blizzard has announced if you're planning on leveling via dungeons in Shadowlands, you will not unlock the next leveling dungeon until you've progressed far enough in the campaign and unlock the related zone.

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Last Chance for Bronjahm's 34-Slot Bag in ~20 Minutes for NA Players

The main interest in the event for most players in the Shadowlands Death's Rising Pre-Patch event is the 34-bag slot from Bronjahm, and NA players have their last chance at snagging this bag in 20 minutes, with Bronjahm's last spawn happening at 12:30 pm PST!

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Wowhead Weekly #253 - Shadowlands Launch Show

For Wowhead Weekly #253, our Shadowlands launch show, Annie and Perc are joined by special guest BrutallStatic!

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Wowhead Weekly is live, come hang out in the 2-ish hours before Shadowlands launch! Special Guest: BrutallStatic

https://twitch.tv/wowhead

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No Mount Zone Added in Front of Grommash Hold and Stormwind Keep for Shadowlands Launch

Blizzard has added a no mount zone directly where the Shadowlands experience will start, in front of Grommash Hold and Stormwind Keep. This will prevent players from riding big mounts, preventing people from starting their Shadowlands experience!

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Shadowlands Mount Guide Now Live - How to Obtain All Shadowlands Mounts

As the Shadowlands launch is closing in, the Wowhead team is completing more guides. We're proud to announce that the Shadowlands Mount Guide is now live!

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Shadowlands Tank Class Guides Updated to Include Covenants, Legendaries, and Early Gear Options

World of Warcraft Shadowlands goes live in just a few hours, and in preparation of its arrival we've updated all of our Shadowlands Tank Class guides! Our Tank Writers have gathered the best information for you to succeed in Shadowlands. Each of our Tank authors have added new pages to their guides, detailing the Covenants, Soulbinds, Conduits, and Legendaries available in the new expansion, how they work, which ones you should prioritize, and how they compare against one another.

Shadowlands Healer Class Guides Updated to Include Covenants, Legendaries, and Early Gear Options

Looking to save your groups from the threats of the Shadowlands? Our Healer Writers go you covered. In addition to having all their guide pages updated, they've also prepared new ones detailing Covenants, Soulbinds, Conduits, and Legendaries available in the new expansion, how they work, which ones you should prioritize, and how they compare against one another.

Shadowlands DPS Class Guides Updated to Include Covenants, Legendaries, and Early Gear Options

Looking to dispatch your enemies swiftly? Our DPS Writers have finished updating their guides for Shadowlands, including information about Covenants, Soulbinds, Conduits, and Legendaries.

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War Mode XP Bonus Will Appear at Shadowlands Launch

Don't panic - the War Mode XP bonus will appear once Shadowlands has launched!

Shadowlands Profession Guides Now Live - How to Level Each Profession, Trainers, Farming Spots, Recipes

We're happy to share that Wowhead's Shadowlands profession guides are now live for launch, highlighting important recipes for every profession and how to level up.

Shadowlands Now Live - Shadowlands Global Launch Survival Guide & Giveaway

Shadowlands is now live in all regions! -- Comprehensive guide to World of Warcraft Shadowlands' Global Launch. Learn about when Shadowlands will launch, how to prepare, details on Covenants, what to do at level 60 and more!

Shadowlands Cinematic - Breaking the Arbiter

Shortly after starting Shadowlands leveling, players encounter the first cinematic - Breaking the Arbiter!

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Blizzard Customer Support Continuing to Work on Shadowlands Launch Login Issues

Blizzard Customer Support has tweeted they are looking into the variety of Shadowlands launch issues, not limited to but including character not found alerts, slow loading, and black screens.

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Blizzard Announces Maintenance for NA Realms on November 24th - First Shadowlands Weekly Reset

Blizzard has announced maintenance for NA realms on November 24th during the first Shadowlands Weekly Reset. This is planned to only last an hour between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM PST.

Shadowlands Cinematic - Enter the Maw (Spoilers)

We have a new Shadowlands cinematic to share with you, taking place between Maldraxxus and Ardenweald! In this cinematic, we have an unpleasant look at the Maw as horrific creatures skitter past and tortured characters cry out.

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Shadowlands Introduction Cutscene - Anduin in the Maw (Spoilers)

At the very end of the introductory Maw storyline, players encounter a superb real-time cutscene featuring Anduin and the Jailer.

Falling off the Maw Leads to Disconnecting - Use Unstuck Option

For players that fall off the Maw and disconnect, Blizzard recommends using the unstuck option.

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WoW's 16th Anniversary Today - November 23, 2020

World of Warcraft is 16 years old today! While this would usually coincide with an in-game event, this year's Anniversary event was moved so that it would not conflict with the release of Shadowlands, and it ended yesterday.

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Shadowlands Cinematic - Ysera's Fate in Ardenweald (Spoilers)

We're sharing the Ardenweald cinematic from Shadowlands questing, highlighting the fate of Ysera.

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World First Level 60 in Shadowlands - Monkeylool of EU-Al'akir

We're barely three hours into Shadowlands, and while some players have been battling the disconnect boss, Monkeylool of EU-Al'akir is already 60!

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Shadowlands Cinematic Featuring Sire Denathrius in Revendreth - Remember this Lesson (Spoilers)

Shadowlands cinematic discoveries continue, as now we highlight the closing cinematic from Revendreth questing, capping off the Shadowlands quest experience and directly leading into choosing a covenant.

First on the Agenda Quest in Ardenweald - Fix in Progress & Temporary Solution

Ion Hazzikostas has commented that the bottleneck in Ardenweald for the First on the Agenda quest to kill Mothbane will be over soon, as they have a fix in progress but provides a temporary solution.

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Shadowlands Cinematic - No More Lies - Sylvanas Explains Her Motivations for Joining the Jailer (Spoilers)

We finally get some answers as to Sylvanas' motivations in the new Shadowlands cinematic No More Lies.

Hotfixes: November 23, 2020

Hotfixes Druid General Fixed an issue where characters would occasionally be shifted out of Travel Form when logging in after being disconnected or force quitting the game.

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Shadowlands PvP Vendors Temporarily Closed

Blizzard has temporarily despawned the new PvP vendors.

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Covenant Choice Bug Now Fixed for Players Who Could Not Join a Covenant

Some players who hit level 60 were unable to choose a Covenant earlier today -- making them unable to progress in the Covenant story or unlock many Shadowlands features. It now appears that this has been hotfixed and players who were affected by this bug can join a Covenant.

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Tame Undead Pets with the Simple Tome of Bone-Binding from Maldraxxus

The Simple Tome of Bone-Binding has been found, as a random mob drop in Maldraxxus! This tome allows Hunters to tame undead beasts and is BoP, so it can't be traded or sold on the Auction House, but not every Hunter needs one - Undead Hunters now gain the ability to tame undead beasts by default.

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Pilgrim's Bounty is Here for 2020 - Get a 10% Reputation Buff in Shadowlands with Spirit of Sharing

Pilgrim's Bounty runs November 23rd through November 30th! With the Spirit of Sharing buff, you can get a 10% buff to Shadowlands reputations.

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New Official Trailer for Shadowlands - Set to Crazy Town Remix

Blizzard has just posted a new official trailer for Shadowlands! This fast-paced video combines the Pre-Launch Event Trailer and the Shadowlands Launch Cinematic to create an exciting glimpse into what can be expected as we venture into the new expansion.

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Death Knights Called "Deathlord" Not "Champion" By Darion Mograine in Shadowlands

Sometimes NPCs calling our players "champion" feels a bit generic, so it's neat to see that Darion Mograine on Shadowlands quests will specifically call Death Knights Deathlord instead!

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First Shadowlands Reset Over - Mythic Dungeons, Torghast, Soul Ash, Renown Now Available

Today's maintenance on US realms has unlocked new features for Shadowlands. Players that have reached max level already may now participate in Mythic Dungeons, continue the quests with Ve'nari to unlock Torghast and obtain Soul Ash, plus complete their weekly Renown Quests.

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Highmountain Tribe Hero Warbrave Oro Found in Shadowlands

The spirit of Warbrave Oro has been found in the Shadowlands, walking the path of Kyrian ascension and offering insight regarding his adjustment to the afterlife.

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LFG Group Finder World Questing is Much Harder Due to Phasing Changes in Shadowlands

Blizzard has changed the way phasing works in the Shadowlands, forcing players to return to a Sanctuary before the game will update their phase to join a party member. Pugging World Quests using the LFG Group Finder to pug is now much much harder, as you'll have to head to a Sanctuary before you can join the correct phase of your party!

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Unique Dialogue Options for Orcs and Draenei in Bastion (Minor Spoilers)

Orc and Draenei characters have extra unique dialogue options on an early Bastion quest in Shadowlands.

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Stop Getting Lost with Our Guide to Oribos the Eternal City

The Shadowlands newest capital city is also one of the easiest to get lost in due to its sprawling multitiered design. Luckily, we've put together a guide with pictures and maps of all the important vendors and services, so you stop getting lost in Oribos, the Eternal City!

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Blizzard's List of Shadowlands Known Issues - What to Do if You Can't Join Covenant After Selecting One

Blizzard is maintaining a list of known issues for Shadowlands as well as possible solutions, including the bug where players do not join a covenant after selecting one.

Shadowlands PvP Vendors Temporarily Closed (Update: Returned on November 24)

Blizzard temporarily despawned the new PvP vendors on November 23rd, but they have returned on November 24th!

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You Can Change Your Summon Steward's Personal Assistant in Bastion

Did you speed level through Bastion, chose a random Steward, and now want a different one as Kyrian Covenant member? You can choose a different Steward in Hero's Rest!

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What To Do Week 1 of Shadowlands: Weekly and Daily Activities List

Now that Shadowlands has been live for over a day, many players have been wondering what activities they'll need to complete weekly and daily in the Shadowlands! We've compiled a list of weekly and daily things to do for Week 1 of Shadowlands, in order to make sure you don't miss anything!

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Shadowlands Cinematic - Ysera's Fate - Not Playing for Characters In-Game

The Shadowlands cinematic featuring Ysera is not playing for characters in-game. If you missed this while questing, check out the cinematic in our post!

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Three Easy to Obtain Mounts in Shadowlands - Arboreal Gulper, Shimmermist Runner, Wildseed Cradle

With the Shadowlands release, many new mounts are added to the game, and in this post, we have three mounts that are incredibly easy to get!

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Shadowlands Threads of Fate Alt Leveling Unlocked After Completing Chapter 1 of Covenant Campaign

Blizzard has clarified that you will unlock Threads of Fate alt leveling after completing Chapter 1 of your covenant's campaign.

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Blizzard Reverts Group Phasing Change in Shadowlands Zones Except the Maw

Blizzard has announced that they've removed the group phasing change in Shadowlands Zones, and joining a group will now phase you to the party leader except when you're in the max-level version of the Maw.

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Hotfixes: November 24, 2020

Resolved an issue where Hunters leaving their Resonating Arrow (Kyrian Ability) area effect could apply the Resonating Arrow debuff to unintended targets.

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More Night Fae Covenant Soulshape Sources Discovered - Wyvern, Shrieker Soul, Raptor

You can collect different appearances for the Night Fae Covenant ability Soulshape, and the sources for three more options have been discovered today - Raptor, Shrieker Soul, and Wyvern.

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Shadowlands Legendary Power Recipe Drop Locations - Guide Now Live

With players now able to acquire Soul Ash to progress on legendaries, we wanted to highlight our new guide to Legendary Power recipe drop locations!

"Captain" Cookie of the Defias Brotherhood Found in Shadowlands

Another well known character has been spotted within the Shadowlands, as the infamous "Captain" Cookie of the Defias Brotherhood has been found within the House of Constructs in Maldraxxus. Although now called Chef Cookie, the appears to be an undead geist of some kind, fodder for the Maldraxxian war machine.

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Mystery of the Stormwind Lighthouse Unmarked Grave Solved in Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms

Ever since Wrath of the Lich King, eagle-eyed players have wondered about the identity of the Stormwind Lighthouse's unmarked grave. Now, in the new book World of Warcraft : Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, Flynn and Shaw solve this mystery while documenting the lore of the continent.

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Rextroy Bug Report - Unintentional 10% Damage Boost in Shadowlands Dungeons and Raids

Today Rextroy has released a bug report video, highlighting how players can unintentionally get a 10% damage boost in Shadowlands dungeons and raids.

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Shadowlands Reputation Guides Now Live - How to Earn Reputation and Acquire Rewards

Now that the expansion in underway, we'd like to highlight our reputation guides for The Ascended, The Avowed, Court of Harvesters, The Undying Army, The Wild Hunt, and Ve'nari to help players obtain the most benefits in the Shadowlands.

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Level Characters with Timewalking Campaigns Blizzard Blog

Blizzard has released a short article showcasing Timewalking Campaigns, also known as Chromie Time, which allow players to choose an expansion to focus on while leveling their characters in Shadowlands.

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New Apparel for World of Warcraft and Overwatch by Antigua Now on Sale in Gear Store

Blizzard has now released additional apparel by Antigua for World of Warcraft and Overwatch. These designs appear to strive for minimalism, so if that's your thing, you're in luck! We've highlighted just a few from both franchises below. It appears that you can purchase pretty much any of the styles and colors in both men's and women's, as well as Big & Tall.

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Weekly Renown Charts Updated - No Souls Renown Quest This Week?

Players have noticed that the Weekly Renown "Souls" quest is not available, even after the weekly reset. We've updated our Renown chart to account for the Souls quest not being available this week and starting next week. Find out when you'll unlock certain Renown rewards now -- this includes the Dreamweaver Second Potency Conduit unlock to the second week of Mythic Castle Nathria.

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Through the Fire and the Flames Campaign Quest Now Shared Spawn with Long Respawn

It seems that something happened to the "Through the Fire and the Flames" campaign quest overnight, as many players have commented on Wowhead that the Blade is now shared loot across all players and takes 5-6 minutes to spawn.

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Houndmaster Loksey From Classic Scarlet Monastery Found in Shadowlands

Another well known character has been spotted within the Shadowlands, with Houndmaster Loksey from the Library wing of Classic WoW's Scarlet Monastery found being punished for his sins in Revendreth. The Houndmaster of the Scarlet Monastery was known for his sadism in life, and faces his just rewards throughout The Penitent Hunt questline.

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Blizzard On Realms Continuing to Experiencing Instability at Shadowlands Launch

Blizzard acknowledged ongoing service issues on select NA and EU realms that they are working hard on fixing.

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More Easy to Obtain Mounts in Shadowlands - Spinemaw Gladechewer, Silverwind Larion, Blanchy's Reins

With the Shadowlands release, many new mounts are added to the game. Today we're highlighting 3 more mounts that are easy to obtain - Spinemaw Gladechewer, Silverwind Larion and Blanchy's Reins!

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Week 1 Soul Ash Cap is 810 - Cannot Craft Rank 1 Legendary This Week in Shadowlands

The first week of Shadowlands is well underway and players have started to collect Soul Ash to work towards their first Legendary! With the content that is available, players should end this week with 810 Soul Ash if they complete all the content.

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Hotfixes: November 25, 2020

Resolved an issue that prevented the reactivation of Flagellation (Venthyr Ability) and granting Haste while the Rogue's target is still alive.

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Blizzard Hotfixed Redeemed Souls for Players Who Swapped Covenants and Skipped Intro

Blizzard has hotfixed in a solution for players who swapped Covenants and skipped the intro, giving them the 5 free Redeemed Souls that they missed by skipping the first part of Chapter 1.

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Shadowlands Night Fae Bow Recreated by Hench and Scrap Foundry

Hench and Scrap Foundry is participating in a collaborative project with Blizzard ANZ creating one of each Covenant Weapons as a cosplay prop! In the fourth and final part, they've recreated a bow from the Night Fae Covenant.

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Sorrowbane - Item Level 180 Treasure Weapon From Maldraxxus

We previously highlighted Sorrowbane, a treasure from Maldraxxus which was originally low level and Bind on Account, but has since been changed to award level 60 characters with an item level 180 weapon! This makes it almost equivalent to Mythic dungeon drops, but available earlier in the gearing process and a very nice boost to freshly leveled characters just getting into dungeons.

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WoW Armory Updated With Covenant Choice Background and Renown Level

The WoW Armory has been updated and now shows your character's Covenant Sanctum in the background. It now also shows your character's Renown level!

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Bondable Val'kyr Diamond and Bondable Sinstone - Angel and Devil Shoulder Toys in Shadowlands

With the Shadowlands release, many new treasures and toys can be found around the new zones. Two of these toys summon the equivalent of an Angel and Devil Shoulder filled with advice, and you can even use them together!

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Level Anew with Threads of Fate - Blizzard's Blue Post on Threads of Fate System

Blizzard released a blue post talking the new Threads of Fate system, the Adventure Mode leveling system intended for alts in Shadowlands.

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Witcher Reference found in Ardenweald - 'Toss a Seed to Your Hunter..."

Fans of The Witcher may find certain characters in the Shadowlands are quite familiar...a Witcher reference has been spotted in Ardenweald!

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Rextroy Annihilates With Larion Treats and an Entire Army of Cats

Who wouldn't want an army of cats? Rextroy has figured out how to create one in Shadowlands.

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War Mode Update for Oribos

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Ion Hazzikostas on the Covenant Swapping Hotfix Still Not Working

Yesterday Blizzard issued a hotfix for players that had covenant swapping difficulties and did not receive their Redeemed Souls. However, this is still bugged for many players, and Game Direct Ion Hazzikostas has tweeted the fix is top priority.

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Shadowlands Known Issues - Halls of Atonement Quest and Unable to Use Mounts

Blizzard is investigating two ongoing issues in Shadowlands: some players have found them unable to pick up the quest Halls of Atonement: Your Absolution, and other players have found themselves unable to learn certain mounts due to inaccurate level requirements on their tooltip.

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Blizzard Announces Fix for Players Stuck after Switching Covenants

Blizzard has announced a fix for players that were stuck after swapping Covenants, asking those players to return to Oribos which should fix their character!

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Introduction to Shadowlands Maw Lore and Story Summary with Nobbel87

We're kicking off a set of Shadowlands lore summaries with Nobbel87 with a look at the introductory Maw storyline.

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How to Get the Hearty Dragon Plume - Slow Fall Toy in Ardenweald

The Hearty Dragon Plume is a toy with a slow fall effect acquired in Ardenweald.

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Even More Easy to Obtain Mounts in Shadowlands - Swift Glomhoof, Silky Shimmermoth, Hulking Deathroc

With the Shadowlands release, many new mounts are added to the game. Today, we have 3 more! The mounts highlighted today require a bit more work to obtain but will eventually reward you with mounts: Swift Gloomhoof. Silky Shimmermoth and Hulking Deathroc!

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Shadowlands 9.0.2 Hotfixes for November 26th - Oribos Warmode, Covenant Progress Fixes

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for November 26th which includes allowing Oribos to no longer separate players who have different War Mode statuses, some Covenant progress fixes and more!

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World First Glory of the Shadowlands Hero Achieved Three Days After Launch

With less than three days since launch, players have already managed to complete Glory of the Shadowlands Hero, despite having to level and gear in the same window. The race to complete the new meta achievement was really close, with two groups completing it within 6 hours of one another.

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WoW Companion App in Shadowlands - Send Adventures Out From Anywhere

In the Shadowlands, you can send out Adventurers in your Covenant Sanctum to complete missions and earn rewards just like the Mission Table from previous expansion. With how long it takes to get back to your Covenant Sanctum, you may wish to use the WoW Companion App once again!

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Wrath of the Jailer Weekly Event in Maw Drops Item Level 183 Gear in Shadowlands

If you've been exploring the Maw, you may have seen a Wrath of the Jailer event pop up on the map. Completing it for the first time each week will earn you Ve'nari Reputation, Stygia and a chance at Item Level 183 gear! For Druids, this event will also drop one of your Legendary Recipes for the Runecarver.

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Best Black Friday Deals for WoW and Blizzard Fans - Gamer Holiday Gift Guide 2020

It's the season of shopping again for most and that means it's time for Wowhead's Black Friday deals post! We've looked around to see what sort of deals we feel are the most interesting to Warcraft and Blizzard fans alike, ranging from Blizzard games and toys to computer parts and apparel.

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Emissary Quests and Paragon Chests from Battle For Azeroth Still Rewarding High Gold Rewards

When BFA was released, the amount of gold players could earn from Legion Emissary Quest rewards and Paragon Chests was significantly reduced, and many expected that the same thing would happen to BFA rewards when Shadowlands released. However, we were able to confirm today that BFA gold rewards have not been nerfed.

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Order of the Silver Hand Two-Handed Swords From Bastion

Two variations of a brand new two-handed sword model sporting iconography from the Paladin Order of the Silver Hand can be obtained in Bastion, perfect for Paladin or Kyrian covenant transmog!

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Blizzard Shadowlands Support - You Must Loot Soul Ash, Won't Be Sent in Mail or Recovered by Customer Support

Blizzard has posted an official support article on players reporting they are missing Soul Ash. Bad news - you must loot the Soul Ash at the end of the run, as it will not be mailed or recovered by Customer Support.

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Naxxramas Opening Time and Scourge Invasion Adjustments - December 3 at 2:00 p.m. PST

The number of zones needed to complete each stage has been increased to 100/200/300.

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Naxxramas WoW Classic Fan Movie Teaser by IKEdit

IKEdit has created a new Naxxramas movie teaser!

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Leveling Alts in Shadowlands - Is Threads of Fate Better than Replaying the Storyline Campaign?

The Threads of Fate is a new Shadowlands system which grants players access to Covenants and World Quests, while locking them out of the campaign. But is this Adventure Mode style of leveling actually faster than going back through the campaign?

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Six Fun Cosmetic Helms NOT Restricted to Covenants In Shadowlands - And How to To Get Them

Shadowlands brings with it tons of exciting new transmog options. While many of them are tied to the Covenant you choose, these six cosmetic helms can be obtained by anyone!

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SI:7 Agent Amber Kearnen Found in Shadowlands

Another familiar face has been found in the Shadowlands! The spirit of former SI:7 Agent Amber Kearnen can be found in Maldraxxus, doing what she did best in life!

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Hotfixes: November 27, 2020 - Soul Ash Now Mailed to Players

Any Soul Ash that was not looted from defeated enemies will now be sent to the player’s mailbox.

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Community Spotlight: Try Covenant-Themed Cocktails with Fanmixology

By now, you might have a favorite Covenant based on their aesthetic, transmog, or abilities, but what about their signature drink?

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Adventure Table Troops Can Be Placed Multiple Times in Shadowlands

Shadowlands' Adventure Table is slightly different than the Mission Tables of previous expansions, as you don't need to requisition more troops to fill slots. Instead, the UI makes it look like there you only have 2 troops, but you can place each troop multiple times in order to increase the power of your forces on a mission.

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Callings Currently Source of Item Level 184 Endurance and Finesse Conduits in Shadowlands

Conduits are an important part of Shadowlands, and players have started to fill their Soulbind Collections. Item Level Potency Conduits drop from Dungeons, but the only way to get Item level 184 Endurance and Finesse Conduits seems to be currently from Callings.

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What Khadgar Was Up To in Battle for Azeroth - Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms

As Flynn Fairwind and Mathias Shaw travel across the continent in Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, they check in on Khadgar, who was last seen heading to Karazhan and disappointed the Alliance and Horde were once again fighting after Legion.

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Shadowlands Item to Add a Socket Requirements Changed from Revered to Exalted with Ven'ari

Blizzard has pushed a change to Ven'ari that doubles the amount of reputation required in order for players to get their sockets, from 21000 total rep to 42000.

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Amani Warlord Zul'jin Found in Shadowlands

Another familiar face has been found in the Shadowlands--the spirit of the Amani Warlord Zul'jin.

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How to Get the Fae Harp Toy from Ardenweald

The Fae Harp is a fun toy from Ardenweald that plays a soothing melody. Here's how to get this toy so you can be a bard!

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Redeemed Soul Time-Gated Currency - 5 Per Week in Shadowlands

Redeemed Souls are an end-game currency used for upgrading Covenant Sanctums, which players will collect throughout their expeditions into the Maw. Although similar to Anima they're only obtained through a weekly quest, rather than farmed from a variety of activities

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Free Character Transfers Now Available for Certain High Pop Realms

Blizzard has announced that free character transfers are now available for select high population realms that have consistent, extended queues.

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ReadyRaider Gulch League Finals

In an ongoing Warsong Gulch League which lasted for a month, over twenty teams participated in the league, sending their best into the gulch to wage war with other teams. This weekend, the top six teams from the league will go head to head in a final double elimination tournament to find out who is the best and crown a champion!

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Custom Shadowlands Jailer Themed PC From Blizzard ANZ and TAG Mods for Aus and NZ Residents

Blizzard ANZ and Australian Tech Modder TAG Mods have teamed up to celebrate the launch of Shadowlands by giving away a custom Jailer themed PC! The winner will be chosen next week, although the contest is only open to residents of Australia and New Zealand.

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Get a Second Companion for the Adventure Table from Torghast in Shadowlands

If you've unlocked the Adventure Table in Shadowlands, you will only start with one companion and need to unlock the rest. Most of the other companions are currently unavailable but you can get a second companion from Torghast!

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Small SpongeBob Squarepants Reference in Ardenweald

A cute reference to SpongeBob Squarepants has been found in Ardenweald. In Glitterfall Basin, you can find the NPC Seaharper at around 50.4, 33.4. Speak to him and he'll tell you about his friend - a sponge that lives under the sea.

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LittleSparkz Night Fae Armor Cosplay Featuring Blue Yeti X

Cosplayer and self proclaimed Warcraft fangirl LittleSparkz partnered with Blue Microphone to create an incredibly detailed Night Fae armor cosplay based on the mail set from the covenant campaign!

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Sunwalker Dezco in the Shadowlands

Another familiar face has been found in the Shadowlands, someone who is alive this time! Sunwalker Dezco crossed the veil to the Shadowlands.

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How To Get Drust-Themed Transmog Items in Shadowlands

Overview of all the Drust-themed transmog items added in Shadowlands and how to get them.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 153 | Shadowlands Launch Gold Making Success Stories

Check out some gold making success stories from Shadowlands launch in the newest Economy roundup!

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Analyzing How Shadowlands DPS Classes Have Changed From Pre-Patch to Launch

Shadowlands is almost completing its first reset and many players are starting to look for new characters to play or new specs to test out. To help those players out, we've decided to ask our DPS Class Writers about their opinions about how their spec is feeling at the start of the expansion compared to how it played during the Shadowlands Pre-Patch, to give players looking to DPS an idea what to expect of every DPS specialization in Shadowlands.

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Shadowlands Bastion Lore and Story Summary with Nobbel87

Learn about the lore of Bastion and what happens in the zone's Shadowlands quests with Nobbel87.

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Soul Ash Mission on the Adventure Table Spawning for Some Players in Shadowlands

Players who have unlocked the Adventure Table in Shadowlands have started completing their missions to level up their companions and earn some rewards. However, the special mission that awards Soul Ash has started to spawn for some players!

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Solving the Puzzle Chests in Torghast, Tower of the Damned

In Torghast, there are certain special events that can be found on various floors with two of these events are chests that contain an Anima Power but are locked behind a puzzle. In this post, we'll show you the easiest way to complete these puzzles and claim your Anima Power!

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Trading Restrictions on Weapons Relaxed in Shadowlands

Throughout Battle for Azeroth, trading restrictions on weapons has been relatively strict. In Shadowlands, these trading restrictions appear to have been relaxed, only requiring an equal or higher item level weapon that you can equip.

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Callow Flayedwing Found in Shadowlands - Cointained Inside Blight-Touched Egg

Players have found the source for the Chewed Reins of the Callow Flayedwing mount. The mount comes from the Blight-Touched Egg that drops off Chimaeras in Maldraxxus at a low droprate.